The Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC) recently received $1.3 million from the Housing Urban Development (HUD) to provide low-income housing to 19 people in Venice who are homeless and suffer from mental […]
HUD Grant Will House 19 Homeless People
Navalette Tabor Bailey, Venice Pioneer, Dies at 95
By Jill Prestup Navalette “Novie” Tabor, matriarch of one of Venice’s first families, passed away July 18. She was 95, two months short of her 96th birthday. Born September 7, 1914, Novie […]
Interview with Navalette Tabor Bailey and Jataun Valentine
(This interview originally appeared in the Beachhead’s March 2007 issue) By Rex Butters Beachhead: How long have you been with the historical society? Navalette Tabor Bailey: Oh, about 20 years, I guess. […]
Trouble on Ocean Front Walk
After the 2000 census, the Los Angeles City Council deemed it necessary to redraw the council district boundaries, presumably to accommodate shifts in population. Accordingly, new districts were created, one of which […]
Venice Cityhood Drive Kicked Off
By Greta Cobar Around thirty beautiful Venetians got together on Sunday, July 25, to take back the old City Hall, currently Beyond Baroque, and Venice Cityhood as well. What would it be […]
Two Views of RV Living – Lisa Green
By Lisa Green At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC), July 20, Officer Peggy Thusing, stated, “The Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO) will be implemented on streets in Venice where we’ve tried for years […]
Two Views of RV Living – Bill Rosendahl
By Bill Rosendahl We are making progress on a groundbreaking program to deal with the issue of people living in their vehicles in Council District 11. As many of you know, city […]
The Great L.A./Venice Oil Heist
By Patrick McCartney Research by Arnold Springer, Charles Feick and Moe Stavnezer. (Originally published in the Feb. 1985 Beachhead) The oil site the City of Los Angeles leased out in 1964 on […]
Adventures at the Eco-Fest
By C.J. Gronner July 10 saw Venice become even greener than normal, with the 2010 Venice Eco-Fest setting up shop down at the Boardwalk & Windward. It’s L.A.’s largest free outdoor green […]
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 […]
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