By Ralph Nader The unfolding multiple nuclear reactor catastrophe in Japan is prompting overdue attention to the 104 nuclear plants in the United States—many of them aging, many of them near earthquake […]
Nuclear Nightmare
The Tabor Family
The Tabors, one of the founding families of Venice had a reunion was held at the Pacific Residents Theater, March 2. It was conceived and produced by Maryjane and included family photos, […]
A Victim of Gentrification
By Mary Getlein They called Patty Warivonchik, “Blue Bus Patty,” until her bus burst into flames in the Ralph’s parking lot. She lost everything she owned in the fire. Then a camper […]
100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
By Greta Cobar As we are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of The International Women’s day this March 8, let’s look around us and see where women stand this day and age in […]
100 Years Ago The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 25, 1911
On that day, mostly women garment workers were locked into their workplace on the eighth, ninth and 10th floors as usual. On March 25, a fire broke out. The Fire Dempartment arrived, […]
The Sudsy Sexist World of TV Ads
By Lynne Bronstein What year is this? 2011? Was it only back in 1963 that Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique? If you look at television (or movies or magazines) you would […]
Women Run for Congress
Jane Harman, congressional representative for Venice and the 36th district, has abandoned her position, effective Feb. 28. Gov. Jerry Brown was expected to announce a special election to replace her. The election […]
Recommendations For Yet Another Election (this time the city’s) On March 8
By Jackie Goldberg On March 8, there will be almost “secret” Municipal and local elections throughout California. Many important issues will be decided, city council members, school board members and community college […]
Let Us Now Praise All Women Writers – or Not!
By Krista Schwimmer March is designated “Women’s History Month”, a designation that began first as a week. In 1978, the “Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission On the Status of […]
Water Crisis: The Delta and Us
By DeDe Audet Living, working, and playing here in Venice gives us environmentalists more in common with the California Delta than it is comfortable to think about. I am no exception. It […]
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