WESTSIDE - (Update) 11:49 a.m. --In a 4-1 vote at the Homeless and Poverty Committee on Thursday, members said yes to moving forward with look…
Marijuana Man With Deep City Ties Puts 44-Year-Old Lincoln Blvd. Business at Risk of Losing Location
VENICE - It's a story of unexpected twists that includes a questionable cannabis license, a city ordinance that went through an audit its firs…
VENICE- A 14-year-old-who was reported missing on Tuesday has been located. A tweet from the Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division sa…
VENICE - The Venice Boardwalk is about to see a lot more of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
VENICE -The Fox Theater on Lincoln Boulevard could soon be going through some changes.
LOS ANGELES - Efforts to recall Councilmember Mike Bonin are in full motion. Bonin is the Councilmember for the 11th District (CD 11) of the C…
VENICE- For eight months, Seattle artist Sean Tyrell has resided in a makeshift, two-story structure at the end of Thatcher Avenue, in front o…
VENICE- In the mid-1990s, current VNC Board member Jim Murez, along with a group of local citizens, formed a non-profit called the Ballona Lag…
VENICE It took 26 firefighters 18 minutes to put out a fire at 31 E Clubhouse Avenue, across from the Westminster Dog Park.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted today to develop what they are calling a more voluntary, service-based approach…
VENICE- A disturbing video of a woman who is visibly struggling in an alley near 3rd Avenue is getting a lot of [virtual] attention. [Due to s…
BRENTWOOD -The Brentwood Community Council (BCC) unanimously passed a motion to oppose a plan by Councilmember Mike Bonin to explore putting t…
VENICE- Los Angeles Sanitation crews cleared out and cleaned up the world famous Venice Beach handball courts.
VENICE- The Board of Public Works denied an appeal filed on behalf of more than 400 residents and businesses to stop the Ramada Inn Homeless p…
MARINA DEL REY -The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating a late night fire that destroyed a dry cleaning business.
VENICE- The “Poet Gang” who flourished at Venice’s Beyond Baroque literary center from the mid-70s to mid-80s is being celebrated in a pair of…
LOS ANGELES - Hot Dog on a Stick, which was founded on Muscle Beach in Santa Monica in 1946, will celebrates its 75th anniversary on Saturday …
Circling the News received a “spam” email from Councilman Mike Bonin today [Friday], noting that he is not afraid of controversy and that spec…
“The Chamber of Commerce is opposing this motion,” said Fay Vahdani, the Chamber’s representative on the Pacific Palisades Community Council. …
VENICE- Venice Beach is about to become more accessible to visitors, especially those who have difficulty crossing the sand.
VENICE- The Board of Public Works has set a hearing date for an appeal of the approval of coastal development for the Ramada Inn Marina Homele…
PLAYA DEL REY- A fire that destroyed five acres of wetlands in Playa del Rey on March 23 was most likely caused by a nearby homeless encampmen…
The work of legendary British artist David Hockney has returned to Venice.
LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles City Council members today introduced a motion to get the city to 100% clean energy by 2035, a decade earlier th…
Venice resident Alex Butti says his younger brother, John Paul (J.P.) Butti, has worked tirelessly for ten years to build his own general cont…
VENICE Ca -Councilmember Mike Bonin is asking for the price tag and feasibility of putting temporary shelters in numerous public and [some ] p…
LOS ANGELES - Californians aged 50 and older became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations today -- adding about 1.4 million Los Angeles County …
VENICE - In late January, Venice Neighborhood Councilmember (and candidate for VNC President in the upcoming election) Brian Averill brought t…
VENICE - A liquor store that has stood the test of time closes its doors.
LOS ANGELES - Councilman Mike Bonin is one of two Los Angeles councilman today to introduce a motion requesting a report from the Los Angeles…
PLAYA DEL REY -Los Angeles Sanitation crews were on hand at two different Playa del Rey locations today to help clean and clear encampments. A…
LOS ANGELES - Wind advisories remain in effect through this afternoon for much of the Southland, with gusty Santa Ana conditions combining wit…
VENICE- The hotel that housed residents from the Penmar encampment and is used by Saint Joseph's Center for Project Roomkey signed an agreemen…
Ben Allen, a 43-year old husband to his wife Melanie and their son Ezra has spent most of his adult life serving his family, community, state …
LOS ANGELES - Starting today, Los Angeles renters can apply for up to $10,000 in rent relief through the city's $259 million COVID-19 Emerge…
VENICE- In 2016, 77% of Los Angeles voters passed Proposition HHH, a property tax increase ($10 per $100,000 of assessed value) the measure's …
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County sought today to be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a coalition of downtown businesses and residents se…
VENICE – “Go west, young man!”
The following Venetians or stakeholders qualified for a place on the June Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) ballot. An asterisk (*) denotes an…
LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent today for the second consec…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Longtime Venice homeless activist David Bush is one of two occupants of the Echo Park Lake homeless encampment who were ar…
VENICE- Rihanna took some time out of her busy day to explore Venice Beach this week, according to the Daily Mail.
VENICE- A new report by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin shows a lot of trash is piling up.
VENICE- The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating a fire that broke out at Sunset Avenue and Main Street, just across from the Venice B…
LOS ANGELES- The man charged in the death of 76-year-old John DeCindis pleaded not guilty to homicide and elderly abuse charges today.
Playa del Rey -6:43 The Los Angeles Fire Department says it successfully put out a brush fire that burned up to five acres at the Ballona Wetl…
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County is hoping to encourage landlords to lease entire apartment buildings to homeless individuals holding rental s…
VENICE-A candidate who has thrown his name in the hat for the Venice Neighborhood Council Community Officer seat has a storied past in the Bri…
VENICE- Her artwork is all over surfaces in Venice—walls, garage doors, vehicles—and now it’s wearable.
VENICE - In the case of Chie Lunn, public service found her rather than her finding public service.