Shuttered: Lilly's French Cafe & Bar Venice

" 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...

The USPS Venice facility November 21 after a small package exploded. Photo: Citizen.

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Small Package Explodes at Venice Post Office

November 23, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Saturday incident under investigation A small package exploded at a Venice USPS facility over the weekend. According to the Los...

" 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 22, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

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

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$26 Million Dollar Home Designed by Hal Levitt

November 20, 2020 Juliet Lemar

Today on Westside Cribz, We glimpse inside Hal Levitt’s “Holt House”, examine why the housing market took a slight pause...

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City Council Set to Vote on Vote on Encampment Ban

November 19, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Los Angeles City Council to continue controversial item November 24 By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles lawmakers are set to vote...

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Venice Shooting Leaves Man Injured

November 19, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Shooting takes place in area of Washington and Pacific Thursday One person was injured following a shooting that took place...

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Local Restaurants React to New Dining Restrictions

November 19, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Capacity in Los Angeles restaurants capped at 50 percent By Toi Creel Local restaurants are having to make some big...

Photo: Pasjoli (Facebook).

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Main Street Restaurant Recognized by Michelin

November 19, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Pasjoli on Main Street in Santa Monica named a “discovery” restaurant By Toi Creel While Michelin stars are not being...

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...

Student group Students vs. Pandemics at UCLA help put together over 400 hygiene kits ahead of VFC's 50th Anniversary. Photo: Students vs. Pandemics at UCLA (Facebook).

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Venice Family Clinic Raises $1 Million for 50th Anniversary

November 17, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Blake Shelton among celebrities supporting weeklong celebration and fundraiser By Kerry Slater With support...

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Edify TV: Reopening of Popular Westside Beach Workout Destination

November 17, 2020 YoVenice

“It’s just so great,” says a man on the reopening of a popular Westside beach workout destination. “This is therapy...

The scene of an attempted bicycle theft that led to the death of a senior victim October 31. Photo: Citizen App.

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Coroner Rules Homicide in Death of Venice Senior Robbing Victim

November 16, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

71-year-old Jesus Valdiva Jimenez death a homicide, Los Angeles Coroner rules By Sam Catanzaro A man faces potential homicide charges...

"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...

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Edify TV: Westside Apartment Building to Hotel Conversion?

November 15, 2020 YoVenice

A developer’s proposal to convert a Westside apartment complex into a hotel has been met by backlash from some members...

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Reese Witherspoon Sells $6.7 Million Dollar Malibu Ranch

November 13, 2020 Juliet Lemar

Today on Westside Cribz, how virtual rental applications have increased fraud, Reese Witherspoon sells her Malibu farm, and the local...

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