By Ali Katz
This cat’s been mewsing about strange human happenings – Seems the Venice Historical Society, aided by former resident of Venice Ray Bradbury, the cat’s meow of speculative fiction, has started a drive to restore the columns that used to line Windward Avenue. The V.H.S. and Mr. Bradbury deserve a pat of the [...]
“We give up” is something rarely heard around Venice, but it seems to be what has happened to the “fight” to save the publicly-owned postal annex at 313 Grand Blvd., also known as the old Safeway store.
As reported in last month’s Beachhead, the Postal Department is moving ahead with plans to sell the 1.78 [...]
By CJ Gronner
The nature of Venice is on my mind a great deal lately … through decades and changes, the Bohemian nature and spirit of the place has always managed to survive. There’s been tough times all along the way for a good chunk of the residents, but the groove factor, and general desire [...]
By Lydia Poncé, Jataun Valentine and Laddie Williams
40 years ago it was flower power, end the war and the Summer of Love.
America has not really learned anything since then. Here in Venice, 2009, when it comes to love- ‘love is not all you need.’
What the world needs now is not “love sweet [...]
Despite pleas from the Venice community that the Venice post office carrier annex at 313 Grand Blvd., be used for community services, the government postal service (USPS) is moving ahead with plans to sell it to a private developer. The USPS has retained giant real estate firm, Grubb & Ellis to pedal the property.
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By Jennifer Smith and Jim Smith
The recent battle over permit parking has kept a spotlight on Venetians’ continuing dilemma of where to stash their cars. Yet, no solutions have yet been proposed that would address the problem – with or without pay parking – with a long-term solution.
Much of the dialogue has centered on having [...]
By Ian Lovett
On June 11, the California Coastal Commission voted 9-1, with one abstention, to reject a proposal to institute Overnight Parking Districts in Venice between the hours of 2-6 am. The vote came at the end of a five-hour public hearing, which featured testimony from the LAPD, City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, and hundreds of [...]
After the Coastal Commission Vote –
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
By Jim Smith
The California Coastal Commission made a wise decision, June 11, when it denied pay parking (Overnight Parking Districts – OPDs) in Venice. It is a decision that I believe most Venetians will come to agree with, even those who adamantly campaigned for the [...]
By Carol Fondiller
I’m not going to defend or attack those who live in their vehicles because this is irrelevant to the parking. From what I’ve observed in the forty something years I’ve lived in Venice, there have been people living in many variations of homes from tepees (yes!! really!) to tree houses (honest to Goddess) [...]
By Peggy Lee Kennedy
Rubber Tramps, Gypsies, and Hippie Busses are nothing new to Venice. In fact, Venice is known worldwide for embracing different lifestyles. When the circus came to town, Venice is where the Gypsies stayed. Beat poets and anarchists hung out. Misfits fit in. If you were odd, you were cool in Venice. And [...]
