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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014
Volume 13 Issue 60
Santa Monica Daily Press
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THE FURTHER REVIEW ISSUE
City Hall says all but 1 development in compliance BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
CITYWIDE Only one of the 14 completed developments reviewed by city officials is not honoring its contract with City Hall. 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. The project was finished a year ago with a requirement that there should be an average of 1.6 workers for every car coming to Agensys. To improve vehicle ridership numbers, companies can provide incentives to employees who bike, carpool, or take public transit.
As of August, they were averaging 1.26 riders per vehicle, or 126 workers for every 100 vehicles. For other developments, like Saint John’s Health Center or the Colorado Center, improved ridership is a goal, not a requirement. Those contracts demand developers implement measures to reduce traffic but they don’t demand results. Both of those
developments are currently falling short of their goals, city officials said. Agensys dropped $90,000 on bike and transit improvements to the area but they were not required to build a bike path through the property as bike advocates initially pushed for. SEE AGREEMENTS PAGE 10
Special to the Daily Press
State attorney general approves Saint John’s sale
BEVERLY HILLS Santa Monica boys’ basket-
BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON
ball coach James Hecht was frustrated throughout the game with his team’s poor shooting and lack of ball movement against rival Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. The Vikings fell to the Normans, 55-47, on the road giving them their first Ocean League loss and snapping a modest threegame winning streak. The Vikings dropped to 2-1 in league games and 10-9 overall. The Normans improved to 3-0 in league and 13-7 overall. The Normans wanted to show the Vikings this rivalry was not just one sided, getting out to an early 14-4 lead late in the first quarter. Three players finished in double digits and their aggressive defense made it difficult for the Vikings to hold on to the ball. The Vikings committed six first-half turnovers and allowed nine offensive rebounds in route to a 23-15 half-time deficit. Jonah Mathews, who was bottled up most of the game, led the Vikings with 19 points, two rebounds and two assists. The closest to him was Travis Fujita with 9. The Vikings got as close as 39-33 in the second half before they started going backwards. Sophomore Trevor Bergher lit up the Vikings, scoring 13 of his 16 points in the third quarter by way of the three-pointer. He finished with four made three-pointers. The Normans also had six blocks on bad shot selections by the Vikings. “We were our own worst enemy tonight,” Hecht said. “We gave up too many offensive
Daily Press Staff Writer
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Rival Beverly Hills too much for Samohi BY WAYNE NEAL
MID-CITY Saint John’s Medical Center
Morgan Genser editor@smdp.com
passed its physical. California Deputy Attorney General Wendi A. Horwitz signed off on the proposed sale of the hospital from one Catholic nonprofit to another if the buyer fulfills a series of conditions. Current owners, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Systems, would sell the hospital to Providence Health System, which has strong roots in Southern California. The deal, according to the attorney general’s report, would total $125 million plus “an amount of money equal to the Closing Working Capital.” Saint John’s officials don’t know when the deal might close. “SCL Health System and Providence are reviewing the final agreement, and Saint John’s is looking forward to the finalization of the transition,” said Saint John’s spokesperson Sarah Phelan. Providence must spend $100 million on ongoing capital and operational support of the hospital over the next three years, the attorney general said. Another condition set forth by the attorney general is that Providence maintain the development agreement currently in place with City Hall. The new owners will have to give $2.81 million (plus inflation increases) in charity
GOING STRONG: Samohi's Ray Mancini tries to drive past Beverly Hills' Ronan Massana (left)
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on Wednesday. Beverly Hills went on to win the Ocean League game, 55-47.
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