THE MAIN EVENT The California Coastal Commission has the final say, short of the courts. It will take up Venice Overnight Permit Parking at its next meeting: 10AM, Wednesday, Feb. 4 at […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – The Main Event
Showdown on Permit Parking? – How Overnight Parking Districts Became An Issue in Venice?
By Peggy Lee Kennedy The Overnight Permit Parking District law, LAMC, was put through the city council by Bill Rosendahl in 2005 and Councilman Rosendahl created districts, through resolution, without a public […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – Venice Votes
By Mark Lipman Finally, at the eleventh hour, after two years of community disenfranchisement, the stakeholders of Venice will be given a public vote on one of the most divisive issues we’ve […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – Alternate Proposal to Permit Parking
By Mark Lipman Preamble: A great many persons in Venice strongly oppose installing permit parking in our community for various reasons and it is improper to simply ignore their concerns. Firstly, the […]
First Lecture of 2009!
08:56 Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Room 236, Palms MS…..Alone, this lonely watch. Quiet for now./ The room across the hall sounded the vow,/ the oath of office sworn, could barely hear,/ but […]
Correction – Big Bill’s
Last month, the Beachhead ran a poem and a photo about long-time Venice business, Big Bill’s. Unfortunately, the photo turned out to be the welding shop next door. This time we’re pretty […]
The March 3 Election – A Real Snoozer
If you ever wanted to miss voting in an election without having a guilty conscious, March 3 may be your day. How can a civic-minded newspaper say such a thing. Well, you […]
Solar Power to the People? – What’s Wrong With Measure B
By Jim Smith Most voters in the city of Los Angeles may not be even dimly aware that an election is scheduled to take place on March 3. But to many insiders […]
An Island of Mystery
By Jim Smith Many of us in Venice wish there were none of those developers in town who tear down perfectly good homes and bungalows just to make more money. If only […]
How Artists Survive In Cuba
Venice is a city of artists, musicians and writers. Yet most of them get no encouragement when it comes to survival. A network of support for artists and writers exists in Cuba. […]
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