Quick now, what was her name? If you guessed Jenny Oropeza, you must have heard the news that the 53-year-old state senator died Oct. 20. Her name will remain on the November […]
The Solid Gold Subway
By Jim Smith The most expensive subway money can buy will one day run down Wilshire Blvd. all the way to the sea, or at least Westwood, if the Metropolitan Transit Authority, […]
Tired of the same old thing from the Republicans, and the Democrats?
You do have more choices, even it the mass media won’t tell you about them. There are six ballot-qualified parties in California. Two are to the right of the Republicans: the Libertarians […]
Main Street – The Garden Spot of Venice?
By Jim Smith As many as 80 people spent a Saturday last month building a garden on the slope of the Rose and Main St. parking lot. The strip fronts Main Street […]
Dumping Sidebar: United Nations Declares Sanitation A Basic Human Right
Sanitation and safe and clean drinking water is a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the General Assembly declared July 28, voicing deep concern […]
If you have to stack ‘em, you’ve got too many cars
It all began when Restaurant Developer Fran Camaj, otherwise know as ADC Development of Beverly Hills, applied to the city of Los Angeles for a permit to demolish the existing structures at […]
New Book by Venice’s Poet Laureate – REVIEW: The Collected Poems of Philomene Long
By Jim Smith Philomene Long is back. The works of Venice’s poet laureate, who died three years ago, are more accessible than ever thanks to the publication in August of The Collected […]
Getting Around Venice
By Jim Smith Most of use spend the majority of our time outside our houses on the streets and in the buildings of Venice. The exceptions are those who use Venice as a […]
A Day at the Beach with the Coastal Board
By Jim Smith The California Coastal Commission began discussing Venice permit parking around 4 pm, after hours of hearing testimony from Venetians who overwhelmingly opposed the scheme. At first, I had trouble […]
How Venice Voted
This review of how Venice voted carries on a Beachhead tradition established by Arnold Springer many years ago. These are semi-final results of the June 8 election. The final results can be […]
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