Wed - January 1, 2003
The Battle for Lincoln Boulevard
by John
Davis
An important hearing regarding
the widening of Lincoln Blvd. to accommodate the anticipated traffic generated
by the Playa Vista project. The Coastal Commission staff is recommending denial
of the project, but the commissioners have overridden staff recommendations in
the past. See box to the right for hearing information.
Posted at 09:08 PM
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The Venice Census –
LOOK – WE’RE STILL HERE
By Jim
Smith
It may come as a surprise to
those who constantly lament that the good-old-days in Venice are gone for good.
Actually, our community has not become a haven for the rich, and it’s as
racially and ethnically diverse as ever.
Posted at 09:01 PM
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Anna Haag has tea
Venetian legend Anna Haag relaxes with a cup of
tea and the Beachhead at a local Venice hangout, the HOT.
Posted at 08:59 PM
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Letters
• Driving - Jennie Katz
• Contribution for the Beachhead -
Lynne Bronstein
• It is not a war...It
is blatant Aggression... - Jose Crow Rodriguez
• The Anti-War Poster
Exhibit
Posted at 08:58 PM
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This issue is dedicated to Phil Chamberlain
Venetian Phil Chamberlain has passionately
campaigned for general and complete disarmament (GCD) most of his adult
life.
Posted at 08:57 PM
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The Beachhead needs you
Dear friend and
reader,
If you believe that Venice
needs a newspaper that tells the truth about what’s going on in our
beloved town, then we need your support.
Posted at 08:53 PM
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TOO POOR TO LIVE HERE
By Carol
Fondiller
(To the tune of Woody
Guthrie’s
“So Long, it’s
been good to know you.”)
Posted at 08:52 PM
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Study says protesting is good for you
Group protests, or "collective action", may have
health benefits for participants, according to research by British
psychologists.
Posted at 08:51 PM
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Movie Review: From The Ashes…The Storyteller
By Peggy Lee
Kennedy
From The Ashes…The
Storyteller, winner of the Hollywood Underground Film Festival, was shown
December 13-19 at Santa Monica’s Laemmle Theatre.
Posted at 08:50 PM
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Happy Birthday Martin Luther King
“We must demonstrate, teach and preach
until the very foundations of our nation are shaken.”
Posted at 08:49 PM
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Hijas de Juarez
To pay homage to the 320+ women of Juarez, Mexico
who have been abducted, raped and murdered, SPARC is hosting the Hijas de Juarez
exhibition.
Posted at 08:48 PM
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Sher-ruff of Venice
The Law End Force
Human
by
Calvin
Pirate Tanker Rams Rocks
on Venice Beach
Posted at 08:47 PM
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this paper is a poem
• Did we fall - Swami
X
• Peyote Poem - Stuart Z.
Perkoff
• And the day chases us - Suzy
Williams
• History Lesson - John
Haag
• Listen up - Pano
Douvos
• The Later Day
Transubstantiation of Blessed Oliver Cromwell - Fast
Eddie
• the song of the secret police -
Stuart Z. Perkoff
• The Lovers’
Tree - Vessy Mink
Posted at 08:46 PM
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Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council – THE LACK OF PROGRESS
REPORT
By Alice Stek, District 7
representative
What has Grass Roots
Venice (GRVNC), our new neighborhood council, accomplished so far? A review of
the conduct of the Board meeting from this Progressive Candidate’s
perspective will illustrate the problems we encounter in accomplishing our
objectives as set out in our platform. Thanks to a minority of the Board, at the
last GRVNC Board meeting, a year of work by the Voting Methods Committee was
dismissed in 10 minutes.
Posted at 08:38 PM
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Peace and Freedom in 2003? Perhaps in California
By Jim
Smith
In recent months there has been a
resurgence of progressive and left politics around the world. Lula da Silva and
the Workers Party won the presidential election in Brazil.
Posted at 08:37 PM
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Swami X Interview
By Suzy
Williams
Swami X, The Guru of the
Boardwalk, has been entertaining and enlightening crowds on the beach for years.
The Swami would stand on a bench, weaving , gesticulating and waving sheets of
poetry, regaling and sometimes shocking listeners, commenting on current events
and on personalities from Nixon to Zsa Zsa Gabor. His white hair and beard,
distinctive features and authoritative yet melodious voice became a favorite and
signature part of the community. And Swami ‘s serious commentaries always
ended with a good laugh.
Posted at 08:36 PM
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SADNESS – Co-Op closing its doors
The Venice-Ocean Park Food Co-Op, which has
served Venice for 27 years, is folding.
Posted at 08:33 PM
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