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Bulger’s longtime lover gets eight years DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer

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In a letter dated May 22, Mark Hill, a program budget manager with the Department of Finance, informed City Hall that the joint-use project and three other, smaller obligations did not meet state requirements for funding.

That invalidated two $4,065,000 payments from the former Redevelopment Agency to the school district based on a contract between the agency and the school district dated June 28, 2011.

BOSTON The longtime girlfriend of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for helping one of the FBI’s most-wanted men stay on the run for 16 years, a life her lawyer said she doesn’t regret because she still loves Bulger.

Catherine Greig showed no emotion when U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock handed down the sentence after listening to emotional pleas from relatives of those Bulger is accused of killing. Bulger, the 82year-old former leader of the notorious Winter Hill Gang, is awaiting trial on charges he participated in 19 murders.

Greig, 61, had pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud.

Greig’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, urged the judge to impose a sentence of a little over two years, arguing that Greig was in love with Bulger when she fled Boston with him in 1995.

“Catherine Greig fell in love with Mr. Bulger, and that’s why she was in the situation she was in,” Reddington said. “Miss Greig did not believe that Mr. Bulger was capable of these homicides.”

But prosecutors dismissed her professions of love and said Greig had numerous opportunities to leave Bulger during their time on the run.

“This was not a romantic saga,” U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said. “She helped and protected and concealed a fugitive.”

Family members of those Bulger is accused of killing lashed out at Greig during victim impact statements, with one relative using an expletive to describe her. Another relative made a derogatory reference to her brother’s suicide, prompting Greig to cover her mouth and fight back tears.

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State denies $57M in Samohi improvements City Hall, school district struggle to change minds

BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL The state’s Department of Finance has taken aim at $57 million of former Redevelopment Agency funds slated for improvements at Santa Monica High School, putting the future of that major public investment at risk.

The trouble stems from payments made by the former Redevelopment Agency that City Hall and an independent oversight board believe are valid under legislation passed in 2011 that killed redevelopment agencies throughout the state.

State officials claim that contracts that City Hall submitted relating to the Samohi improvements, called the Civic Center Joint Use Project, were signed one day after the June 27, 2011 cut off, invalidating the agreements.

That would be bad news for both City Hall and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, which have already spent more than $2 million replacing the old football field at Samohi with a new synthetic turf and have contracts for more work connected to the project.

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CITY HALL Waldo Waterman may have made a dent in aviation history with his first-ever flying car, but buildings are not landmarked on reputation alone.

The Landmarks Commission knocked down a proposal to designate a building at Colorado Avenue and Fifth Street Monday night, removing an obstacle that could have sunk a mid-price hotel planned for the northwest corner of the intersection.

The building at 1554 Fifth St., which currently houses a Midas auto repair shop, was the site of Waterman’s flying car factory, where he designed and manufactured his Arrowbile between 1935 and 1938.

If all of the approvals go through, it’s also the future location for a $30 million Courtyard By Marriott hotel, one of two mid-priced hotels planned for the northwest and northeast corners of the intersection.

OTO Development, which intends to build the hotel, is dead set against the designation, which representatives claim will make the project too costly to proceed.

The decision was in line with a report by consultant PCR Services, which declared the

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site was denied landmark status by the Landmarks Commission on Monday.

Women doctors still earn less income LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO Women physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts, researchers found, with a salary difference that over the course of a career could pay for a college education, a spacious house, or a retirement nest egg.

To get the fairest comparison, the study authors took into account work hours, academic titles, medical specialties, age and other factors that influence salaries. They

included only doctors who were involved in research at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals, all at the same stage in their careers. And they still found men’s average yearly salaries were at least $12,000 higher than women’s.

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The design studio Michael W. Folonis Architects received Monday two Honor Design Awards from the Westside Urban Forum.

MWFA was lauded for its work on the UCLA Ambulatory Surgery and Oncology Center in Santa Monica — awarded in the Public/Institutional category — and a 200unit, mixed-use residential project on the Westside — awarded in the Mixed-Use category.

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The Fifth Street mixed-use residential project, also located in Santa Monica, proved to be a challenging project for MWFA, as it pushed the architects to create a pedestrian-friendly urban experience, a fully immersed apartment-dwelling experience and a building skin that would allow residents to control individual lighting and sun screening functions — all while maintaining the city’s planning and zoning codes.

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Bradbury the teacher Editor:

An often overlooked role of the recently deceased Ray Bradbury was as an excellent writing teacher and mentor; giving generously of his time and talent. I recall one Socratic afternoon in the William O. Douglas Park some 25 years ago. Under the canopy of an aging oak tree, the old master himself shared with 30 odd admirers some insights on writing and anecdotes from his unique life path. He was patient (listening to our stories as well), self-effacing and humorous — full of a kind of wisdom and wit that could only be called “Bradburyan.”

We left that day with little smiles on our faces from the literary purpose and inspiration (far beyond writing) that this sage man had imparted upon us. May his memory bring a similar smile to the millions who now mourn his passing.

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Speaking out of turn Editor:

On Saturday, nine men and women, educated, talented and totally committed to serve their neighbors, were elected to lead the Wilmont Board of Directors (“Wilmont election goes forward as (un)planned,” page 1, June 10). What marred this auspicious achievement were the inappropriate interference in the democratic process by two high city officials: Councilmember Kevin McKeown and Robin Gee of the always malfunctioning City TV. McKeown: On May 30, the nine (and two others who withdrew Saturday) presented petitions 100 percent in compliance with the Wilmont bylaws. On Tuesday, the old board notified the new candidates that they were not eligible, unless they met three rules, which none of them did. These rules contradicted the bylaws and only an amendment adopted by members can change the bylaws.

Nevertheless, McKeown crafted the strategy for Wilmont Chair Valerie Griffin, who served as the 2010 treasurer of his re-election campaign, that she put forth the rules to disqualify the 11. He admitted this in writing with the qualification, “But I’m not an attorney.”

It doesn’t take a lawyer to know that bylaws must be followed and can’t be nullified by fiat.

Gee: On Thursday, Griffin saw her inevitable defeat looming and sought the assistance of City Hall (which finances much of the neighborhood groups’ expenses).

She called Gee, whose job at City TV has no bearing on these issues, to tell her that the membership chairman had been taken to the hospital and the qualifications of the candidates and other voting members could not be checked. Gee told Griffin and several media representatives that no vote should be taken on Saturday.

Two problems: First, Gee had no authority and should have voiced no opinion in the matter. Second, her superior, Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek, subsequently told candidate Jeanne Dodson that City Hall had no role in the dispute and, to her knowledge, no one had stated a position. City management looked foolish as a result of unauthorized and dumb statements by a mid-level staffer. Council and the city manager would be well-advised to look into how this mess happened and set up guidelines as to who and under what circumstances staffers are allowed to make decisions and issue public statements.

As for Councilmember McKeown, his pronouncements should all be taken with a grain of salt.

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Stand by your VW van Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family.

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experience when traveling depends a lot on your mode of travel.

It also hinges on things like your age, travel budget, linguistic abilities, personality, health, ethnicity, and sense of adventure and wonder.

But on a long trip, mode may be the most important.

We’re driving. Our vehicle is a 21-yearold VW camper van that’s starting the first time every time and running so smoothly that we’ve dubbed it Excalibur (also, musical reference, “White Rabbit”), in dramatic contrast to the Red Beast we suffered with for the first four months. (Thanks and praise to our van provider Tour-Europe.de, couldn’t have done it without them, and especially our genial and genius German mechanic Sebastian, upon whom we have conferred sainthood. Too many miracles to recount.)

You can hike/train-bus-thumb/backpack/camp/hostel. Recommended for the young of years, not just of heart. You can, in Europe, Eurail Pass it (unlimited train connections for a specified period of time).

Upscaling, you can fly or cruise between cities or take the train first class or even sleeper car.

You can go on a tour on a big bus with a big group of people just like you (and rarely meet locals or eat foreign food or communicate in anything but your language). Or book your big group on a cruise ship and see only a handful of port cities and never meet/eat/communicate.

We knew we wanted to drive, and drive a small camper van, for many important reasons. Biggest reason: when you drive, you can go anywhere. No limits. We drove to the uppermost northwest corner of Scotland, rarely seeing a car on the road, and were rewarded with stunning scenery. To the Sognefjord in Norway, ditto.

We drove down the only street in Lin, a tiny fishing village in Albania, until it ended, with a Dutch family also traveling in their small camper for a year, and parked and stayed for two days we’ll always treasure. We were welcomed by the locals and offered coffee and local liquor and fish caught right in front of our vans, while our daughter Nicole taught the local kids the West African songdance “Che Che Kule” that she learned at Santa Monica Alternative School House.

We drove far enough south in Morocco to skirt the Sahara and watch with delight and awe as a herd of 50 to 60 camels crossed the road in front of us. We parked (free) on beaches in south Portugal that, if there were a hotel there, you’d pay hundreds per night for the spectacular location.

We drove with white knuckles and frantic navigation through the hearts of Paris, Dresden and Cologne, Krakow, Edinburgh and Inverness, Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona, Liverpool, Zagreb, Brussels and Bruges, Prague, Copenhagen, Tirana, Florence and Milan, Dubrovnik — pointing and “ooh”-ing and “ahh”-ing all the way like, well, tourists. You can’t get that from train to train, airport to airport. Your tour bus won’t go down the streets we went down (some intentionally, some not). “There are no wrong turns,” we decided, just more places you’ve never been. And I wouldn’t have tried it in a big camper.

By choosing the VW we upped the ante on freedom; it’s not any wider or much longer than an average American car, about the size of a small van. I knew from experience, from my previous year-long European sojourn in 1972, when I bought one brandnew from the factory in Germany, that I did not want to drive a big motorhome around the ancient cities and narrow back roads of Europe.

It’s outfitted inside with double beds above and below, stove, fridge (with freezer), sink with faucet, kitchen table, heater, lights, curtains, storage cabinets and closets — all quite compact, of course, but so cleverly designed to fit together and disappear when not in use.

The one important thing it lacks is a bathroom — simply no room. The bigger campers have them, and a lot more space and seating for guests and … everything.

And that’s a big deal. Not having our own bathroom has meant we’ve had to get creative many times about where we stop for the night.

But the big guys are wide and long, sometimes ridiculously so. Their occupants are forced to drive only big highways between campgrounds or wide open, free camping sites, which is very limiting. Sometimes I’ve looked at them with envy and longing, especially when relaxing inside someone’s.

But many more times I’ve been in a driving or parking situation where I reminded myself, “Sure am glad I went with a little guy!”

When we pass other motorhomes we usually wave — we’re all in the same club, chucking routine, homeland, family and friends for the adventure the open road offers. But when we pass a VW, those are really our people. And almost every time one of the mega-camper owners comes over to chat he has a gleam in his eye and looks White Rabbit up and down, peeks inside, and often confides something like, “I had one just like this in ‘78. Never should have let it go!”

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Most of that changed when she was about 15 months old. (Except for the sleep part, thank God; she still does that like she’s a gold medalist in the sport.) Then it became clear very quickly there was a mix-up in the maternity ward, and she was really the devil’s spawn. Or, as my dad had hoped, she was my daughter.

Thanks to Petunia, at present, I most closely resemble a rubber band. My patience with her and her preschool antics is constantly stretched and stretched and stretched, and the only variable each day is at what time I will snap. (Guessing the time could be like a drinking game, one in which I should be forbidden from participating because I’d always win since I already start drinking at the time — or maybe just a wee bit earlier — when the rubber band breaks and is flung across the room in a hot mess of bad mom-ness.)

My dad gets a real kick out of hearing the endless Petunia horror stories. She adores him, and the feeling is mutual and then some, but I think he adores even more knowing I bear the brunt of her darker side (you know, as dark as a little girl can be who once asked, “Mommy, why are you so ... sad at Daddy?” when I spoke to my husband on the phone in a slightly elevated tone).

I call my dad and relay to him each day what she’s done, and he’ll laugh and laugh and laugh. I get why he thinks it’s funny. And he likely gets that his laughter makes me feel as if I’m 15 again with adolescent hormones surging through my bloodstream, causing me to get super irked, which just makes him laugh that much harder.

Like a few weeks ago when Petunia was

apoplectic because my husband and I declined to come up to her room three hours after we put her to bed for the 11th time to cuddle with her. Her empty-water-bottle excuses were exhausted, as were her claims that she wasn’t tired (duh), not to mention we had already exorcised the nightmares and monsters from her closet and made a grand show of shoving them out the front door. So she figured out an innovative way to get us up there.

“I peed in my bed,” she sang out to us.

“Why did you do that?” I shrieked.

She stared at me all huffily after I stomped up the stairs in a mixture of disgust, exasperation and hysteria.

“Because I said so,” she said not a little evilly.

It’s one thing when your infant pees on the changing table while you’re between diapers or when she pees in the bath because the sensation of the warm water registers as relaxation in her sweet, tiny little brain.

However, there’s nothing even remotely charming about the on-purpose pee of a nearly 4-year-old.

And then when the aforementioned nearly 4-year-old throws back in your face the line that’s supposed to be for parents only? The one you waited for years to be able to bust out with any semblance of authority? Grrrrrrr.

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha,” was all my dad had to say about that.

“She’s so kind and such a good friend,” one of her preschool teachers always declares about her.

“Oh, Petunia? She’s going to be president one day. Mark my words!” said another teacher not long ago when I relayed a different yet almost equally dismal tale involving a toothbrush, toothpaste, a trash can and Petunia’s lovely blond hair.

I’m well aware the best is yet to come, at least as far as my dad is concerned. After all, Petunia isn’t aware that someday she’ll be interested in driving and boys and that school won’t always be as fun and carefree as it is now.

Of course, I’m banking on the fact that Petunia is really just this way mostly with me and no one else. I mean, I guess that’s a good thing, you know, so long as you’re not me. At least I know it makes my dad happy, which means Petunia makes for an excellent Father’s Day gift (which means your card and not much else will arrive in the mail later this week, Daddy. Happy Father’s Day!).

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decide whether to require special labels for food made from genetically modified ingredients, in a closely watched test of consumer attitudes about the merits of genetically engineered crops.

Advocates collected more than half a million signatures supporting the stronger labeling requirements, and the secretary of state this week certified the measure for the state’s November ballot.

If it passes, California would be the first state to require labeling of such a wide range of foods containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The proposal would require most processed foods by 2014 to bear a label telling shoppers that they contain ingredients derived from plants whose DNA was altered with genes from other plants, animals, viruses or bacteria.

Many backers of similar labeling legislation in more than a dozen states say the intent is to give consumers more information about what they’re eating, and foster transparency and trust in the food system. Major agricultural groups and the processed food industry oppose stricter labeling, saying it risks sowing fear and confusion among shoppers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says genetically modified foods pose no greater health risks than traditional foods, and opponents of labeling rules say they could prompt packaging costs to rise unnecessarily.

If the measure passes, most raw or processed food made from plants or animals with engineered genetic material would

need to be labeled, although certified organic foods and alcohol would be exempted.

Meat and dairy products also would not require a label even if the animals are fed with genetically engineered grains, which the initiative’s opponents say amounts to a loophole.

“Consumers have a fundamental right to know what is in their food and make choices, so I think everyone should be working toward this,” said Albert Straus, founder and president of the Straus Family Creamery, an organic dairy in Petaluma. “Our labeling costs do not go through to the consumer.”

Straus already avoids using genetically modified feed for his herd, and became the first creamery in the country to be voluntarily certified as GMO-free in 2010.

Organic farmers say they stand to benefit from better-informed consumers who may reject genetically modified products and instead choose organic food. The Organic Consumers Association has said labeling GMO ingredients in the U.S. would make domestic markets more competitive with markets in Europe, which imposes guidelines on informing consumers about genetically modified food.

Opponents, however, say the measure could spark frivolous lawsuits brought by citizens who believe a product is mislabeled, even if they don’t claim to have been harmed.

“This could become a lawsuit magnet well beyond the borders of California,” said Tom Scott, executive director of the Sacramento-based California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. “You’re just going to see trial lawyers walking up and down grocery store aisles saying this doesn’t meet the labeling requirements.”

White House: No timetable for Bryson’s return JULIE PACE Associated Press

WASHINGTON The White House said Tuesday there was no timetable for Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s return from medical leave, as California officials indicated the Cabinet member may not face criminal charges if a blood test shows no sign of drugs or alcohol.

President Barack Obama spoke with Bryson briefly Tuesday morning, their first conversation since the secretary suffered a seizure connected to two traffic accidents Saturday.

“The president encouraged Secretary Bryson to focus his thoughts on his own health and on his own family,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

Investigators are awaiting a blood test to determine if Bryson was under the influence while driving in the Los Angeles area. A Breathalyzer test administered to Bryson shortly after the crashes didn’t detect any alcohol, authorities said.

The test results could come back as early as Wednesday.

“If it comes back clean, it’s highly unlikely there will be criminal implications,” said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman with the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department.

Bryson, a 68-year-old former utility executive, informed the White House Monday that he was taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests. He did not specify how long he would remain on leave but said he would not perform the functions and duties of the office “during the period of my illness.”

As secretary, Bryson is a member of the president’s economic team and has advised on energy issues. Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank was named acting head of the Commerce Department in Bryson’s absence,

and the White House said she had the president’s confidence.

Authorities said Bryson was driving alone in a Lexus in San Gabriel, a community of about 40,000 northeast of Los Angeles, when he struck the rear of a vehicle that had stopped for a passing train, authorities said.

He spoke briefly with the three occupants and then hit their car again as he departed, investigators said. They followed him while calling police.

Bryson was cited for felony hit-and-run, although he has not been charged. The secretary then struck a second car in the nearby city of Rosemead, where he was found unconscious in his car, authorities said.

Government officials said Monday he had had a seizure.

Bryson had not suffered a seizure previously, according to a Commerce Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the secretary’s medical history. It was not clear whether the medical episode preceded or followed the collisions. Bryson has a “limited recall of the events,” the official said.

Bryson returned to Washington after a brief hospital stay, department spokeswoman Jennifer Friedman said.

Bryson was not on government business, was driving a personal car and did not have a security detail at the time.

The secretary had been in California to deliver the commencement address Thursday at Pasadena Polytechnic School, which his four children attended. The K-12 school said he urged students to pursue their passions, to serve their country and to value their education and friendships.

Some students and parents who saw Bryson’s commencement speech told the Los Angeles Times he stumbled over some words, mispronounced others and appeared to lose his place several times.

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Study: 25 percent on Skid Row carry hepatitis C A new study shows that one in four Skid Row residents in downtown Los Angeles is infected with hepatitis C, more than 10 times the rate of the general population.

The research, published Monday in the July-August issue of Public Health Reports, found that nearly half of those infected did not know they had the disease, which is spread by contact with contaminated blood.

Study leader Lillian Gelberg of the University of California, Los Angeles, warns that the high prevalence of the disease will result in escalating public health costs as many subjects are entering end-stage liver breakdown.

The study comes on the heels of last month’s county health inspection that found Skid Row residents to be living on streets strewn with feces and hypodermic needles.

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ID chip reunites man, dog featured on beach mural As “Fly ‘n’ Lion,” skateboarder Johnny Mitchell and his Pomeranian, Austin, are featured on a 20-foot mural on California’s Venice Beach. They’ve appeared on a “Tonight Show” clip and taken their act to the X Games in Aspen, Colo., the Winter Olympics in Rome and the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

“We were definitely a hit wherever we went,” said Mitchell, who had Austin shaved — except for his head, shoulders and tail tip — to look like a mini lion.

So Mitchell, 42, was frantic when Austin disappeared from Venice Beach on Dec. 9, 2010. Los Angeles TV stations ran stories about the disappearance.

“I was devastated,” said Mitchell, who moved back to his hometown of Ruston last summer to care for his ailing mother. He was traveling to California on Tuesday for a reunion with his pooch, The News-Star reported.

Mitchell learned Friday that Austin had been identified as his.

A veterinarian in a town near Fresno, Calif., discovered an identity chip in a dog being treated there. The veterinarian contacted the chip company, which called Mitchell.

“I always held out hope, but there were phases where his disappearance weighed very heavy on me,” Mitchell said. “It’s crazy; but the night before I got the call, I had prayed again for him to be found.”

Austin’s current caretaker told the veterinarian that Austin apparently had jumped into her daughter’s car without her knowledge on the beach the day the dog disappeared.

“Austin is the most incredible dog I’ve ever known,” said Mitchell, who will take an extended stay in California before returning to Ruston. “I know he’s going to be as excited to see me as I will be to see him.”

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The Los Angeles Unified School District board will not ask voters to approve a districtwide parcel tax this November because other tax measures are already on the ballot.

The board voted Tuesday to postpone the parcel tax until after the fall election at Superintendent John Deasy’s recommendation.

Deasy says voters should focus on the two other measures on the ballot that would funnel money into school district coffers across the state.

He says a third tax initiative could prove overwhelming to local voters.

The district had planned to ask property owners to pay an extra $298 a year for five years to raise $255 million.

Under the statewide measures, voters will be asked to extend a sales tax increase and raises taxes on wealthy residents.

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Coroner says sidewalk lungs were not human The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office says body parts found on a south Los Angeles sidewalk are not human.

Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey says the organs were examined and confirmed Tuesday they were not human.

He did not say what kind of animal they might have belonged to or how they might have gotten on the sidewalk.

Sheriff’s deputies were called by a citizen who found the organs — described as something that looked like lungs — in an unincorporated area of the city on Sunday.

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The unidentified research lab, the Mindy’s Memory sanctuary in Newcastle, Okla., and the animal advocacy group Stop Animal Exploitation Now worked out details that will allow the animals to spend the rest of their lives at the primate sanctuary.

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The first was made in January 2012; the second, set for June 2012, was not approved and not made to the district.

“We prohibited redevelopment agencies from entering into any new contracts with anyone, any organization or group, after the date the bill was signed,” said H.D. Palmer, spokesperson for the Department of Finance.

Brown announced that he had signed the bill on June 29, 2011.

City Attorney Marsha Moutrie responded to Hill’s two-page missive with a detailed analysis of City Hall’s position objecting to the denial.

According to Moutrie, the two payments were listed on a schedule turned in to the state on Jan. 25, 2011, long before the Redevelopment Agency or its successor paid them. State officials did not send the payments back for reconsideration, effectively approving them, Moutrie said.

Moutrie also argued that the date of the contract shouldn’t matter because the agency entered into agreements with the school district about the campus improvements in 2010, well before the legislation’s deadline, and that the legislation could not go into effect before June 30, 2011 in any case because it was part of the state budget.

Assembly Bill X1 26, the bill that dissolved redevelopment agencies across the state, was a budget trailer bill, and could not have been signed into law before the budget itself, Moutrie wrote.

Santa Monica isn’t alone in its disagreements with the state government in Sacramento over redevelopment.

On May 22, the city of Palmdale filed suit against Ana Matosantos, the director of the state Department of Finance, in objection to the dissolution of the over 400 redevelopment agencies in California. It was joined by 11 other municipalities.

The Department of Finance oversees the unwinding of redevelopment agencies across the state. The entities took a portion of property tax revenues that would otherwise have gone to schools and other publicly-funded organizations and instead spent the money on improvement projects.

Critics accused redevelopment agencies of taking money from firefighters and teachers and wasting it on unnecessary projects or spending it corruptly.

On Jan. 1, 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he intended to kill redevelopment agencies across the state and use the $1.7 billion that they contained to fill holes in the budget.

Two bills were created for the purpose.

The first, Assembly Bill X1 26, unraveled redevelopment agencies, allowing only certain projects to continue to be funded.

The second, Assembly Bill X1 27, gave them the opportunity to survive if they paid what many referred to as “ransom payments.”

A December 2011 California Supreme Court decision turned that plan on its head.

The Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require payments to sustain the redevelopment agencies under a measure that voters passed in 2010 that prevented the state government from taking local funds.

It also held that the Legislature had the power to dissolve redevelopment agencies because an act of the legislature had created them.

The decision was the worst case scenario for municipalities that depended on redevelopment funding for large municipal projects.

The legislation established a procedure

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for unraveling the agencies by creating a “successor agency” to take over responsibility for identifying and paying out “enforceable obligations,” or contracts that the agencies had entered into before the legislation took effect.

As it happens, AB X1 26 isn’t very clear and there are numerous interpretations of what constitutes an “enforceable obligation,” said Paul Silvern, chair of Santa Monica’s oversight board.

The oversight board is composed of representatives of the local school district, county, city and special districts impacted by redevelopment. Its job is to check the work of the successor agency — in this case City Hall — as it develops a list of projects that can still be funded by redevelopment money under the terms of dissolution.

The board then approves that list and sends it on to the Department of Finance which reviews it and either signs off on the list or sends it back to the oversight agency.

In this case, the oversight board approved City Hall’s payment schedule based on its best interpretation of the bill’s language.

That included the payments to the school.

What happens now that the Department of Finance has signaled its displeasure with the payment is anybody’s guess.

At this point, the state is not asking for the money already spent on the Samohi renovations, although it has proposed legislation that would allow it to do so, said Andy Agle, City Hall’s director of housing and economic development.

That proposed legislation is “draconian,” Agle said, and could include the ability to withhold other state money until the difference is paid.

The bigger issue, however, is the fate of the Samohi improvements and the rest of the Civic Center Joint Use Project, a plan that has been in the works for many years.

“It will put a damper on the way the community had figured out how to fund the first phase of the project,” Agle said.

The district has already sent in a letter objecting to the Department of Finance’s denial, and legal remedies are still on the table, wrote Jan Maez, the district’s chief finance officer, in an e-mail.

“If necessary we will schedule a closed session with the board and our counsel to discuss potential legal actions the district could pursue,” Maez wrote in the e-mail. ashley@smdp.com

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LANDMARK FROM PAGE 3 building unfit for landmark status under any of the six criteria built into the Santa Monica Municipal Code.

A building or resource must only satisfy one of the six tests, which cover the look of the building, who built it, what was done there and whether or not it relates to a famous person.

According to the PCR Report, changes to the building’s original Spanish colonial revival-style architecture and the addition of shotcrete, a sprayable concrete material, to the outer walls are irreversible and compromise the historic character of the building.

Even the most ardent supporters of designation, like commissioner Nina Fresco, admit that the building has seen better days, but believe that Waterman’s time there and the Churriguresque detailing inside and on the exterior of the building warrant consideration.

“It’s not about what’s missing or what’s added,” Fresco said. “It’s about whether or not there’s enough of what there was to tell the story.”

And the story, she argued, is worth saving.

In the first half of the 20th century, Santa Monica was the center of the aviation industry.

The Douglas Aircraft Co. set up shop in town, building innovative aircraft that were widely used in military operations and paved the way for the modern jet airplane.

Against that backdrop of invention and exploration of the capabilities of flight, there was Waterman.

Waterman was inspired by the 1920s

“flivver” movement, an attempt by the federal Bureau of Air Commerce Chief Eugene Vidal to inspire American companies to create an airplane that cost under $700 and was safe.

He’d already tinkered with a design the year prior, and from his previous work — called the Whatsit — he created the Arrowplane. A later model was called the Arrowbile, which Waterman manufactured at the Fifth Street site.

Two of Waterman’s devices hang in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., and his devices were flown by his friend, Amelia Earhart.

Still, Waterman’s devices never took off, at least commercially.

“He built six of them here, but he wanted to build 1,000,” said Ken Kutcher, a landuse attorney representing OTO Development. “He wanted to raise funds and he couldn’t.”

Kutcher argued that Waterman’s failure as a businessman made him a blip in aviation history books rather than a person deserving commemoration in a physical building.

If that was the case, there’s already a street in Van Nuys named after him, Kutcher said.

Ultimately, the commissioners’ decision hinged on whether or not Waterman’s contributions to aviation history outweighed the degradation to the building and its historical attributes.

The answer was no.

“This does not have the significant integrity for us to raise this to the level of a landmark in the city of Santa Monica,” said Chair John Berley. ashley@smdp.com

PAY FROM PAGE 3 Manson, who as a division chief helps makes salary decisions, says men much more frequently than women ask her for salary increases and promotions.

Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agrees.

Gerberding did infectious disease research at the University of California at San Francisco before joining the CDC and says early in her career she was bothered that relatively few women held high-paying leadership positions in academic medicine.

“There were some moments when I was angry, but that was motivating. I thought it was an intolerable situation and it just motivated me to work harder,” said Gerberding, who left CDC in 2009 and now heads Merck & Co.’s vaccine unit.

She and Manson declined to say if they think they’ve been paid less than male counterparts.

While previous studies have found that female doctors are frequently paid less than male doctors, many observers have assumed that’s often related to having children — working fewer hours, or choosing less timeconsuming, lower-paying specialties to allow time for child-rearing.

The new study did find more women in less lucrative specialties, including pediatrics and family medicine, and more men in the highest-paying fields, including heart surgery and radiology. But it still found salary inequities even among women and men without parental responsibilities, in similar jobs.

The findings are from a mailed 2009-10 survey of 800 doctors who had received prestigious federal research grants in 2000-03.

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The findings appear in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association.

Women’s yearly salaries averaged almost $168,000, compared with $200,400 for men — a difference of more than $32,000. Taking into account academic rank, choice of medical specialties and other factors that could affect salary, the difference wound up being $12,194.

Dr. Peter Ubel, the study’s senior author and a Duke University professor, said there’s no formula for pay increases; doctorresearchers don’t automatically get a raise every time one of their studies is published.

That makes the decision-making process more subjective, he said.

About equal numbers of men and women attend and graduate from medical school. But women make up a tiny portion of leadership positions at medical schools. And Jagsi said people in hiring positions may be biased, perhaps unconsciously, toward hiring men.

Ann Bonham, chief scientific officer at the American Association of Medical Colleges, a national group that represents U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals, said medicine isn’t the only field with gender differences in salaries. Medical schools are aware of the problem and are moving to ensure that decision-making on salaries “is a fair process and transparent. Nobody intends to be unfair in distributing resources,” Bonham said.

Gerberding praised the study for raising awareness.

“Institutions need to take this information seriously and take a hard and closer look at their own salary parity issues,” she said. Career advancement often depends on having a strong mentor and sponsor, so women and men in leadership positions at medical schools and teaching hospitals should make sure they’re actively advocating for qualified women and suggesting them for promotions, Gerberding said.

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BULGER FROM PAGE 1 Tim Connors, the son of a man prosecutors say was killed by Bulger on June 12, 1975, called Greig “a cold-hearted criminal.”

“You’re as much a criminal as Whitey and should be treated as such,” he said.

Patricia Donahue, the widow of Michael Donahue, a truck driver who prosecutors say was killed by Bulger in 1982, said she believes Greig is responsible for Bulger being able to remain a fugitive for so long.

“I believe he never would have survived all those years without her help,” she said.

Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Greig to 10 years in prison, citing the length of time she helped Bulger and the number of things she did for him, including taking him to medical appointments, posing as his wife so she could pick up his prescriptions and using false identities.

Greig and Bulger posed as married retirees from Chicago and had a stash of more than $800,000 in cash and 30 weapons in their apartment when they were captured last June in Santa Monica, Calif.

The judge admonished Greig for her unfailing loyalty to Bulger.

“We are all responsible for what we do.

We all make choices,” Woodlock said. “There is a price to be paid.”

Greig’s lawyer had appealed for leniency, asking the judge to give her 27 months in prison. After the sentencing, Reddington

We have you covered told reporters that Greig has no regrets about what she did.

“He’s the love of her life and she stands by him ... of course she doesn’t regret it,” Reddington said.

Greig, a former dental hygienist and dog groomer, faced a maximum of 15 years — five years on each of the three charges.

She had been with Bulger for more than three decades, first as a secret girlfriend he kept on the side while he lived with another woman, then as the faithful woman who left behind her life in Massachusetts so she could go on the run with him.

Greig’s plea deal with prosecutors doesn’t require her to cooperate in the case against Bulger. After she was sentenced, Ortiz said prosecutors aren’t trying to compel her to testify against him.

“That’s not something we’re seeking,” Ortiz said. “We indicted and we’re ready to prosecute without her help.”

In her plea agreement, Greig admitted that she used aliases, unlawfully obtained identification documents and repeatedly helped Bulger get prescription medication from a pharmacy by pretending to be his wife.

Greig and Bulger traveled extensively during their first year on the run — to Chicago, New York City, Grand Isle, La., and other places — but then settled in a twobedroom rented apartment in Santa Monica.

Last June, Bulger and Greig were apprehended just days after the FBI began a new publicity campaign focusing on Greig.

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WASHINGTON Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing.

Fewer than three in 10 American teenagers now hold jobs such as running cash registers, mowing lawns or busing restaurant tables from June to August. The decline has been particularly sharp since 2000, with employment for 16-to19-year olds falling to the lowest level since World War II. And teen employment may never return to pre-recession levels, suggests a projection by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The drop in teen employment, steeper than for other age groups, is partly a cultural shift. More youths are spending summer months in school, at music or learning camps or in

other activities geared for college. But the decline is especially troubling for teens for whom college may be out of reach, leaving them increasingly idle and with few options to earn wages and job experience.

Older workers, immigrants and debt-laden college graduates are taking away lower-skill work as they struggle to find their own jobs in the weak economy. Upper-income white teens are three times as likely to have summer jobs as poor black teens, sometimes capitalizing on their parents’ social networks for help.

Overall, more than 44 percent of teens who want summer jobs don’t get them or work fewer hours than they prefer.

“It’s really frustrating,” said Colleen Knaggs, describing her fruitless efforts to find work for the past two years. The 18-year-old graduated from high school last week in Flagstaff, Ariz., the state that ranks highest in the share of

U.S. teens who are unable to get the summer work they desire, at 58 percent.

Wanting to be better prepared to live on her own and to save for college, Knaggs says she submitted a dozen applications for summer cashier positions. She was turned down for what she believes was her lack of connections and work experience. Instead of working this summer, she’ll now be babysitting her 10-year-old brother, which has been the extent of her work so far, aside from volunteering at concession stands.

“I feel like sometimes they don’t want to go through the training,” said Knaggs, who is now bracing for a heavier debt load when she attends college in the fall.

Economists say teens who aren’t getting jobs are often those who could use them the most. Many are not moving on to more education.

“I have big concerns about this generation of young people,” said Harry Holzer, labor economist and public policy professor at Georgetown University. He said the income gap between rich and poor is exacerbated when lower-income youths who are less likely to enroll in college are unable to get skills and training.

“For young high school graduates or dropouts, their early work experience is more closely tied to their success in the labor market,” he said.

Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, said better job pathways are needed for teens who don’t attend four-year colleges, including paid internships for high school seniors and increased post-secondary training in technical institutes.

“We are truly in a labor market depression for teens,” he said. “More than others, teens are frequently off the radar screens of the nation’s and states’ economic policymakers.”

Washington, D.C., was the jurisdiction most likely to have teens wanting summer work but unable to get it or working fewer hours than desired, with more than three in five in that situation. It was followed by Arizona, California, Washington state, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and Nevada.

On the other end of the scale, Wyoming, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas had teens who were more often able to find work. All those states have fewer immigrant workers.

The figures are based on an analysis of Census Bureau Current Population Survey data from June to August 2011

by Northeastern’s Center for Labor Market Studies. They are supplemented with research from Christopher L. Smith and Daniel Aaronson, two Federal Reserve economists, as well as interviews with Labor Department economists and Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a national job placement firm.

About 5.1 million, or just 29.6 percent, of 16-to-19 year olds were employed last summer. Adjusted for seasonal factors, the rate dips to 25.7 percent. In 1978, the share reached a peak of nearly 60 percent before waves of immigration brought in new low-skill workers. Teen employment remained generally above 50 percent until 2001, dropping sharply to fresh lows after each of the past two recessions.

Out of more than 3.5 million underutilized teens who languished in the job market last summer, 1.7 million were unemployed, nearly 700,000 worked fewer hours than desired and 1.1 million wanted jobs but had given up looking. That 3.5 million represented a teen underutilization rate of 44 percent, up from roughly 25 percent in 2000.

By race and income, blacks, Hispanics and teens in lowerincome families were least likely to be employed in summer jobs. The figure was 14 percent for African-American teens when their family income was less than $40,000 a year, compared to 44 percent of white teens with family income of $100,000-$150,000. Hispanics in families making less than $40,000 also faced difficulties (19 percent employed), while middle-class black teens with family income of $75,000$100,000 did moderately better, at 28 percent employed.

Based on teen employment from January to April this year, also at historic lows, the share of teens working in jobs this summer is expected to show little if any improvement.

“We’re seeing a cultural change. Parents used to tell their kids, go to the retail store or gas station and find a job in the summer, but it’s not happening as much anymore,” said John A. Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. He urges teens who desire jobs to find them by asking parents’ friends and meeting hiring mangers face to face, rather than simply e-mailing or dropping off resumes.

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First lady gets daughters’ approval on new book STACY A. ANDERSON Associated Press

WASHINGTON Michelle Obama gets a rare thumbs-up from her adolescent daughters for publishing her first gardening book.

The first lady said her daughters Sasha, 11 and Malia, 13, were pulled in by the beautiful pictures and eventually read “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America.”

“They couldn’t put it down and they started looking through and then they started actually reading it,” she said. “Eventually, I got, actually, a thumbs-up.”

Mrs. Obama spoke to a bookstore crowd at an anything-but-typical book signing, which required more than 200 attendees to stand in line for hours last week to get a wrist band, then go through security clearance and again line up for a few hours before Tuesday’s signing at a downtown Barnes & Noble bookstore. She thanked the groups that were caught up in the rain while waiting.

The book, released two weeks ago, traces the story of the garden on the South Lawn and community gardens around the country.

The first lady was joined by children from Bancroft and Harriet Tubman elementary schools, both in Washington, D.C., for help-

ing with the garden since its inception.

“They come to the White House, they don’t get starstruck, they don’t look around, they get to work,” she said, as the crowd laughed. “They get our garden planted and harvested in a matter of 10, 15 minutes, sometimes 30 minutes. They just get it done.”

Britta Nelson of Washington, D.C., brought her three daughters— around the ages of the first daughters— to the book signing.

“I’m curious to see and read how she inspires parents, (and) find ways to have parents get their kids excited about healthy foods,” she said.

Nelson waited two hours last week for a wristband and three hours before the signing. She said it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for her children to meet the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

George Washington University graduate student Jamila Lewis said she jumped at the opportunity to see the first lady in person.

“As a black girl, I’m just like ... she’s so beautiful and wonderful and she represents our country so well,” said Lewis, 24, of Alexandria, Va. “She’s trying to do so much to help America and I appreciate her doing what she does.” Lewis said she was excited to try the book’s recipes.

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According to government projections, the teens entering the U.S. labor force are expected to decline another 8 percentage points by 2020. By that time, young adults ages 16 to 24 will make up 11 percent of the labor force. While increased schooling is a factor, much of the recent employment decline is due to increased competition from other age groups for entry-level jobs that teens normally would fill.

Smith, the Fed economist, attributes at least half of declining teen employment since the mid-1980s to youths who are being crowded out of the job market by older workers and immigrants, pointing to recent technological changes that have thinned the ranks of midlevel jobs such as bank teller and sales representative.

His working paper for the Federal Reserve points to “potentially troubling long-term consequences” to the extent that jobless teens are not utilizing their time to go

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Nicole Shaw, 18, of Baton Rouge, La., is working to make sure she isn’t a victim of the jobs pinch. She was hired as a restaurant waitress after a family friend tipped her off about an opening earlier in the year. In a state where teen employment is 10th worst in the nation, Shaw has become the youngest employee in her workplace by several decades while her friends continue to struggle to find summer work.

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Hope for Fed assistance powers stocks to big gain PALLAVI GOGOI AP Business Writer

NEW YORK Stocks staged one of their strongest rallies of the year Tuesday, erasing a big decline from the day before, after a Federal Reserve official said he supported more measures to stimulate the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 162 points, and every major category of stock in the U.S. market closed higher.

Charles Evans, president of the Fed’s Chicago bank, told Bloomberg News that he supported action to produce faster job growth, including having the Fed commit to super-low interest rates until unemployment falls significantly.

Last week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a committee of Congress that he was ready to act if the economy needs it, but he laid out no immediate steps.

Investors have been worried about an escalating crisis in Europe over government debt and the health of banks, and job growth in the United States has been slower over the past three months than it was earlier in the year.

“If there’s really bad news, it creates a heightened sense of anticipation that the Fed is going to ride to the rescue,” said Jeff Lancaster, a prinicpal at the wealth advisory firm Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough in San Francisco.

“It’s almost like you’ve crashed your car and you’ve got a $500 deductible, and you take the car to the body shop and you just have this perverse desire for the damage to be well over $500,” he said.

Rob Lutts, president and chief investment officer of Cabot Money Management, said investors were looking for an excuse to buy.

“The question for Bernanke is should he add more medicine when he’s already doped up the patient enough already,” he said.

Materials companies, industrial companies and banks rose the most, but each of the 10 major categories of stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed. Energy stocks also had an impressive day after the price of oil rose from an eight-month low.

Over the weekend, European countries committed to lend Spain up to $125 billion to save its failing banks. But on Monday, the Dow fell 142 points. Investors fretted that they did not know enough about the details.

The big rally in U.S. stocks on Tuesday came despite more discouraging signs from Europe. Spain’s borrowing costs jumped for a second day, to the highest level since Spain adopted the euro currency.

The interest rate, or yield, on Spain’s 10year bond rose 0.20 percentage point to 6.67 percent. It rose as high as 6.81 percent earlier in the day. At 7 percent, economists say, countries generally can no longer finance their own debt.

The rescue loan will be funneled through the government of Spain, and investors are also worried about whether Spain will have to repay that loan before it pays its other debt.

That makes bondholders less willing to

buy Spain’s debt, and makes them demand a higher interest rate to compensate for the added risk that they will not be paid back first if Spain is unable to pay all its debt.

“The market needs some confidence and foreign buyers won’t buy Spanish debt if they won’t get paid first,” said William O’Donnell, head of U.S. treasury strategy at Royal Bank of Scotland.

Borrowing costs for Italy, which analysts fear will be the next European country to seek some kind of rescue, rose even more.

They jumped 0.47 percentage point to 6.02 percent.

Investors are also nervous ahead of an election in Greece this weekend that may determine whether that country cuts itself free from the euro.

Stocks slipped early in Madrid, then turned positive and were up 0.1 percent after U.S. markets opened. France’s CAC-40 rose 0.1 percent, and Germany’s DAX gained 0.3 percent.

In the U.S., the Dow rose 162.57 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at 12,573.80. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 15.25 points to 1,324.18, and the Nasdaq composite rose 33.34 to 2,843.07.

Investors sold U.S. government debt, an indication that they were willing to move money into riskier assets. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed 0.08 percentage point to 1.67 percent.

Michael Kors Holdings, a high-end clothing company, rose $2.06, or 5 percent, to $40.24 after reporting that its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled on strong demand grew for its luxury clothing and accessories.

The company also boosted its earnings forecast for the quarter and the year. Luxury spending has recovered from the recession faster than other consumer spending. Stocks of other upscale retailers, like Nordstrom, also rose.

Among other stocks making big moves: • VeriFone Systems, an electronic payments company, fell $2.02, or 6 percent, to $31.92. A jury ruled against it last week in a patent dispute, and VeriFone said late Monday that it was booking $18 million in expenses.

• A123 Systems, which makes batteries for electric cars, jumped 54 cents, or 52 percent, to $1.58 after saying it had developed new lithium ion technology capable of operating in extreme heat or cold. Heat generated by powerful next-generation batteries is one of the biggest hurdles in developing cars that do not use fossil fuels.

• Textron, which makes planes, rose 94 cents, or 4 percent, to $24.52, one of the biggest gains in the S&P 500. Business jet operator NetJets said it plans to spend up to $9.6 billion on planes from Textron’s Cessna unit and from Bombardier.

• First Solar, the world’s largest maker of a type of solar panel, rose $2.62, or 21.2 percent, to $14.95. It reported strong demand from Europe and will delay the closing of a German plant.

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CWS will use video review on close home-run calls

BY ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

OMAHA, Neb. For now, only an umpire’s call on whether a home run really is a home run will be subject to video review at the College World Series.

NCAA vice president for football and baseball Dennis Poppe said Tuesday that officials would have to think long and hard about adding other situations that could be reviewed.

Division I baseball leaders for several years have discussed the possibility of using instant replay, Poppe said, but didn’t take action until after a home run was wrongly ruled a double at last year’s CWS. “There’s an example of where instant replay could have corrected that,” Poppe said. “Fortunately, it didn’t impact the game.

But you don’t want human error or the inability to see something to influence the game and the effort the kids put forth.

You’ve got to make sure it’s as fair and square as can be.”

Umpires at the CWS, which starts Friday, will be limited to reviewing whether a batted ball has cleared the fence, gone foul or if a fan has interfered.

“Let’s walk before we run,” Poppe said.

“Let’s make sure we have down the crucial issues, and there probably is no more crucial issue than the home run — whether it’s good or bad.”

Last year, in an 8-4 win over Texas, Florida’s Brian Johnson hit a ball that bounced back into play after striking the railing above the yellow line atop the rightcenter wall. The NCAA umpire coordinator said after the game that the hit should have been ruled a home run and that the umpires’ decision to hold Johnson at second base was wrong.

“All that matters last year is we won the game,” Johnson said Tuesday.

Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan, whose team is back in Omaha as the No. 1 national seed, said anything that can help the umpires get the call right is a good thing.

“That’s no knock on not getting the call last year,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s what

makes this sport so good: there’s decisions sometimes in the game that aren’t right and you’ve got to battle through those decisions.”

Instant replay couldn’t be used in the regular season or regionals because not all games are televised, Poppe said. Though super regionals are televised, some stadiums don’t have easily accessible areas where umpires can review video.

ESPN provides more than a dozen camera angles at the CWS, and 2-year-old TD Ameritrade Park easily accommodates a review area.

UCLA coach John Savage, whose Bruins are the No. 2 seed, said he wouldn’t want the use of instant replay expanded beyond home-run calls.

“We shouldn’t use it for balls and strikes or safe or out,” he said. “If we used it for everything, it would slow the game down too much. But I think the way they want to use it is fair, and in the end they all want to get it right.”

The use of instant replay will be left to the discretion of the umpire crew chief and must occur before the next pitch or play.

There won’t be a formal “coaches challenge” opportunity, though under college rules coaches are able to request a conference among umpires.

If instant replay is used, the umpire who made the disputed call and the crew chief would go to a designated area to review video. At least one umpire would remain on the field.

During a review, the defensive team players would be required to maintain their positions and other players and coaches would have to stay in the dugout. There is no time limit, but lengthy reviews are discouraged and would be considered possible evidence that there is no indisputable video evidence to change a call.

The crew chief makes the final decision on whether a call stands or is reversed.

Ray Tanner, coach of two-time defending national champion South Carolina, joked that he wants to have a challenge flag to throw onto the field like football coaches who want a play reviewed.

“We’ve grown a lot in this game and, lo and behold, we’re doing video review in college baseball,” Tanner said. “That’s outstanding.”

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The woman said she escaped only by kicking him in the groin. The students attend Ball State University.

■ Henry Wolf filed a lawsuit in April in San Francisco against BMW, claiming that the Corbin-Pacific seat on its 1993 motorcycle formed such a "ridge" that Wolf developed painful priapism that has plagued him since he made a four-hour ride in May 2010. (Although the actual length of each priapic episode was not disclosed in the lawsuit's initial filing.)

■ Fetishists on Parade: (1) Gary Paterson, 36, was sentenced to community service and psychotherapy after being convicted of trying to lick clean the shoes of four boys (Glenrothes, Scotland, January).

(2) Robert Van Wagner, 33, was arrested after three girls (ages 12 and 13) told police he asked them to put on socks he gave them and to run around a field so he could watch. (Port St. Lucie, Fla., April) (3) Tetsuya Ichikawa, 50, was arrested after approaching a 25year-old woman from behind in a restaurant and licking her hair (Shizuoka, Japan, April).

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. BS137577 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of ERIN ELIZABETH DOW for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ERIN ELIZABETH DOW filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: ERIN ELIZABETH DOW to EREON WALDO DOW. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Notice of Hearing: Date August 17, 2012 Time: 1:30pm, Dept. 1A, Room 548. The address of the court is 111 N Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90012 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press. Date: 05/24/2012 MATTHEW C ST GEORGE, COMMISSIONER, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

OUTPOST DR. LOS ANGELES, CA 90068. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)2002. /s/: LINDA LYON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073170 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ADVENTURE BAIL BONDS. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: NURI MARCH 28451 HAWKS RIDGE DR. CANYON COUNTRY, CA 91351. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:NURI MARCH. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. ES015704 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of MORGAN ALEXANDRA WYATT for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner or Attorney: MORGAN ALEXANDRA WYATT filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: MORGAN ALEXANDRA WYATT to MORGAN ALEXANDRA BELLENGER. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Notice of Hearing: Date July 20, 2012 Time: 8:30am, Dept. A The address of the court is n/a A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press.

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Notice of Hearing: Date July 05, 2012 Time: 8:30am, Dept. I, Rm. 520 The address of the court is 6230 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys 91401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073171 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WHITE HOUSE PROPERTIES OF NORTHRIDGE. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LISA MAREE RICHLIN 19523 BALLINGER ST. NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:LISA MAREE RICHLIN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073174 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SOUTH BAY COMPUTING. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: DAVID HAYNES 3724 SPENCER ST. #126 TORRANCE, CA 90503. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)01/01/2011. /s/: DAVID HAYNES. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073169 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as COMMUNITY SHOWROOM. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LORI THRUN 5019 MERIDIAN ST. LOS ANGELES,CA 90042. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:LORI THRUN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073178 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as KING FOOD MASTER THE ART OF HEALTHY EATING. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: MEREDITH GOLD 141 N. KENWOOD ST. #25 GLENDALE, CA 91206. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/18/2012. /s/: MEREDITH GOLD. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073176 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VOLECTRO. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: DAVID B. WILLIAMS 4067 LINCOLN AVE. APT. 4 CULVER CITY, 90232.

This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/17/2012. /s/: DAVID B. WILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073173 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TONY BARRA SALES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: TONY BARRA 127 EAST 9TH ST., SUITE 507 LOS ANGELES, CA 90015, KRISTEN BARRA 127 EAST 9TH ST., SUITE 507 LOS ANGELES, CA 90015. This Business is being conducted by: Husband and Wife. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)01/01/1995. /s/: TONY BARRA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012073177 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/23/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as A BEST SERVICES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SCHOLTEN INC. 10535 FELSON STREET BELLFLOWER, CA 90706.

This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)05/1/2012. /s/: BRUCE SCHOLTEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/23/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012074673 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/24/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as IN DEBRAS HANDS. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: DEBRA MILLER 16403 HAAS AVENUE TORRANCE, CA 90504. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:DEBRA MILLER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/24/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012074674 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/24/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as STARLITE INDUSTRIAL PARK. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: HAROUT BROUTIAN 12301 BRANFORD ST. SUN VALLEY, CA 91352, MICHAEL AVAKIAN 12301 BRANFORD ST. SUN VALLEY, CA 91352. This Business is being conducted by: Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)01/01/2012. /s/: HAROUT BROUTIAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012077286 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/26/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CALIFORNIA POP & JAZZ COUNCIL. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA 10816 MCLENNAN AVE. GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/19/2012. /s/: CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/24/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:SANDRA KLINGBAIL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/10/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012074675 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/24/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PAYASOS-LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LEONARDO IRIARTE 4300 W. SUNSET DRIVE LA, CA 90027, ESTEBAN JIMENEZ 4300 W. SUNSET DRIVE LA, CA 90027.

This Business is being conducted by: an Unincorporated Association other than a Partnership.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)06/06/2010. /s/: LEONARDO IRIARTE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/24/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012079209 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/27/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 800 PUREAIR. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: MARC KLONER 14115 MOORPARK STREET #208 SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:MARC KLONER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/27/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012077287 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/26/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNIVERSITY FERTILITY CENTER. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: UNIVERSITY FERTILITY LABORATORY INC. 23550 HAWTHORNE BLVD. #210 TORRANCE, CA 90505.

This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)08/29/2005. /s/: OMID KHORRAM. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/26/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 05/23/2012, 05/30/2012, 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012077285 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 04/26/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LOVE NOTES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ELIZABETH LEE 703 STARLIGHT HEIGHTS LA CANADA, CA 91011. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/13/2002. /s/: ELIZABETH LEE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 04/26/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012085569 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GOOFYFOOT INTERNATIONAL. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: MARC A. STANDLEY 23035 MAPLE AVE. UNIT B TORRANCE, CA 90505. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/25/2012. /s/: MARC A. STANDLEY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084887 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PRINCE WASHINGTON, QUEEN WASHINGTON. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SPENCER KELLY 11924 RIVERSIDE DR. #202 VALLEY VILLAGE, CA 91607, TYSON KELLY 23213 SYLVAN ST. WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367. This Business is being conducted by: a Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/15/2012. /s/: SPENCER KELLY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012088505 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/10/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PERRI BITTON ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT ADVISOR. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: EFRAT BITTON 19802 VICTORY BLVD. WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual.

The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:EFRAT BITTON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/10/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2912088507 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/10/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LIFE EVENT FINANCIAL. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: GEORGE DORIA-MEDINA 3655 TORRANCE BLVD. SUITE 343 TORRANCE, CA 90503. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/23/2012. /s/: GEORGE DORIA-MEDINA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/10/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084889 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ZUE KINNIES, SUE KINNIES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LISSETTE MONAGAS 5291 COLODNY DR. #23 AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:LISSETTE MONAGAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084888 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LASCUATRO FILMS. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: STEPHANIE MARTIN 1299 OCEAN AVE. #333 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)04/25/2012. /s/: .

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084889 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ZUE KINNIES, SUE KINNIES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LISSETTE MONAGAS 5291 COLODNY DR. #23 AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:LISSETTE MONAGAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012088506 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/10/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WEISS DEVELOPMENT. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: MITCHELL WEISS 8950 W. OLYMPIC BLVD. #212 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)09/18/1997. /s/: MITCHELL WEISS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/10/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012088508 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/10/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TAXPRO , TAXPRO SERVICES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SANDRA KLINGBAIL 1800 S. MYRTLE AVE. MONROVIA, CA 91016-4833. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012085570 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BELLA STRADA, NATIONAL DEAL NETWORK. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: METRO NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING SERVICES INC. 8 WEST 38TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10018. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:PHYLLIS CAVALIERE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

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FILE NUMBER: 2012091123 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/14/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MICABEAUTY. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: E.L.I. TRADING, INC. 7801 ALABAMA AVE #9 CANOGA PARK, CA 91304. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation.

The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:ELI FRENKEL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/14/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012, 07/04/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084890 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CTC (CISNEROS TREE CARE). The full name of registrant(s) is/are: JUAN C. CISNEROS 5923 S. OLIVE ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90003. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:JUAN C. CISNEROS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012084891 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/07/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BAUIE PRODUCTIONS. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: BAUERFEIND PRODUCTIONS INC. 2404 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 5D LOS ANGELES, CA 90057. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:STEVEN W. BAUERFEIND. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/07/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/06/2012, 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2012092379 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/15/2012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PACIFIC LITERARY ARTS, PACIFIC LITERARY AGENCY, . The full name of registrant(s) is/are: Michael Presky 3133 S. Halm Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90034. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:Michael Presky. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/15/2012. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 06/13/2012, 06/20/2012, 06/27/2012, 07/04/2012.

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