Wed - February 1, 2006

Poetry


• Why grow uncomfortable - Hillary Kaye
• The Scope - Hal Bogotch
• Can't Move Yet - C.V. Beck
• Packing - Douglas Eisenstark

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And now the bad news: Global Warming may be much worse than previously predicted


By James Lovelock
(James Lovelock is an independent British environmental scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society.)

Imagine a young policewoman delighted in the fulfilment of her vocation; then imagine her having to tell a family whose child had strayed that he had been found dead, murdered in a nearby wood. Or think of a young physician newly appointed who has to tell you that the biopsy revealed invasion by an aggressive metastasising tumour. Doctors and the police know that many accept the simple awful truth with dignity but others try in vain to deny it.

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Keep the MTA lot in public (our) hands


There aren’t many 3.13 acre plots near the beach that are public property. There’s one at Main and Sunset Avenue that been public – or quasi-public – land for 100 years. That’s the MTA bus maintenance lot.

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Planning Commission postpones decision on MTA/RAD project


By Jim Smith

The Los Angeles Planning Commission decided Jan. 26 to postpone until March a decision on a 201-unit condo development at the site of the MTA bus lot. The decision to postpone was made as a result of a newly modified proposal from the developer that was received by the Commission only two days before the hearing.

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MTA’s predecessor, RTD, planned to sell the bus lot in 1977


*** from the Free Venice Beachhead archives ***
October 1977 – Issue #94

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SIG-HEIL, MUTHUH-FUKUH


By Carol Fondiller

In the 70’s I was involved with several women’s groups and the Free Venice Organizing Committee.
At one time in one of the women’s movement’s the subject of discussion and the touchstone of how committed one was was signified by what clothes you wore and whom you slept with.
I remember one woman reduced to tears because she wore a brassiere.

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The State of the Union is #%!*@&


By Jim Smith

The Imperial President strolled through the Hall of Congress among the mortals, accompanied by members of the Blue state and Red state parties. He even deigned to take note of a few of them before mounting his throne to deliver his marching orders to the waiting dignitaries.

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In Brief...


Moratorium Resolution Passes

A resolution for a moratorium on commercial development was approved by the Neighborhood Council’s Land Use and Planning Committee (LUPC), Feb. 1.

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Easements eased away at the Coastal Commission


By John Davis

To everyone’s amazement the California Coastal Commission overruled it’s own staff recommendation that would have allowed a private business entity to obtain a public parking easement for it’s exclusive use in Venice.

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Sunshine at the Lincoln Place Vigil


By Elena Popp
I have been an activist for social change since the mid-1970s and, although I consider myself a spiritual person, when it comes to effectuating change, I prefer action and protest to meditation and even prayer.

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DARKNESS AT NOON


By C.V. Beck

On Friday, January 20 at 3:30pm, I was at a red light at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue by the Ralph’s Marina store, immediately adjacent to the Venice border.

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Martin Luther King Rally brings Venice together to support Lincoln Place


About 350 people turned out on the Martin Luther King Holiday, Jan. 16, at an outdoor rally to support the tenants at Lincoln Place Apartments.

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Emily Winters - 50 Year Retrospective


Artist/Activist Emily Winters will celebrate her 43 years in Venice and her 70th birthday with a 50-Year Retrospective (1956-2006) at The Social & Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), which is also celebrating its 30th Anniversary.

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NEW RULES – Another attempt to regulate the west side of Ocean Front Walk


CITY COUNCIL MOTION

Venice Beach is one of the signature attractions in Southern California, drawing more visitors than any other site in Los Angeles County. Each year, millions of people are drawn to the colorful and entertaining spectacle of performers and personalities offering a lively blend of art, entertainment and information along the boardwalk at Ocean Front Walk (OFW).

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Artists Meet – Envision Venice


By Eric Ahlberg

The Venice Arts Council produced a very successful, five-hour Public Art and Culture Workshop on January 7 at the Venice Center for Peace with Justice and the Arts, 2210 Lincoln Bl.

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