Santa Monica Daily Press, January 23, 2015

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Agensys development out of compliance again BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL One company is out of compliance with its agreement with City Hall for the second year in a row. Agensys, which works to develop new cancer therapies, has too many commuters driving to its 1800 Stewart St. campus,

according to a recent report from City Hall. Last year, Agensys was the only development whose agreement with City Hall was officially out of compliance and the same is true this year. Two other developments, Providence Saint John’s Health Center and Colorado Center, are failing to hit targets as well, but their agreements aren’t as specific as Agensys’.

The Agensys project was finished two years ago with a requirement that there should be an average of 1.6 workers for every car coming to the development (Average Vehicle Ridership or AVR). To improve vehicle ridership numbers, companies can provide incentives to employees who bike, carpool, or take public transit. In 2013, they were averaging 1.26 riders

per vehicle, or 126 workers for every 100 vehicles coming to Agensys during the morning rush hour. In July, when they were checked again, that number improved slightly, jumping up to 1.35. Trends in the afternoon were similar both years. “City staff is working with Agensys to recSEE AGREEMENT PAGE 7

Girls soccer: Three-headed monster leading Samohi attack BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer

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SAMOHI It took a collective effort, to be sure, but Samohi blanked the Culver City Centaurs 3-0 at home on Jan. 21 to remain perfect in conference play. With senior Ariana Lomeli drawing the bulk of the attention from opposing defenders, the Vikings showed off the other talented players in their reliable scoring trio. Lomeli, junior Chloe Kleinman and sophomore Maggie Lena each logged a goal for Samohi, a fitting finish considering they’re responsible for all but four of the squad’s 25 goals to date. And their skills are certainly going to come in handy. The Vikings, who reached the CIF Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinals last season, are vying for a repeat conference title after going 9-0-1 in league play a year ago. “We want to open it up,” coach Jimmy Chapman said of his team’s offensive balance. “You play a team once, and you might be able to do a couple things. But the second time around, they’ll know what you’re doing and who to key on. “That’s what good about Ari, Chloe and Maggie - they seem to be pretty even-keeled in high-pressure situations. They don’t get up too high or too low. They just keep playing.”

Neighborhood as palette in Bergamot Expo stop art BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series about the artists selected to fill the incoming Expo Light Rail’s three Santa Monica stations. The second will run over the weekend and the last will run on Monday.

BERGAMOT STATION Frequenters of the incoming Expo Light Rail’s Bergamot Station will have a lot to look at. The stop will be lined with 24 locally inspired collages made up of photographs and found objects, all by the artist Constance Mallinson. Residents may find parts of themselves in Mallinson’s work, which is collectively titled “Local Color,” and that’s because she spent hours casing the neighborhood looking for photo opportunities, discarded objects, and themes. The artistic gatekeepers over at Metro were primarily familiar with 18-foot by 6-foot collagelike landscape paintings that Mallinson had Courtesy image

COLLAGE: Local artists have been commissioned for several Expo stops.

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