 Levine is out of trouble; Slapp is out of a job-- State Attorney's decision to drop criminal charges in the Levine case causes tremors at city hall
Our endorsements for the 2002 elections-- Leis for city council; No to the council pay raise; Republicans and Greens endorse Leis; Boones and the CQG go big budget for Moore Hunt, council take more hits, this time over lack of code enforcement-- Code Enforcement Board Chairman (and candidate for city council) John Moore stays silent "Anybody else wish to come forward and get arrested?"-- City Council to Herb Levine: Do not pass Go, do not collect $200 -- contains audio of Herb Levine getting arrested at City Council Criminal charge pending in city e-mail threat -- City Manager announces indeterminate punishment against the victim City's Reign of Terror continues in the Utilities Department
Let the firings begin!!! The Utilities Reports -- read for yourself, from official city documents, the charges and results of the Utilities investigations Wading through the Water -- Venice Florida! dot com gets its first look at the famed investigation report into the city's Utilities Department PuterGate:
Version 3.5: Big dogs are sniffin' -- spin control gets wobbly as city's PR goes FUBAR PuterGate:
Version 3.0: HERE'S THE WEB!!!! -- Valued at $30,000 to $40,000 this must be some web! Finally, you get to see it for yourself. PuterGate
Version 2.7: The Return of the Son of Furious George-- "Bogus accusations, witch hunts, unproven assertions and endless debate" PuterGate
Version 2.5: Extortion, Threats and Bovine By-Product -- Fear and loathing at city hall PuterGate
Version 2.0: Where's the Web?-- City Hall paid its own I.S. Director's secret company over $12,000; $4,700 was for a web site that nobody can find a copy of Death in Venice?-- local conspiracy theorist Dan Hopsicker weaves a twisted web of intrigue in the wake of September 11 PuterGate
Version 1.0: The Fall Guy-- City Manager George Hunt was left in the dark over the City's lack of anti-virus software -- the new guy, Michel Van Dreunen, took the hit Vine Street Rumba Band at Phat Cats in Venice 2001 and before:
Venice and September 11: From Sarasota to NY to DC to Venice-- first two days of national and local news chills Venice to the bone Doggin' it at the Venice Paw Park There be nekkid people:
Tempest in a teapot brews as a group of locals takes on the county for the right to bare all at Caspersen Beach | 
