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AUGUST 16-17, 2014 Volume 13 Issue 232 Santa Monica Daily Press BULGER APPEAL SEE PAGE 6 We have you covered THE LAST VACATION WEEKEND ISSUE City Hall to open up some data Greatest hits

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON easily accessible to residents through two tures through charts and graphs. album from Daily Press Staff Writer online software programs. Much of the data, including police logs, The first, Socrata, is for the local number business licenses, Wi-Fi coverage, is already CITY HALL Looking for information on crunchers. It will make available data sets available in various corners of City Hall’s Santa Monica when planes take off at Santa Monica about, among other things, public safety, website, smgov.org, but these programs Airport? Want to peruse the salaries of city public assets, and transportation. would bring that data to one place and add employees? Interested in tracking City Hall’s The second, OpenGov, is for the visually more information. born band revenues and expenditures? inclined city wonks, allowing users to look at City Hall plans to make these things more City Hall’s budgeted revenues and expendi- SEE DATA PAGE 6 BY MATTHEW HALL Editor-in-Chief

MAIN STREET There are many ways folks outside of town learn about Santa Monica, some hear about it through television or movies, some see photos online but for thousands of fans nationwide, Santa Monica is known as the home of Gaelic Storm and the band is back at work converting new fans with the release of their 10th album. Gaelic Storm, a five piece Celtic-rock band born in Santa Monica, just released a retrospective album, Full Irish. The album recently went to #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart and pulls from the band’s last six albums, or 10 of their 17-year history. “Full Irish pays tribute to the group’s diverse journey. The album features sea shanties and drinking songs, traditional tunes and originals, instrumental workouts and vocal showcases,” said their release announcement. In addition to their big hits, it includes several previously unrecorded songs that have special meaning to the band and its fans. Founding member Steve Twigger said his favorite track on the entire album is their cover of Whisky in a Jar, a song they had previously avoided. He said the song is almost everyone’s introduction to Celtic music and it was time to put the band’s stamp on the standard. “It’s sort of a gateway song and I never get tired of hearing it and I think we’ve got a NEW YEAR really nice version of it.” It also includes “Irish Party in Third Matthew Hall [email protected] Class,” a song that made the band famous after they performed in the movie “Titanic.” Will Rogers Learning Community Twigger said they has resisted playing the held a back to school barbecue to movie-song for years as a means of building introduce new students and parents their own reputation but he said fans love it to the school and principal Elizabeth and the album’s reception is a sign of how Cochran. In addition to dinner, activ- much fans appreciate the compilation. ities included playground games, “We’ve been surprised at how well it’s information on the PTA and a engi- been received out there,” he said. “I guess for neering challenge to build towers a lot of people, it’s a great little package for out of marshmallows and spaghetti. SEE STORM PAGE 7

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Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica 6th Annual Texas Hold Em’ Poker Tournament Saturday August 23, 2014 What’s Up at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel 5-11 PM Westside $125 Buy in (Includes $2000 in chips & a buffet dinner) OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA

Proceeds benefit youth oriented programs and grants including academic and music Saturday, August 16 photos and stories as we look forward scholarships through Kiwanis Charities to our upcoming remodel. Materials 9 Major prizes awarded to the final table! Children’s Hands-On History shared may be posted to SHARE Santa Santa Monica History Museum Monica, a local history-sharing website BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE - Collared shirts 1350 7th Street, 11 a.m. hosted by the Library. and slacks required for gentlemen. The Santa Monica History Museum No jeans, gym shorts, or t-shirts. invites children and their parents to their The Elements of free monthly Hands-On History series, to Mystery Author Panel be held at 11 a.m. on the third Saturday Main Library morning of every month. Children, ages 601 Santa Monica Blvd. 2 - 4 p.m. TO BUY IN – Call 6 and up, are invited to participate in a Join us as we wrap up our season of related hands-on craft activity following Adult Summer Reading with a fun and Eula Fritz @ 310-458-8988 Or email [email protected] the lesson. RSVP is requested; registra- free-wheeling author panel of mystery Kathy Irby @ 310-882-4800 x 2239 Or email [email protected] tion is available at the door. For more writers, including moderator Naomi Or visit www.kiwanisclubsm.org information contact Danielle, (310) 395- Hirahara (Murder on Bamboo Lane), Kim 2290 or [email protected]. Fay (The Map of Lost Memories), Samuel W. Gailey (Deep Winter), Rachel Class reunion Howzell Hall (Land of Shadows) and Don Santa Monica Beach Club Passman (The Amazing Harvey). The talk 201 Palisades Beach Road, 6:30 p.m. will be followed by a book sale and sign- The SAMOHI class of 1969 is having ing and author meet ‘n’ greet. their 45th reunion Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup Free rock show Dockweiler State Beach McCabe’s Bar & Grill 12501 Vista Del Mar, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2455 Santa Monica Blvd., 9 p.m. Monthly Nothin’ But Sand cleanups are Spend your Saturday night at McCabe’s public events open for all to join. This is Bar & Grill for drinks and live local music. a great opportunity for you and your Featured acts are Enemy Proof, Shindig family, friends or associates to get Avenue, Sounds Of Era, and Mother involved. We take care of the setup, all Rose. This event is free. Play Pool, you need to do is show up. Volunteers Shuffleboard, and kick back with a few must be 13 years old if you are dropping drinks while you enjoy great live music. off, or if younger than 13, must be accompanied by an adult supervising. Master Gardeners at the Market Call 800 HEAL BAY, x148 if you have Virginia Avenue Park questions or concerns. 2200 Virginia Ave., 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Helping you grow more of your own food, even in an urban setting. Master Sunday, August 17 Gardeners provide free gardening tips, solutions to gardening problems, seeds Jazz on the Lawn and seedlings as well as their technical Stewart Street Park expertise based on the Master Gardener 1819 Stewart Street, 5 - 7 p.m. Volunteer Training Program which pro- Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents vides intense gardening training empha- the 9th annual Jazz on the Lawn summer sizing organic gardening and covers veg- concert series. Bring a picnic, blanket, etables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees, beach chair, and family and friends of all soils, composting, pests and harvesting. ages for a sampling of jazz each Sunday The Master Gardeners of Los Angeles in August. There will be food trucks at visit the Pico Farmers Market on the each concert. third Saturday of each month The 26th Annual Poetry Fest SHARE Santa Monica Workshop Kaufman Brentwood Branch Library Fairview Branch Library 11820 San Vicente Blvd., 2 p.m. 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 3 - 5 p.m. Featuring local poets reading their origi- Share your memories of Fairview’s role in the community and in your life with SEE LISTINGS PAGE 3

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Malibu ing forward to being part of the exhibition. more info about the band, see FB page at the 39 Steps, all the while trying to avoid Two Diverse Artists “When I first saw Malibleu Gallery, sur- www.facebook.com/TheCountryLegends. being framed for murder (and being tossed Show at Malibleu Gallery rounded by plants and containing a tree in Malibleu Gallery is located at 21201 Pacific from a speeding train). the middle of the room, I felt an apprecia- Coast Hwy. @ Las Flores Canyon, in the THE 39 STEPS has been seen by over Malibleu Gallery presents an opening tion for the uniqueness of the spaces Cosentino’s Center. Visit three million people in over 39 countries. reception for a new group show. Inspired showing art while being like a little gem of www.facebook.com/MalibleuArt for more Directed by The Second City’s Ron West. by the ocean, “Wavelength” will spotlight art itself,” she said. information. Produced by Malibu Playhouse’s Claudia different perspectives all relating to the Harker is set to show her work as part EDITED BY MATTHEW HALL Zahn and Rick D. Wasserman. balmy and beautiful Malibu beach. Roberta of the group exhibit: California Dreaming: Malibu THE 39 STEPS will have previews Oct. Dillon, Gallery Director of Malibleu Gallery An International Portrait of Southern Malibu Playhouse 15 and 16, and will run Oct. 17 - Nov. 23, has curated the past two exhibitions. California which features 53 artists and with performances on Fridays and Landscape photographer, Scott will commence at Palazzo dell Provincia di announces first show Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tansey will be featuring three of his aer- Frosinone in Frosinone, Italy. The next two of 2014-15 season Call (310) 589-1998 now to reserve tickets, ial photographs. Tansey is no stranger to stops will both be in California, at the Malibu Playhouse has announced the All actors who wish to audition should shooting water scenes and coastal Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside first show of the 2014-2015 season will be send a headshot/resume to casting@mal- views. Known for Panoramic photogra- and the Riverside Art Museum in the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning ibuplayhouse.org. Auditions will be held phy, Tansey has traveled all over the Riverside. Visit www.brookeharker.com for THE 39 STEPS. Written by renowned play- in Malibu on Aug. 20 and 21, and in world in search of the perfect shot. more information. wright Patrick Barlow and based on the Hollywood on Aug. 22. Callbacks are Aug. Tansey has had the chance to have his Additional artists include: Michael B. Alfred Hitchcock classic film, this hilarious 24 in Malibu. Sides will be provided. photography featured in many national Wood, Jim Evans, Ned Evans, Jimmy Z. whodunit has double-crossing secret Rehearsals are Sept. 15 - October 16. and local publications as well as group Ganzer, Carole Garland, Diane Nelson Gold, agents, death-defying chases and devas- Malibu Playhouse will be announcing shows at bG Gallery (Bergamot Station), Andriana Guidi, Deb Haugen, Barbara tatingly beautiful women. And with only plans for the rest of the season soon. For Trunk Gallery, Santa Monica Art Studios, Kosoff, Jill McDonell, and Eugenie Spirito. four actors portraying more than 130 char- more information, please contact us: Venice Arts and more. His work is cur- The opening reception for acters in a fast-paced, uproarious 100 min- (310) 589-1998 or www.malibuplay- rently on view at Figtree’s Café in Venice “Wavelength” at Malibleu Gallery will be utes, the show promises to leave you gasp- house.org. Malibu Playhouse is a non- Beach. For more info about the work of Aug. 16 from 4 - 7 p.m. The Country ing for breath. profit 501(c)3 corporation - 99 seat Scott Tansey, see his website at Legends will perform the legendary music This brilliantly madcap comic thriller Equity theatre located at 29243 Pacific www.scotttanseyphoto.com. of Johnny Cash, June Carter, Patsy Cline, follows our dashing would-be hero Richard Coast Highway in Malibu. Painter Brooke Harker said she is look- as well as some blues classics too. For Hannay as he races to solve the mystery of — MH

Main Street Farmers’ Market “Classic Jazz Music” the 3rd Sunday of Experience the benefit of yoga for flexibili- LISTINGS Main Street at Ocean Park Boulevard every month featuring the Hot Jazz of the ty, strength and balance, breathing prac- FROM PAGE 2 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1930’s, Swingin’ Jazz of the 1940’s, and tices to calm the nervous system, and Enjoy one of Santa Monica’s farmers mar- Cool Jazz of the 1950’s. A large dance guided relaxation to soothe the mind. All kets, widely considered to be among the floor, bar, great food and free parking avail- levels are welcome. Drop in ($15/class) or nal compositions. Admission is free and best on the west coast and featuring field- able. Admission for members is $10; non- a 5 week session for $62. Ages 12+ Mon, open to the public. Following the readings, fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of veg- members $15. Call (310) 395-1471 for 8/11-9/15 the Friends will host a reception for poets etables, brilliant cut flowers, more information. and guests. For more information, call breads, cheeses, delicious foods, Beach Volleyball - Adult (310) 575-8273. live music and more. Annenberg Beach House 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, 6 - 7 p.m. Shark Sundays at the aquarium Monday, August 18 L.A. Café Plays Co-ed classes for ages 16 and up. All lev- Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Ruskin Theatre Architectural Review Board els are welcome. $25/class or 1600 Ocean Front Walk, 3:30 p.m. 3000 Airport Ave., 7:30 & 9 p.m. Meeting $48/session (4 classes). You can watch and listen to an informative Cafe Plays gives directors, actors and writ- presentation about these often misunder- City Hall ers the chance to create a one-act play Pool Open-$1 Splash Day stood animals while our horn and swell 1685 Main St., 7 p.m. from scratch in 10 1/2 hours before pre- Annenberg Beach House sharks cruise around the tank, noses out The ARB generally meets on the first and senting it the same evening to a live audi- 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. of the water, mouths open, anticipating the third Mondays of each month unless there ence. Five one-act plays, bound by a com- Pool admission is $1 per person Mondays meal to come. Expect a splash of seawa- is a holiday. Meetings are held in the City mon theme and locale, are staged each throughout summer, excluding holidays. All ter if you’re close enough to the exhibit. Council Chambers at City Hall unless oth- night. Call (310) 397-3244 or visit members of your party must be present Watch a shark-themed film - they’re shown erwise noted. Visit www.ruskingrouptheatre.com for more when purchasing pool passes. Daily pass- at scheduled intervals throughout the after- http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD information. Admission: $10. es go on sale at 9:30 a.m. Pool reserva- noon. Also, stop by our pier exhibit, and /Boards-Commissions/Architectural- tions are not available for see if you can find our Pacific angel shark. Review-Board to view current agendas. Jazz Party Dollar Splash Monday. Everyone is invited to make a fun shark The Lodge Yoga Location: Annenberg craft project to take home. 1600 Ocean Park Blvd., 1 - 5 p.m. Annenberg Beach House Community Beach House Jazz Forum of Santa Monica presents 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, 9 - 10 a.m. SMALLSTARTUP? BUSINESS LET ME HELP YOU SUCCEED

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Your column here PUBLISHER Send comments to [email protected] Sam Tolkin Send comments to [email protected] Ross Furukawa [email protected] News Flash Editor Santa Monica’s Opportunity Sites EDITOR IN CHIEF I am ever so tired of reading the garbage Matthew Hall written by the people that want the airport shut THE AMERICA OXFORD DICTIONARY defines Such a bridge could serve also to make the Pier [email protected] down. News flash! The airport was there first! opportunity as a time or set of circumstances that more ADA compliant and family friendly. The cities of Santa Monica and Los Angeles are suitable for a particular purpose. Our city Further, parking on the Pier should be eliminat- STAFF WRITER should never have allowed housing to be built in planning staff in formulating the Downtown ed as inherently problematic to its structure and David Mark Simpson line with either end of the runway. Those areas Specific Plan (DSP) has identified a total of eight pedestrians. [email protected] should have been kept for safety zones/park- sites. As follows: The Sears site being adjacent to the station lands. could accommodate transit related parking with STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER As for the cat analogy, with the steady 1. The new Expo Station and its’ adjacent City owned prop- housing above, both moderate and affordable, as Paul Alvarez Jr. advances we have seen in aviation, there never erty. Multiple transit related are envisioned at this site. well as a pedestrian bridge to Tongva Park. [email protected] were any nice house cats, only lion cubs. Any The current Miramar Hotel should be allowed “intelligent” person should know what cute lit- 2. The Sears Building property adjacent to the Expo to renovate or rebuild to the density and height Morgan Genser tle lion cubs become, the potential size of Station under construction. currently allowed taking into account the historic [email protected] future aircraft and that those locations were nature of its existing assets. As there is a new never the right place to build or buy a home. 3. The Miramar Hotel and proposed for significant rede- design architect, I will withhold any judgment CONTRIBUTING WRITERS A small noisy minority, who made bad choices, velopment including a hotel and condominium (+/- until his concept is made public. Whatever is pro- Bill Bauer, David Pisarra, is being pandered to by the city council, in a ploy 320’tower). posed should reflect the parking requirements of Charles Andrews, Jack Neworth, to gain their votes despite the horrific damage the current ordinances without reductions. Lloyd Garver, Sarah A. Spitz, the council has caused to our entire city. A coun- 4. Ocean / 2nd and Santa Monica Blvd. Site currently The Ocean Ave./Santa Monica Boulevard Taylor Van Arsdale, Merv Hecht, cil that has stacked the airport commission with being proposed as a hotel and museum, designed by Site with its multi-storey hotel and condo pro- Cynthia Citron, Michael Ryan, a close or cripple agenda, is controlled by big Frank Gehry and including the ubiquitous affordable posal should also be scaled down to reflect the JoAnne Barge, Margarita Rozenbaoum development, in its present form cannot be trust- housing (+/- 260’). existing zoning. It should be 3-4 stories in com- ed, and for the most part should be thrown out. pliance with current codes, maintain the land- Under no circumstances should we close an 5. Ocean / Colorado Site currently the Wyndham hotel mark structures on the site and not be required VICE PRESIDENT– airport that is an important asset to the major- to be demolished and replaced with a terraced 9-15 to provide affordable housing. By example, one BUSINESS OPERATIONS ity of Santa Monica residents. It’s the same old story hotel (+/-175’). only has to look at the new Shore Hotel down Rob Schwenker story of another small tail trying to wag a large the street. [email protected] dog. It was their choice alone to build or buy in 6. 4th / 5th and Arizona. The City owned property des- The Ocean and Colorado site, the Wyndham the wrong place, no matter what year they ignated to be hotel, office, commercial, affordable hous- Hotel, should be allowed to rebuild replacing like JUNIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE made it, they need to take responsibility for ing, public space and parking (+/- 148’). for like in regard to height, lot coverage, parking, Rose Mann that mistake like adults. etc. The proposed design missed an opportunity [email protected] That’s what is wrong in today’s society, 7. 5th and Broadway. The Fred Segel site slated to be com- to be integrated into what might have been an namely, everyone feels that everything is always mercial and residential with some affordable housing. above grade terminus of the Expo and a dramat- OPERATIONS MANAGER someone else’s fault. If the anti-airporters must ic Pacific Window access to the Pier. Jenny Medina blame someone else, they should point their col- 8. City owned property adjacent to the Big Blue Bus Yards The 4th/5th and Arizona site SMa.r.t. has dis- [email protected] lective finger at their city government. The anti- to be developed in a way to enhance the bus operations, cussed in detail in a position paper which airporters want a park, here is how they can provide open space and affordable housing. expressed the belief that this City owned parcel have one. The City of Santa Monica should use be developed as a major sorely needed Plaza PRODUCTION MANAGER the money being spent for water wasting, It appears from a glance that development on space with only low rise structures, perhaps a Darren Ouellette power-grid taxing, gridlock producing, pollution these sites has been generously assigned to the boutique hotel, some appropriate commercial, [email protected] causing low income housing on every corner in developer owners and to developers as surrogates shade trees and fountains, and perhaps a tall town and exercise “Eminent Domain” to buy and for the City. This is not necessarily a bad mar- iconic piece of public art. This development ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER remove any housing in the area that constitutes riage but are the citizens getting the full value would exist above a City owned multi-level Cocoa Dixon a proper safety zone, like LAX did in between from these agreements? In the case of the City garage with revenue solely the City’s. The Plaza the end if its runway and the beach, and have it owned property at Arizona and 4th, it will be vio- would be connected to the 3rd Street Promenade CIRCULATION double as a park. My father bought a house here lating its own development guidelines, i.e. zoning by a mid-block arcade. Keith Wyatt and worked for Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica ordinances, heights, setbacks, floor area ratios The 5th and Broadway site familiarly known Osvaldo Paganini in 1942, loved aviation all of his life and even he (density). This will benefit the developers at the as the eastern portion of the Fred Segal site [email protected] knew better than to build or buy his house right expense of the scale of our beachfront communi- should be developed adhering to current zoning next to the airport. ty. Another case where opportunity means into residential and neighborhood/transit orient- Walt Nickelson exceeding the code for excessive profit. ed commercial. In every one of these sites there Santa Monica My fundamental question as an architects, should be strict requirements for open space and TO ADVERTISE IN THE does the selection of these eight sites represent an sufficient parking. SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS underlying vision for our city’s downtown The Big Blue Bus Yards site should be devel- IN PRINT OR DIGITAL, beyond the simple zoning restrictions? It appears oped as a transit interchange or hub allowing PLEASE CALL not. City residents access to the Expo terminal by way 310-458-7737 or email Considering each of the opportunity sites, I’ve of smaller feeder busses, jitneys, taxis, autos and [email protected] yet to discern any particular logic in their place- bikes. Expo riders would benefit from improved ment other than those adjacent to the Expo Line. access to the rest of downtown. Sites 1, 2, 5 and 8, The Expo station and the adjacent opportuni- would be a linear transit related corridor and ty sites should have transit related activities and developed cohesively We have you covered uses such as commuter parking, transit related Opportunity sites in downtown abound but 1640 5th Street, Suite 218 commercial and convenient interfaces with other we as residents should insist on these being devel- Santa Monica, CA 90401 modes of transportation, i.e. bus, taxi, bike, as oped to enhance and respect our quality of life. OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) well as enhance pedestrian access to Downtown They should all have significant architecture but FAX (310) 576-9913 and the Pier as primary destinations. should not be allowed to become opportunistic To put some perspective on the magnitude of monuments to satisfy few at the expense of many. these, it is expected that by 2030 this location will In planning Santa Monica, the staff, planning need to accommodate a ridership of 60,000 per commission and the council should free them- day or 2/3 of the city’s current population. selves from the ordinary, develop a visionary The Santa Monica Daily Press This figure begs the question. Was this indeed overall concept for the downtown at a scale that is published six days a week, the optimum location? In my opinion it was not we as residents expect. It should not be one that Monday through Saturday. and like the decision to run the line on grade is a will further stress the fabric and infrastructure of 19,000 daily circulation, 46,450 daily readership. Circulation is audited major missed “opportunity.” our downtown. We need to re-establish trust and and verified by Circulation Verification The line should at minimum have been elevat- transparency while planning our downtown. Council, 2014. Serving the City of Santa Monica, and the communities of ed throughout the Downtown area running These sites should be considered “public benefit Venice Beach, Brentwood, West LA. down Colorado terminating adjacent to the sites”, not opportunity to exceed code for exces- Members of CNPA, AFCP, CVC, Associated Press, IFPA, Santa Monica Wyndham Hotel. A new pedestrian bridge and/or sive profit. Chamber of Commerce.

people mover should have planned to move the PUBLISHED BY NEWLON ROUGE, LLC tens of thousands of visitors to and from the Pier. SAM TOLKIN is a Santa Monica Architect © 2014 Newlon Rouge, LLC, all rights reserved.

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JOHN ROGERS “It’s definitely a what-you-look-like Associated Press industry,” laughs Dalager, adding Levin seems to know that better than anyone. BEVERLY HILLS You couldn’t miss Levin, 56, himself looks like he could Hollywood talent agent Sid Levin’s office in have walked out of a movie about an old- the old days: It wasn’t much bigger than a time agent in the mold of “Broadway Danny closet and it was sometimes filled with bur- Rose.” He’s short, paunchy and, on this day, glars, bank robbers and gang members, all dressed in slacks and a pull-over blue shirt trying to break into the movies. with a gold medallion hanging around his These days you’ll find everyone from Gulf neck. War veterans to a 15-time world arm- Thirty years ago, the former stand-up wrestling champion there, and Levin didn’t comic and singing-telegram salesman put bring them in for protection. They’re look- up a shingle in a tiny office at the fabled but ing to be movie stars, too. then-faded intersection of Hollywood and In a town where seemingly everyone Vine. “People told me I had to move because wants to be a star, but few look like James nobody would go there after dark,” he Franco or Scarlett Johansson, Levin is the recalled of Hollywood’s rougher days. talent agent who represents the people who Kids from the even rougher streets of look like the rest of us. Some play tough guys South Los Angeles would, however, especial- because they once were. Or hard-core mili- ly after Levin got seven of them roles in tary types because they were that. director John Singleton’s breakthrough “I am kind of the strange guy here in movie “Boyz n the Hood” in 1991. They had Hollywood,” says Levin from behind the been sent to him by a Compton acting coach desk of his office, which is actually just down named Anthony Bean who was trying to get the road in adjacent Beverly Hills.“I rep a lot them away from street gangs. of talented people, but people who are kind “Don’t ask me why and how I found Sid. of the underdog. But that’s OK. I’m the I don’t even recall,” laughs Bean, who has underdog, too.” since returned to his native New Orleans to One of his breakout underdogs is the arm- run an acting school for inner-city youth. wrestling champion and former juvenile hall But in a business that can be cut-throat, guard Dot-Marie Jones. She’s been nominat- Bean said he just got a feeling the fast-talk- ed for three Emmys since landing the role of ing agent wouldn’t rip off naive street kids. Coach Beiste on “Glee.” Although she missed The next break came when a tough look- out on a nomination at this month’s awards ing Latino actor from one of LA’s roughest show, he says, he’s confident she’ll get one barrios came through the door. When eventually - because she’s that good. Danny Trejo started to work regularly, Levin On his desk, meanwhile, is an old-fash- recalls, he volunteered at prisoner work- ioned Rolodex with a list of more than 100 shops and began sending his students to names, many of people you’ve likely never him. heard of but realize you sort of recognize “Ex-cons that were bank robbers and from somewhere. what have you started showing up, and that WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN There’s Abdoulaye N’gom, for example. was kind of dicey,” he recalls, chuckling. The Senegalese-born actor who came to Los Still, he might have kept representing ex- Angeles 35 years ago with the unlikely dream cons, gang members and their associates if TO GOOD PEOPLE BECAUSE of becoming a movie star, although he spoke tragedy hadn’t struck. Dedrik Gobert, one of little English and what he did came out in a the South LA kids he’d gotten into “Boyz n thick accent reflecting the years he’d spent in the Hood,” seemed headed for stardom. He OF THE CARELESSNESS OR Senegal and France. was making money and spending it restor- “But Sid said, ‘There’s just something ing old cars. about you. I know you’re going to work,’” Unfortunately, he raced one day against a NEGLIGENCE OF OTHERS. recalled the actor who after years of small gang member, they argued afterward and he parts in films like “George of the Jungle” was shot to death. recently played the kindly hotel manager in “I still think about him a lot,” Levin says the Drew Barrymore-Adam Sandler comedy softly. “It was just so senseless.” “Blended.” As most of the kids from LA’s mean Free Consultation Likewise, when Levin saw the square- streets drifted away from acting, and some jawed, no-nonsense-looking Coast Guard like Trejo who became big stars moved on to Over $25 Million Recovered Petty Officer Mike Dalager, he says, he knew other, more prominent representation, just what roles to send him after. Dalager’s Levin began to focus more on military and been a cop, a soldier and a member of the law enforcement people. •CATASTROPHIC PERSONAL INJURIES crew of The Enterprise in “Star Trek: Into He figured they have as much right to Darkness.”Not that he always plays the good dream of being movie and TV stars as any- •WRONGFUL DEATH guy. He was also a Taliban militiaman in body else. •MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS “Eagle Eye.” “Talented is talented,” he says. •BICYCLE ACCIDENTS •SPINAL CORD INJURIES •TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES •DOG BITES •TRIP & FALLS

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courtesy Will Byington Photography GAELIC STORM: The band’s new album, Full Irish, is available now.

abode. The beach bum was Steve Twigger STORM and the gift was a framed Guinness poster FROM PAGE 1 and to this day is still hanging on the walls of O’Brien’s on Main Street in Santa Monica.” them. It pretty much is the set list of most of Twigger said the bar and the Santa our shows anyway. I didn’t quite understand Monica attitude were critically important to the power of the work that we’ve already forming the foundations of the group. He done, to us it’s old because we do it every said the bar became a gathering spot for night, but to our fans who have maybe seen individuals where no one cared about what us three or four times this is an exciting they did for work. I was a place for enjoying package.” the camaraderie of a pint, shared music and The album is named after the infamous the occasional tall tale. Irish breakfast served in pubs worldwide. “If “We didn’t take ourselves seriously, we you’ve had a full Irish breakfast, it’s a bit of were laughing and joking, just having the everything on that plate and it’s delicious greatest party on stage every night,” he said and filling. I know it’s super corny, but I of the early shows in the bars backroom. “It hope that (the album) is sort of well-bal- was a release for a lot of people from the ten- anced satisfying for everyone,” said Twigger. sion of their daily work.” Twigger met the other founding member The freewheeling spirit born on Main Patrick Murphy 17 years ago when Murphy Street has become a hallmark of their shows moved to California from his native Ireland and is a reflection of their larger musical and found himself managing O’Brien’s Irish philosophy, to tell stories and sing songs Pub on Main Street. When then “beach about the people, places and characters bum” Twigger brought the new bar an open- they’ve encountered. ing night gift, a lifelong friendship was “There are many bands that I can say this formed that grew into the immensely suc- about: they sound nice enough but once you cessful Gaelic Storm group. see the band, the album takes on a whole In his official biography, Murphy tells it new meaning for you and I think that’s the this way: same for us. Once you’ve seen us, you see the “On opening night a beach bum walked energy and spirit of the band infused with into the bar. We said sorry we’re not open the words, music and melody, it has a whole just yet, we’ll open the doors at 6 p.m. He different meaning for you.” said he was just dropping off a good luck gift Full Irish is available on iTunes or from for the bar and just wanted to say hello. The www.gaelicstorm.com/store. bum was a neighbor and wanted to thank us by opening a bar 1-1/2 blocks from his [email protected] Sports 8 WEEKEND EDITION, AUGUST 16-17, 2014 Visit us online at www.smdp.com SURF REPORT Pepperdine Golfer advances to US Amateur semis

Associated Press Connors, coming off his senior season at Kent State, reached the semifinals for the JOHNS CREEK Pepperdine junior Frederick second straight year. He took a 2-up lead Wedel advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifi- with a birdie win on the par-4 16th and nals Friday, beating 36-year-old Pittsburgh matched Olsen with a par on 17. financial adviser Nathan Smith 4 and 3 at “Obviously, it feels great to be back in the Atlanta Athletic Club. same position as last year,” Connors said. The 19-year-old Wedel, from The “I’m really excited and happy with my play Woodlands, Texas, won two of the first three and pumped up for the next couple of days.” holes against Smith, a four-time U.S. Mid- McCarthy, a senior at Virginia, is playing Amateur champion. Wedel took a 4-up lead in the event for the sixth straight year and with consecutive birdie wins on Nos. 12 and was a semifinalist in 2013. He won three of 13 and closed out the match with a par halve the first five holes and never allowed on the par-3 15th. Robledo, a senior at Houston, to square the “I knew I had to get off to a hot start and match. McCarthy closed the match with a take control of the match early, and once I birdie win on the 16th. had it, I never gave it up,” Wedel said. “That “It feels pretty good,” McCarthy said. “I was the key.” haven’t been on the best end of the U.S. Wedel, making his first appearance in the Amateur. It has not been too kind to me in event, will face South Korea’s Gunn Yang in the past, but that’s all the past. I’m kind of the semifinals. Yang beat high school senior just focused on what I’m doing right now at Cameron Young of Scarborough, New York, this moment and that’s my semifinal match 2 up. against Corey Connors.” In the other semifinal, Canada’s Corey Conners will play Denny McCarthy of Rockville, Maryland. Conners beat Zachary Ducks re-sign Jakob Olsen of Cordova, Tennessee, 2 and 1, and Surf Forecasts Water Temp: 69.8° McCarthy topped Roman Robledo of Silfverberg to 1-year deal Harlingen, Texas, 3 and 2. SATURDAY – FAIR TO GOOD – SURF: 3-4 ft waist to shoulder high Smith, the oldest player to advance to ANAHEIM The Anaheim Ducks have re- Holding blend of South and SW swells - 4-5’+ sets for summer magnets; match play, was making his 14th appearance signed forward Jakob Silfverberg to a Minimal WNW/NW swell mix; Cleanest in AM in the event. one-year, $850,500 contract. SUNDAY – FAIR – SURF: 3-4 ft waist to chest high “Even though he’s a four-time USGA The Ducks announced the deal with Holding blend of South and SW swells; possible WNW/NW swell mix; champion, it didn’t faze me one bit,” Wedel the restricted free agent on Friday. watching the tropics; Cleanest in AM said.“I felt like I had an advantage being that Silfverberg had 10 goals and 13 assists it’s this deep in the tournament and I feel in 52 games during his first season with MONDAY – FAIR – SURF: 2-3 ft Knee to chest high like I’m more fresh than he is. I just wanted the Ducks, who acquired the two-way Overlapping blend of South and SW swells; Minimal WNW/NW swell mix; to make sure I drove it well and put pressure forward from Ottawa last summer in a watching the tropics; Cleanest in AM on him early.” trade for Bobby Ryan. Yang, a sophomore at San Diego State, After scoring four goals in his first TUESDAY – FAIR – SURF: 2-3 ft Knee to chest high Overlapping blend of South and SW swells; Minimal WNW/NW swell mix; took the lead with a par win on the par-3 four games with his new team, watching the tropics; Cleanest in AM 17th and finished off Young with an eagle on Silfverberg missed 24 games early in the the par-5 18th. Yang’s tee shot on 18 season with a broken right hand. He bounced off the top of the brick wall border- added two goals in 13 postseason games ing the adjoining lake and left him with a for the Pacific Division champions. 130-yard approach. The 23-year-old Silfverberg also won “This course is all about the last five a silver medal with Sweden at the Sochi holes, because it can change the match Olympics last February. around just the right way,” said Yang, who Forward Devante Smith-Pelly is the birdied the final three holes Thursday to Ducks’ only unsigned restricted free beat top-ranked Ollie Schniederjans. “I’m agent. He led Anaheim with five postsea- just trying to focus on my game and execute son goals. every singleBroadway shot and see how it goes.” Wine & Spirits

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Weekend Edition, August 16-17, 2014 JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So This year you often say one thing yet do another, which sends ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult conflicting messages. You are beginning a new luck and life The Meaning of Lila By John Forgetta & L.A. Rose ★★★ Average cycle, and the first year is considered to be the most fortunate. If you are single, you could meet your match this year. Until you are sure you are with the right person, do not commit. If you are attached, your sweetie will call attention to your mixed messages, and this will give you the opportunity to eliminate this trait. Consider making a mutual goal a reality. Your happiness will be contagious. TAURUS can be a stick in the mud.

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