Monthly Archives: January 2008
January 2008 – State Supreme Court Deals Double Wammy To Developers
California’s Top Court Supports Lincoln Place Tenants, Playa Vista Environmentalists The Supreme Court of California, last month, refused to hear appeals by AIMCO (the corporate owner of Lincoln Place) and Playa Vista. The Court’s action left standing decisions that should … Continue reading
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January 2008 – When Jack Kerouac Came To Venice
By John Thomas Jack I didn’t know. Never met him. Only saw him once — not much more than a glimpse, then. And he surely wasn’t at his best that night. What night? Back in 1959 — late summer, if … Continue reading
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January 2008 – Letters
• 5 Rose Avenue Apartments - Shirley M. Anderson • Beach Access for All - C.V. Beck ———– 5 Rose Avenue Apartments Dear Beachhead, This letter was sent to our Councilmember, Bill Rosendahl. I am writing to you so that in the future … Continue reading
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January 2008 – It’s 2008 – Run For Your Lives
By Jim Smith The new year, 2008, is likely to be a fateful one for all humanity. It may well be the last chance we have to affect climate change without waiting for thousands of years to see the results. … Continue reading
January 2008 – Lakota Nation Declares Independence. Can Venice Be Far Behind
By Erica Snowlake Haumikole! Hello my friend! On December 19, the Lakota Freedom Delegation announced unilateral withdrawl from all U.S. treaties to a small group of Press and well-wishers in the Plymouth Congregational Church in Washington, DC. The same church … Continue reading
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January 2008 – Swami X Speaks
By X Swami X, People who don’t know how to listen should be restrained from writing books. People who don’t know how to listen should be restrained, and…made to watch television. I’m not against genocide, I just wish they would … Continue reading
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January 2008 – Venetians In The Street
This month’s question: What are your hopes and dreams for the Boardwalk in 2008? Alicia Garcia de Leon is an artist on the Boardwalk for the last five years. Permits are given to almost anyone and I think this is … Continue reading
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January 2008 – Martin Luther King In His Own Words
“Man has the capacity to do right as well as wrong, and his history is a path upward, not downward. The past is strewn with the ruins of the empires of tyranny, and each is a monument not merely to … Continue reading
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January 2008 – The Martin Luther King Kingdom Day Parade
has been celebrated for the last 20 years and over a million people take to the streets of Los Angeles to remember the life and works of the great man. The 2008 parade, themed “30 Years of Continuing the Dream,” … Continue reading
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January 2008 – California Presidential Primary is Feb. 5
Here is the list of candidates who will appear on the ballot: American Independent Party Don Grundmann Mad Max Riekse Diane Beall Templin Democratic Party Joe Biden Hillary Clinton Chris Dodd John Edwards Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Barack Obama Bill Richardson … Continue reading
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