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Some wiping tears from theireyes, thousands of people becameU.S.
citizens Wednesday during a LosAngeles ceremony where
PresidentDonald Trump wasn’t far frommany of the immigrants’
thoughts.
Shortly after posing in front of amassive American flag,
21-year-oldIranian immigrant Erik Danialian
SEE IMMIGRATION PAGE 7
BY KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer
In a show of support to activistsprotesting the Dakota
AccessPipeline, the Santa Monica CityCouncil moved forward with
plansto end the City’s banking relation-ship with Wells Fargo
bank.
The City currently has $1 billionin annual transactions with
the
SEE WELLS PAGE 7
BY MATTHEW HALLDaily Press Editor
The Santa Monica MalibuUnified School District (SMMUSD)is
suspending some extracurricularactivities as a result of the
ongoingvirus outbreak.
District officials sent a letter toparents this week announcing
thetemporary suspension of optionalgroup activities. The ban
coversactivities like dances or field tripsbut doesn’t extend to
every afterschool activity.
SMMUSD Community & PublicRelations Officer Gail Pinsker
saidsome activities that occur outsidetraditional school hours will
con-tinue if they are in a classroomenvironment. For example, she
saidSanta Monica High School has adrama class at the end of the
daythat extends into the afternoonhours and becomes an after
schoolrehearsal. As the rehearsal is essen-tially the same as the
class it pre-cedes, that activity can continue.
“The idea is that the Departmentof Public Health would like to
fur-
ther help drive the numbers downas close to zero as possible and
inclass we have a controlled environ-ment,” she said. “We’re taking
pro-tective measures such as cleaningand also, we have nurses on
campusso when there’s a sick student theyare able to send them
home.”
She said activities where aschool official doesn’t have thesame
kind of oversight are thekinds of activities that will be
sus-pended but the district is working
SEE VIRUS PAGE 6
MENTORS Marina Andalon & Courtesy PhotosSt. Monica Catholic
High School recently hosted their second annual Mealto Mentor a
Mariner for the nervous seniors that are curious about theirfuture
endeavors. Around twenty Mariner alumni showed up to show sup-port
and give advice on entering their college years. Seniors were able
tonetwork with alumni in their desired career field and mingle with
aspiringbusiness leaders, political figures and even local police
officers.
School activities canceledto prevent stomach virus
In solidarity withStanding Rock,
City moves forward to cut ties
with Wells Fargo
As thousandsbecome citizensin Los Angeles,
some talk Trump
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For help submitting an event, contact us at310-458-7737 or
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Thursday, February 16Recreation and ParksCommission
MeetingRegular meeting of the Santa MonicaRecreation and Parks
Commission.Meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the3rd Thursday of each
month inCouncil Chambers at Santa MonicaCity Hall 1685 Main St.
Get That Job! Chrysalis Workshop:Interviewing SkillsLearn how to
use job descriptions toprepare for interviews, the importanceof
practice, and how to answer inter-view questions with
examples.Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704Montana Ave, 6 – 7:15
p.m.
Housing Commission MeetingThe Housing Commission meets onthe 3rd
Thursday of each month at4:30 p.m. at the Santa Monica MainLibrary,
located at 601 Santa MonicaBlvd., Santa Monica, California.
Mini Makers:CardboardSelfies at Ocean ParkSelf portraits using
cardboard andother scrap materials. Ocean ParkBranch Library, 2601
Main St., 3:30 –4:30 p.m.
Public relations for writersDiane Hinds recognized that many
writ-ers who followed the less traditionalroutes lacked media
coverage, reviewsand improved sales and Diane guideswriters through
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Friday, February 17Papermaking with Naturaland Found
MaterialsThis introduction to papermaking willallow participants to
create and takehome sheets of paper with preparedpulp made from a
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The Little Rover That Did –Opportunity’s 13 Years onMarsJanuary
25 marked the 13th anniver-sary of the landing of MarsExploration
Rover Opportunity on thered planet. They will review the
hugelysuccessful career of this durable littlerobot, and take a
look at the state ofMars exploration. The John DrescherPlanetarium
is located near the eleva-tors on the second floor of DrescherHall
(1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica).Tickets are available at the door
andcost $11 ($9 seniors and children) forthe evening’s scheduled
“double bill,”or $6 ($5 seniors age 60+ and chil-dren age 12 and
under) for a singleNight Sky or feature show or tele-scope-viewing
session. For informa-tion, call (310) 434-3005 or
seewww.smc.edu/eventsinfo orwww.smc.edu/planetarium. All
showssubject to change or cancellationwithout notice.
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Citywide
Santa Monicans included in 2017 James BeardFoundation Awards
Semifinalists list
The James Beard Foundation has announced its list of Restaurant
and Chef Awardsemifinalists for the 27th annual James Beard
Foundation Awards. Selected from a listof over 24,000 online
entries, the prestigious group of semifinalists in 21 categories
rep-resents a wide range of culinary talent, from exceptional chefs
and dining destinations inten different regions across the U.S., to
the nation’s top wine and spirits professionals,best new
restaurants, rising star chefs, pastry chefs, and bakers. See this
year’s fullsemifinalist list at the end of this press release or
online at jamesbeard.org/awards.
On Wednesday, March 15, the Foundation will announce the final
nominees for all awardcategories during a press conference at
a.o.c. restaurant in Los Angeles. Nominations willalso be announced
live via the Foundation’s Facebook Live video feed
atfacebook.com/beardfoundation and in real time on Twitter at
twitter.com/beardfoundation.
Winners of the 2017 James Beard Media Awards will be announced
on Tuesday, April25, at an exclusive event honoring the nation’s
top cookbook authors, culinary broadcastproducers and hosts, and
food journalists at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York
City.
Winners of the remaining awards will be announced at the James
Beard FoundationAwards Gala at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on
Monday, May 1. During the event, which isopen to the public, awards
for the Restaurant and Chef and Restaurant Design categorieswill be
handed out, along with special achievement awards Humanitarian of
the Year,Lifetime Achievement, Design Icon, Who’s Who of Food and
Beverage in America, andAmerica’s Classics. A gala reception will
immediately follow, featuring top chefs and bev-erage professionals
from across the country.
The James Beard Foundation holds an online open call for entries
beginning in mid-October of each year. This year, over 24,000
entries were received, a list which theRestaurant and Chef
Committee reviews to determine eligibility and regional
represen-tation. Based on the results and eligibility requirements
for each award, the committeethen produces a nominating ballot that
lists the semifinalists in each of the 21 Restaurantand Chef Award
categories, some of which include Outstanding Chef,
OutstandingRestaurant, Best Chef in ten different U.S. regions,
Outstanding Service, Outstanding BarProgram, and Best New
Restaurant.
The list of semifinalists is then sent to an independent
volunteer panel of more than600 judges from across the country.
This panel, which comprises leading regional restau-rant critics,
food and wine editors, culinary educators, and past James Beard
FoundationRestaurant and Chef Award winners, votes on specific
award categories to determine thefinal five nominees in each
category. The same judges then vote on these five nomineesto select
the winners. Tabulations to determine the nominees and winners are
done byindependent auditors, Lutz & Carr. The governing Awards
Committee, board of trustees,and staff of the James Beard
Foundation do not vote, and the results are kept confiden-tial
until the presentation of winners in May. Awards policies and
procedures can bereviewed on the James Beard site at
jamesbeard.org/awards/policies.
Established in 1990, the James Beard Awards recognize culinary
professionals forexcellence and achievement in their fields and
furthers the Foundation’s mission to cel-ebrate, nurture, and honor
chefs and other leaders making America’s food culture
moredelicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone. Each award
category has an individualcommittee made up of industry
professionals who volunteer their time to oversee thepolicies,
procedures, and selection of judges for their respective Awards
program. AllJBF Award winners receive a certificate and a medallion
engraved with the James BeardFoundation Awards insignia. There are
no cash prizes.
Santa Monicans on the list include: Mélisse for Outstanding
Service (a restaurant in operation five or more years that
demonstrates high standards of hospitality and service.)Chef
Miles Thompson, of Michael’s, for Rising Star Chef of the Year (a
chef age 30 or
younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to
make a significant impacton the industry in years to come.)
Jeremy Fox of Rustic Canyon and Bryant Ng of Cassia, for Best
Chef: West CA, HI, NV(Chefs who have set new or consistent
standards of excellence in their respectiveregions. Eligible
candidates may be from any kind of dining establishment and must
havebeen working as a chef for at least five years, with the three
most recent years spent inthe region.)
— SUBMITTED BY MARY BLANTON OGUSHWITZ / JANE SHAPIRO, MAGRINO
PUBLIC RELATIONSDowntownSanta Monica Public Library presents Stop
Senior Scams
The Santa Monica Public Library presents Stop Senior Scams on
Saturday, Feb. 18, at3 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room.
This revue is written and performed by anall-senior cast and hosted
by two retired judges. It alerts the audience to criminals
andunscrupulous businesses that prey on seniors and teaches how to
protect your family,friends, and yourself.
The Stop Senior Scams Acting Program has been recognized by the
Los Angeles CityCouncil for its collaboration in a resolution
designating May 15 as Senior FraudAwareness Day in the City of Los
Angeles and by the California State Assembly. It wasfeatured in a
November 2015 Consumer Reports cover story by Tobie Stanger, who
alsorecognized the program in her testimony before a Congressional
subcommittee inWashington DC. The group is currently featured in
the Federal Trade Commission video“Pass It On.”
Peggy Mollin, a 98-year-old member of the Stop Senior Scams
Acting Program, willbe performing at the Feb. 18 program at the
Santa Monica Library. She is a long-time res-ident of Santa Monica
and volunteer in the community and has been a member of thegroup
for seven years.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited
and on a first-arrival basis.The Santa Monica Public Library is
wheelchair accessible. For special disabled services,call Library
Administration at (310) 458-8606 at least one week prior to event.
For moreinformation, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica
Public Library at (310) 458-8600.
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IS “ZOOT SUIT” L.A.’S “HAMILTON?”It’s been extended twice and it
just opened.This remarkable revival of a play set in,about and
created in L.A. premiered at theTaper nearly 40 years ago and may
be morerelevant now. It shattered all box officerecords in 1978
(not in New York, though),was made into a movie, and is on track
tobecoming a monster hit again.
Zoot Suit is a marvel of music, dance,history, fantasy, myth and
politics all rolledup into one grand and irresistible play.
Thestory is based in fact: in the early 1940s, the“Zoot Suit
riots”—outpouring of pent-upracism conducted by US
servicemenagainst Mexican Americans—and the mur-der of a Mexican
American man during aparty near a reservoir and lover’s lane
calledSleepy Lagoon, did actually happen andresulted the roundup,
arrest and convictionof 17 Chicano men in a complete travestyof
justice.
Playwright Luis Valdez melds the twotogether, creating the
“spirit” character of ElPachuco, a role originated by Edward
JamesOlmos, and played here to perfection by thedevilishly handsome
Demien Bichir. Thelead character, Henry Reyna is perfectlyembodied
by Matias Ponce. The originalHenry, Daniel Valdez, plays Henry’s
father inthis production, along with Rose Portillo ashis mother —
she played Della, Henry’s girl-friend, in the original.
Henry is about to join the Marines butinstead is accused of
murder with nothingbut circumstantial evidence, a biased judgeand a
bully prosecutor, not to mention thetenor of the times, filled with
“yellow jour-nalism” fanning the flames of racist angerat Mexicans
for taking American jobs(sound familiar?). El Pachuco is
manythings: narrator, conscience, prod andprovocateur as well as
jokester but heappears only to Henry and through himrun the many
strains of contradictoryimpulses that drive Henry.
The trial is a misbegotten mess, endingin life sentences for all
17; and a committeeto defend them is formed. Complicationsensue,
but ultimately the verdict is over-turned. That’s not the end of
Henry’s prob-lems. The Zoot Suit riots — so calledbecause the men
wore distinctive baggytrousers and oversized jackets during
wartime, when there was a rationing of wool,and Americans resented
them for it — werebrutal and hundreds were hurt over a peri-od of
days.
From start to finish this play, already amilestone in theatrical
history, will proveits timelessness. If opening night is
anyindicator, it will continue to garner well-deserved standing
ovations. See Zoot Suitat the Mark Taper Forum through March26. If
you want tickets don’t wait: (213)628-2772 or online
atwww.CenterTheatreGroup.org.
BECKETT AT ITS BESTRon Sossi began the Odyssey Theatre in
West Los Angeles almost 50 years ago, withthe original intent to
create an acting ensem-ble. Now better known as a producing
the-atre with a regular season and guest produc-tions, with the
KOAN Unit, Sossi is return-ing to the Odyssey’s roots: a core group
ofactors performing plays that take time and
deep understanding.Such is the case with The KOAN Unit’s
“Beckett5,” a set of crystalline-pure evoca-tions of five plays
by Samuel Beckett. Threeof the actors in Beckett5 — Alan
Abelew,Beth Hogan and Norbert Weisser — wereoriginal founding
members of the OdysseyTheatre Ensemble.
“Act Without Words II” opens. It’sentirely mimed; two
characters, are prod-ded by a figure in black holding a spear
intowaking and getting out of the large whitesacks in which they
are sleeping. Sharingone suit of men’s clothing, shoes and a
hat,each begins their day, one taking pills,coughing and unhappily
doing what hemust to go out into the world while theother
accompanied by happy silent film-style music, and is as perky and
lively asfirst person is dull and dark. It’s a great wayto start a
show; who needs words with thislevel of acting skill!
“Come and Go” may be only 121 wordslong but bespeaks a lifetime.
Three elderlywomen on a bench who’ve known eachother forever, each
ask how the other isdoing, and then two at a time share a
silentsecret that shocks the one being told. This isa little
gem.
In “Catastrophe” a dictatorial directorand harassed assistant
are staging an oldman on a platform in a spotlight; he’s wear-ing
only pajamas with bare feet and a band-age on his head. The
director shouts orders,the assistant scurries around to make
adjust-ments to the immoveable man, but at theend with eyes cast
down, he looks out at us.It’s haunting.
Speaking of haunting, “Footfalls” isexactly that. A woman paces
back and forthon a wooden platform in a nightgown indim light, with
a door slightly ajar with a
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Culture Watch
An Epic Theatre Weekend
Photo by Craig SchwartzZOOT: Demian Bichir in the revival of
“ZootSuit.” Written and directed by Luis Valdez andpresented in
association with El TeatroCampesino.
SEE SUIT PAGE 5
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TWO ROAD PICTURES THIS WEEKEND ANDI’m exhausted.
The first was the awesome “Lion,” a filmthat’s up for an Oscar
as the Best Film of theyear. It covers the travels of a
five-year-oldboy from India to Tasmania and back.
The second road trip was the repetitivedaily bus ride through
the town of Paterson,New Jersey, by a driver whose name,
ironi-cally, is Paterson. The film is kind of like“GroundHog Day,”
in which the protagonistkeeps repeating the day’s events over
andover until he gets it right. But for Patersonthere is no
reprieve.
In “Lion” an absolutely mesmerizing littleboy, Sunny Pawar
(named Saroo in the film)is left on a bench in a train station to
wait forhis older brother, who has gone on anerrand. When his
brother doesn’t returnright away, Saroo goes off to search for
himand winds up in an empty passenger car. Asthe train begins to
move, Saroo is trappedand can’t get off until he arrives in
Calcutta,nearly 1,000 miles from his home.
Since he is only five years old he doesn’tknow his last name or
the name of the shan-ty-town in which his family lives. And
heidentifies his mother only as “Mum.” Butbecause he is
exceptionally bright he man-ages to sense danger and escape it. He
runsfrom policemen, sleeps on the ground withother street children,
scavenges food fromgarbage pails, and runs away from a womanwhose
kindness masks her intention to sellhim into the child sex
trade.
Eventually he is plucked from jail by awoman who finds adoptive
parents forhomeless children and he is adopted by anAustralian
couple, the Brierleys (NicoleKidman and David Wenham), who take
himto live in Tasmania, where he grows into akind and loving young
man. As Dev Patelplays him, he is the kind of young man thatevery
mother would want.
At the age of 25, however, he begins to behaunted by snatches of
memory from hischildhood and he develops a need to returnto India
to find his biological family. Hespends the next six years
researching and,with the help of Google Earth, he identifiesthe
area he came from and returns to visithis mother and reassure her
that he is alive.And he returns again and again, bringing
hisAustralian parents to meet his biologicalmother and then
returning to his life withthem in Tasmania.
This beautiful film, nominated for a BestPicture Oscar, is made
even more poignantbecause it is a true story. It comes from thebook
“A Long Way Home” written by Saroo
Brierley with Larry Buttrose, with thescreenplay written by Luke
Davies and thefilm directed by Garth Davis.
The second film, “Paterson” is also a trav-el film. But in this
one the major mover is abus. Whereas in “Lion” the
protagonistbravely moves across two continents, in“Paterson” the
protagonist remains forever inthe same town, on the same route,
seeminglyimprisoned by his circumstances and his bus.
He has a weird wife whom he loves, andshe obviously loves him.
Her days, however,are filled with strange obsessions: she
paintseverything in the house black and white.Including the white
drapes that she coverswith black circles and the chair their
Englishbulldog, Marvin, sleeps on, which she hasembellished with
wavy black lines. She coversa black skirt with long white lines and
bakesdark chocolate cookies and covers them withwavy lines of white
frosting. But she greets herhusband happily when he comes home
fromwork and she appears satisfied with her day.
After a silly dinner which she invents, hetakes Marvin for a
walk, stops in for a singlebeer at the local bar, and comes home.
But thesurprise in his day is that he spends all his freetime
creating poetry in a notebook that healways carries with him. The
poems arewhimsical in nature and often quite lovely.
And then they go to sleep. He wakes upthe next morning in the
six o’clock hour, eatshis bowl of Cheerios while she continues
tosleep, he kisses her gently and goes off towork, where he will
drive his bus mutely, lis-tening once in a while to the
conversationsof his passengers, and waiting patiently untilit’s
time to return home to his wife and dog.
This is a film that you want to love. It’swritten and directed
by Jim Jarmusch, a well-respected “auteur” who’s made a number
offilms that you probably don’t remember.
I actually did love this soft, gentle film inthe beginning, but
after the third repetitionof the day’s activities, with four more
to go, Iwas overcome with ennui and almost enviedthe man at the end
of the row who was snor-ing loud enough to wake the dead.
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relations director, documentary screen-writer and theater reviewer.
She may bereached at [email protected].
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with the Los Angeles County Department ofPublic Health to
establish a more specific setof guidelines.
“Leadership is speaking again toDepartment of Public Health for
additionalclarification on kinds of activities thatshould be
canceled,” she said.
The district has been fighting the out-break of a
gastrointestinal virus since earlyFebruary when a group of students
returnedfrom a field trip with symptoms similar tothe
Norovirus.
Norovirus is easily transmitted person toperson and can spread
through direct con-tact or through contaminated food.According to
the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC), about half of
allfoodborne illness in the U.S. can be attrib-uted to
Norovirus.
Pinsker said the number of potentiallysick students has declined
by about a third
and while the numbers continue to drop,canceling optional
activities will hopefullyspeed up eradication of the symptoms in
theschool population. She said the most recentfigures, complied
last week, showed about110 students with possible symptoms.Pinsker
said that was down from about 150in the first few days of the
outbreak. On anygiven day, the district has about 500
studentsabsent.
Parents who suspect their child has theillness should keep them
away from others.Cleaning is an effective way to prevent thespread
as is washing food before eating,cooking food properly, avoiding
food prepa-ration or care for others when sick, washinglaundry and
cleaning contaminated sur-faces. The CDC recommends a
chlorinebleach solution with 5-25 tablespoons ofhousehold bleach
per gallon of water (oranother disinfectant registered as
effectiveagainst norovirus by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency)
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Prices are going up for the B
ig 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 (6
01 Santa
Monica Blvd.) to update custom
ers on its
proposed fare updates and
service
changes.According to st
aff, BBB will be adding
11 percent more service over t
he next 12
months as part of the Evolutio
n of Blue
campaign to provide connectio
ns to the
upcoming Expo Light Rail Line
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To offset costs and bring som
e if its
products inline with regional av
erages, the
base fare will increase by $0.2
5 to $1.25
per ride. Express fares increas
e to $2.50
(50 cent increase), seniors/disa
bled fares
will be unchanged, tokens will i
ncrease to
$1.25 (25 cent increase), day
passes are
unchanged, the 13-ride ticket i
ncreases to
$14 ($2 increase), a 30-day pa
ss goes to
$50 ($10 decrease), a youth 3
0-day pass
drops to $38 ($2 decrease), an
express 30-
day increases to $89 ($9 increa
se). A new
rolling 7-day pass will be availab
le for $14.
According to the staff report, the g
oal 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 s
econds to
board while prepaid customers ta
ke less than
4 seconds.“Currently, 2 pe
rcent 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 repo
rt. “These
low percentages of current pr
epaid fare
media use are directly attributa
ble to the
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Dear SMMUSDfamilies,
As you are aware, we have had cases ofgastrointestinal illness,
possibly due to thenorovirus, at our schools the past twoweeks. We
received an advisory from LosAngeles County Department of
PublicHealth (LACDPH) prior to the weekendadvising us that, in an
abundance of cau-tion, we should discontinue all optionalgroup
activities such as dances, field trips,camp trips and music
rehearsals at all ourschools. We will be notified by LACDPHwhen to
resume, based on a greatlyreduced number of illnesses on our
cam-puses. We will alert you when all activitiesare resumed.
This highly contagious illness doeslinger on a bit and we are
working hard atour school sites to minimize exposure oncampus. We
appreciate your ongoingefforts at home to follow recommenda-
tions for hand washing and staying homefor 48 hours after this
illness, that we pro-vided to you previously.
This is not a reflection of worseningconditions. Rather, we see
the light at theend of the tunnel and would like to getback to
normalcy, post virus.
School is in session, however, reducedcontact between kids at
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Our top priority is the health and safe-ty of all students and
we will continue tokeep you informed of this situation. Ifyou need
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bank, including deposits and payments,according to spokeswoman
ConstanceFarrell. Santa Monica’s investment portfolioincludes $4.6
million in Wells Fargo bonds.
During a midnight discussion and alengthy public comment period,
Mayor TedWinterer reminded supporters of the divest-ment that
applause is forbidden at CityCouncil meetings, so when five out of
sevenmembers voted to move forward with themotion a wave of jazz
hands shot up into theair – a vigorous sign of approval from
atten-dees who pushed for the motion into theearly morning
hours.
“I’ve been to Standing Rock twice. I wason the frontline every
time. It made me veryangry to see my people treated in such
amanner,” said Walter Ruiz, also known asGraywolf. Ruiz was one of
25 activists whospoke to support cutting ties with WellsFargo. He
runs the Chumash IndianMuseum in Thousand Oaks.
“I’ve always heard that Santa Monica wasa very progressive city
but I didn’t realizehow progressive. I am surprised.”
With the passage of the motion, staff inthe City’s finance
department will look intoremoving funds from Wells Fargo and
issu-ing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to otherbanks. A new RFP is
scheduled for spring2018 but may be expedited, according toCity
Manager Rick Cole.
Wells Fargo is one of 17 banks providingcredit to Energy
Transfer Partners in order
to build the pipeline, according to financialdocuments filed
with the Securities andExchange Commission. Other creditorsinclude
Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase,Compass, HSBC, Citibank and
MorganStanley among others.
Native Americans who live on the StandingRock Sioux Reservation
say the pipelinethreatens their sacred lands and water
supply.Protesters from across the country have trav-eled to the
reservation to help keep the ArmyCorp of Engineers from beginning
construc-tion. They have also focused on the creditorsbehind the
pipeline. So far two other WestCoast cities, Seattle and Davis,
have moved tocut ties with Wells Fargo.
The motion for Santa Monica to changebanks came from
Councilmembers TonyVazquez and Terry O’Day.
“If you’re paying any attention to nation-al media today or in
fact global, you knowone of the most symbolic fights for ourfuture
is happening at Standing Rock overthe Dakota Access Pipeline,”
O’Day said. “Itis a fight over sovereignty and respect fornative
people. It is a fight over the respect ofhumanity and the future of
humanity.”
The City Council received more than thir-ty emails in support of
the motion and justone in opposition. All five Councilmemberswho
were present for the vote supported themotion. Councilmember Pam
O’Connerwent home before the vote andCouncilmember Sue Himmelrich
recusedherself because both she and her husbandhave represented
Wells Fargo as attorneys.
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said he was relieved to become a U.S. citizenin the wake of
Trump’s ban on travelers fromseven predominantly Muslim
nations,including Iran.
“I feel safer,” said Danialian, whose moth-er and sister also
became citizens during theceremony. “I hope whoever deserves it
gets afair chance to come to America.”
Sofian Haikal of Syria said he also feltrelieved to become a
citizen after living in LosAngeles for four years, though he’s
worriedhis parents won’t get permission to come theU.S. to meet
their 3-month-old grandson.
“We are suffering from terrorism and thereare bad people in our
own country, and wewouldn’t like to be considered one of them,”said
Haikal, a 36-year-old financial adviser.“There are a lot of good
people over there thatcan participate in the growth of this
country.”
Haikal said he felt proud to become anAmerican.
“It’s one of the best countries in the
world,” he said. “I like to be a citizen of acountry that has
lots of freedom, democracyand equal rights.”
Gevorg Ishkhanyan, an Armenian whobecame a U.S.citizen with his
wife at the ceremo-ny, said he supports the travel ban and
Trump.
“Too many people want to live here,” saidthe 39-year-old. “There
are countries thathave dangerous people.”
His wife chimed in with a different opinion.“Being an immigrant
and saying there are
too many people, it’s kind of unfair to otherimmigrants,” said
Ana Ishkhanyan. “It’sunfair that people are being judged by
otherpeople from their countries.”
She said she can’t imagine living any-where but the U.S. after
living in Los Angelesfor five years. “It feels like home,” she
said.
The Ishkhanyans and more than 3,000 oth-ers took the citizenship
oath in the morning,and more than 3,500 others were expected totake
it in the afternoon, according to U.S.Citizenship and Immigration
Services officials.
They represent 140 countries, with thehighest numbers from
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 315calls for
service on Feb. 14.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Petty theft 1400 block of Harvard 12:38 a.m. Petty theft 1800
block of Lincoln 5:23 a.m. Encampment 1300 block of 2nd 7:28 a.m.
Encampment 600 block of Montana 7:55 a.m. Traffic collision
16th/Pearl 8:08 a.m. Elder abuse 800 block of 2nd 8:19 a.m. Person
with a gun 2500 block of Lincoln8:56 a.m. Encampment 2700 block of
Barnard 9:27 a.m. Harassing phone calls 800 block of 3rd9:47 a.m.
Indecent exposure 16th/Broadway 9:53 a.m. Vehicle with excessive
tickets 1200 blockof 4th 10:00 a.m. Person down 1500 block of 6th
11:07 a.m. Vandalism 2300 block of Ocean Park 11:17 a.m. Person
down 1600 block of Main 11:27 a.m. Identity theft 1100 block of 4th
11:34 a.m. Hit and run 2600 block of Main 11:49 a.m. Traffic
collision 2600 block of Main 11:50 a.m. Encampment 1200 block of
7th 12:08 p.m. Theft suspect in custody 1400 block of3rd Street
Prom 12:40 p.m. Petty theft 3rd Street Prom/Santa Monica12:49 p.m.
Hit and run 2600 block of Main 1:52 p.m.
Vehicle with excessive tickets 1400 blockof 2nd 2:43 p.m.
Identity theft Pacific/Rose 2:46 p.m. Attempt auto theft 1500 block
of Ocean2:54 p.m. Elder abuse 2900 block of Virginia 3:12 p.m.
Traffic hazard Yale/Wilshire 3:25 p.m. Overdose 6th/Hill 3:42 p.m.
Indecent exposure 2800 block of OceanFront Walk 4:04 p.m. Found
senile person 10th/Pico 4:18 p.m. Injured person 1100 block of
Montana4:36 p.m. Traffic collision 2300 block of Colorado4:47 p.m.
Petty theft 900 block of 3rd 5:15 p.m. Traffic control request
Ocean/California5:32 p.m. Sexual assault 1600 block of Ocean 5:46
p.m. Found property 1600 block of Ocean FrontWalk 5:56 p.m. Traffic
collision 1300 block of Wilshire5:57 p.m. Living in a vehicle 100
block of Georgina6:24 p.m. Speeding 4th/Santa Monica 6:30 p.m.
Prostitution 300 block of Olympic 6:38 p.m. Encampment 300 block of
Olympic 8:32p.m. Petty theft 2600 block of Main 9:03 p.m. Drunk
driving investigationOcean/Broadway 9:24 p.m. Living in a vehicle
600 block ofKensington 9:45 p.m. Loud music 800 block of Euclid
11:38 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 40 calls for
service
on Feb. 14.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
EMS 1700 block of 15th 12:11 a.m. EMS 2100 block of Ashland 4:26
a.m. EMS 1500 block of Centinela 4:42 a.m. EMS Lincoln/Pine 6:49
a.m.EMS 3100 block of Santa Monica 6:57 a.m. Automatic alarm 200
block of SantaMonica 7:10 a.m. EMS 16th/Pearl 8:08 a.m.EMS 2800
block of Lincoln 8:51 a.m. EMS 100 block of Georgina 9:28 a.m.
Automatic alarm 2500 block of Lincoln9:52 a.m. Automatic alarm 400
block of Colorado10:38 a.m. EMS 2400 block of Montana 10:46 a.m.
EMS 1900 block of Lincoln 10:50 a.m. EMS 1500 block of 6th 11:08
a.m.
Request fire 1500 block of 6th 11:08 a.m. EMS 2400 block of
Wilshire 11:15 a.m. EMS 1600 block of Main 11:28 a.m. Electrical
fire 1600 block of 9th 11:38 a.m.EMS 2400 block of Wilshire 12:09
p.m. USAR response 2200 block of 4th 12:50 p.m. Automatic alarm 600
block of Pico 12:51 p.m. Automatic alarm 1200 block of 15th 1:32
p.m. EMS 1700 block of Cloverfield 2:42 p.m. EMS 300 block of Santa
Monica Pier 3:11 p.m. EMS 1200 block of 15th 3:17 p.m. EMS 6th/Hill
3:40 p.m.EMS 1800 block of 16th 4:09 p.m. EMS 1100 block of Montana
4:42 p.m. EMS Cloverfield/Colorado 4:48 p.m.EMS 500 block of
Colorado 4:52 p.m. EMS 800 block of Montana 5:19 p.m. EMS 100 block
of California 5:20 p.m. EMS 1800 block of Pier 5:53 p.m. Public
assist 700 block of Idaho 6:02 p.m. EMS 1300 block of 6th 8:54 p.m.
EMS Ocean/Colorado 11:36 p.m.EMS 1400 block of Pacific Coast
Hwy11:37 p.m. EMS 900 block of 11th 11:43 p.m. EMS 900 block of
Pico 11:56 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 FEBRUARY 9, AT ABOUT 12:26 A.M.Officers responded to a radio
call for service in the 1500 block of 4th Street regardingan
assault with a deadly weapon. The responding officers were advised
a victim wasdown on the ground. Officers arrived and located the
victim suffering from injuries. Thesuspect was nearby attempting to
hide from officers but officers located the suspect andordered him
to comply. The suspect initially resisted but eventually complied.
An inves-tigation determined the suspect and victim got into an
argument regarding the sale of acigarette. The suspect became upset
and began hitting the victim with a metal pipe. Thevictim defended
himself with a box cutter and was able to fight the suspect off.
The vic-tim was treated by Santa Monica Fire Department Paramedics
at the scene for headinjuries. The suspect was on parole for
assault with a deadly weapon. Curtis Wayne Perkins, 56, from Santa
Monica was arrested for robbery, assault with adeadly weapon and a
parole violation. He was denied bail.
CRIME WATCHB Y D A I L Y P R E S S S T A F F
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District of Los Angeles
County
(SMMUSD) Inviting Bids
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District of Los Angeles
County (SMMUSD) willreceive sealed bids from contractors holding a
type “B and C-17 or B with a C-17 licensedSubcontractor” license,
on the following: Bid # 17.10.ES-DSA#03-117627, WebsterElementary
School – Windows, Paint, Floors & Doors Project at Webster
ElementarySchool. This scope of work is estimated to be between
$1,850,000 - $2,350,000 andincludes repainting of interior walls
and painted casework; Paint Exterior Trim; Replacewindow systems;
Replacement of interior flooring. (Carpet & VCT); Replacement
of doorsand jambs; repair and painting of 1’x1’ glue-on ceiling
tiles; Ramp replacement andimprovement work and ADA restroom
upgrades. All bids must be filed in the SMMUSDFacility Improvement
Office, 2828 4th Street, Santa Monica, California 90405 on orbefore
3/22/17 at 2:00 PM at which time and place the bids will be
publicly opened.Each bid must be sealed and marked with the bid
name and number. All Bidders mustattend the Mandatory Job Walk to
be held at the site, on 2/28/17 at 9:30 AM. All GeneralContractors
and M/E/P Subcontractors must be pre-qualified for this project. To
view theprojects bidding documents, please visit ARC Southern
California public plan roomwww.crplanwell.com and reference the
project Bid #.
Prequalification Due Date & Instructions for Application
Submission: All applications are due no later than 3/8/17 - Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified SchoolDistrict has contracted with Colbi
Technologies, Inc. to provide a web-based process
forprequalification called QualityBidders. To submit an application
at no cost please visitwww.qualitybidders.com. Once you have been
approved, you will receive an email indi-cating your approval
expiration date and limit.
Mandatory Job Walk (attendance is required for all Prime
Contractors):2/28/17 at 9:30 AM
Job Walk location: Webster Elementary School – 3602 Winter
Canyon Road, Malibu, CA90265 – All Attending Contractors MUST meet
representatives outside the front entranceof the school to be
escorted to the Library.
Bid Opening:3/22/17 at 2:00pm
Any further questions or clarifications to this bidding
opportunity, please contact SheereBishop at [email protected]
directly. In addition, any pre-qualification supportissues relative
to Colbi Technologies, Inc., website or for technical support
please [email protected] directly.
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District of Los Angeles
County
(SMMUSD) Inviting BidsSanta Monica Malibu Unified School
District of Los Angeles County (SMMUSD) willreceive sealed bids
from contractors holding a type “B and C-17 or B with a C-17
licensedSubcontractor” license, on the following: Bid #
17.09.ES-DSA#03-117621, RooseveltElementary School – Windows,
Paint, Floors & Doors Project at Roosevelt ElementarySchool.
This scope of work is estimated to be between $1,750,000 -
$2,250,000 andincludes construction of repainting of previously
painted interior walls and casework; PaintExterior two color trim;
Retrofit specific windows; Replacement of interior flooring
(Carpet& VCT); Replacement of doors, jambs & hardware;
replace drop-in ceiling tiles and touchup T-bar grids; after
installation of new Fire alarm (by others), demolish existing Fire
AlarmSystem; Path of travel improvement work, new concrete ramp and
ADA restroom upgrades.All bids must be filed in the SMMUSD Facility
Improvement Office, 2828 4th Street,Santa Monica, California 90405
on or before 3/22/17 at 2:30 PM at which time and placethe bids
will be publicly opened. Each bid must be sealed and marked with
the bid nameand number. All Bidders must attend the Mandatory Job
Walk to be held at the site, on2/28/17 at 1:00 PM. All General
Contractors and M/E/P Subcontractors must be pre-qual-ified for
this project. To view the projects bidding documents, please visit
ARC SouthernCalifornia public plan room www.crplanwell.com and
reference the project Bid #.
Prequalification Due Date & Instructions for Application
Submission:All applications are due no later than 3/8/17 - Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified SchoolDistrict has contracted with Colbi
Technologies, Inc. to provide a web-based process
forprequalification called QualityBidders. To submit an application
at no cost please visitwww.qualitybidders.com. Once you have been
approved, you will receive an email indi-cating your approval
expiration date and limit.
Mandatory Job Walk (attendance is required for all Prime
Contractors):2/28/17 at 1:00 PM
Job Walk location: Roosevelt Elementary School – 801 Montana
Ave., Santa Monica, CA90403 – All Attending Contractors MUST meet
representatives outside the front entranceof the school to be
escorted to the Cafeteria.
Bid Opening:3/22/17 at 2:30pm
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Zack Hill By JOHN DEERING & JOHN NEWCOMBE
Dogs of C-Kennel
Strange Brew
Agnes By TONY COCHRAN
By JOHN DEERINGHeathcliff By PETER GALLAGHER
By MICK & MASON MASTROIANNI & JOHNNY HART
Is a lemon fast or slow? Believe it or not, this nonsensical
question has been central to scientific studiesin which most people
conclude that the answer is “Fast.” Something about your senses
tells you it’s so.And your senses will tell you much, much more
illogical truth if you ask this of them during the last daysof the
zany Aquarius sun.
Aquarius Sun’s Last Days
ARIES (March 21-April 19)There will be such interesting people
aroundyou now that you will forget yourself entirelyand get lost in
their lives and stories for shortstretches of time, only to return
to your ownlife much richer.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)They’ve told you what to do, but they
didn’t tellyou how to do it. No matter -- this is whatyou’re best
at today. What you’ll come up with(which only seems logical to you)
will be sur-prising ingenuity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)To learn about independence,
self-possessionand the social imperviousness necessary tomake a
unique stamp on the world, look to thecats. To learn unwavering
loyalty and theappreciation of simple joys, look to the dogs.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)You know that you don’t need to impress
any-one to be loved; nor do you have to maintain acertain image to
be accepted. But there’ssomething in you that wants to do these
thingsanyway. Chalk it up to personal expression.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)To be of use for the greater good is your
sin-cere wish. If that can happen in a way thatapplies your
talents, develops your strengthsand makes you smile, it’s a truly
fantastic day.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Getting from place to place has its
challenges, butnothing can revoke your ability to smile in
transit.“Happiness is not a station you arrive at but amanner of
traveling.” -- Margaret Lee Runbeck
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)There’s a very secure feeling in having
a littleextra to buy your favorite delights. And if thethings you
do to get happy don’t cost verymuch, you’ll be rich indeed!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)Just as you can’t say it’s always
raining oralways hot, it would be unwise to defineyourself based on
how you feel now, tomor-row or next week. Your moods, like
weather,will pass.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Your fellow Sagittarius Mark Twain
suggested,“In his private heart no man much respectshimself.” Do
you believe these sentiments?Though you appear confident, you
strugglewith doubt, only because you are human.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Groups move slowly: The bigger the
group theslower they move. When you travel aloneyou’re beholden to
no one. Make a decisionabout whom to align with based on when
youneed to get somewhere.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You’ll invite someone to engage in a
contest.This could be an official invitation, a casualverbal
suggestion or an unspoken -- but veryclearly communicated --
dare.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)When the cards are properly and fairly
shuffledand dealt, there is nothing anyone can doabout which ones
end up in hand. With today’sgaming mindset, you’ll play whatever
you getwith great style and results.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 16)
You’ll get enough of a wonderful thing in the next 10 weeks. The
trick is to be appreciative andmoderate about what you do next.
Your determined attitude combined with diplomatic skill willmove
you up at work. The love wells run over in April and June when
you’ll be moved to expressyour heart creatively. Cancer and Libra
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 37, 41, 25, 16 and 49.
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BY SOPHIA BOLLAGAssociated Press
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper toldCalifornia state senators
Tuesday to set stan-dards for edible marijuana goods and
drivingunder the influence of cannabis as soon aspossible to avoid
repeating mistakes his statemade when it legalized recreational
pot.
The senators heard from Hickenlooper as theLegislature prepares
to regulate sales of the drug.California voters legalized
recreational marijua-na in November through Proposition 64.
Colorado legalized recreational marijua-na in 2012 and faced a
host of challengesimplementing the new policy, from taxingmarijuana
dispensaries to keeping ediblemarijuana products away from
children.
“We made an awful lot of mistakes as wewere trying to wrestle
with some of theseissues,” Hickenlooper said.
California faces a similar challenges imple-
menting Proposition 64. Marijuana salesunder the law are
scheduled begin in 2018.
“We are in a sprint between now and Jan. 1to be able to
implement the mountain of rulesand regulations associated with Prop
64,” stateSen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, said dur-ing the
committee hearing whereHickenlooper spoke.
Colorado saw a rise in child hospitaliza-tion because of kids
ingesting edible mari-juana products in non-child-proof
contain-ers, Hickenlooper told the committee. Thestate now requires
edibles to be sold in child-proof containers and has stricter
regulationson labeling such products.
California faces challenges determininghow to enforce laws
prohibiting drivingunder the influence of marijuana, Sen.
JerryHill, D-San Mateo, said.
“There is no real quantifiable, definitiveimpairment level as
there is with our alcohol,”Hill said.“That’s been the criticism or
the chal-
lenge that we’ve been faced with here in termsof defining what
impairment would be.”
Colorado struggled to quickly pass laws toregulate impaired
driving for that reason,Hickenlooper said. He recommendedCalifornia
lawmakers start to address that issuequickly because it will likely
take time to resolve.
Marijuana dispensaries generally are forced topay taxes in cash
because federal law prohibitsbanks from taking their money, which
can pres-ent a challenge for the state and local govern-ments
collecting taxes from the businesses, Sen.John Moorlach, R-Costa
Mesa, said. State ana-lysts estimate the California legal
marijuanaindustry could generate more than $1 billion intax revenue
each year.
Other speakers at the hearing, includinglocal and state
officials charged with over-seeing the marijuana industry, also
spokeabout challenges implementing regulationsso sales can begin
next year.
“We are flying the plane while we are
building it,” said Amy Tong, director of theCalifornia
Department of Technology.
Marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.Recently
confirmed U.S. Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions has said he opposes
marijuanalegalization but has not announced specificplans to target
marijuana industries in statesthat have legalized the drug.
Colorado has worked with federal author-ities to crack down on
black market marijua-na sales, which Hickenlooper highlighted
ascritical to the success of the legal marijuanaindustry in the
state. Hickenlooper said he isoptimistic President Donald Trump
will notcrack down on Colorado’s legal marijuanaindustry, pointing
to comments theRepublican made during his campaign indi-cating he
was open to letting states that havelegalized marijuana continue to
do so.
“We’re optimistic that he’s going to let theexperiment
continue,” Hickenlooper said.“Butthey’re going to closely watch it,
I’m sure.”
Colorado governor talks pot challenges in California Capitol
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