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SMMUSD HDQTRS A popular college offering could soon be made available to high school students, as school adminis- trators ponder allowing students to take online courses. Chief Academic Officer Dr. Chiung-Sally Chou is expected to introduce Policy 6143.3 at the Board of Education meeting tonight, a policy that would pave alternative ways for students to earn high school credits, making a high school diploma more attainable for some students in the district. The policy would allow students to Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] earn up to 20 high school credits per ON THE TRADING BLOCK: City hall is trying to find a willing trading partner to swap a prime piece of real estate located at 1920 Ocean Way for school year through online courses from a another parcel someplace in the city that would be suitable for an affordable housing project. pre-approved vendor. School officials are waiting on the University of California system to finalize its online course policy, which could dic- tate the direction in which the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District City looking to trade would steer in its own policy. The UC pol- icy would list the vendors from whom the given to those offering a site in which would not be used for low-cost living. students could take online courses for Lawmakers hope to more than 33 affordable units could be Tim Dubois, chief executive officer of credit, according to Chou. built, and one that is located as close as the Edward Thomas Management Co., There are students in the district cur- swap properties possible to the 1920 Ocean Way property, which runs the two hotels, could not be rently enrolled in online courses through said Housing Manager Bob Moncrief. reached for comment. A consultant for different providers and school officials BY KEVIN HERRERA City Hall is looking to create more afford- the company said it is still interested in want to ensure those courses will be Daily Press Staff Writer able housing to serve workers in the coastal the property and has been negotiating accepted for credit, not only with area, which includes several hotels, including with City Hall for several years on a land SMMUSD, but with colleges. OCEAN AVE. Like the general manager of a Casa del Mar, which is located directly north swap involving a graded parking lot at “We want to make sure students are not pro basketball team or a couple of kids sit- of the property on the trading block. 1828 Ocean Avenue, just a short distance just taking any courses,” Chiung said. ting on the porch with a stack of baseball “It would be nice to see hotel workers from the city-owned property. Online courses could also be offered cards, City Hall is looking to make a trade. who make the type of salaries that would “We have not seen the RFP yet so we through the district. On the table is a prime piece of real allow them to qualify for this type of don’t know exactly what we would pro- “We definitely could look into offering estate located just a few feet from the housing be able to live close to where they pose or what would be feasible,” said Kim courses,” Chiung said. “If teachers express beach at 1920 Ocean Way. In return for work,” Moncrief said. “We should all have Karie, a consultant with the Karie Group. interest in developing online courses, the 23,000-square-foot vacant lot, City an opportunity to live by the beach.” “I’m not aware of any concerns with the we’re going to entertain.” Hall would like to receive something of The property became an issue in the city moving forward with (an affordable Harry Keiley, the president of the Santa equal or greater size on which to con- last election when some supporters of housing) project.” Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers struct affordable housing. Councilman Kevin McKeown, a propo- Karie said if the land was acquired by Association, warned that school officials City staff is currently working on a nent of affordable housing, claimed the the hotel, zoning regulations would pre- will need to approach online course offer- request for proposals (RFP) and is hoping owners of Casa del Mar and Shutters were vent any expansion, restaurant or other to attract a number of offers for the City spending hundreds of thousands of dol- SEE ONLINE PAGE 7 Council to consider. Preference will be lars to defeat him so that the property SEE TRADE PAGE 10 PUBLIC DUMP IN SANTA MONICA Southern California Transfer Company

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ross Furukawa Guest Commentary [email protected] Eric Daniels Send comments to [email protected] Appreciating what’s right with the city EDITOR Editor: Michael Tittinger So much criticism, so much complaining about the newly [email protected] opened dog park at Santa Monica Airport! I am among those who hope that West Los Angeles residents and their dogs will ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jamestown gave Daniel Archuleta be welcomed into the new park, I am reasonably confident that [email protected] an agreement will be worked out to most people’s satisfaction. Meanwhile, however, has anyone thanked the decision-mak- STAFF WRITERS ers, the designers and the workers who created this wonderful Kevin Herrera new area where dogs can run free and where their owners can birth to secularism [email protected] enjoy the doggie antics and the company of one another? It is a beautiful, clean and thoughtfully laid out park, even if it isn’t ON MAY 14, AMERICA COMMEMORATED ideal of individual liberty. Melody Hanatani right smack in the middle of my own neighborhood — where the 400th anniversary of the settlement of By the late 18th century, under the [email protected] there isn’t any open land, anyway! Jamestown, Virginia. The occasion pro- growing influence of that ideal, the PARENTING Thank you to everyone concerned. Nothing is perfect; life vides us with an opportunity to under- colonists began to resist and protest against Nina Furukawa isn’t perfect. Reading letters in the “Daily Press” saddens me. stand and celebrate the distinctive, secular British imperial controls on their econom- [email protected] They are so often about what isn’t good rather than what is. ideal underlying America’s freedom and ic and political freedom, which led to the Kathy McTaggart prosperity. American Revolution. In framing our con- STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Santa Monica Although many Americans recognize stitutional government, the Founders put Fabian Lewkowicz that Jamestown was the first permanent individualism into political practice by [email protected] English colony in North America (predat- protecting individual rights against the PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN Leave opinions to the soldiers ing the Pilgrims and Puritans of claims of any cleric, monarch, or legislative Christine Chang Editor: Massachusetts by over a decade), too majority. The new nation’s founding ideals [email protected] Re: “Torn Away” by Melody Hanatani (May 12) many mistakenly view the religious ethos had emerged in opposition to the religious (Ms. Hanatani) has the nerve to say “... Though it’s difficult of the New England colonies as the impe- morality that entailed obedience to Biblical ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES at times, he (Marine Lowell Watson) tries not to let politics and tus for America’s flourishing. But the reli- teachings and authority, conformity to the Robbie P. Piubeni the ongoing debate regarding the war sway his decision to gious colonists, whose moral outlook group, and condemnation of worldliness [email protected] serve his country.” Gee, I wonder why it’s difficult at times? stands opposed to our ideals of intellectu- and material success. Rob Schwenker Her second fumble was not mentioning Santa Monica al and political liberty, merely transplant- [email protected] Police Officer Ricardo Crocker. Rick Crocker was killed on May ed Old World ideas to new soil. The New 26, 2005 during his third tour as a Marine major. He was not World that promised opportunity and ADVERTISING ASSISTANT insignificant — he was a good cop, and as a PAL (Police progress had begun in Jamestown, where ...THE PROFOUND Cynthia Vazquez Activities League) mentor, was loved by many of Santa the defining spirit of American individu- [email protected] Monica’s children. There are many photos of him with smiling alism was born. SIGNIFICANCE OF kids in Iraq, too. The Jamestown settlement project OPERATIONS MANAGER Connie Sommerville Gee, I wonder ... If (Ms. Hanatani) had not felt compelled to began, not as a Puritan escape to pursue AMERICA LAY IN THE [email protected] slap her politics in my face, maybe she and the Daily Press and enforce a dogmatic faith, but with a could have used that paragraph space for Major Crocker. group of profit-seeking investors in POSSIBILITY THAT A MAN PRODUCTION MANAGER One last thing, in spite of the sour note, I commend the London pooling capital in a joint-stock Tessa Vergara Daily Press for the overall focus on our local troops, and above company, a forerunner of our modern cor- COULD CHOOSE, PURSUE, [email protected] all, God bless our heroes. porations. Members of the Virginia James Zeruk Jr. Company had organized with the goal of AND REALIZE HIS OWN PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Santa Monica uncovering economic opportunity in Frances Casareno North America by finding precious metals DESTINY — IT LAY IN A [email protected] and possibly a water route to the Pacific. CLASSIFIEDS SALES MANAGER Airport didn’t just manifest itself The intrepid band of 104 adventurers NEW IDEAL OF Annie Kotok Editor: who survived the Atlantic journey, braved a [email protected] Re: Letter of Kali D. Davis (May 3) forbidding wilderness, established INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. Ms. Davis cites the noise, pollution and safety factors of the Jamestown, and faced extreme peril. In its CIRCULATION Santa Monica Airport. Another way to look at flights is the first fragile decade, Jamestown lost hun- Keith Wyatt Glenn Bolan marvelous engineering of a given aircraft, plus the expertise of dreds of settlers to disease, starvation, and Throughout the 19th and 20th cen- [email protected] the pilots. Sitting in the cockpit of any craft flying out of Santa war, with casualty rates in one harsh winter turies, the individualist spirit born in Monica is a joyous experience of knowing your instruments reaching 80 percent of the colony. Jamestown brought countless millions to NEWS INTERNS and soaring above the earth. Take a cockpit flight with this in Eventually, under the deft leadership of America, each looking to create a better life Irene Manahan mind and it will give you a different perspective of flight. Captain John Smith, the colony weathered for himself. Through the years, that spirit Kristin Mayer The time-worn cliché of “close the airport” is mouth-work these trials to emerge with renewed resolve. has fostered untold prosperity by encour- of residents who surely knew there was an airport in the vicin- Smith himself had risen from modest cir- aging self-reliant innovators like Thomas SPECIAL PROJECTS ity before purchasing their homes. One doesn’t move to a cumstances in England to lead these adven- Edison, Andrew Carnegie or James J. Hill. Dave Danforth [email protected] neighborhood near a freeway, for instance, then demand the turers, and he saw America as a land where Its legacy lives on in America today, in any- freeway be moved to accommodate their sensitivities. Ms. his kind of self-reliance could flourish. one who believes that each individual owns Carolyn Sackariason Davis moved near the airport by personal choice. Though the Virginia Company found lit- his own life and has an inalienable right to [email protected] Betty A. Darling tle gold and no sea route to Asia, they soon pursue his own happiness. Santa Monica discovered something vastly more impor- In the centuries since Jamestown, tant — that economic opportunity lay America has thrived because of this dis- wherever men were left free to work and tinctive ideal — an ideal in marked con- A newspaper with issues create new wealth. In contrast to the rigid trast not only to America’s religious 1427 Third Street Promenade, #202 class structure and static economy of colonies but also to the rest of the world Santa Monica, CA 90401 Jacobean England, America promised today, where duty to the group or to divine OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) rewards based on individual merit. It was command still subjugates millions. FAX (310) 576-9913 this spirit, and not the Puritan belief in cos- Americans should pause to celebrate the Visit us online at smdp.com mic predestination and unthinking duty to full significance of the Jamestown anniver- God, that attracted men to pursue their own sary as an opportunity to appreciate and earthly success in the New World. rededicate themselves to America’s noble “Here every man may be master and spirit of individualism. Doing so will help The Santa Monica Daily Press is published six days a week, owner of his own labor and land,” Smith remind us of the need to defend this value Monday through Saturday.

noted in one of his many promotional from those who would compromise or 19,000 daily circulation, 46,450 books intended to attract new settlers to attack it. Doing any less would be an act of daily readership. Circulation is audited and verified by Circulation Verification America.“If he have nothing but his hands,” injustice to those brave men who helped to Council, 2006. Serving the City of Santa Monica, and the communities of he boasted, “he may set up his trade, and by shape our most important institutions. Venice Beach, Brentwood, West LA. Members of CNPA, AFCP, CVC, industry quickly grow rich.” For Smith and ssociated Press, IFPA, Santa Monica the other early settlers of Jamestown, the ERIC DANIELS, PhD, is a visiting scholar at the Chamber of Commerce. profound significance of America lay in the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism at Published by Newlon Rouge, LLC Clemson University. Contact the writer at possibility that a man could choose, pursue, © 2006 Newlon Rouge, LLC, all rights reserved. and realize his own destiny — it lay in a new [email protected].

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Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in next weekend’s edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less. Local 6 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues Venice wary of corporations BY MELODY HANATANI Beach” hat, Michel, a parapsychologist and like beach dresses, sandals and necklaces. the city. Daily Press Staff Writer holistic healer, sat atop a pile of newspa- Like many of the locals, Framularo Business owners among the revitalized pers. The two meet there almost every day. doesn’t welcome the presence of chain neighborhood of Abbot Kinney, home to VENICE For years, the Subway sandwich stores, saying she was attracted to the area small clothing boutiques, independent shop on Pacific Avenue was the token initially because of the charm of small coffee houses and restaurants, are boiling chain establishment in the predominantly I DON’T THINK boutiques and restaurants. The chain over the recent opening of pinkberry, a mom-and-pop section off Windward restaurants also tend to sell unhealthy frozen yogurt dessert shop with locations Circle. Initially an unwelcome presence, A CHAIN COULD food lacking nutrition, Framularo said. across Los Angeles. the locals eventually shrugged and went “I don’t think a chain could sustain Upset over the increasing presence of on their way. SUSTAIN THAT CHARM.” that charm,” Framularo said. formula retail stores, two long-time But last year, Corporate America came to Venice residents — Dawn Hollier and town once again, this time in the form of Carla Framularo, THREAT OF THE MERMAID Melissa Bechtel — launched Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, which set up shop on manager of Animal House Acting on the concerns of residents, VeniceUnchained.org, circulating a peti- the corner of Windward Avenue and Pacific Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill tion among residents and business owners Street, catty corner from Cafe Collage, a Michel calls it the “corporate takeover Rosendahl, who represents the 11th to encourage lawmakers to enforce a ban long-time independently owned coffee shop. of Venice Beach,” impacting not only the District, which includes Venice, filed a on chain stores. Soon after, Campos, a Mexican eatery businesses off Windward Circle, but motion in February for the city to adopt a On the front page of the Web site is a with locations throughout the Westside, spreading onto Venice Beach, forcing “Formula Retail Ordinance” doctored photo of the intersection of moved in across the street from La Fiesta artists and musicians off the boardwalk Citing the city of Coronado, which California Avenue and Abbot Kinney Mexican Grill. with the lottery system, which regulates implemented a similar ordinance in Boulevard. A Domino’s Pizza, Starbucks, Though the number of chain- and corpo- boardwalk space. December 2000, Rosendahl states in the Claire’s Accessories and Taco Bell are rate-owned establishments still comprise a Though it currently feels as though motion that the ordinance would “regu- superimposed on the picture, with a cap- very small percentage of overall businesses Venice is undergoing a corporate abduc- late the proliferation of formula retail tion reading, “Is this how the corner of in this neighborhood of West Los Angeles, tion, Lerma said she believes the spirit of stores located on Abbot Kinney Boulevard Abbot Kinney and California will look in the increasing presence is sounding alarm Venice — the mystical spirit of the small from Venice Boulevard to Main Street and a few years?” bells for many long-time residents and independent business — can’t be broken. Ocean Front Walk, north of Washington A group of business owners on Abbot small business owners, many of whom The area has always persevered, Lerma Boulevard in the Venice community.” Kinney casually met a few nights ago to proudly proclaim the area is for “locals only.” said. A formula business is defined as a express their concerns to one another Late Wednesday morning, Elena Lerma, “It’s like a wave,” she said. “What’s left restaurant, retail, hotel or other establish- about the presence of pinkberry on the a Venice resident of 14 years, was enjoying is the heart and soul.” ment where the services offered and street. Though the business owners are her regular morning coffee outside Cafe Down the street from Cafe Collage, methods of operation are standardized, as not happy that pinkberry is in town, they Collage with good friend Dr. John Michel, Carla Framularo was busy managing well as the architecture, uniform and would’ve accepted its presence had it not a hardcore Venice resident since 1961. Animal House, a clothing store on decor. Well-known businesses like been for its exterior design — a fluores- They sipped their coffee and chatted Windward Avenue specializing in vintage McDonald’s and Starbucks would likely cent green and blue grill that illuminates about life, occasionally looking up to wave clothing. The store is nestled just off fall under the ordinance. at night, said Amanda Dugan, the owner at the familiar faces passing by. With a Venice Beach among small restaurants In Coronado, formula businesses must heavy gray beard and sporting a “Venice and shops selling tourist attractive items, obtain a special use permit to operate in SEE VENICE PAGE 7

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FREE and open to the public. This is an adults-only workshop. Seats are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call (310) 203-1300 Local Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 7 Residents cool to chain businesses FROM VENICE PAGE 6 local residents such as herself will continue to support the two small independent cof- of a clothing boutique store, Brick Lane. fee shops on Abbot Kinney — Abbot’s While it’s respectable that pinkberry was Habit and Stroh’s Gourmet — but believes started by a young female entrepreneur, tourists will be drawn to the familiar sight Dugan said she isn’t happy with the “aes- of the mermaid in the green and white logo. thetically horrifying” storefront. “Starbucks will be the demise (of The business owners seem upset with Stroh’s and Abbot’s Habit),” Dugan said. the fact that the street lacks trash cans and If tourists opt for the Starbucks, they sufficient parking. Many customers come will miss the “great cup of coffee at into the stores carrying empty pinkberry Abbot’s Habit or the fantastic sandwiches containers, asking shopowners if they at Stroh’s,” Dugan said. could dispose of it in the store. Though it’s sad to see the chain stores “It’s been unbelievable to all of us,” move in, “it is what it is,” Ryan said. Dugan said. Ryan believes the restaurants and cof- For Tales and Toys owner Elizabeth fee shops stand to lose the most against Ryan, the biggest issue with pinkberry has the chain businesses. It’s doubtful that been the lack of trash cans. retailers like Toys “R” Us would move in “They don’t even have a trash can in across the street, Ryan said. front of their place,” she said. Whether chain stores will move in is The locals here speak in a dismayed ultimately up to the landlords who con- tone of a possible opening of a Starbucks trol the leases, she added. on the street, a business whose presence “What makes Abbot Kinney, Abbot could be unwelcome by many of the long- Kinney is the small boutiques,” Ryan said. time residents and store owners. Even with Starbucks, Dugan knows the [email protected] High school students could earn online course credit FROM ONLINE PAGE 3 ing with 30 sections and an enrollment of 700 students. Today, the college offers 650 ings with great caution, adding that noth- online courses for 16,500 students ing replaces the significance of teacher- enrolled online. student interaction in the classroom. Nearly every single discipline is repre- “We need to be mindful of the fact the sented in the online course offerings, but a single most important determinant to stu- student is not yet able to attain an associate’s dent success inside the school is the quali- degree strictly through online classes. A few ty of the classroom teacher,” Keiley said. core classes have yet to be offered online. “It has enabled the district to grow in areas it would be limited if relying only on THE MOST classroom space,” said Julie Yarrish, the director of online services and support for IMPORTANT SMC. “Where we are geographically, we’re pretty impacted. Parking is always a chal- DETERMINANT TO lenge and we’ve been able to provide these classes online and may not have been able STUDENT SUCCESS ... IS to grow exponentially had we been limit- ed to these classrooms.” THE QUALITY OF THE The online classes enable students from across the country to enroll in Santa CLASSROOM TEACHER. Monica College without leaving the con- fines of their home. Students taking a Harry Keiley week or two of vacation can do so without President, Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom missing class, Yarrish said. Teachers Association Through online classes, students can log on for lecture material at any time. Test The online courses could prove to be times are usually more restricted, with beneficial in helping students at professors requiring that students take the Community Day School and Olympic exam during a certain period of time. High School get back on track to gradua- One of the disadvantages of online class- tion. Students are usually sent to both es is the misperception that it’s not as diffi- schools when they fall short in credits. cult as in classroom courses, Yarrish said. During the 2007-08 school year, high The college tries to simulate the in- school principals will evaluate the effec- classroom experience as much as possible, tiveness of the online courses and deter- creating group assignments and threaded mine which would be acceptable for high discussion boards. school credit, the policy states. The list of Even if Santa Monica-Malibu Unified the approved courses will be available in one day offers online courses, administra- July of next year. tors will urge students to continue attend- ing classes on campus. MAKING LIKE THE COLLEGIATES DO “We want kids to come to school and Online courses are currently popular have the social interaction with peers and among community colleges across the teachers,” Chou said. country. Santa Monica College started offering the online courses in 1999, start- [email protected] Local 8 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues

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Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] CONTINUING A LEGACY: Yolanda King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s oldest daughter, gives an inspirational speech at the Soka Gakkai International’s Ikeda Auditorium during a birthday celebration for her father in January 2006. Remembering King FROM KING PAGE 1 her siblings at the March on Washington, saying: “ that my four little children will one day live in a struggle prompted her daughter to work with the nation where they will not be judged by the color of their American Heart Association to raise awareness about skin but by the content of their character.” strokes, especially among blacks. She was 12 when her father was assassinated in Yolanda King, who lived in California, was an actress, Memphis, Tenn., in 1968. ran a production company and appeared in numerous films, including “Ghosts of Mississippi.” She played in the 1978 miniseries “King.” THE MOVEMENT WAS IN “Yolanda was lovely. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm,” said the Rev. HER DNA.” , one of her father’s close aides in the . He added she was “thoroughly com- Rev. Joseph Lowery mitted to the movement and found her own means of close aid to Martin Luther King Jr. expressing that commitment through drama.” The Rev. , who also worked with her King was a 1976 graduate of in father, said: “She lived with a lot of the trauma of our Northampton, Mass., where she majored in theater and struggle. The movement was in her DNA.” The Rev. Al Afro-American studies. She also earned a master’s degree Sharpton called her a “torch bearer for her parents and a in theater from . committed activist in her own right.” Yolanda King was the most visible of the four children White House press secretary Tony Snow said President during this year’s Martin Luther King Day in January, the Bush and the first lady were sad to learn of King’s death, first since her mother’s death. adding, “Our thoughts are with the King family today.” When asked by The Associated Press at that event how Yolanda King founded and led Higher Ground she was dealing with the loss of her mother, she respond- Productions, billed as a “gateway for inner peace, unity ed: “I connected with her spirit so strongly. I am in direct and global transformation.” On her company’s Web site, contact with her spirit, and that has given me so much she described her mission as encouraging personal peace and so much strength.” growth and positive social change. At her father’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, she per- The flag at The King Center, where she was a board formed a series of solo skits that told stories including a girl’s member, flew at half-staff on Wednesday. first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student’s recol- Yolanda Denise King — nicknamed Yoki by the family lection of the 1963 campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Ala. — was born Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., where She also urged the audience to be a force for peace and her father was then preaching. Her brother Martin III love, and to use the each year to ask tough was born in 1957; brother Dexter in 1961; and sister questions about their own beliefs about prejudice. Bernice in 1963. “We must keep reaching across the table and, in the She was just two weeks old when Rosa Parks refused to tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott give up her seat on a bus there, leading to the King, feed each other,” she said. spearheaded by her father. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the When she was 10 weeks old, the King family home was family said in a brief statement. bombed in Jan. 30, 1956, as her father attended a boycott rally. Neither she nor her mother was injured when the ON THE NET device exploded on the front porch. ■ Higher Ground Productions In 1963, when she was 7, her father mentioned her and http://www.yolanda-king.com ADVERTISEMENT THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 9 Local 10 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues SM looking for trading partner FROM TRADE PAGE 3 development that was not some type of housing. The area is zoned R-4 for high-density, multi-family housing. City Hall became the owner of the prop- erty in 1979, and in 2001, reaffirmed its commitment to use the property for afford- able housing. At that time,“sporadic” nego- tiations began with Edward Thomas on a swap, but no terms were reached. At a council meeting on May 25, 2005, city staff requested permission to move forward with construction, however, at the request of Edward Thomas, the coun- cil backed off and allowed negotiations to continue, Moncrief said. Shortly after the arrival of new City Manager Lamont Ewell, he met with Edward Thomas to determine if they were still interested, which they said they were. Under the law, any trade must be done competitively, prompting the search for other interested parties. Staff has recommended that any prop- erty under consideration be currently zoned for residential use and, at mini- mum, provide a 30-percent increase in the number of affordable units that could Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] built. The property must also be located LET’S MAKE A DEAL: City Hall is looking to trade a prime piece of real estate, a 23,000-square-foot vacant lot located just a few feet from the in Santa Monica and be restricted for beach at 1920 Ocean Way, for a comparable parcel on which to build affordable housing. The hotel Casa del Mar is located north of the property. long-term affordability. The process, from solicitation to coun- nearby, city staff isn’t going to dismiss been a contentious issue for some, partic- “If we have a great deal somewhere cil recommendation, is estimated to take proposals for property at a different loca- ularly those in the Pico Neighborhood else, we have the flexibility to select that,” about four months. tion within the city that could be larger in and Sunset Park, who feel they have a dis- Moncrief said. 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LOS ANGELES Cement poured Parks may ban smoking because of high fire danger The city may consider banning smoking and open flames in most parks after a blaze that burned about a fifth of Griffith Park. Park commissioners voted Wednesday to ask the city attorney’s office to draft a ban to plug tunnel that would last from April 1 to Nov. 1. “We have found that the most cause of accidental fires in city parks were BY ALLISON HOFFMAN long dropped nearly 80 feet to a tunnel that attributed to smoking and cooking,” said Kevin Regan, assistant general manager of the Associated Press Writer authorities described as the most sophisti- Recreation and Parks Department. cated clandestine passage they had ever seen. Smoking was banned in most city and county parks in 2002 but some have designat- SAN DIEGO A small fleet of cement mix- The full length was lined and equipped ed smoking areas. ers began pouring concrete Tuesday to with pulleys, electrical wiring and water The City Council would have to approve the ban. plug the longest secret tunnel ever discov- pumps. Earlier this month, a wildfire burned 820 acres of Griffith Park and forced the closure ered along the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal investigators believe the tunnel of local landmarks such as the Griffith Observatory and the zoo. A homeless man who The 2,400-foot passage connected a was built by Mexican workers for the said he fell asleep while smoking was questioned by investigators but the cause of the warehouse near the Tijuana, Mexico, air- Tijuana-based Arellano Felix drug cartel and blaze still has not been officially determined. port to a small office inside a warehouse may have been in use for several months Los Angeles is in the middle of a record dry spell. Only about 3.2 inches of rain have in Otay Mesa, a San Diego industrial dis- before it was discovered. fallen since July 1. trict within sight of the border fence. “I would be astounded if there were In other action, park commissioners agreed to set up an account so people could con- The stretch running under U.S. soil — not other tunnels out there,” said Frank tribute money for restoring burned areas of Griffith Park. about 2,100 feet, or the length of seven Marwood, a special agent for U.S. “We have received an unprecedented number of calls, e-mails and other correspon- football fields — is being filled to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement. dence from the public wanting to donate their time and money,” Regan said. smugglers and traffickers from accessing “But I don’t think we have interstate sys- ASSOCIATED PRESS any portion of the passage. tem underground yet, at least I hope not.” Contractors are using a type of cement In the past year, federal and military THERMAL that isn’t strong enough to be used as a tun- agencies have begun sharing more intelli- Workers scarce for Coachella Valley table grape harvest nel wall, said Rich McMahan, a project man- gence and data collected from under- Immigration raids are being blamed in part for a Coachella Valley agricultural worker ager for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ground sensors that can pick up digging shortage that has reduced the table grape picking pool up to 20 percent. Before the giant passage was discov- sounds, Marwood said. The grape harvest, which represents about a fifth of Coachella Valley’s agriculture ered, standard practice had been to simply At least six other tunnels considered at revenue, runs through June and labor contractors said the shrinking pool of workers will block tunnel entrances. risk of use by smugglers are scheduled to mean longer hours and weekend picking. Authorities have found 53 under- be filled over the next two months, at a An estimated 15,000 migrant workers are needed for the eight-week table grape harvest. ground passages of varied degrees of cost of $2.7 million. “It’s a lot shorter this year than any other year. There’s not enough people,” said Omar sophistication since they increased surveil- The tunnels include one at San Diego’s Mohamed, owner of OM Contracting in Thermal. He’s been turning away business lance after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. 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Henri Frederic Amiel, a Swiss philosopher, has said “To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.” Don Weill has been able to make that chap- ter easier for us. Everyone is going to age. This collection of poems celebrates the process. It has been said that age is a matter of the mind. The baby boomer generation — those born between 1946 and1964 — have a saying, the current 60 is the new 40. If you don’t mind it doesn’t matter. Don Weill, born 1930, seems to agree with that philosophy. He seems to be facing aging with grace. Mr. Weill states he was influenced by A. E. Houseman, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Francois Villon, and William Wordsworth. In the preface he shares where he slipped in a line or two Photo courtesy from their poems. It really improves them. The poems were written over a 40-year I see him among all the others period of time yet they have the freshness And ought to go over, I know. of today. If I were looking for a small gift We two were both classmates and brothers to give to my friends soon approaching A hundred or more years ago. middle age this would be the book I We gravely vowed friendship eternal Roll on over to the rock gallery would get them. It brings a smile and a Through failure or fortune or fame Mr. Musichead Rock Art Gallery, VH1 and Filter Magazine present Steve Joester’s rock sense of hope for the future. And I would be fiercely fraternal photography exhibit debuting at the gallery’s grand re-opening on Saturday, May 19. The author uses three rhyme scans. Could I but remember his name. Joester’s mixed-media approach taps into the energy of the live on-stage perform- There is the abcb, the aabb, the abab. ances he captured nearly 30 years ago. Exhibiting the photographs in a new context, he An example of the abcb scan is found The book contains line drawings by uses varied materials, such as nail polish and pieces of burlap combined with gold leaf in “Never Too Late:” Linda Braucht. paint to capture the style and energy of each rock artist. I feel “The Older I Get…” is delight- Joester has created album sleeves and posters for musicians including Bob Marley, When old folks ful and bright as well as uplifting. I Ginger Baker and Be Bop Deluxe. In November of 2005 and 2006, he exhibited his work Find new romances, enjoy the cheerful tone of the poems. I in a private show at the former Andy Warhol Factory in New York. It restores one’s faith am sure that readers will feel the same The opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 10 from 7 p.m. — 10 p.m. The In second changes. way. The book has the sub title “Light exhibit is available through June 10 and regular exhibit hours are Monday — Thursday Verse from a Senior Perspective” and from 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. — 9 p.m. The Mr. Musichead The aabb poems are his long ones so I this is exactly what it offers. Rock Art Gallery is located at 7511 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. For more information will quote a portion of “Watching The Sun” Don Weill has had poems published call (323) 876-0042. to illustrate: before in The Saturday Evening Post, The CYNTHIA VAZQUEZ New York Times and The Wall Street When I first retired, I have to admit, Journal to name a few. He has another Footloose and Fidel free I missed the old rat race, more than a bit. book of verse called “The Reluctant Now in its 13th year, the “Cuban Music Festival: Presencia Cubana en Los Angeles” cel- I’d cherished the teamwork, the goals and Investor and Other Light Verse.” With a ebrates the cultural heritage of Cuba. The festival is a commemoration of Dia de la the feel background in journalism, he has been a Independencia de Cuba (Cuban Independence Day), which commemorates the island’s Of triumph that comes after closing a deal. reporter for the Long Island Star-Journal freedom from Spain on May 20, 1902. The free family festival includes Cuban music, Back then it was pressure that kept me and has owned a small daily newspaper, dancing, food, and art for sale. alive. The Somerset Star, in Somerville, New The 2007 Cuban Music Festival will take place from noon to 7 p.m. at Echo Park, locat- I knew only one business gear—overdrive. Jersey. ed at Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Parking is available on streets or nearby lots. The abab poem scan is seen in “I’d Like WHAT DO YOU THINK? CYNTHIA VAZQUEZ You To Meet”: ■ Send letters to [email protected] Dr. Rachel West, D.O. - Board Certified Family Physician of contemporary medicine I’ll pay for your gas.

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REVEL WITH A CAUSE Santa Monica Festival 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Clover Park 2600 Ocean Park Blvd. CITY OF SANTA MONICA It’s Santa Monica’s biggest and best annual community event — an electrifying day of music, dance, and visual arts delivered by some of L.A.’s most exciting performers and NOTICE INVITING BIDS artists, in a beautiful eco-friendly setting that honors the many cultures that have shaped Santa Monica’s history and the environment that sustains it. Don’t Miss It! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites sealed bids for the: 2nd and 4th Streets Pedestrian & Streetscape Improvements Project, SP 2000; Federal Project NO RPSTPLE-5107(019) SPIFF UP YOUR RIDE 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bids shall be delivered to the City of Santa Monica, Office of the City Clerk, Room 102, Saturday, May 19 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, not later than 2:30 p.m. on June 12, 2007, Farmers Market to be publicly opened and read aloud after 3:OO p.m. on said date in City Hall. Each Bid Virginia Avenue Park shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents. 2600 Virginia Ave. Get an early start of the Santa Monica Festival when you do your weekly shopping at Prebid Conference: May 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM. the Saturday Farmers Market. Artist David Orozco will use recycled and/or repurposed 1437 4th Street, St. #300, Santa Monica, CA 90405 objects to show you how to turn your ordinary bicycle into an object d’art! ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: $6,500,000 (Includes Additive Alternate 1) CONTRACT CALENDAR: 290 PETER WINTER LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $1,200.00 PER DAY Lois Lambert Gallery/Gallery of Functional Art COMPENSABLE DELAY: $500.00 PER DAY Opening Reception Saturday May 19, 6 to 9 p.m. Contract Documents may be obtained at the Office of the City Engineer or by mail for an Exhibition runs through July 8 2007 additional mailing charge (check or money order payable to the City of Santa Monica). Cost 2525 Michigan Ave., E-3 of the documents shall be $75.00. Additional mailing charge shall be $15.00. Contract (310) 829-6990 Documents may also be examined in City Hall, at the Civil Engineering and Architecture As always, Bergamot Station is chock full of great new work. Stop by on Saturday afternoon counter, phone number (310) 458-8721. Additional information may be obtained on the and plan to spend your early evening at Peter Winter’s opening at the Lois Lambert Gallery. City's website at www.santa-monica.org/engineering. The Contractor is required to have a Class A license at the time of bid submission. IDENTITY THEFT Eleanor Antin, Lynn Hershman, and Suzy Lake, 1972-1978 Proposers are hereby notified that this project will be funded in part by the Federal gov- Santa Monica Museum of Art ernment and therefore will be hereby bound by all applicable federal laws and regulations, Opening reception Friday, May 18, 7 to 9 p.m. and certificates. Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing wage regulations apply to this bid. Federal Wage Determinations are attached to the Bid Documents and incorporated as part of the May 19 to August 11, 2007 Construction Contract. You are urged to review copies of these laws and regulations prior 2525 Michigan Ave. to submitting a bid. Bergamot Station (310) 586-6488 Pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the Contractor shall be permitted to This groundbreaking exhibition is the first to focus on these three artists who pursued substitute securities for any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under this some of the most dramatic self-transformations imaginable. In San Francisco, Hershman Contract. donned a wig to create an alter ego named Roberta Breitmore, a fictional character who grew so real over the years that she acquired her own driver’s license! In accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, proposers are hereby notified that DBE's are encouraged to submit proposals and will be afforded full opportunity to submit/partic- If you would like to subscribe to the Santa Monica Arts Palette via e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with ipate in this request. the word “Subscribe” in the subject line to [email protected] National 18 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues Senate rejects cutting off funds

BY ANNE FLAHERTY the president and my Republican colleagues “We don’t want to send the message to The Senate must take the next step by Associated Press Writer that it’s long past time to change course.” the troops” that Congress does not support passing its own measure. Given the political forces at work, that legislation will be a place- WASHINGTON The Senate on Wednesday holder, its only purpose to trigger three-way rejected legislation that would cut off WE STAND UNITED.... IN OUR BELIEF THAT negotiations involving the House, Senate and money for combat operations in Iraq after Bush administration on a final compromise. March 31, 2008. TROOPS ARE ENMESHED IN AN As a result, officials said Tuesday that The vote was a loss for Sen. Russell Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch Feingold, D-Wis., and other Democrats who INTRACTABLE CIVIL WAR. McConnell had discussed jointly advancing want to end the war. But the effort picked up a bill so barebones that it would contain no support from members, including presiden- Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader funds and do little more than express con- tial hopefuls previously reluctant to limit gressional support for the troops. war funding — an indication of the con- The proposal had been expected to fall them, said Levin, D-Mich. “We’re going to Negotiations on the final compromise are flict’s unpopularity among voters. short of the 60 votes needed to advance support those troops.” expected to take days. The proposal lost 29-67 on a procedur- under Senate rules, but was intended to “I’m not crazy about the language in the Wednesday’s votes on Feingold and other al vote, falling 31 votes short of the neces- gauge the tolerance of members on anti-war Feingold amendment, but I am crazy about proposals “will provide strong guidance to sary votes to advance. legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry the idea that we have to keep the pressure on,” our conferees and help shape the conference Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Reid staged a series of war votes Wednesday said Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., who also negotiations we have ahead of us,”said Reid. Democratic presidential front-runner, pre- to inform negotiations with the House on a wants the Democratic presidential nomina- In addition to Feingold’s measure, mem- viously opposed setting a deadline on the war spending bill. tion. bers were expected to vote on legislation by war. But she said she agreed to back the “We stand united.... in our belief that The Senate vote on Feingold’s legislation Sen. John Warner, R-Va., that would threat- measure “because we, as a united party, must troops are enmeshed in an intractable civil was one of several expected Wednesday, as en billions of dollars in U.S. aid for Iraq if work together with clarity of purpose and war,” said Reid, D-Nev. the Democratic-controlled Congress strug- Baghdad does not make progress on certain mission to begin bringing our troops home Feingold’s measure, co-sponsored by gles to clear legislation for Bush’s signature military and political reforms. and end this war.” Reid and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., by the end of next week to continue U.S. Reid said he would oppose Warner’s Sen. Barack Obama, another leading 2008 proved divisive for Democrats. military operations through Sept. 30. measure. prospect, said he would prefer a plan that Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed The House last week passed legislation offers more flexibility but wanted “to send a Services Committee, said he opposes any funding the war on two separate, 60-day WHAT DO YOU THINK? strong statement to the Iraqi government, measure that cuts off money for the war. installments. ■ Send letters to [email protected] Wind could spread New Jersey fire Natives get BY WAYNE PARRY in effort to contain the blaze, and state police “I’m dreading to see the black,” said Associated Press Writer said they would close a portion of the toll Lorraine Carpenter, whose garage was lost first crack at road if visibility became dangerously low. but home on Sea Gull Lake survived when Firefighters in New Jersey kept an anx- Showers and thunderstorms were fore- the fire burned through the surrounding ious eye on the weather Wednesday as they cast for Wednesday, but so were 20 mph forest. “That is not going to be pretty.” mansions battled a massive wildfire that had con- winds that could spread the flames. The people evacuated in southern New sumed about 20 square miles of brush after Two other major fires were also burning Jersey included residents of several retire- By The Associated Press a military jet dropped a flare on a bombing in the United States on Wednesday. ment communities, patients from a nursing range. Along the Florida-Georgia state line, fire- home and students from an outdoor sur- HONOLULU The Japanese billionaire allow- With the dry conditions, strong wind fighters were making progress against a vival school. Nearly 700 people were in shel- ing needy Native Hawaiian families to gusts quickly fanned the blaze through the blaze that had charred 390 square miles ters Wednesday morning, said Drew Lieb of move into his upscale Oahu homes rent- Warren Grove Gunnery Range about 25 across the two states and forced hundreds of the New Jersey State Police. free said Tuesday he hopes to have five miles north of Atlantic City. people to evacuate homes. “Overnight, we The fire destroyed three homes and 12 to more mansions ready by the end of next No deaths or injuries had been attributed had a good night. Winds were a threat on 15 were heavily damaged in Ocean County, month. to the fire, but it forced the evacuation of Monday and Tuesday, but today we are just said Forest Fire Service assistant division Genshiro Kawamoto moved three families about 2,500 homes along the border expecting variable winds 4-5 mph,” warden Chris Irick. — either homeless or on the verge of home- between Ocean and Burlington counties. Lt. Columbia County spokesman Harvey Helen Sura, who evacuated a housing lessness — into three of his homes in Col. James Garcia, a spokesman for the New Campbell said. development in Barnegat, said she and her Honolulu’s ritzy Kahala neighborhood in Jersey Air National Guard, said the fire was In northern Minnesota, residents chased cat, aptly named Smoky, spent a sleepless March. believed to have been started Tuesday after- from their homes by a forest fire on the night in her car in a Burger King parking lot. Kawamoto is currently having concrete noon with a flare dropped from an F-16 Gunflint Trail were told they would be “I didn’t grab anything but the cat and gates, walls and swimming pools, “which can fighter jet. allowed to return for brief visits starting myself, and we scrammed,” she said. be hazardous to small children,” removed The same range was involved when a Thursday. The fire has burned 117 square Stan Wesolowski of Barnegat also fled the from the five homes, he said in a statement National Guard jet accidentally strafed an miles of Minnesota and Canada, and many flames. faxed to media. elementary school with large-caliber rounds cabins and smaller structures have been “It looked like big black clouds, lit up The real estate developer announced in 2004 during a training exercise. destroyed. But two days of wet, cool weather with orange fire, 40, 50 feet in the air, com- plans in October to have eight low-income Firefighters worked overnight to create have helped firefighters get the blaze 50 per- ing right toward you,” he said. “It was a wall Hawaiian families move into eight of his fire breaks along the Garden State Parkway cent contained on the U.S. side. ofg flames coming right down the street.” Kahala Avenue homes. LMIRL: let’s meet in real life HDOP: help delete online predators

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MOUNTAIN CLIMBING Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 17th time BY BINAJ GURUBACHARYA make a documentary about the climb and Associated Press Writer all money raised will go toward providing better education and health care for chil- KATMANDU, Nepal A veteran Sherpa guide dren in their community at the foothills scaled Mount Everest for a record 17th of the mountain. time Wednesday, beating his own previous Like most Sherpas, Apa grew up in the record, mountaineering officials said. foothills of Everest, and began carrying Apa, who goes by one name, reached equipment and supplies for trekkers and the 29,035-foot summit with seven other mountaineers at an early age. Sherpas and a Western climber, said Ang He made his first summit of Everest in Tshering, president of the Nepal 1989 and has been climbing almost every Mountaineering Association. year since. Apa, 46, is one of the most respected Sherpas were mostly yak herders and climbers in the mountaineering commu- traders living in the Himalayas until nity. His closest competitor — fellow Nepal opened its borders to tourism in Sherpa guide Chewang Nima, 41 — scaled 1950. Their stamina and knowledge of the the peak a 14th time last year. mountains make them expert guides and Apa was leading a team calling them- porters for foreign mountaineers. selves the “Super Sherpas Expedition” on a charity climb to raise education funds for ON THE NET children of the Nepalese mountain guides. ■ Super Sherpa expedition web site: He and his teammates had set out to http://www.supersherpas.com Horoscope 20 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have:

★★★★★ Dynamic ★★★★ Positive Think getaway, Libra ★★★ Average ★★ So-So ★ Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ Your energy and feedback could define a project, event or relationship. Be sure you need ★★★★★ If you look at the circumstances around an issue, you might find some answers. Break to take the initiative. Others listen and also respond in a dynamic manner. Actually, many options present thought patterns, if possible. Brainstorm with those who don’t think like you do. Consider appear. Tonight: Hang out with a friend. a visit with a loved one at a distance. Tonight: Think getaway! TAURUS (April 20-May 20) SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ You express yourself through what you offer. Opt to flow with situations, choosing to share ★★★★ A partner knows what he or she thinks. You need to validate this person rather than play mental and emotional resources. What is bothering you might not be valid. A partner puts in his devil’s advocate. Surprising results ensue. Work on greater financial stability and check out invest- or her two cents, making a situation even more complicated. Tonight: Sort through options. ments. Know who you can trust. Tonight: Go with another’s suggestion. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★★ Let a friend in on a secret or project. This person will add extra zip. Zoom in on what you ★★★★★ You might be locked in the role of follower. A key person seems destined to follow a par- want. Others propose many different ideas, which might be even better than yours. Learn to use ticular course. Be smart: Don’t interfere. You’ll discover just how much this person knows and has the mental mix rather than have it your way. Tonight: Whatever you touch works. to offer. Creativity surges. Tonight: Say “yes.” CANCER (June 21-July 22) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★ Step back. You might need time to think and evaluate. A fiery individual in your life could ★★★★★ Be more realistic and forthcoming. How you deal with someone might change. Listen to cause a headache or two. Pick and choose your words with care, as they might be more inflamma- and evaluate ideas without personal bias. If you do, you could discover the power in another tory than you realize. Tonight: Make space for your needs. approach. Tonight: Let a bond start to sizzle. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★★ Energize, knowing you are capable of pulling white rabbits out of black hats. Your prior- ★★★★★ When you are on a roll, your creativity spins out, providing many options and possibili- ities could vary, but, understanding that Lady Luck is riding on your shoulder, choose carefully. ties. Focus on romance or spend time with a child. Some of you might decide to write your mem- Curb unusual risking. Tonight: Know that you are top dog. oirs. Let go and just express yourself. Tonight: Fun and games. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Take a stand, especially if you feel it is long overdue. An ability to sort throughb issues, as ★★★ “Family values” plays a strong role in decisions. Recognize that everyone cannot be put into well as high organizational abilities, defines you as a winner. Others admire your capabilities and a cookie-cutter mold. Still, you might need to pull back and gain a perspective. Demands and skills. Prioritizing your time and maintaining a personal life might challenge you. Tonight: Out late. responsibilities call. Tonight: Juggle different aspects of your life. Born Today Happy Birthday! Singer Enya (1961) This year you create one mental opportunity after another. Let go of thoughts about what others think. In key relation- Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), actor Bill ships, you will notice that others express more interest and want greater involvement. This situation might make you Paxton (1955) uncomfortable. If you are single, you have much more going for you than you are aware of. If you are attached, plan a spe- cial winter holiday vacation, which will bring you closer together. Your significant other finds many ways to spend money. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at http://www.jacquelinebigar.com (c) 2006 by King Features Syndicate Inc. Either separate your funds or make his or her behavior OK in your mind. GEMINI’s chattiness can wear you out! People In The News Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 21

British lawmakers say copyright law MOVIEGUIDE AERO THEATRE should be extended to protect artists 1328 Montana Avenue Protected (310) 395-4990 British copyright laws They want Britain to moral right of a creator to years after they die. far too long on economic Check theatre for show times should be extended to pre- match the 95-year copy- choose to retain ownership The committee’s report theory and far too short on vent aging artists such as right period granted for and control of their own clashes with an earlier gov- fairness to British copy- AMC LOEWS BROADWAY 4 PAUL MCCARTNEY and recorded music in the intellectual property,” the ernment-commissioned right holders,” said John 1441 3rd Street CLIFF RICHARD from miss- United States, which would committee said. review, which backed the Kennedy, chairman of the (310) 458-1506 ing out on royalties later in allow them to benefit finan- “We have not heard a present 50-year rule International Federation of Georgia Rule (R) life, an influential commit- cially from an Internet-driv- convincing reason why a because it believed extend- the Phonographic Industry. 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 tee of British lawmakers en revival of back catalogs. composer and his or her ing copyright could hurt “The committee ... has The Hoax (R) said Wednesday. The House of Commons heirs should benefit from a Britain’s trade balance and backed two simple princi- 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 McCartney, 64, and culture committee, which is term of copyright which provide little benefit to per- ples _ that U.K. performers Spider-Man 3 (PG-13) Richard, 66, are among made up of lawmakers from extends for lifetime and formers or consumers. must get a term of copy- 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 some 7,000 people, includ- all political parties, struck a beyond, but a performer The so-called Gowers right protection compara- Year of the Dog (PG-13) ing backing singers, who middle ground, proposing should not,” they added, report was heavily criti- ble to composers, and that 2:15, 4:45, 7:25, 9:45 are on the verge of losing that the copyright be referring to contrasting cized within the industry Britain must not be left royalties for their early extended to at least 70 laws that allow families of for focusing on the eco- with weaker copyright pro- music releases because of years. composers and songwriters nomic effects rather than tection than its interna- AMC 7 SANTA MONICA 1310 3rd Street a 50-year limit on copy- “We strongly believe to keep the copyright to the moral rights of artists. tional partners.” (310) 289-4262 right for sound recordings. that copyright represents a their compositions for 70 “The Gowers report was ASSOCIATED PRESS Blades of Glory (Pg-13) CHRISTINA LOVES SHANGHAI 12:50, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:15 For CHRISTINA Disturbia (PG-13) AGUILERA, there ain’t 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Bono trying to clear the air The Invisible (PG-13) no other city but Shanghai. BONO is grappling with a lems, said Leni May, the the company that manages Bono bought his apart- 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Aguilera, a four- new version of the unfor- wife of board member , said the singer was ment from Apple Inc. CEO Next (PG-13) time Grammy Award gettable fire, and it has Peter May. raising a safety concern, Steve Jobs, said the listing 12:40, 3:05, 5:25, 7:55, winner, will perform nothing to do with his “Bono was so nice,” she not a personal peeve. broker, Roger Erickson, a 10:30 June 26 at the Grand band’s 1984 album: The said. “He said, `Listen, “This is not a Bono senior managing director Spider-Man 3 (PG-13) Stage, host to perform- rocker-activist is embroiled whatever I can do to get issue,” a Principle at Sothebys International 12:25, 1:30, 2:50, 3:40, ances by the Rolling in a flap over fireplaces at these things working, but Management representa- Realty. 4:50, 6:10, 7:00, 8:05, Stones, Eric Clapton his Manhattan apartment it’s emptying into my apart- tive said. “It’s a building Bono, whose real name 9:25,10:10 and the Black Eyed building. ment and I can’t have issue. It’s about health and is Paul Hewson, and his Peas. The U2 frontman has smoke like that."’ The safety regulations.” wife, Ali Hewson, also have The tour date is list- told co-op board members singer told the board that The 1930 building on homes in Dublin, Ireland, LANDMARK NUWILSHIRE ed on her Web site. at the stately San Remo one of his four children has Central Park West has and in the south of France. 1314 Wilshire Blvd (310) 281-8223 Aguilera’s sexy act that smoke from other res- asthma, Leni May said. had several other celebri- The singer, 47, has apparently didn’t faze idents’ fireplaces is wafting The building’s board ty residents, including become prominent in poli- Black Book (Zwartboek) (R) China’s cultural offi- into the penthouse duplex banned the use of fire- Dustin Hoffman and tics as well as rock. He was 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 cials, who told the he shares with his family, places to study the issue, Diane Keaton. The build- in Germany this week to Hot Fuzz (R) Rolling Stones not to The New York Times raising the ire of some own- ing’s board famously said push for more aid to Africa 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 sing some of their raci- reported. ers whose units include no to Madonna when she from the world’s biggest er hits and canceled a The building’s fireplaces them, the Times said. tried to buy an apartment industrial countries. performance by Jay-Z have long-standing prob- Principle Management, there in 1985. AP LAEMMLE’S MONICA FOURPLEX after deeming the rap- 1332 2nd Street per’s lyrics “vulgar.” (310) 394-9741 Aguilera has sold Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils more than 25 million d'orchestre (PG-13) albums. The 26-year- ZZ Top cancels European tour 4:30, 9:55 old singer is on tour to Away From Her (R) promote her latest ZZ TOP has canceled its include surgery. together with Hill and drum- shows, starting July 15 in 1:25, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 album, “Back to European tour so Dusty Hill “In the near-term, we mer Frank Beard, from Dallas- Dallas, weren’t expected to Jindabyne (R) Basics,” which includes can undergo treatment for a plan to stabilize Dusty’s based band American Blues. be affected. 1:35, 7:10 the songs “Ain’t No benign growth in his inner ear hearing and symptoms with The band has been tour- “I’m looking forward to The Lives of Others Other Man,” “Hurt” that’s affecting his hearing. medication and a conserva- ing for much of the spring. Its dealing with this problem (Das Leben der Anderen and “Candyman.” Dr. Shawn Nasseri, a tive management strate- European tour was to start and getting back out there (R) 1:10, 4:20, 8:00 Ticket prices will California otolaryngologist gy,” he said in a statement. June 15 in Leipzig, Germany, with Billy and Frank,” Hill Waitress (PG-13) range from $26 to who is treating the 57- ZZ Top got its start in and run into early July. said. “I’m sure we’ll put this 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 $260 for the concert. year-old bassist/singer, Houston in 1969 when local More U.S. dates were set behind us very shortly.” AP said preliminary plans don’t guitarist Billy Gibbons got for July and August. Those AP MANN'S CRITERION THEATRE 1313 3rd Street ABC announces Walsh’s show, `Private Practice’ (310) 395-1599 28 Weeks Later KATE WALSH has plenty of Anatomy” spinoff in the “It happened a few days “Private Practice” takes There she reconnects 11:00am, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, reasons to celebrate this fall, and the 39-year-old ago,” Walsh said of her her “Grey’s Anatomy” with a friend whose med- 9:40 Delta Farce (PG-13) week. actress told Us Weekly engagement to Alex Young, character, Dr. Addison ical practice needs an 11:30a.m., 2:10, 5:00, 7:30, ABC announced that magazine Tuesday that a studio executive. “I’m on Shepherd, from Seattle and obstetrician. 9:50 she’ll star in a “Grey’s she’s engaged. cloud nine.” moves her to Los Angeles. AP The Ex (PG-13) 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS IS 10:10 CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR CON- Fracture (R) TRIBUTORS AND INTERNS TO HELP 11:10a.m., 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, US AUGMENT OUR ENTERTAIN- LIGHTS 10:20 LIGHTS Lucky You (R) MENT COVERAGE. EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD IS GREAT, BUT WE’LL TALK 1:00, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 The Namesake (G) TO ANYONE WITH A FRESH VOICE 11:20a.m., 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, AND A WILLINGNESS TO WRITE CAMERACAMERA 10:30 ORIGINAL AND, AHEM, ENTERTAIN- ING COPY. GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

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Janric Classic Sudoku Girls and Sports By Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest).

Difficulty BRONZE

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The sale with the court and mail a copy to the deceased, you must file your claim *Rates subject to change will be made, but without covenant or warranty, personal representative appointed by with the court and mail a copy to the Sperry Van Ness expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, * As of Febuary 21, 2007 the court within four months from personal representative appointed by Specializing in Retail and Office ** Denotes an interest only loan or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal the court within four months from Investment Properties on the Westside. sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section the date of first issuance of letters with interest and late charges thereon, as pro- as provided in Probate Code section Contact Phone: vided in the note(s), advances, under the terms 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from 9100. The time for filing claims will of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, not expire before four months from charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total the hearing date noticed above. 310.903.4984 amount (at the time of the initial publication of YOU MAY EXAMINE the the hearing date noticed above. the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set file kept by the court. If you are a YOU MAY EXAMINE the Call for free appraisal file kept by the court. If you are a of your property forth below. The amount may be greater on the per-son interested in the estate, you day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID may file with the court a Request for per-son interested in the estate, you LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. 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