By Mark Lipman Something that the Los Angeles Police Department really doesn’t like is when the people know their rights. It was just after midnight, on the 24/25th of August, a Saturday […]
LAPD in the Spotlight for Racial Profiling
CA Prison Strike Exposes US Domestic Torture
By Anthony Castillo At the same time that mostly innocent prisoners at Guantaamo Bay are being force fed after going on hunger strikes to protest their hopeless, indefinite detentions, here in CA, prison inmates […]
Increase Safety by Banning Police Cars on OFW
By Greta Cobar Plastic bollards that lay flat on the ground when a car touches them will not stop anyone determined to drive down Ocean Front Walk. Several such bollards that have […]
For Alice Gruppioni, who died here
For Alice Gruppioni, who died here she came here for her honeymoon she left, to go to her funeral a sun-kissed shore, that’s what they call Venice so many people have come […]
Love Around the World
By CJ Gronner I was out of town in Chicago, having a blast at Lollapalooza. My friend said, “Some psycho mowed down people on the Boardwalk today!” Then I started getting messages […]
Group Hug
By Lisa Green Hello neighbors…. are you illustrating right relations with Earth and with others? If so that’s good stuff. If not, well then seek counseling of a psychological and spiritual nature immediately. […]
Banksy on a now-removed garage door in Venice
I’m going to speak my mind, so this won’t take very long. Despite what they say graffiti is not the lowest form of art. Although you might creep about at night and […]
Sponto Lives Art Exhibit Party
By Ronald McKinley Sponto was alive on the night of August 24. The Venice I know and love was there. The music was provided by the BACKBONERS, with Bill Burnett, Suzy Williams, […]
Sixth Annual Philomenian
By Mary Getlein The Sixth Annual Philomenian was a big success this year. You would think that after all this time, people wouldn’t be as interested in Philomene Long’s poetry, but they […]
Book Review: VENICE, CA: A CITY STATE OF MIND by John O’Kane
By Carlye Archibeque In setting out to tell the tale of alternative past, present, and possible future of the Venice Beach community of California, author John O’Kane has set a daunting task […]
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