S A N TA M O N I C A
REFLECTING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY smmirror.com
November 26 – December 2, 2021 Volume CXV, Issue 120
INSIDE SANTA MONICA HOMELESS COUNT RETURNS PAGE 4
Santa Monica to Become Part of New LA County Supervisorial District LA County Redistricting to be handled by independent commission By DoloreS Quintana The City of Santa Monica will become part of a new LA County supervisorial district as chosen by the newly created and independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. It is possible that Santa Monica might be placed in a district that is composed of cities from the South Bay or the San Fernando Valley. This Commission has 14 members, one of which is from Santa Monica. The Commission has already been at work going through proposed maps with freshly drawn district lines. On October 30, 2021, the Commission members selected four maps out of the dozens that were submitted to the Commission by members of the public as well as four that were submitted by other Commissioners. After the choices are narrowed down, the Commission will
continue the process until December 15 when the final redistricting map will be chosen. “Each of the maps makes some moderate changes” said Commissioner Brian Stecher as quoted by the Santa Monica Lookout. Stecher is the one member of the Commission that lives in Santa Monica itself and he works at the RAND corporation as an adjunct social scientist. One particular map of Santa Monica caused some concern and confusion among residents of the city. In it, the area of Montana Avenue was placed in a different district and was submitted by Stecher. This map moved the North Of Montana Association or NOMA to send a letter to the Commission calling the map’s district lines into question after it was placed on the Commission’s website. In the letter NOMA president Nancy Coleman, “it would mean you have to appeal to two supervisors to do anything with the County.” as quoted by the Santa Monica Lookout. Stecher admitted that the severing of the area north of Montana Avenue was a mistake while using the district line
Photo: Sam Catanzaro
drawing software on his part. As quoted by
the Santa Monica Lookout he said, “That’s a mistake. The software used is very
complex. My intention is to keep the City
together.” The new commission is a big change from
LA County, see page 9
Victim Robbed in Broad Daylight, Shot at, After Parking Car in Santa Monica Santa Monica police search for suspects in connection to November 15 incident By Sam Catanzaro
The Santa Monica police are searching for suspects wanted for robbing a victim who had just parked their car in Santa Monica recently. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on Monday around 2:00 p.m. the victim parked his vehicle on the 2600 block of 34th Street when a black sedan stopped in front of him. “The front passenger of that vehicle walked to the victim’s vehicle, pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim’s cellphone and wallet. Fearing for his life, the victim gave him both. The suspect returned to his vehicle and fled. The victim followed behind the suspects and
while traveling eastbound on Pico Blvd the suspect leaned out the passenger side window and fired multiple rounds at the victim,” the SMPD said in a statement. Police say the victim continued to follow until the suspects were last seen driving eastbound on the I-10 freeway onramp at Centinela Avenue. The SMPD describes the suspect vehicle as a newer black Nissan Versa, 4 door sedan with dark tinted windows and black and chrome wheels. Suspect 1, the passenger, iis described as a man in his late twenties, straight shoulder-length brown hair, brown or grey eyes, wearing a hoodie and a black bandana that covered the lower half of his face. A description of Suspect 2, the driver, is unknown. Anyone with any information pertaining to this incident, the suspect or vehicle involved, is encouraged to contact SMPD Detective Tavera at 310-458-2256 or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310458-8426.
Photo: SMPD
A suspect leaning out of the passenger side door of a vehicle and shooting at a victim in Santa Monica this week.
“It is important that we remind our community that we do not encourage anyone to endanger themselves further by trying to follow or chase a suspect involved in a serious crime. We ask that
they focus on being a good witness and try to obtain a detailed description of the vehicle and parties involved then immediately contacting the police for assistance,” the SMPD added.