Santa Monica Mirror 3.17.23

REFLECTING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY

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Santa Monica Planning Commission Approves EightStory Hotel Development on Colorado Avenue

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Santa Monica City Council Sets Council Priorities for 2023-2025 Biennial Budget

Saturday study session first step in over three month long budgeting process

By Sam Catanzaro

The Santa Monica City Council held a special session Saturday to set council priorities for the next two years to guide the development of the 2023-2025 biennial budget.

In a unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the following as their most important areas of focus:

Addressing Homelessness: Prevent housed Santa Monicans from becoming homeless and increase the supply of affordable housing; address the behavioral health needs of vulnerable individuals; advocate for regional capacity to address homelessness

Clean & Safe Santa Monica: Create an atmosphere marked by clean and safe public spaces and neighborhoods, including parks for recreation and leisure activities

Cultivate Economic Recovery & Expand Community & Cultural Offerings: Invest in community and cultural amenities and programs for all community members, focused on expanding opportunities for youth, teens and seniors

Racial Justice, Equity & Social Diversity: The City acknowledges the effects of generational

racism and discrimination, working towards ending systemic barriers so everyone in Santa Monica has an opportunity to thrive

Sustainable & Connected Community: Ensure that City policies prevent harm to natural environments and benefit social/economic wellbeing for current/future generations

“Today’s process provided the opportunity to reflect on the work of recent years and to look ahead to what is most important for our community,” said Mayor Gleam Davis. “We will continue to address homelessness, promote a clean and safe Santa Monica, and cultivate our economic recovery. Today, the Council chose to also include the expansion of community and cultural offerings as part of our economic recovery, and to further racial justice, equity, social diversity, and a sustainable and connected community.”

The City Council also provided unanimous direction on proposed FY 2023-25 budget items, including:

Allocation of Measure CS funds: Expanding the Homeless Liaison Program with the Police Department; expanding the homeless multidisciplinary outreach team beyond the Downtown and Beach; expanding to 24/7 intakes at SAMOSHEL interim housing; continuing Clean & Safe programs in Police, Public Works, Code Enforcement, and Parking; and providing for short term rental enforcement.

Homelessness Strategic Plan: Developing an

interdepartmental plan to address homelessness that builds on the City’s Four Pillars framework that considers recommendations from the Moss Adams Audit on Homelessness, sets clear policy direction, promotes alignment across City stakeholders, supports regional efforts, improves focus on measurable objectives and reporting, increases internal alignment for effective and expedient implementation of new resources, and utilizes one-time CS funds.

Organizational Realignment to Support Priorities: The Housing and Human Services Department would become the organization point for homelessness services and programs, which would enable the city to rapidly achieve Measures CS, GS and Audit objectives

, and provide core focus and leadership on administering a comprehensive array of housing, educational, and social services programs in addition to investments to support vulnerable populations.

The Recreation and Culture Department would create capacity and leadership around recreational partnership opportunities addressing conflicts between demand and capacity for recreational amenities, enable the ability to focus on the future of the Miles Memorial Playhouse and Camera Obscura buildings, and elevate arts and cultural affairs work in economic revitalization and social equity.

Resource Reallocation for Restorations

Council Priorities, see page 7

Homeless Man Faces Attempted Murder and Hate Crime Charges for Santa Monica Attacks

Job Uriah Taylor arrested and charged in connection to March 3 attacks

A homeless man has been charged with hate crimes for attacking multiple AfricanAmerican victims with a metal pipe while yelling racial slurs in Santa Monica.

According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), the incident was reported on March 3 around 7:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to a call of an attempted assault on the 1100 block of the beach, around .5 miles north of the Santa Monica Pier.

“The suspect, later identified as Job Uriah Taylor, approached the African American victim who was walking his dog and threatened

to attack him with a metal pipe. Taylor yelled several racial slurs at the victim,” the SMPD said in a press release.

Santa Monica Fire Department personnel working nearby intervened, fending off suspect Taylor who rode away on his bicycle in an unknown direction. The victim was not injured, and officers were initially unable to locate Taylor, police say.

Soon after, around 7:50 a.m., the SMPD responded to a call of an assault happening on the north side of the train platform at 4th Street and Colorado Ave. According to the SMPD, the same suspect was seen attacking a male and female, both African American, with the same pipe he was brandishing at the 1100 block of the beach.

“Taylor hit the victims multiple times in the head while yelling more racial slurs,” the

SMPD said.

Taylor was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the Santa Monica Jail for booking.

Taylor was charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. In addition, hate crime allegations were added to the two counts of attempted murder and assault with force. Two victims were transported to the hospital; one was released the same day and the other still being treated for a head injury.

Santa Monica Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Detectives are seeking witnesses who may have been in the area at the time of the incidents. Anyone with any additional information pertaining to this incident or suspect is encouraged to contact

SMPD Detective Jacob Holloway at (310) 458-8934, Jacob.holloway@santamonica.gov, or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310458-8426.

Photo: Sam Catanzaro

Santa Monica City Hall.

Photo: SMPD

The scene of a March 3 attack in Santa Monica that resulted in a man being charged with hate crimes.

World-Renowned Dumpling Restaurant Din Tai Fung

to Open New Location at Santa Monica Place

Din Tai Fung will take a prime, 10,615-square-foot space on third story of mall

By Sam Catanzaro

Din Tai Fung is coming to Santa Monica Place!

Macerich, one of the nation’s leading owners, operators and developers of high-quality retail and mixed-use properties in top markets, last week announced that Din Tai Fung will take a prime, 10,615-square-foot, indoor/outdoor location with ocean views on the third level of the property, across from the newly announced ARTE MUSEUM set to open in early 2024. An opening date for the Santa Monica Din Tai Fung has not yet been announced.

“Santa Monica Place is an ideal location for

our newest restaurant in Los Angeles,” said Aaron Yang, Vice President of Din Tai Fung.

“Santa Monica is a neighborhood we have been eyeing for a long time, and we are excited to have finally found the perfect place for us to expand our footprint across Los Angeles.”

Din Tai Fung is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Xiao Long Bao, or soup dumplings. Since its founding by Mr. BingYi Yang in Taiwan in 1972, Din Tai Fung has become world-renowned for its dumplings, buns, noodles and more.

Born in China’s Shanxi Provence in 1927, Mr. Yang immigrated to Taiwan at 20 years old. There, he opened his own cooking oil retail shop and named it Din Tai Fung. Mr. Yang and his wife, Mrs. Pen-Mei Lai Yang, dedicated half of their shop to making and selling Xiao Long Bao. The broth-filled dumplings became so popular that Mr. Yang phased out his cooking oil business and turned Din Tai Fung into the full-fledged

restaurant it is today. With a menu that now includes steamed buns, house-made noodles and

vegan dishes, the brand has won many awards and allocations. Today, Din Tai Fung has over 170 locations in 13 countries worldwide.

SMC’s Noncredit Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide Certificates Recognized as 2022 Exemplary Programs by NCCET

National Council for Continuing Education & Training (NCCET) Highlights

Six ‘Model Programs’ Across the Nation, in Addition to Santa Monica College’s

The National Council for Continuing Education and Training (NCCET)—a national organization that provides professional development to those working in continuing education, and spotlights programs that are models for other community colleges—has recognized Santa Monica College’s (SMC) noncredit Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide Certificate programs as one of seven 2022 Exemplary Program awardees. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the annual NCCET conference held in Nashville, TN from March 1 – 3, 2023.

The Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide noncredit certificates—which have no tuition fees associated—are among 19-plus short-term, career competency-driven programs offered at Santa Monica College.

“Congratulations to the faculty and staff of these programs, and Associate Dean of Health Sciences (Interim) Dr. Eric J. Williams for creating these much-needed certificates for Santa Monica College students and for California!” said SMC Superintendent/President Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery. “Additionally, thank you, SMC trustee Dr. Sion Roy who pointed out

the critical need for certified nursing assistants. This is a great example of collaboration!”

Jeffery went on to note that out of the first cohort to finish this past fall semester, 14 out of 20 students are already employed. “This latest recognition is an affirmation of how SMC is fulfilling the community college mission of meeting local workforce needs and creating life-changing opportunities for our students and their families!” she added.

The Certified Nurse Assistant program takes 180 hours to complete and teaches students the knowledge, skills and abilities essential to work as an entry-level nurse assistant caring for patients in hospitals, assisted living and long-term care settings; upon completing the certificate, students are eligible to take the California Nurse Assistant Competency examto become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, there are fewer than 100,000 CNAs in California, a state with six million senior citizens. The Home Health Aide certificate, meanwhile, takes 54 hours to complete and prepares students for careers as an entry-level home health aide administering in-home health and hospice care and services, focusing on essential aspects of patient care, such as the medical and social needs of those served in a non-clinical setting.

SMC’s Interim Dean for Noncredit & External Programs Dr. Scott Silverman said that one of the best design elements of these two linked noncredit certificates—students often take both, in order to expand their skills set in this crucial vocational field—is how compressed the schedules are. “Eight weeks of total instruction,

for both certificates,” Silverman points out, “and the student can get certified, then out into the workforce. In addition, if these students later apply to our credit nursing program, the fact that they will have earned CNA and HHA certificates will help them in their application towards that program, which leads them to positions with even higher salaries.”

Silverman further stated that the program— offered for the first time in 2022—has already doubled to accommodate two cohorts, and that by Fall 2023 they will likely be scaled up to three simultaneous cohorts. Students fulfill clinical hours at various facilities in the community including Mary Crest Manor, Brentwood Health Care Center, and Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center.

Iris Carillo, part of the first cohort of students in the Certified Nursing Assistant noncredit certificate, said that enrolling at SMC saved her both time and money. “Some other CNA programs I looked at take a year or half a year,” she said. “I didn’t have that much time . . . [or] thousands of dollars on top of the nursing school tuition I [would] have to pay.” Carillo stated that the CNA training allowed her to “be a shadow and watch how nurses operate . . . to see what works for them and what works for me.”

Alongside SMC, the following noncredit programs were also recognized as 2022 Exemplary Program awardees:

Acute Care Technician, Lone Star College, Texas

Integrated Education and Training, Miami Dade College, Florida

Innovation Through Collaboration,

Tallahassee Community College, Florida

Nashville State Healthcare Workforce Solution Partnership at VUMC (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville State Community College, Tennessee

Oyster Aquaculture Training, Tallahassee Community College, Florida

Licensed Practical Nurse Pathway, Community College of Vermont & Vermont Technical College

In addition to these two noncredit certificates, Santa Monica College has also launched a noncredit Working with Older Adults certificate and offers for-credit Associate degrees in Nursing, and Respiratory Therapy.

For more information on all of Santa Monica College’s noncredit programs and classes—options range from computer science and business, to sustainability career-driven certificates, and much more—visit smc.edu/ noncredit. To learn more about NCCET and its mission, visit NCCET.org.

Photo: Sam Catanzaro

Photo: Aaron Boone/SMC

National Charity League Westside Chapter Hosts Panel to Empower Women in Education, Medicine, Entrepreneurship and Sports

March 12 panel featured panelists representing the fields of education, medicine, entrepreneurship, marketing and sports

The National Charity League Westside Chapter’s Junior Class hosted a panel discussion of dynamic women in careers selected by NCL members at the Brentwood Country Club this last Sunday.

This year’s event featured panelists representing the fields of education, medicine, entrepreneurship, marketing and sports.

The panelists for the event were: Julie Dau, Marketing Coordinator at Disney Music Group and Lifestyle Content Creator; Dana Gonzalez, Director of the Upper School and Gender Studies teacher at Brentwood School; Cara Natterson, MD, Pediatrician, Consultant, New York Times bestselling

author, and Co-Founder/CEO of Order of Magnitude (a company dedicated to flipping puberty positive); and Alec Spivack, Director of Partnership Strategy for the Los Angeles Rams, and sports enthusiast with an obsession for innovative and strategic marketing campaigns.

The event began with a skills session where tips and tricks were given on “how to network” and navigate the “art of a conversation.”

The Westside Ticktockers concluded segments networking with the NCL Westside Chapter’s very own Patronesses (NCL Westside moms) who have experience in a wide range of areas such as law, entertainment, journalism, jewelry design, sales, marketing, technology, non-profit/government, entrepreneurship, interior design, and more.

The National Charity League Westside is a Non-Profit Organization that has over has over 250 active members serving over 15 philanthropic partners across Los Angeles. The organization continues to encourage community service and volunteering opportunities for mothers and their daughters in grades 7-12. The NCL core program is for

mothers and their daughters, grades 7–12, to participate in a program that embraces philanthropy, leadership and culture. Members

give back to the community while forming healthy, unforgettable bonds with their mothers.

Monica Planning Commission Approves

Santa

EightStory Hotel Development on Colorado Avenue

Hotel would bring 74 rooms to 516 Colorado Avenue

A new hotel development has received clearance from the Santa Monica Planning Commission.

The proposed project, which was first announced in August 2022, would feature an eight-story, 74-room hotel on a vacant lot located at 516 Colorado Avenue in Downtown Santa Monica. Plans also include a groundfloor restaurant with outdoor dining but no onsite parking.

The design by architect Howard Laks consists of four separate building blocks connected by an exterior circulation corridor that provides natural ventilation. Renderings of the development also show a rooftop deck.

The property is owned by an entity linked to Santa Monica-based property management firm XYZ Rent, who acquired the site after the closure and demolition of Angel’s Attic –

a late 19th-century Victorian home that once stood there.

With approval from the Planning Commission on a 6-1 vote, the project will now move forward for consideration by the Architectural Review Board.

Photo: Vivi Gerson

Going Bare (part 3 of 3 articles)

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Every City faces periodic interruptions to its normal life. Some interruptions in our City are minor and predictable such as gridlock on Lincoln Blvd every afternoon. Because of their relatively small scale and predictability, they are not even considered an interruption and are considered “normal”. Other interruptions are not exactly predictable but not unusual either such as the power failure that hit the west quarter of our city several weeks ago. Typically they have slightly greater impact and disruption. As the scale and unpredictability of these events increases, they become more dangerous: for example, a landslide on PCH or an urban riot that trashes the downtown and interrupts tourism, or the Covid epidemic that causes even greater disruption, financial losses and loss of life.

Black swans

Finally we reach major disastrous events such as a tsunami (or its big brother sea level rise), the collapse of our regional water supply, a 115 degree heat wave (or its big brother global warming), a 7.5 earthquake,

or a dirty bomb terrorist attack. These very unpredictable threats, are known to exist with a low probability: however their impact is so huge that they are not just interruptions but can become existential threats to our City. Such random events are sometimes called “black swan” events or are described as a “perfect storm”. Even though we are “protected” by their rarity, they actually do happen. We just don’t know where, when or to what magnitude. Regardless of their statistical rarity, we can generate a historical probability for most of these disasters.

For example many of our readers were here in 1994 when we experienced the 6.7 Northridge earthquake that severely damaged the Northeast quadrant of our City and resulted in 57 deaths mostly in the San Fernando Valley. The USGS has estimated the probability of a Los Angeles earthquake in the next 30 years to be:

Northridge 2.0

In other words, there is more than a 50% chance in the next 30 years that we get hit

by a repeat of the Northridge quake, but even larger quakes are also waiting their turn with exponentially larger impacts but fortunately lower probabilities. The recent Turkish quakes were rated at 7.8 and 7.5, so their death toll has been an unimaginable 50,000+ particularly from their poorly reinforced concrete buildings. While such a death toll is unimaginable, In Santa Monica terms, that would correspond approximately to a quake that killed every Santa Monican living from about 18th Street to the ocean.

While we have not felt a big one in almost three decades: statistically every year that goes by without one, brings us closer to the

certainty of being slammed by the next Big One. Statistically we get hit with a big quake about every 20 years (33’, ’52, ’72, ’94) We are now 9 years “overdue”. Therefore, there is an urgency to use this “grace” period of unknown duration to actively prepare for the inevitable. A significant aspect of preparation consists of completing an All Hazards Mitigation Plan (AHMP).This comprehensive document shows how the City will respond to a triggering event. Naturally, first responders would be deployed, but there are many situations that would require the coordinated planned response by many other departments of the City and even outside the City (SCE, So Cal gas, LA County Sheriffs etc.) to contain the ripple effects of a substantive event. Prudent businesses, like individuals, of course, can make their own independent disaster response plans and preparations. But most substantial disasters require a large collective response SM.a.rt, see page 7

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that transcends the response capacities of individuals.

All Hazards Mitigation Planning

The AHMP as its name implies, accounts not just for earthquakes but a myriad of other disaster contingencies. For example, the City’s response to the November 2018 Malibu Woolsey fire is an example that would be covered by such a hazard plan, even though we were only indirectly impacted by it. The document can cover not just how departments are supposed to respond but also communication protocols, command hierarchies, adjacent event spillover, early warning systems, resident preparation, contingency alternatives and even the use of practice drills to see, in a small way, if all this planning can withstand even a modest stress test. Apart from the mechanics of disaster response, there is one other equally important benefit of the AHMP: it can become a critical source of federal funds to deal both with the crisis and its aftermath.

Most significant disasters are way beyond the financial capacity of local municipalities to deal with. For example the Woolsey fire did $6 billion of damage about 10 times our City’s annual budget. Likewise the Turkey earthquakes are estimated to have lowered the GDP of an entire 86 million person country by about 4%. No local, state, county or city can set aside enough contingency funds and staff to adequately respond to the type

of known random disasters it will inevitably encounter. So the federal government becomes the “lender of last resort” in backing up local agencies with funds and staff responding to these crisis. In effect FEMA and its attendant programs become an insurance company to spread out the risk to any one community by drawing resources from an entire country.

But like any insurance policy you have to apply and pay the premiums regularly. In this case the premium that is due from cities and even school and college districts is ridiculously cheap. You just need to submit your local AHMP every five years for federal approval. Its like the property insurance company insisting that your property have smoke detectors before they write your fire insurance policy. In other words the federales want to know that you have already started mitigating potential hazards by planning for them before they give you what will probably be a blank check. You submit your AHMP for federal approval and then you are in line for federal assistance in the event of a major disaster. The last time our City submitted our approved AHMP was in 2017.

A year of Exposure

That means that our latest AHMP expired in 2022, and for the last year we have been going bare, being effectively uninsured. Paradoxically not having a federally approved AHMP is analogous to, but is the exact opposite of not having a California Housing and Community Development approved housing element. When you don’t have a State approved housing element, developers

can build anything anywhere (the so-called Builder’s Remedy) with no local recourse. While when you don’t have a federally approved AHMP, a disaster can destroy any building or infrastructure anywhere in your City and you have no repair recourse.

Both the City and the School District and the College District need to submit and get their federally approved AHMPs as soon as possible. Going bare is not a prudent strategy when for example, our water treatment plant, is knocked out by a large earthquake or a 747 on the flight path for LAX (one of which goes directly over our City) crashes into one of our neighborhoods. All those 30 year quake probabilities we discussed earlier, should not provide a false sense of security: they actually mean that the Big One can happen tomorrow. As has been said many times, failure to plan is to plan to fail. Our City needs to act now. The Office of Emergency Management, which has limited staff, should get a boost to finish and submit our All Hazards Mitigation Plan as soon as possible.

By Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA and Dan Jansensen

S.M.a.r.t Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow

Thane Roberts, Architect, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Architect, Dan Jansenson, Architect & Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Samuel Tolkin Architect & Planning Commissioner, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA & Planning Commissioner,, Michael Jolly, AIRCRE.

For previous articles see www. santamonicaarch.wordpress.com/writing

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23SMCP00093

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401

Petition of: Carolina Bezerra Eisenman, by and through Carolina Bezerra Eisenman for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons Carolina Bezerra Eisenman

Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Carolina Bezerra Eisenman to Carolina Eisenman

The court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: 07/02/21 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: K

A copy of this ORDER to SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SANTA MONICA MIRROR | Dated: March 2, 20223 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 03/03/2023, 03/10/23, 03/17/2023, and 03/24/2023

Council Priorities, from page 1

: Supporting public, free, art and cultural programming and events through the Art of Recovery program; further restoring library hours and services; increasing capacity of youth programs; continue funding Playground Club ; establishing RRR low-income rate program; creating a Small Business Tenant Improvement Fund; restoring planning and economic development staffing to support economic development; and designate 2% of earnings from the out of home wayfinding agreement to a diversity, equity and inclusion fund.

“As we plan for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 Biennial Budget, we want to ensure our budget reflects Santa Monica’s priorities and values,” said City Manager David White. “As Santa Monica continues to recover, we will allocate resources and realign the organization to meet the challenges and priorities of our time.”

The next steps in the budget process include the Sustainability Report Card and Sustainable City Plan Updates at the March 14 Council Meeting; FY 2022-23 Midyear Budget Review at the April 11, 2023, Council Meeting; a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Update at the April 25, 2023, Council Meeting; the Annual Report on Homelessness at the May 9, 2023, Council Meeting; followed by the publication of the Proposed FY 2023-25 Biennial Operating Budget and FY 2023-24 Proposed Capital Improvement Program Budget at the May 15, 2023, Council Meeting; followed by the FY 2023-25 Budget Study Session at the May 23, 2023 Council Meeting; and concluding with budget adoption at June 27, 2023 Council Meeting.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2023047903 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 03/03/2023. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. First Wave Health Advocates. The full name of registrant(s) is/are:

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). SANTA MONICA MIRROR to publish 03/10/2023, 03/17/2023, 03/24/2023,

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