MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014
Volume 13 Issue 168
Santa Monica Daily Press
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More than $7M raised in Congress race BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
WESTSIDE Campaign receipts in the race to replace retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) now total more than $7 million. The primary election for the 33rd Congressional District will be held Tuesday. Marianne Williamson, a best-selling author who’s been in the race since before Waxman announced his retirement, leads with $1.66 million. She’s spent nearly $393,000 of her own money on the campaign and has $315,000 on hand as of her last filing in mid-May. More than $1.26 million has come through individual contributions of $2,600 or less, the individual limit. Former Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel is second in line with $1.05 million raised as of her last filing. Greuel, who lost to Eric Garcetti in last year’s Los Angeles mayoral election, has not spent any of her own money. SEE CONGRESS PAGE 5
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PROPS: Santa Monica High School’s softball team celebrates in Irvine on Saturday after winning the CIF-Southern Section Division IX title.
Viking softball team wins title second time around BY ALEX VEJAR SPECIAL TO THE DAILY PRESS
IRVINE Last year, the Santa Monica softball team ended their playoff run in disappointment. But they were determined to force a different outcome in 2014. “We were here last year [and] got our butts kicked,” head coach Debbie Skaggs
said. “The girls knew that we had to come out here and not just be happy to be here, but get here and finish business.” The Vikings easily defeated the Ventura Cougars, 3-1, in the Division IV CIF-SS championship on Saturday, May 31, giving Samohi its second title in five years. Junior pitcher Whitney Jones struck out three Ventura batters, while senior first baseman Francesca Golick had two RBIs. Senior infielder Marina Coffin had one RBI for the Cougars. Samohi’s last division championship was in 2010 when they defeated the North Torrance Saxons, 11-3. The Viking offense started strong in the
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bottom of the first inning with senior Sara Garcia smacking a triple into right field, allowing freshman second baseman Jasmine Gomez to score Samohi’s first run. With Garcia on third, Golick connected on a Ventura pitch, driving in Garcia for an early 2-0 lead. Jones said her pitching loosened up after her team was able to build an early advantage. “It feels much better when you have a little cushion,” Jones said. The Cougars got on the board in the top of the third inning off an RBI by Coffin.
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