Occupy Venice pays tribute to the members of the military who "gave all."
The Venice basketball team are known as the Gondoliers
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/venice-gondoliers-(los-angeles,ca)/basketball/home.htm
The Venice Circle is where the Occupy Venice CA site has been established.
The scene at Occupy Venice CA was rather subdued on the afternoon of Thursday October 20, 2011, but the encampment on the Venice Circle offered some photo ops and so the Coolpix was pressed into service.