MONDAY, JULY 29, 2002 Volume 1, Issue 223 FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues City’s policy change on Summer wonderland homelessness pending “My impression is when they give us Could be fall before direction, then I think it’s something that issue is discussed could move relatively fast,” said City Attorney Marsha Moutrie. “One way or BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON another the whole range of concerns and Daily Press Staff Writer options will be in front of them.” Clearly, city officials have heard loud It could be fall before the city changes and clear from residents and businesses its policy on how it handles vagrants and that a policy change must happen. panhandling in Santa Monica. A recommendation to the city council was made last month by the Bayside District Corp. to craft an ordinance that “It’s obvious in attending would limit the number of people who can (Bayside District board be fed in a public place by a group, as well as limit the number of the feedings. meetings) that a signifi- The city issues permits for events in public spaces, which applies to dozens of cant amount of people outside church groups who feed the homeless in downtown parks and in front won’t tolerate it anymore.” of City Hall. Board members of the — MARSHA MOUTRIE Bayside District, which manages the City attorney Third Street Promenade, believe the “pub- Franklin Smith/Special to the Daily Press lic feedings” are causing an influx of tran- Children slide down a man-made snow hill at Clover Park Saturday, where the annual Santa Monica Police and Fire Departments’ picnic was held. sients and vagrants to the downtown area. “It’s obvious in attending (Bayside But it appears that any policy change District board meetings) that a significant won’t be discussed until September when amount of people won’t tolerate it any- the city holds its annual hearing on its more,” Moutrie said. “And I think it’s homeless services. It is expected that city time that a policy change will occur.” More people 65 and older staffers will provide for politicians sever- The city has been dealing with al options that would reduce homeless- ness and panhandling in Santa Monica. See HOMELESS, page 5 getting cosmetic surgery BY COLLEEN LONG procedures for those 65 and older Two Henna artists busted Associated Press Writer jumped from about nearly 121,000 to more than 425,000 last year. Seniors After Hazel York’s husband died, she accounted for about 5 percent of 8.5 mil- in undercover operation moved into a retirement home, convinced lion surgeries performed in 2001, the better part of her life was over. BY ANDREW H. FIXMER have rebelled and continue according to the American Society for Then she met Damon. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Los Daily Press Staff Writer to practice their craft. She’s 81. He’s 78. They were married “We are enforcing the Alamitos, Calif. Two Henna artists were about a year and a half ago at The Village Dr. Sheldon Sevinor, a plastic surgeon law,” Fabrega said. “They Community Care Retirement Community arrested recently by Santa based in Boston, said he had at least 30 have been warned and in Hemet, Calif. Monica Police Department patients last year that are older than 70. cited in the past.” She feels she won a second chance at undercover officers for “We’re living longer and feeling more However, Chanthadara life, so she decided to give her face a sec- working downtown with- and other artists say they vital,” he said. “Age 40 today is what age ond chance, too. out a business license. are being singled out by 30 used to be like.” York underwent a five-hour face-lift Between four and six city officials. They also He recently performed breast enlarge- in June in Beverly Hills, Calif., to erase police officers dressed in argue their civil rights are ment surgery on an 82-year-old Boston some wrinkles and shave off a few years. plain clothes and equipped being violated for not woman, his oldest patient to have the Her husband is supportive, but said, “I with a video camera being allowed to practice procedure. their art. love her as is.” “She’s healthy, she’s spunky and she descended on Luke Chan- Luke Chanthadara She says she did it for herself. “Don’t thadara and another un- “They came in plain wanted to look how she felt,” he said. clothes because they are get me wrong. I don’t want to look 16 Leland Preble, 73, from Burlington, named Henna artist while this case, each officer was again,” she said, “but I also don’t want to they drew non-permanent assigned to watch cash too ashamed to identify Mass., is planning to have his eyelids themselves as police offi- look like Damon’s mother.” lifted by Sevinor. designs on the skin of transactions being made Experts say thousands of men and tourists on July 20. between the artists and cus- cers,” Chanthadara said. “I’m proud of my age, but when I “But they came down and women 65 and older are getting plastic SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega tomers. Since the beginning have an eye exam, they have to pull my videotaped us working like surgery. They want to feel young and of the year, Henna has been eyelids up so they can take the test,” he said the department routine- they were tourists or some- attractive and battle age discrimination. banned from the city, yet ly uses plain-clothed offi- Since 1997, the number of cosmetic See SURGERY, page 6 cers on the Promenade. In Chanthadara and others See HENNA, page 5 bosco, ward & nopar R. JEFFERY W ARD attorney at law TAXES Business Litigation • Entertainment All forms • All types • All states General Litigation • Business Transactions of all Types SAMUEL B. 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