Venice Cityhood Meeting

The Venice Cityhood Committee meets:

7-9 pm Friday, October 22
at 533 Rialto Avenue
(one block west of Abbot Kinney Blvd.)

Why Cityhood?

• Decisions should be made at the local level (Venice)
• L.A. wants to gut its zoning code, say L.A. Neighbors United – www.laneighbors.org
• L.A. dictates rent increases in spite of zero inflation (cpi) – http://bit.ly/cOX341
• Venice libraries, parks, beach, streets and social services suffer with no end in sight due to L.A.’s budget crisis.

Who would benefit?

• Venice residents, 70% of whom are renters.
• Venice businesses who would see their fees stay in the community.
• Venice home owners who would likewise see their property taxes put to use in their community.
• Venice artists who would have a city government friendly to the arts.
• Venice social service organizations who would no longer have to compete with agencies all over L.A. for needed funding.

How do we get started?

• Join us on Oct. 22 and subsequent committee meetings.
• Lend your expertise in research, law, accounting, communications, graphic design and outreach. No skills will be turned away.
• Tell your friends why we need cityhood. Get them involved!

Venice becoming the city imagined
A city like no other city on earth
–Philomene Long