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Traci Park speaking at the Los Angeles City Council meeting last Wednesday during the meeting in which her motion to impose an anti-camping ordinance at nine Westside locations was passed by City Council with a 9-4 vote. Photo: Courtesy of Traci Park.
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LA City Council Approves Traci Park Motion to Impose Anti-Camping Law at 4 Venice Locations

February 21, 2023

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February 21, 2023

Ordinance will ban camping at 9 Westside locations including 4 in Venice By Sam Catanzaro The Los Angeles City Council...
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LA City Council Votes to Move Forward With Controversial Plan to Power Scattergood Generating Station With Green Hydrogen

February 9, 2023

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February 9, 2023

Despite the vote passing 12-0, some council members raised concerns about the project’s environmental impact  By Sam Catanzaro The Los...

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Elderly Couple and Cat Perish in Mar Vista Home Fire

February 9, 2023

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February 9, 2023

Doris Bergman and Albert Sassoe Jr. victims in Wednesday morning fire By Sam Catanzaro An elderly couple and their cat...
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Elderly Homeless Man Dies in Venice Following Oxygen Leak From Propane Heat Lamp

February 2, 2023

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February 2, 2023

Man dies from accidental asphyxiation Wednesday on the 600 block of Venice Boulevard By Sam Catanzaro An elderly homeless man...

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City Officials Launch New Initiative to House Homeless at CD-11 Encampment

February 1, 2023

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February 1, 2023

Two Inside Safe initiatives launched in South LA and Westside By Sam Catanzaro City officials have announced a new effort...

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Over 200 Protesters Lock Arms in Venice to Honor Memory of Tyre Nichols and Keenan Anderson

January 30, 2023

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January 30, 2023

Black Lives Matter-led protest takes place in Venice Sunday afternoon By Sam Catanzaro More than 200 demonstrators blocked traffic at...

Dixon Slingerland (left) pictured with former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2014. Photo: Facebook (@LosAngeles.n.Sync).
Crime, News

Former CEO of Youth Policy Institute Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement

January 20, 2023

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January 20, 2023

Howard Dixon Slingerland faces up to 10 years in federal prison By Sam Catanzaro The former president and CEO of...

Patrice Cullors outside LA City Hall on Tuesday, January 17. Photo: Facebook (Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles).
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Family of Keenan Anderson Gather at City Hall Calling for Police Reform

January 20, 2023

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January 20, 2023

Advocates call for release of unedited footage and removal of LAPD Chief Michel Moore By Sam Catanzaro The family of...

Body camera footage shows an LAPD officer moments before Tasering Keenan Anderson on January 3 on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice. Anderson would later die after being taken to a local hospital. Photo: LAPD.
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LAPD Releases Body Cam Footage Showing Tasering That Preceded Death of Keenan Anderson

January 13, 2023

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January 13, 2023

Cousin of Black Lives Matter’s co-founder one of three deaths following LAPD encounters this year By Sam Catanzaro The Los...
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Large Waves Slam Venice Pier

January 10, 2023

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January 10, 2023

Last week a large swell sent some of the biggest waves seen in years to the Venice Pier. Check out...

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