In Brief...
• The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
has approved rules for a Sept. 10-11 election. Venice Progressives say the rules
discriminate against the homebound and allow candidates to help write the
procedures.
• New Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has
told the city planning department to insist that an Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) be required for the massive Lincoln Center project. It’s a new day
when the Mayor comes down on the side of residents and against developers. His
position may scuttle yet another attempt to build the too big
development.
• Fifty - count em -
50 appeals have been filed with the Coastal Commission opposing the
“Torso” statue in the Venice Circle. A hearing may be held next
month. Opponents have already accomplished one goal - to block the erection of
what they say is an inappropriate piece of art in the Venice Town Square during
the centennial.
• Half a dozen
misdemeanor tickets written for opposition to the OFW Lottery are making their
way through the courts. Barbara Peck received a ticket for holding a sign,
“Stop the Lottery” in one of the “designated” spaces.
She is demand a jury trial for violation of her right to free
speech.
Posted: Fri - July 1, 2005 at 06:15 AM