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City anticipates deficits in coming years

BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer

While the Santa Monica’s fiscal outlook looks strong for the next two years, a dramatic rise in pension costs threatens the City’s

Chinese Theatre marks 90 years as Hollywood glamour hotspot

BY SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer

“King Kong” made his cinematic debut there in 1933.There was a yellow “brick” carpet when the “Wizard of Oz” premiered in 1939.

George Lucas brought R2-D2 and C-3PO along for the premiere of “Star Wars” in 1977, and the two droids left their marks in the cement out front.

A glamorous symbol of Hollywood’s golden age, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is turning 90. Now known as the TCL Chinese Theatre, the landmark movie palace first opened on May 18, 1927, and it’s been hosting movies, stars and fans ever since.

“It’s still the most amazing theater,” Cher said at a recent premiere. “I remember coming here (when) I was very small... It was so magical.”

Sid Grauman’s masterpiece movie house stands on a bustling corner of Hollywood Boulevard, next door to the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars are now presented and across the street from the historic Roosevelt Hotel, where the first Oscar ceremony was held in 1929. Like a Hollywood take on a Chinese temple, it boasts a pagodaSEE THEATRE PAGE 7

ongoing stability, according to a nearly 400 page budget released by the City Manager’s Office Wednesday.

Even if national economic growth continues over the next two years, the City faces a $3.8 mil-

lion General Fund deficit in 2019 that balloons to $19 million in 2021, according to current estimates. Pensions and workers’ compensation present the most significant pressures on the budget.

“We can and will avoid those

sobering threats,” City Manager Rick Cole said in the report. “But only with a rigorous focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of our programs and expenditures -- and accepting the reality that we will need to be exceptionally disci-

plined in setting priorities.”

Beginning next year, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) lowers its anticipated investment SEE BUDGET PAGE 6

Marina Del Rey preparing for summer fun

BY REGAN TAYLOR Daily Press Intern

With the summer entertainment season rapidly approaching, local officials want to remind Santa Monicans of the options for recreation just down the beach in Marina Del Rey. “Marina del Rey is a popular recreational destination offering all of what visitors love about Southern California,” said Janet Zaldua, CEO of the Marina del Rey Convention & Visitors Bureau.

“L.A.’s Marina continues to thrive as an active waterfront playground for both visitors and LA locals who enjoy the Marina’s resort-style amenities like dining with sparkling marina views and onthe-water activities like sailing, jet skiing, kayaking, parasailing, sportfishing, yacht charters, and paddleboarding.”

The Marina is easy to get to for locals. Several large parking lots are about a 20-minute drive. The facilities are also accessible via a short bike ride along the beach.

The Big Blue Bus also offers route 18, which takes riders from downtown Santa Monica straight to the heart of the Marina.

Here’s a list of summer events throughout the week: CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB’S SUNSET SAILING SERIES REGATTA

Wednesday’s from 6 - 8 p.m.

Free. The annual summer series is back with the boat races. As long as you have a view of the Marina’s

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BOATS: Marina Del Rey has many recreational opportunities over the summer months for locals and visitors.

main channel (Burton Chace Park or Fisherman’s village are popular viewing spots) you’ll catch a part of the race. Or, join on of Hornblower’s Sunset Cocktail Cruises, timed perfectly each Wednesday to see the regatta, an optional prime-vantage point cocktail cruise is 2 hours, and $37 per guest.

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Thursday’s, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Marina (Mother’s) Beach Parking Lot, 4101 Admiralty Way, $2-$20

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From now through September 28 a rotating selection of food trucks with sell their select snacks in the parking lot at every Thursday. Bring chairs or a blanket for a picnic on the beach, or snag a table under the lot’s pavilion. Some trucks kicking off the first days will feature India Jones Chow Truck, Rolln Lobster, Chancho’s Tacos, and Blast Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream. To find a detailed schedule of the food trucks, go to lotmom.com/beacheats.

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Saturday & Sunday, May 20-21, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way. Free.

The Marina presents its annual MarinaFest at Burton Chace Park!

Each day features yacht displays, an in-boat water show, live music, a DJ, vendors, wine & beer garden, historic water tours, kid’s activities, and on Sunday — a classic car show.

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Friday, May 19 Sunset Film Festival Sunset Film Festival- Los Angeles is coming to town. Watch films, meet filmmakers before and after screenings.

Stay on Q and A and at festival raffle.

May 19-20 at the Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St, Get your All Films Pass at sunsetfilmfestival.com

Viewer Discretion Advised Comedy Show A comedy show featuring Thai Rivera Calise Hawkins Lisa Carroa Omid Singh Ashley Johnson Bradlys Philoctete Hosted by Jordan Perry. 11:30 p.m., M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater, 1323-A Third St Promenade (In the Alley between 3rd & 4th). https://www.facebook.com/events/188888 5331436261/ Preceded by regular Unnecessary Evil show, http://westsidecomedy.com/event.cfm?id= 478004&cart (310) 451-0850

Saturday, May 20 Santa Monica College Opera Theatre presents Carmen Carmen—one of the world’s most famous operas—tells the tale of a love gone bad between a gypsy woman and a soldier in Seville, Spain. In a fully staged production, come and be swept into the drama of deadly seduction in George Bizet’s romantic and dangerous world of gypsies, smugglers, bullfighters, and flamenco as never before.

Music by Georges Bizet, Libretto by Henri Meilhac, and Mercedes Juan Musotto makes her conductorial debut. For tickets and information, please go to www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or call (310) 4343005 or (310) 434-4323.

Sat, May 20, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sun, May 21, 2 p.m.

Master Gardeners at the Market Master Gardeners provide free gardening tips, solutions to gardening problems, seeds and seedlings as well as their technical expertise based on the Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program which provides intense gardening training emphasizing

organic gardening and covers vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees, soils, composting, pests and harvesting. The Master Gardeners of Los Angeles visit the Pico Farmers Market on the third Saturday of each month 9:30 am - Noon. Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Ave.

What’s In Your Bowl: Poke!

To celebrate the first annual Food Bowl, the Santa Monica Farmers Markets will host a series of chef demos featuring recipes of farmers market produce deliciously prepared and presented in a bowl. And in recognition of the start of the California cherry season, all bowls will be prepared with a cherry on top. Demonstrations take place every half hour from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at each market and are free and open to the public. At the Saturday Downtown Market: POKE BOWLS. 300 Arizona Avenue at Third Street Promenade

Ice-dyed cotton bandana with Tracy Bromwich Join Studio Resident Tracy Bromwich and explore a fun way to add color to cotton getting dramatic contrasts and patterns reminiscent of galaxies with the ice-dye technique. Participants will work with Dharma Fiber Reactive Dyes in a color palette of their choosing and leave with a bandana colored by hand. Bring an apron gloves provided. Cost: $5, register at http://ow.ly/IehoU or call (310) 458-2239. 1 – 3 p.m. Camera Obscura Art Lab at 1450 Ocean

Kidz Power: A Safety Workshop Learn important family safety rules, including what children should do if they are lost, how to spot a “tricky person,” and more.

Presented by Safely Ever After, Inc. For grades K-3 & parents. Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Always Something There to Remind Me: Eunice David Remembers Hal David Generations have grown up loving the music of Hal David, most often in collaboration with his writing partner Burt

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Bacharach. Join us as Hal’s widow, Eunice David, shares stories about her husband’s life and songs in this music-filled program. A book sale and signing follows. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Used Oil Filer Exchange Need a filter? Exchange your used oil filter for a new one - Free! 2018 Lincoln Blvd., 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 21 10th Annual Walk with Love This annual 5K walk/run raises critical funds to support innovative and unique research projects aimed at ending breast cancer once and for all.

Walk with Love is both a family and pet-friendly community 5K walk/run.

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master tapper-author-archivist Rusty Frank and legendary Hollywood dancer-choreographer Miriam Nelson, who share stories and video clips from the Golden Age of movie musicals. A book/DVD sale and signing follows. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. 2 – 3:30 p.m.

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What’s In Your Bowl: Soup To celebrate the first annual Food Bowl, the Santa Monica Farmers Markets will host a series of chef demos featuring recipes of farmers market produce deliciously prepared and presented in a bowl. And in recognition of the start of the California cherry season, all bowls will be prepared with a cherry on top. Demonstrations take place every half hour from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at each market and are free and open to the public. SOUP BOWLS: Think of a cool gazpacho made with the season’s first apricots, mixed into a refreshing taste of summer. 2640 Main Street at Ocean Park Blvd.

Tap Your Troubles Away: The History of Tap Dancing The Diane Davisson Dancers tap into classic American tunes, in a multi-media show featuring

The Santa Monica Airport Commission meets the 4th Monday of each Month at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1685 Main St., 7 p.m.

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Maker Monday A space to create STEAM projects at Virginia Avenue Park’s Teen Center Maker Space! Bring your ideas and use our materials (and Mac Lab) to create. Space is limited and on first-arrival basis.

Presented in collaboration with Virginia Avenue Park. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd., 4 – 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 23 Movie: Hidden Figures The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.

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Proposals must include forms furnished by the City of Santa Monica. Request for Proposals may be obtained on the CITY’S ONLINE VENDOR PORTAL. The website for this Request for Proposals and related documents is: Planet Bids or http://vendors.planetbids.com/SantaMonica/bidsearch4.cfm. There is no charge for the RFP package.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SANTA MONICA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD SPECIAL MEETING DATE/TIME: LOCATION:

May 22, 2017, 6:00 p.m.

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ILLEGAL START: On the Pier, the play “An Illegal Act” extended May 19, 20, 25 & 26

CONCEPT REVIEW(S): • 1318 Lincoln Boulevard (Development Review 16ENT-0102).

Preliminary review of the design concept for a new five-story mixed-use development comprised of 43 residential dwelling units, approximately 3,410 SF of ground floor commercial, and three levels of subterranean parking.

More information is available by telephone at (310) 458-8341 (en espanol tambien) and on-line at http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/. Plans may be reviewed at City Hall during business hours. Comments are invited at the hearing or in writing (FAX 310-458-3380, e-mail rathar.duong@smgov.net, or mail: Santa Monica City Planning Division, 1685 Main St., Rm. 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401). The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8701 or TTY 310-450-8696 a minimum of 72 hours in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica “Big Blue” Bus Lines #1, #2, #3, Rapid 3, #7, #8, #9, Rapid #10, and #18 service City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).

The Santa Monica Pier, which is over 100 years old, is one of the most popular landmarks in the country. From all over the world, tens of millions of tourists have visited the Pier. Hollywood has featured the Pier and surrounding areas in dozens of movies.

The list includes: “Mutiny On the Bounty,” “Elmer Gantry,” “Inside Daisy Clover,” “The Sting,” “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” and “Forrest Gump.” (When Forrest jogged across the U.S. he jogged to the end of the Pier!)

Personally, I have many fond memories of the Pier. When I was 7 my father took me and my best friend, Denny, to fish off the Pier. We put bait on our hooks and lowered our lines with the highest of hopes. We were delighted as we caught perch after perch.

My dad taught us how to properly clean the fish after which my mother breaded it before broiling. We thought it was just amazing to eat dinner from what we caught that day on the wonderful Pier.

The idea of the Pier ever being demolished was unthinkable. And yet numerous times the Pier almost met that fate. In 1973, the City Council approved of the City Manager’s plan to demolish it and construct an artificial island including a 1500 room hotel and convention center. Outraged residents organized and applied enough political pressure that the plan was scrapped. (The group included the late journalists Bill Bauer and, in 1983, Peggy Clifford, as both loved SEE PLAY PAGE 5

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The Compensation Study Advisory Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Audit Subcommittee in matters pertaining to critically reviewing and objectively considering the City's methodologies related to compensation. The committee would convene three times alongside the City of Santa Monica Audit Subcommittee only to discuss the compensation study agenda item. Appointed committee members would be required to be available for all three meetings. The tentative meeting dates are June 15, 2017, October 17, 2017, and January 16, 2018.

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find an abandoned Merry-Go-Round. And that’s where the Santa Monica carousel, inducted into the National Registry of Historic Places in 1987, is the perfect setting.

It’s not a backdrop but more like a character in the play as are the beautifully painted horses which seem to come to life before our eyes. The carousel spins at crucial moments and the music and mirrors, the lighting and chilling thunder, all add to the dramatic atmosphere.

The play is compelling, occasionally funny and ultimately poignant. The two bond over what they’ve been through and, while the play covers only a 15-year period where they reunite, in reality they’re friends to this day. The two actors, Cameron Tagge and Irish Giron, both from Loyola Marymount University, give authentic performances which pulls you into their story.

This production is one of hopefully many to come from Santa Monica Public Theater founded by Sand with the goal of bringing unique and extraordinary theatrical experiences to our unique and extraordinary city.

At its core, “An Illegal Start” is a play about the power of friendship. Staged in the intimate 50-seat venue of the Carousel where every seat is so close to the action, it’s also just a lot of fun.

The good news for theater-goers is “An Illegal Start” has extended its run to include May 19,20, 25 & 26 and may extend into June. The bad news is tickets are going fast.

Well, that’s it for this week, gang. To those who gave me the less-than-flattering nickname, this is “Rambling Jack” signing off.

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Jim Harris, local historian, Deputy Director of the Pier Corporation and playwright, chronicled the controversial and dramatic events in his play, “Save the Pier.”

Directed by Paul Sand, longtime Santa Monica resident and Tony Award-winning actor, the play debuted in October 2015, being artfully staged outdoors at the end of the Pier by Sands.

“Save the Pier” played again in September 2016 and will run in April 2018 as part of the Pier’s annual programming from then on.

The lesson learned from the play is the importance for all Santa Monicans to remain active and ever-vigilant in local politics.

And now I’ll get to the “by popular demand” in my title. (Those readers who dubbed me “Rambling Jack,” I can hear them saying, “Finally!”) Harris and Sand have another creative and crowd-pleasing production staged on the Pier but this time It’s in a locale never used for such a purpose in the Pier’s history and maybe in the country’s.

A two-man play, “An Illegal Start,” is Harris’ semi-autobiographical story set in the 1980’s in rural western Colorado. During a powerful thunder and lightning storm, two teenage boys, strangers, endure a near death experience on an isolated country road as a result of a horrific traffic accident.

(The only other performance of “An Illegal Start” was a public reading at a radio station in Grand Junction, CO, where the accident actually took place.)

Still in shock, and desperately needing shelter from the dangerous weather, the pair

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growth from 7.5 percent to 7 percent. That half percent decrease over three years means an additional $2 million will come out of Santa Monica’s General Fund in 2018, and then $13 million in 2021. At the same time, workers’ compensation costs will likely increase between 5 to 10 percent and healthcare costs may increase by as much as 8 percent annually.

The overall proposed budget for the City is $773.7 million in 2017/18 and $802.1 million in 2018/19. Total compensation, which includes employee salaries, pension contributions, health care and workers’ compensation costs, makes up 64 percent of the City’s overall operating budget.

“To make the most of our resources, and to ensure that we continue to have resources in harder times, we must be purposeful, watchful, and strategic about how we spend,” Cole said.

The City currently has 2,325 employees (both permanent and temporary) and will add net 5 positions over the next year, but plans to cut six positions soon after to end up with 2,324 by the end of the fiscal year in 2019. The City Manager’s office alone will cut a total of 16 positions from a high of 76 full time employees in 2015 to 60 in 2019.

The City has faced a backlash from some neighborhood groups and fiscal conservatives over the last year in response to the size of city staff, their salaries and growing pension liability. The City’s various pension plans have a combined unfunded long-term

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liability of $387 million (the other 75 percent of its $1.5 billion liability is funded, according to the City’s Director of Finance Gigi Decavalles-Hughes). Complaints lead to the launch of an audit subcommittee to look at the City’s fiscal health.

Critics often compare Santa Monica’s staff size to nearby Newport Beach which has a similar population but 1,700 fewer employees, according to the conservative watchdog Transparent California. However, the tax base for the two cities is starkly different. For example, in 2015 Santa Monica brought in twice as much Transit Occupancy Tax ($46.6 million compared to $25 million) while visitors spent $840 million more in Santa Monica than in Newport, according to data from the City of Santa Monica and Newport Beach & Co., the company that handles marketing for that city.

However, despite Santa Monica’s diverse tax base, all major sources of revenue are projected to grow more slowly or decline over the coming years, according to the report. Charges for services make up 24 percent of the City’s revenue, sales tax accounts for 19 percent and hotel taxes and property taxes each make up 9 percent. Most of the City’s tax revenue depends on the health of the overall economy, International tourism, and the real-estate market, which could all be significantly impacted by a slow-down or down turn in the coming years. If the economy continues to grow, it would be the longest period of economic expansion in the last century. kate@smdp.com

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shaped roof and ornate marble carvings, with a cement forecourt filled with celebrity footprints.

The theater still hosts dozens of premieres each year and its famous footprint forecourt draws an estimated five million tourists annually from around the world — many of whom don’t realize they can actually go inside and see a movie. “Occasionally you’ll get the tourist that comes up and asks for a restaurant reservation,� said Levi Tinker, the theater’s general manager and staff historian.

Ticket prices have climbed a bit, though.

It cost 75 cents to see a feature in 1927. An IMAX 3-D screening today runs $22.75.

A showman and entrepreneur, Grauman started building the Chinese Theatre in 1926, the same year he and other Hollywood titans established the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He imagined an elegant and otherworldly movie palace that would transport visitors to ancient China, with its serene gardens and regal temples. “He really wanted to give the audiences who came inside here an escape from reality,� Tinker said. “So he spared no expense in getting the best artists, the best designers, and even importing elements from China.�

Grauman commissioned original murals and paintings by international artists with Hollywood connections. He hired a Chinese sculptor to make statues and figures that still decorate the auditorium. He sought permission from the American and Chinese governments to bring in marble and other materials from China, including the “Heaven Dogs� statues that sit at the theater’s front doors. Most of the original 1927

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artwork has been preserved, Tinker said.

The theater’s best-known element, the footprint collection officially known as the “Forecourt of the Stars,� wasn’t part of the original plan.

Silent film star Norma Talmadge came to see Grauman at his new building on Hollywood Boulevard when she accidentally stepped in the wet cement out front.

Inspiration struck: Grauman thought a few celebrity footprints would be a great way to promote his new theater.

He invited his friends and business partners Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks to intentionally put their hands and feet in wet cement, and the tradition was born.

More than 300 actors, directors and producers have since followed suit. “Alien: Covenant� director Ridley Scott added his prints just this week.

Those footprints are what made Grauman’s Chinese Theatre a sensation, said Marc Wanamaker, a historian with the Hollywood Heritage Museum. “It was something special, mainly because of the footprints in the forecourt and the attention around the ceremonies,� he said. “No other theater in Los Angeles had this kind of attraction.�

The city of Los Angeles declared the theater a historic-cultural monument in 1968.

While the history has been preserved, the technology inside has been upgraded.

As the owners reflects on the landmark’s 90th birthday, there’s also the future of the TCL Chinese Theatre to think about. The company plans to expand the brand around the world, she said, with a San Diego location set to open later this year.

But for countless tourists and celebrities past and present, the Chinese Theatre will always be on Hollywood Boulevard, representing the golden age of cinema.

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These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ON MAY 11, AT ABOUT 2:29 P.M. Officers responded to a radio call for service at Cynergy Cycles – 2300 Santa Monica Blvd regarding a robbery. The suspect entered the store, selected merchandise and exited the store without paying. An employee notified the store manager who followed the suspect and confronted him. The suspect became upset, got into a fighting stance and swung at the manager several times. The store manager was able to step back and avoid the strikes. The suspect walked away and the manager maintained visual of the suspect.

The manger was able to point out the suspect to arriving officers. The suspect was taken into custody. All property taken was recovered. William Jeffrey Plumm, 23, from Santa Monica was arrested for robbery and a probation violation. He was denied bail.

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The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 329 calls for service on May 17.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

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Trespassing 200 block of Broadway 12:08 a.m.

Trespassing 1300 block of 2nd 1:26 a.m.

Arson 600 block of Wilshire 4:37 a.m.

Audible burglary alarm 1000 block of 17th 5:01 a.m.

Encampment 3100 block of 2nd 5:11 a.m.

Battery report 500 block of Olympic 5:36 a.m.

Person down 500 block of Santa Monica Pier 5:38 a.m.

Audible burglar alarm 1700 block of Cloverfield 5:56 a.m.

Trespassing 1500 block of 5th 6:19 a.m.

Fight 2000 block of Wilshire 6:25 a.m.

Lewd activity 1900 block of Pico 6:29 a.m.

Prowler 2300 block of 3rd 7:37 a.m.

Domestic violence 300 block of Olympic 8:05 a.m.

Encampment 200 block of Montana 8:06 a.m.

Person down Cloverfield/Pico 8:21 a.m.

Prowler 2300 block of 3rd 8:31 a.m.

Burglary report 1100 block of 18th 8:49 a.m.

Encampment 800 block of 4th 8:52 a.m.

Trespassing 900 block of 5th 8:55 a.m.

Auto burglary 1600 block of Hill 9:14 a.m.

Burglary 1500 block of Broadway 9:16 a.m.

Auto burglary 1300 block of 2nd 9:29 a.m.

Mark and tag abandoned vehicle 200 block of Norman Pl 9:37 a.m.

Traffic collision Euclid/Ashland 10:16 a.m.

Grand theft auto 1500 block of Maple 10:22 a.m.

Person down Main/Pico 10:51 a.m.

Lewd activity 100 block of Santa Monica Pl 11:07 a.m.

Public intoxication 18th/Pico 11:19 a.m.

Grand theft auto 200 block of Santa Monica 11:45 a.m.

Auto burglary 2500 block of 25th 12:13 p.m.

Assault with deadly weapon 1100 block of 2nd 12:17 p.m.

Person down 16th/Olympic 12:21 p.m.

Traffic collision Cloverfield/Pico 12:25 p.m.

Auto burglary Franklin/Santa Monica 12:48 p.m.

Trespassing 700 block of 10th 1:17 p.m.

Identity theft 1600 block of Franklin 1:19 p.m.

Traffic collision 1700 block of Oak 1:51 p.m.

Traffic collision 2800 block of Olympic 2:17 p.m.

Indecent exposure 1500 block of 4th 2:31 p.m.

Mark and tag abandoned vehicle 200 block of Bay 3:03 p.m.

Fight 1600 block of Ocean Park 3:19 p.m.

Indecent exposure 600 block of Arizona 4:11 p.m.

Battery 1500 block of Ocean Front Walk 5:04 p.m.

Traffic collision 2400 block of Lincoln 5:28 p.m.

Drunk driving investigation Ocean/Broadway 5:38 p.m.

Hit and run 26th/Olympic 6:31 p.m.

Auto burglary 2500 block of 25th 8:03 p.m.

Traffic collision 500 block of 11th 8:09 p.m.

Drunk driving investigation Stewart/Pico 8:45 p.m.

Person with a gun 300 block of Santa Monica Pier 10:29 p.m.

Hit and run 2nd/Santa Monica 11:19 p.m.

Armed robbery 12th/Broadway 11:37 p.m.

DAILY FIRE LOG

The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 47 calls for service on May 17.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. EMS 2200 block of 23rd 12:18 a.m.

Odor of natural gas 1300 block of 7th 1:04 a.m.

Automatic alarm 100 block of Wilshire 2:12 a.m.

EMS 1300 block of Stanford 4:32 a.m.

Trash/Dumpster Fire 600 block of Wilshire 4:37 a.m.

EMS 1500 block of 2nd 4:59 a.m.

EMS 600 block of Wilshire 5:27 a.m.

EMS 1500 block of PCH 5:40 a.m.

EMS 900 block of Euclid 6:12 a.m.

EMS 1100 block of 4th 8:16 a.m.

Wires down 2400 block of 21st 8:19 a.m.

EMS Cloverfield/Pico 8:22 a.m.

EMS 700 block of Pico 8:40 a.m.

EMS 800 block of 21st 10:49 a.m.

EMS Cloverfield/Pico 10:55 a.m.

EMS Main/ Pico 10:55 a.m.

EMS 2400 block of 30th 10:58 a.m.

EMS 18th/Pico 11:21 a.m.

EMS 1300 block of 20th 11:26 a.m.

EMS 1900 block of Pico 11:36 a.m.

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EMS 2000 block of Arizona 11:42 a.m.

EMS 1300 block of 6th 11:47 a.m.

Automatic alarm 1200 block of 15th 11:51 a.m.

EMS 2400 block of Wilshire 11:57 a.m.

EMS 600 block of Colorado 12:14 p.m.

EMS 2600 block of 31st 1:07 p.m.

Automatic alarm 1200 block of 15th 1:08 p.m.

EMS 1500 block of 4th 1:22 p.m.

EMS 2300 block of Pier 1:31 p.m.

EMS 17th/Oak 1:51 p.m.

EMS 2000 block of 4th 2:48 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 21st 3:58 p.m.

Odor of natural gas 800 block of 15th 4:06 p.m.

EMS 1200 block of 16th 4:18 p.m.

EMS 2100 block of Ocean 4:56 p.m.

EMS 2600 block of Ocean Front Walk 5:02 p.m.

EMS 2000 block of Euclid 5:16 p.m.

EMS 2500 block of Ocean Front Walk 5:22 p.m.

EMS 1500 block of 7th 5:44 p.m.

EMS 17th/Michigan 6:08 p.m.

SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD

Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block.

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“KILLER RIDES” CAR SHOW SERIES

Last Sunday of each month, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Killer Shrimp 4211 Admiralty Way, Parking Lot. Free Killer Shrimp Restaurant & Bar picks up their summer car show tradition for its 6th year. Featuring classics to hot rods, exotic autos to motorcycles, this is a display you won’t want to miss. Prizes will be awarded to best in show per category, so if you want to submit your own killer ride email info@killershrimp.com. There will be live music and free hot dogs from Killer Shrimp’s Partner and L.A. classic, Tail o’ the Pup. Easy to attend, it’s held in the Killer Shrimp’s parking lot, and free to all those interested in scoping it out.

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(Mother’s) Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way. Free.

The Southern California Outrigger Racing Association puts on their annual canoe event right at the Marina. Each race course will carry depending on skill level, but the full Open Race runs 11 miles outside the Marina break wall. Head to Marina Beach to watch the event, and head to http://www.scora.org/ for more information.

ARTSEA

Saturday, June 10. 12 - 10:00 p.m. Marina (Mother’s) Beach 4101 Admiralty Way. Free.

The Marina turns into a pop-up arts district for that day with the debut of ARTsea, a creative arts festival. Expect live music, arts vendors, creative installations, galleries, workshops, food trucks, wine garden, and more! The Beach Shuttle, Free Ride, and WaterBus will all be made available for easier commute. For a detailed schedule and further information, visit http://www.visitmarinadelrey.com/events/art-sea/

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 19)

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA

July 4. 9:20 p.m. Free Celebrate your Independence Day with one of the best fireworks displays in Los Angeles. Watch from the shore (prime spots listed below) or join a cruise for front-row seat to the celebration.

Best viewing spots in the Marina: Fisherman’s village - 13755 Fiji Way, Burton Chace Park - 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina (Mother’s) Beach - 4101 Admiralty Way. MARINA DEL REY’S FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

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July 8, 22 ; August 5, 19, Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way. Free.

Nothing says summer like a movie out under the stars—the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches & Harbors puts on a series of movie nights in the Marina. Bring picnics, friends, and family to the outdoor movie screenings. Movie choices line up to come.

MARINA DEL REY WATER BUS

Thursday’s & Saturdays, July 6 - August 26, Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way. Free.

This free summer concert series at Burton Chace Park–a 10 acre park surrounded on 3 sides by the marina waters features “symphonic Thursdays”, “pop Saturdays”, for times and a schedule of the following months line up, visit http://www.visitmarinadelrey.com/2017/01/

June 22 - September 4, $1 per person one way.

Park your car and take our WaterBus for a unique water’s-eye view of Marina del Rey. Eight boarding stops throughout the Marina offer opportunities to shop, dine, and recreate in one of the most beautiful Southern California residential and tourist areas. Bikes and strollers welcome aboard.

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You are very much your own person this year, and you’ll be shedding old myths and definitions. The next10 weeks will do wonders for your satisfaction at work and also for your social ties. July presents a fun challenge and the ideal teammate. November brings romantic proclamations. Save up through the colder months. Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 2, 22 and 18.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

The current cosmic bent will help you realize the wondrous power of saying no, setting a boundary and enforcing a limit. Such a gesture will make love stronger and life simpler.

The potential for trouble lies in reacting to events in an emotional and unthinking way.

Take a breath and be thoughtful and deliberate in your response instead and you’ll avoid the trouble altogether.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll take back your time from the digital bandits. You won’t answer the phone just because it rings or act on every electronic impulse demanding attention. You’ll enjoy a few distractions -- distractions of your own choosing!

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Embrace the paradise of imperfect circumstances. Right now, exactly as you are, you’re good enough to do what you really want to do, to the best of your ability. Also, you’ll never be more ready. Go!

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Either your prayers will be answered, or that thing you do that’s a little like praying will be linked to some interesting results. Tonight, hone social skills, including the art of making a powerful entrance and a smooth exit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

CANCER (June 22-July 22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

For today, “Why?” is not the right question to ask. The question “How?” on the other hand, could change your life. It’s also a lucky day for running into the exact people who know about the “how,” and you should definitely take lots of notes.

If you contradict someone, or even yourself, the energy of conflict will be ignited. This isn’t necessary! Acknowledge the things you can’t agree on. The validation may be all that’s necessary to discharge the bad energy.

There are people you you’re not happy around and yet can’t avoid altogether. When you have to deal with them, involve others. More people will dilute the power of one negative influence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You refuse to think of yourself as a victim of circumstance. There are alternatives to explore -hard to see when you’re invested in one way of being, but they are there nonetheless. Decide to see them. You always have choices.

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You’ll be given gifts today, although they may be disguised as other things. Your definition of the term “gift” will be thereby expanded.

Whether something is a gift or a bane is best determined over time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Sometimes all it takes is a simple decision to feel different. It’s as though you’re an actor and the director has just walked up to you and told you to play the scene confident, empowered and ready to make the next winning move.

You know what fun is to you. Stick with that today and the smiles keep coming, whereas subscribing to other people’s idea of fun might actually make you feel irritated, uncomfortable or worse.

Zack Hill

Venus and Jupiter’s Heavenly Tension Venus and Jupiter face off, pulling tension across the heavens. For all of his largess, Jupiter can hardly overpower the love goddess, who is fiercely feminine in her Aries armor. Anyway, neither will win. The lesson: There are many different kinds of power and just as many ways to wield it. Force is often the least effective use of power.

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