February 2003 #260

Sat - February 1, 2003

Living on Lincoln or Living in Riverside?

By Alice Stek

Not Quite What We Had In Mind

Mixed-use, small-scale development of Lincoln Blvd is just what Venice needs, but developers have other interests. Clever developers give the appearance that they are responding to community needs.

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Can Venice Continue to Coast?

By Moe Stravnezer

A recent court decision regarding the Coastal Commission has caused great concern among those of us who strongly support the protection of our coast. This is especially true in Venice when, between 1972 and 1987, the Coastal Act provided an alternative to the rapacious development tendencies of the City of Los Angeles.

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REVOLTIN’ DEVELOPMENTS

As you will see by the articles on recent developments in Venice, the City of Los Angeles at the instigation of speculators and developers are flouting the mandate of the Coastal Commission and Venice residents for affordable housing and access to the beach.

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Letters

• Weaned in protest in Venice - Ron Ridenour

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MEN: Pro and Con

Some Modest Proposals for a Woman-Friendly Society

By Lynne Bronstein

Recently, a friend sent me a letter which has been making the rounds of the Internet for several years. It was a list of instructions to women to help them avoid being attacked and raped.

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LaFayette, we were there

The LaFayette Café located on the Ocean Front Walk and Westminster Avenue was a meeting place for Venetians since the 1950s and before. It was one of the few sit down places on the ocean front where one could get Coffee and Conversation after the coffee houses were shut down by the Venice Civic Union.

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Poetry

• Breathes a Venetian numbed so dead - Meri Albright
• Dawn Over Venice - John Haag
• Causa Belli - Andrew Motion
• Set Free the Slaves! - Peggy Lee Kennedy
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Coastal Commission says NO to widening of Lincoln Blvd.

By Jim Smith

At least we won one victory against development during the past month. It was the Coastal Commission to the rescue again. This time against CalTrans, with Playa Vista in the background, which wanted to widen Lincoln Blvd. to seven lanes through the Ballona Wetlands.

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The Battle of San Juan Avenue: San Juan Ave/Abbot Kinney Project Update

by Lydia Poncé

A proposed three level monstrosity was approved by Emily Luddy, the Deputy Commissioner back in September.

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Los Angeles practices LCP interruptus

By John Davis

The City of Los Angeles is flouting the law, to the detriment of all of us coastal dwellers.

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The Beachhead needs you

Dear friend and reader,

If you believe that Venice needs a newspaper that tells the truth about what’s going on in our beloved town, then we need your support.

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The Los Angeles Peace March – Jan 11, 2003

by Suzy Williams

Yessss,

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Food Not Bombs at the Peace March

By Peggy Lee Kennedy

On January 11, 2003, the Venice Peace Movement joined with the Venice/Santa Monica chapter of FOOD NOT BOMBS and the Peace & Freedom Party in downtown Los Angeles to march for peace and to protest the escalating militaristic actions of our government against Iraq.

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Poetry - just one more war

by rick davidson

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Brainless Newspaper found in Beachhead land

Far-right wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the war mongering Fox News Network, has inflicted one of his least appealing products on Venice.

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Even Bigger Developments on the Way!

By Sheila Bernard

On Thursday, January 23, a hearing was held by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission on an amendment to the Venice Coastal Specific Plan to make it consistent with the Venice Coastal Land Use Plan. A number of Venetians attended this hearing, because one item in the amendment would permit three-lot consolidations in Oakwood and in the Marina Peninsula.

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CALL TO ACTION extended through Feb. 21

A compelling collection of reading and performances at Beyond Baroque on January 18, honored the 320+ women of Juarez, Mexico who have been abducted, raped, and murdered.