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(ages 7-9) Tuesdays and Fridays www.GreenBrooms.com 1445 6th St • Ground Floor • Santa Monica 310.310.2623 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. 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Super fresh Downtown Santa Monica Arizona Avenue and Second Street 8:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. Get the freshest fruit and produce available at the weekly Farmers’ Market. A variety of prepared foods will also be available. Shaking those holiday blues Main Library MLK Auditorium, 12 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. UCLA psychiatrist Andrew F. Leuchter talks about the holiday blues and practical strategies for coping with them, and how to tell when they’ve turned into clinical, major depression. This program is free and geared towards an adult and teen audi- ence. Space is limited and on a first arrival basis. This is an event of The Living Room … a place for adults program series. For more information, visit www.smpl.org or con- tact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600. Library is wheelchair accessi- ble. Visiting violinist Main Library MLK Auditorium, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Grammy-nominated pop violinist CARA-C will perform selections from her album “Clouds of Magellan.” Following her performance, CARA-C will offer Q&A and discuss the tech- niques and inspiration that shaped the album, which has an otherworldly presence, and includes a symphonic and rhythm section backing her solo violin. For more information call (310) 458-8600. 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. For more information on any of the events listed, log on to smdp.com and click the “Events” tab for the given day’s calendar. 2009 Blue Ribbon Small Business Award SM to U.S. Chamber of Commerce LAX 310-444-4444 20th $30 Hybrid • Mercedes-Benz Anniversary not valid from hotels or with other offers • SM residents only • Expires 8/31/10 SantaMonicaTaxi.com Inside Scoop Visit us online at smdp.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 3 McRibs and the art of artificial scarcity Samohi 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.