Mon - December 5, 2005

Tenants Fight Back Against Eviction Threat at Lincoln Place


By C.V. Beck

SUPERFICIALLY, LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BUT...in real life, throwing people away because they are either past their peak earning years, (and therefore, financially all used up) or retired, or tired, or seniors or disabled, or “workforce” families with children, is a stinking thing to do!

Posted at 09:19 PM     Read More  

More Evictions Planned at Venice and Lincoln Blvds.


A Brentwood developer plans to throw 30 to 40 Venetians out of their affordable housing units at 1101 through 1109 Venice Blvd. (just east of Lincoln) in order to destroy the buildings and replace them with 19 luxury condominiums and 48 underground parking spaces. Traffic out of the building would flow on to a residential street, Superior Avenue, and then to Lincoln and Venice Blvds.

Posted at 08:22 PM     Read More  

Cell Tower planned next to Mark Twain School


By Paul Hargrave

Cingular Wireless is proposing to install a cellular base station antenna at the Venice Baptist Church located at Walgrove and Lucille. The cellular phone industry has been specifically seeking churches to locate its antennas in residential areas since they generally have the highest buildings and they can hide the array in the steeples. This method has also provided them a way around the “eyesore” argument. What hasn’t been sidestepped is the potential health risks associated with these radiation-emitting towers.

Posted at 07:26 PM     Read More  

The Case for Eminent Domain at Lincoln Place


By Jim Smith

Eminent Domain – the government’s taking of private property – has usually been used against tenants and homeowners. A famous example is the uprooting of an entire community at Chavez Ravine in the 50s in order to build a sports stadium.

Posted at 06:27 PM     Read More  

In Brief...


MTA/RAD Project Hearing is Dec. 8

Despite overwhelming community opposition, the MTA/RAD gated fortress at the bus maintenance yard, Sunset Ave. and Main St. has made only minor changes. A City Planning Department hearing on the project will be held around Noon, Dec. 8 at City Hall, 10th floor. Everyone who is concerned about this project should trek downtown. You might even be able to lend a hand to Lincoln Place tenants who may still be camped out there.

Posted at 05:29 PM     Read More  

MEDIA MATTERS


By Jim Smith

The ever-vigilant Justice Department has approved a merger of two “alternative” media corporations, New Times Corp. and Village Voice Media, publisher of the L.A. Weekly. It wasn’t long ago that “alternative,” meant alternative to the corporate media. Now many “alternative’ newspapers are just another excuse for raking in dough on soft porn and entertainment ads. New Times Corp. bought up two alternative newspapers in the late 90s, the L.A. Reader and the Village View. It promptly shut them down and came out with a rag called New Times. Apparently, press competition with the L.A. Weekly wasn’t to the liking of the suits in Phoenix who ran New Times. They folded their unlamented publication in 2002. Now, it’s one big, happy merged family – except for the readers.

Posted at 03:34 PM     Read More  

WORLD AIDS DAY: How Many Millions More Will Die?


By Haider Rizvi, Independent Press Service

Millions of people living with HIV/AIDS in poor parts of the world could lose their lives in the next few years if governments fail to keep their promises to fight the deadly pandemic, warn U.N. officials and health advocacy groups.

Posted at 02:36 PM     Read More  

Thu - December 1, 2005

Poetry


• Kenpo Man - Sean F. Lynch
• Stray Cat on Speedball Alley - Joy Bashew
• Little Chapel of the Speedway - M.W. Lindenmeyer
• When the thugs hold you by the throat - Paul Hershfield

Posted at 06:28 PM     Read More  

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