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05.25.17 Volume 16 Issue 166
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Bill would ban foam takeout containers in California BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
Nearly ten years after Santa Monica banned polystyrene takeout containers – also known as Styrofoam – the rest of California may be catching up. A bill from Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) would ban polystyrene foam containers throughout the entire state starting Jan. 2020. SB 705 is scheduled for its next hearing Thursday with the Senate Appropriations Committee. Polystyrene breaks down into lightweight, buoyant particles that
flow easily into the ocean, contaminating the water and clogging the digestive systems of fish and birds, according to Heal the Bay. “Ultimately, it’s bad for our environment, bad for public health and it ends up costing cities and counties millions of dollars in cleanup costs,” Allen said at a press conference Monday with Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Bob Blumenfield. “White polystyrene foam is everywhere you look and it never goes away,” Koretz said, noting that SEE BILL PAGE 7
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CCSM promises sustainable, affordable housing BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
The city’s largest affordable housing provider believes its next project will break ground in sustainability in California. Community Corp of Santa Monica plans to retrofit some ocean view apartments it purchased from the City in 2016 to be zero-net energy. “It’s not something that’s been done before at least to my knowledge,” Community Corp Executive Director Tara Barauskas said.
“Definitely not for affordable housing.” Along with plans to open up some walls, seismically retrofit and make 1616 Ocean Avenue ADA compliant, plans for the refurbishment include installing solar panels on the roof that will power the residences and common areas. The project has a $200,000 funding gap that just received a big boost from the City Council. On Tuesday, the Councilmembers voted unanimously to contribute $50,000 in discretionary funds for
the energy upgrade. Community Corp says efforts to get grant funding for the project have been unsuccessful. “To our knowledge, it will be the first multi-family zero-net energy retrofit in California,” Project manager John Mimms said. “It’s important to have a demonstration project to show people it can be done,” Mayor Pro Tempore Gleam Davis said at the SEE HOUSING PAGE 6
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Santa Monica High School partnered with the Santa Monica Police Department to run a 3-week pilot program that provides seniors a chance to interact with officers as well as understand the mindset and responsibility of an officer. On May 24, SMPD brought seven officers to the campus to allow the students a chance to role-play in real life scenarios. Overall 70 students participated in the various traffic stop scenarios.
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