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In November, NASCAR announced it SMC — Elected officials here had contracted with the romance pub- lisher Harlequin Enterprises to arrange hope a change in leadership, as for steamy women’s novels with car- well as other measures the school racing themes, beginning with Pamela is taking will help soothe tense Britton’s forthcoming book “In the Groove.” And according to an October relations with City Hall. Los Angeles Times report, the trade Santa Monica College and City association Pharmaceutical Research Hall, with a history of antagonism and Manufacturers of America con- between them, have been close to tracted to pay two writers a “six-fig- ure” fee to write a novel about a litigation in recent months regard- national panic resulting from a fear ing vehicular access at SMC’s that drug lobbyists had actually been Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Bundy satellite campus, a 10.4- trying to spread in Congress, specifi- cally, that terrorists might poison Santa Monica Police Department S.W.A.T. officer Eddie Soto demonstrates a felony stop for students enrolled in the acre site, 3171 S. Bundy Dr. lower-priced drug imports from Citizen’s Police Academy on Wednesday. The 12-week course is designed for residents to learn about the SMPD. The Bundy campus — which . (The Times reported that the has been conducting classes since association recently killed the project and blamed the whole idea on an June — has been operating with unsupervised lower-level executive.) locked gates, causing restricted Change is in store for Zucky’s vehicular access at the north end of TODAY IN HISTORY the site. At present, traffic isn’t Today is the 343rd day of 2005. BY RYAN HYATT are being cleared out, a storage allowed at entrance and exit points There are 22 days left in the year. Daily Press Staff Writer room is being added, and along Airport Avenue. On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred Lord restrooms are being updated and City Hall’s decision to lock the Tennyson’s famous poem, “The DOWNTOWN — A deli once improved, according to site plans. gates and restrict vehicular access Charge of the Light Brigade,” was renowned as a frequent stop for John Watkins, familiar with the to Bundy was intended to limit published in England. celebrities and politicos alike will project, said there are several campus-related traffic from travel- QUOTE OF THE DAY be transformed into a retail store. retailers interested in the site, but ing through Santa Monica neigh- Plans to remodel the long- so far, a tenant hasn’t been borhoods, city officials said. “All sins are attempts to fill voids.” defunct Zucky’s building are cur- secured. However, SMC officials con- SIMONE WEIL FRENCH PHILOSOPHER (1909-1943) rently underway. Construction Located at 431 Wilshire Boule- tend City Hall’s move has been began this week to make the site vard, Zucky’s restaurant and cof- File photo disruptive to college classes and INDEX more accommodating for retailers. The famous Zucky’s sign will remain a Horoscopes Large portions of the interior See ZUCKY’S, page 7 Santa Monica staple. See BUNDY CAMPUS, page 7 Early to bed, Taurus 2 Snow & Surf Report Police search for driver with bad intent Water temperature: 59° 3

Opinion By Daily Press staff the 1550 beach lot when he was 1100 block of the PCH, just below Beware the white elephant 4 crushed by the suspect’s vehicle — the California Incline. Police are Commentary Police are looking for the driver a black, four-door Mercedes G500 initially ruling the incident as an Shaken by Jell-O incident 5 of a Mercedes SUV, who on sport utility vehicle. When the victim attempted homicide investigation. Tuesday ran over a man attempting fell to the ground, the suspect made a The suspect’s vehicle should Local to push his broken-down car off of U-turn and purposely ran over the vic- have damage to the front bumper No buzz for burglar 6 the Pacific Coast Highway. The vic- tim, police said, before fleeing south- area. The driver’s side fog lamp and Photo courtesy Entertainment tim suffered a fractured leg, a possi- bound on the PCH out of the area. housing also should be missing, Police are searching for a Mercedes Going for ‘Brokeback’ 10 ble broken ankle and abrasions The victim sustained moderate to police said. The suspect is described SUV like this one, believed to be Comics throughout his body, police said. major injuries, including internal as a male, white or middle eastern, involved in a hit-and-run on the PCH. At about 1:10 p.m., the victim, damage. He was taken to a local 25 to 30 years old, with a short hair- Laugh it up 16 who lives in Los Angeles, was hospital, where he is expected to cut and possible mustache. Police Detective Ahn at (310) 458- Classifieds pushing his car out of the north- make a full recovery, police said. Anyone with information is 8451, or the watch commander’s Have some class 17-19 bound left-hand turn lane and into The incident occurred in the encouraged to call Santa Monica office at (310) 458-8426.

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DATA PROVIDED BY ONTHESNOW.COM DATA PROVIDED BY WETSAND.COM COMMUNITY BRIEFS SWELL FORECAST (2-4FT) BEAR MOUNTAIN Friday the 9th the WNW swell will start to back down, but size is NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN still expected to hover around waist to chest high. Note that (24 Hrs) 0” 5”-12” Packed Powder 2 2 Friday holds a slight chance of rain and possibly some problem- Take a moment or two to reflect atic winds at times as well, especially for areas north of LA. By Daily Press staff MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS Significant NW swell hits during the weekend... NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN (24 Hrs) 3” 24”-36” Packed Powder 61 16 Machine Groomed NW swell being tracked for late next week... The holidays are a time for reflection and celebration. Obstacles First United Methodist Church is hosting an event for Advent Reflection Day on Rain chances in the forecast... Saturday, Dec. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MOUNTAIN HIGH The entire community is invited to the free event, which will offer refreshments NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN (24 Hrs) 0” 12”-24” Machine Made 8 4 and a chance to relax and rejuvenate during the busy holiday season. Hard Packed TIDE FORECAST FOR SANTA MONICA First United Methodist Church is located at 1008 11th St. in Santa Monica. For MONDAY more information or to RSVP, call Mary Garbesi at (310) 393-8258. RSVP by Dec. MT. BALDY LOW TIDE: N/A 1.6FT 1:29PM 0.3FT NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN HIGH TIDE: 6:33AM 5.7FT 7:35PM 3.8FT 14. (24 Hrs) 0” 0”-1” N/A 0 0 TUESDAY LOW TIDE: 12:34AM 1.8FT 2:05 -0.3 HIGH TIDE: 6:59AM 6.1FT 8:21 3.8 A long-standing display of holiday spirit SNOW SUMMIT By Daily Press staff NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN WEDNESDAY (24 Hrs) 0” 12”-12” Powder Packed 4 4 LOW TIDE: 1:02AM 1.4FT 2:31 0.0 Machine Made HIGH TIDE: 7:28AM 5.4FT 9:15 3.2 Machine Groomed Santa Monica is gearing up for an annual tradition. THURSDAY The annual Santa Monica nativity scenes display will open in Palisades Park LOW TIDE: 1:37AM 1.2FT 3:04 -0.1 SNOW SUMMIT HIGH TIDE: 8:07AM 4.9FT 9:40 3.0 along Ocean Avenue near Arizona Avenue at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, with narra- NEW SNOW BASE DEPTH CONDITIONS RUNS OPEN LIFTS OPEN (24 Hrs) 0” 12”-0” Powder Packed 3 11 FRIDAY tion of the Christmas story and Christmas music. A procession of carolers — all Machine Made LOW TIDE: 2:06AM 1.1FT 3:41 0.3 ages are welcome to join — will form at 3 p.m. at Broadway on the Third Street Hard Packed HIGH TIDE: 8:41AM 4.3FT 10:09 2.9 Promenade. The carolers will sing their way down the Promenade and Wilshire JUNE MOUNTAIN Boulevard to the opening ceremony. After the ceremony, the 14 lit scenes with life- CLOSED size figures depicting events surrounding Christ’s birth will remain on display SURF AND SNOW QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? EMAIL [email protected] through the end of the year. For more information, call (310) 998-8646. Help needy kids celebrate Christmas By Daily Press staff

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ————— EDITORIAL ————— The streets are no place to live Editor: Writing was on the wall I read Carole Orlin’s commentary (SMDP, Nov. 21, page 5), as well as Randy Walburger’s letter (SMDP, Nov. 30, page 4). Let me add a few of my own com- ments. There are a number of homeless people in Santa Monica — “vagrants,” if With affordable housing in Los Angeles as scarce as it is, the recent you will — who appear to me to be so markedly disabled and non-functional, and evictions at Lincoln Place — an apartment complex in Venice — is cer- yet so disengaged from the social service delivery system, that the only way I can tainly a tragic story, but not a surprising one. think of in order to get them linked up with that system is make them more rather What is surprising, however, is that the tenants there haven’t pulled them- than less comfortable with street living. selves up by the bootstraps and figured out where they were going to live, For example, there is one woman I know of who has been living on the Santa knowing evictions were imminent. Instead, they held out and waited for the Monica streets for at least five years. Her only contact with the social service system is to pick up few sandwiches each day and a few clothing items now and then. She is Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to come knocking, which is exactly what dirty, disheveled and stinks of urine. She carries her possessions, which seems to con- happened on Tuesday. sist of more urine saturated clothes, in a black plastic trash bag. She is literally fright- Denver-based AIMCO, one of the largest real estate management compa- ening and bizarre to look at. She has been banned from the public library. She also has nies in the country and current owner of Lincoln Place, ordered the evictions been banned from a number of the senior citizen food service programs around town. of 52 households. It did so after years of settlement negotiations, spurred by Although I am not a psychiatrist, her thought processes and speech strike me as the tenants’ litigation. being as bizarre as does her physical appearance, full of references to the ubiquitous, In attempts to make the lawsuit go away, AIMCO PR reps said the compa- “they,” as in, “they stole my bag last night,” and, “they’ve been watching me,” and, ny was prepared to provide as many as 180 households with apartments at the “they know where my sleeping spot is.” I don’t believe she knows how sick she is. site, which would have been well below market rate. In addition, 50 more I have come to the same conclusion that American psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey units would have been designated as “historical” and would not have been has: The mental health laws need some overhaul so as to permit mental health work- redeveloped, under the terms of the proposed settlement. ers to literally pick up this woman — and others equally ill — from the streets and The development company also had offered the tenants between $3,000 and enter her, and them, into treatment for at least a brief period under the watchful eye $10,000 apiece to relocate from their affordable units. Hundreds accepted of an ethical and conscientious individual who would function as a conservator. Yes, I am referring to involuntary hospitalization. those individual offers and moved on. This is of course extremely controversial, but I think necessary. In response to But many of the tenants — the ones now without homes — refused those Mr. Walburger’s question about whether I might believe that the homeless are, offers, saying they distrusted the developer. Now, they have neither money in “having a wonderful time,” on the streets, my answer is, of course, no. Many home- their pockets nor a roof over their heads. They should have trusted their less people seem to be haunted by internal demons and bedeviled by voices that only instincts when the court ruled against them in June, which paved the way for they can hear. I would not want to “criminalize” them, but neither would I want to AIMCO to begin the eviction process. It was a noble cause, but unfortunate- facilitate their greater comfort with “street living,” which would amount to just let- ly, their idealism that as renters they had rights doesn’t mean much anymore. ting them fend for themselves, which is nothing more than a cloak for indifference. Big development and greed won out — as it usually does. We lament the loss of hundreds of affordable housing units on the Westside and empathize Sterling Walters with the tenants, particularly the families on fixed incomes, as well as the Santa Monica elderly and disabled. Because of the pursuit of the almighty dollar, these peo- ple have no homes. Pie in the sky: Shakey’s should have been saved It didn’t have to be that way. The tenants could have accepted reality and Editor: started looking for somewhere else to live. Instead, they courageously fought I’m appalled that the city of Santa Monica, which routinely promotes designat- ing properties owned by private citizens as landmarks to prevent them from being for what they believed they were entitled to — only to get shafted. They developed, has approved and now allowed the demolition of the Shakey’s pizza par- protested in front of Los Angeles City Hall to no avail. They have now set up lor site at Berkeley Street and Santa Monica Boulevard. Of course, it probably has a tent city in front of the complex, with some camping out in the cold tem- a lot to do with the fact that the city bought the Shakey’s property, so the standards peratures. the city applies to its citizens don’t actually matter when the city is involved. Unfortunately, this is America, where development and progress often dis- This Shakey’s restaurant has been an institution in Santa Monica for generations, place people. We absolutely hope that these people accept that fact and real- one of the few affordable places where one can get a meal, and more importantly, ize it’s time to get out of the cold and move on. But because they’ve refused where one can take their family for food, fun and entertainment. For generations, to face the ugly truth, they now need help. If the local government couldn’t this restaurant has been a destination and meeting place for nearly all of the youth help them win the fight, it should at least help them find shelter. sports teams, and other youth organizations such as the Girl Scouts, in the area. Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl has tried to intervene, It’s hypocritical that the city of Santa Monica tore down this landmark site, attempting to stave off the evictions. He now needs to turn his energy toward because it treats private citizens differently and applies different standards solely finding alternative housing for the people he’s been fighting for. because the city buys and owns the property. If the city of Los Angeles wants to truly help these people — and thousands of others — it needs to start buying property that big developers would other- Arthur Rosenberg Santa Monica wise acquire and start building affordable places to live. Hooked, Line and sinker: Don’t start building a white elephant the town of Jackson, where a bridge route which extends into Santa Monica natives for land use in Santa Monica, it’s crossed the river, and then double back for won’t be completed until 2015. At this noted that residents expressed a desire for another 20 minutes on the opposite side of point it’s like that bridge across the Snake “an appropriate town scale” and that OUR TOWN the river to reach the lifts. River, lacking any funding or approvals. “existing height limits should be main- BY TED WINTERER Some brilliant developer had gotten So I hope our new zoning ordinance, tained.” I have argued over and over, as wind of a scheme to build a bridge from the end result of these planning revisions, have countless others, that popular senti- the airport to the resort, snatched up some won’t allow for any redevelopment incen- ment does not favor the existing height cheap scrubland and built luxury condos, tives around Bergamot Station until the limits allowed in our zoning ordinance, When I graduated from college just expecting a significant windfall when his Expo rail extension is completely which are often greater than the heights of after the end of the last Ice Age, I lived in new town homes were a five-minute drive financed. If we built around Bergamot in the buildings currently in place. Rather, Jackson Hole, Wyo. for a year. There I away from the Tetons. The only catch? anticipation of light rail, we might get folks like the existing heights. taught skiing, worked as a DJ at a bar and The bridge has yet to be built and he had stuck with a white elephant of develop- Is anyone at City Hall listening? If staff wooed the Finnish maids at the Alpenhof. to rent his condos to ski bums like me. ment lacking any public transit. acknowledges that “the height and scale of Money was scarce, but I lived cheaply in I was reminded of this when reading And then there’s the matter of the arts new buildings should complement the a luxury condo, with a sauna and a show- the latest city staff report on the ongoing complex at Bergamot. One would hope existing fabric of neighborhoods and com- er larger than many studio apartments. revisions to plans for land use and traffic the mixed-use development proposed in mercial areas,” why do their three preferred You see, the condo was adjacent to the circulation in our town. Several options these alternative plans would be an archi- alternatives for our future all include areas Jackson Hole airport, which lies within for future growth are presented and two of tecturally inspired medley of galleries, with increased heights and densities, and spitting distance of the ski resort. The only them focus on redeveloping the area affordable artist studios, low- and middle- why does their report give short shrift to the problem was the Snake River, which runs around Bergamot Station, the site of a income housing, walkable retail and pock- choices of either preserving the status quo between the airport and the slopes, an planned stop for the Expo light rail. et parks, rather than the alienating and or adopting a no-growth policy? impassable obstacle due to the absence of Now I’m all for this light rail, which insipid market rate dreck we’ve seen pop a bridge. So to get from my condo to the will eventually connect us to downtown up downtown in recent years. (Ted Winterer can be reached at our- ski area, one had to drive 20 minutes into LA. My concern is that the portion of the In the city staff’s report on these alter- [email protected].) Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Friday, December 9, 2005 ❑ Page 5 COMMENTARY Wiggling his way into my heart Then taking the dish towel from my Are You Ready? sopping hands, he rested his forearms on PISTACHIO my shoulders and said, “You are a won- PERSPECTIVE derful cook, and I loved everything you Hypnotherapy can help you turn made. But I distrust Jell-O.” on the no-smoking sign for good BY SUSAN ANN CONNOR Whoa. I needed to delve deeper. He proceeded to explain that his well- intentioned mother was convinced that Strawberry and me. Hmmm. Let me Jell-O, particularly lime, was a cure-all. repeat that. Strawberry and me. Has a nice Whenever he was sick, she forced him to John McGrail, C.Ht. (310) 235-2883 www.hypnotherapylosangeles.com ring to it. Sounds … sweet. And that’s exact- eat it. But eating it never made him feel ly what the last few months, our getting-to- better. It made him feel sicker. So now, he know-you period, has been. Very sweet. consciously avoids even the sight of the Our biggest quarrel was on rubbery substance, or he becomes less Thanksgiving over a seven-layer Jell-O than lucid. mold. Most people are absolute about Jell- I wonder if he’d feel differently if he Your Convenient Holiday O on Thanksgiving Day. There are the knew that a bowl of wiggly lime Jell-O, Jell-O eaters on one side of the table and when hooked up to an EEG machine, the definitely non-Jell-O eaters on the shows brain waves identical to those of Shipping Headquarters other. There’s no Jell-O in-between. adult men and women. Just a thought. • FedEx & UPS Authorized Shipping Center Once a year I break down and make a To be fair, I must admit that when he traditional Jell-O recipe handed down nearly drooled describing the cranberry • Packing & Shipping from my great aunt. 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I consid- me further insight into my sweet Mr. 1247 Lincoln Blvd., (Between Arizona & Wilshire) ered, foolishly, that maybe he’d have it for Strawberry. It also reminded me not to dessert. Then again, that nose action was rush to judgment nor to assume a preju- Hrs: M-F: 7:30am-6pm Sat. 8am-4pm Santa Monica (310) 451-3006 telling me otherwise. dice against a side salad until I’d heard all You know, when you cook with reck- the facts. less abandon, even if it is just Jell-O, you Speaking of judgment, or the absence like people to eat and enjoy it. And I was of it, Colin was still bobbing his Tail- sensing an arrogance from Mr. Twirling head in my vicinity. After man- Strawberry. Like he was above Jell-O. I aging to dodge dinner for several weeks, I thought, “No one is above Jell-O.” They finally stopped resisting. Feeling festive, I may not like it, but they’re not superior to decided to brunch the Sunday after it. Thanksgiving. Reluctantly and unfortu- Even my sister-in-law whispered, “He nately, I had a lovely time. Truth is, didn’t eat the Jell-O.” Strawberry weakens my knees, but Colin “I know.” Don’t remind me. makes them knock. I wish they didn’t, but “Colin ate the Jell-O.” they do. And that seems so wrong. “I know.” Don’t remind me. And the big holiday dilemma is that “But he was also a cheater-cheater- they’ve both expressed interest in my pumpkin-eater, right?” whereabouts for New Year’s Eve. Holy “That’s right … don’t remind me.” night! Naughty or nice? Falalalala … While Strawberry was helping me do Lalalala … the dishes, I finally got the courage to con- front him about his lack of Jell-O con- (Susan Ann Connor can be reached at sumption. Not to seem overly concerned, [email protected]. Follow her I asked in a half-teasing kind of way. He Strawberry stories on the first Fridays of smiled at my inquiry. It was a smile that each month. Names have been changed to had begun to cause my knees to weaken. protect the innocent … and the guilty.) Page 6 ❑ Friday, December 9, 2005 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press LOCAL BOB INSURANCE Providing Professional & Personalized Service Since 1936 CRIME WATCH 01601984 By Daily Press staff ■ Auto Experts ■ Life, Disability & Pension ■ Homeowners ■ Commercial & Business ■ Workers Compensation ■ Group & Individual Health No buzz for this beer robber At 4:50 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, the Santa Monica police responded to the 1600 Representing “A” rated companies block of Santa Monica Boulevard, 7-11, regarding a theft investigation. When offi- including MERCURY INSURANCE cers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the employee, who said the suspect entered the store, took two cans of beer and left the store, failing to pay for the items. When California survey shows Mercury Insurance Auto the suspect was confronted by the employee, the suspects began to fight with the rates to be the most competetive in this area. clerk and fled. Responding officers saw the suspects running and attempted to stop him. The officers were able to detain the suspect and recovered the two cans of Phone Quotes Available beer. Corwin Palmer, 36, transient, was booked for strong arm robbery and trans- ported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $50,000. We encourage you to visit the Santa Monica Historical Society Museum — 310.829.0305 The Archives of Santa Monica. At 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Santa Monica police responded to the 100 1539 Euclid (310) 395-2290 2325 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica block of Santa Monica Place mall, Robinsons-May, regarding a theft investigation. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the loss prevention officer, who said the suspect entered the store and concealed two pairs of pants. The suspect then left the store, failing to pay for the items. Once outside, the suspect was detained. Ken Wayne Aeliol, 25, transient, was arrested for petty theft. Bail was set at $1,000.

At 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec.1, the Santa Monica police responded to the 1500 block of Alley No. 4. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the victim, who said that while she was sleeping in the alley the suspect came up to her for an unknown reason and began to kick and strike her with the belt. She screamed and police were notified. The victim received an abrasion through her right eyebrow and was treated released from a local hospital. Merlin Steven Coleman, transient, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and transported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $30,000.

At 12:20 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, the Santa Monica police responded to the 1400 block of the Third Street Promenade regarding an assault investigation. When offi- cers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the victim, who said the suspect was yelling at citizens on the Promenade and when the victim approached to find out what was happening. The suspect began yelling various derogatory comments at the victim and punched and kicked him several times. The suspect was identified and taken into custody by police. The victim sustained abrasions to the chin and chest and was treated at a local hospital and released. Steven Dwayne Anthony, 41, transient, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and transported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $30,899.

At 2:05 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, the Santa Monica police responded to Main Street and the pier, regarding a strong arm robbery investigation. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the victim, who said the suspect approached while he was seated in a vehicle and struck him in the face and took his property, valued at $700. The property included a mini TV and sunglasses. The suspect fled the scene and arriving officers were able to develop additional information about the suspect until a warrant was placed on him. At 1:45 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, the suspect was arrested by LA County Sheriff’s Department at its Lost Hill Station. Kiyoshi Lauren Patrick, 21, of Venice, was booked for strong arm robbery and transported to Santa Monica jail.

This police report was prepared by Daily Press staff writer Ryan Hyatt.

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www.cliffnicholslaw.com Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Friday, December 9, 2005 ❑ Page 7 LOCAL FOOD FOR SMC retains right THOUGHT to sue city for access LIFE’S A BEACH AND THEN YOU DINE FOR INCLUSION IN THIS GUIDE, PLEASE CALL (310) 458-7737 BUNDY CAMPUS, from page 1 already regulated by a traffic light at the BENIHANA-For more than 40 years Benihana chefs have been cooking up a feast on the hibachi grill. intersection of Bundy Drive — SMC Steak, chicken, seafood and vegetables are all prepared teppan-style "right before your eyes". Start your dangerous for students. Many students are would have to agree to not sue City Hall meal with a sushi appetizer, then relax and enjoy the show while sipping exotic cocktails served in collectible entering and exiting Bundy through a dri- over the Bundy access issue, city officials ceramic mugs. Open every day for lunch and dinner, valet parking nightly at the corner of 4th and Broad- veway located along the southern end of said. way. 1447 4th St., between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. (310) 260-1423. the campus, located in Los Angeles. The College officials said that was not a BIG DEAN’S CAFE-Where the ‘locals’ meet and the ‘fun-loving’ tourists always return! Come enjoy our high- students are making risky left-hand turns right they’re ready to relinquish. ly acclaimed beach fare, beer, and wine at the best people watching place on the beach. Music, satellite out of the campus and into heavy traffic However, talks behind closed doors on sports, 2 outdoor patios, and smoking allowed. This nostalgic eatery has been here since 1902! The prices onto Bundy Drive, college officials said. Monday have led them to believe they can are reasonable and children are welcome. Now serving breakfast. Also serving lunch and dinner. 1615 Los Angeles City Councilman Bill create a counter-proposal that will better Ocean Front, Santa Monica. (310) 393-2666. Rosendahl — whose jurisdiction includes facilitate the situation without litigation, BRITANNIA PUB-This English pub has a traditional charm with a Californian flair. Traditional British break- areas around the Bundy campus — is try- according to Tom Donner, SMC’s interim fast is served all day along with all your American favorites. Fish & Chips (our biggest seller) is a must try ing to have a turn signal placed at the president. along with Bangers & Mash and Shepherds Pie or go American with our assortment of appetizers, burgers, salads, soups and sandwiches. We also serve our own hand cut fries. Join us after the restaurant closes for Bundy intersection. It may come as early as “The college staff has been working Quiz night, Karaoke, and DJ nights. We now have a late night menu available 10pm-1:30am. Outdoor pa- June, but it will likely not be ready in time very closely, and well, with city staff so tio, pool table, full bar, Gold Award from Guinness. Hours: 11am-10pm Monday-Friday, 9:30am-10pm for the second semester, officials said. all parties can feel comfortable and step Saturday and Sunday. 318 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-5350. On Monday, Dr. Nancy Greenstein and forward in what we would like to call a BUCCA di BEPPO-gets to the heart of Southern Italian cooking with authentic, family-style recipes like Chick- Dr. Susan Aminoff were unanimously new day,” Donner said. “We’d like to en Parmigiana, Shrimp Scampi, and Tortelloni. Dishes are available in Buca Small portions for 2 or more elected as chair and vice chair, respective- have relationships based upon trust, not people, and Buca Large for 4 or more. The full menu is available for curb-side take out; we’ll deliver your or- ly, of SMC’s board of trustees for 2006. lawsuits, and the college is making every der right to your car! Located one block off the Promenade at 1422 2nd St, Santa Monica. Call 310-587- Their one-year terms, approved by their effort to make that happen. EATS for reservations and take out. colleagues, began on Dec. 5. “Likewise, I feel the feel city is making CASA ESCOBAR-This family owned institution in Santa Monica has been serving excellent food since 1965. Their nominations were intended, in a good faith effort.” A friendly bar and dinner house frequented by the "locals" and tourists alike. We feature the best Mexican part, to help improve relations with Santa While some believe SMC’s decision to dishes in town. Among the favorites are the crispy beef tacos, spinach enchiladas and our house-cut NY Strip steaks on the grill. Our full bar is home of the famous Casa Escobar Margarita-a winner! While at the Monica City Hall. Greenstein’s on good withdrawal consideration of City Hall’s bar, enjoy our classic piano bar along with cable TV. Valet Parking available. All major credit cards. Open terms with several Santa Monica city agreement may better posture itself for lit- lunch and dinner. 2500 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 828-1315. councilmembers, and both Greenstein and igation against the city in the future, oth- GLADSTONE’S MALIBU-One of SoCal’s busiest seafood restaurants; a million visitors each year. A landmark Aminoff are generally regarded for their ers say the college is being sincere. known for its fresh seafood, live lobsters and crab, and its famous Mile High Chocolate Cake. Gladstone’s diplomatic approach to solving problems, “My understanding is the college had a ocean-front location offers diners huge portions and a casual atmosphere. Dine inside or on the outside deck college officials said. productive discussion in closed session with unbelievable views and waves of fun. Gladstone’s “Good Vibrations” Live Music, 6pm-8:30pm every In addition, SMC’s board of trustees on (on Monday), and I’d anticipate we’ll be Friday night, all summer long. Lunch, dinner daily; Saturday and Sunday brunch. 17300 Pacific Coast High- Monday also decided not to publicly dis- receiving a written communication which way, Malibu. (310) GL4-FISH. cuss an agreement proposed by City Hall we, in turn, will review in the council’s JOHNNIES-The Best Little Neighborhood Italian Restaurant. Come in to our new location and enjoy Tradi- which would have granted students easier closed session on (Dec. 13),” said City tional or Stuffed pastas, Mile High Salads, Grinders, Roman Style Sandwiches, Hearty Calzones, and New vehicular access to Bundy. Councilman Kevin McKeown. “The York Style Thin Crust Pizza, in a relaxing neighborhood setting. When you’re looking for a reasonably In order to gain an easier, and safer, board and the council are still working priced, traditional Italian meal with authentic New York attitude, Johnnies delivers. Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm and Friday and Saturday 11am-11pm. Dine In, Take Out and Delivery. 1456 Third Street temporary access route to Bundy campus together on a mutual solution to assure the Promenade, Santa Monica. (310) 395-9062. from Santa Monica’s Airport Avenue — safety of students.” JULIANO’S RAW-”Welcome to RAW!” Flourish on raw gourmet delights. Unbelievably rich and decadent, we only taste sinful. The experience is waiting for you. Increase energy, stamina & vitality. Everything is cer- tified organic from the earth and delectable. Juliano’s RAW offers an assortment of appetizers, soups, main Sign at Zucky’s to be preserved courses and salads. Raw Food with Rejuvenating Power. Six blocks from the beach, enjoy our outdoor patio or sit at the RAW Food Bar. Totally raw restaurant...upscale, artsy, and gourmet in one. All major credit ZUCKY’S, from page 1 with opposition the Los Angeles cards accepted, reservations for six or more only. Open 7 days/ week. Visit www.planetraw.com for direc- Conservancy, a historic preservation tions and full menu. 609 Broadway, Santa Monica. (310) 587-1552. feehouse was once a Santa Monica staple, group. OVERUNDER SPORTS GRILL-Located on the corner of 14th Street and Santa Monica Blvd., OVERUNDER a well known 24-hour hangout where res- The conservancy opposed modifica- features 12 draft beers and a fine selection of wine making it a great place to watch any and all of your fa- idents might spot a local politician or vis- tions to the building, referring to Zucky’s vorite teams. The house specialty is the Philadelphia cheese steak. OVERUNDER also offers great burgers, salads, Mexican food and more. OVERUNDER is the viewing home for the Cleveland Browns and strongly iting celebrity at any hour of the day. Built as a cultural icon and one of the last supports the Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, and Kings. Frequent food and beer specials are also offered at in 1954, the building is classified as remaining examples of post-war coffee- OVERUNDER Sports Grill. All football, baseball, and basketball games are televised via satellite for every “Googie” — a style of architecture typi- shop architecture in the city. team. 1348 14th Street, Santa Monica. (310) 576-9913. fied by characteristics such as the use of The ARB ordered the two groups to PANINI GARDEN-This authentic European eatery serves traditional Italian and French style food. Panin style Palos Verdes stone, bold-colored ceramic work together, and the parties have since sandwiches grilled on a cast-iron panini grill that seals all the savory flavors inside a bread envelope of your tile and an expansive use of plate glass reached a consensus. choice, from very soft and thin like the tramezzini, soft and crispy for the al forno and crusty for the rustico. walls. Nina Fresco — with the landmarks A large selection of meats and cheeses, organic produce, fresh and healthy combinations of menu items to Zucky’s closed its doors in 1993 and commission, the preservationist body enjoy everyday have made PANINI GARDEN the local's favorite. In addition, delicious crepes are served all has since remained vacant. And according which reviewed the re-development plans day, for breakfast or just dessert, it is always a treat. The setting is quiet in the lavender garden with the bur- to city planner Marika Modugno, the —felt the agreement between the conser- bling fountain. Hours: 8am-9pm Sunday-Thursday, 8am-10:30pm Friday and Saturday. 2715 Main Street, building has not been consistently main- vancy and the building’s owners ensured Santa Monica. (310) 399-9939. THE OMELETTE PARLOR-For 28 years The Omelette Parlor has been offering the finest in breakfast fare. tained and is the source of many resident that the “character-defining elements” of With high fluffy omelettes, super sandwiches, and the freshest of salads, it’s more than breakfast. Enjoy your complaints. Modugno contends it’s been the building, such as its signature tile, day on our garden patio and experience the friendliness of service. Quality and value prevail forever at The getting worse with each passing year. would be protected. As a result of their Omelette Parlor. We open everyday at 6am. Come early! Hours: 6am-2:30pm Monday-Friday, 6am-4pm One portion of the site that will be agreement, the commission did not feel it Saturday and Sunday. 2732 Main Street, Santa Monica. (310) 399-7892. saved is the sign. In March, the city’s was necessary to pursue landmarking the THE GALLEY-Rediscover Service - Rediscover The Galley. Visit Captain Ron at what Zagat Guide refers to as landmark commission designated the entire building, said Fresco. the place to go for “marvelous” steaks and “stiff drinks”. NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH ON THE WEEKENDS Zucky’s sign a historical landmark which The preservation of the sign was a AT NOON featuring 1/4 lb. Kosher hot dogs with fries served at the bar for $2.00 until July 31st. GREAT can’t be removed. compromise between the owners and PATIO DINING. All fresh fish from Santa Monica Seafood and the best tuna salad sandwiches you will ever While the building has remained empty preservationists, and the landmark com- get at any restaurant! Capt. Ron will walk the plank if you don’t agree! Hours: 5pm-until Capt. Ron gets tired and dilapidated, the debate over what mission voted in favor of preserving it in Monday-Friday, noon until the party stops Saturday and Sunday. 2442 Main Street, Santa Monica. should be done with the one-time hot spot March. (310) 452-1934. was renewed early this year, when the City Councilman Kevin McKeown, a THE SLICE-A true neighborhood pizzeria serving authentic New York pizza & buffalo wings. We also offer a selection of hot & cold subs, pastas and salads. You can also create your own calzone. Eat in, take out, or building’s owners went in front of the liaison to the landmarks commission, delivery. Catering is available. Hours: open daily 11am-9pm. Visit one of our three locations: 915 Wilshire Architectural Review Board (ARB) seek- spoke on behalf of landmarking the sign Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 451-7542, 1622 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 399-4060, 13151 ing permission to remodel its façade in and agreed with the commission’s ulti- Fountain Park Drive, Playa Vista (310) 437-7499. order to bring new tenants into the space. mate decision, noting the sign is what VIOLET-At Violet restaurant the atmosphere is casual, comfortable, and, like its cuisine, is uncluttered. Chef However, the building’s owners — most people recognize when looking at Jared Simons’ flavorful small plate fare has something to suit everyone, from light eaters to those with a taste Carey Testamentary Trust — were met the building. for a more robust fare. The Braised Short Ribs with Shallot Potatoes ($14.50) melt apart while the Multi-Col- ored Beet Salad with Eel delights with Kumquat and Ginger Vinaigrette ($9) and the favorite among the reg- ulars is the Baked Macaroni and Gruyere Cheese with Serrano Ham ($7.50). Unique selection of new and INTERESTED IN YOUR DAILY FORECAST? old world wines by the bottle, glass or flight as well as an impressive list of domestic & imported artisan beers. Hours: Lunch: Tuesday–Friday, 11:30am–2pm. Dinner: Tuesday–Friday, 6pm–10pm & Saturday and CHECK OUT THE HOROSCOPES ON PAGE 2! Sunday, 5:30pm–10pm. 3221 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. www.violetrestaurant.com (310) 453-9113. Page 8 ❑ Friday, December 9, 2005 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press STATE

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FRANK Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest seaport with 58 berths and a budget of 10 WEST $693.5 million. Calling it “a new day for the Port of Los Angeles,” the mayor on Wednesday 310-828-6444 nominated Geraldine Knatz instead of a top city port executive. Knatz is managing 1908 Frank St. Santa Monica director of development at the neighboring Port of Long Beach, the Los Angeles port’s biggest rival. Prices good with this coupon only “I liked her energy, frankly. I really did,” Villaraigosa said. Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM The selection punctuated the mayor’s desire for fresh leadership to change the Recycle for CASH Saturday: 8AM-2PM port’s business practices and environmental standards. The port has lost ground in CRV Aluminum Cans $1.45/LB. Prices include CA Redemption Value the last two years to Long Beach. (Over 100LBS) $1.50/LB. Scrap price subject to change If confirmed by the City Council, Knatz would be the port’s first female execu- CRV Glass Containers $.09/LB. tive director and one of the top-ranking women in a U.S. maritime shipping indus- (Over 200LBS) $.095/LB. try largely dominated by men. CRV PET Containers $.75/LB. *Prices good with coupon only Knatz will continue in her current post for the Long Beach port until mid- (Over 50LBS) $.80/LB. January. Santa Monica Recycling Center 2411 Delaware Ave./Cloverfield & Michigan The port’s two current top executives, Bruce Seaton and Stacey Jones, sought the Directions: Turn East on Michigan off of Cloverfield, First Street is 24th. Right on 24th St. to Delaware post, which has been vacant since Larry Keller resigned more than a year ago. Santa Monica 310/453-9677 City officials need more data than draft dissects By The Associated Press

LONG BEACH — City officials said a study of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at the Port of Long Beach fails to answer key questions about the facility’s vulnerability to terrorist attack or costs to local agencies. In a critique of the draft environmental impact report, the city said in a statement Wednesday that the draft neglects some worrisome possibilities of the proposal, such as the chance that terrorists could commandeer a tanker ship full of LNG, or that gas could be released in a pipeline accident. The city also said the draft doesn’t sufficiently consider the danger to port work- ers from an explosion. Additionally, the police and fire departments might have to buy equipment or retrain employees to prepare for possible accidents or attacks on the facility. Mitsubishi Corp. and ConocoPhillips want to build a $400 million LNG storage facility. Two big, dome-shaped tanks would store the liquefied fuel until it could be heated back to its gaseous form and piped to consumers. The city said it was sending a more detailed critique to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the port. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners will decide whether to go forward with the project. Orange crush continues to plague bus line By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The new Metro Orange Line busway has had another collision CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS IN SANTA MONICA between a motorist and a bus, the sixth such incident since the line opened Oct. 29. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it now wants to install red-light Saturday, December 10 This Weekend! ❄ Toys for Tots Donation cameras at 12 intersections along the 14-mile Woodland Hills-to-North Hollywood Winterlit Fun! Children’s Fair Provide a new unwrapped toy for a special child busway. ❄ this season. Drop off at Barney’s Beanery. Noon - 4 p.m. Enjoy snow, interactive games, 1351 Third Street Promenade Authorities allege that at least five previous collisions along the busway involved arts & crafts, pony rides, a petting zoo and other fun activities. Free. drivers who ran red lights and two were talking on cellular telephones at the time. Throughout Third Street Promenade “In the collisions we have seen, the motorists, not the bus drivers, have not ❄ “ABC Family” Contest stopped for the lights,” police Detective William Bustos said. Win $50,000 cash or holiday prizes. Sunday, December 11 This Weekend! The MTA said Wednesday it is moving forward with plans to install red-light Winterlit Fashion Show Enter to win at PuzzleZoo. 1413 Third Street Promenade enforcement cameras at the intersections where crashes and most of the traffic vio- ❄ 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Watch Santa Monica’s Top Models rule the catwalk in hot winter lations have occurred. The agency is also retraining its drivers to make sure buses fashions. Free. are traveling just 10 mph through major intersections. Third Street Promenade near Santa Monica Blvd. Give the Gift of “We have pretty well determined that we need photo enforcement,” the MTA’s Santa Monica San Fernando Valley general manager Richard Hunt said. “This is a consistent pat- Monday, December 12 Shopping Pet Night with Santa tern.... People just won’t obey the traffic signals.” ❄ The Winterlit Gift Card is ❄ 4 - 8 p.m. Capture your pet’s special Santa Enforcement cameras could be operating by January or February. perfect for friends, family and colleagues moment with a keepsake photo. Photo packages who love to shop! Purchase gift cards at start at $10.99. Santa Monica Place, Guest Services, Santa Monica Place, Center Court Flow doesn’t go all the way into river Level 2 Center Court By The Associated Press Saturday, December 17 Holiday Blues Visit downtownsm.com or call RIVERSIDE 310.393.8355 for more information. — More than 20,000 gallons of raw sewage that spewed from a city ❄ 6 - 10 p.m. It’s a Blues Artists’ pumping station on Thanksgiving Day did not reach the Santa Ana River. Reception for visual artists, Ilse Jouette and Jim Doody, with live blues by A power outage was cited Wednesday for the Orangecrest pumping station fail- Dirty Shirt and special guest. THIRD STREET A Macerich Company Property ure. There was a similar spill at the same facility on Oct. 1 when 200,000 gallons of Wild About Music 1450 2nd St., Santa Monica PROMENADE THIRD AND BROADWAY untreated sewage flowed into a ravine, but that sewage reached the river. Ongoing throughout the Season Regional water-quality inspectors were already investigating the Oct. 1 spill, ❄ Santa for a Senior which could lead to a $10-per-gallon fine. That investigation will now include the Pick a wishing star for a senior! Then place a Thanksgiving spill, said Kurt Berchtold of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality holiday package under the tree for gift delivery to local homebound seniors. Control Board. Santa Monica Place Center Court That spill was attributed to a clogged line. ❄ Free Gift Wrapping In the latest spill, electrical power failed and the backup generator at the pump- Every weekend in December local ing station didn’t kick on, city wastewater operations manager Rodney Cruze said. nonprofit groups provide gift wrap The city is hiring an outside firm to determine if the station is reliable. services for holiday shoppers. 1400 Block of Third Street Promenade A worker is now monitoring the Orangecrest pump station 24 hours a day, Cruze said. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Friday, December 9, 2005 ❑ Page 9 LOCAL ❑ STATE ‘Armed Old Man’ arrested by FBI

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THE MOVIE: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe THE DIRECTOR: Andrew Adamson THE STARS: Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy, Liam Neeson

Most adults are aware that the C.S. Lewis novel upon which this mega- budgeted film is based is an allegory REVIEW for the Christ story, and much ado has been made about the studio’s (Disney) overt courtship of Evangelical (co-director of both “Shrek” movies) and his team have Christians, ala the campaign that accompanied Mel scored a stunning technical achievement with a narrative Gibson’s controversial “The Passion of the Christ.” One that remains true to the source material: During the Blitz of “Narnia’s” well-known financiers, billionaire Phil in WWII, four young siblings are whisked away from Memories of ‘Geisha’ Anschutz, is a major Bush backer and outspoken propo- to the countryside estate of a wise old professor nent of so-called “traditional family values” in entertain- (Jim Broadbent). There they discover a portal to a magi- ment, so the film’s release has been preceded in some cal land called Narnia, where they’ll become the central resemble an Oscar grab camps (heathens and/or those who aren’t quite Rapture figures in a battle between the forces of good and evil. BY DAN DUNN Ready, for instance) by questions of intent and the nag- The acting is solid; the stand-out performance delivered Special to the Daily Press ging concern that certain heavy-handed ideologies might by Tilda Swinton as the White Witch. In a refreshing adversely impact the finished product. Oh, and I almost digression from the current trend in youth-oriented fare, THE MOVIE: Memoirs of a Geisha forgot, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah … the Pevensie kids aren’t imbued with any modish pro- THE DIRECTOR: Rob Marshall Everyone relax, please, for this “Narnia” adaptation clivities of today’s “extreme” generation. Their language, THE STARS: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, isn’t the ticking time bomb some have made it out to be. behavior and overall comportment indicative of the Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li Rather, it’s a classic morality fable filled with the eye- bygone era during which the story is set. popping stuff of childhood fantasies that is likely to sat- Oscar contenders come out to play isfy the and the sinners. Director Andrew Adamson (RATED PG. RUNNING TIME: 140 MINUTES) this time of year, so there’s a high level of expectation for an epic period piece based on an international best seller. ‘Mountain’ men REVIEW “Memoirs of a Geisha” is such a film — with an A-list American director (Rob Marshall) leading a cast of Asian made good decision superstars — and it fails, in many respects, to pass muster. It’s certainly a marvel to behold, this big-budget- BY DAN DUNN ed 144-minute peak inside the secret world of ’s Special to the Daily Press mythic beauties. The production design is first-rate, the costumes exquisite, and the actors all quite fetching — THE MOVIE: Brokeback Mountain particularly the breathtaking female leads, Ziyi Zhang, THE DIRECTOR: Ang Lee Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. But there isn’t a whole lot THE STARS: Heath Ledger, Jake going on behind the enchanting façade, and in the end Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne almost everything about “Geisha” feels conspicuously Hathaway like an Oscar grab. Time and again we get emotive excess where subtlety There’s no denying “Brokeback would have served the film better. The rivalry between Mountain” is arriving in theaters with Gyllenhaal leaving his own legacy the geishas Sayuri (Zhang) and Hatsumomo (Gong) considerable baggage in tow. The so- should have been a chess match but instead plays out like REVIEW called “gay cowboy movie” from direc- BY EMILY CHRISTIANSON a catfight. There’s good and there’s evil, and any nuances tor Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Special to the Daily Press between the two got lost in director Marshall and screen- Dragon”) comes along at a time when writer Robin Swicord’s soap operatic interpretation of this country is sharply divided on (and, some might Jake Gyllenhaal remembers meeting with a direc- Arthur Golden’s exhaustively researched, delicately spun argue, shrewdly distracted by) the issue of homosexual tor to discuss “Brokeback Mountain” when he was source material. Worst of all, exposition is routinely dis- marriage. just a teen, but he wouldn’t go near it. posed with via clunky dialogue — “A geisha serves as a Stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are rightly “It had been introduced to me as the ‘gay cowboy’ companion to men but she is not a prostitute” — rather being hailed for their courageous and stellar performances, movie … no matter how I felt about any of those top- than through the characters’ actions. In short, the audi- but both men have had to endure all manner of ridiculous ics I couldn’t venture into that world,” he confessed. ence isn’t trusted to grasp the complexities of this “world queries regarding their onscreen coupling. The actors, who “It freaked me out.” of mystery,” so the information is spoonfed to them like are straight, play lovers in the movie — can this really be Fast forward a few years and the 25-year-old is children. Clearly, the filmmakers’ intent in dumbing- such the big deal in 2005? Apparently, and what a shame, ready to take on the role of Jack Twisp, an aspiring down “Geisha” was to make it widely accessible, but in because all the hetero-hunk hullabaloo seems to be obscur- rodeo cowboy. Set against a Wyoming backdrop, Jack so doing they sacrificed the very thing that matters most ing what really matters here: That “Brokeback Mountain” spends the summer of 1963 watching over sheep with in the culture it purports to celebrate: Honor. Suggested is one of the best movies of the year. Ennis Del mar (Heath Ledger), a quiet ranch hand. subtitle for Marshall’s film: “Japanese culture for In light of the atypical subject matter, “Brokeback” The epic love story, directed by Oscar winner Ang American dummies.” (RATED PG-13. RUNNING TIME: 144 MINUTES) See BROKEBACK, page 12 See GYLLENHAAL, page 12 Venerable Hopkins cycles back into cineplex BY DAN DUNN Special to the Daily Press Anthony Hopkins grunts and fusses his way into the Unlike the man, the movie is in no hurry to get anywhere heart as legendary speed demon Burt Munro in this and the leisurely pace suits Munro’s spiritual journey just THE MOVIE: The World’s Fastest Indian delightfully whimsical biopic from Roger Donaldson fine. There are many similarities to David Lynch’s excel- THE DIRECTOR: Roger Donaldson (“Thirteen Days”). The late Munro is a little-known his- lent “The Straight Story,” and Hopkins may well have THE STARS: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, torical figure outside of his native New Zealand, yet still earned himself another Oscar nomination. Paul Rodriguez holds the land-speed record he set at Utah’s Bonneville Speedway in 1967 aboard his Indian Scout motorcycle. (RATED PG-13. RUNNING TIME: 127 MINUTES) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2005 Entertainment Santa Monica Daily Press PAGE 11 Furry at top of ‘Kraft’ ENTERTAINMENT BRIEF BY JAYA GUPTA Special to the Daily Press

It’s hard to take a band with a name like “” very serious- ly. And perhaps that was the point 12 years ago when the progressive rock act made their formal debut amidst a musical scene utterly engrossed with Grunge, cut- ting its heaviness with airy absurdity. September saw the release of SFA’s seventh record, entitled “Love Kraft.” It is an ostensibly mature work for a band oft characterized by their oddity and impish- ness — their catalogue features songs “definitive.” With Love Kraft we’re very about indigenous language erosion, inflat- pleased with it. able bears and the Clinton scandal. Q: “Love Kraft” was recorded in . Ethereally warm, lush and borderline ele- Your other have been sunny, giac, the symphonic record reflects five upbeat. This record is more reflective and men who’ve embraced their statesmen- kind of sorrowful. Why? SM student a vision as Sugar Plum in ‘Nutcracker’ like status as music veterans. A: It’s kind of ironic (laughs). This By Daily Press staff Known previously for fusing sun- was recorded in the sun. All of our other drenched pop melodies with techno and stuff was recorded in Britain where it’s A young Santa Monica student will star as the Sugar Plum Fairy in an upcoming rock, it has been a formidable undertaking nothing but cloudy. Mario (Caldato, pro- performance of “The Nutcracker.” trying to pin them down stylistically. ducer) told us that he wouldn’t leave The Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre will offer three performances of its holiday Touted as SFA’s definitive record, their Spain, or go anywhere where it’d be classic on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at latest offering adds a reflective and cloudy. So we all went to Spain and then the Japan America Theatre, located in downtown Los Angeles. resounding dimension to their sunny mixed it in Rio. It was fun recording there, Daisy Long of Santa Monica, stars as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Saturday, discography — namely through standout good people, good weather, fields of sun- matinee performance. Long was a former student at Santa Monica High School and tracks “Atomik Lust” and “Cloudberries.” flowers, good food. This time around now follows a home study program to allow her to attend the Daukayev One thing is for certain, SFA’s music has Gruff (Rhys, vocals) didn’t write all the Conservatory Program during the day. Long has been a competitor in international retained its manifest paradox of being songs or sing alone. We all wrote and ballet competitions in New York, Helsinki and Lausanne. befuddling and beguiling alike. sang. That contributed to the difference. Marat Daukayev, a former Kirov star, dances the role of Drosselmeyer together Currently on tour supporting “Love Q: How did the environment permeate the with more than 70 students of the mid-Wilshire school that bears his name. During Kraft,” bassist Guto Pryce indulged our record? his 20-year career at the Kirov, Daukayev danced the leading male role in the com- desire for a little Q and A: A: I think it slowed everything down. You plete classic repertoire. He was renowned for his technical brilliance and compelling QUESTION: How has the road been treating get up, do some recording, have a long dramatic portrayal. you? Have you had a good turnout? lunch with a bottle of wine, record some Tickets are $20 at the box office, and can be ordered by calling (213) 680-3700. ANSWER: (Laughs) We’re half way more. It was a really relaxed atmosphere. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. through a five-week tour. It’s kind of like We wanted to capture the pace of life and a vortex. We’ve had a very good turnout. that’s what we did. All of last week we were in Texas where Q: Are you thinking about the 8th record it’s been sunny and warm. In Chicago, it’s or is it too early? bitter cold. So it’s been interesting. A: We’re always thinking about the next Q: The press around “Love Kraftæ has one. We’ve been recording stuff on the said it’s SFA’s definitive record. Do you road, during sound checks and stuff. think that’s accurate? Q: What do you anticipate it sounding A: It is put oddly. The press is always like? gonna come up with a catch phrase and A: I don’t really know. It’s always difficult it’s their opinion. We don’t necessarily to tell. I would probably be recorded agree. When SFA is done making music, quickly. We could do punk or do lounge; we’re gonna have a pile of albums and it really depends on where our heads are then maybe we’ll decide which one’s after this tour. Animals’ instincts still lean toward the absurd at LA gig BY JAYA GUPTA They blasted out “The International Special to the Daily Press Language of Screaming” to start off the set. Though currently supporting their Leave it up to the Super Furry Animals latest “Love Kraft,” a markedly mature to make hitting the same piano key over work, SFA toned down none of their and over again sound like genius. And mischievous stage histrionics. After leave it up to them to get their fans diving playing “Cloudberries” and “Atomik for stalks of celery. Absurd as it may Lust,” a fantastic song off LK when a sound, SFA’s concert at the Avalon on single piano key is hit monotonously, Nov. 29 was not only exhilarating but lead singer grabbed some nutritious. zucchini and celery and began devouring In front of a sparse crowd, Toronto- it. Forgetting not others’ nutrition, he based artist Caribou started off the late also handed celery out to the audience. show with music that in essence can only SFA went on to play most of the songs be described as experimentally-driven. off their compilation record, “Songbook: Caribou mastermind Dan Snaith juxtapos- Vol. 1,” including “” and es all-out noise with intricate melody “Juxtaposed with U” — for which Rhys using everything from routed would don an oversized Power Ranger through innumerable effect pedals to helmet. xylophones. The night, however, was not officially By the time SFA hit the stage, the audi- over until the video showing the band torium had swelled with people represent- exiting the theatre on the same golf cart ing a cross-section of age groups. Five and loading themselves into a U-haul men dressed in plastic jumpsuits decorat- truck had ended. ed with spattered glow-in-the-dark paint SFA’s set could have well been a scene entered the stage after a video introduc- out of an Absurdist comedy; the Super tion that showed them making their way Furry Animals at the Avalon was one hell through LA on a single golf cart. of a show and one that won’t be forgotten. PAGE 12 Santa Monica Daily Press Entertainment FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2005 “Rene Furterer Sale! Buy One & receive 2nd one at 50% off!” ‘Gay cowboy movie’ (Same offer also applies to over 70 lines of products in the store!) — Gloria proves so much more BROKEBACK, from page 10 Texas, Ennis in Wyoming. Four years Glory Beauty Supply pass before they reunite only to discover 1840 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404 isn’t likely to attract the sizable audience that their passion for each other is stronger it so richly deserves, but those who do see than ever. 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The rapid retreat of Greenland Significant thinning of the Columbia Glacier is Geophysical Union also presented studies of the retreat of glaciers suggest that climate change is a factor, Hamilton thought to be caused by huge chunks of iceberg that Alaska’s Columbia Glacier that suggest more complexi- said. break off into the sound as a result of seawater pressure ty in the processes of glacial melt. Meanwhile, one of the fastest melting glaciers in rather than climate change, Pfeffer said. One of the Greenland glaciers, Kangerdlugssuaq, is North America has reached the halfway point of disinte- The glacier, which is up to 3,000 feet thick, has currently moving at about nine miles a year compared to gration and will continue retreat for another two decades. thinned up to 1,300 feet in some places over the last two three miles a year in 2001, said Gordon Hamilton of the Alaska’s Columbia Glacier — about the size of Los decades. University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Angeles — has shrunk nine miles since the 1980s. It is Since the 1970s, scientists have monitored the The other glacier, Helheim, is speeding at about seven expected to lose an additional nine miles in the next 15 to Columbia Glacier with satellites, lasers and aerial photog- miles a year — up from four miles a year during the same 20 years before the bed of the glacier rises above sea raphy and found that the increase of its so-called calving period. level. rate might be dangerous to shipping lanes in the sound. “It’s quite a staggering rate of increase,” Hamilton The glacier, which moves about 80 feet a day, cur- said during the AGU meeting. rently releases about 2 cubic miles of ice every year into Glaciers worldwide play a major role in discharging the Prince William Sound on the south coast of Alaska. flowing water into oceans. Understanding what happens during Alaskan glacier Sea levels have swelled globally an estimated 4 inch- retreat could help explain the phenomenon in Greenland, es to 8 inches over the past century due to melting glaci- said Tad Pfeffer, associate director of the University of ers and polar ice — enough to cause some low-lying Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine. Six face charges in Northwest ecoterror attacks BY GENE JOHNSON and the poplar farm’s experimental trees, which an Associated Press Writer anonymous statement called “an ecological nightmare” for the diversity of native forests. SEATTLE — Six people have been arrested in connec- Meyerhoff was arrested in Charlottesville, Va., where tion with ecoterrorism attacks in Oregon and Washington he was attending Piedmont Community College. dating back to 1998, including a $1.2 million fire that McGowan was arrested in New York City. destroyed a U.S. Department of Agriculture research Kevin M. Tubbs, 36, and William C. Rodgers, 40, face facility near Olympia. up to 20 years each if convicted of a June 21, 1998, arson The arrests were made Wednesday in New York, at the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant and Virginia, Oregon and Arizona, and each of the defendants Health Inspection Services facility in Olympia. Tubbs has been indicted in Oregon or Washington, the U.S. was arrested in Springfield, Ore., and Rodgers was arrest- attorney’s office said. Besides the USDA fire, the attacks ed in Prescott, Ariz. included three arsons in Oregon and the toppling of a Sarah Kendall Harvey, a 28-year-old student at Northern Bonneville Power Administration transmission tower Arizona University, was arrested in Flagstaff after being near Bend, Ore., on the eve of the millennium. charged with a Dec. 27, 1998, fire at U.S. Forest Industries One of the fires caused more than $500,000 in dam- in Medford, Ore. That fire caused an estimated $500,000 in age, and the other three caused more than $1 million, damage. 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By The Associated Press Broadway debut in a revival of “The Caine Mutiny in India, recently wrapped up filming “The Last Court-Martial,” Herman Wouk’s stage adaptation of his Legion,” a Hollywood epic about a Roman warrior, HONOLULU — Hawaiian crooner Don Ho was moved best-selling novel that later became a hit movie. played by Colin Firth, who must protect a young Caesar out of intensive care at a Thailand hospital Wednesday The courtroom drama will open May 7 at a theater to as the Roman Empire crumbles. and was doing well after an experimental procedure on be announced, with preview performances to begin Although she is not the lead in the movie, Rai agreed his ailing heart, his doctor said. April 14. Schwimmer will play the role of Lt. Barney to take part “because you want visibility or (to) be part Ho, known for his signature tune, “Tiny Bubbles,” Greenwald in the production, which will be directed by of a great team or work with a director or you want (a) could be singing again by Christmas, said Dr. Amit Jerry Zaks. foot in the door.” Patel, a heart surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Zeljko Ivanek will co-star as the infamous Lt. Com. Last year, the 32-year-old Rai starred in “Bride & Medical Center who oversaw the procedure in Bangkok. Philip Francis Queeg, a role played in the movie version Prejudice,” her first English-language film. The 75-year-old performer underwent the new treat- by Humphrey Bogart. “It’s a tightrope you are walking and it’s your deci- ment in Thailand Tuesday that has not been approved in Schwimmer, one of the stars of the long-running tele- sion which side you want to dip and which way you the United States. It involves multiplying stem cells vision series “Friends,” has extensive stage credits, par- want to go,” she said. taken from his blood and injecting them into his heart in ticularly in Chicago where he was a co-founder of the Shot in Slovakia, “The Last Legion” also stars Ben hopes of strengthening the organ. Lookingglass Theatre Company. Kingsley and is scheduled to be released next year. Patel said the singer had “an extremely weak” heart “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” originally opened that was pumping far less blood than a healthy organ on Broadway in 1954 starring Henry Fonda as DENVER — Ronan Tynan has reached a settlement in before the surgery. Greenwald and Lloyd Nolan as Queeg. a lawsuit alleging faulty maintenance in a hotel shower His “ejection fractions,” a measurement of how well stall resulted in an injury that has caused three years of the heart pumps blood, was at 10 percent to 15 percent. PARIS — Jazz great Sidney Bechet’s soprano saxo- pain, the hotel and his lawyer confirmed. A good heart has a rate of at least 55 percent to 65 per- phone sold at auction in Paris for more than $140,000. The 45-year-old Tynan, who along with Finbar cent, Patel said. The instrument, which Bechet used to compose many Wright and Anthony Kearns has made up The Irish Ho, who has entertained tourists for more than four of his standards, inspired the highest bid among 32 Tenors, said the bench in his shower at The Broadmoor decades, has suffered from heart problems for about a pieces up for sale at the Hotel Drouot auction house on in Colorado Springs collapsed, causing him to fall. He year and had a pacemaker implanted a few months ago. Wednesday. The total selling price, including fees, was began hurting during an airplane flight 12 hours later, he In August, Ho was admitted to a hospital with short- $140,900, the auction house said. said during a video deposition earlier this year. ness of breath. He was treated for an abnormal heart A handwritten love letter from the New Orleans Tynan, known to many for his renditions of “God rhythm and released after three days. He soon returned jazzman to his wife, Jacqueline, sold for $2,817. Golden Bless America” during New York Yankees home to his Waikiki show on a reduced schedule. cuff links decorated with the initials “SB” went for $2,957. games, filed an $8 million lawsuit, which included $5 The experimental procedure was developed by Daniel Bechet, a drummer who lives in France, orga- million in past and future lost income, in U.S. District TheraVitae Co., which has offices in Thailand and lab- nized the auction to finance a foundation dedicated to Court in Denver in 2003. oratories in Israel, where Ho’s stem cells were sent to be his father’s memory in the south of France. Born in New The trial was scheduled to start Monday but was vacat- multiplied. The surgery costs roughly $30,000. Orleans in 1897, the clarinet and saxophone player died ed after both parties agreed to an undisclosed settlement. “His prognosis in terms of recovering from surgery, in France in 1959. “We regret that one of our guests was injured at the thus far, is good,” Patel said in a telephone interview hotel and have taken steps to ensure that such an inci- from Pittsburgh. “In terms of singing, it would really be BOMBAY, India — Indian actress Aishwarya Rai says dent will not happen again,” according to a statement up to him. I would not be surprised he’d be able to sing finding work in Hollywood is no easy task _ even for issued Tuesday by the Broadmoor. They have previous- by Christmas, if not before.” one of Bollywood’s most recognizable leading ladies. ly denied any negligence. Besides “Tiny Bubbles,” Ho’s other hits include “I’ll “People overseas are aware of me, but haven’t seen One of Tynan’s attorneys, David Palmer, confirmed Remember You,” “With All My Love” and the enough of my work to be able to perceive me as any- the settlement, but also declined comment. “Hawaiian Wedding Song.” thing but relatively new to their world,” Rai was quoted Tynan, who lost his legs after a motorcycle accident as saying in the December issue of Filmfare magazine. in his 20s, stayed in a handicapped-designated room at NEW YORK — David Schwimmer will make his The former Miss India, long a major box office draw the hotel to give a motivational speech in July 2002. Be in the middle of it all! Professional office space available on the Third Street Promenade.

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