Six years after the project was approved by the Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council (GRVNC), new sluice gates are in operation on the Venice canals. The gates regulate the flow of sea […]
Sluice Gates slush fund
Can Medical Marijuana Cure Bad Politics?
In the midst of a depression, the Los Angeles City Council wants to create 30 empty storefronts where thriving businesses now reside and throw hundreds of people out of work. And that’s […]
Carol Fondiller
By Pam Emerson When I met Carol in 1975, she was engaged in a struggle to preserve space for poor people – benches to sit on, apartments to live in, small groceries […]
Obama’s First Year
By Jim Smith It’s been a year since George W. Bush left the White House (and he has yet to be arrested for war crimes). When Barack Obama took his place, the […]
It’s All The Rage
By Roger Linnett If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately you couldn’t help but notice that – Jeez those Democrats are sure lousing things up! It has even been reported […]
When wasn’t there Carol?
By Lance Diskan The first Venice neighborhood meeting I went to – 1968 – there she was. When I visited Venice to celebrate our Centennial in 2005, there she was. For us, […]
Carol by any other Name
By Lynne Bronstein She called herself the Harpy, Essie LaYenta, and numerous other soubriquets. She was also known as Carol Berman via a former husband’s surname. When one of her Beachhead articles […]
A Fighter for Justice
This is so shocking and upsetting. Carol was so unique and an incredible fighter for economic and social justice. It would be important to include in any description of her life the […]
Carol Fondiller – It’s been good to know you
By Jim Smith I can’t remember when I first met Carol. It may have been at a Venice Town Council meeting in the 1970s. I do remember that, to me, Carol was […]
Neighborhood Council Election Coming Soon
By Greta Cobar The Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) had a candidate recruitment kick-off party on January 17 at the Electric Lodge. More than 40 possible candidates showed up to meet each other […]
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