In Brief:

• Coastal Commission Meets June 11 on Permit Parking in Venice
•  Air Force Buzzes Venice
•  Lincoln Blvd. Standards Approved
•  Lincoln Place Settlement Nearer?
•  Plan to Restore Windward Columns
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Coastal Commission Meets June 11 on Permit Parking in Venice
A showdown on Overnight Parking Districts (pay parking) in Venice is scheduled for the morning of June 11 at the [...]

Neighborhood Council

At the December 16 Venice Neighborhood Council Board meeting a petition with over 200 signatures demanding that the board rescind its approval of Overnight Parking Districts in Venice was submitted. In accordance with VNC Bylaws, the board now has no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days to hold a public vote [...]

Venice Town Council Takes Appeal of Permit Parking to the Coastal Commission

 The Venice Town Council devoted its December meeting to building the fight against permit parking in Venice.
At the meeting and in the following few days, 33 multi-page appeals were made to the California Coastal Commission, which has the authority to overrule the city of Los Angeles in its attempt to impose the restricted overnight parking.
The [...]

Paul Robeson (play) in Venice

On December 19 & 21, Venice Food Not Bombs continued their tradition of resurrecting prominent leftists and bringing them to Venice. KB Solomon brought Paul Robeson’s songs and activism to life at the United Methodist Church’s Peace and Justice Hall. The year before, Karl Marx; this year Che?
–Alice Stek

Post Office Selling Out

On December 15, a small “Public Notice” sign was taped to the front door of the Venice Post Office. It informed anyone who took the time to read it that the postal service was considering selling the carrier annex, located across the street (313 Grand Blvd.). It went on to state, “We invite your comments [...]

Fire on Palms

With 3 helicopters circling overhead on the evening of December 10, there was bound to be something happening. Arriving at Palms, east of Lincoln, it turned out to be a two alarm fire. The Beachhead, first on the scene, discovered that this was the second fire at the same address in just as many months.
 (While) [...]

Retirement Income

If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, you would have $42 left. With Lehman, you would have $6.60 left. With Fannie or Freddie, you would have less than $5 left. But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all of the beer then turned in the [...]

IN BRIEF: Change Your Eating Habits

At last! Desert on Abbot Kinney that you can enjoy without a guilty conscious. N’ice Cream – organic gelato – held a grand opening celebration, Sept. 27, with a line down the block waiting to get in. The best news is that the locally-owned store is conveniently located next to the chain-store, Pinkberry, across the [...]

June 2008 – In Brief

•  Save Venice Manor Apartments
•  Military Plane Violates Venice Airspace
•  Colonoscopy Required on Homes 
•  VNC Tables Homeless and RV Task Force Committees 
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VNC Tables Homeless and RV Task Force Committees 
The Homeless Task Force was to have been put on the agenda for a later date last Monday but instead both the Homeless Task Force and the RV Task [...]