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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 Volume 10 Issue 16 Santa Monica Daily Press MCRIB MARKETING SEE PAGE 3 We have you covered THE IT’S COLD INSIDE AND OUT ISSUE SMMUSD: Jewish group’s plan Point Dume to demolish historic charter school apartments blocked BY NICK TABOREK plan a bust Daily Press Staff Writer BY NICK TABOREK SAN VICENTE BLVD A state appellate court Daily Press Staff Writer has rejected an appeal from a Jewish group that for five years has sought to demolish a SMMUSD HDQTRS A group of Malibu par- seaside Santa Monica apartment complex, ents and teachers that wants to turn Point claiming it should be entitled to an exemp- Dume Marine Science Academy into a char- tion from historic preservation laws because ter school lacks a sound financial plan and it intends to build a home for Jewish sufficient experience operating a school, refugees on the site. according to a school district report that The group, Or Khaim Hashalom, in 2005 urges board members to reject the group’s purchased a 28-unit rent-controlled apart- charter school application. ment complex located on San Vicente The seven-member Santa Monica- Boulevard near Ocean Avenue and applied Malibu Unified School District board will for a permit to demolish the structure. decide on Thursday whether to accept the After a review, City Hall in 2006 decided district staff’s advice or to permit the Malibu the building, which was designed by archi- group to move ahead with plans to trans- tect Stanford Kent and built in 1949-1950, form the award-winning campus into a should be granted landmark status and pro- charter school that operates independently tected, setting up the legal battle. from district oversight. Or Khaim, represented by land use attor- The district’s recommendation, signed by ney Rosario Perry, argued its status as a reli- Superintendent Tim Cuneo, takes issue with gious non-profit organization should virtually every aspect of the Point Dume exempt it from having to follow local his- group’s petition, saying it lacks “a realistic and sound financial and operating plan” and pres- SEE TERITON PAGE 9 ents an instructional program that “is incon- sistent with sound educational practice.” The proposed budget for the campus is $400,000 short of what would be needed to New LA Marathon pay for the staff the petitioners expect to hire, the report stated. And the petition also fails to adequately “address the needs of route unveiled pupils who are not achieving at or above BY DAILY PRESS STAFF expected levels, students with disabilities, English learners, [and] students achieving LOS ANGELES Honda L.A. Marathon organ- substantially above or below grade level izers announced today a new expectations,” according to the SMMUSD. “Stadium to the Sea” route for the 2011 Ali Thonson, a Malibu parent and one of race. the lead petitioners behind the charter con- Dodger Stadium will remain the start- version effort, on Tuesday said she was dis- ing location and Ocean Avenue in Santa appointed with the district’s assessment but Monica as the finish, but parts of the 26- believed its views were mistaken. She said mile-plus route in between will be recon- she hoped the board would reject the recom- figured, including loops through mendation and approve the charter. Chinatown and Little Tokyo shortly after “This is a staff recommendation only, the start. and I am very confident in the type of com- “We believe this marathon course gives munication and relationships that we’ve runners a unique opportunity to experi- built with each board member,” she said. “I HOLIDAY CHEER Alejandro Cesar Cantarero II [email protected] ence the best of Los Angeles,” said Nick do hope that they give us the time to refute a Ellen Korak, a Venice resident, paints festive decorations on the Lincoln Barbers store front, Curl, chief operating officer of L.A. located on Lincoln Boulevard in the Ocean Park neighborhood of Santa Monica, on Monday. SEE CHARTER PAGE 8 SEE ROUTE PAGE 3 PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Gary Limjap SMALL BUSINESS (310) 586-0339 STARTUP? Yes, in this very spot! EVERYDAY In today’s real estate climate ... TAXES • BOOKKEEPING • CORPORATIONS Call 310-458-7737 for details Experience counts! SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA [email protected] (310) 395-9922 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800Santa Monica 90401 www.garylimjap.com Calendar General, Cosmetic, & Implant Dentistry 2 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 We have you covered MODERN, COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE Gentle Dentistry | Sedation Available | Digital Technology | Smile Makeover | Flexible Financing Have your kids been to the dentist? Basic Cleaning, Exam$ .00 and full Mouth Xrays This month: KIDS ARE FREE! Modern facilities, gentle dentistry, sedation Exam, basic cleaning and full mouth xrays 65 Call for details.

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Happy Chanukah! At first light Third Street Promenade, 4:30 p.m. Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels and Cantor Ken Cohen of Temple Beth Shir Shalom will light the first Chanukah candle at the Third Street Promenade to celebrate the Festival of Lights. The ceremony will take place near Wilshire Boulevard. Eat some seafood Il Fornaio 1551 Ocean Ave. This Santa Monica restaurant is participating in “America’s Night Out for Gulf Seafood,” a nationwide event to support the Gulf Coast and those who work in the seafood industry, which was impacted by the Gulf oil spill. For more information call (310) 451-7800. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 Meet the City Manager Montana Branch Library 1704 Montana Ave., 7 p.m. City Manager Rod Gould will lead a discussion on the state of the economy and how it will impact City Hall’s finances. Residents will learn about projects happening in their neighborhood and have the chance to list their funding priorities for the upcoming fis- cal year. Fax your suggestions to (310) 917-6640. All meeting locations are wheelchair accessible. What’s new this week? Fairview Branch Library, 1 p.m. Meet with others who are concerned about what’s happening in the world today. This discussion group breaks down current events. Moderated by Jack Nordhaus.

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MELISSA RAYWORTH It’s a mix of old instincts and modern need for people to feel connected.” For The Associated Press challenges, says psychologist Marie C. Gray, There are other bonuses, too: We may senior to who teaches at Misericordia University in feel less guilty for splurging on something DOWNTOWN Bradley Chong had a McRib Dallas, Pa. we don’t need or we know is unhealthy for lunch on Nov. 13. He had another the “Our nervous systems get activated,” she when we’re told it’s available only briefly. next day, and the next day, and the next. In says, “and we move into that hoarding, Yingling, the McDonald’s spokes- compete on fact, he claims to have eaten a McRib prac- greedy thing even though we know it’s not woman, points out that many McRib fans tically every day since McDonald’s brought true.” associate the sandwich with its original back their sauce-laden, processed pork In announcing that the animated film launch in 1981. ‘Jeopardy!’ patty earlier this month. “Beauty and the Beast” would be available Nick DeMond, who lives in Fennville, Chong knows his access to the McRib on DVD beginning in October, a Disney Mich., remembers assembling McRibs won’t last forever. On Dec. 5, it will disap- website uses the phrase “Finally Releasing while working at McDonald’s as a BY DAILY PRESS STAFF pear from the McDonald’s near his home in from the Disney Vault for a Limited Time.” teenager. These days, he usually eats fast- Honolulu and from every McDonald’s in Fans know the drill: When a movie food just a few times a year. But when DOWNTOWN A Santa Monica High School America. When will it return? No telling. emerges from the “vault,” they whip out the McRib is available, “I’ll make a cou- senior is one of 15 players selected to com- Is a McRib shortage to blame? No. their credit cards to grab a copy before the ple extra trips there just to get the sand- pete in this year’s “Jeopardy!” Teen McDonald’s sells the sandwich year-round company pulls it again from store shelves. wich.” Tournament, which will be broadcast in Germany. But despite fans clamoring for It’s received as an opportunity, rather than Like Bradley Chong and many of those nationally beginning Feb. 17, 2011, accord- it in the United States, McDonald’s spokes- a marketing gimmick. posting on McRib fan pages, DeMond is in ing to representatives with the trivia game woman Ashlee Yingling explains that “it’s “There is an element of appealing to his 30s. show. always been a promotional menu item” scarcity that always works in every human “These were things we grew up with — Carlee Jensen first found out that she was available for just a few weeks at a time. being,” says Jayanthi Rajan, who teaches McDonald’s, Disney — so it’s a revisiting of selected when her family arranged a scav- Welcome to Artificial Scarcity, economics and business at Albright College that,”says Marie Gray.“You may be wanting enger hunt with the letters of “Jeopardy!” Consumer Edition. The tactic is used so in Reading, Pa. to provide to your children the same expe- scattered throughout their apartment. often in American marketing that you But why are some campaigns more suc- riences you grew up with.” “Once I spelled out the letters in the right might expect consumers to be immune to cessful than others in getting people to buy? And for those of us who remember an order, I couldn’t believe it. It was months it. Sometimes, it’s because we like being in era before just about everything became since my audition, and I assumed that I was- The Gap sells limited-edition jeans. on the joke, says Jim Arnott of West Palm available overnight, it can almost be a treat n’t picked. I was thrilled,” Jensen said. Thomas Kinkade is big on limited-edition Beach, Fla., who started Facebook’s “McRib to wait for something occasionally. If Jensen wins the grand prize, she will prints. And in recent months, Frito-Lay has Moments” page. The McRib campaign “is Still, Americans like nothing more than receive $75,000. The second place winner been offering “Cheesy Enchilada” Cheetos so tongue-in-cheek,” he says, that people getting what they want when they want it. receives a minimum of $50,000, and the with the words “Limited Time Only!” print- are eager to play along. Will the day ever come when consumers third place winner receives a minimum of ed on the bag. Could that availability be “I posted on Facebook about doing a put limits on their tolerance for “limited $25,000. Semifinalists receive $10,000, and limited by anything other than their desire ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ thing, running time only” goods? contestants eliminated in the first round to grab our attention? McRibs over the border to Canada because Probably not, says Morris Shapero, who receive $5,000, said Susie Eun, a spokes- And yet, rather than ignoring the ads or they don’t have McRibs right now,” he says. teaches and studies marketing and culture woman for “Jeopardy!” balking at their false premise, consumers “You wouldn’t believe how many people at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. The episodes will be taped on the Sony enthusiastically encourage the practice by were like, ‘I’ll contribute.’” “We live in the moment and we’re a very Pictures Television lot in Culver City, Calif., jumping for limited-edition goodies. Joining the crowd when a product is get- futuristic society,”he says.“We say,‘Give me Dec. 6-7. How is it that people still get so excited, ting buzz has its perks. “We want to be a what I want and I’ll move on to the next Jensen has been a fan of “Jeopardy!” for as rather than annoyed, when they’re manipu- part of something,” says Tommy Hintz, thing.’” long as she can remember. lated by the threatened disappearance of who has eaten numerous McRibs in the When it comes to our shopping habits, “I’m really looking forward to every something they want? Tucson area this month. “There’s a general he says, “We don’t hold grudges.” aspect of the game and experiencing the competition,” she said. Jensen is managing editor her high school which traditionally started and ended in newspaper, The Samohi, and was a former ROUTE downtown Los Angeles. intern with the Santa Monica Daily Press. FROM PAGE 1 The loops through Chinatown and Little She works part-time as a coffee barista. She Tokyo, at miles 2 and 3, were made possible is also a member of her high school’s aca- Marathon LLC. by eliminating the loop around Dodger demic decathlon team “With the addition of Chinatown and Stadium at the start. “It’s like being in intensive ‘Jeopardy!’ Little Tokyo, the Stadium to the Sea course The finish will be on Ocean Avenue at boot camp,” she joked. will show runners even more of what makes California Avenue, three blocks north of the Jensen plans to use her earnings towards Los Angeles so great,” he said. 2010 finish line, giving runners additional college and set aside some money to travel The revised “Stadium to the Sea 2.0” recovery space. with her family. She would like to major in route for 2011 passes Los Angeles City Registration for the race at www.lama- sociology and attend law school. Hall at mile 3, Grauman’s Chinese Theater rathon.com has begun, and organizers at mile 11, the nearby Capitol Records expected it to sell out. 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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hiding in the Open Ross Furukawa Send comments to [email protected] David Alsabery Send comments to [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF Kevin is tops Kevin Herrera Editor: Maintaining love by managing money [email protected] There is no question in my mind that Kevin McKeown MANAGING EDITOR should be our next mayor. Kevin is an absolute gift to IT’S SHOCKING HOW MANY COUPLES from traditional theories. The basic element Daniel Archuleta our city. Kevin has proven over and over again that he have silly fights over money. The solution is that’s being traded is time. You see, time is [email protected] is friendly, thoughtful and accessible. He cares deeply rather simple. Behind all of this drama are what a person puts into all activity. Time is about our city and its constituents. My favorite thing the real issues of valuing your partner’s time, the one thing that’s gender neutral. Society STAFF WRITER Nick Taborek about Kevin is that he knows what’s important to peo- and whether or not you’re a fair person. today already hires the best person for the [email protected] ple here: they love the ocean, the lifestyle, and they That’s right. This should be simple stuff job, or they’ll go out of business. So the pay- love their animals. Kevin, without a doubt, champions to deal with but, with all those love chemi- check you demand in the market is based on CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER those causes for us. Of course he should be mayor! cals going off, it’s hard to be objective. The an unbiased value society will pay for your Brandon Wise Sheesh, that’s a no-brainer. answer is simple, get “The Envelope.” Now time. [email protected] Jennifer Conrad this isn’t some product that’s advertised on Let’s assume my wife’s an attorney who’d Santa Monica late night television, although it probably invested time and money to get a degree STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER should be. Just get an envelope, which you from Harvard, and she bills out at $600 an Morgan Genser Conflict resolution and your partner put equal sums of money hour. Let’s also point out that I didn’t grad- [email protected] Editor: in. Then, in order to pull money out of the uate elementary school, partied a great deal CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Every time I read an article like “SMC defends pro- envelope, you both have to write down on a and now dig ditches for $8 per hour, and it Bill Bauer, David Pisarra, fessor accused of violating ethics for SMRR” (Page 1, sheet of paper what you purchased, and takes me 75 hours to make $600. It makes Meredith Carroll, Jack Neworth, Nov. 27-28), I wonder where all the watchdogs are for replace that money with a receipt with your more sense to have my wife work for $600 Lloyd Garver, Dr. Reese Halter, the big violations. Should, for example, a Congress name on it. per hour while I take care of the children, Taylor Van Arsdale, Dane Robert Swanson, member whose spouse’s income depends on war con- So what is a household item? Anything clean the house and cook the meals. Farzad Mashhood, David Alsabery, tracts be allowed to vote on a bill permitting a presi- the two of you agree to share the expense of. When my wife comes home, is it fair to Merv Hecht, Cynthia Citron, Amanda Cushman, Steve Parker dent to declare a war? Isn’t that a conflict of interest? Delivery food, dinner out as a couple and ask her to work at home because I’ve been and Phyllis Chavez And on a smaller scale (but not as small as the SMC groceries are all good stuff for that envelope. working all day digging ditches for $8 per case), when one of our council members receives enor- Spa treatments, dry cleaning, beer out with a hour, and I am much more tired then she is? CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER mous donations from a corporation, should that person buddy, are not in that envelope. Where it No, it’s not fair because I respect my wife, Fabian Lewkowicz be allowed to vote on a request from that corporation gets more interesting is when the money and value the choices she made with her to change a regulation so it could increase its monetary runs out fast, and you both have to put in time. You see, for whatever reason I didn’t NEWS INTERNS gain? equal amounts to refill the envelope. figure out a way to get society to value my Melissa Leu, Patrick Hourihan, Isn’t that a conflict of interest? The biggest benefit of the envelope is that time more. By not going to college and rack- [email protected] Cecilia Rosenthal you’ll both be dealing with a shared reality ing up credit card debt. By not spending PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN Santa Monica based on facts. The facts are that the enve- years working 20 hour days to get experience Ray Solano lope will either have money in it, or it will in a profession society values, I enter the [email protected] have receipts. When everyone knows what relationship with my wife having a very seri- they’re spending their money on, both par- ous deficit of time invested in me. ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER ties will know the real value of that expen- I decided that building a $600 per hour Rob Schwenker sive dinner, and will both appreciate it that career in the future was less important than [email protected] much more. Now there’s also an option to traveling, or getting a degree in what society SENIOR ADVERTISING say to the other person: “I’m inviting you out calls a hobby. If people do it for free, it’s most ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE to dinner” and then pay from outside of the likely a hobby. The years I spent finding Brittney Seeliger envelope. When that happens, it becomes a myself, backpacking and partying around [email protected] real treat. the globe came at a cost. The way I spent my ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES The envelope works well when both par- time has hurt my ability to demand money Steven Stuart ties are bringing in income, but what hap- for my time from society, and it’s only fair [email protected] pens when one of them isn’t working? It that she makes the decisions when it comes ADVERTISING TRAFFIC COORDINATOR works just the same, except one person puts to spending the fruits of her time. If I were Amber Kessee money in that envelope and sets a budget not married to such a wonderful woman [email protected] based on the household’s requirements. So if who allowed me to stay home, I’d be work- OPERATIONS COORDINATOR you’re a new couple, and are wondering how ing all day digging ditches and coming home Michele Emch to get off on the right foot, and may or may to a life of cooking and cleaning alone. 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BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO “Consumer confidence is now at its high- ting an all-time low of 25.3 in February Department said. Claims have fallen in four AP Retail Writer est level in five months, a welcome sign as we 2009. By October 2009, it had risen to 48.7 of the past six weeks. enter the holiday season,” Lynn Franco, and has since hovered in a tight range But the housing market is worsening, NEW YORK Americans’ confidence in the director of The Conference Board between the mid-40s and the high 50s. May after an uptick in the spring helped by gov- economy rose to a five-month high in Consumer Research Center, said in a state- 2010 was the only month when the index ernment subsidies. The report from a widely November, showing increased optimism for ment. “Consumers’ assessment of the cur- topped 60. watched housing price index underscored the first half of next year. rent state of the economy and job market, Economists watch confidence closely the deterioration, as it showed home prices The report offered some comfort to the while only slightly better than last month, because consumer spending accounts for are falling faster in the nation’s largest cities. nation’s retailers during the holiday shop- suggests the economy is still expanding, about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity It also said a record number of foreclosures ping season, but shoppers still remain down- albeit slowly. Hopefully, the improvement in and is critical to a strong rebound. The are expected to push prices down through beat as they grapple with a high unemploy- consumers’ mood will continue in the improved confidence mirrors an increase in next year. ment rate. Moreover, the latest report on months ahead.” spending in November, fueled by early dis- The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20- housing, released Tuesday, showed that Others were less optimistic. counting on holiday goods that lured shop- city home price index fell 0.7 percent in home prices weakened in September. “The rise in consumer confidence in pers into stores. September from August. Eighteen of the The Conference Board, a private research November is not consistent with a sustained Preliminary results for the Thanksgiving cities recorded monthly price declines. group based in New York, said Tuesday that acceleration in consumption growth at a weekend also showed a solid start to the hol- The Conference Board’s index, based on a its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 54.1 time when income growth is weak, the iday shopping season. Americans, however, random survey mailed to 5,000 households in November, up from a revised 49.9 in unemployment rate is high and a double dip are still cautious about spending and are from Nov. 1 to Nov. 19, showed that worries October. in house prices is underway,”said Paul Dales, sticking to budgets amid job worries. And about jobs eased, but concern remains high. The November reading is the highest U.S. economist at Capital Economics. the worry is that shoppers will procrastinate Those stating jobs are “plentiful” since June, when the index stood at 54.3 just He added that the rising stock market even more this holiday season compared increased to 4.0 percent from 3.5 percent, as the economy’s recovery started to lose appears to offset the increase in gas prices with last year as they wait until the last while those saying jobs are “hard to get” momentum. Economists surveyed by toward $3 a gallon. minute for the best deals. edged up to 46.5 percent from 46.3 percent. Thomson Reuters expected 52.0. The Dow Jones industrial average fell There have been some encouraging signs. Consumers were also a little more pos- It takes a level of 90 to indicate a healthy 45.07, or 0.5 percent, to 11,007.42 in morn- Americans’ income rose 0.5 percent in itive about future job prospects. Those economy, which hasn’t been approached ing trading Tuesday as investors shrugged off October, boosted by a 0.6 percent rise in expecting fewer jobs in the months ahead since the recession began in December 2007. the Confidence Report and focused on the wages and salaries, according to a govern- declined to 18.8 percent from 22.3 per- One component of the index, how latest housing data and Europe’s debt strug- ment report released last month. That was cent, while the percentage expecting more Americans feel now about the economy, rose gles spreading to Portugal, Spain and Italy. after incomes didn’t rise at all in September. jobs rose to 15.5 percent from 14.5 per- to 24.0, up from 23.5. The other gauge, The Consumer Confidence index, which At the same time, the pace of layoffs is cent. The proportion of consumers which measures how American feel about measures how respondents feel about busi- slowing. Initial jobless claims dropped by expecting an increase in their incomes the economy over the next six months, rose ness conditions, the job market and the next 34,000 to a seasonally adjusted 407,000 in increased to 10.6 percent from 9.7 per- to 74.2, up from 67.5 last month. six months, has recovered fitfully since hit- the week ending Nov. 20, the Labor cent.

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As Americans downsize in began, interest in tiny homes has grown dra- the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at matically among young people and retiring least one tiny corner of the housing market Baby Boomers, said Kent Griswold, who appears to be thriving. runs the Tiny House Blog, which attracts To save money or simplify their lives, a 5,000 to 7,000 visitors a day. small but growing number of Americans are “In the last couple years, the idea’s really buying or building homes that could fit taken off,” Griswold said. “There’s been a inside many people’s living rooms, accord- huge interest in people downsizing and there ing to entrepreneurs in the small house are a lot of young people who don’t want to industry. be tied down with a huge mortgage and Some put these wheeled homes in their want to build their own space.” backyards to use as offices, studios or extra Gregory Johnson, who co-founded the bedrooms. Others use them as mobile vaca- Small House Society with Shafer, said the tion homes they can park in the woods. But online community now has about 1,800 sub- the most intrepid of the tiny house owners scribers, up from about 300 five years ago. live in them full-time, paring down their Most of them live in their small houses full- possessions and often living off the grid. time and swap tips on living simple and “It’s very un-American in the sense that small. living small means consuming less,” said Jay Johnson, 46, who works as a computer Shafer, 46, co-founder of the Small House consultant at the University of Iowa, said Society, sitting on the porch of his wooden dozens of companies specializing small cabin in California wine country. “Living in houses have popped up around the country a small house like this really entails knowing over the past few years. what you need to be happy and getting rid of Before he got married, Johnson lived for everything else.” six years in a small cabin he built himself Shafer, author of “The Small House and he wrote a book called “Put Your Life on Book,” built the 89-square-foot house him- a Diet: Lessons Learned from Living in 140 self a decade ago and lived in it full-time Square Feet.” until his son was born last year. Inside a “You start to peel away the things that are space the size of an ice cream truck, he has a unnecessary,”said Johnson, who now lives in kitchen with gas stove and sink, bathroom a studio apartment with his wife. “It helps with shower, two-seater porch, bedroom loft you define your priorities with regard to and a “great room” where he can work and your material things.” entertain — as long as he doesn’t invite more Northern California’s Sonoma County than a couple guests. has become a mini-mecca for the tiny house He and his family now live in relatively industry, with an assortment of new busi- sprawling 500-square foot home next to the nesses launching over the last few years. tiny one. Stephen Marshall, 63, worked as a build- Shafer, co-owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny ing contractor for three decades before the House Company, designs and builds minia- real estate market tanked three years ago. ture homes with a minimalist style that That’s when he jumped into the tiny house prizes quality over quantity and makes sure business, starting Petaluma-based Little no cubic inch goes to waste. Most can be House On The Trailer. hooked up to public utilities. The houses, His company builds and sells small houses which pack a range of amenities in spaces that can serve as stand-alone homes equipped smaller than some people’s closets, are sold with bathrooms and kitchens, and others he for $40,000 to $50,000 ready-made, but cost calls “A Room of One’s Own” that can be used half as much if you build it yourself. as a home office or extra bedroom. Many of Tumbleweed’s business has grown signif- his customers are looking for extra space to icantly since the housing crisis began, Shafer accommodate an aging parent or adult chil- said. He now sells about 50 blueprints, dren who are returning home, he said. which cost $400 to $1,000 each, a year, up He said his small houses, which sell for from 10 five years ago. The eight workshops $20,000 to $50,000, are much cheaper than he teaches around the country each year building a home addition and can be resold attract 40 participants on average, he said. when the extra space is no longer needed. “People’s reasons for living small vary a His company has sold 16 houses this year lot, but there seems to be a common thread and aims to sell 20 next year. of sustainability,”Shafer said.“A lot of people “The business is growing as the public don’t want to use many more resources or becomes aware of this possibility,” Marshall put out more emissions than they have to.” said. “A lot of families are moving in with Compared to trailers, these little houses one another. A lot of young people can’t are built with higher-quality materials, bet- afford to move out. There’s just a lot of eco- ter insulation and eye-catching design. But nomic pressure to find an alternative way to they still have wheels that make them provide for people’s housing needs.”

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BY SAMANTHA CRITCHELL ability to bring attention to a cause,” he says. favorite this season, designed two limited- theme that dominated Guerra’s final collec- AP Fashion Writer “Things happen for a reason,” he adds. edition T-shirts to launch Wednesday, to tion on the TV show. “Now that this is my life now, it has brought coincide with World AIDS Day. The Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead NEW YORK There’s a reason Mondo Guerra some opportunities. I think it’s inspired a lot For each shirt sold, $20 will be donated to isn’t about death at all, he says, it’s about cel- shared his story about being HIV positive on of other people to be courageous and step amFAR, an organization that focuses on ebrating the memory of loved ones. “I think the reality show “Project Runway.” It’s just at forward.” AIDS research. it’s a smart choice to use this for this cause.” the time, he wasn’t quite sure what it was. He also can raise money for AIDS One shirt shows a tree with a single heart The T-shirts are for women, though In hindsight, though, Guerra thinks he was research in a new partnership with online hanging from a branch and the other fea- Guerra notes, “They actually printed a male compelled to do it because “now I have the retailer Piperlime. Mondo, a “Runway” fan tures a colorful skull in the Day of the Dead version in extra small just for me.” Fair Isle and plaid keep gift trends in the family BY SAMANTHA CRITCHELL more of a high-fashion influence over it all, warmth,” Kneen says. “As a shopper, it styles the same way. In fact, says Garcia, who AP Fashion Writer she says. should be easier. You’re looking for unique- also is Target’s style adviser, they shouldn’t. “We have a huge statement in plaid — we ness for everyone, and you can still have that, “It’s all about the mixing and matching NEW YORK The list of gifts can be short this have special shops for plaid this year. There’s but when you find these sorts of patterns, and how you wear things based on your per- year: Fair Isle knits, plaid anything, pea the button-down shirt for men, and the you really find the fun of holiday gifts. Who sonal style,” she says. “It would be funny to coats, flannel shirts, maybe some skinny-leg sleeveless quilted vest for women. The Fair doesn’t want the aspiration of playing in the see your husband, your child and yourself all cargo pants or something in red. Isle, the argyle, the snowflake are always a part snow or on the mountaintop?” wearing the same trend at the same time, That should cover everyone from grand- of things, too, but these trends are global. You At Kohl’s department stores there are two but, trust me, cargo pants will look different pa to the kids. It’s the rare occurrence this saw so much Nordic from Dolce & Gabbana stories to tell: Fair Isle and utility, which on everyone in the family.” holiday season that some of the biggest fash- and (Jean Paul) Gaultier, and rescaled Fair includes the pea coats and cargo pants, as well Or, take the plaid shirt. Dad might wear it ion trends transcend demographics. Isle. There is a trickle down from that to every as work boots and two-pocket flannel shirts. in a neutral color, loose and layered over a “Now that communication is so much part of the store,” Fischelis says. “In most cases, we merchandise by gen- long-sleeve waffle T-shirt, while mom’s faster, trends are quicker and everyone has At Gap, you’ll find a few common threads der and classification, but as the customer should be more fitted in a pretty color — access to them,” explains Nina Garcia, fash- among all its collections, from Baby Gap to walks the floor this holiday, she’ll see recur- perhaps lavender or yellow — or she can ion director at Marie Claire.“All these trends Gap Body. They include faux fur, plaid and ring ideas,” says David Hacker, Kohl’s vice wear it as a tunic over leggings, Garcia sug- get adapted quickly to men’s, women’s, chil- sparkle. president of trend and color. gests. “It’s the same trend but interpreted dren’s, and the trends from the celebrities Normally, womenswear takes its own tra- Some years there have been broad color very differently.” and runways are generalized so quickly for jectory, says Simon Kneen, creative director themes or a must-have item that works And, Macy’s Fischelis wonders if, at least the broader market.” of Banana Republic, but women’s and men’s across categories, but it’s unusual when bona for the holidays, the family could be a little It helps that many of this year’s “trends” styles in stores right now are simpatico — fide trends reach so many people, he says. matchy-matchy while they have the chance? are largely adaptations of classic, iconic hol- especially among the wintery Fair Isle knits. “The stars have aligned for this. 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The City of Santa Monica WOODLAWN CEMETERY & MAUSOLEUM Presents The 63rd Annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toy s f o r To t s Toy D r i v e & The 5th Annual Tree of Life

Through the gift of a shiny new toy, the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Foundation provides happiness and hope to disadvantaged children who might otherwise be overlooked this holiday season.

This year marks the 63rd anniversary for the Toys for Tots tradition of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Since 1947, Toys for Tots coordinators have distributed over 419 million toys to 195 million needy children. Unfortunately, with over 13 million children living in poverty, Toys for Tots needs your help more than ever to achieve our goal of delivering a toy to every child in need. This year marks the fourth year the City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery & Mausoleum will be participating as an official toy drop off site. The Cemetery is located at 1847 14th Street (Corner of 14th Street and Pico Boulevard.) across the street from Santa Monica College. Donations of new unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the Cemetery business office beginning November 22 and continuing through December 20. Toys may be dropped off Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am until 3:30 pm. Please call (310) 458-8717 for additional information.

Also during this holiday season the cemetery will be displaying a 30 foot living pine tree in the lobby of the mausoleum. The purpose of the tree is to allow individuals and their families and friends the opportunity to visit the mausoleum and to hang an ornament on the tree in memory of a loved one that has passed away. The cemetery will provide the ornaments which can be personalized. At the end of the holiday season, the tree will be planted on the grounds of the cemetery as an everlasting memory. The holiday season can be a very difficult time for many people who have experienced the death of a loved one. In an effort to make this time a little bit more bearable and offer hope for the future, the Cemetery staff would like to extend an invitation to the Community to participate in the Tree of Life program

The tree and ornaments will be available December 1 through December 23* during the follow schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. | Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. * Thursday, December 23 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon Woodlawn Cemetery & Mausoleum is owned and operated by the City of Santa Monica and is located at 1847 14th Street (corner of Pico Boulevard and 14th Street) in Santa Monica. For additional information, please contact the Cemetery Office at (310) 458-8717. www.smgov.net/woodlawn State 12 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 We have you covered STATE BRIEFS

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 2 arrested in shootout with Bakersfield officers A Bakersfield police officer is recovering after he was shot in the leg while respond- ing to a report of fighting and gunshots. Police say a bullet went through Officer Christopher Messick’s upper leg during the shooting around 4 a.m. Sunday. He was treated and released from a hospital. Police have arrested 23-year-old David Sebastian Rosas and an unidentified 17-year- old boy on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy in the shooting. Bakersfield police Sgt. Mary DeGeare tells The Bakersfield Californian the two began firing at Messick and his partner, Robert Woods, after the officers responded to gunfire at their home. She says they may have mistaken the officers for a group of men they had fought with earlier and who had vowed to return to their home. ASSOCIATED PRESS BELLFLOWER, Calif. Van stolen in SoCal had costly show dogs inside Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are looking for four valuable show dogs in a white cargo van stolen from a motel parking lot in Bellflower. Sgt. Daniel Gillespie says the van was stolen between 11 p.m. Monday and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. He didn’t know if the two Akitas and two corgis were in carriers or loose in the vehicle. Dog owner Kristina Rickard of Bella Vista in Northern California pleaded for the return of the dogs and told Fox TV Los Angeles that they are worth about $500,000. She and the dogs were in town to take part in a dog show at the Long Beach Convention Center. Gillespie says investigators believe the target of the theft was the van. He says what happens next will depend on how the thief decides to deal with the dogs. AP LOS ANGELES Calif crossing guard beaten in front of kids Officials say a man and woman beat a Southern California school crossing guard and stole her stop sign and whistle while astonished kids looked on. Investigators say the 59-year-old female crossing guard was helping about 20 chil- dren across the street in the Florence area of south Los Angeles when she tried to stop an SUV on Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker says the crossing guard told the driver he must stop but the couple got out of the SUV and beat the crossing guard before fleeing with her stop sign and whistle. Deputies arrested 27-year-old Jose Hernandez and 20-year-old Vanessa Del Pilar Martinez. Officials did not know if the couple had been arraigned and the district attorney’s office was not immediately able to find information on the case Tuesday. AP SAN RAFAEL, Calif. Man suspected of ramming officer pleads not guilty A Novato man has pleaded not guilty to backing his vehicle into a San Rafael police officer while driving under the influence. Marin County prosecutors say 43-year-old Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez entered the plea on Tuesday to a felony count of driving under the influence causing injury and a mis- demeanor count of driving without a license. Authorities say Rodriguez was headed toward a DUI checkpoint Wednesday when he stopped his Ford Explorer, put it in reverse and rammed into Officer Christopher Sweeney’s motorcycle while trying to avoid the checkpoint. Sweeney — an eight-year veteran of the force — was parked at a gas station with other officers a short distance before the checkpoint. He was treated for sprains and bruises. AP SAN FRANCISCO Court overturns conviction in LA Skid Row killings A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of a man accused in the noto- rious Los Angeles Skid Row Stabber slayings. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Bobby Joe Maxwell, saying his 1984 conviction for the murders of two Los Angeles transients was based largely on the false testimony of an “infamous” jail- house snitch. Maxwell was charged with the 1978 and 1979 murders of 10 people in Los Angeles’ Skid Row section. A jury convicted him of two of the killings after his cellmate, Sidney Storch, testified that Maxwell confessed to the murders. Maxwell was sentenced to life in prison. But the federal appeals court said Storch’s testimony was unreliable because he was a habitual liar. AP SAN DIEGO Somali woman in terror money case to stay in jail A Somali-born woman in San Diego who is accused of routing money and people to a terrorist organization in her native country will remain in jail for now. 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This isn’t the last time we’re going SUBJECT: Extension of Interim Ordinance No. 2250 (CCS) to nent Jim DeMint, R-S.C. to have that vote.” Earlier this month, Republicans bowed to Estimates vary, but earmarks went from December 31, 2012 Clarifying the Scope of the Prohibition of tea party activists and passed a party resolu- more than 1,300 projects worth nearly $8 New Construction Within a Five Hundred Foot Radius of tion declaring GOP senators would give up billion in 1994 to a peak of nearly 14,000 Another Construction Project and Establishing the Maximum earmarks. House Republicans have also projects worth more than $27 billion in Length of Time that Projects Can be Delayed given up the practice, but most Democrats 2005, according to Citizens Against say earmarks are a legitimate way to direct Government Waste, a watchdog group that APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica taxpayer money to their constituents. opposes the practice. LOCATION: Citywide Seven Democrats voted with all but eight Democrats also say they’ve cut back the Republicans to ban the practice. number and cost of earmarks by half. Some A public hearing will be held by the City Council to consider the following proposed text amendment: Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Tuesday watchdogs dispute that, but there’s universal that Democrats had made the earmarking praise for reforms that made the process Extend Interim Ordinance No. 2250 (CCS) which was adopted on February 26, 2008 and extended process far more transparent than it previ- more transparent for outsiders to track a by Interim Ordinance No. 2256 (CCS) and Interim Ordinance 2279 (CCS) to clarify that only one single new construction project is allowed within a five hundred foot radius in the City’s multi-family ously had been under GOP control of “pay-to-play” system in which lobbyists and residential districts, to clarify that exempt projects under construction are considered in applying the Congress. The reforms include requiring corporate executives showered lawmakers prohibition on new construction, and to establish the maximum length of time that projects subject lawmakers to document every project they with campaign funds in exchange for ear- to the construction rate program can be delayed. Interim Ordinance No. 2250 (CCS) would be seek and receive. marks. extended up to and including January 31, 2012 and would expire after that date unless extended. “I believe I have an important responsi- Coburn said earmarks can create “a con- bility to the state of Illinois and the people I flict of interest that benefits just those we DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010 AT 6:30 PM represent to direct federal dollars into proj- represent from our states or just those who ects critically important for our state and its help us become senators. All we have to do is LOCATION: City Council Chambers, Second Floor, Santa Monica City Hall future,” Durbin said. look at campaign contributions and ear- 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California Critics say that peppering most spending marks, and there is a stinky little secret asso- bills with hundreds or even thousands of ciated with that.” HOW TO COMMENT earmark projects creates a go-along-get- Supporters picked up new help from The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the City Council public along mindset that ensures that Washington Democrats Michael Bennet and Mark Udall hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the City Council at the meeting. spending goes unchecked. of Colorado, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Address your letters to: City Clerk President Barack Obama supports a ban Mark Warner of Virginia. At the same time, Re: Construction Rate Program as well, but hasn’t fought earmarks in the eight Republicans who were who opposed 1685 Main Street, Room 102 past two years as Democrats controlling the ban in a vote in March now have joined Santa Monica, CA 90401 Congress enacted two cycles of appropria- with earmark opponents, including Lamar MORE INFORMATION tions bills studded with them. Alexander of Tennessee, Kay Bailey If you want more information about this project, please contact Barry A. Rosenbaum, Senior Land Opposition from Senate Republicans Hutchison of Texas, and Snowe. Use Attorney at (310) 458-8336. Interim Ordinance 2250 (CCS) and the Zoning Ordinance is avail- able at the Planning Counter during business hours and on the City’s web site at http://www.santa- monica.org.

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BY RONALD BLUM Annapolis, Md., John F. Kennedy Stadium in AP Sports Writer Philadelphia and Palmer Stadium in Princeton, N.J. NEW YORK As Americans celebrated the FIFA’s technical report says attendance at Fourth of July in 1988, a present arrived a U.S. World Cup could average 76,000, from Zurich: The World Cup was headed to breaking the record of 68,991 set in 1994. It the United States for the first time. says there is medium legal risk because of a “The richest land in the world simply lack of government guarantees, which would cannot be allowed to remain a blank spot on require federal legislation after a bid is the world map of soccer any longer,” awarded. Hermann Neuberger, president of West “Clearly for us, there is nothing that we German soccer’s governing body, said at the could do in the United States, whether it be time. our federation or Major League Soccer, that More than two decades since that water- would be more important than having the shed 1994 World Cup, the global game is World Cup here in our country,” MLS now very much a part of the country’s sports Commissioner Don Garber said. landscape. There’s a national team that’s “Hosting the World Cup in the U.S. is by SURF CONDITIONS WATER TEMP: 64° played in six straight World Cups, three tele- far the biggest opportunity for our league to vision networks that are pretty much all soc- capitalize on the growing interest for the SWELL FORECAST cer, constant additional exposure on ESPN2 sport and ultimately convert that interest to Looks rather small as well. and a growing league preparing for its 16th a deeper connection with our league, our LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS season — albeit one still struggling to gain clubs and our players.” WE COULD SEE WIND SWELL INCREASE TO CHEST HIGH AROUND WEST FACING BREAKS, BUT SLOPPY AND STORM DRIVEN. attention in a market dominated by the NFL, Gulati and his delegation have spent Major League Baseball and the NBA. months lobbying the 22 voters. They’ll bring TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA Bidders promise another burst of explo- along a group for the final presentation that sive growth if FIFA’s executive committee includes former President Bill Clinton, awards the 2022 tournament to the United Attorney General Eric Holder, actor Morgan States when it votes Thursday in Zurich. Freeman, national team star Landon Australia, Japan, Qatar and South Korea are Donovan, former women’s team star Mia the competition. Hamm and her husband, former Boston Red “We’ve got all of the infrastructure in Sox star Nomar Garciaparra. place, and it’s extraordinary infrastructure, “It’s an election,” Gulati said. “And in which allows us to focus on growing the some sense, in elections you never know game and using the World Cup to do that in where you are until the very last minute, the United States and have the U.S. become until the vote is taken. There’s not accurate an important part of the global community polling, per se. So we’ll continue to work in this,” U.S. Soccer Federation President until the last minute.” Sunil Gulati said in an interview with The FIFA also is selecting the 2018 site that Associated Press. “I think it changes the eco- day, picking from among England, Russia, nomics in a positive way for FIFA and other Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands. associations.” USSF officials hope to one day have a The 1994 World Cup transformed FIFA’s team that wins World Cups, a league that business side. produces clubs as strong as Manchester Names on the backs of players’ jerseys? United, Barcelona and AC Milan — likely It started in the U.S. the three most popular teams in the United Corporate tents? States. First made in America. This year’s World Cup averaged 2,288,000 All-Star teams and relentless promotion? households and 3,261,000 viewers on Ditto. English-language U.S. television, up from Much of soccer has never seen anything 1,735,000 homes and 2,316,000 four years like Dallas Cowboys Stadium, with its 50- ago. The final was seen by 15.55 million on yard-wide video screen hovering above field, ABC and another 8.82 million on Spanish- 10,000 club seats and 300 luxury suites ring- language Univision — well above the 14.3 ing five levels — the expensive seats alone million average audience for baseball’s just about match the 20,224 total capacity of World Series but a fraction of the 106.5 mil- Portsmouth’s Fratton Park. lion that watched this year’s Super Bowl. Hard to compare that with those in the “We’re no longer sitting around trying to original bid presented by the U.S. 22 years explain it to them,” said Chuck Blazer, the ago, which included such antiques as Navy- FIFA executive committee member from the Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in U.S.

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■ The investigative journalism website ProPublica.org, curious about the workers being hired in the mortgage industry's massive, rushed re-examination of home loans previously foreclosed upon but which may have been processed illegally, began scouring the classified ads in October and November. Result: Though most King Features Syndicate employers "preferred" college graduates with credit-industry SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE GETTING STARTED experience, it was clear from the There are many strategies to solving entry-level wages offered that Sudoku. One way to begin is to many were accepted only with high examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing. school educations, with at least Then, based on the other numbers in some barely familiar with the con- the row and column of each blank cept of mortgages. (One staffing cell, find which of the missing num- bers will work. Eliminating numbers agency, offering $10 to $12 an hour, will eventually lead you to the sought a "Supervisor of answer. Foreclosure Department," but that position, also, required only a high school diploma.) ■ Life Imitates 100 Sci-Fi Movies: At a conference in Vancouver in October, University of California, San Francisco researcher Charles "Seniors! Chiu disclosed that a never-before- detected virus that partially wiped out a monkey colony in a lab in Do You Know Davis, Calif., recently appeared to have "jumped" from its species onto a human scientist at the facil- The Jealously ity. However, Chiu and his research team said there is "no cause for Guarded Secrets alarm at this time." TODAY IN HISTORY

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