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[grvnc] Executive Committee Meeting and Venice Carnevale

Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council Announcement
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Apologies for so many emails lately, but I 
hope that you appreciate the need for all
of this information to go out in a timely
manner.

The elections manager from the League of Women
voters, Jerry Kvasnicka, stopped by the Vera Davis 
Center today to speak with me and Elections 
Committee member Erma Darling about Election
Procedures.

Out of curiosity, I managed to get a factoid
out of him about credential checking at elections.
According to his sample size of about a third of 
all neighborhood councils, 60% use self-affirmation
as a credential for voting.  (That is where a voter
simply signs an affidavit under penalty of perjury
that they are a stakeholder.)  He stated those 
that don't use it are switching over because it 
is much easier to run an election and Election 
Committees are beginning to recommend it.  
Also, he hasn't seen any voter challenges with it 
so far.  The Downtown LA Neighborhood Council (DLANC) 
which represents 400,000 stakeholders, an incredible 
size about 10 times that of GRVNC, uses 
self-affirmation to enable voting rights.  

Anyway, I have received some anecdotal complaints
about the way the special election was run last week
and I think it would be best to offer a mechanism
for all who wanted to do so to have the ability.
So, if any stakeholder would like to lodge an official

complaint about the way the election was run, 
then please email elections@grvnc.org or stop by the
Vera Davis center and give your name, address, and 
reason for challenge.  The challenges will simply 
be collected and made available to the board and to 
D.O.N.E.

Thanks,
Tom


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 CONTENTS
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1. Executive Committee Meeting
2. Election Information
3. Boardwalk Committee
4. Venice Carnevale !!!
5. Progressive Candidates Slate Nominating Convention
6. LINCOLN CENTER PROJECT REJECTED BY PLANNING 
   COMMISSION


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Executive Committee Meeting

2:00PM 

Saturday, May 15
Oakwood Recreation Center
767 California Ave
Venice

AGENDA:  To agendize a board meeting for the 
submitting of the special election results to DONE
and for other possible bylaws changes.


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Election Information
(subject to change until DONE approves the procedures)

The last day to declare yourself a candidate and 
be on the printed ballot is May 27.  
For to become a candidate, 
email candidates@grvnc.org.

For auto-response instructions on voting by mail,
send an email to vote.by.mail@grvnc.org.
All other questions may be sent to
elections@grvnc.org.


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Boardwalk Committee Meeting


Tuesday, May 18, 2004
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Oakwood Recreation Center,
767 California Ave., Venice 
(corner of 7th Avenue)

Agenda:
http://grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/Boardwalk/2004/boardwalk.committee.announcement.5.htm

For More Information Contact Ibrahim Butler	 
In Person Daily: just north of Dudley Avenue, 
Venice Beach Boardwalk.
Email: ibrahimbutler@comcast.net 
Phone (310) 396-2704

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Venice Carnevale

May 15

12 Noon 'till 10PM
At Main and Windward 
One Block East if the Venice Boardwalk

Last year's colorful costumed festival at the beach,
inspired by the famed Italian Carnevale, returns 
bigger and better this year.  Performances all day 
with a costume competition and dancing in the evening.

If you missed out on last year's revelry or want 
to get a head start on this year's event,
souvenir T-shirts and posters are still available.

http://carnevale.us/


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Progressive Candidates Slate Nominating Convention

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 15th
Oakwood Recreation Center

Agenda:

Introductions, Nominations, Elections and Review 
of Platform

http://venice-progressives.org

		:: News ::

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LINCOLN CENTER PROJECT REJECTED BY L.A. PLANNING
COMMISSION

The city of Los Angeles Planning Commission today 
rejected the proposed Lincoln Center Development. 
This project would have been the largest commercial 
development in Venice. The pair of 6-story buildings
would have stretched from Lake Street along Lincoln 
Blvd. to the alley next to Palms Blvd (the area that 
Ralph's, Rite Aid, Ross and the old Wherehouse 
building now occupy).

The GRVNC Board had previously voted to oppose this 
project.




	
		
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