Find People On The Same Wavelength

The waves are big again today, and it was a beautiful morning out there watching the surfers catch actual air. On my way back, I saw this big sign on one of the Boardwalk shops reading, "Find people on the same wavelength." It's an ad, of course, for some business networking app, but the sentiment is exactly why I first moved to Venice.

I was living in Beverly Hills when I first moved to California, and though I had a great roommate in a great pad on a great street, I didn't really dig it. B.H. wasn't me at all. I'd find myself coming to Venice every weekend, both to soak up the beach atmosphere, art, and fun, but also to find a place - which I ultimately did, and was so happy! For two decades.

Venice people were on my same wavelength for sure. That's why it's so sad to see the recent influx of people that are mainly about greed and self-consumption doing their best to take over our bohemian lifestyle by the beach. My brother left Venice a few years ago, and as we were looking for parking the other night for dinner, he said, "I can't stand Venice. It's all douchebags now." Ugh. Gut punch. We know he's not correct about it being ALL douchebags, but he's got a point. That's why I continue to seek out and write about those who remain on my wavelength near the waves ... and pretend like the d-bags don't exist. Kind of like we do here in our Venice bubble anyway. I know many of you in my community of similar souls are still here ... and I thank you for it. As for the rest of you ... try OUR wavelength. Present day hippies are happier.

Say NO To The Abbot Kinney Hotel - Please Sign The Petition TODAY!

UPDATE!

In another shady Developer move, the hearing for this project was rescheduled in the 11th hour, and will now be held on SEPTEMBER 22! PLEASE keep the petition going until then, and I sure hope you're not there right now, all mad and disappointed. Mark the 22nd and continue to Fight The Power! Thank you.

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Man. I thought the proposed hotel for Abbot Kinney Boulevard stupid project had gone away (read about the original story in 2013 HERE), but it's rearing its head again, and there will be a meeting to oppose it tomorrow. Ugh.

It's hard for a lot of people to make it as it's during the day and there's that work thing, but if you can't attend, PLEASE PLEASE sign this petition TODAY to make your voice heard.

https://www.change.org/p/mike-bonin-stop-the-venice-place-hotel?recruiter=7562865&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-reason_msg

PLEASE. The petition tells you all about how dumb and not well thought out the plan is, and how poorly it will affect the surrounding neighborhoods. The school across the street. The already way too narrow Electric Avenue. The traffic on Abbot Kinney already making it hard for bikers and skaters in a biker skater town. The even more douchebags it will bring to our streets. It's just dumb, greedy, gentrifying b.s. and no one that has any idea of how great Venice is/was before the selfishness came in could possibly be for this mess.

So please don't let it happen. Sign this TODAY or attend the meeting TOMORROW.

Thank you, Venice! Let's keep it real.