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WEEKEND EDITION01.07.17 - 01.08.17Volume 16 Issue 48
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2
LETTER TO THE EDITOR ..............PAGE 5
RESTAURANT WEEK DISHES ......PAGE 6
CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8
MOVIE REVIEW ..............................PAGE 10
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Enjoy the city’s healthy lifestyle and culinaryscene with Santa Monica Restaurant Week, for-merly known as Eat Well Week.
This bi-annual event is presented by the L.A.Tourism and Convention Board. Hundreds offine dining restaurants in Los Angeles partici-pate in this event to highlight diversity and culi-nary skills. This year Santa Monica RestaurantWeek will showcase 21 participating restaurantsthroughout the city, starting Jan. 9 - 15.
“Santa Monica Travel & Tourism looks for-ward to the continuation of a successful part-nership with California Restaurant Month witha new twist on our fifth annual culinary pro-gram,” said SMTT President/ CEO Misiti Kerns.
Santa Monica has a reputation as a health con-scious culinary destination. This year SantaMonica chefs will offer specially crafted dishes thatwill help kick off the new year in a healthy way, byutilizing this year featured ingredient - the radish.
The radish is a root vegetable that is credit-ed for its health benefits including its detoxify-ing properties, its Vitamin C, and its fiber con-tent. Red, white, and black radishes are said tobe beneficial to the liver and stomach.
Eric Greenspan, Chef and Owner of Mare inSanta Monica, is more than thrilled to be partof Restaurant Week.
“I have been in the restaurant industry for20 years and personally I have always been veryingredient focused,” said Greenspan. “Frankly,radishes are featured pretty frequently here as itspeaks to the cuisine we focus here at Mare, and
BY JAKE COYLEAP Film Writer
Is Hollywood in the mood toparty?
On Sunday, the movie industrywill gather for the Golden Globes,which are regularly one of the mostfreewheeling and frothiest awardshows of the year. Champagne willflow. Punchlines will fly.
But the tone of this year’s cere-mony may be different, and not justbecause it will be the first time innearly a decade that someone otherthan Ricky Gervais or the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler duo is hosting.
Jimmy Fallon will emcee thisyear’s show, to be broadcast livefrom Beverly Hills, Calif., by NBCat 8 p.m. EST Sunday. But the tran-sition on the minds of Hollywoodis the one taking place in
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BY KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment is deploying an addi-tional team of officers to thedowntown area because of a sharpincrease in theft linked to the 4thStreet Light Rail Station.
Between May 20 and November20 of 2016, there were 380 Part 1crimes committed within a 1,000foot radius of the three light railstops within the city, according tostatistics provided by the SantaMonica Police Department. That’san increase of 134 instances overthe previous year, or 54 percent.Part 1 crimes include arson,assault, burglary, grand theft auto,rape and theft but the bulk of theadditional crimes near light rail
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BY MATTHEW HALLDaily Press Editor
While many use the New Year asmotivation to break from oldhabits, City Hall is using the firstmeeting of the new year to revisitseveral old discussions.
The agenda calls for revisions toseveral previously discussed actions.Council will revisit regulations onanimal acts in parks, uses of airportland for parks and will hear the sec-ond reading of its recently passedmodifications to taxi rules.
Council will also discusschanges to rules regulating shortterm rentals.
“The proposed amendmentswill clarify that internet companies
that serve as hosting platforms andcharge a fee for facilitating shortterm rental transactions will beresponsible for collecting TransientOccupancy Taxes (“TOT”) andheld accountable for booking ille-gal rentals, while hosts and proper-ty management companies mustcomply with all aspects of the ordi-nance. The amended ordinancewill not regulate internet compa-nies which do not charge for book-ing services, and act solely as pub-lishers of advertisements for shortterm rentals,” said the staff report.
City Hall drafted new rules forshort term rentals in 2015. Thoseregulations divided rentals into
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Marina AndalonRADISH: The local Restaurant Week will begin Jan. 9 and is focused on the radish.
Restaurant Week hits Santa Monica Short term rental rules
return for revisions
Crimes occurringaround, but noton, Expo trains
Will Hollywood be inthe mood to partyat Golden Globes?
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Washington on January 20. The election ofDonald Trump has loomed over this year’sawards season, where the movie industry’susual self-congratulatory toasting has beenmixed with a foreboding sense of dread.
“We are living in very troubled times,”Kenneth Lonergan, writer and director of oneof the season’s favorites, “Manchester by theSea,” said Wednesday at the National Board ofReview Awards. “How troubled, we don’tknow yet. It’s going to be a lot of trouble, or itmight be bad trouble like we’ve never seen.”
Such speeches have been commonplacethroughout the litany of awards that lead up,ultimately, to the Feb. 26 Academy Awards.
At Tuesday’s New York Film Critics CircleAwards, “Daily Show” host Trevor Noahcompared the lauded “O.J.: Made inAmerica” to the election: “another bad deci-sion based on fame and race.” At the GothamFilm Independent Film Awards inNovember, Damian Lewis archly intoned,“The film that receives the most votes ... isthe winner. It’s a brilliant idea,” referring toTrump’s loss of the popular vote.
Barry Jenkins, the writer-director of thetender coming-of-age tale “Moonlight,” saidat the National Board of Review Awards: “Aswe make America great again, let’s remem-ber some inconsiderable things in our lega-cy, because there was a time when someonelike me was just not considered.”
Fallon, who was criticized for what wasconsidered a soft-ball interview of Trump onthe “Tonight Show” during the campaign,isn’t likely to set a very political tone for theevening. But speaking to The HollywoodReporter , Fallon promised Trump jokes atwhat he called “the first and maybe the last
party that we’ll have in 2017.”The late-night host will also be trying to
turn ratings back in a positive direction. Lastyear’s ceremony, hosted by Gervais, drew18.5 million viewers, down about 4 percentfrom the year before. Among the presenterson tap for the show, put on by theHollywood Foreign Press, are LeonardoDiCaprio, Emma Stone, Ben and CaseyAffleck, Viola Davis, Amy Schumer, Stingand Matt Damon.
Award show TV audiences have generallybeen slumping, but the Golden Globes havecertain advantages. Aside from their general-ly boisterous vibe, the Globes are distinct inhonoring both film and television. Its TVawards have long been second to the moviehonors, which have more significance com-ing shortly before Oscar nominations. Butthe TV awards are increasingly on equalfooting at the ceremony.
This year’s categories are full of recentshows that weren’t eligible for September’sEmmy Awards, including “The Night Of,”‘’Westworld,” ‘’Atlanta,” ‘’This Is Us” and“Insecure.”
On the film side, Damien Chazelle’s LosAngeles musical “La La Land” leads all nom-inees with seven nods, including best pic-ture, comedy or musical. Its primary Oscarcompetition, “Moonlight” and “Manchesterby the Sea,” will be separated by the Globes’split between drama and comedy.
And surely many attendees will be think-ing of those absent. After a year full ofnotable deaths, the back-to-back passingover the holidays of Debbie Reynolds andher daughter Carrie Fisher, was felt particu-larly in a Hollywood that revered them both.Reynolds and Fisher were to be laid to restFriday in Los Angeles.
Sunday night’s biggest question maybetween whether to let loose or sober up.
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consisted of theft and burglary cases. Nearlyhalf of those crimes occurred near thedowntown stop.
“Any time you have additional people andmore tourists, you have an area where crim-inals come to prey on those kinds of folks,”said Lt. Saul Rodriguez.
But while crime has gone up around theplatforms, the trains are a remarkable safeway to travel.
There were only 18 Part 1 crimes com-mitted on the light rail or platform in SantaMonica during the same time period,according to new statistics provided by theLos Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department.The Expo Line averages about 837,437boardings every day.
Two of those crimes were aggravatedassaults related to the shooting that happenedon the Downtown Santa Monica Platform.
The rest of the 16 crimes were thefts, and14 of those involved bicycles. However,Ramon Montenegro, Public Information
Officer for the Sherriff ’s Department TransitPolicing Division says the bike thefts haveended since November.
“We’ve made a couple of significantarrests of prolific bike thieves who weregoing up and down the Expo Line,”Montenegro said.
Cameras may be a significant deterrent tocrime on the light rail trains, and result in a higharrest rate for crimes that do happen. Everyplatform has at least one camera with a live feedthat can be monitored by Metro employees andsheriff’s deputies. Every car in ever train also hasa camera that is constantly recording.
The Sheriff ’s department has a clearancerate of about 86 percent, meaning most ofthe time reported crimes result in an arrestor a citation, according to Metro spokesmanPaul Gonzales.
Gonzales describes the Metro system as a“moving city” with 1.2 million boardingsevery month.
“If you were to compare us with normalcity, it’s much safer than any city of its size inthe country,” Gonzales said.
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BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer
Americans’ paychecks rose in Decemberat the fastest pace in more than seven yearsas steady hiring and low unemployment ledsome businesses to pay more to attract andkeep workers.
Employers added 156,000 jobs, a decenttotal that shows that moderate hiringremains sustainable 7? years after the recov-ery from the Great Recession began. Thereport provided the last major snapshot ofthe economy President-elect Donald Trumpwill inherit from President Barack Obama.
The figures also reflect the job market’svast improvement from the deep layoffs andsurging unemployment rate that prevailedwhen Obama took office in January 2009.Last month, the jobless rate was just 4.7 per-cent, up from a nine-year low of 4.6 percentin November, but far below the painful 10percent peak of October 2009. Employershave added jobs for 75 straight months —the longest streak on record.
Even so, the job market remains a mixedpicture. Hiring slowed last year, with theeconomy adding 2.2 million jobs, the small-est full-year gain since 2012. Job growthaveraged 180,000 a month — enough tolower the unemployment rate over time —but down from 229,000 in 2015.
And many people, particularly men with-out a college education, have suffered as thejob market has shifted away from blue collarwork in manufacturing and mining towardindustries that either require higher skills, likeinformation technology, or that pay less, suchas health care. The proportion of men in theirprime working years who either have a job orare looking for one has continued to drop.
In addition, the number of part-timeworkers who would prefer full-time work,while declining, remains well above its pre-recession level.
Those weak spots will likely challengeTrump as much as they did his predecessor.
“More people are back at work than atany point since the recession,” noted JedKolko, chief economist at the job site Indeed.“However, Trump will inherit an economythat’s riding high but faces long-term chal-lenges. Fewer adults are at work than beforethe recession, manufacturing is laggingdespite an uptick in December and the accel-eration in wage growth, while great forworkers, could raise inflation fears.”
Hourly pay jumped 2.9 percent from ayear earlier, a welcome change from the slug-gish wage growth that has been a longstand-ing weak spot in the economic recovery.
Many companies will likely raise prices tooffset the cost of raises, which in turn wouldlift inflation. If inflation accelerates, theFederal Reserve may raise short-term inter-est rates at a faster pace this year.
“Pay raises, while good for workers, rep-resent cost increases for firms,” AndrewChamberlain, chief economist at employ-ment website Glassdoor. “The Fed paysattention to that.”
Paul Saginaw, co-founder ofZingerman’s, a mail order food store anddeli based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says hethinks hiring has become more competitive
in the past several years. The company,which has 740 permanent employees, isstaffing up to open a new restaurant.
In Ann Arbor, home of the University ofMichigan, “everybody’s hiring most of thetime,” Saginaw said. “It’s an employees’ mar-ket right now.”
Hiring last month was led by the healthcare sector, which added 43,000 jobs, mostlyin doctors’ offices and hospitals.Manufacturing resumed hiring after fourmonths of job cuts, adding 17,000.
Restaurants and bars gained 30,000 posi-tions. Transportation and warehousing,fueled by online shopping during the holi-day season, added 15,000. On the otherhand, construction and mining companiesshed jobs.
A broader gauge of unemployment,which includes the part-time workers whowould like full-time work as well as peoplewho have stopped looking for jobs, dippedto 9.2 percent from 9.3 percent. That’s thelowest level since April 2008.
Though the unemployment rate hasreturned to its pre-recession level, the pro-portion of Americans in their prime work-ing years who are either working or lookingfor work remains far below where it wasbefore the recession began. When peoplestop looking for a job, they’re no longercounted as unemployed. Those “dropouts”have contributed to a declining unemploy-ment rate over the past eight years.
Trump spotlighted that trend as a short-coming in Obama’s record and charged dur-ing the election campaign that the unem-ployment rate was a “hoax.” He now facesthe steep challenge of bringing back thosewho have left the workforce.
Since the election, Trump has successfullypressured several manufacturers to keepsome jobs in the United States, includingFord and United Technologies’ air condition-ing unit Carrier. Even so, and despite lastmonth’s increase in factory jobs, manufactur-ing employment declined by 45,000 in 2016.
For many employers, finding qualifiedsoftware developers, data scientists and otherIT professionals is a top priority. The insur-ance company Progressive is stepping up itshigh-tech hiring to implement its Snapshotprogram, which uses a smartphone app andplug-in devices to track customers’ drivinghabits. Erin Hendrick, a recruiting managerat Progressive, says this enables Progressive tocustomize its premiums.
“You might not think of technology whenyou think of an insurance company,” shesays.“But we have a strong need for IT devel-opers, data analysts, and data scientists.”
Consumers and small businesses havebecome more confident since the election,which could lead to increased spending andhiring. Consumer confidence reached a 15-year high last month.
And purchases of costly items like homesand cars have been strong, though they’rethreatened by higher interest rates. But ifhiring and wage gains continue, they couldoffset at least some of the depressive effectsof higher borrowing costs.
AP Economics Writer Josh Boak contributed tothis report.
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What is the truth behind the YWCA Santa Monica/Westside Closure?Editor:
In June of 2016, YWCA members, donors, volunteers and friends of the YWCA SantaMonica/
Westside received an email from the YWCA Board of Directors stating that after 90years of service to the Westside community, the Board of Directors had decided to close.
Stunned, shocked and dismayed, I contacted seven YWCA volunteers, including fivePast Presidents and two volunteers. We decided to meet with the current YWCA leader-ship to find out why they were closing and what they were planning to do with the verysuccessful Housing and Education Program for emancipated foster girls.
We met with the current board chair, their current interim Executive Director andanother member of the Board’s Executive Committee. We were told that they felt theYWCA programs were no longer fundable. We were told that the board had been dealingwith this issue for more than four years and had finally made the decision to close. Weasked specifically about a sizable gift that had been given to the Housing and EducationProgram by a donor several years earlier and were assured that only a small portion ofthe funds had been used, and that the YWCA was not in financial trouble.
We further asked that if we found a donor to purchase the property and keep thehousing program going would they consider it and they that said they might consider it-no promises.
We learned shortly after that meeting in July, that the YWCA, with the guidance of aRealtor, put out a bid to any and all entities who might be interested in purchasing theproperty-no guidelines for a purchase price were given. It was stated that by earlyAugust the board would meet, review the potential buyers’ offers and a decision wouldbe made.
No decision was made, despite the fact that a local non-profit, with great support fromour community, put in a bid to purchase the property and keep the Housing and EducationProgram going. This non-profit, WISE and Healthy Aging, was not only told no, but emphat-ically told by the Realtor in August that it was exactly what they didn’t want to see.
Last month, WISE and Healthy Aging again submitted a bid to purchase the propertyin response to another request for bidders, which stated that a decision would be madein December. As far as we know, no decision has been made and the board has yet tocommunicate to WISE about their genuinely thoughtful offer - one that has enormouscommunity support and that would have kept the buildings, kept the Housing andEducation Program and added improved programs such as intergenerational childcare.
Now, YWCA furniture is being put out on 14th Street and organizations are being con-tacted to determine if they want any of the furniture, appliances or office supplies. Onewonders if a decision on a buyer has, in fact, been made, and what the disposition of theendowed funds for the Housing and Education program will be. Our community deservesan answer.
Sally YoungPast Executive Director
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Restaurant Weekparticipants
1 PICO AT SHUTTERS ON THE BEACHSmoked Trout Gem Lettuce Salad:
Radish, apple, potato, celery, root, pickledred onion and lemon mustard vinaigrette($23)
BARBELLE AT LOEWS SANTA MONICA BEACH HOTEL
Tuna Poké: Tuna, wakame, ginger,sesame and scallion dressing, togarashi,wonton, avocado, pickled daikon radish($18)
BELCAMPO MEAT CO.Belcampo Braised Pork Belly: Pickled
Radish Salad, Pickled Grape, AppleMustarda ($15)
BOA STEAKHOUSEBreakfast Radish Crostino: Edamame
butter, soft boiled egg, shaved breakfastradish ($13)
THE BRIXTONRoasted Cauliflower: Roasted cauli-
flower with pickled radish, fried capers,romanesco puree, zucchini gel, parmesancream ($13, $11 during Happy Hour)
CATCH RESTAURANT AT HOTEL CASA DEL MARTuna Tataki and Pickled Radishes:
Pickled radishes, roasted mushrooms andyuzu aioli ($18); Grilled Striped Bass andWatermelon Radishes: Fennel, winter
Greens and citrus ($30); Rhubarb Tart($10)
* $50 for pre-fixe menu or items can bepurchased à la carte
COAST AT SHUTTERS ON THE BEACHOrganic Farro Grain: Cucumber,
radishes, arugula and feta ($23); GrilledSalmon Salad: Little Gem, asparagus,cucumber and avocado ($30)
DHABA CUISINE OF INDIACurried Radish with Greens: Curried
radish and greens with cumin, coriander,mango powder and curry leaves ($12)
FIG RESTAURANT AT FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL & BUNGALOWS
Tomato and Radish Salad: Tomato andradish salad with mint, French feta,Zinfandel vinaigrette ($17)
FLOWER CHILDChopped Vegetable Salad: Organic
greens, radish, avocado, heirloom carrot,edamame, baby tomato, cucumber, toastedsesame seed, ginger miso vinaigrette($9.25)
FORK IN THE ROADRoasted Radish: Pancetta, shallot, toma-
to vinaigrette, horseradish-chamomilecreme fraiche and peppered crumble ($10)
INOTHEKEChicken Kapama: Tomato braised
chicken, potatoes, carrots, radishes ($16)
LOCANDA DEL LAGORisotto al Ravanello: Organic carnaroli
parmesan risotto, watermelon radish ($22)
MARÉ SANTA MONICAChoice of Shellfish (Mussels, Clams,
Shrimp): Made with a leek white winebroth, roasted radish, wilted radish greens,and shaved breakfast radish ($18)
MÉLISSECheck back for radish dish details
MONSIEUR MARCELBlack Radish Mille-feuille: Layer of
black radish, green apple, smoked whitefish and black caviar ($15); Merlot ShortRibs: Red wine-braised short ribs, creamyblack truffle polenta, asparagus and redradish ($25); Hazelnut Yule Log: Spongecake with caramel hazelnut mousse andraspberry coulis ($8)
$40 for pre-fixe menu, items can be pur-chased à la carte
OBICÀ MOZZARELLA BARInsalata di Quinoa (vegan): Vegan red
quinoa, avocado, papaya, mint, red radish($11; add crab for an additional $4)
PERRY’S CAFÉCreamy Radish Soup: A dreamy luscious
radish Soup with Yukon gold potatoes andhorseradish sour cream garnish ($7)
PLAN CHECK KITCHEN + BARCrispy Pork Belly: Braised watermelon
radish, roasted onions, sriracha, sesame($12)
RED OScallop Aguachile Cucumber and
Serrano Aguachile, Avocado, Icicle RadishEscabeche and Radish Flowers: Maine diverscallops which are marinated in a cucum-ber and serrano juice, avocado are scatteredon the plate and the dish is finished with anacidic bright and vibrant radish salad ($19)
SANTA MONICA SEAFOODGrilled Shrimp Panzanella: Five jumbo
white shrimp with organic greens, radishes,capers, avocado, red onion, crostinis andtomatoes with a white balsamic vinaigrette($18)
SUSHI ROKUTuna Radish Sashimi: Tuna sashimi and
goat cheese with garlic nikiri soy dressingserved on a bed of sliced watermelonradish ($21)
TIATO KITCHEN + VENUERoasted Radishes & Cream: Whipped
horseradish crème fraiche, crispy leeks,green onions, smoked pork rinds, lemonzest and rosemary flowers (grown in theTiato Garden) with Korean chili flakes($17)
UPPER WEST RESTAURANTRed Curry & Lime Leaf Braised Black
Radish: Yam puree, fennel, Thai basil ($10)
WEXLER’S DELIThe Big Salad with Farmer’s Market
Radish: Farmers market radish, gem let-tuce, tomato, olives, cucumbers, rye bread-crumbs, and crumbled hard boiled eggwith a dill vinaigrette ($10; add choice oflox, sturgeon, trout, tuna salad, egg salad,or turkey for an additional $6)
our Executive Chef, Verite Mazzola does anexcellent job.”
The radish is a unique choice, but it doesnot seem to be an obstacle for many of thechefs as they have created a dish that high-lights the taste and texture of the radish.
“For restaurant week the main dish isShellfish. Giving our guest the option ofmussels, clams or shrimp that is made with awhite wine broth, roasted radish, radishgreens, along with a poached egg and somepasta,” said Greenspan. “It is truly and deli-cious meal that everyone should try.”
Specific restaurant participation variesfrom location to location. Some participantsare offering prix-fixe meals at different pricepoints for lunch, dinner or both. Multi-coursedinners are available for up to $50 per person.
However, if you are on a budget SantaMonica Restaurant Week still offers dishesunder $12. Catch Restaurant is offering atasty $10 Rhubarb Tart. Dhaba Cuisine ofIndia offers Curried Radish with Greens for$12. The Flower Child is offering Chopped
Vegetable Salad for $9.25, and Fork in theRoad is offering Roasted Radish for $10.
Monsieur Marcel will be offering theirHazlenut Yule Log, for $8. Obica MozzarellaBar will be offering a vegan dish, Insalata diQuinoa for $11, and Perry’s Café will beoffering a Creamy Radish Soup for $7. PlanCheck Kitchen + Bar will be offering theirCrispy Pork Belly for $12, Upper WestRestaurant will offer their Red Curry & LimeLeaf Braised Black Radish for $10 andWexler’s Deli will be offering The Big Saladwith Farmer’s Market Radish for $10.
This year there are four newcomers to SantaMonica Restaurant Week. 1 Pico, BelcampoMeat Co., Catch Restaurant, and Coast.
“We are thrilled to have such a diverseselection of restaurants joining us in the cel-ebration of Santa Monica’s unique culinaryofferings,” said Kerns.
You can share your Santa Monica RestaurantWeek experience on Instagram, Facebook, orTwitter using #SMRestaurantWeek for a chanceto win a wellness prize package.
Visit http://www.santamonica.com/restau-rantweek/ for more information.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 297
calls for service on Jan 5.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Public intoxication 20th/ Pico 2:39 a.m.Trespassing 1700 block of Ocean 3:54 a.m.Audible burglar alarm 2100 block of Main4:10 a.m.Trespassing 1700 block of Ocean 5:12 a.m.Trespassing 1600 block of Santa Monica5:24 a.m.Person down 1500 block of Palisades Park6:02 a.m.Trespassing 200 block of Santa Monica6:11 a.m.Encampment 1100 block of Lincoln 6:38 a.m.Audible burglar alarm 1500 block of 26th6:41 a.m.Trespassing 1400 block of 2nd 7:06 a.m.Violation of posted sign 400 block of SanVicente 9:07 a.m.Trespassing 2700 block of Santa Monica9:31 a.m.Mark and tag abandoned vehicle 100block of Fraser 10:26 a.m.Audible burglar alarm 1400 block ofBroadway 10:40 a.m.Trespassing 2600 block of Cloverfield10:52 a.m.Encampment Stewart/ I-10 11:15 a.m.Petty theft 300 block of Colorado 11:39 a.m.Elder abuse 1200 block of Bay 11:56 a.m.Traffic collision Lincoln/ Hill 12:12 p.m.
Panhandling 1200 block of Wilshire 12:27 p.m.Auto burglary 1700 block of Dewey 12:30 p.m.Trespassing 2000 block of Main 12:51 p.m.Fight 1200 block of 10th 12:56 p.m.Indecent exposure 20th/ Montana 1:38 p.m.Sexual assault 2200 block of Virginia2:42 p.m.Mark and tag abandoned vehicle 300block of Bicknell 2:54 p.m.Auto burglary 900 block of PCH 2:56 p.m.Auto burglary 2600 block of 28th 3:27 p.m.Public intoxication 00 block of Pico 3:42 p.m.Person down 1600 block of Wilshire 3:44 p.m.Public intoxication 00 block of Pico 4:31 p.m.Traffic collision 4th/ Olympic 4:31 p.m.Encampment 2000 block of Stewart 4:42 p.m.SCAR investigation 1100 block of Lincoln5:30 p.m.Trespassing 1700 block of Olympic 5:39 p.m.Armed robbery 2100 block of Sawtelle5:43 p.m.Hit and run 2600 block of Lincoln 5:46 p.m.Drunk driving 4th/ Pico 5:51 p.m.Assault with deadly weapon 16th/ SantaMonica 6:09 p.m.Trespassing 800 block of Pico 6:31 p.m.Traffic collision 15th/ Santa Monica 7:20 p.m.Encampment 400 block of Santa MonicaPier 7:51 p.m.Audible burglar alarm 1900 block of Main8:20 p.m.Grand theft 2400 block of 3rd 8:28 p.m.Drinking in public 1500 block of 15th 9:13 p.m.Trespassing 1300 block of Euclid 9:28 p.m.Battery 1200 block of 4th 9:35 p.m.Trespassing 1400 block of 7th 9:47 p.m.Fight 1400 block of 3rd St Prom 10:26 p.m.Public intoxication 7th/ Arizona 10:49 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 54 calls for service
on Jan. 5.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
EMS 1500 block of 2nd 12:01 a.m.EMS 2400 block of Ocean Park 12:02 a.m.EMS 1500 block of 5th 6:26 a.m.EMS 1500 block of 5th 6:36 a.m.EMS 1300 block of 15th 8:41 a.m.Automatic alarm 300 block of Arizona9:09 a.m.EMS 1200 block of 15th 9:24 a.m.EMS 800 block of 2nd 9:51 a.m.Automatic alarm 2800 block of Lincoln10:12 a.m.EMS 1800 block of 10th 10:22 a.m.Automatic alarm 1200 block of 15th 10:28 a.m.EMS 3100 block of 4th 10:29 a.m.EMS 1600 block of Main 10:45 a.m.EMS 1300 block of Georgina 10:55 a.m.EMS 2200 block of 25th 11:31 a.m.
EMS 2000 block of Arizona 11:50 a.m.EMS 800 block of Hill 12:08 p.m.EMS 1100 block of 9th 12:11 p.m.EMS 2600 block of Kansas 12:23 p.m.EMS 2800 block of Lincoln 12:30 p.m.EMS 1100 block of 4th 12:56 p.m.EMS 400 block of Ocean 12:56 p.m.Automatic alarm 300 block of Colorado1:03 p.m.EMS 1900 block of Stewart 1:17 p.m.EMS 2700 block of Neilson 1:33 p.m.EMS 2400 block of Chelsea Pl 2:23 p.m.EMS 2500 block of Montana 2:25 p.m.Automatic alarm 1600 block of 7th 2:40 p.m.Automatic alarm 1700 block of Ocean2:47 p.m.EMS 1300 block of 20th 3:33 p.m.EMS 16th/ Wilshire 3:45 p.m.EMS 1500 block of Arizona 3:55 p.m.EMS 700 block of Broadway 4:28 p.m.EMS 1300 block of 20th 4:46 p.m.EMS 1900 block of 18th 4:48 p.m.EMS 1800 block of 10th 5:00 p.m.Wires down 400 block of 22nd 5:41 p.m.Automatic alarm 200 block of SantaMonica 5:58 p.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 DECEMBER 31, 2016 AT ABOUT 5:29 P.M.Officers responded to a radio call for service at Bloomingdales – 315 Colorado Blvdregarding a counterfeit investigation with a suspect in custody. Officers determined thesuspect was monitored by Loss Prevention in the store as he selected merchandise. Thesuspect attempted to purchase several items for over $500. with cash. The clerk wasgiven several one hundred bills. The clerk was not sure if the bills were real and sum-moned Loss Prevention. The bills were determined to be fraudulent and the suspect wasdetained for police. Officers discovered additional bills on the suspect. The suspect wastaken into custody without incident. Roman Osvaldo Garcia-Garcia, 28, of Palmdale wasarrested for forgery, burglary and a probation violation. Bail was set at $20,000.
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Complaints against
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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
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BY MATTHEW HALL
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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By MICK & MASON MASTROIANNI & JOHNNY HART
With Mercury’s retrograde coming to an end, today will be like an optical illusion that can be seen as twodifferent pictures depending on what your eyes are resting on and how your brain processes that. Mostlythis is about deciding what should be in the foreground of your life and what should be the background.
Mercury Retrograde Ends
ARIES (March 21-April 19)The better your relationship is with another orwith yourself, the less you require from yourenvironment. An ordinary meal, a walk, a shop-ping trip -- all opportunities for amazingromance and/or rapturous enjoyment of life.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Today feels like a jelly doughnut. The best stuffis in the center. You’re right! To find a thing’scenter, bite into it. If it can’t be bitten, dig. If itcan’t be dug, drill.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)You’ve a particular set of curiosities that speakto your intelligence. What you’re after mightnot be popular with everyone. If no one is liningup to see it, it’s not any less interesting.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)Finding the one you like best takes faith anddevotion to a process. It’s a lot harder thangoing with the one who got there first. And whatif the first one turns out to be the best one afterall? You’ll never know unless you shop around.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Like the pop artist Sia, you feel you havesomething to say today, but you don’t neces-sarily want to be recognized for saying it. Infact, you’d rather be left alone to do your thing.Therefore, you may use someone else as yourmouthpiece.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Lose something? Chances are that it’s veryclose to you; you’re just not seeing it. What youneed to do is clean up. To find what you can’tsee, strip away what you can.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)It’s very easy to be the most charismatic per-son in the room these days. All you have to dois engage the world instead of looking at yourcellphone. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth yourfull attention. Socializing is definitely worthdoing.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)Eating something new buoys the spirit morethan most new things, especially if that freshflavor is exceptionally pleasing. Cook for yourloved ones. Make memories.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)The impact of environment on human behaviorcannot be underestimated. Test the theory bychanging yours up significantly. See if thatdoesn’t change the way people behave in yourhome, particularly loved ones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Everyone knows you’re not supposed to stareinto the sun and nor should you look directly atthe super-watt lightbulb. Also, there’s an art tolooking on the bright side.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)It will feel as though your actions are ques-tions instead of answers. If you knew it all, theday would be boring. You’re willing to acceptthe uneasiness that comes with exploration.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)There are a lot of boxes you haven’t checked.Good news: You don’t have to, not now, notever. You might later. Be OK with that. You’re akind person, and you give your all. That’senough for today.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 7)
Military or not, you’ll be a soldier in your life this year, willing to stand, fight, love and live for a prin-ciple. Your loyalty to a group or ideology will guide the action in the next four months. You’ll seevictory in May and July. You’ll enjoy financial rewards with loved ones in March and August adven-tures. Gemini and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 2, 14, 39 and 27.
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two categories, vacation rentals and homesharing. Vacation rentals (defined as theexclusive rental of a private residence fortransient use without the presence of a fulltime resident) are prohibited. However,home sharing (renting a private residencewhile the primary occupant is home) isallowed.
The report said recent court rulings haveprompted the proposed discussion to see ifprovisions of the City’s laws can bestrengthened.
“Staff is therefore proposing someminor amendments to clarify some termsand requirements related to the creation ofa home-sharing registry and the publish-ing of that registry,” said the report.“While a host may currently opt out ofbeing listed, the proposed law wouldrequire that all City approved hosts beincluded in the registry list and that the
list would be publicly available.”New business includes possible money to
support local public art projects.Several councilmembers have requested
City Hall allocate $22,000 to support newmurals in two neighborhoods.
Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem Davis,and Councilmember Vazquez have asked thecity to provide money that will be matchedby other contributions. The Council will dis-cuss a $12,000 grant for Mid City Neighborsthat will be matched with a contribution of$3,000 and $10,000 to the PicoImprovement Organization, to be matchedwith another $10,000.
“In both instances these funds are to beused in conjunction with Beautify Earth topaint murals on sites already identified andapproved by property owners in the MidCity neighborhood and on Pico Boulevard,”said the report.
Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 atCity Hall, 1685 Main St.
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DBASFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2016280274 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 11/17/2016 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PIERCE GARDNER DE-SIGN. 828 MALTMAN AVE , LOS ANGELES, CA 90026. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SA-VANNAH GARDNER 828 MALTMAN AVE LOS ANGE-LES, CA 90026. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)11/01/2016. /s/: SAVANNAH GARDNER. SAVANNAH GARDNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 11/17/2016. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 12/17/2016, 12/24/2016, 12/31/2016, 01/07/2017.
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