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■ Richard Brooks, 50, was injured in a September incident in Concord, Calif., in which he became enraged at a group of bikers and drove toward them in his car, waving a pool cue with his left arm. It wasn’t the bikers who injured him, though. Brooks got out, still in a rage, Images courtesy walked around behind his car, and was backed into because he had left the car IMAGE CONTROL: Scenes from a cable TV ad attacking the record of City Councilman Kevin McKeown include resident testimonials and stark images of the homeless. in reverse gear. The collision knocked him into traffic, but some of the bikers pulled him to safety. ■ Brian Hoyt, 46, was arrested in Framingham, Mass., in August after he, State beach kicks riding his bike the wrong way on a busy street, headed straight for a police cruis- er, forcing the driver to swerve. Said police Lt. Paul Shastany, later, Hoyt up water quality appeared to be “playing a game of chicken with the officers.” BY JESSICA ROBERTS Special to the Daily Press TODAY IN HISTORY Today is 25, the 298th day of 2006. SM PIER — While Los Angeles There are 67 days left in the year. County beaches still have the dirtiest water in the state, the area surround- The “Charge of the Light ing Will Rogers State Beach was 1854 Brigade” took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade found to have improved dramatical- of more than 600 men, facing hopeless ly in one year’s time, according to a odds, charged the Russian army during local environmental watchdog. the Battle of Balaclava and suffered heavy losses. The findings issued Tuesday were Author Geoffrey Chaucer part of Heal the Bay’s 2006 1400 died in London. California state beach report cards, Humorist Will Rogers was 1879 born in Oologah, Okla. which again saw the county earning the lowest marks in the state for INDEX water quality. As for Santa Monica Horoscopes Your treat tonight, Sag 2 See BEACH REPORT, page 9 Surf Report Water temperature: 64° 3 Opinion Trustees hit back 4 Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] Commentary A FINAL SPIN: A woman previews a song by James Blunt on Tuesday before purchasing a CD at Tower Records on Fourth Don’t love that dirty water 5 Street. The music store has filed for bankruptcy amid the soaring popularity of musical downloads and MP3 players. Local Their noses know 6 Local Tower going the way of the 8-track Getting our arts on 8 Real Estate BY MELODY HANATANI But Christmas is still two months across the United States currently in Americans hot for fireplaces 12 Daily Press Staff Writer away, and unfortunately for Tower the midst of closing sales, which MOVIETIMES Records and its 15 employees, who have lured in thousands of cus- On a reel 17 DOWNTOWN — Business has been will soon be out of a job, the recent tomers anxious to get a good deal on Comics & Stuff José Bacallao/Special to Daily Press booming here in Tower Records over sales surge is a result of liquidation as compact discs, digital videos and Got Soduku? 18-19 STAGNANT: Michael Grimmer, of Heal the past few weeks, with the the music retailer plays its swan song. music wares before they’re all gone. Classifieds the Bay, examines a tainted pond that Ad space odyssey 21-23 renowned music store giant enjoy- Tower Records on Santa Monica has formed under the Santa Monica Pier. ing holiday-like sales levels. Boulevard is one of 89 Tower stores See TOWER FALLS, page 10

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SWELL FORECAST ( 4-6 FT ) Wednesday the 25th the SW is expected to Melody Hanatani [email protected] decline down to a more steady chest high. NW As the political season winds down, more and more energy is expected to increase, bringing west SIGNS, SIGNS, EVERYWHERE SIGNS: facing breaks into chest to at times head high reminders of who to vote for are popping up all across the city. surf. Note though that the incoming angle on the NW is quite steep, around 310 degrees, so breaks with marginal westerly exposure may only see the chest high action at best while Profiling and styling while standouts see sets at times running head high. LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS making the political scene NW TO BUILD AS SW FALLS OFF... TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA BY MELODY HANATANI Some campaigns place signs wherever Daily Press Staff Writer there is a willingness on part of the property owner to host one. CITYWIDE — It’s that time of year again. The “When I see one of my signs, it means signs are all around. someone has chosen to personally support All across the city, drivers and pedestrians me and I’m proud of that,”said City Council are being greeted with catchy slogans and candidate Kevin McKeown. toothy grins as candidates make their final The campaigns of School Board candi- push to make an impression heading dates Emily Bloomfield, Barry Snell and towards Election Day. Kelly Pye plan to collaborate their signage, as Political signs of all shapes and sizes — the three share virtually the same endorse- spotted on lawns, fences, cars and businesses ments. Bloomfield is the lone incumbent around town — are widely considered an among the three. effective supplement to typical campaign Still, those plans are on hold, as the Snell- PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY methods such as mailers and door-to-door Pye-Bloomfield trifecta has yet to receive the canvassing. They show the public that a 300 signs they ordered and had hoped to put The verdict is in ... campaign has support, candidates say, while out this week. Snell said he does not believe Following more than two weeks of deliberations, the raising visibility and name recognition. yard signs have the same effectiveness as Farmers’ Market crash jury found George Russell “A campaign sign on a piece of property newspaper advertising and door-to-door Weller guilty on 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter shows this individual supports the cam- canvassing, but hopes the signs might with gross negligence — opting against the lesser paign,” said Rent Control Board candidate refresh his name in voters’ minds. charges before the 89-year-old Weller, who drove his Robert Kronovet, who has 30 signs up Not every hopeful is depending on signs. car through the outdoor Arizona Avenue market around the city. Santa Monica College Board of Trustees can- more than three years ago, killing 10 people and There can be strategy involved in where didate Andrew Walzer and incumbent injuring more than 60 others. While Weller faces up to 18 years in prison, sources the signs are placed. Major thoroughfares Nancy Greenstein have decided against sig- indicate the prosecution may not seek jail time. like Lincoln and Santa Monica boulevards nage for different reasons — Greenstein So this week, Q-Line wants to know: boast the high volume of traffic that is believes mail is more effective, given a limit- Do you agree with the jury’s verdict? What form attractive to a campaign trying to get the of sentence would you advise the judge to See SIGNS, page 14 word out. impose on Weller? Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and CORRECTION In an article previewing the Santa Monica College Concert Band’s fall concert (“The melodious we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. sounds of fall,” Oct. 21-22, page 3), the conductor was incorrectly identified as City Councilman Kevin Please try to limit your comments to a minute or less. McKeown. While the conductor is named Kevin McKeown, he is not the elected official.

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310-399-7892 Friends, family 2732 Main St. and maybe Santa Monica even a hot date. Opinion Commentary 4 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 A newspaper with issues LETTERS TO THE EDITOR When the stars invite the wise Trustees respond to ‘hit piece’ on Donner Editor: It is an outrage that a Community College faculty union would distribute a deceitful “hit to assist the bold ... priceless piece” (mailer) in order to defame Tom Donner, a respected former administrator of Santa screen TV. Yet, as was the case with Monica College. We resent the complete distortion of (Donner’s) service to the college. THE Schindler, there do exist among us a few in Contrary to the “hit piece,”Tom Donner has been a most trustworthy administrator at Santa whose hands the value of those same dollars Monica College. He knows the facts and tells it like it is. WITNESS can become priceless. Hit piece claim: “Vocational programs eliminated” STAND How? By placing them in the hands of a The truth: Some vocational programs were eliminated because of low enrollment and BY CLIFF NICHOLS group like the Westside Pregnancy Resource lack of sufficient state funds for them. However, many vocational programs are still in place. Center. There they would be used by people The continuing vocational programs include photography, nurses training, early childhood working in our community to make avail- education teacher training, fashion design, computer technology and business courses. In many instances, the value of some- able medically accurate information to our Hit piece claim: “6,000 students locked out” thing is determined entirely by the person in young women who become pregnant, and The truth: The faculty union was responsible for faculty members refusing to accept late whose hands it is held. I confess this point thereby, assisting these women to make applicants to fill vacancies left by failed-to-show students. may seem so obvious that you wonder why it informed decisions as to whether or not they Hit piece claim: “California Community College Chancellor places SMC on watch list for would be worth discussing. It’s because what should choose to carry their babies to term fiscal mismanagement” is often not so obvious is the significant — women who might otherwise think they The truth: When the state abruptly cut funding to all community colleges, the colleges impact this principle can have in terms of are confronted with nothing but bad choic- had to use reserve funds in order to continue operations. When reserves drop below the either extinguishing or preserving human es, or who, in some instances, may believe state’s criterion, a college is automatically put on the “watch list.” This happened to many life. that abortion is their only choice. community colleges, including SMC. It was simply a consequence of a sudden budgetary To appreciate this point, take a moment Well, there are other choices, and fortu- action by the state, and SMC and the other colleges were automatically removed from the list to consider the value of the following: a nately there are a few among us dedicated to as their reserves were restored. nuclear bomb, a war-time business contract, communicating that fact to women who Hit piece claim: “SMC runs $6 million deficit” the dollars sitting in our pockets. need to hear it in a safe and supportive envi- The truth: The hit-piece $6 million deficit is pure fiction. On Sept. 13, the Board of First, the nuclear bomb. In the hands of ronment. That is what the WPRC works to Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College District adopted the final 2005-06 budg- most Americans (at least, I would like to accomplish. But it is something not done et, which shows an $8.3 million surplus. think) its value is priceless. In other words, without a certain amount of courage. In Hit piece claim: “... colossal failure of the Bundy Campus” were your average American to have one in today’s politically heated environment, their The truth: The Bundy Campus serves the community in many significant ways. All the his closet, it is not something he would con- work is often scrutinized, mischaracterized Santa Monica child care workers are trained there, as are critically needed nurses. sider trading or selling at any price. But now and criticized both in the media and by so- Donner, through his extraordinary skills as the Chief Financial Officer, was able to keep take the same bomb and put it in the hands called advocates of “choice.” The irony, of SMC afloat to serve the maximum number of students possible. SMC has become one of the of someone like Kim Jong Il and we would course, is that such pro-choice people are most distinguished community colleges in California, partly due to his accomplishments. He have a different situation. For a host of rea- actually condemning the very ones who are is widely recognized and his services continue to be sought by many community colleges sons (both political, as well as economic), truly bold enough to give the term “choice” across the country. Among his recognitions is the Walter Star Robie award, given to Donner that bomb could well be given a price that real meaning. After all, doesn’t basic com- by the Chief Business Officers of the California Community Colleges in the fall of 2005 for not only is certain, but that some potential mon sense mandate that for a “choice” to be outstanding achievements and exemplary service. buyers of such stuff located around the meaningful the person called upon to Dr. Nancy Cattell, former SMC Trustee world may find to be quite reasonable. Thus, choose should first be accurately informed Carole Currey, SMC Trustee an international market for nukes would be about all the options that are available? Dr. Dorothy Ehrhart-Morrison, SMC Trustee given birth, with all the life-threatening ram- And if the choice so made results in a child Dr. Margaret R. Quinones, SMC Trustee ifications implicit to it. being born, who among the rest of us is even Herbert Roney, SMC Trustee Now, apply the same principle to a war- remotely qualified to say that’s a bad thing? Irene & Sam Zivi, long-time residents, Santa Monica time business contract, and we can see how Sadly, however, there are some who do, just as it works in the reverse. For this hypothetical, there were those who said the world would be assume the German government in a time of better without those Schindler saved. So I can Praise for the new ‘Girls’ in town war (say World War II) intends to award only thank God for those who, like Schindler, Editor: some businessman a simple contract to have the boldness to stand firm against such I live on Fifth Street, down here in sunny Santa Monica. Just wanted to say that I’m already manufacture pots and pans for its military. hostile forces and actually do what many of a big fan of the new comic ‘Girls & Sports.’ Thanks for thinking of my demographic! In the hands of most individuals, the value the rest of us know to be right. of such a contract would probably be deter- In turn, that now brings us full circle back Aaron Pfeffer mined easily by calculating the money it to the dollars in our hands. Consider their Santa Monica would put in their pockets at the end. But value were some of them to be placed in the now, place that same contract in the hands hands of people such as work at the WPRC. of a man like Oskar Schindler, and instantly The fruit produced by even a few of them Cover shot of Weller didn’t fit the crime it assumes a different value that would could very well be the lives of the children Editor: include the incomparable worth of the many that your children or grandchildren will The cover photo on your Oct. 21-22 issue was quite a disappointment. Whatever Mr. lives he saved from being murdered by a someday befriend. Weller’s errors in judgment or behavior were, the photo of his face with a large red “Guilty” madman. In short, in the hands of Schindler, This coming Nov. 11, the Westside plastered over the forehead is more suited for a psychopathic killer than for a sick old man an otherwise mundane contract soared in Pregnancy Resource Center is holding its who has, during most of his life, contributed much to this community. value to something far beyond priceless. annual fundraising gala at Loews Santa Lastly, apply this same principle to the Monica Beach Hotel. Special guests may Sara van Dyck value of the dollars we carry around. In the include Shelley Long, Kerri Caviezel, Patricia Santa Monica hands of a child, their value is likely to equal Heaton, Melissa Disney, Nancy Stafford, a certain combination of Snickers Candy Clarence Gilyard, Mark Moseley and more. Bars, sodas and rock CDs. However, in the These will be the stars that have now come to If it’s an honor to serve, where’s the thanks? palm of your average responsible adult, their invite the wise to assist the bold. Don’t be left Editor: value would hopefully increase. Assuming out. For more information, e-mail We the people of Santa Monica have selected a number of people to represent and serve they are not required to cover life’s necessi- [email protected]. us. The majority of money that is paid to Santa Monica is in the form of taxes we pay. The ties, the same dollars would probably be city is the largest property holder. This property is being purchased with our money and they more “prudently” applied toward acquiring Cliff Nichols is an attorney practicing criminal claim it as their own. How can that be? some of life’s more important items like, say, defense in Santa Monica. He can be reached at We pay for every homeless shelter and for every meal the city provides for them. Are they a flashy car, an expensive meal or a flat (310) 917-1083 or [email protected]. repressing us? Frankly, it sickens me and it goes on and on. We pay for the trash bins. We buy the trash trucks. We pay the salaries of the men and women who operate them. I have never entered a council meeting where the council mem- TELL SANTA MONICA WHAT YOU THINK! bers greeted me with a real “thank you” for allowing me to serve you. Have our judges ever thanked us for their position? It’s time for us citizens to stand up and oversee the govern- ment or replace them, and the time to do that is when it comes to voting. WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR By the way, there is some good news — our police department has a fast responding team — the meter maids. EMAIL TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (310) 576-9913 Greg Garrison Visit us online at smdp.com Santa Monica

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The ically used for the sale of narcotics. cocaine and marijuana was quickly recov- The names of the suspects were not ered and the suspects arrested. released, as of Tuesday, because the case is One of the suspects admitted to being a still under investigation. “marijuana connoisseur,”stating that he was not Around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, officers ill and did not possess a prescription for medical responded to the 1500 block of Sixth Street marijuana, but does obtain his pot from various after fielding a citizen’s complaint about possi- cannabis collectives located in West Los Angeles ble drug activity in the area. Once on the scene, and Hollywood, according to police. officers surrounded two suspicious vehicles, The suspect said he had several friends from which they detained the four occupants. who worked at cannabis collectives and they All four smelled like marijuana and obtained the high quality marijuana for his admitted to recently smoking pot in a near- recreational use. TELL SANTA MONICA WHAT YOU THINK! WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR EMAIL TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (310) 576-9913 Visit us online at smdp.com Local Visit us online at smdp.com WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 7 McKeown opponents put feelings on film ‘BAD’ MAN, from page 1 DuBois could not be reached for com- ment, however, Seth Jacobson, a spokesman an enabler who has done nothing to move for Santa Monicans for Sensible Priorities the homeless off of the streets. (SMSP), which has spent in excess of The narrator soon charges that McKeown $400,000 in the campaign so far, thanks to voted to allow the homeless to live in strong financial backing from DuBois, said Palisades Park. the commercials will run daily until the Nov. “Santa Monica cannot afford four more 7 election at a total cost of roughly $35,000. years of Kevin McKeown,” the narrator says, Since the commercials were paid for by as McKeown’s smiling image gets stamped DuBois’ company and not the SMSP politi- by a black circle with a line through it. The cal action committee, the true cost of the commercial, now running on CNN, commercials could not be verified. MSNBC, The History Channel and local Financial disclosure statements on the cable stations, is one of three spots entitled City Clerk’s web site detailing contributions “Santa Monica Stories” that attack the and expenditures from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 incumbent’s voting record. show that SMSP has raised $359,000 from The spots are paid for by the Edward Edward Thomas Management, the majority Thomas Management Company, operators of which has been spent on mailers in sup- of Shutters on the Beach and Casa del Mar port of candidates Bob Holbrook and Terry hotels. The company has gone on the offen- O’Day, as well as mailers against McKeown. sive in these final weeks of the campaign sea- In contrast, McKeown has spent just son to oust McKeown, whom the group feels $126, leaving him with a little over $12,000 has been detrimental to the financial health to spend, $10,000 of which is coming out of of the city. his own pocket in the form of a loan. In addition to the commercials, the com- Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights pany’s manager, Tim DuBois, sent letters to (SMRR), the ruling political party in Santa registered voters for the sole purpose of ask- Monica, is backing McKeown and has so far ing them to oust McKeown from office. spent $73,562 on slate mailers, canvassing “My reason for writing to you today is to and political consulting, leaving the organi- express our frustration with city policies that zation with a little over $72,000 to spend make Santa Monica less attractive to visitors with less than two weeks to go until the elec- as well as those of us who live and work in tion. this wonderful community,” DuBois wrote. “I think that it is pretty absurd to spend “I’m talking about aggressive panhandling, that kind of money for local television ads intolerable traffic, poor city planning and a attacking other candidates,” said Denny homeless problem that has grown out of Zane, a co-founder of SMRR. “It certainly control. can be effective, but Kevin has many friends “Simply put, Councilman McKeown’s in this community whose voices will be actions make Santa Monica less attractive to more effective than the voices of a couple of residents and visitors.” hotels.” The commercials have drawn criticism Zane would not discuss SMRR’s cam- from McKeown and his supporters, who call paign strategy, however, the group plans to them deceptive and desperate. McKeown, in send more literature to voters, walk precincts turn, is using the commercials to support his and make phone calls to encourage people to image as a fighter for working-class residents get out and vote. who opposes the commercialization and exploitation of Santa Monica by big busi- TURF BATTLES ness. Jacobson said the commercials and the “These negative attack ads on TV are a letter by DuBois were created so that they new low for Santa Monica politics,” could reach as many voters as possible and McKeown said. “No one spends that kind of make the greatest impact. Since many mail- money without expecting to make it back boxes are already clogged with campaign lit- somehow. The big developers and luxury erature, the best way to make a statement beach hotels targeting me stand to reap mil- was through a personal letter addressed to lions by turning our Santa Monica into each voter, and campaign commercials that Miami Beach. can capture a viewer’s attention better than a “The real reason for their attacks on me is traditional mailer, Jacobson said. my strong defense of our coast, and of Santa “These are real people, real Santa Monica Monica’s human scale and character,” said residents who want to express their con- McKeown. “They know I will fight inappro- cerns,” Jacobson said of the participants fea- priate development in Santa Monica.” tured in the commercials. “This is not an AstroTurf campaign as (some) would think. READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UPS These are real voters talking about real The TV spots mark a first in Santa issues.” Monica, where candidates for local races The commercials shine a light on home- have traditionally bypassed spending the lessness and public safety, specifically, insin- large sums of money needed to buy air time uating that McKeown is solely responsible on television. One 30-second spot can run as for the considerable down-and-out popula- much as $700, depending on the channel tion in Santa Monica. and the time of day it airs. “The laws against camping are on the Political pundits are watching the council books and enforced,” McKeown said. “All race with renewed interest to see how much I’ve ever done is try to make effective money will ultimately be spent. enforcement humane; try to find shelter for “You’ve got a nice little election brewing those rousted, so they don’t just end up in a there,”said Matt Klink, a political consultant residential neighborhood sleeping in some- with Cerrell Associates, Inc. “It’s a highly one’s carport. That’s just common sense. competitive atmosphere. For voters to pay Move feedings indoors, I said four years ago. attention to candidates, you’ve got to have That’s what we’re finally doing.” the resources to do that ... There’s the old Jacobson said it’s too little, too late. saying that money is the mother’s milk of The commercials also call into question politics. You can’t win without it. You will see that play out on election day.” See ‘BAD’ MAN, page 8 Local 8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 A newspaper with issues Survey says ... Santa Monica loves the arts By Daily Press staff “Santa Monica’s residents not only have ity needs and recommend options. showed that a majority of the recommenda- an intensive relationship with the arts and ■ Cultural funding: assessing current tions had been addressed, at least in a prelimi- CITYWIDE — When it comes to plays, art culture, they also have a sophisticated per- public funding mechanisms and identify nary form, prompting the latest overhaul. exhibits or concerts on the pier, Santa spective on their role and value in the com- innovative models for future support, public In addition, the city commissioned a Monicans’ thirst is insatiable. munity,”said Jessica Cusick, manager of City and private, monetary and non-monetary. report on the economic impact of the arts in Nearly every adult in Santa Monica par- Hall’s Cultural Affairs Division. In addition to the telephone survey, City 1997, developed a cultural facilities inventory ticipates in the arts, making the city home to Consultant David Plettner agrees. Hall this week will announce the results of a in 1999, and in 2000, completed a study on one of the most vibrant cultural communi- “The percentage of community members separate study analyzing Santa Monica’s cre- artist live/work space in Santa Monica. Last ties in the nation, according to an independ- with a strong connection to the arts is off the ative sector, including a comparison of the year, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School ent survey released last week. charts in comparison to any of the commu- city’s creative workforce to the 20 cities in District adopted a comprehensive 10-year From Aug. 6 through Aug. 30, Goodwin nities I have worked in,” Plettner said. the nation that are most strongly identified plan for reintegrating the arts in the schools. Simon Victoria Research — one of Southern The survey is part of a seven-month-long as arts and cultural centers. According to the While a large number of residents par- California’s leading research firms — con- research effort by City Hall to gather com- survey, 57 percent of residents believe arts take in City Hall’s cultural offerings, such as ducted telephone interviews with 492 resi- munity input around a new comprehensive, are important to the city’s economy. the Twilight Dance Series (48 percent), con- dents, asking each a series of questions on cultural master plan entitled “Creative On Nov. 8, City Hall will host a commu- certs at the Civic Auditorium (43 percent), their participation in the arts. The survey, Capital,” which is intended to guide the nity workshop to present the cultural plan Bergamot Station (45 percent), the Santa which has a 4.4 percent margin of error, development of the city’s cultural life for the recommendations. The event will be held at Monica Museum of Art (36 percent) and revealed that Santa Monicans attend con- next decade. the Main Library. In the meantime, city staff local live theaters (35 percent), the survey certs (82 percent), visit art galleries (83 per- Consultant Cultural + Planning Group, will be making presentations to neighbor- shows residents crave more opportunities. cent), go to museums (61 percent), see plays which is leading the way, has identified three hood organizations and other community Some suggested larger venues for theater (69 percent) and participate in festivals (69 broad areas of focus. groups, Cusick said. performances and concerts, while others percent) far more than the average ■ Access and participation: identifying The final plan is expected to go before the favored more public art and cultural festi- American. community priorities and defining ways to City Council in early 2007. vals. Others asked for smaller, more intimate In fact, Santa Monica has a higher per- increase arts and cultural activities in Santa Santa Monica has a long history of cul- music venues and theaters, a major art centage of the population actually working Monica, as well as participation by residents tural planning. The first comprehensive cul- museum and more galleries. in the arts for all or part of their living (43 and visitors. tural plan was developed in 1992, and Santa Monica is already home to 36 non- percent) than San Francisco, Chicago or ■ Cultural facilities: building upon exist- updated four years later. profit cultural organizations and 17 different New York City. ing studies, assess community cultural facil- A recent analysis of both the plan and update theater groups.

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On Oct. 6, Tower’s parent company — MTS Incorporated — closed a deal with 60 Minute Basic Facial Woodland Hills-based liquidator Great American Group to liquidate the company’s assets. This led to a nationwide going-out- $ .00 of-business sale that got underway the fol- 60 w/Complimentary Eyebrow Wax! lowing day. The company filed for Chapter 11 bank- VALID ONLY MONDAY-WEDNESDAY ruptcy in August, citing a decline in music 320 SANTA MONICA BLVD sales due to online downloading and compe- tition from larger retailers like Wal-Mart as OFF 3RD STREET PROMENADE IN BAY CITIES BEAUTY SUPPLY (310) 562-1592 the reason for its struggles. Tower Records owes creditors approximately $200 million. Russ Solomon opened the first Tower Records in 1960 in Sacramento. The compa- Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] ny eventually opened close to 90 stores CHECKING OUT: A shopper heads into Tower across the country — including its landmark for its going-out-of-business sale on Tuesday. store on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip — and 144 franchised stores in nine different coun- was buying May Department Stores. tries. “I got the dream job I always wanted and “Get the With 60,000 CDs and 6,000 DVDs, the now I have to sell it,” Weissman said. “I have Tower Records in Santa Monica represents no idea what is next.” Results one of the smallest stores in the company. As of Tuesday, more than 50 percent of the Area businesses affected by music down- You Want!” merchandise remained, according to load Manager Jennnifer Jacobson. The world of music downloading, both – John Damon Liquidation is expected to take about legally and illegally, has exploded in the past Celebrity Trainer and eight weeks for all of the stores. The Santa decade with the invention of the portable Active Fitness CEO Monica location is expected to remain open MP3 player and CD burners. until every CD and DVD is gone. In February, Apple Computers “The more the consumer buys, the quick- announced it had topped three billion er my clerks can get on with their lives and iTunes downloads since its music store find new employment,”Jacobson said. “Each launched less than three years ago. day, we open the doors and it’s really hard on The popularity of music downloading all of us. This has been a career for some has hurt music retailers near and far. people.” “It’s been a slow change over the past Discounts started at around 10 percent three years,” said Chad Chapman, manager STATE OF THE ART GYM • DEGREED AND CERTIFIED off lowest ticketed price when liquidation of used music store Second Spin on Wilshire TRAINING TEAM • FREE UNDERGROUND PARKING began. The response from customers was Boulevard. “More people are just catching overwhelming, with many snapping up up with technology. You’ll see every Join Now And Receive Two Complimentary Training Sessions. music as if it was half price, Jacobson said. Christmas season more and more people get Also, Receive A Full Session Massage From On Tuesday, beneath 20-percent discount iPods.” 310-434-1400 banners and signs screaming “sale on every- Fortunately, Second Spin has been slight- thing,” customers scavenged for bargains up ly protected from the effects of music down- 1315 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica As featured in and down the aisles of Tower. loads because it is a used CD store and www.act-fit.com SHAPE magazine! Pat Gorman, of Santa Monica, was busy attracts a different clientele. shopping for classical, Celtic and Hawaiian “Tower is getting hit harder than the sec- music. Tower Records is the best place to ondhand stores,” Chapman said. “We’re get- REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) SUNDAY, MAIN STREET FARMERS’ MARKET find an album that is hard to locate, even on ting business from [customers who] down- MUSICAL PERFORMANCES the Internet, she said. load the CD, bring it in, and sell it back to us.” Applications are due no later than: 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. RECORD STORE WORKERS ON THE OUTS Record Surplus, on Pico Boulevard in Employees say they are sad that they will West Los Angeles, has been hit by a 30-per- For more information contact: have to leave a favorite job. Some have spent cent decline in CD sales over the past Jodi Low, Farmers’ Market Manager t: (310) 458-8712 X5 their entire careers at Tower Records and are decade. f: (310) 393-1279 unsure what the future holds. “I think the record companies should “I’m mad, like everybody else,” said Mike protect themselves better,” said Michael 1.0 Introduction and Project Description The City of Santa Monica is requesting applications from interested and qualified bands or Martin, a clerk since 1999. “It’s a pretty sad Comstock Jr., the store owner’s son.“I’m not individuals for a musical performance opportunity at the Sunday Santa Monica Farmers’ Market thing for such a big company to go like this.” particularly happy about it.” located at 2640 Main Street., Martin also works part-time at The Gap, Calling Record Surplus the “Cheers” of Performance Term located around the corner on the Third music stores, Comstock said he has noticed Each band or individual selected will be granted a minimum of one performance date during Street Promenade. people are ordering music online now 2007. Tower Records is more of a landmark through sites like Amazon.com. He said the than anything else, Martin said, and a popu- store has survived on the strength of its loyal Performance Rate All bands are paid a performance fee of $250.00 and solo performances are paid a lar destination for tourists. customer base. performance fee of $125.00. “It’ll be sad when they come for vacation Downloading has also hit House of and it’s not here,” he said. Records on Pico Boulevard. Though the Merchandise Sales / Tips Bands are allowed to use a tip container to collect tips during performances. Nick Weissman had hoped to jump-start store has experienced declining sales in CDs, a producing career in the entertainment or it has actually seen an increase in sales of the Respondents must submit one (1) original and four (4) complete copies of the application by mail or music industry through a clerking job at LP, which cannot be directly ripped. by hand to: Attn: Farmers’ Market RFQ Tower, where he started less than two “An LP is like the first edition of a book,” City of Santa Monica, Farmers’ Market Division months ago. said store owner Philip Smith. “It’s always 200 Santa Monica Pier, Ste F Weissman had hoped to pass along a going to be the original way the item came Santa Monica, CA 90401 Faxed applications will not be accepted. resume to some of Tower’s sponsors, like out.” Universal Music and Warner Bros. For Similar to Second Spin, House of Records Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity Weissman, it is the second time a company is a used music store where customers can Operator shall not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, has closed down less than three months after find a CD anywhere between $6 and $10. disability, or condition of having AIDS, in connection with the Lease he was hired. He was also an employee at “A lot of people still want to own the Agreement. Robinson’s May for two months when Federated Department Stores announced it See TOWER FALLS, page 11 Local Visit us online at smdp.com WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 11 BOB GABRIEL INSURANCE Pond beneath SM Pier Providing Professional & Personalized Service Since 1936 99546014 believed a bay hazard Auto Experts Life, Disability & Pension Homeowners Commercial & Business BEACH REPORT, from page 9 failing to make the grade. Workers Compensation Group & Individual Health “The city’s going to have to pay for this various points around the pier and found one way or another,” Gold said. “Either pass Representing “A” rated companies that the point directly under the elevated Measure V or funds will come out of the wooden structure was the most contaminat- general funds.” including MERCURY INSURANCE ed. Ballot initiatives Measure V and Further investigation found a pond Proposition 84, both supported by Heal the California survey shows Mercury Insurance Auto under the pier — directly beneath the roller Bay, would raise funds to clean up coastal rates to be the most competetive in this area. coaster — that did not flow directly to the waters in the same manner past bond meas- Phone Quotes Available beach, but may have reached the water dur- ures were used to improve water quality at ing high tide or under other conditions that Will Rogers State Beach. We encourage you to visit the Santa would raise the water level. Proposition 84 would raise state bond Monica Historical Society Museum — 310.829.0305 “One day the pond was behind the fence, money, a big part of which would be avail- The Archives of Santa Monica. but another day the water level had risen able to communities based on competitive 1539 Euclid (310) 395-2290 2325 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica about one foot,” said Mike Grimmer, who applications. Cities would have to match collected samples for the study. “I sampled funds from the state in order to win them, the water from the pond and it was just off which has been a problem in Santa Monica, the charts.” according to Craig Perkins, director of Gold said the bacteria count per 100 ml Environmental and Public Works. was “literally in the 100,000s” for a single “We have had grant sources in the past sample, compared to a maximum count of that we have not been able to go after 3,000 for samples from the ocean water because we haven’t been able to raise local beneath the pier. A follow-up study by Jenny funds,” Perkins said. Jay at the UCLA Department of Environ- Measure V is a partial tax that supporters mental and Civil Engineering demonstrated say would cost homeowners an additional $7 that the pond is a major source of fecal bac- per month and renters $2 per month in Santa teria to the ocean under the pier. Monica. Opponents, however, dispute the Heal the Bay initially thought birds were actual costs residents might eventually face. responsible for the pollution in the pond, Based on Perkins’ calculations, if Measure but concluded that a broken storm drain was V passes, up to $30 million would become the source of much of the pollution. available over the next 10 years for locally “You could see a hole in there you could based projects. Perkins said Proposition 84 walk through,” Gold said. would allow the city to get as much as $20 Observations at the beach recorded during million of additional outside money. the study showed that the number of pigeons “The more local money you have, the under the pier and the number of homeless more grant money you can get,”Perkins said. people living there were not significant, and In the end, Heal the Bay’s beach report were not a major source of water pollution. cards show that Los Angeles County has its Heal the Bay offered several recommen- work cut out for it in the face of potential dations to the city in efforts to improve fines for subpar water quality. water quality around the pier, including Los Angeles was the only county in the eliminating leaks from the pier infrastruc- state with more than three beaches that ture, installing a flap gate at the end of the received Fs. It received 54 percent good grades stormdrain, and disciplining pier tenants (A or B), while Orange and Ventura counties deemed responsible for the tainted runoff. both had at least 92 percent good grades. “Cleaning up our beaches is no longer Some of the worst beaches in Los Angeles just a moral obligation, it’s a law,” Gold said. County are in Long Beach, where only three State regulations approved on Sept. 14 of the 25 monitoring locations received A or will hold cities accountable for pollution at B grades. Last year, 21 of 23 locations their beaches, meaning the city of Santa received As or Bs during the same period. Monica could be fined $10,000 per day for Avalon beaches also had poor water quality, beaches that fail to meet state standards. as none of the five sampling locations Thus far, cities have yet to face penalties for received grades above C. Tower spins its swan song TOWER FALLS, from page 10 what led to its demise.” Smith, from House of Records, has his physical product and have the liner notes own theory of how Tower Records finally and artwork,” Smith said. went down. Stores like Wal-Mart, Target, Adrian Rashid was shopping at Tower Best Buy and Costco sell CDs at low prices in Records on Tuesday as he listened to his iPod order to lure in customers to purchase cost- music player. Rashid said he likes to buy CDs lier items. for the artwork and to transfer the music to He said Tower could not compete on his iPod. price, which is why it decided to introduce Though legal music downloading has books and magazines in its stores. become more common, there are still plenty “They kept everything as list price, which of ways to find free music online, Rashid said. was insanely expensive at $18.99 a CD, and said, ‘we’ll just have the selection that the big HOW IT ALL ENDED box stores can’t have,’” Smith said. “They There was no one reason behind Tower couldn’t have the selection that Amazon had. Records’ downfall. Billy Nichols, vice presi- There is no physical way to stock everything.” dent of merchandising for Great American He said when customers realized they Group, said the industry has been affected could buy DVDs for less than a CD at Tower from Internet sales, downloading and com- Records, they stopped shopping at the store petition from bigger retailers. because there were other places.” “Tower Records has some huge debt and “I’m saddened by Tower going out,” we’re no different from you and me,” Smith said. “It’s out one era and in another.” Nichols said. “They couldn’t generate the sales to pay off debt and that is ultimately [email protected] Real Estate 12 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 A newspaper with issues Being a ‘Superstar’ doesn’t come cheap when it comes to SM The report concludes that cumulative was $148,800. By 1999, it was $195,700. tan statistical areas shows 67 areas with dou- average sales price of a 2,200 square foot, U.S. home prices are some of the highest ble-digit annual increases in median existing DAYS ON four-bedroom, 2.5 bath, home in a middle- in North America, as well as the world, sites single-family home prices; again support the THE MARKET management neighborhood in the U.S. mar- the Coldwell Banker Index. theory of superstar cities. The price gap BY JODI SUMMERS kets and in one Puerto Rico market is High net worth individuals were focusing between superstar cities and the rest of the $423,950 — a 6 percent increase from in their real estate investment on Europe (21 country could get even bigger in coming 2005 and up 57.5 percent from 2001. percent of their investment portfolios) and years if incomes of rich Americans continue After Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, the the Asia-Pacific region (19 percent), accord- to rise and the supply of houses in the cities California is full of what can be termed as other top-10 most expensive U.S. real estate ing to the World Wealth Report by Merrill remains fixed. “superstar cities” — places where a certain markets are: La Jolla at $1.76 million; Santa Lynch, a financial management and advisory “Those markets that have been showing percentage of Americans would like to live, Barbara, $1.7 million; Palo Alto, $1.65 mil- company, and Capgemini, a consulting, tech- the highest appreciation rates and are most no matter the price. lion; Newport Beach, $1.57 million; San nology and outsourcing services company. overvalued are continuing to see prices Santa Monica, San Francisco, Beverly Jose, $1.41 million; Greenwich, Conn., $1.4 The Index included 42 international mar- increase currently,” says Jeannine Cataldi, Hills, Malibu and Santa Barbara are some of million; San Mateo, $1.37 million; and San kets. Home prices in Amsterdam, the senior economist at Global Insight. our state’s superstar cities. With these cities Francisco, $1.36 million. There are no Netherlands ($483,513 in U.S. dollars) are Naples, Fla., Salinas, and Port St. Lucie- — Manhattan being the quintessential homes, per se, in Manhattan. comparable to those in Bend, Ore. Fort Pierce, Fla., were the three most over- example — there’s no more room to build “When you look at appreciation of home ($482,750); prices in Dubai, United Arab valued markets, according to a Global there. Newcomers have to pay a premium to prices relative to the overall rate of inflation, Emirates, ($374,332) compare to those in Insight report on overvalued real estate mar- move in. Prices go up. The number of rich these are the strongest increases on record,” Portland, Maine ($375,500); Warsaw, Poland, kets. Overall, 17 of the 20 most overvalued Americans keeps going up and the number observes Lereah. ($317,586) compares to Atlanta, Ga. markets are in California and Florida. of houses in Santa Barbara does not. The Markets where prices were far higher than ($322,210); and Sydney, Australia, ($683,109) “Over the past few years, in South Florida, rich are pushed out by the richer, and before justified based on income, employment and compares to Bellevue, Wash. ($658,000). the Northeast, Southern California, San you know it, people are paying millions of other variables represented 39 percent of all The most expensive international mar- Francisco and Las Vegas, the traditional forces dollars for houses that would go for single-family housing value in the first quarter kets (in U.S. dollars) among those surveyed of supply and demand have been helped $150,000 in St. Louis. of 2006. As recently as 2004, only three mar- include: Milan, Italy, $1.81 million; St. along by super-low mortgage interest rates — “The continuing shortages of housing kets, representing 1 percent of home value. Thomas, V.I., $1.45 million; Bermuda, $1.44 which fell to generational lows — and an inventory are driving the price gains,” con- The top-10 most affordable U.S. real million; Dublin, $1.41 million; and Rome, extraordinary number of real estate investors firms David Lereah, NAR’s chief economist. estate markets after Minot: Killeen, Texas, $1.26 million. The most affordable interna- who decided they’d had enough of the stock Nationally, Beverly Hills leads the way as $140,310; Arlington, Texas, $140,975; tional market tracked was Bogotá, market and needed another place to put their the most expensive U.S. real estate market, Grayling, Mich., $144,250; Topeka, Kan., Colombia, at $56,522. investment cash,”is how real estate columnist with an average sale price of $1.8 million, $148,050; Canton, Ohio, $148,333; Tulsa, Twenty-nine percent of the U.S. markets Ilyce R. Glink explains the current market. according to Coldwell Banker’s Home Price Okla., $148,575; Billings, Mont., $150,141; in the survey had home-price averages below California is the superstar state; recently, Comparison Index. With bittersweet pride, Fort Worth, Texas, $151,250; and Cadillac, the National Association of Realtors. U.S. a median-priced home in California cost our Santa Monica is the market with the sec- Mich., $151,530. median single-family home price of $512,000, up from $452,680 in 2004. ond most expensive homes in the country — Home ownership is now at the highest $225,700, and 47 percent of the U.S. markets Congratulations to those of you that own average sale price of $1.77 million. Minot, rate in U.S. history — almost 68 percent of in the survey averaged below $300,000. real estate. You have invested wisely. N.D., was the most affordable market among American households own their homes. Yet, Last year, the majority of metropolitan 317 U.S. markets surveyed, with an average the median price of a typical new home areas experienced historically strong annual Jodi Summers is Director of the Investment Division sales price of $132,333. And how much snow tripled between 1977 and 1997. In 1989, for increases in median existing-home prices, at Boardwalk Realty. Contact her at jodis@board- do they have there today? example, the average price of a new home NAR concluded. A study of 149 metropoli- walkrealty.com or call (310) 309-4219. LIVING LA VIDA LOCAL Americans are hot for fireplaces BY DAVID BRADLEY logs. Gas models account for nearly two Associated Press Writer thirds of all fireplace sales. PRICED TO SELL! The stone facade of the fireplace has 2 GREAT INGLEWOOD C2 BUILDINGS The cavernous fireplace of yore is history. given way to materials consumers have In its place are upscale models that combine embraced in myriad other home products. Make us an offer! modern design with fuel-efficient features, Brushed nickel, wrought iron and hand- yet retain the crackle and cozy ambiance rubbed copper now grace the front of fire- homeowners love. places. Rumens of Fireplace Xtrodinair says Gone, too, is the notion that fireplaces this broadens the ability of the fireplace to fit must be confined to a single big room. Today, many architectural styles. consumers tuck fireplaces along walls and in “Maintaining some sort of architectural corners of virtually any room in the house. consistency makes all the difference to “The fireplace has really become another homeowners who want the fireplace to look popular appliance for the home,” says Kurt like it fits a room rather than seem as an Rumens, president of Fireplace Xtrodinair, a add-on,” he says. fireplace manufacturer. “Homeowners still The ornamental fronts of solid metals want fireplaces for comfort and warmth, but mask other purposes: heat is pumped are now coveting faceplate designs to match through these openings rather than clunky- their decor.” looking louvers or vents. Fireplace sales are white hot. According to In fact, today’s fireplace is rarely built on the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, site of brick and mortar. More than 75 per- a fireplace trade association, fireplace sales cent of all fireplaces sold last year were facto- soared to more than 3.2 million units in ry-built with many fireplaces being direct- 2005. That’s up 50 percent since 1998. More vented, so homeowners have reduced than half, 55 percent, of U.S. homes have at expense for chimneys and flues. least one fireplace. According to Rumens, a direct-vent So popular are fireplaces, the National appliance brings fresh air into a sealed fire- 2,000 sq.ft. LIVE/WORK SPACE Association of Home Builders rates desir- box then distributes heat through the deco- 8455 S VAN NESS AVE ability of a fireplace in a home as the third rative front grill or rooms throughout the most wanted feature in new home construc- house. Exhaust is sent outside, protecting asking price: $ 399,000 tion behind outdoor porches and upscale indoor air quality. kitchens. Michael Gruber, an interior Even better, fireplaces can be considered a NICELY REFURBISHED 2,465 sq.ft. C2 OFFICE BUILDING designer in Havertown, Pa., says his cus- significant source of heat in a home, and clean tomers “still respond to fireplaces because burning gas-fired fireplaces can crank out 8453 S VAN NESS AVE there’s psychological warmth and people like 1,200 F of heat output at an efficient rate of 86 asking price: $ 499,000 to gather around the fireplace.” percent. For some units, that’s enough to heat What else is behind this super-heated up to 2,000 square feet of interior space. Jodi Summers * Boardwalk Realty growth? Fireplaces are no longer bulky, Fireplaces also are showing up in unex- stone-faced behemoths. Units have become pected places. Popular now are corner ‘por- 310.309.4219 * [email protected] smaller and efficiently fueled by a variety of trait style’ models that fit in kitchen cabinets, sources including wood pellets, natural or bedrooms and bathrooms, like the Bed & propane gas, electrical and, of course, wood Breakfast model by Fireplace Xtrordinair. Real Estate Visit us online at smdp.com WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 13

THE HOA ADVISOR BY MICHAEL CHULAK That’s the risk you take During the recent rains, the roof to my condominium leaked through a crack, causing damage to my furniture Understanding what you’ve gotten into is key to investing and other personal property. I have been informed by the association’s insurance company that the master policy they a national credit tenant like Walgreens or a local mer- excludes coverage for my personal property. I don’t have chant? The risk profile (how likely they are to pay) is very insurance. Can the association be held liable for not different for each. maintaining the roof? IN YOUR SPACE While there are a number of additional risk factors to Possibly. If the board of directors fell below the standard of BY CHRISTINA S. PORTER consider, the above can be a good place to start when com- care in maintaining the roof, they could be liable for negligence paring investments. If an investment fails any one of the and would then be responsible for paying your damages. The above tests, the investor should seriously consider eliminat- fact that the roof leaked is insufficient, by itself, to prove negli- ing it as a possibility. gence on the part of the board. For example, if the crack was The key to successful investing is understanding risk. All For example, the investor might be comparing a class A new, the board would probably not be held liable for negligence. investments, by their nature, have risk associated with them. office building and a regional shopping center, both with If the crack was old and the board failed to have the roof Understanding risk can be especially daunting if the investor is major credit tenants in a strong metropolitan market and inspected, it would be more likely that a court would hold them trying to transition into an asset class they are not familiar with. similar projected returns. liable. The facts of your case must be fully investigated before For example: an investor owns apartment properties and On reviewing the rent rolls the investors notices that two an educated opinion can be offered. now would like to enjoy the fruits of their labor. To accom- of the major tenants occupying over 60 percent of the rental The lesson is clear. It is prudent for all condominium owners plish this, the investor wants to maximize cash flow, elimi- space in the office building’s leases are up for renewal in two to obtain insurance to protect their property. It is inexpensive nate the headache of management and minimize risk. The years, while the regional shopping center has staggered leas- compared to the risk of harm an owner can suffer. most common way to eliminate management responsibility es. All other factors being equal, the risk of having to re ten- is by acquiring net lease and tenant in common properties. ant 60 percent of the office building in two years makes the Please define “conflict of interest.” Net Leases and Tenants In Common properties come in all shopping center far more attractive. The return on the office A conflict of interest exists where an individual’s dutya to one asset classes. building would have to be significantly higher to make it a party leads to the disregard of a duty to another. It exists when The investor understands owning and managing apart- competitive alternative. an outside influence affects a person’s ability to make an inde- ment buildings, but now needs to grasp the nuances of other Even with a higher rate of return the office building could pendent, unimpeded, objective decision or when a person owes asset classes such as office, retail and industrial properties be the wrong investment for an investor looking for steady, duties to separate parties with conflicting interests. and the way these assets are owned and managed in order to uninterrupted cash flow. Whether or not a conflict of interest exists depends on the clearly understand the risk involved A common mistake inexperienced investors make is to facts of a particular situation which must be evaluated on a Each asset class has a different set of characteristics that think that a low return investment is by its nature low risk. case-by-case basis. can produce different results and risk for the investor which To avoid this mistake it is important that the investor first can also vary with different economic conditions. understand the risk of an investment. Our homeowners association recently obtained a small We will cover the differences in these asset classes and By understanding the risk for a given investment the claims judgment for $5,000 against a member for non- forms of ownership in other articles. Today’s article focuses investor can then compare investment returns and select the payment of assessments. What is our next step? on a “broad brush” approach to help sort out viable invest- best property for their individual needs. If you have a management company, they should be able to ments based on their risk and return. Every investor’s needs and risk tolerance are different. take any appropriate collection action. This should include filing The following criteria can be helpful when screening and The secret to successful investing is to truly understand both an “Abstract of Judgment” in any county where the debtor owns sorting out properties to consider: the investorís needs and the risk and potential reward of a real estate and/or resides. 1. Location and Demographic. Where is the investment given investment. In the final analysis, only the investor Other options include: located, what type of population growth is there, what does knows the amount of risk they are comfortable with and the (1) Garnishing the debtor’s wages the current and future employment picture look like? type of return that will satisfy their individual needs. (2) Seizing bank accounts 2. What is the term of the lease or leases? Are they for five (3) Seizing non-exempt personal property years, 10 years or more? Will the lease rate be increased? How Christina Porter can be reached at (877) 4TM-1031, or (4) Conducting a debtor’s examination in order to obtain often? Are the increases fixed? Adjusted for inflation? Based [email protected]. TM 1031 Exchange assists investors in the information needed to collect the debt. on the performance of the tenant (percentage lease)? planning and executing successful real estate investment strategies. Visit 3. How credit worthy is/are the tenant or tenants? Are www.tm1031exchange.com for a complete list of investment properties What is an “Abstract of Judgment?” An Abstract of Judgment is a legal form filed with the County Recorder’s Office that puts everyone on notice that you have a judgment against the debtor. Most importantly, it causes the judgment to attach to all of the debtor’s real estate, including any real estate acquired by the debtor within ten years of the entry of the judgment. The Abstract may be renewed after 10 years, if necessary. The recordation of an Abstract of Judgment makes it nearly impossible for a debtor to sell or refinance real estate or to obtain new unsecured credit at favorable interest rates and terms. Thus, it is an excellent collection tool.

Michael T. Chulak is the founder of Michael T. Chulak & Associates in Agoura Hills. Questions can be sent to [email protected]. For more information, visit www.MTCLaw.com and www.HOAQandA.com.

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Jennifer Polhemus, tant to engage voters in person. fiscated and placed at an undisclosed location for the candi- of Santa Monica, said she would never vote for a candidate A sign cannot clearly convey issues that are important to dates to retrieve. There is no fine for violating the code. who knowingly posted their sign illegally. the campaign, Walzer said, and offer little more than the Sanchez declined to name the city departments, asking “However, in this case, they’re all sponsored by Santa name of the candidate. that the public only contact the City Clerk’s Office if they Monicans for Sensible Priorities and I wasn’t planning on Walzer claims he’s spoken to hundreds of voters through have a complaint. supporting its candidates anyway,” Polhemus said. door-to-door canvassing since September. Some of the signs that appeared this weekend disap- McKeown said some of the signs appeared to be profes- “I knock on people’s doors and actually engage in the peared soon after. Signs supporting City Council candidates sionally hung, but the offending candidates should still take issues,” he said. “I think that is what politics is all about.” Terry O’Day and Bob Holbrook were placed on a traffic responsibility. median along Fourth Street near Pico Boulevard. By noon “Placed appropriately on private property with permis- FREE TO BE YOU AND ME on Monday, they were all gone. sion, lawn signs are deliciously retro, harkening back to old- The placement of campaign signs is not the free-for-all Santa Monicans for Sensible Priorities, a newcomer to the style neighborhood campaigning,” McKeown said. “When many commuters might suspect. The city’s Municipal Code political scene, sponsored the signs for Holbrook and O’Day they are irresponsibly and indiscriminately stuck on chain- limits sign placement to private property. Any sign on pub- — two of the candidates it is supporting this year. The slate link fences and road medians, though, they’re disrespectful lic property, such as traffic medians and lamp posts, can be is a newcomer to the political scene in Santa Monica and sees visual blight.” removed by the city, said Assistant City Clerk Beth Sanchez. itself as an alternative to Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights, The City Clerk’s Office has received complaints in the the ruling party. BUSINESSES SHOW THEIR SUPPORT past few weeks of signs being placed improperly on public Seth Jacobson, an SMSP spokesman, said approximately Pye does have one sign in Santa Monica. It was made by 30 of the 350 signs have gone missing, feeling they were children and hangs in a crafts store on Ocean Park either stolen by opposing campaigns or confiscated by the Boulevard. city for being in violation of the municipal code. Jacobson The sign asks for the public to vote for Kelly Pye and has said he was aware the city could take down any signs placed a picture of a pie, an obvious play on her name. It hangs in on a median. the window at Crafts Around the Corner. “But they’ve been indiscriminate,”Jacobson said of the city. Owner Lonnie Martinez knows Pye through Will Rogers Holbrook said the signs he has paid for has a red bullet Elementary School, where she is also an art director. and are printed in black and white. “A lot of kids came in one day wearing Kelly Pye stickers “Anything else, I haven’t put up or know about,” and they all started making signs,” Martinez said. Holbrook said. “My signs are all on private property with Martinez said she is not concerned about isolating cus- permission of property owners.” tomers who support Pye’s opponents because she has Several campaigns have spoken out against the illegal sign already established a loyal clientele. placement and say the tactic is unfair and in poor taste. Many of the candidates say they have or are planning to “I think that’s a desperate move,” said City Council can- place signs in businesses. Kronovet said he has placed signs didate Terence Later. in several motels and in Poptsis Realty, where he once One location that Later criticized specifically was at 20th worked as a property manager. Street and Delaware Avenue, where several SMSP signs hang George Poptsis said he had enough confidence in on a chain-link fence surrounding a small field. The fence Kronovet to put a sign outside the office on Seventh Street. abuts an apartment complex on 20th Street. It is not clear “I’m not concerned what anyone else thinks,” Poptsis whether the fence is considered private or public property. said. “If I didn’t like him, I wouldn’t do it.”

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The recipe for its Aided by an abundant supply of milk, an increasing most famous contribution, Monterey Jack, is said to have nationwide appetite for cheese and some savvy marketing, originated in the Spanish missions. manufacturers such as Karoun are contributing to a produc- The modern cheese boom began in the early 1980s, when tion boom that could soon propel California past Wisconsin the California Milk Advisory Board — the marketing agency to become the nation’s top cheese producer. of the state’s dairy business — started promoting the cheese California is now the home of Hilmar Cheese Co. near industry as a way to sop up a growing milk surplus. Modesto, the world’s largest single-site, cheesemaking oper- The group encouraged large cheese producers to set up ation. Every day, the plant churns out more than a million shop in California, then aggressively marketed the products pounds of cheddar, Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses with the “Real California Cheese” logo featuring a sunrise that are sold under a variety of brand names. over rolling pastures and an advertising campaign touting In addition, small California cheese makers have built a the state’s “happy cows.” name for themselves among consumers and connoisseurs while In the mid-1990s, the board began cultivating smaller, winning dozens of awards at national and international compe- artisanal producers and encouraging dairies to start their titions, casting a positive light on the producers of so-called own onsite “farmstead” cheese-making operations. commodity cheese that dominate the state’s cheese industry. “It’s been a very concerted, consistent effort,” said “California cheeses are really looked upon as coming of Michelle Greenwald, a professor at Columbia University’s age,” said Christine Hyatt, a grocery store consultant in Graduate School of Business in New York, who uses the Portland, Ore., who serves as a judge at the American Cheese board’s cheese campaign in class as a marketing success Society’s annual competitions. story. “They’ve left no stone unturned.” Last year, California turned out 2.14 billion pounds of Hilmar’s factory made 20,000 pounds of cheese a day, five cheese — nearly a quarter of the nation’s supply. 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BY TARA GODVIN NEW YORK — The workers who spent ery was expected to continue Tuesday and According to the two officials, FDNY res- Associated Press Writer months searching for the remains of the last through the week. cue workers were among those who resisted dead in the World Trade Center rubble were The area where remains were found is the department, but Fire Department HONOLULU — A federal council charged with often at odds with the agency overseeing the one where officials raised objections. spokesman Frank Gribbon said Monday that regulating fisheries in the western Pacific cleanup and frequently asked to halt the The officials said they repeatedly aired reports of objections were exaggerated. Ocean has voted to ban “shark feeding” in operation as they gingerly recovered body their concerns to the agency in charge, the Chief of Department Sal Cassano said in a federal waters off Hawaii, a move that could parts. 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Regional Fishery Management Council who ity crew accidentally discovered body parts was going and things were being missed.” All involved agencies have been asked to voted in favor of the measure. last week in an abandoned manhole along Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged go back and recall how and when they The council’s move comes even though it the western edge of the site, and forensic Monday that “there was a lot of pressure to inspected the buildings on the site’s outskirts. never studied the shark feeding issue as experts have since dug down and found do things quickly,” but said workers “did Hundreds of bone fragments were recently decided over a year ago. Ebisui said high costs more than 100 bones and fragments from everything they thought was appropriate at found on the rooftop of a nearby skyscraper and conflicts over the design of the proposed skulls, ribs, arms, legs, feet and hands. the time, as much as they could. 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