WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004
Volume 3, Issue 126
FR EE
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
Governor taps local educator for state board
New leash on life
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Daily Press Staff Writer
NEWS OF THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepard
In a 2003 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, two Seattle radiologists described a 35-year-old man with severe abdominal pain but normal vital signs, who was found to have “multiple” heads from Barbie dolls lodged in his small bowel, which he attributed to his pursuit of the pleasurable anal sensation he gets from excreting them. After a straight-laced description of how doll heads show up differently from other objects on X-rays, the authors advised radiologists to “keep in mind that human imagination may not follow clinical algorithms.”
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.” – Anonymous
INDEX Horoscopes One is loneliest number, Aries . . . .2
Local Word on the street . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Opinion U.N.-forgivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
State Pregnant pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Real Estate Strong start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
National Reeling in tourists . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
International Bush man on campus . . . . . . . . . .11
a lot of other community colleges,” Quiñones said. “Because I work for the community college SMC — A prominent Latina and I’m a product of the communieducator who chairs the Santa ty college, it’s not just going to be Monica College board of trustees about Santa Monica — was appointed by Gov. it’s going to be about Arnold Schwarzenegger all the community colTuesday to a governing leges in California. board that oversees all “My perspective is of the state’s 109 comvery broad,” she said. “I munity colleges. think much more broad If confirmed by the than some of the other state senate, Margaret board of governors.” Quiñones, 49, a resident Despite the added of Sunset Park, will join commitment, Quiñones the California Communsaid she will run for ity College board of reelection to the SMC Margaret governors, which makes board of trustees in Quiñones policy decisions that November. affect 2.8 million students. She expressed optimism that Quiñones, a democrat, said she some of the academic programs cut was honored by the appointment, at SMC last year will be reinstated. adding that her primary concern was The programs were cut in a broadhow the board will help individual er effort to fill a $10 million-plus campuses stabilize their finances. funding shortfall from Sacramento. “Even though Santa Monica is at the bottom of the funding, so are See QUIÑONES, page 6 BY JOHN WOOD
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Rupi Singh (left) and Brian Cody run their dogs at Joslyn Park on Tuesday. The city recently provided smaller dogs with a space all their own, separating the big dogs from the little ones.
Curtain closes on man posing as actor’s son, cops plea to burglary Down and out in Beverly Hills; gave hoteliers the shaft BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON Daily Press Staff Writer
A man captured last month by local police after going on a nationwide spending spree claiming he was the son of a famous actor has pleaded guilty to commercial burglary. Samuel Jackson, 23, of Beverly Hills, stole more than $250,000 from merchants on lavish stays at luxury hotels and expensive rental cars, authorities say. The other charges against Jackson — defrauding an innkeeper, fraudulent use of an access card and auto theft — were dropped as part of his plea bargain, said Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Jane Robison. An access card is a
Jackson had traveled the country for three months prior to his arrest, using a fraudulent debit card to pay for hotel rooms, car rentals and other expenses.
Murder info reward may jump to $25,000
Council on Tuesday to increase the reward for Carter’s killer from $1,000 to $25,000, said Santa POLICE HDQTRS. — Police Monica Police Department Lt. are still working to resolve Santa Frank Fabrega. It’s Monica’s only homicide unknown from which of 2003, and residents City Hall budget the with information could reward money would be stand to pocket $25,000 taken. if they help out. Last month, a group Jalonnie Carter, 19, term used for a debit card, which of police officers distributed 1,000 fliers Jackson allegedly used fraudulently was gunned down near near the scene of the to rent a BMW, among other things. his 20th Street apartHe will serve three years in state ment in the eastside Jalonnie Carter shooting, asking residents to call an anonyprison to run concurrent with his Pico neighborhood last five-year felony probation viola- September. A suspect was arrested mous tip line with any information in connection with the crime, but related to the crime. If the infortion, Robison said. He is still wantwas later released after prosecued in Oklahoma on similar charges. tors said there wasn’t enough evi- mation leads to an arrest, informants were promised a reward of up Jackson was caught by Santa dence to convict him. Authorities will ask the City See POSER, page 6 See REWARD, page 7 BY JOHN WOOD Daily Press Staff Writer
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