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EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Rare fire erupts in Pico neighborhood STORY BY MICHAEL TITTINGER & MELODY HANATANI PAGE 10

Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] Showing Bush the exit “Unless we demand accountability by calling for Group of progressives plan rally calling for impeachment impeachment, there will be no limits to executive power.” Santa Monica Democratic Club and Westside Greens plan to The coalition claims both Bush and Cheney misled the BY KEVIN HERRERA hold the impeachment rally on the steps of City Hall in public to wage war on Iraq; issued signing statements to Daily Press Staff Writer efforts to catch politicos as they arrive for the evening’s City override federal legislation on torture and other issues; Council meeting, representatives from the coalition said. approved massive illegal wiretaps in violation of the Fourth CITY HALL A coalition of progressive political activists will “When our local lawmakers take the oath of office, they Amendment; and suspended habeas corpus and Sixth hold a rally here, urging elected officials to join nearly 90 pledge to uphold the Constitution,” said Julie Lopez Dad, Amendment due process rights in the indefinite imprison- other cities in calling for the impeachment of President Bush president of the Democratic Club. “Consequently, we, the ment and torture of detainees. and Vice President Dick Cheney. people, expect our lawmakers to join us in our efforts to pre- Leaders of Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles, the serve our constitutional rights. SEE RALLY PAGE 11 IZZY’S DELI GABY SCHKUD Band & Orchestra Instruments SERVES SUPER ’07 DINNER SPECIALS (310) RENT-TO-OWN 586-0308 FROM 4PM-10PM (310) 453-1928 The name you can depend on! 15TH AND WILSHIRE IN SANTA MONICA 1901 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica

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Y (310) 392-3804. HARA SUSHI Write-Away WELLESL 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., noon — 3 p.m. 12222 Wilshire Blvd. WILSHIRE Inspiration, guidance, direction and support for writers. Group meets at the Fairview Branch Library. Contact John Smith at (310) 458-4675 for further information. Morales is ‘Super Regular’ 1028 Montana Ave., 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. Deborah Page Gallery presents “Super Regular,” an exhibition of new work by Julio Cesar Morales, whose work incorporates photography, sculpture, video and installa- tion and has been largely inspired by the street culture, design and popular music of his native Tijuana, Mexico. For more information, visit www.deborahpagegallery.com or call (310) 458-4400. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Mystery book discussion group 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. The Main Library’s mystery and thriller discussion group takes up Faye Kellerman’s “Straight Into Darkness;” a thriller set in 1930s pre-war Munich. This group is open to all and will gather in the Community Meeting Room, located on the second floor. Solar Santa Monica open house 1212 Fifth St., 5 p.m. — 7 p.m. Visit the Solar Santa Monica office and learn about the city’s program. Meet “preferred” solar contractors and experience hands-on solar exhibits, receive fact sheets on energy efficiency and rebates, and sign up for a free solar assessment. Refreshments will be served. Montana book discussion 1704 Montana Ave., 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. The Montana Branch book club will discuss James Surowiecki’s “The Wisdom of Crowds.” Venice Arts Youth Photography Exhibit 1809 Lincoln Blvd., 5 p.m. — 7 p.m. The Venice Arts Gallery hosts an opening featuring black & white photography cre- ated by teenage girls who have participated in Venice Arts’ Advanced Studies pro- grams. Their work includes documentary photography, self-portraits, environmental portraits and experimental works. For more information, visit www.Venice-Arts.org. ‘Pure’ 1700 Ocean Park Blvd., 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. Daniel Francisco’s current exhibit, “Pure,” is on display at Kulturas Books. For more information, call (310) 450-8707. For more information on any of the events listed, log on to smdp.com and click the “Events” tab for the given day’s calendar.

CORRECTIONS The photograph of the police badge currently being worn by officers of the Santa Monica Police Department that appeared on page 1 of the June 18 edition should have been credited to Staff Photographer Fabian Lewkowicz.

The annual Father’s Day fishing derby held on the Santa Monica Pier, as depicted in a front page photograph in the June 18 edition of the Daily Press, should have identified the event as the Santa Monica Pier Bait and Tackle Father’s Day Fishing Derby.s Inside Scoop Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 3 CONSENT AGENDA Big bucks for BBB (Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongo- ing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas. Many of the items have been part of public discussion in the past.) BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL The City Council is expected to spend nearly $700,000 tonight to help low- income residents make home improvements and improve customer service at the Big Blue Bus. Elected officials are being asked to extend a contract with Comprehensive Housing Services, Inc. (CHS), which has been in charge of administering the Residential Rehabilitation Program for the last three years, according to a city staff report. The extension is being recommended so that CHS can complete six rehabilitation projects that should be completed by the end of the year, as well as the rehabilitation of 11 Rendering courtesy of City of Santa Monica mobile homes at Mountain View DRAWING INPUT: The view of the proposed Village community from Olympic Boulevard is seen in this artist’s rendering. Some critics contend that Mobilehome Park. planners will have to build higher in order to lighten the density of the structures. City Hall has operated the rehabilitation program since 1996, providing financial assistance for a variety of repairs to low- income homeowners and property owners renting to low-income tenants. Priority has been given to multi-family properties hous- Sitting down to talk ing Section 8 tenants; multi-family proper- ties where at least 51 percent of the tenants and conservation guidelines developed by building for the future. The discussions qualify as low income to moderate income; City Council weighs residents over the last six months. The prin- included public transit, landscaping, traffic low income owner-occupants that are over cipals are a driving force in the development impacts and building bridges between resi- 62 years of age; and low income disabled in on Civic Center of a new Land Use and Circulation Element dential areas to the east and west. households. (LUCE), a document that guides develop- Residents overwhelmingly showed sup- ment throughout the city, providing a blue- port for active uses along boulevards, such as FRESH FACES development project print for how land should be used and how restaurants, cafes and outdoor dining to To better serve the public and keep cash BY KEVIN HERRERA neighborhoods should interact with com- attract people looking to leave their cars at coming in, Big Blue Bus is asking the council Daily Press Staff Writer mercial corridors and open space. home. There was also a call for better land- for $447,507 to purchase new software and The LUCE has not been updated in rough- scaping, more attractive streetscapes and the fareboxes that will be able to read the new CITY HALL Elected officials look to weigh in ly 20 years. The process was delayed somewhat creation of pocket parks where available. $20, $10 and $5 bills. tonight on three issues that will affect Santa over the last two years by the departures of the The next topic to be tackled in the LUCE New software is needed to accommodate Monica for generations to come. planning director and city manager, both of process will be the future vision for the city’s a change in fares and the creation of a day In addition to a new mixed-use housing whom have since been replaced. industrial lands and how they may be able to pass. Reprogramming the existing software project in the heart of the Civic Center, the Residents were asked their opinions on accommodate a diverse range of housing, thus would result in a minimum delay of six City Council is also expected to discuss the neighborhood conservation and placemak- relieving pressure on existing neighborhoods. months at an estimated cost of $20,000, future of the electoral process and the way in ing — the integration of planning and peo- In a somewhat related topic, the council according to a city staff report. which neighborhoods should be protected ple to create a place that is ideal in which to is also being asked to begin negotiations Combined with lost revenues from the and enhanced. play, work and live. They focused primarily with the Related Companies for the develop- delayed fare change, the shortfall would be City planners are recommending that the on what makes for a good neighborhood approximately $800,000. council endorse key placemaking principals and how to maintain those aspects when SEE COUNCIL PAGE 11 IRS PROBLEMS?

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ross Furukawa What’s the Point? [email protected] David Pisarra Send comments to [email protected] Leaf blower fallout is more than hot air EDITOR Editor: Michael Tittinger (Re: John Hoelle’s letter “Leave the blowers behind,” [email protected] June 16) I fully agree about leaf blowers. Not only are they noisy, ASSOCIATE EDITOR push all the debris right into the run-offs that go to the The long shadows Daniel Archuleta ocean and choke us all with exhaust, they are actually [email protected] against the law. Oh, yes. Call City Hall and get the informa- STAFF WRITERS tion. The law has been on the books for quite some time Kevin Herrera and carries a fine and/or jail time. of development [email protected] Any noise workers make prior to 8 a.m. is against the law, and if you are “leaf blowered out” at any time during I LIVE IN THE PICO NEIGHBORHOOD, The best we can hope for is to plan with Melody Hanatani the day, you can call the police and make them enforce the it’s that area north of Pico, east of 20th that greater vision than our forefathers. But alas, [email protected] existing law — hopefully, at least, telling them to stop includes the Virginia Avenue Park. We are a as the fate of the Fourth Street trees shows, using the blower. mix of single family homes on large lots, our leaders have myopia just as bad as the STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Marilyn Brennan apartments and condominiums. The street dreaded stockholders of Wall Street. Short Fabian Lewkowicz Santa Monica is one of those lovely places with mature term gains, quarterly returns and who will [email protected] trees, that if all goes well, the city will avoid get re-elected are the bane of all long term PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN Public transit isn’t for the people destroying, unlike the Second and Fourth thinking visionaries. Unfortunately, our city Editor: Christine Chang streets debacle. has a bad case of short term thinking. [email protected] A bus system which is eliminating transfers and refus- On my street, we have an eclectic mix of es to offer monthly passes gets a windfall offer. And how individuals. We have artists and musicians, a ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES do they propose to spend it? lawyer, a civic activist, many office workers Robbie P. Piubeni 1) Promote bike usage. Hardly an option for most of its cus- and a few retired folks. There are twen- AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO [email protected] tomers, as well as being dangerous and a hazard in city traffic. tysomethings who have moved back in with 2) A parking lot sign. (Why would MTA fund that?) Plus, mom, and a few rapscallions on skateboards FLOOD INTO THE BASIN Rob Schwenker Santa Monica College students will get to ride free, while who keep the dogs barking. [email protected] the actual residents and taxpayers who support the sys- We also have a rather constant stream of BY THE BAY, WE WILL Julie Martinez tem are shafted with double and triple fares. construction workers in this neighborhood. [email protected] No transfers. No monthly passes. What a great way to Being one of the best places in this city for HAVE TO INCREASE OUR promote public transportation! increased density, the City Council, the ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Marjorie Campbell planning department and the developers all DENSITY. ONE DAY, MY Cynthia Vazquez Santa Monica see this cute little neighborhood as a great [email protected] place to develop condominiums. There were HOME WILL GIVE WAY FOR Hanging on every word five units developed last year, and all are OPERATIONS MANAGER Editor: sold. There are an additional 16 units to be A FOUR- OR FIVE-UNIT, Connie Sommerville Saddam Hussein was hanged for crimes against developed at the end of the block, and [email protected] humanity because he ordered his military to invade an around the corner, there are an additional BEIGE MONSTROSITY PRODUCTION MANAGER area which harbored the people who had tried to assassi- 11 units being put in. Tessa Vergara nate him, resulting in the murder of hundreds. Of the six lots on my block that are osten- WITH NO GRASS, NO [email protected] Does anyone remember Bush’s original reason for invad- sibly single family homes (some have a sec- ing Irag? Wasn’t it because Saddam had tried to assassinate ond unit on the back half of the lot), all will CHARACTER AND WILL PRODUCTION ASSISTANT his father? When that failed, lies about Saddam’s connec- likely, eventually, become condominiums. At Frances Casareno tion to 9/11 and WMD, unfortunately, did not, and as a result, the moment, we have a nice neighborhood HOUSE PEOPLE WHO WILL [email protected] so far, hundreds of thousands have been murdered. Since where the homeowners know each other. We reasons two and three were proven to deliberate lies, we are share garden tools and chat as we water the MOST LIKELY NOT SPEAK CLASSIFIEDS SALES MANAGER left with Bush’s original reason only. yard and walk the dog. Annie Kotok The precedent is there. What are we waiting for? I love my little neighborhood, and I know TO EACH OTHER. [email protected] Cecilia Rosenthal that one day, it will be gone. It will have been CIRCULATION Santa Monica consumed by the rapacious growth that is Los Keith Wyatt Angeles. As people continue to flood into the The business community is saying that Glenn Bolan Tallying war costs is disingenuous basin by the bay, we will have to increase our the trees on Fourth Street interfere with their [email protected] Editor: density. One day, my home will give way for a signage and that is adversely affecting their Please explain how the Irag conflict is costing $145 mil- four- or five-unit, beige monstrosity with no business. Maybe that is true. Or maybe the NEWS INTERN lion to the residents of Santa Monica (“Putting a price tag grass, no character and will house people who fact that the Third Street Promenade is built Reagan Wheeler on the Irag war,” June 12). The National Priorities Project will most likely not speak to each other. in such a fashion that it does not open itself organization is trying to cause a riot. The cost of the war, It is an odd aspect of humanity that, as we up to the surrounding streets in a welcoming SPECIAL PROJECTS as figured by the experts, is a daily cost for the U.S. mili- become more tightly packed, we lose contact way is part of the problem. It casts a long Dave Danforth tary. Not one gives an account as to what the military (all with each other. As we have less and less indi- shadow over the adjacent streets. The way it [email protected] branches) would be doing without a war. All military costs vidual space, we fight that much harder for is designed, to funnel people up and down, Carolyn Sackariason do not stop in the absence of war. our privacy and sense of self. The more pre- with almost no horizontal outlets causes it to [email protected] Now, who wrote the check that took all this money cious our individual time and space becomes, be an insular experience. away from (per Kevin McKeown) education, social servic- the more insular we make ourselves. At the time it was developed, Third Street es and housing to end homelessness? The story of return- The city leaders love to talk about quality- was a blighted area, the development of it A newspaper with issues ing veterans is a hoax. Let me mention when a WWII vet- of-life issues in poetic terms and with a man- into a tourist attraction has brought many eran arrived on the East Coast from duty, he was asked ner that leads voters to believe they really are benefits to the city. Development can be a 1427 Third Street Promenade, #202 where he lived. Then, with his mustering out-pay, he was concerned with life in this city. They like to great thing, but like a good story, it takes Santa Monica, CA 90401 given a ticket home on a train or bus. paint themselves as the protectors of the flame time to be planned. OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) FAX (310) 576-9913 That was it. If they wanted to live on the streets, that of a way of life, but what is really happening is The condominiums going in around my was their choice. The towns and cities did not feed and so far beyond their control, that any efforts are neighborhood are necessary in the long run. Visit us online at smdp.com coddle them. When I was discharged from the Korean really just meaningless campaign promises. But like the effects of the promenade on the event as a veteran, Santa Monica was noticeably absent Our city is rapidly becoming nothing surrounding streets, the shadows they will with compassion. more than the latest victim of urbanization cast will be long, and leave many of us alone Let us get back (according to the article) to when and and overgrowth that has happened to all and in the dark. The Santa Monica Daily Press is published six days a week, who spent this great amount of money. No general major cities, globally. All one has to do is Monday through Saturday. DAVID PISARRA assumptions, please, but an actual accounting. raise one’s eyes to the density of a London or is a business development 19,000 daily circulation, 46,450 Terrorism and fear of terrorism is an entirely different Tokyo to see the future. We are not unique, lawyer in the Santa Monica firm of daily readership. Circulation is audited and verified by Circulation Verification subject. The American people and the American way of and we are not going to stop the inexorable Pisarra & Grist. He can be reached at Council, 2006. Serving the City of Santa Monica, and the communities of life do not understand how to deal with terrorism. More creep of development. [email protected] or (310) 664-9969. Venice Beach, Brentwood, West LA. Members of CNPA, AFCP, CVC, facts and less presumption for reportorial reliability Associated Press, IFPA, Santa Monica please. INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING IN THE ONLY LOCAL DAILY PAPER IN SANTA MONICA? Chamber of Commerce. David L. 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OPINIONS EXPRESSED are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of the Santa Monica Daily Press staff. Guest editorials from residents are encouraged, as are letters to the editor. Letters will be published on a space-available basis. It is our intention to publish all letters we receive, except those that are libelous or are unsigned. Preference will be given to those that are e-mailed to [email protected]. All letters must include the author’s name and telephone number for purposes of verification. Letters also may be mailed to our offices located at 1427 Third Street Promenade, Suite 202, Santa Monica, 90401, or faxed to (310) 576-9913. All letters and guest editorials are subject to editing for space and content. Commentary Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 5 Guest Commentary John Foley Send comments to [email protected] RECYCLE NOW! WE PAY THE BEST RATES! The next generation Aluminum Plastic Glass Bi-Metal Newspaper

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I ENJOYED READING YOUR PIECE ON ing to do with taste. In fact, as your taste bottled water and how it compares to the tap test shows, for many folks, tap water often (“H2 Oh!” June 2-3). I love blind taste tests. does measure up taste-wise with no treat- Irene (Manahan) did a great job. It was an ment at all. No, the problem with bottled unbiased piece. Here are my slightly biased water, as far as I can see, is that it is terri- remarks. bly inefficient. If you think driving a gas- As a local water treatment professional, I guzzling SUV is irresponsible, a little read- see this phenomenon over and over again. ing about the life cycle of a plastic water For many people the bottle gives the percep- bottle will have you refilling at the tap in tion of quality. It is this perception, rather no time. than actual quality, that causes them to buy The companies that manufacture plas- it. I like to call these folks “water snobs” tic bottles do not publicize how much because, in their minds, the bottle itself rep- energy it takes to make them. I have never resents security. It may make them sleep bet- heard them mention that a very low per- ter at night. I cannot say whether or not this centage of their bottles are properly recy- PUBLIC DUMP IN SANTA MONICA is bad thing. cled, or that the bottle that it took you five I do not believe that Santa Monica tap minutes to empty could stay in the envi- Southern California Transfer Company water has won any quality awards, but it is ronment for 70,000 years. There are even safe (according to the city’s most recent some people now who believe that the bot- MICHIGAN water quality report). It does not taste as bad tle itself might be putting something into 24TH as some water supplies I have seen. There are the water. DELAWARE AVE. CLOVERFIELD actually areas in Southern California where Bottled water costs pennies to make and FRANK the tap water would have won a blind taste dollars to buy, not because of the water, but 10 WEST test 90 percent of the time against the brands rather because of the bottling and the (the Daily Press) used. There are also sup- weight. Just like free dirt would cost you 310-828-6444 plies that would fail an inspection because of money to have delivered to where you need 1908 Frank St. the way they look and smell, before anyone it, the cost of your water is mostly in the took a sip. transportation (and profit). in Santa Monica For mineral content alone, some Santa The bottled water business is so prof- Monica water would be considered barely itable that the soda guys (Coke sells Desani tolerable. Residents that have been around and Aquafina is a Pepsi product) could not Attention the city for 10 years or more probably stay away. When they found out that we remember the MTBE contamination prob- would buy one of their raw materials with- Contractors and Construction Sites: lem the city had. That was when leaking out the expensive additives, and that we We are a close and convenient Santa Monica permitted and authorized mixed C&D transfer station. underground fuel tanks forced the city to would actually pay more for it, they were Approved C&D Recycler * Roll off service available close several wells and caused them to warn all in. residents not to drink from the tap. Most We live in the most developed nation in residents do not know that the city still will the world. Our economy relies on us being not use some of their wells because of this consumers. We pay over three dollars a gal- problem. lon to burn inefficient fuels that pollute the As a municipal water provider, the city air we breathe, even though better, cleaner of Santa Monica is responsible for testing technology exists. We are filling our solid the water that they deliver regularly. This is waste landfills and polluting our environ- done to make sure that it meets national ment at a frightening rate. We are con- GOT NEWS? primary drinking water standards. This is sumers and we are proud of it. We watch IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING OR HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT, actually how problems like toxic levels of a the commercials, we read the ads and, like fuel additive (MTBE) are discovered. There robots, we go out and buy the product. In CALL THE SANTA MONICA PRESS AT OUR NEW TIPLINE! is no standard for taste. Standardized test- this case, we are choosing a big diesel truck, ing will pick up only the things that they polluting plastic and other waste to pay a know about and are looking for. Unknown lot more for something that comes conve- contaminants are normally discovered only niently to our house in a pipe almost for CALL [310] 285-TIPS after a problem comes up (Erin Brockovich free. Hopefully, future generations will be comes to mind). smarter than we have been. Visit us online at smdp.com The real reason that buying our water in bottles is irresponsible and a bad idea JOHN FOLEY is a manager for Rayne of Santa has nothing to do with quality. It has noth- Monica, a water conditioning firm.

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Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less. Parenting 6 TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 A newspaper with issues BECAUSE SANTA MONICA NEEDS A PARADE... Dear Dorie Dorie Meek Send comments to [email protected] Santa Monica Translating for a July 4th Parade frustrated mom WED., JULY 4TH AT 9:30 AM Dear Dorie, that he regularly uses to get a rough count. I’m having difficulty understanding As he’s already putting two or more Presented by the Ocean Park Association some of the words my toddler says. He’ll words together spontaneously (a very in partnership with the North of Montana Association put two or more words together but some- important milestone), you can support times I can’t figure out what he’s trying to him by continuing to use words to express say. He answers questions and his hearing his needs or wants. If he points at some- is fine. I want to know if there is a certain thing, gently persuade him to say what it age range where I should be able to under- is. Also, I would support picture or object stand everything he says? Thanks. identification during reading or conversa- Mumbles at Mama tion. He should be able to identify around 10 objects or pictures. Dear Mama, Finally, watch for regression of abilities. Your son’s development of language Language and communication skills should and other communication skills is an ongo- increase over time (gradually or dramati- ing process that begins in utero and con- cally). If there is a decline in his abilities, tinues through life. His range of develop- notify your pediatrician immediately and ment will vary based on his unique abilities ask for an assessment. and environmental exposure. Whether Perfect comprehension is not typical for Calling all kids with bicycles, wagon-decorators, you’ll ever understand everything he says any relationship (my mother still doesn’t is a tough question, but there are a few understand me all the time) but your son neighbors, sports teams and civic-minded things you can do to observe and encour- should be able to let you know the basics of age his efforts. what’s going on in his young life. Good luck. I’ll assume your son is around two years groups! Big or small, young or old, of age in which case you should be able to DORIE MEEK is director of the Infant & Family identify about twenty words. These don’t Support Program, provided by Saint John’s all are welcome to march in the first have to be perfectly pronounced (e.g. “ba” Health Center in partnership with the Santa for “ball”) but they should be recognizable to Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Submit Santa Monica July 4th Parade on Main Street! you. Make a list throughout the day of words your questions to [email protected]. Decorate yourself, build a float, dress-up a bike or a wagon! Celebrate July 4th with a small town, community parade. Join the Fire and Police Departments, veterans & youth groups. Roller-shoe injuries are up, “Best Decorated” wagon wins a surfboard parents advised to be vigilant from ZJ Boarding House, “Best Decorated” bike Heelys, the most popular brand, are sold and others will win other prizes! BY LINDSEY TANNER in 70 countries. They’re made by AP Medical Writer Carrollton, Texas-based Heelys Inc. The ALL SPECTATORS WELCOME! shoes feature removable wheels in each heel CHICAGO Injuries from trendy roller shoes that pop out when wearers shift their are far more numerous than previously weight to their heels. CHECK-IN: 7:45 TO 9 AM, JULY 4TH thought, contributing to about 1,600 emer- The company responded to the higher WHERE: CITY HALL ON MAIN STREET gency room visits last year, the U.S. Consumer injury estimate by releasing a statement START: 9:30 AM, WED., JULY 4TH Product Safety Commission said recently. about their shoes’ safety from Edward The injuries were mostly in children, the Heiden, president of Heiden Associates, a ROUTE: MAIN STREET TO MARINE target market for the wheeled shoes that send product safety consulting firm that Heelys END: SOUTH BEACH LOT kids cruising down sidewalks, across play- hired to study the shoes. south of Ocean Park Blvd grounds and through shopping mall crowds. “The injury rate of using wheeled Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the footwear has not increased in the past 15 Consumer Product Safety Commission, months. More wheeled shoes are being sold HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL said last week that the agency knew of at and so, as you would expect, more incidents Retiring Roosevelt Elementary Principal Jerry least 64 roller shoe-related injuries and one are being reported,” Heiden said. Harris. Thank you, Jerry Harris, for 25 years death between September 2005 through Heelys reported in April that a Heiden of service to our kids, our schools and our December 2006. Associates analysis of data from the The new higher estimate is based on a government’s product safety commission community. more recent and thorough examination by showed the shoes have a lower injury staff statisticians of data reported to the rate than many other sports, including REGISTRATION REQUIRED! INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES MAY REGISTER AT CHECK-IN ON THE FOURTH. agency, Wolfson told the AP Wednesday. skateboarding, inline skating and even REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR GROUPS, VEHICLES AND PETS IS WED., JUNE 26TH. THIS IS A FREE COMMUNITY The update follows new safety advice swimming. EVENT. PARADE GUIDELINES AND REGISTRATION FORM AT WWW.OPA-SM.ORG/PARADE posted online Tuesday by the American Heiden said the new numbers confirm Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which that previous analysis, “which tells us recommends helmets, wrist protectors and using wheeled footwear is 42 times safer knee and elbow pads for kids who wear than basketball, 29 times safer than bicy- wheeled shoes. cling, and 18 times safer than skate- The academy’s advice stems from recent boarding.” reports from around the globe about doctors treating cracked skulls; broken wrists, arms ON THE NET and ankles; and dislocated elbows in kids ■ Consumer Product Safety Commission: injured wearing the shoes. www.cpsc.gov On Monday, a report in June’s Pediatrics ■ American Academy of Orthopaedic said 67 children were treated for roller-shoe Surgeons: www.aaos.org injuries at a hospital in Dublin, Ireland, over ■ Heelys Inc.: 10 weeks last summer. www.heelys.com Parenting Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 7

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Parenting 8 TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 A newspaper with issues Olympic High School Renewed focus seniors graduate today BY MELODY HANATANI credits, failing English and science classes. application process for the summer pro- more than a year ago. A student in the Santa Daily Press Staff Writer Concerned, Berben’s mother took action, gram, which included an autobiography and Monica-Malibu Unified School district enrolling her son at Olympic High School. a rough draft for a film storyline. growing up, Garcia and her family moved to OCEAN PARK One of the lost kids of Santa Transferring wasn’t something that This fall, Berben plans to attend Santa Canoga Park when she was in middle school, Monica High School, Jennifer Garcia will Berben welcomed, hearing stories from his Monica College, majoring in animation with attending Canoga Park High School until proudly walk to the tune of “Pomp and friends of fights breaking out everyday at the hopes of one day transferring to USC. her sophomore year. Circumstance,” reflecting on a journey that Olympic High School and of students get- Because of issues at Canoga Park High, has seen her go from a student in danger of ting beat up in the hallway. Upon starting Garcia said she came to Santa Monica High not graduating to taking the stage with the Olympic, Berben realized the stories might SOME STUDENTS School with little motivation and didn’t focus rest of her class to recieve a diploma. have been a bit embellished. on her studies. She eventually fell short on her She is among the group of seniors gradu- It was around the middle of last year DO WELL AS credits and during her junior year, Garcia was ating from the district’s only continuation when things finally clicked for Berben. He told by her counselor that Olympic was her school — Olympic High, a place with a bad was sitting in his class and looked around, BEING A BIG FISH IN A only shot at graduating on time. reputation amongst students at Samohi. seeing his peers in a new light, some whom She wasn’t receptive to the idea of attend- Many of the seniors graduating tonight he described as “not going anywhere.” SMALL POND.” ing Olympic initially, a place she had known ended up at Olympic for the same reasons, “I didn’t want to be like that,” he said. as having a bad reputation. But she quickly whether it be falling behind in credits or get- The focus once lost has returned with the Marcia Gecht saw the benefits of attending a smaller ting into trouble. But every student at help of his teachers. With a little mentoring, a criminal justice teacher school that offered her more individualized Olympic has a different story behind how Berben began excelling in his studies. at Olympic High School attention from teachers. The school also they lost focus and their faith in education. Yet, near end of his senior year, Berben Looking at his own evolution, from a offered more elective courses than Samohi, “Some students do well as being a big was still short of the 220 units required to teenager angry at the system to an aspiring such as yoga, Garcia said. fish in a small pond,” said Marcia Gecht, a graduate from high school. Though he filmmaker, Berben credits his teachers with For Garcia, the class that really served as criminal justice teacher at Olympic High walked in the graduation ceremony in June helping him regain focus. the turning point was criminal justice with School. “But some do better in a nurturing 2006, Berben still had to continue taking “Back then, I thought I knew the world, Gecht. environment.” extra classes this year in order to attain his but I didn’t,” Berben said. “When you go to She was intrigued by the field of law Cesar Berben was a junior at Santa diploma. one school and then another, you see stuff. It enforcement, her curiosity being fed Monica High School in 2005 when racial Now with 270 total units, Berben is ready changes you.” through class visits by SMPD officers. It is tension erupted between the African- to move on to post-secondary studies and a because of the criminal justice class that American and Latino students. A Latino possible career in filmmaking. SECOND CHANCES Garcia is now considering becoming a police himself, Berben said he became angry at the This summer, Berben plans to participate Olympic’s Gecht was always amazed at officer. relations between the two racial groups, dis- in the Inner-City Filmmakers Summer Garcia’s initiative, asking for business cards “At Samo, the teachers tell you how to do illusioned and started ditching classes to Program at the University of Southern whenever a law enforcement officer would things,” said Garcia, who will attend SMC in avoid facing the situation. California, learning first-hand the different come to speak to the class. the fall. “Here, it’s on you. It’s up to you how “I wanted to leave,”Berben said. “It’s a lot aspects of filmmaking, from screenwriting Little did she know that Garcia was pon- much work you get done.” of BS and I didn’t want to deal with it.” to directing. dering a career in law enforcement. He slowly started falling behind in his It took Berben two weeks to complete the It’s a long way from where Garcia was [email protected] Parenting Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 9 PARENTING BRIEFS

SANTA MONICA SMFD encourages a safe and sane Fourth of July As Fourth of July nears, the Santa Monica Fire Department reminds everyone that all types of fireworks are illegal in the City of Santa Monica. The dangers of fireworks are serious, including permanent scarring as well as loss of hearing and vision. “Safe and sane fireworks don’t exist,” according to Dr. John Hall of the National Fire Protection Association. Fireworks displays conducted by trained professionals are the safest way to celebrate the holiday according to experts. Santa Monicans can enjoy a safe display on Saturday, June 30 at Santa Monica College’s “Celebrate America” festival. Gates open at 5 p.m. with entertainment kicking off at 6 p.m. For more information, call (310) 434-3000. REAGAN WHEELER SANTA MONICA Youth summer mystery reading program It’s no mystery that readers are rewarded for the time they spend reading. Beginning this summer, children ages 2 and up, and teens in grade 6 to 12 can sign up at the Main Library (601 Santa Monica Blvd.) for the Summer Reading Program. Participants can earn prizes for completing entire books, or for being present at book readings for up to 15 hours. Teens that complete 30 hours of total reading time will receive raffle tickets for a grand prize drawing and an invitation to the end-of-summer Teen Party. For more information, call (310) 458-8621. RW LOS ANGELES Dodgers’ Repko gives back to the community Dodger outfielder Jason Repko’s personal initiative, “Repko’s Dream Team,” will bring 10 kids from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services along with two chaperones to Dodger Stadium for a meet and greet with the Dodger outfield- er. The next date Repko will be hosting the event will be July 16. Please contact the Dodgers’ Public Relations Department at (323) 224-1301 for additional information. RW IRVINE Boot camp for new dads receives grant The non-profit orientation program Boot Camp for New Dads was recently rewarded with a $15,000 grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The grant makes it possible for the program to provide fatherhood educational mate- Melody Hanatani [email protected] rials to new fathers via their Web site, www.bcnd.com. SECOND CHANCE: Jennifer Garcia is set to graduate from Olympic High School tonight. RW AA OLYMPIC Self Storage Serving Santa Monica and West L.A.

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Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] BLAZING HOT: A commercial fire erupted in a Santa Monica business on 14th Street near Pico Boulevard Monday evening. Members of the Santa Monica Fire Department responded in force. Investigators look for clues BY MELODY HANATANI ported to a local hospital to treat a minor leg the blaze into the evening. The fire occurred in a neighborhood sur- AND MICHAEL J. TITTINGER injury, according to Capt. Scott Ziegert of The roof collapsed early on, Glew said, as rounded by apartments and small business- Daily Press Staff Writers the Santa Monica Fire Department. The firefighters took a “defensive attack,” circling es, including auto repair shops. Residents in cause of the blaze has not been determined. the perimeter and fighting the blaze from an apartment building located a few hun- PICO NEIGHBORHOOD Firefighters expected Damage was estimated to be approximately afar once they were assured by Imperial dred yards away watched from a stairwell, to be battling a structure fire into this morn- $500,000 by fire officials at the scene. owner Howard Ganz that there were no the best seats in the house. ing after slow-burning blaze erupted at a Upon seeing the extent of the blaze, fire- employees inside the building. Kenneth Carlisle was sitting outside of media production facility shortly before dusk fighters sounded a greater alarm, involving Residents and onlookers crowded the his home at Hirschhorn Manor when a on Monday, sending plumes of dark smoke more than 35 units from Los Angeles and corners of Pico Boulevard and 14th Street, neighbor informed him of the fire brewing into the sky and residents into the streets. Santa Monica at the height of the blaze. holding up cell phone cameras and cam- just five blocks away. Curious, Carlisle The Santa Monica Fire Department “This is going to be an all night event,”Fire corders, documenting the scene unfolding walked down, slowly seeing how serious responded to the call of a structure fire at Marshall Jim Glew could be overheard yelling before their eyes. this fire just was, saying he was feeling 1928 14th St. around 7 p.m., according to into the phone, listing all the rescue equip- Watching the string of events unfold “freaked out.” Fire Marshall Jim Glew, where they were ment on the scene. “You name it, we got it.” from beyond the yellow police tape was “I’ve never seen anything like this in per- greeted by flames shooting up from the two- Cars jammed Pico Boulevard for nearly Dennis Stankie, a Northridge resident who son,” Carlisle said. story, 8,000-square-foot building that hous- half a mile in either direction as a roughly was in town attending the first day of classes Shaquita Boyd and her sister stared wide- es Imperial Media Services. six-block radius of the epicenter was shut off for Santa Monica College’s summer semes- eyed in amazement at the fire, the first seri- One firefighter was injured and trans- to vehicular traffic while firefighters battled ter. Stankie’s truck was parked right in front ous fire they have seen in their neighbor- of the Imperial building. hood in the 14 years they have lived there. “I came here around five o’clock and there “I just hope there is nobody in there,” Boyd was a guy locking the front door,” Stankie said, describing her reaction as being “shocked.” Nights of Beauty reported. “He asked if I was going to be parked Like many of the people who watched there tomorrow morning because he had to the fire in person, Boyd and her sister came Learn about the latest advancements in facial work ... I guess he won’t be working tomorrow.” out, curious to see the carnage, wondering aesthetics to help you look your best this year Stankie watched intently, worried that a what had caused the fire. 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[email protected] Local Surf Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 11 Coalition is calling for impeachment of Bush FROM RALLY PAGE 1 that this war and the malfeasance of the president are local issues,”said Ellis Perlman, Recent polls conducted by Newsweek and a Santa Monica resident. “We want our City Ipsos show 39 percent of Americans favor Council to speak out for Santa Monicans the impeachment of Bush and Cheney, while and demand accountability through investi- 55 percent are opposed. gations into impeachment.” Peace activist Jerry Rubin made an While many Council members expressed attempt earlier this year to have the issue their personal opposition to the war and discussed by the council, however, it was President Bush’s policies both here and never placed on the agenda. Mayor Richard abroad, they agreed Council should stay Bloom, who is charged with setting meet- focused on priorities closer to home, such as SURF CONDITIONS WATER TEMP: 65° ing agendas, said the impeachment of the passing a balanced budget or charting the president did not fall under the council’s course of future development. SWELL FORECAST ( 3-5 FT ) purview. “I think as a council we shouldn’t get into Today’s SW ground swell and NW wind swell The council has passed resolutions it,” said Mayor Pro Tem Herb Katz, who should start backing off, more along the lines of waist to chest for south facing spots and only opposing the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act. works with the mayor and city manager in waist high for west facing breaks. Winds should Those supporting the grass-roots effort developing council agendas. “Personally, I be a bit calmer for the AM sessions but the tide said impeachment should be discussed in think they should impeach him. He’s the will still be rather low early to mid morning. light of a recent report issued by the city’s worst president we’ve ever had. I think the finance department that referenced figures man is absolutely dangerous.” LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS from the Web site www.costofwar.com, which Council member Pam O’Connor said MORE WIND SWELL ON CHARTS FOR END OF WEEK... TRACKING SSE SWELL FOR 26TH-27TH... showed that the Iraq war has cost Santa many issues that go before Congress affect Monica taxpayers at least $145 million. Santa Monica, however, that does not mean Councilman Kevin McKeown, who the council should be speaking out on every requested the report, pointed out in an single one of them, not when there are more TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA interview with the Daily Press that the war pressing issues facing Santa Monicans. has undoubtedly cost Santa Monica even O’Connor said it would be better if residents more resources in terms of emergency contacted their elected officials at the feder- National Guard troops being diverted to al level whose duties are to investigate the Iraq, lost productivity from local soldiers executive branch. sent to war and money that could instead be “It’s ironic that the Greens are involved in invested in public education, social services this,” O’Connor said. “If they wouldn’t have and affordable housing. ran a candidate in (the 2000 election), Bush Activists want Santa Monica and other probably wouldn’t be there ... If there are cities to encourage the California legislature concerns about the war in Iraq, I think there to pass its own impeachment resolution, are better ways to pressure getting out of which can then be submitted to the House Iraq and getting a good president elected Judiciary Committee for consideration by (than pushing for impeachment).” the full House of Representatives. In recent interviews, House Judiciary Chair John The impeachment rally is slated for 5 p.m. Conyers (D-MI) said he supports the at City Hall (1685 Main St.) nationwide impeachment movement. “There can no longer be any question [email protected] ‘The Village’ to be addressed FROM COUNCIL PAGE 3 not to create a public financing program in which residents’ tax dollars would be used to ment of The Village, a mixed-use project fund political campaigns. that will include affordable and market rate Residents floated several ideas and housing mixed in with live-work spaces, showed strong support for public financing. ground floor retail and open space. The Residents felt that City Hall was provid- development will be located in the heart of ing timely information to new candidates the Civic Center, just yards away from City and that the information helped prospective Hall and the RAND Corp. headquarters. candidates navigate through the nomination The project is intended to breathe life process. They also applauded the work of the into the Civic Center, but there are critics City Clerk’s Office, which is responsible for who claim the initial concept design shows a posting campaign expenditures online as development that is too dense and out of well as candidate statements and informa- character for the city. Debate is expected on tion on the electoral process. density and height and whether or not The public indicated its support for the Related should be allowed to build higher to existing $250 contribution limit, although accommodate the call for more affordable there were those who were for both increase housing without having to cram so many or decreasing the limit. units together. Overall, participants seemed to feel that Landscaping could also become an issue, the electoral process is working, but that along with parking, with some calling for a special interests groups are having too much parking structure to be built underneath an of an influence on who wins. People wanted adjacent park. clarification on the campaign contribution Currently, there are approximately 325 resi- limits and how of if they applied to inde- dences planned, 160 of which will be affordable. pendent expenditure committees. The plan calls for the extension of Olympic The council is expected to review the Drive from Main Street to Ocean Avenue, inte- comments and then give staff direction on grated public art and a public plaza. how to proceed. This could mean public Ways of improving the electoral process in financing or a host of other things, such as Santa Monica will also take center stage tonight, the creation of term limits, ranked voting, with council members set to receive a report and the mentoring of new candidates by stemming from a community meeting in May. incumbents so that more minorities run. The meeting was the result of a council discussion earlier this year on whether or [email protected] LocalHoroscope 12 TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 A newspaper with issues Future of area schools outlined BY MELODY HANATANI lining renovations and upgrades specific to BIG CHANGES IN STORE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS Snell said, adding that the plans are prelimi- Daily Press Staff Writer the needs of each campus. The largest school site in the district nary and subject to change at any time. “There will be infrastructure improve- might not get an entirely new campus, but One of the main focuses of the board will CITYWIDE Nearly two years of planning and ments happening on every campus,” said it’ll certainly come close with an estimated be to make sure that each and every school outreach, countless community workshops Tim Morneau project manager with con- $99 million project. has the same set of facilities and the same and the passage of a $268 million bond sultant Harley Ellis Devereaux. “We are In addition to a new Applied Instruction access to resources, said school board mem- measure have led to a first draft of a docu- looking at making certain that each facility is Building, which would contain a media cen- ber Jose Escarce. ment outlining the construction and main- meeting the basic district standards for ter, library and art studios, the Facilities “We want to make sure what we end up tenance of public schools over the next 20 available classroom space.” Master Plan calls for the construction of a with is all the schools having pretty much years. If the Board of Education approved the new synthetic turf athletic field and a subter- the same opportunities for students,” Public schools in Santa Monica and plan today, nearly every single school in the ranean garage at Santa Monica High School. Escarce said. Malibu are set to receive a drastic makeover, district would undergo construction of The $99 million price tag does not according to a recently released preliminary some sort, whether it’s buildings added or include the parking structure, which is esti- THE NEXT STEPS draft of the Facilities Master Plan, with new removed from the campus. mated to cost $12 million on its own. The master plan is now set to undergo an libraries, athletic fields and technological In many cases, this means the replace- A considerably less expensive upgrade is Environmental Impact Report, a state-man- upgrades that could render some of the ment of portable classrooms with new per- slated for Malibu High School whose biggest dated process that will take roughly a year to campuses in the Santa Monica-Malibu manent facilities. Such temporary class- project would be the construction of a new determine the potential effects the proposed Unified School District unrecognizable. rooms currently exist at many of the ele- library and media center. The current library projects outlined in the plan would have on A project team, consisting of consult- mentary schools, including Roosevelt, would be transformed into a central admin- its surroundings. ants from Harley Ellis Devereaux, Franklin and Webster. istration office. While the plan is going through the EIR Concordia and Sidewalk Studio, as well as Perhaps seeing the biggest change will be Malibu would be among the schools that process, the district administration could district staff and members of the commu- the Edison Language Academy, a magnet will have temporary classes removed, except move forward with some of the smaller proj- nity, recently released the first draft of the elementary school located on Olympic and in this case, there are no plans to replace ects, as long as the projects don’t require an long-anticipated Facilities Master Plan, Pico boulevards. Preliminary plans call for them with new classrooms. Instead, the extra EIR, Morneau said. But none of the projects, creating a blueprint for the district to fol- the replacement of the entire school with a space will be used to expand the high large or small, will move forward until a pro- low when upgrading school facilities in the new K-5 or K-8 school. school’s quad. gram management firm is hired to assess years to come. The current configuration of the school which projects will be developed and paid by Taking center stage in the Facilities does not allow much usable outdoor playing IS IT ENOUGH? Measure BB funds. Master Plan are several large-scale projects, space as it is cluttered with the relocatable class- In reviewing the Facilities Master Plan, In the meantime, the public still has oppor- including the replacement of the Edison rooms. Under the master plan, a new two-story, Board of Education member Barry Snell said tunities to weigh in the preliminary draft, Language Academy with an entirely new 36 classroom structure would be constructed he was pleased with the general direction in which will be a work-in-progress until the campus, a new science wing at John Adams on the northern portion of the campus. which the district was headed, but had some school board formally adopts it in about a year. Middle School, a new library and perform- The campus could also be expanded if the reservations about the specific plans for Will One thing Snell said he would be interest- ing and visual arts wing at Lincoln Middle district purchases residential property abut- Rogers Elementary School. ed in looking into is revenue generating School, a new community library center at ting the school. The Sunset Park-area elementary school opportunities through sharing facilities with Malibu Middle and High schools, and the Including demolition and construction, is expected to see approximately $22 million the public, such as renting out the use of the replacement of the business building at the new Edison Language Academy is esti- invested in renovations and upgrades, new athletic fields. Santa Monica High School with a new mated to cost approximately $22.9 million. including a new amphitheater and new pre- Snell believes that the state-of-the-art Applied Instruction Building and Library. “It’s deemed as one of the worst school school as well as kindergarten classrooms playing fields will be attractive to groups Aside from some of the major rebuilding facilities so through the process of developing and playground improvements. interested in renting the facilities. projects, the Facilities Master Plan includes the Facilities Master Plan, the district deemed “It’s one of the schools we need to take a sub-plans for each school in the district, out- it worthy of a new campus,” Morneau said. hard look at (to see) what the needs are,” [email protected]

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ Your fiery nature zeros in on a chaotic situation. Listen with detachment. Understanding ★★★★★ You might want to approach life from a totally different perspective and see what hap- points to a new road. Be open to innovation and different thinking. Tonight: Be spontaneous. pens. Emphasize commonality and joint effort. Tonight: Isn’t it time to slow down? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ You might be considering a change that will impact your personal life. A partner could be ★★★★★ Not everyone sees eye to eye on what is going on around you. Consider your options and very strong about what he or she wants. Listen well to feedback. Tonight: Relax first. listen to suggestions. Tonight: What starts out as serious becomes light. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★★ Your imagination, if expressed, can be a source of fun and ideas. Though you might not want to ★★★★★ You can transform any situation into a non-problem if you tune in to your mental abili- say everything that you are thinking, be a tad more spontaneous. Tonight: Listen to everyone’s ideas. ties. Absolutely be willing to say “I don’t know.” Tonight: Surround yourself with music. CANCER (June 21-July 22) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ Understanding takes you in a new direction. Your ability to realize goals and head in a new ★★★★★ Work with one person, revealing all that is necessary. Vulnerability will allow greater direction emerges. Structure your finances. Tonight: Head home. openness and flow. You might not always have the solution. Tonight: Be selective. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Right now, if you feel like royalty in your world, act like royalty. Don’t be pompous, but do ★★★★★ You are energized and full of fun. Others seek you out, but at the same time, you zero in express the special caring and concern that emanates from someone who is secure. Others look on who and what you want. Do nothing halfway right now. Enthusiasm from friends or associates to you as a measure of what is right. Tonight: Decide what works. energizes you. Tonight: Act like the world is your friend. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Still moving a bit like a snail, you process an enormous amount of energy. Others could push very ★★★ A steady and even pace brings unanticipated results. You might be delighted by someone’s hard, but you have the strength and desire to hold your own. Tonight: Surprise! Finally a blast of energy! take on a very important situation. Tonight: Off to the gym or relax watching a baseball game. Born Today Happyc Birthday! Actress Kathleen Turner (1954) You blaze a new trail this year. Your creativity and talents encourage new paths, perhaps to the same goal. Your ability to Singer, dancer Paula Abdul (1962) consume enormous amounts of work and ideas demonstrates your innate skills. Be careful when approaching avant-garde Writer Salman Rushdie (1947) health ideas. Decisions made this year could bring forth a new you, physically. If you are single, only you can prevent your- self from meeting someone special. Drop your defenses. If you are attached, you’ll certainly approach life in a new manner. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at http://www.jacquelinebigar.com (c) 2006 by King Features Syndicate Inc. Make sure your significant other is on the same page as you. Remember, you are a team. People in the News Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 13 Jon Cryer of CBS’ `Two and a Half Men’ MOVIEGUIDE AERO THEATRE marries TV Guide Channel host Joyner 1328 Montana Avenue Tied (310) 395-4990 JON CRYER married enter- “InFANity,” were wed Charlie Sheen in the hit movie classic “Pretty in Check theatre for movietimes tainment reporter Lisa Saturday in Cabo San CBS sitcom “Two and a Pink.” Joyner in Mexico this Lucas, Cryer’s spokes- Half Men.” Cryer, 42, has a 6- weekend. woman, Karen Samfilippo, Cryer also starred as year-old son, Charlie, AMC LOEWS BROADWAY 4 Cryer and Joyner, host said Monday. the nerdy outcast from a previous marriage. 1441 3rd Street of TV Guide Channel’s He co-stars with Duckie in the 1986 teen ASSOCIATED PRESS (310) 458-1506

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ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RE- RICHARD A. STONE ROB LAW OFF. OF RICHARD A. STONE Notices IF YOU ARE A CREDI- FERRED TO IN PARCEL 1. PARCEL 3: TOR or a contingent creditor of the A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT AP- 433 N. CAMDEN DR., #888 PURTENANT TO THE UNIT FOR IN- BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.: 3114399 deceased, you must file your claim SCHULTZ with the court and mail a copy to the GRESS, EGRESS AND SUPPORT 6/19, 6/20, 6/26/07 TS No.: 20069070801615 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU THROUGH THE COMMON AREA IN personal representative appointed by CNS-1151178# BROKER ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS DATED 09/16/98. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO the court within four months from CIVIL CODE SECTION 1353 (C). PAR- LICENSED CALIFORNIA PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A the date of first issuance of letters CEL 4: ENCROACHMENT EASEMENTS BROKER #01218743 PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF as provided in Probate Code section AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3.9 OF THE NOTICE OF PETITION TO AD- THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 9100. The time for filing claims will DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS RE- MINISTER ESTATE OF: YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July 2, not expire before four months from CORDED OCTOBER 19, 1993 AS IN- DARRELL ANTHONY RUS- 2007 at 11:30 AM, First American LoanStar the hearing date noticed above. STRUMENT NO. 93-2029626, OFFI- Trustee Services, as duly appointed Trustee un- SELL, II YOU MAY EXAMINE the CIAL RECORDS PARCEL 5: UTILITY CASE NO. SP007174 der and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded file kept by the court. If you are a EASEMENTS AS DEFINED IN SEC- 09/29/98, as Instrument No. 98 1763378, in per-son interested in the estate, you TION 3.10 OF THE DECLARATION OF To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, book , page , of Official Records in the Office of may file with the court a Request for RESTRICTIONS RECORDED OCTOBER contingent creditors, and persons the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 19, 1993 AS INSTRUMENT NO. who may otherwise be interested in State of California. Executed by: PETER TEJERA, Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-praisal 93-2029626, OFFICIAL RECORDS. the WILL or estate, or both of DAR- A SINGLE MAN. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO Amount of unpaid balance and other of estate assets or of any petition or RELL ANTHONY RUSSELL, II. HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S charges: $447,365.87 (estimated) A PETITION FOR PROBATE has CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of pay- account as provided in Probate Code Street address and other common des- section 1250. A Request for Special been filed by ELEANOR RUSSELL ADVERTISE! CALL US (310) 458-7737 ment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of ignation of the real property: 229 in the Superior Court of California, sale in lawful money of the United States) AT THE Notice form is available from the BICKNELL AVE #105 SANTA MONICA, County of LOS ANGELES. FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA SUPERIOR court clerk. CA 90405 APN Number: COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION BLVD. PO- Attorney for petitioner: EDWIN FRESTON THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re- 4289-018-031 The undersigned Trus- quests that ELEANOR RUSSELL be MONA, CA. All right, title and interest conveyed ESQ tee disclaims any liability for any incor- to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in SBN 33400 rectness of the street address and other appointed as personal representative the property situated in said County and State OVERTON LYMAN & PRINCE LLP common designation, if any, shown to administer the estate of the dece- YOUR AD 520 S GRAND AVE described as: AS MORE FULLY DE-SCRIBED IN dent. 7TH FLR herein. The property heretofore de- COULD RUN HERE! THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# scribed is being sold "as is". DATE: THE PETITION requests the dece- 4289-003-003. The street address and other LOS ANGELES CA 90071 Santa Monica Daily Press 06-04-2007 CALIFORNIA RECONVEY- dent's WILL and codicils, if any, be common designation, if any, of the real property CN781536 KAPLAN Jun 18,19,25, 2007 ANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) admitted to probate. The WILL and described above is purported to be: 719 BAY 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com any codicils are available for exami- CALL US STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. The under- NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee (714) 573-1965 or www.prioritypost- nation in the file kept by the court. signed Trustee dis-claims any liability for any in- Sale No. 209540CA Loan No. ing.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE THE PETITION requests authority to correctness of the street address and other com- 0691274815 Title Order No. COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT- administer the estate under the In- mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale 602087275 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY dependent Administration of Estates TODAY AT will be made, but without covenant or warranty, UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE expressed or implied, regard-ing title, posses- Act. (This authority will allow the 08/23/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC- USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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