Venice, California is paving a parking lot which necessitates “the removal of a much-used, albeit shabby work-area situated behind studio spaces occupied by artists Ed Ruscha and Laddie John Dill. Prompting the low-key Ruscha to consider leaving Venice after years working here. From an economic perspective, pushing out name artists is just bad business. Shouldn’t the value of Ruscha and Dill to the community be considered in the parking stall equation?”