Thu - May 1, 2003

This is Venice, not Baghdad!


Destruction of affordable housing at Lincoln Place

Two of the 52 historic buildings at Lincoln Place have been reduced to rubble.

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PEOPLE WIN! Lincoln Center project not approved


By Jim Smith

Two buildings, the size of giant cruise ships, will probably not be permanently moored on Lincoln Blvd. after a community uprising against them, April 22.

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The histories, the mysteries: Venice Birthday Celebration!!!


Some sources say Venice was founded in 1904. Others vehemently state 1905 or 1908.

Like its namesake, the exact date is shrouded in the wetlands of history.

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Letters


• Careful what you joke about - Alexander Cockburn
• Beachhead Sells Out - Anon
• The End of Venice? - F.E. Bloomquist
• Response from Sheila Bernard
• On Criticism - DeDe Audet
• An eviction worthy of conviction - Barbara Eisenberg
• A ringing endorsement for the Beachhead - Rick Feibusch

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The Neighborly Council


By Carol Fondiller

I am blessed. I don't get e-mail. I have friends who indulge, and who were only too happy to let me know that I was the subject nay, the STAR of a recent e-mail.

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$2 Million Condos on the Boardwalk?


Here comes another huge project. This time on Ocean Front Walk at Thornton Ave. If built, the condo building would obscure the view of the famous Thornton Towers, where renown dancer Isadora Duncan once lived.

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From Cindy Miscikowski’s newsletter: Licenses for artists and free speechers?


Venice Boardwalk- There a number of things happening in the area in order to make for a cleaner, safer Venice Boardwalk, which serves over 250,000 people per week.

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Albert Dunne versus the City Council


On April, 16, 2002, the same day they honored veterans for the contributions they have made to this country, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to evict 88 year old Albert Dunne, a WWII purple-heart recipient who has lived in his Venice apartment for 46 years.

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Toward a philosophy of renter rights


By Sheila Bernard

The battle over Lincoln Place has raged for 15 years. A group of tenants with few resources and no staff have battled a heavily-financed owner and his team of experienced, high-priced attorneys. We have been fairly successful, evidenced by the fact that we have 50 of our 52 buildings still standing with excellent prospects of saving most of historic Lincoln Place for its residents and for posterity.

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Muralist Francisco Letelier: “Human Being at-Large, Culturally Engaged”


By Suzanne Thompson

Born in Santiago, Chile, his family left Chile in the wake of the military overthrow of the democratically elected Salvador Allende government. His father, Orlando, was assassinated by a car bomb in Washington, D.C., in 1976.

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On The Eve Of A Declaration of Independence


By Jim Smith

In the Course of Human Events, it has become necessary for Venetians to band together for the protection of their way of life and the security of their homesteads, and to assume among the Communities of the Earth, the equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and Humanity entitle them. We therefore announce and declare the existence of the City of Venice. . .

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ARCHIVES: From the Free Venice Beachhead, June 1977 - Issue #90


Venice Town Council

In March 1973, the people of Venice elected our first Town Council. Supposed to be an advisory body to City Councilwoman Pat Russell. Our first official act was to drop the word “advisory” - the Venice Town Council became the voice of the people of Venice in our own right.

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A Garden Grows in Venice


The Learning Garden Story: Putting the Pieces Together

By Emily Snider

The story of The Learning Garden, from its vision and inception to the continual progress being made, demonstrates a unique collaboration and convergence of resources in today’s Southern California urban environment.

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Poetry


• Mad Mike - Bill Fleeman
• World Stage Jam - Rex Butters
• from the Venice poems - Stuart Perkoff
• Speak Out! - Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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