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Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON NEWS OF THE WEIRD Daily Press Staff Writer BY CHUCK SHEPARD DOWNTOWN LA — County pros- ■ An October Agence France-Presse ecutors are expected to decide this report noted the 2005 launching of the week whether to file charges against Paris gourmet bakery Mon Bon Chien ("my good dog"), featuring carob-fla- a popular radio show host accused vored dog biscuits and foie gras dog of drugging a teenager at a local bar. cookies, and worldwide introduction of Chris Douridas, host of “New more than 400 new products for dogs, including stress-relief sprays, nail pol- Ground,” a music program aired on ish and hair coloring. KCRW (89.9 FM) each Saturday, ■ Gynecologists interviewed by The was arrested outside of the Circle Wall Street Journal in December said Bar on Main Street shortly after business was booming for the $1,800 to $5,000 hymenoplasty (the re-cre- midnight on Jan. 6. Douridas, 43, ation of the hymen), for men who want of Los Angeles, was arrested by to deflower their non-virgin women the Santa Monica Police for poi- (surgery obviously good for one night only). soning and kidnapping, possession of a controlled substance, as well TODAY IN HISTORY Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press as health and safety code viola- Today is the 20th day of 2006. Gary Goldman fights gusting winds at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday. Winds in the city exceeded 25 mph at times. tions, said SMPD Lt. Frank There are 345 days left in the year. Fabrega. Douridas’ bail was set at Twenty-five years ago, on Jan. 20, $1 million 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it LOCAL Also arrested was David had held hostage for 444 days, min- Charles Keffer of Malibu, who utes after the presidency had passed A matter of preference Massive sewage spill was with Douridas at the bar. from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. BY KEVIN HERRERA sure on business owners and their raises local concerns Keffer was arrested for kidnapping QUOTE OF THE DAY Daily Press Staff Writer employees who cannot find park- with the intent to commit robbery ing spots. BY RYAN HYATT or rape, poisoning and attempted “By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. VIRGINIA AVENUE PARK — A While most would like to help Daily Press Staff Writer rape, according to Fabrega. His You only have to remember it." proposal that would allow com- business owners as much as possi- bail was also set at $1 million. GEORGE BURNS (1896-1996) muting employees to park in ble, residents fear that if the City MANHATTAN BEACH — Local Los Angeles District Attorney neighborhoods on the east side of Council approves the proposal, officials said the sewer spill Office spokeswoman Sandi INDEX town has angered many residents, any benefits reaped from the cur- which devastated South Bay this Gibbons said prosecutors are still Horoscopes who contend it would lessen their rent preferential parking program week would be less likely to hap- reviewing the case and may make A night off, Scorpio 2 quality of life. would be lost due to more traffic pen in Santa Monica. a decision within the next few Snow & Surf Report The plan was presented on flowing into their neighborhoods, Meanwhile, Santa Monica days whether to file charges Water temperature: 57° 3 Wednesday to a group of about bringing with it increased air pol- environmentalists said it against Douridas and Keffer. three dozen residents who live in lution and litter from visiting shouldn’t have happened in the Douridas’ employer — Opinion neighborhoods east of Pico motorists, not to mention fewer first place. KCRW, which airs its broadcast Grave situation indeed 4 Boulevard. City officials said the “Talking to people this week, from the Santa Monica College Commentary plan is designed to alleviate pres- See PARKING PLAN, page 10 their number one comment is, campus on Pico Boulevard — is Make room ... always 5 ‘You must feel like you’re living standing by him. Local in the ’80s again,’” said Mark “Chris has been with us for 15 Such a crime 6 Jolie’s children can take Pitt’s name Gold, director for Heal the Bay, years, during which he has interact- Entertainment By The Associated Press change,” lawyer Evan Spiegel, an environmental group com- ed with thousands of people, men ‘Double’ the pleasure 8 who represents Jolie, told mitted to cleaning up the coasts. and women of all ages, and has SM COURTHOUSE People in the News — A judge reporters outside court. He did not “These are the kind of spills we been entirely appropriate at all Staying positive 11 granted a request Thursday by take questions. saw all too frequently then, and times,” said Jennifer Ferro, assistant Angelina Jolie to change the Neither Jolie nor Pitt, who co- five days after this one, there’s general manager at KCRW. “We Comics names of her two children to starred in the film “Mr. & Mrs. still no explanation for what believe in Chris as a person, and we Strips tease 12 reflect that Brad Pitt intends to Smith,” attended the hearing. happened. think he has strong character. Classifieds become their adoptive father. Ad space odyssey 13-15 “The court granted the name See PITT PEOPLE, page 10 See SEWAGE, page 10 See KCRW, page 7

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But what It seems that if I breathe the word provided care for the millions of poor and we’ve also learned from the Woodlawn Cemetery debacle is that Santa “Christian” in a column, the religious sick, the strings attached can result in even Monica government can be ineffective, costly and unaccountable. “write” launches a blitzkrieg of hate mail. greater harm. In Africa, for example, the After three audits, two of which were conducted by outside firms paid The nicer ones accuse me of being anti- Catholic Church was instrumental in for by Santa Monica taxpayers that went well into the tens of thousands Christian, anti-Religious or bigoted. And reducing the infant mortality rate from of dollars, we have learned that there is money missing from the ceme- some, well, lets just say their language is nine deaths out of every 10 to 1 out of 10. tery — but we still don’t know how much and probably never will. quite un-Christian. But their prohibition of birth control When religious reactionaries label resulted in a population explosion that Michael Steen, the former director of Woodlawn and person in charge someone a bigot or anti-Christian, their caused millions to die of starvation. of handling the cemetery’s revenue, was cleared of any criminal wrong- intent is often to avoid scrutiny or the In addition, the explosion of AIDS can doing, but was still fired last September after three investigations showed need to defend corrupt and abusive prac- be partly attributed to the refusal of reli- that he failed to keep accurate books. tices. This is accomplished through: char- gious groups to promote condom use. And His bosses at City Hall now say that they believe the missing money is acter assassination, thus invalidating the for George Bush, an American president, due to his incompetence as a manager, despite the fact they continued to criticism, and intimidation designed to to insert his narrow religious views by give him favorable reviews and bonuses over the course of his 15-year deter future criticism. Such blanket accu- denying financial aid to any health organi- sations are neither honest nor accurate. zation that promotes the use of condoms tenure at Woodlawn. Though I have serious concerns with to prevent AIDS, is unconstitutional, Because the matter was a personnel issue, the public gleaned little certain practices of organized religions immoral and unforgivable. information of how bad it really got at the city operated cemetery. Only and cults, this does not in any way make Another noble aspect of religion is the in recent months, during open personnel board hearings, has it become me either anti-Christian or anti-religious. idea of absolution or repentance. But, clear that managers at City Hall looked the other way when Steen’s job Further, I am appreciative of the great while the Catholic confessional is, in the- performance was called into question. good that can come from spiritual and ory, only for the truly penitent, in practice According to Steen’s attorney, William Becker, City Hall should have religious beliefs. However, there are it is often used as absolution for serial phi- aspects of religion that can be quite bad, landering, violence, greed and other anti- done more to address issues it had with Steen’s management of the ceme- and, at its worst, downright ugly. social behavior. And though being “born tery. Instead, City Hall set up false expectations by giving Steen excel- again” can provide a well-deserved sec- lent performance reviews up to the time of his dismissal. THE GOOD ond chance, too often it is an excuse to Steen, who took over as Woodlawn’s top administrator in 1989, Religious beliefs can provide comfort dismiss bad or immoral behavior without received only one less-than-satisfactory performance review during his during times of hardship and suffering, any contrition or consequences. reign. That was in 1991, when he was first criticized for his messy desk such as coping with the death of a loved President Bush is a perfect example. He and lack of organization. Otherwise, Steen’s performance reviews were one or during a prolonged illness. Faith was guilty of drug and alcohol abuse, casu- has helped some to find the strength to al sex, insider trading and questionable very favorable over the years, taking particular note of his communica- conquer addictions or change harmful land deals. Yet, rather than admit to his tion skills. behavior. And when confronted by the transgressions, make restitutions, or share a The mismanagement of finances first came up during an audit for the uncertainties of our mortality, faith can cell with Martha Stewart, he simply 2001-02 fiscal year. In light of the audit, City Hall managers issued a cor- provide answers and assurances. became “born again.” Coincidentally this rective action plan to address the lack of internal controls that the audit Honesty and integrity — increasingly coincided with his pursuit of political pointed out. rare these days — are frequently a reflection office. And being born again does not seem The evaluation, generally favorable, indicated that as a manager, Steen of religious principles. And many religions to preclude the president from engaging in offer the means for a believer to put past further lying, cheating, stealing or torture. was responsible for ensuring that internal financial controls were in mistakes behind them and begin life anew. place. Since they had not been in place at the time of the audit, Steen did- Churches, temples, mosques and other THE UGLY n’t receive a bonus. spiritual institutions provide community, Religious distortions have combined Steen appealed the evaluation. The appeal required City Hall to bolster friendship, social activities and support. These with ignorance in the justification of the most Steen’s performance review. Otherwise, City Hall’s position was upheld, same organizations are capable of doing great heinous of human crimes. Burning thousands according to testimony. works of charity. And it is those groups that of witches at the stake is case in point. Little Now Steen is appealing his termination, hoping to be compensated by are willing to go to the most undesirable has changed today, though the current reli- places and help those all others have forsaken. gious witch-hunts entail persecuting gays. City Hall and to clear his name. Corrupted religious leaders have been The problem with that is he didn’t do his job, which as a public THE BAD among the worst promoters of racism. Look employee means protecting the taxpayers’ money. And the fact that his For each of the above attributes, there are under the hood of almost any Klansman and managers knew he was doing a poor job and did nothing about it means negatives. Religious groups can provide you’ll find a devout church member. But they failed the taxpayers too. And that is what’s criminal. comfort, but it can also be the source of suf- then again, it’s not a big leap from “my reli- fering. Women have been routinely forced gion is superior” to “my race is superior.” to remain in emotionally or physically abu- In addition, most religious groups have sive marriages. Many of those women and given a green light to the subjugation of their children have endured severe and women. The result is that through much of repeated beatings, or even been killed modern history, 50 percent of the population because of intractable religious doctrine. has been systematically subjected to abuse, The belief in an afterlife may reassure indentured servitude and even murder. us, but it also cheapens our mortal life. Religious chauvinism also translates This has made the religious extreme into religious intolerance. It is this arro- among the most heartless when it comes gance in particular that has been the to certain types of misery. Those at the source of murder, torture, terrorism, geno- end of their life can be subjected to cide and countless wars. unimaginable agony because the religious Good and bad in religion may be mat- extreme insist on keeping them alive, ters of opinion, but when religion turns regardless of their wishes or beliefs. ugly, it is indisputably evil. And anyone And while these same people will use who defends such corruption and all extraordinary medical means to keep immorality by attacking those who con- someone alive, they will use speculative demn it, are ugly as well. biblical interpretation to block new and potentially revolutionary research that (Ed Silverstein can be reached at could end disease and misery for millions. [email protected].) Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Friday, January 20, 2006 ❑ Page 5 COMMENTARY

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At 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, the SMPD responded to the 1100 block of 20th Street regarding an assault investigation. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the victim who said he was involved in a verbal altercation with the sus- pect over a parking matter. After the argument, the suspect went to move his vehi- cle. As he was backing up, the victim walked into the front end of the vehicle. The suspect then placed the car in drive, moved forward and struck the victim. The sus- pect then backed up and drove away. The victim’s injury was complaint of pain only. While officers were checking the area, the suspect returned and was detained. A field show up was conducted and suspect was identified and arrested. Eagal Talasazan, 28, of Beverly Hills, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and CRIMINAL DEFENSE transported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $30,000. At 8:12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, the SMPD responded to the 100 block of Santa Monica Place mall, Robinsons May, regarding a theft suspect in custody. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the security guard, who said they The Law Offices of Clifford C. Nichols saw the suspect enter the location and remove a wallet from the display case and left the store failing to pay for the item. Once outside, Tai Chung, 53, transient, was placed under arrest for petty theft, released to police and transported to Santa A Law Firm Dedicated To Defending Those Monica jail. Bail was set at $1,000.

Charged With CRIMES At 2:27 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, the SMPD responded to the 2400 block of 33rd Street regarding suspicious activity. When officers arrived at the scene, they locat- ed the suspect in a vehicle and when they contacted him he was found to be intox- All Felonies and Misdemeanors icated. Samuel Robin Watson, 51 of Woodland Hills, was placed under arrest for Juveniles and Adults public intoxication and transported to Santa Monica jail. Bail was set at $1,000. At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, the SMPD responded to the 700 block of Offices Currently Located in the Searise Tower at Broadway, Vons, regarding a theft investigation. When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the employee who said the suspect entered the store and took 233 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400 a bottle of whiskey and placed it inside the front of his pants and left the store fail- Santa Monica California ing to pay for it. Once outside the store, he was confronted by the employee and during the confrontation the suspect attempted to get away by using physical force. (Directly Across from The Promenade) The employee was not injured and this suspect was taken into custody and the whiskey was recovered, which was valued at $17.99. Graham Acen Cox, 26, tran- For An Appointment Call: (310) 917-1083 sient, was booked for strong arm robbery and probation violation. Bail was set at $50,000.

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All football, baseball, and basketball games are televised via satellite for every team. 1348 14th girl into a car parked just a few feet away “The bar is responsible in verifying and Street, Santa Monica. (310) 576-9913. from the bar’s front door. checking identification and in this event, THE OMELETTE PARLOR-For 28 years The Omelette Parlor has been offering the finest in breakfast fare. With Karges said he was successful in con- the bar was in compliance and checked high fluffy omelettes, super sandwiches, and the freshest of salads, it’s more than breakfast. Enjoy your day vincing the men to remove the girl from the ID of the victim,” he said. “The police on our garden patio and experience the friendliness of service. Quality and value prevail forever at The the car. She was placed on the sidewalk, department appreciates the staff of the Omelette Parlor. We open everyday at 6am. Come early! Hours: 6am-2:30pm Monday-Friday, 6am-4pm lying face down, convulsing and uncon- establishment in notifying us. If they had- Saturday and Sunday. 2732 Main Street, Santa Monica. (310) 399-7892. scious. Police and paramedics arrived n’t, the results may have been very differ- THE SLICE-A true neighborhood pizzeria serving authentic New York pizza & buffalo wings. We also offer a shortly after, attempting to revive the girl ent, very tragic.” selection of hot & cold subs, pastas and salads. You can also create your own calzone. Eat in, take out, or at the scene to no avail. She was then Karges said his staff is extremely dili- delivery. Catering is available. Hours: open daily 11am-9pm. Visit one of our three locations: 915 Wilshire taken to a local hospital, where her condi- gent about checking identification at the Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 451-7542, 1622 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 399-4060, 13151 tion is not known. The victim’s identity is door and oftentimes at the bar. Beyond ask- Fountain Park Drive, Playa Vista (310) 437-7499. being withheld because she is a minor. ing patrons for two forms of ID, he doesn’t VIOLET-At Violet restaurant the atmosphere is casual, comfortable, and, like its cuisine, is uncluttered. Chef Karges said the SMPD’s forensic unit know what else his staff could have done to Jared Simons’ flavorful small plate fare has something to suit everyone, from light eaters to those with a taste showed up and cordoned off a section of prevent someone underage into the club. for a more robust fare. The Braised Short Ribs with Shallot Potatoes ($14.50) melt apart while the Multi- the area with police tape and began sur- “I’m upset because (the situation) put Colored Beet Salad with Eel delights with Kumquat and Ginger Vinaigrette ($9) and the favorite among the veying the crime scene. A bartender had my livelihood in jeopardy,” Karges said. regulars is the Baked Macaroni and Gruyere Cheese with Serrano Ham ($7.50). 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At the end of the day, musician Eliza Gilkyson is yet another person worried about the world’s current state of affairs. Gilkyson, unlike most others, has examined and transcribed her concern into grassroots, folk music on her latest record “Paradise Hotel.” With a smoky, almost raspy voice rem- iniscent of Emmylou Harris, Gilkyson sings an introspective and politically- active story on “Paradise Hotel” that begins at the Revolutionary War. “Jedidiah 1777” is a biographical song recounting some of the trying circum- stances her ancestral grandfather Brigadier General Jedidiah Huntington Photo courtesy endured while fighting alongside George Actor Dennis Hopper (with cap) reunites with other Venice artists last week in Marina del Rey Washington in the historic war securing to celebrate the ‘LA art movement.’ America’s independence. The warm tim- bre of Gilkyson’s voice backed by a care- Setting the ‘Standard’: 1960s artists get back ful, portending instrumentation makes for By Daily Press staff a haunting, intriguing song. ELIZA GILKYSON Her story winds toward the present with Actor Dennis Hopper and other Venice artists last week got together for their first “Man of God,” boldly challenging the cur- nated effort entitled “Land of Milk and reunion in more than 40 years. Members of the contemporary “LA art movement” rent administration’s use of religion to sell Honey,” Gilkyson’s latest offering is both of the early 1960s, led by Hopper, gathered in the lobby of Azzurra, an 18-story national policies to the public. It is an sobering and haunting. She adeptly cuts waterfront residential tower and art gallery in Marina del Rey, which housed a per- unsparing, sarcastic and highly-derisive the heaviness of the album’s main subject manent collection of more than 150 of their works. recount of President Bush and his cabinet. matter with tracks like “Borderline” about They smiled and hugged for their historic class picture taken by Jerry McMillan, While “Paradise Hotel” is largely per- a high school love and “Paradise Hotel,” a himself an original member of the city’s fledgling art scene. vaded by a feeling of impending danger, beautiful and resignedly hopeful title song. The group posed in front of Hopper’s iconic “Double Standard,” a 10 by 15-foot the ominousness takes a forlorn and It might sound as if Gilkyson holds an photograph taken in 1961 of a corner gas station taken through a windshield. The wholly personal form in “Bellarosa.” overwhelmingly bleak vision of the future. blow-up of two Standard Oil signs at the intersection of Sunset and Santa Monica Gilkyson sings in Spanish about how she If the fact that the record is named after boulevards documents LA’s obsession with the automobile and its dreary urban will remember a single, fleeting summer “Paradise Hotel” means anything, Gilkyson landscape festooned with billboards. day spent with her granddaughter when is worried yet conservatively optimistic The artists, originators of the “light and space” genre, wouldn’t knuckle under to the world begins collapsing around her. about the state of our world’s affairs. the art establishment’s view of Los Angeles as a backwater of taste and talent. Backed by a Spanish guitar, the song is Eliza Gilkyson hits up McCabe’s, Jan. “In the 1960s, the center of the art world was New York and we were just surfers, spare and contemplative, with none of its 21st at 8 p.m. McCabe’s is located at 3101 15 to 20 artists bouncing off each other, trying to make it mutually supportive for emotional power lost in translation. Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica. For more each other,” recalled Peter Alexander who has the entire 12th floor of the Azzurra Following up her 2004 Grammy-nomi- information, call (310) 828-4497. dedicated to his art, including the now famed self-portrait he photographed through a smoke-filled lens. Joe Goode, wearing a blue-gray fedora popular in LA in the 1950s, said, “People Bell tolls for Film School tried to talk us into moving to New York to be more successful, but to the man, all of us stayed (in Venice and Santa Monica) because of the weather and the freedom, and because all of us could afford our own studios here.” at Troubadour this week Acclaimed for his painting and photography, the fifth floor of the condominium BY JAYA GUPTA tower is reserved exclusively for Goode’s work. His celebrated 1969 calendar of Special to the Daily Press “LA artists in their cars,” permanently installed on the mezzanine level of the Azzurra, includes a color photo of Billy Al Bengston in aviator shades hanging half The self-titled debut record from San naked out of the driver’s side window of his 1955 Ford Fairlane. Francisco-based quintet Film School fea- William Claxton said he met Hopper when the struggling actor, painter and pho- tures an element of synaesthesia as they tographer was hitchhiking on Sunset Boulevard. evoke images of different states of weath- “I gave him a ride in my new Ford convertible, and we ended up talking art and er through the sounds of their thick, ethe- photography for five hours,” said Claxton, who came to the reunion with his wife, real music. “Like You Know” impresses a Peggy Moffitt, whose own art form caused a furor in the 1960s. scene of a sky-filled with clouds that are Moffitt, the only woman in the reunion portrait, may have been America’s first drifting away and slowly mutating shape. supermodel. She generated international press coverage when she unveiled fashion “11:11” is allusive to wind gaining infi- designer Rudi Gernriech’s infamous topless bikini and posed discreetly for public- nite momentum. ity photographs taken by Claxton in 1964. Often described as the echoes of ’80s “It was evolutionary, in stages, not overnight,” Hopper said. “But slowly our band the Cure, guitarist/vocalist Krayg work became noticed because a lot of us were focusing on the culture of LA in dif- Burton feels uneasy about the comparisons. ferent ways at a time when the East thought LA was a fine arts wasteland.” “I can understand why people — espe- Hopper’s photography of East Coast artists who later became part of the LA cially the press — will say that, but it’s school is exhibited on different floors. His photograph of Andy Warhol, installed on only a starting point,” Burton said. the penthouse level with other Warhol works, captures a reflective artist who changed The band is focused primarily on creat- the world’s perception of art by exploring the fine line between art and commerce. ing melodies aimed at reaching a certain FILM SCHOOL The actor-writer-director, who had small parts in “Rebel Without A Cause” and point of intensity, then breaking open to “Giant” before his big breakthrough in 1968 in “Easy Rider,” bought one of reveal a wall of sound. Unlike the Cure, pheric music.” Warhol’s famed Campbell’s Soup Can paintings for $75 after they met in 1961. But Film School’s focal point is the instru- Film School will release their self- Hopper said he lost it soon after in a divorce settlement. mentation. titled debut on Jan. 24 through Beggars Hopper’s photos of Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert “The starting premise for us are the Banquet. They play the Troubadour in Los Rauschenberg are part of the collection which also includes works by Frank Stella, instruments,” Burton said. “Our music is Angeles on Jan. 25. For more information Tony Berlant, Jim Dine, Edward and Nancy Kienholtz, John Altoon, Ed Moses and instrumentally driven ... All of our mem- on tickets, contact the Troubadour box Alexis Smith, David Hockney and Richard Diebenkorn among others. bers are interested in thick, sonic, atmos- office at (310) 276-6168. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006 Entertainment Santa Monica Daily Press PAGE 9 SANTA MONICA ART PALETTE Brooks finds comedy Welcome to the Santa Monica Art Palette for the weekend of January 19, 2006. The Art Palette’s goal is to showcase the many eclectic arts and cultural opportunities available in Santa Monica every week, highlighting one or more of the many happenings within our borders. Santa Monica Museum of Art opens a very exciting exhibi- in ‘Muslim World’ tion this weekend with Dark Places, exploring the subtle inter- connections between memory and social space, and the pos- BY DAN DUNN cal about his prospects for success, sibility that traces of events are scripted into the fabric of our physical and psychological environment. Uniquely formatted Special to the Daily Press Brooks accepts the mission on the and designed, this large-scale group exhibition brings togeth- promise that his efforts will net him the er a diversity of artistic visions to reconsider how we navigate urban, suburban, and other kinds of territories on physical, THE MOVIE: Looking For Comedy In The prestigious Medal of Freedom, which he perceptual, political, psychological, and ideological levels. Muslim World hopes will result in a much-needed career The entire installation—which echoes and embodies the (Top Left): Sophie Calle Mother (The Graves, #4), 1990 THE DIRECTOR: Albert Brooks boost. In bustling New Delhi, where the (Top Right): Dark Places exhibition design plan by servo, themes of the exhibition—provides an interactive and animat- 2005 THE STARS: Albert Brooks, John Carroll bulk of the picture was shot, Brooks is ed viewing experience for museum visitors. With Dark Places, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, takes a further step toward Lynch, Sheetal Sheth, Jon Tenney paired with two bungling American redefining the ways that art can enhance and transform our perceptions and our lives. agents (John Carroll Lynch and Jon DARK PLACES In this offbeat and clever mock docu- Tenney) and a wide-eyed local assistant Guest curator: Joshua Decter mentary, writer/director/star Albert Brooks named Maya (the lovely Sheetal Sheth). Exhibition Design: servo January 21 - April 22, 2006 shows that an American bombing in the On the laugh front, Brooks’ misadven- Muslim world can be pretty funny. Playing tures are hit and miss. Highlights include Participating artists: Acconci Studio, Franz Ackermann, Francis Alÿs, Michael Ashkin, Jaime Ávila Ferrer, Dennis Balk, Matthew Barney, Judith Barry, Thomas Bayrle, Julie Becker, Douglas Blau, Monica Bonvicini, Daniel Bozhkov, Mark a slightly fictionalized version of himself, his disastrous comedy concert in New Bradford, Miguel Rio Branco, Troy Brauntuch, Candice Breitz, François Bucher, Sophie Calle, Eduardo Consuegra, bomb (on stage, during a stand-up routine) Delhi, a hilarious sequence in which he’s Jordan Crandall, Teddy Cruz, Jonas Dahlberg, Stephen Dean, Anne Deleporte, Diller + Scofidio, Sam Durant, Anna Gaskell, Douglas Gordon, gruppo A12, Fariba Hajamadi, Pablo Helguera, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Julian Hoeber, Emily Jacir, is precisely what the comedian does after smuggled into the Pakistani wilderness to Christian Jankowski, Vincent Johnson, Mitchell Kane, Joachim Koester, Glenn Ligon, Dorit Margreiter, Fiorenza Menini, being dispatched to India and Pakistan as commiserate with a band of rebel comedi- John Miller, Muntadas, Paul Myoda, Yoshua Okon, Catherine Opie, Lucy Orta, Hirsch Perlman, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Phillips, Richard Prince, Raqs Media Collective, Alexis Rockman, Julian Rosefeldt, Aura Rosenberg, Peter Rostovsky, Sam part of an unorthodox effort by the U.S. ans, followed by a satiric poke at the tele- Samore, Paige Sarlin, Julia Scher, Gregor Schneider, Allan Sekula, Andres Serrano, Nedko Solakov, Doron Solomons, government to win the hearts and minds of vision industry during which he’s offered Wolfgang Staehle, Javier Téllez, Anton Vidokle, Eyal Weizman/Nadav Harel, James Welling, Wim Wenders, Judi Werthein, Charlie White, Måns Wrange, Jody Zellen, Heimo Zobernig the 300 million Muslims in the region. the lead role in an Al Jazeera-produced Following a humiliating audition with sitcom called “That Darn Jew.” Warner Santa Monica Museum of Art Bergamot Station G1 director Penny Marshall at the film’s out- Independent picked up “Muslim World” 2525 Michigan Ave set, Brooks is summoned to Washington after the original distributor, Sony Santa Monica, CA 90404 310.586.6488 by politician/actor Fred Dalton Thomp- Pictures, dropped the project due to the 310.586.6487 fax son, who is heading up a committee director’s refusal to alter the film’s poten- [email protected] http://www.smmoa.org/ charged with discovering what makes tially incendiary title. Truth is, to its detri- Muslims laugh. Thompson is deadpan ment, Brooks picture could hardly be less This weekend kicks off the first of three of the West Coast’s most prestigious art Christian Jankowski delightful as he informs Brooks that “the controversial. Had he pushed a few more sales, all happening right here in Santa Monica. For the next three days you can 16 mm Mystery view (and purchase) some of the finest photographic art in the world. Tonight, 2004, Los Angeles president has a great sense of humor” buttons, this good movie might have been Diane Keaton hosts the opening night reception of photo la benefiting the Photographic Arts Council of LACMA. Check the schedule below for exhibition before enlisting the “Finding Nemo” star a great one. hours, lectures and seminars. Next weekend, January 26, the Palette will feature the other two art events, Art LA and to go find the funny and issue a 500-page the Los Angeles Art Show. report for the bureaucrats. 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Friday, January 20th $50 - Opening Reception The Imbiber put in a call earlier this n’t shed much light on the history of the Noon -7 pm: public hours To purchase tickets for opening week to a representative from Diageo, Car Bomb either, but several replies spoke 9 am: collecting seminar with night, please phone LACMA directly Stephen Perloff at 323-932-5846. parent company of Guinness and Bailey’s volumes about the drink’s potency. “The 1 pm: Seminar “The Business Of Original Irish Cream, two of the three ingredients in a Car Bomb are best com- Fair Tickets Being An Artist”† Nick Brandt Elephant Ghost World, 2005 ingredients used to make that most leg- pared to men and relationships,” wrote Saturday, January 21st $20 - 1 day pass wobbling of grog shop concoctions, the Leigh Monk of Philadelphia. “Separate, Noon -7 pm: public hours Includes fair catalog 10 am: lecture by Eikoh Hosoe* Car Bomb. As many of the more intrepid they’re great, but together they make me 12 pm: lecture by David Hilliard* $80 - per seminar pub crawlers out there are no doubt aware, want to puke.” 2 pm: lecture by Jeff Brouws* Advanced reservation required 4 pm: lecture by Lucien Clergue* the increasingly popular Car Bomb is a From Brian McCole, also from Philly: $10 - per lecture pretty simple conceit: Combine an ounce “I'm a happy Irish bartender at an Irish Sunday, January 22nd Noon-6 pm: public hour Student discount are $3 off for lec- each of Bailey’s and Jameson’s Irish pub. I know I'm serving someone of ques- 9 am: collecting seminar with Rick tures and $5 off for each one-day Whiskey in a shot glass, drop shot into tionable drinking age when a fresh face Wester pass. Valid current student i.d. 10am: lecture by Paul Messier* required. half a pint of Guinness, and chug it down. comes up to the bar and asks, ‘Uh, sir, can 1pm: Collecting Photographs in the Gathering solid information about the ori- I have three Irish Car Bombs?’ At which New Art Market** Santa Monica is home to one of 3pm: lecture by Martin Parr* Southern California’s most respected gin of the drink, on the other hand, has point I immediately become a stern art galleries specializing in work by proven to be quite a challenge. None of German bartender and demand ‘Your Web site: African Americans, the M. Hanks http://www.photola.com Gallery. This weekend the gallery the usually reliable mixologists I contact- papers, please!’” opens an historic 150 year retro- ed had any idea where the Car Bomb orig- The final word on the matter comes January 19 - 22, 2006 spective of art created by African Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Americans. inated, but a few were quite sure I needed from Alli in Manhattan: “Anyone smart to settle some rather large bar tabs. The enough to know anything about something Santa Monica is home to one of Southern California’s Diageo rep wouldn’t fess up, claiming as obscure as the history of the Car Bomb most respected art galleries specializing in work by only that the Car Bomb is an affront to the is smart enough to avoid drinking them.” African Americans, the M. Hanks Gallery. This week- Christine Florkowski end the gallery opens an historic 150 year retrospec- Three Parrot Tulips, 2004 company’s high-minded advisory to Put THAT in your Guinness and chug it! tive of art created by African Americans. “drink responsibly.” Yeah, whatever! Paintings and sculpture by the best and most well known A cry for help sent out to members of (Thirsty for more Imbiber? Pull up a black American artists in the U.S. are on exhibition in the Imbiber’s Preferred Readers Club did- barstool at www.TheImbiber.com) Masterpieces of African American Art: An African American Perspective at M. Hanks Gallery, from January 18 to April 1, 2006. This exhibit also celebrates both Black History Month and Women's History Month and will include several lectures by artists and art historians as well as readings by local African American poets. NORTHERN ITALIAN CUISINE The exhibition covers over 150 years of creativity, from SINCE 1986 1851 to 2005. Artists represented in the show include Robert S. Duncanson, Meta Fuller, Palmer Hayden, Walter Williams, Charles Ethan Porter, Keinyo White, Elizabeth Catlett, Augusta Savage, David Driskell, Phoebe Beasley, William Pajaud, Richard Mayhew, Varnette Honeywood, Lois M. Jones and Charles Alston.

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Park place is a hot property PARKING PLAN, from page 1 work in Santa Monica,” said Kathy Dodson, president of World renown for the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. “Also, some parking spaces. employees park at meters, so if you free up meters for Residents also questioned the proposal’s findings customers, (businesses and customers) would like that as Jolie-Pitt children about the number of spaces available on particular well.” PITT PEOPLE, from page 1 blocks, City Hall’s ability to enforce the program, and if While the parking plan has been criticized, Dodson there is a demonstrated need on the part of business own- said it needs to be put into action to see if it works, The names of the children will become Zahara ers. because the lack of parking is only going to worsen with Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt. “It seems incomplete, like it hasn’t been thought time. Zahara celebrated her first birthday on Jan. 8. through,” Chris Baustert, a homeowner, said of the pro- “We need to test it,” Dodson said. “If there are issues Maddox, a boy, is 4. posal during a community meeting at the Thelma Terry we need to identify them and find out how to solve them Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz approved Building. “It seriously considers the business wants and … Right now the parking situation is just counterproduc- the motion during a closed hearing about a month needs, but not the residents … I think this sets a bad tive for the employer, customers and the city.” after lawyers for the 30-year-old actress filed the precedent. When these things get put in place it is so hard Some residents suggested the program should be paperwork. to get them put away if they are bad programs. expanded to other areas so that they do not have to bear Pitt’s publicist, Cindy Guagenti, said on Jan. 11 “We have to think this through.” all of the burden. They also suggested the employee per- that Jolie is pregnant with Pitt’s child. If approved, the plan would be the first in the city’s mits, if issued, should be easy to spot by parking enforce- The 42-year-old actor accompanied Jolie when she history to allow private employees to park in preferential ment and should include the name of the business that went to Ethiopia in July to adopt Zahara. parking zones — designated resident-only areas that purchased the permit and include telephone numbers that In 2002, Jolie adopted Maddox in Cambodia where require permits. The City Council is expected to discuss residents can call to report any violations. she filmed “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” the pilot parking program on Feb. 28. Some residents also called for a comprehensive park- Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were divorced last The battle between businesses and residents for a lim- ing plan to be developed by City Hall to end the parking October after 4 1/2 years of marriage. ited number of parking spots is not a new one. The two headache once and for all. He has denied Jolie was behind the split, and for sides have fought for decades, which has led to the cre- “It’s like a pile of dirt, instead of sweeping it up, the months the couple did not publicly acknowledge their ation of nearly 100 preferential parking areas throughout city just spreads the dirt around and under the rug,” said relationship despite increasingly frequent sightings the city. The neighborhoods being considered for the new resident Dennis Dunbar. “It’s always a little here and a together. plan already are limited to residents only. The commer- little there, but nothing that is going to solve the prob- Jolie, who won an Oscar for her supporting role in cial areas along Pico and Ocean Park boulevards have lem.” 1999’s “Girl, Interrupted,” is divorced from Billy Bob become especially congested, leaving employees with Dyke said city staff will consider the recommenda- Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller. few options. They have resorted either to parking illegal- tions and include comments from residents in their report ly in nearby neighborhoods, or illegally purchasing resi- to the City Council. dent-only permits. “This is a community problem and we all need to City Hall’s transportation management division has solve it together,” said Paul Collins, a supporter of the Do you have community news? been studying the proposal since June of last year, con- proposal. “We need to support these small businesses Submit news releases ducting surveys on residential streets to determine which because they are the ones providing the most tax revenue Email to: [email protected] or fax 310.576.9913 can handle additional parking, said Lucy Dyke, a trans- for the city. Without them we wouldn’t have the great portation planning manager. City staff visited selected schools that we have.” streets near busy corridors at least twice during one week to calculate how many spots there were and how many were empty during the day. Some residents said City Hall needs to do a more com- Santa Monica’s beaches prehensive study to make sure the numbers are correct. As the proposal stands, City Hall would issue a total of 143 permits to businesses operating at least three blocks expected to remain open around shopping districts along Pico and Ocean Park SEWAGE, from page 1 boulevards. Each business would be allowed to apply for five per- “It’s unbelievable, but it’s the tip of the iceberg for mits at a cost of $120 each for one year. The permits people to see how big of an infrastructure problem we would be renewed quarterly. Business owners would be have.” required to offer public transit incentives and agree to Heal they Bay was largely formed in response to participate in any shared parking program that is estab- sewer spills similar to that which occurred on Sunday lished in their area. near Manhattan Beach, which officials are describing as Business owners whose employees violate program the most devastating in a decade. Los Angeles County guidelines may have their permits revoked and may be sanitation officials said they are unable to explain a chain excluded from obtaining future permits. of failures that led to 2 million gallons of untreated The employees who qualify would only be allowed to sewage spewing out of manhole covers and some resi- park on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and be required dential pipes on Sunday, after a power failure shut down 1-800-931-6436 x699 to “behave courteously,” which means no littering and a pumping station in Manhattan Beach, reports said. 4644 Admiralty Way, remaining as quiet as possible. The station, which is supposed to pump raw sewage to Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292 Some residents laughed when they heard of the behav- a treatment station in Carson, has connections to Email: [email protected] ioral provision. Southern California Edison lines as well as a back-up Fred Nabati Web: www.team24-7realty.com Glen Michaelsen “I think it’s very naive to think that they can enforce generator — all of which failed. this,” said resident Dorie Meek. “They have a hard In addition, alarm systems at 21 pumping stations 1253 11th Street, #5, Santa Monica, 90401 enough time enforcing the laws we have now.” were not communicating with the central alarm center, Residents with homes near bustling intersections won- according to reports. Ultimately, about 100,000 gallons der if parking enforcement will be able to make employ- of sewage flowed into the Pacific Ocean. ees park along the entire street instead of leaving their Judy Franz, City Hall spokeswoman, said toxicity lev- cars at the very ends of the blocks, near their places of els at Santa Monica beach continue to be monitored, but employment. it doesn’t appear there has been contamination, nor is “We will talk to people and essentially remind them there expected to be any in coming days. (every quarter) that they are guests in your neighborhood “This spill did not affect Santa Monica Beach, as and that they must act accordingly,” Dyke said. ocean current in the Bay along the coast generally flows Description: Spacious light & bright move- Residents will be able to make complaints to parking south,” Franz said. “Our beach is monitored twice daily in condition 3 level townhouse minutes from enforcement, and if an employee receives several warn- and if any elevations occur, the beach would be posted or the beach in sought after Santa Monica ings, their permit can be revoked and their employer closed depending on the bacterial reading, which has not area. Large bedrooms with ample closets. could lose the parking privilege. been needed in this case.” Large living room with fireplace & balcony that leads to inviting remodeled kitchen If approved, the program will run for one year, at Franz said both Santa Monica’s and LA’s sewage goes with granite countertops. Bonus Loft great which time the City Council can extend it and potential- to the Hyperion treatment plant, which has been in oper- for office! Central Air/Heat, Heat Circulator, ly expand it to other areas, Dyke said. ation since the 1950s. Vacuum System, Alarm system, 3 balconies, Child Secure*, Private Direct Access 2 car Business owners said the lack of parking for their Santa Monica has one pump — the Moss Avenue garage & storage with dumb-waiter!! employees has been an issue for years, leading some pumping station — constructed three years ago in light of 2 Beds + 2.5 Baths, 1,614 sq. ft. built in 1992 employees to quit after receiving excessive parking tick- damage from the Northridge earthquake. Price: Call for Price ets. Because of the upgrade, Franz said a sewage failure Status: NOT ON MLS - LIMITED TIME “If employees have spaces to park and are not getting along the lines of what happened in Manhattan Beach $45 tickets they are going to be happier about coming to would be unlikely. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Friday, January 20, 2006 ❑ Page 11

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Santa Monica Daily Press MOVIEGUIDE SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006 Broadway Loews Cineplex 1441 3rd Street Oscar-winner Hunter has twins (310) 458-6232 By The Associated Press who plays “Sesame Street” icons Big Bird and 2004, and that stress forced the woman to have King Kong 1PM 4:45PM 8:30PM Oscar the Grouch, will receive the lifetime an emergency Caesarean section. Tristan & Isolde LOS ANGELES — Holly Hunter, who voiced achievement award at this year’s Daytime Crews’ termination date was then extended 1:15PM 4:00PM 7:00PM 9:45PM Walk the Line the role of superhero mom Helen Parr in “The Emmy Awards. to Jan. 17, 2005, the day she was supposed to 11:00AM 1:45PM 4:30PM 7:30PM Incredibles,” will have maternal experience to Spinney was chosen for his work entertain- return from her pregnancy leave, Tolt said. 10:30PM Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World draw on if there’s a sequel. ing and educating children for nearly four 11:45AM 2:15PM 5:00PM 7:45PM The Oscar-winning actress has given birth to decades, the National Academy of Television CANBERRA, Australia — Oscar-winning 10:15PM twins, People magazine reported Tuesday, cit- Arts & Sciences announced Wednesday. actor Russell Crowe says he and his wife, Mann's Criterion Theatre ing Hunter’s publicist. Telephone messages Danielle Spencer, are expecting their second 1313 3rd Street left Wednesday for publicist Nicole Caruso LOS ANGELES — Laurence Fishburne’s for- child, a newspaper reported. (310) 395-1599 were not immediately returned. mer personal assistant is suing him for alleged- “Yes, Dani is pregnant again,” Crowe told Hoodwinked People magazine reported the children are ly firing her because she was pregnant and sin- TV cameras on the red carpet at the 63rd 12:30PM 2:30PM 4:40PM 6:50PM 9PM the first for Hunter and her partner, actor gle, her lawyer said. Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Last Holiday 11:10AM 1:50PM 4:30PM 7:30PM Gordon MacDonald. Kristal Crews filed the lawsuit against the Calif., on Monday, Melbourne’s Herald Sun 10:30PM The 47-year-old Hunter won a lead actress actor in Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking newspaper reported Wednesday. Munich 11:20AM 2:50PM 6:30PM 10PM Oscar for her role in 1993’s “The Piano.” unspecified damages. “She’s due in July,” he said. Rumor Has It “He told her that he didn’t think single Crowe, 41, and Spencer, 34, have a 2-year- 2:20PM 7:10PM Hostel JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Lance women should have children,” Crews’ attor- old son, Charles Spencer Crowe. 12:10PM 2:40PM 5PM 7:40PM 10:10P Armstrong told South Africans that a positive ney, Nikki, Tolt said Wednesday. The actor won an Oscar for his role in Memoirs of a Geisha 12:30PM 3:40PM 7PM 10:20PM attitude helped him during his battle with cancer. Fishburne’s attorney, Lawrence Gartner, 2000’s “Gladiator.” The Ringer “You have to believe you are going to get denied the allegations, saying in a statement that 12PM 4:50PM 9:30PM LOS ANGELES better. You have to believe you are going to during Crews’ employment “she was always — Brad Renfro pleaded not AMC7 Santa Monica survive,” he said Wednesday. treated in a fair and professional manner.” guilty to attempted possession of heroin after 1310 3rd Street The seven-time Tour de France winner plans “It is unfortunate that the visibility of actors being arrested for investigation of trying to buy (310) 289-4262 to visit community health facilities and attend a causes people to say all kinds of things about the drug on Skid Row. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 fundraising dinner. All of his Tour victories them for what we can only assume are their Renfro, 23, wearing a black suit and tie, 12PM 2:30PM 5:10PM came after he was diagnosed with testicular own purposes. We are confident that Mr. entered the plea to the felony charge in Chronicles of Narnia 12:45PM 4PM 7:20PM 10:30PM cancer in 1996. Fishburne will be vindicated in these proceed- Superior Court on Wednesday. He was ordered The Family Stone "Without the illness I would never have ings,” Gartner said in the statement issued by to return Feb. 23 to see if the case can be 7:40PM 10:15PM Fun With Dick & Jane been forced to re-evaluate my life and my the actor’s spokesman, Alan Nierob. resolved without a trial. 11:40AM 2:10PM 4:40PM 7:10PM career,” Armstrong said. “I know if I had not Tolt alleged that several months after Crews The actor’s lawyer said he hopes Renfro will 9:30PM Glory Road had cancer, I would not have won the Tour de became pregnant and requested special accom- be sent to a drug diversion program. 1:30PM 4:30PM 7:15PM 10PM France.” modation for a film shoot in New Orleans, Renfro was arrested Dec. 22 during a police The New World 1PM 4:10PM 7:30PM 10:40PM Armstrong said the most important thing for Fishburne told his assistant she would be fired. sting targeting drug dealing along downtown’s Syriana people with a serious and life-threatening ill- “He told her he was going to fire her on her Skid Row. He is free on $10,000 bail. 2PM 4:55PM 7:50PM 10:45PM Underworld: Evolution ness is to stay positive. due date. What a sweetheart,” Tolt said. His screen credits include roles in the 11:30PM 1:40PM 4:20PM 7PM 9:40PM Tolt said Crews worked for Fishburne on the movies “Ghost World,” “The Jacket” and “The 11:45PM NEW YORK — Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer day she gave birth, a month early, in November Client.” Nuwilshire Theatre 1314 Wilshire Blvd (310) 281-8228 Brokeback Mountain 12:15PM 3:45PM 7PM 10PM Casanova 1PM 4:10PM 7:20PM 9:55PM Laemmle 4-Plex Theatre 1332 2nd Street (310) 394-9741 Matchpoint 1:10PM 4:05PM 7PM 9:55PM Mrs. Henderson Presents 1:45PM 4:30PM 7:10PM 9:45PM Why We Fight 1:55PM 4:40PM 7:20PM 9:50PM Good Night, and Good Luck 1:15PM 3:30PM 5:45PM 8PM 10:15PM

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Ground Floor you can own? IF YOU OBJECT to the 1037 5th Street 1bedroom/1bath, new carpets, before buying a home. grant-ing of the petition, you should Upper, 3 bdrm $2495 parking , refrigerator, fresh paint, new Creative Space Stop paying rent! ap-pear at the hearing and state your blinds. (310) 395-RENT 2 bath, 2 car parking, laundry 20 FT+ Ceilings objections or file written objections www.westsiderentals.com with the court before the hearing. Available Now Toll-free 24 hours Your appearance may be in person PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE Your ad could run here! 1-888-465-4534 or by your attorney. FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS AT: ✆ 1 800 282-0185 IF YOU ARE A www.howardmanagement.com Call us today at (310) 458-7737 Sid Friedman ID# 1051 CREDITOR or a contingent creditor for a FREE pre-recorded message of the deceased, you must file your SENIORS- AFFORDABLE HOUSING 310-526-0310 www.matillarealty.com claim with the court and mail a copy Large Venice Beach apartment with Live in a BEAUTIFUL www.WestsideHomeInfo.net to the personal representative large courtyard and swimming pool, 4 apt/suite in Beverly/Fairfax or appointed by the court within four blocks to the beach. Gated private CLSS - Individual Private PAC WEST MORTGAGE months from the date of first Santa Monica: Starting at issuance of letters as provided in parking, laundry room, quiet $400/month 1617 BROADWAY 2212 Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Moncia Massage 1-888-FOR-LOAN Probate Code section 9100. The neighborhood. $1245/mo. Call (323) 650-7988 Individual Private time for filing claims will not expire 310-392-9223 BLISSFUL RELAXATION! Heal your (310)396-4443 x 2002. VENICE, BEAUTIFUL 2 bedroom Offices with Windows body, mind, spirit. Therapeutic, before four months from the hearing www.ellynesis.com date noticed above. apartment close to Beach and Venice We Feature 100% interest only loans Swedish, Deep-tissue. Energy YOU MAY EXAMINE the PALMS/BEVERLYWOOD $995.00. commercial centers. Very spacious New building. PAC balancing. Strictly non-sexual. file kept by the court. If you are a 1bdrm/1bath. Lower Unit. Appliances, unit with lots of light. 1 year lease. No All services included. Rob Schultz, Broker Introductory specials from $50.00/1hr. per-son interested in the estate, you Parking, No pets. 2009 Pruess Rd., #9 pets or smokers. $1800. (310) 396- Reception telephone answering. Licensed California Lynda, L.M.T. (310) 749-0621 may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the Open for viewing: 9am-6pm 4443 x 2002 ellynesis.com High speed T-1 Internet. Broker #01218743 WEST EXQUISITE, INTUITIVE, strong and filing of an inventory and ap-praisal ROOM IN a house with a shared VENICE, CHARMING VENICE Beach Full use of conference rooms, tender relaxing body work by mature of estate assets or of any petition or bathroom @ 52 Dudley Ave. Lots of craftsman style complex in a quaint Equal Housing Lender copier, printer, faxes...etc. MORTGAGE Europen. Very Professional, Sonja account as provided in Probate Code charm. Has private balcony. 1 block and quiet area. 3 blocks from the 2212 Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica (310) 397-0433. section 1250. A Request for Special from beach. 1 year lease, No pets. No beach. 1 year lease. No pets. $1450. Parking. Flexible lease terms. Notice form is available from the smoking. $745 (310) 396-4443 x2002 Call (310) 396-4443 x 2002. 1-888-FOR-LOAN Yard Sales court clerk. ellynesis.com Attorney for petitioner: ellynesis.com 310-526-0310 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL SANTA MONICA $1245/mo 310 392-9223 HUGE BACKYARD Sale 1039 Pacific 648 HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 1bedroom/1Bath, Extra large, new Advertise! Call us at (310) 458-7737 St./ 11th St. Santa Monica, Sat. Jan. 500 W TEMPLE ST DOWNTOWN SANTA MONICA Private 21st 9a.m.-4p.m. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 carpets, upper, pool, laundry, Office Approx. 270-720 sq/ft, Santa Monica Daily Press controlled access. (310) 395-RENT VERY AGGRESSIVE CN745260 ROSENBERG Jan 13,14,20, VENICE, MDR ADJACENT. Single, Windows/ A/C, 310-394-3322 Your ad could run here! 2006 www.westsiderentals.com fireplace, newer gated building with SANTA MONICA 1452 2nd Street. Very ✆ Call us today at (310) 458-7737 SANTA MONICA $1300/mo gated parking, courtyard area, quiet charming building, small offices. 2bedrooms/1bath. Bright upper. No neighborhood. Laundry rm. 1 year Between $700/mo & $1200/mo. RATES MOVING SALE! This Saturday, Jan pets, Carpet Floors, Parking, stove. lease, no pets. $995. (310) 396-4443 YOUR AD Includes utilities & cleaning. 21st,(12-5pm). Furniture and (310) 395-RENT x 2002 ellynesis.com (310) 614-6462 TIME FOR A 30 www.westsiderentals.com household items! 1928 3rd St. (at Bay COULD RUN HERE! VENICE, STORAGE space located just St.) SM off North Venice Blvd. Highly desirable YEAR FIXED? Advertise! Call us at (310) 458-7737 location. $250 (310) 396-4443 x2002 YOUR AD Financial ellynesis.com RATES AS LOW AS 6% CALL US VENICE, SUNNY large 2bdrm, 1bath COULD RUN HERE! PENDING LAWSUIT? SANTA MONICA $1350/mo 30 YEAR FIXED 6.75% w/2 balconies and unbelievable ocean % $10,000-$500,000 1bdrm/1bath, bungalow style, 10 YEAR/1 ARM 5.75 TODAY AT views! 1/2 block to beach with 1 car % Cash advance in 48 hours! hardwood floors, lower, refrigerator, 7 YEAR/1 ARM 5.625 garage parking. 1 year lease, no pets. CALL US %** Pay nothing unless you one year lease (310) 395-RENT 5 YEAR/1 ARM 5.5 No smoking. $2250 (310) 396-4443 3 YEAR/1 ARM 5.5%** Win! We can help you! (310) 458-7737 www.westsiderentals.com x2002 ellynesis.com 1 YEAR/1 ARM 5.375% (310) 712-3905 SANTA MONICA $1500/mo. TODAY AT 6 MO./6 MO. ARM 3.375% WLA: 2BDRM/1BATH. $1600/mo. %* 2bedrooms/1Bath, Upper, laundry, Great location, new carpet, tile, clean, 1 MO./1 MO. ARM 1.0 w/d hook-ups, new cabinets, new (310) 458-7737 *Rates subject to change Your ad could run here! quiet, parking, patio. Brenda * As of January 11, 2006 ✆ Call us today at (310) 458-7737 vinyl flooring. (310) 395-RENT (310) 991-2694. ** Denotes an interest only loan www.westsiderentals.com SANTA MONICA SANTA MONICA $1600/mo, Condos for Sale 2 offices- 1 w/balcony, some ocean 2bedrooms/2Baths, Hardwood floors, view + work station. Great location! Notices Lessor is motivated. Incentives NEW CONFORMING Upper, 2-car Parking, laundry, 2 BEDROOM+DEN / 2.5 bath NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL refrigerator, stove (310) 395-RENT offered. Available NOW. (310) 418- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES mountain view villa in Palisades 4679 LOAN AMOUNTS Date of Filing Application: JANUARY 4, www.westsiderentals.com Highlands. Open Sat/Sun 1-4pm. 2006 SANTA MONICA $1850/mo. 1468 Palisades Drive, $899,000. SM. OFFICE or Gym, 2422 Wilshire 1 Unit $417,000 To Whom it may concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: 3bedrooms/2baths, laundry, quiet Aimee Bryant (Agent). (310)428- Blvd. 1000sf, $1800mo, free parking. 2 Units $533,850 PARK OKYOUNG PARK SE HOON. neighborhood, blinds, new paint, good 7003 PAR Commercial (310) 395- 3 Units $645,300 The applicants listed above are applying to location, $1,850.00. (310) 395-RENT 2663 x101 the Department of Alcoholic Beverage 3 Units $645,300 Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 201 www.westsiderentals.com Commercial Lease VENICE, AVAILABLE Month to Month 4 Units $801,950 ARIZONA AVE SANTA MONICA, CA until 5/31/06. Great office space 90401. SANTA MONICA $2150/mo Type of License(s) Applied for: 41 - ON- 3bdrm/2bath. Upper, North of ARTIST STUDIO, office, or workspace. located 1 block from beach and 1/2 SALE BEER AND WINE-EATING PLACE. Wilshire, new carpets, parking, Unique private setting, no live-in. block from Windward Avenue. All Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control utilities included. Approx 365 sq.ft. INGLEWOOD. laundry. (310) 395-RENT Ocean Park Blvd. and 17th st. $450. LA114511 SANTA MONICA DAILY www.westsiderentals.com (310)753-2621 1 room with common area bathroom, PRESS 1/20,27, 2/3/2006 YOUR AD concrete floors, exposed beamed SANTA MONICA $675/mo, SANTA MONICA. Medical Building, 9th NOTICE OF PETITION TO bachelor/1bath, carpet floors, laundry, and Wilshire. 2500 square feet, fourth ceilings. $850 (310) 396-4443 x2002, COULD RUN HERE! ellynesis.com ADMINISTER ESTATE OF This apartment has no kitchen. floor, patio. Also third floor, 2400 HANS ROSENBERG (310) 395-RENT square feet, can reduce to two 1200 VENICE, INCREDIBLE CAMPUS Entire Case No. BP096138 www.westsiderentals.com square ft. offices (must see). Dual Property inc. office, garden and To all heirs, CALL US parking areas! Historical 1919 beneficiaries, creditors, contingent SANTA MONICA, northside. 2+1, elevators, 3 levels of underground Craftsman house which was torn creditors, and persons who may spacious, hardwood floors, balcony, parking. Will construct two specs down in 2005 and rebuilt from the otherwise be interested in the will or parking, laundry, stove. Immediate upon acceptable lease. (310) 923- foundation up. Everything is first class estate, or both, of HANS TODAY AT occupancy. $1950. (310) 452-1848 8521 or (310) 260-2619. ROSENBERG SANTA MONICA: 320 Wilshire at Third and authentic. The space has wood A PETITION FOR (310) 458-7737 Your ad could run here! Street Promenade. approx. 100 sqft ceilings, brand new antique style PROBATE has been filed by Mark J. office space. $500. Available now! moldings, windows, electrical, Saladino, Public Administrator in the ✆ Call us today at (310) 458-7737 Superior Court of California, County (310) 576-3433 plumbing, ethernet, communication, DVR with cameras, gated parking, ROB of LOS ANGELES. CLSS - Office Space storage basement, central AC & Heat, THE PETITION FOR incredible gardens, 60+’ of Lincoln PRO-BATE requests that Mark J. SCHULTZ Saladino, Public Administrator be frontage, lots of street parking on San appointed as personal representa- Miguel. 853 Lincoln Bl. $6,500 NNN BROKER tive to administer the estate of the (310) 396-4443 x2006. LICENSED CALIFORNIA decedent. THE PETITION requests BROKER #01218743 the decedent's will and codicils, if Real Estate any, be admitted to probate. The will 0CLSS - Fixer Uppers/4648 and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the FIXER UPPPERS court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate Bargains under the Independent Administra- OFFICE SPACE Call for a free list tion of Estates Act. (This authority Free recorded message. will allow the personal representa- Cool business digs in a great location near 15th 1-800-969-8257 ID #4648 and Wilshire. Walk to restaurants, banks the tive to take many actions without Promenade and beach. New paint, new carpets, www.LaFixerUppers.net obtaining court approval. 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