Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006 Volume 5, Issue 170 Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues STATE NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPARD Hollywood sequel is Budhia Singh, 4, of Bhubaneswar, place to be, not flee India, has been a runner for two years, Right on the money and on May 2 (under the watchful eye BY CHRISTINA ALMEIDA of his coach) ran 40 miles in about EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second installment in a series of articles examining the proposed 2006-07 Santa Monica city budget. seven hours (but doctors quoted in a Associated Press Writer Reuters dispatch severely criticized BY KEVIN HERRERA which pays for core services such as finances remain strong. the coach for setting Singh up for car- LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s Daily Press Staff Writer street repair, police and fire protec- A key contributor, but one often tilage damage and other ailments). And Terry Durham of Fort Lauderdale, best days were behind her. tion, libraries and the salaries of city overlooked, according to city offi- Fla., has been preaching since he was The glamour of the ‘20s had CITY HALL — As the City Council staff. The other half, around $219 cials, is City Hall’s investment port- 4, and now at age 8, in his suit and long ago been replaced by crime considers spending priorities for the million, is dedicated to specific proj- folio. alligator shoes, holds forth at the True Gospel Deliverance Ministry church and grime. Teenage runaways next fiscal year, much attention has ects or programs, such as Big Blue While not the most significant of and elsewhere in the state. Durham, mingled with prostitutes at the been paid to the city’s diverse, but Bus operations, redevelopment, and all sources of revenue, the collection described in a South Florida Sun- city’s most storied intersection, balanced sources of revenue. trash collection and disposal. of federal securities, corporate bonds Sentinel profile, kicks his leg in the air and wails, “The Lord makes you feel Hollywood and Vine. From property and sales taxes to If approved by the council, the and funds held in restricted trusts good. He says, ‘Who am I?’ I am Doctor Yet something curious hap- licenses and permit fees, it is esti- proposed budget will represent the offer a safe and reliable cash flow. Feelgood.’ Yeah!” pened. Hollywood refused to mated the city will generate more largest spending package in the city’s City Hall is prohibited from tak- TODAY IN HISTORY fade away. than $451 million in the next fiscal history, showing that even in times ing significant risks with the public’s The first signs of life surfaced year, a little more than half of which of mild economic growth across the Today is the 150th day of 2006. a decade ago with new night- will help support the general fund, state and the nation, Santa Monica’s See PORTFOLIO, page 5 There are 215 days left in the year. clubs and restaurants. Now, peo- On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, con- ple are flocking to Hollywood to demned as a heretic, was burned at live in thousands of luxury con- the stake in Rouen, France. Long-term memory In 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando dos and apartments. de Soto landed in Florida. More than $1 billion in resi- In 1854, the territories of Nebraska dential development is slated for and Kansas were established. a few blocks surrounding In 1883, 12 people were trampled to death when a rumor that the recently Hollywood Boulevard and Vine opened Brooklyn Bridge was in immi- Street — an unprecedented nent danger of collapsing triggered a buildup designed to bring the stampede. In 1911, Indianapolis saw its first long- “It” factor back to a place that distance auto race; Ray Harroun was once was the epicenter of cool. the winner. “Five years ago we were des- In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington by Chief perate for any development. Now Justice William Howard Taft. we can pick and choose,” said In 1943, American forces secured the City Council President Eric Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese during World War II. Garcetti, whose district includes Hollywood. QUOTE OF THE DAY The turnaround began in the “Only the man who finds everything mid-1980s when the city created wrong and expects it to get worse is a redevelopment area in thought to have a clear brain.” Hollywood. Subway stops were JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH later added, and a group of mer- AMERICAN ECONOMIST (1908-2006) chants banded together a decade INDEX ago to form a business improve- Horoscopes ment district and step up securi- ty patrols. New vistas, Scorpio 2 All this prompted developers Snow & Surf Report to invest hundreds of millions of Water temperature: 63° 3 dollars to revitalize the area’s entertainment core, anchored by Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Opinion the Hollywood & Highland Ben Kennedy, 95, visits the grave site of his late wife Myrtle during Santa Monica’s 68th Memorial Day Celebration at How to choose wisely 4 Center, home of the Kodak Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday. Kennedy and his wife were married for 53 years. National Theatre and the Academy Bye-bye, beach bonfires 8 Awards. Now Hollywood is a place to SM Parenting be rather than flee, with more Baby’s first Banana Boat 10 Day laborers wearing out welcome than 3,500 residential units in People in the News the works. BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON the SMPD’s patrol and narcotics different strategies. He declined to Pitt, Jolie spread the wealth 15 “Everywhere we looked we Daily Press Staff Writer units will be in the area to suppress cite specifics of deployment. saw an opportunity,” said Shaul illegal drug activity. The move was prompted by com- Comics Kuba, principal and founder of 11th STREET — Police say they “We don’t want to stop people plaints by business owners and resi- Laugh it up 16 CIM Group, owner of will beef up patrols here as a result of from making a living, but at the dents in the 11th Street and Classifieds Hollywood & Highland and loitering day laborers, but some same time, whenever you have a sit- Colorado Avenue area, who say day Ad space odyssey 17-18 developer of several pending res- business leaders are still waiting to uation where people congregate laborers are using and dealing drugs. idential-retail projects. see an increased presence. there can be illicit activity,” Butts They also are frequently seen drink- Service Directory Santa Monica Police Chief James said, adding his officers will work See HOLLYWOOD, page 6 Pipe dreams 19 T. Butts Jr. recently announced that undercover and in uniform, using See DAY LABORERS, page 5 CONGA DRUM Back by popular demand... 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