Venetians in the Street
This month’s
question:
What are your hopes and dreams
for the Boardwalk in 2008?
Alicia Garcia de Leon is an artist on
the Boardwalk for the last five
years.
Permits are given to almost anyone
and I think this is wrong. The lottery should be available only for those who
create their own art or craft. Performers and people who practice self
expression should also be available to be in the lottery. Jewelry making is also
a type of art or craft therefore hand made jewelry should also be accepted and
permitted. No commercial vending should be allowed. I think that after 12pm
space holders should lose their space if they are not
present.
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Brian
Mylius is a painter and resident of
Venice.
I would like the public to be a
little more aware of what happens here for us artists. The public does not know
much about the struggles and problems that we have out here. And I would like to
see more music. You can’t find any music because of all the regulations
they pass and I think that is really sad because it should be about art and
music, not about commercial
vending.
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Michael
Deane is the store manager at Ocean Blue and a
resident.
I would like to see help to
rehabilitate the homeless. Help clean them up and bring them back into society.
I would like the ordinance on the other side of the boardwalk straightened out,
and not allow them to compete with businesses who pay rent. The majority of the
revenue that this area generates is coming from people in the
shops.
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Ra
Ra Superstar is an Ocean Front Walk artist and
resident.
I have been in Venice for 12
years and I would like to see the changes of more freedom and less police
harassment. I would like to see people get better space opportunities without
the lottery. Yeah, so I would like the lottery to end, and for it to go back to
the way it was before, an open market, first come first
served.
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Sandra
Edwards is homeless. She’s been living on the streets in Venice for 15
months.
I would really like to see more
facilities available for the homeless. Hot showers would be great. I would like
to see them bring back the Hare Krishna Temple which used to bring vegetarian
meals down to the boardwalk to feed the people in need. It would be nice if
there was a hot meal delivered to the people who really need one at
night.
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Richard
Wellington is a street
performer.
What I would like to see
happen is non-performers not be allowed in a performer’s spot and that is
about it.
Posted: Tue - January 1, 2008 at 03:56 PM
