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Volume 13 Issue 143

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THE NEW EDITOR’S ISSUE

SMVote.org provides one stop shop for election information

BY MATTHEW HALL Editor in Chief

CITY HALL The 2014 election promises to be important, complicated and contentious for Santa Monica residents but City Hall hopes the launch of the 2014 SMVote.org website SEE VOTE PAGE 3

Samohi principal sounds off on fight Response times must be improved, she says

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

MALIBU CITY HALL School district officials are correcting issues with emergency response times that occurred during the fight between a student and teacher at Santa Monica High School last month.

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education members met for the first time since the scuffle, which made national headlines thanks to a minutelong cell phone video taken of the incident.

In the video, science teacher Mark Black is seen scuffling with a student before pinning him to the ground and holding him there. Two students were arrested, including 18-year-old Blair Moore who has pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana and a razorblade, and three other misdemeanor charges. A 16-year-old was arrested and charged with battery against a school official.

The fight reportedly started after Black, who is also the wrestling coach, tried to confiscate marijuana from a student.

Black was placed on paid leave, a move that sparked multiple viral online petitions calling for his reinstatement. He was reinstated before the end of spring break and never missed a school day.

At the start of Thursday's school board SEE FIGHT PAGE 10

Photo courtesy Jason Merritt

GROUNDBREAKING: SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 02: (L-R) President UCLA Health David Feinberg, Cheryl Saban, Gail Abarbanel, LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck, and actress Viola Davis attend The Rape Foundation's groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a New Stuart House for sexually abused children on May 2, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Stuart House)

Treatment center for sexually abused kids expands

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer

MID-CITY Local dignitaries gathered at a plot of land near the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica campus on May 2 to break ground for a new, larger center for children who have been sexually abused.

Stuart House opened 25 years ago as an arm of UCLA’s Rape Treatment Center. It brings police officers, prosecutors, and child services together in one child-friendly place so that the victim doesn’t have to be further traumatized by the system.

“Once the child told someone about the

abuse or the abuse was discovered,” Gail Abarbanel, the center’s founder and director explained, “the child would be taken to as many as six different agencies in separate locations ... and at each place the child would be interviewed by another stranger, sometimes as many as 10 people.”

The groups didn’t collaborate or take into account that courtrooms and police departments are scary for kids.

Stuart House formed to remedy all of this, she said. It has a dedicated emergency room, state-of-the-art forensic services, and therapy programs for the children.

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Between 10 a.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. on Thursday, five children were brought to the house for emergency care, Abarbanel said. A teacher sexually abused one 5-year-old. A 12-year-old was sexually assaulted by her father. One 14-year-old was abused by a neighbor, another by a stranger, and a third by boys at school.

“We want to be there for all of them,” she said.

The new, larger building will double the capacity of Stuart House.

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Westside OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Bikes for days 1550 Beach Parking Lot 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

This event is being billed as Southern California's most extensive Bike Expo.

At 36,000 square feet, it is the largest event of its kind in the area. All levels of cyclists, dozens of exhibitors and retailers will share their love of bikes. This event takes place Saturday and Sunday.

For more information, call (310) 2105063 or visit bicycle-expo.com.

Committee for Racial Justice presents Summer Programs for Students Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Building 2200 Virginia Avenue 6 - 8:30 p.m.

One of the ongoing concerns is the achievement gap that leaves too many children of color behind in the educational opportunities offered in our school systems. The workshop will talk about the importance of keeping students engaged in learning while they're out of school and will be an information session on summer programs for children and youth. Organizations offering summer youth programs are asked to send a representative to describe their program and outline any scholarship information. Presenters will include Alice Mayering, Program Director for Santa Monica College Community Ed which provides camps for youth (ages 12 and up) in languages, technology, filmmaking, animation, and mixed-media printing; Angela Walton, youth Development Director at the YWCA, which provides a summer camp for middle school girls; and Michelle Soria, Associate Program Director for the YMCA. Waverly Nebedum, an alumna of many PALS programs, will present the information about their summer programs. Michael Jackson from Virginia Ave. Park will do the same for VAP and there will be representatives from the Boys & Girls Clubs, Crest, and a new Peace Camp at the Church in Ocean Park.

For more information call 310-422-5431

Make tracks Will Rogers State Park 1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd., Pacific Palisades 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

The NatureBridge Southern California Hike-A-Thon is more than a fundraising event; it is a fun-filled day for families with kids and those who like to hike.

NatureBridge educators are on the trail, providing hands-on environmental educational experiences. The event features campfire-style music and kid-friendly activities. Teams as well as individual hikers raise funds while building awareness so that more Southern California school children and teens have access to hands-on science education in nature's classroom.

The Brit way Third Street Promenade 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Experience the best of the UK with live musical performances, British brands, street art, comedy, theatre and more.

This year marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare and organizers will bring the Bard to life on the promenade. For more information, call (323) 706-6181 or visit www.britweek.org.

On the sneak tip Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Do you know how to make something that can tell whether the $20 bill in your wallet is a fake? Or how to generate battery power with simple household items? Or how to create your own home security system? Science-savvy author Cy Tymony does. Tymony, author of “Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things,” shows how to repurpose broken and unused items around your house. A book sale and signing follows the event.

For more information, visit smpl.org.

Digging for treasure Santa Monica Airport 3100 Airport Ave. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Find rare gems at the Santa Monica Airport Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market. You never know what can be discovered. For more information, visit santamonicaairportantiquemarket.com.

Swim together Annenberg Community Beach House 415 PCH 5 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

A splash on the Hollywood pool party circuit, the water ballet company Aqualillies is offering synchronized swimming classes at the Beach House.

For more information, visit beachhouse.smgov.net.

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

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As wildfire fear rises, US tanker fleet incomplete MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press

LOS ANGELES With a vast swath of the West primed for wildfires, federal foresters are preparing for the worst with a budget that might run dry and a fleet of air tankers that in some cases aren’t ready for takeoff.

A combination of extended drought, warming weather and an abundance of withered trees and grasses have created ideal conditions for fire - more than 22 million acres were blackened by wildfires from 20112013, primarily across the West.

“It looks like it’s going to be a serious enough season to where we run out of money again,” Tom Harbour, director of fire and aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service, warned in an interview with The Associated Press.

“I’m really concerned, there is no question,” Harbour said. “I think we are going to have a lot of fire.”

The agency is doing what it can to prepare for wildfire season by burning sections of forest in high-risk areas to remove dead or dry vegetation that could fuel a fire. In another step, crews will launch a major forest-thinning project on Lake Tahoe’s north shore.

VOTE FROM PAGE 1 will help voters make informed decisions regarding the important issues.

The site, administered by the City Clerk's office, provides a centralized source for election information including updates on ballot initiatives, voter registration information, a calendar of important dates, municipal election code, videos from CityTV and the site will host election results in November.

City Clerk Sarah Gorman said City Hall chose to launch the site well in advance of the November election as residents are already being bombarded with information about upcoming ballot initiatives for the Hines project and Airport charter.

“It is early in the election season because there are two ballot measures,” she said.

“One has been circulated and one being circulated now, we wanted to make sure the public had a way to access information

In no place is the situation more worrisome than in California, where several years of stingy rainfall have turned forests and scrub into matchsticks and tens of thousands of homes are perched along fire-prone areas.

Firefighters battled a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles this week, where temperatures neared triple digits. And states from New Mexico through southern Oregon have been left parched by a lack of rain and snow.

But even as fire risk has increased in recent years, the number of large air tankers dropped.

About a decade ago the Forest Service had more than 40 of the big tankers at its disposal - the draft horses of firefighting aircraft that can dump thousands of gallons of flame-snuffing retardant in a single swoop, far more than a helicopter.

According to federal analysts, the fleet hit a low of eight aircraft at one point last year, depleted by age and concerns over the ability of the planes, in some cases flying since the dawn of the Cold War, to stay in the sky.

Deadly crashes - including when a 57year-old tanker flew into the side of a Utah mountain in June 2012, killing the pilot and co-pilot - fanned doubts about safety. A fed-

eral investigation into the cause of that crash is incomplete.

The agency has been working for several years to modernize its creaky fleet of tankers, with checkered results.

The core of the fleet was expected to include 17 aircraft for 2014, but seven of those planes aren’t ready to fly.

The fleet is anchored to eight aircraft with an average age of half a century. As part of a modernization blueprint, the Forest Service contracted last year for seven newer tankers that can fly twice as fast as the older planes and carry larger payloads, but only two are on the runway.

The others are eight months late on delivery. Among the issues: The tankers have yet to obtain Federal Aviation Administration certification, a requirement to fly.

The agency hopes to have all the tankers off the ground by summer, but Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, has called the delay unacceptable.

“These tankers promised to be a gamechanger for Western communities grappling with the perennial threat of modern megafires,” Udall wrote to the Forest Service in April. “I am deeply concerned that delivery of the remaining five will be further delayed and unavailable for the 2014 wildfire sea-

son.”

Federal studies suggest the agency needs as many as 28 of the newer, faster tankers, but that target remains years away.

Meanwhile, plans for two other large tankers have been sidelined by a dispute over a contract that called for paying up to $496 million over nine years to a Montana company for exclusive use of two aircraft. A decision has not been made whether to scrap the deal or try to fix it.

In another glitch, federal legislation gave the Forest Service the authority to obtain up to five extra air tankers, but didn’t provide the funds to lease them.

The agency can also draw on eight military tankers, if needed. Eight others can be dispatched from Alaska and Canada, but those are not always available.

Federal foresters are moving earlier this year to get firefighters and equipment into threatened areas.

“We are going to be looking at the weather and conditions ... and move things as we need to, to try to head things off before they get ahead of us,” said agency spokesman Mike Ferris.

The Forest Service does not own the large SEE FIRE PAGE 6

about those ballot initiatives as the process moves forward.”

Gorman said much of the information available on SMVote is available in other places but SMVote brings it all together in a way that is easy for residents to access and understand. “It's centralized election information all in one place,” she said.

“Additionally it's been constructed to be scalable and easily visible on mobile devices.”

The site first launched in 2012 and Gorman said it is well used by the public.

“We found it to be very useful,” she said. “It's helpful because it's a nice easy url that we can say quickly to people and they can understand, SMVote.org.”

She said the site is also necessary given Santa Monica's high level of voter turnout and the desire by many residents to engage in the political process.

“People really care and it's terrific to be able to provide them with information,” she said. matt@smdp.com

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Together Against Bullying SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH OFTEN ENCOUNTER

obstacles and roadblocks while seeking an education. Bullying is increasingly being recognized as an important problem affecting the well-being and social functioning of school-aged youth. Bullying is no longer limited to name-calling, teasing, and rumors. New forms of bullying have ventured outside of school and are terrorizing youth. Bullying presents a potentially more serious threat to healthy youth development.

In some cases students and their families have faced limited support from school officials. Children's ability to do well in school correlates with their social life. When children have trouble making friends, are bullied, and overall lack acceptance from their peers, they “are unlikely to have the cognitive and emotional resources to be able to do well in school” (Juvonen & Graham, 2001, as cited in Graham, n.d.). Victims of bullying may also develop low self-esteem, loneliness, anxiety, and depression (Graham Bellmore, & Mize, 2006; Graham & Juvonen, 1998, as cited in Graham, n.d.). Currently, no federal law exists that addresses bullying and harassment. The Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199) is a proposal that will force K-12 public schools nationwide to follow specific guidelines in relation to bullying cases. This legislation explores the implications from bullying and the actions that need to be made in order to alleviate this pressing issue.

The Gay Lesbian and Straight Network (2012) explains that The Safe Schools Improvement Act will give school officials grounds to suspend a pupil or recommend a pupil for expulsion for bullying, including, but not limited to, bullying by electronic act.

Although bullying has been an ongoing issue for many years, it has recently increased in public attention. This rise has largely been generated by media attention reporting on cases where bullying resulted in many teen suicides and deaths (www.bullyingstatistics.org).

When considering the legislative process the bill is fairly in its beginning stages. So far the bill has been introduced and referred to the committee. The congressional committee will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole. The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee. The bill is at a standstill and nothing has been done to

move the bill along in the legislative process.

There are a number of people that support H.R. 1199. A report from govtrack (2013) states, “there are 181 cosponsors and the bill is sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez of district 38” (p. 2). California officials Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer both support this bill. Also, the bill has bipartisan support and is increasingly becoming meaningful for politicians nationwide. Although there is political support for this bill there are very little grassroots efforts being made to push this bill forward.

Research has shown that bullying is causing a huge problem nationwide and is negatively impacting the safety of children. The nation is concerned with helping children meet their educational goals; children cannot succeed in school if they fear being threatened or harassed. Nansel (2001) explains that many people believe that schools should be responsible for addressing bullying since most bullying begins at school. The Gay Lesbian and Straight Network (2012) explains that despite the fact that more than eight out of 10 LGBT students are bullied in school each year because of their sexual orientation there is little discourse about this bill.

Unfortunately, bullying is not uncommon in schools. The prevalence of bullying can lead to detrimental outcomes. Nansel (2001) states, “bullying victims were two to nine more times likely to report suicidal thought than other children” (p. 23). Such an alarming consequence is an issue that greatly impacts the school system as well as the nation as a whole. Ultimately, if parents and children begin to think about the effects of bullying, and identifying it, the push from parents and schools can impact the movement of the bill.

The Safe Schools Improvement Act can possibly prevent one child from being bullied or being pushed to the brink of committing suicide. Limiting child hardships caused by bullying is a success schools need. Awareness and activism will help to prove the importance of the implementation of this bullying prevention policy. The continuous enforcement of the importance of bullying prevention is needed in order to move the proposed bill H.R. 1199. By contacting elected officials The Safe Schools Improvement Act can gain attention and possibly move further in the lawmaking process.

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NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS CITY OF SANTA MONICA SOCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION UNSCHEDULED VACANCY One seat available for a term ending June 30, 2016.

Applications due by noon, Tuesday, June 3, 2014.

Appointment to be made by City Council, Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

The mission of the Social Services Commission is to preserve and enhance the quality of life for all residents of the City of Santa Monica. Through ongoing dialogue, outreach, education and advocacy, the Social Services Commission will advise and assist the City Council and staff with needs assessment, priorities, planning, and budgetary implications for social services programs. The Commission meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica, California. For more information on the commitments of this position, please contact the Staff Liaison at (310) 458-8701.

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Applications and information on Board/Commission duties & disclosure requirements are available from the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1685 Main St., Rm. 102 (submit applications at this same location), by phone at (310) 458-8211 or on-line at http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/boards/vacancies.aspx. All current applications on file will be considered.

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UCLA provided the land and the Rape Foundation has been raising the funds for the new building and expanded operations.

The fundraising goal is within reach but is still a ways from completion, Abarbanel said.

Architect Marc Appleton and the firm Gensler will design the $17 million building.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck was on-hand for the 15th Street groundbreaking event and spoke to the crowd of hundreds. Police and fire officials from several local departments, including Santa Monica, were also present. City Manager Rod Gould and out-going Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky were in the audience.

Beck said he’s seen “literally thousands” of victims of sexual abuse in his career.

“Invariably you show up on the scene in the worst moment of their lives and the hope coming out of the despair when they look at you is palpable,” he said. “You come in as a knight in shining armor so to speak, and you see that in their eyes. That’s the good part.

The sad part is that you know that it’s not

FIRE FROM PAGE 3 tankers but strikes agreements with aviation companies that buy used aircraft, modify them for firefighting duty and then offer them for government lease. The agency also leases helicopters and smaller aircraft to douse fires.

The up-and-down pursuit of a faster, more reliable tanker fleet has played out against a backdrop of increasingly destructive blazes.

From 2000 to 2008, at least 10 states had fires of record-breaking size. In 2011, a wildfire scorched 538,000 acres in Arizona and New Mexico, an area so large it would cover much of the state of Rhode Island.

Costs for daily air tanker availability doubled from $15 million in 2007 to $33 million in 2010. Meanwhile, the cost of fighting wildfires has soared, up from 13 percent of the agency’s budget a decade ago to over 40 percent. That’s forced the agency to strip funds from other programs to keep up, officials say.

When homes or lives are lost, the Forest Service often faces questions about a lack of tankers, or how it uses them.

Shortly before 19 members of a firefighting Hotshot crew were killed in Arizona last year, records showed officials summoned six air tankers, but none arrived because of the limited number of tankers in the fleet and

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true. You know that the hope that you’re going to fix this somehow is false.”

Because of the Stuart House, Beck said, LAPD is more successful at catching and prosecuting child-abusers.

“But no matter how successful we are at what we do, it doesn’t fix the tragedy,” Beck said. “It doesn’t restore the sensitive matter.

It doesn’t restore the soul of the victim.

That’s what the Stuart House does.”

Actress Viola Davis and philanthropist Cheryl Saban, co-chairs of the Rape Foundation’s fundraising campaign, spoke about their experiences with abuse. Many in the audience were visibly tearfully, particularly during Davis’ speech.

“You see the presence of God in the Stuart House, in the people who reach into their pockets and put money in, and the forensics specialists, and the police officers, and the people who really, really care - who’s hearts have been moved,” she said. “Because let me tell you something, when you’re a child and you’re floating around in the world and you face the atrocity of the atrocity of abuse and being victimized, that aloneness that you feel is like a death.” dave@smdp.com

dangerous weather conditions. Fire officials said even if the big planes were available, winds were so strong they couldn’t have been used to save the firefighters. Among recommendations after the deaths, investigators said more instructions were needed for the “effective use” of the largest tankers.

As part of the commemoration of the deaths this year, Forest Service firefighters will hold discussions on risks and hazards “to avoid (a) similar outcome,” Ferris said in an email.

Government studies generally agree tankers play an important role in suppressing wildfires, particularly in “initial attack” the early stages when failure to knock down a blaze quickly can lead to an inferno.

Harbour and other experts stress that the biggest job of extinguishing fires remains with ground crews, since embers and brush can continue to burn after a water or retardant hit. Instances of aircraft extinguishing fire are rare.

In another move by Congress, the Forest Service would receive seven, large HC-130 aircraft from the Coast Guard for firefighting. But it could be at least 2017 before they are all modified to carry retardant.

For now, the planes remain with the Coast Guard, even though the law aimed to have them transferred months ago.

“Is there part of me that hopes, starting July 4, it starts raining?” Harbour asked.

“You bet.”

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The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, The City of Santa Monica and Sustainable Works presented the 19th annual Sustainable Quality Awards (SQA) on April 30. The awards recognize people and business that have committed to incorporating sustainable practices. Winners can be recognized in up to three categories and are judged by an independent panel of qualified professionals. Past winner Rachelle Carson-Begley presented the Individual Stewardship Award posthumously to Mark Benjamin of Morley Builders. The SQA Grand prize was given to Phelps, an integrated marketing communications agency and Perry's Cafes & Beach Rentals. Other winners were: Bike and Park Santa Monica (Excellence in Economic Development), Bryan Cave LLP (Excellence in Social Responsibility), The Digital Difference (Excellence in Stewardship of the Environment), Hostelling International - LA/Santa Monica (Excellence in Stewardship of the Environment), Huckleberry CafĂŠ, Bakery and Catering (Excellence in Stewardship of the Environment), Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (Excellence in Social Responsibility), Red Bull North America (Excellence in Social Responsibility), Santa Monica Daily Press (Excellence in Social Responsibility), The Santa Monica Museum of Art (Excellence in Stewardship of the Environment), Shore Hotel (Excellence in Social Responsibility and Stewardship of the Environment) and Yahoo, Inc. (Excellence in Social Responsibility).

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From jelly filled to juiced NEWS OF ANOTHER JUICE JOINT OPENING IN SANTA

Monica may not seem extraordinary. However, Chomp Eatery & Juice Station has some surprises in store.

Chomp is a venture from Santa Monica donut guru Sean Tao. Tao, part owner of DK's Donuts had been looking to open up a different kind of restaurant. When the storefront went vacant next door to DK's, needless to say, Sean chomped at the bit to open up shop.

Bad puns aside, midtown does not scream 'cold pressed juice' as a more upscale Montana Avenue or Main Street would. None-the-less, along side rows of auto dealerships and retirement homes, Chomp offers something new to a more salt-of-the-earth Santa Monica neighborhood.

Sean's longtime girlfriend and co-owner Rolan Pongpuntara is the brains behind the array of Chomp's juices that took her weeks of trial and error to get to her liking. Clarity, Peace and Hope aren't new Vitamin Water flavors, but rather three of the six juices found in Chomp's “3 day Sunlight Cleanse” for $165.

They're not messing around. Chomp offers one or three day juice cleanse packages for both beginner and experienced juicers. The “experienced” packages are a little more intense and leafy green driven. If you have the fortitude for a cleanse, Chomp can deliver. Otherwise D.K.'s Donuts is perfectly juxtaposed next door.

Besides juice, Chomp offer's a list of burgers, salads, sandwiches, wraps and sweets. Many of which are vegan, glutenfree, dairy free, grass fed, and/or organic. More than ever, people have special dietary needs and having a gluten free

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bun can make all the difference.

If you couldn't care less, the free-range eggs may prove inconsequential, but wrapped with potatoes, avocado, red onion, cheese, and bacon they make a delicious breakfast burrito. Wash it down with a green juice as healthy counter weight.

Chomp's menu boasts healthy eating with a little bit of a nudge and wink. An In-and-Out Burger inspired secret menu is available for those in the know. Chomp's Instagram page posts pics of secret limited time offerings.

Some previous creations include a pork belly and scallion sprinkled cheese fry and a marinated steak quesadilla.

Simply ask and you shall receive. There's no shortage of healthy items, but if you dig a little deeper you can find some real treats.

It will take some getting used to, seeing Sean one wall over from the donut shop. He's been a fixture at DK's for years and in turn has made friends with half of Santa Monica.

Sean's younger sister Mayly currently manages DK's.

Both Tao's downplayed the sibling rivalry, but it must be tearing at their poor mother who works on the DK's side and

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is literally stuck between her two ambitious children.

The two restaurants can certainly coexist though. You can pick up a dozen donuts for today and grab a cleanse package for tomorrow.

It has been said that compromise is an inherent part of a relationship. But sometimes everyone gets what they want.

Sean and Rolan set out to make a place of their own, and came up with a restaurant (and juice station) truly unique to the neighborhood. mike@smdp.com

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meeting, Board President Maria LeonVazquez read a statement on behalf of the board noting that privacy laws would prohibit them from discussing the details of the incident.

Samohi Principal Eva Mayoral briefed the board on improvements that need to be made at the school. One of her “first priority needs” is improving security response times at the school.

After the fight broke out, other teachers entered the room to help but couldn't find the classroom phone. Administrators, Mayoral said, were all busy working on the new statewide Smarter Balanced make-up tests.

Students ran to the closest security guard, who was posted at the school's entry gate on Seventh Street and Michigan Avenue.

“That person, rather than leaving that post to go and work on the situation, (made) the first radio transmission,' Mayoral said.

It was the first radio call about the incident but it got cut off by other unrelated transmissions.

“People didn't know where to go,” she said. “This was a problem. As people tried to scramble, too many people were on the radio, everyone was talking over each other.”

In response, school officials have developed a “Code Red” call for the radios that effectively means everyone, except those involved with the incident, need to clear the air.

Mayoral also made clear to security officers that they need to leave their posts if there is an ongoing emergency.

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our kids or staff members,” she said.

Mayoral also said all of the data shows that the use of drugs and alcohol in the school is on the decline.

“It begs the question, and it's a fair question, are they on the decline because you're just not attending to what you need to attend to?” Mayoral said. “There are no indications of that.”

She said there is “a lot of gray” when it comes to determining whether or not a kid is on drugs.

In recent years, the district has been trying to cut down on suspensions, citing research that shows that they do more harm than good for everyone involved. Mayoral remembers when a fight in school, regardless of circumstances, meant a five-day suspension.

Today, district officials work to understand what actually happened and why it happened, Mayoral said.

“You've got a community as whole that doesn't fully recognize that this is what we're trying to do; that suspension doesn't work,” she said. “From their stand point: Kids are out of control because there's no suspension happening and you're soft on crime.”

SMMUSD Director of Student Services, Mark Kelly, spoke briefly about what the district is doing to prepare teachers for oncampus conflict.

Crisis prevention and intervention training has been going on at the school for years, he said, but certain strategies will be integrated into the district employees' annual training.

“It does involve some level of restraint but it's absolutely as a last resort,” Kelly said.

“I would say 99 percent of the training is focused on de-escalation.” dave@smdp.com

CITY OF SANTA MONICA Ordinance Numbers 2455 (CCS) (City Council Series) The following is a summary of Ordinance Number 2455, which was adopted by the Santa Monica City Council at its meeting of April 22, 2014.

Ordinance Number 2455 extends the City’s Interim Zoning Ordinance until December 31, 2014 in order to ensure that interim standards will remain in effect while the Planning Commission concludes its consideration of the proposed new zoning code and the City Council considers the proposed zoning code and commission’s recommendations.

Ordinance Number 2455 will become effective 30 days after its adoption. The full text of the ordinance is available from the Office of the City Clerk at 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90401; phone (310) 458-8211.

CITY OF SANTA MONICA NOTICE INVITING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites sealed responses for: RFP: #2 CITY YARDS PARKING STRUCTURE • Submission Deadline Is May 28, 2014 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.

The RFP documents can be downloaded at: • http://vendors.planetbids.com/SantaMonica/QuickSearch.cfm Request for RFP documents may also be obtained by e-mailing your request to nia.tang@smgov.net RFP responses must be submitted on forms furnished by the City of Santa Monica.

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Stocks finish lower on mixed earnings, Ukraine

BY BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer

NEW YORK The stock market ended lower on Friday as a surprisingly strong report on job gains failed to impress investors.

Stocks rose in the early going after the government reported that U.S. employers hired at the fastest pace in two years last month. The Standard and Poor's 500 index briefly rose above its record closing high.

The market started to slump in late morning trading on news of downed helicopters and killed fighters in eastern Ukraine. Early Friday Ukrainian government forces attacked pro-Russian insurgents in the region.

All three major U.S. stock indexes wavered between gains and losses for most of the day.

Among the biggest losers was LinkedIn. The online professional networking service fell 8 percent after reporting its largest quarterly loss since going public. Expedia, the online travel site, fell nearly 4 percent, and Pfizer fell 1.3 percent after the drug company's latest offer to buy AstraZeneca was rejected by its board.

In the jobs report, the government said employers added 288,000 jobs in April, 70,000 more than expected. Hiring was stronger in the prior two months than initially estimated, too. The unemployment rate for April plunged to 6.3 percent, the lowest since September 2008.

A few details of the report were less encouraging. The drop in the unemployment rate likely reflected long-term jobless who had been out of work for six months or more before finally giving up looking for work. People aren't counted as unemployed unless they're looking for a job.

“Long-term unemployment is higher than expected, but overall (the report) is positive,” said Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector research at Charles Schwab. He added, “There isn't a ton of enthusiasm in the market.”

Among the stocks taking big hits Friday

was Madison Square Garden, which fell $3.62, or 6.6 percent, to $51.47. The owner of sports teams and entertainment venues like Radio City Music Hall said its earnings fell by half in its fiscal third quarter, partly due to a management change and a costly delay for a Rockettes production.

Among the gainers was Wynn Resorts, which rose $15.05, or 7 percent, to $221.68 after reporting that its first-quarter net income grew 12 percent. The company cited strong gambling revenues from its growing operations in Macau.

More than halfway through the firstquarter reporting season, earnings for all companies in the S&P 500 are forecast to have grown 1.7 percent, according to S&P Capital IQ, a data provider. That compares with nearly 8 percent last quarter.

“We've got decent earnings growth, but it's not great,” said Dan Morris, global investment strategist at TIAA-CREF. “We want the market to always hit new highs, but it has to be driven by earnings growth.”

On Friday, the S&P 500 fell 2.54 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,881.14. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 45.98 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,512.89. The Nasdaq composite dropped 3.55 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,123.90.

In Ukraine, the government sent armored vehicles and troops to oust pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk.

Two Ukrainian helicopters were shot down, and several people were reported dead.

Russia said Ukraine's offensive “destroyed” a two-week-old agreement on defusing the crisis.

Investors sought safety in U.S. Treasuries, pushing bond prices higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.59 percent, near its lowest level of the year.

The price of crude oil rose 34 cents to $99.76 per barrel In other corporate news, Estee Lauder rose $3.43, or nearly 5 percent, to $75.62 after reporting quarterly results that beat analysts' estimates. Earnings at the beauty products company jumped 19 percent, helped by strength in emerging markets.

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Dodgers' Ryu goes on DL with shoulder inflammation

BY STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

MIAMI With ace Clayton Kershaw on the verge

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of rejoining the rotation, the Los Angeles Dodgers are now without Hyun-Jin Ryu. The left-hander went on the 15-day disabled list Friday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. No MRI was planned, and the injury wasn't believed to be serious, according to manager Don Mattingly.

Kershaw rejoined the Dodgers before the start of their series at Miami. The two-time Cy Young Award winner, recovering from a strained upper back, will pitch a bullpen session Saturday and is expected to come off the DL to start Tuesday at Washington.

The Dodgers became aware of Ryu's injury after he pitched poorly in his most recent start, a 6-1 loss to Colorado. He gave up six runs and nine hits in five-plus innings.

“He said he was feeling it a little bit during the game,” Mattingly said.“Maybe that explains a little bit the velocities we've seen - 87, 88. Over the next couple of days it didn't progress like we thought it would, so here we are.”

Ryu, who was sent to the DL retroactive to Monday, is 3-2 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts. Mattingly declined to say who will

start in his place Sunday at Miami.

The Dodgers also recalled outfielder Chone Figgins and right-hander Jose Dominguez from Triple-A Albuquerque. Both met the team in Miami after the Dodgers played a doubleheader Thursday at Minnesota.

Left-hander Paco Rodriguez and righthander Red Patterson were optioned to Albuquerque.

Kershaw rejoined the Dodgers after making two rehabilitation starts. He opened this season getting a win over Arizona in Australia on March 22 but then went on the disabled list for the first time in his sevenyear career.

“You feel like you're kind of letting the team down,” he said. “Some of this stuff is out of your control, but I take some pride in being able to go out there every fifth day and pitch deep into the game. I'm looking forward to getting back and starting to contribute again.”

Kershaw is confident he's ready to return.

He went on the DL after he complained of discomfort while throwing on the side March 29.

“I really haven't felt pain since that day,” he said, “so that has been good. The timetable is probably about right.”

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites Contractors to complete and submit sealed bids for the: Moomat Ahiko Way, Roadway Pavement Rehabilitation Project SP2290 Bids shall be delivered to the City of Santa Monica, Office of the City Clerk, Room 102, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, 90401, not later than 10:30 a.m. on May 14, 2014, to be publicly opened and read aloud after 11:00 a.m. on said date in City Hall Council Chambers. Each Bid shall be in accordance with the Request for Bids.

MANDATORY PRE-BID JOB WALK: None Scheduled PROJECT ESTIMATE: $450,000 CONTRACT DAYS: 10 CALENDAR DAYS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $10,000.00 Per Day COMPENSABLE DELAY: $ 1,000.00 Per Day Bidding Documents may be obtained by logging onto the City’s Finance website at: http://www.smgov.net/planetbids. The Contractor is required to have a Class A license at the time of bid submission. Contractors wishing to be considered must submit Bids containing all information required pursuant to the City’s Request for Bids.

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MOVIE TIMES Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave. (310) 260-1528 SATURDAY, MAY 3 A Sunday In Hell / Breaking Away (double feature) 8 p.m

Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) _11:45am, 6:45pm Bears (NR - Family friendly) _11:15am, 12:15pm, 2:40pm Transcendence (PG-13) _1:30pm, 7:15pm Quiet Ones (PG-13) _4:30pm, 10:00pm

SUNDAY, MAY 4 Dial M for Murder (3d) 7:30 p.m.

Railway Man (R) _2:15pm, 4:45pm, 7:30pm, 10:20pm

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Grand Budapest Hotel (R) _5:00pm, 7:45pm, 10:10pm

AMC Loews Broadway 4 1441 Third Street Promenade (310) 458-3924 SATURDAY MAY, 3 Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 3D (PG-13) _11:00am, 3:15pm, 10:15pm

Transcendence (PG-13) _1:30pm, 7:15pm Quiet Ones (PG-13) _4:30pm, 10:00pm Railway Man (R) _2:15pm, 4:45pm, 7:30pm, 10:20pm Grand Budapest Hotel (R) _5:00pm, 7:45pm, 10:10pm

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SUNDAY, MAY 4 Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 3D (PG-13) _11:00am, 3:15pm, 10:15pm Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) _11:45am, 6:45pm Bears (NR - Family friendly) _11:15am, 12:15pm, 2:40pm

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 3D (PG-13) 12:30pm, 1:40pm, 4:05pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:45pm, 10:55pm Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) 10:15am, 5:00pm, 11:45pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-

13) 10:30am, 1:00pm, 4:20pm, 7:40pm, 11:05pm Rio 2 (G) 10:15am, 12:45pm, 3:20pm, 6:10pm, 9:00pm Heaven Is for Real (PG) 11:25am, 2:00pm, 4:50pm, 7:45pm, 10:30pm Other Woman (PG-13) 11:15am, 2:10pm, 5:10pm, 8:10pm, 10:50p SUNDAY, MAY 4 Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 3D (PG-13) 12:30pm, 1:40pm, 4:05pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:45pm, 10:55pm Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) 10:15am, 5:00pm, 11:45pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG13) 10:30am, 1:00pm, 4:20pm, 7:40pm, 11:05pm

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Particle Fever (NR) 10:45am

Heaven Is for Real (PG) 11:25am, 2:00pm, 4:50pm, 7:45pm, 10:30pm

Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (NR) 10:30am

Other Woman (PG-13) 11:15am, 2:10pm, 5:10pm, 8:10pm, 10:50pm

Finding Vivian Maier (NR) 1:00pm, 5:30pm

Laemmle’s Monica Fourplex 1332 Second St. (310) 478-3836 SATURDAY, MAY 3 Cycling With Moliere (Alceste a bicyclette) (NR) 11:00am, 1:40pm, 4:20pm, 7:00pm, 9:40pm Dancing in Jaffa (NR) 11:00am Blue Ruin (NR) 3:10pm, 7:40pm, 10:00pm Fading Gigolo (NR) 1:00pm, 3:20pm, 5:40pm, 8:00pm, 10:15pm

Rio 2 (G) 10:15am, 12:45pm, 3:20pm,

SUNDAY, MAY 4 Cycling With Moliere (Alceste a bicyclette) (NR) 11:00am, 1:40pm, 4:20pm, 7:00pm, 9:40pm Dancing in Jaffa (NR) 11:00am Blue Ruin (NR) 3:10pm, 7:40pm, 10:00pm Fading Gigolo (NR) 1:00pm, 3:20pm, 5:40pm, 8:00pm, 10:15pm Particle Fever (NR) 10:45am Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (NR) 10:30am Finding Vivian Maier (NR) 1:00pm, 5:30pm

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READ BETWEEN THE LINES, SCORPIO ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★★ You'll exude a sense of fun when you realize that the weekend finally has arrived. Someone will read you clearly. This person's statement might be an eye-opener for you. A loved one will mean well, but he or she could anger you on some level. Tonight: Invite friends over.

★★★ Pressure could be building. If you don't say "no," you could have a lot of responsibilities dropped on you. A loved one or dear friend might be more gracious about changing plans than you had anticipated. Be imaginative with everything you do. Tonight: In the spotlight.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

★★★★ A conversation between you and a rel-

★★★★ You'll see a situation in a much differ-

ative is inevitable. Listen to your inner voice, and follow through on a friend's request; communication will flourish as a result. Go off to the movies with a pal. Tonight: Hang out.

ent light than in the past. Because of someone else's kindness, you finally will be able to relax.

Use your imagination to get past a hassle in the next few days. Your resourcefulness will come through. Tonight: Read between the lines.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★ You have been feeling your Wheaties, and you might express that sense of well-being with your spending. Be careful, and be realistic.

Consider making a change regarding your career, but think carefully before you decide to make it so. Tonight: Stay within your budget.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★★ Deal with a partner directly if you want the desired results. Money is a primary issue to be discussed. Unfortunately, you do not have a resilient checkbook. A loved one might be quite touchy and difficult. Just ride the emotional wave. Tonight: Where your friends are.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

★★★★ Take off for a day excursion if you can.

You might want to treat a group of friends to dinner. Follow through, because you enjoy entertaining as much as they like to be entertained. A roommate or partner might not feel the same. Be careful. Tonight: All smiles.

★★★★ Others will seek you out no matter what you do, so enjoy all the attention. If you have the desire to do something different, by all means, do. Tonight: You might want to go to several different parties and get-togethers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

★★★ You could feel a little down as a result of

★★★ Pursue an easy pace in order to accomplish more of what you want. Whatever the project is, you will feel far more refreshed than you have in a while. You might receive an irate call from someone at a distance. Tonight: Play it low key.

pushing yourself too hard. You also might be more exhausted than you have been in a while. Consider changing your plans and cutting the day short.

Your mysterious exit will entice the interest of others. Tonight: Make yourself unavailable.

Garfield

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★ A partner, friend or family member will be there for you. This person is likely to demonstrate his or her loyalty once more. Zero in on what is important. Try to eliminate what doesn't have to be done immediately. Tonight: Hang with your friends.

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★★★★★ Understand that how you visualize a situation is far more elaborate and colorful than how someone else sees it. You might be more inspired than you have been in a while, especially after a friend seems to contest a choice of yours. Tonight: Choose a romantic setting.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

This year you move in a new direction and accomplish a lot more than you thought possible. You are intuitive with others, and you always seem to know which way to go. You might opt to indulge in some personal work and gain a better understanding of yourself. If you are single, you might choose to date someone who is emotionally unavailable.

Try to be more aware of this type. You are unusually charming and enticing, which attracts many admirers.

If you are attached, the two of you will bond even more closely because of taking frequent trips away together. You will also be able to make a long-term dream a reality. CANCER understands you well.

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Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from ★ (easiest) to ★★★★★ (hardest).

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GETTING STARTED There are many strategies to solving Sudoku. One way to begin is to examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing.

Then, based on the other numbers in the row and column of each blank cell, find which of the missing numbers will work. Eliminating numbers will eventually lead you to the answer.

SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE

■ Petty Theft: (1) Although Douglas Lydic, 29, escaped from a patrol car in December in Commodore, Pa., while handcuffed (and was soon recaptured), prosecutors declined to charge him with fleeing since he was merely being "detained" at the time. However, they did charge Lydic with theft of the handcuffs.

(2) Petty and Tacky: Dustin Bell, 25, wearing a police officer's badge that had been stolen from the Sand Springs, Okla., department, apparently only casually considered how to wield his newly acquired "authority." He was arrested in April after asking at a Tulsa tanning salon for a law-enforcement discount -- to get a $34 session for $10.

■ Possibly DUI: (1) Michael Moore, 61, who had left home in a huff on March 4 after his wife accused him of excessive drinking, was arrested later that night in Hobe Sound, Fla., after more drinking at a bar. He suggested to police that he knew he was drunk, but had taken the wheel to try to "drive it off." (2) Bryan Hill, 24, was arrested in Indianapolis in March, passed out in the driver's seat of his car at 4 a.m. wearing only a T-shirt, underwear and one sock. The officer said Hill "did have pants on, but they were on his arms.

Both arms were inserted into the legs of his jeans."

TODAY IN HISTORY – The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.

– The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.

– A military MiG-21 aircraft crashes into the Bank of Rajasthan in India, killing eight.

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