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Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 Volume 7 Issue 91 Santa Monica Daily Press WHERE’S WHOOPI? SEE PAGE 15 Since 2001: A news odyssey THE SUPPORTING LOCAL SPORTS ISSUE Math 2.0 Kids use latest technology to help one another excel

BY MELODY HANATANI I Daily Press Staff Writer

LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL There’s a video on YouTube that has generated nearly 1,000 views since it was posted last August. It isn’t the latest impressive basketball dunk or footage of pirates versus ninjas, but rather an instruc- tion on adding fractions using different denominators. The lesson on lowest common denominators is led by “Billy Billy,” a pseudonym for eighth-grade Lincoln Middle School student Aleya Spielman, whose voice in the video guides her fellow classmates how to solve a par- ticular type of problem. “Hi, my name is Billy Billy and today we’re going to learn about adding fractions with differ- ent denominators by using the LCD, or the least common denom- inator,” Spielman’s voice can be heard over the lesson. PROGRESS? Brandon Wise [email protected] The “Mathcast,” John Merritt, an employee of Santa Monica Volvo for 12 years, watches the demolition of a home at 1325 Euclid St. on Monday created thanks to afternoon. "Its amazing what can happen in a week" Merrit said of the demolition. The house sat vacant for two years before it Lincoln match teacher was torn down to make way for an apartment complex. Eric Marcos’ tablet PC, is an example of how technology has been incorporated to enhance the classroom learning experience, Coming to a consensus engaging students by using an interactive BY KEVIN HERRERA I Editor in Chief covers the Third Street Promenade and surrounding lesson plan and as a streets. result, encouraging DOWNTOWN After roughly 18 months of work, it looks as if “This was a big accomplishment,” said Kathleen Rawson, them to embrace the a new business improvement district for Downtown is tak- executive director of the Bayside District Corp., a public-pri- subject. Photo courtesy ing shape and could go before the City Council for discus- vate management company that advises City Hall on matters One of the ways in TECH SAVVY: A screenshot of a sion in late March. related to Downtown and a driving force behind the creation which technology has Mathcast video on YouTube. A working group comprised of residents, merchants and of a new business improvement district. been intertwined with property owners has agreed on the make-up of the board “There have been some legitimate concerns about the Marcos’ math class is with the addition of Web site that would oversee the proposed district, which would make up of the board on behalf of property owners, busi- Mathtrain.com, a social and educational networking site stretch from Seventh Street to Ocean Avenue, Wilshire ness owners and … residents … on what they want the for the students in the class, a resource through which Boulevard to Interstate 10. City Council’s function to be,” Rawson said. “There was they can download sample quizzes, converse with peers The subject of much discussion, the board would include also some talk about having prescribed seats or not hav- through a messaging board and watch a series of six members appointed by the City Council, another six ing them.” Mathcasts, ranging from subtracting fractions to round- selected by property owners paying assessments, and one Many merchants and property owners felt is was impera- ing a decimal. seat to be held by the city manager or his or her designee, tive that they have some representation on the board since But it’s the Mathcasts that have caught the attention of members of the working group said. they will be paying the majority of the assessment, while res- educators across the country, viewing the online video Members of the board would also have to come from idents and elected officials expressed concern about giving to lessons through sites like YouTube, TeacherTube and each of the three assessment zones of the proposed district, much power and control away given that Downtown is the Mathtrain.com. The videos have been featured in various which is expected to generate roughly $3.7 million a year for city’s “living room.”Currently the council appoints all mem- educational publications and have been a part of several additional services that would make Downtown cleaner, bers of the Bayside board. presentations by Alan November, a leading educational more attractive and more secure. The working group as a whole did not recommend and technological advocate. That assessment would be in addition to the roughly $1 million collected annually in the Bayside District that SEE DOWNTOWN BID PAGE 10 SEE MATHCAST PAGE 10 FABULOUS DINNER SPECIALS SERVED 4PM – 10PM GABY SCHKUD Band & Orchestra Instruments COMPLETE DINNERS $10.95 (310)586-0308 RENT-TO-OWN 1433 Wilshire Boulevard, (310) 453-1928 The name you can depend on! at 15th Street 1901 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica www.1047Harvard.com 310-394-1131 OPEN 24 HOURS www.santamonicamusic.com Eddie Says... 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DOWNTOWN The Crossroads girls’ bas- ketball team blew out its third-straight playoff opponent last Friday to advance to the Division V A CIF-SS Championship at the Long Beach Pyramid. The No. 1-seeded Delphic League champion Roadrunners (19-7) will take on No. the 3-seeded Sierra Canyon Trailblazers of Chatsworth (22-4) in a Delphic League showdown. Crossroads has already defeated its league rival twice this season — 55-50 in Chatsworth and 61-53 in Santa Monica. Head coach Kevin Cormier knows the key to this game, as it was in the previous two victories, will be defense. Brandon Wise [email protected] “We’ve done it all year. We have to UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Workers on Monday install support beams at the Annenberg Community Beach Club, formerly the Marion Davies Estate. defend [Sierra Canyon] really well and take them out of what they like to do,” he said. “They like to run, so we’re going to have to limit them to one shot and be real patient on offense.” More asbestos found at 415 One big advantage the Roadrunners have over the Trailblazers is their size to appropriate $242,000 to remove Environmental Control Inc. was already down in the post. Council to consider asbestos and lead-containing materials at contracted to perform asbestos abatement. “We could dominate the inside, and the former Marion Davies Estate, part of The council will be asked to extend the exist- we have to do that to win the game,” an approximately $5.3 million spending ing contract with the company by $242,745 Cormier said. spending roughly package. to perform the additional abatement work at The Roadrunners have been clicking Once the beachside home of Hollywood the pool, parking lot and north house. The on all cylinders since the playoffs began. $240K for removal starlet Marion Davies, a gift received from total amount includes a roughly $22,000 They defeated their first two opponents newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst contingency fee. — Noli Indian of San Jacinto and Sacred Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongo- during the 1930s, the five-acre property at Heart of Jesus of Los Angeles — by a ing series that tracks the city’s expenditures 415 Pacific Coast Highway is currently being MAKING WATER SAFE FOR DRINKING combined 103-points. appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City rehabilitated into a public beach club. More than a decade after a fuel additive Crossroads used a stellar second half to Council consent agendas. Consent agenda The 110-room mansion was sold in 1945 was detected in the groundwater, shutting bury Los Angeles Baptist of North Hills items are routinely passed by the City Council and operated as a luxury hotel until the late down five wells that produced the local 47-26 in the team’s semifinals matchup with little or no discussion from elected offi- 1950s, after which point the mansion was drinking supply, City Hall is planning to last Saturday. cials or the public. However, many of the items demolished and the rest of the property was construct a new water treatment facility, “We were up 19-11 at the half, but they have been part of public discussion in the past. used as a private beach club called “Sand and decreasing its dependence on imported were making us play their game,”Cormier Sea Club.” City Hall opened the facility as a drinking water. said. “In the second half, we got our run- BY MELODY HANATANI public beach club until it was put out of The council will be asked to spend ning game going and we got to them a lit- Daily Press Staff Writer commission following the 1994 Northridge roughly $4.3 million for pre-construction tle bit.” Earthquake. services to construct a new treatment facili- The Roadrunner’s eighth-straight CITY HALL — Before the Annenberg The Annenberg Foundation in 2004 ty at Charnock Well Field and upgrade the victory gives the team plenty of momen- Community Beach Club is open to Santa awarded a $27.5 million grant for the reha- Arcadia Water Treatment Plant. tum heading into the biggest game of Monica’s sunbathers and swimmers next bilitation and adaptive reuse. It was in 1996 when five groundwater the season. year, there’s the matter of cleaning up a can- It was during the course of rehabilitation production wells were shut down in the cer-causing material. of the pool, parking lot and north house that SEE PLAYOFFS PAGE 11 The City Council tonight will be asked revealed the contamination. Midwest SEE CONSENT PAGE 11 IRS PROBLEMS?

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What’s the Point? Ross Furukawa Send comments to [email protected] David Pisarra Send comments to [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF Kevin Herrera Speaking out on the environment [email protected] Editor: I have been quiet on the subject of saving the ficus MANAGING EDITOR trees on Second and Fourth streets in Santa Monica, and Daniel Archuleta Words hurt like [email protected] the proposed ban on plastic shopping bags. It seems to me that Santa Monica’s concern about the environment STAFF WRITER does not include the trees, about which there has been so Melody Hanatani much fracas! Perhaps somebody has already addressed [email protected] the issue of the heavy traffic on both streets involved. sticks and stones STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Trees thrive on carbon monoxide, and there is plenty of it Brandon Wise emitted from the constant flow of traffic down these two I SEE BLACK PEOPLE. connection between years of self hatred, and [email protected] thoroughfares! Therefore, those trees help the environ- I also see Asians, and Hispanics. Every self-esteem; I see now how much words and CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ment, it seems to me. So, I wonder why there is such day when I walk my dog, I run across a jokes have hurt me, so I can only guess at Bill Bauer, David Pisarra, intense interest in removing them? United Nations of people in my neighbor- what years of actual discrimination and Meredith Carroll, Kenny Mack, As far as the ban on the plastic shopping bags, is the city hood. I have friends from all walks of life in hatred can do to a person’s self-esteem. Jack Neworth, Lloyd Garver, Seth Barnes, Taylor van Arsdale, of Santa Monica also considering a ban on plastic trash bags my world. My brother used to tell me that we cannot Dane Robert Swanson, Ryan Hyatt, sold in supermarkets, etc.? … I am a fanatical recycler, and As a white, male, lawyer in this city, I understand something until we can “internal- Steve Breen, I never, never, dispose of the supermarket shopping bags should never feel out of place. At least that’s ize an externality,” and for years I didn’t Mark Marchillo, Ken Tarr, improperly. As a matter of fact, I use the paper bags from the party line, the perception of what it understand that. The easiest way to convey Mike Heayn, Brian Hepp Mariel Howsepian and Cynthia Citron the supermarket, along with the plastic bags to collect and means to be me. But the reality is, as a gay the meaning is to say that we wont know what dispose of my personal trash. Personally, I think the plastic man, I can hide. People don’t see me and someone else’s reality is like, until we can con- NEWS INTERNS trash bags sold for that purpose are worse than those bags think “he’s so gay.” I don’t project my differ- nect it to our own life and experiences. Natalie Edwards one receives from supermarkets. ence unless I want to. [email protected] Perhaps the better alternative might be imposing a Frequently I will hide. I found myself in a Chiara Canzi penalty on anyone who improperly disposes of plastic roomful of men in just the last 48 hours, [email protected] supermarket bags, and the encouragement of the proper most of whom were straight and the banter THEY’RE JUST WORDS, recycling of them … If the city has a plan for how people was of the usual locker room variety. Lots of Jon Haber [email protected] are to dispose of their trash in other than store bought bragging about their sexual prowess, and BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG plastic trash bags, then, I would like to hear about it. posturing about being manly men. There PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNS Oh, while we are on the subject of penalties, how come was the customary name calling so common THE ROAD TO ADULT- Geoffrey Dunn the city of Santa Monica, so environmentally concerned, among teenage boys, that is so hard for some [email protected] allows the continued use of blowers by every single gar- grown men to grow out of. One young man HOOD, THEY BECAME Morgan Genser dener in Santa Monica. I thought it was illegal. They not was bragging how his girlfriend left her “rich [email protected] only pollute the environment through exhaust, they are little faggot boyfriend” for him. PART OF ME. THEY MADE Alexis Hawkins also responsible for noise pollution as well. How about I immediately shut down. One word, and [email protected] renewing the ban on blowers, and making an effort to I was affected like a punch to the gut. I felt ME HOMOPHOBIC. WHICH enforce it. like the smallest guy in the room, and the ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Oh, well, I am just one little voice in all of this. game of “smear the queer” was floating just IS NOT A GOOD THING Rob Schwenker Julia Reeves below the surface, and I didn’t want to do [email protected] Santa Monica anything to make it come to the surface. I sat FOR A GAY MAN. ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES in that room and was scared. Julie Martinez A cottage worth saving Not for my physical safety, but for my [email protected] Editor: emotional stability. I didn’t want to be As soon as you do that, however, the focus Liam Blume I urge City Council to uphold the landmark status of picked on, I didn’t want to be the “faggot” becomes so clear. It’s like something clicks [email protected] 2219 Ocean Avenue on Tuesday and deny the University of again. I just wanted to fade into the back- into place and you can suddenly see what ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Illinois Foundation’s appeal to demolish it. Ask anyone ground. And that is precisely what I did. you’ve never seen before, even though it’s Cynthia Vazquez who lives in the neighborhood, passes by on Ocean I know where my fears come from. It’s been there all along. [email protected] Avenue or simply enjoys our beach, the little yellow cot- years of hearing jokes like, “What does GAY I don’t know what the next phase of this tage between Pacific and Strand has been an unofficial OPERATIONS MANAGER stand for? Got Aids Yet?” And childhood evolution of my awareness will bring. I hope Connie Sommerville landmark in the neighborhood for decades, especially games like “smear the queer.” They’re just it will bring me greater empathy and under- [email protected] since it (and) every other one like it has disappeared from words, but somewhere along the road to standing. I’ve been told that we all want the the beach front. adulthood, they became part of me. They same thing, connection with each other. Yet PRODUCTION MANAGER Tessa Vergara It represents the very essence of early Santa Monica, made me homophobic. Which is not a good I also see how much my fears are mirrored in [email protected] the last original 1900s single-story cottage of its kind left thing for a gay man. others. to be seen in full view from the beach. It brings a smile to The fact is that I haven’t actually been dis- That young man who is so full of brag- CLASSIFIEDS SALES MANAGER all who pass, its clapboard siding and simple lines evoking criminated against for being gay. I haven’t gadocio, is also very scared. He’s scared, just Annie Kotok [email protected] the good old days when Santa Monica was just a humble lost friends, clients, housing, a job, or been the same as I was, of being the queer that resort town … In fact, it’s struck such a chord in the com- treated poorly by anyone for over two gets smeared. He wants to fit in, the same CIRCULATION munity that over 2,400 signatures have been collected in decades. Well, except for myself, I’ve been way I do. The same way we all do. Keith Wyatt Osvaldo Paganini a petition to save it. pretty mean to myself. Every time I hide, it I’ve known for years that the person who [email protected] Our Landmarks Commission unanimously designated it eats at my self esteem. is yelling in an argument is the one who is a landmark. Stripping the cottage of this status would February was Black History month. A wrong. Today I know that the one who is inevitably lead to its demolition, and the end of an era. month dedicated to showcasing the proclaiming his superiority, is really the A newspaper with issues What a travesty it would be to stroll down Ocean Avenue accomplishments of African Americans in insecure one. Today I see what the point of (Ocean Park’s original Main Street) or the beachfront our society. I didn’t get why it was neces- Black History month is, in a way that I never 410 Broadway, Suite B someday to realize that this unique window into our past sary. I never really understood the need for could before. Santa Monica, CA 90401 has been replaced by cold concrete and steel when it a month to honor those of African OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) FAX (310) 576-9913 could have been saved … It could easily survive another American heritage. I didn’t see open DAVID PISARRA is a Family Law Attorney in century, preserving our unique beach heritage and becom- racism in our society like in the south. I the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He Visit us online at smdp.com ing even more special to Santa Monica. couldn’t see how historical discrimination welcomes your questions and comments. He Erin Maynes could affect people today. can be reached at [email protected] or Santa Monica Today I get it. This weekend I made the 310/664-9969. The Santa Monica Daily Press is published six days a week, Monday through Saturday.

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Barbara piers Associated Press Writer restaurant, said about the new decor. “We’re here two, three times a week,” The basic principles of feng shui include Waldo Alfaro said as he munched on a Filet- HACIENDA HEIGHTS The only familiar placing strategic representations of five nat- O-Fish and a salad. “It’s relaxing, you don’t closed due to signs at the McDonald’s in this large Asian ural elements — earth, water, fire, metal and feel any pressure here.” community are the golden arches, the wood — around the room to increase the Nevermind that this is the same drive-through and the menu. Gone are the flow of chi, or energy. McDonald’s that’s been vilified by critics rough waves plastic furniture, Ronald McDonald and Feng shui (pronounced fung shway) has over its artery-clogging Big Macs and the red and yellow palette that has defined been employed in the designs of high-rises, fries. By Associated Press the world’s largest hamburger chain. banks, even zoo exhibits, and has been pop- The buzz about the feng shui McDonald’s Leather seats, earth tones, bamboo plants ularized by countless coffee table books and is starting to attract curious onlookers. SANTA BARBARA Towering waves up to and water trickling down glass panels have TV shows such as HGTV’s “Fun Shui.” It’s “It’s successful as a design. It’s got a very 28 feet pounding the California coast has taken their place. also used in the designs of the Panda Express clean, open, airy appearance,” said Elaine forced closure of Stearns Wharf in Santa The makeover elements are meant to help Chinese food chain. Bjorklund. “I’m not a McDonald’s Barbara and the Pismo Beach Pier. diners achieve happiness and fortune — The McDonald’s in this Los Angeles sub- habituee.It would be interesting to see if this Storm-tossed seas sent the giant whether they realize it or not. urb boasts wood ceiling, silver-coated chairs, trend will spread.” breakers crashing to shore Sunday and That’s because the restaurant was plus red accents throughout the dining area Brownstein said he and his partners chose forecasters say redesigned using the principles of feng shui, to symbolize fire and “good luck, laughter the feng shui makeover because the restau- the big waves — the ancient Chinese practice of arranging and prosperity,” said Brenda Clifford, who rant is located near a renowned Buddhist ranging from a objects and numbers to promote health, har- designed the dining area. temple, which is considered good luck. The common 16 to GOT mony and prosperity. The textured walls patterned after ocean designs were meant to appeal to the area’s 24 feet and The concept is an unlikely fit with fast waves symbolize “life and relaxation — the growing Asian population, but were also peaking at 28 OP-ED? food. But the restaurant’s owners say the balanced things that you want in your life,” done in a way that would help all customers feet — will last designs are aimed at creating a soothing she said. tap their inner Zen. through today. Say it loud, setting that will encourage diners to linger Customers are responding positively, While the menu remains the same, there A huge wave over their burgers and fries, and come back whether or not they recognize the feng shui is a McCafe offering lattes and gourmet cof- Sunday knocked say it proud, again. elements. fee drinks. three people but keep your guest The makeover is part of the attempt by “When we first walked in we were When McDonald’s restaurants in Europe walking on the commentary to 800 McDonald’s Corp. in recent years to remod- amazed, we were happy we skipped the upgraded their decor several years ago by Santa Barbara words or less. Send el hundreds of its restaurants to attract more drive-through and went inside,” Andrew adding hardwood floors, armchairs, TVs and Harbor break- submissions to patrons with unique decor and amenities Chen said while lounging in a white leather other enhancements, sales went up, water into the [email protected]. that might entice them stay awhile. booth with a friend. Brownstein said. water. They It also fits into McDonald’s larger corpo- Chen, 20, said he didn’t notice the feng He said business has picked up at his were rescued by the harbor patrol and rate practice of catering to local tastes, such shui elements. He just thought it was a mod- restaurant too. taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. as a fondue-style burger in France or a pita- ern interior. Other franchise owners are taking notice. The breakwater and Stearns Wharf wrapped “McArabia” sandwich in the Two workers at the nearby post office said Clifford said her company has been hired to were shut down because of the waves. Middle East. they’ve been taking more lunch breaks at the feng shui two more McDonald’s in Southern The Pismo Beach Pier was also closed “We can’t look too cookie cutter,” Mark remodeled McDonald’s, which opened in California. Sunday afternoon as a precaution.

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A child is calling for help. State Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 7 Oakland school turns out pot club pros BY LISA LEFF politely through two law lectures and a visit- migraines, depression and anxiety. After California has 300 to 400, according to advo- Associated Press Writer ing professor’s history talk. attending class, he said felt more confident cacy groups. In the lab, Lee measured plant food into about growing his own, which he wants to Entry-level workers are paid a little more You know you’re in a different kind of a plastic garbage can and explained how, do because the dispensary he frequents often than minimum wage, while “bud tenders,” college when a teaching assistant sets five with common sense, upgraded electrical sells out of his favorite strain. can make over $50,000 a year, and owners marijuana plants down in the middle of a outlets, a fan and an air filter, students can Oaksterdam U draws its name from the and top managers more than $100,000, Lee lab and no one blinks a bloodshot eye. grow pot at home for fun, health, public jokey nickname for a section of Oakland said. But there’s also a certain amount of risk Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a service — or profit. where some of California’s earliest medical — and not just financial, but legal. new trade school where higher education Lee explained to his students how to marijuana dispensaries took root. The Michael Chapman, an assistant agent in takes on a whole new meaning. prune and harvest plants, handing the clip- nickname in turn was inspired by the city charge with the Drug Enforcement Agency’s The school prepares people for jobs in ping shears to a woman who wasn’t sure how of Amsterdam, in Holland, where pot use is San Francisco office, said authorities are California’s thriving medical marijuana close to the stalk to cut without damaging it. tolerated. aware of Oaksterdam U and don’t see any industry. For $200 and the cost of two He offered his thoughts on which commer- required textbooks, students learn how to cial nutrient preparations are best, as well as cultivate and cook with cannabis, study the advantages of hydroponics, or soil—free MY BASIC IDEA IS TO TRY TO PROFESSION- which strains of pot are best for certain ail- gardening. ments, and are instructed in the legalities of During a discussion of neighbor rela- ALIZE THE INDUSTRY AND HAVE IT TAKEN a business that is against the law in the eyes tions, he warned against setting boobytraps of the federal government. to keep curious kids out of outdoor gardens. SERIOUSLY AS A REAL INDUSTRY, JUST LIKE BEER “My basic idea is to try to professionalize Students gave various reasons for the industry and have it taken seriously as a enrolling. Some said they were simply curi- AND DISTILLING HARD .” real industry, just like beer and distilling ous. Others said they wanted tips for grow- hard alcohol,” said Richard Lee, 45, an ing their own weed, although judging from Richard Lee, an activist, pot-dispensary owner, and founder of Oaksterdam University activist and pot-dispensary owner who the questions, a few were ready for the grad- founded the school in a downtown store- uate seminar Lee recently added to the cur- At one point, the Oaksterdam neighbor- reason to shut it down. Talking about mari- front last fall. riculum. hood had at least 15 clubs and coffee shops juana is not illegal, and while a small So far, 60 students have completed the Jeff Sanders, 52, said he has been buying selling pot, a number that dwindled to four amount of pot is kept on the premises, the two-day weekend course, which is sold out medical marijuana since 2003, but wants to when the city started issuing permits and DEA tries “to concentrate our case work on through May. At the end of the class, stu- open a dispensary in the San Joaquin Valley collecting taxes from them a few years ago. the most significant violators,” he said. dents are given a take -home test, with the because he doesn’t like having to drive up to California was the first of a dozen states Still, Chapman said he doesn’t like Lee’s highest scorer — make that “top scorer” — San Francisco and paying the markup. that have legalized marijuana use for effort to wrap cannabis education in a cap earning the title of class valedictorian. “I see it as a good thing. You are giving patients with a doctor’s recommendation. and gown. Before getting to Horticulture 101, the back to the community,” Sanders said. 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YOUR OPINION MATTERS! Send your letters to Santa Monica Daily Press Attn. Editor: 1410 Broadway, Suite B, Santa Monica • 90401 • [email protected] 8 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 9 Local 10 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 A newspaper with issues Learning math in the iPod world FROM MATCHCAST PAGE 1 Many of the student say they refer to the online videos if they get stuck on a math The video library has slowly been build- problem at home. Others say the Mathcasts ing since the first video was launched on are a good way to catch up with school work Valentine’s Day of last year when “Bob,” also if they miss a day of class. known as seventh-grader Camilla Spielman, “When I do my homework and I don’t get sister of Aleya, created a video on propor- something, I can always go on and find out tions. For the Lincoln student, math has (how to solve the problem),” Emily Claus, a always been a strong suit, and creating the sixth grade student, said during class on videos came naturally. Monday. “Then all of a sudden, it makes sense.” “I thought it would be fun if other people The Mathcast has become a daily ritu- could hear me (online),” Spielman said. al for Matthew Cianfrone, a sixth grade The concept behind the Mathcasts is student who reviews the day’s lessons Melody Hanatani [email protected] “kids teaching kids,” understanding that online. LESSON LEARNED: Lincoln Middle School seventh-grader Camilla Spielman creates a new edu- some things are better understood to stu- “It’s easier and more fun than to just look cational math video for classmates as part of her teacher's Mathcast program, which uses the dents when the message is relayed by a peer. at a textbook,” Cianfrone said. Internet to help students solve problems. The Mathcasts have caught on across the nation and will They just seem to speak the same Most of the videos were made by Aleya be presented at two educational conferences this year in Las Vegas and in Boston. anguage. and Camilla Spielman or former classmate “We have a different language,” Leo Tiana Kadkhoda, who was responsible for The videos have also caught the attention this year in Las Vegas and in Boston, reach- Erickson, a seventh grader who took Marcos’ six herself. of other teachers at Lincoln Middle School, ing educators from across the country. class last year, said. “If they explained it to Creating the videos and guiding the les- some who plan to also incorporate the Marcos, who will travel to the two confer- me, I would get it a lot easier.” sons have actually helped the student pro- teaching method in their own classrooms. ences, said he one day hopes to have a video The online videos have come in handy ducers understand the material better Rose Supangan, a seventh-grade math made on every single lesson or topic and during occasions in which Erickson would- because the videos are all unscripted, testing teacher at Lincoln, showed a video on slopes have a tablet PC available for each student in n’t normally think about math. While the student’s knowledge of the subject. to her pre-Algebra class last week, receiving a his class. watching his sister’s soccer game last year, It is for this reason that the videos are so positive reaction from the students who “It encourages kids to work with each Erickson used his dad’s cell phone to watch easily understandable to other students, showed an interest in adopting the other and collaborate,” Marcos said. a lesson, enabling the student to get a head Kadkhoda said. Mathcasts. start on his homework. “When a kid explains something, it’s dif- “All of the kids were so excited to do the [email protected] “Math is easy now,” Erickson, who also ferent than a teacher,” she said. “We’re at the problems,” she said. uploads the Mathcast to his iPod, said. “It same level of intelligence and our brains The kid-driven Mathcast concept will be WHAT DO YOU THINK? makes a lot more sense.” work the same way.” presented at two educational conferences ■ Send letters to [email protected] New Downtown BID shapes up FROM DOWNTOWN BID PAGE 1 promenade would pay the most at 88 cents a square foot, while properties on having prescribed seats, but instead neighboring Second and Fourth streets adopted a philosophy when it comes to and Ocean Avenue would pay 44 cents, selection. The members said they want to while those on Fifth to Seventh streets ensure that all stakeholders are represent- would pay 22 cents. ed on the board, but realize that not A series of community meetings to dis- everyone will be able to volunteer, so set- cuss the details of the proposed BID are ting aside a certain number of seats for scheduled for March 5, with hopes of one constituency may not be practical, bringing a final draft to the council for Rawson said. discussion on March 25, said Rawson, who The working group also agreed that the admits there is still a lot of hard work new district, if approved by a majority of ahead as she and other supporters try to those who are to be assessed, would be good convince property owners in the district to for 20 years, but require a vote by the prop- pay more. erty owners after 10 years to determine if it “Typically when a district like this is should continue. The working group also proposed, it’s because the area is run discussed restructuring the business license down,” Rawson said. “This is a hard pitch tax so that hotels in other areas of the city because (property owners) can only go would pay more to help fund an ambassador up. The challenge is that people can be program since those hotels would see some content and happy with the way things are benefit. and our job is to help people focus on the Under the proposed plan, assessments future.” would be based on the property’s size and location. A property on the popular [email protected]

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LOS ANGELES Officials want downtown rail to link three light-rail lines Transportation leaders want a 1.6-mile downtown Los Angeles rail system to link the area's three light-rail lines. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposal for a Gold, Blue and Expo line is being reviewed during public meetings this week. After examining public comments, the MTA staff will make a recommendation this summer. MTA chief of countywide planning and development Diego Cardoso says funding for the regional connector hasn't been earmarked. The downtown rail link will run above or below ground, stretching from the future Gold Line extension in Little Tokyo to the Blue Line's Flower Street station. The 8.6-mile Expo Line now under construction ends at the Flower Street station. DAILY PRESS STAFF Local Visit us online at smdp.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 11 Moving closer to getting clean H2O FROM CONSENT PAGE 3 planning and debt-related services. The Public Resources Advisory Group Charnock Well Field after a leak of methyl signed a $100,000 five-year contract with tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), a chemical City Hall last summer. The agency is antici- usually added to motor gasoline, was discov- pated to assist in various ongoing financial ered from underground storage tanks and matters and as a result, city staff is recom- pipes owned by several oil companies. mending that the firm’s contract be extend- Since the wells were shut down, the ed to $250,000. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has supplied most of the local drinking water, RECYCLING BINS, TAKE TWO with about 20 percent coming from other After failing to receive the necessary five local groundwater wells owned by City Hall. votes of approval from the council, city The MWD water is blended with local well staff is bringing back a proposal to pur- water and treated through the Arcadia Water chase up to $500,000 worth of refuse and Treatment Plant before it is distributed. recycling bins. The new treatment facility and the In a 4-2 vote, the council approved the upgrade at the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant emergency purchase of 800 bins earlier this will be funded through a settlement agree- month. But under the municipal code, at ment reached with liable oil companies. least five affirmative votes are required in order for the funding item to be in effect. MANAGING DEBT It is estimated that 50 bins will be needed The council will be asked to add about this month and 250 every month from $150,000 to an existing contract with a March until May. financial advisory firm that assists various city departments and agencies with financial [email protected] Samohi boys’ soccer to play for a championship FROM PLAYOFFS PAGE 3 forced to play small, which weakened their inside game and made it difficult to spread The championship game is set to be out their offense. played either Friday or Saturday. CIF offi- Samohi senior shooting guard Daisy cials will announce the date and time of the Feder had 16-points and continued her matchup Wednesday. impressive post-season play alongside senior point guard Karlia Batilla, who scored 11- TOUGH LOSS FOR SAMOHI GIRLS’ B-BALL points and made several key baskets down The Santa Monica High School girls’ bas- the stretch to keep the game close. ketball team (24-5) couldn’t find a way to stop Los Osos’ junior center Cierra Warren SAMOHI BOYS’ SOCCER PREVIEW in its quarterfinals CIF-SS Division IV AA The Ocean League champion Samohi playoff matchup Saturday, leading to a sec- boys’ soccer team (24-0-1) looks to continue ond-straight third-round road-playoff exit its march toward a championship banner in for the Vikings. Santa Monica today against Channel Islands Samohi lost 52-49 to Los Osos of Rancho of Oxnard (18-2-1) in a CIF-SS Division IV Cucamonga (24-5), snapping the Vikings’ semifinals matchup. season-high 11-game winning streak and The Vikings are coming off a 7-0 stomp- ending their hopes for a CIF championship. ing against Bloomington last Thursday in “We weren’t ready for it to end yet,” said the quarterfinals. Samohi head coach Marty Verdugo. “But we “We’re definitely going to carry that had some great memories. As one player momentum [into the game today],” Samohi said, ‘We felt like we got on the basketball head soccer coach Frank Gatell said. “I’ve map this year.’” never seen anything quite like that before, Samohi was the Ocean League champion, especially in a quarterfinals match.” compiling a 9-1 record in league play, setting The Vikings played nearly flawless soccer up the makings for a strong playoff run. The during the last 20-minutes of the first half. Vikings won easily against their first two The team built a 5-0 by half time. playoff opponents — Redlands East Valley The Raiders, however, are looking to and Blair of Pasadena. — but were over- prove their 2-1 victory over Del Rey League matched by the 6’4 Warren in Saturday’s champion Cathedral in the quarterfinals was contest. no fluke. Junior midfielder Jesus Landeros is “She was everything we heard she an offensive weapon Samohi will need to would be, and better,” Verdugo said. “We contain. double and tripple-teamed her… She “They depend heavily on Landeros,” used her strength to dominate on the Gatell said. “He is very dangerous. We’re not offensive end.” going to play scared of him, but we’ll be cog- Warren scored 27 of the Grizzlies 52- nitive of his abilities because they play most points, and she didn’t relax on the other end of their game through him.” of the court either. The game is set to start at 3 p.m. “She had a double-double in blocks and rebounds, which made it really difficult for [email protected] us to drive,”Verdugo said. Playing without standout senior center WHAT DO YOU THINK? Katy Keating due to injury, the Vikings were ■ Send letters to [email protected] National 12 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 A newspaper with issues Fishing town still hurting

Most devastating to Cordova residents, the once-lucrative Supreme Court to decide if Exxon should pay for Valdez spill Pacific herring fishery has not returned in significant num- bers since 1993, a failure precipitated by the spill, according BY RACHEL D’ORO I Associated Press Writer The mayor at the time of the spill later killed himself, to a recent report by science center researchers. Exxon main- leaving a long suicide note that mentioned Exxon. tains there is no link between the spill and the virus that CORDOVA, Alaska For many in this coastal town, the 1989 Mike Webber, a 47-year-old Native Alaskan artist and reduced the number of herring. Exxon Valdez disaster was an event so crushing that hard- fisherman from Cordova, said his marriage did not survive The herring catch used to kick-start the entire town after bitten fishermen still get teary-eyed recalling ruined liveli- the strain; he and his wife divorced two years after the spill. the quieter winter months. Herring meant a quick bounty hoods, broken marriages and suicides. With the fishing industry in shreds, he also began drinking for fishermen and ready cash for boat insurance, equipment But mostly, people in Cordova talk about the discourag- heavily, finally checking himself into rehab in 1998. repairs and new gear. For many, it represented a half year’s ing wait for legal retribution for the worst oil spill in U.S. He said that he has been sober ever since, but that others earnings. Herring also brought auxiliary ships, processor history. kept drinking and abusing drugs and sank into severe vessels, and plane crews for spotting the fish. It’s been almost 19 years since the tanker Exxon Valdez depression and, in some cases, suicide. “A whole lifestyle has gone,” said restaurant owner Libbie ran aground at Alaska’s Bligh Reef, spurting 11 million gal- Webber carved a “shame pole” last year to commemorate Graham. “Life was great. I mean, you worked hard but you lons of crude into the rich fishing waters of Prince William the spill and will be in Washington this week with the 7-foot were rewarded for it.” Sound. In 1994, an Anchorage jury awarded victims $5 bil- carved piece of cedar, which depicts former longtime Exxon lion in punitive damages. That amount has since been cut in chief executive Lee Raymond with dollar-sign eyes and a half by other courts on appeals by Exxon Mobil Corp. Pinocchio-like nose. An oil slick pours from Raymond’s I REALLY WONDER, WHAT Now the town of 2,200 looks anxiously to the U.S. mouth along with the words uttered by a top Exxon official Supreme Court, which will hear arguments Wednesday from soon after the spill: “We will make you whole.” DO YOU DO IF YOU DON’T Exxon on why the company should not have to pay punitive “Well, they didn’t,”Webber said, his voice breaking.“They damages at all. just put a hole in us is what they did, right in our hearts and GET A JUST DECISION OUT OF THE Scores of Cordova residents are among almost 33,000 it hurts. And they took part of our soul.” plaintiffs — including commercial fishermen, Alaska According to plaintiffs, Exxon knew Hazelwood had SUPREME COURT. I MEAN, THERE’S Natives, landowners, businesses and local governments — begun drinking again after seeking treatment, but the com- who could see the $2.5 billion judgment taken away by the pany still put him at the helm of the nearly 1,000-foot ship. NO OTHER COURT TO TAKE IT TO. high court. At issue is whether Exxon should have to pay any dam- “With this legal system the way it has been protracted out, ages under the federal Clean Water Act and centuries-old WHAT DO YOU GOT LEFT, REALLY? people can’t put it behind them,” said Cordova Mayor Tim laws governing shipping. Joyce. “The final recompense has never been made.” Exxon maintains that punitive damages would be exces- ANARCHY?” Steve Smith, a 69-year-old Cordova fisherman, worries sive punishment beside the $3.5 billion in cleanup costs, that big business will prevail. compensatory payments and fines it already has paid. As for Steve Smith, Cordova fisherman “I really wonder, what do you do if you don’t get a just the environmental effects of the spill, the claim about severe, decision out of the Supreme Court,” he said on his boat continuing damage to the sound “is simply untrue,” accord- The year before the spill, Cordova received $1.2 million Prince William. “I mean, there’s no other court to take it to. ing to the Texas company, which earlier this month posted — or 2 percent of the value of fish caught — through the What do you got left, really? Anarchy?” the largest annual profit by a U.S. company — $40.6 billion. state’s raw fish tax, according to Joyce, the mayor. Post-spill, The spill soiled 1,200 miles of shoreline and killed hun- “The environment in Prince William Sound is healthy, the town’s annual cut has averaged around $500,000, reflect- dreds of thousands of birds and other marine animals, robust and thriving,” Exxon spokesman Tony Cudmore said ing the loss of the herring and the falling price of salmon. inflicting environmental injuries that have not fully recov- in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “That’s the conclusion “When our budget is just $6 million, that’s a big hit for ered, according to numerous scientific studies. Exxon con- of many scientists who have done extensive studies of the us,” Joyce said. tends it should not be liable for the actions of the Exxon Prince William Sound ecosystem.” Steve Picou, a sociologist with the University of South Valdez skipper, Joseph Hazelwood, when the supertanker To the casual observer, the sound’s stunning beauty has Alabama who has been researching the effects of the spill on ran aground on March 24, 1989, with 53 millions gallons of been restored, its many islands, fjords and glaciers a photog- Cordova residents, said that initially, reports of stress and oil in its hold. rapher’s dream. But residents in Cordova and other commu- depression were directly linked to the loss of jobs for fishermen Prosecutors said Hazelwood was drunk, but he denied it nities say the region is still a long way from healing. It took and the damage to the environment so crucial to Alaska Natives and was acquitted of the charge in criminal court. years for salmon to rebound, and sea otters and Harlequin who hunt and fish for their food. Later, he said, the stress Cordova itself, 45 miles from Bligh Reef, was not directly ducks are still below pre-spill numbers. increased because of the drawn-out court battle with Exxon. touched by the slick. But residents say the spill was a crip- An estimated 85 tons of crude linger, according to a federal “I find it not only ironic but tragic that the very process pling blow for a town so dependent on commercial fishing, study released last year. Jars of oil-stained sand and rocks still that is supposed to resolve the social impacts of the Exxon particularly for herring, whose numbers plummeted several being dug up in the spill area can be examined at the Prince Valdez spill — that is, litigation — has, over time, become a years after the spill and have yet to return. 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WHY NOT PICK AN EARTH-FRIENDLY ONE?” and pet jerseys knit from unbleached “I buy green because I care about the merino wool. environment,” she said “but I also love to do Bronna Bodenstein, Earthdoggy.com Bodenstein has fewer reservations. good things for my dog.” With no kids and only her beloved Moe to Fueled by increasing popularity of envi- “A green product helps the planet no Last spring’s massive pet food recall after dote on, she happily buys most of the ronmentally friendly products of all kinds, matter what it is,” Bodenstein said. “If you’re tainted food from China was linked to dog products she sells, from all-natural dog- the sustainable pet product industry is going to buy a collar or a dog bed anyway, and cat deaths was “a wake-up call” for gie spa products to aromatherapy expected to grow to nearly $1 billion in sales why not pick an earth-friendly one?” Stacey Toibin, 38, whose household in deodorizer sprays — eco-friendly treats by 2009, according to Packaged Facts, a con- But the industry isn’t all lavender and Chicago includes three cats and a dog. she acknowledges are just as much for her sumer research company in Rockville, Md. mint dog shampoo and stylish leashes made Toibin already bought natural food for her as for her dog. Many pet stores are adding special eco- of hemp. In addition to environmental ben- pets, but suddenly her laundry basket of “I don’t think Moe knows or cares about friendly sections to their aisles, and online efits, green pet accessories tend to be much plastic chew toys for Thunder, her Boxer, most of this stuff,”she said.“But Moe likes to sales are booming. safer for dogs and cats, said Donn Griffith, seemed suspect. roll in poop so I don’t really trust his taste in Now in its third year of operation, president of the American Holistic “I was horrified,” she said. “The message products, if you know what I mean.” Earthdoggy.com is one of at least a dozen Veterinary Medical Association. The pet is even if you think you’re buying a high-end online retailers specializing in environ- industry has little or no regulation, he said, brand of food or a fancy toy, unless it says WHAT DO YOU THINK? mentally friendly pet products. The store so that cheap rubber bone you bought for ‘natural’ you really can’t trust it.” ■ Send letters to [email protected] Sports 14 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 A newspaper with issues NASCAR Edwards takes the checkered flag BY MIKE HARRIS green flag waved for the start of lap 225 and Associated Press Writer set out after the leaders, passing Gordon for second on lap 233 and moving alongside Carl Edwards won the rain-delayed Auto Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet on lap 236. Club 500 on Monday, charging past They stayed side-by-side for almost two NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie laps before Edwards nosed ahead and then Johnson with 13 laps remaining. Johnson, began to pull away. winner of the past two Cup titles, came out “Carl Edwards was in another league. SURF CONDITIONS WATER TEMP: 56° of the final pit stop in the lead with 26 laps We’ve got some work to do to catch those SWELL FORECAST ( 10-15 FT ) left. But Edwards surged from third to cap- guys,” said Gordon, whose engine blew sec- Today’s swell should back off with size a couple ture the eighth victory of his career. onds before the last of 12 caution flags in the feet overhead at west facing breaks for the AM, Edwards showed good form on his tradi- race froze the field and assured his third- chest to at times head high for south facing tional victory backflip in front of the main place finish. breaks able to work the wrap. High pressure should move in Tuesday for some mild weather. grandstand after taking the checkered flag in Gordon, a four-time Cup champion, Winds should start off offshore, but could be a a race that ended under caution when Dale and teammate Johnson, who finished 1-2 little breezy from LA north (12 mph or so from Jarrett spun on the final lap. in points last year, got off to a tough start the ENE at wind-prone spots). Tide isn't looking like much of an issue. Edwards had it all but wrapped up at that last week at Daytona. They finished 39th point, driving his Roush Fenway Racing No. and 27th. 99 Ford to a lead of more than four seconds “It’s a good rebound from Daytona and LONG RANGE SYANOPSIS over Johnson. It was his first victory at we’ll roll on,” said Johnson, who won 10 TRACKING SOUTHERN HEMI AND NW SWELLS FOR THE 2ND... Fontana but his seventh top-10 finish in races last season.“I was too loose off the cor- TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA eight starts at Auto Club Speedway, formerly ners to do anything with Carl.” known as California Speedway. Johnson said the new car performed well “Well, it looked like Jimmie was the guy on the two-mile oval at the track formerly to beat at the end,” Edwards said. “It was fun known as California Speedway. racing with him. I want to thank Bob “Maybe another practice session would (Osborne, the crew chief) and all my team- have helped,” Johnson added, referring to all mates for working so hard this winter.” the track time lost to rain Friday and Jeff Gordon, who dominated Sunday’s Saturday. “I think it would have helped the racing, was third. He was followed by Kyle whole field.” Busch and Roush’s Matt Kenseth, who had About 25,000 fans, far short of the won the two previous February races at this approximate 120,000 capacity, showed up track. Another Roush driver, Greg Biffle, Monday, with the sun peeking out from high won this event in 2005. clouds and temperatures moving into the The Roush Fenway team got off to a slow high 60s. start with NASCAR’s new Car of Tomorrow The drivers spent most of Sunday waiting that was introduced with a 16-race schedule through rain, track drying and attempts to in 2007. It was Johnson, Gordon and their stop water seeping through seams of the Hendrick Motorsports teammates that track. The race finally began about 2 1/2 dominated the CoT race last year. hours late, followed by a rain delay of just But, with the new car running the full more than an hour and then a five-hour wait schedule this season, it appears Roush after a downpour. NASCAR and track offi- Fenway has figured it out. cials finally gave up after 11 p.m. and post- Edwards went into the final round of pit poned the conclusion until Monday. stops under caution on lap 221 while lead- Accidents during Sunday’s 87 laps ing. He came out behind Johnson, Gordon involved Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears, and Roush Fenway teammate Jamie Sam Hornish Jr., Reed Sorenson and Denny McMurray. Hamlin. Only Mears and Hornish were He quickly passed McMurray after the unable to get back into the action.

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