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Summer Strummer Fest Rocks Bergamot Station INSIDE SCOOP OPINION ENTERTAINMENT DRUNK DRIVER COPS TO CHARGES PAGE 3 BACK TO SCHOOL IRKS SETH PAGE 4 DIGGING TRENCHES PAGE 11 Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY,AUGUST 30, 2007 Volume 6 Issue 247 Santa Monica Daily Press LOS LOBOS AT TWILIGHT SEE PAGE 13 Since 2001: A news odyssey THE BOX IT UP ISSUE Surprisingly civil protest City Council grounds FAA proposal amid considerable debate BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer CITY HALL Elected officials on Tuesday rejected what they called an inadequate runway safety proposal from the Federal Aviation Administration, instructing city staff to continue working with the agency to come up with measures that best pro- Kevin Herrera [email protected] tect residents, pilots and their passengers. THE TIME IS NOW: Protesters take to the The City Council also asked its staff to front of City Hall on Tuesday to voice their con- contact federal legislators, some of whom cerns about living near the busy airport. have voiced displeasure with the FAA, to see if Congress could intervene by chang- Associate Administrator Kirt Shaffer, the ing Santa Monica Airport’s classification second-highest ranking member of the so that it would no longer be a “reliever” FAA, spent nearly four hours defending airport for LAX. their proposal, which would include the It’s the officials’ hope that if the airport installation of two, 130-foot collapsible is reclassified and safety measures concrete beds at each end of the runway installed, larger jet aircraft would no capable of stopping large aircraft exiting longer be able to fly into Santa Monica, a the runway at 40 knots (46 miles per development that would provide some hour) or less. relief to residents currently living within Shaffer and his staff listened to rough- Photo courtesy Summer Strummer Festival 300 feet of the end of the runways. ly 70 residents who attended the hearing, PRIMAL SCREAM: The Summer Strummer Festival will feature the best in alternative culture. Seven years in the making, Tuesday’s and answered questions posed by Council public hearing with the FAA was preceded members. by an emotional rally in front of City Hall. Shaffer pledged to do whatever he More than 100 residents who live beneath could to address the concerns of residents Summer Strummer Fest the airport’s flight path voiced their con- and the Council, but was firm in his belief cerns about jet aircraft operations, which that the FAA’s proposal will achieve the they say have increased considerably over greatest amount of safety without pre- the last decade — especially since the 9/11 venting aircraft currently using the air- rocks Bergamot Station terrorist attacks — bringing with them port from doing so in the future. more noise and air pollution, as well as “This is unprecedented,” Shaffer said of BY EMILY SKEHAN across four stages and will also include a the increased chance of a runway overrun the FAA’s proposal, which would shorten Special to the Daily Press petting zoo, skateboarding expo and local or other accident that could kill hundreds the existing runway by less than 150 feet. vendors in attempts to unite two genera- of people. “We have gone everywhere, looked at MID-CITY If you’re a tattooed, punk dad tions through music and Dogtown culture. “We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to every option, and using any amount of with a preteen daughter hooked on bub- “When my partners and I decided to take it anymore,” said Martin Rubin, direc- runway that is currently being used by an blegum pop, this weekend could provide start the festival, we wanted to put some- tor of Concerned Citizens Against Airport aircraft simply has not been done and has that elusive bonding experience. thing together that would appeal to Pollution (CRAAP), which has blasted the not been proposed at any other airport, Families can rock out to an assortment everyone from hip parents to their young FAA for playing “runway roulette” with res- but we are proposing it to you as a means of old and new school punk, country and teenage kids,” said Phil Jaurigui, presi- idents’ lives. “The FAA’s proposal is com- of finding a way to add safety benefits to pop rock bands this Sunday at the second dent of Swing House Rehearsal, the com- pletely inadequate (and) we’re tired of an already safe operation.” annual Summer Strummer Festival at them gambling with our lives.” Bergamot Station. 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For more information or to make an appointment, call (310) 829-2225 331 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica or visit www.clinicaresantamonica.com. 310.451.1349 2 Hours Free Parking (Behind Store) Local networking breakfast www.readersjewelers.com 1029 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 7:30 a.m. — 8:45 a.m. The Marina del Rey/Venice Chapter of Leads Club hosts a networking *Limit three pieces. breakfast at Meditirina Cafe every Thursday. For information or to RSVP, contact Diana at (310) 528-9723. Yappy Hour @ Tails of Santa Monica 2912 Main St., 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. A social gathering for dogs and their people. There will be lightre- freshments, dog snacks and play time. For more information, call (310) 392-4300. The 12 Steps for Everybody 16730 Bollinger Dr., Pacific Palisades, 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. The 12 Steps for Everybody’s writing meeting is for all 12-Step pro- grams or anyone with a habitual problem or illness. Call (310) 454-5138 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 Back to School Children’s Safety Workshop 2539 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, 5 p.m. — 6 p.m. Tamzen’s Creative Arts Academy is holding a safety skills workshop for children as they return to school. Fee is $20. For more information, call (310) 203-1330. ‘All Aboard the U.S.S. Friendship’ 1211 Fourth St., 7:30 p.m. A musical murder mystery on the high seas, as cast and audience fer- ret out the culprits from a host of finalists in the “National Devil’s- Food-Cake-Mix Devil’s Island Treasure Hunt.” Tickets are $20. Reservations are necessary. Call (310) 394-9779, ext. 2 or visit www.santamonicaplayhouse.com for more information or to purchase tickets. ‘Bathroom Talk’ 1404 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. — 9 p.m. The Promenade Playhouse presents “Bathroom Talk,” an improv sketch comedy about the unusual things that occur in the ladies room at a nightclub. Tickets are $12 at the door. For more information, call Laura at (310) 430-8828. Rodeo days 225 26th St., 10 a.m. — 6 p.m. The Brentwood Country mart presents rodeo-themed events through Aug. 31. Events include meeting Cowboy Bill, a mechanical bull and more. So grab those spurs and saddle up. For more information, visit www.brentwoodcountrymart.com. For more information on any of the events listed, log on to smdp.com and click the “Events” tab for the given day’s calendar. Inside Scoop Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007 3 Legislative bill would give boost Brownley seeks to provide students a second chance BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer SACRAMENTO The approximately 24 per- cent of California students that failed the mandatory high school exit exam last year might have another means to obtain a diploma if they can’t pass the test again. A legislative bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) would add evaluative methods through which high school students who fail the exit exam — required for gradua- WOMAN DOWN Photo courtesy David Brown tion — could receive a diploma. A woman is attended to as she lies on the street after reportedly being struck by a car as she crossed the intersection of Pico and Cloverfield Assembly Bill 1379 would direct the boulevards late Tuesday afternoon. No furter details were available as of presstime Wednesday. state superintendent of public instruc- tion, the state secretary of education and the exit examination standards panel to identify alternative measures for high school students to demonstrate their pro- ficiency.
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