Marta Evry
I just wanted to point out a fallacy in Jim Murez’s argument of (20 November Update) below.

What about the single family house that wants to remodel but does not have three parking spaces, are they going to be forced to demo and build new because they can only provide two on site spaces.

Personally, I just went through this situation when we decided to expand a detached studio in order to create a separate unit on our property. Guess what? We had to adjust our plans to provide adequate parking to be in legal compliance. There was no option to “grandfather” inadequate parking on our property. If a property owner is truly going through a remodel and not a “remodel” (in name only to get around the legal requirements), then it’s doubtful they’ll have an issue. Let’s be honest, property values are sky-high in Venice, and we see owners – and especially real estate speculators – constantly tearing down small bungalows to “remodel” them into McMansions. If a property owner is expanding their home so drastically that they need to provide extra parking, they should comply.

Peter Griswold
Beware of weekly street cleaning programs.
Often they do more for city employment and revenue than for the neighborhoods.
There are areas north of Washington Blvd that seem to not need it but have it along with lots of inconvenience and $70 parking tickets, even when sweeping is canceled.

Walk Street Neighborhood Association
from Officer Peter Abskharon:
The Good: The helicopters flying over us November 10 allowed officers to arrest 3 suspects for a robbery and I believe they are responsible for a recent rash of robberies.

The Bad: We had 5 burglaries week of November 3. EVERY one was an UNLOCKED door. I don’t understand this phenomena, considering the outreach and time spent telling folks to lock their doors and windows in rooms they’re not using. Based on this, we will not meet our crime reduction goals for burglaries.

We had 3 vehicle break-ins, all contained property in excess of $1000.00 that was left in the vehicle overnight. One of the vehicles was unlocked! Again, I’ve been reminding folks to remove their Louis Vuitton purses, iPads, briefcases and laptops from their vehicles.

More Bad: Venezia has been hit this week. A oar window was smashed last night on the 900 block.
There was also a robbery on our block last week and that neighbors walked in on 2 guys in their home. No more details.

The Holiday Season is here and we found that incidents in our neighborhood could increase. Lock Up.

Comment: Robbers go from one area to another so be on the lookout. Police continuously tell us all “to lock it, to keep it.”