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Author: Sam Catanzaro

Heidi Marson speaking in 2019. Photo: LA Homeless Services Authority.
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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Executive Director Heidi Marston Resigning

April 25, 2022

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April 25, 2022

Resignation will take effect on May 27.  By Sam Catanzaro Heidi Marston, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services...

VJAMM Committee members, former internees and local lawmakers and activists celebrate the one-year anniversary of the monument in 2018. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.
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Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Commemoration and Hama Sushi Fundraiser Set for Next Week

April 12, 2022

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April 12, 2022

Thursday, April 21, 2022 virtual event followed by evening fundraiser at Hama Sushi By Sam Catanzaro  In April of 1942,...
Crime, News

Man Shot to Death in Venice

April 11, 2022

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April 11, 2022

April 8 shooting at Main and Sunset remains under investigation By Sam Catanzaro Police are searching for a suspect wanted...
News, Upbeat Beat

Certain Venice Residents Qualify for LA County Guaranteed Income Program

April 5, 2022

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April 5, 2022

$1,000 a month program now accepting applications By Sam Catanzaro Last week Los Angeles County launched a $1,000 a month...

Deandre Wayne Hooper. Photo: LASD.
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Missing Man May be in Venice

March 25, 2022

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March 25, 2022

Deandre Wayne Hooper was last seen near the North Hollywood Recreation Center By Sam Catanzaro Officials are asking the public...

Bill Austin's California ID. Photo: Courtesy of Subsecretaría de Protección Civil BCS.
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Search Underway in Mexico to Find Marina del Rey Boat Owner

March 22, 2022

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March 22, 2022

Bill Austin missing since last weekend By Sam Catanzaro  When a Marina del Rey man’s boat ran ashore in Baja...

Photo: Facebook (@santamonicapd) via @sbixlerphotography.
Crime, News

Police Arrest Man for Drunk Driving on Santa Monica Beach Bike Path

March 18, 2022

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March 18, 2022

62-year-old man arrested in connection to March 13 incident By Sam Catanzaro Police recently arrested a man for driving drunk...
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Venice’s Muscle Beach Reopens After Three Year Closure

March 18, 2022

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March 18, 2022

New racks, benches and more By Sam Catanzaro Muscle Beach in Venice has reopened after a three years hiatus.  On...
News, Real Estate, Transportation

UCLA Pushes for Adding Campus Station on Metro’s Proposed Sepulveda Rail Line

March 12, 2022

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March 12, 2022

Studies show that it would be the busiest non-transfer station in the entire MetroRail system By Sam Catanzaro UCLA is...

Photos: Twitter (@LACoLifeguards).
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Pygmy Sperm Whale Euthanized After Washing Ashore in Malibu

March 8, 2022

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March 8, 2022

Adult pygmy sperm whale stranded on beach Sunday afternoon By Sam Catanzaro A pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore at...

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