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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2004 Volume 3, Issue 56 FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues L O T T O Councilman Eyes on the prize FANTASY 5 10, 2, 30, 27, 28 DAILY 3 Afternoon picks: 5, 7, 5 sued in small Evening picks: 2, 1, 9 DAILY DERBY 1st Place: 7, Eureka claims court 2nd Place: 12, Lucky Charms 3rd Place: 10, Solid Gold Party is Green with envy over $10,000 Race Time: 1:46.05 BY JOHN WOOD NEWS OF Daily Press Staff Writer THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepard SM COURTHOUSE — The LA Green Party isn’t giving up on the $10,000 it claims a city councilman In a deposition earlier this year as took three years ago, suing Mike Feinstein in small part of his divorce proceedings (and claims court and demanding he return a January 2001 released in November), the presi- donation intended for the party. Feinstein allegedly dent’s brother, Neil Bush, admitted deposited the funds into a personal account. that he had had sex with several The confusion surrounding the $10,000 check has women while on business trips in caused a lot of discomfort for the Green Party, as well as Asia, but that he did not seek them Feinstein. The former Santa Monica mayor has main- out, insisting that they simply came to tained all along that he used the money to pay rent on an his door. Asked his ex-wife’s lawyer, unsanctioned party office on Pico Boulevard. Party offi- “Mr. Bush, you have to admit it’s a cials admit some of the money was used for rent, but said pretty remarkable thing for a man just Feinstein still owes them in excess of $6,800. Del Pastrana/Daily Press to go to a hotel room door and open it While one Green Party member’s efforts prompted a and have a woman standing there Haley Hyatt, 5, appears distracted while trying to score points in a game of police probe of Feinstein in March, the Los Angeles cannonball at the Santa Monica Pier arcade one recent afternoon. and have sex with her.” Responded District Attorney’s Office has decided not to prosecute. Bush, “It was very unusual.” Bill Pietz, the man who wrote the $10,000 check in QUOTE OF question, said Thursday that Feinstein ought to give the THE DAY money back. The donation was intended for the Green Manhole victims’ cases Party of LA County and was supposed to be used as “In many ways the See FEINSTEIN, page 6 saying ‘know thyself’ is lacking. Better to had no leg to stand on know other people.” Drive-by shooting BY JAMIE WETHERBE Special to the Daily Press – Menander “We were all unanimous. puts man in hospital LOS ANGELES — Governments INDEX By Daily Press staff aren’t responsible when citizens stroll into The only thing we were an open manhole, Santa Monica jururs said Horoscopes PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — A man was hospital- Thursday, unless officials have enough hung up on was if the ized on Thursday with multiple gunshot wounds, the Take a power nap, Sagittarius . .2 “notice” and time to fix the problem. county had enough time victim of an apparent gang-related drive-by shooting. The verdict frees Los Angeles County Local The victim, who police say wouldn’t cooperate with from claims of almost $500,000 from the to fix (the manhole),” detectives, was shot by two or three Hispanic men two plaintiffs, both of whom walked into Bookish about love . .3 while he was sitting in his car on Euclid Avenue, the same manhole on Dec. 31, 2001, on between Pico Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. Police — HERMAN DISHMAN Opinion Beverly Boulevard in West Los Angeles. said the victim was shot in the shoulder area and has at The 12 jurors took nine hours to rule Jury foreman A magnet for the aimless . .4 least two gunshot wounds. unanimously that while an open manhole Santa Monica Police responded to the scene at 8:07 can represent a foreseeable risk, Los plaintiff’s arguments revolved around the State a.m., after a resident reported shots fired. While offi- Angeles police couldn’t have responded in cers were conducting a preliminary investigation, they time issue. Beach city wants to butt out . .7 time to protect the plaintiffs from injury. The uncovered manhole at the center were notified that the victim had driven himself to a The first complaint to police about the local hospital. Officers went to the hospital and spoke of the suit was situated on a public side- Entertainment hole lacking a cover came about the same walk. Testimony in the case established to the victim, who said two or three men drove up to time that Avraham Gottesman partially ‘Polly’ don’t deserve a cracker . .8 his vehicle and shot at him. The victim wouldn’t pro- that such holes can range anywhere fell in and sprained his left knee. Just min- vide any other details to police. between three and seven feet in depth. utes later, Barbara Bubar broke her ribs International The suspects’ vehicle is described as an older-model Bubar claims she was housebound for and shoulder blade after “disappearing” blue compact vehicle. three months and treated for depression Bird flu vexing WHO . .11 up to her chest in the same hole. Anyone with any information regarding the incident following the incident. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge People is asked to call the Santa Monica Police Department at Attorneys for the pair, whose com- (310) 458-8491. Richard Neidorf oversaw the week-long, Swan song for sitcoms . .16 civil trial, where both the county’s and See MANHOLE, page 6 SMALL BUSINESS STARTUP? Let me help you succeed CONSULTING • BOOKKEEPING • PLANNING TAXES SAMUEL B. 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