WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
Volume 10 Issue 172
Santa Monica Daily Press
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TOSS IT: New ‘smart’ trash cans have been deployed on Santa Monica State Beach.
‘Smart’ beach trash cans debut BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief
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SM BEACH Aiming to encourage more people to dispose of their trash properly while visiting Santa Monica State Beach, City Hall and environmental watchdog Heal the Bay have teamed up to create 500 new trash cans that combine traditional marketing techniques and the latest smartphone technology. The dark blue cans, which are wrapped in colorful artwork with the slogan “Toes in the sand, trash in the can,” includes a QR code linking smartphone users to the new Santa Monica Beachcast, a mobile website that features a variety of local content, including tips on how to keep the beach clean, a chance to sign up for beach cleanups with Heal the Bay, the latest weather and water quality conditions, community Twitter updates and emergency contacts. Users will also be able to upload and share their favorite photos of the beach, with the ultimate goal being to highlight the beauty of the beach, and in turn, provide the community with a stronger sense of pride and connectivity to the ocean and each other, city officials said. “Our beaches are wild open space, as famous as any national park, and protecting them is one of our highest priorities,” said
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Morgan Genser news@smdp.com BIG MOMENT: Pacifica Christian’s Head Coach Julian Chavez celebrates after his team defeated Firebaugh Tuesday at North Venice LIttle League.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Pacifica Christian bound for CIF-SS final BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor
VENICE With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and down a run, Pacifica Christian’s Head Coach Julian Chavez was still optimistic his team could pull out a victory. “I knew that if Athen [Shelp] got on,
we’d win the ball game,” Chavez said of the pressure-packed situation. Apparently, Chavez was onto something as Shelp was hit by a pitch, extending the Seawolves’ season. A pair of batters later it would be Athen’s younger brother, freshman Tucie Shelp, who would stroke a single to left field with the bases loaded scoring a
pair of runs to win the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 semifinal, 11-10, over Firebaugh on Tuesday at North Venice Little League. The win propels Pacifica Christian to the final on Saturday at UC Riverside. The SEE BASEBALL PAGE 7
Police release sketches of assault suspects BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY Santa Monica police have released sketches of two people wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on Main Street that left a man in a coma.
The assault occurred on May 6 around 1 a.m. in the 2900 block of Main Street, said SMPD Sgt. Richard Lewis. The victim was drunk and collided with a man who had just left O’Brien’s Irish Pub. The man became upset and pushed the victim several times, knocking him to the ground where he struck his head against the concrete.
The victim, a 46-year-old white male, was transported to a local hospital where
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