Dear Beachhead, Mr. Davis is confused. The Bay Foundation is a nonprofit environmental group in good standing. Our revenue is from grants and private donations. We are audited annually by a reputable firm and the IRS posts our annual nonprofit filings, along with all other nonprofit groups in the country. We have completed every grant we...
Venice Oceanarium – by Tim Rudnick Santa Monica Airport – by Bill Worden ————————————————– Dear Beachhead, I’m happy to say that our annual reading of Moby Dick, on the beach went fabulously. We had a good crowd and great readers who kept the book moving. We actually finished the book on Sunday at 8:00 pm,...
Dear Pardee Properties: Please stop tearing down beautiful craftsman homes and putting up these monster structures that cut off our sunshine,air and beach breezes. Think about where you live and if you would like a huge structure to be built and cut off the light and air for you. I ask you, if this is...
Dear Jim Smith – by M.J Suchecki Dear Beachhead – by Charles Thomas —————————————– Dear Jim Smith, I’ve lived in Venice since 1980. You and I spoke when I was covering the Venice Neighborhood Council for AOL’s Venice Patch. I’ve also written for The Argonaut. I have to commend you for your lead piece on...
Della Franco Suzanne Verdal Lola Terrell Gene Mendez Michael Millman Ted ———————————— Dear Beachhead, I would like to thank the Beachhead for printing the article by Brian Connolly “On Being Homeless in Venice”. I thought the article was extremely well written and the content and message stayed with me long after after reading it. I think it is important...
Dear Beachhead, Thank you for your articles on our murals! The original 15c wash and the 5c dry mural was so famous that anyone who wanted to be anyone came to be filmed in front of it. Bobby Darren was there with his photographer to soak up the ‘hip vibes’ to assist in changing his...
Dear Beahhead, Thank you Beachhead and Greta Cobar for the interview with Emily Winters. I have known Emily since I came to the Beachhead Collective in the late 1970s. Her art and her commitment to humanistic politics have always been inspirations to me. Long may her murals survive beyond tagging and natural erosion. Sincerely, Lynne...
Dear Beachhead Bunch, I’m pleased to see my article on the front page of the Beachhead celebrating 100th Venice Birthday. I’ve enjoyed a long connection with the Beachhead and Venice. As a veterano, congrats on your continuing excellence… especially in the July issue. Peace, Panos Douvos Dear Beachhead, I find your article that generally praises...
Dear Fellow Venetians, CONGRATULATIONS on the resounding, unanimous defeat of OPD’s at the Coastal Commission! A proud moment in Venetian self-determination (as John Haag used to call it). It made my heart sing to see the group assembled for the photo as they made the journey to Long Beach – a trip I’ve made many...
Ballerina Clown – Gene Mendez Thanks, Beachhead! – Steve Clare and Susan Millman ——————————————– Dear Beachhead, Thank you, Delores Hanney, for explaining to me, after 25 years, that Ballerina Clown is a ” pychological resolution of opposites, a salute to those gaudy habitues of Ocean Front Walk.” Oh. And here I thought it was sophomoric...
