FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005
Volume 4, Issue 66
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Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
Few students are arrested under city’s nighttime curfew law
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY
CHUCK
SHEPARD
Criminals who accidentally leave identification at the scene of the crime are (according to News of the Weird) “no longer weird,” but it was nevertheless remarkable that on the night of Nov. 4, in Rapid City, S.D., two burglary suspects, in separate incidents, left ID behind. Both of them, Daniel P. Ader, 25, and Brian W. Crawford, 26, had apparently removed their pants, for different reasons, leaving their wallets. (Evidence suggested that the reason Crawford had removed his pants, after breaking into a law office, was to photocopy his genitals on the office copy machine.)
TODAY IN HISTORY In 1945, during World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road. In 1973, a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War. In 1980, six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats. In 1982, Italian anti-terrorism forces rescued U.S. Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, 42 days after he had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Success and failure are not true opposites and they’re not even in the same class; they’re not even a couch and a chair.”
LILLIAN HELLMAN AMERICAN AUTHOR AND PLAYWRIGHT
INDEX Horoscopes Why not let go, Aquarius
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Surf Report Water Temperature: 60°
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Opinion
POLICE HDQTRS. — Since its inception nearly 12 years ago, Santa Monica’s nighttime curfew has apparently been successful in keeping kids of the streets. Just 19 juveniles were cited for violating the nighttime curfew in 2004, police said. Those numbers are down significantly from when the law went into effect in 1993. One-hundred-twenty-one juveniles were arrested on curfew violations in the first year, according to city records. The nighttime curfew forbids youth from hanging out or congregating after 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and after 11
Train derailment tracked
Final tallies are expected in February BY DIDIER DIELS Special to the Daily Press
SUNSET PARK — Stepping onto the corner of 21st Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, 22-yearold Tyler Jones clutched his clipboard beneath wide eyes and a tight-lipped grin, oddly enthusiastic about the prospects of finding homeless people. “Are they homeless?” Tyler asked, pointing out a middle-aged
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At a theater near you
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International Iraq violence escalates
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Comics Yuk it up
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Classifieds Ad space odyssey
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See CURFEW, page 5
couple walking their Labrador to his mother, Felica Jones. “They aren’t, mommy? How do you know?” “They have a dog,” Felica Jones answered. The mother-and-son team joined 61 other trained volunteers this week and combed the streets of Santa Monica as part of the first-ever countywide attempt to count how many homeless individuals really are out there. The count, which lasted three days and ended on Thursday, was See HEADCOUNT, page 5
Nicky Five Aces/Five Aces Photo Jeanelle Palmer, a 19-year-old sophomore cheerleader at Santa Monica College, goes airborne during a men's basketball game against West Los Angeles College on Wednesday. Santa Monica lost the game 70-59, and dropped to 9-12 overall and 0-6 in the Western State-South Conference.
SF moves toward far-reaching outdoor smoking ban By staff and wire reports
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p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Youth arrested for more serious offenses late at night often are not charged with curfew violations. “The intent of the law is to control juveniles who have no business on the street other than loitering or looking to get into trouble,” said Santa Monica Police Department Lt. Frank Fabrega. “If a juvenile, someone under the age of 18, is going from point A to point B, that’s not an issue.” City Councilman Herb Katz, who was in office when the curfew was adopted, said he thought the law has been effective. “I think it (the curfew) does put in some controls and keeps them
LA County conducts homeless head count
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State
Risqué maneuver
SAN FRANCISCO — From the zoo to Golden Gate Park to the stadium where the hometown 49ers play, smokers in this tourism-driven city will soon find fewer outdoor places to indulge their habits. An expansive smoking ban approved by San Francisco super-
Jacquie Banks
visors this week prohibits lighting up in all city-owned parks, public plazas and sports facilities, except golf courses. At least 11 other California cities, Santa Monica included, and a handful of jurisdictions in other states have enacted laws against outdoor tobacco use. In Santa Monica, it is illegal to smoke in parks, near bus stops or
government buildings, or on the beaches and Santa Monica Pier. Violators can be given a $250 ticket. Once fines, penalties and other court costs are totaled, outof-pocket expenses can add up to $750 or more, prosecutors said. Other California cities like Davis and Berkeley have made it illegal to smoke at all public events, outdoor restaurant areas, in
lines for anything from movie tickets to ATMs, even within 20 feet of any smoke-free area — meaning nearly any sidewalk in a commercial area is off limits to tokers. Still, anti-smoking advocates said none is as far-reaching as San Francisco’s ban. “San Francisco has been a See UP IN SMOKE, page 6
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