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TITTINGER it to the streets this summer, gauging ly installed the new Hymnal Plus, a Daily Press Staff Writer residents’ feelings about their pro- karaoke machine to help congrega- posed overhaul of the aging, indoor tions recite verses and sing hymns CITY HALL — Yes, Virginia, the shopping center. (including risky tunes, such as a disco version of “Amazing Grace"). city has a new planning director. Macerich Co. representatives on ■ A violent video game based on the More than a year after their direc- Thursday unveiled their latest con- evangelical “Left Behind” novels, “Left tor of planning and community ceptual plans for the mall to the Pico Behind: Eternal Forces,” was intro- duced at the Electronic Entertainment development stepped down, city Neighborhood Association (PNA) Expo in Los Angeles in May, and fea- officials announced on Friday that — the fourth meeting of more than tures the Tribulation Force bloodily bat- they have hired a replacement in a dozen planned presentations in tling the army of the Antichrist. Reviews have been severely mixed Eileen Fogarty, who is due to leave a front of community groups through (either a positive step to spiritualize comparable post in Alexandria, Va., September. After gathering feedback the video games culture, or grotesque in mid-September and take over in and tweaking the project, if neces- violence seemingly sanctioned under the cover of the Bible). Santa Monica. sary, Macerich Co. will then take its The vacancy, created when proposal to city officials, who have QUOTE OF THE DAY Suzanne Frick resigned in March not seen the latest incarnation. “He who tells the truth 2005 to accept a similar position in The approach is in stark contrast must have one foot in the stirrup.” Long Beach, has been a sore spot to last time around, when Macerich ARMENIAN PROVERB among many city officials eager to Co. in late 2004 proposed plans to move forward with the city’s general demolish the mall and replace it INDEX plan — setting guidelines for con- with a 10-acre mixed-use complex, Horoscopes trolling city development over the including three 21-story high-rise Wind down slowly, Scorpio 2 decades to come. As a result, City towers for offices and condomini- Manager Lamont Ewell made hiring ums. The plan was strongly opposed Surf Report a planning director his top person- by residents, who said the buildings Water temperature: 68° 3 nel priority when he took over his Rendering courtesy of Macerich Co. would not only be out of step with Opinion post in January. BODIES SHOP: (Top) The bottom level of what a newly redesigned Santa Monica Santa Monica’s small-town atmos- A good day for salutations 4 For Fogarty, the Santa Monica Place mall might look like, as conceptually designed by its owner, The Macerich phere, but would also have created position represents a return to Co. (Bottom) A conceptual design of a new entrance to Santa Monica Place as it State California, after having served as might appear from the Third Street Promenade. See SM PLACE, page 10 Artifacts on ice 5 planning director in Santa Cruz National from September 1996 until accept- Wink, Wink, nudge, nudge 7 ing the Alexandria position in November 2000. With the Santa People in the News Jackson told to give $1 million more Monica post marking her third plan- Unchained melody for Mr. T 15 ning position in 10 years, Fogarty BY MICHAEL J. TITTINGER at the center of a contentious lawsuit suit brought against the entertainer. MOVIETIMES insisted on Friday that she comes to Daily Press Staff Writer brought against the entertainer by a Schaffel — who originally sought Scanning for ‘Scanner’? 15 the city with intent of remaining for former associate — about $1 million. $3.8 million as reimbursement for a Comics the long haul. SM COURTHOUSE — A Santa Following two days of delibera- series of cash advances, royalties Strips tease 16 “Every place that I’ve been, I’ve Monica jury had a resounding tions, a Santa Monica jury com- from the record and TV deals, and stayed for quite a while,” said answer for the question posed in prised of six men and six women on other miscellaneous services — had Classifieds Michael Jackson’s charity record Friday awarded F. Marc Schaffel Ad space odyssey 17-19 See FOGARTY, page 8 “What More Can I Give?”,which was $900,000 in his breach of contract See JACKSON TRIAL, page 12

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A local grocery store is ready to hand out some cash in order to build a stronger community. In support of their mission and guided by the concept of environmental sustainabil- ity and social responsibility, Co-opportunity is donating grants from $500 to $2,000. Co- opportunity, a member-owned natural food grocer providing a community resource for healthy living, has been serving up natural and organic foods in the westside for more than 32 years. The grants are part of Co-opportunity’s efforts to support conserving natural resources, safeguarding human health and the environment, promoting the local economy, and improving the quality of life for its employees, members, and the community at large, store representatives said. Applications for community grants are now being accepted. Applications can be picked up at the Co-opportunity customer service desk at 1525 Broadway in Santa Monica. Applications also can be requested via e-mail or fax by call- ing (310) 451-1025 or e-mail [email protected]. SURF CONDITIONS WATER TEMP: 68° Applications are due July 31 by 4 p.m. Applications will be reviewed and grant winners will be selected by member and owners of Co-opportunity. SWELL FORECAST ( 4-6 FT ) To make sure that grants go to support organizations in need, target the community THIS WEEKEND SIZE INCREASES AROUND SOUTH FACING and share the same values and ethics as Co-opportunity, we a few guidelines have been BREAKS. THE SOUTHERN HEMI SWELL INCREASES TO MORE established. Those receiving grants will be notified by Sept. 15. CONSISTENT CHEST HIGH SET WAVES FROM 220 DEGREES, AND For more information, visit www.coopportunity.com or e-mail marketing@cooppor- SWELL FROM HURRICANE BUD IS EXPECTED FROM 175-180. THE WAVE HEIGHTSFROM BUD ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOUT tunity.com. CHEST TO SHOULDER HIGH FOR MOST ALL SOUTH FACING BREAKS; HOWEVER, STANDOUTS (MOSTLY FROM LA SOUTH) Bound together: Citywide Reads in search of subject COULD PULL IN SOME HEAD HIGH SET WAVES AT TIMES. By Daily Press staff LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS Read any good books lately? SW DUE FRIDAY INTO WEEKEND WITH INCREASING NW... The Santa Monica Citywide Reads Advisory Committee is inviting community input for the 2007 book selection. TIDE FORECAST FOR SANTA MONICA The mission of Citywide Reads is to encourage a culture of reading and to promote book-centered dialogue in Santa Monica. Book selection criteria include fiction; amenable to good group discussion; broad appeal; challenging but not exclusive and available in a variety of formats, such as paperback and audio book. In 2003, book selected was “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress,” by Dai Sijie; in 2004, “The Berlin Stories,” by Christopher Isherwood; and in 2005, Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner.” The recent 2006 Citywide Reads selection was “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer. For more information or to make a suggestion for Citywide Reads 2007, contact the Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 458-8600. On-line suggestion forms are available at www.smpl.org/cwr . Suggestions will be accepted until Aug. 14. Getting better all the time By Daily Press staff PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY

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BEING A GOOD SPORT TAKES ALL SORTS for salutations in Paris This past week, Q-line asked: “What outdoor activities, sports or other, will you be partaking in this summer? ed. If the woman does return my greeting Where is the best place in the city to play?” and smile, she often quickens her pace as she Here are your responses: MODERN walks away from me. That’s to make sure TIMES that I get the message that ours is just a ✆ “The recreation I would take part in this item up, down or diagonal says ‘bum bingo, I BY LLOYD GARVER “good morning” relationship, and it’s not summer is people-watching. There are some win.’ Then we start over again. Being Santa going to go any further. gorgeous looking specimens all over the Monica, there’ll probably be a lot of winners.” When coming across another guy, I can’t place. Get on your jogging shorts, get on My recent trip to Europe is still fresh in just smile at him. He almost definitely won’t your walking britches like I do and just walk, ✆ “Well, I’m heading to Virginia Park this sum- my mind. I particularly remember all of the smile back. If I say “good morning,” he just run. Mesa Drive is a gorgeous tree-shad- mer. The rate of the gunshot wounds is cer- friendly “bonjours” (“good day” or “good might respond. Nodding at each other ed walk for serenity. The beach and the bike tainly the best there. And we have the police morning”) I would receive every day in silently is a compromise position that seems path are fantastic for people watching and to and park staff hanging around to watch the Paris. You don’t get all those “good morn- generally acceptable among guys. A silent be kept alert and on your toes — if you don’t festivities as well.” ings” here in America. nod might be very manly, but it seems get killed by our speeding bicyclists. The Let’s say you’re in Paris and you go to the awfully serious for the morning. sand in your toes and on your body is an ✆ “In regards to the question, probably the neighborhood bakery for your breakfast If a woman is walking with a guy and unexplainable experience at the beach. And beach is the best place in Santa Monica, bread and croissants. If there’s a line there, they’re heading towards me, I have to use a just laying in your bed and enjoying the where everyone goes. Kids making sand cas- the person you get behind will wish you a completely different approach. No matter breezes is not recreation but it sure is fun. tles, playing in the sand where they can fall “bonjour,”and expect a “bonjour” from you. how tempted I am to smile at her, instead, I Just chill out, we have the best city for that.” and not get hurt. It’s probably the funnest You’ll also get a “bonjour” from the salesper- look at the guy. Then I say “good morning” place to be, play football, whatever. “ son and another one from the cashier. And to him. Usually, he’ll “good morning” me ✆ “As usual, I will be riding my bicycle along the anyone who works there is likely to say, back, and only after he’s done so, will she feel Santa Monica bike path weaving between ✆ “I enjoy going to have good, clean fun and “bonjour” to you as you leave. When you it’s OK to say “good morning” to me. So, I pedestrians, skateboarders and rollerbladers. good exercise with family and making friends walk down the street with your baked goods, might eventually get a pleasant greeting My favorite route is between the Marina del Rey at the beach, playing volleyball for fun, for all complete strangers will say, “bonjour” to from the woman, but I’ll have to go through boat harbor inlet to the south and near Sunset ages. And this is a plus, after 6 p.m., parking you, and you’ll return the greeting. What a the charade of “I’m really just saying hello to Boulevard to the north. An added advantage to is free, yes free, for us to enjoy. We are cheery way to start the day: Before eating the guy you’re with” first. this beach-front bike riding activity is the fresh blessed for our city of Santa Monica.” breakfast or arriving at work, dozens of peo- Doesn’t it seem crazy to need to go ocean breeze that flows on to the shore from the ple have wished the typical Parisian a good through all these gyrations and strategies west to the east. I find this fresh air chock full of ✆ “As far as spectator sports go, my interest morning. just to say “good morning?” So why do so oxygen very invigorating. Bicycling is a great ended with the winning of the Stanley Cup.So Since I’ve been back home, I’ve kept up many people not believe that “good morn- way to combine exercise with fun.” I’m in hiatus until the fall. The only summer the practice of walking a lot. Sometimes I ing” just means “good morning?” sports I enjoy are swimming, walking and hik- walk around the neighborhood, sometimes I guess it’s because of the somewhat justi- ✆ “I’ll be sitting on the Santa Monica ing. And I wouldn’t do any of these in Santa I’m on the bike path at the beach. I’ve tried fied paranoid times we live in. Adults don’t Promenade with my buddy bird watching. We’ll Monica. Too dirty, crowded, noisy, trafficky.” giving other walkers smiles and greetings only teach children not to talk to strangers, be looking for the rare Spandex cameltoe.” just as I did in France. The results haven’t but now we apparently teach that admoni- ✆ “I like to play volleyball down at the beach been all that good. Some people look right at tion to ourselves too. Nobody wants to be ✆ “The outdoor activity is called bum bingo. It but the noise from the constant over-flight of me but say nothing. Then there are those accosted by some wacko and since you can works just like regular bingo in that several helicopters is so bad now that you can’t even who look at the ground, pretending they never be sure who’s a safe person, many peo- people get together in a group and go through- hear the person next to you talking. I know haven’t heard me. But what’s really disturb- ple don’t take the chance of talking to any- out Santa Monica. Instead of numbers, each how the people who near live the airport feel. ing is that many people seem to think that body they don’t know. I completely under- card is different and it has things like raving It’s the same at the beach and the police hel- my wishing them a “good morning” means stand that. But I still feel it’s sad that we’ve lunatics, stoned, smelly, number of shopping icopter is the worst with its low-flying and I’m either crazy, dangerous, or intruding on gotten to this point. carts, things like that. Whoever sees some- siren going off every time they see some girl “their space.” I remember how all those strangers in thing that matches something on their card, in a bikini. Other than that, I would probably In the old movies, people wished each Paris greeting me each morning put a smile they mark it off and the first one to get line go swimming.” other “good morning” or “hello” whenever on my face. And maybe my greeting them they saw each other walking. Men even made them a little happier too. If you’re not tipped their hats to women. I know most comfortable smiling back at every stranger LETTERS TO THE EDITOR men don’t wear hats anymore, but until I who smiles at you, don’t. But maybe you saw the contrast between France and here I could try it every once in a while. The French hadn’t realized that “good morning” had know what they’re doing when it comes to Learning lessons from U.S. foibles gone out of style, too. things like bread and cheese. Maybe they Editor: I still try anyway, and I’ve become aware know what they’re doing when it comes to I can’t blame the Mexican voters for amassing in great numbers to support a vote of a weird, but definite good morning eti- “good morning,” as well. recount for their leftist presidential candidate Andres Manual Lopez Obradors’ election quette. If I say, “good morning” to a woman bid on allegations of fraud. who’s alone and walking towards me, there’s (Lloyd Garver has written for many television Mexicans have seen what has befallen their northern neighbors when a conservative a good chance she won’t respond. I get the shows, ranging from “Sesame Street” to “Family candidate steals an election (or two) and the voters don’t fight for the winner to prevail. impression that many women think that if Ties” to “Frasier.” He also has read many books, they smile and return the greeting of a man, some of them in hardcover. He writes the “Modern Flo Ginsburg they might be inadvertently encouraging Times” column for CBSnews.com’s opinion page and Santa Monica him to pursue the relationship beyond the a weekly column for SportsLine.com. He can be “good morning” stage to something unwant- reached at [email protected].) You make the call. We’ll print the answers. Sound off every week on our Q-Line™. See page 3 for more info.

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GETTING THERE “It’s just a story that has thousands of The exhibit is located in downtown San Francisco human stories inside of it,” said John Zaller, at the intersection of Fourth and Mission streets. designer of “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” which recently sailed into San — although there were more than required Francisco. at the time — and the evacuation into the Six years shy of its centennial, it would boats that were available was riddled with seem that everything has already been said confusion. about the April 15, 1912, sinking of the The exhibition was created by RMS “practically unsinkable” Titanic. But while Titanic Inc., a company formed under a other disasters have faded quietly into the 1994 federal court ruling to explore and sal- pages of history, Titanic lives on. vage the wreck of the Titanic. Although “Every element of what it means to be these particular items aren’t scheduled to human is encapsulated in that vessel after appear in any other cities, the company has the iceberg hits,” said Zaller. “Every human other shows with different Titanic artifacts emotion is evoked in the decision of whether currently on display in Long Beach, Calif., you get in the lifeboat or whether you stay Miami, Las Vegas and Des Moines, Iowa. behind — how you say your goodbyes and The centerpiece of the exhibition is a 15- how you meet your end.” ton, 13-foot-by-30-foot section of the The show, which runs here through Titanic’s hull, a few shards of glass still left in September, highlights the human element, its portholes. handing out replica boarding passes at the The exhibit ends with a list of the dead entrance that carry a short biographical and the survivors, giving visitors a chance to sketch of an actual passenger. see how the passenger on their ticket fared. The tour begins with the somber room Comments in the visitors book were displaying personal belongings recovered mostly glowing —"Awesome!” and “Enjoyed from the ship. Around a corner, the mood is it sadly.” — although some took issue with brighter as period music plays and posters, the concept. “Amazing, but these things written descriptions and a replica deck of ought to have been left at the bottom of the authentically squeaky planks highlight the sea.” planning and construction of the ship. The question of whether mining the A reproduction of the grand staircase, Titanic for artifacts is a form of grave-rob- similar to one that figured in the 1997 James bing or preserving history has stirred debate Cameron movie, highlights the glamour of for some years. Zaller says RMS Titanic Inc. the ship. Re-creations of first- and third-class takes only from the debris field, not from cabins give a sense of the social divisions of inside the ship, and notes the items will bear the time. Millionaire John Jacob Astor per- testament to Titanic long after the deterio- ished as did millionaire playboy Benjamin rating wreck is gone. Guggenheim, who is famously said to have “These artifacts tell the story of their own declared, “We’ve dressed in our best, and are era, then they tell the story of a passenger or prepared to go down like gentlemen.” a group of passengers who may not have There were heroes; boiler room workers survived and then they also tell the story of and others stayed at their posts. 80-plus years on the bottom of the ocean,” And there were fatal errors. There weren’t he said. “They become these powerful sym- enough lifeboats for the 2,000 people aboard bols of a whole century.” State 6 WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 15-16, 2006 A newspaper with issues Tiny thrift store proves size isn’t everything BY SUE MANNING spent 24 years in the Army before retiring to Associated Press Writer the island, where he lives on a boat and volunteers six days a week at the shop. AVALON, Calif. — It’s one of the country’s The shop is located in the heart of this smallest thrift stores. It’s hard to find, hard square-mile city, which boasts approximate- to fault and hard to forget. ly 1,065 hotel rooms and, according to the The Unloved Gifts Shop measures about late but legendary movie director Cecil B. De 10 feet by 20 feet and is tucked away in the Mille, “is the only place where I can get away Atwater Arcade in this Catalina Island town, to work amid real inspiration.” just down the hall from the post office and The first week of July was a red letter next to a bank of working antique oak tele- week, Hosking said. “We made more each phone booths. day than we ever made before on a similar To make room for customers, the volun- day,” she said. teers move out two racks of clothes and a The store makes between $40,000 and book bin during business hours — two $60,000 a year, Greene said. The amount hours most days, four on Tuesdays and varies based on the number of volunteers Wednesdays when the big cruise ships come available to staff the store, he said. Hosking in. said they could use five, 10 or 20 more vol- The shop is run by the Catalina Island unteers. Medical Center auxiliary and its bylaws “We had a child who burned her arm. She require that all money raised be used for needed a whirlpool. We bought a mobile X- patient care. The tiny shop has collected ray machine. We bought a golf cart for the more than $1 million for the hospital since hospital to help transport patients around,” 1962, said William Greene, Catalina Island Shawver said. Medical Center’s CEO. On this island of about 3,500 residents, The hospital isn’t much bigger than the there is a 15-year waiting list for an auto per- thrift store — in fact, it’s California’s small- mit because only 800 cars are allowed, said est with 12 beds. For now, there’s only one Dudley Morand, 53, an administrative assis- doctor and no surgeries, but “we do the tant for the city of Avalon. So golf carts are a ELECTION NEWS FOR basics,” Greene said. must. The late Dorothy Abbott set up shop in The auxiliary helped upgrade the hospi- SANTA MONICA RESIDENTS! the arcade hallway with nothing but a card tal’s emergency room. It has helped pay for table. Because residents had so much trouble transportation to the mainland for many, NOVEMBER 7, 2006, MUNICIPAL ELECTION exchanging gifts bought on the mainland many patients, Shawver said. There has been but given on the island, Abbott urged them new overhead lighting, EKG machines and a SANTA MONICA ELECTION INFORMATION: to donate the presents so she could resell patient lift, Greene added. them. Volunteers and customers know how That’s how the shop got its name, said important the hospital is. Over the years, Offices to be voted upon: Jean Devirian, who retired to the 76-square money problems have put it on the brink of mile island 22 miles from Los Angeles closing, and it’s had difficulty getting doc- City Council Three Seats Harbor about 30 years ago and was presi- tors, nurses and staff. So in 2000, 76 percent dent of the auxiliary for much of that time. of the island’s voters passed a sales tax Rent Control Board Three Seats The island’s citizen of the year three times, increase to ensure it would stay open. Board of Education Four Seats Devirian turned 86 in June and in the last There is no mail delivery in Catalina, so all year has had to hand the job and the shop residents pick up their mail at the post office College Board of Trustees Four Seats over to Judy Hosking. and many of them make a stop at the nearby “We don’t keep anything more than a shop a regular part of coming or going. Eligibility Requirements: week. If we can’t sell it, we send it to another The most expensive item in the shop now Candidate must be a registered voter in the jurisdiction at the time charity (on the mainland),” the new auxil- is a post-World War II, windup metal cow in nomination papers are issued to him/her. All vacancies are for four- iary president said. a box that says “Made in U.S. Zone- Many items — snorkels, masks, life vests, Germany.” It has a $400 price tag on it. year terms. shells, leis, hula skirts — sell the same day Most buyers have much simpler needs they are donated, Hosking said. The average though. Filing Period: July 17, 2006 to August 11, 2006. Nomination donation lasts about 20 hours in the shop, Every day, somebody comes to the island she said. and forgets a towel or a sweat shirt. “One papers will be issued by the City Clerk starting on July 17, 2006, and The store doesn’t take computers or elec- lady came in and said they were having a throughout the nomination period. In order to qualify, a candidate tronics that don’t work, Hosking said, barbecue and they had no knives,” Hosking must obtain at least 100 valid signatures, from voters registered in because the auxiliary can’t afford the dump said. fees. And every day, a resident comes in for a the jurisdiction, on his/her petition. Candidate Workshops will be About 60 percent of the shop’s customers book or movie. “You only have to pay $2 for held on July 17, 2006, at 8:30 a.m., and 5:30 p.m., at the Ken are islanders and 40 percent are tourists, a CD here,” said Shawver. “Why would you Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica. Candidates not explained volunteer Steven Shawver, who pay $20 in town?” able to attend the workshops will be issued nomination papers throughout the filing period at the City Clerk’s Office upon request. There is no filing fee.

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Instead, the committee considers ties of Martindale’s stature have a star and only the formal documents required for TELL SANTA MONICA WHAT YOU THINK! actor Brian Keith does not. each application, she said. Walker is a founder of S.T.A.R. for Brian, a Keith was born in 1921 in Bayonne, N.J, group of fans trying to get a star for the late the son of vaudevillians Robert Keith and WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR star of “Family Affair,”“The Parent Trap,”and Helena Shipman, a native of Aberdeen, many other film and television productions. Wash. He appeared at age 3 in a silent film EMAIL TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (310) 576-9913 “Everybody knows Uncle Bill!” an ani- called “Pied Piper Malone.” mated Walker said, referring to Keith’s most He spent two years in combat as a tail Visit us online at smdp.com famous role, in the TV show “Family Affair.” gunner in the Pacific. He was honorably dis- Walker is not some obsessed fan out charged in 1945 and settled in New York as a of a Stephen King novel. She’s not con- stage actor. sumed by Brian Keith. But, like many of Keith appeared in many Broadway pro- her contemporaries, she fell for him ductions, and in numerous shows in the during his performance as the father in early years of television. He was a regular in “The Parent Trap” with Hayley Mills. nine television series. “I was 11 in 1961,” she said by way of He also had a lengthy movie career. His explanation. most memorable movie roles included The group was launched in May, after a Teddy Roosevelt in “The Wind and the Lion” fan went looking for Keith’s star and was and Mitch Evers in “The Parent Trap.” He stunned to learn he did not have one. The continued working as a guest star on televi- fan posted the news on an Internet discussion shows up until his death. sion group. Walker, along with Amy Morgan, Despondent over health problems and of Norman, Okla.; L.M. Lewis of Chicago personal and financial losses, Keith commit- and Cheri deFonteny of Los Angeles, were ted suicide in 1997. moved to action. For “Family Affair,”which ran from 1966- “We all at the same time said, ‘This is 71, he was nominated for three Emmys for wrong!"’ said Walker, who lives in this small his role as a bachelor engineer suddenly town 60 miles west of Spokane.“Let’s fix this.” forced to raise his brother’s three orphaned S.T.A.R. — which stands for Society to children, Cissy, Buffy and Jody. Sebastian Advance Recognition for Brian Keith — Cabot also starred as Mr. French, his valet. made a late effort to get Keith a star this year. “Family Affair” has not been shown But the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, much in recent years, but a DVD of the first which operates the walk, declined to vote season was released on June 27, with the sec- Keith a star. The nomination will be consid- ond season due in November. ered again in 2007. Kathy Garver, who played Cissy, and Getting a star is not exactly like winning Johnny Whitaker, who played Jody, are the the Nobel Prize. A person can be nominated only surviving members of the cast, and by colleagues in the entertainment industry, both support a star for Keith. family or fans. Keith’s widow, actress “Brian Keith is a perfect candidate to have Victoria Young Keith, is honorary chair of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” S.T.A.R. for Brian. Garver said in an e-mail to The Associated The Walk of Fame committee reviews Press. “He was truly an actor’s actor and more than 200 applications a year. The crite- beloved by millions. He was certainly ria for selection include longevity of career, respected and loved by me!” community service and professional So how does this guy not have a star, achievements. when 2,314 other performers do? Walker said there is no question that “That’s the reaction of everybody!” Keith qualifies on all three. Walker said. He began acting as a child in silent Chuck Connors has a star. So does Kermit movies, served in the Marines in the Pacific the Frog, Farrah Fawcett and David in World War II and did quality work until Hasselhoff, Walker said. his death in 1997, she said. “People today are not stars, they are Each year, a committee of the Hollywood celebrities,” Walker complained. “This guy Chamber of Commerce votes on the nomi- was a movie and TV star. He was good at nees, admitting a couple dozen or so. The what he did.” star itself costs $15,000, which must be paid She realizes people may think her cam- by the star or supporters. Walker said fans paign for Keith is somewhat frivolous. can go on her Web site to donate money for “In the great scheme of things, a piece of Keith’s star. pavement with a colored star is a small deal,” Ana Martinez-Holler, a spokeswoman for Walker said. “But it is a grievous oversight the Hollywood Chamber, said there is no and something I can accomplish. conspiracy against Brian Keith. Lots of per- “I will not be the person who finds a cure formers don’t have stars, including huge for AIDS, but this is something I can do,”she celebrities like Clint Eastwood. said. 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 8 WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 15-16, 2006 A newspaper with issues Planning director looks to right the ship FOGARTY, from page 1 building consensus. department inefficiency. An active citizenry is another parallel. Fogarty takes over a much-maligned Fogarty said on Friday that she and Ewell “Alexandria also has very active develop- Fogarty, who also served as planning director department in city affairs, under fire in recent had talked at length about how to go about ment pressures, in that the challenges there in Annapolis, Md., amid her 23 years of expe- years from many developers, merchants fixing what ails the department. are also to make sure that development tak- rience. “Santa Monica has such great oppor- and residents for being overly bureaucratic, “For one, I have to get out in the commu- ing place fits into a broader concept, and the tunities, and great challenges — to bring uncommonly slow, burdensome and costly. nity and hear different perspectives on such expectations of community,” said Fogarty, people together for planning decisions. Her predecessor, Frick, acknowledged she things as development and environment,” who said that it’s important not to come into “The opportunity is where there is such a often felt like a scapegoat. said Fogarty, who said Sept. 25 will be her first a new place with a fixed philosophy for high quality of life and people value every In 2004, city officials spent $75,000 to official day on the job. “Second, from within development. building that goes up.” hire a private consultant to try and figure the department, we need to talk to staff and “When going into a community, my job is The Mills Group, an Orange County- out how to fix their planning department, find out what the issues are where we feel we to go in and listen, then start figuring out based search firm, was hired by City Hall in after an in-house effort to shorten waits can’t operate in a way we’d like to.” common themes of agreement and how to March to conduct a national search for the and improve service had been launched. Fogarty likened Santa Monica to her pre- put together a blueprint people can live with city’s next planning director. Fogarty has a Residents and merchants have long vious position in Alexandria, in that both and support. That’s my job,” said Fogarty. reputation as an agency “turn-around spe- complained that business is negatively cities have an active business district and “It’s all about a process of making people feel cialist” with a proven track record in com- impacted and residents suffer extensive thriving tourist industry within a very con- we made decisions in a way that’s fair, open munity outreach, conflict resolution and delays on minor projects as a result of fined municipality space. and that they’ve been heard.” WIN A BIKE AT THE PIER! EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE 22ND ANNUAL TWILIGHT DANCE SERIES

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The meetings never-before-seen renderings of what the MALL OVERHAUL kicked off this month — the first being with firm envisions for the area, which is bound more traffic in a city that is desperately try- the Ocean Park Neighborhood Association; by Fourth and Second streets, and Colorado The following is a list of community meetings ing to find solutions to congestion. the second with the Santa Monica Coalition Avenue and Broadway. Macerich Co. has scheduled to discuss its latest The City Council voted against the for a Livable City, which was strongly opposed “We want to make sure it works for us, redevelopment plans for Santa Monica Place. Macerich proposal, sending the company to the 2004 proposal and sued City Hall to gain but you too,” said Robyn Young, manager of back to the drawing board. access to communications between city staff development marketing for Macerich Co. JULY 17 Macerich had to put plans on hold last year and Macerich during the previous planning “Before, it was not knowing how much we Wilshire/Montana Neighborhood Association when Federated Department Stores Inc. process; and the third was with the Santa misread the community, but now we know.” 7 p.m. announced it was merging with May Co., the Monica Pier Restoration Committee. What Macerich interpreted from residents Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth St. parent company of Robinsons-May. As part of There is almost universal agreement that was that the mall’s size needs to be in reason- the $11 billion merger, Federated said it would something needs to be done with the mall, able scale; should connect better with the Civic JULY 19 close all Robinsons-May stores in malls where now seen as a boxy relic of the 1980s, when Center, the pier, the Third Street Promenade Child Care and Early Education Task Force there also was a Federated-owned Macy’s. indoor malls were the norm. Now, the focus and other areas of downtown; have open air; 12:15 p.m. Santa Monica Place fell into that category. has shifted to outdoor shopping centers or be environmentally friendly; focused predom- Location to be announced. Uncertain what would happen with one of villages, where shoppers can park their cars inately on retail; and parking and traffic should Santa Monicans For Renters Rights the mall’s anchors, Macerich waited for and browse in the open air. be minimized as much as possible. 7 p.m. Federated to make a move before continuing On Thursday in a small meeting room at “Our thinking is that staying within the SMP Community Room with the redevelopment process. Federated Virginia Avenue Park, the PNA and a hand- confines, traffic and parking issues will be min- announced in May that it was selling the ful of residents listened to Macerich repre- imal,” said Robert Aptaker, vice present of real JULY 27 Robinsons-May location to Macerich, opening sentatives expand on the plan, emphasizing estate for Macerich Co., which has corporate Chamber of Commerce the door for the redevelopment of the space. that the latest creation is a result of commu- offices at 410 Wilshire Blvd. and is a publicly- 7:30 a.m. In June, Macerich representatives nity input from the last planning process. 1234 Sixth St. announced they were ready to engage the The presentation was augmented with See SM PLACE, page 11 Local Visit us online at smdp.com WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 15-16, 2006 11

Rendering courtesy of Macerich Co. SKY BURGERS: If the community and the City Council sign off on Macerich Co.’s plans to rede- velop Santa Monica Place mall, this is what the third-level food court might look like, complete with ocean views. Officials are currently in a conceptual design phase. Fretting a fortress MALL OVERHAUL SM PLACE, from page 10 JULY 27 Bayside District Corp. traded real estate investment trust that owns 6 p.m. about 75 others malls across the country. 1351 Third Street Promenade, suite 201 Macerich hopes to find a better mix of AUG. 3 retailers and reconfigure the mall to give it a Friends of Sunset Park stronger connection to the Promenade and a 7 p.m. new commercial development known as The Mt. Olive Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd. Village, to be located just south of the mall, SEPT. 11 across from City Hall. Sustainable City Task Force “Right now, Santa Monica Place is a bar- 7 p.m. rier, it serves as a fortress,” Aptaker said of City Hall the mall’s boxy mass, which ends at the SEPT. 13 south portion of the Promenade, blocking Convention & Visitor’s Bureau pedestrian traffic from Second and Fourth 5 p.m. streets, and the Pier. 1920 Main St., suite B “We want to capitalize on the energy of SEPT. 18 Third Street,” he told the Pico group. Task Force on the Environment Although plans are very preliminary, the 7 p.m. mall’s ground-level food court would be City Hall moved to a third-floor patio overlooking the ocean. The current food court, located on *The meeting with North of Montana Association the bottom level of the mall’s entrance at the has not yet been scheduled. Promenade, would become an extension of the outdoor, public pedestrian shopping A retail feasibility study will be done by corridor. Elevators and escalators would take San Francisco-based Jeff Green Partners, a people to the mall’s three levels. retail consulting firm. The redevelopment would be in the cur- Macerich representatives said they have no rent footprint and may have less square timeline as to when they want the project com- footage than what is already there. There is pleted, but added that the mall will close for rede- no plan yet for what retail would go into the velopment once a project has been approved. Robinsons-May space. There will be no Aptaker said he hopes to get more ideas demolishing of parking structures, or Macy’s out of the community meetings. and there will be no housing or offices. “Every time we go to these meetings peo- “But whatever we do, it’s got to make eco- ple ask a lot of good questions that we had- nomic sense,” Aptaker said. n’t thought of,” he said. Sticking their necks out

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We’re very pleased.” charges. with the case,” remarked Irma Beard, a jurist “I thought this was a fair verdict from the Friday afternoon’s verdict capped a trial Attempts to reach Mundell at his office who lives in Palms. “Mr. Schaffel has his life. jury,” Schaffel said outside the courtroom that began with jury selection on June 28 on Friday for comment were unsuccessful. Mr. Jackson has his life. We just had to go afterwards. “I’m pleased ... this has been and featured a string of accusations and inti- At least two jurors wanted to award more with the dealings we were presented.” going on for two years.” mate revelations, including Schaffel’s claim money to Jackson, according to Yancey, a The jury foreman, identifying himself The jury also awarded Jackson, who last week that he was sent to Brazil on Brigham Young University student who lis- only as an information technology worker appeared at the trial solely through a video- Jackson’s behalf to buy boys for the singer to tens to Jackson’s music. Following the ver- from Calabasas, didn’t come away with a taped deposition, a sum of $200,000 stem- adopt, and the Jackson camp’s contention dict, a recording of the ill-fated song “What very favorable opinion of the pop superstar. ming from a disputed music deal, as part of that Schaffel manipulated the singer by par- More Can I Give?” was played for jurists, In his videotaped deposition, Jackson a cross complaint filed by the entertainer laying their friendship into a means of sup- reporters, counsel and Judge Connor in the repeatedly denied any memory of his busi- against Schaffel. On Thursday, Jackson’s porting his lavish lifestyle. Santa Monica Courthouse via a laptop com- ness dealings with Schaffel, who claims he attorney, Thomas Mundell, asked the jury to Separating the facts of the case from the puter. was empowered by the singer to negotiate award Schaffel nothing, reasoning that he outrageous personalities involved proved a The 2001 recording — featuring Jackson contracts on his behalf. Indeed, it was a actually owed Jackson in upwards of test for the jury, which rendered their deci- and more than 20 other recording artists, recurrent theme of Mundell’s in his defense $660,000. sion with some of the jurists abstaining. such as Mariah Carey, N*SYNC, Celine of the entertainer that Jackson was a child- Howard King, the attorney who repre- Earlier in the day on Friday the jury had Dion, Beyonce and Usher — was a point of like musical genius without an ounce of sented Schaffel in LA Superior Court during some testimony read back to them and asked contention in the case, and has never been business acumen, a gentle artist unable to the two-week trial, said the decision will net if each of the members of the panel had to released as a result of the legal wranglings recall even the financial transactions that his client more than $1 million when all is be accounted for, with Judge Connor between Jackson, Schaffel and others regard- might have bolstered his case. said and done. Interest and costs will more informing them they did not. ing copyrights and production deals. “I think Jackson is very aware of the busi- than offset the subtracted $200,000 awarded “We saw character flaws on both sides,” “I think it’s great, amazing,” Yancey said. ness aspects of his music, whether or not he Jackson, said King, who added that his client said Cathleen Yancey, 20, the youngest mem- “After tons of back and forth and hearing has advisors dealing with marketing,” the stands to reap even more if Judge Jacqueline ber of the jury. “There were some (jurists) about it throughout the case, it’s nice to hear foreman said on Friday afternoon, standing Connor decides to rule on a separate talking that he (plaintiff and defendant) was it now. It should be out there.” in the courtyard just outside the courtroom. accounting claim. However, King didn’t a sleazeball. We said we just need to look at Following the verdict, most of the jurists “Jackson is an incredibly savvy person.” expect Judge Connor to undertake the claim, the facts here, not our opinions. claimed Jackson’s absence in the case didn’t Another juror, Roy Shimogaki of Marina feeling the contracts between Jackson and “I mean, I have issues with adult enter- weigh in their decision, feeling the trial del Rey, just shook his head outside the Schaffel were typically oral agreements and tainment, and I have issues with child would have become a media circus, making courtroom, seemingly exhausted from the somewhat unorthodox. molestation.” their task of separating the facts of the case ordeal. “We are delighted. It’s a victory for the Schaffel, as was mentioned numerous from the swirling outside distractions all the “It’s a different world,” he said. $49 rate to play at 1pm

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The the divisive Democratic debate in the Senate November. last two years in office and the chairmanship exception was Bill Clinton in 1998. over setting a timetable for withdrawing U.S. With less than four months to the of investigative committees in the hands of By another comparison, polls in 1994 — forces from Iraq. Potential voters were pay- midterm elections, the latest Associated the opposition party. To seize control of when a Republican tidal wave swept ing attention to the GOP complaint that Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an Congress, the Democrats must displace 15 Democrats from power — the two parties Democrats want to “cut and run.” almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-con- Republicans from House seats and six were in a dead heat in July on the question of “It seems like the Democrats want to pull trolled Congress in low regard and profess a Republicans from the Senate. whom voters preferred in their district. out or start to pull out, and I don’t think desire to see Democrats wrest control after a The AP-Ipsos survey asked 789 registered “It comes down to a fairly simply ques- that’s the correct thing to do,”said Eric Bean, dozen years of Republican rule. voters if the election for the House were held tion: Can Democrats nationalize all the elec- 24, a college minister in Fort Worth, Texas. Further complicating the GOP outlook to today, would they vote for the Democratic or tions? If Republicans prevent that, they have “I’d much rather see a Congress that would turn things around is a solid percentage of Republican candidate in their district. a shot. If they don’t, they lose,” said Doug support our president. I think George Bush liberals, moderates and even conservatives Democrats were favored 51 percent to 40 Gross, the GOP gubernatorial candidate in is doing the best he can. I think Republicans who say they’ll vote Democratic. The party percent. Iowa in 2002 and the state finance director will support him.” out of power also holds the edge among per- Not surprisingly, 81 percent of self- for the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign. John Dendahl, the Republican candidate suadable voters, a prospect that doesn’t bode described liberals said they would vote for Only 27 percent approved of the way for governor in New Mexico, said well for the Republicans. the Democrat. Among moderates, though, Congress is doing its job. Lawmakers get Democrats, with the help of some The election ultimately will be decided in 56 percent backed a Democrat in their dis- favorable marks from 36 percent of conser- Republicans, have been successful at 435 House districts and 33 Senate contests, trict and almost a quarter of conservatives vatives, 28 percent of moderates and 17 per- obstructing legislation in Congress while in which incumbents typically hold the — 24 percent — said they will vote cent of liberals. heaping the blame on the GOP. upper hand. But the survey underscored the Democratic. Some criticism of Congress has focused Tom Courtney, a Democratic state sena- difficulty Republicans face in trying to per- Democrats also held the advantage on lawmakers’ inability to control spending, tor in Iowa, said U.S. voters are ready to trust suade a skeptical public to return them to among persuadable voters — those who are with lawmakers tucking in special projects his party to lead. Washington. undecided or wouldn’t say whom they pre- for their home districts. “I honestly think it’s ours to lose,” The AP-Ipsos poll of 1,000 adults con- fer. A total of 51 percent said they were lean- “They used to say there’s nothing worse Courtney said. “My experience, we’re not ducted Monday through Wednesday found ing Democrat, while 41 percent were leaning than a tax-and-spend liberal Democrat,”said above that. Americans are ready for change.” that President Bush has stopped his political Republican. Gary Wilson, 51, a self-described liberal The poll of adults had a margin of error freefall, with his approval rating of 36 per- “We still have wind in our face. It’s a from Gaithersburg, Md.“There is something of 3 percentage points and the survey of reg- cent basically unchanged from last month. midterm election in the president’s second worse: It’s a borrow-and-spend Republican. istered voters had a margin of error of 3.5 Bush received slightly higher marks for his term,” said Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., This is going to come back to haunt us.” percentage points. handling of the Iraq war and the fight chairman of the National Republican One bright spot for the GOP is that against terrorism, weeks after his surprise Congressional Committee. “Today is a little Republicans hold an advantage over (Associated Press Writers Philip Elliott and Jim trip to Baghdad and the killing of Iraqi ter- bit better in the atmospherics of Washington Democrats on issues such as foreign policy Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.)

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