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August 30 – September 7, 2019 Volume XXII, Issue 6
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19-Year-Old Dead, Shot by Brother Shooting occurs in Wilshire-Montana area Sunday evening By Sam Catanzaro A 19-year-old man died after a shooting incident occurred in the Wilshire-Montana area Sunday evening following a family argument. The incident happened Sunday, August 25 near the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Idaho Avenue in a residential apartment complex. According to eyewitnesses, officers wearing bulletproof vests entered an apartment building at 914 Lincoln Boulevard Sunday evening amid a heavy police presence in the area.
The Los Angeles Coroner says the victim, Charles Mondev, 19, of Santa Monica, died at 6:39 p.m. Sunday. According to the SMPD, the shooting occurred after two brothers got in an argument around 6:25 p.m., with one brother shooting the second brother. Police arrived on the scene to find the deceased brother Charles Mondev, says the SMPD. “Upon arrival, it was determined that one of the brothers used a small-caliber handgun to shoot the other inside their residence. The brother who had been shot suffered from a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced at the scene. The investigation is on-going and the motive for the shooting is still being determined,” said SMPD Lieutenant Candice Cobarrubias. “The suspect, Christopher Mondev was taken into custody without incident and
booked for 187(a) PC – Homicide.” On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s LAX office filed one count of 187(a) PC, homicide, on Christopher Michael Mondev, age 21. He was arraigned on August 27, 2019, with a bail of three million dollars. The preliminary date on this case has not been set and will be determined by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. If anyone has any information regarding the shooting, they are encouraged to call Detective D. Haro at 310-458-8432. This is the second shooting to occur in the past month in Santa Monica. On August 16 security guard opened fire, non-fatally shooting a knife-wielding suspect who approached an armored truck near a crowded Third Street Promenade.
Christopher Mondev.
UNION SWAY STRONG City Council Passes Sweeping Hotel Labor Regulations Housekeeper protection, workload caps, retention security
Photo: Sam Catanzaro.
LEFT – Non-union hotel housekeepers in white protest the regulations while union workers in red show their support.
By Sam Catanzaro Amid of sea of red shirts, on Tuesday, August 27 Santa Monica City Council passed a sweeping set of regulations aimed at strengthening workplace safety and compensation for the city's 2,100 hotel housekeepers, but there is concern among some stakeholders about unintended consequences. “Everyone deserves to come to work feeling safe and protected, and this ordinance provides that assurance,” said Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis. “We are investing in the wellbeing of hotel housekeepers, who are a fundamental contributor to Santa Monica’s strong tourism industry that supports our schools, parks, and municipal operations with over $60 million in tax revenues annually.” To date, the cities of Long Beach, Oakland, Emeryville and Seattle have adopted similar ordinances through ballot measures approved by voters. Consideration for Santa Monica to develop
hotel worker protection began in 2018 when representatives of hospitality union UNITE HERE! Local 11 (Local 11) presented a set of recommendations related to hospitality worker protection to Santa Monica’s Commission on the Status of Women (COSW).
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“From the outset, we knew hotel housekeepers need and deserve protection from sexual assault and harassment, along with professional training, a humane workload, and reasonable job protection,” Councilmember McKeown said. Members of the hospitality union UNITE
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HERE! Local 11 (Local 11) came out strong Tuesday in support of these protections wearing red shirts, filling a majority of Council Chamber's chairs, although many non-union housekeepers were in attendance as well wearing white voicing opposition to workload caps included in the regulations. "Santa Monica City Council showed tremendous leadership, passing legislation that truly reflects the needs of housekeepers. This is a historic win for workers everywhere,” said Kurt Petersen, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11. The new rules: provide hotel housekeepers with safety protections to prevent sexual violence through mandatory personal security devices and the ability to report criminal and threatening behavior without fear of retaliation; sets daily workload maximums of 4,000 square feet for hotels with less than 40 guest rooms and 3,500 square feet for hotels with greater than 40 rooms, and requires a double-overtime compen-
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