May
2010

#343

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CONTENTS

PAGE ONE

Labyrinth in Oakwood

  • Photo by Krista Schwimmer

Friend or Foe? Food Trucks on Abbot Kinney Blvd. - C.J. Gronner

Beachhead Exclusive: Settlement Reached in Overnight Parking Lawsuit

You were expecting something larger?

  • Myrna Loy statue photo by Jim Smith

Rosendahl's "Carrot and Stick" means a knock on the door at 5 am.

1,050 U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan - 15 this month
4,394 U.S. Casualties in Iraq - 9 this month;
1.4 million Iraqi Dead;
Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: $988+ billion

PAGE TWO

Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Councilmember Rosendahl's Letter on OPDs and the Venice Surplus Property Fund - Bill Rosendahl

Gardens of Gratitude Dig It in Venice - Joey Marie Soto

Ad: Hoagies, 1720 Lincoln Blvd.

    PAGE THREE

    A Labyrinth Grows in Oakwood - Krista Schwimmer

    • Photos by Krista Schwimmer

    Neighborhood Council Final Election Results - Jim Smith

    • The Candidate - Art by Emily Winters

    PAGE FOUR

    State Assembly Candidates Respond to the Beachhead's Questions:
    (See there complete responses at www.freevenice.org/candidates.html)

    • Lisa Ann Green
    • Nick Karno
    • James Lau
    • Edgar Sanez
    • Diane Wallace
    • Mitch Ward
    • Nathan Mintz

    PAGE FIVE

    Congreeional Candidates Respond to the Beachhead's Questions
    (See there complete responses at www.freevenice.org/candidates.html)

    • Marcy Winograd
    • Herb Peters
    • Andrew Sharp

    The Propositions on the June Ballot

    Save Beyond Baroque and SPARC from Money Grubbing City Bureaucrats

    Ad: Vote NO on Proposition 14 - Venice Peace & Freedom

    PAGE SIX

    Nearly half of Venice homeless have serious health problems - Jim Smith

    • Prevalance of Risk Indicators - Graphic by St. Joseph's Center

    Jack Herer, Emperor of Hemp, dies - Jim Smith

    Poetry Bomb Goes Off in Venice - Jim Smith

    • Photo by Jim Smith

    PAGE SEVEN

    Chains Be Gone - Jim Smith

    • Photos by Jim Smith

    The Return of Myrna Loy - Jim Smith

    • Photos by Jim Smith

    PAGE EIGHT

     Swami X Speaks

    • Photo by Rich Mann

    Thousands of Californians Missing - From the News

    • Photo by Mark Coplan

    The K Chronicles - Cartoon by Keith Knight

    Ad: 1970 Dodge for sale

    Ad: Dale Newman Designs

    PAGE NINE

    Poetry:

    • Moon Sphinx - erica snowlake
    • Conspiracies Debunked - Jim Smith
    • Thursday, April 15 - Roger Houston
    • Still too dark to see - Karl Abrams
    • Ode to My Soul - krista schwimmer
    • Farewell American Poet Steve Richmond - Panos Douvos
    • On The Beach - Virág Vida
    • Is There No Justice? - Lynne Bronstein

    The Poetry Bomb -Photo by Jim Smith

    Ad: fruit gallery

    PAGE TEN

    Food Trucks on Abbot Kiney - continued from page 1

    Rosendahl's Letter to the Community –continued from page 2

    Rosendahl's "Carrot and Stick" means a knock on the door at 5 am - continued from page 1

    PAGE ELEVEN

    Calendar

    Ad: Marla's Cafe

    PAGE TWELVE

    Ad: The Farmacy

    Ad: Marcy Winograd for Congress

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