Mark Ryavec, president of the Venice Stakeholders Association, has officially endorsed Tina Hess in her bid for the 11th district city council seat.
“Mr. Ryavec actively challenged City Hall over their treatment of homeless individuals staying along the Venice boardwalk and has been an outspoken opponent against over-development in Venice’s beach neighborhoods,” Hess said in a statement. “His endorsement recognizes my commitment to being a voice of the residents and further helps unite the community in my grassroots campaign to reform City Hall from the inside out.
Hess has also been endorsed by the Westside Los Angeles Chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus.
During her 25 year tenure as a Los Angeles city prosecutor, Hess has garnered a reputation for taking on cases that adversely affect women. She is currently prosecuting a case against one of the country’s largest insurance companies for illegally targeting women with breast cancer.
As a city councilwoman, Hess intends to be a voice for women on issues regarding healthcare, domestic violence and funding for public safety, childcare and education.
I am struck by the realization that you always are a bit distanced from reality. Bill R. did not "push" the RVs into the Westchester City Hall parking lot, he invited them there. He told me that himself on many occasions. The people living in an assortment of vehicles on that lot there came to be there because he personally let it be know that they would be welcome and he told the LAPD not to enforce LAMC 85.02 on that lot and the one adjacent to his offices in West LA. This was months if not a year or two in advance of the LAPD's enforcement of LAMC 85.02 or the installation of "No Oversize Vehicles" signs in Venice. Your glibness is dangerous because it obscures reality and and misleads the public. Mark
When I say that Bill Rosendahl "pushed" RVs into the Westchester library parking lot (there is no City Hall in Westchester, it's a neighborhood and not a city), it is shorthand for the fact that he invited them to the parking lot there as you described it. This was about 2 years ago. I don't see anything I said as glib. And please stop calling me Odious. You've done it many times and you know it's not my name. Continuing to call me that makes you look really petty, puerile, and bilious. I'm also starting to believe that you're the only person who delights in the Venice homeless problem remaining as it stands. Moreover, your position as the president of the VSA also sounds suspect as the existence of the VSA and their financial support of you is really derived from the exacerbation of the homeless issue in Venice. It occurs to me now that you have a financial incentive to keep the status quo. What are your thoughts on that?
There were only 16 factual basis stakeholder voters in the last election. Everyone else had to show proof of "live work or own property" connections FYI Mark Ryavac did back that ST.J project, and did identify that lot And Ii was with him when JohnMaceri said that Bbut SM OPCC runs a wonderful 6-9 month transitional housing program in SM proper. They have a much healthier financial ability to handle these sorts of issues than LA does
There were only 16 factual basis stakeholder voters in the last election. Everyone else had to show proof of "live work or own property" connections FYI Mark Ryavac did back that ST.J project, and did identify that lot And Ii was with him when JohnMaceri said that Bbut SM OPCC runs a wonderful 6-9 month transitional housing program in SM proper. They have a much healthier financial ability to handle these sorts of issues than LA does
2) As for VNC President Lucks - I don't care how many votes she did or did not get - NOT ONCE DURING HER "CAMPAIGN" DID SHE SAY THAT SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF A SOCIAL SERVICE OR THAT HER PRIMARY AGENDA WAS TO FILL THE BEACH AND ALLEYS WITH TRANSIENTS AND TRY TO TURN GOLF COURSE PARKING LOTS INTO NIGHT TIME RV CAMPGROUNDS!!! I wonder how the VNC election would have gone if she had been truthful.... Time for the dictatorial bleeding hearts/social service profiteers to FIND ANOTHER TOWN...
Funny you should mention that... Years ago, when we were in the thick of it with St. Joseph Center, who, by the way, are MUCH better neighbors than they were in the past (unless you live near the "Day Center" on Flower and Lincoln where the residents get to experience much of the same that we north-of-Rose had to for years). I digress, the Rose Ave. Working Group actually looked into having the area between Hampton and Seventh, Rose north to the SM border annexed into Santa Monica. They were less than interested and told us that they already had enough of what we were concerned about.... So, they cleaned up their act and sent all of the "service resistant" and 2-nuts-to-properly-function over to Venice so we could enjoy their je ne sais quoi...
- "PROLIFERATION of 24/7 restrooms"??? You are well aware that there is NOT ONE SINGLE PUBLIC RESTROOM available between sundown and dawn anywhere in Venice. We are calling for SOME toilets to be available JUST SO THE HOMELESS WON"T BE FORCED TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES ON YOUR LAWN, and you have the gall to criticize this as "makiing it easier for the homeless to stay homeless" - as though there were homes for them but they just don't want them. - Oh, you evil, evil man.
- Anyway, I would like to say this : What kind of a blog is this? THE EDITOR should be fired. You have an out of control poster named Johnny Quest attacking anyone and everyone on this thread. He should be banned for inaccurate and improper conduct on this site (although I have to admit, I don't really know what I mean by "inaccurate conduct"). - johnny quest IS NOTHING MORE THAN A CYBER TERRORIST.
- There is absolutely NOTHING unsuitable about where the locker is. It is virtually invisible to the general public, and it is adjacent the police sub-station where the cops can keep an eye on it and the people using it. NOBODY is complaining about the location but you. It is a perfect location. - No, there is nothing "hater" about what you just said, and the really amazing thing to me is that you actually think that by posting one little benign 94 word message you can erase all the hateful things you have said in your other posts. Is there a mandatory "mental-defective" requirement for anybody who supports Mark Ryavec? Apparently so.
And, by the way, you are absolutely wrong about my experience with the homeless population. That statement just shows your lack of grasp on reality and your propensity to make things up about people. Why would you think you know my background?
Please do your research. As we have stated, our program has been modeled after the Costa Mesa program which has had outstanding results in Costa Mesa and San Diego. We are trying to mold even better programs than OPCC has. You are looking at the past. We are looking at the future. If you have any positive solutions rather than suing the city and criminalizing poverty we will gladly listen. You are not providing any alternatives but only roadblocks. We are trying other methods. Stop hampering progress. Thank you.
I believe Peggy Thusing is your SLO, and she's very capable, but that’s not to say you don’t have a legitimate gripe. But the Citywide tactical alert is presumably because there's a crazy cop out there with Special Forces training who's intent on killing other cops. So it's not surprising they're prioritizing that over your crazy guy. I'm just saying today is not a normal day. I agree Craig White was terrific. I remember when there was a crack house on Lake, and many of the neighbors wanted to blame some of the crime that took place in the neighborhood around it on RV dwellers who were parking in Lincoln Place. White told them at a neighborhood meeting that he knew all these people and they weren't involved with the crime. They were just trying to get by. He knew where the crime was coming from. He shut the crack house down. End of story.
If we could work on solving the problems, rather than simply pushing the homeless into some other neighborhood without addressing any of the problems you mentioned, we would save the City a lot of money, we would not all be at each others’ throats, and we could start focusing on positive change for our community. Intransigence creates stalemate, no matter which side you're on. We have to start looking for ways to build mutual goodwill and trust if we want real quality of life here in Venice, because it depends on how we treat each other.
A mentor of mine told me that if one person calls you an ass then you can consider that their personal opinion, but if two people-or more- call you an ass then you should probably order a saddle. Mark, order yourself a saddle. Suing the city to support your personal agenda and taking up untold hours of taxpayer dollars in meetings with public officials to further your personal agenda is being an ass. And I am being generous in my description at that. What about those real people that cannot access housing right now? those that are suffering in the cold right this minute? The public nuisance is YOU for not helping with them intermediate solutions, but criminalizing the many people who are desperate and have nowhere to turn at the present moment. It is Winter, it is freezing cold. Jesus Christ! Homelessness is not a scheduled activity. There isn't enough housing for all. We all would like that! There is not enough housing designated for people currently having to live on the street. That is a solid fact. So now what? WHAT ARE YOUR IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS? If we are wrong for doing supportive services for those who are unable to access immediate housing, then what is your solution? Just let 'em die?