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INSIDE MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CONNECTION TO MAIN STREET SHOOTING HAROLD DWAYNE WILLIS FACES STRING OF CHARGES
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Lana Negrete Appointed as Santa Monica’s Newest Councilmember Council now has first majority not backed by SMRR, Santa Monica Forward By SaM CatanZaro
Lana Negrete has been appointed as Santa Monica City Council’s newest member, marking the first time the majority of the city’s lawmakers are not backed by Santa Monica for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) and Santa Monica Forward. On Tuesday, June 29 Santa Monica City Council appointed Negrete to fill the seat vacated by Kevin McKeown earlier this month. Negrete, a native Santa Monican and local business owner, was sworn in by City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren following the appointment. She was selected from 34 eligible candidates for the appointment with a term through November 2022. “It’s a special privilege to serve the community I love as a member of the City
Council,” Negrete said. “I am ready and excited to roll up my sleeves and get to work with my Council colleagues and City staff as we lift up community-wide recovery and a strong future for Santa Monica.” Negrete was born and raised in Santa Monica and is the owner of the Santa Monica Music Center. As a mother, she has been active in the local PTA and cares deeply about education and youth empowerment, particularly through the arts, according to the City. “Councilmember Negrete is a lifelong resident who brings a wealth of knowledge about the issues impacting youth and families, renters, and small business owners,” said Mayor Sue Himmelrich. “We warmly welcome Councilmember Negrete and look forward to our work together to bring about Santa Monica’s bright future.” Negrete, the third Hispanic on Council, is the only Santa Monica renter on the dais, the City noted. Councilmember McKeown was also a Santa Monica renter. In her application, Negrete expressed an
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Members of Santa Monica City Council following Tuesday’s appointment of Lana Negrete. Top row (left to right): Christine Parra, Lana Negrete, Phil Brock, Oscar de la Torre. Bottom row: Gleam Davis, Sue Himmelrich, Kristen McCowan.
interest to work towards solutions to address homelessness and to “work together as a collective to create sustainable solutions to the city’s issues, expand programs that need further expanding and to thoughtfully address the concerns of all residents from all corners of
the city. A council that works together to serve the people of the city who depend on them.” Following her appointment, Negrete resigned from her position on the newlyNewest Councilmember, see page 4
Black Lives Matter Sues Santa Monica Over Handling of George Floyd Protests Federal complaint alleges violation of constitutional rights By SaM CatanZaro
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and protestors have filed a federal lawsuit against Santa Monica officials and police over the handling of mass demonstrations that broke out in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last year.
The complaint, filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the citywide curfew issued on May 31, 2020 following George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis was intended to suppress political protest and violated demonstarots’s constitutional rights. Floyd died in May 2020 after being arrested by police and held on the pavement by the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who last week was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for 22 and a half years. The complaint filed Monday also accuses
the SMPD of false arrest, assault and battery of over 300 protesters shot with projectices by officers. Plaintiffs further allege that the SMPD targeted protestors for arrest, transported them to a makeshift jail and told them that if they came back into Santa Monica they would be arrested. According to the complaint, the SMPD violated the constitutional rights of protestors “by preemptively banning peaceful assemblies, kettling the demonstrators, subjecting them to unlawful force, arresting and detaining them tightly handcuffed on buses for hours, without access to bathrooms, water, or food” In addition, the plaintiffs state that the “policies and failure of policies, including the failure to train its officers in constitutional responses to peaceful demonstrations, caused the unlawful action taken against plaintiffs.” The complaint also accuses SMPD of suppressing a peaceful protest while just blocks away looters taking advantage of the unrest and plundered hundreds of local businesses. The plaintiffs contend the complaint applies to around 300 individuals arrested by the SMPD in addition to over 300 individuals who were subjected to direct force by officers. Among the actions the plaintiffs are seeking include the expungement of protestors’ arrest
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A protestor in Santa Monica on May 31, 2020.
records and compensatory damages. The complaint names as defendants the City, 10 as-yet unnamed officials and former SMPD Chief Cynthia Renaud–who was forced to step down in the wake of the department’s handling of the incident. The City, when reached for comment, said it was reviewing the complaint. “The City of Santa Monica is reviewing the civil complaint related to regional activities in the spring of 2020. The City of Santa Monica has not yet been formally served with the complaint,” a spokesperson for the City wrote in a statement. The SMPD deferred to the City’s statement when reached for comment.
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Connection to Main Street Shooting Harold Dwayne Willis faces string of charges By StaFF WritEr A man faces attempted murder charges in connection to a recent Main Street shooting. On June 24 the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Harold Dwayne Willis, a 29-yearold man, for his involvement in a shooting. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on June 20 around 8 p.m. officers responded to investigate a shooting that occurred in the in the area of Main Street and Pico Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene and met with the victim, who said he was walking with his stepson in the area when he saw Willis, who was known to him. “Willis followed the victim as they Newest Councilmember, see page 1
formed Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission. As reported by the Santa Monica Lookout, Negrete’s appointment makes this first City Council majority not backed by Santa Monica for Renters’ Rights and Santa Monica Forward, two advocacy groups that represent the city’s political establishment. Negrete was appointed after four rounds of voting. In the first round, SMRR-backed
exchanged words,” said SMPD Lieutenant Rudy Flores. “The victim was attempting to express his displeasure of Willis having any contact with his stepson when Willis retrieved a handgun from his waistband and struck the victim on the top of the head with it. Willis then pointed the firearm at the victim and fired one round at him.” According to the SMPD, the victim was not struck and ran into Star Liquor (1929 Main St), to call for help. Willis fled eastbound on Pico Boulevard, police say. “SMPD Officer observed Willis at 3rd and Pico. Willis failed to comply to the officer’s commands and ran into El Texate Restaurant (316 Pico Blvd). Officers quickly made entry into the establishment, and safely took him into custody,” Flores said.
SMPD officers made entry into the establishment, and safely took Willis into custody. Police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun on Willis with one spent casing lodged in the Photo: SMPD chamber. Harold Dwayne Willis On June 22, the Los Angeles County’s District Attorney’s Office charged Willis with the following: attempted murder with gun enhancement; assault with a deadly weapon with gun enhancement; felon in possession of a firearm; unlawful possession of ammo; concealed unregistered firearm; carrying unregistered firearm; and resisting arrest.
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candidate and member of Santa Monica’s Rent Control Board Caroline Torosis picked up three votes, Planning Commissioner Mario Fonda-Bonardi garnered two votes while Negrete got one vote. A candidate needs four votes to be appointed to City Council. After two rounds of Torosis and Negrete splitting votes, Councilmember Gleam Davis switched her vote in the fourth round, joining Phil Brock, Oscar de la Torre and Christine Parra, handing Negrete the vacant seat. Councilmember Kristen McCowan later
changed her vote to Negrete for the record. If Council had been unable to choose a replacement at Tuesday’s meeting, a special election would have been held. According to the City Clerk, LA County estimated such an election would have cost $528,000 if combined with the November recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom. Negret’s appointment is the latest moment of political change in Santa Monica. In the November election, Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre and Parra came to power as
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Nearly 1,000 Graduates Celebrate at First-Ever Santa Monica College Diploma Drive-Thru Celebration Over 8,000 degrees and certificates awarded By Chad Winthrop
Cars trickled into the Santa Monica College (SMC) Bundy Campus throughout the day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. Nearly 1,000 graduates, dressed in regalia, many accompanied by family members, participated in SMC’s first-ever Diploma Drive-Thru Celebration for the graduating class of 2020-2021. Joyful hornhonking, cries of “I did it!”, photographs with joyous family members at designated photo booths, a red carpet, special gift bags courtesy of SMC’s Associated Students, and a customized diploma case—these were the highlights of a landmark celebration, involving weeks of planning and 110 SMC volunteers. The diploma drive-thru event—conducted
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The end of 2001 was a very tough time in Argentina. The national currency was devaluated, interest rates ballooned, and bank deposit holders could no longer access their savings. A quarter of Argentines were unemployed and the proportion of people living below the poverty line rose to 60% . People were selling their household furniture to survive, and many could no longer afford food. In Rosario, the country’s third-largest city, the municipal government swung into action. With help from a local Non-Governmental Organization, the city created an urban farming program that helped local families grow their own food on open land in the city and sell their produce in thousands of local fairs and markets. The city created a “green belt” around the city dedicated to organic agricultural production, including empty municipal lots, a former brick factory, and other abandoned or empty lots. The program eventually expanded to include workshops for artisanal workers, carpenters and blacksmiths who sell their products at the fairs, and a special program, the Biomercado, for local Indigenous peoples to market yucca, squash and handicrafts such as baskets and textiles. The programs made the city largely selfsustainable, reduced food insecurity for many residents, and this past week won it the 2020-2021 Prize for Cities from the World Resources Institute, where it competed with programs in Monterrey, Mexico; Ahmedabad, India; London, and Nairobi. [more info: https://tinyurl.com/3psazydx]. Why did this program succeed? In spite of severe economic conditions, local leaders harnessed resources to help the largest number of residents. And they moved quickly to bring people, businesses and organizations together to make the local (and regional) quality of life better with the barest of resources available. They enhanced the city’s overall environment and gained international recognition in the process. There is a lesson in this for our own town. While the pandemic has devastated local businesses, slashed the city’s finances, increased homelessness and threw the city’s focus into chaos, we remain a place with deeply-embedded resources which, for most folks, have been flying under the radar in our community. These have taken root here for many years, but have received little or no attention from our city’s business leadership, political structure or city management. The result is a disconnect between many of those who prosper here, and those who could benefit from effective government action–and this includes most residents and businesses. Let’s look at a couple of examples. Many people know that there are biotech businesses in Santa Monica, but few are aware of the stature, prestige and impact of these companies
in the world of biotechnology. This morning, per LinkedIn, there are about 60, well-paying biotech jobs available in our small town. This is the sign of a mature and expanding industry, and yet the existence of the biotech industry in our city is nearly invisible to most residents--and the City. How familiar, for example, are we with Kite Pharma, recently purchased by Gilead (for $12 billion), which has 2,000 skilled, well-paid employees, many (if not most) in Santa Monica? The company is an internationally-recognized leader in genetically-engineered cancer treatments, and deeply connected to an ecosystem of supportive companies and industries, many of them local. How many of us (and by “us” I include local business and political leaders, as well as residents) know about CRI Genetics or Quantgene Pharmaceuticals, or Neogene Therapeutics? All of these and many more are located in Santa Monica. SMC offers courses and links to the industry, but what about the City? Does it have a biotech liaison to help with the industry’s challenges? Does it have a biotech “concierge” to help with permits? Does it offer tax incentives for specific contributions from this industry that could help the wider community? The City can help provide opportunities for biotech conferences, special education initiatives for residents and students, and an organized pipeline from the industry to our school system, creating a world of possibilities for local folks and their kids. Is there a mechanism for harnessing these companies’ innovative abilities to help the city? Biotech could put Santa Monica on the world map in many new ways-- if the city pitched in. Another example: the Financial Technology (or Fintech) industry, where new information technology combines with financial services to help consumers, companies and business owners manage financial operations. Financial Tech industries flourish at the intersection of finance and technology, both of which are strongly and deeply represented in our city. But, as with biotech, for most residents--and for the city--the Fintech world--and startups in particular-- flies under the radar. How many of us have heard about the local company that helps renters finance their moves with an extended payment plan, or the one that provides instant loans for pet owners to pay for unplanned and emergency veterinary expenses? Or, for that matter, the striking Tala, which helps folks in countries like Mexico, Kenya and India obtain microloans to start up new businesses? This one received over $100 million in venture funding last year. All these groups are located right here in our town. Think of the intellectual and organizational resource that these companies represent, a real and deep reservoir of innovative thinking. Can we think of ways in which connecting with them can help our community? It’s as if there are two Santa Monicas. One, where mean, low-level struggles reminiscent of the novel “Babbitt” bust out on a daily basis, where residents, businesses, city staff
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“It’s as if there are two Santa Monicas. One, where mean, low-level struggles reminiscent of the novel “Babbitt” bust out on a daily basis, where residents, businesses, city staff and City Council continually fight last year’s, and last decade’s battles. And then there is another Santa Monica, where advanced, idea-based organizations are forging ahead with deep innovative vigor,” writes Daniel Jansenson in the latest SMar.t. Column.
and City Council continually fight last year’s, and last decade’s battles. And then there is another Santa Monica, where advanced, idea-based organizations are forging ahead with deep innovative vigor. The twain appear never to meet. We have strong, resourceful and established resources in our very own community with few links to our city government, our city’s management and our local education system. The result is a striking lack of creative ideas to improve the lives of the people that live here. We will need them to help with the deep challenges we will soon face. Rosario, Argentina seems to have found
the innovative thinking to help solve their city’s specific, deeply-rooted problems. Santa Monica, with vastly superior resources, can too. Daniel Jansenson, Architect, Building & Fire-Life Safety Commission Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow: Ron Goldman, Architect FAIA; Dan Jansenson, Architect, Building & FireLife Safety Commissioner; Mario FondaBonardi AIA, Planning Commissioner; Robert H. Taylor, Architect AIA: Thane Roberts, Architect; Sam Tolkin, Architect; Marc Verville accountant ret.; Michael Jolly, AIRCRE
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Rated TV-MA Three Seasons of 30-minute Episodes, 22 Episodes Total Season 1 Premiered 11/16/18, Season 2 Premiered 10/25/19, Season 3 Premiered May 28th
BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole The Creator/Writer/Showrunner of The Kominsky Method is Chuck Lorre, a G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) of television. He has created some of the best and most popular comedies of our time, such as Grace Under Fire, Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men (2003-2015), and most recently The Big Bang Theory (2006-2019), Young Sheldon, and The United States of Al, just to mention a few. On the surface you would think that The Kominsky Method, which began as a sarcastic, funny and irreverent look at two best friends facing old age, played by Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin would appeal only to a Boomer niche of the audience. However, the series took on a life of its own, and in Season 3, characters of all ages grace the stage like Shakepearean players, each commanding their own corner of angst, endearment and laughter. Few people know that show creator Lorre began writing not comedies but songs. He toured the country as a guitarist and singer, writing several hundred pop songs, mostly unknown now except for the Top 40 hit he wrote for Debbie Harry, “French Kissin’ in the USA.” Hmmm – now I can see that Charley Sheen’s “Charlie Harper” on Two and a Half Men was actually a slice of Lorre’s life. After over ten years on the road, Lorre began writing scripts for animated shows and created and produced themes and scores for animated series. He wrote a spec TV script that won him a freelance job on the comedy Charles in Charge that led to a staff job on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads, which then led to a producer position on Roseanne from 1990-1992. His involvement with that show revolutionized comedy, adding wit, grit and realism. Lorre to this day is the creator/producer of some of the best comedy shows on television. Michael Douglas is the central character of The Kominsky Method, “Sandy Kominsky,” an acting coach and teacher who had never FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2021 134584 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 06/16/2021. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. THE SHORES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SHORES BARRINGTON, LLC, 1299 OCEAN AVE. STE. 1000, Santa Monica, Ca. 90401. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/16/2021. 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 MICHELE ARONSON. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on April 15, 2021. 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 07/02/2021, 07/09/2021, 07/16/2021, and 07/23/2021
reached the heights to which he aspired in his career. He takes great satisfaction in imparting his incredible wealth of intuitive knowledge to his students, a small group of ragtag struggling actors, who become family to him. Douglas himself has led a much different life. In spite of the fact that his father, the legendary Kirk Douglas, was vehemently against any of his children working in the entertainment business, Michael has been a mover and shaker in the industry since the late ‘60’s. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21BBCP00252 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Olive Ave. Room 225 | Burbank, CA 91502 Petition of: Sophia Rose McDonald, by and through Catherine Joyce Almani and Joseph Anthony Almani for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Sophia Rose McDonald Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sophia Rose McDonald to Sophia Rose Almani 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: 08/13/21 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: A 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: July 1, 2021 Judge Darrell Mavis Published: 07/02/2021, 07/09/21, 07/16/2021, and 07/23/2021
He has always been an overachiever and one to take the road less traveled, producing and acting in theatre, film and television, often all at the same time, since his school years. He is no stranger to overcoming the odds, as he fought and beat stage 4 Cancer in 2010. Partner Lorre’s creative genius with such icons as Douglas, Alan Arkin, Paul Reiser, Jane Seymour, Ann-Margret, and promising newcomers like Melissa Tang, Jenna Lyng Adams, Graham Rogers and the other members of Sandy’s Kominsky Method Class - who often tearfully impart intensely personal stories about their emotional lives and you have a series definitely worth your TV viewing time. Sarah Baker brings “Mindy,”
Sandy’s headstrong and stoic daughter, to life magnificently. In Season 3, Kathleen Turner plays Sandy’s ex wife “Roz.” She channels the romantic magnetism and sharp witty exchanges that won her acclaim as a lonely romance novelist drawn into adventure by Douglas’s character in classic film Romancing the Stone (1984). Watch for a hilarious and inspirational performance by Morgan Freeman, parodying some of the hubris and quirks of the industry. 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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