In Bohemian Zone Of Free Spirits, Can Spaces Be Assigned?

Venice Beach may require peddlers to buy a $25 permit and participate in a twice-monthly lottery in order to claim a spot.

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March 28, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"For decades, the two-mile Ocean Front Walk of Venice Beach has been a gathering place for the bohemian and the bikinied; the cosmic, the comical, and the countercultural.

Now, after decades of minor crackdowns, the city is taking steps that many say will do irreparable harm. The issue: a new ordinance (LAMC 42.15) requiring the ubiquitous peddlers to buy a $25 permit and participate in a twice-monthly lottery in order to claim a spot."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: In bohemian zone of free spirits, can spaces be assigned?

Monday, March 28, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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