Santa Monica Daily Press, June 03, 2013

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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013

Volume 12 Issue 175

Santa Monica Daily Press

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Officials propose new emergency medical systems BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer

DOWNTOWN The Santa Monica Fire Department and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center are taking a preliminary look at a new partnership that could change

the way residents receive care after an injury. The model, called Community EMS (Emergency Medical Service), would empower emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics to triage patients in the field and choose to bring them to an urgent care-type facility rather than an emergency room.

California law dictates that all 9-1-1 calls involve an emergency room visit, but the concept has been the subject of much attention since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which puts a premium on cutting out unnecessary hospital costs and preventing return visits

for the same conditions. If allowed, it would mean that a paramedic or EMT would be able to treat someone for a relatively minor condition, like a sprained ankle, without taking them to the SEE SYSTEMS PAGE 12

Long-awaited Bulger murder trial to begin DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer

BOSTON James “Whitey” Bulger is no longer

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the feared man who swaggered around South Boston and later became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives. At 83, the bright platinum hair that earned Bulger his nickname is all but gone and his reputed status as the leader of a violent gang has passed. But as Bulger’s long-awaited trial gets underway, it’s clear that the passage of time has done little to diminish Boston’s fascination with Bulger. “He’s a survivor. He’s had a very long shelf life in a profession where that is not typical,” said Dick Lehr, who has co-written two books about Bulger, including the biography “Whitey: The Life of America’s Most Notorious Mob Boss.” “The many faces of Whitey make him intriguing,” Lehr said. Those faces include his early image as a modern-day Robin Hood and harmless tough guy who gave turkey dinners to his working-class neighbors at Thanksgiving and kept drug dealers out of the neighborhood. That image was crushed when authorities began digging up bodies. Bulger would eventually be charged with playing a role in 19 murders but fled in late 1994 after former FBI Agent John Connolly Jr. tipped him off that he was about to be indicted. He remained a fugitive for more than 16 years before finally being captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011.

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Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com Kids from the C.R.E.S.T. after-school program perform a flash mob dance to Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ during the 22nd annual Santa Monica Festival at Clover Park on Saturday. The festival provided the chance to experience art workshops, live music and earth-friendly shopping.

Local company a lone wolf in animal stock footage BY ALEX VEJAR Special to the Daily Press

DOWNTOWN Imagine the ability to have a lion roaming through the streets of Paris, or an elephant eating in an African jungle — all without having to leave the comfort of an editing bay.

A local Santa Monica company is making that happen by using the latest green-screen technology and a few furry friends. Green Screen Animals (greenscreenanimals.com) offers stock footage of all kinds of wildlife for those who find it too expensive or time consuming to film it themselves.

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