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FREE Santa Monica Daily Press 100% organic news. Picked fresh daily. Well-orchestrated Santa Monica Place may be split in two stores and restaurants similar to the set-up Plans call for multi- along the Promenade. million dollar redesign In fact, Macerich representatives said their goal is to create a seamless transition of ‘dinosaur’ mall from the third block of the Promenade through their mall. BY ANDREW H. FIXMER “One wouldn’t realize they were Daily Press Staff Writer entering the mall area,” said Randy Brant, a Macerich senior vice-president. In 10 years, downtown Santa Monica “It would appear as just another block of may be a completely different place. the Promenade.” Plans were unveiled Monday night that However, the connection would mean would extend the Third Street Promenade a lot to Santa Monica officials. They want through the Santa Monica Place Mall, cre- to connect the Civic Center and the ating a pedestrian walkway stretching from Promenade, as well as a future location Wilshire Boulevard to the Civic Center. for the Expo light rail line eventually Though many of the details have not reach the city. been worked out, the Macerich Company “I think many people, like myself, Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press — which owns and operates the enclosed think of Santa Monica Place as a Members of the Santa Monica High School symphony orchestra receive mall — wants to slice its building in half instruction from Chris Woods, right, a substitute teacher on Tuesday. to create a row of ground floor retail See MALL, page 4 College buys downtown Renters victorious in small claims fight with landlord building for $8.6 million BY ANDREW H. FIXMER But Ramirez argued that his partner BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON emeritus college,” said SMC President Daily Press Staff Writer had written in the lease that repairs were Daily Press Staff Writer Dr. Piedad F. Robertson. “This action ful- scheduled for the unit and the two room- fills that promise and opens a new and A Santa Monica landlord violated his mates were made aware in advance that Santa Monica College has purchased a exciting chapter in the history of this own lease when repairs to an apartment their $1,500 a month rent would not be downtown building for its newest satel- wonderful program.” turned into a massive construction proj- discounted. lite campus. The emeritus program is designed for ect, a small claims judge ruled Monday. However, Judge Pro Tem Norman Axe The $8.65 million building is the older adults and provides classes on Roommates Maria J. Thomas and found that Ramirez had violated the lease college’s first purchase as part of its everything from the arts to current affairs Jenny Marchick took landlord Marco and ruled in favor of the two women. voter-approved $160 million bond to health. In its 27-year history, the col- Ramirez to small claims court for $3,000 Thomas was awarded $2,068.27 and passed in March. lege has grown from less than 200 stu- and $5,000, respectively. Marchick was given $3,450.63. The SMC Board of Trustees voted dents to a current enrollment of 2,900, They argued that they were forced to Axe found that the repairs listed in the unanimously Monday to purchase the with about 80 instructors. move from their 17th Street apartment lease were to begin when the lease com- four-story glass building on Second The new facility — located at 1227 when repair work got out of hand and menced in July 2001. They didn’t actual- Street to give SMC’s emeritus college a Second St., between Arizona Avenue and therefore they should not be penalized by ly start until months later. permanent home. Wilshire Boulevard — is 24,000 square having their security deposit withheld. Also, the repairs were supposed to be “The college made it clear that its No. feet — four times larger than the current 1 priority for the use of Measure U funds The women also sued for hundreds of dol- limited to fixing the roof, replacing win- was a new and permanent home for lars in damages to their belongings, which See COLLEGE, page 3 was caused during construction. See CLAIMS, page 6 Census ranks Rancho Santa Fe as nation’s wealthiest town BY SETH HETTENA But only the rich need apply. Rancho Santa Fe ranks as less than $21,000 a year, according to 2000 Census figures. Associated Press Writer the nation’s wealthiest community with 1,000 households Rancho Santa Fe was also the most expensive place to or more, according to Census figures released Tuesday. buy a house in the United States over the past year. The RANCHO SANTA FE — The schools are outstand- The per capita income of more than $113,000 puts median single family home price is $1.7 million, accord- ing, there’s almost no crime and the sun shines 320 days Rancho Santa Fe ahead of the Bay Area enclaves of ing to DataQuick Information Systems of San Diego. a year. Only residents can join the community’s world- Atherton and Woodside as well as Palm Beach, Fla. and But few residents are complaining about high home class golf club. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Census figures show. Indian prices. “It’s a wonderful place,” said Annie Perez, who owns River Shores, Fla., ranked No. 1 in 1990, was seventh in “I consider myself lucky,” said Albert Plattner, who Bolero Mexican cafe in the tiny downtown area and lives lives a short walk from his real estate office in Rancho nearby. “This is the best life.” the latest survey. The average per capita income in the United States was See CENSUS, page 6
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[email protected] Telephone 310.314.4855 • Fax 310.314.4857 Corinne Ohannessian . [email protected] Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Wednesday, June 5, 2002 ❑ Page 3 LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS SMC’s emeritus college Library will be closed for renovations receives permanent home By Daily Press staff COLLEGE, from page 1 state to educational facilities. The Fairview Branch Library, located at 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., closes for reno- emeritus facility at 1433 Second St. “It’s a shell of a building so they are vations on Monday, June 17. The branch is expected to reopen in mid-November. The current space is rented by SMC from building it to our specs,” said SMC Major features of the Fairview Branch enhancements include the addition of a small the City of Santa Monica and is at ground spokesman Bruce Smith. adult reading room, additional wiring for online services, new carpeting, painting level, under a municipal parking structure. The architect is RTK, which is partly inside and out, and landscape improvements. “This new facility is going to be terrific, operated by Santa Monica City The Montana Avenue Branch also is closed for major renovations and will reopen said Maggie Hall, associate dean of emeri- Councilman Herb Katz. in September. The library construction Web site www.smpl.org/construction has tus college. “We will no longer have noise College officials hope to move the emer- updates on these and other library improvements made possible in part through pas- from cars over- itus program into sage of a 1998 bond issue. head, no more the new building in Full library services are available at the Main Library and Ocean Park branch: noisy buses late November. • Main Library, 1343 Sixth St., (310) 458-8600. Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 practically right Emeritus col- a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. at our doorstep, lege courses are Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 Main St., (310) 392-3804. Branch hours: and much more currently offered Monday to Thursday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed Fridays space.” at its Second and Sundays. Also, college Street location, at During the summer, the Main Library is offering expanded children’s program- officials said SMC’s Madison ming. For more information, check out the library’s new kids’ web emeritus will no campus at Santa www.smplkids.org. Online access to the catalog, several electronic databases, and longer be sub- Monica Boulevard interactive reference service is available at the library’s Web site at www.smpl.org. ject to the and 11th Street, uncertainties of Or, call library general information at (310) 458-8600. and in parks, com- renting space munity centers, on a month-to- Hundreds of bike riders to end ride at SMC Saturday churches and other month basis. locations through- By Daily Press staff The new out Santa Monica. building will More than 1,000 bicycle riders and their support team will end an 575-mile, seven- An architect’s rendering of Santa Monica Hall said the feature a 725- College’s new emeritus building. day journey on Saturday at Santa Monica College as they complete the 2002 square-foot art new facility will be California AIDS ride to raise money for HIV/AIDS service organizations. gallery on the street level, a large lobby able to handle the bulk of emeritus classes Riders will pedal into Corsair Field on the 1900 Pico Boulevard campus through- and registration area, a multi-purpose but the program will continue to offer class- out the afternoon, with closing ceremonies scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The ride began room, classrooms, conference rooms, lec- es in various neighborhoods because stu- on June 2 in San Francisco. ture halls, and more. dents often like to have classes near their Proceeds from the ride will help fund services including basic necessities like Located next to a large parking struc- homes. In addition, a number of community food, professional dental care, counseling, high quality health care, hot meals deliv- ture and on bus routes, the building also service classes — primarily night classes — ered to homebound people with AIDS and targeted prevention education. features outdoor patios and balconies. currently offered at Madison will likely be The structure is still under construction moved to the new site. because the developer, Beitler Commercial “Emeritus college has moved 13 times Leftover swell from Monday and Tuesday Realty Services, is building it to meet the in its 27-year history,” said Hall, who has keeps SoCal in waist to chest high waves strict architectural standards applied by the been with the program since it started. today. Expect inconsistent sets all day. The best breaks will have combination exposures that catch the southwest swell and west by northwest wind swell. The angle of the current southwest swell puts it in the shadow of some islands, but wind swell should keep waves steep between two and four feet. Conditions will be clean during the morning but blown out by late afternoon. (Information compiled by Jesse Haley.) There has been talk amongst some This week Q-Line wants to know, elected officials that Santa Monica may “Does Santa Monica have a drinking Location Wednesday Thursday Water Quality have too many establishments that serve problem? If so, should the city govern- alcohol. Some have even suggested that ment intervene?” County Line 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A the government regulate how many bars Call (310) 285-8106 with your Zuma 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A and restaurants should be located in dif- response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll Surfrider 1-2’/Fair 1-2’/Fair B ferent areas of the city. print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit Topanga 1-3’/Fair 1-3’/Fair A But the city’s planning department has your comments to a minute or less; it Breakwater 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A placed the issue at the bottom of its list of might help to think first about the word- El Porto 2-3’/Fair 2-3’/Fair A priorities for next year. ing of your response.
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This would likely plan being proposed is for a mixed use project. Designers pave the way for another public-private partnership, sim- across the country are experimenting with incorporating ilar to those the city has previously entered into with the residential, office and retail uses into one area — concepts Promenade and the Santa Monica Pier. the mall’s owners are proposing for Santa Monica Place. “This is really an exciting plan here,” Genser said. While the mall’s retail and restaurant space would “We have the possibility to use largely private capital to remain roughly the same in size, plans currently call for get rid of this dinosaur that’s not only dying, but a barri- the creation of 100,000 square feet of office space — er in our city.” which Brant said Macerich may use as its new corporate The mall’s anchor stores, Macy’s and Robinson’s May, headquarters — and up to 11 stories of new housing. have seen the redevelopment plans. However, manage- City officials propose placing mall parking structures ment of those stores has not said whether the stores would underground and building housing on top of them. The be remodeled along with the rest of the mall, Brant said. most restrictive plan would create a five-story structure “But if you embark on a redesign of this magnitude with 150 units, while another would create an 8-story and spend millions of dollars, they are more likely to building with 300 units and a third option proposes an make changes to their stores as well,” he said. 11-story building with 450 units. While the mall is thought of as dying like so many Specifics about the housing have not been worked out, “large box” malls of its kind across the country, Brant but officials said they foresee a mix of multiple bedroom said Santa Monica Place is still in the top 20 percent of units for families, as well as studios for seniors. And 30 Macerich’s properties. percent of the new housing may be deed restricted for The company, he said, is moving forward with the low-income tenants. project not because the mall is in financial trouble but Combined with the city’s $120 million redesign of the because they want to incorporate the success of the Civic Center, a $90 million project to revamp downtown parking, a $50 million main library project, and a process of adjusting retail and restaurant ratios along the NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Promenade — downtown Santa Monica may undergo a Andrew H. Fixmer/Daily Press An aerial view of downtown shows the I-shaped OF PROPOSED FY 2002-03 serious facelift over the next decade. Some residents believe all the new construction could Santa Monica Courthouse in the left foreground, ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN do more harm than good. with the Civic Center complex above it and the ALLOCATING FEDERAL Santa Monica Place mall in the top left. City of “It sounds like we are going to tear up whole sections Santa Monica™ CDBG AND HOME FUNDS of downtown for a long time to come,” said Gary “I don’t know how much more if it we can take.” Zembow. “We have already suffered through a lot of con- Council officials complained that not enough public struction from the Transit Mall. notice had been given for the meeting to bring out a large Notice is hereby given that the City of Santa Monica crowd and that many of has developed the Proposed FY 2002-03 One-Year them were seeing the mall’s Action Plan. The One-Year Action Plan is submitted Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Wear redevelopment plans for the annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban first time. Development (HUD). It delineates the City’s specific “When I was in school projects and activities for one-year use of Community my teachers used to like me Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds in because I always did my order to meet the City’s overall housing and community homework,” said Mayor Pro development needs as specified in the Consolidated 15% off Tem Kevin McKeown. “But Plan (FY 2000-05) adopted by City Council and submitted I didn’t get to do any home- to HUD in June 2000. The City is seeking community with this ad work here — most of my comments on the Proposed One-Year Action Plan. comments and suggestions Cannot be combined were shooting from the hip.” with any other offer Copies of the Proposed FY 2002-03 One-Year Action But the city’s planning director, Suzanne Frick, said Plan are now available to the public for a 30-day the current plans were strict- community review period ending June 25, 2002. To FEDORA PRIMO ly preliminary. obtain a copy of the Proposed FY 2002-03 One-Year HAT MERCHANTS makins hats ltd. Only after her department Action Plan, please contact the Human Services 216 PIER AVENUE, SANTA MONICA has time to study the propos- Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, (just off Main Street) al over the summer, would CA 90401, telephone (310) 458-8701. Please send your 310 399 8584 they return to the city coun- written comments to the above address by June 25, 2002. cil in the fall with more complete plans.
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By the price of mandating an 80 apples, banded together to elect a pro- percent increase in the minimum wage, I MARTA FISCHER (310) 453-9002 apple majority in the local council. believe it will prove to be counterpro- Following a successful campaign, the ductive from the perspective of those 1317 Princeton St. #1, Santa Monica • E-mail: [email protected] growers prevailed on the new Here gov- who support it by harming rather than ernment to pass a law mandating a min- helping low-income workers. imum price of $2 for apples. 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Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Wednesday, June 5, 2002 ❑ Page 7 NATIONAL Woody Allen testifies in lawsuit against former producer BY SAMUEL MAULL “These are highly respected members of the show busi- asked Doumanian whether she would get Safra, an inter- Associated Press Writer ness community,” Allen said. “I regard it as an attempt to national financier, to back his films, Parcher said. smear them. I don’t associate with Hollywood Harrys.” This was the assertion Allen denied. NEW YORK — Woody Allen testified in support of his Parcher said last week that Doumanian saved the Allen began his testimony telling state Supreme Court multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a former friend and comic’s film career. He said his client was a “heroine” for Justice Ira Gammerman and the jury about his New York producer, denying assertions that the filmmaker’s advisers what she did for Allen, a friend for more than 30 years. City origins, his early comedy career and his film work. were a group of hucksters who had brought a “bogus” suit. “Jean Doumanian was the best friend Woody Allen Allen is suing Jean Doumanian, her boyfriend and Allen said he wrote for comedian Sid Caesar’s televi- their production companies for more than $10 million. ever had, no ifs, ands or buts about it,” he said. sion show, wrote and directed 33 movies and appeared in The key issue is over money he believes the former back- In 1993, TriStar Pictures dropped Allen “without a boo several movies made by others. ers owe him for eight movies they made together. hoo” after the scandal over his affair with Soon-Yi Previn, Asked by one of his lawyers, Alyson Weiss, whether Allen, 66, testified Monday that he resented the daughter his then-lover, Mia Farrow, had adopted he was currently making a movie, Allen said, “I have a Doumanian lawyer Peter Parcher’s reference to his advis- while married to pianist Andre Previn, Parcher said. film crew out now shooting in New York. That’s why I ers as a group of “Hollywood Harrys.” Down and almost out of the movie business, Allen haven’t been able to come to court every day.” Seventeen alleged Gambino members indicted, arrested BY TOM HAYS ness partner of Seagal, and others to Longshoremen’s Association. Once in controlled company. Associated Press Writer “extort hundreds of thousands of dollars control, they allegedly rigged union elec- All the defendants were awaiting from an individual in the film industry,” tions and secured the award of a lucrative arraignment. Their attorneys were not NEW YORK — Seventeen alleged court papers said. Two law enforcement union health service contract for a mob- immediately available for comment. members of the Gambino crime family, officials, speaking on condition of including two brothers of John Gotti, were anonymity, identified the extortion vic- arrested Tuesday and charged with such tim as Seagal. Town can’t outlaw rental offenses as shaking down a longshoremen’s Seagal’s attorney, Martin Pollner, union and trying to extort money from said the star of such action films as tough-guy movie star Steven Seagal. “Under Siege” and “Exit Wounds” had properties in bid to revitalize Prosecutors in Brooklyn said that convic- “severed his relationship with Mr. By The Associated Press market, driving up municipal costs and tions in the case would deal a crushing blow Nasso some time ago.” The lawyer straining the school district. to Mafia infiltration of unions and business- declined further comment. TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey The ruling Monday upheld a lower es along New York City’s waterfront. Nasso sued Seagal earlier this year for town cannot stop property owners from court ruling that found the ban illegal. Those charged included Peter Gotti, $60 million, accusing him of backing out renting duplexes and single-family “We do not doubt the borough’s brother of the imprisoned Dapper Don. of a contract to perform in four movies. homes, despite the ban’s goal of improv- Peter Gotti was identified as the Gambino The charges included racketeering, ing the community, a state appellate alleged laudable motives to revitalize its family’s current boss. Another Gotti extortion, gambling, money laundering court ruled. owner-occupied housing stock,” the brother, Richard V. Gotti, and a nephew, and witness tampering. Paulsboro officials approved the ban appellate court said. Richard G. Gotti, were charged as well. Court papers allege the defendants used last year to counter concerns that rental It was apparently the first time any town The alleged crimes included an threats to assume control of Brooklyn and units were hurting the town’s real estate has tried to impose such a moratorium. attempt by Julius Nasso, a former busi- Staten island chapters of the International
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