If You Care About the Planet – Don’t Get on That Ship!
April 12, 2025
We share here an article about the impacts of cruise ships and cruise tourism by noted expert Giuseppe Tattara, re-published from Ytali Global.
Poveglia per Tutti: the association will have the island in concession for 6 years
April 11, 2025
The association intends to transform the northern islet into an urban lagoon park. The official signature is expected in a few days A historic milestone has been reached for the island of Poveglia in the Venice lagoon: the State Property Agency has granted the use of the northern part to the association “Poveglia per tutti”, … More Poveglia per Tutti: the association will have the island in concession for 6 years
Bezos Wedding Announcement Sparks Calls For Protest
March 29, 2025
The recent announcement that Jeff Bezos has reserved 5 luxury hotels and every taxi in the city of Venice for three days in June to celebrate his wedding has sparked calls for protest. CFLV is glad to republish here one of those calls just released on Ytali.com and Ytali Global. ____________ Persona Non Grata by … More Bezos Wedding Announcement Sparks Calls For Protest
Mayor Brugnaro Kept Files on Critical Comments on Social Media: List Found in Municipal Office
March 15, 2025
The list was kept from 2020 to 2021, as he had said publicly. The folder, with names and surnames of journalists, politicians and ordinary citizens, was found in the municipal offices during seizures in the corruption investigation There is a folder of information, produced between 2020 and 2021, which contains newspaper articles, names and surnames … More Mayor Brugnaro Kept Files on Critical Comments on Social Media: List Found in Municipal Office
A Major Revolution in the Lagoon
March 2, 2025
The Port plan would create a revolution on the movement of the tides, on the integrity of the islands and mud flats, on the fauna and flora and also on the residents of the city, given the millions of cruise passengers that the plan foresees By Aleramo Lanapoppi Very serious things are happening in our … More A Major Revolution in the Lagoon
More and More Ships in the Lagoon
February 25, 2025
The increasingly large and frequent acqua alta high tide events are above all the result of the enormous excavations of the port canals that have opened the way to a river of water that enters and exits at an impressive speed This letter to the editor is shared with CFLV from Ytali Global. We received … More More and More Ships in the Lagoon
Corruption Accusations Against Brugnaro are Confirmed, Opposition Calls for Resignation
February 15, 2025
After the confirmation of corruption charges against the mayor and other municipal leaders, councilors and deputies call for those involved to leave their positions: “They must concentrate on their own defenses”. The mayor says he is calm, while the majority holds the line of support. Feb. 15, 2025 The closure of the investigations by the … More Corruption Accusations Against Brugnaro are Confirmed, Opposition Calls for Resignation
Tronchetto Hotels Risk Traffic Chaos: City Asks for Alternatives
February 2, 2025
The new tourist island in Venice: the Municipality instructs the company to think of an alternative route to avoid queues for ferry users Feb. 2, 2025 By Eugenio Pendolini Almost eight hundred rooms, over one thousand five hundred beds, and about three hundred parking spaces available to customers who, for the first time, will be … More Tronchetto Hotels Risk Traffic Chaos: City Asks for Alternatives
The Pili Investigations: Assessors Describe Brugnaro as “Absolute Master”
January 18, 2025
The minutes report statements by Zuin and Colle, who describe Mayor Brugnaro as an absolute master: “Nobody contradicts him” January 17, 2025 VENICE Further details are emerging about Luigi Brugnaro’s role in the events being investigated as part of the so-called “swamp investigation” by the Guardia di Finanza: in particular, his attitude as an absolute … More The Pili Investigations: Assessors Describe Brugnaro as “Absolute Master”
MOSE raised 100 times in the first four years, at a cost of twenty million euros
January 11, 2025
In Venice, the barriers against high water were active 28 times in 2024 compared to 25 the previous year. Alvise Papa (Centro Maree): “The number of tides above 80 centimeters keeps increasing” By Eugene Pendolini Jan. 11, 2025 Venice will have to close its gates to the tide more and more often. Driven by the … More MOSE raised 100 times in the first four years, at a cost of twenty million euros
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