EDITORIAL: Time To Pull Out About 75,000 documents describing a war without a purpose in Afghanistan have been “liberated” from military computers with another 15,000 to come. The documents describe, among other […]
Inside Daisy Clover’s Venice
By Lynne Bronstein I first found out about the existence of Venice, California from a novel. Gavin Lambert’s Inside Daisy Clover, published in 1963 (and filmed in 1965 with Natalie Wood, Robert […]
Letters
Campaign Spending – Sandra Chen Lau Unenvironmental Advertising – Pirco Police Brutality – Name Withheld Michael McGuire – Dennis Stankie ———————— Campaign Spending Dear Beachhead, I appreciate the article Jim Smith wrote […]
HUD Grant Will House 19 Homeless People
The Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC) recently received $1.3 million from the Housing Urban Development (HUD) to provide low-income housing to 19 people in Venice who are homeless and suffer from mental […]
Navalette Tabor Bailey, Venice Pioneer, Dies at 95
By Jill Prestup Navalette “Novie” Tabor, matriarch of one of Venice’s first families, passed away July 18. She was 95, two months short of her 96th birthday. Born September 7, 1914, Novie […]
Interview with Navalette Tabor Bailey and Jataun Valentine
(This interview originally appeared in the Beachhead’s March 2007 issue) By Rex Butters Beachhead: How long have you been with the historical society? Navalette Tabor Bailey: Oh, about 20 years, I guess. […]
Trouble on Ocean Front Walk
After the 2000 census, the Los Angeles City Council deemed it necessary to redraw the council district boundaries, presumably to accommodate shifts in population. Accordingly, new districts were created, one of which […]
Venice Cityhood Drive Kicked Off
By Greta Cobar Around thirty beautiful Venetians got together on Sunday, July 25, to take back the old City Hall, currently Beyond Baroque, and Venice Cityhood as well. What would it be […]
Two Views of RV Living – Lisa Green
By Lisa Green At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC), July 20, Officer Peggy Thusing, stated, “The Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO) will be implemented on streets in Venice where we’ve tried for years […]
Two Views of RV Living – Bill Rosendahl
By Bill Rosendahl We are making progress on a groundbreaking program to deal with the issue of people living in their vehicles in Council District 11. As many of you know, city […]
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