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Two SM Residents Among Boat Fire Victims Community remembers Charles Mcllvain and Marybeth Guiney. By S am C atanzaro Two Santa Monica residents are among the believed victims of the Conception boat accident. Authorities have recovered the bodies of 33 individuals who died in a scuba diving boat fire that broke out near the Santa Cruz Islands. Among those who died are Santa Monica residents Charles Mcllvain and Marybeth Guiney. “There are no words to express my sincere soulful sympathy for the loss of Charles and Marybeth and every soul on that boat now in heaven. May every heart heal, may every family feel loved, may we

cherish every moment with our friends and family. Please may I say their spirits are not far away,” wrote Julie Casey on Malibu Divers’ Facebook page. Malibu Divers, a scuba and freediving center on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, took to Facebook asking friends to tell a story about a dive adventure or antidote had with Mcllvain and Guiney. “I was fortunate to meet Marybeth as my roommate on a dive trip to Canada. She was so kind and full of life like so many others have said. We kept in touch with texting and I was looking forward to making a trip down that way to dive with her. I am so heartbroken, she was such an amazing human being,” wrote Chelsi Gress. Newsha Tarifard added: “Marybeth was my good friend. We shared a love of travel but her passion in life was diving – wherever and whenever she could. I’m glad she spent much of the last year and [a] half traveling the world

Left, Charles Mcllvain and right, Marybeth Guiney from Santa Monica.

and doing what she loved most. She wanted to help people explore the hidden corners of our planet’s oceans and had been looking into setting up a business to take people to the places that are more difficult

Photos: Facebook.

to access. I am heartbroken by this tragedy and beyond sad that a lover of the oceans, its wildlife and such an incredible person

BOAT, see page 4

Cracking Down on Home Sharing ‘Hostels’ City Council to explore limiting numbers of guests in vacation rentals

Photo: Airbnb.

Bunk beds in an Airbnb home some are calling a hostel due to the number of guests.

By Keldine Hull In 2015, the City of Santa Monica adopted a home-sharing ordinance that aimed to clarify and impose regulations on home-sharing and prevent permanent housing from being used as a vacation rental. According to the ordinance, while at least one resident lives on-site during their guests’ stay, residents can host visitors in their home for up to 30 consecutive days. While residents applying for home-sharing

are required to provide a list of each room and maximum number of overnight guests allowed, the ordinance did not set a limit on the number of guests permitted to stay at once. An Airbnb listing for a five-bedroom, three-bathroom landmarked property in Santa Monica that can potentially house up to 36 guests at once has members of the community

frustrated. According to neighbors, the house is being used as a hostel, with people coming and going at all hours and disturbing residents in the area. Designed by Robert Stacy-Judd, the 1920’s Pueblo and Mayan Revival home known as the “Zuni House,” located at 710 Adelaide Place, was designated a landmark in 2003. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, it was originally constructed as a duplex and covered into a single-family house sometime between 1940 and 1950. According to the Airbnb listing, “Expect the bathrooms and the common areas get a bit busy especially on weekends and also DO

NOT EXPECT you will share this house with a small number of people when you book.” The listing continued, “In the past, some guests canceled their reservations because they expected they would share this house with fewer people. This is not fun for both of us so please understand this sharing situation. For socializing events, I may invite my friends and guests from another shared house of mine.” According to news outlets, the listing also previously mentioned that a maximum of 36 people in total can stay at the same time but has since been edited. During an August 27 Santa Monica City Council meeting, an item up for discussion by Councilmember Winterer addressed potential improvements to the Home-Sharing Ordi-

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Fentanyl in Skaggs’ Toxicology Report

Toxicology report released by Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office showed traces of oxycodone and alcohol in his system at the time of death as well. By Keldine Hull

Photo: Morgan Genser.

Tyler Skaggs pitching for the Santa Monica High School Vikings.

Forensic toxicology results released last week by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had a combination of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in his system at the time of his death. According to the Los Angeles Times, Skaggs essentially choked on his vomit while under the influence. There were no signs of trauma and his death was ruled an accident. The Southlake Police Department announced that Skaggs’ death is currently under investigation.

No further information was released. According to a statement from the Skaggs’ family, “We are heartbroken to learn that the passing of our beloved Tyler was the result of a combination of dangerous drugs and alcohol. That is completely out of character for someone who worked so hard to become a Major League baseball player and had a very promising future in the game he loved so much.” The statement continued, “We are grateful for the work of the detectives in the Southlake Police Department and their ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Tyler’s death. We were

shocked to learn that it may involve an employee of the Los Angeles Angels. We will not rest until we learn the truth about how Tyler came into possession of these narcotics, including who supplied them. To that end, we have hired attorney Rusty Hardin to assist us.” Skaggs graduated from Santa Monica High School in 2009 and was drafted to the Angles in the first round. On July 1, Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Southlake ahead of a 3-game series against the Texas Rangers. He was 27. His death had a significant impact on the community as many mourned his passing.

Man Charged for Yelling Anti-Semitic Slurs Country prosecutors charge Cameron Brunson Blake for threatening a man and infant. By Sam Catanzaro

Prosecutors have charged a man who shared links of a neo-Nazi organization for defacing a West Los Angeles synagogue and yelling anti-Semitic slurs at and threatening a Jewish man and his infant daughter in a Santa Monica park. On August 27 the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against 34-year-old Cameron Brunson

Blake with one count each of vandalism of religious property, hate crime and criminal threats. Prosecutors accuse Blake of carving an anti-Semitic slur into a door at a synagogue on August 10. Two days later, he allegedly hurled an epithet at a man and his infant

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Bail was set at $50,000. officers a detailed description of the suspect and the A Glassless Window officers went in search of this man. As the officers On Wednesday, February 1, at 12:58 a.m. offi- were searching the area they spotted another vehicers of the Santa Monica Police Department were cle with a smashed window that was parked at the With Friends Like That flagged down by a citizen in the 2000 block of Pico side of the street. The officers then drove back to the 2000 block of Pico Boulevard where they spotOn Wednesday, February 1, at 7:11 p.m. offi- Boulevard who told them that they had heard glass ted a man who fit the description of the suspect. cers of the Santa Monica Police Department were shattering and had spotted a man standing next to The officers detained this man and a few moments the broken window of a parked car on the street. called out to an apartment located on the 400 block 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 ofPhotos: the vandalized Facebook vehicle was desirous of a prosecution so the officers arrested this 19-year-old Santa Monica resident and The Nest School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin he was charged with vehicle burglary in addition to to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or possession of opiates. Bail was set at $20,000. made available to students at the school. “This has been a tough and emotion- ily…you have enhanced our lives, and we He Tried Speed al decision It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, for us to make, but one that is want to say Thank You for the journey.” On Wednesday, 3:40corner a.m. offinecessitated by business circumstances. 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Powder Puff Derby 90th Anniversary Looking up at the Santa Monica skies of 1929. By Keldine Hull It was the summer of 1929. Twenty female pilots took to the skies in a transcontinental

race from Santa Monica to Ohio in the First Women’s National Air Derby, also known as the Powder Puff Derby. Over the course of nine days, the women challenged gender stereotypes while enduring mechanical and navigational issues and threats of sabotage. Among the women who competed were Pancho Barnes, known for smoking cigars and

cursing like a sailor, Hollywood starlet Ruth Edler and aviation icon Amelia Earhart. Marvel Crosson, an experienced pilot who flew the entire course before the race, didn’t survive the derby. Louise Thaden, who came in first place, dedicated her trophy to Crosson. “We were indignant,” wrote Thaden in her book High, Wide, and Frightened. “To us the successful completion of the derby was of more import than life or death.” Ultimately, 14 pilots finished, successfully traversing the route in a time long before GPS and smartphones. They became legends in aviation and set an important precedent in history. Following the derby, 99 female pilots accepted

an invitation to join a new organization called “The 99s,” which remains active to this day. On August 18, fourteen women and men commemorated the 90th anniversary of the historic derby and formation of “The 99s” by racing small plans from Santa Monica Airport to San Bernardino. Competing pilots were greeted in San Bernardino with songs from “Powder Puff Pilots,” a musical based on the 1929 derby. In an interview with KCRW, pilot Andrea Garcia said, “I started flying very late… I’m poor and have no godly reason that I should have made it this far. But when you see somebody else who’s done it, and you see somebody else who’s doing it, then you realize that you can do it too.”

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Bringing Homeless into Policymaking Process? LA Councilmember proposes commission composed entirely of people who are or have been homeless By Sam Catanzaro A week after a scathing report was released showing the agency tasked with tackling homelessness in Los Angeles County failed to meet many of its goals, an LA City Councilmember is suggesting bringing homeless or previously homeless individuals into the policymaking process to improve results. Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents much of the Westside, has proposed the creation of a new advisory commission, composed entirely of people who are or have been homeless in Los Angeles. Bonin’s 11th District includes Venice where several encampments make the homelessness crisis especially evident. The commission proposed by Bonin, modeled after city advisory commissions on disability issues, children’s Native American issues and transgender issues, would provide expert and real-world experience to improve policy-making, program development and budgeting decisions. “We set ourselves up for failure if we do not take into account the experience of people who have been homeless,” said Bonin. “Programs that sound good on paper or in a City Council meeting may not work given the complexities of being without housing. We need to be listening to the people who can tell us if the programs taxpayers are paying for are working as intended.” Just last week, Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released a scathing audit that highlighted the county’s failure to house individuals experiencing homelessness. According to the audit, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) failed to meet seven of nine of its goals in the fiscal year 2017-2018 and five of eight goals in 2018-2019. This poor track record comes as LAHSA has doubled the number of outreach workers over the past two years. LAHSA responded by calling the report “misleading”, stating it “ultimately says nothing

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Older You Get, Harder You Fall With Barbara Bishop

I’ve always heard that as you age, “avoiding falls” becomes an important part of your life. According to the National Council for Aging Care, every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall. Add me to the “Every 11 Seconds” list. At 60 years old, I now understand what all the fuss is about. A couple of weeks ago, I was coming out of an event, navigating the parking lot. Instead of looking two feet in front of me, I was looking 50 feet in front of me, trying to locate my car. All of a sudden, I tripped, without any warning, on a concrete block, the kind used in parking lots to organize the cars. (I hate those blocks; I have a small car that sits low, and I’ve hit those mo-fos several times, scraping the underbelly of the front end.) I flew over the blockade; I tried to break my fall by putting my right arm against a parked car next to me. Because of the force of the fall, my arm violently bent backward. I then fell on my left knee and elbow to the parking lot ground. I felt pain in my right arm that I had never experienced before. OMG! My arm is broken, I thought.

I couldn’t move. I started to cry, embarrassed, scared and in intense pain. My friend ran to get help. It was decided that I needed an ambulance to take me to the ER. 20 minutes later, they arrived. The paramedics lifted me on to a stretcher. I screamed in pain, but they remained calm and continued their protocols. I was then quickly lifted into the ambulance, and whisked off to Saint John’s. We were close to the hospital, thank god. And, on a Saturday night at 10 p.m., it wasn’t jammed. Thank god! I was put into a room almost immediately. The attending nurse was trying to find a vein in my left arm, and kept poking me in the wrong place. I had to show her where, at the same time begging her to get it done, so I could be relieved of some of the pain with an intravenous pain killer. (Later I had a massive bruise on my arm. Hopefully she’ll get better.) Once I was gently numbed, they took me for x-rays. They determined that I had a dislocated shoulder! Wow. Throughout my entire life, I’ve never had a broken bone, torn cartilage, sprained ankle, nothing. When I was younger, I was kind of jealous of the kids that got to wear casts. Not any more. The ER doc came into my room. Her plan was to put the shoulder back into place. Hopefully with me “asleep,” which she made arrangements for. I guess I fell asleep right away, because before I knew it, she woke me up to tell me she was done. It took less

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OPINION: We Are ‘Aces,’ Not ‘Trumped’ By Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica City Councilmember

A recent opinion piece in this paper compared local politics to Trump’s Washington. Given that Santa Monica is about as far from Trump’s Washington as one can get, geographically and politically, a more realistic assessment is called for. Let’s start with the environmental and climate crisis, the overriding existential threat, which Trump both ignores and exacerbates. Meanwhile, Santa Monica’s commitment and policies are acknowledged, admired, and emulated worldwide. As our Mayor in 2015 I was invited to make a presentation at the United Nations climate change

THE CONTRACTOR NIGHTMARE

By Ron Wynn

Over 25 years ago, legislation was created to favor contracYou might be one of the fortunate people who had a flawless experience adding a room, building on a second story or remodeling your kitchen. Thank goodness for your flawless experience, but there are lots of people, including myself, who have made some blundering errors of who just didn’t do their homework in advance. There are many types of construction contracts offered by general contractors including an industry generic contract. My advice is to read every word and if you are not a lawyer, hire a lawyer to read the contract carefully. A few of the areas to be most alert are: Is the contract a fixed, out the door contract or is the amount your contractor being paid a percentage of the building cost? Is every cost specified and tied to your architectural drawings and your designer’s selections? Alternatively, you may have specified allowance amounts, but how do you know these amounts are realistic? Allowance amounts can be dangerous. Is the builder fee also a percentage of your allowance amounts and your change order upgrade amounts? Is there an absolute cap on what the total project will cost? Who pays any overages? Is there a realistic contingency amount for unforeseen issues that come up? What happens when costs come up beyond the amount specified for “contingency costs?” What happens and who pays, if suddenly the city and building departments asks for a haul route, more engineering, more soil reinforcement, more grading, more structural enforcement, additional safety, erosion control and handicap considerations, and inspection and reinspection delays? Are there penalties for delays? Are there escape clauses that allow the contractor to blame the city, weather conditions, acts of god, material delays, material defects or back orders? What obligations do you have to the project and how does your involvement to order and pay for items void a builder’s obligation or builder’s warranty moving forward. Can you personally be blamed for delays? How does that work? The payment schedule is a huge consideration to be particularly careful with. Be very cautious here to not overpay on work in production and on phases not 100% complete. Contractors are notorious to blaming misunderstandings and additional costs on incomplete or ambiguous notations on the architectural plans, suggesting a lack of accuracy and attention to details, shifting the responsibility off of them and on to other people. Generally, the biggest confrontations occur over money and scheduling for work to be completed. Builders often provide a pay schedule that pays for work and portions of their fee upon the completion of work. These are called work milestones. Examples might be upon completion of:

• Foundation • Framing • Rough electrical and plumbing • Drywall • Rough carpentry • Finish carpeting Always hold back an amount in each phase, so there is plenty of money to keep your general contractor’s feet to the fire. The biggest mistake is leaving only a small amount to be paid with a huge list of items incomplete. Most contracts read that either party may terminate anytime with 72 hours’ notice. Imagine that you only have $100,000 left to pay and your contractor walks off the job. You now have a new contractor assess the remaining work needed to finish the job. The contractor sends you a written proposal for $280,000. Ouch— You are $180,000 short here because you followed a pay schedule that was overloaded at the top and underweighted toward the end. Contractors are notorious for asking to be paid as much and as often as will be agreed, because if there is a falling out, they want the risk to be more on you than on them. This is not to say they are dishonest. Contracts are agreed upon by mutual agreement, so just speak up and don’t be shy. Unfortunately, many things can come up including delays. Delays can be caused by materials not coming in on time (sometimes because they were not ordered in time, sometimes because of a back order), bad weather, or because a contractor is not showing up as needed. Be careful of contractors with too many projects going at one time, vacations, illness or a contractor who is understaffed. Does your contract include a project supervisor? Who pays for that? How much delegation will there be? How often will your contractor be at the project and how hands-on will he or she be? I could go on and on. Ask to see sample contracts from several contractors to compare, but have a lawyer read any contract before signing. I have personally built 4 homes and know the process. Please know that there will be bumps in the road no matter what. Ron Wynn— Real Estate Advisory Ron@RonWynn.com

conference, COP 21 in Paris. We were the only small city so honored. We have had an evolving City Sustainability Plan for 25 years, with continuing progress. We now run on 100% renewably sourced electricity, and will be water self-sufficient in just a few years. Our first fully electric Big Blue Bus hit the streets two weeks ago. Trump pulled our country out of the Paris climate accords. Santa Monica stayed in and continues to lead. Our new City Services Building opens on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day next April, a significant and deliberately chosen date. Besides being net zero on energy and water, the resident-friendly centralized offices will save money on operations and maintenance, costing taxpayers less over the life of the building. That kind of long-term fiscal responsibility is a hallmark of Santa Monica’s budgeting. We limited new pension obligations years ago, and this year have made the difficult choice to pay down ahead of time our portion of the pension obligations borne by all governmental bodies in California. That advance payment will save taxpayers $100 million. Santa Monica’s responsible financial policies create further savings, as we continue to earn top bond ratings from all three ranking agencies. New and expanded parks grace Santa Monica’s neighborhoods, from Tongva Park on the west to Airport Park on the east. When we are able to close the entire airport in 2028, those 227 acres of Santa Monica-owned land are slated to become the great park residents have envisioned. Improved sports fields are coming to Memorial Park, and we just broke ground on the long-awaited sports field in our Civic Center. Oh, and please don’t forget the beach! Electric scooters are both loved and reviled, but Santa Monica was where opportunistic entrepreneurs first tested the concept, and we were the first to create a pilot program to see if it’s possible to integrate them into local mobility options while

discouraging abuse and protecting public safety. Our vacation rental law is the strongest in the country, and we had it on the books years before other cities reacted to the loss of long-term housing and the erosion of neighborhood character. Our bold leadership paid off. Courts have upheld our ordinance, and we continue to fine-tune it. We still grapple with enforcement challenges, and with closing loopholes as they’re revealed, but that puts us far ahead of other impacted cities whose residents are still wholly at the mercy of profit-driven disregard for local neighbors. Santa Monica’s housing policies are the most progressive in the country. To maintain the affordability of existing neighborhoods and occupied housing, our zoning diverts development pressures away from established residential areas to downtown and to our major boulevards served by mass transit. Our hard-won requirements for deed-restricted affordable housing in new multi-family buildings downtown are the highest in the entire state of California. We further subsidize 100%-affordable housing constructed by nonprofits, and our newly expanded Preserve Our Diversity program keeps seniors here in their hometown with direct rent subsidies. We can’t yet override the Ellis Act, a devastating state law that gives property owners the ironclad right to empty entire buildings of renters, but Santa Monica has led attempts to get that cruel law repealed or at least amended. Meanwhile, we require the maximum relocation benefits court rulings allow for displaced renters, and give low-income residents who’ve suffered no-fault eviction top priority for available affordable housing. We protect our noncitizen neighbors from federal family-busting, and shield them from discrimination. Does all that sound like Trump’s Washington to you? We can be proud to be Santa Monicans! Do you have an article you’d like to submit for publication? If so email it to editor@smmirror. com for consideration.

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BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole “Ready or Not” is a classic noir murder mystery gone berserk. The story centers around a hugely dysfunctional family named Le Domas. Yes, that’s their name – possibly the writers derived the name from domas, which is Spanish for break or break in and the French le dommage, which translates as harm done. This is a richly woven tale populated with over the top bizarre characters who spar and spat in a hilarious camp romp laced with shocks, twists and surprises. Writers Guy Busick and Ryan Christopher Murphy (NOT Ryan Murphy, the famous showrunner of “American Horror Story”), show great promise of being at the beginning of long careers as screenwriters. The script is extremely well written. The narrative keeps a constant rhythm, and you never quite know who is on whose side, or if each character is even on their own side. Young directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette make sure the style of the film is en pointe. Samara Weaving, as Grace, is fascinating to watch, and manages a superb turn at carrying this piece. She matches up beautifully with the essence of the film, to balance the well-played eccentric personalities who surround her. Her character appears to be the innocent in the beginning, radiantly beautiful in her ethereal wedding gown. Thankfully there’s not all that much naivete underneath her façade, as she navigates the sinister halls of this dark and evil house alone. You will get the feeling that she was probably the outsider in her own circles, yet when transplanted into the realm of this family she seems like the normal one. Weaving is Australian but spent her childhood moving around Asia and Southeast Asia, always performing in dance and stage shows and in short films. She starred in the BBC series “Out of the Blue” and in the popular Australian soap opera, Home and Away. She is the niece of actor Hugo Weaving. The rest of the family and their associ-

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from page 3 daughter at Palisades Park in Santa Monica and threatened to injure or kill them. According to the Los Angeles Times, Blake screamed “das Juden”, which is German for Jew, among other slurs at the two victims. Investigators discovered links on Blake’s social media accounts to Atomwaffen Division, a neo-nazi organization linked to violence throughout the state and country. It is unclear if Blake is formally a member of the group. Prosecutors are recommending bail be set at $1 million. If convicted as charged, Blake faces a possible maximum sentence of six

ates are brilliantly cast. Andie MacDowell is a standout as the absurdly analytical and cold-blooded Becky Le Domas. Adam Brody is outstanding as a mysterious white knight in hiding (or is he?). Nicky Guadagni as Aunt Helene takes fear to the next level in her scary cameos throughout the movie. Mark O’Brien as the ill fated, wavering groom and Henry Czerny as the brainwashed family patriarch are excellent. This is not a high budget production. However it is just as enjoyable as a James Bond epic. Skillfully made, it will keep you on the edge of your sanity and your seat, if you don’t fall off laughing first. And, in spite of the bizarre behavior of the members of the Le Domas family, there might be a hidden lesson to be learned. One of the characters muses thus: I realized that you will do anything if your family says it’s OK. Hmmm…does this mean we should think before we act or speak, even if friends and family say go ahead? 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

years and eight months in state prison. According to the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations’ 2017 Hate Crimes Report, while overall religious motived hate crimes did not rise, anti-semitic crimes rose four percent from 2016. In addition, 72 percent of all religious hate crimes were targeted at the Jewish community. On March 3 of 2018 a serial vandal spray-painted, “Jew Rat” on a bank and a kosher market on in West Los Angeles. A synagogue is located across the street from the bank. In November of 2018, a man yelled religious epithets out of his car window at two men leaving a mid-city synagogue and then attempted to hit the men, who were walking on a sidewalk.

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OPINION

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Many of you may have seen the green fence around the former Civic Center parking lot at the corner of Pico Blvd. and 4th Street. That mundane construction device is the first tangible culmination of almost two decades of community effort to get a multipurpose sports field on that corner. This two-part article will cover the history of how we finally got our field, which will open in about a year. This saga officially started with the November 18, 2002 publication of the Draft Civic Center Specific Plan that showed a soccer field there adjacent to a small Early Childcare Cen-ter. There had been previous studies and meetings that showed other uses in that corner of the Civic Center including 2 possible sports fields, a theater and a visual arts center (March 29,2002), but groups strongly advocating for the sports field had already coalesced for two principal motives. First there was an incredible shortage of play-

ing fields in our City. What that meant was that scheduling the limited fields among all the competing recreational users, principally base-ball, soccer and football, was a scheduling night-

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mare. This pitted sports groups that should have been aligned, against each other fighting for very limited playing and practice space. Adult leagues were pushed way into the night and children were practicing till 9 pm when they should have been done with their day. The fields themselves were in terrible shape with virtually no grass as they were so intensely used that the grass was scrubbed away by the thousands of cleats even by the middle of the season. If fields were taken out of use to

allow the grass to re-cover (remember this was a time before artificial grass was widely used), this created additional wear and tear and scheduling overload for the remaining fields. The second motive was that the high school, although its student population was rela-tively stable (as was the City’s during this time), was incredibly impacted. It simply had too many activities and facilities crammed into too small a space. The same scheduling issues facing our open space park fields was duplicated on the high school campus. Surrounded on three sides by major traffic arteries (Pico, 4th Street and the Freeway) and on the fourth side by a residen-tial neighborhood, the High School had nowhere to grow. In fact to build the Science and Tech-nology building, they had to eliminate the fine baseball field on the northeast corner of the cam-pus. As other sports flourished e.g. rugby and lacrosse, even with the advent of artificial grass on the main field, the scheduling nightmare for the high school got even worse with for example, the marching band practicing at 7 am which you know is not an ideal start time for teenagers. To address this sports impasse in 2003 Fonda-Bonardi & Hohman Architects proposed an

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aspirational multiuser sports field called the Santa Monica Commons for the entire corner (see adjacent sketch) that was used to mobilize more public support and try to keep competing interests from gobbling up more of this valuable public land. While this is not what is being built today, as often happens in a multi decade effort: designs evolve, it was a useful concept to unify the needs of otherwise competing sports groups and helped advocates to get City Council sup-port for a sports field in the official Civic Center Plan particularly since the final plan also in-cluded a passive park that eventually became Tongva Park.

nance. Winterer requested that the Council direct staff to propose revisions to the ordinance, including limiting the number of home-shares any one property owner or entity can operate in the City of Santa Monica as well as guests allowed per room or dwelling. “I think we’re all cognizant that there’s been some issues with one particular rental operation up in Adelaide,” Winterer began. “But even prior to that we’ve heard some concerns about a property in Sunset Park that was being rented in a similar fashion. I think we got out in front of this issue and did what I think is a great job with our ordinance, but you can always learn from experience. I think there’s opportunity to tighten it up and make sure that it works even better for the residents who want to do home sharing

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to generate some extra income but is not being abused by people who are just dropping whole scale businesses right in our residential neighborhood.” Winterer continued, “I know the City attorney’s office has already been working on this for some time, but I thought we ought to go out there and make it clear to the public this evening that we’re cognizant of these concerns and attend to address them. I might suggest that while we do the things I’ve enumerated, we also kind of take a look at whether the penalties we have in place are adequate to deter bad behavior, and I welcome suggestions from my colleagues about other things we might attempt to address in revision.” The motion was met with support from fellow members of City Council and directs City Staff to explore ways an ordinance could prevent such activity to occur in Santa Monica homes.

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After completing this puzzle, draw a line starting at the middle square of 59-Across and connect five appropriate squares in roughly clockwise order to reveal an image suggested by this puzzle’s theme.

36 Something to angle for 37 “In Dulci Jubilo” and others 39 Modest skirts 40 Modern subject of F.A.A. regulation 43 TV show with the season’s highest rating, often 44 “____ U.S.A.” (1963 hit) 48 Sports arbiter 49 Pixielike 51 Cabaret accessory 52 Country-music channel, once 55 Decorative pillowcase 58 Adjudicate, as a case 60 “This is looking bad” 62 Lyricist Sammy 63 Singer Haggard 64 Golfer’s obstacle

66 Ska-punk band with the 1997 song “Sell Out” 67 Sunning area 68 Ax 69 Seasonal quaff 70 Small herrings 71 Is a crowd 72 Actor Morales 73 Deteriorates 74 Beginning 75 Precollege, for short 76 Text tweaks 77 Midcrisis hire, perhaps 78 Word with black or blood 79 Frozen-dessert chain 85 Leaves nervously exhausted 88 Thugs 90 Aromatic yellow citrus

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93 Preppy wear 95 Himalayan native 97 Cheap and gaudy 98 Charged 99 Scrap 100 Actress Salma 101 Movie org. whose “100 Years … 100 Thrills” list has 106Down at No. 2 102 Takes a load off 103 Superman, by birth 105 “Coo-oo-ool!” 106 1975 summer blockbuster 107 Morse clicks 108 Indian blueblood 110 Teensy amount 113 Yogi’s accessory 114 Oscar ____ (Hollywood honor, informally)

STAR GAZING

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) August 17th will bring Aries positive changes in everything that is connected with the sphere of finance. You will be informed that your salary will rise to a fairly large amount, and you will want to shout with delight at such news. However, along with more income, you will, unexpectedly, have a new expense. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) For Taurus, the most unpleasant event of this day will be the departure of a loved one. Seeing him off, pretend that separation does not frighten you. If the partner reads on your face fears and worries about this, his mood will change for the worse. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Gemini today will be at a dead end performing a very responsible job. The only way out for you is to seek help from your senior colleagues. Do not be afraid to be known as an inexperienced newcomer who cannot cope on his own with an elementary task. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Cancers today will find a loophole through which one can escape from a very difficult conversation. You will successfully solve this issue, but sooner or later it will arise again. It will be reasonable if you determine in advance, in a dialogue with yourself, how you will respond to your companion when they again invite you to discuss it. LEO (July 23 - August 23) Leos on August 17, 2018 will have unpleasant experiences of their own well-being. You will have to see a doctor to find out the causes of this ailment. Friday will not bring you other unpleasant moments. You will not be able to perform any new feats (the reason for this is the unsatisfactory state of your body). VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) Virgos today are not recommended to allow themselves pessimistic thoughts. They will amplify your insolent attitude, and you will not be able to achieve the main goals outlined for today. If your cherished goal is attention from some person, it's all the more inadmissible to depress yourself. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Libra on August 17, 2018 will not have big changes, but this day can be called absolutely calm for the representatives of your sign only as a great stretch. You will be constantly disturbed by annoying accidents and misunderstandings taking place in official affairs and in everything that concerns your love front. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Scorpios today will not be able to calm down, having learned the unpleasant news. Your sweetheart will "turn you away at the gate", making you doubt your attractiveness. To increase your self-esteem, you will begin a romance (more precisely, an affair without obligations). SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) Today, Sagittarius face the risk of betrayal or treason. You cannot control this process, and the only thing you can do is work on your emotional state. It is important for you to understand that because of what happened in your life will not end, and therefore you do not need to worry too much about this. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Capricorns will manage to hold this Friday easily and positively. You will not feel particularly tired from work, and you will want to transform the evening of this day into a small holiday. Guests who you invite to your house for a small feast will also arrive in a beautiful mood. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Aquarius today are recommended to give their duty the utmost attention. You are being watched, although you do not notice it. The person who controls your work will certainly notice if you are continually being distracted by conversations with colleagues (or playing on social networks, or talking on the phone). PICES (January 21 - February 19) Pisces today should not offer their advice to an outsider. He will fundamentally misinterpret this advice, and therefore it will bring an effect that is opposite to the one you expected. Later, this person will blame you for all mortal sins. You do not need it.

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