Sat - November 1, 2003

Who’s Murdering the Women of Juarez?


Earlier this year, Venetians became aware of the mass murders on women in Juarez through a shocking exhibit held at SPARC (Social and Public Art Resources Center) on Venice Blvd. Here is an exclusive on-the-scene update from local journalist Javier Rodriguez.

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The Perfect Fire


By Mike Davis

The sun is an eerie orange orb, like the eye of a hideous jack-o-lantern. The fire on the flank of Otay Mountain, which straddles the Mexican border, generates a huge whitish-grey mushroom plume. It is a rather sublime sight, like Vesuvius in eruption. Meanwhile the black sky rains ash from incinerated national forests and dream homes.

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STOLEN: Free Public Parking in Venice


By Peggy Lee Kennedy

Parking is such a big deal in Venice. O.K., maybe not if you live in a gated community or live in a house with a multiple car garage and a large driveway, but for the rest of us living in Venice – parking is a BIG DEAL. 

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Letters


• No Lottery on the Ocean Front - john vance
• Picket Line - Lucky Leyva
• Wrong Number - Sydney
• Classes for Youth - Lois Webb and Vicki Landers

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Neighborhood Council fills vacancies, supports Ralphs workers, opposes Patriotic Act


Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council held its most productive meeting ever on Oct. 22 at the Oakwood Recreation Center.

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Thinkin’ about Lincoln - An interview with Jack Prichett and Barbara Milliken


By Sheila Bernard

Through our town of sharp contrasts, I walked over to see Jack and Barbara, twelve-year Venice residents. Lincoln, as always, was crowded with four lanes-worth of people in a hurry. But two blocks from Lincoln, the noise faded to tranquility as I entered the pedestrian-only “walk streets.”

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December’s Child: Beachhead turns 35 next month


Next month will be the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Free Venice Beachhead! You hold in your hands the 269th edition of this community endeavor.

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Most Still Don’t Recall


By Gonzalo Santos

The gubernatorial recall election just held in California is in many ways a textbook example of the "social construction of reality," among other things sociology teaches us.

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Long love the Coop


(The Venice-Ocean Park Food Cooperative closed its doors in October after 25 years of operation.)

By Eric Ahlberg

I loved those VOP coop parties with some local gang of peace musicians creating a groove. I met my ex-wife over a Coop Tofutti Machine and we soon created our own coop.

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Rally for Ralphs Workers


Several hundred Venetians and others gathered, Oct. 18, to show their support of the Ralphs workers who have been locked out by their employer, Kroger. The crowd heard an array of speakers, including Dennis Kucinich, Ed Asner, Mimi Kennedy and union leaders and strikers.

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Workers won’t lose their homes


On Oct. 30, the AFL-CIO established a new fund, called "Hold the Line for America's Health Care," that will be used to aid workers facing emergency financial situations, such as evictions or defaulting on mortgages.

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The Scab


by Jack London, (1876-1916)

After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and the vampire, he had some awful substance left with which he made a scab.

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CORPORATE GREED VS. HUMAN NEED


UFCW Statement on Southern California Supermarket Bargaining

In early October, Southern California supermarket workers voted on a contract offer from three of the largest supermarket operators in the country.

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Question: What's behind the grocery strike? Answer: Corporate Greed


By Jim Smith

The rest of this article is simply elaboration on that simple point.

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MTA yard closing after 98 years


The bus yard that once housed the old Red Cars when Venice was connected with Los Angeles by trolley, has been traded by the MTA for a lot at Jefferson and Rodeo avenues.

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Poetry


• LIBERTY and LABOR - Linda J. Albertano
• My Hands - Francisco Letelier
• when i believe in what i doubt - Vessy Mink
• Elegy for Tony Scibella - Bill Fleeman
• Iraqi Mourning - Hillary Kaye

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S.A.T.I. - The Search For Any Terrestrial Intelligence


By Cary Shulman

SETI the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has been scanning the universe for radio signals from civilizations in outer space. Below is the screensaver image sent to volunteers who offer up down time on their home computers to help with the massive computations involved in the search.

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REFORM THE WIZARDS OF INJUSTICE


In the natural world, the order of life takes on a strange and unusual pattern. Scientific evolution, along with religious and spiritual creation stories, is full of amazing tales. Darwin’s island and the human genome project have led to modern understanding and the ability to manipulate nature. Cloning and the manipulation of genes have created new forms of life.

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Finally Some Good News! - Santa Monica Airport: Local Residents get Active…


By Theresa Hulme

The bad news first: The Santa Monica Airport and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) have taken over our skies. As a result, our pursuit for a peaceful life at the beach has become more like over-priced apartments on a military base. Unfortunately, both of these U.S. taxpayer funded entities live inside the pockets of the corporations that control their decision-making and pull their strings.

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