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SM Passes Sidewalk Vending Ordinance Legalizes street food in certain areas. By Cailley Chella Elote, mango, churros and other street treats are about to be in high supply in Santa Monica. The city mostly prohibited sidewalk vending, until now. On Tuesday, April 9, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously voted to approve an emergency ordinance to immediately implement a sidewalk vending program that will create a legal pathway for vendors in spaces that were formerly restricted. Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 946 last year, decriminalizing street vending in public spaces across California. The bill, also known as the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, left it up to local governments to decide what worked best for their area, and that is what the Santa Monica City Council feels they have done. The new program will prioritize public health and safety as well as expand economic opportunity for lawful, permitted vendors. Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis lauded the program Wednesday, saying she believes the law is fair for everyone. “Santa Monica’s approach to sidewalk vending strikes an important balance that we hope will create an inclusive, safe, and successful business environment for vendors and customers, ensure public safety, and allow our public spaces to be enjoyed by all,” Davis said in a statement released by the city.
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3RD STREET PROMENADE UNDER TRANSITION
Promenade 3.0 and vacancies By Joe Fasbinder
One of the things you’ll notice when you come to the Santa Monica Promenade, like 14 to 17 million people do every year, is a change in the number of retailers. A negative change, at least in terms of big-name businesses. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Ask Kathleen Rawson, chief executive of Downtown Santa Monica. “The Third Street Promenade greets more than 14 million people on an annual basis -including a significant number of locals, employees and guests from all over the world. Overall the downtown area is bustling with a diverse array of restaurants, shopping, farmers markets and establishments that satisfy the day to day needs of our community such as
banking, medical offices and groceries. The Promenade has not seen any capital investment since 1989, so it is time to adjust to the changing dynamics of retail and reimagine our public space to suit the needs of the next generation.” Tourism in Santa Monica as a whole has been pretty steady over the past couple of years, despite changes in the national economy, soaring rates in apartment costs and changes in the way people do business. The Promenade hosts about 100 retail slots. Six of them are temporarily vacant. “It’s a transition,” said Orbell Ovaness, first vice president of CBRE, a high-end retail and grocery market marketing firm that counts the Promenade as one of its clients. Retail is far from dead on the Promenade, but crowds there are smaller in recent years. A lot of those people aren’t going to the outlets like the now-shuttered Barnes & Noble, the bookselling powerhouse that has fallen on
hard times, just like a lot of brick and mortar sales outlets, a factor in what has been happening along a broad scale across the United States. People just aren’t going out to shop. A lot of people still come to the Promenade for ambience: the talented street performers and the weekly farmers market, for example. “Creative marketing is what is going on at the Promenade,” Ovaness said. A lot of that involves retailers who are making a footprint for their sales with smaller stores and business people making use of creative office space, where businesses rent office space for short periods of time to use as a fashionable address which doesn’t entail renting an office for a long term. Ovaness has seen a boom in creative marketing space since about 2017. “The outlook is positive, now that the city is getting involved in revamping the street. They’re providing funds for infrastructure
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Fire Erupts at SM’s Coogie’s Cafe Coogie’s Café sustains damage. By S am C atanzaro A Santa Monica restaurant caught fire and sustained damage last week according to the Santa Monica Fire Deparement (SMFD). On Thursday, April 4, at approximately 9:09 p.m. the SMFD received a 9-1-1 call reporting a structure fire at Coogie’s Café located at 2906 Santa Monica Boulevard. According to SMFD Captain Patrick Nulty, the restaurant had just closed for the night when staff members discovered the fire, and immediately evacuated. Firefighters arrived in four minutes and were confronted with heavy amounts of fire which was spreading rapidly throughout the rear portion of the restaurant and to the exterior vegetation. 28 firefighters aggressively battled the flames inside the building while conducting search and rescue operations. It took 18 minutes for the fire to be brought under control, which was kept from spreading and damaging surrounding structures. There were no injuries reported to occupants or first responders. SMFD Investigators remained on scene throughout the night and the cause is still under investigation. Santa Monica Police
Department (SMPD) assisted with traffic and perimeter control. According to SMFD Battalion Chief Marc Rose, Coogie’s closed early Thursday evening due to possible electrical issues. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, workers began smelling smoke about 6:30 p.m. from a recently-replaced light fixture and at approximately 7 p.m., saw smoke coming out of the bulbs. Staff cleared out the restaurant and began searching for the source of the smoke but did not find anything. A staff member told the Times that before the fire broke out they heard an explosion.
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Coogie’s owner Lawrence Rhee died in late February. The restaurant is set to be replaced by a mixed-use three-story building. Editor’s note: a previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Coogie’s had been in the location since 1969 as reported by the Santa Monica Daily Press. Photo: Twitter.
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Many science fiction stories involve humans battling for survival from the robots they themselves created. Unfortunately that future is already here. There are three ways cars kill us: quickly as in car crashes or collisions, slowly with smog and sedentary sitting and finally very slowly with global warming and sea level rise. Starting with the first, automobiles kill about four Santa Monicans a year. While there is significant annual fluctuation (at least eight died in 2017 while none died in 2018) the average of about four a year over the last decade seems to be a stubborn unalterable statistic. Pedestrians and bicyclists are involved in about two-thirds of these fatal accidents. It is too early to tell the statistical significance of scooter riders, although one was killed last month when run over by a car in Ocean Park. Second, is the pollution generated by cars both in their manufacture and operation. You already know the statistics. Motor vehicles (cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles) generate about half of the nitrogen oxides, a source of smog, in the air. Particulates (think of the Volkswagen’s diesel scandal) also have a deadly pernicious ability to lodge deep in lung tissue. All this pollution ends up every-
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“So better drivers (that means everybody who drives anything), better cars, and better streets can save lives. But you can do your part now with these eight steps.”
where so that half the US population lives in areas with unhealthy air according to federal air quality standards. Finally, there is the lead in soil from decades of leaded gas combustion.This fog of particulates, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides and sulfur dioxide have a deleterious effect on all body organs including increas-
es in cancer, heart disease, asthma, etc. etc. Needless to say fetuses, children and seniors are the most affected by these poisons, which cause about 30.000 annual premature deaths in the U.S. or statistically about eight premature deaths in Santa Monica. Notice that about twice as many Santa Monicans die from car pollution annually than from car crashes.
Finally, greenhouse gases (primarily CO2) which vehicles exhaust, provide about onesixth of our country’s CO2 production (generating electricity provides slightly less than half). Greenhouse gases increase global temperatures which cause extreme weather events, heat-related deaths, flood, droughts all of which contribute to mass migrations and death by dislocation (think Africans and Middle Easterners drowning in the Mediterranean and more closeby Central Americans at the Mexican American border). Critically for Santa Monica, global warming’s sea level rise will inevitably destroy our beaches and our tourist industry. So what can Santa Monica do to alter this cascade of disasters? In order of increasing cost here are seven things you can do: note that the first five are free. • SLOW DOWN. This saves lives more than any single decision you can make. It buys both the driver and a potential victim reaction time and reduces impacts if they occur. Unfortunately, as the City gets more gridlocked and residents find it harder to get anywhere on time, WAZE is slamming drivers down alleys and secondary streets where they often travel at inappropriate speeds. I’m sure you have seen the signs sprouting like spring flowers, around schools advocating speed reduction. This is part of the City’s
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Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a call for service regarding a residential burglary that had just occurred on the 1400 block of Grant Street near Santa Monica College. “The lone resident woke up to Bunnell in his house. Bunnell displayed a knife while demanding property and money. The resident was able to run out of the house and call the police without injury,” said SMPD Sergeant Roberto Villegas. According to Villegas, numerous officers responded to the area in search of the suspect. Due to the prompt response of the
officers, Bunnell was located a short distance away hiding in a subterranean garage. Items belonging to the victim were located where Bunnell was taken into custody. Bunnell has been charged with 211 PC – Robbery, and 422 PC – Criminal Threats. Bunnell remains in custody pending future court proceedings. Anyone with additional information related to Bunnell is encouraged to call Detective Elias at (310) 458-8943; Sergeant Skogh at (310) 458-8992; or the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458- 8491.
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Definition of smoking to include vapor. By Sam Catanzaro
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently voted to update County regulations to address “threats to public health” posed by vaping. In a motion passed March 20, county lawmakers updated the legal definition of “smoking” to include electronic cigarettes and cannabis. “Rules regarding cigarettes and cigarette-like products have not been significantly updated in a very long time. No doubt future entrepreneurs will invent new ways to smoke, and, rather than specifically update our ordinances each time, we have written this ordinance so that the rules protecting public health should not need updating again,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, whose 3rd District includes Santa Monica. Kuehl led the effort to update the County codes, which anticipated the development of future technologies, also defines smoking so that it covers yet-to-be-invented technologies using nicotine, cannabis or tobacco. The ordinance will apply to County-owned facilities including the County’s approximately 5,000 buildings. The new codes require a 50foot, instead of a 25-foot buffer, for smoking
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near windows and doors of County facilities, and prohibits smoking in County parking lots. Beaches impacted by this ban include Will Rogers State Beach and Venice Beach, which are under Los Angeles County control. Under current Santa Monica law, vaping is prohibited anywhere cigarettes are banned. These locations include the Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica Pier, public parks, public beaches, government buildings, all outdoor
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Control, secondhand smoke causes more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths and nearly 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease among U.S. nonsmokers each year,” said Barbara Ferrer, Director of LA County’s Department of Public Health. “These changes will help save lives.” The March 20 vote brings the County law in line with the City of Los Angeles regulations, which bans vaping as well as smoking in public places. Regarding the vaping of cannabis in the City of Los Angeles, the city argues that pot is already illegal to consume in public places. Josh Drayton Communications and Outreach Director for the California Cannabis Industry Association told Santa Monica Mirror, however, that he worries these new regulations present barriers for the lawful consumption of cannabis by Los Angeles County residents. “What really concerns me about said policies is how they are being communicated to the public,” Drayton said. Drayton worries that under these new regulations, people may be discouraged from vaping cannabis in legal areas out of fear of breaking the law. According to Drayton, it the responsibility of jurisdictions to communicate to constituents about where they can and cannot consume cannabis. “There needs to be a conversation of what enforcement is going to look like,” Drayton said. “There are are a lot of restrictions...we need to be coming up with solutions.”
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Whether you’re a health food novice or pro, the Westside is a great place to explore the wonderful world of healthy living and eating. Grab a snack at Erewhon Market.
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With an endless supply of sunshine, hiking trails, and beaches, California is easily one of the healthiest states in the country. From kombucha and kale, to matcha tea and acai bowls, the Golden State is at the forefront of nearly every health trend known to human-kind. To keep up with its active and health-conscious residents, the Westside is filled with places to grab a quick bite to eat that is equal parts nutritious and delicious. Here’s a look at a few of our favorites.
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– 2450 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica – 3150 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica A list of favorite healthy places to eat wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Mrs. Winston’s. A local gem on the Westside, Mrs. Winston’s is Santa Monica’s reliable one-stop shop for healthy salads, sandwiches, smoothies, juices and wellness shots. Menu favorites include the Vegan Greens and Grains Thai Dragon Bowl, the Chicken Kale “Keto” Salad, the Gluten-Free Avocado Cheddar Chicken Sandwich, and the Seven-Grain “TLT” Sandwich. While you might see a long line during popular lunchtime hours, Mrs. Winston’s is well worth the wait.
– 507 Rose Avenue, Venice Moon Juice believes in the healing power of plants which is evident in its menu. They offer a unique selection of juices, tonics and shots that offer an array of different health benefits like immune support, pain relief and digestive support. While their menu may seem overwhelming, Moon Juice offers explanations about all of its ingredients and the health benefits associated with them. In addition to their own blend of beverages, you can build your own shot with everything from ginger juice, which aids in digestive and immunity support, and black pepper oil, which assists in absorption and helps warm the body to oil of oregano and raw honey, which contain antibacterial properties, healthy enzymes, and congestion busters. Whether you’re a health food novice or pro, the Westside is a great place to explore the wonderful world of healthy living and eating.
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Four Local Burritos That Do It Right By Kerry Slater
April 4 – was National Burrito Day. And while every day is burrito day on the Westside of Los Angeles, there has never been a better excuse to grab a burrito for breakfast, lunch or dinner (or a breakfast burrito for dinner). While most burritos look the same, not all burritos are created or enjoyed equally. In honor of this very special day – here are four burritos that can be found on the Westside and Santa Monica that stand out from the pack. 1. Tacos Por Favor 826 Hampton Dr, Venice With three locations on the Westside (Santa Monica, Venice, West LA), Tacos Por Favor has become a favorite for countless Angelenos, Venetians and Santa Monicans. Sticking to a simple formula: fresh ingredients, excellent customer service and a top-notch salsa bar, Tacos Por Favor does everything right, but especially burritos. Specifically, their al pastor burrito is a thing of beauty. It may look like any other burrito in the world, but perfectly portioned ingredients make it a burrito to remember. Protip: ask for salsa verde to be added to the burrito before it is rolled. 2. Juquila Restaurant 11619 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles Juquila Restaurant is a small restaurant that specializes in Oaxacan cuisine. Located on Santa Monica Boulevard just West of the 405, the
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unassuming Juquila is easy to miss amid the hundreds of other restaurants that line the surrounding streets. Not to be missed is the Burrito Juquila: a grilled chicken breast burrito covered with rich black mole sauce and melted cheese. This decadent burrito is worth sitting in traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard and fill even the hardiest of eaters. 3. Gilbert’s El Indio Restaurant 2526 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica At Gilbert’s, located on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, diners for the past 45 years have been coming for the Super Mule Bur-
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rito, staying for the margaritas and leaving with leftovers. To be put simply, the Super Mule (or any burrito at Gilbert’s for that matter) is a wet burrito, but it is a wet burrito done right. Served on a bed of rice, this is Mexican comfort food at its finest. 4. Cerveteca Culver City 9418 Venice Blvd, Culver City
Cerveteca Culver City, located on Venice Boulevard, has perfected the subtle art of the breakfast burrito. There is nothing fancy at work here: just a big tortilla filled with eggs, bacon, beans, salsa, cooked and seasoned to perfection that will fill you up. This burrito packs a punch in terms of spice, serving as the perfect way to kickstart your day, whatever time you happen to bite into this piece of breakfast burrito heaven.
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FOOD REVIEW: Eat it Again, Sam Casablanca Restaurant 220 Lincoln Boulevard Venice 310-392-5751 By Grace Hiney Casablanca is a fascinating restaurant with an amazing selection of Mexican cuisine along with a wonderful tequila bar and music in the background to enjoy as you dine. A restaurant that was created about 50 years ago it not only has a fascinating menu, but delicious food. They even have homemade tortillas which are thoroughly enticing. These come in a warm napkin with specially made
salsa shortly after you are seated so you have something to nibble as you study the extensive menu. This is one restaurant filled with pictures of movie stars such as the “Casablanca” movie star Humphrey Bogart. While seated in a comfy booth in the bar my friend Barbara and I enjoyed studying the four page menu of various dishes each of which sounds delicious and very special. There are chicken dishes, steaks, even pastas, along with a variety of their famous burritos, Mexican specialties and a selection of tacos, that is all on the first two pages. The next two pages feature eleven of their World Famous Calamari offerings and Brasero Specials while the last page is all dedicated to seafood. I didn’t mention that we each enjoyed a glass of wine rather than a Margarita made with one of the restaurant’s special tequilas. This is one bar where you can find over 375 Tequilas. Here, the bartender makes your Margarita tableside so that you can be part of the scene. After chatting and studying the menu, Barbara decided on the Sam and Chicken combo ($19.50). It turned out to be superbly flavorful with a broiled chicken breast topped with a Dos XX beer and mushroom sauce. With it came two shrimp cooked in a garlic sauce. A very nice small flavorful salad of Mandarin oranges and jicama came with the combo. Generously portioned, Barbara, as usual, took some home for lunch the next day.
I, on the other hand, decided on the Calamari Acapulco after enjoying a cup of the fresh soup made with a few fresh vegetables. It had a pleasing healthy taste and made a fine beginning to the Calamari or sautéed Squid which came on rice with a crab, bay shrimp and garlic sauce along with a variety of beautiful fresh vegetables. This was also generously portioned and so tasty that I, too, took some home for the next day. For dessert, we shared a delicious flan. The calamari comes cooked in so many ways that it is hard to make a choice. One, for example, comes sautéed and topped with baby scallops, with a cognac, capers and garlic sauce. Seafood selections range from seven varieties of Pacific Rockfish, to a quartet of salmon dishes, and a trio of trout offerings as well as a quartet of shrimp dishes. All of these selections come with soup or salad, rice and vegetables and are priced under $20. Many of the Mexican specialties such as the Burritos are only $14.99. Free parking is available in the restaurant lot, if you arrive before the crowd that is! We dined on a Monday night which was quite busy, and we heard that later in the week it was considerably more crowded. Casablanca is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday open until 11 p.m. Brunch is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Photos: Courtsey. At Casablanca, come for the homemade tortillas, stay for the 375 varieties of tequila!
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FOOD REVIEW: El Cholo El CHOLO 1025 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica (310) 899-1106 By Grace Hiney El Cholo has a long history of restaurants in Los Angeles which began on Western Avenue in 1923 and opened in Santa Monica in 1997. The interior setting is delightful with its array of pictures decorating the walls along with various Mexican features. The interior is large with many tables for group seating as well as booths and large private dining rooms for private parties. My friend and I enjoyed a booth and the thoroughly professional service by our waiter. We decided not to order a classic margarita (which are always superb here) but just a glass of wine while we studied the extensive menu and learned about the nightly specialties from our waiter. Meanwhile of course, we nibbled on the crisp tortilla chips after dipping them into the tasty salsa. Here there are many choices to make featuring intriguing selections from different periods such as crabmeat enchiladas (1971) composed with Jalapeno-Cilantro pesto sauce, sour cream and avocado for $15.75,
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Lincoln Middle School’s Mr. Obie 50+ years of dedication to students. By Keldine Hull John Obusek has been a teacher for 56 years, 49 of which he’s spent at Lincoln Middle School shaping the young minds of students who fondly refer to him as Mr. Obie. He retired in 2002 but was asked to continue teaching the woodshop class as well as organize the 8th-grade end of the year activities that include a beach party, promotion and dance. “Being around kids makes me think young and feel young, even though the body isn’t young,” Obusek said. “The one thing I promised myself when I retired in 2002 was that I would remain doing what I’m doing until I was no longer having fun or I felt like I was cheating the kids.” Obusek’s dedication to the students who walk in and out of his classroom go beyond academics; he arms students with the life lessons they need to live happy and successful lives. “I teach them pride in what you do, respect to all around you and yourself, and staying with it; don’t give up on anything. I think my rapport with the kids helps transmit that, and I think they see the love I have for them. Even though at times it’s frustrat-
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John Obusek has been teaching at Lincoln Middle School for nearly 50 years.
ing when they disappoint you, that love is always there,” Obusek said. Long after their time at Lincoln Middle School, the bonds Obusek forms with his students remain. “Twice a year, I get together for a golf weekend with about 15 kids from my first class at Lincoln, and they are now 62 and 63 years old. I do keep in touch. I’ve been to their weddings. I’ve been to funerals. I’ve been to bar mitzvah’s, christenings,
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you name it. There’s a lot of respect between myself and the kids that I’ve taught over the years,” Obusek said. The respect he teaches and receives goes beyond the students and impacts faculty as well. After losing his Woodland Hills home in a fire a few years back, teachers at Lincoln started the Obie Fire Fund and raised $19,000 in donations. “You don’t learn things like that in a book. Feelings, how you treat and respect people, you can’t learn in a book. Something inside a person brings out what they are, and I’ve been blessed with that and consider myself quite fortunate,” Obusek said. Despite the hardships he’s faced, Obusek maintains a positive attitude and wants nothing more than to share that positivity with the students he serves and the faculty he works alongside. “It’s easy to wake up and be negative, but all that does is create more negativity in you. I have honestly tried to stay positive no matter what I do. There’s times when you get down but I try to not stay down. One of the counselors in the school, when I see her each morning says, ‘Obie, you’re always smiling.’ And I say, ‘I can cry if I want, but I always smile.’ It’s daily that I try to come in with that positive attitude,” Obusek said.
With nearly five decades of his life spent within the hallways, classrooms and playgrounds at Lincoln Middle School, Obusek is often asked why he’s remained there for so long. “The kids first of all, and second of all, I’ve been blessed with a lot of parents’ support and the PTA, now PTSA. The support they give our schools is so appreciated, and I see that support when I run the functions at the end of the year,” Obusek said. “When the parents get involved, that makes the school. If you don’t have parent involvement, it’s not a fun place to be. They’ve got their own jobs and stress, but still, the parents’ support has been fantastic as well as people in the community.” Through his compassion, selfless dedication and genuine concern for students that extends well beyond lesson plans and class assignments, Obusek reminds us all of the significant role that teachers have in their students’ lives. “You’ll never get rich being a teacher, but you could never replace what it does to your heart. It’s something that touches you, and it stays there. When I get an email or phone call from somebody saying what they’re doing and how they’re doing, I appreciate that so much. I really do. I would like to think I’ve touched lives and helped make students better people,” Obusek said.
DBAs and LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2019078674 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 03/27/2019 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business GUIDED BARS 11955 WALNUT LANE #206 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: NATALIE HOLBROOK 11955 WALNUT LANE #206 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed NATALIE HOLBROOK. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on MARCH 27, 2019. NOTICE: 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 03/29/2019, 04/05/2019, 04/12/2019 and 04/19/2019.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2019078690 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 03/27/2019 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as NATALIE HOLBROOK WELLNESS 11955 WALNUT LANE #206 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: NATALIE HOLBROOK 11955 WALNUT LANE #206 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed NATALIE HOLBROOK. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on MARCH 27, 2019. NOTICE: 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 03/29/2019, 04/05/2019, 04/12/2019 and 04/19/2019.
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and making the Promenade more lively and entertaining,” said Ovaness. He’s speaking of Promenade 3.0, an effort in upgrading the street experience spearheaded by Downtown Santa Monica. “One element of Promenade 3.0 focuses on the physical infrastructure of the street, and leans into the needs and wants of the community as the foundation. We are still in that fact-gathering part of the process, so there is much to learn. We know for certain that retail has shifted due to the demands of the consumer, so we are exploring what 3.0 can do to foster a diverse and desirable mix of uses, and enable independent businesses to open and be successful,” Rawson said. “3.0 looks at the Promenade beyond shopping, and instead focuses on the elements of the street that make it a great place to meet face to face, share experiThe citizen added that this person had appeared to ences and enjoy a richness that is uniquely have been picking items off the ground next to the Santa Monica,” she said. vehicle before leaving the area. The citizen gave the Despite changes, the Third Street officers a detailed description of the suspect and the Promenade is still very much in busiofficers wentdemand. in search of this man. As the officers ness, and were searching the area they spotted another vehicle with a smashed window that was parked at the side of the street. The officers then drove back to the 2000 block of Pico Boulevard where they spotted a man who fit the description of the suspect. The officers detained this man and a few moments later the citizen who had flagged the officers down appeared and positively identified the suspect. Shortly thereafter the owner of the first vandalized vehicle appeared and stated that numerous items that had been recovered from the suspect had been stolen from his car. The owner of the vandalized vehicle was desirous of a prosecution so the officers 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.
Key aspects of the program include requiring sidewalk vendors to obtain a business license and sidewalk vendor permit, requiring compliance with county and state regulations, including an L.A. County Health Permit for food vendors and California Seller’s Permit, and limiting vending activities in highly-trafficked areas that impose a risk to the public’s safety. These restricted areas include the entire Santa Monica Pier, where all vending will be prohibited except the City’s existing license vendor cart program; the Third Street Promenade and Transit Mall; Santa Monica State Beach (includes the 1700 block of Ocean Front Walk); and Palisades Park (within 500 feet of the Ocean Avenue entrance to the Pier bridge), where MIRRORstationary ARCHIVES vending will be prohibited. Street vending issues have existed within the apartment in whichActivists she resided. The Santa Monicacomplex for decades. across victim had been able to supply a detailed descripL.A. have been organizing for years to detion of the suspect, which had also been conveyed to criminalize and protect street vendors, while the officers, as they were en route to the location. Hollywood launched a crackdown on street The officers the vicinity of the apartment vendors in arrived July ofin2018. complex and began to scour the area. The officers soon spotted the suspect lurking in the 1300 block of Alley Number 10. The suspect was easy to recognize due to the fact that in addition to the description given by the victim the suspect was riding one bicycle whilst pushing a second one with his free hand. The officers attempted to stop this suspect but he tried to speed away and in doing so discarded the second bicycle. The officers eventually caught the man and he was arrested and taken off to jail. A search of this 21-year-old Hemet, California resident resulted in the discovery of not only the seemingly obligatory burglary tools but also a packet of methamphetamine. This man was later charged with possession of burglary tools, possession of methamphetamine, theft and resisting or delaying arrest. Bail was set at $10,000.
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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 been locked up in a bicycle rack in the courtyard of
There’s even a history of physical violence against the pavement salespeople. Most recently, a group of men attacked and robbed a street vendor near Exposition Park and an elotero was attacked in the summer of 2017. His food cart was destroyed in the attack. Comprehensive public education and outreach in both English and Spanish has already begun and is expected to ramp up for the busy summer season.
Deputy City Manager and Policy Director Anuj Gupta said Santa Monica is dedicated to assisting street vendors in becoming legal. “We’ll also encourage and facilitate lawful vending in desirable and permissible locations that are economically attractive, such as the Colorado Esplanade,” Gupta said in a statement from the City. Permits for sidewalk vending in Santa Monica will cost $158 and applications will be available beginning in May 2019.
Editor’s Note: These reports are part of a regular police coverage series entitled “Alert Police Blotter” (APB), which injects some minor editorial into certain police activities in Santa Monica. Not all of The Mirror’s coverage of incidents involving police are portrayed in this manner. More serious crimes and police-related activities are regularly reported without editorial in the pages of the Santa Monica Mirror and its website, smmirror.com.
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103rd Annual Dudley Cup Serves Up Action By Chad Winthrop
Santa Monica is always a tennis city, but a few weekends ago it was especially so when it hosted the 103rd Annual Dudley Cup March 30-April 1. Nearly 200 participants from ages 10-18 competed in the tournament, which took place at Christine Emerson Reed Park, facing off in both singles and doubles brackets. Over the years, tennis legends such as Jack Kramer, Billy Jean King, Bobby Riggs and Tracy Austin have won the Dudley Cup, so no doubt some of the competitors from this year’s tournament will go on to enjoy successful tennis careers. This was the first year the tournament was run by Debbie Mahdessian, a lifelong Santa Monica resident, owner and founder of the Santa Monica Tennis Collective (SMTC) and mother of five boys, two of which have won the Dudley Cup themselves. “It was a lot of fun running my hometown tournament that I remember from growing up,” Mahdessian said. “I hope to continue being a part of this longtime Santa Monica tradition for many years to come.”
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TOP LEFT – Nikola Kuraica, who won the boys 18 singles and the boys 16 doubles, demonstrates his impeccable forehand form. Kuraica, a Santa Monica resident, plays No. 1 singles for Santa Monica High School. BOTTOM LEFT – Oliver Catanzaro flying high in singles action. Catanzaro, a Santa Monica resident and No. 2 singles player for SAMO, won the boys 16 doubles tournament. TOP RIGHT – Kiki Kingsly-Wolf about to strike a forehand. Kingsly-Wolf would go on to win both singles and doubles in the girls 10 and under tournaments. BOTTOM RIGHT – Austin Yuan, the winner of the boys 10 tournament, pumps himself up.
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BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole “Hotel Mumbai” is a powerful immersion into the terror attack in 2008 at the legendary Taj Hotel in Mumbai, the teeming city on the eastern coast of India formerly called Bombay. Watching this movie is like being on a runaway roller coaster that won’t stop. The incident laid bare serious flaws in India’s defense and security systems that have since been updated. The Taj, as a symbol of Indian extreme wealth, was chosen specifically by the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to be the centerpiece of their November 2008 siege, which included a series of twelve coordinated attacks across Mumbai on the same day. Ten young members of the group carried out the attack on the Taj from November 26-29, 2008. Ironically, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was opened in Bombay in 1903 with 560 rooms, 44 suites and 1600 staff probably in a quest for equality. It is believed that Jamsetji Tata may have decided to build the hotel after he was refused entry to the elite Watson’s Hotel which limited their guests to “whites only,” in other words, no person of Indian descent was allowed to book a room. That a handful of disenfranchised untrained youth led on by a cult leader who has never been identified, were able to instigate a days-long siege at this hotel and cause so many casualties and structural damage, is unfathomable to our sensibilities. These were not soldiers. The shooters were all very young and were led on by their off-site ringleader who had convinced them that they were being held down from success in the world by the very rich. The film is able to convey the feeling of a days-long horrific siege through excellent editing. It was a wonderful choice by director/writer Anthony Maras to tell the story through the eyes of a lower-caste Indian hotel worker who has
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great pride in his identity and his work, played by Dev Patel. The narrative allows the audience to learn gradually about the characters and the situation as it unfolds. Each of the main characters has screen time and the audience is allowed to experience the series of events from their perspective. The earliest minutes of the film highlight the enormous gap between the lifestyles of the ultra rich travelers who inhabit the hotel rooms and the extremely poor outside the structure. The well-written story emphasizes that the anger that drove the shooters grew from the disparity between wealth and poverty, rather than from religious differences. A key scene in a hotel bathroom illuminates this concept when one of the shooters speaks one crucial line. At the Taj, at least 174 people died, including 9 of the attackers, and more than 300 were wounded. As you leave the theatre you will feel relieved that it’s over. Well…it’s not over. 12/14/12 Newtown CT 27 killed, 6/17/15 Charleston SC 9 killed, 6/12/16 Orlando FL 49 killed,10/1/17 Las Vegas NV 58 killed, 11/15/17 Sutherland Springs TX 26 killed, 11/7/18 Thousand Oaks CA 12 killed. The dead were not soldiers at war – they were kids in school, concertgoers, people dancing, people at church, people coming together to celebrate life, to learn or work for their community.
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from page 5 “Take the Friendly Road Campaign” of driver education to reach “Vision Zero” which is an ambitious goal of a City with no traffic deaths. • PUT THE PHONE DOWN. Distraction is the enemy: we have all broken this law or been in a car with someone who is talking on the phone, handless or not, while being clearly distracted. • BE VISIBLE: the vast majority of pedestrian/bike accidents involving death or serious injuries occur after 7 p.m. so wear light clothing at night or some form of working illumination or flashing lights on your bike or helmet. • DRIVE LESS (OR NOT AT ALL). Santa Monica is a relatively flat City with relatively good weather. So if you have a choice for local trips, walk, ride a bus a scooter or a bike before just automatically taking the car. The car kills because it’s too easy sitting (along with our pervasive overall sedentary lifestyle) while it does all the work, instead of using a short trip as an opportunity for some exercise. Our reluctance to leave of our armored chariot comes from our laziness, but also from the perception that streets aren’t safe for pedestrians, scooters and bikes. While the City is making significant increases in safe infrastructures for bikes and pedestrian, for example, the proposed new 17th street separated bike path from Wilshire Blvd to Santa Monica Col-
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lege, this safety perception will not change until there are significantly better drivers on our streets. Therefore: • OBEY THE LAW. As many different types of traffic will increasingly share the limited roadway, obeying the traffic laws for all vehicles becomes critical. Already you may have noticed the timing change of about a quarter of our traffic lights that allow pedestrians to start crossing before cars are given the green light. This makes the moving pedestrian more visible to drivers, before the cars enter the intersection. So while there are small tweaks like this that can, over time save lives, nothing saves lives like patience and correct driving by everyone. But if you must drive: • USE A MORE ECONOMICAL CAR. Even if you do all the five free steps above to perfection you are still killing Santa Monicans with your car’s pollution so the more miles per gallon your car gets, the less murderous you are. It’s that simple. If you can afford it, get a hybrid car or even an all-electric car which you can recharge from all renewable (wind, photovoltaic, hydro or thermal) sources. • GET A SMARTER CAR. There is a limit to how much “Net Zero” progress we can make relying on driver courtesy and attention in a City with small roads and many bars. Like the earlier mandatory seat belt laws, safety progress will really accelerate with safer cars. We do not have to wait for the driverless car. Already there are cars that have automatic braking ability when confronted with an obstacle in their path of travel. This will save
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countless bike and pedestrian lives. So better drivers (that means everybody who drives anything), better cars, and better streets can save lives. But you can do your part now with these eight steps while waiting for the safer street infrastructure, and the eventual all-electric smart car’s complete penetration of the car marketplace. Till then, did I mention slowing down?
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