Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Oct 10, 2024Death (of affordable housing) in VeniceOnce upon a time, Venice was affordable. Heck, when I was young it was on the cheaper side. Those days are long gone. But loss of affordable housing doesn't happen on its own. Beyond Baroque is currently hosting writer/activist/documentarian Judy Bra...Discussbeyond baroque
Felix GVforVenice Gazetteblog.venicedb.org·Jun 26, 2024Stable Release 0.4.263It’s been about a year since the last stable release was announced. The criteria used to determine whether a release is stable are described in a previous post. While there has been many stable releases according to these criteria (10 in the first ha...Discuss·1 like·56 readsvenice
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Mar 25, 2024Time is Running Out for Venice's ArtistsRegular readers, along with anyone who's been paying attention, will already know that Venice is ground zero for displacement and gentrification. More than 270 rent-stabilized buildings in Venice have been removed from the market (many via the Ellis ...Discussvenice
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Mar 4, 2024ACTION ALERT: Save the Waldorf's 36 RSO Units!I've already addressed the fact that LA has over 1,000 hotels and over 100,000 hotel rooms. The midst of a housing use crisis is a wildly inappropriate time to turn existing affordable housing into hotels. I've already mentioned the ongoing loss of a...Discussvenice
Felix GVforVenice Gazetteblog.venicedb.org·Jun 23, 2023Stable ReleasesAs part of our intent to open up the various developmental processes of the Venice project, we are announcing today the publication of our latest stable release, 0.4.85! This post is not about the details of that specific release, but to shed light o...Discuss·4 likes·232 readsrelease notes
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 29, 2023There's an Empty House Rotting on a Venice CanalWhen Abbott Kinney founded what he called "Venice of America", I rather doubt he meant for Venice to turn out the way it is now. Kinney sought to create a seaside resort. By the 1950s, Venice was so neglected it was nicknamed "Slum by the Sea". Venic...Discussabatement
