By Greta Cobar It is unclear why Mike Bonin, our Councilperson, held a Town Hall meeting on October 29, 2013 to hear the public’s input concerning bollards, cameras and blocking off the […]
Hey Google, Don’t Be Evil!
By Anthony Castillo The image that relatively new Venice resident Google puts forth to the general public is one of a progressive company guided by it’s company motto “Don’t Be Evil. “ […]
Guantanamo, Revisited
By Mary Getlein The Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba needs to be closed, now. Obama promised to close it when he was running for office in 2010. After he was elected, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cruel, Unnecessary, Illegal and Immoral Harassment of the Houseless by LAPD
By Brian Connely On the streets between Venice and Santa Monica, the LAPD handed out twenty $160 tickets to homeless individuals the other night. Their crime? Where they’re going to sleep that […]
50 Years After the Coup That Changed America Forever
By Jim Smith Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land Don’t just sit there on your ass […]
On Being Homeless in Venice…
By Brian Connolly I’ve been supporting the rights of the un-housed as a political activist who dresses like John Lennon, pitching my tent overnight at different events, and then going back to […]
LAPD in the Spotlight for Racial Profiling
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 […]
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