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Gun Pulled on a Venice Liquor Store Employee

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020 1

Man pulls on on employee of Venice’s Trading Post Liquor Mart, steals nothing By Sam Catanzaro A man pulled a...

Venice Neighborhood Council Member Spotted Surfing During Beach Closures

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020 2

VNC Land Use and Planning Committee Chair seen surfing amid beach closures By Sam Catanzaro A member of the Venice...

Venice Beach Boardwalk Hotel Housing Homeless

April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020 1

Project Roomkey underway at Cadillac Hotel on Venice Beach Boardwalk By Sam Catanzaro A hotel on the Venice Beach Boardwalk...

COVID-19 Now County’s Leading Cause of Death as Over 1,000 Cases Confirmed

April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020 1

COVID-19 now leading cause of death in Los Angeles County By Sam Catanzaro The Los Angeles County Department of Public...

County Tells Residents Not to Drive to Ventura and OC Beaches

April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020 2

County Public Health Director: “Please don’t go driving to other beaches” By Sam Catanzaro As a heatwave sweeps across Southern...

LA County COVID-19 Count Could be Over 400,000

April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020 1

Backlog of cases reported, antibody study suggests more cases By Sam Catanzaro LA County health officials confirmed nearly 1,500 new...

Tent Catches Fire at Venice Encampment

April 19, 2020

April 19, 2020 1

Los Angeles Fire Department puts out tent fire at 3rd and Rose By Sam Catanzaro On Sunday afternoon a tent...

Venice Skate Park Filled With Sand

April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020 3

Parks and Rec. putting a halt to skating By Sam Catanzaro City officials are filling the Venice Beach Skate Park...

For Third Day in a Row County Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Count

April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020 1

LA County Department of Public Health announces 55 additional COVID-19 deaths By Sam Catanzaro For the third day in a...