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JANUARY 15-16, 2011 Volume 10 Issue 55 Santa Monica Daily Press KEEPING YOUR ‘HOOD SAFE SEE PAGE 4 We have you covered THE ENJOY THE WARM WEEKEND ISSUE Local homeless programs mainly help those deemed ‘non-priority’ City Hall shifting focus to the most vulnerable

BY NICK TABOREK report released this week by City Hall. Hall said, were not part of the “Santa Monica Fabian Lewkowicz FabianLewkowicz.com Daily Press Staff Writer Despite a new focus on serving Santa priority population,” which consists of those ELAINE TSE Monica’s “priority population” of homeless whose last permanent address was in Santa DOWNTOWN There are fewer homeless peo- individuals, the report stated, most people Monica; those who have been homeless in ple in Santa Monica than there were two who receive service from City Hall-funded Santa Monica for five years or more; vulner- Woman recognized years ago, but those who remain on the agencies don’t fit into this category. able members of the Santa Monica work- streets tend to have “complex, chronic dis- Homeless agencies supported by City force; vulnerable individuals from the Service for being a life saver abilities” and have a disproportionate impact Hall provided service to 7,036 individuals Registry; and high users of local police and on the city’s resources and the community’s in 2009-2010. BY KEVIN HERRERA enjoyment of public spaces, according to a The vast majority of those people, City SEE HOMELESS PAGE 10 Editor in Chief

CITY HALL When Elaine Tse and her toddler Boedhe were visiting Palisades Park in August of last year, they thought they would see a few sights, maybe grab something to eat at a restaurant Downtown. Tse never thought her trip would result in her saving a life. But that’s what she did on the afternoon of Aug. 26. Tse was walking with her son in the park, on their way to check out Pacific Park’s famous Ferris wheel, when she saw several frantic people huddled around a child. “I thought the child might have fallen down and they were comforting him, but when I got closer I saw one of the adults holding the child upside down by his ankles,” Tse said. The child, 3-year-old Emilio Gonzales, was not breathing. His skin had turned blue and his mother was distraught, praying for a miracle.

SEE HERO PAGE 10 Give me back my sign! Horoscope readers atwitter BY CHRIS WILLIAMS & JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press

Sofia Whitcombe began her day with the IN FOCUS Brandon Wise [email protected] startling realization that she might not be Guests enjoy photographic works from the Santa Monica-based Peter Fetterman Gallery during the opening night of the 20th annual International Los exactly who she thought she was. Angeles Photographic Art Exposition at the Civic Auditorium on Main Street on Thursday night. The Photo LA exhibition will continue through Sunday. SEE SIGNS PAGE 12

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MLK Kidz Party Virginia Avenue Park 2200 Virginia Ave., 10 a.m. This free event is intended as an introduction to the life and teachings of King with music, art, face painting, storytelling and children’s entertainer Michael Cladis. Breakfast • Lunch Come try our Curry Chicken Salad, Peace In for MLK The Talking Stick Waffle Pizzas & Waffle Sliders 1411 Lincoln Blvd., 1 p.m. — 5 p.m. “Peace In,” geared to teenagers, with music, poetry, spoken word, art and diversity ~ Illy gourmet coffee ~ workshop. The event is sponsored by the NAACP Santa Monica-Venice branch, the Weekdays: 8am to 5pm | Weekends: 8am to 5pm | Closed Mondays Santa Monica Human Relations Council and the Pico Youth & Family Center.

2408 Wilshire Boulevard | 310-453-2787 Improv at the library 24th & Wilshire – Free Parking in back Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 3 p.m. Laugh your way into the New Year as cast members from the Morgan-Wixson Theatre’s Internet-themed farce “Caught in the Net” go off script and share their improvisational and physical comedy talents. This theatrical event is presented free to the public. For more information, call (310) 458-8600.

Ultimate Frisbee North of Santa Monica Pier Check out some of the best Frisbee players in the world compete in the 12th annual LEI-OUT Tournament, taking place both Saturday and Sunday. There will be teams from all over the world, all ready to give their blood, sweat and tears in the “glorious pursuit of awesome.” For more information, go to www.leiout.com. Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011

Celebrating the king SGI Auditorium 525 Wilshire Blvd., 3:30 p.m. The Santa Monica Symphony will be conducting a free concert in celebration of the birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Allen Robert Gross conducts Revueltas’ “Redes,” Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5 featuring violinist Danielle Belen, and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”). School-age children are especially welcome. Parking is free at 1212 Seventh St. For more information call 310 395-6330 or visit www.SMSymphony.org.

Cyrano’s charm Ruskin Group Theatre 3000 Airport Ave., 2 p.m. Ruskin Group Theatre proudly presents an adventure based on the legend of 17th century French dramatist and duelist Savinien de Bergerac, now known the world over as Cyrano. Afflicted with an enormous and bulbous nose, he is convinced that no woman can ever love him, and thus makes himself notorious in Paris for his courage, gallantry, and charm of verse. Putting aside his own love for the beautiful Roxanne (Olivia D'Abo) he offers his powers of expression to his rival, as this hysterical and stirring adventure unfolds. General Admission $25 students/seniors $20. For more information and other show times go to www.ruskingrouptheatre.com or call (310) 397-3244.

To create your own listing, log on to smdp.com/submitevent For help, contact Daniel Archuleta at 310-458-7737 or submit to [email protected] For more information on any of the events listed, log on to smdp.com/communitylistings Inside Scoop Visit us online at smdp.com WEEKEND EDITION, JANUARY 15-16, 2011 3 Former Golden Globes publicist sues, claims payola

BY ANTHONY MCCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES A former publicist for the organization that runs the Golden Globes sued the group on the eve of its glitzy awards show, claiming it engages in payola schemes for nominations and awards. Michael Russell sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association late Thursday, just three days before NBC airs the annual gath- ering of Hollywood royalty that has been bumped twice from the airwaves over the years due to scandal. The lawsuit claims many association members “abuse their positions and engage in unethical and potentially unlawful deals and arrangements which amount to a ‘pay- ola’ scheme” that could be illegal and jeop- ardize the group’s tax-exempt status. The court filing, however, does not list any specific examples in which a studio or producer has paid for a Golden Globes nom- ination or award. A statement from Ken Sunshine, whose company currently handles the show’s pub- lic relations, said the allegations were with- IN YOUR FACE Morgan Genser [email protected] out merit. Ian Spetner from Santa Monica High School heads the soccer ball towards the Culver City goal during an Ocean League game Friday at John “This is no more than the case of a disgrun- Adams Middle School, the home turf for Samohi soccer. Samohi won 4-0. tled former consulting firm, whose contract was not renewed, attempting to take advantage once again of the Globe’s international stage for their own gain,” the statement reads. The lawsuit seeks $2 million and alleges Downtown spa offers vaginal steam baths breach of contract, defamation and fraud over the association’s firing of Russell and BY TAYLOR VAN ARSDALE steams, acupuncture or herbal treatments. a large Jacuzzi, steam room and showers. his partner after the awards show last year. Special to the Daily Press The name Tikkun comes from a Hebrew But today, we’re here for the V-Steam. The complaint states the pair were dismissed phrase “Tikkun Olam” which Schwarz said After we doff our clothes and put our after a dispute with association President DOWNTOWN Right now, in an upscale means “to heal the world.” belongings in our lockers my friends — Philip Berk over a charity and advertising underground spa in Santa Monica, an “We believe people need to heal them- Kejo Thomas, manager of a local gym, and campaign with Chrysler. ancient Korean ritual is taking place and selves in order to heal the world,” Schwarz Saetha Evans, a personal trainer — and I are The pair frequently tried to raise the issue women of all ethnicities are benefiting from said. The emphasis is on both physical and escorted to the Couple’s Room. In the of ethical and potentially unlawful activity this newly rekindled tradition — the vagi- spiritual healing — a series of lectures on Couple’s Room are always two massage to Berk, the complaint states, but the claims nal steam bath. the Kabbalah are up coming — and the spa tables set up side-by-side, a Jaccuzi tub, a were ignored. Yes, that’s right, ladies. The V-Steam (also offers its clients access to a physician, a private bathroom and a heated onyx cham- The suit also alleges the association sells called “chai-yok”) has been at the forefront naturopath, a chiropractor, a physical ther- ber. As you lay on the tiles in the chamber, prime spots on the show’s red carpet to less- of Korean herbal healing for over 600 years. apist, an acupuncturist, a nutritionist, aes- the heat starts to penetrate your muscles, er-known media outlets. The remedy is touted to help regulate men- theticians and massage therapists. thus making it a very effective place for cou- Timothy McGonigle, an attorney repre- strual cycles and aid with infertility issues Tikkun offers Korean inspired spa treat- ples to rest while waiting for their massages senting Russell and partner Stephen and is one of the newest treatments offered ments and temperature based therapeutic to begin. This room can be rented out for Locascio, rejected claims they were acting at Tikkun Spa, one of only a handful offer- rooms such as the such as the Himalayan Salt private parties and we’re told is extremely out of spite. ing the treatment in Southern California. Room, which is said to be conducive for relax- popular on Valentine’s Day. “Michael Russell and Stephen Locascio Owner Niki Han Schwarz and her hus- ation while micro particles of salt help purify Also in the room, in a semi-circle are have brought this lawsuit in the hope that band, Charles Schwarz, an orthopedic sur- the lungs, and the Hwangto Clay designed to three wooden stools covered with soft plas- the Hollywood Foreign Press will take the geon, wanted to develop more than a “spa.” increase blood circulation and stimulate tic cushions. Underneath, a round hole in problems seriously and change their prac- They wanted to create a relaxing, therapeu- detoxification thorough the skin. In the the top rests a pot of steaming mugwort. I tic center where people could focus on heal- women’s section adjacent to the area where SEE GLOBES PAGE 10 ing themselves, be it through massage, the Korean scrubs are performed, there’s also SEE STEAM PAGE 10 SMALL BUSINESS

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On the Beat Ross Furukawa Send comments to [email protected] NRO Richard Carranza Send comments to [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF Still striving for that goal Kevin Herrera Editor: Tips for protecting your home [email protected] “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but MANAGING EDITOR a means by which we arrive at that goal” Q: MY NEIGHBOR’S HOME WAS BROKEN Daniel Archuleta Martin Luther King, Jr. into while at work last week. Now I’m wor- Q: Now that I’m familiar with my neigh- [email protected] January 15,1929 — April 4, 1968 ried that one day I will come home and find bors, what can I do to make my home less of that my residence was broken into. What can a target? STAFF WRITER Nick Taborek Wishing you a happy and meaningful Martin Luther I do to help safeguard my home? [email protected] King birthday and holiday. Criminals have developed methods of Peace always. A: It’s true that anyone can become a victim breaking into almost any home or building, CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Jerry Rubin of crime, but there are some very basic things but even a highly experienced law breaker Brandon Wise Santa Monica that you can do to deter criminals from choos- will only devote a very short time to getting [email protected] ing you. People generally think of their homes inside. The longer it takes for them to make Kids say the darndest things as safe havens where the outside world cannot their way in, the better the chances are that STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Editor: get to them, but statistics constantly show the someone might see them and call the police. Morgan Genser A short allegory in reference to current events. My opposite. Do what you can to make your home You can take steps to make it not worthwhile [email protected] granddaughter Chelsea asked me after watching the as safe as possible. It all starts by becoming for a criminal to choose your house by beef- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS latest news about the shooting in Arizona, “Why don’t more active with your neighborhood. ing up your security measures. Bill Bauer, David Pisarra, they take the guns away?” Because, I tried to explain, One of the best ways to ensure that a bur- Burglars look for any easy entrance to a Meredith Carroll, Jack Neworth, “one of the rules in our Constitution says that glar does not target your house for a break- home. A pet door, busted window or Lloyd Garver, Dr. Reese Halter, Americans have the right to own weapons.” in is to make your entire block a highly unlocked point of access will let them get in Taylor Van Arsdale, Dane Robert Swanson, “Hmm,” she mused, “then what about bullets? Is secure area. This involves working with your quickly. Walk around your house and exam- Farzad Mashhood, David Alsabery, their anything that says Americans have the right to neighbors so that everyone watches out for ine it to make sure there are no vulnerable Merv Hecht, Cynthia Citron, Amanda Cushman, Steve Parker own bullets?” each other. Think of your block as a mini points that law breakers can use to force and Phyllis Chavez “No there isn’t,” I remarked. community, and you can rely on your neigh- their way inside. Immediately fix broken “Then they should take away the bullets. Bullets are bors to keep you safe just as much as they windows, busted locks and any other part of CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER what kill things, not guns.” Smart kid. can rely on you. Let a trusted neighbor know your house that is not secure. Fabian Lewkowicz Her logic is sound, but how can I tell her that here in when you will be on vacation so they can Other areas to reinforce with extra locks America the National Rifle Association has/exerts an keep an eye on your home. and deadbolts are the front and back doors. NEWS INTERNS undue influence and are in essence lobbyists for the Meet the people who live nearby, and get A criminal may take the time to break or dis- Patrick Hourihan weapons industry? How can I tell her that Second to know their names, what cars they have able one lock on a door, but they will think [email protected] Amendment rights advocates cherish their guns with a and exchange phone numbers. Keep a list of twice about messing with one that has mul- PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN fervor bordering on religious fanaticism? this contact information near a phone so tiple security devices. Glass sliding doors can Ray Solano Gun violence will continue in America because you can call anyone on your block, should also be better secured with a security bar. A [email protected] nobody will stand up to the NRA, because of the easy the need arise. Join the Neighborhood solid bar will prevent a door from being accessibility of weapons and because a few egocentric Watch in your area, or if one doesn’t exist, opened, and it cannot be moved from the ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER NRA talking heads are dictating the debate on guns. consider starting one. Work with the Santa outside. You can also find steel pins that lock Rob Schwenker Ron Lowe Monica Police Department to help watch into place at the bottom of a sliding door to [email protected] Santa Monica over everyone in your neighborhood. make it impossible to open. Also, install a SENIOR ADVERTISING Once you get to know the people around second lock on the window. You can find ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Don’t forget about Darfur you, you will be better prepared to notice them at any retail location that sells hard- Brittney Seeliger Editor: strangers who seem to be hanging around a ware products, and they do not cost much. [email protected] The news media must continue covering the situa- lot. Seeing someone you don’t know walk Hiring the services of a professional secu- ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES tion in Darfur and all of Sudan after the referendum. As down your street once is not at all unusual, rity company that will install an alarm in Steven Stuart a concerned activist, I am especially concerned about but if that same person were to be lingering your house will be reassuring, but can also [email protected] the countless families whose lives have been disrupted and going back and forth on your block fre- be costly. Not only will your home be moni- ADVERTISING TRAFFIC COORDINATOR by decades of violence. What happens in Sudan matters quently, they may be casing the neighbor- tored at all times, but criminals will also be Amber Kessee here in Santa Monica, because we know that the effects hood and looking for a home to break into. discouraged from attempting to break in [email protected] of mass violence have far-reaching repercussions that Similarly, if you note an unfamiliar car when they see the signs and window decals OPERATIONS COORDINATOR are felt for generations. Congress and the Senate that is spending a lot of time driving on your that inform them of the alarm. Michele Emch should urge the Obama Administration to keep focus- street, it could be an indication that crimi- The SMPD will come out and conduct a [email protected] ing on Sudan. nals are looking for potential targets. Warn a security survey at your residence free of PRODUCTION MANAGER Even if the vote is credible, there are still several neighbor if you see someone looking at their charge to help you better secure your resi- Darren Ouellette post referendum issues such as wealth sharing, citizen- home, and don’t be afraid to call the police dence. Call Community Relations at (310) [email protected] ship, the demarcation of the border, and the disputed to report suspicious behavior. 458-8474 if you have any questions about PRODUCTION DESIGNER Abyei region, which have potential to re-ignite the con- Even a well watched neighborhood can scheduling a security survey or setting up a Alejandro Cantarero [email protected] flict if the international community walks away. The last be struck by crime. A burglar looks for the Neighborhood Watch group in your area. civil war between the north and south lasted for 22 easiest target possible, so it is up to you to You can also call your Neighborhood CIRCULATION years and resulted in the deaths of over 2 million civil- Keith Wyatt make your house difficult to burglarize. Resource Officer for assistance. The police Osvaldo Paganini ians, mostly from South Sudan. Also, remember to keep exterior and interior department’s website [email protected] While both parties should be commended, the situa- lights on during the night. Criminals prefer www.santamonicapd.org has all of the NRO tion and potential for a renewal of the conflict is far to operate under the cover of darkness and contacts and is full of ideas to help you make from resolved and South Sudan will not become an will gravitate towards a home that has no your home and neighborhood safe. independent country until July 9. lights on at all. We have you covered Candice Barnett When you go out for the night, keep a tele- This column was written by NRO RICHARD 410 Broadway, Suite B Santa Monica vision on or play a radio inside the house. This CARRANZA (Beat 1: Coastal, Beach and Pier Santa Monica, CA 90401 will give the appearance that someone is still areas). He can be reached at (424) 200-0681 or OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) FAX (310) 576-9913 home, which is a great deterrent to criminals. [email protected].

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Gabrielle Giffords to ing to get into. the hospital, killed six and injured 12 others There have been calls for local and state will scar the survivors and all the victims’ law enforcement officials to provide more families, friends, and communities for years security to members of Congress, to ban to come. anyone from carrying a handgun in the In a society as robustly talkative as ours, it vicinity of a member, and to enclose the (310) 829-7283 is natural for people to step back and try to House gallery in bullet-proof glass, and a 2632 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403 impose meaning on so traumatic an event www.mathnasium.com/santamonica — even if it was simply the deranged act of a deeply troubled young man. Without know- IN THE WAKE OF THE ing the motivations of the alleged shooter this is all speculative, and it is far too early to ARIZONA SHOOTINGS, A try to draw political conclusions from this tragedy. LOT OF POLITICIANS AND Yet as a former member of Congress I do have something to say about the shootings’ COMMENTATORS OF ALL aftermath. The personal tragedies have been awful enough; as a nation we also have to STRIPES HAVE BEEN worry about a political tragedy, quiet and slow-moving but no less damaging for that. SEARCHING THEIR SOULS I’m talking about weakening further the bond between us and our elected representa- ABOUT THE CHARACTER tives. Our democracy depends on members of AND INTENSITY OF Congress being able to mingle freely with the people they serve. Yes, they have a lot of THEIR RHETORIC. responsibilities in Washington that go with 3rd street Promenade Psychics the job, but for these to have any meaning in few members already have announced that We would like to invite you to our New Location: a representative democracy they have to be they’ll be carrying their own weapons when 408 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA rooted back home. It’s in their discussions they return to their home districts. with ordinary Americans that members do It’s hard to imagine the easy informality Private Spiritual Consultation their most important work — at formal that ought to exist between constituents and CALL Today for $10 Special town halls, in stops by cafes, in speeches at public officials continuing. It seems equally PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE VFW halls or visits to community groups, in certain that people who might have consid- For Appointment CALL: impromptu conversations and at organized ered dropping by a shopping center or com- “listening sessions” like the “Congress on munity hall to see their elected representa- (310) 956-2943 your Corner” event that Congresswoman tive will think twice, lest they get caught up Giffords was hosting. in the next headline-making atrocity. These are where they get a glimpse of In the wake of the Arizona shootings, a what’s on people’s minds and how strongly lot of politicians and commentators of all they feel about it; get alerted to issues they stripes have been searching their souls about may not have known about; get questioned the character and intensity of their rhetoric. and challenged on their political stances; If there is anything positive to come of this, and have a chance to explain both their own it may be in the awareness that the manner and the Congress’ thinking. Without this in which political discourse is conducted is kind of two-way education, representative important and has consequences. Robust democracy simply wouldn’t work. political debate — even sarcasm and biting Members of Congress know this. That is humor — is one thing; suggestions that why they take care to hold such events as fre- someone ought to be “eliminated” are quite quently as possible, despite the pressures of another. fundraising, legislating, trying to keep some So if our super-heated political discus- semblance of a personal life — and the sions cool down a bit, that’s good. What awareness of possible trouble. They long ago would not be good is if the chill extends to learned to live with threats — the FBI has the ordinary, day-to-day, vastly important investigated hundreds of them over the past contact between our representatives and the decade — even though it is never easy to go American people. If we diminish that dia- out in public after you’ve received one. Yet logue or make it more difficult or put up they’ve continued to be as accessible as pos- barriers to it, then the shootings in Arizona sible, because that is the only way they can will have claimed more than just human vic- do their jobs properly. tims; something vital in our democracy will Now, despite some members’ protesta- have been wounded, too. tions that they won’t let it happen, some sort of chill may well settle over the give-and- LEE HAMILTON is director of the Center on take between members of Congress and Congress at Indiana University. He was a mem- their constituents. It won’t be obvious; no ber of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 elected representative is going to announce, years. 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PICKING A LEADER Councilman Bobby Shriver is expected to ask the City Council if it is time to allow voters to select Santa Monica’s mayor, a departure from the current model that allows the council to decide who will hold the post.

This past week, Q-line asked: Do you think the position of mayor should be up to the voters, or should the system remain the same? Here are your responses:

“THEY COULD GIVE THE JOB TO WHOMEVER mayor. They are the ones who have to work gets the most votes. Or they could fight to together. What the hell does the public the death to get the job.” know about things these days.”

“OF COURSE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO “I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A ROTATING choose our mayor and it would be great if list for mayor. Each month, the top name we had council members elected by district would be selected to be the new mayor. If also. I live in the Mid-City neighborhood and you declined, you’d go to the bottom of the we have not had anyone from this area on list and pay a fine. If you accept, you pay a council for over 10 years, since Paul very big fine just like the many good citi- Rosenstein. It seems that there is a lot of zens in this town do.” proposed new development for our area and several of the present council members “I THINK THAT THE POSITION OF MAYOR will be for it. This area is already very should be up to the voters. Otherwise, the impacted by the present big developments council members would just vote for their of the Water Garden and the Yahoo Center. friend and put the same person in again It is scary to think more development will and again. How come they never let Kevin happen and without a representative on McKeown be mayor?” council there does not seem to be a voice we can turn to. With a Santa Monicans for “ACTUALLY WE ALREADY HAVE THIS Renters’ Rights majority on council, they method. The council member elected with get what they think is ‘right.’ I hope this can the most votes is usually given this cere- change by electing a mayor!” monial post of mayor in a system like Santa Monica’s. Perhaps council chairman “LET’S NOT STOP WITH THE MAYOR. LET would be the better term because the the democratic process spill over into the actual function of a mayor is taken here by neighborhoods so we could be allowed to an unelected city manager.” elect our own representatives in the already recognized seven political districts that now “YES, LET’S ELECT THE MAYOR, AS LONG AS exist. I would be truly impressed if someone it is someone who has been on the council could name the last council members from for over two years.” the Pico and Mid-City neighborhoods.” “I thinkPROUDLY it doesn’t BROUGHT matter how TO theYOU mayor BY is “SINCE WE’RE RUN BY THE COMMIES from SMRR we should really call the City Council the proletariat bureau and the mayor the head of the proletariat.”

“I SUPPORT THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR. I think the system needs to be changed and I think it is outrageous that many of the council people are so small that they tried to block Kevin McKeown on it.”

“NO. IT SHOULD STAY AS IT IS. I THINK we should trust the judgment of those coun- cil members who were elected by all. I also do not approve of districting. In other words, leave it as it is. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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she’s in a state of complete bliss. HOMELESS STEAM “In America there aren’t many treatments HERO FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 3 you can do for uterine health,” laments FROM PAGE 1 Schwarz. She personally believes the treat- fire services as identified by city staff. had it in my head that we would be uncom- ments helped her regulate her menstrual Tse said she didn’t hesitate. She sprang into Last year, just 10 percent of those who fortably squatting over a fire pit the entire cycle and conceive her third baby when she action, grabbed the child, and using the CPR received service from a City Hall-funded agency, time — nothing could be farther from the was 45. training she received at the Red Cross in her or 720 homeless individuals, qualified as mem- truth. Once comfortably seated, you control As of now, the treatment is geared for hometown of Camarillo, she turned Emilio ber of Santa Monica’s priority population. the flame underneath the bench and adjust women but Schwarz so believes in the reme- over, checked his airway and then gave him a Cutting down on the number of non-pri- the temperature of the mugwort. A pretty dy that she is working with an herbalist to few back blows. She swiped his airway again ority individuals who receive service from pink plastic poncho is draped over you so that formulate four different treatments: one for with her finger and the boy began to cry. City Hall-backed agencies remains a goal, the steam rises up through your entire body. overall cleansing and general health, one A hard candy was found a few feet from according to the report. The sensation is delightful. The lights are that is specialized for women who are trying Emilio, representatives with the Santa Monica “Agencies have been required to transi- turned down and our female bonding begins. to get pregnant, one for post-natal women to Fire Department said. Apparently Emilio and tion those who do not meet [the priority The idea here is that the mugwort — an help with regulating hormones and lacta- his family were visiting from Mexico and had population] threshold to services not sup- emmenagogue, a medicinal herb known for tion, and one for men, who may have prob- just eaten at a nearby restaurant. ported by city or matching funds, or re- its stimulating and warming properties of lems with hemorrhoids, the prostate or may Tse was recognized for her heroic direct them to resources in their home com- the pelvic area — increases the circulation in need anal cleansing. actions Thursday by the SMFD during a munity,” the report stated. the uterus and generates a clearing effect on The spa itself is a little hard to find — on promotion and recognition ceremony in By most objective measures, though, the “clogged conditions.” the corner of Fourth and Broadway (where the City Council Chambers. City Manager total impact of the homeless population has Both Evans and Thomas crank their heat the old Burke Williams used to be) — but Rod Gould was in attendance, along with been declining, according to the report. up. I’m on the lowest possible setting and there’s two hours free parking in the adja- SMFD Chief Scott Ferguson, Police Chief In 2010, the Human Services department I’m burning up.“Some people run a bit hot,” cent structure on Fourth. A phone outside Tim Jackman and several members of the tallied 742 people living on the streets in Santa Schwarz explained. Yeah, that would be me. allows you to be buzzed into a small fire and police departments, along with Monica, a 25 percent decrease from 2007. City No surprise there. vestibule, nothing but an elevator in front of their families. Tse was the first recipient of Hall will conduct the 2011 on Jan. 26. Evans says she notices an increase in you. Get in and hit the “down” button. Once the SMFD’s Citizen Recognition Award, The lower number of homeless individu- Kundalini energy in her root chakra. Chakra you descend prepare to be transported. It’s fire officials said. A handful of fire fighters als meant less frequent use of emergency and or no chakra, after 40 minutes in the steam, worth the hunting and pecking. also received promotions. other services. Evans’ skin is positively glowing. She believes As for us gals, Evans got her period the “Because of Elaine’s swift action, Emilio In the fiscal year that ended in June, there combining Kegel exercises during the treat- next day, Thomas had the best sleep in her didn’t need additional care,”said Fire Capt. were 15 percent fewer arrests of homeless ment better enabled her to draw in the heal- life, and me, well, I’m still hot, baby. Jeff Furrows.“You truly made a difference.” people compared with the prior year. The ing properties of the mugwort. For more info: www.TikkunSpa.com. Tse said she was just doing what she number of incidents requiring a response “Honey, I’m just so relaxed and I feel thought was right and what her parents taught from paramedics involving a homeless indi- great,” chirps Thomas, who looks as though [email protected] her to do, which was to help those in need. vidual was about even with the year before But not everyone is like Tse, fire officials but was down 18 percent from 2007-2008. said, citing a study by the American Red The City Attorney’s Office filed 2,165 cases the results. Cross which showed that only 15 percent of against homeless people last fiscal year, a 12 GLOBES Russell’s lawsuit notes another controver- those who were interviewed would step in percent decrease compared with the year FROM PAGE 3 sy that cast the Globes into relative obscuri- and help someone in a critical condition. before, according to the report. ty for more than a decade. “It takes an extraordinary person to step It remains to be seen whether the experi- tices so that their awards will have credibili- In the early 1980s, the awards show lost up and give aid to a stranger,” Furrows said. ences of Santa Monica residents are in-line ty,” he said. its broadcast deal with CBS after its mem- Lead Park Ranger Greg Marsh was the with the City Hall’s statistics. This year, City Although the show is a precursor to the bers were accused of receiving favors in first to respond the day Tse stepped up. He Hall is planning to conduct a telephone sur- Academy Awards, it has long been criticized exchange for giving actress Pia Zadora a praised Tse for her quick response, which vey of residents and businesses to gauge the for some of its nominations, which are per- newcomer award. he believes most likely saved Emilio. community’s perception of the effectiveness ceived as a way to gain favor with top actors. In 2008, the show was reduced to a press “When it comes to a child choking, time of Santa Monica’s homeless initiatives. This year’s show has been no different, conference when actors refused to cross is off the essence,”said Marsh, who worked City Hall contributed a total of $2.7 million with criticism of acting nominations for picket lines during the height of a as a 911 dispatcher for Santa Monica to seven agencies that provide services to the Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie for “The Hollywood writers strike. before becoming a park ranger. “Seconds homeless during the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Tourist,” a critical and commercial flop. Since 1996, the ceremony has been count. Imagine holding your breath for According to the report, the agencies Still, the show has been known to boost the broadcast by NBC, which Russell said was one minute, two minutes or three as peo- raised an additional $5.9 million from other Oscar chances of some contenders and to be due in part to his work rebuilding the asso- ple are running to get help.” public and private sources. more unpredictable than other award shows. ciation’s credibility. According to the lawsuit, Tse received a shiny gold medallion According to the report, Santa Monica’s Like many of the actors and actresses it the network has paid $12 million a year for with the fire department’s logo and a homeless prevention program in the past 13 spotlights, the Golden Globes has had its the broadcast rights in a deal that expires description of her good deed etched on the months provided $200,000 in financial assis- share of scandal. after Sunday’s show. The lawsuit claims a back. As she left City Hall Thursday with tance and case management services to help In the late 1960s, the Federal renewed license fee could jump to $26 mil- her son by her side, Tse said she was hum- 162 Santa Monica residents retain housing Communications Commission questioned lion a year. bled to be recognized by the people who and stay off the streets. The program has the authenticity of the voting process, and NBC declined to comment on the law- risk their lives to help others. received $553,576 through the federal stimu- the show was knocked off the air for sever- suit. “I’m in awe of you and am honored to lus bill. al years. The FCC cited the network for The association currently has 90 members be a part of this,” she said. careless oversight in failing to verify the from six continents, far less than the roughly [email protected] credentials of the voters and the secrecy of 6,000 voters who select Oscar winners. 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According to myth, Ophiuchus became a SIGNS healer when he killed a snake and another FROM PAGE 1 appeared with an herb in his mouth that revived the dead one, said Amy Sayle, an “My whole life, I thought I was a astronomy educator at the Moorehead Capricorn,” the 25-year-old publicist said. Planetarium at the University of North “Now I’m a Sagittarius? I don’t feel like a Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sagittarius!” It felt, she said, like a rug had Mary-Iris Taylor, a writer in St. Louis, had been pulled from under her feet. seen the story of Kunkle’s zodiac on TV, but “Will my personality change?” she on Friday, she read a link a friend had post- mused. “Capricorns are diligent and regi- ed on Facebook and realized she was an mented, and super-hard-working like me. Ophiuchus. Sagittarians are more laid back. This is all a And what, she wondered, did that mean? little off-putting.” “I’d just like to know what I’m supposed Countless people reacted on social net- to be like now,” she said. “As a Sagittarius, I works Friday to the “news” that the stars was supposed to be the life of the party — at have shifted alignment, astrologically speak- least, that’s what I wanted it to mean,” she ing. No matter that the astronomy instructor laughed. “Now what?” who started it all in a weekend newspaper According to many astrologists, she interview said it was an old story — very old; shouldn’t worry. 2,000 years old, actually — and that astrolo- Linda Zlotnick, an astrologer for 32 years gists were insisting it wouldn’t change a in St. Paul, Minn., said she and fellow thing. The story had traveled around the astrologers have long known of the issue blogosphere like, well, a shooting star. raised by Kunkle, but that the most com- Some people seemed angry. “I believe it’s monly used zodiac — tropical — isn’t affect- a zodiac scam,” said Jose Arce, a 38-year-old ed by it. Zlotnick said the sidereal zodiac, from Fort Lee, N.J., who runs a body shop. which isn’t as widely used, IS based on the “I’ve known myself to be a Sagittarius, I constellations. believe, since I was born. So to come up now Other astrologers expressed resentment with some new sign? It’s unacceptable!” that the brouhaha had been launched by an But others weren’t so ready to curse the astronomer. stars. Kathy Torpey always felt like she was “a While astronomy is a science, astrology is Scorpio trapped in a Sagittarian body” — not recognized as having any scientific basis. emotional and creative, she said, more than “This is an attempt to show ignorance on the competitive and intellectual like part of astrologers,” said Jim Sher, who runs Sagittarians. an astrological institute in Los Angeles. So on Friday, even though she pays little “We do know about this,” he said of the heed to horoscopes, Torpey said she was planetary wobble. Added Craig Martin, thrilled to discover that she may have always another Los Angeles astrologer: “It’s unlikely been a Scorpio, after all. the astrology community is going to accept “You have no idea what relief and joy I what an astronomer is trying to put on felt after hearing the wonderful news of the them.” zodiac changes,” wrote the 43-year-old A spokeswoman for the American mother of two from Willow Grove, Pa., in an Federation of Astrologers, Shelley e-mail, tongue-in-cheek to be sure.“Up until Ackerman, said she’d been swamped with e- now, I felt like my whole life has been a lie!” mails from worried clients. She advises them Astrologers across the country reported a not to overreact. wave of calls, e-mails or website hits from “This doesn’t change your chart at all. I’m concerned clients.“People are more attached not about to use it,” she said. “Every few and loyal to their signs than they thought,” years a story like this comes out and scares said Eric Francis, editor of PlanetWaves.net, the living daylights out of everyone, but it’ll who said he had had 25,000 hits on his site go away as quickly as it came.” since midnight. “It’s interesting how many That should make one demographic pret- people are panicking their sign is wrong.” ty happy — people who have zodiac tattoos. Astounded by all the kerfuffle was the Sam Bielinski, who owns Atomic Tattoos man who started it, astronomy instructor in Milwaukee, estimated that one in five cus- Parke Kunkle. tomers asks for a zodiac tattoo, making the In an interview Sunday in the Star art among the most popular requests. Tribune of Minneapolis, Kunkle had “I think most people are going to brush it explained that the Earth’s wobbly orbit off,” he said of the new zodiac. means it’s no longer aligned to the stars in In that camp, for now, is Heather the same way as when the signs of the zodi- McGowan, a student from Winnipeg, ac were first conceived, about 5,000 years Manitoba, who’s had a red Aries symbol in a ago. That means, Kunkle said, that when black maple leaf tattooed between her shoul- astrologers say the sun is in Pisces, it’s really ders since she was 19. in Aquarius, and so on. “Go figure — seven years later there’s a “Astronomers have known about this since possibility that I am no longer an Aries,” about 130 B.C.,” Kunkle told The Associated quipped McGowan, 26, though she said she Press Friday in his office at the Minneapolis remains unconvinced and hasn’t considered Piano Drums Mandolin Community and Technical College, his phone getting rid of the tattoo. Voice Cello Ukulele ringing constantly, as it had since the article One astrology follower said that in her Guitar / Bass Flute Music Theory Violin / Viola Clarinet Performance came out. (One person had even demanded: native India the reaction may be stronger “Give me my sign back.”) because astrology holds more importance “This is not new news. Almost every there. Shirrin Kumana said her Indian friends, astronomy class talks about it.” chatting on Facebook, had mixed emotions. New news or old, most people had never There was skepticism — and perhaps a heard it before. And one of the more fasci- little entrepreneurial practicality — at a spir- nating elements of the story was talk of a itual bookstore on Philadelphia’s South new sign altogether. Street, Garland of Letters. Owner Candace By the reckoning of Kunkle and other Smith said she thought all the discussion astronomers, astrologers are not only a over astrological signs would probably be month off in their zodiac signs, but they are good for business. neglecting a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus “Isn’t it bizarre?” said Smith, who doesn’t (Ooh-FEE-yew-kus) the Serpent Bearer, for give out her sign. “I can’t wait to talk to my 2009 Grand Prize Sustainable Quality Award SM to those born from Nov. 30 to Dec. 17. astrologer. 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Wesson and five other council mem- Angeles” under Brown’s proposal, Fearn said. agency voted Friday to allocate $930 million hoped the agency was “going to spend this bers signed a resolution earlier this week in Brown has recommended using the tax for hundreds of projects before it is possibly money now to create jobs for Californians support of the redevelopment agency. money for police, fire, schools and other dissolved under an austerity budget pro- during this difficult recession and they are Redevelopment agency budgets come county and local services. posed by Gov. Jerry Brown. not squirreling money away for an indefinite from retaining a portion of taxes generated Agency staff had originally recommended The funding for infrastructure, affordable future when our schools, police and fire- by improvements within project areas. That that the board allocate $885 million at housing and cultural facilities was expected fighters are in need of this funding.” money is then reinvested in other projects as Friday’s hearing, but commissioners added an to be generated by taxes from agency proj- The move by the redevelopment agency long as officials can demonstrate the work is additional $45 million during the meeting. ects through the fiscal year ending in 2016. requires the approval of the Los Angeles City needed to counter blight. Tom Dresslar, a spokesman for California Community Redevelopment Agency Council, since the city would receive the Fearn said the Los Angeles agency needed State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, condemned the board chairman Kenneth Fearn said the funds and complete the projects on behalf of to keep improving neighborhoods and agency’s actions in a statement as “needless- hastily called vote was necessary after Brown the agency. boosting employment but feared the state ly provocative acts of gamesmanship that proposed eliminating local redevelopment Ed Johnson, a spokesman for would redirect the tax money to other parts warp the status quo.” Calif. man used Facebook to hack women’s e-mails BY DON THOMPSON contacts, prosecutors said. “He’s accepted full responsibility. It’s a Facebook pages and other Internet sites. Associated Press Bronk coerced one woman into sending tragic situation,” she said. “This case highlights the fact that anyone him more explicit photographs by threaten- Lynch said she will argue for less than a with an e-mail account is vulnerable to iden- SACRAMENTO, Calif. In a cautionary tale for ing to distribute the pictures he already had. six-year prison term. tity theft,” Attorney General Kamala Harris users of social-networking sites, a California One victim told authorities the intrusion felt Prosecutors said Bronk would scan said in a statement announcing Bronk’s man has admitted using personal informa- like “virtual rape.” women’s Facebook accounts looking for guilty plea. tion he gleaned from Facebook to hack into Bronk, who lives in the Sacramento sub- those who posted their e-mail addresses. He Investigators found 172 e-mail files con- women’s e-mail accounts, then send nude urb of Citrus Heights, pleaded guilty would then study their Facebook postings to taining explicit photographs of women pictures of them to everyone in their address Thursday to seven felonies in Sacramento learn the answers to common security ques- when they searched Bronk’s computer in book. County Superior Court, including computer tions like their favorite color or father’s mid- September, according to a court affidavit. The California attorney general’s office intrusion, false impersonation and posses- dle name. They were able to track his victims to said Friday that George Bronk, 23, comman- sion of child pornography. He contacted the women’s e-mail England, Washington, D.C., and 17 states: deered the e-mail accounts of dozens of Prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison providers and used the information to gain Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, women in the U.S. and England. He then term when Bronk returns for a sentencing control of their accounts. He also often Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, scanned the women’s “sent” folders for nude evaluation March 10. gained control of their Facebook accounts Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and seminude photos and videos, and for- His attorney, Monica Lynch of Roseville, by hijacking their passwords, then posted New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and warded any pictures he found to all their called her client a “23-year-old boy going on 15.” compromising photographs on their Washington. National 14 WEEKEND EDITION, JANUARY 15-16, 2011 We have you covered Plan set to end government involvement in AIG BY PALLAVI GOGOI ment paid about $30 for each share. AIG Congress for spending $440,000 on spa Asset Relief Program, will wind up costing AP Business Writer stock closed at $54 on Friday on the New treatments for executives only days after it taxpayers $25 billion. York Stock Exchange. If it holds that value was bailed out. The government sold the last of its stake NEW YORK The government will wind down over the next two years, as the government The bailout, which included loans and in Citigroup in December. The transaction its largest and most complex rescue from the unloads its shares, taxpayers would clear federal guarantees, was the largest of a series was smaller, but similar in structure, to the 2008 financial crisis, a $182 billion package about $40 billion profit. of rescues announced during the stomach- unwinding of the federal stake in AIG: The to save insurer AIG, by selling stock over the “We will work to make sure that the U.S. churning weeks of the financial crisis in the government converted its investment into next two years. The plan could net taxpayers taxpayer will get back all of its money with a fall of 2008. common stock and sold it publicly. The gov- billions in profits. healthy profit,”AIG CEO Robert Benmosche Much of the $700 billion fund set up by ernment owns about a third of the common American International Group Inc. paid told The Associated Press in an interview. the government to help wobbling banks, plus stock of GM and is paring that down gradu- its $21 billion outstanding balance to the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said AIG, General Motors and Chrysler, was never ally as well. New York branch of the Federal Reserve on in a statement that the government “remains disbursed. About $385 billion in cash had Most of the large banks have repaid their Friday and converted preferred stock owned optimistic that taxpayers will get back every been handed out as of Sept. 30, according to bailout amounts in full. by the Treasury Department into more than dollar of their investment in AIG.” the Government Accountability Office. AIG first announced its repayment plan in 1.6 billion shares of common stock that can The government came to the rescue of Almost $204 billion has been paid back to September. Since then, the company has be sold on the open market. AIG in September 2008, at the depths of the the government, and the fund has made $28 worked to raise cash to pay back the govern- The common stock gives the government financial meltdown. It did business with billion more on interest, dividends and prof- ment by selling parts of itself around the world. a 92 percent ownership stake. The Treasury hundreds of firms around the world, and its on investments in companies like On Thursday, it agreed to sell its 98 per- Department is expected to start selling its officials feared its collapse would wreck the Citigroup. About $180 billion is outstand- cent stake in Taiwan’s third-largest insurance shares in March. financial system. ing, most of it with pieces of AIG, auto com- company. Before that, it took Asia’s AIA Converting the government’s $47.5 bil- AIG became a symbol for excessive risk panies and small banks. Group life insurance company public, rais- lion investment in preferred shares into 1.6 on Wall Street and a touchstone of public The Congressional Budget Office esti- ing $20 billion. It raised $16 billion by selling billion common shares means the govern- anger. It was criticized by some members of mated in November, the fund, the Troubled American Life Insurance Co. to MetLife. Poll: Certainty about equality unchanged since ‘06 BY ERRIN HAINES socialist and costly. Some say Obama’s efforts difficult for the president himself to move country on the King Day of Service, said Associated Press to unify Americans ring hollow in a nation the nation closer to King’s dream. Patrick Corvington, head of the Corporation that is palpably more partisan and divided “On the ground it has been a very hard for National and Community Service, the ATLANTA Having a black president hasn’t since he became president two years ago. situation for him to address,” Bertels said. federal agency charged with administering exactly led Americans to believe their coun- “The exuberance and thrill of seeing an Hugh Simpson, 57, of rural Butte Falls, service projects on the King holiday. try has moved closer to the ideal of racial African American elected to the presidency has Ore., who is white, said he will celebrate by “The focus on service has allowed for a equality preached by Martin Luther King Jr., been tempered by the outrageous claims that flying his American flag and talking to his different kind of conversation about Dr. according to a new poll. we’ve heard about him,” said William Jelani friends about King. He said he believes the King and what he was about,” Corvington The AP-GfK poll found 77 percent of peo- Cobb, a history professor at Rutgers University. country has clearly made progress since said.“It allows all people to connect with Dr. ple interviewed say there has been significant Real concerns that King fought for King’s days, having elected a black president. King in different ways.” progress toward King’s dream, about the same remain, even with a black president, he said. But he’s not an Obama fan — he favors The new poll also shows most of the nation percentage as felt that way in 2006, before The poll also reveals that more people plan the tea party movement. In terms of racial in support of the King holiday. Three-quarters Obama was elected. Just more than one in to celebrate the federal holiday honoring King equality, “I don’t think we’ve had any great of those surveyed this year say King’s birthday five, 22 percent, say they feel there has been — 30 percent, compared to 23 percent who change in, like, two years,” Simpson said. should be so honored, with 84 percent of non- “no significant progress” toward that dream. had such plans five years ago. That includes 46 Some communities in the South, including white respondents believing so, compared to On Monday, the nation will mark the 25th percent of non-whites, 38 percent of college around Atlanta, where schools have been closed 68 percent of white respondents. Younger anniversary of the federal observance of King’s graduates, 36 percent who live in urban areas because of a snow and ice storm, have decided adults are also more apt to feel the birthday birthday. The civil rights icon would have been 82. and 36 percent who attend religious services at to make up one of the days on MLK Day, upset- deserves the honor, as 81 percent among those On the heels of the post-racial sentiment least weekly, according to the poll. ting some African-American groups. under 50 years old supported the holiday, that swept Obama into office in 2008, critics Margaret Bertels, 58, a legal assistant In 1994, Congress added community serv- compared to 66 percent among those 50 to 64 have emerged questioning the president’s U.S. from Berkeley, Calif., and a Democrat, said ice as a focus of the federal holiday, and more and 62 percent among seniors. citizenship, mocking his Kenyan heritage, and Obama’s election was important symbolical- than one million Americans are expected to King is the only American who was not a criticizing his stance on health care reform as ly. But in practical terms, she said, it has been participate in 13,000 projects around the U.S. president honored with a federal holiday. National LEGAL GRIND® Visit us online at smdp.com WEEKEND EDITION, JANUARY 15-16, 2011 15 Justice Served Daily® Republicans ousts Steele, since 1996 pick Priebus to head party Guide to Starting BY LIZ SIDOTI spokesman promoting its agenda, counter- a New Business AP National Political Writer ing Democrats, raising money to help orming a new business is a challenging ration, LLC, PC, LLP,L3C, Benefit Corporation, Republicans and improving a get-out-the- Fand exciting process. Putting the time and sole proprietorship or partnership. Choosing OXON HILL, Md. The national Republican vote effort that critics say languished under effort into the formation process will help set the type of entity will depend upon the pur- Party, coming off huge election victories but Steele. the tone for a sustainable and prosperous pose of the organization and the tax and facing a $22 million debt and an internal war Additionally, Priebus will have to figure business. Below is a brief list of some of the legal status of its owners and stakeholders. over identity, ousted chairman Michael out how to navigate a GOP civil war in first steps you will need to take, from a legal Once the entity type is chosen, the next step Steele Friday and chose Wisconsin party which conservatives and tea party disciples perspective, in order to start off right. is to draft, ratify and file the appropriate doc- chief Reince Priebus to lead in the run-up to are trying to pull the Republican Party fur- uments with state and local agencies and the 2012 presidential race. ther to the right, to the chagrin of moderates CREATE YOUR BUSINESS PLAN draft either Bylaws or an Operating Agreement. The embattled Steele dropped his re-elec- and some longtime establishment leaders. The first step in creating your new business is often to compile all of your ideas and tion bid halfway through an afternoon of bal- The favorite heading into Friday’s ballot- goals into one comprehensive business plan. PROTECT YOUR loting when it became clear he could not win ing, Priebus led the field through seven Your plan is a unique roadmap that will help INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY another two-year term after a first marked by rounds of voting. Steele quit after the fourth guide you in forming and running your com- In a competitive world, it is important to assess verbal missteps and financial woes. round. Ann Wagner, a former Missouri state pany during those first critical years. whether it is necessary to protect your brand “We have to get on track. And together we GOP chair, abandoned her bid a few rounds Sections that you may want to include are: and products with trademarks, copyrights or can defeat Barack Obama in 2012,” Priebus, later. Maria Cino, a New York native and a the business purpose, marketing plan, an patents. It is also important to ensure that your the chairman of the Wisconsin GOP, said in veteran party operative who served in analysis of the competition, operating proce- new business does not infringe upon other a brief victory speech, pleading for unity President George W. Bush’s administration, dures, employment needs, insurance needs, companies protected rights. financial data including a balance sheet, pro- within the fractured 168-member and Saul Anuzis, a former chairman of the forma income projection, and a three-year ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, Republican National Committee. “We all Michigan Republican Party, stayed on the operating budget, and copies of all docu- recognize that there’s a steep hill here ahead ballot until the end. STATE AND NATIONAL LAWS ments that you create during the start-up Finally,your new business will need to of us, and the only way that we’ll be able to “Despite the noise, despite the difficulties, phase such as your licenses, articles of incor- ensure that it is in compliance with all appli- move forward is if we’re all together.” we won” in November, Steele said, noting poration, and bylaws. cable laws including: employment, wage and The new chairman’s name is pronounced huge gains that included the GOP taking con- hour laws, licensing requirements, zoning Ryns Pree’-bus. trol of the House. “We must go forward, and DEVELOP POLICIES regulations, tax reporting and withholding A former top lieutenant to Steele, Priebus we must win. We fired (Nancy) Pelosi. Let’s The beginning stage of any organization is a laws. promised to hire top-notch staff, restructure take the Senate. Let’s take the White House.” critical time to develop policies that the the organization and put it on solid financial It was a message Priebus echoed. organization will utilize in its decision mak- At the law Office of Becki Kammerling, we ing process. Policies should include: con- can assist your business with every step of footing so the next GOP presidential nomi- Virtually unknown nationally, the flict of interest, employment, director and nee will be prepared to take on Obama. Wisconsin GOP chairman has a high profile this process. Contact us through the Legal officer compensation, ideological or social Grind to schedule a consultation. Later, he rejected suggestions the national in his home state. entrepreneurial values, organizational owner- party organization’s power might have He’s an attorney with the law firm ship and management. 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