Children Pave Way to Future
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
INSIDE SCOOP OPINION PEOPLE IN THE NEWS HURTING AT THE PUMP PAGE 3 HOPING TO SCORE SOME DOPE PAGE 4 RENEE AVOIDS GOING CRAZY PAGE 17 Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 Volume 7 Issue 3 Santa Monica Daily Press ART WITHIN REACH SEE PAGE 3 Since 2001: A news odyssey THE EX-INTERN BEGS FOR FORGIVENESS ISSUE Children pave way to future elementary students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified On what was an off day from class for all primary SMMUSD elementary school School District, the issues go deeper than workload. school students for the teacher-parent conferences, the A group of about 65 students representing the dis- fourth and fifth graders that participated in the confer- kids learn about leadership trict’s 10 elementary schools convened at Grant ence spent their mornings and afternoons honing their Elementary School on Wednesday for a day-long leader- leadership skills, identifying some of the key issues in BY MELODY HANATANI I Daily Press Staff Writer ship training workshop hosted by City at Peace-Los each of their schools, brainstorming solutions and shar- Angeles, a non-profit organization that empowers ing ideas with their peers from the other SMMUSD SUNSET PARK Forget cutting down on homework or plac- teenagers and gives them the skills to effect changes in ing pizza on the school menu every day of the week, for the their communities. SEE LEADERSHIP PAGE 14 DEVELOPMENT REELREEL DEALDEAL CityCity CouncilCouncil exploresexplores expandingexpanding thethe silversilver screenscreen inin thethe downtowndowntown areaarea STORYSTORY BYBY KEVINKEVIN HHERRERAERRERA PAGEPAGE 1515 Kevin Herrera [email protected] PIANO & GUITAR LESSONS “Enjoy your Thanksgiving GABY SCHKUD Y ONL $15.00 favorites at your home or ours.” (310)586-0308 45 MINUTE CLASSES OPEN 24 HOURS Sign-up NOW! (310) 453-1928 1433 Wilshire Blvd at 15th St. The name you can depend on! www.704-15th.com www.santamonicamusic.com 1901 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica (310) 394-1131 Calendar “It’s more 2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 A newspaper with issues than a business, Happy Holidays it’s my Thanksgiving Day Open 7:30a.m. – 2p.m. passion!” Christmas Day Open 7:30a.m. – 2p.m. 1920 Santa Monica Blvd. (Corner of 20th & Santa Monica Blvd.) - Eddie Guerboian (310) 829-9597 Hours: 6:30am - 10:00pm Daily EDDIE GUERBOIAN GOLDSMITH . DESIGNER Face to Face 2525 Michigan Ave., 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. Stephen Bennett is coming to LA and he’s bringing his new exhibit, “FACE to FACE, Uniting Humanity.” The exhibit features 12 portraits, some of them as large as 5’ x 7’, of exotic, indigenous people. For more information on the exhibit, visit www.bergamotstation.com. For more information on the artist, visit www.theportraitpainter.com. 331 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica Medicare 1332 Sixth St., 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. Learn about all aspects of Medicare coverage, including the new 2 Hours Free Parking (Behind Store) Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. Lecture presented by Joanna 310.451.1349 Morales, director of the Cancer Legal Resource Center. Free admission. Monday-Saturday Beaujolais Passions 649 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, 5 p.m. — midnight 10am-6pm www.readersjewelers.com Passions Productions and the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, are hosting their annual Beaujolais Nouveau event at the Shrine Auditorium. Sample food from France, dance, network and taste all the wines from the Beaujolais region. Advance tickets are $20; $25 at the door (cash only). For more information, visit www.beaujolaispassions.com. Wilshire-Montana meeting 1524 Fourth St., 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. Monthly meeting of Wilshire Montana Executive Board regarding parking issues, homeless crime, development, rent control and zoning for residents living in the Wilshire/Montana area. 1000 S.Westgate #414 Naturally, it’s flu prevention Brentwood 1704 Montana Ave., 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. $589,000 Learn about natural methods to avoid getting sick this winter with Ruth Gould. simon says “Beautifully done one Santa Monica Farmers’ Market: Guys’ Night Out bedroom, plus a den, over 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. apprx. 900sf w two parking Russ Parsons, of the Los Angeles Times, will moderate a discussion spaces. Highly desirable resort style Mediterranean on how chefs and farmers find inspiration at the Farmers’ Market. building with gorgeous pool and grounds. Entire What’s New This Week building renovation was 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 1 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. completed in 2006, for a A free-wheeling review and discussion of the week’s key news new building look and feel.” stories at home and abroad. Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ 1030 Lincoln Blvd., 8 p.m. — 10 p.m. St. Monica Catholic High School proudly presents Hart & Kaufman’s NOW OPEN! “You Can’t Take it With You.” All performances are held in the St. Monica Cantwell Auditorium located on the corner of Lincoln and Christian Bookstore California. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors, and $12 for general admission. ‘Cinderella’ 1211 Fourth St., 6 p.m. — 7:20 p.m. “Cinderella” is an original Rudie-DeCarlo musical for kids 2 to 102, MEET featuring a zany fairy godmother, silly step-sisters, zealously well-meaning stepmother, and Cinderella. Tickets for children are DR. FREDERICK K.C. PRICE $10.50; adults pay $12.50. Call (310) 394-9779, ext. 2 or visit LOCAL NATIVE OF SANTA MONICA www.SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com for more information. RETURNS FOR BOOK SIGNIN G ‘Bathroom Talk’ ON 1404 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. — 9 p.m. The Promenade Playhouse presents “Bathroom Talk,” an improv SATURDAY DECEMBER 15TH sketch comedy about the unusual things that occur in the ladies 2:00 P.M. - 3:15 P.M. room at a nightclub. Tickets are $12 at the door. For more information, call Laura at (310) 430-8828. For more information on any of the events listed, log on to smdp.com and click the “Events” tab for the given day’s calendar. 1827 B Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, 90404 (310)664-1072 Inside Scoop Visit us online at smdp.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 3 To own art is the luck-of-the-draw Browne, co-founder of the Trust, which is Local trust is raffling selling raffle tickets on its Web site (www.venicetrust.com). “Where else can expensive art pieces you get a great work of art for only 10 bucks?” for only $10 a pop The Trust has a mission of building an archive of history and art, both indoor BY KEVIN HERRERA and out, to be documented and shared Daily Press Staff Writer with museums and universities through- out Los Angeles. VENICE If you’ve ever wanted to own a nice piece of art, but sticker shock brushed you away, this could be your WHERE ELSE chance. For only $10, you can purchase a raffle CAN YOU GET A ticket from the Venice Community Trust, and if luck is on your side, you could go GREAT WORK OF ART FOR home with artwork valued at more than $15,000. ONLY 10 BUCKS?” The raffle, to be held Dec. 1 at Ravenswork Studios in Venice, is part of a Aldis Browne fundraising effort to enhance public art co-founder of the Venice Community Trust and encourage youth to consider careers in creative fields. The Trust reaches out to donors and “Right now, we have around $70,000 corporations to encourage giving and worth of art that has been donated and we underwriting in order that works can be are hoping to sell around $30,000 to $40,000 worth of tickets,” said Aldis SEE ART PAGE 12 Pain at the pump according to the Washington-based Energy California gas prices Information Administration. “There’s nothing to do about it,” said leading the nation Eve Elbeze, as she filled up her Volvo sedan at a Chevron station in San BY RACHEL KONRAD Francisco, where regular unleaded was AP Business Writer $3.60 a gallon. “I’ve got two kids — I cer- tainly can’t bike everywhere with two kids SAN FRANCISCO San Franciscans are used on the handle bars.” to living in one of the nation’s most expen- California’s skyrocketing gas prices lead sive cities, but even they winced Wednesday the nation. as gas prices inched up just as the holiday Prices per gallon here averaged $3.40, fol- season approached. lowed by Hawaii with $3.32, Washington Their neighbors to the south, in Los with $3.26, New York with $3.25 and North Angeles, weren’t much better off. Dakota with $3.23, AAA reported. The The two cities recorded the highest gas national average is $3.11, the association IMPOSING CANYONS Morgan Genser [email protected] prices for metropolitan areas nationwide, said. Santa Monica College’s Rebecca Chase (center) looks to spike the ball, but faces far-reaching with San Francisco averaging $3.47 per gal- At a Shell station in San Mateo, about 20 resistance from Nicolette Jens and Priscilla Bremer, of College of the Canyons, at the Pavilion lon for regular unleaded gasoline, up 14 miles south of San Francisco, prices started on Tuesday. The Corsairs fell in three games to end their season. cents from a week ago, and Los Angeles recording an average of $3.32 a gallon, SEE GAS PAGE 7 TAXES ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES AUDITS • BACK TAXES • BOOKKEEPING • SMALL BUSINESS SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA (310) 395-9922 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 Santa Monica 90401 OpinionCommentary 4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 A newspaper with issues PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ross Furukawa Send comments to [email protected] Meredith Pro Tem [email protected] Meredith C.