MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013
Volume 12 Issue 169
Santa Monica Daily Press
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THE WE REMEMBER ISSUE
Santa Monica unveils memorial concept BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
14TH STREET Santa Monicans gather at Woodlawn Cemetery, Mortuary and Mausoleum each Memorial Day to remem-
ber the lives of those who served and died for their country, but this year, city officials will unveil a new tribute to the fallen that will stand all year round. Those that attend the 75th annual Memorial Day celebration on Monday will
get a sneak peek at a commemorative wall that will hold the names of each Santa Monican who has died while in the service since the city was established in 1875. While many details about the design and materials of the wall have not yet been deter-
mined, it will rest in front of the mausoleum, surrounded by landscaping and benches to create a serene space for people to pause and observe the names, which will be SEE MEMORIAL PAGE 10
L.A. stoplights synchronized but road war carries on JOHN ROGERS Associated Press
LOS ANGELES It seems that the impossible
should write her secret down. “I was kind of scared at first because I thought that it was basically the same as telling her, but then I realized that it wasn’t
has occurred: The nation’s most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers’ blood pressure still spikes as LA’s traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier this year, Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing all of its nearly 4,400 stoplights, making it the world’s first major city to do so. The result? Well, it can still be hell to cross the City of the Angels by car. Synchronization has allowed LA to boast of real improvements on paper, however, the average driver won’t always be able to discern the difference of a project that took nearly 30 years to complete. “To be honest with you, I haven’t felt it, yet,” said Jack Abramyam, who has been driving a cab across LA’s mean streets for 20 years. “Late at night, maybe, yes,” Abramyam said as he sat outside his cab on a street in Chinatown recently, waiting for a fare. “But it was never really bad then anyway. During the day it was bad. And it’s still bad.” The way synchronization works is simple enough: With all the signals synchronized, if
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SHOW TIME
Michael Yanow editor@smdp.com Janice (left) and Tim Williams and their dogs watch the classic comedy ‘The Princess Bride’ on the grass of the baseball field at Santa Monica High School as part of the Eat See Hear outdoor movie, food truck and live music event series on Saturday evening.
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Local mother finds way to build trust BY ALEX VEJAR Special to the Daily Press
MAIN STREET When she was younger, Summer Germann wouldn’t tell her mother things because she was afraid of her reaction.
So when she had her own child, she vowed that she would be different. Germann got her chance when her 9-year-old daughter Ocean had a secret to tell, but wasn’t comfortable disclosing it. Summer Germann suggested that she
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