By Henry Rosenfeld Ocean Park
“Venice is gone. Venice is no more.” Can you imagine hearing that news? I did, on the radio last week. The news came from Venice, Mississippi, a Gulf port town completely erased when Hurricane Katrina came calling. Perhaps we can answer the call by contributing to the aid of our semi-sister city, unless there is a Santa Monica somewhere under water too.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 6, 2005. Read the original PDF.