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# Venice considers secession
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/venice-considers-secession/
- Published: 2005-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T23:53:28.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Venice, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

How can Venice control development, maintain a mix of incomes and ethnic groups, promote the arts, and remain a unique and vital community?

Find out from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the United Methodist Church, 2210 Lincoln Blvd.

The day will be filled with short panel presentations followed by questions and discussion.

Panelists and topics include: ■ Arnold Springer — City of Venice and secession and annexation movements ■ Suzanne Thompson — Neighborhood councils ■ Michael Feinstein — Creating a Santa Monica County ■ Bill McNally — Recent efforts to restore Venice cityhood ■ Jim Smith — Presenter Professor Arnold Springer is a Venice historian and author; Suzanne Thompson was elected president of the Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council in 2004; Michael Feinstein is a former mayor of Santa Monica; William McNally is an activist/writer/publisher and cityhood advocate; Jim Smith is the treasurer of the Venice Neighborhood Council.

Call (310) 399-8685 for more information on the event, or e-mail Family-oriented Earth Day celebration on the Promenade

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)