Monthly Archives: December 2010
Abbot Kinney Merchants Oppose Food Trucks
STATEMENT OF THE ABBOT KINNEY MERCHANTS COMMITEE First Friday in Venice is where everyone wants to be, and the businesses on Abbot Kinney have taken a bold move. They have paid the Department of Transportation to post the street for … Continue reading
Filed under Abbot Kinney Blvd., Traffic/Parking
Lawsuit filed to protect civil rights of RV Residents
By Peggy Lee Kennedy A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in federal court on November 23 against the City of Los Angeles for violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The plaintiffs … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Rights, Crime/Police, Human Rights/Constitution
Letters
Segregation – Ian Dean Cell Tower at Extra Space Storage - Nancy McCulloch Why More Growth? – DeDe Audet ———– Segregation Dear Beachhead, The day is November 11, 2010. And rumor has it that tonight there is supposed to be a … Continue reading
Filed under Letters
Coastal Commission Body Slams City
By John Davis The same City Attorney that chastised the Coastal Commission and accused it of nefarious misdeeds just faced them, begging them for approval of what City Councilman Bill Rosendadhl (CD11) wanted: private beach parking for Playa del Rey … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Human Rights/Constitution
Venetian May Be Pardoned in Florida
Outgoing Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering pardoning The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison, posthumously, for his 1969 conviction for exposure and profanity during a now infamous concert in Miami. Morrison was born in Melbourne, Florida, in 1943. He died in Paris in … Continue reading
Filed under History, Music, Roger Linnett
How Venice Voted: Venice #2 in Marijuana Support
By Jim Smith Venice voters nearly topped the state on November 2 in support of legal marijuana. We were beaten out only by Berkeley, and then by a little more than 1 percent. Venice 90291, north of Washington Blvd., voted … Continue reading
Oversized Vehicles Banned by City Council
By Roger Linnett On Nov. 17, an Oversized Parking Ordinance passed unanimously in the L. A. City Council, 13-0, banning oversized vehicles — those that are 7 feet high and/or 22 feet long — from parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. within … Continue reading
Filed under Homeless/RVs, Roger Linnett
Hard Times Get Harder – Homeless Meals Cancelled
By CJ Gronner I am absolutely thankful every single day in Venice. I’m grateful to live in a place where our community cares for each other, for our surroundings, and staunchly supports human rights. Which is why I’m so extra … Continue reading
Filed under C.J. Gronner, Homeless/RVs
Los Angeles City Council approves Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker motion
By Phyllis Hayashibara The Los Angeles City Council on November 2, approved 11th District Councilmember Bill Rosendahl’s motion of July 16 that “the Bureau of Street Services, with the assistance of the Planning Department (Office of Historic Resources), the Department … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Rights, History, Human Rights/Constitution
60 Years Later / After the Internment Camps
They were our neighbors Torn from our community How could this happen How could this happen Nurseries and barber shops Sold at bargain rates Sold at bargain rates “Please, take the horse and chickens” And the fields left fallow And … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Rights, History, Poetry
