The VAPP Project Is Coming to A Head

The years-long fight for fairness regarding the Hurricane St VAPP project and its impact on our community is coming to a head. There are three critical meetings coming up. This may very well be your last opportunity to speak before final approval and 2-3 years of construction misery. Click here to visit the VAPP page for details.

Venice Neighborhood Council 2025 Election Results

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Join A VNC Committee

Do you know that anyone in the Venice community can become a committee member? Are you interested in Arts, Budget & Finance, Ocean Front Walk, Outreach & Event Planning, Rules & Selections, Trees, Community Resiliency, Homelessness, Parking & Transportation, Preserving Public Places, Schools & Parks…something else? Check out the VNC Committee page for links to these committees. Then attend meetings and talk to the committee chair.

Issues We Care About

You get to choose the future direction of Venice. These are some of the many issues facing our community:

  • Safety and Security: A greater police presence and faster response times.
  • Homelessness Solutions: Enforce the laws with compassion. No overnight RV parking including uniform signage throughout Venice.
  • Voter Representation: Every Venice neighborhood should have an elected voice representing them on the VNC.
  • Updated Venice Local Plan: Do you want more density and 10 story buildings on major arteries? Check out the VNC ad-hoc committee.
  • Transportation & Parking: Many questions, fewer answers.
  • Climate Change/Resilience: Change is not coming, it’s here. What are we doing about it?
  • City Services: Where is the accountability?

Read More About These Issues

Steve For Communications Officer (2025)

We can do better. There are 38,347 Venetians. Only 970 members of our community (2.5%) voted in the 2023 VNC election, down 54.3% from 2021. As of 2/12/25, only 231 VBM applications have been sent to the City Clerk for the 2025 election. And just 30-40 people regularly attend VNC board meetings, many less at committee meetings. How can more people become engaged with the VNC and responsibly contribute to solving the critical issues facing our community? The answer starts with effective communication. This includes:

  • A re-designed and more frequently updated VNC website;
  • Regular distribution of an informative e-mail newsletter;
  • An updated/refined VNC database;
  • Clearer explanations for how to get involved (hint: you can join a VNC committee, it’s not just for board members)

These deliverables and thoughtful pragmatism are my continuing commitment as your next VNC Communications Officer. Collectively, we will do better. Thank you for your support.

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