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Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY,AUGUST 22, 2006 Volume 5, Issue 242 Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP WEEK DAILY LOTTERY 5 12 13 46 50 Off the deep end Meganumber: 10 Jackpot: $...M A mental problem 7 23 25 34 41 Meganumber: 27 Planned SM home for challenged Jackpot: $...M 14 16 20 26 31 individuals has residents on guard MIDDAY: 1 2 3 EVENING: 4 7 0 BY KEVIN HERRERA “I don’t want to criticize the pro- Daily Press Staff Writer 1st: 04 Big Ben grams of Step Up on Second, but the 2nd: 03 Hot Shot two issues in my mind are whether 3rd: 11 Money Bags SUNSET PARK — A plan to house or not this is an appropriate location RACE TIME: 1:44.65 Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number young men with mental disorders and then there’s the issue of notifica- information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery here has residents concerned about tion,” said Zina Josephs, president of retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site at http://www.calottery.com the safety of nearby students at John Friends of Sunset Park, a neighbor- Adams Middle School. hood group formed in 1989 that has NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPARD In addition to fears that children become a force in local government. may be exposed to dangerous and “It’s a little dismaying to me that if People Who Believe Marijuana Is Odorless: unstable individuals, residents are residents hadn’t told me about this, I Two men were arrested at the drive-thru upset about how they learned of the wouldn’t have known about it.” window at a KFC restaurant in Buffalo, project, which was by word-of- The “it” is Step Up on Second’s N.Y., in June by narcotics officers who were eating inside; one of the men had mouth and not by notification from plan to purchase a triplex at 1826 what an officer said was “the biggest City Hall or Santa Monica-based Pearl St., where the non-profit hopes marijuana cigar you ever saw,” which was Step Up on Second, which offers to place at least eight men and making so much smoke that it was waft- ing into the restaurant. And in Tucson, services to those suffering from Ariz., in June, after police were called to mental illness. See STEP UP, page 5 one home, they noticed an overpowering marijuana smell coming from a neigh- bor’s house; Jose Ortega Mendez, 35, was arrested when 220 bails of marijuana, totaling two tons, were found inside. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 234th day of 2006. There are 131 days left in the year. England’s King Richard III 1485was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. Black Panther co-founder 1989 Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, Calif. (Gunman Tyrone Robinson was later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.) QUOTE OF THE DAY Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press “Life does not give itself to one who tries A Los Angeles County Fire Department diver jumps off the end of the Santa to keep all its advantages at once.” Monica Pier in full scuba gear as part of an exercise drill on Monday. Divers LEON BLUM inspected underneath the pier and on the ocean floor for any large items that Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press FRENCH STATESMAN (1872-1950) may have lodged themselves around the pilings. Step Up On Second, a non-profit social service agency, is in escrow on this Sunset INDEX Park building. The organization plans to house mentally ill clients. Horoscopes You’re a joker, Gemini 2 Surf Report Water temperature: 66° 3 A matter of principal: Samohi gets a new leader Opinion A police state 4 BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON Angeles Unified School District State Daily Press Staff Writer (LAUSD) for the past 23 years. “I plan to spend a lot of Karr full of bologna 7 Manual Arts, which spans grades National DISTRICT HDQTRS. — Santa 0nine through 12, has 4,200 stu- time there, I’m a hands-on principal.” Sin City feels corruption 8 Monica High School has a new prin- dents, with nine small learning com- International cipal. munities on a year-round schedule. DR. HUGO A. PEDROZA SAMOHI PRINCIPAL Where’s the beef? 9 Dr. Hugo A. Pedroza, currently The structure is similar to Parenting the principal at Manual Arts High Samohi’s house system, which was Feel the love 10 School in Los Angeles, has accepted part of a redesign that occurred four istrator developing small learning an opportunity I couldn’t pass up MOVIETIMES the principal position at Samohi, years ago. The campus was broken communities at various schools and because of my expertise in Catch a flick! 13 schools superintendent Dianne into six schools where class sizes are within the LAUSD and was attracted smaller learning communities, I Comics Talarico said on Monday. smaller and students receive more to Samohi because of its house sys- think I can take the school to a high- Yak it up, yakmeister 14 Pedroza has been the principal at personalized instruction from teach- tem. er level,” Pedroza said. “I plan to Classifieds Manual Arts High School for the ers and house principals. “When I saw the job available at Ad space odyssey 15-18 past year and has worked in the Los Pedroza has worked as an admin- Samohi I had to apply because it was See PRINCIPAL, page 6 Back by popular demand... THE UNDER $10 GABY SCHKUD Band & Orchestra Instruments DINNER SPECIAL RENT-TO-OWN The name you can depend on! 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