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NMS Properties says they are vindicated by City audit

BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer

A four-month long multi-department review of NMS Properties’ contracts with the City of Santa Monica failed to produce a smoking gun or even very much smoke.

The audit spanned three departments: the City Attorney’s office, Planning and Community Development and Housing and Economic Development. It looked at contracts, agreements and affordable housing requirements

set by the City. The review included all affiliates of NMS Properties, including newly founded WNMS, according to Andy Agle, director of Housing and Economic Development, who worked on the report.

“What we were just wanting to do was put out the facts,” Agle said, declining to elaborate on the sixpage report. It will be up to the City Council to direct staff to follow-up if they have any concerns.

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The Santa Monica High School varsity lacrosse team hosted Downey High School in an Ocean League lacrosse match last week and won 19-3 to remain undefeated as they move to 3-0 in league play and 10-0 overall. Pictured are Kyle Kennedy cradling the ball while Downey’s Derck Molett guards him, Collin Ferrara being slashed on the hand by Downey’s Pablo Alvarez, Connor Bass escaping from Downey’s Jessy Salinas, Nicolas Balderrama running downfield, and Downey’s Justin Cervantes defending the ball from Bass.

Cary Williams has made a career out of combat. She opened a Santa Monica boxing club, The Stables, and developed a reputation as a professional boxing coach. Her latest bout pits her against a corporate heavyweight over the use of a social media mar-

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Tuesday, March 28 It’s Not Too Soon To Dream: Planning For College Early

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Get information on types of colleges and post-secondary options. Includes discussion of high school course planning and choosing extracurricular activities that show demonstrated interest.

Presented by Diana Hanson of Magellan Counseling. Grades 6-8. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. 7 – 8 p.m.

UC, CSU, Private School, and Out of State School: What’s the Difference?

Get informed about the differences between attending different types of colleges and/or universities.

Presented in collaboration with Virginia Avenue Park. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd. 6 – 7 p.m.

will host a panel of healthcare policy experts who will discuss the progressive way forward in healthcare reform both at the state and national level.

The panel will be moderated by club co-President Dr. Sion Roy and will feature: Dr. Paul Song, Radiation Oncologist and co-chair, Campaign for a Healthy California Professor Gerald Kominski, Director of UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Gustavo Friederichsen, CEO of LA County Medical Association. For first time and new members, the Executive Board of the club will be available from 6:30-7 p.m. for an informal meet and greet. The main program will start at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a Q and A opportunity. Light refreshments will be provided. Parking available. Handicap accessible. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.,

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Regular Meeting of the Santa Monica City Council. City Hall, 1685 Main St. 5:30 p.m.

Kids’ Writers Group Join this group for kids who love to write. This month we’ll have a special guest! Greg Pincus, author of The 14 Fibs of Gregory K and The Homework Strike, will give you the scoop on how to write a great story and what it’s like to be an author. Ages 8-12. Main Library, 1685 Main St., 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Spy Academy for Kids Learn how to become a spy. Limited space; register in person or call (310) 458-8682 for the secret password.

MASTERMIND: Test your memory and solve a mystery. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. For grades K-5. Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave.

Wednesday, March 29 The Future of Healthcare With the Affordable Care Act in danger of being repealed by Republicans, the Santa Monica Democratic Club

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit organization that helps people confront their fear of public speaking.

The Westside Toastmasters club meets weekly at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Room 100A (directly across 4th Street from the Santa Monica Place shopping center) every Wednesday at 7 - 9 p.m. Feel free to stop by and sit in on one of our meetings - no reservations or prior arrangements required. For questions, see website at http://westsidetoastmasters.com or call Gary at (310) 202-0792 (no texts as it is a landline).

Santa Monica Reads Book Discussion: Fun Home This discussion takes place at Hi De Ho Comics, 1431 Lincoln Boulevard.

Santa Monica Reads book discussions are hosted by trained discussion facilitators and are free and open to the public. Discussion participants are encouraged to share their thoughts about this year’s book selection, Fun Home, and its themes, or are welcome to simply listen and learn more about the book.6:30 – 8 p.m.

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Study predicts significant Southern California beach erosion A new study predicts that with limited human intervention 31 percent to 67 percent of Southern California beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100 with sea-level rises of 3.3 feet (1 meter) to 6.5 feet (2 meters).

The study released Monday used a new computer model to predict shoreline effects caused by sea level rise and changes in storm patterns due to climate change.

The study’s lead author, Sean Vitousek, says erosion of Southern California beaches is not just a matter of the region losing its identity and tourism dollars, but of exposing critical infrastructure, businesses and homes to damage.

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George Lucas gives another $10M to USC for student diversity George Lucas has given another $10 million to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to fund the student diversity program he helped establish.

The donation was announced Monday by USC, Lucas’ alma mater. Last fall, USC established a foundation in Lucas’ name to support students from underrepresented communities who qualify for financial support. It was funded with an initial $10 million gift from the George Lucas Family Foundation.

Michael Renov, vice dean of academy affairs, said the gift will help USC “recruit storytellers whose voices are underrepresented in cinematic media and whose inclusion benefits all of us.”

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Gianopulos named new chairman of Paramount Pictures

BY JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Viacom Inc. named Jim Gianopulos the new chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures, turning to the former Fox chief to revive the flagging movie studio.

Gianopulos will succeed Paramount’s former chairman, Brad Grey, who was ousted in February. Viacom Chief Executive Bob Bakish said Monday that Gianopulos will be able to deliver the recovery needed to “begin the next chapter in Paramount’s storied history.”

But hits have lately been lacking for Paramount, which has trimmed its release schedule and seen its standing in Hollywood slide. Along with overseeing production, marketing and distribution at the studio, Gianopulos has been tasked with setting a new strategy for Paramount. The studio lost $445 million in its 2016 fiscal year.

“Looking ahead, I see a strong opportunity to position the studio for success by creating valuable franchise opportunities, developing fresh creative ventures, and mining Viacom’s deep brand portfolio to bring exciting new narratives to life,” Gianopulos said in a statement.

Gianopulos was pushed out of 20th Century Fox last year when Stacey Snider was promoted to lead the Fox Filmed Entertainment Group. At Fox, Gianopulos notably oversaw the likes of “Avatar” and the “X-Men” franchise in his 16 years of running

the studio.

Though Paramount had a number of critically acclaimed Oscar contenders last year (“Fences,” ‘’Arrival”), it has struggled to find the franchise blockbusters studios depend on for the lion’s share of its ticket sales.

Paramount’s biggest movie last year was the so-so performing “Star Trek Beyond,” which made $343.5 million worldwide. But it released a string of clunkers, including “Zoolander 2,” ‘’Ben-Hur” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.”

Formerly under Sumner M. Redstone, Viacom wasn’t willing to plunk down the kind of money other studios, like the Walt Disney Co., have invested in sought-after intellectual properties. Instead, the studio has turned to financing partners and China to claw its way back. But some of those efforts haven’t panned out. A ballyhooed $1 billion co-financing deal with Chinese firms, Huahua Media and Shanghai Film Group, has, at least for now, stalled.

Gianopulos is expected to have bigger budgets to work with and to increase the studio’s annual output. He will also be called on to better leverage Viacom’s other properties (among them Comedy Central, MTV, BET and Nickelodeon) on the big screen.

Viacom’s TV business, though, has also recently struggled. Bakish, who was named chief executive in December, has led a restructuring intended to refocus the media conglomerate on its core brands.

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updates on what people had for lunch and the latest tweets from the current President keep us so wound up and spinning all the time we have no ability sit back and enjoy anything, which thus robs of our interest in what is really going on. We are forced to constantly react, but never respond.

America is facing a crisis unlike any we, or the world, has ever faced before.

Redundancy, the concept of an employee that is no longer needed, is soon to be the word of the decade. Automation is coming to every field. From robot surgeons to artificial intelligence that does legal research and is starting to draft briefs – there is no industry that has not been, nor will not be, radically changed by robots.

All of this is leading us to a worsening of the current drug epidemic that is running rampant through our country. We see it here with our population of the permanently unemployed – they turn to drink and drug to occupy their days. Sadly, some do not make it out alive.

I predict that the problems will only get worse unless we find a way to either increase individual occupations and encourage the suffering to find new activities to bring purpose and meaning to their lives. The high level of redundant American employees is unsustainable. We have to put them to work somehow.

American abundance is a wonderful thing, but the price of it is growing each day. As we need fewer and fewer people to produce more and more, we have to find a way to increase the consumers, and give them a reason to get up in the morning and buy.

We cannot afford to simply have large numbers of unemployed people who do nothing but take drugs, make babies and waste their lives doing nothing of value or creativity. That’s what leads to large prison populations with under involved parents who create children that are destined to repeat the mistakes of their parents.

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obituary. When I think about how history is written and what is generally made memorable, it is most often a retelling of the death and destruction that was wrought. Looking backwards we see that the 2000s were dominated by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. In the 80’s and 90’s it was AIDS and Crack Cocaine deaths. In the 70’s we have the carryover from the Vietnam war that started in the 60’s, which were dominated by death of a President, a Civil Rights Leader (King), another Civil Rights Leader (Malcolm X) and in the 50’s we had the Korean Conflict, the 40’s were a World War, the 30’s were disease and malnutrition thanks to a Great Depression and the late teen’s had the global pandemic of the Spanish Flu. The epidemic we face today is abundance, boredom and redundancy. It is just as critical that we deal with these issues or else they will lead to larger problems like disease, war and rebellion.

I believe that abundance is a problem because as a country we have more food and material wealth than we know what to do with. It’s been estimated that we throw away 40% of the food produced in this country annually. I like to say that “this is America, we have more of everything” and we do.

More diabetes, more heart attacks, more obesity and strokes – all related to our abundance of food and indulgence.

We have more boredom today than ever because we have less to do. We don’t have to shop and prepare our food, it doesn’t take all day to make dinner, it takes a trip to the Whole Foods and quick run through their buffet line and you’ve got dinner for as many as you want. Alternatively, if you are skilled at the reheating process, you can hit up the deli counter of Vons, Bristol Farms or Gelson’s and have a “home cooked” meal in 20 minutes, just don’t forget to swing through the produce section and grab a couple of bags of salad and you’re ready to play host.

The plethora of entertainment options continues to grow each day, and yet we find less and less to enjoy. We have become immune to amazement, dulled to thoughtful and insightful commentary, and bored with what was once the height of creativity. The onslaught of media and the firehose of social

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With likely better health, Dodgers favorites to win NL West

BY BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

Clayton Kershaw was lost for 10 weeks in the second half of the season, they had a record 28 players go on the disabled list, and the Los Angeles Dodgers still won 91 games and their fourth consecutive NL West title last season.

Dave Roberts survived plenty of adversity in his first year as manager while having his optimism regularly tested.

With likely better health this season, the Dodgers have to be considered favorites to repeat as division champions.

Their farm system is deep — witness Corey Seager’s rise to prominence — and they have enough veteran talent to withstand the ups and downs.

The team re-signed closer Kenley Jansen as the bullpen anchor, kept third baseman Justin Turner as a leader in the clubhouse and re-signed lefty Rich Hill as No. 2 in the rotation.

HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO WATCH FOR THIS SEASON:

HEALTHY ROTATION: Kershaw is set to make his

seventh consecutive opening day start against San Diego on April 3. The left-hander is healthy after missing 2 ? months last year with a herniated disk. That’s welcome news to a team that endured a parade of pitchers on the disabled list last season.

Kershaw was 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 149 innings, the best ERA of his nine-year career. Rich Hill will have his first full season in the Dodgers’ rotation as the No. 2 starter with Kenta Maeda slotted in at No. 3. The fourth and fifth spots will be up for grabs among Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Alex Wood and Hyun-Jin Ryu, all of whom were injured last year. Julio Urias, the 20-year-old who made an exciting bigleague debut last year, figures to be held back

office timeline in becoming the franchise’s best young player, hitting .308 with 26 home runs to win NL Rookie of the Year. He led NL shortstops in batting average, slugging, runs, total bases and hits. Veteran 2B Chase Utley mentored him and was re-signed to maintain the improved clubhouse culture. Seager has been sidelined by a strained oblique since early March, but he expects to be ready by opening day. With another year of maturity for the 22-year-old, it’s a matter of whether he can top his performance.

OUTFIELD LOGJAM: A deep outfield corps will

force the Dodgers to platoon heavily, using a mix-and-match approach that means no one is likely to get more than 450 at-bats.

The choices among right-handed hitters include Yasiel Puig, Trayce Thompson, Scott Van Slyke and Kike Hernandez; left-handed hitters include Andre Ethier, Joc Pederson and Andrew Toles. Ethier could miss his second straight opening day because of mild disk herniation in his lower back, similar to the injury that derailed Kershaw last year.

The 34-year-old Ethier missed most of last season with a broken leg. Puig hasn’t consistently performed to the level he showed as an All-Star during his first two seasons, which could relegate him to role player status in the crowded outfield if the team doesn’t try to trade him.

YOUNGSTERS TO WATCH: 1B-OF Cody Bellinger hit 56 home runs in his last two pro seasons after reaching Triple-A at age 21. The son of Clay Bellinger, who won two World Series titles with the Yankees, possesses a smooth left-handed stroke and patient approach at the plate. Defensively, Bellinger moves and throws well, and he’s played all three outfield positions, giving him versatility and No. 1 status among Dodgers prospects. He could land on the big-league roster this season, and is already regarded as the heir apparent to 34-year-old All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez.

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High court struggles over hospital pension dispute

BY SAM HANANEL, Associated Press

The Supreme Court seemed to struggle on Monday over whether some of the nation’s largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers.

Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans covering about 100,000 employees. But the outcome ultimately could affect the retirement benefits of roughly a million employees around the country.

The hospitals — Advocate Health Care Network, Dignity Health and Saint Peter’s Healthcare System — say their pensions are “church plans” exempt from the law and have been treated as such for decades by the government agencies in charge. They want to overturn three lower court rulings against them.

Workers suing the health systems argue that Congress never meant to exempt them and say the hospitals are shirking legal safeguards that could jeopardize retirement benefits.

“I’m torn,” Justices Sonia Sotomayor said at one point during the hour-long argument.

“This could be read either way in my mind.”

Justice Anthony Kennedy said the Internal Revenue Service issued hundreds of letters over more than 30 years approving the hospitals’ actions. That shows they were “proceeding in good faith with the assurance of the IRS that what they were doing was lawful,” he said.

The case could affect dozens of similar lawsuits over pension plans filed across the country.

Much of the argument focused on how to read a federal law that generally requires pension plans to be fully funded and insured. Congress amended that law in 1980 to carve out a narrow exemption for churches and other religious organizations.

But in each of the three cases, appeals courts in San Francisco, Chicago and

Philadelphia ruled that the exemption applies only to plans that were established by a church.

Hospital lawyer Lisa Blatt told the justices that Congress wanted to exempt plans associated with or controlled by a church, whether or not a church itself created the plan. She said federal agencies including the IRS and the Labor Department have assured them for decades that they are exempt.

Blatt said a ruling against the hospitals would “jettison 30 years of settled expectations” and open the hospitals to billions in liability.

Justice Elena Kagan said if Congress wanted a broader exemption, it used “very odd language” instead of being more straightforward.

Arguing for the workers, lawyer James Feldman said Congress was very zealous about creating exceptions to pension laws and did not intend to exempt these hospitals. He said the IRS letters wrongly interpreted the law and can’t be relied on.

“These plans have zero involvement with any church,” Feldman said.

Justice Samuel Alito seemed to side with the hospitals, noting that these and other similar lawsuits exposed the hospitals to billions in damages.

The federal government is backing the hospitals. Justice Department lawyer Malcolm Stewart acknowledged that Congress could have made the law clearer, but he said lawmakers wanted to protect hospitals like those being sued.

California-based Dignity Health formed in 1986 from the merger of two Catholic hospital systems. Illinois-based Advocate Health Care Network is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ. Saint Peter’s is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, and is headquartered in New Brunswick.

A ruling is expected by late June.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED FY 2017-18 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN ALLOCATING FEDERAL CDBG AND HOME FUNDS AND PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that the City of Santa Monica has developed the Proposed FY 2017-18 One-Year Action Plan. The One-Year Action Plan is submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It delineates the City’s specific projects and activities for one-year use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds in order to meet the City’s overall housing and community development needs as specified in the 2015-19 Consolidated Plan adopted by City Council and submitted to HUD in May 2015. The City is seeking community comments on the Proposed One-Year Action Plan.

Copies of the Proposed FY 2017-18 One-Year Action Plan are now available to the public for a 30-day community review period ending April 24, 2017. Copies are available at City Hall and on the web at http://www.smgov.net/hsd or you may contact the Human Services Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401, telephone (310) 4588701; TDD (310) 458-8696.

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2016 she took her brand to social media, calling it #Nevertoopretty.

“The campaign consisted of us taking images of girls and women holding a sign that stated what they were never to pretty to do or be,” said Williams. “We posted images on Instagram and all social media.”

Williams describes the campaign as very organic and authentic.

On March 7, Under Armour released their new social media campaign #ImPretty. To many viewers the similarities are shocking and caused an uproar on their Instagram account.

“You’re ‘pretty’ guilty of plagiarism @underarmour. You’re betraying the support and credit that you should be giving to the woman, small business owner @tooprettybrand and professional trainer who started the @nevertoopretty campaign several years ago,” said known2sun.

Another user added, “Are you serious @underarmour??? First you give to the corrupt, now you steal from the creative? This concept belongs to @tooprettybrand (&has for years) #prettylame,” said leahkitty.

Both companies promote female empowerment on social media. Their goal is to encourage women and girls all around to fight and change the stigma of female athletes ‘needing’ to be pretty.

There are not only similarities in the campaign itself, but also with an athlete sponsorship. Olympic athlete, Mikaela

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The report found NMS in compliance with development agreements and contracts concerning the 23 buildings they own and manage in Santa Monica.

In December, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge found CEO Neil Shekhter and his associates submitted a forged contract and destroyed evidence as part of a civil suit over a joint venture involving Boston-based hedge fund AEW. As a result, Judge Soussan Bruguera gave AEW control of nine properties – seven of which are in Santa Monica. Attorneys for NMS appealed and a stay has been placed on the ruling while it works its way back through the courts.

Soon after the ruling, NMS spokesman Eric Rose faced tough questions from Councilmember Sue Himmelrich who requested the review along with Councilmember Kevin McKeown.

Himmelrich was concerned about the future financial viability of the City’s largest developer and his ability to meet contractual obligations. At the time, Rose promised full cooperation.

“NMS is pleased that the City’s thorough inquiry is resolved,” Rose said in a statement to the Daily Press. “We feel vindicated by the City’s report, which clearly shows that NMS has been in full compliance with all of its regulatory agreements and obligations.”

The audit found NMS is in compliance with all development agreements and – so far - moving forward on pending contracts, including a land swap that will allow the City to rebuild Fire Station 1. In an email to the Daily Press, McKeown said the City has more work to do.

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Mayer, has worked with both companies.

A professional boxer, Mayer posted a photo of herself advocating the #nevertoopretty movement two days before leaving to the Rio Olympics sending the message she is never too pretty to throw a punch.

Not long after the Olympics she was signed by Under Armour, and worked with their #ImPretty campaign.

“After the multiple comments on their social media and mine, Under Armour emailed me and said everything I was doing was awesome, and they said their campaign is independent of what I am doing,” said Williams.

Williams said she wants to work out some sort of agreement with Under Armour. The company stands by their belief that they have a unique and independent campaign.

“At Under Armour, we aim to celebrate and inspire the strong female spirit. With the #ImPretty campaign, we wanted to challenge the idea of ‘just a pretty face’, recognizing that beauty runs much deeper than what is visible from the outside,” said Attica Jaques, Vice President, Brand Management at Under Armour.

Williams is thankful for the support she has from the local community and her social media campaign. At the end of the day her goal is to have the campaign grow and to bring awareness to girls and women all over.

“I want every female to feel as if they can accomplish anything, and they can do whatever it is they want,” said Williams.

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“Our big challenge may be with NMS agreements that are not yet finalized, including one that could affect our City’s ability to construct a much-needed downtown fire station,” McKeown said. NMS still has to secure the necessary entitlements to complete the land exchange.

The bulk of the report looks at affordable housing requirements that all developers must adhere to in order to build large projects in the City. Of NMS’ 615 apartments governed by deed-restrictions - meaning the tenants pay lower rents and must fit certain qualifications - 89% of them are in compliance.

A breakdown of the rest revealed 33 vacant apartments, 32 tenants over the allowed income level and 3 households that did not file paperwork. Rose explained the tenants over the allowed income had met requirements at one time, but had most likely received new jobs or promotions since moving in. Santa Monica laws will allow many of those tenants to stay in their homes.

The three households that did not submit income documentation have already received 90-days notices to vacate.

“As to 33 vacant apartments, those are just normal vacancies that represent about 5% of the total units, an industry-standard vacancy standard,” Rose said.

The report does not address Himmelrich’s major concern: how the potential loss of nine properties and various lawsuits could impact NMS’s bottom line. A spokesman for NMS says the company has plenty of money and fulfilling contractual agreements in the future will not be a problem. At the moment, NMS has ten Development Agreement applications moving through the pipeline.

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ON MARCH 16, AT ABOUT 12:30 P.M.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD BY THE SANTA MONICA ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ON APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES

While patrolling the area of 500 block of Pico Blvd., an officer observed a subject urinating in public. The officer made contact with the suspect who was uncooperative and did not provided any identifiable information. The subject was taken into custody and transported to SMPD Jail for booking. While being processed into the jail for booking, the suspect became combative and a struggle ensued with the officers and jail staff. The suspect kicked a jailer several times during the struggle. The suspect was controlled and placed in a jail cell. Mina Emaa Ghaly, 31, from Santa Monica, was arrested for urinating in public, resisting arrest, and battery on jail staff. Bail was set at $25,000.

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10:30 a.m., April 11, 2017 Council Chambers, Room 213, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

A Public Hearing will be held by the Zoning Administrator of the City of Santa Monica at the above noted time and place in regard to the following requests: FENCE WALL HEDGE HEIGHT MODIFICATION, 16ENT-0207, 414 14th Street. The applicant requests approval of an entrance pergola and fence height modification to allow a 9’-3” entrance pergola structure and two 19-inch high ornamental light fixtures atop of 42-inch high pilasters in the front yard setback. The subject property is located in the Single-Unit Residential (R1) zoning district. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.21.050, pergolas or similar features cannot exceed 8 feet in height and ornamental attachments atop a fence or wall cannot exceed 12 inches above the maximum height limit. SMMC Section 9.43.080(B) allows an applicant to request a modification to this height limitation in the front yard setback. [PLANNER: Grace Page] APPLICANT/OWNER: Thomas Epley & Linnae Anderson/Anderson Epley Trust.

Major Modification and Minor Modification, 17ENT-0010, 3025 Colorado Avenue.

The applicant requests approval of the following.

• Two Major Modifications to allow a 1’-6” (20 percent) reduction of both minimum required side yard setbacks from 7’-8” to 6’-2”.

• One Minor Modification to allow a 1’-6” (10 percent) reduction of the minimum required rear yard setback from 15’-0” to 13’-6”. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.43.030(B)(1), the applicant may request a Major Modification of up to 20 percent or 5’-0”, whichever is less, of the required side setback standard. Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.43.020(B)(1), the applicant may request a Minor Modification of up to 10 percent of the required rear setback standard. [PLANNER: Russell Bunim] APPLICANT/OWNER: Nazan and Cagatay Kurt.

FENCE WALL HEDGE MODIFICATION, 17ENT-0015, 1208 Georgina Avenue/209 12th Street. The applicant requests approval of a hedge height modification to allow a perimeter 14’-0” high hedge in the front yard setback parallel to 12th Street. The subject property is located in the Single-Unit Residential (R1) zoning district. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.21.050, fences, walls, and hedges cannot exceed a maximum height of 42 inches within the required front yard setback as measured from the lowest finished grade adjacent to either side of the fence, wall, or hedge.

SMMC Section 9.43.080(B) allows an applicant to request a modification to this height limitation in the front yard setback. [PLANNER: Ross Fehrman] APPLICANT/OWNER: Kevin V. Kozal/The Hack/Winer 1991 Trust.

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

Any person may comment at the Public Hearing, or by writing a letter to the City Planning Division, Room 212, P.O. Box 2220, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2220. Plans are available for public review at the City Planning Division. For more information, please contact the City Planning Division at (310) 458-8341. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 64009(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. 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. Every attempt will made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines #1, #2, #3, Rapid 3, #7, #8, #9, Rapid #10, and #18 service City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free). *Esto es un aviso sobre una audiencia publica para revisar applicaciones proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Esto puede ser de interes para usted. Si desea mas informacion, favor de llamar a Carmen Gutierrez en la Division de Planificacion al numero (310) 458-8341.

The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 275 calls for service on March 26.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. Grand theft auto 300 block Olympic 12:21 a.m.

Vandalism 11th/Broadway 12:47 a.m.

Battery 400 block Wilshire 12:48 a.m.

Party complaint 200 block 7th 1:24 a.m.

Drunk driving 1800 block Cloverfield 1:40 a.m.

Battery 600 block Marine 4:07 a.m.

Petty theft 300 block Santa Monica Pier 6:44 a.m.

Traffic collision Cloverfield/Pearl 7:07 a.m.

Theft of recyclables 200 block Washington 7:33 a.m.

Encampment 1300 block Berkeley 7:48 a.m.

Encampment 2500 block Main 9:57 a.m.

Traffic collision 2900 block Pico 10:23 a.m.

Petty theft 2500 block 3rd 10:28 a.m.

Vandalism 2000 block Cloverfield 11:06 a.m.

Traffic collision 20th/Pico 11:38 a.m.

Vandalism 1000 block 7th 12:33 p.m.

Petty theft 300 block Colorado 12:45 p.m.

Person down 400 block Pacific Coast Hwy 12:52 p.m.

Hit and run Lincoln/Ocean Park 1:02 p.m.

Suicide 100 block California 1:20 p.m.

Traffic control 100 block California 1:44 p.m.

Petty theft 500 block Santa Monica 2:10 p.m.

Theft suspect 1200 block 4th 2:16 p.m.

Bike theft 300 block Santa Monica Pl 2:21 p.m.

Grand theft auto 2100 block Lincoln 2:39 p.m.

Speeding 800 block Pacific Coast Hwy 3:11 p.m.

Strong-arm robbery Main/Hill 3:35 p.m.

Hit and run 3000 block Airport 3:35 p.m.

Vandalism 1800 block Lincoln 3:49 p.m.

Lewd activity 700 block Montana 3:58 p.m.

Elder abuse 1300 block 15th 4:42 p.m.

Hit and run 200 block Santa Monica Pier 4:45 p.m.

Speeding 1600 block Lincoln 4:53 p.m.

Speeding 800 block San Vicente 5:08 p.m.

Indecent exposure 1000 block 17th 5:13 p.m.

Speeding Ocean/Broadway 5:26 p.m.

Hit and run 1500 block Pacific Coast Hwy 6:01 p.m.

Fight 1500 block 2nd 6:05 p.m.

Speeding Ocean/Bicknell 6:42 p.m.

Speeding 100 block Hollister 6:46 p.m.

Petty theft 300 block Olympic 6:51 p.m.

Fight 1500 block 4th 6:56 p.m.

Bike theft 300 block Santa Monica Pl 7:05 p.m.

Traffic collision Main/Pico 7:06 p.m.

Speeding Lincoln/Ocean Park 7:45 p.m.

Battery 700 block Broadway 7:48 p.m.

Grand theft 1500 block Pacific Coast Hwy 8:32 p.m.

Traffic collision 4th/Interstate 10 8:39 p.m.

Drunk driving 300 block Bay 9:33 p.m.

Sexual assault 3rd Street Prom/Arizona 9:40 p.m.

Petty theft 1200 block 2nd 10:29 p.m.

Petty theft 1800 block Lincoln 11:50 p.m.

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The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 32 calls for service on March 26.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. Emergency medical service (EMS) 2200 block 31st 12:17 a.m.

EMS 2nd/Idaho 12:51 a.m.

EMS 2200 block Main 3:33 a.m.

EMS 1300 block 15th 6:27 a.m.

EMS 3000 block 16th 8:23 a.m.

EMS 1400 block 15th 9:09 a.m.

EMS 1100 block Lincoln 9:41 a.m.

EMS 1100 block Arizona 9:42 a.m.

EMS 2900 block Pico 10:24 a.m.

Odor investigation 1700 block 17th 10:38 a.m.

Automatic alarm 2900 block Ocean Park 11:26 a.m.

EMS 200 block Pacific Coast Hwy 12:52 p.m.

EMS 100 block California 1:21 p.m.

EMS 1500 block Lincoln 1:45 p.m.

EMS 1300 block 15th 2:15 p.m.

EMS 1900 block Alta 2:17 p.m.

EMS 2200 block 27th 2:20 p.m.

EMS 1200 block 3rd Street Prom 2:49 p.m.

EMS 4th/Broadway 3:17 p.m.

EMS 2000 block Main 3:41 p.m.

EMS 2800 block Lincoln 5:26 p.m.

EMS 100 block Wilshire 5:47 p.m.

EMS 9th/Broadway 6:40 p.m.

EMS 2900 block Pico 7:01 p.m.

EMS Main/Pico 7:07 p.m.

Automatic alarm 200 block 16th 7:18 p.m.

EMS 2200 block Colorado 7:55 p.m.

EMS 1300 block 3rd Street Prom 8:06 p.m.

EMS 4th/Interstate 10 8:41 p.m.

EMS 100 block Ocean Park 9:10 p.m.

EMS 600 block Wilshire 10:44 p.m.

EMS 800 block Santa Monica 11:32 p.m.

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Better Walking and Biking Along the Beach Path The North Beach Trail Project will improve safety and circulation for both pedestrians and bicyclists on Santa Monica Beach. Ocean Front Walk, north of the Pier, will be renovated with new paving, seat walls, lighting, and better connections to and from the Pacific Coast Highway overpasses and the beach. The shared bike path at the north end of the beach will be widened with a clearly defined separate path for pedestrians, and circulation along the bike path under the Pier and around the large parking lot north of the Pier will be improved to accommodate the heavy pedestrian traffic.

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Information collected will inform initial design concepts for improvements, which will be presented at a Community Workshop in May/June 2017. Time and location information to be posted on the City’s project website at http://www.santamonicaparks.org/beach-trail.

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Go on and set those ambitious goals. The next three weeks bring the clarity to organize your efforts, prioritize your responsibilities and make a doable plan. One special person brings sunshine to your summer days. You’ll create new income for your family in July; also there’s a big sale in October. Sagittarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 39, 40, 47 and 1.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

Honest self-reflection requires a big person with a little ego. You’ll review the chain of events that led up to an undesired result. Your willingness to look at what your part may have been will enable to you to see a solution.

They may look at you appraisingly, figuring out what value you might add to their lives. And yet, do not fall into the trap of thinking you are as good as what you can do for others. You are invaluable and your worth is inherent.

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If allowed, there are some rather unhelpful ideas that will go marching around your mind with all the pomp and circumstance of bonafide facts. Check them, challenge them, or just ignore them and they’ll diminish in the distance.

In regards to finance, you’ll benefit from erring on the side of caution. What builds slowly will build strong. The same will go for partnerships of all types. Be methodical and stay aware.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) GEMINI (May 21-June 21) What seems like a formless mess may very well be just that now, next week and next month.

But it will not always be this way. Trust that things yet unknown are shaping slowly into the structures of your future.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Coral reefs make up only about a tenth of one percent of the earth’s surface, yet that’s where nearly a quarter of the known species of marine life live. You want beauty. Go to a rare place of concentrated diversity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Of course you can be creative all alone and you often have a peaceful experience creating in solitude and silence. And yet, you need the group energy to keep you motivated. Get involved.

Someone is going to get the best deal, the highest quality and in the most abundant quantity available -- why not you? Nothing is guaranteed, but ask anyway. Those who don’t ask, don’t get.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A certain amount of political play is to be expected. And yet, if it seems that the intrigues and falsehoods surround you on all sides, it’s a sign that you are in a toxic game.

Get out. No prize is worth this.

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Discovering why what you offer is different and necessary is the usual burden and challenge of business. Being the total original that you are, you will find this neither burdensome nor challenging today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’ve been emphasizing output over input, and that’s fine for a while as long as you realize that when the inspiration dries up, you’ll need to go replenish it. But why wait?

Oddly, there are some people in the world who find it extremely difficult to be happy for other people. They are the opposite of you, with powers of empathy so strong that you feel every human victory almost as if it were your own.

Zack Hill Mercury and Saturn Embolden Pressure begets pressure. Resistance is met with resistance. People are naturally inclined to push against whatever is pushing against them. But we don’t always have to go with our natural inclinations. Mercury and Saturn embolden a nontypical response to life -- the kind that will shake things up, if not heal the situation.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017061978 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 03/10/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RHONDDA VALLEY PROPERTY, RHONDDA VALLEY APARTMENTS. 804 ADELAIDE PLACE , SANTA MONICA, CA 90402.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are: JOHN & BELLA DEMERY FAMILY TRUST 804 ADELAIDE PLACE SANTA MONICA, CA 90402, JOHN D REES TRUST 75 MARINE VIEW DR CAMARILLO, CA 93010, CLARISSA DONG TRUST 75 MARINE VIEW DR CAMARILLO, CA 93010. This Business is being conducted by: an Unincorporated Association other than a Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)01/01/2017. /s/: JOHN & BELLA DEMERY FAMILY TRUST. JOHN & BELLA DEMERY FAMILY TRUST, JOHN D REES TRUST, CLARISSA DONG TRUST. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 03/10/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017061201 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 03/10/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JIN PATISSERIE. 5741 BUCKINGHAM PKWY STE D , CULVER CITY, CA 90230. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: FRAMBOISE LLC 5741 BUCKINGHAM PKWY STE D CULVER CITY, CA 90230. This Business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)03/01/2003. /s/: FRAMBOISE LLC. FRAMBOISE LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 03/10/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 03/14/2017, 03/21/2017, 03/28/2017, 04/04/2017.

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DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017061202 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 03/10/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SANTA MONICA FAMILY DENTISTRY. 1260 15TH ST. #703 , SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ALAN RUBENSTEIN DDS INC 1260 15TH ST. #703 SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)08/10/1984. /s/: ALAN RUBENSTEIN DDS INC. ALAN RUBENSTEIN DDS INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 03/10/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017061203 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 03/10/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as STAR FRESH. 5741 BUCKINGHAM PKWY STE D , CULVER CITY, CA 90230. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: EVERFRESH INC 5741 BUCKINGHAM PKWY STE D CULVER CITY, CA 90230. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)06/01/1999. /s/: EVERFRESH INC. EVERFRESH INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 03/10/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS027039 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ TO AARON LYONS. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Notice of Hearing: Date: APR 14, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: K, Room: A203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN ST., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press.

Date: MAR 06, 2017

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