Where’s Our Neighborhood Council?


The months-long saga of the change in leadership in the Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council (GRVNC) may be concluded soon.


As you may recall (no pun intended) an election was held at Westminster School on June 28. It was sandwiched between two rounds of absentee voting. After the vote council on July 25 - which the Progressive slate won decisively - some of the losing candidates and their supporters filed challenges to the election.

The Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), which decides such things, has been deliberating ever since.

On Sept. 2, a letter was sent to the remaining 11 GRVNC board members who were not up for reelection this year, stating that a meeting should be convened between Sept. 12 an Oct. 1 to hear the final report of DONE on the disposition of the challenges and to answer questions from the board and the public.
At press time, no meeting date had been set.

However, to comply with California’s Ralph M. Brown Open Meetings Act, notices have to be posted at the following locations at least three days prior to the meeting:·

• Penmar Park Rec. Center - 1341 Lake St.
• Rose Cafe - 220 Rose Avenue
• Oakwood Recreation Center - 767 California
• Boys & Girls Club - 2232 Lincoln Blvd.
• Venice High School - 13000 Venice Blvd.
• Abbot's Habit Coffee House - 1401 AKB.
• Venice Library - 501 S. Venice Blvd.
• Ralphs on Lincoln - 4311 Lincoln Blvd.
• The Cow's End - 34 Washington Blvd.
• Peoples' Park in the Venice Canal

Or check the Beachhead’s website for meeting information: <www.freevenice.org>.

Posted: Mon - September 1, 2003 at 04:37 PM          


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