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HALLOWEEN AT OAKWOOD PARK
We who love children and all children, need to weigh in on this immediately. We have sat in at Oakwood Park Advisory Board meetings monthly and tonight those of us who attended learned that some of the children of Oakwood who are involved in football activities and cheer leading would not be able to attend a tradition of having Halloween Festivities being held at Oakwood Recreation. When two Parents brought this to the attention of the Park Advisory Board (One was a Grandparent who oddly enough is the President of the board) the reply to them was: "Well believe it or not the Westside Bulldogs children are not the only children in the neighborhood", stated by the Park Director Lizka Mendoza. That is true, but their needs must be considered too. All children should have the opportunity to attend since it's children this great party is being held for. Let's give respect to all the children of the community. It's rare that it falls on a Saturday and it will be great fun for them to come and enjoy all the wonderful activities that are planned for them that night. I know we can make this work for all the children of Venice. The Park Advisory Board (PAB) didn't have a say on the time, and this is what some of their duties entail, and their input could have assisted in the time being workable for all. We need transparency and most of all, accountability, in running Oakwood Park. If organizations give they should do this with no strings attached. Excluding children shouldn't be overlooked because enough questions weren't asked, and Park Advisory Board members weren't consulted. Let's right this and get the hours changed as suggested by two board members, Lydia Ponce and Jataun Valentine Please call Oakwood Recreation Center and voice your thoughts for the children. 310-452-7479 Lizka Mendoza Park Director. Please email Sophia Pina-Cortez: sophia.pinacortez@lacity.org (Area supervisor for Pacific Division LA City Parks and Rec.) Laddie Williams <><><><><><><><><>
VNC Board Adopts Bylaws Amendments required for April 11, 2010 VNC Board Election(See LA City Clerk 2010 NC Election Policies) At its September 15, 2009 meeting, the Board adopted several Bylaws Amendments. Changes to Bylaws III, IV, and VI were necessitated to bring the Venice Neighborhood Council into conformance with City of Los Angeles mandates approved by the LA City Council. They must be ratified by VNC stakeholders at an election to be scheduled. If they are not ratified by VNC stakeholders, the City Clerk has established default guidelines that implement the mandated changes which may not be the same as those described here. The change to Bylaw V proposed by Rules and Elections
Committee allows for smoother running of stakeholder initiative elections. The
bylaws, as amended by the above changes, can be found at: <><><><><><><><><> VNC RECALL PETITION A petition, started by Rick Selan, a member of Venice Neighborhood Activists Coalition (VNAC) and Stakeholders of Venice (SOV), proposes to recall those officers of the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) who refuse to address ethics violations and grievances, filed against the VNC by concerned Venice stakeholders. If you are a Venice stakeholder and agree with this petition, please add your signature and tell your neighbors, family and friends! VNC RECALL PROCEDURE B. Recall: Recall is the procedure by which Voting Members may remove an elected Officer. Any Voting Member may put forth a Recall petition by presenting a petition to the Secretary with no less than two-hundred (200) signatures of Voting Members supporting the motion. 1. Receipt of this completed petition by the Secretary shall trigger this item being scheduled as an action item on the Agenda at a separate Election Meeting to be held not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days following receipt of the completed petition. Notice of the Recall petition, including the name of the Officer subject to Recall, shall be made in all public meeting notices and announcements for the upcoming meeting at which the Recall shall be voted on. 2. Removal of the Officer by Recall requires a three- quarters (3/4) majority vote of the Voting Members present and voting at the Election Meeting, not to be less than two-hundred (200) votes in favor of the Recall. Go here to read the whole petition and add your signature: http://stakeholdersofvenice.wordpress.com Download a paper copy of the petition <><><><><><><><><> What's with all this trash around the postal annexe at Windward Circle in Venice? <><><><><><><><><> DOCTOR BUSTED SMOKING POT WITH 'PATIENTS' By Marc Brown LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In an Eyewitness News exclusive, a Southern California physician with a very unique specialty displays some questionable medical ethics. Dr. Armond Tollette abandoned traditional medical practice to focus on medical marijuana. California law allows physicians to recommend marijuana for seriously ill patients. But Dr. Tollette recommended marijuana to just about anyone, as long as the price was right. And sometimes he'd smoke it with them too. Read more here. Courtesy of KABC <><><><><><><><><>
Venice Art Walls Open On Columbus Day!The Venice Art Walls will be open for painting Columbus Day on Monday, October 12th. Come down and paint!
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Want to watch the Skate Park from your office desk? Click here for the Venice Beach Suites live video camera. The password is June. It is a pretty cool set up, allowing you to pan and zoom the camera and see if your lil grom is wearing their helmet or not. Courtesy of Yo! Venice! <><><><><><><><><> VENICE BOARDWALK LOTTERY
A PROPOSAL BY THE VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK COALITION (VBBC) CHANGING THE
REGULATION OF COMMERCE IN THE FREE SPEECH ZONE ON VENICE BOARDWALK INTRODUCTION From
1995 to 2005, a span of ten years, the conditions in the FSZ deteriorated. Many
‘vendors’ appeared with false documents claiming affiliation to churches and
other nonprofit entities; others claimed religious ideology by placing crosses and
religious symbols on pieces of cheap, mass-produced jewelry (actions condoned by LAPD,
Rec. & Parks, and the City Attorney). As a result, illegal, unprotected
commercial vending proliferated in the guise of 1st Amendment activities, leading to
ruthless competition for space and location. Many of the original Free Speech
activities such as those operated by nonprofit organizations, churches and political
activists were squeezed out in a hostile takeover by (ruthless) commercial vendors looking
for a profit. The
City of As
of the date of this document, illegal, unprotected commercial vending continues to
proliferate, unabated, on To
legally remove vendors selling merchandise that is not protected by the First Amendment,
from space reserved for constitutionally protected free expression, in the Free Speech
Zone (FSZ) on Venice Beach Boardwalk and to remove the permit/lottery system and
designated space allocations*, returning to the conditions of the original LAMC 42.15
code. This to be achieved by constructing
clear, concise and easily enforceable laws regarding what constitutes First Amendment
protected vending on the Boardwalk. (*
Since
at least sixty percent (60%) of the current vendors on the Boardwalk engage in blatant
unprotected commercial vending, with the number being potentially more than eighty percent
(80%), it is expected that designated space allocation will be unnecessary. It is further expected that with the removal of
commercial vendors, who tend to be aggressive in space occupation, the level of conflict
on the Boardwalk will be greatly abated. Go here to read the complete document. <><><><><><><><><> RESTORE FREE SPEECH @ VENICE BEACH  <><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Electric Lodge Production Plays w. Health CareMOLIERE PLAY EARNS A RUN IN VENICE Thursday, October 8, 2009--The Doctor Despite Himself is a one-act farcical attack on the medical profession. Doctors were Moliere’s favorite target. In his time, the 1700s, medication was more fatal to patients than their illness. Today, with modern medicine, things are not that different. Prescriptions drugs are one of the leading cause of death in America. Read more here. Courtesy of Venice Paper <><><><><><><><><> 4TH CHAMPION OF YOUTH GALA On Friday, October 2nd, the Boys & Girls Club of Venice hosted their 4th Champion of Youth Gala at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey. They honored Nancy & David Iben with the Champion of Youth Award and FIDM with the Corporate Leadership Award. The Fourth Annual Champion of Youth Gala's main purpose is to highlight the extraordinary programs and people associated with the Club, and to raise money to go towards sponsoring scholarships for club members, and enhancing core programs such as the arts, character and leadership development, sports, fitness and recreation, and education. The Club purposely keeps dues low ($20 a year) so all youth in the community have the opportunity to come through our doors, be safe, and develop into positive and productive citizens. The mission of the Boys and Girls Club is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. For more information visit http://www.bgcv.org Courtesy of Venice Paparazzi |
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