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Acclaimed Abbot Kinney Restaurant Closes 18-Months After Opening

November 25, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Vartan Abgaryan says Abbot Kinney Boulevard restaurant Yours Truly will not be reopening By Kerry Slater An acclaimed Abbot Kinney...

" voters essentially laughed off frequent claims by advocates for Proposition 21 that its statewide mandate for rent controls would somehow alleviate the state’s very serious and growing problem with homelessness. They saw that nothing in the proposition would have allowed tenants to remain in houses and apartments without paying rent," writes Tom Elias in his latest column.

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Column: Defying the Hype: State’s Voters Smarter Than ‘Experts’ Think

November 23, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist For more than two months, California airwaves were filled with political hype, in large part because...

A rendering of the Belmont Village project. Photos: Shimahara.

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Senior Housing Development Would Include 12-Stories, Over 100 Units

November 17, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Belmont Village project to go before Westwood Design Review Board By Sam Catanzaro A 12-story, 153-foot-tall, senior housing project is...

"Their thinking – really a prejudice against all but the most dense of housing situations – is that people shouldn’t have space around them and that all neighborhoods should be open to anybody, even those who lack the funds to buy or rent there," writes Tom Elias in his latest column. Photo: Getty.

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Column: Housing Likely to Highlight the 2022 Ballot

November 15, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist One thing has been inevitable ever since extreme liberals in the California Legislature led by Democratic...

"Passing this would indicate a new, less crime-tolerant attitude in California. This would require a shift of at least 10 percent of the electorate away from supporting the earlier prison-emptying measures." Photo:

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Column: Would Prop. 20 Help Against Wildfires, Crime?

October 22, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist Anyone examining the unintended consequences of California’s many past ballot propositions cannot possibly ignore...

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Venice Getting Indonesian Restaurant: Westside Food Scene

October 22, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Westside Food Scene October 22, 2020 By Kerry Slater New Indonesian Restaurant Opening in Venice A restauranteur has opened an...

Motel 6 in Whittier, one of eight motels LA County is looking to house homeless individuals in. Photo: Google.

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County Approves $75M to Fund Purchase of Motels for Homeless Housing

October 9, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

LA County Board of Supervisors approves $75M to fund acquisition By Toi Creel To help fight the housing crisis and...

"The claim that the coronavirus plague is a hoax has not died since anti-vaxxers began shouting it last spring at rallies against shutdown orders. It’s been picked up by the many more folks who are reluctant to wear masks and by people who claim – without evidence – that masks prevent them from breathing well," writes Tom Elias in his latest column.

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Anti-Maskers, Anti-Vaxxers; What’s the Difference?

October 6, 2020 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist The headline back on June 12 was threatening: “A revolt against masks creates new...

Bergman swimming across Santa Monica Bay. Photo: Courtesy.

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Swimmer Abby Bergman is Fourth Person to Cross Santa Monica Bay

October 2, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

On September 3, Abby Bergman succeeded in swimming solo 27 miles across Santa Monica Bay in 16 hours 25 minutes...

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Edify TV: National Women’s Health and Fitness Day!

September 28, 2020 Juliet Lemar

September 30th marks National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, Here are a few fun activities to try out in celebration...

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Moved up Census: Time for Californians to Act

September 17, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Columnist California polls now show President Trump trails Democrat Joseph Biden in the upcoming presidential election by...

Venice Beach Boardwalk, January 2020. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

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COVID-19 Could Have Been in Los Angeles as Early as Last December

September 15, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

UCLA study reports significant increase in coughs and acute respiratory failure prior to first official cases of COVID-19 By Sam...

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Meditation Changed my Brain

September 8, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

I know the title sounds like something from the National Enquirer. But it’s true. When COVID was first announced and...

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Worst Housing Bills Fail; Solution via Market Forces Now Possible

September 4, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Columnist Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose...

Photo: CDC/Debora Cartagena

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UCLA Study Finds Single-Use N95 Respirators Can Be Decontaminated and Used Again

September 1, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used only once,...

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