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SMDP Graphic-Data from Johns Hopkins, WHO,LA County Public Health Mar 10 Jul 12 First candidates pull paperwork to run for local election MATTHEW HALL school board members and three council will have to choose between SMDP Editor trustees for Santa Monica College. the four year and two year seats On the City Council, incumbents when filing their applications. Santa Monica’s 2020 election Gleam Davis, Terry O’Day, Ana Rent Control Commissioners season officially began Monday Jara and Ted Winterer are up for Anastasia Foster and Caroline when Merviendo Andika became reelection. While the first four Torosis are up for election on the the first person to pull papers to run seats are full four-year terms, the Rent Control Board. Both women for City Council. fifth is for a two year term to fill pulled paperwork on the first day. In November, local voters will the remaining time created when The three School Board members choose five councilmembers, two Greg Morena resigned his position rent control commissioners, three in June. Candidates running for SEE ELECTION PAGE 11 SMMUSD to announce reopening plan for Fall 2020 on Thursday

BRENNON DIXSON plan detailing the district’s reopening and early last week. Discussion on SMDP Staff Writer plan for the Fall 2020 semester. the Major Action Item is expected The planned presentation to last approximately 180 minutes, The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified will include information about according to Thursday’s agenda, School District is scheduled to hold SMMUSD’s reopening plan and which lists a number of other its first meeting of the new academic the results of a parent survey, which items set to be discussed Thursday year this Thursday, and the board of were recently highlighted during the education is expected to approve a district’s town hall events in June SEE REOPENING PAGE 6 California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches

ADAM BEAM AND KATHLEEN nation’s most populated state. Monday. He also imposed additional RONAYNE On July 1, Newsom ordered 19 restrictions on the 30 counties now Associated Press counties with a surging number with rising numbers, including the Sammy Neustadt of confirmed infections to close most populated of Los Angeles and CONSTRUCTION: Installation of a significant sculptural art- California Gov. Gavin Newsom bars and indoor operations at San Diego, by ordering worship work by Metro-commissioned artist Walter Hood resumed last week at on Monday extended the closure of restaurants, wineries, zoos and family services to stop and gyms, hair the corner of 4th and Colorado. Construction is slated through fall at bars and indoor dining statewide entertainment centers like bowling salons, indoor malls and offices for the west end of the Downtown Santa Monica Station. Intermittent east- and ordered gyms, churches and alleys and miniature golf. noncritical industries to shut down. erly sidewalk and northbound 4th St lane closures will take place. The hair salons closed in most places as The Democratic governor artwork is tentatively scheduled for completion sometime in Fall 2020. coronavirus cases keep rising in the extended that order statewide SEE COVID-19 PAGE 11 News 2 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 Visit us online at www.smdp.com Immigration courts reopen 4 charged in Los Angeles despite rising coronavirus cases death of rising rapper Pop REGINA GARCIA CANO AND JULIE WATSON courtrooms are safe, said Ashley Tabbador, Associated Press a Los Angeles-based immigration judge speaking in her capacity as president of the Three immigration courts reopened National Association of Immigration Judges Smoke Monday as the government extended its union. push to fully restart the clogged system “We keep coming back to ‘what numbers JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. would not name, and at least some of them despite rising coronavirus cases in states are you using?’” she said. “They seem to be AP Entertainment Writer are believed to be linked to a 2019 homicide where many of the small courtrooms are out of touch with the state numbers we are when a fight escalated into a shooting outside located. seeing .” Two men and two teens have been charged the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. In Baltimore, people with hearings to Judges in Dallas have contacted the union, in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke Authorities did not initially believe the reach final decisions were allowed to enter concerned their health is being put at risk. who was killed during a Los Angeles home- rapper’s death was related to a robbery. the federal building housing the immigration The union represents about 460 immigration invasion robbery in February, the district The home where the shooting occurred is court only if they wore masks. Benches in a judges who work more than 65 courts. attorney’s office said Monday. owned by Edwin Arroyave and his wife Teddi courtroom and seats in a waiting area were “People don’t have trust that the agency is Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey Mellencamp, a star of “The Real Housewives blocked off with tape, and social distancing doing the right thing,” Tabbador said. said in a statement that Corey Walker and of Beverly Hills” and the daughter of Rock & signs were placed on the floor and elevators. The agency said it continually reviews Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder Roll Hall-of-Famer John Mellencamp. But scheduling hearings, which guidance from the Justice Department, the that occurred during the commission of a Teddi Mellencamp previously said on can include dozens of people in a single Centers for Disease Control and Prevention robbery and burglary. The two male juveniles Instagram that the couple had been notified courtroom, did not take place Monday. and other federal agencies in making were also charged with murder and robbery of the shooting at their rental property but Courts in Newark and Detroit also were pandemic-related operational decisions. while in juvenile court. knew no more than what they had seen in scheduled to reopen Monday. The reopenings “Consistent with public health officials’ The 20-year-old New York rapper, whose media reports. extend a haphazard but unmistakable march guidance, EOIR has implemented practices legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was Pop Smoke arrived on the rap scene in to business as usual that has outraged judges to help to protect all people working in killed Feb. 19 at a home in the Hollywood 2018 and broke out with “Welcome to the and lawyers who say the pandemic poses and visiting EOIR spaces throughout the Hills. A 911 call from a friend of someone in Party” a gangsta anthem with boasts about unacceptable risk of spreading disease. country,” spokeswoman Kathryn Mattingly the house reported armed intruders inside the shootings, killings and drugs that became a The Justice Department’s Executive Office said in an email. home, police previously said. huge sensation, and prompted Nicki Minaj to for Immigration Review started reopening In conjunction with the reopening, the Walker, 19, and Rodgers, 18, face the death drop a verse on a remix. courts over the past month to non-detained government is going to stop allowing the penalty or life in prison without the possibility Earlier this year, Pop Smoke released the immigrants, first in Honolulu on June 15 and electronic filing of documents, which it had of parole if convicted. Both are expected to be mixtape “Meet the Woo 2,” which debuted over the next three weeks in Boston; Buffalo, done as a precaution to prevent the spread arraigned Monday. at No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200 albums New York; Hartford, Connecticut; Las of the virus. Jaquan Murphy, 21, was also arrested in chart. It was the follow up to his first official Vegas; New Orleans; Chicago; Cleveland; The agency is requiring face coverings connection to the incident last week. The release, “Meet the Woo.” The rapper also had and Philadelphia. and social distancing, but it has not shared complaint includes gang and gun allegations. the popular hit “Gatti” with Travis Scott and Changes have been frequent and last its safety protocols, such as what will be Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who oversees Jackboys and “Dior.” minute. done if someone shows up with no mask, the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite His major label debut album, “Shoot for Dallas reopened June 29 but, five days Tabbador said. Robbery-Homicide Division, said three men the Stars Aim for the Moon,” was executive later, the agency announced on Twitter that Immigration courts are often housed and two teenage boys likely went to the home produced by 50 Cent. It was released it was closing until July 17 and gave no in office buildings — not courthouses — because they knew Pop Smoke was there from posthumously July 3 to mostly positive reviews explanation. Texas has been reporting a making it particularly difficult for people social media posts. They stole items from and features appearances from popular artists record number of coronavirus cases, and to spread apart because the rooms are the home, though Tippet said he could not including Future, DaBaby and Quavo. its governor has warned the state may have small, Tabbador said, adding that there is divulge what was taken. Pop Smoke had been scheduled to start a to return to a lockdown to get things under also little ventilation, especially in older All five are believed to be members of U.S. tour in Washington, D.C., on March 2. control. buildings. The virus may linger in the air a South Los Angeles gang, which Tippet San Diego, which also has seen a surge in indoors, increasing the risk of infection in coronavirus cases, was scheduled to reopen those spaces, according to the World Health court on July 6 but moved it back two weeks Organization. DAILY FIRE LOG — again without explanation. Last month, a dozen Democratic senators Hearings for non-detained immigrants wrote to the agency asking about the logic were suspended in March because of the behind the May 29 decision to reopen the SMDP STAFF CHOSE THE FOLLOWING FROM 25 CALLS ON JULY 125 public health crisis, though courts in court system. detention centers have continued to operate Hearings in courts for non-detained EMS 1300blk Pico Blvd 12:02 a.m. EMS 2000blk Arizona Ave 2:55 p.m. on a limited basis. immigrants, who can come and go freely, EMS 1900blk Cloverfield Blvd 12:44 a.m. EMS 500blk 14th St 3:14 p.m. The court system’s backlog of 1.2 million usually require the person be there with their EMS 3000blk Santa Monica Blvd 12:59 a.m. EMS 1800blk Lincoln Blvd 3:52 p.m. cases becomes more crushing as long as lawyer, especially when deciding whether EMS 3rd St / Bay St 3:27 a.m. EMS 500blk Santa Monica Blvd 3:59 p.m. courts are closed. The Justice Department someone is eligible for asylum. EMS 1300blk 17th St 6:45 a.m. EMS 3100blk Neilson Way 4:04 p.m. said Monday that any court whose reopening “Despite these risks, you are moving Automatic Alarm 1000blk Pico Blvd 9:23 a.m. EMS 1100blk 23rd St 5:04 p.m. date hasn’t been announced will be closed ahead with the re-openings, and it is far from EMS 900blk Berkeley St 9:30 a.m. EMS 1000blk Broadway 6:15 p.m. through July. clear that the immigration courts and the EMS 1300blk 17th St 9:49 a.m. EMS 1500blk Ocean Ave 7:07 p.m. At Baltimore’s reopening Monday, parties who will be using them are prepared Automatic Alarm 1400blk 19th St 11:26 a.m. EMS 18th St / Wilshire Blvd 8:10 p.m. security guards in the lobby of the federal for those risks,” the senators stated in the EMS 1300blk 15th St 11:39 a.m. EMS 100blk Broadway 9:05 p.m. building told people they could only enter letter. EMS 1300blk 15th St 12:13 p.m. EMS 1500blk 2nd St 11:22 p.m. without any accompanying relatives. The agency “does not acknowledge EMS 1800blk 9th St 12:26 p.m. Miscellaneous Outside Fire 4th St / Interstate Among those told to wait outside was the difficulties that litigants still face in EMS 2600blk Main St 1:35 p.m. 10 11:31 p.m. Wilfredo Vazquez, who traveled more than effectively presenting their cases, as health two hours from the West Virginia-Maryland concerns may continue to deter witnesses border with his wife, who faces the risk of from appearing in court and office closures deportation. They drove the approximately may make it difficult to obtain medical 150 miles so she could try to file paperwork records, tax records, and other supporting in her case after her scheduled check-in in documents,” the letter states. June was canceled. The American Immigration Lawyers “We live very far away,” Vazquez said. “So Association has urged the agency to postpone much waste of time frustrates me.” the majority of non-detained hearings until The Justice Department agency has given the health crisis has subsided. virtually no explanation on what public health data it is using to determine if Watson reported from San Diego. Local Visit us online at www.smdp.com TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 3

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ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES (310) 395-9922 SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 Santa Monica 90401 News 4 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 Visit us online at www.smdp.com US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June MARTIN CRUTSINGER 60% of the loan amount on worker pay with AP Economics Writer the other 40% going to overhead costs such as rent and utilities. The federal government incurred the Another reason for the surge in the June biggest monthly budget deficit in history in deficit was the government’s decision to delay June as spending on programs to combat tax payments this year until July 15. That the coronavirus recession exploded while decision mean that quarterly payments made millions of job losses cut into tax revenues. by individual taxpayers and corporations will The Treasury Department reported not be due until July 15 this year rather than Monday that the deficit hit $864 billion last June. month, an amount of red ink that surpasses So far this budget year, revenues total $2.26 most annual deficits in the nation’s history trillion, down 13.4% from the same period and is above the previous monthly deficit last year, while spending totals $5 trillion, up record of $738 billion in April. That amount 49.1% from a year ago. was also tied to the trillions of dollars The CBO estimate of a $3.7 trillion deficit Congress has provided to cushion the impact for this year could go higher depending on of the widespread shutdowns that occurred the course of the economy. The country fell in an effort to limit the spread of the viral into a deep recession in February, ending a pandemic. record long expansion of nearly 11 years. The For the first nine months of this budget Trump administration is predicting that the year, which began Oct. 1, the deficit totals economy will come roaring back in second $2.74 trillion, also a record for that period. half of this year but many private forecasters That puts the country well on the way are concerned that a resurgence of virus cases to hitting the $3.7 trillion deficit for the could make consumers too fearful to resume whole year that has been forecast by the spending, which drives 70% of the economy. Congressional Budget Office. Congress which has already approved That total would surpass the previous more than $3 trillion in a series of rescue annual record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009 when packages, is scheduled to debate another the government was spending heavily to lift support effort when it returns from recess the country out of the recession caused by the on June 20. Democrats are pushing for an 2008 financial crisis. extension of the expanded unemployment The June deficit was driven higher by benefits which will soon run out. No recovery, No fee spending on various government relief Nancy Vanden Houten, senior economist programs such as an extra $600 per week at Oxford Economics, said she was expecting in expanded unemployment benefits and a that lawmakers would end up compromising Paycheck Protection Program that provided on a new economic support package that support to businesses to keep workers on would fall somewhere between a $3.5 trillion their payrolls. measure passed by the House but not taken The report showed that the cost of the up by the Senate and what is shaping up to be Paycheck Protection Program in June was an opening offer by Senate Republicans for a $511 billion. 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Happy Summer Santa Monicans! This & to provide meals to go article will say thank you and goodbye - Upward Bound House – to purchase to this year’s Rotary board and welcome refrigerators & provide high speed Internet in the new one as well as highlight the access at Family Place club’s response to COVID-19, the annual - First United Methodist Church of scholarships and their recipients, and this Santa Monica Preschool – for art supplies year’s big accomplishments. for at-home preschoolers Thank you to this year’s amazing board - reDiscover Center ($1,750) hands- and the work they have accomplished. on maker supplies, Tinker Tool Kits for President Sharon Perlmutter-Gavin, Vice grades 4-8 President’s Matt Williams and Carol Powell, - Children’s Lifesaving Foundation - Treasurer Suzan Albritton, Secretary Laurel to help assist families & college students in Rosen, Immediate Past President Mitch need of grocery & supplies Kraus and Directors Vicky Curtis, Andrea - K9 Connection ($500) to purchase Gressinger, Greg Abrams, Kathy Shepard, annual membership for the platform Bill Rayman, and Josh Bradburn. Thinkific for student access to online courses HERE IS THE BOARD FOR THE ROTARY 2020-2021 - Venice Family Clinic – to purchase YEAR: in-home blood pressure monitoring devices President: Lisa Alexander for patients, including prenatal and diabetic Vice President of Programs: Tammy individuals Andrews - CLARE | MATRIX ($3,205.05) to Vice President of Committees: Nora Bohn purchase laptops with web cameras for staff Treasurer: Grace Cheng Braun to resume individual and group sessions at Secretary: Brian Linnekens residential treatment facilities Director of Meeting Service: Sara Colón - Universal Human Rights Initiative Director of Club Service: Bill ($900) to purchase portable solar chargers Chillingworth for unhoused youth Director of Membership Service: Kera Rotary members can also be seen Blades-Snell volunteering around the community Director of Community and Youth delivering meals for Meals on Wheels West, Service: John Bartlett packing food boxes for the Salvation Army, Director of Vocational Service: Vicky and cleaning up after the civil unrest in May. Curtis In addition, members donated two car loads FINDING A NEW Director of International Service: Timur of groceries and other necessities to the Berberoglu food bank at Virginia Avenue Park. Special DENTIST IS TOUGH!!! Immediate Past President: Sharon thanks to John Bartlett for organizing this Perlmutter-Gavin food drive. (BUT WE MAKE IT EASY!!!) President-Elect: Bill Powell The Rotary Club of Santa Monica is YOUR CHOICE proud to award scholarships and citizenship During this difficult and unprecedented awards to deserving students from local TRY OUR NO OBLIGATION time, the Rotary Club of Santa Monica has schools. Congratulations to this year’s If you don’t like what we remained committed to the well-being of winners: our community and have awarded multiple Santa Monica College: Louis Gossart, Liz have to say we will $20 EXAM grants to deserving organizations for Laing, and Kelvin Galvin give you a copy of your COVID-19 Relief. Santa Monica High School: Roxy Ong, INCLUDES AWARD AMOUNTS ARE $3,500 UNLESS OTHERWISE Tupelo Sullivan, and Kimiya Aframian x-rays at no charge INDICATED: New Roads High School: Christian FULL XRAYS - Santa Monica College Foundation Contreras *Offer to non insured patients DENTAL CARE – to support Meal Project for food-insecure St. Monica High School: Ally Vasquez OR students Olympic High School: Gian Gladous WITHOUT JUDGEMENT! - Connections for Children ($2,850) New Roads Middle School: Sheaun TRY OUR NO OBLIGATION for 4 laptop computers for staff working at Medley WE OFFER UNIQUE SERVICES home Crossroads Middle School: Mariela *Nitrous Oxide available - St. Anne’s Church & Shrine - for Hernandez $99 EXAM supplies & equipment to provide and deliver John Adams Middle School: Alasia Amani *No interest payment plans AND CLEANING to-go meals and to keep staff safe Dennis *Emergencies can be seen today For New Patients - Salvation Army – for bottled water, Lincoln Middle School: Clara Vanden *Our dentists and staff members INCLUDES FULL XRAYS sanitizing supplies, blankets & solar power Bosch are easy to talk to *Offer to non insured patients banks The Rotary Club of Santa Monica had - Boys Girls Clubs of Santa Monica – many achievements this year which included to support food insecure youth by providing providing over $165,000 to local causes AND OF COURSE WE DO grocery gift cards per 50-59 individuals for in the form of grants and scholarships, • Invisalign • Peri odontist on Staff • Oral Surgeon on Staff two weeks organizing and participating in multiple • Cosmetics and Implants • Zoom bleaching • and more - Safe Place for Youth ($5,000) to service projects which resulted in 827 hours purchase supplies & equipment to provide of hands-on service, over $159,000 in global SANTA MONICA FAMILY DENTISTRY 15TH ST. and deliver to-go meals and for survival donations, $16,500 for disaster relief, $7,500 DR. 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- St. Joseph’s Center – for supplies The Rotary Club of Santa Monica looks ARIZONA AVE. & equipment to provide and deliver to-go forward to another exciting and productive (310) 736-2589 meals & keep staff safe year and wishes Santa Monica and fun and - Step Up on Second – to provide safe Summer! WWW.ALANRUBENSTEINDDS.COM supplies & equipment to ensure staff safety Local 6 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 Visit us online at www.smdp.com REOPENING FROM PAGE 1 INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE POLICIES The discussion surrounding SMMUSD’s beginning at 5:30 p.m. interdistrict permit policies has been ongoing since December 2019 and it’s likely to continue BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL WEEK OF ACTION into Thursday evening, according to the agenda. The first Major Action Item listed on the agenda Interdistrict permits allow students living this week pertains to the Resolution No. 20-01 outside district residential boundaries to attend - Recognition of the First Week of February as a SMMUSD campus, but since the district is Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. transitioning to a basic aid funding model, Last month, while Samohi seniors were schools will no longer receive state funding for busy organizing a local Juneteenth celebration, transfers. $1,995,000 a petition circulated by local residents called Board members previously proposed that for SMMUSD to institute a Black Lives Matter the district tweak its annual verification method, week of celebration at all district schools. After but a lengthy discussion about possibly cutting “An Oasis in the City” garnering hundreds of signatures, current two low-priority permit categories prompted students and SMMUSD alumni took the SMMUSD to postpone a decision until its next podium to share their ideas with the board. meeting. 11835 Tennessee Place, West LA If all goes all planned, the first week of On March 5, the board held a second February will be celebrated as Black Lives discussion regarding the proposed language 3BR | 2BA | 1,387 SF | 7,452 SF lot Matter at School Week of Action, according to changes and directed staff to move forward the agenda, which states: “(SMMUSD) has long with reordering the permit priority categories; Zoned to allow builders to build up to as many as 8 been concerned about providing equity and however, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the unit condo or apartments. Less than one mile to Santa opportunity for all students and ensuring the state to enforce Stay at Home orders beginning Monica. Other lots in the area were developed into 2 success of all students.” March 19, and board leadership directed staff SF homes. Huge yard with fruit trees, enclosed patio, “Members of our community have requested to postpone any non-essential items from that we follow the lead of other districts that upcoming board meeting agendas. privacy & lots of natural light. have recognized the first week in February “Now, that our district is preparing for as, ‘Black Lives Matter at School Week of enrollment for 2020-21, however,” the agenda Action,’” the agenda adds. “Staff believes that states, “the changes to BP and AR 5117 need to having Black Matters Week provides another be formalized with board action.” Tracey Anita valuable opportunity to involve students and Hennessey Garren staff in addressing the vestiges of racism in an [email protected] (310) 779-6375 (310) 560-7126 intentional way.” TraceyHennessey anitagarren5 @Hotmail.com @gmail.com ( ) DRE# 01017938 DRE# 01393490 office 310 458-7737

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