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Happy Holidaze: Just a quick word to let you know there’s new news & views on the SOV website: An RV Dweller’s Perspective – He may live in his vehicle, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a good Venice neighbor Video: Assistant City Attorney, Mark Brown, spoke with members of the Venice Boardwalk Ocean Front Walk Task Forcemeeting on Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010 VNC Town Hall on December 2nd! …and more at: http://www.spiritofvenice.net Peace, SOV Stay in touch with the Spirit of Venice http://www.spiritofvenice.net

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Community council votes now allow outsiders in.

By Rick Orlov 213-978-0390 Staff Writer

Citing concerns that the leadership of neighborhood councils could be hijacked by special interests, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich called Friday for tightening the rules on who can vote in the local elections.

Trutanich said his office had been contacted by numerous neighborhood council members concerned that outsiders or people with only marginal connections to a community are able to participate in council elections.

Those concerns were echoed in a report from the City Clerk’s Office, which oversees the elections. Officials said so-called “factual basis” voters made up nearly 17 percent of those who cast ballots in recent neighborhood council elections.

Council leaders fear the elections could be swayed by people hired by developers, other companies or interests to influence specific positions.Trutanich is recommending that the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners adopt a tougher definition of factual basis stakeholders to ensure they actually have an interest in a neighborhood.

He also recommended that voters be preregistered and the city require proof of why someone should be considered a stakeholder.

Go here for complete story: http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_16471740

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October 14, 2010

Greetings Neighbors,

1) VNC meeting: As an update Weiss was denied being reheard before the VNC this month. His appeal hearing is November 3rd. We will again need letters. It is very important for us to show up to the hearing. Will update you as info arrives.

2) Extended hours for TOR: If you are interested, please send emails on The Other Room hearing (Oct 21st) regarding their request for extended hours. 1p -2a as opposed to 5p-2a.
Case # ZA 2009-1390 (CUB)(Request for dispensing beer/wine additional hours 1pm to 2am

SEND TO:Linda.clark@lacity.org

PLEASE CC:

whitney.blumenfeld@lacity.org

venice.neighbors.together@gmail.com

3) Carlifts: Councilmember Rosendahl sent a letter to the Coastal Commission asking them to revaluate allowing a carlift on AKB. Rosendahl’s Letter to the Commission is attached if you are interested.

Thanks for keeping up with all these updates.

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Stakeholders of Venice is an unincorporated association of Venice, CA stakeholders dedicated to a free Venice, with fair and honest representation in the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) and all community affairs. Feel free to add comments and suggestions to this blog and/or join our group:

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Looking forward to hearing from you,

SOV