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Gleam Davis Selected as SM Mayor Councilmember Davis replaces Ted Winterer as Mayor of Santa Monica. By Sam Catanzaro The City of Santa Monica has a new mayor: Gleam Davis, who was voted by councilmembers to replace former Mayor Ted Winterer at a special City Council meeting Tuesday evening. “Serving the community is an honor and wonderful opportunity to elevate Santa

Monicans priorities during an exciting time in the City’s history. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” Mayor Gleam Davis said. “Our beachside city is an inclusive and progressive place. We need to celebrate our successes and tackle the challenges that we face with equitable vigor. Santa Monica is a community that I care for deeply and as mayor, I will listen, learn and provide thoughtful consideration to community questions and ideas that arise during my term.” Davis, who has served on Santa Monica City Council since 2009 when she was chosen to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Herb Katz before getting elected by voters in 2010, is also corporate counsel for AT&T and supervises all of its litigation in the Los

Angeles area. Growing up in Los Angeles, Davis graduated from Harvard Law School in 1981 and began her public service career in 1986 as a member of the Board of Directors of WISE Senior Services.  At the time of her appointment, Davis was a member of the Santa Monica Planning Commission and was the Co-Chair of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights. Also at the Council meeting Tuesday, Terry O’Day was chosen to replace Mayor Davis as Mayor Pro Tempore. O’Day has served on City Council since getting elected in 2010, and has previously served as Mayor Pro Tempore for two years. In addition to his

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11th St. Bungalows Approved as Historic Landmark

The Santa Monica Landmarks Commission gives designation recommendation. By Keldine Hull

For Susan Suntree, Co-Chair of Friends of 11th Street, and the other dedicated people involved in the historic preservation of Santa Monica’s 11th Street Bungalows, their years of hard work finally paid off. Following the December 10 hearing at City Hall to the Santa Monica Landmarks Commission meeting, in which they presented their case supporting that the 11th Street Bungalows be designated as a historic landmark, the commissioners voted unanimously in favor 5-0. “It was a beautifully presented argument; clear, logical, accounted for the arguments on the other side, and responded to them. It made us feel vindicated and appreciated that they recognized the work that the community members

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A bungalow at 1107 Arizona Ave. in the early 1900s, 1989 and 2017 (left to right).

had done,” Suntree explains. “The new commissioners took the time to really look into it. They did their homework, and they thought about it. And one commissioner changed her mind after looking at the research her colleagues did. She acknowledged them for that. It was something that I really admired about the civic process.” Suntree was equally impressed that the commissioners discovered information outside of the information provided. Kenneth Strickfaden, who lived at 1223 11th Street in the early 1900s, was attending Santa Monica High School when

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his time living here was the absolute foundation of his career.” All the evidence provided during the hearing further proved that the community of people who moved to the 11th Street Bungalows in the early 1900s laid down the foundation for what Santa Monica is today. They were the builders, the carpenters, the teachers-in essence, the very blueprint for today’s society. After the success at the meeting, there’s still

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Expo Line to Become “E Line” LA Metro announces plans to change line names from colors to letters starting in 2019. By Sam Catanzaro Getting to Hollywood from Santa Monica on light rail is as easy as taking the Expo Line to the Red Line but in the coming years, commuters will need to get used some new jargon when describing Los Angeles’ transit system after the Metro Board voted to change their naming system for trains. Instead, the trip to Hollywood will be a ride on the E Line to the B Line, or for those who take the Purple Line, get used to the D Line. Last week, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board of directors voted to create a new naming system for Los Angeles’ transit system, replacing colors with letters (though lines will still have an associated color). This move is an attempt to bring more clarity to Metro’s transit system as the agency looks to expand. There are currently eight rail and bus rapid transit lines (BRT) in Metro’s system, and the agency anticipates that with the 2016 passage of Measure M, more funding will allow for the construction of several additional rail and BRT lines in the coming years “Metro’s current transit line naming convention is inconsistent, and the system is growing and changing. All current line names are based on colors (Blue, Red, Gold, Purple, etc.) with one exception – the Expo Line. As the system grows, continuing with color names will mean selecting line names based on shades of color (i.e. Lime, Rose, Aqua, Olive, Lavender, etc.) rather than basic colors. This can pose visual and language barriers and can sometimes be difficult to decipher on maps and signage,” Metro staff wrote in a staff report. Metro conducted a survey with more than 2,700 riders of the transit system and when participants were asked which naming option would be easiest to understand and navigate, colors and numbers and colors and letters

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ended up in a virtual tie. The biggest challenge of adding numbers, however, is that they would have conflicted with both the agency’s number-based bus system as well as its rail station platform numbering, and therefore letters were chosen. “The best transit line naming convention for the future is colors and letters for both rail lines and bus rapid transit lines,” Metro staff wrote. “This prevents confusion with the numbering of the bus system and rail station platforms and provides an ample number of letter names to accommodate Metro’s planned transit lines.” Implementation will be phased in, starting with renaming the Blue Line to the A Line when the line reopens to the public after the New Blue Improvements Project are complete in May, 2019. The assignment of line names will be based on the chronology of line openings, so the Blue Line will be the A Line, Red Line the B Line, ect. See below image for full list of names. Along with the announcement, Metro also released a 2022 concept map, which includes

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SM’s Sen. Ben Allen Presented National Honor By Staff Writer

California State Senator Ben Allen, who was born and raised in Santa Monica, has been presented with the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for State Arts Leadership from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and Americans for the Arts. Allen, who went to Santa Monica High School and currently represents Santa Monica in the California State Senate, was given this award that honors state lawmakers who

effectively lead the arts advancement movement in their region. The ceremony took place last week at the NCSL Capitol Forum in Washington, DC. “Senator Allen is very deserving of this national award given his leadership in support of arts education for the past four years,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “From authoring the Dance and Theatre Credential bill, which brought back credentials for those subjects after 40 years, to his success-

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official—a deep understanding of the transformative power the arts hold in the life of every student, and the skills, relationships, and determination that can move mountains. We know how lucky we are to have him on our side,” said Joe Landon, Executive Director of the California Alliance for Arts Education.

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Keep Our Canvasas Colorful! SMa.r.t. Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow

Santa Monica has long been celebrated as an Arts Community where diversity and creativity are prized. The Arts at Bergamot Station, the Santa Monica Airport Arts Studios and the 18th Street Arts Center are among the treasures of our community. These centers for the Arts are renowned for bringing artists together to collaborate and create. Diverse artists bloom in Santa Monica and make our town a world-class arts destination. Over 40% of our employed population lists their career path as some facet of the Arts, so creativity must flourish in our town. Both Bergamot and the Santa Monica Airport Art Studios are on city-owned land, which shows that our city has invested in the ability of artists of all ages to thrive. I'm fond of saying that the arts includes musicians, dancers, filmmakers, playwrights, writers and visual artists, as well as sculptors, painters, muralists, and other facets of the creative arts. All three of our significant arts complexes are multi-disciplinary, and that's a large part of their charm. In 2018, Santa Monica was forced by the Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) to adjust the rents and management system of the Santa Monica Airport Arts Studio.

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This durable old 22,000 square-foot airplane hangar houses 35 artists in 29 studios, and those tenants now have to pay "market-rate" rents for the studio spaces that they lease from our city. The master lessee of the hangar will no longer handle the rent rolls of the facility. To facilitate the changeover, the city advertised a request for proposal. Two local

groups replied to the RFP. The current leaseholder, Yossi Govrin, adjusted his management entity, proposed forming a non-profit, secured a Board of Directors and re-branded himself into the Maxima Art Initiative. The non-profit 18th Street Arts Center also replied to the city request, as did one other group, which was not a local entity. A panel

of outside experts then viewed the RFP. The jury chose the 18th Street Arts Center to take over management of the Santa Monica Airport Art Studios in 2019. Both 18th Street and the Airport Arts Studios support artists. Both allow for the creation of and exhibition of art, and both have ancillary uses on site for a multi-disciplinary approach. However, as with Wayne Blank at Bergamot Station (formerly a water heater factory), Yossi Govrin was a visionary who in 2004 created the Santa Monica Art Studios at SMO out of an empty dilapidated airplane hangar, replete with pigeons and holes in the roof. He became the master leaseholder of the complex. The Santa Monica Art Studios draws thousands to its special shows and is a thriving arts community. Now two arts providers are pitted against each other in our town. With so little available space, high rents and an arts community which is increasingly at risk, it seems bizarre that 18th Street wants to take over the art studios at Santa Monica Airport and that the visionary who created that space could be forced out. Knowing that our city is currently faced with a rampant departure of small businesses, and that we desire to be a city known for harboring creativity in all fields (e.g. Silicon Beach), it seems odd that Yossi Govrin could be forced out of a business model that

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OPINION

Newsom: Income Equality State’s Biggest Problem TOM ELIAS Mirror Columnist

More than a year before he won election as California’s next governor, Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom did not hesitate for a moment when asked what’s California’s biggest problem. “Income inquality,” he said in an interview then. He repeated that evaluation in subsequent sit-downs during the campaign. “Take Los Angeles,” he said. “It’s America’s richest city, with Bel Air, Brentwood, Beverly Hills. But it’s also America’s poorest city, with South Central and more. The remarkable thing is they are only a few miles apart.” Then he added that “You can’t live a good life in an unjust society.” And went on to quote the ancient Greek statesman and orator Pericles, who said, “The issue of wealth and income distribution is the oldest and most fatal of all issues in a republic.” Newsom left no doubt about his deep conviction on this, despite his longstanding friendships with plutocrats like Gordon Getty. He offered some immediate ideas on how to ease situations where families with annual incomes barely topping $20,000 per year live not far from others whose incomes are more than 100 times that. During his campaign, Newsom pledged

to hire a statewide director to coordinate services he hopes will treat each homeless person from a “whole person care” perspective. He promised to push for more affordable housing aiming to take homeless off the streets, but – mindful of controversies in places like Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco – will leave it up to local authorities to decide where that housing should go. Newsom isn’t the first to note the inequality problem. California’s tax-collecting Franchise Tax Board has reported that in 2016, the top 1 percent in overall wealth received 23 percent of all income in the state, while the bottom 90 percent received 49.6 percent. White families on average earned more than 1.5 times what Latino and black families got. Even more startling are net-worth figures reported by the U.S. Census, which found white families in California had a net worth (assets minus debt and other liabilities) of $171,000, more than eight times the $20,700 belonging to the average Latino family and nearly 10 times the $17,600 of African-American families. Those numbers include home equity, value of vehicles, furniture and almost every other type of material goods. There will be no immediate help from the federal government, either, on evening things out: President Trump’s tax “reform” bill of last year will benefit whites far more than Latinos or blacks, and the richer you already are, the more you stand to benefit.

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So what can a new California governor do about this inequality, which grew more imbalanced than ever during Jerry Brown’s latest two terms as governor? The California Budget Project (CBP) suggests starting with an estate tax (sometimes called a “death tax”), saying that “serves as a curb on dynastic wealth.” In short, if you’ve built a valuable business, you’d better pass it on to your kids before you die, if estate taxes rise precipitously, as they might with two-thirds Democratic majorities in both houses of the Legislature. But the Legislature and governor couldn’t act alone on this: It would need to be okayed by voters be-

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cause the 1982 Proposition 6 repealed state inheritance taxes. It can only be reversed via another popular vote. The CBP also suggests eliminating or cutting tax deductions that primarily benefit well-off homeowners, including deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes. Do that, of course, and the value of much California real estate would immediately fall, which would tend to even out the wealth held by whites, Latinos and blacks. But that would surely spur a massive political backlash, so don’t bet on it happening soon. Another way to boost low-wealth families is to expand child care and renters’ tax credits, which help the poor while not harming others. This one is the most likely of the CBP recommendations to become reality. But one thing is for sure: Newsom will evaluate many proposed new laws that land on his desk from the perspective of what they’ll do to help alleviate income inequality and boost low-income families. Which will be a very different perspective than any recent governor has brought to the office. Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, "The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It," is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, go to www.californiafocus.net

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Venice Shelter Brings 150+ Beds to Westside

Bridge housing facility set to open at the old MTA Lot on Main Street.

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A sketch of the proposed bridge housing site in Venice.

By Sam Catanzaro On Tuesday, December 11, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a plan to build a bridge housing shelter at the old Metro Transit Authority (MTA) lot on Main Street in Venice, less than 2,000 feet from Santa Monica, a proposal that has been a topic of heated debate among many local residents. Venice has the highest concentration of homeless individuals on the Westside, with nearly 1,000 people experiencing homelessness and according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and 85 percent of these people are unsheltered. “If we keep saying no to housing and to shelter, we allow the status quo to continue,” said Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents Venice. The 154-bed homeless shelter approved by City Council Tuesday, part of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s A Bridge Home program, is planned for the 3.15-acre lot that takes up an entire block between Pacific Avenue and Main Street south of Sunset Avenue. In this program, Mayor Garcetti asked every Councilmember to look at encampments in their district and to find locations for bridge housing. MTA closed the lot in 2015 after receiving

multiple offers from developers interested in the site. The property can be used for housing for the next three years, however, because there is no deal in place. At City Hall on Tuesday, supporters of the project held signs reading “Beds Not Sidewalks” and urged the Council to approve the $5 million shelter. “I’ve seen people die on our streets while waiting for approved housing,” said Will Hawkins, who formerly served as Chair for Venice Neighborhood Council’s Homelessness Committee.

Opponents raised issue with the shelter’s location, worrying that the proposed site will disrupt the mostly residential neighborhood. In addition, there has been concern raised about the housing being within a 1,000-foot radius of Westminster Elementary School. Emails and documents released by Councilmember Bonin’s office last week after a public records request demonstrate how far lawmakers have gone to garner public support for homeless shelters. According to the documents, Bonin’s office paid non-profit Invisible People $10,000 to produce a series of videos

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one final step before the 11th Street Bungalows are officially designated as a historical landmark. “According to Santa Monica’s Preservation Ordinance, the landmark commission recommends to the City Council that an historic district be established and then the City Council creates an ordinance that establishes the historic district,” Suntree explains. “It involves a lot of financial benefit to the owners that involve tax laws, exceptions from Santa Monica laws, and other things. For example, historic housings won’t have the same parking requirements, or the same door dimensions because they’re built

over a hundred years ago. Only City Council can pass an ordinance. In their late December meeting, they will put it on the agenda at the January meeting.” Suntree remains hopeful ahead of the final vote. “It would be very rare for them to go against a positive recommendation. We hope the city council is sympathetic to our cause.” Suntree acknowledges that no one single person could have accomplished what they did as group. It took an entire committee of dedicated people who combined their areas of expertise to work towards the commission’s unanimous vote. “I really think that we had a dynamite committee,” Suntree continues. “They’ve been wonderful to work with. You don’t do this kind of thing alone. No one person did this.” Suntree adds, “We had the five top historic preservation

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Samo Boys Basketball on SM Vikings Girls Win Streak Basketball Hits Skid Three-Game Vikings pick up victories

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On Tuesday, January 31 at 10:10 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department spotted a vehicle that was violating a vehicle equipment code and failing to stop for a STOP sign in the area of the 2900 block of Pico Boulevard. The officers followed this vehicle and after a short distance initiated a traffic stop. The officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and discovered that this man was driving on a suspended license in addition to being on probation for burglary and identity theft. The officers conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered that it contained burglary tools, methamphetamine and United States Mail under the names of numerous individuals none of whom were the driver of the vehicle. The officers utilized their communication technology and discovered that one of the named individuals on the mail had recently been the victim of identity theft. The officers had enough evidence to arrest the driver, aged 30 years and a Santa Monica resident, and he was later charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of burglary tools, identity theft, driving on a suspended license and a violation of probation. Bail was set at $10,000.

With Friends Like That On Wednesday, February 1, at 7:11 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were Photo: Morgan Genser. called to ancenter apartment located the 400 block Santa out Monica Hunter Willis on jumps in their air as she shoots the ball versus Culver.

of Montana Avenue in order to investigate a report of a disturbance. The reporting party had stated that they had heard loud noises and the sound of objects being hurled around the residence. When the officers arrived at the location they knocked on the door of the apartment and the tenant answered. The officers learned from this tenant that his “friend” was inside the apartment and that his “friend” had become intoxicated after consuming copious amounts of alcohol (that is typically what happens). The tenant added that his “friend” had made quite a mess of the apartment and had to leave when requested. The officers Brefused y C had W inthrop entered the apartment and noticed that furniture had beenpicking strewn around thewins roominand After up three a that row,the “friend” indeed heavily intoxicated. The offithe SantawasMonica Vikings girls basketcers team attempted reason with this drunken man ball havetohit a small rough patch, but to no avail, as the games officers continued to talk dropping backand to back versus SauwithHigh the man he suddenly punchedCity one ofHigh the offigus School and Culver cers in the face with a closed fist. The officers School. immediately tackled the3 man andtheafter a brief Between December and 6, Viking struggle the man was overpowered and arrested. girls picked up three wins in a row over This 26-year-old Venice resident was later Prep charged Chavez High School, University with resisting arrestHollywood. and battery upon police offiValue and North On aDecemcer.8, Bail was set atthis $50,000. ber however, winning streak came to an end in a 35-20 loss to Saugus High A Glassless Window School. Wednesday,12, February 1, at 12:58 a.m. offiOnOnDecember the girls returned cers of the Santa Monica Police Department were home and hosted Culver City High School flagged down by a citizen in the 2000 block of and lost a one-sided 58-32 game. With thePico Boulevard who told themstands that theyathad heard glass loss, the girls' record 10-7 and shattering andlook had spotted a mantostanding next to the team will to get back their winthe broken window of atravel parkedtocar on the street. ning ways when they Hawthorne High School on December 14.

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While the nights have been nippy in Santa Monica lately, the Santa Monica High School Vikings boys basketball team have been anything but, heating up in December by winning three games in a row. On December 1, the Vikings hosted Leuzinger High School and walked away with a tight 71-68 victory. The Vikings got off to a slow start, trailing 20-13 after the first quarter The citizen added thattothis persontheir had appeared to but then proceeded outscore opponents have been picking items off the ground next to the in each of the next three quarters. vehicle before leaving the area. The citizen gave the After this victory, the Santa Monica officers a detailed description of the suspect and the boys hopped on the bus and headed south officers went in search of this man. As the officers to play Penisula High School. The Vikings were searching the area they spotted another vehitook control early and up 37-23 at halftime, cle with a smashed window that was parked at the never looked back and walked away with a side of the street. The officers then drove back to 65-56 victory. the 2000 block of Pico Boulevard where they spotOn December 12, the Vikings returned to ted a man who fit the description of the suspect. Santa Monica and hosted Culver City High The officers detained this man and a few moments School and demonstrated to a home crowd later the citizen who had flagged the officers down their prowess in an 80-58 victory. The Vikings appeared and positively identified the suspect. outscored Culver in every single quarter of the Shortly thereafter the owner of the first vandalized game and walked away with their third victovehicle appeared and stated that numerous items ry in a row. With the win, Santa Monica now that had been recovered from the suspect had been holds from a 7-2 his record and will take stolen car. The owner of on theHawthrone vandalized High School next on Friday, December 14 at vehicle was desirous of a prosecution so the officers 7:30 p.m. at home. arrested this 19-year-old Santa Monica resident and he was charged with vehicle burglary in addition to possession of opiates. Bail was set at $20,000.

He Tried Speed On Wednesday, February 1, at 3:40 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a call for service in regard to a possible bicycle theft that had just occurred in the 1300 block of 10th Street. As the officers hastened to the scene they learned via police radio that a victim had seen a man stealing her bicycle that at that time, had Bryce Zephir Santa rack Monica in courtyard action been locked upfrom in a bicycle in the of versus Culver.

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of Moonlight allowed Jenkins to acquire the rights to film the Baldwin story. Forty years ago, James Baldwin himself had ideas of turning that story into a film and had written copious notes and even started writing the screenplay. Prior to the beginning of production, Jenkins received a surprise package containing Baldwin’s notes, from the executor of his estate. Jenkins says that the notes show that he and Baldwin were in agreement about the style of the film. This film has a better confluence of style than “Moonlight.” It has the same slow pace and the camera plays beautifully on the characters’ faces. The rhythm moves like a gently flowing river. Nicolas Britell, who scored “Moonlight,” has matched the lush and romantic visuals with a synergetic score. As you watch this film will intimately comprehend the hopes, dreams and disappointments of this courageous family as they push for respect and dignity amidst the prejudice and injustice that underscore their existence. Kathryn Whitney Boole has spent most of her life in the entertainment industry, which has been the backdrop for remarkable adventures with extraordinary people. She is a Talent Manager with Studio Talent Group in Santa Monica. kboole@gmail.com

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opportunities. Hundreds of residents of Santa Monica and neighboring communities patronize the18th Street gatherings as well as the Airport Art Walks. Pertinent to this RFP is the fact that the management team the SM City Council selects will only be in place for two years, at which time the process will be repeated. Admittedly, 18th Street has deeper pockets than the Maxima Art Initiative (Yossi Govrin) however since the City provides structural maintenance funding is not relevant. The City is offering to contribute $200,000 annually to the management team selected to oversee the Santa Monica Airport Art Stu-

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dios. That seems like an insignificant amount for programming and event management, yet it will have to do. Yossi's team have shown that they can manage the Arts complex. They had the vision and guts to jumpstart their studios in this abandoned hangar and they are still open for business because of Yossi's determination, backbone, and imagination. The Arts Commission reviewed the RFP at its November meeting and conducted an exhaustive three-hour hearing. After a significant amount of public comment and internal discussion, the Commission voted to retain Yossi Govrin's Maxima Art Initiative as the management team going forward. Subsequently, the Commission was advised that they were not allowed to weigh in on this RFP. Our city attorney voided their vote. In addition, a member who should have recused himself failed to do so. Be that as it may, the Arts Commission took a stand actively supporting the existing operation's retention and at the same time registered praise for the continued success of the 18th Street Arts Center. This convoluted mess now journeys up the ladder to our City Council on Tuesday, December 18th. The Council has been instructed by staff to either a) approve the RFP, transferring management to 18th Street or b) call for a new RFP. Of course, the Council could decide to award the continuing management contract to the founder of the Santa Monica Airport Arts Studio for the next 24 months and then widely advertise a new RFP in 2020. At that time we will know whether Yossi and his crew can successfully navigate the new realities of the Arts Complex or if the "deeper pockets" of 18th Street are needed. The swirl

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of discussion about the management of the Arts in this rehabbed airplane hangar circumvents the most salient point of all - are the artists thriving? Is the turmoil interrupting their creativity? Will the existing artists survive what appears to be a corporate takeover of an arts complex in Santa Monica? Having listened to the public testimony at the Arts Commission hearing in November and received the petition signed by 31 of 35 tenants asking the city to retain Yossi and his team, I believe the Arts are served best by continuity, not upheaval. The 18th Street Arts Center is planning a $15 Million renovation of their funky little complex. Let them complete that (and donate to help them achieve their goals) before expanding to SMO. Our city is changing so rapidly. Isn't it nice to know that individuality can still exist in our densely populated town where every new building is a cookie cutter apartment complex? The Santa Monica Airport Arts Studios is a gem of our city. Let's celebrate the Arts and celebrate the bravery of the founder. Money shouldn't win every time, especially where the Arts are concerned. Retain the Maxima Arts Initiative and Yossi Govrin as the managers of the Airport Arts Studio. After all, it's only for 24 months and, it's their baby! They deserve that consideration. By Phil Brock for SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Thane Roberts AIA, Architect, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Ron Goldman FAIA, Architect, Dan Jansenson, Architect, Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Samuel Tolkin Architect, Mario Fonda-Bonardi, AIA, Planning Commissioner, Phil Brock, Santa Monica Arts Commission. For previous articles see www.santamonicaarch.wordpress.com/ writing

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