On Tuesday, March 12, 2002, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) certified Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council (GRVNC).
The geographic area of GRVNC includes all of Venice with an eastern boundary along Walgrove Avenue, modified to include the three areas which accommodate (1) Venice High School, (2) Mark Twain Middle School and Beethoven Elementary School, and (3)Walgrove Avenue Elementary School. These three areas will also be in the geographic area of the future Mar Vista Community Council and are called "overlap areas".
No residences east of Walgrove Avenue are included in the overlap areas.
Note: There was a pre-certification agreement between the organizers of GRVNC and Mar Vista Community Council for sharing a large overlap area consisting of Venice High School plus all the area bounded by Walgrove Avenue in the west, Rose Avenue in the north, Beethoven Avenue in the East and Venice Blvd. in the south. This agreement is now null and void.