Thu - January 1, 2004

The Death of Playa Vista


By John Davis

When the ill-founded project first reared it’s ugly head in the early nineties the strategy was clear: Bowl over the local communities with so many projects simultaneously that it would be impossible to defend against.

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The King of us all


By Jim Smith

We’re still celebrating a happy 35th anniversary of the Beachhead, but a sadder 35th anniversary will be upon us soon. It was 35 years ago this April 4, that perhaps the foremost visionary in U.S. history, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis.

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Venice Teen Recalls A Day in the Life of The Terminator


By Anita Brown

The Venice High sophomores walked into the Conroy’s Flowershop at Lincoln and Venice Blvd. to fill out an application for an after school job. There the girls met Arnold Schwarzenegger who wrote his phone number on a Conroy’s card and gave it to Sonya (not her real name). Sonya accepted the card but not the offered invitation for a date from Mr. Universe.

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Letters


• Sister/Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? - Theresa Hulme
• 35th Anniversary issue - Shanna Moore
• Playa Vista 2 - Terence Pearce

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Venice Neighborhood Council


Venice Neighborhood Council addresses Playa Vista plan, conducts toy drive, and fills yet another position.

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Oxford Triangle rebels against Trammell Crow project


A room full of Venetians trekked to a city building in West Los Angeles, Dec. 8, to protest Trammell Crow Corporation's plans for a 298-unit luxury apartment complex smack up against the Oxford Triangle neighborhood.

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A Beachhead Exclusive – The proposed Ocean Front Walk Ordinance


A Brief History –

Carol Fondiller and others were arrested on the Ocean Front Walk in 1969 for distributing a Venice Survival Committee leaflet. Taken to the old Venice jail and booked. They claimed she had drugs in her purse, which Fondiller denied. At the arrangement, the police said there wasn’t enough to prosecute. Charges were eventually dropped.

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Venice Memorial for Anna Haag


Sunday, January 18
(Anna’s birthday)
Call for location: 399-8685

Anna Haag, and husband John, have been intimately involved with Venice since the 1960s. They ran the Venice West Cafe (coffee house) during the Beat days.

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The Free Venice Beachhead – An Appreciation –


The first Beachhead I saw was green – the color of a dirty dollar bill. I expect that was because unbleached newsprint was cheaper than white paper-stock, and back then (November 1968) The Beachhead was created on an even thinner shoestring than now.

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Dr. Seuss: Sneeches, Whos and Butter Battles


By Leandra Carmone
Age 10

Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Mass., on March 2, 1904. As a young boy, he drew many pictures that made him and his sister laugh. He would always give them weird names such as “Sneech.”

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Venice candidates run for Assembly and Congress


Following a time-honored tradition, two members of the Beachhead Collective have announced their candidacies for public office. Jim Smith is running for Assembly and Alice Stek is running for Congress.

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World Renown Vagos Motorcycle Club


By Lydia Poncé

The local Venice Charter, of the Vagos Motorcycle Club, held their 14th Annual Toy Drive and I’m happy to report it was a huge success!

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Venice History: The Venice Town Council


from the Venice Peoples Yellow Pages, Dec. 1973

Venice Town Council

Meets the 1st Wed of the Month
Broadway School Auditorium - 7:30 p.m.

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poetry


• In Memory of Martin Luther King - Hillary Kaye
• I write poems they don’t get published - Nazim Hikmet
• If the Dead had Email - Jim Smith
• Oh soft black night - Shanna baldwin
• death of poets - Bill Fleeman
• From Kid In America - Tony Scibella

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UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY


By Peggy Lee Kennedy

“Unity In the Community,” a Venice Town Hall style meeting on December 11, was sponsored by Venice 2000 – an organization that works with at-risk youth and gang intervention out of the Vera Davis Center in Venice. This community meeting was number two in a series of meetings meant to bring “unity in the community” by joining together the common religious ideas regarding human rights.

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The Venice City Hall lights are on, but...


The lights came on at the Venice City Hall, Dec. 4, but nobody was home. Not even the “advisory-only” neighborhood council was invited to be a part of the L.A.-run “lighting” event.

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