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Visit us online at smdp.com FRIDAY,AUGUST 24, 2007 Volume 6 Issue 242 Santa Monica Daily Press SNIPPETS OF SUNSET PARK SEE PAGE 10 Since 2001: A news odyssey THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ISSUE One day of time for Lohan BY MELODY HANATANI I Daily Press Staff Writer serve 10 days of community service. drugs,” the actress said in a statement. The famous Hollywood party girl will now be able to Lohan was charged for two counts each of driving BEVERLY HILLS Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan escaped avoid a trial. She was scheduled to be arraigned today in under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level of with just a one-day prison sentence on Thursday after court before accepting the plea bargain on Thursday. over .08 percent, being under the influence of cocaine being busted for drunken driving and cocaine possession Lohan did not appear in court and was instead repre- and one count of reckless driving. on two separate occasions, including a July 24 incident in sented by her attorney, Blair Berk, before Superior Court Deputy District attorney Danette Meyers said in a Santa Monica that featured a drunken car chase. Judge H. Chester Horn. The star of “Mean Girls” and statement on Thursday that Lohan was not being charged After being charged with seven misdemeanor counts “Herbie: Fully Loaded” has reportedly checked herself for cocaine possession after tests results showed she was Thursday morning by the Los Angeles County District into a Utah rehab center. carrying less than the .05 gram threshold required to file Attorney, the 21-year-old actress/singer was sentenced in “It is clear to me that my life has become completely a felony, significantly lessening the possible penalty. Beverly Hills court to spend one day in county jail and unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and SEE SENTENCE PAGE 8

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SUNSET PARK Though he had never stepped foot on American soil, Japanese citizen Kenta Ishikawa always believed that Southern California would have uncom- fortably hot temperatures in the summer. That perception was shattered when Ishikawa touched down in Los Angeles earlier this month, staying with a host family in Santa Monica for three weeks as part of a student exchange partnership between Santa Monica and its sister city of Fujinomiya, Japan. “It’s cold,” he said Thursday. It would seem cold in Santa Monica compared to Ishikawa’s hometown, located at the foot of Mount Fuji, the country known for its hot summers when the air is thick enough to slice with a knife. Ishikawa and fellow Fujinomiya residents Mai Yasutake and Risa Ito have been NEED A HAND? Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] exploring the sights of Santa Monica and Marvin Lara, of Woods Maintenance Service Inc., draws some attention as he paints over graffiti on a dumpster last week in an alley just off Pico Boulevard Southern California since Aug. 7, visiting tourist hot spots such as Universal Studios and Disneyland. The three 17-year-old students — who all attend different schools — are staying with three Santa Monica High School seniors, hosting their Japanese counterparts It’s Go time for gamers as part of the Santa Monica and Fujinomiya Sister Cities partnership. BY MELODY HANATANI Club’s weekly meeting at UnUrban, where number of combinations through which The two cities have been culturally con- Daily Press Staff Writer dedicated and casual fans of the board winning can be achieved. nected for more than 31 years. The small game gather every Wednesday night for “With Go, there’s endless possibilities,” Japanese town is one of three cities with PICO NEIGHBORHOOD The tension is high nearly five hours of cognitive fun. Porter said on Wednesday night, placing a which Santa Monica has such an agree- in the room as Ted Porter is fixated on a The game of “Go” originated in China piece on the board. ment, the others being Hamm, Germany, wooden board scattered with black and white nearly 4,000 years ago, becoming widely The Santa Monica Go Club was founded and Mazatlan, Mexico. pellets, strategically plotting his next move. popular after being introduced in Japan more than a decade ago by Christopher Every summer, about three students Despite a loud announcement in the about a thousand years ago. The two-per- Hayashida, meeting in its first few years at a who are enrolled in a Japanese language next room by an UnUrban Coffeehouse son game is played on a 19 by 19 grid wood- coffeehouse on Main Street before relocat- class at Samohi homestay in Fujinomiya employee that the Wednesday night open en board, each player using black or white ing to the UnUrban digs on Pico Boulevard. for three weeks. They return with their mic poetry session is about to begin, the 18- pellets. The objective of the game is to claim The weekly meetings — held on Fujinomiya equivalent and homestay stu- year-old college student from Sherman the most “territory” with the pellets, placing Tuesdays for beginners and Wednesdays for dent, hosting them in Santa Monica for Oaks remains in his board game trance, his them not inside the squares, but on the regulars — attract anywhere between 10 three weeks. The objective of the trip is to brows furrow in deep concentration. intersections of the lines on the board. and 15 people on a given night. At its peak, enrich students on both continents Porter looks up at his opponent and Players celebrate the game for its sim- the club drew about 25 people a night. through new cultural experiences. friend, Gordon Fan, as he moves a piece. ple rules yet complex strategies, calling it a The players are tucked in the back The Santa Monica Sister City Association They each crack a smile. thought-provoking activity that out- Welcome to the Santa Monica Go weighs chess in both difficulty and the SEE GO PAGE 9 SEE SISTER CITY PAGE 12 Since 1967 Quality & Value Always! Open 6am - 2:30pm Mon. - Fri. 6am - 4pm Sat. - Sun.

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ross Furukawa The Soap Box [email protected] Bennet Kelley Send comments to [email protected] Border backlash is veiled racism EDITOR Editor: Michael Tittinger Newspapers seem to be a little slow on the throt- [email protected] tle at nailing down important issues. A case in point: Republicans are trying to steal California’s electoral ASSOCIATE EDITOR votes with a ballot initiative that even a stone could GOP chooses the Daniel Archuleta see through. Has your readership been [email protected] enlightened yet? The anti-immigration movement, composed primarily STAFF WRITERS Kevin Herrera of white males, and with vestiges of the KKK, are demo- few over the many [email protected] nizing and targeting Mexicans and Latinos for no other reason than an innate prejudice and intolerance. How GEORGE BUSH WILL NOT BE ON THE security.” They also embrace President Melody Hanatani long are the news services going to let these cretins, ballot in 2008, but he has already defined Bush’s use of Guantanamo Bay to detain [email protected] who mask their bigotry and ignorance under the guise two key meta-issues for the race. After “enemy combatants” indefinitely where of flag and country, get away with their charade? seven years of Nixonian secrecy and claims they are subjected to torture. 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CONTENDERS HAVE How, possibly, could reasonable, intelligent people Unlike Great Society big government which Rob Schwenker be so obsessively bent on murdering that which sus- used its resources for public infrastructure, SHOWN NO RELUCTANCE [email protected] tains life? Is there something in the California budget a social safety net and for regulatory that will buy some oxygen? enforcement to protect the general public; IN CHOOSING THE Julie Martinez Maybe you could all use the “money” to get serious Bush’s big government provides its support- [email protected] high colonics so that your brains will start to actually ers with billions in tax breaks, an 86 percent INTEREST OF THE FEW ADVERTISING ASSISTANT operate with ... common sense. increase in government contracting (result- Cynthia Vazquez My God, what hath thou wrought? (This is not a reli- ing in nearly $1 trillion in fraud and abuse) OVER WORKING [email protected] gious question). 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For [email protected] Take drunkards where the crow flies size of government but rather who it serves. example, when the Republican nominee Editor: Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter tries to sound moderate, remember the PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Frances Casareno First it was squirrels, then it was trees; now, crows explained, the maxim that we are a govern- fact that workplace safety agencies such as [email protected] that the city wants to get rid of. Never mind the ment of laws “epitomizes the distinguish- the Mine Safety Commission and OSHA crows, what about all the drunken bums and their ing character of our political society were cut by Presidents Reagan and George PRODUCTION INTERN stolen shopping carts all over the place? [since] law alone saves a society from being H.W. Bush by over 60 percent from Carter Tessa Pelias Mike Kirwan … ruled by mere brute power however dis- administration levels and by President [email protected] Venice guised. If one man can be allowed to deter- George W. Bush by 19 percent from mine for himself what is law, every man Clinton administration levels. CLASSIFIEDS SALES MANAGER can. That means first chaos, then tyranny.” In addition, when he talks about Annie Kotok Letting endangered fish off the hook When White House aide Sara Taylor tes- Democrats “not supporting our troops,” [email protected] Editor: tified before Congress that her oath and remember that the last three Republican Whether you like to swim, boat or fish in the ocean, duty are to the president (and not to the presidents have cut VA staffing by at least CIRCULATION Keith Wyatt our coastline is central to life in California. But the Constitution), it was clear that we have a 45 percent from the prior Democratic Glenn Bolan health of our oceans is in jeopardy: We’re facing a dras- government of men that serves its own mas- administration. [email protected] tic decline of fish stocks due to overfishing in recent ter. 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THURSDAY, AUG. 16, AT 10:45 A.M. Officers on patrol along the Third Street Promenade were flagged down by employees from The Coffee Bean in the 1300 block of Third Street. The employees told officers that a man had just walked into the coffee shop and stuck his hand in the tip jar. An employee saw this and hollered at him to leave. The employee said the man took money in the tip jar and ran off. He was spotted by the employee and arrested by officers for burglary. No money was found at the time of the arrest. The suspect, who was on parole, was identified as Donald Jake Sellers, 33, a transient. No bail was set.

FRIDAY, AUG. 17, AT 2 A.M. Officers responded to the 300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard — The Britannia Pub — regarding an assault. When officers arrived, they spoke with the alleged victim, who said he was standing at a street corner when he noticed a man walk out of the pub and throw a beer bottle at a cab that was driving by. The victim said the man then began walking towards him. When the suspect approached, he grabbed the victim by the wrist and said, “You’re coming with me.” The victim pulled away from the suspect and called police. Officers located the suspect and placed him under arrest for assault and battery for grabbing the other man’s wrist, and for public intoxication. The suspect was identified as John Charles Benavente, 34, from Santa Monica. His bail was set at $20,000.

FRIDAY, AUG. 17, AT 2 P.M. Officers patrolling Palisades Park spotted two homeless people, a man and a woman, whom they recognized from prior contacts. Officers said the two suspects spotted them and immediately tried to hide behind a tree. Officers noticed that they were holding expensive backpacks. The officers questioned the two and found that the bags, which still contained price tags, were either purchased or stolen from REI on Fourth Street. Officers made contact with the store manager, who said that two suspects were seen on videotape over the last couple of days stealing items from the store. Officers searched inside the bags and discovered several items valued at around $870. The suspects were arrested for commercial burglary. They were identified as Julia Anna Spaulding, 44, and Dale Russell, 42. Spaulding’s bail was set at $22,500, and Russell’s bail was set at $70,000.

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LOS ANGELES If Fred Thompson is audi- tioning for the role of a lifetime, he could hardly be any better prepared. AP Photo For millions, Thompson is simply LEADING MAN: Actor and former U.S. Sen. Arthur Branch, the gruff, hard-nosed dis- Fred Thompson likes to cast himself in the role trict attorney on NBC’s “Law & Order.” of Washington outsider. Many others may recognize him from strong, take-charge movie roles including “Nothing succeeds like success in an admiral in “The Hunt for Red October.” Hollywood, and if it’s worked well once, As Thompson prepares for a likely run for casting directors and producers tend to go the presidency _ he said Wednesday “it will back to the well again. Actors don’t get to not be long” until he makes an announcement choose their roles. They only get to accept on the subject — his image has been cultivat- or turn them down. I think it’s less a con- ed as much by Hollywood as by his time as a scious decision on his part than it is type- real-life Republican senator in Washington. casting,” said film critic Leonard Maltin of “When Fred, as Arthur Branch, walks “Entertainment Tonight.” into a room, people feel like they should While many have used acting to launch stand up and salute. Fred is the living def- political careers, including President Reagan inition of command presence,” Dick Wolf, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, series creator and executive producer of few have made the transition from an acting “Law & Order,”said. career to a political career and back again. Whether such roles were a conscious It’s unclear whether voters nationwide decision on Thompson’s part is another will accept Thompson in a role other than matter. that of an actor. Obesity surgeries proven to be effective, studies say BY ALICIA CHANG seven to 10 years later compared with those AP Science Writer who did not have such operations. The research, published in Thursday’s New LOS ANGELES The first long-term studies England Journal of Medicine, should put to of stomach stapling and other radical obe- rest uncertainties about the benefits and risks sity treatments show that they not only lead of weight-loss surgery and may cause govern- to lasting weight loss but also dramatically ments and insurers to rethink who should improve survival. The results are expected qualify for the procedure, some doctors said. to lead to more such operations, possibly “It’s going to dispel the notion that for less severely obese people, too. bariatric surgery is cosmetic surgery and Researchers in Sweden and the United support the notion that it saves lives,” said States separately found that obese people Dr. Philip Schauer, director of bariatric sur- who underwent drastic surgery had a 30 gery at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, who percent to 40 percent lower risk of dying had no role in the research. Local 8 FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007 A newspaper with issues Lohan pleads guilty to DUIs FROM SENTENCE PAGE 1 didn’t know who was driving the car. The drama allegedly began in Malibu, Lohan was found carrying .04 grams of when Lohan jumped into a random car at cocaine powder during her May 26 a party and began chasing after her former Beverly Hills crash and .02 grams during personal assistant, losing her along the way, the car chase last month in Santa Monica, according to news reports. Lohan then when she was caught after a drunken pur- headed to Peck’s Santa Monica home, suit of a car driven by her former person- where she just happened to see the assis- al assistant’s mother, Michelle Peck. tant’s mother pulling out of a parking spot. In addition to being placed on 36 About a week before, Lohan turned months of probation, the star of the herself into Beverly Hills police, admitting recent box office dud “I Know Who Killed that she had crashed her Mercedes into a Me” was also ordered to undergo a drug tree over Memorial Day weekend at Sunset treatment program, take an 18-month Boulevard and Foothill Drive. Lohan had drug education course, participate in a left the scene of the accident to seek med- county coroner program in which she will ical attention. That incident accounts for have to meet with victims of drunken three of the seven misdemeanor charges. drivers and visit a morgue, and pay a sev- The former teen star, who captured the eral hundred dollar fine. hearts of American moviegoers after play- “Recently, I relapsed and did things for ing the role of twin sisters in 1998 film “The which I am ashamed,” Lohan said in her Parent Trap,” has more legal issues ahead. statement. “I broke the law and, today, I Lohan was hit with a lawsuit last week took responsibility by pleading guilty to by Tracie Rice, who was a passenger in the charges in my case.” Peck’s car. Rice is suing Lohan for an unspecified amount, alleging emotional RUN-INS WITH THE LAW distress and accusing the actress of assault Fresh out of rehab, Lohan was arrested and negligence. by Santa Monica Police at the Civic Center parking lot in the early morning hours of The Associated Press contributed to this July 24, after police received a call from a report. Photo courtesy Ron Batzdorff frantic woman that was being chased by DOING TIME: Lindsay Lohan’s latest film ‘I Know Who Killed Me’ bombed at the box office. an unfamiliar SUV, the caller stating she [email protected] Local Visit us online at smdp.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007 9 Thousands in U.S. play Asian board game FROM GO PAGE 3 room of the eclectic coffee shop, home of open mic poetry sessions and music nights. Oblivious to the noise around them, the players get caught up in the games, often sighing from the tension building from within as they ponder their next course of action, reaching into a wooden bowl filled with pellets. “If you concentrate on Go positions, you forget about everything else,” said Tony Emsenhuber, a trade commissioner from Los Angeles. “Any problems you have or challenges you’re facing are all reduced to the situation on the board.” Emsenhuber is one of the veterans of the group, learning the game 32 years ago from a fellow student at a technical college in Austria. His skill level is considered to be among the highest in the club. There are thousands of Go players in the United States and millions worldwide, the majority of which are concentrated in Eastern Asia. There are hundreds of Go club chapters in the United States, the Christine Chang [email protected] members meeting annually for the U.S. MAKING MOVES: Jed Porter (left), who has been playing Go for over a year, teaches Gordon Fan how to play at the Unurban Coffee House. Porter Go Congress national competitions. learned how to play Go on the Internet. ‘There's a big Go community online,’ Porter said. One Santa Monica member, 31-year-old Rui Wang from San Gabriel, placed seventh gatherings in 2002 when he was working dent began playing after he found his first time out after playing all of his previ- out of 379 players nationwide in the 23rd in Marina del Rey, but his visits have father’s old Go board lying around the ous games online. He finds it harder to play annual U.S. Go Congress, held in tapered off recently, now visiting monthly house. A fan of the popular Japanese in person because, unlike playing online, Lancaster, Pa., in July. after relocating his job to downtown LA. anime, “Hikaru no Go,”which is about Go, Porter can’t easily backtrack his moves. Wang has been playing Go for more The Santa Monica Go Club is a collec- Downing became a student of the game. But then there’s the added benefit of than 10 years, capturing his interest in tion of players with varying levels of expert- The club meetings are more than about playing face-to-face. high school when he began reading a book ise and experience, from Emsenhuber and playing Go, it’s about finding the time “I can read the opponent’s emotion,” about the game that his father purchased his 32 years to Ryan Downing, who has been every week to come out and socialize over Porter said as he made another move. but never bothered opening. playing for only a few years. their favorite activity, Downing said. 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Julia Seeholzer lived with Ito’s family “I wanted to be able to eat Japanese during her three-week stay in Japan, a food in Japan and know what I was get- time in which she fell in love with the ting,” she said on Wednesday. SURF CONDITIONS WATER TEMP: 68° country and is now considering living For the three girls, the biggest shock there for a few years. seemed to be the hospitality in Japan. SWELL FORECAST ( 2-3 FT ) “We loved it,” Seeholzer said on “In general, there’s a huge sense of wind swell should fade. Waist high waves most Thursday. “We didn’t want to come home.” respect for everyone mutually,” Seeholzer everywhere seems like a reasonable call. Winds The American and Japanese students said. “That is strongly lacking in America should remain light in the AM and the tide once have varying levels of proficiency in and it was nice to go somewhere where again at moderate AM levels. The tide though will be creeping to a near 6-foot high in the Japanese and English, respectively. For the everyone was respectful of each other.” evening. most part, the Samohi students said they There was also the unwanted surprise. were able to manage in Japan, thanks to Shokri said she was freaked out by the their host students who had studied size of the spiders in Japan, demonstrat- LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS English for a few years. ing the size of the arachnid by cupping POSSIBLE WIND AND WEATHER ISSUES THIS WEEKEND.. NW WIND SWELL FADES FRIDAY AS SW STAYS SMALL... With their trusty Japanese-to-English her two hands together. dictionary and electronic translator, the Japanese students have fared well in COMING TO AMERICA TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA America, though Samohi student Sepi Though the Japanese students have had Shokri said she has had some difficulty in a taste of American life, attending a Los communicating with Ishikawa, who she Angeles Dodgers game and visiting Sunset regarded as being a bit shy. Boulevard, they’ve also experienced a The Japanese students received a tour touch of their own culture in Southern of Santa Monica City Hall on Tuesday and California, dining in Japanese restaurants met city officials like Councilmember and stopping by the Japanese district on Pam O’Connor, who visited Fujinomiya Sawtelle Boulevard. earlier this year. Conversations around the dinner table have taken an interesting turn for the three Santa Monica families in the past I WANTED TO BE two weeks. Lynn Robb said she relies heavily on ABLE TO EAT her daughter, Seeholzer, to translate. “It’s been really a combination of intu- JAPANESE FOOD IN ition and unspoken things,” Robb said on Thursday. “I’m being careful to speak JAPAN AND KNOW WHAT I slowly, and communication improves as we sit together at the dinner table.” WAS GETTING.” Exploring the city has posed its challenges for the Japanese students. Ananya Kepper, student Both Yasutake and Ito said they found converting currency to be confusing, ask- “By talking to the adults in Fujinomiya, ing their host friends to make purchases their children have had a very enriching for them, handing them the merchandise experience by coming to the United States and their wallet. and Santa Monica families hosting to both Following their experience in broaden their education on many levels,” California, which will come to an end on O’Connor said on Thursday. Tuesday, Yasutake and Ito said they would consider living in America, while Ishikawa CULTURE SHOCK said he would prefer to remain in Japan. The three Samohi students stayed in “The weather is the same here year Japan from the middle of July to early round,” Yasutake said, listing off reasons August, visiting Mount Fuji, riding the why she would consider relocating. “It bullet train and trying on expensive silk seems easier to get a job here too.” wedding kimonos. 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