MONDAY, JULY 29, 2002 Volume 1, Issue 223

FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues City’s policy change on Summer wonderland homelessness pending “My impression is when they give us Could be fall before direction, then I think it’s something that issue is discussed could move relatively fast,” said City Attorney Marsha Moutrie. “One way or BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON another the whole range of concerns and Daily Press Staff Writer options will be in front of them.” Clearly, city officials have heard loud It could be fall before the city changes and clear from residents and businesses its policy on how it handles vagrants and that a policy change must happen. panhandling in Santa Monica. A recommendation to the city council was made last month by the Bayside District Corp. to craft an ordinance that “It’s obvious in attending would limit the number of people who can (Bayside District board be fed in a public place by a group, as well as limit the number of the feedings. meetings) that a signifi- The city issues permits for events in public spaces, which applies to dozens of cant amount of people outside church groups who feed the homeless in downtown parks and in front won’t tolerate it anymore.” of City Hall. Board members of the — MARSHA MOUTRIE Bayside District, which manages the City attorney Third Street Promenade, believe the “pub- Franklin Smith/Special to the Daily Press lic feedings” are causing an influx of tran- Children slide down a man-made snow hill at Clover Park Saturday, where the annual Santa Monica Police and Fire Departments’ picnic was held. sients and vagrants to the downtown area. “It’s obvious in attending (Bayside But it appears that any policy change District board meetings) that a significant won’t be discussed until September when amount of people won’t tolerate it any- the city holds its annual hearing on its more,” Moutrie said. “And I think it’s homeless services. It is expected that city time that a policy change will occur.” More people 65 and older staffers will provide for politicians sever- The city has been dealing with al options that would reduce homeless- ness and panhandling in Santa Monica. See HOMELESS, page 5 getting cosmetic surgery BY COLLEEN LONG procedures for those 65 and older Two Henna artists busted Associated Press Writer jumped from about nearly 121,000 to more than 425,000 last year. Seniors After Hazel York’s husband died, she accounted for about 5 percent of 8.5 mil- in undercover operation moved into a retirement home, convinced lion surgeries performed in 2001, the better part of her life was over. BY ANDREW H. FIXMER have rebelled and continue according to the American Society for Then she met Damon. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Los Daily Press Staff Writer to practice their craft. She’s 81. He’s 78. They were married “We are enforcing the Alamitos, Calif. Two Henna artists were about a year and a half ago at The Village Dr. Sheldon Sevinor, a plastic surgeon law,” Fabrega said. “They Community Care Retirement Community arrested recently by Santa based in Boston, said he had at least 30 have been warned and in Hemet, Calif. Monica Police Department patients last year that are older than 70. cited in the past.” She feels she won a second chance at undercover officers for “We’re living longer and feeling more However, Chanthadara life, so she decided to give her face a sec- working downtown with- and other artists say they vital,” he said. “Age 40 today is what age ond chance, too. out a business license. are being singled out by 30 used to be like.” York underwent a five-hour face-lift Between four and six city officials. They also He recently performed breast enlarge- in June in Beverly Hills, Calif., to erase police officers dressed in argue their civil rights are ment surgery on an 82-year-old Boston some wrinkles and shave off a few years. plain clothes and equipped being violated for not woman, his oldest patient to have the Her husband is supportive, but said, “I with a video camera being allowed to practice procedure. their art. love her as is.” “She’s healthy, she’s spunky and she descended on Luke Chan- Luke Chanthadara She says she did it for herself. “Don’t thadara and another un- “They came in plain wanted to look how she felt,” he said. clothes because they are get me wrong. I don’t want to look 16 Leland Preble, 73, from Burlington, named Henna artist while this case, each officer was again,” she said, “but I also don’t want to they drew non-permanent assigned to watch cash too ashamed to identify Mass., is planning to have his eyelids themselves as police offi- look like Damon’s mother.” lifted by Sevinor. designs on the skin of transactions being made Experts say thousands of men and tourists on July 20. between the artists and cus- cers,” Chanthadara said. “I’m proud of my age, but when I “But they came down and women 65 and older are getting plastic SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega tomers. Since the beginning have an eye exam, they have to pull my videotaped us working like surgery. They want to feel young and of the year, Henna has been eyelids up so they can take the test,” he said the department routine- they were tourists or some- attractive and battle age discrimination. banned from the city, yet ly uses plain-clothed offi- Since 1997, the number of cosmetic See SURGERY, page 6 cers on the Promenade. In Chanthadara and others See HENNA, page 5

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SMC offers free ESL classes By Daily Press staff

Santa Monica College announces that enrollment for its free English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) courses is ongoing. The fall session begins Aug. 26. Through SMC's Continuing Education Department, the free English classes are offered at all levels seven days a week in the mornings, afternoons and evenings. Also offered are free basic skills and keyboarding classes. “These courses offer valuable training and help individuals in preparation for higher education or advancement in the work place,” said Monica Torres, SMC com- munity service specialist. “As the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, I know that the opportunities in this country grow exponentially once the language barrier is broken.” Classes and registration are held at SMC's Madison campus, located on Santa Monica Boulevard between 10th and 11th streets (1310 11th St.). For information call (310) 434-3400. For information in Spanish, call Torres at (310) 434-3407. KLOS/ABC7 Blood Drive By Daily Press staff

The 21st Annual KLOS/ABC7 Blood Drive will occur on Thursday, Aug. 1, Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3 at the American Red Cross Santa Monica Chapter, 1450 11th Street. Franklin Smith/Special to the Daily Press As the largest single-sponsor blood drive in the nation, the KLOS/ABC7 Blood Actress June Lockhart signs autographs at the annual Santa Monica Drive has become a mainstay, upon which the American Red Cross and the commu- Police and Fire Departments’ picnic at Clover Park Saturday, where the nity have come to depend. SMPD softball team defeated the SMFD 8-6. All blood drive participants will receive an exclusive, commemorative KLOS/ABC7 blood drive t-shirt. All blood drive participants will also be given a voucher that will have their names printed on it. They will be able to redeem this voucher for one admission to the Scorpions/Deep Purple/Dio concert on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002 at the Blockbuster Pavilion. This voucher has no cash value and can only be redeemed by the person whose name is written on the voucher. To donate blood, one must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds Information compiled by Jesse Haley and be in good health. If you have ever had hepatitis, have been tattooed in the past twelve months or are currently pregnant, you will not be eligible to donate blood. Boardriders remain stoked. To make an appointment to donate blood, please call 1.800.GIVE.LIFE. New tropical swell from Hurricane Elida, plus south- Today’s west swell, equals chest to shoulder surf at good expo- sures. Expect consistent, rippable sets from Zuma north. Tides: Santa Monica and Venice see more waist highs today. Low- 6:22a.m. -0.09’ Tuesday, current southwest swell is expected to High- 12:50p.m. 4.00’ peak, giving west-facing spots a bump up in size, good low- 5:55p.m. 2.32’ news for South Bay breaks. High- 11:43p.m. 5.08’ It seems that one by one, Santa But as these long-time businesses con- Temps reach high 60s again. Monica’s old-school institutions are tinue to disappear, many people wonder leaving town. Places like Midnight what Santa Monica is becoming. Special Bookstore on the Promenade, the So this week Q-Line wants to know: Location Monday Tuesday Water Quality Aero Theater on Montana Avenue, the “Is Santa Monica losing its soul? Santa Monica Playhouse on Fourth Why or why not?” County Line 2-4’/Fair 2-4’/Fair A Street and the Boathouse restaurant on Zuma 3-5’/Fair 3-4’/Fair A Call (310) 285-8106 with your the pier, have either closed up, are clos- Surfrider 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A ing up or may close up. response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll Many people cherish these places not just print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit Topanga 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A because of what they provided, but because your comments to a minute or less; it Breakwater 2-3’/Poor 2-4’/Poor A they collectively make Santa Monica what it might help to think first about the word- El Porto 2-3’/Fair 2-4’/Fair A is — a funky, cool beach town. ing of your response.

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night. Sick the Santa Monica Police Department on them! An article in the SMDP, July 9, 2002, Open letter to all Promenade merchants proves my point: the girl interviewed, “Brittany,” admits she commutes from downtown Los Editor: Angeles. She is not a Santa Monican. She just hangs here. Nor am I speaking for the profes- sional panhandlers who show up here every day and deprive the truly homeless of money and After reading several recent anti-homeless articles in the Santa Monica Daily Press the need for food. I personally find the pro’s attitude and aggressiveness repugnant, but it (SMDP), I empathize with your problems concerning Santa Monica’s homeless citizens, who, brings them more than enough money for food and booze and drugs daily. Sick the SMPD on for want of any other place to sleep, huddle in your doorways at night. I am a former business them, too! Aggressive panhandling IS AGAINST THE LAW! (Note: I see in the SMDP, July manager, so I understand. 14, 2002, that the police have finally started after them! Hooray!!) I concur there has indeed been recent growth in the number of transients (as opposed to the I AM speaking about the 1,000-plus truly homeless Santa Monica citizens, any one of truly homeless) in the city. Santa Monica IS the dumping ground for other communities’ unwant- whom would gladly give his or her eyeteeth for a safe place to stay at night and a job. For ed. (In certain cities, I’ve been told, the police will actually buy transients bus tickets to Santa example: “Linda,” one of Santa Monica’s homeless who upset you so much, is white-haired, Monica just to get them out of town!) Of course, the wonderful climate and beauty of Santa in her nineties and can walk only with the aid of a crutch. When she needs to use the restroom Monica draw many homeless here, just as they do tourists. Not much we can do about that. in the middle of the night, she slowly hobbles to the nearest open facility. The soft clicking of If you want us off the Promenade, PLEASE HELP US FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO her crutch as she passes sometimes awakens me. STAY! Right now, there is simply no alternative. On the same front page which castigated the “Dave,” in his late fifties, is a Ph.D. “down-sized” out of his job after years of loyal serv- homeless, the SMDP also ran a story stating that the average cost of homes in California has ice. He’s been turned down for several jobs. Perhaps it’s his age, or the shabby, worn looked risen once again to around $230,000. How can the homeless, with their monthly $221 General forced upon him by his homeless condition, or that he’s forced to carry everything he owns Relief payments, afford them? Answer: THEY CAN’T! There are only about 200 beds avail- with him when he goes for an interview, or that some businesses will not even let him inside able on a nightly basis in Santa Monica, but well over 1,000 homeless on its streets each night. to obtain an application. Waiting lists are long, the maze of bureaucracy and regimentation required to obtain a space I could tell you about the other homeless who will sleep on the streets and in the alleys (and is, at the least, both frustrating and demeaning. And most shelters are open only during limit- on the Promenade) of Santa Monica tonight, but I think (and pray) that you get my point. These ed nighttime hours. Where would you have us go during the day? PLEASE HELP US FIND homeless are people! They could be your father, your mother, your brother, your sister, your SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAY! son, your daughter or even, fate forbid someday, YOU! You and your parent organizations have contacts and resources we cannot access (tax write- Finally, before scapegoating the homeless for loss of business and every other sin of earth con- offs, etc.). Please use them to help us find an unused building, warehouse or even a vacant lot sider the wandering groups of drunks and illegal aliens passing through the Promenade at all where we can create a 7/24 ‘safe haven’ shelter as an alternative to the Promenade. We, the hours of the night. They are far less concerned with the sanitary conditions of the Promenade than truly homeless, would be overjoyed to have a place away from the hustle and bustle of the those who call it home. In fact, with your doorways emptied of their homeless watchmen, you’ll Promenade, which offers us safe shelter at night, access to restrooms and showers around the find many more becoming restrooms overnight. clock and security for our possessions while we look for work the next day. Perhaps, once we Consider the vetoed Target store, which would have drawn large numbers of customers to relocate away from 3rd Street, you might even be able to help us out with leftovers from some the area as well as having offered many homeless an opportunity to obtain employment. Promenade restaurants so we don’t have to panhandle to eat, donate outdated or excess equip- Consider the drop-off in business in reaction to the September 11, 2001, attack on our country. ment such as phones, desks or tables, chairs, obsolete computers...I’m dreaming of course. Consider the precarious state of our economy, with massive frauds, bankruptcies and crash- Do away with the food lines? Then the homeless who depend on them will be forced to find ing stocks. food in other ways: more aggressive panhandling, petty theft, dumpster-diving, trash can buf- Consider that we are not to blame for the fact that Santa Monica’s $30,000 per month beach- fet, etc. But most will not consider leaving Santa Monica — their home. Why not, instead, help side condos are not renting like hot cakes this summer. (SMDP, July 22, 2002.) provide us a place where we can eat? The SMDP keeps harping on the fact that Santa Monica’s The homeless are as much the victims of events beyond control as you are! We are NOT the homeless citizens have access to 21 meals a week! (A little sarcasm next.) Why, that’s three cause of all your woes! meals a day! What a concept! I don’t know anyone who eats three meals a day, do you? P.S. I invite all interested parties from the Promenade to attend our next Side-By-Side meet- (Sarcasm over.) But that’s only for those who can travel, dragging their belongings with them, ing: Wednesday, July 31, 7 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Center on Fourth Street to discuss this to the many feeding locations, sometimes with conflicting schedules, and tolerate the often pre- matter. Side-By-Side is a coalition of homeless and housed which meets regularly to address requisite religious brainwashing. (You should see what some of these meals consist of!) the problems of homelessness. I AM NOT speaking for the punks and druggies who hang out and conduct their business Kenneth A. McCrae along your streets, then go home to mommy and daddy and sleep in soft, warm beds every Santa Monica Women’s World Monthly’s ‘Male Call’ horoscopes your moons or stars are doing much of anything this week, junk food, poor bone structure and traces of bodily fluids from leaving you zilch to look forward to ... unless you're a fan of some of the biggest losers to ever roll through this town. But By Dan Dunn suffering. As much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I have isn't that why God made alcohol, so that people like you could to let you know that I've foreseen a serious yoga-related injury get a little? Tonight: Try going home alone for once. in your imminent future. Ouch! Tonight: Curl up in the fetal Those of you who tune in regularly know that my latest pro- SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) position and weep. fessional venture is penning a column for Women's World ★ Your spouse is cheating on you with a member of another Monthly ... and those of you who DON'T tune in regularly, well, GEMINI (May 21-June 20) species and soon will spawn mutant offspring and blame it on screw you, you punks! Anyhoo, despite my better judgment, ★ That burning in your loins that you thought was desire turns you. Tonight: Run for your lives ... there are mutants in the I've caved and allowed the editors at WWM to dictate the style, tone and direction of what was supposed to be MY column. In out to be an STD. That's what you get for sleeping around. Make house. Tonight: Didn’t you hear me? I said RUN!!!! short, I sold out ... partly cuz of the money, and partly cuz I'm time to do the things you've been putting off, like bathing. A SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) too tired to argue with women anymore. problem gets bigger and so does your butt. That's what happens ★ Listen to all 75 of your inner voices. Remember: You're not So when my editor says "Jump," I say "How high?" when you swallow lots of pound cake in order to cope with your crazy, everyone else is. The government is involved in a secret And when my editor says, "I don't think an additional para- mess of a life. Tonight: Pray things get better tomorrow. plot to infect the general populace with angina and must be graph or two will bog the piece down, and that's all I'm really stopped at any cost. Look up "angina" in the dictionary. It's not expecting," I say, "Here's your extra paragraph, boss." CANCER (June 21-July 22) And when they say, "Women like horoscopes, could you do ★★★★★ It's been a long time since the stars have shined on in there, the government saw to that. Black helicopters are fol- horoscopes," well, I ... I ... I do horoscopes. me, so, I've decided to give myself and all my fellow crabs the lowing you, sent by the U.N. to undermine the American Way. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, July 29, 2002: mother of all weekly outlooks. Be prepared to have more sex Don't try and hide, however, the government has left encoded Others make fun of you behind your back because you're an than you've ever imagined, with hot, interesting, well-endowed messages on the backs of stop signs indicating your where- imbecile. Your work is very important ... the world needs good babes you'll meet at exclusive parties you're going to be invit- abouts. Tonight: Watch the X-Files. customer service reps. Try loosening the grip on your man’s ed to. Tonight: Dream the impossible dream. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) weenie and get a grip on yourself. Happiness eludes you for a ★ A partner might rub you the wrong way, but just be happy record 125th day in a row. If you are a columnist without any LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) that anybody's rubbing you at all. Tonight: You aren't leaving new ideas, resort to using a premise that has worked well in the ★★★ Be very sensitive to your mate's needs this weekend. the table until you clear your plate. past. A SCORPIO will sting you. Once Friday rolls around, however, it is imperative that you The stars show the kind of day you'll have, whether you like revert back to your selfish, inconsiderate self so as not to cause AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) it or not: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1- too much confusion. Tonight: Watch more television. ★★ I'm picking up Capricorn vibes here, Aquarius, so you Shockingly dreadful. might do well trying to pick up a Capricorn this week. Beyond VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) that, immerse yourself in work — save the fun stuff for ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★ ★★★★★ If you were a jet, you'd be a Leer this week, baby, Today you are going to take a ride on an emotional roller October. Tonight: Ally McBeal reruns and bon bons. coaster, and chances are you're going to crash. Love and pas- because you're flying high. According to my calculations, your PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) fifth moon is in orbit and your seventh star is rising. Barring sions run high, but you're too fat and slow to catch up to them, ★ so you continue to wallow in your lonely, banal existence. The Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, the test any interplanetary collisions, that means you're in for a seven- results are in and, guess what, they're positive. Yes, you have day bacchanal of epic proportions. Go out every night and cyber-sex you've been having may get complicated because your "F" key keeps sticking. Tonight: Remain true to yourself, angina! As I'm sure you're well aware, there is no cure for angi- expect the unexpected. A raise is not only likely — it's guaran- na ... at least no cure that the government will allow tax-paying teed. Tonight: You go, girl! no matter how depressing the prospect of doing so may seem. citizens access to. Now that you know you're doomed, there is TAURUS (April 20-May 20) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) nothing left to do but sit back and wait for the black helicopters ★ If only you were an Aries. Unfortunately, Taurus, none of ★ Explore what's inside you today. Chances are, you'll find to arrive. Tonight: Ponder your imminent demise.

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Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Page 5 LOCAL Making citizen’s arrest will deter crime, police say HOMELESS, from page 1 ly hangs out on Arizona Avenue and Third activities, Fabrega said. the same crime, he or she will be fined increased complaints by business owners Street use a wheelchair even though he’s “If a merchant sees a panhandler to be extensively or a “stay away order” can be for the past several months, if not years, not handicapped. aggressive and his behavior is constantly issued from a superior court judge. That that the behavior of some transients and “I was walking around my garage and I verbal in asking for money and he is fol- order would ban the individual from a cer- homeless people are ruining the charm saw this guy who was actually changing his lowing the person, they can call police and tain area. and economy of Santa Monica. In a recent good shoes for a bad pair of shoes,” we can get there and watch them,” Fabrega Some citizens have wondered if they city survey, residents said the high num- Browder said. He added that the SMPD’s said. “That’s the proactive participation open themselves up to liability when they ber of homeless people was their No. 1 officers assigned to the Promenade are from the merchants we are looking for.” make a citizen’s arrest. Can they be sued concern. doing an effective job arresting aggressive While a person has to actually be pan- by the accused? Sure, especially in one of Dozens of vagrants sleep in doorways panhandlers, but the high number of them handled to be a victim, and not just wit- the most litigious societies in the country, in front of businesses on the Third Street makes it nearly impossible to catch them all. ness it, watching someone urinate or defe- said City Attorney Moutrie. Promenade, as well as urinate and defecate “We do our darndest to keep these peo- cate in public can have multiple victims, But the likelihood of the accused win- in public. Transients spend their days pan- ple moving, but I wish there was some Fabrega said. ning a civil lawsuit is slim, particularly if handling — sometimes aggressively — way we could keep all of them moving,” The crime is indecent exposure and he or she was found guilty in the criminal which scares many tourists and residents Browder said. officers will arrest a person if a victim prosecution where the burden of proof is away from the outdoor shopping mall. There is, said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega. reports it. much higher than in civil cases, said Betty Many business managers witness on a If business managers, who usually see “We can’t refuse to make a citizen’s Haviland, a chief deputy city attorney in daily basis people panhandling as a way aggressive panhandling more than anyone arrest,” Fabrega said. “Tell the officer you the criminal division. to financially support themselves. And it along the Promenade, made a citizen’s want to make an arrest, that you want to “The person needs to be aware of the can be lucrative too — some panhandlers arrest, it would deter the activity substan- prosecute and they will be taken to jail.” law before they (make a citizen’s arrest),” can make up to $100 a day asking unsus- tially, Fabrega said. If a person is arrested enough times for she said. “It takes time and it is involved.” pecting tourists for change. 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He has seen one person who usual- make a serious impact on panhandling Volume Discount Also Available Henna artist sues city $25 FLAT RATE from SM to LAX for civil rights violation (or less) says this,” he said, “because I can’t find it THE TRADITION CONTINUES HENNA, from page 1 Serving Santa Monica since 1920 anywhere.” thing, and then they seized our equipment Practicing Henna — which is a 3,000- • Professional, Courteous Drivers and quickly moved us out of the view of year-old tradition of painting designs • Clean, Well-Maintained Vehicles the public.” using a reddish-brown dye on skin — has • On-Time Reliable Service The video footage showing transac- been eliminated as a supported art form. • Fully Licensed and Insured tions being made will be used as evidence Consequently, it cannot be practiced any- All Major Credit Cards Accepted in the city’s criminal case against the where on a public street in Santa Monica. THE ORIGINAL artists, Fabrega said. Chanthadara said $300 was seized out of his wallet and is being held as evidence. “The city is denying “That was my rent money,” he said. “It Name: had nothing to do with Henna.” Fabrega said if any money was seized business permits to Henna Address: by officers it also will be used as evidence artists because they must For Dispatch or Service Call Toll Free: in the court proceedings. When Chanthadara started getting cita- first get a cart license. But I Please complete and present coupon to driver 800-711-8294 tions, he hired attorney Paul Mills to rep- can’t find anywhere in the resent him. Chanthadara has filed a law- suit against the city in federal court, argu- Santa Monica municipal ing his freedom of expression is being suppressed by the city. code that supports this.” Mills said the city has set up a catch-22 — PAUL MILLS scenario that leaves Henna artists in peril Attorney for practicing their art in Santa Monica. He said the city will issue business licens- es to practice Henna from a cart or from a But since the city cannot constitution- storefront location. But the artists can’t ally forbid a form of art, it instead refuses afford the $1,800 a month cart or the high to issue business licenses for artists to storefront rents along the Promenade. work publicly. Mills alleges the city is denying busi- Even though the law didn’t go into ness licenses without just cause. effect until January, it wasn’t until a “The city is denying business permits newly enacted city ordinance regulating to Henna artists because they must first street performers was passed by the city get a cart license,” Mills said. “But I can’t council last month that police had the LUNCH BOAT SPECIAL find anywhere in the Santa Monica power to arrest performers who repeated- Soup • Salad • California Roll • Sashimi • Tempura municipal code that supports this.” ly violated municipal codes Chicken or Teriyaki Salmon • Sunomono • Steamed Rice • Fruit Dessert Only $7.50 Mills sent a letter to City Attorney Chanthadara, who will continue to Dine-In Sushi Bar Only Marsha Moutrie earlier this month, protest the city’s Henna prohibition, has requesting the municipal code section that received more than eight citations for stipulates Chanthadara can’t receive a working on the Promenade without a business permit without first having a business license. Operating without a lease with a cart or storefront. business license is a misdemeanor offense “All I ask is that you show me where it that can carry jail time and fines. Page 6 ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press Natural Fibers in Handknitting Yarns STATE Classes • Instructions 10% OFF Finishing Available store items Face-lifts cost up to $25K Pattern Books to All Knitting Accessories SURGERY, from page 1 chronologic age doesn’t have to relate to how you feel about yourself. Just because Open Mon. to Sat. 11am-6pm said. “Gravity’s too strong.” Harry R. Moody, former head of the you’re 80 doesn’t mean you have to look AMERICAN major credit “Quality Yarns for Less” EXPRESS cards accepted Brookdale Center on Aging at New York’s and feel like it,” he said. 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Face-lift surgery was ranked fifth, the culture’s negative view of aging. according to the plastic surgery group. “People refuse to value who they’ve your First Plastic surgeons say health risks for all become when they get old,” said the 32- procedures are relatively low as long as year-old Marshall. “They try to be as the patient is in good health, but those young as possible and plastic surgery only Amendment older than 65 will take longer to heal. perpetuates it.” In Hazel York’s case, her surgery went One woman who is comfortable with Rights! well, though she had mild pain and was aging is Ruth Garrett, 67, a retired geron- Write a letter to the editor swollen afterward. But she says she feels tology professor. She said she’s happy great now. with her looks, and believes older women “My neck is especially great. I’m just should teach younger ones to care about Get up tickled with the way it turned out,” she said. their minds and health. on your Email to [email protected] or fax 310.576.9913 Dr. John Grossman, who performed “When I look at myself in the mirror, I soapbox York’s surgery and runs cosmetic surgery see my mother. And that’s OK,” said Santa Monica Daily Press clinics in Denver and Beverly Hills, Calif., Garrett, from Hendersenville, Tenn. “If said he has had many patients her age. my daughter looks at herself in 20 years “Hazel’s a perfect example that and sees me, is that so bad?” Santa Monica is a Black professionals urged by Community That Magic to manage finances Takes Up The Fight SANDRA MARQUEZ Urban League President Hugh Price Associated Press Writer put the spotlight Saturday on economic self-sufficiency, noting that recent turbu- Against Cancer LOS ANGELES — Basketball star lence in the country’s financial markets turned businessman Earvin “Magic” made the personal finance course the Johnson said it took him almost five years league plans to launch this fall particular- to realize he was spending more than he ly timely. earned as an NBA player with a $400,000 “This looms more important today than annual salary. it ever has been,” Price said. “Once I understood what I need versus His observation was backed by num- what I want, my bank account started to bers. According to the league’s recently reflect that,” said Johnson, who shared his released State of Black America 2001 own economic story Saturday at the kick- report, 60 percent of blacks said econom- off of a national program to educate black professionals about their personal finances. ic opportunity should be the primary “Know Your Money,” a 12-week focus of black organizations. Sixty-seven Survivor's are the Reason percent also said they would like to open Opening Ceremonies begin on Saturday,August 3, 2002, @ 9:00 a.m. with the course designed to help 21- to 35-year- olds examine their attitudes toward their own businesses. Survivor's Lap in celebration of their victory,because cancer never sleeps.This spending, budgets and long-term invest- Alishia Brown, a 28-year-old account lap demonstrates the importance and reason for Relay For Life celebrations. ment strategies, was the first major initia- executive attending the conference, said If you are a survivor, mark your calendar to participate in this heart warming tive to emerge from the 92nd annual con- she hopes the $30 finance classes — due first lap. Special T-shirts and a reception hosted by Shutters On The Beach and ference of the National Urban League. to begin in Los Angeles, Houston, Casa Del Mar will be provided to all cancer survivors at this event. The conference, which has brought Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., 10,000 delegates and visitors to Los in September — can help her trim person- FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGED Angeles, marked the national civil rights al debt. TO JOIN US DURING THIS CELEBRATION! group’s first return to the city since 1996 “Now I am at the point where I am try- — when it pulled out to protest former ing to change my situation,” said Brown, For further information regarding the survivor reception Gov. Pete Wilson’s support for anti-affir- who graduated from college with a degree and lap, contact survivor chair Judy La Patka at mative action legislation. in psychology and $30,000 in credit card (310) 579-7100 or Maxine Tatlonghari at (213) 368-8537. Relations between politicians and the and student loan debt. league’s leadership, however, has Although she has been in the work force remained shaky in the aftermath of the for five years and putting aside 20 percent videotaped beating of a 14-year-old black of each paycheck into a 401K savings City of Santa Monica teenager by a white police officer in account, Brown said she is afraid she won’t Relay For Life Police Department Santa Monica Daily Press Inglewood this month and Los Angeles be able close the gap on her debt, which Mayor James K. Hahn’s refusal this year has grown to $45,000 because of interest. A Team Event to Fight Cancer to support former Police Chief Bernard “Any program available, I am interest- Parks’ bid for a second term. ed in,” she said. 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According to a recent report from state Treasurer Phil (1 block east of Lincoln) 310-450-6463 SACRAMENTO — In 1996, sup- Angelides, almost 60 percent of porters marveled at the decisive victory California’s current bond debt has gone to of Proposition 203, a $3 billion school education-related programs. bond measure that was then the largest in “There’s a general belief that we have state history. under spent,” said Kim Rueben, a Sunkissed Tanning Now, six years later, Californians will research fellow, specializing in education, be asked to pass another school bond at the Public Policy Institute of California. 926 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica measure worth four times as much. 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SINCE 1944 approval on the ballot, the government is As interest rates have fallen to 30-year • Hand Finished Laundry also inundating the market with a number lows, the use of bonds has increased. • Wet Cleaning of lease-payment bonds that don’t require Angelides has urged selling about $25 bil- • Custom Tailoring voter approval. lion in new bonds over the next four years • Custom Leather Garments 20% off The state is currently preparing for an to save millions of dollars in the future. • Leather Clean & Repair Your Laundry, Dry cleaning $11.1 billion bond sale — the largest one- The majority of the bonds will be paid • Alterations and Tailoring exp. 7/31/02 time borrowing by a government agency with state tax revenue. in U.S. history — to pay off the signifi- While bond supporters revel in the low 700 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica 90401 cant budget shortfall caused by last year’s interest rates, others say California is (310) 394-2724 • Fax (310) 458-1505 energy crisis. launching into a bond frenzy that is fiscal Gov. 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With about $27 Fitch, said investors who face high state billion in bond debt, California leads the taxes consider the tax-free bonds, backed nation, followed by New York, Texas, by the world’s fifth largest economy, Pennsylvania and Illinois. sound investments during uncertain times. Dine In • To Go • Delivery Good thing you recycle your paper... Chances are you’re reading it again. DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS 2222 Wilshire Blvd. Sandwich 1776 Westwood Santa Monica with Soup or Salad Los Angeles Santa Monica Daily Press 310.829.7829 $6.99 310.470.2499 Page 8 ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press STATE California fighting for THOMAS HOFFMAN WEBSITE & DATABASE DESIGN • CONSULTANT two major water projects INTERNET: WWW.LUXETERNA.COM E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (310) 577-5277 in need of govt. funding BY MARK SHERMAN an immediate cutback that would be Associated Press Writer borne entirely by Southern California homes and businesses. 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Critics of CalFed and the Salton Sea 310.444.4938 310.477.7475 The sea, already 25 percent saltier than restoration complain that the federal gov- the Pacific Ocean, probably will need at ernment is bearing too much of the cost. least $1 billion to keep it from getting too “California is asking the federal tax- salty to support its fish and the birds that payer once again to serve as a safety net,” feed on them. The sea has become one of said Aileen Roder, who follows California SMALL BUSINESS the West Coast’s most important stops for water projects for the nonpartisan migratory birds, which flock there by the Taxpayers for Common Sense. tens of thousands each year. The group bills itself as a watchdog STARTUP? The sea gets almost all its water from against profligate spending. agricultural runoff and a fetid river that But the convergence of these projects flows from Mexico. At 228 feet below sea offers an advantage, said Bill Snape of Let me help you succeed level, the Salton Sea has no drainage. Defenders of Wildlife. What flows in, stays in. “Whether they like it or not, members of But the sea is commanding new atten- Congress are being forced to take a fairly CONSULTING • BOOKKEEPING • PLANNING TAXES tion because it holds the key to a compli- comprehensive look at California water,” cated transfer of water from Imperial Snape said, after testifying to a congression- County agriculture to San Diego for al panel about the Salton Sea and the rami- drinking water. fications of the California water transfer. SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA That transfer is a key component in California lawmakers generally are California’s plan to reduce its take of reluctant to describe the two projects as Colorado River water by 15 percent by being in competition, although Feinstein (310) 395-9922 2016. Six other western states, their pop- has made clear that CalFed is her top pri- ulations growing rapidly, want their fair ority and that Salton Sea proponents 429 S ANTA MONICA BLVD.STE. 710, SANTA MONICA 90401 share of river water. should scale back their plans because The state has a Dec. 31 deadline to Congress is unlikely to come up with $1 show it’s on track to meet that goal or risk billion or more. National prostitution, bribery, Santa Monica Daily Press money laundering ring busted By The Associated Press Police also shut down the Crystal Has a new ‘E-dition!’ Palace Nightclub and the Ok Yeo Bong bar SUNNYVALE — FBI agents have in Sunnyvale. Four owners were arrested Home delivery by E-mail busted a nationwide bribery, money laun- as well as Sunnyvale police officer David dering and prostitution ring. Agents made 30 arrests in eight states Miller, who was charged with protecting Check the day’s headlines, Tuesday, the culmination of a five-year them for gifts, cash and sex. The FBI said that the bar owners coor- news stories, classifieds, investigation that began when owners of a massage parlor in Blount County, Tenn. dinated with a broker in Korea that would comics, horoscopes allegedly tried to bribe public officials, provide women with visas. If visas could- and ads all before you including a judge. n’t be arranged, the women were flown to leave the house! When federal authorities began looking Mexico, where another broker would drive into the parlors, they found most were nearly them over the border. Free subscriptions available! identical and appeared to be a part of a chain. The Crystal Palace would pay the In Tuesday’s coordinated bust, officials women’s rent and utilities. The women For more information, please call: raided spas, modeling studios and hostess would repay the debts of their travel and living expenses by providing services, such 310.458.press (7737) or e-mail to: bars, which make money by enticing men as “dates” and sex, to customers of the club. [email protected] to buy drinks for the women who work there. Arrests were made in California, An Internal Revenue Service investiga- Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, tion of Ok Yeo Bong found evidence of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio. money laundering. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Page 9 NATIONAL Democrats see opportunity with corporate scandals BY WILL LESTER provingly by some Democrats. Some DLC Associated Press Writer officials have criticized Gore’s 2000 presi- “I can’t help but think the Democrats fight more for dential campaign for taking a tone they NEW YORK — Democrats think they considered too populist on the economy. have potent election issues in the strug- small business, everyday people. Republicans are “It’s a little surprising,” said New gling economy and corporate scandals, more for the corporate ... bigger business.” Hampshire state Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, but centrist members of the party are who said he considers Gore a good friend. warning their candidates to stop short of — CHERI JAHN “He seems to be speaking out more, though. economic populism that would attack big Colorado state rep. “This is not just a beauty contest,” business. D’Allesandro said. “There is a strong feel- “In the 2002 elections, the issue is ing that we could win in ’04.” going to be what’s happened over the last three-day policy conference here Sunday. the current economy will change the polit- From said the changed political climate 20 months,” said Al From, founder and “People are worse off economically than ical landscape for congressional races, could have a big impact on the battle for chief executive of the Democratic they were when Bill Clinton left office.” governor’s races and local races, and the Senate, which Democrats now control Leadership Council, which started its Many Democrats here say they expect could even alter the landscape for the on the strength of a 50-49-1 edge. 2004 presidential race. “A few thousand votes can make the “I can’t help but think the Democrats difference in three or four races,” he said. Mine accident rescue fight more for small business, everyday peo- “The conditions of the country could ple. Republicans are more for the corporate cause a 2 or 3 point swing.” ... bigger business,” said Colorado state rep. He said candidates should call for Cheri Jahn. “This is going to be huge against accountability, but he warned them not to the Republican administration.” sound like they’re antibusiness. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel “They need to remember that we are in countered: “President Bush has shown the progressive tradition that believes in great leadership on the economy. He has private enterprise to create opportunity provided tax relief for all Americans. His and growth and believes in public corporate fraud task force is cracking activism to make sure that opportunity is down on executives who break the law.” widespread, ” From said. Stanzel said the president’s “leadership Democrats from states with competi- led to passage of the corporate responsi- tive Senate races had widely varying bility bill, which he looks forward to sign- views about the possible impact of the ing into law.” corporate scandals. Several Democrats attending the DLC —State Rep. Jaime Capelo of Corpus conference said the current political and Christi, Texas, said the scandals could be economic climates have heightened inter- a problem for Republican Senate candi- est in the speeches scheduled here by the date John Cornyn, who serves as state potential presidential candidates. attorney general, because the scandals Over the next couple of days, the group have hit close to home in Texas, home of will hear from Senate Majority Leader Enron, and the current state government Tom Daschle of South Dakota, House has been caught in the middle. Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt of —D’Allesandro said New Hampshire Missouri and Sens. John Kerry of Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen could Massachusetts, John Edwards of North get a boost from the financial problems in Carolina and Joe Lieberman of her Senate bid, but must manage the Connecticut state’s fiscal crisis effectively to avoid Lieberman said Sunday on CBS’ “Face being ensnared in the financial problems. The Nation” that he’s leaning more —Oregon State Rep. Richard Devlin toward running for president if Al Gore said the financial problems may not change does not. He recounted some details from the equation enough to help Democrat Bill a dinner he and his wife had recently with Bradbury unseat Republican incumbent Gore and his wife. Sen. Gordon Smith. “The former vice president said to me “I don’t think it’s party specific,” Guy Wathen/Associated Press that he’s undecided,” Lieberman said. Devlin said. “Oregon has a very inde- The third of the nine trapped miners at the Quecreek Mine is helped out of “And I said to him that the sooner he pendent nature. ... Mr. Bradbury has a the rescue capsule in Somerset, Pa., Sunday. Despite hunger, fatigue and dangerously cold temperatures, rescuers found all nine men alive and in decides, the happier I’ll be.” very hard challenge of Senator Smith. The good condition. Gore did not plan to attend the DLC senator is an incumbent who’s raised five gathering, an absence that was noted disap- times as much money.”

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In another building, a $20 oscillating fan blows on sophisticated circuit boards to keep them from overheating. “We don’t have any extra Since Sept. 11 and the anthrax attacks, room. Imagine if you lawmakers have been quick to promise the CDC money to fight bioterrorism. But put four sofas in your agency officials say the crumbling build- ings need just-as-urgent attention. living room. That’s what “We don’t have any extra room,” says we’re trying to do.” Dr. Jim Pirkle of CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health. “Imagine if — DR. JIM PIRKLE you put four sofas in your living room. National Center for Environmental Health That’s what we’re trying to do.” Earlier this month the CDC dedicated In 2000, then-director Dr. Jeffrey two new labs at its campus here in suburban Koplan was forced to apologize to Atlanta — sparkling glass-and-steel struc- Congress for how scientists spent some tures to house scientists working on parasitic money intended for deadly hantavirus. He diseases and toxins like lead and pesticide. said at the time that CDC accounting had But a few of those scientists are still grown careless as its budget grew. working in the facilities those labs are meant But the CDC argues the rebuilding is to replace — shabby wood-frame buildings critical — and not just to guarantee the that resemble the trailers that overcrowded quality of the science conducted in the labs. Eclectic Home high schools use as classrooms. Agency officials grumble it’s extreme- “These people are diligent,” CDC ly difficult to recruit top-notch young sci- Furnishings at director Dr. Julie Gerberding said recent- entists with an offer of government work Affordable Prices ly. “They’re there day in and day out in shabby facilities when the private sec- Direct Imports from India & Malaysia doing their work. But morale is an issue.” tor is offering bigger salaries. The two buildings that opened here “I was recruited into the old facility,” July 19 are the most visible pieces yet of said Patty Wilkins, CDC’s chief of para- CDC’s plan for rebuilding and renovating, sitic diseases, “and you wondered why 20%-50% an ambitious 10-year, $1 billion project anyone would go over there to work.” now in its second year. The CDC contends the construction DISCOUNT Some of the next steps are a replace- plan will actually save taxpayers money. ment for a 35-year-old lab at Fort Collins, The staff will be consolidated at the two Colo., used to study West Nile virus han- main campuses, in Chamblee and Atlanta, tavirus, plague and other deadly pathogens. eliminating the need for the agency to rent Plans also call for a new lab to study new office space. 1855-A Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica Slavery monument unveiled (near the corner of Pico and Lincoln) Open 7 Days 310-392-0151 10a.m. til 6p.m. after decade of delays, debate BY RUSS BYNUM a few uplifting words to end of the quote. Associated Press Writer Engraved in bold letters on the monu- ment’s granite base is now the phrase: SAVANNAH, Ga. — On the cobble- “Today, we are standing up together, with stone riverfront where the first slaves faith and even some joy.” arrived in Georgia, the city unveiled a Among those who applauded the word- bronze and granite monument to black ing was Johnnie Simpson of Texas City, Americans on Saturday after a decade of Texas, who drove to Savannah with her delays and debate. friend and granddaughter for the unveiling. The monument, depicting a black fam- “We don’t see many monuments and ily embracing with broken chains at its statues dedicated to us,” said Simpson, a feet, is the first to honor blacks in a city retired telephone company worker who is that has erected statues of its white black. “It feels like it’s a big deal to me. founders and Civil War heroes for nearly How many times do you get this close to two centuries. see something like this?” “I’m glad we got it up. There were Dow Harris of Savannah disagreed. those who really wanted us to doubt it,” Harris, who is white, showed up at the said Abigail Jordan, a retired teacher who dedication Saturday carrying a sign that spent 10 years and $100,000 of her sav- read “Wipe the Excrement Off of ings to make the monument a reality. Savannah’s Monuments.” Jordan fought with city officials over “This is inappropriate language to put the monument’s inscription — a quotation on a public monument,” said Harris. by author Maya Angelou describing Jordan shunned the spotlight Saturday slaves “in the holds of the slave ships in to be with 300 people who sat through each others’ excrement and urine.” dedication speeches. She said organizers Mayor Floyd Adams worried that the still need to raise more than half the Open for Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner quote was too graphic for a public monu- $500,000 to pay for the monument. ment, particularly on the riverfront where Volunteers walked the crowd carrying Pastries to go or on the spot throngs of tourists stroll. plastic buckets with “HELP” scrawled on Catering available But city officials approved the quota- the sides in black marker, stopping for peo- tion in May when Angelou agreed to add ple to cram $1 bills into a slot in the top. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Page 11 SPORTS Armstrong wins again Andre Agassi Wins 2002 Mercedes Benz Cup BY TOM A. MCFERSON ally drawn into long baseline rallies, usual- Special to the Daily Press ly with poor results. The exchanges even- tually began to take their toll on Gambill Andre Agassi put his tennis year back physically, something that Agassi sensed. on track with a dominating 6-2, 6-4 win “If I’m getting the better of the rallies, over unseeded Jan Michael Gambill to then I know I’m eventually going to get to gain the Mercedes Benz Cup title. the bottom of his tank,” Agassi said. It was an awesome display of patience This was Agassi’s 53rd title of his and power from Agassi Sunday — the career, and his third Mercedes Benz Cup patience to consistently swing Gambill title. But no celebrating for Agassi from side-to side-during the match, and tonight. He said he would be taking the then the power to end the point when the red-eye to Toronto for next week’s opening presented itself. Masters Series Event. He plays his first Although disappointed, Gambill felt he round match on Tuesday. was simply outplayed. After watching his It was a good week for Gambill, and he own powerful ground strokes come back sees it as a positive step heading towards with even more pace, Gambill said, “Very the US Open. “This was a great way to few players can stand up to those strokes. start the hard court season,” he said. He’s one of them.” Gambill will also be heading next to Thomas Kienzle/Associated Press Agassi took control early, breaking Toronto, but will only be playing doubles. Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas, waves on the podium after he won his Gambill in the third game, and then again With this week’s win, Agassi has to be fourth consecutive Tour de France cycling race in Paris Sunday. on his way to taking the first set 6-2. The considered one of the few true favorites second set appeared to be following the for the upcoming US Open, alongside same pattern, with Agassi one point away number one ranked Lleyton Hewitt, last from taking a 5-2 lead. But Gambill year’s Open champion. Baseball journey ends at Hall fought back to hold serve, and then broke And what of every tennis fan’s dream, a Agassi to even the second set at 4-4. Hewitt-Agassi US Open Final? Having But that would be it for Gambill, as played them both a number of times, of Fame for Ozzie Smith Agassi regained his focus to break Gambill knows who he would pick: Agassi. BY JOHN KEKIS used to lie on the floor of his house in the Gambill right back. “I played a pretty “I still don’t think Lleyton is as good as AP Sports Writer tough Watts section of Los Angeles, close good game to break Jan-Michael, and it Andre on their best days,” Gambill said. his eyes and toss a baseball into the air, gave me a chance to serve for the match,” Former UCLA star Justin Gimelstob COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Go crazy, then catch it without looking at it. Over Agassi said. and teammate Michael Llodra lost in the folks! The Wizard is in the Hall of Fame. and over. He also would throw a baseball Gambill, who has lost to Agassi the last doubles final to Sebastien Grosjean and Fighting back a tear or two, Ozzie Smith over the roof of the house, then try to run five times they have played, was continu- Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4. joined baseball’s elite Sunday, accepting his around and catch it. position in the pantheon of great stars of “No, I never caught it,” Smith, who Thomson, Giants celebrate yesteryear with a wonderful speech that won 13 straight NL Gold Glove awards, aptly described his storybook life. said with a smile. “But it never stopped “This is tough,” said Smith, the only for- me from trying. Luckily, I didn’t just belated anniversary of ‘Shot mer player to be elected this year, halting to experience the dream for a moment and brush away a tear after his son, Dustin, read then dismiss it as foolishness.” the inscription on his plaque. “I’ve faced Smith, also holding a baseball that was many challenges in my career, and if I was Heard ’Round the World’ sliced in half, said the core of his journey BY GREG BEACHAM who hit .303 with 69 RBIs for the Giants to rank them by difficulty, this moment in was a dream that took shape in his heart Cooperstown would rank at the top of the AP Sports Writer in 1951. “Did we think we could win? I one day when he was 12 while sitting on don’t think anyone thought we could catch list. It’s almost an impossible task to the front steps of his home. express in 20 short minutes a journey that SAN FRANCISCO — On the 50th the Dodgers. Once we did that, the last “I remember I was exhausted from anniversary of the most famous home run playoff games were just that much better.” has taken me over 20 years to complete.” playing yet another game,” he said. “I let Not surprisingly, the man who took the in baseball history, the man who hit it The story of that season is timeless the dream come into the playground of defensive aspect of the shortstop position wasn’t in any mood to celebrate. baseball lore. The Giants overcame a 13 my mind. I embraced it. I embellished it to another level during his 19-year career On the morning of Oct. 3, 2001, Bobby 1/2-game deficit to the Dodgers in six accomplished that — thanking everyone to the point that I would select the posi- Thomson visited hospitalized children. weeks with a 37-7 run that included a 16- from his mom, Marvella, to his high school tion I would play.” He spent the afternoon at a firehouse that game winning streak, leading up to a coach, to the man who brought him to St. The 47-year-old Smith, who retired after lost firefighters during the Sept. 11 terror- three-game playoff for the NL pennant. Louis, former manager Whitey Herzog. the 1996 season, said beforehand that he ist attacks. In the evening, he went to The teams split the first two games, Comparing his life to Dorothy’s jour- didn’t know how he would react on the Ground Zero. and New York City ground to a halt for ney down the Yellow Brick Road in the dais. There was no trademark backflip, but “It really wasn’t a time to think about the deciding game. The Giants trailed 4-1 Wizard of Oz and holding a copy of the in a summer that has been hard on St. Louis baseball,” Thomson said. in the ninth, but Whitey Lockman’s dou- famed children’s book in his hands, Smith fans with the deaths of longtime Cardinals But on Sunday, Thomson and 10 of his ble drove home a run and set the stage for recounted every critical aspect of his broadcaster Jack Buck and pitcher Darryl teammates on the 1951 New York Giants Thomson’s homer against Ralph Branca. baseball life and detailed what made him Kile, Smith gave them and the audience of gathered at Pacific Bell Park for a belated For 50 years, the game has never been a success: the mind to dream that the 19,000 present a reason to smile. anniversary celebration of “The Shot far from Thomson’s mind — chiefly Scarecrow cherished, a heart to believe “I sincerely believe that there is nothing Heard ’Round the World” — Thomson’s because nobody will let him forget it. that the Tin Man ached for, and the c-c-c- truly great in any man or woman, except pennant-winning blast into the lower left- Giants owner Peter Magowan, a student of c courage of the Lion to persevere. their character, their willingness to move field stands of the Polo Grounds that beat baseball history, called the assembled New “Ozzie Smith was a boy who decided to beyond the realm of self and into a greater the Brooklyn Dodgers. York Giants “a part of one of the most look within, a boy who discovered that realm of selflessness,” Smith said before The players, blinking in the warm sun- important teams in baseball, and an irre- absolutely nothing is good enough if it can reading a poem he dedicated to the memo- light of a perfect Bay Area day, received placeable part of our franchise’s history.” be made better, a boy who discovered an ry of Buck, whose memorable call of warm applause from the San Francisco In addition to Thomson and Dark, the old-fashioned formula that would take him Smith’s game-winning home run against crowd before their 2002 counterparts — Giants welcomed pitchers Larry Jansen, Al beyond the rainbow, beyond even his the Dodgers in the 1985 National League wearing replica uniforms and caps of the Corwin and Red Hardy; infielders John wildest dreams,” said Smith, who was playoffs incited fans to ’Go crazy.’ New York team — took on the Los “Spider” Jorgensen, Artie Wilson, Jack flanked by 46 Hall of Famers, including “Giving back is the ultimate talent in Angeles Dodgers. Lohrke and Lockman; outfielder Don former Cardinals greats Stan Musial, Bob life,” Smith said. “That is the greatest tro- The ceremony, originally scheduled for Mueller; and catcher Sal Yvars. Herman Gibson, Lou Brock and Red Schoendienst. phy on my mantel.” Sept. 16, 2001, was capped by the unveil- Franks, a coach on the 1951 team who went Smith, who holds six career fielding Also honored were longtime Detroit ing of a plaque in right field near the on to manage in San Francisco, also attended. marks for shortstops, including most sports writer Joe Falls, who was given the Giants’ retired numbers. It is labeled sim- Thomson, Dark and their teammates assists (8,375), double plays (1,590), and J.G. Taylor Spink Award for his six ply: “Remember ’51.” were impressed by the Giants’ new home chances (12,624), revealed a couple of the decades of work, and Phillies broadcaster “It was an inspiring season for a lot of on the shores of the San Francisco Bay, secrets that made him such a deft fielder. Harry Kalas, who accepted the Ford C. people, and I know it was a big moment in and they were particularly pleased to visit His first glove was a paper bag, and he Frick Award. our lives,” said Alvin Dark, a shortstop for a game against the Dodgers. Page 12 ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press INTERNATIONAL Settlers clash during Russia air crash funeral leaving one dead BY NASSER SHIYOUKHI Natcha. The boy was in stable condition. Associated Press Writer The army said it was aware of only one injured Palestinian, and that he had received HEBRON, West Bank — Jewish set- treatment from troops. The army said it was tlers and Palestinians clashed Sunday dur- attempting to calm tensions in Hebron, ing a funeral procession for a slain Israeli where several hundred Jewish settlers live soldier in this volatile West Bank city, among more than 100,000 Palestinians. leaving a 14-year-old Palestinian girl dead However, several Palestinian witnesses and several Palestinians wounded, wit- said soldiers did little or nothing to stop nesses said. the attacks by settlers even though they Separately, in the West Bank town of had warned Palestinian residents of possi- Nablus, thousands of Palestinians defied ble violence. the army’s five-week curfew in the clear- “Before the funeral, the soldiers told us est sign yet that Israel cannot maintain its to stay in our homes and stay away from occupation of major Palestinian towns the windows, because they knew there without facing popular resistance. was going to be trouble,” said Dr. Tayser Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced Zahadeh, a Palestinian who lives near the a host of new measures designed to scene of the confrontation. improve life in the territories and appoint- He said Israeli police only intervened ed his dovish foreign minister, Shimon after an hour of vandalism. Israeli media Tanya Makeyeva/Associated Press Peres, in charge of aiding Palestinians. said 15 police officers were injured in Rescuers look at the charred wreckage of the Il-86 plane that crashed after The Palestinian finance minister and scuffles with settlers. taking off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo-1 airport, Sunday. The plane the No. 2 at the Israeli finance ministry The Israeli soldier buried Sunday, crashed into a forest shortly after take-off, killing 14 people. Two air host- also finalized details for Israel to transfer Elazar Leibovitz, was killed by esses survived, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. $15 million in withheld tax revenues to the Palestinian militants in a roadside ambush Palestinians by Monday, both sides said. Friday near Hebron that also killed a repeat the demonstration. an aide to Shaath said was a visit to offer Sunday’s trouble in Hebron erupted as Jewish couple, Yossi and Hana Dickstein, “So many of our people are suffering condolences for Israels’s killing last week Jewish settlers carried the body of a soldier and one of their 10 children. With the from hunger and others couldn’t get med- of Hamas military commander Salah slain in an ambush Friday from the biblical orphans, who range in age from 2 to 20, in icine so we have to get our rights by our- Shehadeh. Tomb of the Patriarchs, through the narrow attendance, the three were buried Sunday selves,” Alol said. Aides to Shaath and Yassin said politi- streets of Hebron, to the cemetery. in the West Bank settlement of Psagot The round-the-clock curfew in Nablus cal issues were discussed, but they refused The Palestinians, though confined to their where they lived. has only been lifted five times, for a few to elaborate. Shehadeh’s death in an Israeli air strike homes by an army-imposed curfew, began In other developments Sunday, Israeli hours at a stretch, since Israeli troops reoc- cupied the city more than five weeks ago. that also killed 14 other Palestinians, nine throwing stones at the funeral procession, soldiers shot and killed an 18-year-old Amid the defiance, Sharon’s office of them children, came as Hamas and mem- according to photographers at the scene. Palestinian as he watched an army incur- announced new measures to ease the plight bers of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement, of The armed settlers responded by firing sion into Madra al-Sharqieh, east of of Palestinians, including increasing the which Shaath is an executive committee shots at Palestinian homes and using Ramallah, Palestinian intelligence offi- number of permits issued to workers to member, had reportedly been talking about metal bars and stones to smash the win- cials said. Israeli security sources said sol- come to Israel from 7,000 to 12,000. Before coordinating a ceasfire with Israel. dows of cars and homes in Hebron’s Old diers fired at two men who were throwing the conflict, some 125,000 Palestinians Israeli soldiers arrested two local City, residents said. concrete blocks at them. crossed into Israel daily for work. Hamas leaders in Ramallah, both sides Palestinian Nizin Jamjoum, 14, was In Nablus, thousands of Palestinians Other measures include shortening the said. One of the two had been the intend- standing on the balcony of her home when defied the army’s curfew in Nablus, filling hours of the curfews, dismantling some ed target of a tanke strike that instead she was fatally shot in the head, said her markets and opening offices as Israeli sol- roadblocks and lifting restrictions on aid killed his wife and three children in brother Marwan, 26, who was injured. At diers stood by, residents said. groups in Palestinian areas, a statement March. The army said the two had been least six Palestinians were hurt, doctors at Some Western activists also took part, from Sharon’s office said. involved in suicide bombings in March the city’s Alia Hospital said. removing roadblocks from the city. Palestinian Finance Minister Salam and May that killed 26 Israelis. The injured included Ahmed Natcha, The protest was called by the Nablus Fayed met with the director-general of the In the village of Burkin, southwest of age 8, who was stabbed when a group of city governor, Mahmoud Alol, and Israeli Finance Ministry, Ohad Marani, to Jenin, Israeli soldiers arrested three sus- settlers broke into his home and smashed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s Fatah finalize the transfer of an initial part of the pected members of the radical Islamic furniture, said the boy’s father, Hussain movement, which urged residents to estimated $600 million in tax revenues Jihad group, residents and Israeli security Israel has withheld. sources said. Meanwhile Peres met Qatar’s foreign Also in Burkin, Israeli forces destroyed Islamic militant suspects minister, Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin an empty house that had been used as an Jabor Al Thani, in Paris for talks on “prac- Islamic Jihad hideout, residents said. And tical steps” for renewing Middle East soldiers blew up two cars outside the killed in police gunbattle peace efforts, Peres’ office said. home of a Hamas member arrested earlier BY KHALID TANVEER Behawalpur during a Protestant service, In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Planning this month, residents said. Security Associated Press Writer in which 14 worshippers, their minister Minister Nabil Shaath visited Sheikh sources said the army destroyed a car after and a Muslim security guard were killed. Ahmed Yassin, spiritual leader of the rad- a militant in custody admitted to plans to MULTAN, Pakistan — Six suspected Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ical Islamic Hamas organization, for what use it to carry out a suicide bombing. Islamic militants were killed Sunday in a had banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi two fierce gunbattle with police, and four of months earlier as part of an effort to purge the dead were suspects in a fatal attack on the country of extremism and terrorism. a Roman Catholic church last year, offi- South Africa to host peace deal Although Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has tradi- cials said. tionally targeted Shiite Muslims, police According to police chief in the city of between Congo and Rwanda Behawalpur in Punjab province, Sikandar believe they may now be working with Hayyat, police were traveling with four groups connected to al-Qaida to target By The Associated Press members of the outlawed extremist group Westerners and the Pakistani government. The groups seek revenge for the collapse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The presidents of Congo and Rwanda are Lashkar-e-Jhangvi outside the city when scheduled to sign a peace deal this week aimed at ending four years of war that has they were fired on from a car. of the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan and Musharraf’s crackdown on militant claimed over 2 million lives, South African officials said Sunday. The attackers freed all four militants The deal, brokered by South Africa, was set to be signed Tuesday in Pretoria. and wounded nine officers, but police Islamic groups. Police have detained dozens of sus- “We hope that for the first time there is a political will to implement the peace pursued them and caught them near the agreement which will address the security concerns of Rwanda while ensuring the town of Kherpur Tamewala, about 60 pected militants, many of them Lashkar- e-Jhangvi members, in connection with a sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” a statement from President miles southeast of Multan. Thabo Mbeki’s office said. Six people were killed, including all four June 14 car bombing outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi that killed 12 peo- An estimated 2.5 million people have died from fighting, disease and hunger dur- of the men who had been with the police. ing Congo’s 4-year-old war, which has drawn in six other African nations. Two of the attackers escaped, said Hayyat. ple, and a May 8 suicide bombing outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi, which Under the accord, Rwanda has agreed to withdraw its troops from Congo if Congo The four who had been in police cus- rounds up, disarms and repatriates ethnic Hutu militiamen blamed for the 1994 killed 11 French engineers and three other tody were all suspects in last October’s slaughter of a half-million people in Rwanda. attack on St. Dominic’s Church in people, including the bomber. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Page 13 COMICS

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Kids left in car die while mother gets hair done Among people who have recently forgotten that they had kids locked up in hot cars (which Centers for Disease Control said has killed at least 27 toddlers since 2000): Tarajee Maynor, age 25 (her two kids died while she kept a three-hour hair salon appoint- ment, Southfield, Mich., June); Jorge Villamar, 59 (left his 16-month-old granddaughter in a sweltering car for an hour and a half, Central Islip, N.Y., July); and two parents who on July 8 had left kids in hot cars in Fort Worth, Texas (fatal to a 6-month-old boy), and Scarborough, Ontario, but whose names had not been released at press time. Page 14 ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press CLASSIFIEDS

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Page 16 ❑ Monday, July 29, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press BACK PAGE Prospering surf economy causes dealer turf war By The Associated Press Now, his company, one of Northern California’s surf com- in its business to compensate. merce powerhouses, has other local surf shops concerned. “We focused more on skateboards and some brands SAN FRANCISCO — Once the sport of a hip sub- O’Neill has bought a restaurant across from Marin that we have that aren’t across the street,” he said. culture, surfing has drawn more than a million newcom- Surf Sports store in Mill Valley, hoping to open its fifth But the O’Neill store is feeling the crunch from the dot- ers in the last decade, all searching for the perfect wave. retail store. com meltdown that brought new surfers to Santa Cruz. That popularity has led to a fierce battle in the state’s Marin Surf Sports owner Jochen Wentzel, 40, hasn’t had “Everyone wanted to live here, and they had dispos- surf industry for market share between longtime manu- any competition for almost two decades, and he’s worried. able income, buying three or four wet suits and three or facturers and retailers of surf gear and new shops and “The surfing industry is a kind of tricky industry, and four surfboards at a time. We don’t see any of that any- production plants in Northern California. the profit margin is not so great here,” he said. “Owning more,” Locatelli said. “It has all dried up.” As the number of surfers in the country has doubled a surf store is more of a passion, not a ticket to econom- But one such scenario has had a happy ending, so far. from 1.2 million in 1990 to 2.4 million in 2001, the mar- ic security.” When Wise Surfboards, which San Francisco surfer ket also doubled to $3.8 billion in the past decade in the Mike Locatelli, O’Neill’s retail manager, said the Bob Wise had opened in a landlocked area of the city in United States. That figure, from Board Track of Trabuco company had invested a lot of money in Mill Valley. 1968, moved across the street from Big Yank Board Canyon, includes surfboards, accessories and clothing, “We feel the people up there deserve a first-class Sports in 1999, Big Yank got worried. but it doesn’t include surf tours, camps, videos, movies shop,” he said. The new surf shop had opened as close to the beach and magazines. A similar situation happened in Santa Cruz, when and as far away from Wise Surfboards as possible in Jack O’Neill, 79, started O’Neill Inc. with a surf shop O’Neill opened a store across the street from the Pacific 1994. So Wise’s decision to move near Big Yank sur- at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach in the early 1950’s. He Wave surf shop in 2000. prised the company, said store manager Mark Abbott. developed neoprene wet suits to help surfers deal with Todd Noland, owner of Pacific Wave, said the compa- “Our first reaction was worry, but it has brought us the icy waters off the Northern California coast. ny has felt O’Neill’s presence and has made adjustments more walk-up customers,” he said. Training course offers tips on much-maligned mule By The Associated Press Ranch in Arizona. He teaches a three- The fledgling program, which began course with her husband. week mule education program at Pierce earlier this month, has 45 participants in Charles Drummond, chancellor of the LOS ANGELES — Rule No. 1 at the College in Woodland Hills. Students learn three courses, and it is so popular that Los Angeles Community College District, Mule Motel? Keep an eye on the guests basic medical care and key communica- there is a waiting list. owns six mules. of honor. tion skills they can use with their mules. Eventually, officials hope to create a “They call the mule the Harley- Despite their easygoing nature, bad His students come from as far away as certification program for mule trainers, Davidson of the horse industry,” things can happen quickly when dealing Portland, Ore., to the corral dubbed the who could earn as much as $40 per hour Drummond said. “You know how Harleys with mules, Steve Edwards reminds his “mule motel” at the college, which offers at equine centers. have caught on and become kind of students in a new community college pro- agricultural and equine science programs. There are about 1,000 mules in northern campy? Mules have become that way.” gram for mule trainers. Mules are the offspring of female hors- “You are working with an equine that es and male donkeys. They have a reputa- Los Angeles County alone, and the ani- “People really underestimate the can make split-second decisions, decisions tion for cantankerousness that student mals are increasingly popular as a sure- mule,” he said. “The typical person thinks which could cost you a limb,” he said. Jerry Arvin says is overrated. footed alternative to horses for trail riding. the mule is slow, stupid and stubborn, and Edwards should know. He once was “Mules and donkeys are the most affec- Mules can cost as much as $7,000 but it’s exactly the opposite: Mules are thrown from a mule and suffered nine bro- tionate of any of the critters I’ve seen,” generally are less expensive to care for extremely athletic, very intelligent and ken ribs and a punctured lung. said Arvin, who with his wife, Karen, than a horse and can live longer, said quite willing to do what you want them to Edwards owns Queen Valley Mule breeds and trains donkeys in Portland. Susan Edwards, who helps teach the do, if they understand what that is.” What do Shaq and Lenny LLiigghhtt tthhee WWaayy Krayzelberg have in common? to a Cure *as quoted in USA Today* to a Cure

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On Saturday,August 3, 2002, at Santa Monica College, Corsair Field, we will be holding a Relay For Life luminary ceremony at 9:00 p.m.The luminary bags will line the track and will have the name of a person for whom the luminary was purchased. You Become a great athlete may purchase a luminary in "honor" of someone who is battling cancer,or has survived cancer, or in "memory" for someone who lost his or her battle with cancer. You do Train with the coaches at Vert not need to be present or a participant in the Relay to take part in this ceremony. But everyone is invited to attend and to light their luminary candles. It's the most powerful and moving part of Relay!

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