Dear Beachhead, Free Bags – 100 sleeping bags were distributed on Saturday, November 22nd free to anyone who needed them as a part of a broader outreach campaign by Venice Community Housing, […]
Letters
VNC President Mike Newhouse, Dictator of Time
By Krista Schwimmer Once a month, the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) holds a public board meeting at Westminster Elementary School. According to their own website, one of their purposes is “to promote […]
First Venice Street Store for the Homeless Smashing Success
By Michael Wamback The spirit of Venice was alive and strong at the first annual Street Store, held on Saturday November 22nd at the First Baptist Church. Venice’s homeless population was given […]
Do Not Co-operate With Organized Crime
This is a reprint from the May 1969 edition By John Haag On Sunday, April 20, the Los Angeles Police Department commanded locally by Captain Robert Sillings and Lt. Allen Archbold planned […]
No Help for Jean – Life on the Streets
This is a reprint from the August 1984 edition I know a woman who lives in Ocean Park who isn’t much different from the rest of us. About 5 foot 3, she’s […]
Big money wasted on airport Measure D
By Martin Rubin, Director, Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution Thank you Santa Monica voters for seeing your way through the thick smoke of deceit blown over the city by the aviation interests’ […]
Women’s Rights, Again
By Mary Getlein It used to be legal to beat your wife. The stick you could use had to be no larger around than your thumb. So if your husband was a […]
Update – 320 Sunset – Gjelina’s Gjusta – Farce and Fakery
By Roxanne Brown – Member Concerned Neighbors of 320 Sunset With a permit for BAKERY (Bakery equipment Only, Selling Baked Goods Only with No Seating and No Eating on premises), Fran Camaj, […]
Bird Totems of Venice: The Cormorant
By Krista Schwimmer I first met the cormorant up close and personal on the same day the Space Shuttle Endeavor flew over Venice Beach. On September 21, 2012, my husband and I […]
RIP: Sunshine Baker
Sunshine Baker was run over by a car while bike riding on South Venice Blvd., just East of Speedway. She was 39 years old. The tragic accident happened at 5:10pm on November […]
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