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GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Samohi rallies to reach semis

BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor

SAMOHI Santa Monica High School’s girls basketball team rode a fourth-quarter rally to dispatch Rancho Cucamonga, 54-46, in the third round of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 1A playoffs on Wednesday at home.

The Vikings outscored Rancho Cucamonga, 22-10, in the pivotal final quarter.

Samohi’s Thea Lemberger led all players with 32 points as the Vikings advanced to the semi-finals of the playoffs for the second straight year. Santa Monica will face Ayala on the road Saturday.

“We really showed our maturity level,” Head Coach Marty Verdugo said of the comeback. “I SEE SAMOHI PAGE 8

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LEAPING LEMBERGER: Santa Monica's Thea Lemberger grabs a rebound over a pair of Rancho Cucamonga players on Wednesday at Samohi.

Santa Monica won the third round CIF-SS playoff game, 54-46. Samohi will travel to Ayala for a semi-final game on Saturday.

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BY NICK TABOREK Daily Press Staff Writer

Council failed to review development agreements

BY NICK TABOREK Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL For years, City Hall has failed to hold required annual reviews of development agreements intended to ensure developers were living up to their obligations, city officials admitted.

City code 9.48.190 states that the council at least every 12 months must review the agreements, which typically allow a developer to exceed zoning restrictions (for example by adding an additional story to

an office building) in exchange for providing benefits like extra affordable housing units or paying City Hall additional fees.

Under the code, if a developer is out of compliance the council can take steps to enforce the agreement or vote to terminate the deal.

“As far as I know, there have not been annual hearings about compliance with development agreement requirements,” City Attorney Marsha Moutrie told the Daily Press this week. No one at City Hall or on the City Council, it appears, was

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Moutrie said she was concerned the reviews had not been taking place but added, “I’m not concerned about financial liability arising under this code section.”

City officials said they are taking steps to begin conducting the City Council reviews.

There are concerns about City Hall’s ability to hold developers accountable, especially because development agreements figure prominently in the draft Land Use

ADELAIDE DRIVE They urinate in front yards, yell profanity at homeowners and maraud through the streets with no concern for residents. Oh yeah, and they take up all the parking spaces.

These complaints aren’t against drunken bar patrons stumbling home at night, they’re against the fitness buffs who flock to ritzy Adelaide Drive to run up and down two steep public staircases and work out in the neighborhood’s grass areas.

Residents here say that despite an increased Park Ranger presence, their once tranquil block continues to be used as a public park, overrun with often rude joggers.

“I live on Adelaide Drive. I love it there and I cannot enjoy it,” John Ketcham told City Council members on Tuesday before they enacted an ordinance aimed at curbing fitness uses in the area.

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City Council settles three court cases

BY MIRIAM FINDER Special to the Daily Press

CITY HALL The City Council approved three settlements Tuesday totaling $108,500. The cases include two traffic incidents and an employment issue.

THE CITY DENIES THAT IT FAILED TO PROMOTE HER OR PURPOSELY DEMOTED HER.” Lance Gams, deputy city attorney

The first case involved a plaintiff suing City Hall after being involved in a traffic accident with a police car, said Jeanette Schachtner, chief deputy city attorney. The plaintiff believed the police officer, Brian Spencer, was at fault and received a $17,500 settlement.

The second accident involved a pedestrian, Lisa Emberton, being struck by a car in the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. Schachtner said Emberton claimed the driver of the car acted with negligence. Emberton sued, saying there were hazardous conditions contributing to the accident. “[The claim] was essentially that the signal phasing was dangerous,” Schachtner said. Emberton received a $48,5000 settlement.

The third case involved Ethel Berry, who sued Santa Monica in an employment case.

As an employee of City Hall’s Open Space Management Division, she blamed a demotion and unsuccessful attempts to be promoted on city officials, said Deputy City Attorney Lance Gams.

“The city denies that it failed to promote her or purposely demoted her,” Gams said.

“The city certainly had defenses.”

The two parties settled before their scheduled Mar. 3 trial date for $42,500, Gams said. news@smpd.com

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BIG DAY, BIG SCISSORS: Doctors and city officials line up to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening for the Tower Wound Care Center and Surgical Center on 20th Street on Thursday morning. The centers will use stem cells to help cure difficult wounds.

New centers bring stem cells to Santa Monica

BY MIRIAM FINDER Special to the Daily Press

MID-CITY Residents have a new addition to their local healthcare options with the grand opening Thursday of Tower Wound Center of Santa Monica and Tower Surgical Center in St. John’s Medical Plaza.

The brainchild and private venture of Dr. Joel Aronowitz, the centers focus on the use of adult stem cells in both wound healing and surgical procedures.

“Our first goal is to serve the community and take care of unmet needs,” said Aronowitz, the center’s medical director. “Two is … to provide a state-of-the-art surgery facility and provide adult stem cells for both.”

The wound care center administers treatment for problem wounds — ones that remain unhealed after two to three weeks — ranging from small wounds to surgical wounds to bed sores. These types of wounds are more common in the elderly and diabetic, but can plague healthy people with antibacterial-resistant wounds, as well.

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The centers act as both an outpatient facility for wound healing or surgical procedures using stem cells and a clinical lab. In order to procure stem cells, doctors remove fat from a patient, separate the cells out and use them to grow new tissue, Aronowitz said. Research is being done on using these cells to grow tissues in other medical fields, as well, such as cardiology and orthopedics.

Dr. Kazu Suzuki, one of two doctors practicing at the wound care center in addition to Aronowitz, said that stem cell use in the treatment of wounds is still very new, but has promise. This research comes at a time when demand for problematic wound care is higher than ever.

“It’s a new field that flourished really in the last two years,” said Suzuki.

The increased need coincides with longer life expectancies and higher obesity rates. Suzuki said in an older, wealthier community such as Santa Monica, it makes sense for a wound care center to be readily available, especially when patients normally need to be seen once a week for two to three weeks.

OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND TAKE CARE OF UNMET NEEDS.” Dr. Joel Aronowitz, Tower Wound Center of Santa Monica and Tower Surgical Center medical director

Not only are the centers convenient, but, according to City Councilmember Gleam Davis, they fit in with Santa Monica’s sustainability plan. Patients normally treated at Cedars-Sinai no longer have to make the longer drive for medical attention.

“Dr. Aronowitz is doing innovative work in the areas of wound care,” Davis said. “I think having an advanced medical facility is good for people in Santa Monica.”

The centers include two operating rooms, a four-bed recovery room, four examination rooms, and an on-site stem cell facility. news@smpd.com

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Rachel Iverson

Council goes pro-development Editor:

Anyone who attended the City Council meeting Tuesday night was able to see what the larger community did not see: The chamber was packed with developers and their lawyers and lobbyists, all of whom were there to ensure their man was picked. They then stayed on to watch Terry O’Day begin to repay them for their financial support. Within hours of being appointed to City Council, Terry O’Day proved that he is the poster boy of developers by voting against a measure that would have given the city staff more time to finalize the land use plan. I find it sad, too, that staff seem reluctant to tell the blunt truth. Residents of this city will pay a high price for this appointment and the new prodevelopment council.

Tricia Crane Santa Monica

Voters have been ignored

Where have all the good women been hiding?

DEAR RACHEL,

DEAR RACHEL,

Why are all the good women taken? The single women I meet are clingy, jealous and possessive to the point that I feel smothered.

Whenever I meet a woman with looks, personality and intelligence, she inevitably has a boyfriend or a husband. Why didn’t I meet these women before some lucky guy took them off the market? Why can’t I find a woman who’s the “total package” in L.A.?

Signed, Left with Scraps

I’ve been with my boyfriend for two years and we’re completely compatible except for one thing: he won’t marry me until he becomes a famous rock star. He says we’ll get married as soon as he gets his “big break,” but he’s been playing in bands for 20 years and I don’t know if he’s ever going to make it. I hate that our relationship is on hold until his career becomes successful. I don’t understand why we can’t move on with our lives now before he becomes a star. How many chances should I give him to marry me?

Signed, Waiting in Limbo

DEAR LEFT WITH SCRAPS,

Regarding Tuesday’s appointment of Terry O’Day to fill the late Ken Genser’s City Council seat: Once again, the people of Santa Monica have spoken.

Once again, we have been ignored.

In 2008, more than 12,000 of us voted to elect Ted Winterer to the council. He came in fifth in a four-person race. It was a very impressive showing, because he ran an independent campaign supported by regular people, without help from the Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights political machine or developers’ deep pockets.

In 2009, the council ignored the 12,000 votes cast a few months earlier for Winterer and appointed SMRR Co-chair Gleam Davis to fill the seat vacated by Councilmember Herb Katz’ death.

Now in 2010, the council has passed over the people’s choice again and appointed the developers’ choice, Terry O’Day. I hope Ted Winterer runs for council again this November so the people can correct these two injustices.

There are plenty of “total package” women in L.A., but you obviously can’t see them. Maybe you don’t really want a relationship as much as you think you do.

Could it be that you’re too busy developing crushes on unavailable women to notice the available ones? Unavailable women are easy to idealize because you don’t know them, and, therefore, they won’t shatter your illusion of perfection.

In your fantasies, these women seem perfect because you can project your favorite qualities onto them, whether they possess them or not. Fantasies won’t smother you, they never let you down and they can’t break your heart. And … when you get tired of them, you can simply store them away in your memory bank.

If you expect women to measure up to your fantasies, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment and failure. It’s simply not true that there are no quality, single women in this city. The longer you hold on to this limiting belief, the longer it’ll take you to actualize your goal of a fulfilling relationship. It’s counterproductive to look for love when you’ve convinced yourself that it’s impossible to find. The number one dating mistake people make is that they date the same type of person over and over again. No more excuses. If you only meet “clingy” types, look for new places to meet women. Mix it up. If you don’t like your results, break the pattern.

I’m wondering if your fascination with women who have boyfriends or husbands is your attempt to avoid intimacy with an available partner. Relationships can be scary because there’s always the risk of heartbreak if they don’t work out. While fantasy partners can’t break your heart, they also can’t offer the benefits of a relationship with a flesh-and-blood companion.

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Critic of the status quo Editor:

How much longer will Americans be insulted by the condescension from on high? Whose side is the president on? How can re-packaged pap be labeled “reform?” In this age of mass insanity we live in, will common sense ever prevail?

James Weatherford Santa Monica

Follow their lead Editor:

The L.A. Times reports that the Dutch are about to withdraw troops from Afghanistan (“Dutch political crisis over war,” Feb. 21) as their government has fallen over this issue. And that Canada will also initiate troop withdrawals. Further, that France and Germany have been reluctant to increase troop strength.

In light of our vital needs at home, like funding for health care and jobs, isn’t it time for the U.S. to follow the lead of the Europeans and bring our troops home now?

Andy K. Liberman Santa Monica

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DEAR WAITING IN LIMBO,

The fact that your boyfriend is making your wedding contingent on his elusive “big break” tells me that he’s not in a hurry to marry you. He’s also sending you a clear message that his career is the number one priority in his life, not you. Many men want to be able to provide security for a woman before settling down, but there’s a fine line between being practical and making an excuse. This sounds like another case of what I call, “Starving Artists’ Syndrome.” A starving artists’ career takes precedence over his personal life to the detriment of their interpersonal relationships. Many people, especially in L.A. suffer from Starving Artists’ Syndrome to one degree or another, and the presence of this syndrome is not necessarily a relationship deal-breaker.

Artists often live unconventional lives.

That’s part of the allure for both them and you. If you want to be with this man, you may have to sacrifice some of your lifestyle preferences, like marriage. If you could be happy with him for the rest of your life, even if he never gets his “big break” and the two of you never get married, then he’s the right guy for you. If, on the other hand, marriage is more important to you than the rock ‘n’ roll life with your boyfriend, you may need to rethink your long-term compatibility.

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RACHEL IVERSON is a freelance writer, dating coach and author, who lives with her husband in Venice Beach. Her book, “Don’t Help A Man Be A Man: How To Avoid 12 Dating Time Bombs,” has been endorsed by Dr. John Gray, author of “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.” For more information on Rachel or her book, visit www.rebelgirlpublishing.com. For dating advice, contact: rachel@rebelgirlpublishing.com.

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Laughing Matters Jack Neworth

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In dog we trust LAST FRIDAY, TIGER WOODS STAGED A

heavily choreographed “press conference,” which had little press and no conference.

One thing it did have was viewers. Obama could call an end to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and it wouldn’t get Tiger’s ratings.

Hopefully, Obama’s speech would be more vibrant. Reading word for word, Tiger sounded like a cyborg on anti-depressants.

(My apologies to anyone in either category.)

The only person Tiger should be apologizing to is Elin, who was conspicuously absent. Not so.

Tiger’s mother was none too happy. I believe the technical term to describe Kultida would be “pissed off!”

Some readers question why Tiger apologized at all. Anthony B., a self-admitted misogynist and malcontent, thinks that, instead of apologizing, Tiger should be bragging. I’m guessing that Anthony B. is probably not in public relations or a member of the National Organization for Women.

Frankly, I’m still curious about where Tiger was going on that Thanksgiving at 2:30 a.m. and barefoot? To 7-Eleven for a can of cranberry sauce? And what was Elin doing with a 9-iron? Hearing a car crash outside I could see one grabbing a fire extinguisher, a Jaws of Life (assuming you have one lying around) or a cell phone. But golf club?

Unless, of course, I was planning on chipping golf balls after the paramedics left.

I watched Tiger’s mea culpa with Oscar, my golden retriever buddy. But, half way into the 13-minute screed (10 minutes too long), Oscar wanted to go outside. Perhaps Tiger’s B.S.. triggered a poop. (Oscar, not Tiger.)

Oscar went to my front door and delivered one, ear piercing, bark. He doesn’t mince barks. And it’s more declaration than request: “Outside, now!”

Actually, I needed to go on Main Street to get some copies of Friday’s Daily Press. Over the years, neighbors have asked if I would leave one at their door, giving me a mini paper route. I sometimes wonder if what separates me from Maureen Dowd of the N.Y. Times, (other than a Pulitzer Prize and breasts) is that I hand deliver my columns and I’m assuming she doesn’t.

So, Oscar and I were walking on Main Street when suddenly he pulled me toward a furniture store. Oscar rarely pulls, but, at 85 pounds, when he does pull he’s not subtle.

Curiously, there was a grass mat in front, which seemed odd for a furniture store. But Oscar was insistent, and if I’ve learned anything from hanging with him, it’s that in this dog I trust. So we stepped into the entryway.

Taking a ‘time-out’ City Councilman Kevin McKeown would like the city government to take a “time-out” from approving large-scale developments until the Land Use and Circulation Element is completed, spelling out the direction the city will take in terms of development.

So, this week’s Q-Line question asks: Do you think a time-out is a wise choice or should business continue as usual?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press.

Alison, a very pleasant woman, came out from behind the counter and motioned us in. Flirtatiously, Oscar wagged his tail as if to say, “How have I lived this long without you?” Also smitten, Alison asked if she could give him a “treat,” a word Oscar not only understands, but could probably spell in a pinch. Meanwhile I’m wondering what are the odds that a furniture store has doggie treats.

As I looked around and noticed leashes, collars and doggie toys, it dawned on me that perhaps this was not a furniture store after all. (And people say I’m slow on the uptake.) It was a pet supply store. Or, to be more accurate, the Animal Wellness Center, which had opened only two weeks ago.

AWC is located at 2803 Main St., two blocks south of Ocean Park Boulevard, on the east side of the street. While years ago it was Bobbi Leonard Furniture, and numerous things since, now it’s doggie heaven.

Founder, and resident veterinarian, Dr. Annie Harvilicz, hired a Hollywood architect who took a Japanese minimalist approach in creating a cross between an Apple Store, Pinkberry and “Disneyland for dogs.”

Among the many unique features of AWC is a “mobile” vet who makes house calls (less stressful for the animal). AWC plans on becoming a resource for the community with vaccination clinics, pet seminars, and a doggie happy hour, where, after smelling behinds, one dog might say to the other, “So, do you live around here?”

I have a feeling that quite soon animals and animal lovers in Ocean Park are going to be very grateful to have AWC in the hood.

Oscar already is.

By the time we got back home, all the networks were featuring endless Tiger “postpress-conference” analysis with pompous pundits pontificating. For conspiracy buffs, maybe Jack Nicklaus arranged for Tigers’ mistresses?

In drawing a parallel, one could say that Oscar and Tiger are dogs addicted to “treats.” The only difference is Oscar doesn’t have to go to rehab.

Oscar took his poop and made a Main Street treat connection. I, on the other hand, would have preferred that, instead of Tiger’s pointless press conference, it had been Obama announcing the end of the Iraq and Afghan wars. At least Oscar was happy.

To learn more about AWC go to www.animalwellnesscenters.com. JACK can be reached at Jackneworth@yahoo.com.

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Double trouble Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

TUESDAY, FEB. 9, AT 4:30 P.M., Santa Monica officers responded to the 1600 block of Sixth Street regarding a report of an auto burglary that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim who told officers that he left his vehicle secured in the garage located beneath his apartment building. When he returned to his car the next day, he discovered that his driver’s side front door handle was removed and the window smashed. The contents of his glove box were strewn about inside the car. A GPS device was missing along with an iPod charger and connection cord. No suspects were seen and the loss was valued at $450.

Forensics technicians were able to lift prints from the vehicle and a suspect was identified and arrested by Santa Monica police officers on Feb. 18 at the Airport Courthouse after he was released on unrelated charges. The suspect was identified as Justin Craig Marshall, 25, of Venice. He was booked for burglary and a probation violation. No bail was set.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14, AT 11:36 A.M., Officers responded to the 500 block of California Avenue regarding a strong arm robbery that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim who told officers she was walking eastbound on California when she felt two tugs on the purse she was carrying with the strap wrapped around her wrist. She turned and saw a suspect walking directly behind her. When she faced forward again, the suspect allegedly pulled the purse from her hand and fled into an adjacent alley. The victim followed the suspect for a brief time before he ran between two apartment buildings. A witness who was walking with the victim was able to provide police with a description of a vehicle she saw speeding away from the area, as well as additional details about the suspect. Another witness who was walking his dog in the area also saw the robbery and the suspect leaving in a vehicle being driven by a woman.

The witness jumped into his car and followed the suspects to the area of Seventh Street and Georgina Avenue. At that time, the male suspect got out of the car and pointed a handgun at the witness, ordering him not to follow them. The witness was able to get the license plate number of the get-away car. Using that information, officers were able to locate the car in Los Angeles. The vehicle was impounded and processed for evidence. Forensics technicians were able to lift fingerprints which led to the service of a search warrant on Feb. 18. Two suspects were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, robbery and a parole violation. They were identified as Freda Denise Rivers, 29, and Felton Love, Jr. 36; both of Los Angeles. Rivers was booked solely for robbery. Her bail was set at $50,000. Love was not eligible for bail.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, AT 2:16 P.M. Officers responded to the 2300 block of Lincoln Boulevard regarding a report of vandalism that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with a victim who told officers they asked the occupants of a white van to move because it was blocking access to their property. When the occupants refused, the victim began to write down their license plate number, at which point a man walked toward the victim, challenging him to a fight. A co-worker observed what was happening and picked up the phone so that the suspect would think he was calling the police.

At that point, a female suspect approached the co-worker and violently ripped the phone cord, knocking the phone from his hands, police said. Officers were able to locate the suspects and their van in the Albertson’s parking lot located in the 2600 block of Lincoln Boulevard. They were placed under arrest. The suspect were identified as Dominic Aaron Prampin, 42, from Los Angeles, and Crystal Snow White, 22, of Granada Hills. Prampin was booked for disturbing the peace, trespassing and a probation violation. His bail was set at $10,000. White was booked for illegally removing a telephone line, trespassing and a probation violation. Her bail was set at $20,000.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, AT 12:16 P.M., Officers responded to the 200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard — Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf — regarding a report of vandalism. When officers arrived, they made contact with store employees who said they saw the suspect etching a window with an unknown tool.

Officers located the suspect nearby and he was positively identified by witnesses. The suspect was arrested for vandalism. He was identified as Yonothan Zekiros, 19, a transient. His bail was set at $20,000.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19, AT 9:40 P.M., Officers responded to the 1600 block of California Avenue regarding a report of someone illegally removing recyclables from City Hall-issued bins. Officers located a suspect near 15th Street who was carrying a black trash bag. The suspect allegedly cut through an apartment complex, causing officers to lose sight of him. Officers eventually spotted the suspect about five minutes later in the area of 14th Street and California. They stopped him and asked him about the trash bag. The suspect allegedly admitted that he was on parole and that he hid in the bushes while watching the officers look for him. Officers located a crack pipe and a container of Mace in the suspect’s possession, police said. The suspect was placed under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia and a parole violation. The suspect was identified as James Everett Means, 54, of Los Angeles. No bail was set. news@smdp.com

Editor-in-Chief KEVIN HERRERA compiled these reports.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA LANDMARKS COMMISSION When:

Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Where: City Council Chambers, City Hall, Room 213 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica Questions/Comments The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment on this and other projects. You or your representative, or any other persons may comment on the application at the Public Hearing, or by writing a letter addressed to Scott Albright, AICP, Senior Planner, City Planning Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, California, 90401-3295.

Or, you may contact Mr. Albright by phone at (310) 458-8341 or by email at scott.albright@smgov.net.

More Information The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. If you have any disability-related accommodation requests, please contact (310) 458-8341 or TTY (310) 458-8696 at least three days prior to the event. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.

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couldn’t be more proud of them.”

Samohi trailed at the end of the third quarter, 32-36, but it wasn’t long before Lemberger rose to the occasion and began pouring on the offense. She would score 14 in the quarter including a pair of timely three-pointers.

“Honestly, that’s the way it should have been the whole game,” Lemberger said. “We finally started making our shots.”

Moriah Faulk also factored into the lategame rally, scoring four in the quarter and 12 on the game.

Faulk missed the first two rounds of the playoffs with a knee injury, but was cleared to play by doctors late Tuesday.

The loss was difficult for Rancho Cucamonga Head Coach Dawnesha Buckner to stomach following the game.

“We lost our composure,” Buckner said.

“We had more than a few missed assignments.”

She said her team’s fourth-quarter collapse was avoidable, but did credit Lemberger’s late-game heroics for winning the game for Samohi.

“She’s a really nice player,” she said of the UCLA-bound Lemberger. “She’s something to watch.”

Samohi’s Verdugo decided late in the game to move to a bigger lineup. He moved Lemberger to point guard and sat starter Kristina Johnson for stretches of the fourth.

He was content with the result as Samohi used its height advantage by working the ball inside and drawing fouls that were converted into points.

Despite the absence of center Sabrina Norton, who left the team for family reasons

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just before the start of the playoffs, Samohi’s post players were able to blunt any attempt

by Rancho Cucamonga to get back in the game as time ran out.

“They were playing an unorthodox style that wasn’t allowing our players to get ready to box out,” Verdugo said. “They kept throwing the ball toward the hoop and just jammed the middle to rebound. It took us a while to figure that out.” daniela@smdp.com

City officials say failure to review didn’t lead to abuses FROM AGREEMENTS PAGE 1 and Circulation Element (LUCE), the longrange planning document that will guide development and is expected to be adopted this summer.

City Hall is currently negotiating 10 development agreements.

Over the years, Santa Monica officials have entered into 11 development agreements, many of them dating back to the 1980s. Projects like the Yahoo Center, the RAND facility, the Watergarden office building and the Sheraton Delfina hotel were all built under development agreements.

Together the projects have provided millions of dollars in fees for programs like homeless services, parks and recreation and child care.

In the past year, Planning Director Eileen Fogarty said her staff has compiled a report on the status of City Hall’s existing development agreements. The planning department review, she said, is a precursor to placing the agreements before the City Council for public review.

“Even though, historically, this had not been done for many, many years ... it was important and we committed the resources to it,” Fogarty, who joined City Hall in 2006, said of the staff review.

Fogarty denied that the lack of a City Council review process has meant developers have been able to short-change City Hall by reneging on promises to provide community benefits.

The planning department’s review, released publicly this week, shows five of the developers who entered into agreements

with City Hall have been certified as being in compliance. Three of the development agreements are still being reviewed and three have not complied with requirements, according to the planning department’s report.

The projects deemed to be out of compliance are: both phases of the Lantana entertainment complex and the Arboretum apartment complex on Colorado Avenue, which City Hall is suing for allegedly failing to comply with its affordable housing obligation.

The owners of the Lantana property were required to submit a compliance report in January but failed to do so.

Barry Rosenbaum, City Hall’s lead land use attorney, acknowledged that Lantana’s owners have not submitted the required report but said City Hall staff recently reviewed Lantana’s development agreement as part of the property’s sale in December.

He said he was confident the owners, who are expected to submit compliance reports on both phases within 30 days, have fulfilled their obligations.

St. John’s Hospital, which has drawn criticism surrounding its obligation to build a parking structure as part of its development agreement, has asked for an amendment to its deal with City Hall. Its compliance is still under review. Agreements with the Macguire Thomas office building on Ocean Avenue and the Sheraton Delfina hotel on Pico Boulevard also are still being reviewed.

City Councilman Kevin McKeown portrayed City Hall’s recent steps as positive moves toward making the development agreeSEE AGREEMENTS PAGE 9

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the council, bars people from using fitness equipment in the grass median at Fourth Street and Adelaide Drive and on other grass areas in the vicinity.

Adelaide residents supported the measure but asked the council to take additional steps, like closing the stairs at night, or even temporarily barring access to them to discourage exercisers.

“I feel that this ordinance doesn’t go nearly far enough,” Ketcham said.

Because the stair cases span Santa Monica’s northern border, closing the steps would require cooperation with the city of Los Angeles. Public Works Director Lee Swain said initial conversations with Los Angeles on the topic have not been encouraging.

“The [Los Angeles] City Attorney’s office at least initially [was] not supportive of the idea but we will pursue that further,” he said.

The council on Tuesday also directed Swain’s office to discuss closing the stairs with the California Coastal Commission, which would have to approve any measure taken to curb access to the westernmost staircase because it is in the coastal zone.

Swain said his first goal will be to win nighttime closure of the eastern-most stair case, located on Adelaide between Fourth and Seventh streets.

Speakers who addressed the council Tuesday night described conditions on their street as so bad they’re often reluctant to drive down the block.

“I’m a fit guy. I’m not likely to be intimidated, and yet I am. I won’t drive down my own street. Where in Santa Monica can people say that — that they won’t drive down their own street?” Ketcham said.

A couple of speakers, including Ocean Park resident Kathy Yore, said the council should be mindful that many people who use the stairs are respectful of residents.

“I have problems with people coming into my neighborhood but, I mean, it’s not like I can shut it down,” Yore said.

Early morning workout classes held in the neighborhood — once a major irritant to residents — appear to have ended because of stepped-up enforcement.

But Councilman Bobby Shriver, who lives on Adelaide Drive, said other infractions like

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Assigning blame for officials’ past failure to properly review the agreements, he said, is difficult.

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“I don’t, myself, think the police enforcement is very good,” Shriver said. “I would urge the senior police people to go out there and walk up and down there on a weekend and tell us whether they think that’s a safe situation. It’s not.”

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He said the review process should be encoded into the LUCE. “I certainly feel better knowing that we are checking on compliance,” he said. “It’s a big step forward, now, to be doing the right thing.” nickt@smdp.com

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March 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, (wheelchair accessible) Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street

PROPERTIES: • ARB07-137, • ARB09-195, • ARB09-567, • ARB10-017, • ARB10-059,

1260 Eighteenth Street: Place of Worship 644 Raymond Avenue: Residential 1343 Oak Street: Residential 2900 Thirty-first Street: Office 2500 Ocean Front Walk: Public Restroom

More information is available on-line at http://santa-monica.org/ planning/planningcomm/arbagendas.htm or at 310/458-8341 (en espanol tambien).

Plans may be reviewed at City Hall during business hours. Comments are invited at the hearing or in writing (FAX 310-458-3380, e-mail planning@santa-monica.org, or mail Santa Monica Planning Division, 1685 Main St., Rm. 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401).

The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact 310-458-8701 or TTY 310-450-8696 a minimum of 72 hours in advance.

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Submission deadline is Friday, May 21 at 5 p.m. City Hall will accept out-of-state and even foreign entries. All youth are encouraged to submit. Filmmakers do not need to be present at the festival to win awards and prizes.

To download the festival entry form and to see the official rules and guidelines visit www.santamonicateenfilmfestival.com.

The festival is sponsored by the city of Santa Monica, including the Cultural Affairs Division, the Santa Monica Public Library Teen Program, the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center and City TV. Submission is free. Admission is free.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT:

Appeal 09-012 of Conditional Use 08-015 and Variance 08-021 1519 Wilshire Boulevard APPLICANT/APPELLANT: 1519 Wilshire Blvd. LP (John Makhani) PROPERTY OWNER: 1519 Wilshire Blvd. LP

A public hearing will be held by the City Council to consider the following request: Appeal of the Planning Commission’s September 16, 2009 approval of a Conditional Use Permit and Variance for The Parlor Restaurant. The Parlor Restaurant, located at 1519 Wilshire Boulevard in the C6 and Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Zoning Districts, requested approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow the restaurant 225 seats and approximately 4,937 square feet of floor area, an expansion from the 135 seats and approximately 3,833 square feet of the previous restaurant at the site. Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.04.10.18.020 requires existing alcohol outlets to obtain a CUP if a ten percent (10%) or more increase in the floor area is proposed.

Because of the proposed increase in floor area, a parking variance is also required.

The applicant is appealing the conditions of approval of the CUP related to the limitations on the permitted hours of operation and maximum number of seats. The public hearing was continued from the December 8, 2009 City Council meeting.

DATE/TIME:

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010 AT 6:45 P.M.

LOCATION:

City Council Chambers, Second Floor, Santa Monica City Hall 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California

HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the City Council public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the City Council at the meeting.

Address your letters to:

City Clerk Re: 09APP-012 1685 Main Street, Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401

MORE INFORMATION If you want more information about this project or wish to review the project file, please contact Gina Szilak, Associate Planner, at (310) 458-8341, or by e-mail at regina.szilak@smgov.net. The Zoning Ordinance is available at the Planning Counter during business hours and on the City’s web site at www.santa-monica.org.

The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and the Tide Ride serve City Hall.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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The City of Santa Monica has prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery Center. The City of Santa Monica has prepared this Notice of Intent to provide responsible agencies and other interested parties with information describing the proposal and its potential environmental effects.

Environmental factors which would be potentially affected by the project include: Aesthetics, Construction Effects, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials and Noise.

PROJECT APPLICANT(S): City of Santa Monica/Southern California Disposal Co. PROJECT LOCATION(S):

2500 Michigan Avenue/1908 Frank Street

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project consists of the renovation and physical improvement of the existing City of Santa Monica Community Recycling Center and Refuse Transfer Station (City Transfer Station), and Southern California Disposal Recycling and Transfer Station (SCD Transfer Station) to create an integrated transfer, recycling, and disposal facility on City and SCD owned land. The improvements at the City Transfer Station include approximately 57,000 square feet of enclosed and semi-enclosed space for materials recovery and processing, recycling drop off and buy back, self-haul receipt, and household hazardous waste storage – all existing uses on site. 65 parking spaces are also proposed. The improvements at the SCD transfer station include an approximately 4,848 square foot addition to the existing transfer station facility. The proposed project would not increase the amount of solid waste being processed at either transfer station but would allow the facilities to achieve a higher diversion rate due to increased sorting areas and a more efficient storage system.

AVAILABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: Copies of the Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration on the proposed project may be reviewed at the following locations: • City Planning Division’s Public Counter, Room 111, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA • Office of the City Clerk, Room 102, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA • Santa Monica Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA • Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA • Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA • Ocean Park Library, 2601 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA REVIEW PERIOD: As specified by the State CEQA Guidelines, a 30-day public review period for the Mitigated Negative Declaration will commence on March 1, 2010 and end on March 31, 2010. The City of Santa Monica welcomes agency and public comments on the document during this period. Any comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration must be received within the public review period. Comments may be submitted, in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on March 31, 2010 and addressed to: Tony Kim, Senior Planner, City Planning Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Fax: (310) 458-8341. E-mail: tony.kim@smgov.net ESPAÑOL: Esta es una notícia de un estúdio preliminário y declaración negativa sobre la renovación propuesta para City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery Center. Este estúdio preliminário y declaración negativa han sido preparados y están disponibles para su revisión y comentario. Para más información, llame a Carmen Gutierrez, al numero (310) 458-8341.

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Kershaw may start opening day THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GLENDALE, Ariz. While the Dodgers still aren’t confirming their opening day starting pitcher, Clayton Kershaw appears to be in line for the assignment.

A day after manager Joe Torre said the team’s regular-season rotation plans would become obvious, the soon-to-be 22-year-old Kershaw was being pointed toward the April 5 season opener at Pittsburgh.

Torre did announce his spring rotation plans Thursday, saying Vicente Padilla will start the spring opener March 5 against the Chicago White Sox. Left-hander Eric Stults, one of a bevy of candidates for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, will pitch in the second spring game.

The clue to the regular-season rotation takes shape after that. Kershaw will pitch the third spring game, ahead of fellow opening day starting candidates Chad Billingsley and Hiroki Kuroda.

Despite being so young, Kershaw is the candidate that has done the most to earn the honor. He had the fifth-best ERA in the National League last season at 2.79 in 30 starts and 171 innings. His 1.83 ERA at home led the major leagues.

With two days remaining in the 2009 regular season and the slumping Dodgers losing their grip on a potential National League

West title, Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings in a victory that made the team division champs.

“To be put in that situation and be able to come through was an awesome feeling,” said Kershaw, who has a modest 13-13 career record. “But at the same time, it was just one game too. Hopefully I’ll have a lot more of those throughout my career.”

Billingsley had been the team’s No. 1 starter in waiting, but he stumbled to a 3-7 record and a 5.20 ERA in the second half last season after being named an NL All-Star. He blamed mechanical issues for his struggles.

Kuroda started the season opener last season at San Diego, but three separate injuries in 2009 cost him at least 11 starts. Padilla pitched well down the stretch last season and into the playoffs, but he only joined the organization last Aug. 19.

Torre said Thursday that there will be about six or seven legitimate candidates for the fifth spot in the rotation. Stults appears to be the leading candidate along with challengers James McDonald, Charlie Haeger, Carlos Monasterios, Russ Ortiz, Ramon Ortiz and Josh Towers.

Stults and Haeger are out of minor-league options, meaning that if they don’t make the club out of spring training the Dodgers would risk losing one or both to other clubs.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT:

09APP-015 (Appeal of Landmark Designation 09LM-004) 1047 9th Street APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica Landmarks Commission APPELLANT: Marina Belokamenskaya PROPERTY OWNER: Marina Belokamenskaya

A public hearing will be held by the City Council to consider the following request: Appeal of the Landmarks Commission designation of the three residential kit home buildings at 1047 9th Street as City Landmarks based on: their representation of the cultural, economic and social development of north of Wilshire neighborhood; their embodiment of the American Colonial Revival style as applied to working/middle-class housing; and, as unusually intact examples of the work of Pacific Ready-Cut homes. The Landmarks Commission filed the designation application on September 14, 2009 and designated the buildings as City Landmarks by a vote of 4-2 on December 14, 2009.

DATE/TIME:

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010, AT 6:45 p.m.

LOCATION:

City Council Chambers, Second Floor, Santa Monica City Hall 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California

HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the City Council public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the City Council at the meeting.

Address your letters to:

City Clerk Re: 09APP-015 1685 Main Street, Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401

MORE INFORMATION If you want more information about this project or wish to review the project file, please contact Scott Albright, AICP, Senior Planner, at (310) 458-8341, or by e-mail at scott.albright@smgov.net. The Landmark Ordinance is available at the Planning Counter during business hours and on the City’s web site at www.santa-monica.org.

The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and the Tide Ride serve City Hall.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Tonight: The time to howl has arrived.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★ Take your time making a decision, no matter what. More information is forthcoming, perhaps in a most unconventional form. Keep your antenna up. Others seem to be too open, causing you mild discomfort. Tonight: Rest up while you can.

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An easy pace works. Tonight: Play it low-key.

Happy birthday You often feel uncomfortable and more awkward than you have in many years. Get past those feelings by focusing on what you are

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■ Police are still baffled by how Gregory Denny, 37, was able to "deport" Cherrie Belle Hibbard from her home in Hemet, Calif., in January back to her native Philippines. According to Hemet police, Denny, with a gun and fake U.S. Marshal's badge and shirt, knocked on Hibbard's door and convinced her that he was there to escort her to the airport and out of the country and that Hibbard's husband had to buy her the ticket.

Denny then accompanied Hibbard through airport security and put her onto a flight. Upon questioning by police later, Denny apparently remained in character, continuing to insist that he is a Marshal. Denny was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, impersonating a peace officer and several other charges.

■ Buffalo, N.Y., television meteorologist Mike Cejka was arrested in December after a brief police chase and charged with trespassing after he was spotted at 4 a.m. tinkering with the covering of a motorcycle in a stranger's yard. Cejka told police he was on his way to work at the station and had merely stopped to admire the motorcycle he had remembered seeing in that yard over the summer. He was wearing a dress shirt and shoes and leather chaps topped by a pair of sweat shorts.

TODAY IN HISTORY Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily.

Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.

Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (16551661), the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.

Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen burns down.

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.

The second French Republic is proclaimed.

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DBAS Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name Document Record # 20100023781 Current File No. 20080117077 State of California, County of Los Angeles The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious Business name: INMAN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP located at 11819 KIOWA AVE, APT 109, LA, CA 90049 The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on 1/4/2009 In the county of LOS ANGELES. Registered owners: SHAYNA D. INMAN, 818 GRETNA GREEN WAY, #304, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL /s/ SHAYNA D. INMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/14/2009 Published: SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS 2/5/2010, 2/12/2010, 2/19/2010, 2/26/2010 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20100119745 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HOUSE OF MERCY FELLOWSHIP, 11625 MONTANA AVE, #111, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CRAIG GARDNER, 11625 MONTANA AVE, #111, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

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