Yo! Venice September 24, 2021

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Recall Bonin Leader’s Home Vandalized After Address Posted on Twitter LAPD investigating September 16 incident B y D olores Q uintana S am C atanzaro

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Katrina Schmitt, one of the leaders of the Recall Mike Bonin campaign, says the glass front door of her home in Venice was smashed last Thursday around 8:30 p.m after her address was posted on the Twitter account of an anti-recall campaign. The LAPD will be investigating to determine who is responsible for this incident. This event was reported about a week after Bonin’s recall opposition committee published a video that had unredacted information that contained Schmitt’s address. Additionally, the committee’s Twitter account, “Stop The Right-Wing Recalls”, sent a tweet a few days later that contained both Schmitt’s and fellow Recall Bonin committee member Nico Ruderman’s home address in it. Schmitt alleges that the anti-recall committee’s posting of the information was “intentionally reckless” and that “I think

they’re intentionally trying to intimidate us and putting us in danger”. It is unlikely that there will be any confirmation of these claims until the LAPD’s investigation is completed. LAPD spokesman Tony Im said investigators cannot say whether Schmitt’s home was specifically singled out or whether the incident is connected to the recall bid. “We can’t make any assumptions at this time,” he said. Jesse Zwick, spokesman for the committee against the recall responded, “I did not intend to reveal anyone’s personal information. I took the post down the minute I was made aware of the error,” he said. He added that the charges made by the recall committee about the release of the information are “absurd” and “reflective of the general dishonesty of the entire recall effort.” According to Zwick, he did not receive a complaint about the information until Wednesday, September 15, the day before the alleged vandalism occurred. Ruderman, who has not reported any incidents at his residence, placed the blame on Bonin for what happened at Schmitt’s. “Mike Bonin is directly responsible for this act of political terrorism. He has

Councilmember Mike Bonin.

Photo: Sam Catanzaro

been telling lies about us, riling his mob

our lives and the lives of our families in danger. He should resign immediately,”

addresses. This is unacceptable. He has put

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into a frenzy and then gives out our home

Comedian Fuquan Johnson One of 1 of 3 Dead Following Suspected Overdose at Venice Party September 4 incident remains under investigation B y S am C atanzaro Comedian Fuquan Johnson was among one of three people who died following an apparent overdose at a Venice Canals house party this month. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), early in the morning of Septmber 4 officers were called to the 200 block of Carrol Canal in Venice in response to a reported overdose. Three people were declared dead at the scene: 43-year-old Johnson, Enrico Colangeli, 48 and Natalie

Williamson, 33, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical ExaminerCoroner. A fourth person was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, reportedly comedian and model Kate Quigley. Quigley is expected to make a full recovery, CBS reports. “We appreciate all the positive thoughts and prayers for our daughter. At this time, we ask that you respect our privacy as we concentrate on Kate’s health and wellbeing,” Quigly’s family said in a statement. While the Coroner has not yet released official causes of death, a preliminary investigation found that the three deceased along with the victim taken to the hospital had suffered overdoses from fentanyl-laced cocaine, as reported by ABC 7. Johnson–a well-known figure in the Los

Angeles comedy scene and a writer for TV series Comedy Parlour Live–had just performed at the Laugh Factory earlier this month. Following the incident, the local comedy scene took to social media to mourn and remember Johnson and Colangeli, who was also a comedian. “Make Everyone Laugh In Heaven,” wrote the HaHa Comedy Club in an Instagram post, where both Johnson and Colangeli regularly performed. “Very sad to hear about the passing of my buddy Fuquan Johnson. Smiliest, happiest dude, and a local icon in the North Hollywood community, RIP,” Tweeted writer-producer Luke Barnett. “My dear friend, I will miss you until I see you again. I love you brother,” wrote comedian

Photo: Facebook (@dantechang)

Comedian Fuquan Johnson performing at The Comedy Union on Pico Boulevard. Dante Chang in an Instagram post.


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