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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # NEIGHBORHOOD --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/21/008c-219b9bc3.jpg) ### Ventura Blvd. Businesses Cry Out for Help Amid Rising Crime and Homelessness Written by Eliot Cohen on January 25 2024. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics/28335-ventura-blvd-businesses-cry-out-for-help-amid-rising-crime-and-homelessness) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0e/006d-0e3fdeba.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics/28300-motion-to-reduce-vnc-land-use-chairs-responsibilities-on-hold-rules-selections-committee-proposal-sparks-debate)Written by Nick Antonicello on January 18 2024. Posted in [NEIGHBORHOOD](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics). ## [Motion to Reduce VNC Land Use Chair's Responsibilities on Hold: Rules & Selections Committee Proposal Sparks Debate](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics/28300-motion-to-reduce-vnc-land-use-chairs-responsibilities-on-hold-rules-selections-committee-proposal-sparks-debate) ALL THINGS VENICE - In what was generally speaking an uneventful monthly meeting of the Venice Neighborhood Council (1/16), several recommendations o… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/10/006e-10046948.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics/28299-mwd-of-southern-california-hail-to-the-chief-of-staff)### [MWD Of Southern California – Hail To The Chief (Of Staff)](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/neighborhood-politics/28299-mwd-of-southern-california-hail-to-the-chief-of-staff) Written by Tony Butka on January 18 2024. 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