ABC 7 Los Angeles reporter Marc Brown did a story on getting medical marijuana licenses which aired this week. Included is an undercover producer talking to some of the people that have set up shop on the Venice Boardwalk. Join the forum discussion on this post

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Odds are you aren’t going to get off the couch and spend the next three days training to then join this Sunday’s City of Los Angeles Triathlon … but you can certainly spectate the start of it at South Venice Blvd at the beach. If anyone signs up after three days of training and completes [...]

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The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory for California coastal areas after a 7.9 earthquake in American Samoa. The waves are expected to arrive about 9 p.m. and be 1 to 2 feet higher than normal along the coast, and could cause strong currents or waves dangerous to people in or near the [...]

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Here is the list of rules for the new “Venice Beach Skate Plaza”, which is the official city name for now until the VSA is able to successfully have it changed on paper to the Dennis “Polar Bear” Agnew Memorial Skate Park. Everyone around Venice calls it the Dennis “Polar Bear” Agnew Skate Park so [...]

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September 28, 2009 ROSENDAHL TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK Public Invited Who: Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Jon Mukri, general manager of the Department of Recreation and Parks Gary Lee Moore, City Engineer Geri Lewis, executive director of the Venice Surf and Skateboard Assoc. [...]

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