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Action! Council mulls new movie theaters

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL Bring popcorn.

City Council will consider two separate agreements at Tuesday’s meeting that could bring major movie theaters — both

ArcLight Cinemas — to the city by the sea.

The first agreement is the final approval of an ArcLight to be situated on third level of Santa Monica Place. The theater could feature as many as 1,500 seats and 13 screens.

The ArcLight will add height to the Bloomingdale’s building. The building,

which is currently 56 feet tall, could rise to 84 feet when the project is complete.

Proposed community benefits include funding for the Colorado Esplanade (an incoming pedestrian gateway connecting the Expo Light Rail station to Downtown) and wayfinding signage Downtown.

The second agreement is the first step toward bringing a larger ArcLight to the property currently occupied by Parking Structure 3 on Fourth Street at Arizona Avenue.

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SWEET SPOTS: New bus shelters are en route.

Big Blue stops finally getting a makeover

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

OCEAN PARK Big Blue Bus shelter designs drawn five years ago — that’s right, five years ago — are at last becoming a reality.

A mock-up of the sleek new bus stops are up at the BBB maintenance yard. Plywoodencircled holes are in the ground at several locations on the south side of the city where the first shelters will be erected.

The first phase of the project, which includes the installation of 303 shelters at the cost of roughly $7 million, is expected to be done by October of 2015.

Funding isn’t available to cover the entire project, so it is being divided into two phases.

Ten bus shelters and 1,244 extended network signs were cut from the first phase of the project to save cash. The extended network signs would be located outside of the city.

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SMRR takes wind out of airport initiative

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

SMO The city’s largest political party has come out against a recent ballot initiative that aims to put the future of the Santa

Monica Airport in the hands of voters.

The Steering Committee of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) voted on Saturday to oppose the petition filed by three Santa Monica residents.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014 What are you chicken?

Fairview Library 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 3:30 p.m.

Celebrate spring by decorating an egg. Ages 3 and up. Limited space; free tickets available at 3 p.m. For more information, call (310) 458-8637.

All fun in the board room Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 3:30 p.m. — 5 p.m.

Enjoy quality family time at the library. Play and “Kinect” with video and board games. Ages 4 and up. The event is held in the Children’s Activity Room.

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They got cat class and they got cat style Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 Fourth St., 7 p.m.

The Playhouse welcomes Samantha Martin and her Amazing Acro-Cats as they spring into Santa Monica. The one-hour show features over a dozen fabulous felines (former orphans, rescues and strays) walking tightropes, pushing carts, skateboarding, jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on balls and turning on lights. For more information, visit circuscats.com.

Cher and Cher alike: Silverstone has a clue Barnes & Noble 1201 Third Street Promenade 7 p.m.

Join Barnes & Noble for a book signing with actress Alicia Silverstone. With a purchase of “The Kind Mama/The Kind Diet,” you will receive a wristband for the signing. Signing begins in the event space on the second floor. Standby will be available.

Friday, April 18, 2014 ‘Tis a ‘Dream’ cometh true The Broad Stage 1310 11th St., 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

In their first collaboration since the internationally acclaimed “War Horse,” Bristol Old Vic’s Artistic Director Tom Morris and Cape Town’s Handspring Puppet Company reunite for an inventive new take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

This production runs through April 19. For more information, visit thebroadstage.com.

Driving with Google Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 4 p.m.

Learn what Google Drive is, and how to use it to create, store, share and edit documents on the Internet. Advanced level. Seating is first-come, first-served.

For more information, visit the reference desk or call (310) 434-2608.

Saturday, April 19, 2014 Surf’s up, little dudes Santa Monica Pier 9 a.m.

Calling all kids ages 1-8.

Saturday mornings are about to get musical. Join the pier’s staff for Wake Up With the Waves, the interactive concert series for children. It’s fresh-air fun with a rotating cast of musicians and entertainers who get kids engaged with singing, dancing, playing and more. For more information, call (310) 458-8901.

For help submitting an event, contact Daniel Archuleta at 310-458-7737 or submit to editor@smdp.com

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Personalizing Tongva Park Fans of the newly opened Tongva Park can place their permanent stamp on it.

This week, City Hall announced a program giving supporters of the park the chance to sponsor one of the many benches in and around the downtown open space. With a donation of $3,150, contributors will be given a plaque to dedicate the benches to a loved one, an organization, even themselves.

“We’re thrilled to be able to open up this opportunity to the Santa Monica community,” said Karen Ginsberg, Director of Community & Cultural Services. “Tongva Park has already claimed a special place in the hearts of many.

The bench program is a new way to make it just that much more personal for friends and loved ones.”

In line with the park’s celebrated, modern design, the plaques have been custom-designed for Tongva Park’s wood benches. Personalized messages will be etched into stainless steel plaques, chosen for its ability to stand the test of time.

There are a limited number of benches open for purchase, with locations available on a first come, first served basis.

To purchase a bench, contact the city of Santa Monica’s Community & Cultural Services Department at (310) 4588310 or by e-mail ccs@smgov.net.

BY SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer

said Wendy Wu, a waitress who was in a walk-in freezer when the truck plowed through the front of the restaurant.

When she walked out from the freezer, uninjured, she saw a refrigerator pushed across the room and furniture in disarray.

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LOS ANGELES The Budweiser Made in America music festival is coming to Los Angeles, but who is performing and how the city will manage the two-day concert are still mysteries.

Jay Z and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti held a news conference Wednesday to announce the music festival, which is planned for Labor Day weekend and will be held simultaneously with one in Philadelphia. They did not announce the lineup of performers or address residents' concerns about the venue — a park in downtown Los Angeles that is crossed by several streets and partially surrounded by residential buildings.

The Made in America festival could draw 50,000 concertgoers, Garcetti said.

Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, wants to create a festival that brings together diverse musical genres, where "all walks of life and all people can come, and it's in the city and it's not some far-off place that you can't get to — no disrespect to any other festivals," he said. It was an obvious dig at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held in the desert more than two hours east of Los Angeles. Jay Z and wife Beyoncé each made surprise appearances at the event last weekend.

"Look how beautiful this park is," he said.

"It's accessible to everyone."

The Los Angeles City Council has expressed concern that such a crowd could be disruptive for downtown residents.

County Supervisor Gloria Molina attempted to allay those worries, saying, "We know how to handle all of this."

"I'm sure every single LA resident is going to deal with a little bit of intrusion from time to time, because at the end of the day, LA is going to have tremendous benefit," she said, citing the event's anticipated economic infusion to the city and its philanthropic element (some proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Los Angeles).

Molina also quoted a lyric from a Jay Z song: "Los Angeles has 99 problems, but Jay Z and Made in America ain't one."

Neither Jay Z nor any of the assembled politicians took questions from reporters.

Instead, a Budweiser spokesman was made

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SMPD plans DUI checkpoint If you plan to drink on Friday, it would be best to have a designated driver handy.

The Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on April 18 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

In California, this deadly crime led to 802 deaths in 2012 because someone failed to designate a sober driver.

Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver.

“Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions in Santa Monica have claimed one life and resulted in 67 injury crashes harming 95 of our friends and neighbors,” said Sgt. Phillbo Rubish.

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HE’S SO VANE: A man views 'Weather Field No. 1' at Tongva Park.

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DEAR LIFE MATTERS,

How many of us imagine that a thousand people would attend our funeral?

Leticia Vazquez (1968-2014) was mourned and celebrated at St. Monica’s on April 10 and 11 by crowds that filled the church to capacity and spilled down the steps onto the sidewalk outside.

Our family’s sense of loss may seem out of proportion for a relationship we enjoyed once a week when Letty took our breakfast order at Callahan’s restaurant.

But in 14 years of Saturday visits, we never stopped to think how a simple thing like kindness creates a community. We basked in the warmth of Letty’s presence every week at our regular table and in occasional meetings at the kids’ baseball games. She paid so much attention to people. She watched our children grow up along with her sons. She knew our “usual” order as well as our “other usual.” Although there is a great deal we did not know about each other, we have no doubt that what passed between us on Saturday mornings was love.

Seeing a thousand people at St. Monica’s suddenly made sense of the large hole our family has felt this week. We knew how beloved Letty was as a mother, daughter, wife, sister, cousin and friend. But to see so many people who took her loss personally was overwhelming, a reminder that the kindness we show people in our everyday lives is more sustaining than things that occupy more of our attention.

Regarding your last column about the rupture of close relationships: Is there any way to mend them? Does anyone ever reconnect?

I certainly have had the experience of not reconnecting. The sudden break-up still hurts several years later.

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Signed, A Ruptured Heart DEAR RUPTURED HEART,

There is no simple answer. There rarely is when it comes to psychology.

There are so many variables; people and their situations can be so very different.

Let’s start from the more optimistic end.

Did you really truly examine yourself to make sure that your side of the street was clean? It usually takes two to tango, but sometimes one person just splits off and you never know why and will never get a chance to know, let alone mend the broken connection.

But assuming there is a chance, it is critical that you dig deep and take a thorough inventory of yourself and see if there is anything at all that you might want to make an amends for.

If so, you have a foot in the door, or at least we hope so. We cannot control those people who are relentlessly unforgiving.

If it was such a close relationship, think about what might’ve happened. Was there something you didn’t notice at the time but can see now? Most folks in this situation have done a lot of this already, but I cannot stress enough the importance of going back over it again before you move toward a second step.

You might also want to describe your relationship and your friend to a counselor or a trusted friend to see if something pops out at them; something you may have missed. We all have blind spots.

Another suggestion is to write about it.

Write down everything you can think of about the relationship and those involved, including yourself. Oftentimes when we write our thoughts down, a lot more comes out. When we are just thinking about something, we can only hold so many thoughts in

our minds at once. But when we write, there are a lot more than we realized. I suggest you then read it to a trusted friend, therapist or clergy person.

After you’re as clear as possible, then you can think strategy.

You can try reaching out with an amends if you have one to make. If not, reach out by saying how much you miss him or her; that you really don’t know what happened, you are sorry for whatever you may have done to hurt them and want to get together to talk about it.

If it doesn’t reunite you, it will at least be some closure that will mend the rupture.

If the other person will not respond to your call, try sending a note, asking for a call or to meet for a cup of coffee.

Another strategy is to have a third person that knows you both do the initial reaching out. This is often a helpful way to begin bridging the gap.

Finally, I must remind you that most of the time when this happens, and it is pretty clear that you did not do something to cause it, it is because the other person is filled with shame and guilt over something they simply cannot share with you.

It may be something they did to you behind your back or it may be negative feelings toward you that he or she held for a while and then suddenly could not take it anymore. But more than likely, it is a secret that they have about themselves that they are ashamed of and no approach is going to get them to come clean.

If it isn’t something between you, then this is definitely the single greatest reason that someone cuts us off and never comes back.

It might easily be something that they think is horrible and we would shake our heads saying it’s nothing. But it is something to them and there is little that we can do.

Some people are just incapable of forgiveness. It is sad for us but far sadder for those who live in that kind of headspace.

DR. JOANNE BARGE is a licensed psychologist, and licensed marriage & family therapist with offices in Brentwood.

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A pair of potent plays written and directed by local writer Steve Stajich examine the issue of addiction on a personal and societal level. Don't expect a didactic lesson; this is an original, engaging and intelligent look at how we enable substance abuse, told both touchingly and amusingly.

In a back-to-back production, “CoDependents: Two Plays on Drugs” delivers a thought-provoking punch in just under 95 minutes.

In the first play, “Group,” Cassie (Ashley Love) appears to be attending a 12-step meeting. Standing in a semi-circle of empty folding chairs, she announces her name and that she is an alcoholic. Then she laughs and says she's just kidding.

But she's not. She's a drunk in denial.

And she may have caused an accident that makes her reconsider her self-delusion.

The meeting ostensibly takes place in her own living room, but perhaps it's really only in her mind, as she struggles either to justify continuing or ridding herself of her personal demons one final time.

When her brother David (Shawn Boyd) appears, the complexity of her situation begins to emerge. A gay junkie, David excoriates her for her addiction, trying to get her to admit she has a problem. Making no progress, he tries to leave … but can't.

It becomes clear that she is speaking to a ghost. David died of a heroine overdose and is her excuse to continue drinking. The pain of his death and her inability to forgive him have locked her into a cycle of continued abuse.

They circle around one another in this state of co-dependency until Cassie finally finds the courage to recognize that the hold David has on her is really just her own addiction; that only she has the power to release both it and him.

This isn't soppy sentimental stuff. It's well-written, hard-bitten prose that gets at the heart of the emotions that drive substance abuse. The relationship between David and Cassie feels quite real, despite the fact that one of them is a phantom.

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On April 25, at Santa Monica's Moss Theatre on the campus of New Roads School, the city will serve as host to one of the centerpieces of this year's BritWeek Celebration. Founded in 2007, BritWeek is an annual festival of 40 events that showcase the creative connections between the United Kingdom and Los Angeles.

BritWeek's “Evening of Shakespeare, Music and Love,” celebrating the Bard's 450th birthday, will feature 20 actors performing sonnets, readings and songs.

“Evening” will be co-hosted by Ioan Gruffudd (“Titanic”) and Joely Fisher (“Ellen”), and feature actors: Ashley Bell, Eric Braeden, Claudia Christian, Suzan Crowley, Nigel Daly, Neil Dickson, Mira Furlan, Judy Geeson, Michele Greene, Harry Hamlin, Malcolm McDowell, David Melville, Victoria Platt, Jane Seymour, Joan Van Ark, Sophie Winkleman, Robert Wisdom and Michael York.

A portion of the evening's proceeds will support the Hobart Elementary Shakespeareans and the Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble. The night is being sponsored by Beverly Hills Wealth Management, with a VIP reception provided by carmaker Aston Martin.

Shakespeare scholar and director Louis Fantasia is the producer of this one-nightonly event. He said the actors are appearing without a fee, “taking time out of very busy schedules to brush up their Shakespeare ,and giving up their free time because they're excited about the work these local groups are doing.”

Since the actors are donating their time, Fantasia said one of the challenges he faced “was to make sure they are happy doing their favorite Shakespeare piece, or happy doing the piece we've suggested for them.

“The next biggest challenge was to structure a narrative for Joely Fisher and Ioan Gruffudd, our co-hosts, which I did by stealing bits and pieces of Shakespeare's lovers — Beatrice and Benedick, Rosalind and Orlando, Romeo and Juliet — to build a thread that evokes our theme,” Fantasia said.

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of Noel Coward floated up and got lost in the rafters of the Malibu Playhouse. At intermission, the man sitting next to me asked how I liked the play.

“I don’t know,” I responded. “I didn’t get a word they said.”

“Oh, thank God,” he said. “I thought it was just me.”

Judging by the pervasive silence during the performance, the rest of the audience apparently didn’t get what was being said either. Whether it was the accents or the acoustics or the rushed, shrill delivery, the audience didn’t respond with much enthusiasm or amusement. But they gave the play a standing ovation at the end anyway.

The dramatic comedy “The Vortex” was Coward’s first commercial success, the one that made him a major star in the 1920s.

A vortex is defined as a swirling mass, such as a whirlpool or tornado, that sucks everything near it toward its center. And that would be Florence, an aging prima donna so intensely self-absorbed that she sucks the air out of every room she enters.

Florence (Shannon Holt) has brought her latest young paramour, Tom (Daniel Jimenez) home with her, even though her husband (Will Carney) lives there as well.

And visiting with his fiancée is Nicky (Craig Robert Young), a troubled young man dealing with (and attempting to overlook) his homosexuality, his mother’s smothering hold on him and his Oedipal feelings for her.

Coward wrote the part of Nicky for himself, and it was probably the closest he ever came to publicly acknowledging his own homosexuality.

Originally produced in 1924, the play shocked the London and New York audiences with its subject matter: Florence’s serial adultery, Nicky’s homosexuality and drug addiction, and the seething tension between mother and son. Part of the tension comes from Nicky’s stubborn naiveté as he badgers her for an answer to the question of whether she has actually been sleeping with Tom. And all the other young men she has attracted over the years.

Director Gene Franklin Smith has chosen to reset the play in 1965, however, and in my view it doesn’t translate well to that decade.

While the issues involved are still with us, even now, the shock value is long gone. The ‘60s were a decade of rebellion, free love, psychedelic drugs, the Stonewall riots, the growth of experimentation and the antiestablishment counterculture in America, as well as in Britain. The crises of the principals in “The Vortex” would be as recognizable in the ‘60s as they were in the ‘20s, but the reactions to them would be decidedly different, and “The Vortex” would be an entirely different play.

In the second act, the play becomes an entirely different play.

The conflicts are acknowledged, if not resolved, in a darkly moving climax that traps both mother and son for a lifetime in their tragically perverse relationship.

“The Vortex” will run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. through May 18 at Malibu Playhouse, 29243 Pacific Coast Highway, in Malibu. Call (310) 589-1998 for tickets.

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NEW YORK Paul Walker’s brothers are stepping to help finish filming on “Fast & Furious 7,” the film Walker was in the midst of making when he died in November.

Caleb Walker and Cody Walker have been enlisted to complete their brother’s action scenes and “fill in small gaps left in production,” Universal Pictures said in a statement Tuesday on the film’s Facebook page.

“Having them on set has made us feel that Paul is with us too,” read the statement.

Production on “Fast & Furious 7” recently resumed after it was suspended following Walker’s death.

CULTURE WATCH FROM PAGE 5 As for the second play, take a minute and think of those erectile dysfunction commercials on TV. Then think of the lengthy disclaimers (e.g. — Do not take this if you experience an erection for more than four hours) that accompany the pretty music and images of the perfect, phony life portrayed in those ads.

That's the basis of “Needed Language,” which pits hippie-ish former addict and brilliant copywriter Thomas (Ben Sharples) against ruthless pharmaceutical executive Carlisle (Frank Noon).

Thomas was once the marketing mastermind who manipulated language to take the edge off the list of damaging consequences of the company's dangerous drugs. But his conscience got the better of him.

Now that same prescription drug compa-

The 40-year-old Walker died in a car crash on Nov. 30 outside Los Angeles along with his friend Roger Rodas. A police investigation found the Porsche that Rodas was driving was traveling up to 94 mph when it went out of control.

The release of “Fast & Furious 7” was delayed to April 2015 following Walker’s death. The film, which is directed by James Wan and also stars Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson, has since been adjusted to incorporate the footage shot with Walker and give his character some kind of send-off.

“It will allow the character of Brian O’Conner to live on and let us celebrate Paul in his most defining role,” read the statement. ny is pushing a deadly new anti-smoking drug. Carlisle, trying to lure him back into the fold, shakes a bottle of Thomas's drug of choice in his face. He plays Thomas the company's current ad for this drug and says take these pills and go fix this for us.

The fake drug's disclaimer is simultaneously hilarious and awful. When Thomas returns from his week on the mountain, with his bottle of drugs untouched, and presents what he's produced, Carlisle is in for a big surprise.

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AIRPORT FROM PAGE 1 tion to amend the City Charter to require that decisions about the airport be put to a public vote. They claimed in their filing that the land would become the site of large developments if left vacant.

The advocates will have about six months to collect signatures from 15 percent of Santa Monica’s registered voters before the November ballot. There were nearly 61,000 registered voters in the city as of 2012.

Last week, one group announced they would challenge the petition in court, calling it deceptive.

Former Santa Monica Mayor Denny Zane made the motion at the SMRR Steering Committee meeting, according to a release from Airport2Park, a group interested in preserving the airport land as a greenspace.

“This initiative, although cloaked in rhetoric about the rights of the people, is really all about perpetuating private benefits at the

We have you covered airport,” Zane said, according to the release.

“While it is too early for SMRR to support one future use of the airport land over another, it is urgent that SMRR oppose this initiative that would cut off planning for that future.”

Neighbors have long complained about the noise and pollution created by aircraft taking off and landing at the airport. Others fear for their safety with the runway being located about 300 feet from homes.

Advocates for the airport feel it would be essential in the event of a natural disaster and point to the $275 million it generates annually for the local economy.

City Hall sued the Federal Aviation Administration last year to determine who controls the airport, but a judge threw the case out. Earlier this month, council voted to file paperwork that would reserve its right to appeal the judge’s decision.

Several calls to those who submitted the petition were not returned. dave@smdp.com

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The mayor's office could not specify where in the multi-level park the music festival will be held, but a spokeswoman said the city is experienced with large-scale events like this, citing the Lakers' victory parade and a public New Year's Eve celebration.

FIRETRUCK FROM PAGE 3 and speaking through an interpreter, she said she saw several injured people bleeding and attempting to stand.

Waitress Vivian Lu arrived for her shift moments after the truck rammed the building. She said she saw "a lot of people covered with blood," including a pedestrian with a mangled leg who had been knocked into the restaurant.

Monterey Park Fire Chief Jim Birrell said trucks from his city and neighboring Alhambra were responding to a house fire

BIG BLUE FROM PAGE 1 gration into the current contract,” BBB officials said. “BBB has identified funding for roughly 700 extended network signs in a revised design configuration.”

They’re waiting for pricing from the contractor before asking City Council for more budget authority.

The new, highly durable shelters are various shades of blue and, according to BBB officials, “graffiti-, weather- and vandal-

City councilman Jose Huizar, whose district covers downtown, had voiced opposition to the concert.

"Since this is a for-profit, ticketed concert with an alcoholic beverage company as the main sponsor, we have questions over whether that is the best use for Grand Park, the so-called 'people's park,'" Huizar's spokesman, Rick Coca, said in a statement.

"If it is, what is the public — that is the city and the downtown Los Angeles community — getting in return?" shortly after 3 p.m. when they slammed into each other. One truck then plowed into the restaurant, he said.

Rosa Saca, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, said nine victims were brought there, including the five firefighters. She said the critically injured person was among the hospital's patients but is not one of the firefighters.

Erik Jiang, a spokesman for Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park, said six victims from the crash were being treated at the hospital. None was in critical condition, he added.

An investigation was underway to determine what caused the crash. resistant.” They include cushioned seats, binocular-shaped trash cans and circular umbrella-like canopies.

The new shelters will be installed in 34 waves to minimize construction inconvenience. The first group will arise on the 2800 block of Lincoln Boulevard, and between the 2300 and 3000 blocks of Main Street.

Each wave will take about four weeks to complete, with a two-week overlap, allowing two waves to be installed every six weeks. dave@smdp.com

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MOVIE THEATERS FROM PAGE 1 If approved, the agreement would allow City Hall to negotiate exclusively with ArcLight and Macerich (the proposed developer and owner of Santa Monica Place) about the details of the 12- to 16-screen, 2,400- to 2,700-seat theater complex.

The building wouldn’t exceed 84 feet in height, according to city officials.

Parking Structure 3 currently holds 324 parking spaces but, according to city officials, the recently reconstructed Parking Structure 6 has more parking spaces, “thereby facilitating the site’s reuse as a contemporary cinema.”

AMC entered into a similar agreement for the property in 2009, but the deal fell through in 2012. Negotiations for the property had been on hold because — thanks to the dissolution of the redevelopment agency — the state Department of Finance was refusing to transfer City Hall’s parking structures. In December, the structures were cleared.

If approved, ArcLight and Macerich will have to go through City Hall’s development agreement process with the Planning Commission, Architectural Review Board and council.

Construction could take 18 months and likely wouldn’t start until 2016 or 2017.

Many city officials and representatives from the Downtown have long stressed the need for modern cinemas with stadium seating in Santa Monica. Cinemas are often loss leaders, paying lower rents, but drawing shoppers to surrounding businesses.

Last year, Jonathan Wolf, director of AFM, the world’s largest independent film

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Council will consider approval of the plans for the park meant to muffle the sounds from the incoming Expo Maintenance Facility. Buffer Park, as it will

be called until a better name is selected, would be a long, narrow 2.35-acre strip along Exposition Boulevard between Stewart Street and Dorchester Avenue.

The maintenance facility will provide service to the incoming Expo Light Rail.

The park is designed as a long chain of different sections, such as the learning gar-

den, the rock garden, the meadow and the bird garden.

If approved, construction could begin as early as next year. The cost of the project will become apparent when council considers the construction contract. dave@smdp.com

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Joining a growing trend nationally, New Mexico Department of Corrections announced Wednesday it is ending its 30-year-old policy of allowing inmates overnight visits with lovers and family.

Beginning May 1, inmates in the state's 11 prisons will no longer be allowed conjugal visits, the agency announced.

That change means New Mexico is the latest state to end what used to be a common practice in prisons across the country.

Mississippi, for example, ended its conjugal visit policy earlier this year despite criticism from some civil rights groups, while only four other states — California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington — still allow the practice.

Supporters of the visits say they help inmates reintegrate back into society later and keep families together. Meanwhile, opponents say the practice is an unnecessary privilege afforded to convicted felonies who are allowed to have sex with spouses and lovers despite their crimes.

New Mexico Corrections Secretary Gregg Marcantel said the change in his state's policy came after a two-year study, and officials concluded that allowing inmates evenings with loved ones had almost no effect on recidivism rates.

"Some of these policies are old and tired," Marcantel said. "They aren't producing the outcomes we need to help our inmates and make our communities safer."

Instead, Marcantel said the conjugal visits were producing unwanted children, spreading sexual transmitted diseases and being used to introduce contraband into

prisons.

The policy in New Mexico was adopted followed a deadly prison riot outside of Santa Fe in 1980. Inmates at the "Old Main" prison killed 33 fellow prisoners in a violent clash that included beheadings, amputations and burned bodies. More than 100 other inmates and guards were hurt in the 36-hour riot fueled by overcrowded conditions.

Conjugal visits were used as a measure to help reduce tensions among New Mexico inmates, officials said.

But recently the policy drew scrutiny after it was revealed last year that convicted killer and rapist Michael Guzman fathered multiple children while serving a life sentence.

Guzman, then 19, was convicted in 1982 of abducting two young students from near the University of New Mexico, raping and fatally stabbing one and trying to kill the

other. He was sentenced to death but his death sentence was commuted to life by then-Gov. Toney Anaya in 1986.

New Mexico prison officials estimate about 150 inmates qualify for the overnight family visits with spouses out of roughly 7,000 serving time in prison.

Marcantel said replacing the conjugal visits will be family visits where inmates and spouses can attend seminars on financial planning and classes on parenting.

Ann Edenfield Sweet, executive director of Wings, an inmate and family advocacy group, said conjugal visits "have a lot of value." But she said she understood the practice's drain on prison staff and the problems they might bring.

Sweet said she supports the idea of financial seminars and hopes her group can assist.

"I'm fine with anything that will help reunite families," she said.

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BOSTON The arrest of a man with a rice cooker in his backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line led police to step up patrols Wednesday, while organizers sought to assure the city and runners of a safe race next week.

The actions of the man, whose mother said he had a mental disorder, rattled nerves as Boston prepared for the annual race, but authorities said they did not consider it a security breach. Officials also expressed confidence in heightened security measures for Monday's event while acknowledging the challenge of protecting an estimated 1 million spectators and 36,000 runners across 26.2 miles and eight Massachusetts communities.

Security plans include thousands of uniformed police, hundreds of plainclothes officers and about 100 strategically positioned video cameras that will monitor the crowds. Police also strongly discouraged spectators from bringing backpacks.

"I believe this will be the safest place on the planet on April 21," said Dave McGillivray, the long-time race director for the Boston Athletic Association.

Boston police detonated the suspicious backpack Tuesday night, along with a second backpack that was later found to have been left behind by a journalist covering the day's remembrances, Police Commissioner William Evans said.

Neither bag was determined to have explosives.

The 25-year-old suspect, Kevin "Kayvon" Edson, was arraigned Wednesday on several charges including threatening battery and possession of a hoax device. Bail was set at $100,000 and a judge ordered that Edson be evaluated at a state psychiatric hospital.

Evans said that Boylston Street, where the finish line is located and where twin bombs killed three people and injured more than 260 others last year, was not in lockdown when Edson walked down the street barefoot in the pouring rain, wearing a black veil and paint on his face. Along with the rice cooker, a robot mask was also found in the backpack, officials said.

"That individual, like anyone, had the right to basically walk up the street," Evans

said. Because he was acting suspiciously, however, police quickly intervened, he said.

According to a police report read aloud in court Wednesday, Edson told an officer: "I knew what I was doing, it was conceived in my head. It's symbolism, come on. The performance got the best of me."

Joie Edson said her son had battled bipolar disorder for many years and that his mental state had recently deteriorated. His lawyer, public defender Shannon Lopez, said he was diagnosed with mental illness at 19 and that a doctor said Edson showed signs of being off his medication recently.

The finish line will not be closed to the public until the morning of the race, Evans said, but police planned to increase visibility in the area over the next several days.

In seeking to discourage spectators from bringing backpacks, police said those carrying them are likely to have them searched.

"This year, we can all understand that someone is going to feel anxious, nervous, to stand next to someone with a backpack," said Kurt Schwartz, the state's undersecretary of public safety. "Why do that this year?"

Spectators were advised to tell a police officer or call 911 if they see anything they consider suspicious along the route.

Evans said undercover officers with special training will be working the crowds looking for suspicious packages or anyone "who might be up to no good." He also said police plan to limit the size of the crowds on Boylston Street, and if they appear to be getting too large, people will be asked to move to other locations to view the race. But he added that police do not want to create undue anxiety, either.

"We are not going to scare people and make it look like it's an armed camp," he said.

The bombs at last year's marathon were made from pressure cookers hidden in backpacks, authorities said. Lawyers for the surviving bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were in federal court on Wednesday arguing that the government should not be allowed to monitor prison visits from the defendant's two sisters.

Associated Press writers Paige Sutherland, Philip Marcelo and Denise Lavoie contributed to this report.

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mind. If you were not aware of this person's determination, you will be. You could feel uncomfortable when trying to present him or her with a different perspective. Tonight: Be with a friend.

than what you originally thought possible.

Someone is putting a lot of restrictions on a project. You could choose to not be involved. A boss or higher-up likely will be supportive of your decision. Tonight: Meet up with friends.

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★★★★ You might have no option but to defer to someone else, as he or she is so hard-headed. You value this bond, therefore you might want to indulge this person. At a later point, you might be able to initiate a discussion.

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★★★★ Your imagination will take you down an interesting path. Others might wish that you would share more of your ideas. You know what to do with a challenge, as you have gone down the various potential paths. You will gain others' support. Tonight: Pain the town red.

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★★★★ You could be out of sorts in the morn-

have some free time later. You might be so intent on completing a task that you won't even realize what time it is. A meeting that will break your concentration is likely to irritate you. Tonight: Start your weekend early.

ing. You have a tendency to think negatively, no matter what you are dealing with. You might feel off-kilter until later in the afternoon. A loved one will know how to help you change your mood. Tonight: Fun and games.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

★★★★ Your imagination might interfere with your effectiveness. You could be a bit off-kilter, so or so it might seem to a boss or higher-up.

Tap into your self-discipline, and try to stay focused. Don't be surprised if you have to work late as a result. Tonight: Head home.

★★★★ Move quickly, as you'll want to make a decision on an offer that requires a lot of responsibility and endurance. Listen to news that is forthcoming. Take your time making a decision, especially as you might be unsure about it. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

★★★★ You might wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Resist grumbling or making a big deal out of nothing. You have a way of drawing in positive experiences. A loved one could lighten your tone.Tonight: Treat a loved one to dinner.

★★★ Listen to an older friend. This person's news could be much different from your first impression. You could have your hands full.

Consider taking tomorrow off, if it's feasible.

Tonight: Join a friend for dinner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

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★★★★ You have the unique ability to see beyond the obvious. While others seem to be very uptight about upcoming changes, you know there is still more to the story. Your creativity points to a path that would ease up the pressure. Tonight: Too busy for words.

one else's activism. A new beginning will become possible after a heavy conversation.

You might prefer to let a situation smolder, burn and evolve. Try a different approach to an ongoing problem. Tonight: Head home early.

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This year you relate on more of an individual level, as you find this type of interaction far more meaningful. You also will hear more opinions and discover much more about the people around you. If you are single, you will fall into an intense relationship, though it would be preferable that you meet the person after spring. The summer holds the most promise for encountering Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, you might welcome a new addition to your family. You could experience an unusual sense of connection with your significant other. SAGITTARIUS knows how to get you going.

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■ The Lakemaid brewery based in Stevens Point, Wis., acknowledged in January that it has been testing drone technology, with an eye to eventually delivering beer to isolated ice fishermen on Lake Waconia, Minn. The brewery reportedly found that a six-bladed drone would be necessary to carry a 12-pack for up to a half-mile. (The Federal Aviation Administration bans commercial drones, but is thought to be reconsidering the rule -- though not just yet, as it quickly ordered Lakemaid to cease the flights.)

■ As Microsoft founder and current world-class philanthropist Bill Gates prepared for a speech in Vancouver, British Columbia, in March, a circumcision dissident prepared to protest. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested more than $160 million on circumcision programs in developing countries based on overwhelming medical evidence ("as clear as you really can get in medical research," said a University of British Columbia professor) that the procedure makes transmission of HIV much more difficult. Dedicated, intense-pleasureseeking men (in this case, the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project) insist that the surgical snipping, especially of babies, denies males the benefit of heightened penile sensitivity.

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Real Estate Commercial Attractive meeting rooms for rent West LA. Holds 45 people classroom style, whiteboards, projectors, climate control. (310) 820-6322 OFFICE FOR RENT SPACIOUS UNIT AVAILABLE NOW in Santa Monica, close to 3rd st. Promenade and 10 fwy. On-site parking, comes with brand new refrigerator. Apprx. 500 sq. ft., partitioned walls. $800/ month.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CONDITIONS: REGULAR RATE: $8.50 a day. Ads over 15 words add 40¢ per word per day. Ad must run a minimum of twelve consecutive days. PREMIUMS: First two words caps no charge. Bold words, italics, centered lines, etc. cost extra.

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DEADLINES: 2:30 p.m. prior the day of publication except for Monday’s paper when the deadline is Friday at 2:00 p.m. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, credit cards, and of course cash. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, (310) 458-7737; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Santa Monica Daily Press, P.O. Box 1380, Santa Monica, CA 90406. OTHER RATES: For information about the professional services directory or classified display ads, please call our office at (310) 458-7737.

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