By Krista Schwimmer There is a storm brewing in Venice, blown in by the winds of change. Some say these winds originated from a statement made in Gentleman’s Quarterly, calling Abbot Kinney […]
Monstrosity Hotel Proposed Across from Westminster School
By Holly Mosher On December 18 I attended my first ever Land and Planning Use Meeting in Venice. I was there because I had heard about the proposed hotel that developers want […]
Letters
Dear Pardee Properties: Please stop tearing down beautiful craftsman homes and putting up these monster structures that cut off our sunshine,air and beach breezes. Think about where you live and if you […]
Starbucks Brings Jim Crow to Venice
By Brian Connolly I ran up the sidewalk to the Starbucks on Navy & Main near Venice Beach, California. It was still dark out at 6:10 AM, but I had to get […]
TO STORE and/or TO DISCARD: That is the Question for Venice
By Laura Shepard Townsend On December 11th, 2013, L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin stated in a letter to the Venice Neighborhood Council that he is authorizing a voluntary storage program for those […]
Santa Monica Airport has been a bad neighbor, but change is in the air
By Laura Silagi The latest is that the city of Santa Monica is suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the city’s right to control the future use of the Santa […]
Why I Prefer Gangsters Over Yuppies
By Rene Kraus My buddies and I have been meeting every morning at the local coffee house, from what I can remember, since the mid 90s. It’s a good way to start […]
Police Selectively Enforcing Vending Ordinance on OFW
By Timothy Trygg Municipal code LAMC 42.15 was established to stop the selling of commercial items on Ocean Front Walk (OFW) so that there would be more space for the artists and […]
Emergency Services: Enabling Life
By Peggy Lee Kennedy There has been an upsurge of homeless deaths reported this winter, especially with the recent cold snap we had in November and December. There should be distress and […]
Suffer
Suffer By Ronald McKinley Am I to hurt all the time? The beginning and ending. Is it an unchecked line? One point leading to another. Why is it so? No magic elixir […]
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