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NEWS OF THE WEIRD CITY HALL BY CHUCK SHEPARD — Adding another weapon in its fight to end homeless- The San Diego firm Allerca Inc. ness, City Hall will create a commu- announced in June that it is accepting nity court in which the down-and- advance orders (at $5,000 each) for out will be able to resolve their legal hypoallergenic cats it intends to create by cross-breeding species that lack problems while accessing services to the noxious bacteria that most cats help them climb out of a life of produce that are so dangerous to asth- poverty and addiction. matics and others. A competitor, New Elected officials are expected to York’s Transgenic Pets, is after the same result by modifying the actual unveil the pilot program Monday gene that produces the cat saliva bac- morning on the steps of City Hall, teria. (Transgenic is expecting to beat according to Kate Vernez, assistant to Allerca to market, at a price of around $1,000.) the City Manager for government relations. TODAY IN HISTORY “This is a ground-breaking mile- Today is the 182nd day of 2006. stone for the community because it There are 183 days left in the year. Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press will provide another tool in the Grammy-winning artist Poncho Sanchez and his band entertained the crowd on the Santa Monica Pier during the 22nd Continuum of Care to assist the On July 1, 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb annual Twilight Dance Series on Thursday. Sanchez’s blend of afro-Cuban jazz kicked off the annual summer concerts. near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. See HOMELESS COURT, page 12 In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began. INDEX Trying new Horoscopes Deejay pleads Taurus, you’re ever playful 2 Snow & Surf Report stall tactics not guilty to Water temperature: 60° 3 BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON Q-Line Daily Press Staff Writer cocaine charge ‘Hot’ and bothered 4-5 DOWNTOWN — Starting today, BY KEVIN HERRERA State visitors to the Promenade can go to Daily Press Staff Writer A welcome reprieve 6 the bathroom in peace. Local As part of a pilot program, City LAX COURTHOUSE — Local radio Police in search 13 Hall plans to spend between $50,000 show host and Grammy Award- and $75,000 this summer to staff nominated film consultant Chris National two bathrooms off of the Third Douridas pleaded not guilty Friday Rainbow Family faceoff 15 Street Promenade with attendants. to felony cocaine possession, a charge MOVIETIMES The idea is to make sure the bath- that could land the popular deejay in ‘It’s a bird, it’s a plane’ 18 rooms aren’t abused, as they have state prison for up to three years. been in the past. Without constant Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Douridas, host of KCRW-FM’s Comics supervision, many people have used IN LOO OF SANTA MONICA Ray Nevarez, 42, of Thomas Partitions, installs a “New Ground,”made his plea before Yak it up, yakmeister 19 the bathrooms to do drugs, have sex divider in the women's restroom in parking structure No. 4, between Second Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Classifieds Street and the Third Street Promenade. As part of a pilot program, public rest- Ad space odyssey 20-22 See BATHROOM, page 10 rooms will be staffed by attendants through the summer. See DOURIDAS, page 12

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It would guarantee that “The Star number of low-income housing units opposite ballot measure on to build an island off the BY LLOYD GARVER Spangled Banner” would be the official prime hotel property on Ocean Avenue, on coast.” National Anthem. This will be a big blow to the Sears property adjoining the pier, and the the lobbyists who have been pushing for soon-to-be-rebuilt version of Santa Monica ✆ “It would go a long way if Santa Monica “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad.” I Place. City Council has predetermined and would clean the downtown area and keep it You can always tell when the president’s know it’s already the National Anthem, but designated a good chunk of the downtown clean. The smells and the mess are intolera- popularity is getting dangerously low or those who vote for this Amendment will be district as an extension of the Pico neighbor- ble. when an election is coming up. That’s when demonstrating just how patriotic they are. hood, not a tourist destination. Low-income those in power — and those who would like housing projects and tourist designations do ✆ I haven’t been to the promenade ... Today to be in power — shamelessly start pander- THE AMERICAN WAY TO CROSS THE not readily, or easily, coexist. The experi- was the first day I’ve been there in four ing to the American public. That’s when they STREET AMENDMENT. It would clearly ences of Chicago with the Capri housing proj- months and I’m sorry I went again. Just keep try to imply that they’re more patriotic than state that a red light means stop, and a green ect, Coney Island devastated by New York it clean, Santa Monica. You got the money. the other guys. So, they trot out issues like light means go. Whether it’s OK to turn right City’s inclusion of low-income housing there, Do it.” sex and violence on TV, illegal immigration on a red light will not be a federal issue. Atlantic City with poverty and crime down the and English as America’s official language. In street from casinos that were built near the ✆ “Very simple. Get the homeless off the addition to demonstrating what good THE WHITE HOUSE AMENDMENT. It Boardwalk — clearly foretells Santa Monica’s Promenade and out of Palisades Park, or Americans they are, these issues also distract would prohibit any future president from fate. After all, who’s going to stay at the simply, get the homeless somewhere else.” attention from the fact that they’re not deal- having the White House painted any color Loews or Viceroy or Le Merigot with housing ing with other important things — like a war but white. It may be painted off-white with for gangs and illegals a few feet away?” ✆ “There’s no way that Santa Monica can in which people are dying every day. This two-thirds approval from both Houses of compete with other Southern California week, they dusted off an old favorite — a Congress. ✆ “The first thing we need to do is get a little hotspots at this present time, with the home- proposal for a Constitutional Amendment After a while, they’ll have to look even class. At present, we are attracting and less population tearing down the Promenade, that would ban desecrating the American harder for “good ol’ American issues” that encouraging the wrong kind of element. urinating all over the doorways, defecating in Flag. It failed to pass the Senate by one vote, need to be guaranteed by Constitutional Visitors don’t want to mingle and be chal- the alleyways, aggressively panhandling to but I promise you, it’ll be back. Amendments: lenged by gang members, bums, panhan- tourists. Even people coming to the hotels It’s a perfect issue for those who want to THE AMERICAN DIET AMENDMENT. It dlers, etc., and tacky, loud street perform- don’t want to come because they’re scared. avoid controversy. How do you criticize would guarantee that nobody has a right to ers. That’s the first step. The second is to So if they don’t find a place to take them, find someone who’s against people burning or tell us to be wiser about what we eat. If we establish a clean, safe environment. Well lit at a place to put them. It’s just going to be a otherwise marring our flag? In the past, sim- Americans want to kill themselves with fast night and visibly patrolled with security. The rebound effect. People are going to come ilar laws were found to be unconstitutional food, that’s one of their inalienable rights. third is a homogenous selection of stores and never come back.” because the court ruled they violated the The second clause of this Amendment states and restaurants. There are other things, but First Amendment. So, some people thought that American cheese will be the official these three are major.” “I think we should stop competing with any- this Amendment would conflict with cheese of America. Foreign cheeses will con- body. We are fine just the way we are. It’s too Amendment No. 1. Others just thought the tinue to be viewed with suspicion. ✆ “First, I would ask the Santa Monica Daily crowded already. With all the buildings that flag Amendment was unnecessary. It’s not THE AMERICAN SPORTS AMEND- Press to publish the names of those individu- are going to be built and that are being built, like there has been a recent rash of flag dese- MENT. It would guarantee that soccer will als and their businesses who wish for Santa it’s too much. Stop. That’s all I can say. Stop. crations going on that only an Amendment always be called soccer in America, even Monica to become a ‘hotspot.’ That informa- We don’t have to compete with anybody. This could prevent — unless you count some of though the rest of the world calls it football. tion would enable me to render an intelligent is the best city in the whole United States, if the people who wear little flags in their lapels Furthermore, even if it ever really catches on opinion. I would want to be certain it is not only for the beach and the weather. That’s while they act in complete defiance of what here, soccer is forever barred from becoming the same dairy men slithering out from what I’m feeling. I’m very distressed with all the flag stands for. this country’s national pastime. The beneath their rocks of greed to do another the building that is going on.” An Amendment to the Constitution is Constitution will recognize only those milk job on the city of Santa Monica, as they much more dramatic than simply passing a sports as “American” that don’t involve the have done over the years. Still, with all the ✆ “Santa Monica, to be a hotspot in Southern law. That’s what makes a possible bouncing of a ball off one’s head. human and automotive traffic congestion that California, should have more nightclubs, like Amendment so attractive to those who pres- Santa Monica suffers with, it would seem to the Viceroy. Number two, we need more Wal- ent themselves as professional patriots. If the THE AMERICAN GOLF PANTS AMEND- indicate that Santa Monica is already in a marts and more Targets, which were wrongly “Don’t Mess With The Flag Amendment” MENT. It would bar the wearing of brightly spot. Why make it hot?” let go by the City Council a while back. Even had passed, it would have been one of only colored golf pants from anywhere in the current mayor’s wife disagreed with him, 28 Amendments passed in the history of this America except on a golf course. I’m no ✆ “Yes, I think that in order for Santa Monica and I agree with her. We need a Target and country. You might not think it ranks up expert, but I believe this Amendment has the to compete with other cities in California, we more low-income type things. The priority there in importance with outlawing slavery greatest chance of passing. should have some water lily pools, some should be for reasonable prices and servic- and giving women the right to vote. But try By the time you read this, some people in beautiful chaparral, like maybe gardenia es, not corrupt unions which don’t do things arguing that point with those who apparent- Washington will probably have thought of bushes, night-blooming jasmines and such. according to their membership and just take ly feel that since it wasn’t passed, the other “important and absolutely necessary” And maybe some jacaranda trees, and some their money ... just like my maid told me.” uncounted legions of flag desecrators will Constitutional Amendments that we can’t trellises with beautiful herbs and lemons and continue to roam America, free to continue even imagine. But whatever they are, I guar- citrus. And then, perhaps, some varied ✆ “Considering the amount of money the to commit this offense. antee they won’t be about expanding the restaurants, because not everybody is casinos in Las Vegas and Indian reservations As long as public officials want to avoid powers of columnists. wealthy who comes to visit. Have some make, why don’t we bring back the off-shore dealing with difficult issues, and as long as restaurants like McDonald’s that are now fea- gambling ships. I mean, people would flock they want to be perceived as more patriotic (Lloyd Garver has written for many television turing organic fare along with the other. I to Santa Monica with all our other attractions. than their opponents, there will be the shows, ranging from “Sesame Street” to “Family think that’s what Santa Monica should do to Add the gambling, you’d have a huge potential for the Flag Amendment to be Ties” to “Frasier.” He also has read many books, outshine everybody else in this lovely state of increase in revenue just from hotels and brought up again. And again. It’s quite pos- some of them in hardcover. He writes the “Modern California.” licenses. Good idea, eh?” sible that it won’t be the only proposed Times” column for CBSnews.com’s opinion page and Amendment of questionable necessity and a weekly column for SportsLine.com. He can be ✆ “There are three things that Santa Monica ✆ “The Bayside District Corp. and City Hall very little risk in terms of supporting it. In reached at [email protected].) would have to do to improve its image and should not be working to make Santa Monica market itself. One, get rid of the bums. Two, a West Coast destination hotspot. That’s get rid of the bums. And three, get rid of the what Universal City Walk and the downtown INTERESTED IN YOUR DAILY FORECAST? bums.” convention center are for. They should be working to improve the quality of life for CHECK OUT THE HOROSCOPES ON PAGE 2! ✆ “I think the best thing that Santa Monica could do would be to somehow increase the See Q-LINE, page 5 Call us at (310) 458-7737

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Dump all the tax-gouching progres- sives and bring in some new people who ✆ “Our City Council, run by SMRR, has have a common sense and a proven track already successfully turned our sleepy, record in downtown urban architecture and crime-free, clean little town into a major modernistic design. Small, interesting inter- tourist hotspot. Tourism brings in millions of active stores, pavement lighting, observation dollars, but has transformed our sweet quiet towers. breezeways and bridges, free 24- homes into a Disneyland full of noise, traffic, hour parking, night-time laser store lighting transients, filth and crime. Our city employ- and shows, and a big statue of Denny Zane ees have become a gigantic, over-bloated astride the mall, waving a SMRR banner that and overpaid bureaucracy, instead of the says ‘I never met a tax dollar I didn’t like’.” small, friendly place it once was. The only hotspot we old residents should agree to are ✆ “Stop building these big, ugly modern build- the torches and pitchforks we use to chase ings. Get rid of all the chain stores. Bring back these damn Communist bureaucrats out of the charming boutiques and old-fashioned office.” restaurants. Clean up the streets with all the trash, Including the so-called homeless. Have ✆ “I’d like it to cool down. It needs more vari- programs to rehabilitate those who want to be ety in some places for residents to shop. Not part of the Santa Monica community — that just a lot of stores selling the same clothes will be a very pretty city by the ocean.” State 6 WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 1-2, 2006 A newspaper with issues California hospitals could find reprieve BY ALICIA CHANG care facilities were required to perform a likely require action by the state Legislature. ON THE NET AP Science Writer first-ever inventory to identify shaky build- Schaefer expects the state to perform the ings. The 2001 survey found that 40 percent reassessment at no cost to the facilities. Office of Statewide Health Planning and LOS ANGELES — California hospitals of hospital structures faced significant risk Under current state law, hazardous med- Development http://www.oshpd.cahwnet.gov/ could get a break as they struggle to meet a of collapse during a quake. ical buildings must be retrofitted or replaced deadline to renovate buildings in danger of The evaluations primarily considered the by 2008 or face stiff penalties. Facilities can California Seismic Safety Commission buckling during a major earthquake. structure of a building, including whether it win an extension until 2013 if they show the http://www.seismic.ca.gov State regulators want to use advanced was made of wood or concrete. Some facili- work will interfere with care. But the state is technology to re-evaluate 1,111 medical ties ended up in the high-risk category by requiring that by 2030, all hospitals be able buildings — a move that could reduce the default because operators couldn’t afford to to keep treating patients after a disaster. Scheuerman, company liaison to the state. need for costly renovations by some facilities hire expert inspectors. The California Hospital Association has “It allows us to focus our limited capital to comply with tough safety codes passed State regulators are now turning to com- persistently lobbied for relief from the on those buildings that are most in need of after the deadly 1994 Northridge temblor. puter software used by the Federal upgrades, complaining that hospitals could action,” he said. “If buildings pose little or no risk to Emergency Management Agency to assess end up spending more than $50 billion The California Seismic Safety patients, then why impose millions of dollars risk from natural disasters. Many experts because of skyrocketing construction costs. Commission, an independent group that of upgrades on them?” said Kurt Schaefer, consider it more precise in predicting possi- “We’ve got to balance access to care with advises the Legislature and governor on deputy director of the Office of Statewide ble quake damage because it factors in a the need to get hospital buildings upgraded earthquake matters, supports the new sys- Health Planning and Development, which region’s seismicity, distance from an active to be able to sustain a major earthquake,” tem to better gauge seismic risk. supports the new testing. fault and soil conditions. association spokeswoman Jan Emerson said. However, Fred Turner, the panel’s senior No hospitals collapsed during the magni- It’s unclear how the new tool might affect Sutter Health operates 27 hospitals in structural engineer, cautioned that it is more tude-6.7 Northridge quake, but it disrupted a hospital’s current seismic rating, but state Northern California and has 78 buildings accurate when assessing large areas than care at two dozen medical centers and officials said they expect some buildings now listed as high-risk. Its facilities in Sacramento individual buildings. caused more than $3 billion in hospital- flagged as most at risk could receive a safety and the Central Valley would likely benefit Nevertheless, Turner said it’s a good step. related damage. upgrade and extra time for renovations. from re-inspection because they are in less “We should have better smarts and tools After the disaster, the state’s 450 acute The proposal to re-inspect buildings will seismically active zones, said Carl at our disposal,” he said. State Visit us online at smdp.com WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 1-2, 2006 7 Ice Age 3: Sabertooth Need a Good Lawyer? sighted near Wilshire “Your Local Santa Monica Attorney” BY ANDREW GLAZER The work lasts from July 1 to Sept. 10. 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As a result, ing the 14-foot deep pit. their remains reveal a great deal about the WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR "It’s one of the, if not the, richest Ice Age character of the area tens of thousands of excavation sites in the world,” Harris said. years ago. EMAIL TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (310) 576-9913 STATE BRIEFS Visit us online at smdp.com BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORWALK Parolee heading back after deadly crash ELECTION NEWS FOR A parolee who stole a tow truck shortly after being released from prison and then crashed into a group of people, killing three, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of SANTA MONICA RESIDENTS! murder. NOVEMBER 7, 2006, MUNICIPAL ELECTION Raymond David Bermudez, 30, apologized to families of his victims and was sen- tenced to 140 years to life in prison by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Philip SANTA MONICA ELECTION INFORMATION: Hickok, said Deputy District Attorney Ian Phan. Bermudez, who was previously convicted of assault and drug possession, was released from Salinas State Prison on Oct. 6 and took a bus to Los Angeles, where he stole a tow Offices to be voted upon: truck in Huntington Park. He collided with nine vehicles before he drove onto a curb and struck 11 pedestrians City Council Three Seats at a bus stop at Vernon and Santa Fe avenues. Rent Control Board Three Seats The prosecutor said Bermudez drank throughout the day and had a 0.16 percent blood-alcohol level five hours after the crash. Board of Education Four Seats Two of those killed were a husband and wife, Daniel Donrantes, 35, and Rosa Carrera, College Board of Trustees Four Seats 34, who are survived by seven children. LA QUINTA Eligibility Requirements: Rise from the C-note: Salton gets $2.2B tossed its way Candidate must be a registered voter in the jurisdiction at the time The Salton Sea Authority, a myriad of water districts as well as Southern California nomination papers are issued to him/her. All vacancies are for four- county governments and Indian tribes, voted unanimously in favor of a $2.2 billion plan year terms. to revive the troubled lake. The unified step was seen as significant because the authority’s plan is one of 10 con- Filing Period: July 17, 2006 to August 11, 2006. Nomination cepts being considered by the California Department of Water Resources, which will rec- papers will be issued by the City Clerk starting on July 17, 2006, and ommend a plan to the Legislature by year’s end. Local, state and federal support is needed. throughout the nomination period. In order to qualify, a candidate “My only regret is maybe we should have put something like this together before,”said must obtain at least 100 valid signatures, from voters registered in Andy Horne, who represents El Centro-based Imperial Irrigation District on the author- the jurisdiction, on his/her petition. Candidate Workshops will be ity board. held on July 17, 2006, at 8:30 a.m., and 5:30 p.m., at the Ken Horne said the Dec. 31 deadline and a desire to keep as much water as possible flow- Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica. Candidates not ing to the sea helped the authority’s disparate groups overcome technical differences in various proposals. able to attend the workshops will be issued nomination papers The desert lake is home to 400 bird species and a key stopover for migratory birds on throughout the filing period at the City Clerk’s Office upon request. the Pacific Flyway. Rising salinity, an overabundance of nutrients and plans to divert There is no filing fee. some of its inflow to coastal cities threaten the future of the Salton Sea. COSTA MESA Last day to Register to Vote: October 23, 2006 Cops log on, then check out with stash of fireworks Undercover police responding to an Internet ad were led to a cache of illegal fire- For information on the following related topics, please call the City works. Clerk’s Office at 458-8211: An undercover Costa Mesa police officer contacted the seller Wednesday and expressed interest in Roman candles, mortars and bottle rockets. The investigator uncovered illegal explosives imported from China in two homes in Elected Official Duties Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Campaign Fundraising “It was virtually a van full,” Costa Mesa Sgt. Marty Carver said of the Newport Beach Establishing Campaign Committees bust. Related Election Regulations One man was booked for investigation of felony possession and sale of illegal fire- Initiative Process works and two others received misdemeanor citations. National 8 WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 1-2, 2006 A newspaper with issues California mower laws a cut above the rest BY ERICA WERNER ment, good for the industry, good for all the would require adding catalytic converters to those regulations apply nationally. Associated Press Writer stakeholders,” Oge said after a hearing the small engines that power lawn mowers, “A lot of my members are very con- Thursday on California’s request for an EPA leaf blowers, chain saws and other devices. cerned,” Guerry said after the hearing. WASHINGTON — The federal government waiver so it can implement the rules. The company says adding catalytic con- “What they’re going to do to comply in may use California’s strict pollution rules for “We are concerned that as other sources verters would be so costly that jobs would California is eliminate half of their product lawnmowers and other small-engine are being controlled, this source is going to have to be sent overseas, and also has con- line.” machines as a national standard, a top continue to be a bigger source for air pollu- tended there could be fire safety risks. An California officials testified that the rules Environmental Protection Agency official tion, so we are pretty interested in finishing EPA study mandated by Bond rejected any were necessary so the state could meet feder- said Thursday. our work and putting forth cost-effective safety risk when it was released in March, ally mandated clean air attainment goals. While environmentalists and air quality standards for the country,” she said. “... A but Bond and the small-engine industry Environmentalists and regulators from regulators would welcome the development, strong option that we’re considering is har- have criticized that finding, and the industry other states also testified in favor of giving it would be bad news for much of the small monizing with California.” is funding its own, separate safety study. the state a waiver to implement its rules and engine industry. California aims to cut smog EPA is considering California’s waiver No one from Briggs & Stratton testified pave the way for national standards. emissions from the highly polluting engines request even as it works to write the nation- Thursday, and officials from Honda and “I consider this regulation of major by about 35 percent. al small-engine rules. Both decisions are Kohler said they supported California’s rules. importance in our efforts to achieve clean Margo Oge, director of EPA’s office of expected by year’s end, after lengthy delays But Bill Guerry of the Outdoor Power air,” said Robert Sawyer, chairman of the transportation and air quality, said imple- because of opposition from Sen. Equipment Institute said the results of California Air Resources Board. menting California’s standard nationally Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo. California’s rules would be less availability of Without new rules, pollution from small could work well, though no final decision Missouri is home to two factories owned power equipment in the state. He said the engines is expected to account for 15 percent has been made. by Briggs & Stratton Corp., the nation’s industry has decided not to try to block of mobile source pollution nationally by “We believe harmonizing with California largest small engine maker. Briggs & Stratton California from implementing its rules, but 2020. California contains more areas with will be cost-effective, good for the environ- has resisted California’s approach, which that many in the industry don’t want to see high air pollution than any other state.

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President George W. Bush gave accolades to a group of westside residents at the White House on June 26 for its support of the Armed Forces. America Supporting Americans (ASA), a Pacific Palisades-based organization, was one of 14 groups that President Bush invited to the White House for a special meeting to discuss their work and thank them for their support of the military at home and abroad. ASA is a member of the America Supports You Team, a national 225-member organ- ization launched by the Department of Defense in November 2004, which unites U.S. military supporters. The organization’s goal is to provide military members with respect, care, support and to strengthen the civilian-military bond by increasing civilian understanding of the mil- itary experience. Its efforts involve writing letters, sending care packages and helping the wounded when they return to the United States. ASA members also hope to provide servicemen and servicewomen the opportunity to become directly involved with residents of a community committed to their support. Actor Gary Sinise, known as “Lt. Dan” in the movie “Forrest Gump,” was present as a celebrity spokesperson for the campaign. Sinise is a founder of Operation Iraqi Children, a Kansas-based organization. After the meeting, Sinise and other team members met outside the West Wing for an open news discussion about their meeting with the president. More information may be found at www.americasupportsyou.mil. The gospel of Judas unveiled in SM By Daily Press staff

Galilean archeologist Jonathan L. Reed will discuss the recently published “Gospel of Judas,” on Wednesday, July 5 at 7 p.m. in the fireside room of the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica. Reed, an author, professor, and authority in first century Palestine archeology, will examine the facts, controversy and intriguing issues raised by TELL SANTA MONICA WHAT YOU THINK! the new Judas text. The church is located at 1008 11th St. Free underground parking is available across from the church on 11th Street. For more information, call (310) 393- 8258 or visit www.santamonicaumc.org. WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Program taps childrens’ potential EMAIL TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (310) 576-9913 By Daily Press staff Visit us online at smdp.com The Virginia Avenue Project next month will feature nine Santa Monica children each with an original play. The program uses theater arts and one-on-one mentoring to help underserved children in Santa Monica think creatively about their lives so they can dis- cover their full potential. $ “Signs of the Times” will be performed on July 7 at 7:30 p.m. and July 8, 3 p.m. and 49 rate to play at 1pm 7:30 p.m., at the Little Theater at UCLA. Admission is free, with a $5 suggested donation. Reservations and more information can be found at (310) 264-4224 or www.VirginiaAvenueProject.org. Tuesday-Thursday. Shadow Course. (Normal rate $75) In June, the nine teams spend a week in a boarding school in Ojai, Calif. to rehearse Twilight starts two hours earlier with this offer. their plays, eat, swim and “go on adventures.” When the week is over, the company will return to Los Angeles to perform the plays for live audiences. A new set of teams will repeat the process to present their own original plays in August. New stall tactics employed BATHROOM, from page 1 also will be asking bathroom visitors to fill out surveys detailing their experience. or wash themselves, particularly those living But more importantly, said Mack, they on the streets. will be on hand to “discourage bad behav- “It’s not how much they were used, it was ior.” how they were used,” said Miriam Mack, If deemed successful, city officials will manager of City Hall’s economic develop- look at how they might be able to fund per- ment department. manent attendants for a new central bath- Just a short 40 minute As a result, the general public has shied room facility in parking structure No. 4. away from using the bathrooms — located That project will include a total of 26 stalls drive from the Westside. adjacent from the elevators in parking struc- — 13 each for men and women — as part of tures throughout downtown. As an alterna- a $5 million retrofit for the entire parking tive, people oftentimes use restaurants along structure, which is expected to be completed the Promenade, even if they aren’t customers. in 2007, Mack said. Top 10 Best New Courses by Golf Magazine Many patrons in bookstores and coffee shops “We are going to look at the effectiveness

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Keith Schwartz. Douridas is free on $1 million bail and is expected back in court July 25, according to prosecutor Hamid Towfigh, who refused to disclose the amount of cocaine allegedly found in Douridas’ possession. The 43-year-old Douridas was arrested by Santa Monica police outside of the Circle Bar on Main Street shortly after midnight on Jan. 6 for narcotics possession and allegedly drugging and kidnapping a 14-year-old girl, who used a fake I.D. to gain entrance to bar. The District Attorney’s Office investigated the case for more than five months before filing the drug charge against Douridas earlier this week. Prosecutors said they found “insufficient evidence to file any additional charges” against Douridas. Christopher Chaney, the attorney representing Douridas, said his client was pleased with the outcome of the District Attorney’s investigation and was confident all along that no kidnapping charges would be filed. Douridas has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing. Chaney said his client is “OK,”but still struggling with the death of his 14-year-old daughter Marieke, who suffered a grand mal seizure and died April 30. “This has been a tragic year for him,” Chaney said. “He Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press lost his daughter recently and everything else just pales in Graffiti artists Kon (foreground) and Shmo make their marks in Venice, spraypainting the community graffiti wall at the beach. comparison. When I told him that the District Attorney had concluded the investigation and that no charges would be filed, he seemed to receive very little satisfaction. in her drink.” tainted drink that was left on the bar and a capsule was “He’s trying to take everything one day at a time.” When the teen became disoriented, Hernandez said found on the floor. KCRW Assistant General Manager Jennifer Ferro said in Douridas and Keffer carried her outside of the bar on Main The girl looked much older than her age, Karges said. She a statement that the station fully supports Douridas through Street and placed her in a vehicle parked nearby. was described as Asian, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a body that this “difficult time.” The co-owner of the Circle Bar, Will Karges, said in a was developed beyond her years. She was dressed nicely and “We know there were some who rushed to an unwarrant- prior interview with the Daily Press that he convinced accessorized. She clearly felt comfortable in a bar setting, ed judgment,” Ferro said. “We are hopeful this matter can be Douridas and Keffer to remove the girl from the car. She was especially since she was by herself, both Karges and resolved in a positive way.” allegedly placed on the sidewalk, lying face down, convulsing Hernandez reported. An employee at the Circle Bar told the Daily Press in an and unconscious. No charges have been filed against Keffer, Towfigh said. interview days after the arrest that he saw Douridas and Police and paramedics arrived a short time later and tried Along with hosting “New Ground,”a Saturday morning radio another man, David Keffer of Malibu, slip something into to revive the teen at the scene, to no avail. She was then taken show that features new recording artists, Douridas has helped the teen’s drink, causing her to become ill within 10 minutes. to a local hospital. Her condition is not known. compile soundtracks for movies such as “Shrek 2,”“As Good As it “She was crazy,” witness Juan Hernandez said during the Karges said the SMPD’s forensic unit showed up and cor- Gets,” “Grosse Pointe Blank,” “Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who interview, describing the girl as nearly unconscious and doned off a section of the club with police tape and began Shagged Me” and the Academy-Award winning “American vomiting. “I was watching them and I saw him put powder surveying the crime scene. A bartender saved the supposed Beauty,”for which Douridas was nominated for a Grammy.

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Committee members said they wanted and to hold spending below this year’s levels is in a bill that authorizes Energy Secretary The department now says it hopes to more information from the Energy on other redesign components. Samuel Bodman to designate sites for tem- open the repository by 2020, but won’t give Department about how used nuclear fuel “The committee is concerned that the porary spent fuel storage in states that have an exact date. It’s been a long Road for Falwell and his legion of followers BY SUE LINDSEY when talking about serious subjects, built his The result was the founding of the Moral ties, Falwell carries the weight of being a Associated Press Writer congregation with knuckles and shoe leather. Majority in 1979, which Falwell used to polarizing figure. Even among evangelicals “I began knocking on 100 doors a day, six mold the religious right into a political who share his views, he is sometimes consid- LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Rev. Jerry days a week,”he said. He would invite people power. “He is the face of the so-called reli- ered tactless in his public comments. Falwell’s conservative politics have earned to church, and leave them with his phone gious right in America,” said the Rev. Barry After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Falwell him both friends and enemies in a long, number in case they needed his help. Lynn, executive director of Americans partly blamed the tragedy on groups that public career — but there’s no denying he’s One year later, Thomas Road Church had United for Separation of Church and State, “tried to secularize America,” singling out been a successful pastor. 864 members; it has continued to grow dra- and a sharp Falwell critic. pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays and the Joined by thousands of supporters, matically. Today, the rolls number 24,000, Falwell hit the road, traveling some American Civil Liberties Union. “God con- Falwell will mark the half-century anniver- with several hundred evangelists going 300,000 miles a year to campaign, a schedule tinues to lift the curtain and allow the ene- sary of Thomas Road Baptist Church on door-to-door in central Virginia. that he kept for 10 years and now says he mies of America to give us probably what we Sunday with a daylong celebration that Falwell still believes in recycling old realizes was costly to the church and the uni- deserve,” Falwell said. He later apologized. begins with a service in a new, 6,000-seat buildings, however. Everything but the versity. The congregation was behind him, Falwell has taken steps to ensure the sanctuary. church sanctuary has been converted from though. future stability of both the church and the The sanctuary is just a small part of a 1 an 888,000-square-foot facility formerly “They believed that his voice was an university, DeMoss said. One son, Jerry Jr., is million-square-foot complex for the Falwell used by Ericsson, a Swedish-based supplier important voice, and if that meant sharing a lawyer who manages the finances, while empire’s administrative offices, Liberty of cellular phone network equipment. Parts him with other people they were willing to Jonathan preaches at several of the five regu- University recreational facilities and class- of it are still being renovated. do it,”said Mark DeMoss, his executive assis- lar Sunday services. rooms and Liberty Christian Academy, Within a few weeks of starting the tant from 1984 to ‘91. Falwell said he views his church as the which has students from preschool through church, Falwell found a way to expand his Falwell was able to travel extensively and fulcrum of his ministry, but Liberty high school. reach quickly — first with a radio program, still lead a congregation, DeMoss said, University will be his legacy. Days before the opening ceremony, work- then a live Sunday night television show — because he never stopped being a pastor. “The university produces thousands of men hustled to install the raised choir loft, the “Old Time Gospel Hour” — on the “Even as busy as his schedule was, he still young men and women trained as Christian lay carpet around the dark gray upholstered Lynchburg ABC affiliate. In 1956, the move was visiting people in Lynchburg’s two hos- leaders,” he said. seats, and put wall coverings over insulation. was bold. pitals several times a week,”he said, as well as Founded in 1971, Liberty now has 9,600 Even unfinished, the setting bore no “Nobody else was doing it,” Falwell said. performing weddings and conducting students on campus and another 15,000 in reminder of the church’s beginnings. Today, the preacher has his own Liberty funerals for everyone who asked. its distance learning program. A law school Fresh out of Baptist Bible College in Channel as well as shows on other cable net- These days, slowed by health problems opened in 2004, and Falwell’s goal is to have Springfield, Mo., a 22-year-old Falwell works. and a desire to focus on his ministry, Falwell 25,000 on the campus in 13 years. returned to his hometown and started his Falwell’s influence moved from strictly has pulled back from politics somewhat. “At 72, I have to make all my licks count,” church with 35 members in an old Donald religious matters to politics in the 1970s, with While possible presidential contender he said. Duck soda bottling plant. the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that Sen. John McCain was Liberty’s commence- The university began as an offshoot of “We scraped syrup off the floors and established a woman’s right to an abortion. ment speaker in May, and another potential Thomas Road but once it began to grow, the walls,” he said during a recent interview. “Believing life begins at conception, I became GOP contender, Virginia Sen. George Allen, old church was too small to accommodate Falwell, whose countenance is jovial even very exercised over this,” he said. has been invited to speak at Sunday’s festivi- the students.

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BY YVONNE WINGETT from major music labels. to allow Navy sonar Associated Press Writer "All of the sudden, everyone was buying from me,” she BY LOLITA C. BALDOR said. “This whole town was buying from me.” Associated Press Writer PHOENIX — Melek Portillo sashays through the narrow She hired someone to work the space while she drove a hallways of her music company to a large meeting room that van to New Mexico and across Arizona, selling cassettes at WASHINGTON — The Defense Department granted the showcases guitars, gem-studded belt buckles and bottles of flea markets and small music stores. Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of tequila signed by Latino artists Mana, Soraya and Vicente By 1989, the mother of two set up her first store. She sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that Fernandez. named the store after herself: Melek is Turkish for angel. She sought to protect whales from the noise. She kisses the cheeks of several music label executives in rented space at other indoor swap meets and opened a small Environmental groups sued the federal government on town to update her on the summer’s hot new albums. space at K-Momo, a clothing store. Wednesday to prevent the Navy from using sonar during Images of reggaeton and pop stars flash across a big screen In the early 1990s, she met Luis Portillo, who worked for maritime exercises off Hawaii, saying the sound could harm TV. the Mexican distributor. They teamed up to sell music in the whales and other marine mammals. She has come a long way from the quiet university girl, U.S. and married in 1994. That same year, she had her third The exercise began this week, but the sonar portion of it born Melek Akcay, who immigrated from Turkey in 1983 child, Jonathan,and rented a 5,000-square-foot store in west will not begin until after Tuesday, the Navy has said. with a new husband and little money. Portillo, who lives in Phoenix. She flipped through the phone book to call store The six-month exemption will allow the exercise to con- the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley, is now president of owners from Texas to Tennessee, urging them to buy from tinue without a permit from U.S. regulators. And it will Angelica’s Record Distributors Inc. Angelica’s. exempt the Navy from any requirements of the Marine At 43, she is one of the three largest wholesale Spanish- Her tenacity, combined with the region’s exploding Mammal Protection Act for that time. language music distributors in the country. Portillo has built Hispanic population and demand for rock, pop, norteno, Rear Adm. James Symonds, director of environmental a multimillion-dollar music machine in a male-dominated banda and mariachi, helped sales climb from tens of thou- readiness, said the Navy will continue to abide by the permit industry, striking profitable business deals with music label sands of CDs annually to millions. She negotiated deals with agreement forged with the National Oceanic and giants. more record labels, and the CDs were ordered out of the Atmospheric Administration earlier this week. Confidence, courage and a warm personality have helped warehouse almost as quickly as she received them. ``The Navy will continue to employ stringent mitigation her escape a sweaty 10-by-20-foot space at a west Phoenix She expanded her business, opening a warehouse in measures to protect marine mammals during all sonar activ- swap meet and move to a glitzy two-story building at the end Denver in 1995, and another in Dallas two years later. The ities, to include habitat controls, safety zones around ships, of a cul-de-sac. Phoenix operations outgrew the building and in November trained lookouts, extra precautions during chokepoint exer- In 1985, a 22-year-old Portillo, her first husband and 1- 1999, she moved down the street to a brand-new $2 million cises, in coordination with National Marine Fisheries year-old son Steven moved to an Avondale mobile-home headquarters. Three years later, she and her second husband Service,'' he said. park. In Turkey, she was studying to become a teacher, so she divorced. Symonds said the exemption period will give the Navy started night school at Phoenix College studying Spanish. “This is the fruit of my labor,” she said, waving her hand time to work with NOAA on long-term plans to comply with Meanwhile, her mother-in-law helped her get a job around the building. Pop music drifts in from across the marine mammal protections and other environmental sewing bridal gowns for $3.25 an hour. hall. requirements. The following year, she asked a friend if he knew of any- Pictures of Portillo posing with Latin superstars line NOAA on Tuesday granted the Navy a permit to use mid- one who needed help on the weekends. She started working shelves. Backstage photos with Chayanne when he played the frequency active sonar, which can affect marine mammals' at the swap meet for a couple from Jerusalem, earning $20 a Dodge Theater. With Shakira at the superstar’s release party behavior. It was the first time such a permit had been grant- day. She’d sell hundreds of cassettes, ranging from mariachi at her Miami home. ed to the Navy. The monthlong exercise, which includes anti- to rock. Her customers were mostly Spanish-speakers. She walks through the 39,000-square-foot office space. submarine training, involves naval forces from eight nations. “At the time, I didn’t know the language,” she said. “(The She passes her employees, who negotiate deals with music NOAA determined that the exercise would cause no sig- owners) said, ‘Just look pretty and count the money.’ I labels EMI-Capitol Records, Universal Music and Sony BMG nificant environmental impact, and concluded that the watched them bring product in boxes and I saw it was easy, Music Entertainment. Cubicles filled with young women Navy's use of the sonar was not likely to jeopardize the con- just a table as big as my desk.” with headsets work deals with independent music stores. In tinued existence of threatened and endangered species — Four months later, Portillo quit her day job and bought a separate area, mom-and-pop buyers from around Arizona including the Hawaiian monk seal — in the exercise areas. several hundred cassettes from the couple and rented a space learn about new releases and order music in person. As part of the permit agreement, the Navy said sonar of her own. Over the next two years, she got through a Angelica’s sells about 5 million CDs and DVDs to these operators will reduce active sonar power by 75 percent if a divorce and worked the swap meets. stores yearly. The Arizona market makes up about 25 percent marine mammal is spotted within 1,094 yards of the ship, Few people were filling the Phoenix area’s high demand of those sales. and drop it further if mammals are detected within 547 for Spanish-language music, Portillo said. Cassettes were Portillo moves through an air-conditioned warehouse yards. They will turn off the sonar if the mammal is detect- hard to come by outside of Los Angeles and those who did where a worker assembly line fills orders, packs boxes and ed within 219 yards. have connections with large distributors refused to share chitchats. More than 500 rows of shelves are filled with The exemption came after the Natural Resources Defense contacts. Being a non-Hispanic woman also didn’t help. almost every type of music. Her managers can run the day- Council asked a federal court in Los Angeles to issue a tem- Around 1987, a sympathetic swap-meet neighbor — an to-day business without her but Portillo loves to come. Also porary restraining order unless the Navy takes ``effective elderly man who sold canned goods — offered to take her engaged, Portillo couldn’t be happier. measures'' to comply with legal protections for marine life with him on his next run to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across “I love getting the new releases, getting to see what’s com- when it uses high-intensity, mid-frequency active sonar to the border from El Paso. She found a distributor and bought ing out in the next two to three weeks,” she says. “I love hav- hunt submarines in the drills. $2,000 worth of music and exchanged information. She ing companies over, and catching up on gossip in L.A. with Under the defense authorization law for fiscal year 2004, marked up the cassettes 10 percent and made a profit at the the artists, the companies, and upcoming events. ... the secretary of defense, after consultation with the secretary swap meet. “At one point, I remembered nothing but working, work- of commerce, has the authority to approve such exemptions Over the next several years, she began ordering wholesale ing, working. Now I’m enjoying life.” for national security reasons. People in the News 18 WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 1-2, 2006 A newspaper with issues

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