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Brewed For You! #CoffeeOnMontana #MontanaAveSM WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 FRIDAY LAUGHING MATTERS ....................PAGE 6 YOUR COLUMN HERE ....................PAGE 7 05 20 16 CRIME WATCH ................................PAGE 12 . MYSTERY PHOTO ..........................PAGE 13 Volume 15 Issue 153 @smdailypress @smdailypress Santa Monica Daily Press smdp.com Community organizing wins the day Good people, high tech built the train Merging the skills and enthusiasm of many to build Expo BY MATTHEW HALL new stations (four at-grade and Daily Press Editor three aerial). It is projected to carry BY KATHY SEAL 64,000 daily riders by 2030 Special to the Daily Press As of noon today, the Expo Line (Downtown Los Angeles to Santa is open to the public and the peo- Monica) and has an estimated trav- Behind the May 20 opening of ple behind the actual construction el time of 46 minutes end to end. the Expo Line to Santa Monica lies of the tracks said the successful The mandate for Expo was the untold story of dozens of dedi- delivery of the project was due to ambitious. Contractors were cated volunteers who worked for excellent employees with access to tasked with creating a “transit decades and made this line happen. cutting edge technology. parkway through the urban fabric In 1989 Santa Monica city offi- Phase 2 of the Expo Light Rail to unite communities, integrate cials convened a group of citizens line is a $1.5 billion project that cov- neighborhoods and create a source to advocate for the purchase of a ers about 6.6 miles from Culver City former Red Car right-of-way from to Santa Monica including seven SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 8 downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. They envisioned provid- ing a fast, comfortable, and green light rail line along this route. Among that group was Darrell Clarke, who, growing up in Los Angeles, had often talked with his Courtesy Photo parents about that city’s red and RED CAR: Santa Monica’s former rail system ended in 1963. yellow streetcars and their demise in 1963. Clarke joined this groups in Cheviot Hills and Committee to Preserve the Right- GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING Rancho Park opposed building a of-Way, which succeeded in con- The Exposition right of way had new passenger line on Exposition. vincing Los Angeles Metro’s prede- served trains carrying passengers So members of the Committee to cessor to buy this route. from 1875 until 1953, and freight Preserve the Right-of-Way docu- The campaign to build the Expo until the mid-1980s. Line light rail had begun. But in 1989 homeowners’ SEE HISTORY PAGE 9 Station parties open to the public on May 21 BY MATTHEW HALL Engagement Arts Project with Daily Press Editor STATION CELEBRATIONS Sarah Renae Barnard Expo’s opening celebration 26TH ST/BERGAMOT On Stage includes free rides along the length With the opening of the Expo ■ 10 - 11 a.m. Masanga Marimba - of the line to encourage explo- Line, this early railroad station Zimbabwean & Latin American ration of the new system and sev- (1875 - 1953) turned arts destina- Music eral stations are hosting daylong tion, is now home to both. ■ 11 - 11:30 a.m. Bergamot parties on Saturday, May 21. Disembark here to explore live Station Arts Center Ribbon Station celebrations will be music, entertainment and all the Cutting from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at new ways to get around town. In ■ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Masanga Downtown Santa Monica, 17th tandem, Bergamot Station Arts Marimba St/SMC, 26th St/Bergamot, Center celebrates the arrival of the ■ 12 - 12:45 p.m. Dublab DJ - Expo/Bundy and Palms. The Expo Line with their own open Guest DJ from Dublab’s Online Culver City station, open since house, EXPO-SÉ, featuring gal- Radio Station 2011, will be joining the celebra- leries, food trucks and live music. ■ 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Dustbowl tions as well. Entertainment, chil- Revival - American Roots dren’s activities, food trucks, bike ■ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rogue Artists Orchestra valet and bike pit stops, and infor- Ensemble - Interactive Puppets & ■ 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Dublab DJ mation booths are among the Photo Booth activities. ■ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Community SEE PARTIES PAGE 10 SPEND A NIGHT BACK OR UNFILED Gary Limjap OUT ON PICO! TAXES? (310) 586-0339 From Bowling, to Music, In today’s real estate climate ... to Cocktails…We’ll Show ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES Experience counts! You A Good Time SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA PICOPASSPORT.COM [email protected] (310) 395-9922 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 • Santa Monica 90401 www.garylimjap.com Live Music and Theatre at Iconic Santa Monica Venues! Calendar 2 FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 Visit us online at www.smdp.com Healthy Lunches for Seniors! WISE & Healthy Aging offers a weekday lunch program for Santa Monica residents age 60 and older. Your trusted community source for For information call: a nutritious meal. (310) 394-9871 Registration Required! Locations: Ken Edwards Center & Reed Park in Santa Monica What’s Up Westside OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA Quixote, who takes us on a whimsical Friday, May 20 journey in his quest for the “Impossible Dream.” Show will run at Expo Line Phase 2 Opening SMC May 20 - 29. Advance tickets Head over to BigBlueBus.com/BOGO Ceremony range from $17 to $20 ($10 for pre- An opening ceremony hosted by view), plus a service charge, and can or call us at 310-451-5444. Metro will kick off service on the Expo be purchased by going to Line, which is the first train in Santa www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or by calling Monica since the Red Car ended serv- (310) 434-4319 or (310) 434-3005 ice in 1948. There will be a banner Monday through Friday. Tickets are $3 break just east of the Downtown higher at the door before performanc- Station. Elected officials from Los es. Parking is free on Friday evenings Angeles, Metro, Expo and Santa and weekends. SMC Campus, 1900 Monica will converge to officially open Pico Blvd., 8 p.m. the seven stations that are part of the Expo Line Phase 2 extension. The line SMC Global Motion World is expected to be open to the public in Dance Company Spring the afternoon and rides will be free. Show SHARE THE LOVE The Santa Monica College Global Main Library Docent Tours Motion World Dance Company will pres- Docent led tours of the Main Library ent an exciting spring program show- EXPERIENCE BURN FITNESS cover the library’s gold LEED rating of casing dance styles from a variety of sustainability, its art, architecture and cultures around the world. Tickets are even the library’s collection. Main $20. Parking is free. For tickets, go to Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 12:30 www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or call (310) - 1:30 p.m. 434-3005. For more information, please see www.smc.edu/dance or call Word 1 Computer Class (310) 434-3467. Performances are Introduction to using Microsoft Word Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m., and 2013 to create and format basic docu- Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ments. Intermediate level. Seating is in The Broad Stage at the SMC first come, first served. For more Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica information, please visit the Boulevard and 11th Street). Reference Desk or call 310-434-2608. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., ‘Summer Star Party 3 - 4 p.m. Planner’ Find out where and when to go, and Something Cool After what to bring to be welcome at a star School party. The John Drescher Planetarium, A 3-day readers’ theater workshop, is located near the elevators on the taught by local teens. Select a script, second floor of Drescher Hall (1900 get a part, rehearse and then perform. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica). Tickets are Space is limited. Registration begins available at the door and cost $11 ($9 Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Youth seniors and children) for the evening’s Reference Desk. Presented by the scheduled “double bill,” or $6 ($5 sen- Library’s Teen Advisory Council. iors age 60+ and children age 12 and Grades 3 - 5. Main Library, 601 Santa under) for a single Night Sky or feature Monica Blvd., 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. show or telescope-viewing session. For information, call (310) 434-3005 or SMC Stages ‘Man of La see www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or Mancha’ www.smc.edu/planetarium. All shows COMPLIMENTARY DAY PASS Winner of five Tony Awards, “Man of subject to change or cancellation with- La Mancha” is a play within a play, out notice. SMC Campus, 1900 Pico performed by Cervantes - a Spanish Blvd., 8 p.m. Inquisition prisoner - in the role of Don NEW CLASSES, 310.394.1300 SEE LISTINGS PAGE 3 PERSONAL TRAINING, www.burnfitness.com NUTRITION, AND MORE! 1233 3rd Street Promenade For help submitting an event, contact us at Santa Monica 310-458-7737 or submit to [email protected] Inside Scoop Visit us online at www.smdp.com FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 3 COMMUNITY BRIEFS Citywide Station. access bike parking facility that will offer Authority. The new bikeway runs mostly on Metro makes bicycling Previously funded by Metro through a bike repair, retail sales of parts/accessories an exclusive bike path along the rail line $2-million grant in 2011, the Santa Monica and restroom facilities for registered users. between Culver City and Palms stations and to and from new Expo Line Bike Center’s two locations provide nearly It is scheduled to open in late 2017.