Last week, as I was having a good laugh at the defaced Jim Murez banner on the corner of Abbott Kinney and Brooks, I had a chance encounter with Douglas Nichols, Los […]
VCH staff members Becky Dennison and Dawn Hicks accepting the AIALA award

On Thursday, October 28, Venice Community Housing (VCH) was recognized at the 2021 American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIALA) awards ceremony. The organization was honored as one of 15 Presidential Honorees, […]
ARE YOU HUNGRY? FREE FOOD AT VENICE BEACH

ARE YOU HUNGRY? FREE FOOD AT VENICE BEACH (times and places occasionally change) *Hope for the Hearts of the Homeless- Pam & Joel and friends. Coffee, pastries, sandwiches. Thursday & Sunday around […]
A letter from Margaret Molloy to LA City Council about actions by the Sheriff and the City

Here we reprint a letter from Margaret Molloy to LA City Council about actions by the Sheriff and the City. Hello City Council members,Please REJECT Council File 20-1376 – Item 55 on […]
THREE YEARS LATER A Trans-National Alliance Response To the Homeless Killings of 2015

by Pat Raphael No,no, no, no, NO! This will just not do in Venice. To come into our community and murder one of our young men, then spend the next few years […]
REESE DAVIDSON vs.VENICE NIMBY pt.1

By Lisa Robins “Everyone wants to help the homeless….but Not In My Backyard!” This is the overwhelming challenge facing the implementation of HHH, the LA City measure approved by 77% of voters […]
A BRIDGE TO CAMPS
A Historic Showdown In Venice:June 13th By David Busch Hi all, I was asked recently in an email survey to support Los Angeles’ “A Bridge Home”; and attend a support rally and […]
Letter in support of The Bridge Home project.
Dear friends, I ask you to do something very hard — give the benefit of the doubt to our city on this one: Will you please come to our next Homeless Committee (of […]
Review of Larry Hankin’s “How To Be Homeless”

How To Be Homeless – a stage performance by Larry Hankin at the Fanatic Salon. Reviewed by Lisa Robins Accompanied by a wailing saxophone intro, the inimitable Larry Hankin bounds onstage through […]
The Hack: Living In Your Car

Pat Raphael : 420wPat@gmail.com You are here. You’ve arrived at the beautiful seaside paradise of Venice, California. Only you didn’t get here by buying one of these million-dollar beach pads, in LA’s […]
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