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Santa Monica’s live theatre ‘Yarnbomb’ installation drops in scene will soon emerge from its Venice neighborhood Covid slumber

Courtesy Photo THEATRE: Local theatres plan for the return of in-person programming.

CLARA HARTER guidelines from the County, but SMDP Staff Writer one thing is certain: everyone is absolutely jazzed by the prospect of After over a year without live in-person performances. performances, there is palatable “The one thing that makes live optimism emanating from local performance different from any theatres as they make tentative other art form, is the word ‘LIVE’,” plans for the return of in-person said Evelyn Rudie, co-artistic programming. director of the Santa Monica Starting this summer and Playhouse. “There is simply nothing expanding further during the fall, like it — it’s a relationship with audiences will be welcomed back to everything the word entails, and performing arts venues across Santa we feel that it is this connection Monica, although the experience that makes theatre such a vital Courtesy Photo will likely look a little different than component in the health and ART: A new “yarnbomb” art installation has popped up on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. The piece was designed they remember. Think capacity wellbeing of our local and global by crochet street artist London Kaye in collaboration with Brancott Estate Vineyards. The artwork is designed restrictions, pop up outdoor venues, communities.” in honor of Earth Day and the 1,900 New Zealand sheep who help prepare the vineyard for harvest each year and potentially showing proof of Currently live performances, by plucking the leaves off the vine and uncovering grape bunches. The funky art piece will be on display until vaccination. both indoors and outdoors, are May 6. Plans remain murky for the moment as directors await further SEE THEATRE PAGE 6 Council to review boards, commissions and task

BRENNON DIXSON Commissions are a valuable over time and many vary widely interest in ensuring the City’s boards community and reviewing various SMDP Staff Writer opportunity for residents and subject in practice as it relates to meeting and commissions were working more records relating to attendance, matter experts to examine important schedules, agendas, and workplans; effectively, which is why Council financial support and appointment City Council will hold a issues facing the community, engage they also require dedicated staff time, formed a Community Working processes, the report states, comprehensive review of City the community, and work with a resource that was significantly Group back in 2019 that was tasked mentioning the City Clerk and CWG boards, commissions and task forces staff to bring policy and program depleted by the restructuring with conducting a comprehensive used this input to craft a number this Tuesday during a discussion that recommendations to Council, a conducted in 2020 to address budget review of the boards, commissions of recommendations relating to how may conclude with the consolidation recently released staff report states. impacts from COVID-19.” and task forces. the City can make the Boards and of more than one commission. “These Boards and Commissions Even prior to COVID-19, In the time since, CWG has Santa Monica’s Boards and have developed as needs arose however, Council had expressed an been hard at work meeting with the SEE COUNCIL PAGE 2 Gary Limjap TAXES (310) 586-0339 ALL FORMS, ALL TYPES, ALL STATES In today’s real estate climate ... BACK TAXES • BOOKKEEPING • SMALL BUSINESS Experience counts! SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA (310) 395-9922 [email protected] 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800Santa Monica 90401 www.garylimjap.com CalRE # 00927151 Local 2 MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 Visit us online at www.smdp.com

CRIME WATCH BY DAILY PRESS STAFF California goes from worst

Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. to first in virus infections These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. BRIAN MELLEY rate in the U.S. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15 2:22PM Associated Press Kim-Farley said California’s surge had Officers responded to a radio call of a Strongarm Robbery put fear into more people to wear masks, a at Nekter Juice Bar on the 1400 block of 2nd St. Upon Just a few months ago, California was the rule still in place that he said he has helped arrival, Officers contacted the victim who relayed that epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the prevent a resurgence. the suspect had been inside the store talking to herself U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were “Some states in the United States that lifted and had proceeded to take several children’s books and in patients, and ambulances were idling mask mandates are suffering the consequences magazines without paying. The victim followed the sus- outside with people struggling to breathe, of that with increasing numbers of cases while pect out of the store asking her to pay for the items. The waiting for beds to open. we are continuing to see decreases,” he said. suspect then threw the items on the ground and pushed The death count was staggering — so California struggled with its vaccine the victim onto the floor. Officers were able to locate the many that morgues filled and refrigerated rollout like other states, limiting doses to suspect and arrested Sandy Yesenia Salguero for 243(a) trucks were brought in to handle the overflow. health workers and elderly who were more PC- Battery. Salguero was later cited and released per File photo Now as cases spike in other parts of the at risk of being hospitalized or dying. Doses Covid19 guidelines. J country, California has gone from worst to have increased as cases have tapered, and the first with the lowest infection rate in the U.S. high number of infections over the winter even as it has moved quickly to reopen more also led to a certain level of natural immunity. BRIEFS VOTERS businesses with greater customer counts and Only weeks ago, counties struggled to allow larger gatherings. get doses. The state limited eligibility for the A scramble to get COVID-19 vaccinations precious vaccine, and stories abounded of Please join the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica on Wednesday, April 28th at 6:00 has given way to an open invite in many cheaters jumping the line to get a shot. p.m. for the 2nd in a monthly Speaker Series discussing the causes, issues, and poten- places. Where people lined up hours and The Vaccine Spotter website that helps tial to our current housing crisis. April’s panel, “Exploring Housing and the Environment: counties struggled to get doses, there now book appointments showed a state map How Can We Address the Climate Crisis through Housing Policy?” will explore the intersections appears to be a glut of the shots in many Thursday awash in green dots, indicating of the climate crisis and the housing crisis. locations. available appointments. Many were available “It has been a success story for California the same day, and some sites were allowing The event will be hosted via Zoom and livestreamed to the League of Women Voters of Santa to have gone from our, if you will, viral people to show up without appointments. Monica’s YouTube Channel with panelists: tsunami that happened after the back-to-back Los Angeles County opened up sites in • Gloria Chun Hoo, Second Vice President, League of Women Voters of California, Board of holiday season to where we are now,” said Palmdale and Lancaster to walk-ups. The Directors Dr. Kim-Farley of the University of largest mass vaccination clinic in Napa • Assemblymember Richard Bloom, California State Assembly, 50th District California, Los Angeles’ public health school. County saw demand drop from a flood to • José Trinidad Castañeda, Orange County Policy Manager, Climate Action Campaign and At the peak of California’s winter surge a trickle just days after California last week Board of Directors, Abundant Housing LA that followed the Thanksgiving, Christmas expanded vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 • Juan Matute, Deputy Director, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and Lecturer, UCLA and New Year’s holidays, the state was and older. It’s also allowing walk-ins. Department of Urban Planning recording 40,000 new cases daily and well “We definitely have the capacity,” county • Hank Koning & Julie Eizenberg. Principal architects of KoningEizenberg Architecture above 500 deaths per day. Those numbers spokeswoman Janet Upton said. “But now have dwindled to 2,300 new cases and 68 what we’re lacking is, seemingly, public April 28, 2021, 6:00-7:30 p.m. via Zoom. deaths daily. interest.” Register at: https://bit.ly/HousingSM428 The state surpassed Hawaii on Thursday California has about 40 million residents, League of Women Voters of Santa Monica YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3h25BBz with the lowest average number of cases per and a little more than half the 32 million capita in the past two weeks, according to eligible for vaccines have gotten at least one data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. shot. COUNCIL Services Commission, into a single commission One in every 2,416 people in California A combination of concern over reports of FROM PAGE 1 named the Human Services and Equity tested positive in the past week. At the other rare complications along with misinformation Commission, according to the staff report. end of the spectrum, one in every 223 people and conspiracy theories and a sense among Commissions more effective, attract more Other recommendations relate to appointment in Michigan was diagnosed with the virus. some that the danger has waned has led to diverse representation among members, and methodology, term limits and training. Kim-Farley said it’s been like turning vaccine hesitancy. align Board and Commission activities with “Finally, due to the continuing concerns around a massive tanker ship to reach today’s Los Angeles County Public Health departmental workplans developed in response of staffing shortages as a result of department level of improvement. He credited government Director Barbara Ferrer tried to persuade to the Council approved budget. restructuring due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” and public health agencies with providing more people to set aside worries about the This week, Council will delve into the the report concludes, “staff recommends clear guidelines that businesses, schools and vaccine, noting that the chance of a serious recommendations during a discussion that that Council allow boards and commissions individuals largely followed, including mask side effect is the same as dying in a 200-mile could result in city leaders directing staff to to continue meeting quarterly, and maintain mandates and social distancing. road trip that most people would not hesitate return with an ordinance that would convert self-sufficiency with minimal department staff Gov. Gavin Newsom has been allowing to take. the Environmental Task into a permanent support, through the end of calendar year 2021 businesses and schools to reopen by county “The risk of having a serious side effect commission named the Commission on or until the end of fiscal year 2021-22.” based on case levels. At different points in the from COVID vaccine is about one in a Sustainability and the Environment. Council For a full list of recommendations or to see pandemic, he has faced heavy criticism for million,″ she said. “We take these tiny risks could also consolidate other commissions, like the entire Council agenda, residents can visit being too restrictive, and now some worry he every day as we go about our lives because the Commission on the Senior Community, bit.ly/2QjSwMH. is moving too quickly. we know what’s on the other side of it is so Commission on the Status of Women, All counties have improved enough to worthwhile. Similarly, the return to normal Disabilities Commission, and the Social [email protected] move out of the strictest of four tiers, and that’s on the other side of vaccination is 38 of the 58 counties — accounting for 87% worthwhile.” of the state’s population — now are in the With the rollout of the vaccine, mortuaries second least-restrictive tier. Newsom said that had run out of space have returned to he plans to lift most remaining coronavirus normal. restrictions by June 15. “It’s the difference between night and The pandemic has surged unevenly across day,” said Todd Beckley, the general manager the U.S. of Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary. “There Cases were low in California a year ago, was a time where we had nine deaths a day, compared with New York, where hospitals and they were all COVID. We haven’t had a were overwhelmed last spring. When COVID death in four days.” California was in the throes of a second winter spike in mid-January, Michigan cases Associated Press writer Robert Jablon contributed were tapering to a low point in February to this report. before surging to the highest current infection Local Visit us online at www.smdp.com MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 3 SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule

MARCIA DUNN A masked Musk met briefly with the AP Aerospace Writer at NASA’s before they boarded white gull-winged SpaceX launched four astronauts into Teslas from his electric car company. The orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and astronauts’ spouses and children huddled Classifieds capsule, the third crew flight in less than around the cars for one last “love you” before a year for ’s rapidly expanding the caravan pulled away and headed to the FOR QUOTES PLEASE CALL 310-573-8074 company. pad in the predawn darkness. The astronauts from the U.S., Japan and “From now on, I’ll see you on a screen!” or email [email protected] France should reach the International Space tweeted Pesquet’s partner, Anne Mottet. 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NASA, after years of proving the capability NASA limited the number of launch on station supply runs. The rocket was used guests because of COVID-19, but passengers last November on the company’s second for SpaceX’s first privately purchased DBA DBA DBA flight. flight made the cut. Tech billionaire Jared Embracing the trend, spacecraft Isaacman, who’s bought a three-day flight, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS commander Shane Kimbrough and his crew watched the Falcon soar with the three STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: NAME STATEMENT FILE weeks ago wrote their initials in the rocket’s people who will accompany him. 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For Friday’s automated flight, SpaceX French Pastries in Santa VFTC Travel 734 Valencia (are) doing business as Reel Just a week ago, NASA awarded SpaceX replaced some valves and thermal shielding, Monica, 1112 Montana Ave Street #109 Los Angeles, FX Animation 1575 N. Gower a nearly $3 billion contract to provide the and installed new parachutes on the capsule, Santa Monica CA 90403. The Ca 90017. 2.VFTC Book 3. St. Suite 380 Hollywood, CA lunar lander that will deliver astronauts to named Endeavour after NASA’s retired space full name of the registrant(s) Books And Babies 4. Books 90028. The full name of the surface of the moon — Musk’s Starship, shuttle. Otherwise, the spacecraft is the same is/are Another Project LLC, and BAngers 5. 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She launched in the same Kimbrough noted it was the first time in to transact business under conducted by: Individual . to transact business under seat in the same capsule as her husband, more than 20 years that U.S., European and the fictitious business The registrant commenced the fictitious business Bob Behnken, did during SpaceX’s first crew Japanese astronauts had launched together. name or names listed on to transact business under name or names listed on flight. This time, it was Behnken and their The first-stage booster touched down on (Date) 07/2017 Registrant/ the fictitious business name (Date) 07/2020 Registrant/ 7-year-old son waving goodbye. McArthur an ocean platform nine minutes after liftoff. Corp/ LLC Name /s/: or names listed on (Date) Corp/ LLC Name /s/: Reel blew kisses and offered virtual hugs. SpaceX picked up the station slack for Another Project LLC Title: 01/2021 Registrant/Corp/ FX, Inc Title: President Also flying SpaceX on Friday: Japan’s NASA after the space agency’s shuttles Managing Member Sixtine LLC Name /s/: J. Ross Victory David Ross, David Ross and France’s Thomas retired in 2011, starting with supply runs the Richer Damon, Sixtine Richer Title: Owner J. Ross Victory, J. This statement was filed Pesquet, the first European to launch in a following year. 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STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT surrounding roads to watch the Falcon take Boeing, NASA’s other contracted crew YEARS FROM THE DATE IT YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE flight an hour before sunrise. Liftoff was transporter, isn’t expected to start launching WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A delayed a day to take advantage of better NASA astronauts until early next year. First, THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS weather along the East Coast in case of a it needs to repeat a test flight of an empty FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NAME STATEMENT MUST launch abort and emergency splashdown. Starliner capsule, possibly in late summer, STATEMENT MUST BE FILED STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT “You’re seeing a piece of history to make up for its software-plagued debut in PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The DATE. The filing of this happening here,” said Lance Bryan, visiting December 2019. filing of this statement does filing of this statement does statement does not of itself from Burnsville, Minnesota. “It’s, in this Last Friday, SpaceX beat out two other not of itself authorize the use not of itself authorize the use authorize the use in this case, good history versus some other things companies, including Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, in this state of a fictitious in this state of a fictitious state of a fictitious business that can happen that have been in our to land astronauts on the moon for NASA in business name statement business name statement name statement in violation backyard practically.” three or more years. They’ll descend to the in violation of the rights of in violation of the rights of of the rights of another Hours after liftoff, SpaceX was notified lunar surface in Starship, the shiny, bullet- another under federal, state, another under federal, state, under federal, state, or of a piece of space junk that might come shaped rocketship that Musk is testing in the or common law (see Section or common law (see Section common law (see Section dangerously close to the capsule. So flight skies over southeast Texas, near the Mexican 14411et seq.,Business and 14411et seq.,Business and 14411et seq.,Business and controllers ordered the astronauts to put border. Professions Code). SANTA Professions Code). SANTA Professions Code). SANTA on their spacesuits and lower their visors Musk said Starship should be ready to MONICA DAILY PRESS to MONICA DAILY PRESS to MONICA DAILY PRESS to just in case. There was no danger, and the carry people in a couple years, although publish , 04/26/21, 05/03/21, publish , 04/26/21, 05/03/21, publish 04/19/21 , 04/26/21, unidentified debris turned out to be farther he expects to smash more of them before 05/10/21,05/17/21 05/10/21,05/17/21 05/03/21, 05/10/21, than initially thought, passing about 28 miles getting there. The 2024 deadline for putting (45 kilometers) from the vehicle. astronauts on the moon, which was set by “We don’t know what the object was or the Trump administration, is doable, he HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00am - 5:00pm how big it was, but it did not come close to LOCATION 1640 5th Street, Suite 218, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Dragon,” said NASA spokesman Rob Navias. SEE ROCKET PAGE 4 News 4 MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 Visit us online at www.smdp.com California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024

ADAM BEAM state senators, both Democrats, tried to do it. Associated Press But last week their bill died in the Legislature because not enough lawmakers supported it. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said Now, Newsom says he can do it himself, California will stop issuing fracking permits but it’s unclear what changed his mind. by 2024 and halt all oil extraction by 2045, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade using his authority to take on the state’s Crowfoot said Friday that Newsom believes powerful oil and gas industry in a year he will the best way to ban fracking is to change the likely face voters in a recall election. law. But, when it became clear that wouldn’t If successful, California — the seventh- happen, Crowfoot said Newsom “directed us largest oil-producing state in the nation — through our regulatory authorities to protect would become the largest to ban fracking and the environment and public safety to end the likely the first in the world to set a deadline practice of fracking.” for the end of all oil production. Newsom did temporarily halt new fracking “As we move to swiftly decarbonize our permits in 2019 after he discovered a sharp transportation sector and create a healthier increase in new permits since he took office, future for our children, I’ve made it clear I which also prompted him to fire the state’s top don’t see a role for fracking in that future oil and gas regulator. That ban lifted in April and similarly, believe that California needs 2020 after a team of independent scientists to move beyond oil,” Newsom said at a news reviewed the state’s permitting process. release. Since taking office, the Newsom California was once one of the largest oil- administration has issued 291 fracking producing states in the nation, with a robust permits, according to an analysis of state data industry centered in the Central Valley just by FracTracker Alliance, an environmental north of Los Angeles. But by 2020, the state’s advocacy group. That group said in first three oil production fell to its lowest level in state months of this year, permit approvals for history, down 68% from its peak in 1985. all types of oil and gas production wells in Still, the industry employs about 152,000 California have plunged 90%. people and is responsible for $152.3 billion in Still, environmental groups were hoping economic output, according to a 2019 study. Newsom would act faster. “Curbing in-state production through a “It’s historic and globally significant that well stimulation ban would not change the Gov. Newsom has committed California to fact that Californians demand 1.4 million phase out fossil fuel production and ban barrels of oil each day,” said Rock Zierman, fracking, but we don’t have time for studies CEO of the California Independent Petroleum and delays,” said Kassie Siegel, director of the Association. “Instead of meeting our vast Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law needs with California oil produced under Institute. “Every fracking and drilling permit No recovery, No fee the planet’s strictest regulations, we would issued does more damage to our health and economically reward foreign regimes who do climate.” not share our environmental standards and The Newsom administration said the human rights values.” state’s rule-making process, while lengthy, is As the nation’s most populous state with needed to make sure any new rule survives nearly 40 million residents, California does a lawsuit. use a lot of oil. But the state has taken steps “We want this prohibition to be durable,” to curb its demand. Last year, state regulators Crowfoot said. PUBLISHER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING approved new rules to force automakers to The California League of Conservation Ross Furukawa AND PARTNERSHIPS sell more electric work trucks and delivery voters praised Newsom, saying the [email protected] Jenny Rice [email protected] 1640 5th Street, Suite 218 vans. And in September, Newsom ordered announcement “is the consistent leadership Santa Monica, CA 90401 regulators to ban the sale of all new gas- our state needs if we stand a chance of OPERATIONS MANAGER PARTNER OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) powered cars in the state by 2035. preventing major climate catastrophe.” Todd James Cindy Moreno [email protected] FAX (310) 576-9913 Fracking — short for hydraulic fracturing, But some in Newsom’s own party were [email protected] the process of extracting oil and gas embedded critical, including state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS The Santa Monica Daily Press publishes in rock deep underground — accounts for a Democrat from the Central Valley, who said Charles Andrews, Monday - Saturday with a circulation of 8,200 a small portion of the state’s oil and gas the fracking ban would lead to higher energy EDITOR IN CHIEF Jack Neworth, on weekdays and 8,000 on the weekend. The Matthew Hall David Pisarra. Daily Press is adjudicated as a newspaper of production each year. But environmental prices that would in turn increase food prices. [email protected] general circulation in the County of Los Angeles advocates have long sought its banishment “The governor’s actions could not come PRODUCTION and covers news relevant to the City of Santa Monica. The Daily Press is a member of the because of its harmful effects on the at a worse time for the Central Valley, which Esteban Inchaustegui California Newspaper Publisher’s Association, environment and public health. is already reeling from a drought that — STAFF WRITERS [email protected] the National Newspaper Association and the Brennon Dixson Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. The Last year, Newsom said he did not have together with this decision — may cause a [email protected] CIRCULATION paper you’re reading this on is composed of the authority to ban fracking on his own and national food crisis,” she said. Achling Holliday 100% post consumer content and the ink used asked the Legislature to do it instead. Two Clara Harter [email protected] to print these words is soy based. We are proud [email protected] Keith Wyatt recipients of multiple honors for outstanding [email protected] news coverage from the California Newspaper Publishers Association as well as a Santa Monica Sustainable Quality Award. ROCKET will come to an end, he noted, but the PUBLISHED BY NEWLON ROUGE, LLC FROM PAGE 3 partnership will continue amid hopes of © 2019 Newlon Rouge, LLC, all rights reserved. “European astronauts one day walking on added. the surface of the moon.” “It’s a great time to be here, and we’re very excited,” said the European Space AP videojournalist Cody Jackson contributed to Agency’s Frank De Winne, an astronaut this report.

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It would cover the expense of purchasing measure could become a piece of the broader ARIZONA AVE. electric school buses, building charging package that could have more support or that (310) 736-2589 stations and providing workforce training. congressional Democrats may try to muscle The legislation also directs the Environmental through on 51 votes via a budget process WWW.ALANRUBENSTEINDDS.COM Protection Agency to conduct outreach to called reconciliation. help school districts with the transition. The bill has earned support from an array “I know firsthand how outdated diesel of outside groups, including the American school buses expose our children to harmful Federation of Teachers, the Environmental and unnecessary pollution,” Padilla told The Defense Fund, the Environmental Law & Associated Press, explaining how as a kid he Policy Center, the League of Conservation frequently rode the bus to get to class and for Voters and the Union of Concerned Scientists. after-school programs such as baseball games. “Public schools are huge consumers of “Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, my mass transit, and the challenge of getting lungs would be filled with diesel exhaust by students to school buildings in a more the time I arrived at school each day.” green, efficient way is one we must tackle “Transitioning our school bus fleet to zero- immediately,” said Randi Weingarten, the emission vehicles is an essential aspect of teachers union president. “By investing in building equitable, sustainable infrastructure zero-emission school buses we can create and is a wise investment in our children, our cleaner, healthier, more sustainable school environment and our future,” he said. communities where our children don’t just Joining Padilla in co-sponsoring the survive but actually thrive.” legislation are Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Trisha Dello Iacono, national field and and Reps. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., and legislative manager for Moms Clean Air Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. Force, said the federal investment in children’s “Children in Georgia and across America health was long overdue. should be able to get to and from school each “It is high time that the millions of children day without polluted air, and the exposed to lung-harming diesel pollution COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated during their commute to and from school be challenges for children already managing afforded a clean and safe ride,” she said.

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JIM RENDON Illinois have similar programs, and as more That was the case for Painted Brain, a group oversees distribution of the money — of The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Chronicle of states legalize the drug, additional programs relatively new nonprofit in Los Angeles that $1.25 million to seven organizations in 2019. Philanthropy could be on the way. together with another organization received a He knows he is not going to stop legalization. In the 2020 election, voters in Arizona, three-year, $900,000 grant. The organization For him, it’s a question of how to work within the Nonprofits have an unexpected new source Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota provides mental-health services, art programs, system to do the most good. of funding: State marijuana sales. approved measures to legalize the recreational job training and placement services as well “We are not for or against the industry. We Over the past two years, California has use of marijuana. At the end of March, the as legal help for people with mental-health recognize if legalization occurs, we need to be used some of the fees it collects from the sale New York state legislature passed a marijuana challenges. With the state funding, it has been focused on prevention,” Azzarella says. “With of recreational marijuana to give grants to legalization bill that will set aside 40 percent of able to expand programs and think about its the new industry comes additional risks and community organizations that serve people and tax revenue for grants to community groups future. . And this is our way to ensure that the communities harmed by the war on drugs. So and local governments to help communities “It provides a predictability and security for industry is a good partner.” far, the state has awarded nearly $100 million, a disproportionately affected by harsh drug our organization that allows us to actually think At the California Endowment, the foundation figure expected to jump to $175 million in May. policies. bigger and think about what we really want to that supported efforts to establish the state grant Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, a small The system that California set up has been be doing,” says Dave Leon, the organization’s program, there was some initial concern that nonprofit that serves young people and people particularly beneficial to smaller groups that executive director. getting involved with marijuana revenue funds who have been through the criminal-justice are closest to these communities, says Bonnie The state tries to target funds to small would mean condoning use of the drug, Madura system, received a $1 million grant in 2019. Midura, a senior program manager at the community organizations run by people of says. The group trains formerly incarcerated people California Endowment, a foundation that color that often serve people who have been But comparing the idea to the state’s use of as substance-abuse counselors. Former inmates supported efforts to push for the marijuana incarcerated or have otherwise been affected cigarette taxes to fund children’s programs was conduct workshops and training for young grants. State agencies often have rigorous by drug policies, as well as to groups that work helpful. People are going to use marijuana, just people in correctional facilities. The group also application requirements for nonprofits that can to curb drug use. About 45 percent of people like they are going to use cigarettes, she says. The has rapid-response teams for domestic abuse shut them out of the process. served by the programs that have won grants question then becomes how to use that money to and child abuse. Many of the grantees rarely receive such large that Sierra Health oversees are Latino, and 35 help people before they use the substance rather So many of the problems the organization amounts of money. percent are Black. than addressing health concerns after the fact. tackles in and around Stockton, California, can “I’ve had a number of conversations with Not all nonprofits and grant makers embrace “There are these dollars coming in. They be traced to the war on drugs, says Samuel these organizations where they’ve told us that money tied to marijuana. Using funds generated belong to the people of California,” she Nuñez, the group’s executive director. He these are the largest grants that they’ve ever by the sale of marijuana means programs says. “How can they be invested in the most remembers police officers knocking down his received,” says Matt Cervantes, an official at the designed to stop people from using marijuana disproportionately impacted communities in front door when he was a child — something he Sierra Health Foundation, which manages part end up relying on drug use for support. California?” says was common in his neighborhood — and of the California effort. “These are well-known It’s something Thomas Azzarella, director of his mother sitting terrified on the floor. advocacy organizations from across the state that the Alaska Afterschool Network, has thought This article was provided to The Associated Press by “They were fiercely policing our communities,” have deep history in the philanthropic sector. about a lot. Alaska allocates 12.5 percent of its the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Jim Rendon is a senior Nuñez says. “They were traumatizing us.” But a $1 million grant over three years, that can revenue from marijuana sales to fund after- writer at the Chronicle. The Golden State is not alone. Alaska and be a total game-changer.” school prevention programs, and Azzarella’s

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