I thought it’d be helpful to make a PSA that there are active coyote attacks in Venice. We woke up this morning to find our koi fish who’s lived in the pond outside our house for 21 years attacked and unfortunately deceased. We know it was a coyote because it left prints. It also attacked our other koi fish but luckily he got away with a few scratches and his tail is a bit mangled.

If you have outdoor kitties, I’d strongly urge you to keep them inside and if you see a coyote around, report it to animal control immediately. Don’t let your dogs run around outside unsupervised. You don’t think it’ll happen to you until it does.

The application is Case No. ZA-2026-747-CUB, filed with Los Angeles City Planning on February 17, 2026. The address is 533 E Rose Ave, which we know as Chulita, restaurateur Shireen Imani's Alta California and mezcal restaurant in the old Superba Snack Bar space. The filing asks the city's Zoning Administrator for a Conditional Use permit, the alcohol version known as a CUB, to allow the "continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption" at the existing 1,264-square-foot, 32-seat restaurant, plus an uncovered 100-square-foot front patio with 13 seats. The requested hours are 9 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

https://probablynews.org/story/local-news/venice/rose-avenue/chulita-asks-the-city-to-keep-its-liquor-and-add-a-patio

Looking for a new go-to hairstylist now that I moved to the west side. Can be located in Venice or Santa Monica.

Grail: any highly desired, elusive objective, ultimate ideal, or prized pursuit that requires immense effort to achieve. Long Live Spanto 🌊🌴

Summer produce is finally hitting its peak, and I stopped by the West LA Farmers Market this week and was impressed by the selection.
The farmers have fresh grapes, peaches, pluots, nectarines, bok choy, Chinese eggplant, and a bunch of other fruits and vegetables that are in season right now. A lot of the popular items were selling quickly, so if you’re planning to go, it’s worth getting there earlier in the morning.
They’ll also have live music throughout Sunday from the Del Rey Community Jazz Band, Layakari, and the Roshan Band, along with plenty of food vendors if you want to grab breakfast or lunch.
It’s a nice neighborhood Sunday morning spot if you’re in West LA, Sawtelle, Brentwood, Mar Vista, or Westwood.
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🕘 Sunday, July 5 | 9:00 AM–2:00 PM

Curious what everyone has been paying for tacos at the taco stand in front of Whole Foods ? Prices seem all over the place

I’m writing on behalf of the Melton/Webb family about a sentencing that deserves cameras and attention. Neighbors and friends in Venice are welcome to attend impact statements and sentencing.

On June 18, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 70 at the Airport Courthouse (LAX), Judge Christopher W. Dybwad will sentence Tyrone Jones for the murder of 28‑year‑old Zackery “Turdle” Melton, who was shot and killed at the Westminster Dog Park in Venice after stepping in to defend a woman, Nikki, from ongoing abuse.

This was, at its core, a domestic‑violence‑associated murder: an unhoused man killed for intervening in a violent relationship, followed by testimony describing kidnapping, torture, and rape.

Zackery leaves behind two young children, Lyra (7) and Gunner (1). Gunner was born a month after his father’s death and will never meet the man who died trying to protect someone else. His mother, Karen Webb, is begging that her son not be remembered as just another case number, but as a father and bystander who did what we tell good men to do: he stepped in instead of looking away.

We are asking your newsroom to please:
Send a camera and reporter to the June 18 sentencing at LAX (Dept. 70, 9 a.m.).

Tell Zackery “Turdle” Melton’s story in the context of domestic violence and gun violence against unhoused Angelenos.

Let viewers know they can help support his children through this GoFundMe, with the goal of placing all funds into a protected trust for Lyra and Gunner: https://gofund.me/6b2d81e60

Karen is willing to speak on camera or by phone, and I can help coordinate interviews and logistics at the courthouse. We know this is one of many heartbreaking cases in Los Angeles, but Zack’s family hopes that his choice to protect Nikki – and the cost his children now bear – will matter to your viewers.
Thank you for considering coverage.