In Brief
Arnold to Venice: “Never heard of
it”
Arnold Schwarzenegger is
not very popular with Venetians. We gave him only 26 percent of the vote in the
gubernatorial election in November.
Apparently, the feeling is mutual. In a Jan. 26
article in the L.A. Times (Bodybuilding governor feels the unforgiving weight of
time), Schwarzenegger moved the location of the World Gym (in his mind) from
Venice to Santa Monica. Is it possible that the now pudgy Guv forgot where he
was for all those years when he trained with Joe
Gold?
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More
permits coming to the beach
Permits
for artists and craftspeople have worked so well (not) on the Ocean Front Walk
that they are now coming to the Graffiti Walls, where they are likely to inflame
another segment of the beach community.
And the walls, at the site of the old
Pavilion, will be getting a spiffy new name - the Venice Public Art Walls or the
Venice Art Walls for short. Stash Maleski, curator of the walls, stated:
“Painting on the walls will be by permit only and will only happen on
weekends... This change has come about because of complaints by Venice area
residents of increased vandalism attributed to the presence of the walls. In an
effort to keep the walls here, and in an effort to work with the community to
reduce illegal vandalism, the area will be governed by new rules and
regulations.”
“In order to
obtain a permit to paint on the four large walls, artists will have to have a
sketch of what they plan to paint and have a crew of at least three
people,” said Maleski. “The last paintings to go up on Sunday
afternoon will run all week until the following Saturday. There will be no
painting on the walls on weekdays.” Uh,
sure.
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No
more impersonal spying
on your
email and phone calls.
Now a
neighbor can do it!
Rep. Jane
Harman (D-Venice) has been named Chair of the Homeland Security
Committee’s Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk
Assessment Subcommittee. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over domestic
intelligence issues, information-sharing, threat and vulnerability assessments,
and oversight of the Secret Service, among other
issues.
“I’m delighted to be
chairing a subcommittee that is so vital to securing the homeland.” said
Harman.
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Rumor
Central
The rumor about a drug store
opening at the long-vacant Koo Koo Roo restaurant in the Clown Building at Main
and Rose is true. Long’s Drugs has opened a store there, reversing a long
trend for businesses that serve the residents to be replaced by those catering
to tourists.
Another rumor about Cafe 50s, on
Lincoln Blvd., losing their lease is not true, according to the owner. But it
wouldn’t hurt to give this community oriented restaurant some more
business.
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a tip, rumor, or hot news item? Send it to the Beachhead at
Beachhead@freevenice.org or PO Box 2, Venice 90294.
Posted: Thu - February 1, 2007 at 04:11 PM