Editing Venice, Los Angeles (section)

===Politics===
In 1922, Venice treasurer [[James T. Peasgood]] was convicted of embezzling thousands of dollars from the city government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1922-12-12 |title=Venice Treasurer Gets Prison Term |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-venice-treasu/148475120/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |pages=9}}</ref> By 1925, Venice's politics had become unmanageable because its roads, water and sewage systems badly needed repair and expansion to keep up with its growing population. When it was proposed that Venice consolidate with Los Angeles, the board of trustees voted to hold an election. Consolidation was approved at the election in November 1925, and Venice was merged with Los Angeles in 1926.<ref name=alexander/>{{rp|8}}

Many streets were paved in 1929, following a three-year court battle led by canal residents. Afterward, the Department of Recreation and Parks intended to close three amusement piers, but had to wait until the first of the tidelands leases expired in 1946.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/myths.htm |title=Debunking Venice's Historic Myths |work=VENICE HISTORY SITE |first=Jeffrey |last=Stanton |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>