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WEEKEND EDITION
06.03.17 - 06.04.17 Volume 16 Issue 174
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Young rider begins cross country trip
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 GUITAR ORCHESTRA ......................PAGE 3 AN OPEN LETTER TO THIEVES ..PAGE 4 CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
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NOMA residents increasing private security patrols KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
Quick arrests by the Santa Monica Police Department after two violent break-ins in the North of Montana neighborhood have not quieted neighborhood fears of a perceived spike in burglaries. Now, neighbors who have already been paying for private security for decades want to step up patrols even more. May was a disturbing month – on the 15th, multiple men assaulted and robbed Andrew West in his home on 17th Street. West is still recovering from his injuries in the hospital. Then, less than ten days later police say the same burglars struck again – this time allegedly stabbing resident Imtiaz Tar and
hitting his housekeeper Dinah Barrera with a hammer inside Tar’s home on 19th Street. Tar’s wife and son were also home when the attack happened on May 26. Tar ended up in intensive care and is still recovering. Barrera also went to the hospital but has since been released. Two men, Brian Morgan and an unnamed juvenile, are facing attempted murder charges for the brazen break-ins that happened in daylight hours. In the second burglary, Lt. Saul Rodriguez with the Santa Monica Police Department says the suspects only took some cash and a cell phone. Santa Monica police say there has been an increase in property SEE PATROLS PAGE 6
California lawmakers pass bills to address housing shortage BY SOPHIA BOLLAG & JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press
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RIDER: Scotty Parker is departing from Santa Monica for an eleven state bike trip.
BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
At just 13 years old, Scotty Parker already knows a lot about sweat equity. For example, he’s sweat quite a bit during the 7,000 miles he’s logged training over the last year. That includes one weekend he biked more than 100 miles uphill when he tackled the “Assault on Mt. Mitchell” – an infamous 10,000 foot climb in his home state of South Carolina. On Saturday, he’ll be staring down another number: 3,000, as he pushes off on his bike from the Santa Monica Pier and makes his way
across eleven states to head back home. “I’ve come to love the sport,” Parker said in an interview with the Daily Press before he begins the eight-week journey on his bike. “It’s awesome. I never knew that I would have the passion for cycling but I really wanted to help other people and it’s a way I can do that.” While Parker puts in the sweat equity, others are putting in the actual equity – money to his favorite charity, Water Mission, a nonprofit organization that provides safe drinking water to communities around the world. SEE TRIP PAGE 6
California lawmakers took steps to address the state’s affordable housing shortage Thursday by passing bills to speed construction and generate money for subsidized housing. The measures are among hundreds of bills approved by the Legislature this week ahead of a Friday deadline for bills to pass out of the chamber where they originated. Lawmakers also passed bills to protect immigrants, alter the teacher tenure process and prohibit police from enforcing federal marijuana laws that conflict with state law. Both the Senate and the Assembly approved measures to speed housing creation by streamlining building regulations, among
about a dozen housing bills passed by lawmakers Thursday. The authors of the bills say they need to pass a combination of measures to address the state’s housing crisis. An estimated 1.5 million California families lack access to affordable housing. The state also has disproportionately high rates of homelessness. SB35 removes some development restrictions in cities that fall behind on housing production goals. It passed 23-12 in the Senate. AB73 rewards cities for streamlining the approval of housing, particularly for developments near public transportation. It passed the Assembly 46-19. The Senate also voted 30-9 to put a $3 billion bond for affordable housing on the ballot. SEE SHORTAGE PAGE 4
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