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Teena Marie Mural Moving Forward at 1902 Pacific!

March 31st, 2012 · No Comments

The Teena Marie mural is moving forward at 1902 Pacific! The project, spearheaded by Venice videographer Tony Vera, is getting some nice press via The Argonaut! Keep up to date by reading Tony’s always entertaining Twitter feed! From Gary Walker at The Argonaut: A mural project to honor the late singer Teena Marie took a [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Art · Venice Beach People

Earth Hour Starts Tonight at 8:30 pm!

March 31st, 2012 · No Comments

At 8:30 this evening, residents of the world are encouraged to turn off their lights as part of the World Wildlife Foundation’s “Earth Hour“. “Earth Hour” is a worldwide collective display of commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all – the planet. When the lights go back on, WWF encourages the residents [...]

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Tags: Neighboring Communities · Venice Beach

Carol Sobel Sues City of LA Over 3rd Street Cleanup

March 31st, 2012 · 1 Comment

From Google Alerts via The San Francisco Chronicle / AP: The city of Los Angeles faces its fifth lawsuit in two decades over the seizure of homeless people’s belongings in street cleaning sweeps after recent crackdowns in the beachfront community of Venice. Santa Monica civil rights attorney Carol Sobel filed a legal claim against the [...]

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