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WEEKEND EDITION04.08.17 - 04.09.17Volume 16 Issue 126
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2
MOVIE REVIEW ................................PAGE 3
GARDENING AND COMMUNITY ....PAGE 4
CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8
MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
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Tongva Park continued to host evening art per-formances this week. Several art projects wereinstalled in “rooms” throughout the park andvisitors could observe shadow puppets, rovingdance performances, live music, poetry and a3-D shadow show.
BY KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer
In the year and a half since hisfather locked the door for the lasttime and closed Readers FineJewelers, Avedis “Avo” Guerboianhas been busy making a name forhimself.
Celebrities wear his one of akind pieces, his custom engage-ment ring business is nowInternational and images of hisready-to-wear pieces for his lineEdward Avedis line go viral. A daz-zling diamond halo ring calledAstra he designed has beenblogged and reblogged thousandsof times.
But even with his star quicklyrising, Avo needed a place to meetwith clients in his hometown of
Santa Monica. It’s the city wherehis father, Edward “Eddie”Guerboian ran Readers for morethan forty years before retiring in2015.
To Avo, the Fairmont MiramarHotel was the perfect backdrop tomeet his clients.
“We would just meet in thelobby and I would show them mydesigns and then I started workingwith the hotel and came up withthe idea: why don’t we do some-thing here permanently?” Avo saidfrom his new store Atelier in thehotel, sipping a cappuccino withhis father Eddie who beamed fromear to ear.
“People would say let’s meet atyour home and they were talking
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A $50,000 reward is beingoffered by Los Angeles authoritiesfor information leading to thearrest and conviction of the personwho stabbed a homeless woman todeath earlier this year.
Police say the body of 62-year-old Irma Cuevas was found on asidewalk along West OlympicBoulevard on Feb. 19.
West Bureau homicide detec-tives said Thursday a person ofinterest is a man with a possiblelimp who was last seen riding abicycle. A video of the suspect isavailable online at www.lapdon-line.org.
Anyone with information isasked to contact Detective C.
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18th Street ArtCenter
celebrates Pico’scultural
treasures MARINA ANDALON Daily Press Staff Writer
The 18th Street Arts Center(18SAC) has been based in the PicoNeighborhood for nearly 30 yearsand their new project highlightsthe history of their home.
18SAC recently announced theywill be hosting a Pico Block Partyon April 29, to unveil their latestPico-centered work. The largest
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Local jeweler finds new home inside the Fairmont
Kate CagleNEXT GENERATION: Avedis “Avo” Guerboian is continuing the family busi-ness in a new location.
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What’s Up
WestsideOUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA
For help submitting an event, contact us at310-458-7737 or submit to [email protected]
Saturday, April 8The Athena Cats NewWorks Festival The Athena Cats, a collective ofSouthern California female play-wrights and directors, presentsstaged readings of new 10-minuteplays written and directed by womenplaywrights as part of SWAN Day(Support Women Artists Now Day).Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.;City Garage Theatre, BergamotStation, 2525 Michigan Ave., BuildingT1. Free; (310) 564-9410; www.thea-thenacats.org.
Stencil Making withPatricia MitchellLearn techniques and materials tocreate your own stencils for use in avariety of ways. From traditional sten-ciling for arts and crafts using brush-es and sponges, to quilting templates,to the aerosol stencils used in streetand protest art, we’ll go over variousways to make multiple images usingthis technique. 2 – 4 p.m. Cost: $35.Register at http://ow.ly/IehoU or call(310) 458-2239.
Documentary andFilmmaker Q&A: Big VoiceDirector/producer Varda Bar-Kar intro-duces this award-winning documentaryon Santa Monica High School choirdirector Jeffe Huls and a group of stu-dents he tries to form into one glorious“big voice.” A post-film discussion withBar-Kar, cast and crew follows. (Filmruntime: 83 min.) Main Library, 601Santa Monica Blvd., 2 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 9Santa Monica CertifiedFarmers Market The Main Street market hosts a vari-ety activities including bands, a bi-weekly cooking demonstrations, artsand crafts, a face painter, a balloonanimal designer as well as seasonalCalifornia grown fruits, vegetables,nuts, meats and cheeses. 8:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. 2640 Main St.
Monday, April 10Landmarks CommissionMeetingRegular meeting of the Santa MonicaLandmarks Commission. City Hall,1685 Main St., 7 p.m.
OPA meeting7 p.m. downstairs at the Ocean ParkLibrary, 2601 Main St. OPA's specialguest speaker will be Henry Servin,City Traffic Engineer, Planning &
Community DevelopmentDepartment, who will be introducingus to the art of Traffic Management,and answering any questions you mayhave about traffic in Ocean Park.There will also be news aboutMakeMusicLA, cleaning up Lincoln,and making the Boulevard safer forall. Refreshments will be served. Allare welcome.
Computer Class: Build YourOwn WebsiteThis computer class will teach you toBuild Your Own Website. FairviewBranch Library, 2101 Ocean ParkBlvd., 4 – 5 p.m.
Toddler Time at PicoBranchStory series for toddlers ages 18 to 35months accompanied by an adult. (20min.) Pico Branch Library, 2201 PicoBlvd., 10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Aquarium Spring BreakCamp In honor of Earth Month, the SpringBreak Camp in Los Angeles, Californiaat the Santa Monica Pier Aquariumwill focus on how we can make a pos-itive impact on our environment.Campers will have fun becomingPlanet Protectors as we explore dif-ferent environmental issues throughgames, crafts, animal interactions,beach investigation, and experiments.We can’t wait to dive into anotheryear of camp fun at the Aquarium.April 10 – 14 (1st – 4th grade) 9 a.m. –2 p.m. Cost: $325/week or $70/dayHeal the Bay members: $300/week or$65/day. www.healthebay.org/camps
Tuesday, April 11Internet Basics ILearn how to navigate a web browser,locate information, evaluate onlinesources and print web pages. Limitedseating is on a first-arrival basis. Formore information, visit the ReferenceDesk or call (310) 434-2608. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 4 – 5p.m.
Día Celebration with LeslieRyan Celebrate Día (Children’s Day/BookDay) with multicultural children’sauthor/illustrator talks and signedbook giveaways (while supplies last).Ask for your Día Passport. Childrenwho attend at least three Día eventswill be entered into a prize drawing atthe Arts & Literacy Festival. At OceanPark, author Leslie Ryan will presenther book, I Am Flippish!. For grades
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Pre-K - 3. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Ocean ParkBranch Library, 2601 Main St.
Musical Movie Matinee:Beauty & the BeastBefore this year’s live-action version,Disney introduced this animated classicversion of the French fairy tale, which wenton to win two Academy Awards for BestMusic. (84 min.) Main Library, 601 SantaMonica Blvd., 3 – 4:30 p.m.
PEEPSapalooza! Bring your Peeps Diorama based on a bookfor a chance to win a prize. Visit the libraryfor more information. 2 – 3 p.m. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Wednesday, April 12Commission on the Status ofWomen MeetingRegular meeting of the Santa MonicaCommission on the Status of Women. KenEdwards Center, 1527 4th St., 7 p.m.
Montana Mystery Book Group:The Road to RuinEver-lovable but hapless crook JohnDortmunder and his merry band of misfitsattempt to drive off with a fleet of vintageautomobiles in a con against a corrupt CEOwho has lavished more of his company’smoney on himself than the boys at Enronand WorldCom combined. Montana AvenueBranch Library, 1704 Montana Ave, 7 –8:30 p.m.
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FILM REVIEWTHE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFERated PG-13124 MinutesReleased March 31
The Zookeeper’s Wife is a truly beautiful and inspiring movie based on a true story of aPolish couple who ran a zoo in Warsaw during the German occupation in World War II.Antonina and Jan Zabinski secretly smuggled Jews to safety from the ghetto into their villainside the zoo under the guise of their delivery van. The story itself inspired American poet,essayist and naturalist Diane Ackerman to write the book. The main themes of Ackerman’sworks are nature and its relationship with human ingenuity, the themes around which thisstory revolves. Ackerman’s book in turn inspired acclaimed New Zealand film director NikiCaro (Whale Rider, North Country, McFarland USA) to make the film.
This movie is touching, gorgeous and thought provoking on many levels. Caro has assem-bled a brilliant cast and crew to tell this heroic story. Composer Harry Gregson-Williams,one of the best in the business, has composed for films as varied as Shrek and Live by Nightand has created a gorgeous score. Cinematographer Andrij Parekh is able to capture scenes
as varied as the ravages of the Warsaw ghetto, the beauty of nature, and the movements andfaces of the zoo animals as easily as his camera studies the faces of the characters.
There are several outstanding performances that carry the film. Even the minor players inthe cast, many of whom are from Prague where the film was shot, are all memorable. Duringthe Q&A that followed my screening, Jessica Chastain noted that she prepared for her role asAntonina Zabinski by spending time with Antonina’s daughter Teresa at the Warsaw Zoo.She asked Teresa what kind of animal her mother would have been. Teresa replied “a cat.” Ofher choice to take on this role, Chastain noted that she had recently played a strong womanwho was cold, calculating and tough (Ms. Sloane), so she welcomed the challenge of a char-acter who was soft and feminine yet just as fierce. Reportedly Antonina had a rare ability tocommunicate with wild animals, to make them feel that they could trust her. Chastain didextensive research for her role getting in touch with a variety of animals. She spent a lot oftime at the Warsaw Zoo, which is still much in the same state that it was during the 1940’s.Teresa told the film’s producers, “You know how my mother dealt with the Nazis? She knewhow to talk to predatory animals.” Other notable performances are Johann Heldenbergh asAntonina’s husband “Jan,” Daniel Bruhl as the Nazi “Lutz Heck,” Iddo Goldberg as “MaurycyFraenkel,” and Shira Haas as the troubled and mysterious “Urszula.”
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Little hands wriggle with worms inchocolate-colored soil. Gleeful cries fill theair. Smiles and eyes sparkle. Excitement bub-bles up as three-year old and four-year oldchildren are quick to feel and see thatbeneath our feet, life abounds. Childrenrevel in what they discover growing in thegarden and that starts with the life in the soilthat nourishes plants, which, in turn, cannourish humanity. All good gardeners, likewide-eyed children, know that bountifulgardens depend on the vitality brimmingunderground.
Healthy soil teems with life. Compostingis a key process of that life as myriadmicroorganisms, fungi and bacteria breakdown organic matter from leaves, plant clip-pings, food scraps, manures, etc., helping tocreate the dark brown organic substancecalled humus, full of trace elements essentialfor and accessible to growing plants. Inessence all life recycles and in turn can con-tribute to healthy soil that can help givebirth to healthy plants and good food. Thatsoil also holds carbon, a key component oflife on Earth.
What is now better understood andappreciated, especially with our climate cri-sis, is the importance of soil as a “carbonpool” and a passage for the natural carboncycle. Building healthy soil with compostenables carbon to be put to work in feedingplants and in facilitating photosynthesis andnot to be emitted into the atmosphere indestabilizing quantities of CO2 as a green-house gas. Organic, that is “regenerative,”gardening—or urban farming and agricul-ture — is a lively climate action.
Telling that story has never been easiersince Kiss the Ground (kisstheground.com)a local organization in Venice, CA, startedand produced The Soil Story(thesoilstory.com).
In a variety of media formats, including aYouTube animated video, The Soil Storycomes alive for anyone to dig into and, mostsignificantly, to share. Its sophisticated sim-plicity relates lessons about the science of
carbon in the soil and the dynamic move-ment of carbon in a balanced mannerthrough Nature supporting life. The SoilStory teaches us:
“It would be impossible for life on earthto exist the way it does without carbon. It isthe main component of sugars, proteins,fats, DNA, muscle tissue, and almost every-thing in your body and other life forms onthe planet. It is the main component of sug-ars, proteins, fats, DNA, muscle tissue, andalmost everything in your body and otherlife forms on the planet. Unlike aerosols orother toxic chemicals, carbon is not a pollu-tant. However, too much of it in the wrongplace can be highly destabilizing.
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Complaints against
Councilwoman Pam O’Connor
filed by a local activist organization
have been forwarded to the Los
Angeles County District Attorney’s
office for review.
The Santa Monica Coalition for
a Livable City filed a complaint last
month against O’Connor alleging
violations of the City Charter in
connection with the firing of
Elizabeth Riel and at least one part
of that complaint has been sent to
the county.
Riel was offered a position with
the City of Santa Monica in 2014,
only to have the offer rescinded
before her first day of work. Riel
sued the city and the case was set-
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Daily Press Editor
Prices are going up for the Big Blue
Bus and officials are holding a public
meeting on Sept. 10 to preview changes
and hear public feedback.
BBB will host a meeting from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Main Library (601 Santa
Monica Blvd.) to update customers on its
proposed fare updates and service
changes.According to staff, BBB will be adding
11 percent more service over the next 12
months as part of the Evolution of Blue
campaign to provide connections to the
upcoming Expo Light Rail Line.
To offset costs and bring some if its
products inline with regional averages, the
base fare will increase by $0.25 to $1.25
per ride. Express fares increase to $2.50
(50 cent increase), seniors/disabled fares
will be unchanged, tokens will increase to
$1.25 (25 cent increase), day passes are
unchanged, the 13-ride ticket increases to
$14 ($2 increase), a 30-day pass goes to
$50 ($10 decrease), a youth 30-day pass
drops to $38 ($2 decrease), an express 30-
day increases to $89 ($9 increase). A new
rolling 7-day pass will be available for $14.
According to the staff report, the goal is to
incentivize prepaid media and limit the
amount of cash transactions as a means of
increasing efficiency. Currently, cash cus-
tomers take an average of 23 seconds to
board while prepaid customers take less than
4 seconds.“Currently, 2 percent of customers use
30-day passes, 2 percent use 13-ride pass-
es, 3 percent use day passes, and 1 percent
use tokens,” said the staff report. “These
low percentages of current prepaid fare
media use are directly attributable to the
BBB outreaching to explain fare increasesCase against
O’Connor forwarded to
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CHANGES COMING: There will be a meeting on Sept. 10 at the Main Library to discuss impending fare increases at the Big Blue Bus.
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stored in the soils, ocean, atmosphere, bios-phere, and fossils. Carbon flows betweenthese pools in an exchange called the carboncycle. Any change in the cycle that shifts car-bon out of one pool puts more carbon inanother pool.”
How energizing it is to cultivate gardenswith composting and organic practices thatcan regenerate life in the soil and in naturalecosystems and habitats and in all kinds ofspecies!
Rachel Carson eloquently reminds us, “InNature nothing exists alone.” To me, eachspecies of life — human, animal and plant
— above ground or below, above the oceansor below, is really a fellow creature of thebiosphere. Our relationship with ourselvesand with each other fosters priceless, pre-cious opportunities as we respect our inter-connectedness and the fundamental rightsof both human and natural communities.Santa Monica’s Sustainability RightsOrdinance establishes those fundamentalrights as the law. From the deepest part ofthe soil to lofty sunflowers, corn stalks, pas-sion fruits, songbirds or Monarch butterfliessoaring in sunlight, sustained or stressed byclimate, there is so much to what it means tobe alive.
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Patricia (Pat) Hodges, nee Gaskins passed
away on March 11, 2017 at UCLA
Medical Center in Santa Monica. She is sur-
vived by her ex-husband and close friend,
Lee Hodges, her daughter Valerie, her son
Tom and her granddaughter, Savannah.
Pat was born in Chicago and lived there until
her family moved to Ashton, IL. Although small
town life was a big change, she loved having her
own horse and playing saxophone in the high
school band.
Pat graduated from Ashton High School and
then Cornell College, where she received her
teaching degree and met several life-long friends.
Pat, who loved to travel, took her first trip to
Europe around this time.
After a brief teaching career, Pat returned to
Chicago, where she met Lee Hodges. Shortly after
marrying, they settled in Glen Ellyn, IL, where they
remained for many years. She volunteered at the
nearby St. Charles juvenile detention center, teach-
ing kids to read.
Pat encouraged her children to pursue non-
traditional careers and to develop their creative
talents. Both children played musical instruments.
She often accompanied them on the piano for
recitals and competitions.
When Pat and Lee divorced, she moved into
Chicago. Years later, Pat followed her son to
California, eventually settling in Santa Monica,
where she lived until her death. She always had a
little garden on her doorstep and loved walking
past the community gardens on Main Street.
Pat wrote wonderful letters and e-mails, using
her unique point of view to turn daily observations
into little gems. Pat was also an avid reader and
made good use of the local library.
She enjoyed meeting new people and chatting
with neighbors. She also valued time spent with
her children, her long-time friends and her
cousins, and getting to hold her granddaughter.
She worked in the Santa Monica High School
records department until retiring at age 78. She
cherished interacting with the students and hear-
ing about their plans for after graduation.
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about the Fairmont,” Eddie said, happy tosee his son carrying on the family tradition.Eddie closed Readers in part because he real-ized the jewelry industry was changing.Requests for custom orders were growing,reducing the need for a large brick and mor-tar storefront.
That reality is reflected in the first loca-tion of Edward Avedis, which carries somehand-picked vintage items from luxurybrands like Tiffany’s and Rolex as well assome of Avo’s ready-to-wear line. However,the main focus of the store is a sitting areaand a large screen where Avo uses computersoftware to design engagement rings forclients right in front of them.
“Ideally, we sit down and I do a renderingfor them. We go through ideas together,” hesaid. “I give them an estimate and usuallythey say yes right then.”
Eventually, Avo will even be able to 3Dprint a model of the ring instantly, allowinga client to slip it on their finger before fullycommitting. Before the new technology, itwould take his father up to five hours to
hand carve a wax version at Readers. Thenew concept is perfect for the latest genera-tion of couples walking down the aisle.
“They are both heavily involved,” Avosaid, explaining that millennial women aretypically just as involved in picking out thering as the man. When it comes to poppingthe question, “when” may be a surprise butwomen want to know exactly what’s in thebox.
“I agree with the new concept. There isstill some romance,” Eddie said, adding it’sthe woman after all who ideally wears thering forever. “The woman is very smart. Sheacts surprised but it was her idea.”
Avo says his new location inside theFairmont brings prestige to his brand. Thehotel prides itself on bringing the communi-ty inside its five acres. To the property man-ager, Ellis O’Connor, the young entrepre-neur is filling a niche guests from all over theworld can appreciate.
“Nobody else is really doing it,”O’Connor said of the store’s concept, “and tomarry that together with the history ofReaders … It’s a story that Santa Monica isall about.”
It’s a marriage the two see lasting formany years.
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This is a movie for the ages, beautifullycrafted, about an extraordinary humanbeing. Caro explained that Antonina sawpeople as animals – in their base state.Nothing got in the way of her humanity.There are a lot of touch points in this storyfor today’s world politics. See this movie onthe big screen if possible.
BEAUTY AND THE BEASTRated PG129 MinutesReleased March 17
It’s not blind luck that Disney’s newestBeauty and the Beast has been a huge successat the box office. This movie has superb pro-duction value – razor sharp depth of focus, avisual banquet of rich vibrant colors,tremendous performances, and a rich musi-cal score. The movie is well cast. Each of thecharacters embraces a unique personalityand message, and they all work in tandemflawlessly as an ensemble to keep the rhythmof storytelling flowing. There are some great
singers included in this cast: Dan Stevens asthe “Beast,” Luke Evans as “Gaston”, JoshGad, Audra McDonald. Emma Watson is arefreshingly natural and enterprising as“Belle.”
There are many life lessons pointed outwith great subtlety, such as a scene of agroup of only boys being herded into a class-room followed by “Belle” sneaking into aroom full of books to educate herself. Thevillagers see Belle as strange for her love ofreading.
For the kids, it’s an enchanted fairy tale ofmagnificent proportion. The adults in theaudience will enjoy tongue-in-cheek setsreprising classic musicals from past eras and,for a change, a tale of unbridled joy andbeauty that embraces laughter. It’s worth theprice to see this Oscar worthy creation in astate-of-the-art theatre.
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DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 44 calls for service
on April 6. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) 500block Euclid 12:10 a.m. EMS 100 block Marguerita 12:12 a.m. EMS 200 block Broadway 12:15 a.m. Elevator rescue 2400 block Olympic 12:34a.m. EMS 1300 block 20th 12:39 a.m. Automatic alarm 300 block Arizona 12:50a.m. EMS 800 block Ocean 2:35 a.m.
EMS 1500 block Yale 3:55 a.m. EMS 1200 block 20th 4:03 a.m. EMS 100 block Montana 5:52 a.m. Automatic alarm 900 block 10th 6:14 a.m. EMS 1800 block 10th 7:01 a.m. EMS 600 block Wilshire 7:04 a.m. EMS 400 block 24th 7:29 a.m. EMS 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 7:48a.m. EMS 1300 block 20th 8:25 a.m. EMS 12th/Montana 8:42 a.m. EMS 1800 block 7th 8:56 a.m. EMS Stewart/Colorado 10:26 a.m. EMS 400 block 22nd 11:01 a.m. EMS 2400 block Wilshire 11:21 a.m. EMS 1900 block Main 11:35 a.m. EMS 1600 block 5th 11:38 a.m.
Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
ON MARCH 27, 2017 AT ABOUT 12:41 P.M.An officer responded to a radio call for service in the 2500 block of Main Street regard-ing an encampment violation. The officer spoke with suspect and advised him he was inviolation of a municipal code but the suspect was uncooperative and refused to leave.After talking the suspect into leaving, the suspect got up and swung a wooden sticktowards the officer two times. The officer blocked the attack and was struck in the fore-arms. The officer was able to force the suspect to the ground and a struggle ensued. Thesuspect was eventually taken into custody. The officer suffered minor injuries and wastreated and released at a local hospital. Kevin Dewayne Ellis, 52, from Los Angeles wasarrested for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Bail was set at $50,000.
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Medical Myths■ Contrary to popular notion, mosquitos arenot particularly attracted to people who haverecently eaten a banana. Conversely, they’renot particularly repelled by banana-eaterseither — another myth.■ Mosquitos find their prey through sight andsmell, beginning with the former. Females (andonly females — males don’t bite) first look fortargets. Dark colors (black, navy blue, red) aremost attractive. Then they zero in on scent, orrather carbon dioxide produced when youexhale. The higher your metabolic rate, themore CO2 you produce. Larger people and preg-nant women also generate higher levels of CO2.■ There are other chemical attractants in themix. Lactic acid generated by exercise, acetone(a chemical in your breath) and estradiol (abreakdown product of estrogen) are allreleased in varying concentrations and mayserve as a mosquito call to supper. ■ Some research suggests individuals’ bodyodor is more attractive to mosquitoes than oth-ers, but no one has quite figured out the formu-la. Some perfumes attract, but others do not.Mosquitos, it appears, are as finicky as people.
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EMS 2000 block Arizona11:47 a.m. EMS 2300 block Hill 12:09p.m. EMS 200 block Hollister12:12 p.m. Wires down 2400 block of23rd 12:30 p.m. EMS 1600 block 5th 12:56p.m. EMS 1400 block 3rd StreetProm 3:22 p.m. Wires down 1300 blockOlympic 3:25 p.m. EMS 1600 block OceanFront Walk 3:44 p.m. EMS 600 block 21st Pl 4:06p.m. EMS 1200 block 3rd Street
Prom 4:14 p.m. EMS 2700 block Main 4:17p.m. EMS Cloverfield/Michigan4:32 p.m. EMS 1200 block Wilshire5:21 p.m. Automatic alarm 1300block 20th 6:39 p.m. Automatic alarm 2000block Main 8:45 p.m. Automatic alarm 1400block Ocean 9:38 p.m. Smoke investigation 2000block 20th 9:42 p.m. EMS 2nd/Broadway 9:58p.m. EMS 7th/Georgina 9:59p.m. Electrical fire 1600 blockFranklin 22:34:23 EMS 200 block san Vicente11:45 p.m.
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It’s going to be a harrowing effort -- a challenge, however you look at it. There’s strife involving Venus, andthere’s a situation with Saturn, too. Well, life is complicated. Look at it from a naive point of view and you’llbe disappointed. The smarter and wiser you get, the more enjoyment you’ll derive from the picture.
Cosmic Challenge
ARIES (March 21-April 19)Maybe you forgot something simple. Didyou? Such good news. All you have to do isfigure out what you missed, supply it, andthen put one foot in front of the other. Thiswill be easy!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)This is an incredibly special situation.Happiness is seeing it in the way that happypeople do. Can you see it that way? Walkaround it. You probably can. It’s a matter ofperspective.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)Your need to please is strong these days.Who else will be pleased when you get tothe goal? Tie other people into your plans.This is how great things will get accom-plished.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)Don’t give your trust or your money to anunproven entity. What people say doesn’t mat-ter at all unless it’s backed up by what they do.Time will tell.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Make quick decisions. Navigate the day. This isthe kind of scene that you probably invented,and thereby should un-invent in the moment itdoesn’t suit you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)If there isn’t a deadline, the job won’t beaccomplished. Also, how about involving a per-son and setting a date? Time and place stampsmatter. By a lot.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)How will the thing work? Not like you want itto. This is where compassion comes in.Someone will be your hero in a strangemoment. You don’t want this, and yet it’s hap-pening.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)You’ll get someone to open up by making it feelsafe for him or her to do so. Stay pleasantlyneutral and make it known that you won’tjudge. Soon the truth will come out.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Eventually, all those who stand on thepedestals will have to come down. That’s justthe way it is. They will, at some point, need todo the inelegant, creaturely things.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Laughing leads to laughing. This is the secretand the remedy. Don’t wait until you’re feelingbad to look for the funny. This is not hard.Comic treasures are everywhere when you’relooking for them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You’ve earned your network, one relationshipat a time. The people you know trust andrespect you. You have connections that anoth-er person wants, but some relationships arenontransferable.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Accomplishments need to be acknowledgedimmediately. You’ll receive timely compli-ments, and they will have great power. Thesame words said in an untimely fashion would-n’t have counted.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (APRIL 8)
Your belief is profound. You will make it happen. Your life will explode, fantasy-style, in 2018. Upuntil then, you need to be extremely vigilant, keeping up with your commitments and being strong-ly self-possessed. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 45, 39, 29 and 44.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 349
calls for service on April 6. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Injured person 200 block Broadway 12:17 a.m. Hit and run 800 block Wilshire 1:03 a.m. Battery just 800 block Broadway 1:13 a.m. Defrauding innkeeper 1500 block Lincoln 1:52a.m. Shots fired 1500 block 18th 3:23 a.m. Encampment 500 block Olympic 4:33 a.m. Encampment 200 block the beach 4:49 a.m. Encampment 1100 block Pacific Coast Hwy5:00 a.m. Theft of recyclables 200 block Washington5:47 a.m. Encampment 2400 block Wilshire 7:48 a.m. Death investigation 400 block 24th 7:50 a.m. Auto burglary 1500 block 2nd 7:54 a.m. Elder abuse 100 block Washington 8:06 a.m. Elder abuse 2600 block Montana 8:15 a.m. Grand theft 2900 block Lincoln 8:19 a.m. Burglary 2200 block Colorado 9:10 a.m. Burglary 800 block 15th 9:22 a.m. Arson 1200 block Palisades Park 9:39 a.m. Petty theft 1400 block Euclid 9:47 a.m. Encampment 1700 block Cloverfield 9:56 a.m. Encampment 800 block Palisades 10:18 a.m. Burglary 2200 block Colorado 10:24 a.m. Traffic collision Stewart/Colorado 10:28 a.m. Burglary 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 10:55a.m. Petty theft 500 block Wilshire 11 a.m. Fraud 1800 block Oak 11:12 a.m. Person down 1600 block 5th 11:34 a.m. Person down Main/Bay 11:35 a.m. Burglary 200 block Wilshire 11:35 a.m. Petty theft 1300 block Wilshire 11:40 a.m. Person down 1600 block 5th 11:50 a.m. Indecent exposure 1100 block Lincoln 11:50a.m. Fight 1500 block 15th 12:03 p.m.
Petty theft 2000 block Wilshire 12:21 p.m. Domestic violence 500 block Ashland 12:35p.m. Theft of recyclables 800 block Yale 12:38p.m. Fraud 2800 block Santa Monica 1:07 p.m. Traffic collision 1300 block Lincoln 1:35 p.m. Petty theft 300 block Santa Monica Pier 1:39p.m. Traffic collision 1100 block 14th 1:41 p.m. Person down Centinela/Colorado 2:02 p.m. Burglary 2200 block Colorado 2:05 p.m. Panhandling 1200 block Wilshire 2:08 p.m. Auto burglary 2000 block Main 2:08 p.m. Hit and run 900 block Wilshire 2:24 p.m. Petty theft 1600 block Lincoln 2:46 p.m. Identity theft 500 block 21st Pl 2:58 p.m. Burglary 1800 block Euclid 3:09 p.m. Person with a gun 2600 block Ocean Park3:47 p.m. Traffic collision Lincoln/Wilshire 4:13 p.m. Traffic collision 1800 block Lincoln 4:17 p.m. Auto burglary 1700 block Appian 4:17 p.m. Petty theft 300 block Santa Monica Pier 4:23p.m. Hit and run 1000 block 4th 4:27 p.m. Burglary 1200 block 20th 4:30 p.m. Traffic collision Cloverfield/Michigan 4:33 p.m. Traffic collision Moomat Ahiko/Ocean 4:35p.m. Missing person 1400 block 2nd 4:44 p.m. Speeding 3200 block Ocean Park 5:16 p.m. Assault 200 block Santa Monica 5:19 p.m. Person down 1200 block Wilshire 5:21 p.m. Indecent exposure 300 block Pico 5:50 p.m. Vandalism 19th/Santa Monica 6:00 p.m. Identity theft 2200 block 5th 6:07 p.m. Petty theft 2600 block Main 6:36 p.m. Drunk driving Cloverfield/26th 7:25 p.m. Traffic collision 3000 block Airport 8:07 p.m. Assault w/deadly 1100 block 9th 8:46 p.m. Assault w/deadly 1100 block 9th 9:31 p.m. Encampment 2800 block Santa Monica 9:36p.m. Person down 7th/Georgina 9:59 p.m. Drunk driving 1500 block Broadway 9:59 p.m. Petty theft 1800 block 21st 10:19 p.m.
artistic residency program in SouthernCalifornia will celebrate the cultural treas-ures within the Pico Neighborhood bylaunching their new CultureMapping90404program.
CultureMapping90404 is an interactiveonline database of historic and current cul-tural assets in the Pico Neighborhood.
“We been in Pico for almost 30 years andhave noticed the neighborhood changing.Local studios are closing and new tech com-panies are popping up,” said Sue Yank, 18thStreet Art Center, Director ofCommunications and Outreach. “We real-ized there are people who are trying to cap-ture the history and are having a difficulttime.”
The program was created because organ-izers said cultural assets are undervalued inthe city and they said the Santa Monicabeach life, consumerism and tourismremains to be the main focus of the city.
So what qualifies as a cultural asset in thePico Neighborhood?
Cultural assets can be people, places,events, and organizations recognized as his-torical and cultural anchors within the com-munity. Whether that meant an event thatbrought neighbors together at the VirginiaAve Park or a historical mural on a wall. Thedatabase tracks all assets within the area, andas of now there are 40 assets that have beentracked by community volunteers.
The project began developing in 2015with local residents, conducting interview-ing, talking with long time residents aboutthe history and working with the Alliance ofCalifornia Traditional Artists (ACTA). ACTAhas done cultural mapping in the past andthey have been the main partner in creatingthis database.
CultureMapping90404, is a citizen organ-ized mapping project that includes bothEnglish and Spanish translation. The data-base aspires to bring light and attention to
the community before the cultural treasuresbegin to vanish.
It can be described as a progressive pro-gram and a living collection of culturalresources that continues to add over time.18SAC would like to collect 100 resourcesthat paint a picture of the PicoNeighborhood, adding each asset to themap. Community members have the oppor-tunity to suggest an asset to the map.
The map displays the exact locations ofcommunity leaders, artists, long time resi-dents, community groups, sites, organiza-tions, artwork, historical events, culturalevents and ghost sites
During the process of locating each assetthat was brought to their attention, the stafffelt it was necessary to create a separate cat-egory, otherwise known as ghost assets.
Yank explains a ghost asset means that aparticular location or event is no longerthere anymore, but was a big part of some-one’s cultural experience in the community.Casillas Market on Olympic was the numberone voted ghost asset in the PicoNeighborhood.
All content that is collected through thiscommunity project will also be shared withlocal contemporary artist working with18SAC, as an inspiration for new and inven-tive art making involving Pico residents.
“We have come across a lot of organiza-tions during the making of the database andthis is where we want to highlight culturalassets in a physical way,” said Yank.
Organizers said they are excited to sharetheir love for the neighborhood.
The unveiling of the website will takeplace on Apr. 29 at the Pico Block Party.There will be Latin music, cultural dance,family art making workshops, food trucks,artist open studios and tabling by neighbor-hood organizations.
The Pico Block Party will be at 1639 18thSt. from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
For more information you can visithttp://culturemapping90404.org/
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