A BIG BUMMER FOR ALL BEACH COMBERS: DAYS OF FREE AVP OVER?

          A Manhattan Beach, CA, City Council agreement to permit
     seating charges could stop a 30-year tradition of free
     admission to volleyball tournaments at Manhattan Beach,
     according to this morning's L.A. TIMES.  The city "intends"
     to sign a two-year deal with the AVP if the CA Coastal
     Commission passes the plan in May.  On Tuesday, the Council
     voted 4-1 to change its local coast plan to permit one event
     promoter a year to sell all of the seating.  Under a deal
     with the AVP, "the promoter will be responsible for funding
     the event, which has received up to $40,000 in funds from
     the city in the past" (L.A. TIMES, 3/20).