I read the VV and the EVO, besides several other papers, back then. I lived in the Village ( the WEST VILLAGE; the then still NICE part ), at the time and saw the invading hordes up close and personal. Most of them were "weekend hippies" and wannabes; others were the serious scum who were their pied pipers.
I never lived in "the Village" but used to visit often. Friends that lived there and for various events