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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
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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.
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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.
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By Sam Catanzaro The Santa Monica Homeless Count is back after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. This year’s event is set for January 26, 2022. According to the City, the count will be modified with COVID-19 safety best practices in place. Santa Monica community members who are interested in volunteering on January 26, can now register a santamonica.gov/santa-monicahomeless-count. There will be a number of changes in place this year. Training will be done virtually by video in advance of January 26. In addition, officals are asking volunteers to pre-form their own teams of 3-4 from their pod. Volunteers serving on an individual basis will be paired with others and will be required to drive to count locations separately from the deployment site. In addition, count materials will be provided through a driveup-style format at a location to be shared soon. “The Homeless Count has long been one of my favorite evenings of the year because of the outpouring of support to address our daunting challenge as a city and as a society,” said Mayor Sue Himmelrich. “Thank you to the hundreds of people who will step up to join the count and, to everyone in our community, I implore each of you to find ways to actively contribute to our efforts to address homelessness and to learn about the ways our City is driving change to help
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people find the assistance they need.” The Homeless Count is a point-in-time census of the homeless population overseen regionally by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) as a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2020 homeless count was canceled due to the pandemic. The 2019 Santa Monica Homeless Count, showed that homeless levels across the city remained stagnant, with methamphetamine rising among the city’s homeless population. According to the results of the 2019 count, the total number of people experiencing homelessness increased by three percent from 957 to 987. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), between 20142018 possession of methamphetamine increased by 152 percent across all populations. In 2018, people experiencing homelessness represented 69 percent of possession of methamphetamine dispositions. In addition, the 2019 count showed an increase in the homeless population on Santa Monica’s beaches.
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Two commercial buildings are being redeveloped into a small new mixed use building at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Harvard Street in Santa Monica. As reported by Urbanized Los Angeles, the development under construction is being designed by DFH Architects and the property is
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Santa Monica: Who Does the City Work For? SMa.r.t. Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow
There is a general, and growing, discomfort in the relationship between the residents and their city. People who live here are asking themselves and each other - who does the city work for? Those few residents who tuned in to the meetings of Oct 12 and Oct. 26 saw plainly what is driving the city’s priorities – and what is not. The clear takeaway was that the concept of a balanced city that works for all, is fading. Changing this trajectory is critical. The stakes are enormous. Core Issues: Council Discussion In these City Council meetings, the three core issues bedeviling the city were raised: • Residential development and densification To satisfy state’s administrativelydetermined requirements and avoid state reprimand. • Priorities for commercial activities Subordination of commercial uses of commercial property to residential development priorities, to help satisfy state mandates. Revenue generation considerations were secondary and deprioritized. • Public Safety A seasonal need to attract foreign visitors, holiday shoppers and Superbowl activity (the latter two of which would, of course, require ample downtown parking) supported the request to spend $1 million in one-time funds for essentially “temporary improvements” to safety. Core Issues: Council Perspective In none of these areas were the core longterm concerns of the residents, who are the constituency and who pay the taxes, a factor in the decision making. • Residential development and densification As this column has previously noted, the 8,895 residential unit target, along with the 6,158-unit affordable component, was administratively assigned by state without any validation of actual need assessed by the prior Council. Consequently, there is no city analysis that supports these targets. The discussion of residential development was increasingly focused on 100% affordable housing projects. While even this prioritization is not entirely agreed upon by the veteran council members, it was a grudging acknowledgement by the mayor of the huge number of vacancies throughout the city. The updated 2020 Census figures place Santa Monica’s vacancies at 4,751 units, or 9.1% of total housing units. Since single family vacancies are much lower than multi-family vacancies, the multi-family vacancy rate could reach as high as 11%. Councilmember Christine Parra raised her concerns about the burden this increase would place on the water supply, infrastructure, services costs that would come from increasing the city’s resident population by upwards of 20%. The mayor acknowledged in passing that these were real concerns. But that was it. No
discussion ensued. No direction was given. The issue is especially critical since developer impact fees do not offset these costs. Even here, no mention was made of the need for added amenities (e.g., such as swim centers, parks, and libraries) such population increases would create. These issues are much more serious when considered within the context of a city that is deficient today in many of the most critical areas, just with its current size. • Priorities for commercial activities City staff had to remind the mayor that cities need tax bases and a sustainable economy. • Public Safety The longstanding and increasingly vocal resident desire for permanent solutions of these exact same issues was not acknowledged. Despite Councilmember Brock pointing out this glaring omission, a seasonal-only focus remained the rationale. So, after the seasonal events have passed, reversion to essentially the current state of safety is apparently expected. What are the implications? The absence of a holistic approach on these issues exposes the city to long term imba lances. • 100% affordable housing projects generate significantly less property tax revenues. Concentration on city-owned land will yield very little incremental property tax revenues to offset the required increases in services, infrastructure and amenities. Even market-rate developments are not selfsustaining. • A focus on 100% affordable projects requires an equal focus on city revenue generation. The overall constriction of commercial activities in the city, especially the Promenade via the demolition of parking infrastructure, starting with Structure 3, to facilitate increased residential development, will irrevocably set sales tax and parking facility revenue in decline with no obvious substitutes. The lost revenue infrastructure can never be reinstated. • Declining quality of life Highly publicized violent incidents in the city contribute to an increasing sense of personal insecurity with residents and visitors alike, contributing to a declining quality of life for all. This is most obviously apparent in, for example, the potential closure or significant modification of Chess Park, the removal of benches on the Promenade and the conversion of bus benches to stools. The financial costs of declining safety and quality of life in the city are reflected primarily from lost city sales tax revenue from vacant storefronts. What should have happened in these (and prior) Council meetings? In a city-centric, resident-focused process, balanced outcomes with long-term sustainability would have been the objectives driving the deliverables. To achieve this, the city would have: • Studied its actual housing needs in order to appropriately reply, or outright object to, the unsupported state unit assignment. • Studied in detail the incremental costs required to provide appropriate infrastructure, services, safety and amenities on a holistic
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basis since increases in population impacts the existing residents as well. This would have provided an additional basis for the city to assess the practical scope of compliance with the state unit mandate and condition any such compliance on the receipt of appropriate financial support. Such costs are a real financial impact to any actual compliance with the state’s administrative residential unit mandate, which the state conveniently does not consider to be an “unfunded mandate.” • Determined the level of revenue growth and cost efficiencies required to holistically sustain an enlarged city as a parallel and coequal priority. Based on this analysis, the city should have partnered with the business community to developed an informed, researched and comprehensive retail and commercial sales tax generation plan that emphasizes business concepts that are resistant to online substitution and that provide options serving the entire resident base. While the city receives a lower share of taxes from on-line sales than from local point of purchase transactions, adding incremental revenuegenerating uses would generate net gains to, and growth opportunities for, city revenues. To be clear, the gradual elimination of essential services and amenities as a funding strategy is not an option. What needs to be addressed • The existing issues of safety and city cleanliness with the City’s size “as is” indicates that no expansion of residential population should even be considered until these issues are fundamentally resolved. Only then can an appropriate baseline of the resources required to maintain that baseline be established. This would include a reversal of the socialized costs of failed policies such as the closure of Chess Park, occasional usability of Reed Park, bench removal, etc. Safety is a fundamental city responsibility that is a core component of equity across all city neighborhoods. It is a precondition for both the provision of the basic quality of life for all residents and visitors and for the economic recovery and improvement in the city’s finances. Needless to say, safety imposes substantial quality of life and financial costs in its absence. • Acknowledging that not only retaining, but enhancing, the existing commercial
infrastructure such as parking, is critical to any such recovery plan. This would also provide clear indications of the opportunity costs involved in eliminating irreplaceable commercial supports such as parking facilities. Elimination of downtown parking impacts both the parking facility taxes and the level of sales tax transactions overall. There are no non-regressive taxation substitutes for this revenue. The importance of this component cannot be overstated. In the pre-pandemic budget, sales and use taxes combined with parking facility taxes supplied 20% of the General Funds’ revenues. These revenues are tightly interconnected. What needs to happen The city must adopt a holistic city-centric resident-focused paradigm as the first step to restoring a baseline quality of life for all residents and visitors. Looking forward, it must also create a balanced, sustainable, and nurturing environment for the improvement of that quality of life, including impacts on cost of living, for all current and future residents. That approach fundamentally includes a thriving and sustainable economic base to support those residents. The city needs to acknowledge the critical role each of these components play in a balanced and thriving quality of life. Only with this approach can city decisions be guided by the framework necessary to properly assess the prioritization of residential and commercial/retail assets. By Marc L. Verville for SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA, Planning Commissioner; Ron Goldman, Architect FAIA; Dan Jansenson, Architect, Building & Fire-Life Safety Commissioner; Michael Jolly, AIRCRE; Thane Roberts, Architect; Robert H. Taylor, Architect AIA: Sam Tolkin, Architect; Marc L. Verville M.B.A., CPA (inactive)
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Undercooked Meat and Mislabeled Pre-Packaged Issues at Reopened UCLA Dining Halls
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Food safety and ingredient labeling causing doubts among some students returning to UCLA By Dolores Quintana
Undercooked meat and mislabeled pre-packaged to-go foods are causing doubts among some students returning to UCLA and the reopened dining halls. As reported by the Daily Bruin, third year computer science student named Alex Wazzan was quoted about finding that the chicken in a dish of orange chicken that he purchased at a UCLA dining hall was undercooked, “I got a knife, cut (the piece) in half, and the entire center was just dark pink, which was pretty
disgusting.” He found the raw chicken in his food at the De Neve dining hall which he now avoids due to the discovery. Wazzan added that, “Given how many students go to these dining halls and how long the orange chicken line was when I got there, if every single dish looks like that, then there could definitely be some concerns.” He did not become ill after eating the food, but he also observed that, “I know the chances of anything happening are pretty low, but it
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No Arrests Made in Chess Park Airsoft Gun Incident
No victims of criminal threats, Santa Monica police say By Sam Catanzaro
Santa Monica police say no arrests were made in an incident involving an airsoft gun at Chess Park. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on November 16 around 2:30 pm units responded to a “man with a gun” call at Chess Park on Ocean Front Walk. Officers safely made contact with the individual and were able to quickly identify that the items in his bag were parts of an airsoft rifle and could not be fully assembled into a working device. No other weapon or replica of a weapon was located.
LA County, from page 1 the traditional methods of redistricting the City. Formerly, the LA County Supervisors would handle the task which would lead to individuals attempting to draw the district maps in ways that would benefit them and their chances for reelection to their posts. The Citizens Redistricting Commission has put the choice in the hands of ordinary
“Contrary to rumor, there were no victims of criminal threats nor brandishing of this replica firearm. The male subject surrendered the parts of the airsoft to our officers,” the SMPD said in a statement. “The individual in possession of the replica rifle did not meet the criteria for an involuntary psychiatric hold. Per current law, officers collected as much personal information as possible and confiscated the airsoft parts.” According to the SMPD, Penal Code 20170 is a California gun law that makes it illegal for a person to display an imitation firearm in public. A first offense violation is treated as an infraction and not punishable by imprisonment. “We thank the community members that reported the incident,” the SMPD added.
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citizens who obtained their positions through the luck of the draw and through their individual qualifications. As reported by the Santa Monica Outlook, 741 people applied for four spots on the Commission. The county registrar picked 60 of the applications with the best qualifications for the job and passed these applications on to the City Controller. From there, the Controller randomly selected five applicants for each of the five districts
and then picked another three applicants. Those eight commissioners were the ones who made the choice about the final six commissioners. Commissioners are required to listen to public comment and issues before making a decision that must be based on the 2020 Census. The redistricting must also follow the law as defined by the Federal Voting Act and the districts cannot be gerrymandered to favor any political party or candidate.
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OC Restaurant Puts up Provocative Anti-Vax Mural on Venice Beach
“Leave the Vax, take the Cannoli,” reads a provocative anti-vaccine mural that has been painted on the side of a Venice Beach building. Tony Roman, the owner of Basilico’s Pasta e Vino in Huntington Beach, is the person responsible for this anti-vax message on the side of the Potter Building (1305 Ocean Front Walk) that has outraged many Venice residents, some of whom have called for the mural to be taken down. The mural references a scene from Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film, “The Godfather”, in which a mafia capo, Peter Clemenza, tells the button man, Rocco, to “Leave the gun, take the Cannoli”, after Rocco carried out the hit on the betrayer Paulie Gatto. The mural says, “Leave the Vax, take the Cannoli” which is an obvious play on words, but one that has an ominous overtone because the scene that it comes from shows a Mafia hit. The mural also uses part of the film’s and the studio’s
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An anti-vax mural on the side of the Potter Building (1305 Ocean Front Walk). notable that the restaurateur also took PPP funds while he was publicly flouting safety regulations for his restaurant and put up mocking “Wanted” posters for public figures like Gov. Gavin Newsom, NAID Director and Chief Medical Advisor to the President, Dr. Anthony Fauci among others. Tony Roman was quoted by Fox LA during a previous interview and he said, “I’ve always viewed the force masking of people as a
symbol of control and surrender.” Desi Ramon, a resident of Venice that Fox LA interviewed said, “You’re not helping the situation and you are separating. How do you gain by not having other people being vaccinated?” and felt that his community of Venice is not the proper place for such sentiments. The mural is slated to remain in place for 60 days.
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Westside Dining Scene November 18, 2021 By Dolores Quintana
As reported by Toddrickallen.com, the Santa Monica Place’s Food Court will be the new home of a Sprinkles’ Cupcake ATM. The ATMs, which complement the chain’s 24 brick and mortar locations, can hold 400 to 800 cupcakes, but the company says it rarely fills them all the way, preferring to restock more frequently. Self Serve Taproom Comes to Venice Beach and Brew, a new self pour taproom, has opened in Venice Beach at 405 Washington Blvd, a first for the Venice area as reported by The Argonaut. Daryl and Gade Dishluk are the owners and Chef Jason Fullilove, formerly of Patina and Campanile, is heading up the kitchen. The location has a full bar in addition to the 40 tap system. The tap system serves beer, California wines, hard kombuchas, cider, and seltzer, leaning more heavily on West Coast craft beers that are popular with patrons. Customers are not only allowed to sample different beers and wines during a meal, but are encouraged to do so. The menu serves locally sourced, when available, seafood, lobster, Santa Barbara sea urchin, and other items like gourmet burgers, pork knuckles and Pan Roasted Jidori Chicken. Brunch is on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., happy hour pricing is available from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with a 20% discount on a special menu. The taproom replaces Japanese restaurant Kifune which closed in 2019. Tom Colicchio Opening Los Angeles Ghost Kitchen Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and Nextbite, ‘Wichcraft will roll-out nationwide in partnership Nextbite, which works directly with existing brick-and-
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mortar restaurants and kitchens to fulfill order for delivery only. It will start with locations all over the country and not only Los Angeles and Denver, centered on Colicchio’s ‘Wichcraft Sandwiches restaurant brand that was founded in New York City with chef Sisha Ortuzar as reported by What Now Los Angeles. Chef Tom Colicchio says in the press release, “Nextbite, with its unwavering focus on quality food and menus, is the ideal partner to help us expand the reach for our signature ‘Wichcraft sandwiches.”The other restaurants that will be part of the ghost kitchen delivery serviceaven’t been announced yet according to What Now Los Angeles. ‘Wichcraft is a premium sandwich restaurant that has expanded its menu to include breakfast items and
coffee, small plates, and salads. The ghost kitchen locations are anticipated to open in early 2022. Empire Hotdog Sets up Permanent Santa Monica Boulevard Location Empire Hotdog’s food truck now has a more permanent location at 11819 Santa Monica Blvd in West Los Angeles according to Toddrickallen.com. In the empty lot at this address, Empire Hotdog has set up a space that includes tables, chairs, and a large LED screen above the truck that gives patrons a more comfortable outdoor restaurant feel to the food truck’s service. You can order hot dogs, burgers, wraps, or chili Doritos from the truck and have a seat and enjoy some musical entertainment via the LED screen. Live Music Returns to Pacific
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMPC00419 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Brendon Shaw Evensen, by and through Brendon Shaw Evenson for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Brendon Shaw Evensen Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Brendon Shaw Evenson to Thor Brendon Shaw Evensen 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.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMC00626 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Zoe Elisabeth Hoke-Miller, by and through Zoe Elisabeth Hoke-Miller for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Zoe Elisabeth Hoke-Miller Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Zoe Elisabeth Hoke-Miller to Zoe Anne Miller 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: 01/07/22 | 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: November 21, 2021 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 11/26/21, 12/3/21, 12/10/21, 12/17/21
NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 0/21/22 | 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: November 21, 2021 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 11/26/21, 12/03/21, 12/10/21, 12/17/21
Palisades’ Draycott Restaurant The Draycott Restaurant in Pacific Palisades has reintroduced live music entertainment to their restaurant after nearly two years with musical artist Claire Nordstrom as their first performer. Claire Nordstrom already has quite a career for such a young artist; she has performed as a soloist with Andrea Bocelli, at Madison Square Garden and on a brief West Coast tour, and is featured on Bocelli’s album, My Christmas. Nordstrom also sang the National Anthem at a Seattle Seahawks game and is a regular performer at local private and charity events. If you would like to be added to the restaurant’s newsletter about upcoming music events at the restaurant, you can send a direct message to The Draycott on Instagram.
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