2005
#284
CONTENTS
PAGE ONE
Mystery at Venice Skills Center - Marjorie Hinds
Windy Day on Ocean Front Walk - Photo by Jim Smith
City Agency Rejects Decertification of Venice Neighborhood Council; Calls for New Election - Jim Smith
Beachhead Editorial: Beachhead urges votes for Villaraigosa and Rosendahl on May 17
Casualties in Iraq
PAGE TWO
Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates
Letters
- Lincoln Center does not fit - Laura Silagi
- Venice Garden Tour - Linda Lucks
- 826LA - Claire Smith
- Sinking Torso - Pat Hartman
- Statue Gallery - Chuck Dukowski
Farmers Market in the Circle proposed 20 years ago - Illustration by Pete Savino
The Beachhead needs you
PAGE THREE
Statue of Imitation - Carol Fondiller
Photo: Venus de Milo
A Little Bit of Amsterdam...For Now - Bram Toker
Medical Marijuana Farmacy
Ad: Support Lincoln Place Tenants Association
PAGE FOUR
35 Years Ago This Month
A Warm & Fuzzy Mothers Day - Theresa Hulme
VCHC Hosts "Clean-up" Day, May 20
Ad: Websites from Beachsites.com
PAGE FIVE
The Decline and Fall of Venice - Ed Gibbon
Cube - Case in point
Out of the Litter Box - Ali Katz
Ad: South Beach Cafe
PAGE SIX
Mural: The Fall of Icarus - Photo by Rich Mann
Lincoln Place Update - Sheila Benard, Photo by C.V. Beck
Venice Self Government Symposium - Photo by C.V. Beck
Mongolian Music Festival - Photos by Jim Smith
PAGE SEVEN
Whizzy Lumpy - By Bedard
Short Story - By Bedard
PAGE EIGHT
Neighborhood Council not DONE - continued from page 1
GRVNC Bashing Built on a House of Cards - John Davis
Ad: Willam B. Leaf Automotive
PAGE NINE
Poetry
- Untitled - Swami X
- Rumor - Gerard Kuc
- Rise Up Through The Storm - Johnny Papp
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Schwarzenegger "girly-mans" under pension attack - Marjorie Hinds
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PAGE TEN
From the Beachhead Archives, May 1975: Bye-Bye Bike Path - Moe Stavnezer
Mural: Artist at work - Photo by Rich Mann
Villaraigosa for Mayor - continued from page one
Rosendahl for City Council - continued from page one
Celebrate Free Venice on Independence Day
Ad: The Gospel According to Aunt Sindy
Ad: Fidelity Educational Press
PAGE ELEVEN
Calendar
Venice Pride! - Peggy Lee Kennedy
PAGE TWELVE
Ad: Antonio Villaraigosa for Mayor
Ad: Bill Rosendahl for City Council