By Jim Smith The Los Angeles City Council voted on April 8 to take $1.7 million from a Venice trust fund to pay for four projects in the community. $800,000 in Venice […]
May 2008 – $1.7 Million Withdrawal From Venice Surplus Property Funds
May 2008 – The Return Of The Venice Town Council
Imagine a community body where all Venetians have the equal right to speak and vote. Where issues of development, quality of life, safety, art and culture can be discussed and voted on. […]
May 2008 – The History Of Cinco De Mayo
By Maria Elena Montano In the 1800’s, Mexico underwent a series of wars, bringing about political changes which affected Mexico’s government for yet another century. After 300 years of colonial slavery New […]
May 2008 – The Fifth Of May Around The World
Most people in Southern California relate the 5th of May to Cinco de Mayo. True, but Cinco de Mayo is not the only holiday celebrated on May 5th around the world. In […]
May 2008 – Angry Women Close Congress – In Mexico
By John Ross Mexico City – “The Adelitas have arrived/To defend our oil/Whoever wants to give it to the foreigners/Will get the shit kicked out of him!” yodeled the brigades of women […]
May 2008 – Abe Osheroff, Venice Hero And Spanish Civil War Vet, Dies At 92
By Emily Winters I knew the Osheroff family many years ago when I lived next door to them on 28th street in Venice, late 1960s. There was a plan to refurbish the […]
May 2008 – Housing, Homelessness, And The Butt End Of The City Budget
By Peggy Lee Kennedy If you follow the news you know that the Mayor came out strongly in favor of “Public Safety,” in the city’s 2008-09 budget, which includes increasing the LAPD […]
May 2008 – The Bush Legacy: Going Out With A Bang
By Jack Neworth During the last months of a president’s term in office his concerns naturally turn toward his legacy. (Except for Nixon whose thoughts turned toward if he was going to […]
May 2008 – Bea Free, Venice Feminist, Has Died
By Cara Adams Bea Free, as she named herself, was a true Venice legend. The city of Venice has lost a true pioneer. 1966 was the year Bea first set foot into […]
May 2008 – Constitution Amended: Shopping Replaces Free Speech
Now you can shop “without feeling any guilt whatsoever.” Sign at Trader Joe’s, Palms and Sepulveda: “Your Right to Distraction-Free Shopping Out of respect to our customers, Trader Joe’s does not permit […]
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