On BackGround I’ve been on the Venice Neighborhood Council’s ad hoc Committee on Homelessness for almost three years now. I was invited to join the Committee because my frequent contributions in the […]
TRUE STORY OF THE UNHOUSED DISPLACEMENT By Jon Wolff Westside news outlets have praised L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park for her recent actions to clear encampments of unhoused people in and around […]
Dear Ms. Newell, I am writing today to report further harassment at 667 Brooks Ave., in effect ignoring the “anti-harassment ordinance letter” that was sent a few weeks ago. While the landlords […]
May 10, 2023 Dear Council District 5, We are the Jasmine Community, a group of residents living on Jasmine Ave in Los Angeles. Yes, we are unhoused, and many of us have […]
VENICE CHURCH UPDATE – By Jon Wolff The First Baptist Church of Venice was recently purchased by the Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM), in collaboration with Original Save Venice (OSV). OSV […]
Inside Starving by insidestarving@gmail.com When Mayor Karen Bass announced the Inside Safe initiative, she committed to working with community-based organizations and unhoused constituents. She has reneged on this promise, ignoring multiple requests […]
By Jon Wolff Beyond Baroque and “Where Has All the (Affordable) Housing Gone?” hosted a book reading on Saturday, May 27 for author Dennis Hathaway. His new book, The Battle of Lincoln […]
By Judy Branfman Since 1999 over 1320 units of affordable, rent-controlled housing have been removed from Venice’s housing stock using the Ellis Act, which allows owners to take their buildings off the […]
The following is from a YouTube video interview with Laddie Williams about the recent police action ordered by Councilmember Traci Park against unhoused people in Venice. The video is produced by Margaret […]
WHY PLACING THE UNHOUSED IN MOTELS FOR THE SECOND TIME MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN. By Gary Featherstone I’m going to cut right through the bullshit. In my opinion, […]
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