Helmets Hit the Skatepark, Volunteers Needed Around Town

Councilmember Bill Rosendahl paired up with local sport icon Jesse Martinez and local vendor S-One Helmets to supply two dozen protective helmets at the skatepark on Saturday morning to take part in Brain Injury Awareness Month. The CDC says U.S. emergency departments treat approximately 135,000 sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children 5-18 years of age. If your kid is a skatekid, invest in a helmet. All the cool kids are wearing them these days. 

The Venice Home and Garden Tour is coming up, and . In return for a half-day shift, you get a half-day pass on the tour, and a backstage look at some of Venice's most compelling architectural and horticulture. The event is May 1. Follow the link for more information.

Our Abbot Kinney Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is also looking for volunteers. The library's has outgrown its current space and needs to be moved. Head over to the library on Thursday morning from 9:30 to 12:30 p.m. and help move boxes or put DVDs in order. (Plus, you'll get a chance to check out the range of titles for your next movie night).

Today is Cesar Chavez Day in Los Angeles, and City Hall is closed. The DMV is open, along with emergency services and schools, though. What kind of holiday is that?

Finally, in the latest from the Department of Freaking Out, someone has launched a live radiation monitoring stream for West L.A. Check it out and be the first person on your block to know when to start wearing a tin foil hat. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-radiation-monitoring-from-west-la

Happy Monday, Venice!