E KEND DITIO EE N W a FREE Santa Monica Daily Press September 4-5, 2004 A newspaper with issues Volume 3, Issue 254 DAILY LOTTERY Up the water spout FANTASY 5 Plan to end homelessness 3 12 15 23 29 DAILY 3 Daytime: 7 4 0 Evening: 8 3 1 heads into final stretch DAILY DERBY 1st: 11 Money Bags BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON The philosophy behind the plans so far 2nd: 05 California Classic Daily Press Staff Writer has been to convert emergency shelters 3rd: 08 Gorgeous George into supportive housing. RACE TIME: 1:42.40 Within the decade, homeless people There are as many homeless people in will be eradicated from the streets and Los Angeles County as there are residents NEWS OF THE WEIRD parks of Santa Monica — that is, if every- BY CHUCK SHEPARD in all of Santa Monica, according to an thing goes according to plan. analysis of the county’s homeless popula- That plan, which will be unveiled on tion. Of the 80,000 people who live on the ■ Among the reality-TV series being Sept. 23, has taken several months to streets at any given time during the year, batted around in London, according to develop and taken into consideration the recent reports in the Daily Telegraph 2 percent of them live in Santa Monica. and The Independent, is "Make Me a input and opinions of hundreds of people. Dubbed “Bring LA Home,” a panel With just a modest 2 percent of the Mum," in which a woman reduces a county’s homeless population, homeless- field of men to the two whom she convened last year to devise a plan to end believes will make her the genetically homelessness in Los Angeles County ness has still had a huge impact on the best offspring. At that point, producers within the next 10 years. The plan is sim- community, residents say. With the will inseminate the woman with sperm ilar to that of dozens of other cities taking exception of Venice, there aren’t many from both men and, using intravaginal on the daunting task, which was spurred Westside cities that share the burden of micro technology, will attempt to by the Bush Administration’s goal to rid taking care of the homeless. That’s one of record a "race" to see which sperm the reasons Santa Monica Mayor Richard gets to the egg first. Said Remy the nation of its homeless population. Blumenfeld, the creative director for The panel of about 80 people — con- Bloom is involved with “Bring LA the Brighter Pictures production sisting of everybody from politicians to Home” — to solve the problem with a house, "(This show is) much more business leaders to homeless advocates — regional approach and mandate that other about the rule of science than the rules hopes to end the problem that has plagued communities help. of attraction." About 20 community meetings were Crill Hansen/Special to the Daily Press ■ British surfboard designer Jools this city for decades. It’s considered the largest effort ever by community leaders held earlier this year throughout LA 8-year-old A.J. gets a face full of water while Matthews, working with Intel Corp., playing with other kids in the fountains of built an Internet-ready surfboard with to tackle a problem that some say stands County to get residents’ input on the an 80-gigabyte, wireless laptop, pow- as the biggest facing the country. See GIMME SHELTER, page 8 Douglas Park on Friday afternoon. ered by solar panels and housing a video camera, for exhibition in June in Devon, England. The waterproofed cir- cuitry adds about 5 pounds to the 9- Pools allow residents foot-long board and is carefully placed so as to retain surfers' balance points. INDEX to wet their appetites Horoscopes BY GENEVA WHITMARSH Take a night off, Gemini 2 Daily Press Staff Writer Local RNC you later 3 SMC — While the Pacific Ocean is just a short jaunt away, many Surf Report are coming to consider the Santa Monica Swim Center to be an oasis Water temperature: 70° 3 all its own. Opinion Dubbed “the best pool to swim in” last month by Los Angeles A cut above 4 Magazine’s “Best of L.A.” edition, the center is a $7 million facility People & Places comprised of two pools, diving boards and a raised sundeck. Since its Sayonara 6 much ballyhooed opening in the summer of 2002, the pool has con- sistently drawn people from across the Los Angeles region. Today, an State estimated 1,000 people use the facility each day, according to officials. Gender bender 9 “There’s nothing quite like this,” said patron Leah Crowe, a Santa National Monica resident. “It’s like they thought of pretty much everything.” X-cars 12 Crowe is not alone. Many of the people who use the pool are long- Comics time guests, but a recent advertising push — coupled with the write- Giggles 16 Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press up in Los Angeles Magazine — have increased attendance recently. Classifieds Kids frolic in the splash pool waters of the Santa Monica Swim Center recent- “We’re operating at our maximum,” said Barbara Stinchfield, Ad space odyssey 17-19 ly during a summer swim camp. The $7 million facility was rated as “the best director of community and cultural services for City Hall. “The best People in the News pool to swim in” last month by a Los Angeles-based magazine. See SPLISH SPLASH, page 8 Banks-able commodity 20

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When John The wind swell will back down on Saturday, but a solid water Is: Republican Convention Thursday night as Kerry “reported for duty” at the end of his SE to SSE swell from Hurricane Howard will fill in through the day, hold some waves into early Sunday and then back the president took the podium in the the- convention, he signaled the green light for ater-in-the-round motif and accepted the down as we move into early next week. the GOP to emphasize the president’s On Saturday, the surf will be coming up for SE-S fac- party’s nomination. actions in response to terrorism. Good I was in Madison Square Garden. I ing spots as new tropical swell (160-170) from Hurricane political strategists understand that one Howard arrives through the day. actually had secured passes on Monday should never inoculate one’s opponent on from the New Hampshire delegation but Write us at [email protected] and tell us what the surf is doing today 70° an issue. John Kerry gave the president at your local break. remained quiet in order to see what my cover on the issue of terrorism. students could do as far as getting passes Additionally, the GOP has apparently LOW TIDES HIGH TIDES — to take it all in and go on the “Magic decided to stick with a strategy of drawing Mountain” ride of my political junkie life. sharp contrasts between the two candi- Morning Height Evening Height Morning Height Evening Height Being there was so much different than dates. Throughout this week, speaker after SATURDAY 6:39 2.2 8:41 1.5 1:24 3.7 1:17 5.0 watching it on television. It was the pep speaker has come to the stage with a rally to end all pep rallies. metaphorical mirror into which voters SUNDAY 6:57 2.7 10:23 1.4 3:02 3.1 2:05 4.8 Put simply, the party faithful is could view the image of MONDAY N/A N/A 11:57 1.1 N/A N/A 3:20 4.6 raring to go. The atmos- Sen. Kerry in contrast to TUESDAY 10:24 3.4 N/A N/A 8:14 3.5 4:52 4.7 phere was electric and one the president. Behind this could sense the energy in strategy lies the inherent WEDNESDAY 12:57 0.8 12:11 3.3 8:21 3.8 6:03 5.0 the president’s base as advantage an incumbent THURSDAY 1:38 0.4 1:02 3.0 8:35 4.0 6:54 5.3 the delegations are sent has over a challenger. home to do the grind- George W. Bush can FRIDAY 2:10 0.2 1:38 2.6 8:51 4.2 7:34 5.6 ing work of getting continue to emphasize him reelected. The his record while John The Surf Report is sponsored by: campaign for the Kerry will still be White House is now introducing himself to truly “on” in every voters until Election sense of the word — Day. even my Democratic Some will view these friends are revved up more sharp contrasts as than they may have been “insults” to the senator or as after their convention in Boston. “negative” campaigning. 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Between now and Nov. 2, convention, John Kerry chose to empha- the debates, flubs, gaffes, and maybe an THE Q-LINE size his military record in Vietnam. At the October surprise — conspiracy theorists RNC, the emphasis was on the president’s insert your favorite possibility here — or RESPONSES leadership since the terror attacks of 2001. two will all work to shape the outcome of The course of the campaign over the next the race. 59 days and its climax on Nov. 2 will tell In the immortal words of boxing refer- us which was the better strategy. ee Mills Lane: “Let’s get it on.” ARE IN! From the political strategist’s perspec- tive, two things struck me as interesting (Mark Wrighton is an assistant profes- about this convention. The GOP was sor of political science at the University of WE HAVE THE QUESTIONS. unabashed in bringing into full play the New Hampshire and is spending the year YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS. events of Sept. 11, 2001, and they took in Washington, D.C. 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All his speech father, but an overwhelming 81.2 percent Kerry is going to do all he says and would be is political rhetoric and is Now that the Republican convention are angry that they don’t have a rich legalize 30 million illegal aliens to has come to an end, American audiences likened to locking the barn after the spouse or a rich father themselves. have seen that long-windedness, clichés become citizens. And I’d like to see a horse has been stolen. His, like his THE UNDECIDEDS — 12 percent and delegates dressed as if they’re going break down of what legal citizens are father’s presidency, has led us into need- think the undecideds are waiting for to some bizarre patriotic Halloween party costing us with housing assistance, less war. As you know, they refer to Kerry to say he only deserved two purple are not just the province of the Medicaid, education and health care.” themselves as war presidents. What hap- hearts, and 31.7 percent feel that the unde- pened to finding Osama bin Laden? Oh Democrats. ✆ The good news is that I have compiled cideds are waiting to find out where “No. The rhetoric of George W., right, the Bushies are oil men. God help President Bush was when he was sup- weapons of mass destruction voice, will us if anyone is swayed by his speech.” the results of last week’s Preconvention Presidential Garver Poll. My poll is 100 posed to be with the National Guard. But not sway me. I will not be tuning in.” the largest number of people feel that the ✆ percent pure — there is absolutely no sci- “National political conventions are undecideds are waiting for Osama’s cap- ✆ “The national conventions don’t obsolete. They are nothing more than entific basis to it. I received more responses to last ture to see if he’ll say, “The United States really affect me in any way that I vote. self-serving, bias party commercials. never would’ve found me if that war hero I’m going to vote for John Kerry no mat- President Bush has lost his credibility week’s column than to any previous one. Either this demonstrates that people are guy were president.” ter what the convention say. He’s the big time. His being a ‘compassionate YOUNG VOTERS — 15 percent only one to vote for. Bush had never conservative,’ he has led the charge in increasingly taking the tight presidential race seriously, or that more and more peo- thought that more young people would been in office, he was never elected, causing why this partisan division in vote if the candidates dressed hipper; 42.5 he’s only appointed. Whatever he has to many decades.” ple want to participate in something that is silly and fun. I’m happy either way. percent thought the candidates should rap say is nothing but a lot of hooey. He during their speeches and an equal 42.5 ✆ should get those kids out of Iraq, he “I think that convention speeches BIG STUFF — 76 percent of those percent thought more young people should get those swift boat people that can affect the way you vote, if you have who responded said they would rather would vote if there were just better candi- are talking against Kerry outta the way, an open mind. Unfortunately, most peo- have a president whose family is involved dates to choose from. and then maybe he’ll be able to talk ple have already made up their minds in Big Ketchup than in Big Oil. WILDEST POLITICAL FAN- about something. But whatever he talks before the conventions and do not even JOHN EDWARDS — About 60 per- TASIES — Only 4.6 percent fantasize about won’t amount to a hill-a-beans. watch or listen. Too many vote their cent feel that we haven’t seen more of about some evidence that Ralph Nader Thank you.” party’s candidate, even if they do not John Edwards in the campaign because has been a crook all these years, 17 per- particularly like their party’s choice.” he’s waiting to look older before going cent dream about John Kerry accidentally ✆ “The charade of the political con- out in public again, while 40 percent feel slipping into French while making a ventions most certainly does not affect ✆ “If President Bush would talk he’s been at the “undisclosed location” speech in Ohio, and 42 percent would the way I vote. The overall character of about stem cell research, I think that with Dick Cheney. love it if President Bush said, “Let’s not the nominee, his track record over time would be a really good thing.” NOT SURPRISED BY THE CON- count any state whose governor happens and what he has done toward resolving VENTION — 40 percent said they to be related to one of the candidates.” For key issues like securing our borders, ✆ “Bush has messed things up so would be most surprised by George Bush about 37 percent of the people, their employment, fair and equal taxation, badly, nothing he could say would make performing a gay wedding at the conven- biggest fantasy would be if both sides health care for those that are uninsured me want to vote for him, except possibly tion. Thirty-six percent said they would were positive and refrained from bad and saving our environment. It’s not telling me that he was gonna make me be most surprised by Colin Powell telling mouthing each other for the rest of the what they say or promise, it’s what they Vice President. Then I’d vote for him, us what he really thinks. And 24 percent campaign. do or already have done, for good or ill. but I’d still want to see him impeached.” said they would be most surprised by WINNING IS NO MYSTERY — I Thank you.” Dick Cheney saying, “Maybe there really saved the best for the last. An over- ✆ “No, and the conventions don’t aren’t any weapons of mass destruction whelming number of readers feel that the ✆ “In response to the question do the sway me, especially this year. It would over there.” I guess 100 percent of them thing that annoys them most about national the conventions typically affect be sheer lunacy to vote for the incompe- ended up disappointed. George Bush is “The Smirk.” The thing the way I will vote, no it definitely tent (Sen John) Kerry, who should have THE DEBATES — While many peo- that annoys people the most about John would not affect my way I’m going to been tried for treason along with Hanoi ple said they would like to see President Kerry is “His Hair.” So, if Bush wants to vote this time, particularly with Bush Jane. It’s no contest. I will vote for Bush insisting that Dick Cheney accom- win, all he has to do is drop the smirk. If running as the president and wanting to President Bush.” pany him at the debates, and others want Kerry wants to be president, all he needs get another term. I think it’s obscene all the Bush twins to debate Emma Claire is a different hairstyle. It’s all so simple. the money that goes into conventions, ✆ “There is nothing which can sway and Jack Edwards, more than half of the Why do they spend all this time and all not only this year but in past previous me, especially Kerry. My vote is for people said that what they would most these millions on this thing? years. I think we need to start looking at President Bush. God bless him, and God like to see at the debates is, “either candi- (Lloyd Garver has written for many a better way to elect presidents and our bless the world. We thank America for date actually answering any question.” television shows, ranging from “Sesame senators and our house of representa- being willing to help others.” CAMPAIGN CONFUSION — Less Street” to “Family Ties” to “Frasier.” tives. Thank you.” than 4 percent found the Electoral College confusing while about 17 percent are con- He also has read many books, some of ✆ “Only idiots would be swayed by a fused by President Bush’s position on them in hardcover. He writes the ✆ “Nothing that George W. Bush politician’s speech. Of course, most stem cell research, and one-third are con- “Modern Times” column for could ever possibly say publicly or pri- people are idiots, which is why people fused by Bill Clinton looking younger CBSnews.com’s opinion page and can be vately could induce me to vote for this like Clinton and Bush get elected.” now than when he was president. Over 40 reached at smdp@lloydgarvermodern- crazy person. Thank you.” percent are confused about why both times.com) ✆ “President Bush is a liar. You can’t ✆ “No. I’m a numbers guy and I believe anything he says.” don’t mean street numbers or poll num- bers. My feeling is when I look at num- ✆ “Nothing that President Bush GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? bers, I’m talking about the economy. could ever possibly say, publicly or pri- SOUND OFF IN THE DAILY PRESS! I’m talking about the unemployed. I’m vately, would induce me to vote for this talking about the border patrol people crazy person.” we have at our borders — one for every 300 miles. 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But the importance of the day brings some new useful household mind in human progress has been evaded gadget, or a new software system to by most of this century’s intellectuals. increase our productivity, or a break- Observe, for example, George Orwell’s through in biotechnology. novel 1984, which depicts a totalitarian So, it is worth asking: Why do state that still, somehow, is a fully Americans have no unique holiday to cel- advanced technological society. Orwell ebrate the creators, inventors and entre- projects the impossible: Technology with- preneurs who have made all of this wealth out the minds to produce it. possible — the men of the mind? The best and brightest minds are The answer lies in the dominant intel- always the first to either flee a dictator- lectual view of the nature of work. Most ship in a “brain drain” or to cease their of today’s intellectuals, influenced by creative efforts. A totalitarian regime can several generations of Marxist political force some men to perform muscular philosophy, still believe that wealth is cre- labor; it cannot force a genius to create, ated by sheer physical toil. But the high nor force a businessman to make rational standard of living we enjoy today is not decisions. A slave owner can force a man due to our musculature and physical sta- to pick peanuts; only under freedom mina. SANTA MONICA SUMMER GUIDE 2004 would a George Washington Carver dis- Brain power is given a left-handed acknowledgment in today’s fashionable cover ways to increase crop yields. 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Photos courtesy The Santa Monica Star Each year, the Rotary Club of Santa Monica participates in a Japanese exchange program with students who live in various cities in Japan. (Above) A group of students with members of host families. During July, American students stay at the homes of Japanese families, each for one week, who show them the sights. During August, Japanese students come to visit Southern California, staying with American families who introduce them to the culture. (Below) A farewell party for the visitors, host families and the young people who had participated in the program was held at the Malibu home of Tom and Stephanie Loo last month.

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[email protected] • www.sandiegohomesdowntown.com Page 10 ❑ Weekend Edition, September 4-5, 2004 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press STATE ChevronTexaco may have tried to grease governor BY TOM CHORNEAU Party. Chevron, whose officials acknowledge they lob- Hamilton, deputy state comptroller of Texas, who has Associated Press Writer bied hard to get their ideas in the report, is one of about been involved with such reviews in the past. “I went 20 companies that paid to send the governor and his staff through these issues myself. I know these people who did SACRAMENTO — Oil and gas giant Chevron- to this week’s Republican National Convention in New the reports — none of them had anything to gain.” Texaco Corp. used an array of lobbyists, attorneys and York. Company executives acknowledge they lobbied hard trade groups to gain favorable treatment in Gov. Arnold On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger attended a closed- to get their ideas in the report but deny there is any con- Schwarzenegger’s ambitious plan to reorganize state door meeting in New York with representatives of those nection between the campaign donations and favorable government, according to records and interviews. companies, including Chevron. treatment in the reorganization plan. In particular, Chevron helped win a key recommenda- Although the governor’s senior aides helped organize "This is what we are here for,” said Jack Coffey, tion contained in the report: that the governor look for and oversee the reorganization effort, a spokeswoman for Chevron’s general manager over state government rela- ways to ease some of the restrictions and oversight on oil Schwarzenegger said the review staff, not the governor’s tions, from New York where he was attending the refineries. office, was responsible for the report. Schwarzenegger Republican convention. Saying state government was a “mastodon frozen in announced the review in January and then appointed its Disclosure of Chevron’s determined role in what time,” Schwarzenegger undertook the reorganization in two top members, who then assembled the rest of the many believe is the administration’s most important January largely behind closed doors. The 2,700-page staff. political reform effort contrasts sharply with statements report, released last month, called for the elimination of Ashley Snee, the governor’s deputy press secretary, Schwarzenegger made during last year’s election cam- more than 12,000 jobs, dozens of departments and poten- said it was premature to assume any of the recommenda- paign and afterward in which he promised to sweep out a tial savings of more than $30 billion over five years. tions will be adopted and that those who are unhappy corrupt system where “contributions go in, the favors go But state records and interviews with the participants with parts of the report can comment at a series of out.” show Chevron enjoyed immense success in influencing statewide hearings on the proposal. Proposals that would benefit Chevron are peppered areas of the report important to the company through its Billy Hamilton, co-executive director of the throughout the four-volume report. They include: array of lobbyists, attorneys and trade organizations. Performance Review, denied that the report’s authors — Streamlining the permit process for the construc- tion of new oil refineries and the expansion of existing Chevron is also a major contributor to the governor’s were influenced by Chevron or that special interests had ones. Chevron, which owns two of the state’s largest campaigns having donated more than $200,000 to his any role in the production of the report. refineries in Richmond and El Segundo, wanted the committees and $500,000 to the California Republican “I don’t believe that’s what took place,” said state’s help in revising existing laws so local government officials would be required to make decisions more quickly on construction permits at refineries. — Streamlining the activities of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. That agency, which issues permits for dredging and sand min- ing in the Bay Area, oversees activities related to Chevron’s interests in the Bay Area. — Reorganizing the regulatory process for picking the locations for refineries, tank farms, liquefied natural gas and other energy facilities. Chevron has two proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Southern California and the Mexican state of Baja California. Chevron lobbyist K.C. Bishop said he met with staff members assigned to the reorganization project and expressed the company’s problems with on getting per- mits. His concerns were later included in the final report. A trade group that Chevron is also a member, brought complaints to the reorganization staff over the San Francisco Bay commission. Those complaints later become the primary source for a recommendation that the commission’s activities should be scaled back. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Weekend Edition, September 4-5, 2004 ❑ Page 11 STATE BRIEFS Law enforcement sharing in wealth SANTA MONICA BUSINESS By The Associated Press VENTURA — A state appellate court let stand a lower court ruling upholding TRAVELERS’ HQ an ordinance providing four law enforcement agencies with a guaranteed share of Ventura County’s budget. The Board of Supervisors had asked the justices to declare the law in violation of the state Constitution because it takes budgeting power away from elected officials and allows no flexibility during hard financial periods. The 2nd District Court of Appeal, in a one-sentence order Thursday, refused to review the lower court’s finding and said the case must first proceed to trial. At issue is whether supervisors illegally diverted $50 million that should have gone to law enforcement agencies. A law passed by voters in 1993 guarantees that four agencies — sheriff, district attorney, public defender and probation — will share proceeds of a half-cent tax. The sheriff and district attorney sued the Board of Supervisors last year, alleging supervisors illegally altered the funding ordinance. Privately Negotiated Air Fares Via: Thursday’s appellate court decision was seen as a victory by Sheriff Bob Brooks and District Attorney Greg Totten, who said they would urge supervisors to settle the protracted funding dispute that has already cost taxpayers $1 million in legal fees. “We certainly view the decision as another battle won,” Totten said. “We hope this will motivate the board to come to the table in earnest.” The board can still to ask the California Supreme Court to review the decision on 25–50% Off the law’s constitutionality. 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Sharks, butterflies, dragons, The vehicles are not just transportation around the ting. couches-on-wheels, flying saucers, elephants; the art cars desert, but a traveling roadshow that organizers hope will The vanishing city appears and disappears in a week are limited only by the imagination. carry Burning Man’s cutting edge artistic message to on seven square miles of long-dry lake bed in one of the Organizers of the annual Burning Man counterculture communities nationwide. flattest and most remote places in America. festival 120 miles north of Reno are struggling this year This year the Black Rock Arts Foundation is paying to The 30,000-plus residents can walk through the cling- to avoid a repeat of the transportation tragedies that send several “fire sculptures” on an interactive art tour plagued last year’s event. after Burning Man ends. The trick is imposing those regulations in a fanciful “They look like giant baby perambulators — baby car- utopian society where freedom and self-responsibility are riages,” said Burning Man founder Larry Harvey. supposed to take the place of legal limits. “Burners put wood in them and they spout flame, and Katharine Lampman, 21, of Belmont, Calif., was they’re mobile.” killed a year ago when she accidentally fell under the Organizers say they aren’t licensing just any custom wheels of a moving vehicle. In addition, two plane crash- vehicle: they’re looking for the “wow factor,” something es at the festival’s temporary air strip sent five people to that makes observers gasp. area hospitals. One victim later died. Promoting safety without limiting that creativity is a In response, the city’s DMV — Department of Mutant challenge, particularly when organizers expect the tem- Vehicles — is this year taking on more of the regulatory porary community to largely police itself as part of an role of its real world counterpart. annual cultural experiment. The 100 or so light aircraft that use the landing strip Instead of jail or fines, violators are towed around the are no longer allowed to take pleasure flights during the encampment in what amounts to a public shaming. festival; once they land, they’re grounded for the dura- Harvey said he hopes their humiliation will sink into par- tion. ticipants’ collective consciousness to promote compli- And the bizarre mutant vehicles must be licensed and ance without impinging on the underlying sense of free- obey the 5 mph speed law. dom. Car Accident? “I think people realize when you have a larger and Organizers seek similarly subtle ways to bring struc- larger crowd, there has to be some civic responsibility,” ture to a community seemingly a riot away from anarchy. Could You Be Making These said Dan Donovan of San Francisco, driver of a space- They charge admission, collect garbage and sewage, Disastrous Mistakes You ship built around an old Frito-Lay delivery truck with a water down the dust, publish a daily newspaper, provide hip-hop dance floor on top. medical care for those who fall victim to the oven-like Aren’t Even Aware Of?… Donovan, 39, said festival organizers have always heat. been strict, even more so this year. But he said regula- There are street names and “addresses,” laid out in West LA, CA tions can’t prevent every accident. concentric circles around the central pyramid where the ar Accident injuries are ■ A common condition that “On a certain level, how do you stop people from Burning Man will be torched Saturday night in a pagan- often misunderstood. keeps many accident victims doing that?” he said, referring to Lampman’s death. like ritual display of renewal. CThe pain from automo- from ever feeling normal again. Mark Sheets, 47, Lake Tahoe, has been coming here The streets this year are named after planets, but the for six years, driving a mutant vehicle for four. gathering is growing so large, “I ran out of planets,” bile accident injuries can last ■ How to determine if you weeks, months, even years He agrees some responsibility has to be on the indi- Harvey said. “Fortunately, about the time I got done, they may already have this seldom down the line. 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The second, a nonstop chartered flight, required a drive to the Albuquerque But to fly international from Albuquerque, passengers International Sunport. must connect to other cities — usually hubs like The first one took parts of two days — one way. The Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas or Salt Lake City. second took an hour and 40 minutes. Often with several connections, the trips can be long This is why Sachs, whose Albuquerque-based and expensive. research development company wants to do business in Frontier provided the city’s first service to Mexico in Juarez and Chihuahua, hopes state and city leaders can 1979 with flights to Mazatlan. It stopped shortly after the persuade a commercial airline to provide direct service company filed for bankruptcy in August 1986, said Dave from Albuquerque to Mexico. Jarvis, city manager for Frontier Airlines in But persuading an airline to provide the service will Albuquerque. The company re-formed in 1994 but never be a hard sell. “We have to approach this logically,” said resumed the Albuquerque-to-Mexico flights. Fred Mondragon, the city of Albuquerque’s economic Jarvis said Mexican airline Aerolitoral later offered an BUYERS&SELLERS development director. Albuquerque-Mexico route with a smaller Beechcraft That “logic” comes in understanding airlines won’t plane, but that service also eventually faded. For all your Real Estate provide a new route just because someone wants it. It has While they’ve had little success sustaining interna- to at least promise that a profit is a possibility. tional service, officials are encouraged by statistics requirements, call: And there must be a market, which is what folks like culled from two studies commissioned by the state that Mondragon and city Aviation Director Mike Rice are point at potential demand for the flights. looking for — a market to bring to the airlines. The studies, which look at ticket sales and surveys of WILLIAM ROSS “All of this is demand driven,” Rice said. “We can travel agents, show 80 to 110 potential passengers a day provide them information to help them make their deci- travel between Mexico City and Albuquerque either way. (310) 490 6659 sions. “We need to find information that the airlines Cancun could see between 65 and 70 daily passengers don’t know.” and another 40 to 60 for Puerto Vallarta. The city didn’t Shortly after taking office, New Mexico Gov. Bill provide figures for travel to and from Chihuahua. Richardson created a task force to explore international While encouraging, the numbers alone don’t support DONATE Your Vehicle commercial air service and increasing intrastate airline ser- the need for service, industry analysts say. vice and to further develop the state’s air cargo industry. “There’s not an enormous amount of data to build this That task force has city officials like Mondragon and decision,” said Bill Rathert, a consultant with Dallas- Tax deductible. The call is free! Rice, state Aviation Director Tom Baca and the state sec- based Sabre Airline Solutions, which did one of the two No DMV hassle. And so is the pick-up! retaries of tourism, economic development and trans- studies. portation — all officials in areas that would benefit from Working against the state is the fact airlines like to easier access to Mexican markets. route flights through their hubs. A flight on Continental American Red Cross So far this year, city officials have made three trips to would likely get routed through Houston. Likewise with 1-866-7REDCROSS Mexico. America West in Houston, American Airlines in Dallas 1-866-773-3276 And along with forming business connections, Rice or Frontier in Denver. Cars • Boats • RVs • Cars • Boats • RVs • Cars • Boats • RVs and Mondragon are trying to organize a list of church Because Albuquerque is a hub for no airline, the city groups or other organizations that sponsor regular mis- should look to recruit an airline whose hub is in Mexico sionary-type trips to Mexico. — namely, Mexican airlines, Rathert said. 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What Mondragon and Rice hope to show is there Michael Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, an Drugs Or Surgery!” will be an increase in business if a flight to Mexico is Evergreen, Colo., airline consulting firm, agrees a West LA, CA — A local have proven to be the most direct rather connecting through other cities. Mexican airline is likely the best route. doctor's shocking new FREE effective, safest, and longest Another avenue is to more aggressively promote Airlines like to make several stops before reaching a report reveals the truth about lasting treatment for eliminat- tourism between Mexico and New Mexico, Mondragon destination so they can pick up more business along the using over the counter drugs, ing YOUR low back pain. said. Rice has already met with Denver-based Frontier way, Boyd said. and even prescribed drugs to Don't suffer with your Airlines chief executive Jeff Potter, who he said indicat- “A Mexican carrier can stop two or three times before fix the real cause of your low pain another day because ed a willingness to listen. it would stop in Albuquerque,” Boyd said. “No U.S. car- back pain: They don't work! you don't have to! “His comment was: ‘It’s got to be a good idea,’ “ Rice rier would want to do a literal route through Albuquerque If you've been told you To receive a copy of the said. “That pretty well says it.” to Mexico. You’d make more money running people need surgery on your low FREE report entitled: "The There isn’t a particular type of airline local officials are through your connecting hub than Albuquerque, which back, you must find out the Truth About Low Back Pain wooing. 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John Kerry, countering that the polls taken over the past few months that The Massachusetts senator said Bush who is absolutely certain to be running for administration’s term will end with a net had made the race a tossup. has a `record of failure,” and the GOP re-election on Election Day by having lost loss of jobs. Neither Bush nor Kerry referred to the convention was designed to mask it with jobs in America,” he said of Bush. “The president wants you to re-elect polls as they plunged into the heart of attacks on him and fellow Democrats. The Time poll was conducted during him. For what?” Kerry jabbed at the their campaign. "I will not have my commitment to the Republicans’ convention week, a fac- Republican in the White House. “Losing “There is a clear difference of philoso- defend this country questioned by those tor that customarily would benefit Bush. It jobs? Building the biggest deficit in phy in this race. He is for expanding gov- who refused to serve when they could reported the president and Kerry statisti- American history?” ernment, I am for expanding opportuni- have and who misled America into Iraq,” cally tied when voters were asked which Buoyed a poll showing him surging ty,” Bush said in Moosic, Pa.. It was his he said. man they would trust more to handle the into a double-digit lead, Bush campaigned first appearance after Wednesday night’s Kerry received five military medals economy. Bush was preferred on handling across Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and convention acceptance speech, in which while serving in Vietnam. Bush served Iraq and the war against terrorism, and for Iowa, three states he lost in 2000. Kerry the president pledged to defeat terrorists stateside in the National Guard while Vice leadership qualities. worked Ohio, where Bush prevailed in the while helping Americans achieve eco- President Dick Cheney’s five draft-era The survey had a margin of error of last election, as the two men began a nine- nomic security. deferments kept him out of the service. plus or minus four percentage points. week fall campaign for the White House. “With the right leadership, this young Bush and Kerry found one thing to Bush and Kerry campaigned as A new Time magazine survey showed century will be a liberty century. It’ll be a agree on during the day, both wishing Bill Democratic vice presidential candidate the president with a 52-41 advantage over century of freedom,” he said. Clinton a quick recovery from the heart John Edwards reported income of almost his rival among likely voters. It was As he had from the convention podium, bypass surgery he faces. “He’s is in our $39 million over the decade ending in thoughts and prayers,” the current presi- 2003. Partial tax returns showed Edwards dent said of his predecessor. and his wife paid 34.8 percent of their No date was disclosed for the surgery, income in taxes during the 10-year span, a nor was it clear what impact it would have total of $13.2 million. They paid 8.6 per- on Clinton’s plans to campaign for Kerry cent of their income to charity. this fall. Edwards was a plaintiff’s trial lawyer The campaign clash over jobs was trig- before winning a North Carolina Senate gered by a Labor Department report seat in 1998. His wife is a lawyer, but has showing the unemployment rate at 5.4 not practiced since 1996. percent in August, down from 5.5 percent Vice President Dick Cheney cam- in July. There were 144,000 jobs created, paigned in Oregon, where he criticized lower than the 150,000 economists had Kerry as no friend of the West. been expecting. He said the Massachusetts senator as Bush seized on the report as good well as Edwards skipped the Senate vote news. “Overall, we’ve added about 1.7 when the administration’s legislation passed million new jobs since August of 2003,” to allow thinning of more forest land. he said. He added that the unemployment “Sen. Kerry did not support the rate of 5.4 percent was nearly a full point Healthy Forests Act when it came time to below the rate last summer and below the vote,” Cheney said. “Now, Sen. Kerry average of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. says he likes a lot of the parts of the law. Not surprisingly, Kerry was far less That makes one thing clear: it’s not only bullish. wildfires that shift with the wind.” "I don’t think this is something to cele- A Kerry spokeswoman responded that brate. 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Glenn’s Wall Service 310- (310) 709-1257 686-8505 3366 310-801-6845 Page 20 ❑ Weekend Edition, September 4-5, 2004 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press PEOPLE IN THE NEWS UPN clears runway for ‘America’s Next Top Model’ By The Associated Press driver. Since the behavior problems with “Nip/Tuck” only Two of the films in competition for the Golden Lion popped up during group viewings, the ban will not apply NEW YORK — “America’s Next Top Model” is awards — “Rois et Reine” by French director Arnaud to the 10 percent of the 1,621 inmates who have per- heading back to the runway. The UPN reality show has Desplechin and “Udalionnyj Dostup” by Svetlana sonal televisions in their cells, officials said. announced the cast for its third season of supermodel Proskurina of Russia — also were screened Friday. boot camp. The incoherent story line of the Russian film led NEW YORK — Haul 250 pounds of supplies on The new season debuts Sept. 22. some audience members at a press preview to walk out skis. Add attacking polar bears, 80-foot ice walls and Under the mentoring of Tyra Banks, 14 aspiring mod- and others to boo loudly at the end. temperatures at 75 below zero. els will compete in tests of catwalks, fitness and public- Traverse for 100 days. ity skills. The contests, according to the show’s Web site, PENDLETON, Ore. — “Nip/Tuck,” which had The latest reality TV show? Not quite. Former will be judged for “both inner and outer beauty.” won fans among inmates for its surgical gore and sexu- schoolteachers and veteran explorers Ann Bancroft and The models’ poise will likely be tested while they al innuendo, has been pulled from the airwaves at the Liv Arnesen plan to trek 1,200 miles of the mostly live together in a New York City loft under constant sur- Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. frozen Arctic Ocean starting in February. veillance from the show’s cameras. “We decided it was all too much,” Doug Harder, a Bancroft was in New York Thursday to promote the One contestant, Magdalena, 24, says, “I think it’s spokesman for the medium-security prison in book “No Horizon Is So Far,” about her 2001 Antarctic quite possible for me to lose my temper while living Pendleton, told The Oregonian recently. “Way too skiing expedition with Arnesen. with 13 other girls.” graphic.” She’s also training for their upcoming adventure to Kristi, who is 20 and from St. Louis, says, “I was During one episode of the FX show — which chron- the North Pole. raised really Christian. I have a lot of family that might icles the racy escapades of two Miami plastic surgeons “I’m road biking, kayaking and pulling three car tires be pretty disappointed if I end up naked on TV.” — inmates gathered in a TV room kept “eyeballing,” for four or five hours,” Bancroft said. Toccara, a 22 year-old from Dayton, Ohio, is the only whistling and shouting catcalls to a female corrections The car tires don’t approach the weight they’ll carry plus-size model. She proclaims: “Girls, watch out, officer, Harder said. from Russia to the North Pole and down to Canada, but ‘cause big is in!” The officer filed a complaint with the American “the friction creates resistance,” Bancroft said. Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, The 49-year-old Bancroft, and Arnesen, 51, will ski- VENICE, Italy — Tom Cruise was playing cold and and the prison banned the show, Harder said. sail on the choppy frozen ice and wear dry suits for heartless at the Venice International Film Festival in his Holly Ollis, a spokeswoman for “Nip/Tuck” produc- swimming in open water. Supplies will sit in a canoe- hit-man role as Vincent, the devil in a gray tailored suit, er Warner Bros. Television, said she was unaware of like sled that can float. in Michael Mann’s action-thriller “Collateral.” another prison in the country that had blacklisted the Like the previous expedition, they’ll share their trip But “Collateral,” which isn’t in competition for an series. with millions of schoolchildren by the Internet and spe- award, got a warm greeting Friday at the 61st festival, “It’s an unusual show, and I’ve heard a lot of unusu- cialized curriculum. being held on the small Lido island off central Venice. al things,” Ollis said. “But this is certainly a new one for So far, the trip — expected to cost $1 million — is The festival ends Sept. 11 with an awards ceremony me.” sponsored by Volvo and the Norwegian government. hosted by Sophia Loren. It’s been about three years since the Eastern Oregon CNN tracked the explorers’ progress by satellite phone Cruise plays against type as a psychopathic murder- prison pulled a show from its TV schedule. That was a interviews during the 2001 expedition, which cost $2.5 er, while Jamie Foxx is a hapless but goodhearted taxi professional wrestling show called “WWF: Wild One.” million.