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Christine Chang [email protected] Complaints against cops a rarity BY KEVIN HERRERA I Daily Press Staff Writer local police officer for allegedly being abusive during a gang said Lt. Alex Padilla, public information officer for the sweep last month, the charge hit with a thud. SMPD, who pointed out that calls for service do not include PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY When it comes to serving and Over the last three years, members of the Santa Monica all interactions with the public, such as when a tourist asks protecting, the SMPD appears to be holding up its end of the Police Department have responded to 248,641 calls for serv- an officer for directions to the beach or an ATM machine. bargain. ice, according to Lt. Al Venegas with Internal Affairs, the divi- “It is because of the training we provide to our employ- Crime in Santa Monica is at a 50-year low and morale is sion responsible for logging and investigating complaints ees and the relationships we’ve built with the community,” high, evident by the large turnout at last week’s block party filed both externally and internally. During that period, only Padilla said. “Are we perfect? No, we are not, but our per- hosted by City Hall and the Santa Monica Police 76 complaints (or .03 percent of reported contacts with the sonnel understands that we are held to a higher standard. Department to celebrate National Night Out, “America’s public) have been filed, the majority of which dealt with rude “We take complaints very seriously and investigate each night out against crime.” behavior or remarks made by department employees. one thoroughly to find out the facts and move in the direc- Even more telling, however, is the relatively small number The Los Angeles Police Department, while considerably tion that the facts lead us.” of personnel complaints filed by residents against officers larger than the SMPD, received 6,716 complaints in 2006, The SMPD released figures on complaints and calls for and civilian employees for alleged misconduct. So when a according to an annual report to the Police Commission. Pico Neighborhood grandmother filed a complaint against a “It isn’t by accident that we receive so few complaints,” SEE COMPLAINTS PAGE 12

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SACRAMENTO California regulators voted Tuesday to raise taxes on flavored malt bever- ages, responding to arguments that the sweet- ened drinks contribute to underage drinking. The state Board of Equalization voted 3- 2 to tax brands such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Zima as distilled spirits instead of as beer, which has a lower tax rate. That will increase the tax from 20 cents per gallon to $3.30 per gallon starting in July 2008, if the board can get the regulations in place by then. Tax board Chair Betty Yee said she accepted the appeals from youth groups and The Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog group, which argued that the so-called “alcopops” are flavored, packaged and marketed to appeal to young people. “I think the overarching policy concern here was this is one element in dealing with underage drinking,”Yee said in a telephone interview after the vote. The packaging and marketing are designed to “make it look Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] like you’re drinking something hip.” MISERY LOVES COMPANY: A line of cars travel west on Venice Boulevard on Thursday. A new plan is geared towards easing Westside traffic woes. Angelinos get Plan aims to keep the coast clear BY EMILY SKEHAN Plan, with which the councilmember transport,” she said. Special to the Daily Press pledged to ease traffic burdens and promote “Los Angeles is getting so overpopulated second quake public transport on the crowded Westside. that the only way to fix the problem is to get By The Associated Press COUNTYWIDE For commuters who moan Planned improvements of the Coastal less people driving.” about traffic flowing from LAX, or all Traffic Improvement Project include the instal- The Coastal Traffic Improvement Project LOS ANGELES A small earthquake shook throughout the Westside for that matter, lation of traffic flow-controlled signal timing, is a sister project to the West Los Angeles parts of Southern California on some relief may be imminent. 10 new left-turn phases, communication inter- Traffic Improvement Project, which also Thursday, the tremors of which could be The Los Angeles City Council voted on connect along Imperial Highway, and the won support on Wednesday. The latter pro- felt in Santa Monica. Wednesday to approve the allocation of $3.2 replacement of outdated traffic lights with vides many similar improvements to be The 12:23 p.m. tremor had a magnitude million to a Coastal Traffic Improvement state-of-the-art controllers at 160 intersections. applied in the West Los Angeles area. of 3.5, according to the California Project, one geared towards easing conges- “As LA residents, we’re just so accustomed to Last December, Rosendahl unveiled a Integrated Seismic Network. tion from Playa del Rey to Venice. traffic now,” said LA resident Soha Ebneyamin comprehensive anti-gridlock plan into which The epicenter was in the northwestern “Our gridlock is past intolerable,” said on Thursday. “My favorite is how people say these projects fit. The total expenditures for San Fernando Valley, about 4 miles north Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, sponsor of that it takes 20 minutes to get anywhere in LA, the Westside total more than $11 million and of Chatsworth and 28 miles northwest of the project. “It is a real problem and calls for and yet it takes me over an hour to get to work.” require formal LA City Council approval. downtown, according to the preliminary immediate action. We are moving in the Ebneyamin thinks improvements like “When it comes to fighting traffic grid- information. The depth was 3.2 miles. right direction, but this is only the begin- new traffic signals and added lanes are a lock, we need a coordinated, comprehensive Residents reported feeling the quake in ning. We must do more.” good first step towards solving the problem, strategy that addresses transportation issues the Granada Hills area of the Valley and in The project aims to provide traffic relief but they aren’t enough to banish Westside in specific communities,” Rosendahl said. coastal Santa Monica. in the southern half of Rosendahl’s 11th dis- traffic woes. “We can no longer have a piecemeal On Aug. 9, parts of Southern California trict, which includes areas spanning from “What we really need are more transit approach to traffic congestion.” were shaken by a magnitude-4.6 temblor LAX to the Pacific Palisades. It is part of projects like they have in New York — centered 4 miles northwest of Chatsworth. Rosendahl’s greater Westside Anti-Gridlock underground subways and better public [email protected] Since 1967 Quality & Value Always! Open 6am - 2:30pm Mon. - Fri. 6am - 4pm Sat. - Sun.

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PUBLISHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ross Furukawa Laughing Matters [email protected] Jack Neworth Send comments to [email protected] Dubious deciduous decision EDITOR Editor: Michael Tittinger There is another interesting twist of replacing ficus [email protected] trees with ginkgos (“Ficus fiasco continues,” Aug. 14) — ginkgo biloba is a deciduous tree. Although their golden ASSOCIATE EDITOR color is magnificent in colder climates, it is more dull in ‘Turd Blossom’ Daniel Archuleta California. [email protected] Who is going to clean the street? What about winter months when we have barren trees? STAFF WRITERS K. Neuman Kevin Herrera [email protected] Santa Monica left dark stains Melody Hanatani ON MONDAY, KARL ROVE — THE war, Rove bragged, “By the time I’m done [email protected] News brief long-time Bush adviser and, once, one of with Kerry, you won’t know which side of Editor: the most powerful men in the world — the war he fought for.” Bush was a draft STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER For those who like their news short and simple, here in announced his resignation. (Resignation dodger (as was Clinton) and Cheney had Fabian Lewkowicz 13 words is the cause of California’s current budget crisis: or cutting and running?) Rove says he five deferments, while Kerry was wounded [email protected] Tom McClintock and his posse of Republicans have wants to spend more time with his family. numerous times and awarded medals for bushwacked the state budget again. I didn’t know he had one. But not to his courage. And yet, Rove, using the Swift PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN End of story! worry, Karl’s only going to be a phone call Boaters, succeeded. (Swift Boat propagan- Christine Chang Ron Lowe away. Like Nixon and “The Terminator,” da is now thoroughly discredited, but the [email protected] Santa Monica “he’ll be back.” If Hillary Clinton wins the low-level tactic worked.) And it was Rove ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Democratic nomination (which I hope who said proudly of the outing of Valerie Robbie P. Piubeni she doesn’t, but that’s another column), Plame, she “was fair game.”How patriotic! [email protected] Can’t land on free parking Karl will be called upon to rake muck like Editor: only he can. Rob Schwenker Why is Friday parking impossible? Bush gave Rove his nickname years ago. [email protected] It is my belief that the Santa Monica parking authority Apparently in cattle country, from a cow “ROVE’S LEGACY IS A are neither vendor nor user-friendly. I left my home with pie a flower has been known to grow. It’s Julie Martinez what I considered plenty of time to spare in order to called a turd blossom. Maybe because CONSERVATIVE [email protected] attend the Edgemar Theater on Main Street on (a recent) Rove was always cleaning the smell from ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Friday. After cruising the streets and parking lots for 20 Bush’s many messes (DUI, jury duty, etc.), MOVEMENT LARGELY Cynthia Vazquez minutes and passing dozens of empty stretches of curbs Bush thought it amusing to give Rove the [email protected] with the “Parking prohibited, except by permit” sign, I quaint “Turd Blossom” nickname. It DISCREDITED AND finally managed to squeeze into a $5 spot as a driver was almost makes me feel sorry for Rove. OPERATIONS MANAGER leaving -- and the play was just starting. Almost. Rove is “Turd Blossom,” Gonzales DISUNITED, A PRESIDENT Connie Sommerville C’mon, parking people — loosen up before we take our is “Fredo,” there was “Rummy” and [email protected] business to Pasadena or (Rancho) Cucamonga. “Brownie,”Vladimir Putin is “Pooty-poot” WITH LOWER CONSISTENT Alan A. Ross and even Enron’s Ken Lay was “Kenny- PRODUCTION MANAGER Santa Monica boy.”Evidently, you can take the boy out of APPROVAL RATINGS THAN Tessa Vergara the frat house, but you can never take the [email protected] frat house out of George Bush. ANY IN MODERN Reader tracks her dreams The earliest recollection I have of Karl PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Editor: Rove was when he spoke wistfully of his HISTORY.” Frances Casareno [email protected] In my dreams, Santa Monica Place is transformed first encounter with George back in Texas. into a state-of-the-art terminus for the Exposition Obviously, he had a huge “man crush” on PRODUCTION INTERN Light Rail line. W — Rove talked about how Bush looked But the real question is what will Rove’s Tessa Pelias Phyllis Elliott in his jeans and boots (yuck), and how he legacy be? Andrew Sullivan, a leading con- [email protected] Santa Monica walked with the swagger of a movie star. servative voice, said, “Rove’s legacy is a John Wayne had a swagger, Bush just conservative movement largely discredit- CLASSIFIEDS SALES MANAGER looks bowlegged. The way he walks, he ed and disunited, a president with lower Annie Kotok reminds me of a chimp. Listening to Rove consistent approval ratings than any in [email protected] talk about Bush that way, already I knew modern history, a generational shift to the Karl was more than a little peculiar. Democrats, a resurgent al Qaeda, an end- CIRCULATION The last time I saw Rove was at the White less catastrophe in Iraq, a long hard strug- Keith Wyatt Glenn Bolan House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he gle in Afghanistan, a fiscal legacy that [email protected] “performed” (if you can call it that) as the means bankrupting America within a ODDS OF A CHILD rapper known as M.C. Rove. Pasty and decade, and the poisoning of American NEWS INTERNS BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: 1 in 16,000 pudgy, Rove rapped and danced and religion with politics and vice-versa.” Gerry Shih ODDS OF A CHILD BEING DIAGNOSED WITH proved, if nothing else, white guys should Other than all that, he did OK? Emily Skehan AUTISM: 1 in 166 not dance in public. (Mark Madsen, former For those who still admire Bush and [email protected] Laker, proved that once at a championship Rove, go to YouTube and type in Cheney celebration at Staples Center.) Madsen ‘94. Click on the photo of Cheney and see looked like Fred Astair compared to Rove, him, in 1994, asked if we should have who didn’t really dance as much as he invaded Baghdad. He said it would have A newspaper with issues hopped around like an old, weird rabbit. created a quagmire; we’d be all alone and 1427 Third Street Promenade, #202 Even more disturbing was when the seen as occupiers; it would have lead to Santa Monica, CA 90401 comedian hosting the improvisational chaos and come at a cost in lives that OFFICE (310) 458-PRESS (7737) sketch asked Rove what he was going to do couldn’t be justified. FAX (310) 576-9913 after the show. Karl flashed a perverse Rove was called “Bush’s Brain,”the “Evil Visit us online at smdp.com smile and said he was going to tear the Genius” and the “architect.” Some archi- heads off small animals. The comedian tect. Look at what they created. Today was blanched and rephrased the question, but the deadliest day in Iraq, ever. 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SATURDAY, AUG. 11, AT 7:50 P.M. Santa Monica Police officers responded to the 2000 block of Pier Avenue after receiving a call regarding a suspicious person in the area. A resident told officers that they saw a man climb over a neighbor’s fence with a duffelbag. Armed with a description of the suspect, officers made contact a short time later. The suspect, who was detained while sitting in a parked van, said he was in the area visiting a friend, but could not provide any more information. After further questioning, the suspect pointed to a home and said his friend lived there. One of the officers went to the home to make contact with the owner. The owner said they did not know the suspect. Officers detained the suspect and conducted a search of his vehicle. They found a small amount of marijuana, electronics and miscellaneous papers. Officers went to the home that was allegedly burglarized and noticed some of the window screens had been removed. Officers could not confirm if the suspect made entry, but there was enough evidence in the van to place him under arrest for burglary and possession of a controlled substance. The suspect was identified as Sebastian Guy Underwood II, 25, from Los Angeles. His bail was set at $50,000.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, AT 11:30 A.M. Officers on routine patrol near the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Marine Street spotted a person riding in the back of a truck with a dog that was not tethered, in violation of the vehicle code. Officers conducted a traffic stop and recognized one of the occu- pants as a person wanted in connection with a warrant issued for the sale of narcotics. The warrant originated from a drug sale at the Pavilion Motel in Sunset Park. The sus- SUMMER pect was arrested. She was identified as Melanie Ann Pump, 43, from Santa Monica. No MONDAY-FRIDAY bail was set because she was on probation, police said. LUNCH SPECIALS WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, AT 9:30 A.M. SPECIAL Officers responded to the 1400 block of Third Street — Broadway Deli — regarding a suspect who was being held by restaurant employees for failing to pay for $17.38 worth of $ food they had just eaten. When officers arrived, they spoke with the suspect, who said they did not have money to pay for the food. The suspect was arrested and charged with 8.95 commercial burglary since he went into the restaurant with the intention not to pay, as he had no money. The suspect was identified as Nabil Jamali, 29, a transient. His bail was FROM set at $20,000.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, AT 7:50 P.M. Officers responded to the 1800 block of 16th Street regarding a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. When officers arrived, they made contact with several witnesses who said that a fight broke out between relatives over the storage of jet skis. Apparently, one of the jet skis scratched the relative’s car. At some point during the argument, the suspect grabbed the victim and hit him with a glass bottle. The suspect was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. He was identified as John Anthony Martin, 27, of Santa Monica. His bail was set at $30,000.

TUESDAY, AUG. 7, AT 2:20 P.M. Officers responded to the 1600 block of 11th Street after receiving a report about an attempted kidnapping. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim, who said she was walking to back to work after getting something to eat when two men DINNER grabbed her and tried to throw her in some bushes to rape her. She managed to break away from them and ran to her work, where she called police. She was able to identify the two suspects, who were still in the area. Officers arrested the suspects for kidnap- FROM $10.99 ping and attempted rape. They were identified as Ricardo Serrano, 43, a transient, and Phillipe Quinones, 39, a transient. Bail was set at $1 million for both suspects.

Staff Writer KEVIN HERRERA compiled these reports. 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 State Visit us online at smdp.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007 7 Education gap could be racial BY JULIET WILLIAMS groups. In math, the gap between white and Associated Press Writer black students has stayed at 28 percentage points, and similar gaps remain between SACRAMENTO After several years of steady white and Hispanic students. progress, California students made only When scores in the Standardized Testing slight gains in English and none in math on and Reporting Program are broken down academic achievement tests last year, accord- by ethnicity and poverty levels, white stu- ing to the latest results released Wednesday dents from poor families performed better by the state Department of Education. than black or Hispanic students who are Even more worrisome, the double-digit not poor, O’Connell noted. achievement gap between black and The state superintendent and other lead- Hispanic students and their white and Asian ers have called the achievement gap the counterparts persists on the annual stan- most pressing problem facing California dardized tests, and does not appear to be schools, but they have not made much linked solely to socioeconomic status. progress in addressing it. “These are not just economic achievement O’Connell said educators need to exam- gaps. These are racial achievement gaps. We ine whether they are truly holding all stu- cannot afford to excuse them,”Superintendent dents to the same expectations and whether of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell said in all schools and all students have access to the a conference call with reporters. funds and teachers they need. He said it is vital for the state to close the gap, “not just for the moral imperative, but for THESE ARE NOT the economic imperative. These are the sub- groups that are growing the fastest in our state.” JUST ECONOMIC Jim Lanich, president of California Business for Education Excellence, said state ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. officials need to stop talking about the achievement gap and actually do something about it. THESE ARE RACIAL Education leaders need to “stop making excuses for poor performance and instead ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.” learn from high performing schools in high poverty neighborhoods throughout the state Jack O’Connell and systematically replicate their proven best Superintendent of Public Instruction practices that close achievement gaps,” Lanich said in a statement. For instance, the gap between white and His group has aggressively lobbied the black students in English language arts has state to change its school ranking system to remained at 31 percentage points since penalize schools that do not cut perform- 2003, despite gains in that time for both ance gaps between ethnic groups. Boxer wants to know more about state’s faulty bridges BY LAURA KURTZMAN cient bridges have only minor problems _ Associated Press Writer which is why he said the rating system should be changed. SACRAMENTO Democratic Sen. Barbara But Boxer rejected the idea and told Boxer called Wednesday on state officials to Kempton to concentrate instead on proving provide better information about the true to the public that the bridges are really safe. state of California’s bridges, while the speak- “I do not favor changing the language,” er of the state Assembly pressed the need for said Boxer, who chairs the Senate more thorough inspections. Environment and Public Works Committee. Boxer, who chairs a U.S. Senate commit- “I think that is the worst signal to send. The tee that oversees infrastructure, made the people will be very cynical.” remarks after a capital briefing she convened Adding to the confusion, Kempton to gather information about the state’s acknowledged last week that some state- transportation repair needs in the wake of owned bridges need to be repaired or the Aug. 1 collapse of a span in Minneapolis. replaced. But he has refused to identify State Director of Transportation Will which bridges are most in need of attention. Kempton blamed the federal government’s In the wake of the bridge collapse in bridge rating system for confusion about the Minneapolis, the federal government condition of the state’s bridges. He said the ordered all bridges built in a similar way to system forces California to classify bridges as be inspected. As a result, Kempton’s depart- “structurally deficient,” even when they have ment inspected 69 California bridges and superficial problems like peeling paint. deemed them safe. California has 1,620 state bridges deemed But Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez said structurally deficient, the same designation he was still not reassured. given to the span of Interstate 35W, which “We have not done in this state, Sen. collapsed into the Mississippi River during Boxer, a thorough enough job in making the evening commute. Nine people have been sure that our bridges are structurally safe,” confirmed dead and four are still missing. said Nunez, D-Los Angeles. “And we need to Despite being given the same federal rat- spend the time necessary in order to do that. ing as the Minneapolis bridge, Kempton said If they’re not structurally safe, then we need 95 percent of California’s structurally defi- to be honest about that.” StateNational 8 FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007 A newspaper with issues

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA Afghanistan, according to a report released Elspeth Ritchie, psychiatry consultant to the Thursday. Iraq accounted for the over- Army surgeon general, said in a Pentagon NOTICE INVITING BIDS whelming number — with 27 of the suicides press conference. coming from that conflict and three from “Unfortunately, suicide is very often a NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites sealed bids for the: Afghanistan. Also, there were 948 attempted compulsive act,”she said, and the fact that sol- Street Lighting Assessment District - Phase 8, SP2001 suicides, officials said, adding that they did- diers are armed can make it harder to prevent. (Georgina Avenue From 4th Street to 7th Street) n’t have a comparison for previous years. “Very often a young soldier gets a ‘Dear The report said the 99 confirmed suicides John’ or ‘Dear Jane’ letter and then takes his Bids shall be delivered to the City of Santa Monica, Office of the City Clerk, Room 102, among active duty soldiers compares with weapon and shoots himself,” she said. 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, not later than 2:30 p.m. on September 12, 88 in 2005 and was the highest raw number Preliminary numbers for the first half of 2007, to be publicly opened and read aloud after 3:00 p.m. on said date in City Hall. since 102 suicides were reported in 1991, the 2007 indicate the number of suicides could Each Bid shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents. year of the Persian Gulf War, when there decline across the service but increase among were more soldiers on active duty. troops serving in the wars, officials said. ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: $230,000 Investigations are still pending on two other Some troop surveys in Iraq have shown CONTRACT CALENDAR DAYS: 120 deaths and if they are confirmed as suicides, that 20 percent of Army soldiers have signs LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $1,250.00 PER DAY the number for last year would rise to 101. and symptoms of post-traumatic stress, COMPENSABLE DELAY: $500.00 PER DAY In a half million-person Army, last year’s which can cause flashbacks of traumatic suicide toll translates to a rate of 17.3 per combat experiences and other severe reac- Contract Documents may be obtained at the Office of the City Engineer or by mail for an additional mailing charge (check or money order payable to the City of Santa Monica). 100,000, the highest since the Army started tions. About 35 percent of soldiers are seek- Cost of the documents shall be $50.00. Additional mailing charge shall be $10.00. Con- counting in 1980, officials said. The rate has ing some kind of mental health treatment a tract Docu-ments may also be examined in City Hall, at the Civil Engineering and fluctuated over those years, with the low year after returning home under a program Architecture counter, phone number (310) 458-8721. Additional information may be being 9.1 per 100,000 in 2001. that screens returning troops for physical and obtained on the City's website at www.santa-monica.org/engineering. The Contractor is Failed personal relationships, legal and mental health problems, officials have said. required to have a Class A or C-10 license at the time of bid submission. financial problems and the stress of their The Army has sent medical teams annu- jobs were factors motivating the soldiers to ally to the battlefront in Iraq to survey Pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the Contractor shall be permitted to commit suicide, according to the report. It troops, health care providers and chaplains substitute securities for any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under this also found a significant relationship between about health, morale and other issues. Contract.

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Following the Bush administration THERE’S ALWAYS announcement that employers who knowingly keep undocumented workers will be MORE PRESSURE held liable under a new enforcement push, many growers said their businesses would be ON THE IMMIGRANT hardest hit. Particularly vulnerable would be fruit COMMUNITY.” operations that are now hiring thousands of seasonal workers in preparation for the peak Gerardo Reyes, farm worker harvest months of July through September. 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Local Visit us online at smdp.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007 9 Crows caw crazy Summer Warehouse Sample SALE! in Sunset Park 30% - 50% BY MELODY HANATANI Less Than Retail Daily Press Staff Writer Starts Tuesday, July 10th SUNSET PARK A war is brewing between Sale ends Tuesday, Tom Beaulieu and more than 100 crows. September 18th The Santa Monican is fighting for the rights to a good night’s rest and a yard devoid of bird droppings. 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Sunset Park residents have noted a popu- Christine Chang [email protected] lation boom of the corvid birds in their CAW CAW: Sunset Park residents bemoan the neighborhood, hundreds of crows lining increased presence of crows in the neighborhood. power lines and resting in trees, cawing and annoying many of those who live nearby. the San Fernando Valley was hospitalized in The Friends of Sunset Park was flooded July for West Nile meningitis and is now with about 100 e-mails within the past week recovering at home. regarding crows, more than 80 of which The virus has been detected in nine birds were complaints. and 14 mosquito pools in the county this “They ranged from being awoken at 4 year, most of which were discovered in the a.m. by loud cawing, excessive feathers, dam- San Fernando Valley. There have been 80 age to roofs from pecking birds, damage to cases of human infections statewide in 2007, Upto off car paint, plants and patio furniture ... and resulting in five deaths $2600 concern about health issues from the drop- Still, the infection is found most common- pings and from dead birds,” said Zina ly in crows, said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the Josephs, the president of the neighborhood director of the Department of Public Health. All 2006 bikes at DEALER COST organization. Umber said he has not noticed an unusu- At least five residents have reportedly dis- al pattern of crow deaths in Sunset Park, covered dead crows in their neck of the adding that an area attractive to large flocks woods, heightening fears of West Nile Virus, of crows like Sunset Park, with its power a disease transmitted via mosquitos. lines and trees, are bound to turn up dead Cheri Bickinson has found several dead birds every now and then. crows in her neighborhood over the past two “Birds die for various reasons,” Umber years and avoids walking her dog in a heavily said. “When crows die, they tend to be more bird dung-infested area of 22nd Street. visible because of their size.” The crows don’t look like they died from Though there have been no cases in Santa physical harm, Bickinson said. They simply Monica, residents should still take precau- looked as though they just dropped dead. tions to avoid contracting West Nile Virus, She most recently found one lying dead patching up holes in screen doors and dry- on a lawn in April. ing up still pools of water that are attractive “I don’t let my dog walk there because to mosquitos. I’m thinking about the bird flu,” Bickinson said. “West Nile Virus freaks me out, think- LOUNGING AROUND IN SUNSET PARK ing about my dogs laying out there at night Over the past few years, Beaulieu has and being bitten by mosquitos.” become well-versed in the mannerisms and Bianchi, Specialized, Argon 18, and Rocky Mountain There have been no cases of crows testing behavior of his enemy, when they’re in town positive for West Nile Virus in Santa Monica and for how long. While Supplies Last! 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A middle-aged man from SEE CROW PAGE 10 Local 10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007 Visit us online Big black crows accused of killing residents’ spirits FROM CROW PAGE 9 DAY Crows, by nature, travel in large groups because of their social behavior and are attracted to areas with tall trees and power lines that enable them to remain in large numbers, Umber said. The birds don’t typically stick to any one spot for a IN THE lengthy period of time and eventually move on, he added. Many residents annoyed with the presence of crows complain of the birds damaging their roofs, keeping PICO NEIGHBORHOODLif them up at night, defecating and killing flowers and even A attacking smaller birds. 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SWELL FORECAST ( 2-4 FT ) Today the wind swell should persist with similar size as today: waist high for west facing breaks, Fabian Lewkowicz [email protected] south facing breaks knee to waist from the wrap. STOP YOUR WHINING: Complaints against Santa Monica police officers are seldom filed. Note that no significant SW is due, so the NW is the only game in town. Winds will likely transition on Friday with the AM seeing NNE breezes, then somewhat southerly by noon and then light west- erly onshores in the afternoon from 8-12 mph. Fear factor cited LONG RANGE SYNOPSIS HURRICANE SURF POTENTIAL DIMINISHED FROM COMPLAINTS PAGE 1 Venegas said Internal Affairs was pre- pared to investigate Gowers’ complaint TIDE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN SANTA MONICA service at the request of the Daily Press. The and called her to conduct an interview, but request was made after Pico resident she refused. Charlene Gowers filed a complaint against an When investigating a complaint, Venegas SMPD officer for allegedly being abusive said Internal Affairs approaches it with the when she was arrested for child endanger- same vigor as any other investigation involv- ment and assault on a police officer. ing a homicide or a robbery. Gowers, 50, said she was walking with “We take complaints very seriously,” her 3-year-old grandson and some neigh- Venegas said. borhood children on 1900 block of 17th Investigators conduct field interviews, Street the evening of July 28 when she found take pictures, gather witnesses and sub- herself in the middle of a multi-agency raid mit findings to the chief of police, who on a suspected gang member’s home. then determines what type of discipline to dish out. Punishment could include everything from a written reprimand to THE COMMUNITY outright dismissal. Officers have the right to appeal. EXPECTS ONLY Padilla and Venegas said they could not remember when a SMPD officer was last THE BEST FROM US, AND fired for misconduct on the job, but do recall a couple of officers being released for RIGHTFULLY SO.” improper conduct when out of uniform. Of the nine complaints filed by Pico SMPD Lt. Alex Padilla Neighborhood residents, some of whom have spokesman for the SMPD been the department’s biggest critics, one was sustained, or found to be true,Venegas said. In Gowers said several undercover officers that incident, the officer in question misplaced from Los Angeles, Culver City and Santa the complainant’s personal property. Three Monica jumped out of a van with their guns complaints are still under investigation. drawn and began cursing at her, the children Critics contend the number of complaints and her adult son, who had met the mid- does not tell the whole story. Many people are block, for failing to stay clear of the raid. afraid to file out of fear of retaliation, or may Gowers claims there were no signs or bar- be intimidated by the process. Also, there is a ricades that would have led her to believe an law on the books that makes it a misdemeanor investigation was in progress, just a standard to knowingly file a false complaint, and that police car parked with its lights flashing. could have caused some to remain silent. Before she knew it, Gowers said she and Venegas said that law is no longer her son were being handcuffed, with police enforced after the Ninth Circuit Court of officers yelling in her face, “The kid is gone. Appeals ruled that making false complaints You will never see him again,” referring to is a form of protected speech. her grandson, who was taken from Gowers Supporters of law enforcement continu- by a representative from the Los Angeles ally point out that complaints are more County Department of Children and Family often filed out of spite and contain false Services and later released to his mother. accusations as a way to retaliate against offi- While she was more upset with officers cers. If enough complaints are filed against a from Los Angeles and Culver City, Gowers particular officer, that may force command- said she filed the complaint against the ers to transfer that cop to another beat or Santa Monica officer because he should assign them to a desk. have better blocked off the area to protect To make it easier to file, the SMPD has the public from potential danger. added a link on its Web site where people Gowers has since withdrawn her com- can make complaints electronically. plaint, Venegas said. In a telephone interview Complaints can also be called in over the Thursday, Gowers said her attorney advised telephone, mailed in a detailed letter to her to no longer comment on the incident or Internal Affairs or filed in person, the complaint. In a previous interview con- Venegas said. ducted three days after the incident, Gowers “We take complaints no matter how they said she planned to file complaints against come,” he said. Culver City and Los Angeles police and was contemplating suing all agencies involved. [email protected] People in the News Visit us online at smdp.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007 13 Hot-headed hip-hop artist MOVIEGUIDE AERO THEATRE 1328 Montana Avenue Not so Foxy charged for hurling phone (310) 395-4990 FOXY BROWN’s temper a hair salon incident in Raymond, 25, who lives is Inga Marchand, was The rapper was accused Rope & lifeboat (NR) seems to have gotten her Florida. Police said Brown near the rapper in the released on $50,000 bail of violating probation in 7:30 in trouble again. threw hair glue at a beauty Prospect Heights section after her arraignment the incident at the Florida The 27-year-old rapper, shop employee. of Brooklyn, on July 30. Tuesday on charges of hair salon. She was threat- AMC LOEWS BROADWAY 4 who is on probation for The latest arrest could Police said the two women felony assault, misde- ened with jail, but was 1441 3rd Street attacking two manicurists lead to her probation being got into a fight over Brown meanor assault and crimi- restored to probation in (310) 458-1506 at a nail salon in 2004, revoked. blasting her car stereo. nal possession of a good standing in June by Bourne Ultimatum, The (PG-13) has been charged with “We have filed a viola- Raymond alleged that a weapon. 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‘00 Toyota 4Runner ’04 Mercedes Benz E320 ‘06 Mini Cooper “S” ’04 Porsche Cayenne ‘S’ Turbo $11,788 $29,995 $24,999 $46,995 Moon roof, Pwr W/L, 4 cyl, Auto 1548 miles!!! Leather, auto “Oh My” NAV, Moon roof, Leather (#PT5427) (#TJ34982) “What a deal” (#4A1523716) (#4LA90640)

‘03 Audi A6 ’98 Toyota Avalon XL 00 Tundra TRD Access Cab ‘97 Volvo 850 $15,995 $6,995 $9,900 $6,995 Auto, Leather, SHARP! Lthr, CD, 6 cyl, Pwr W/L CD, Full Pwr Under 60K miles Alloys & Lots More (#T5396) (#PT5394) (#WU223392) (#T5414)

’02 Toyota Corolla ‘S’ ’96 Ford Mustang $7,700 $7,995 A/C, CD, P/W, Power Locks, 67k, CD, Alloy, Auto, 6 cyl, Super Sharp Pwr W/L (#22583959) (#TF222676) (800) 579-6047 1100 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica