Mon - September 1, 2003

Three views of California politics-as-unusual: I Don’t Recall


By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

On October 7 an election will be held that is critical to the integrity and stability of our democracy. The extremists' plan to control our vote, our government, and disrupt the orderly process of democracy, is at work.

Posted at 05:42 PM     Read More  

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.

Posted at 05:37 PM     Read More  

Toxic Jet Fuel Spews all over Westside - Santa Monica Airport: A Deadly Neighbor


By Theresa Hulme

The Santa Monica Airport boasts a long and proud history. The historic airport lays claim to some of the very first airplanes that circled the earth. The idyllic seaside community of Santa Monica, CA saw a huge migration to its soils as the airplane industry boomed and demanded new workers to build new technologies in aerospace.

Posted at 05:29 PM     Read More  

Letters


• Venice elections - Peggy Moore
• Raku - Purricivil Felliney
• Affordable Housing - John K. Murray
• Recall - Linda Lucks
• Marina Bypass - Ruth Galanter
• Two responses on last month’s criticism of the Venice Parade - Emily Winters
• Response on 4th of July parade - Terence Pearce
• Running for governor - Trek Kelly
• Santa Monica Airport - 1 - Martin Rubin
• Santa Monica Airport - 2 - Joan Winters
• Santa Monica Airport - 3 - John Humphrey

Posted at 05:27 PM     Read More  

GREGORY


By Carol Fondiller

Gregory Hines, tap dancer supreme and former Venice resident died on August 10.

Posted at 05:15 PM     Read More  

The Venice Skills Center - Out of the Woods?


By Suzy Williams

“It’s amazing, it’s inexpensive, it’s OURS, and it’s in trouble.” Thus spake John Humphrey, a graphic design student at the Venice Skills Center (VSC), the beloved and accredited local vocational school.

Posted at 05:14 PM     Read More  

Housing Vouchers in Jeopardy


George Bush has proposed to convert the Section 8 housing voucher program into a “block grant” to the states, which could seriously jeopardize the availability of housing vouchers for current participants in the voucher program.

Posted at 05:12 PM     Read More  

Venice Peace Marches Become Historic


By Jim Smith

It’s Sunday afternoon. Usually I’d be out marching for peace on the ocean front with friends and neighbors. Unfortunately, the Venice Peace Movement’s weekly march and rally died a peaceful death at age 94 (weeks) in August. The marches had started dwindling in recent weeks as Iraq and peace issues faded in importance to many. Finally, everyone decided to give the marches a rest - at least until Bush’s next war.

Posted at 05:11 PM     Read More  

Jazz at Palms Court - Resist…Create…Relax…Repeat


By Chuck Bloomquist

In the program booklet for last year’s presentation of Jazz at Palms Court by the Venice Community Housing Corporation, Steve Clare the Executive Director urged us to resist the homogenization of people and life style that threatens us all.

Posted at 05:08 PM     Read More  

Citizens Committee To Abolish The Two Party System


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New Orleans, La.

By Cary Shulman

The continued maintenance of the two party system is a costly and pernicious mistake. Each election year bundles of money and vituperative and divisive rhetoric are squandered to conjure up a Grand Canyon like chasm that supposedly separates the two parties.

Posted at 05:06 PM     Read More  

Food Not Bombs Founder, Keith McHenry, in Venice


By Calvin E Moss

Keith McHenry, the co-founder of Food Not Bombs (FNB), visited the weekly Sunday Venice FNB breakfast on August 10. Many years have passed since Keith McHenry and eight others organized the first collective around a nuclear power plant protest in Cambridge Mass.

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Venice landmark goes on the block


By Jim Smith

Two of the homes once occupied by Venice’s founder, Abbot Kinney, are in danger of suffering many changes.

Posted at 05:04 PM     Read More  

Three views of California politics-as-unusual: I Don’t Recall


By Carol Fondiller

California’s been the butt of jokes since late night talk shows have discovered land west of the Rockies.
Of course Californians have contributed to the fun by promoting mood rings, pyramid power, hot tubs, Esalen, macrobiotic diets, and roller-skating for adults.

Posted at 04:45 PM     Read More  

Three views of California politics-as-unusual: I Don’t Recall


By Jim Smith

They couldn’t win the election against him, so now they want to take him out of office with a recall. Fair play apparently has nothing to do with politics.

Posted at 04:44 PM     Read More  

Poetry


• Anonymous - The Beauty of Venice
• Anonymous - Everyday Venice
• Money - Hillary Kaye
• syncopation night - Paul Tanck
• 13 Ways of Looking at a Blastbird - John Haag
• Habits - Hal Bogotch
• What A Party! - Regina Barton
• nitepoem - Frank Rios
• Spirit of Venice - John Kertisz

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