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CELEBRATION Santa Monica will continue its extended Independence Day festivities with the annual parade on July 4. The patriotic fun began with the Celebrate America fireworks show at Santa Monica College on June 24.

Visit www.santamonicaparade.com to participate, sponsor or volunteer at the parade.

Spectators are encouraged and welcome on Main St. at 9:30 a.m.

Promised college loan forgiveness, borrowers wait and wait COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

Danielle Ramos' student-debt nightmare was supposed to be over.

Like thousands of others who studied at failed for-profit colleges, she was promised by the U.S. Education Department under President Barack Obama that her federal loans would be forgiven by now. But as the weeks tick by with no reprieve, the 30-year-old college student fears the financial burden will force and her 4-year-old son to move back with her parents.

"I'm a single mom, so that's really scary," said Ramos, of Framingham, near Boston. "It's just a lot of uncertainty. I'm probably going to have to rely on family to help me, and it doesn't feel fair."

Borrower advocates say the pipeline to loan forgiveness appears to have slowed significantly since President Donald Trump took office, stirring concern that some students may be left in the lurch. Some also see it as a sign that the department is veering from its predecessor's years of work to rein in fraudulent for-profit colleges.

Education Department officials dispute those claims, saying they're working quickly to clear a backlog that was inherited from the previous administration.

When Obama left office, 16,453 borrowers were waiting for loan cancellations that had already been approved, and more than 64,000 others had filed new applications.

For months, advocates say, it appeared few or none of those cases were being processed.

Lawmakers from both political SEE LOANS PAGE 5

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PUBLIC ART: New art could be installed at the corner of Colorado/Ocean.

KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer

The City is looking to launch two new programs with Downtown Santa Monica, Inc (DTSM) to bring more services and public art to the Colorado Esplanade.

On June 27, the City Council will consider giving the go-ahead

to bring rotating art installations to the triangular-shaped stretch of grass along Colorado and Main Street, the Third Street Promenade and other downtown locations.

“This is one of the most exciting projects downtown has done – ever!” wrote Kathleen Rawson, the SEE ART PAGE 6

Double meetings for SMMUSD Board this week MARINA ANDALON Daily Press Staff Writer

This week the Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District will have two Board of Education (BOE) meetings.

The first upcoming meeting was originally scheduled for June 22, but has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 27.

At the Tuesday meeting, the BOE

will approve and appoint a McKinley Elementary School Principle.

There will be two public hearings during the meeting. The first public hearing will discuss the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

School districts are required to develop, adopt, and annually update a three-year LCAP related to funding.

The second public hearing will consist of the Proposed Budget for SEE SMMUSD PAGE 6

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Recital: The Artisan Guitar Ensemble This classical guitar trio, aka Max Mendoza, Daniel Ramirez,and Andre Giraldo, brings a high quality chamber music experience into the lives of others, performing works by Alexander Borodin, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Paulo Bellinati, and Theirry Tisserand as well as some Balkan pieces arranged by Max and Atanas Ourkouzounov.

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Vintage Disneyland concept map sells at auction for $708,000 A hand-drawn map that shows Walt Disney's original ideas for Disneyland has sold at auction for $708,000.

The founder of Van Eaton Galleries in Los Angeles says a private collector cast the winning bid Sunday. Mike Van Eaton says it is the most expensive Disneyland map ever sold.

Walt Disney commissioned an illustrator to create the map in 1953 to drum up interest and investments in his new amusement-park concept. Many of the ideas shown on the map became realities when Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955.

Utah resident and Disney collector Ron Clark owned the map for more than 40 years and dreamed of it being returned to Disneyland.

The name of the American collector who bought the map Sunday was not revealed.

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California tax board buying $1.7M in furniture, equipment An embattled California tax-collecting agency is spending $1.7 million on furniture and equipment for a new Los Angeles County office.

The Sacramento Bee reported Monday the Board of Equalization will spend eight times what it originally planned to pay for furniture in a 2014 proposal for the move.

The board is moving 160 employees from an office in Norwalk to a new location in Cerritos. It plans to spend more than $160,000 for office chairs and more than $5,000 for trash cans and clocks, among other expenses for the new office, according to documents obtained by the Bee. The Board of Equalization collects about a third of California's revenue from 30 tax and fee programs. It also equalizes property taxes between counties and decides tax disputes.

The agency is losing of most of its power and 4,300 employees after a March audit found it misallocated money and misused employees' time. A bill Gov. Jerry Brown plans to sign will transfer most of the board's functions, including its ability to resolve tax disputes, to new state agencies. The Department of Tax and Fee Administration will oversee the new Cerritos office, which is scheduled to open in September.

Board of Equalization member Fiona Ma told the Bee she was alarmed by a June 1 memo that detailed the unexpectedly high furniture costs.

The board declined to say whether moving costs have changed since then and refused to answer questions about the move, according to the Bee.

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The nonprofit says Quinn, better known as Sister Sam, died June 23 of natural causes. She had celebrated her 82nd birthday just days earlier.

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with that contested piece of Executive Branch regulation, we are still the shining example of a country that people want to live in, and will fight the elements to come here. We have many problems. We still have racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bigotry, and in some weird “only in America” way we still have a ‘class’ issue based on one’s assets.

Americans tend to revere the almighty dollar and the perception of hard work that it takes to gather a lot of dollars. We look up to men like President Donald Trump who proclaim themselves superior by way of their alleged wealth. We reward the wealthy with more wealth and public acclaim - I give you Kim Kardashian for example. She is respected not for her public appearances, but for the business savvy to sell Americans entertainment. Whether it is her TV show, or her cellphone apps, her kimojis or what started it all, a bad porno - she is an excellent salesperson.

Today we have a President who is more concerned with his golf score than the numbers of Americans who are put out on the street, or left hurting with the loss of their health insurance. We have a Congress that is not looking out for the best interests of the country, but rather the best interests of their biggest donors.

While the men who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence were by no means perfect, in fact they were pretty awful in many ways, they were at least trying to create a better government, a better country a better life for their own children. Can we say the same with today’s elected officials? I think not.

I see them selling out our national parks, destroying the civil rights gains we have made, being unconcerned with the environmental protections and caring more for their own re-election than making a name for themselves in history.

In 100 years will the names of today’s Senators and Congressmen be revered or reviled? I know not for sure, but if I had to bet on it, I know where I’d put my money.

DAVID PISARRA is a family law attorney focusing on fathers’ rights and men's issues in the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He can be reached at dpisarra@pisarra.com or (310) 664-9969.

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the 240th anniversary of a rebellious group of men standing up to their oppressor on behalf of a nation yet to be formed. We have come so far in some ways, and are falling backwards in others.

As a nation, we stand for the proposition that individual liberty and freedom are the paramount virtues we should be pursuing. The Founders wanted to form a country where all men were created equal - the hypocrisy of how they ignored women and their African slaves notwithstanding - I think they were going in the right direction, however imperfectly they stumbled forward.

Coming from a society that looked to arbitrary standards to define a person, like who they were born to, or if their parents were married at the time of birth (let alone conception!) or the randomness of skin color, the mere concept that ALL MEN would be equal was earth shattering at the time. This was a society that “knew” you were better because you were born into a richer family. This was a time when etiquette and “morals” defined a person, or destroyed a person.

There were ‘illegal’ relationships. If you fell in love with a married person, there were real world consequences for consummating that relationship. Loss of public respect, loss of assets and children were all very real effects of having an affair and it becoming publicly known.

Conversely, the total devaluation of women and almost total devaluation of African-Americans was enshrined in our Constitution with no thought really to the Declaration of Independence’s concept of “all men are created equal.” It was a very short step away from the rigid hierarchy of English Royalty and a Monarchy gone astray, but it was a step, nonetheless.

It took us almost 150 years for women to get the vote, and we still have parts of this country that try hard to disenfranchise the poor to maintain control of the landed rich folks. We waited until the 1960s to deal in any wholesale effective way with civil rights, and we still have lots of work and education to do almost 60 years later.

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California. "In its first five months, the Trump administration has approved zero, while tens of thousands of applications languish and borrowers are left waiting for relief."

In May, a group of Democratic lawmakers urged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to speed up the process. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., later told DeVos the delay was harming borrowers. And a coalition of 31 advocacy groups for military veterans sent a letter to members of Congress this month saying many veterans are waiting for loan discharges, adding that "any delay is an affront to defrauded service members."

After publicly saying little on the topic for weeks, DeVos said this month that nearly 16,000 cases are now being processed and that "some borrowers should expect to obtain discharges within the next several weeks." Her statement didn't provide an explanation for the delays.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a Democrat, said the slowdown can't be explained as a hiccup in the new Republican administration's transition to office.

"This is the Trump administration stepping on a bunch of people who have already been stepped on many times before," Warren said in an interview. "Students who were cheated by predatory for-profit schools should not have to wait another day to get their loans canceled."

For some borrowers, the wait has stretched more than a year.

Sarah Dieffenbacher is waiting on an application she filed in March 2015 after taking out $50,000 in federal loans to attend a Corinthian Colleges campus in Ontario, California. She has since defaulted on her loans, and a collector is trying to garnish her wages. On June 9, a federal judge reviewing her case told the Education Department to make a decision within 90 days.

On June 14, DeVos drew a new round of criticism from borrower advocates when she announced plans to rewrite Obama-era rules that were meant to streamline the complex path toward loan forgiveness. She described the rules, which were set to take effect in July, as "a muddled process that's unfair to students and schools."

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parties requested an update from the Education Department in May but say they received no response.

On Monday, the Education Department released data showing that 7,085 of the 16,453 previously approved claims have now been discharged, amounting to $92 million in loans. According to the data, which were provided first to The Associated Press, another 7,300 cases are in the final stages of the process and will be discharged shortly, while the remaining 2,000 are currently being processed by the department.

Still, the wait has left some borrowers paying for loans that were promised to be wiped clean by now, and some have lost wages and tax returns to debt collectors.

Ramos ran up $15,000 in debt to attend the American Career Institute, a chain of for-profit colleges that abruptly closed in 2013 after she received nine months of training as a medical assistant. Now enrolled at MassBay Community College and working toward a certificate in surgical technology, Ramos says she hasn't heard any update on her debt cancellation and worries she'll still have to pay it back.

"Because of the education I got at MassBay, I'm going to be able to get goodpaying job. But it's not fair that I'm going to have to use that money to pay back something that didn't deliver," she said.

The Obama administration cracked down aggressively on for-profit colleges that enticed students to take on hefty loans with promises they couldn't keep. It pressured chains including Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute to close , and it approved at least $655 million in loan cancellations from those chains.

Under Trump, the department's new data suggest, no new loan discharges have been approved from the pool of 64,301 pending applications. A department spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.

"In its last three months, the Obama administration approved more than 12,000 loans for discharge," said Pauline Abernathy, executive vice president of the Institute For College Access and Success, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Oakland,

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2017 – 18. This will inform the public about the most recent information including the received State and Federal funding. There will also be information including revenue and expenditure assumptions, the estimated reserve, revenue and expenditure summaries and multi-year projections. “This meeting allows for our community to comment on our Local Control Accountability Plan and 2017 – 18 Budget prior to adoption,� said SMMUSD Chief Operations Officer, Carey Upton.

The Santa Monica – Malibu Education Foundation plans to contribute $2 million to SMMUSD. The City of Santa Monica estimates revenue from Prop Y and GSH to be at $16,400,000.

At the meeting there will be a detailed plan covering expenditure assumptions, salary, statutory benefits, Educational Protection Act, transportation, and ongoing maintenance programs.

On Thursday, June 29 the Board will be covering a lot

more ground. Upton said, “The Thursday night BOE meeting is a regular end of the year meeting and it is filled with many important activities.�

There will be a discussion about the partnership between the district and the City about the construction of the multipurpose field and parking at the Civic Center.

The BOE will be taking action on five different topics.

They will adopt the 2017 – 18 LCAP. Districts must include in their LCAP actions, services, and expenditures to be used to support students district wide, as well as additional services for students in need.

The Board will be adopting the general fund budget for 2017 – 18. This includes the most recent state and federal funding.

There will be an adoption of measure R parcel tax 2017 – 18 annual plan. The proposed plan requires that an expenditure plan should be developed annually for the succeeding fiscal year that will recommend expenditures of the tax proceeds, which are consistent with the intent of the funding measure.

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As the district now proposes the Changed Project consist of the installation of four new 80-foot high field lights along the track, synthetic turf, and a five lane rubberized track. The Board will need to adopt a resolution that a Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration is the correct and accurate document for the Changed Lincoln Middle School Project.

Lastly, the Board will need to adopt a resolution, determining that the installation and operations of field lighting on the softball and baseball fields at Santa Monica High School, and is categorically exempt from the CEQA. The Board is recommended to approve the project and direct the filing of notice of exemption. “This sets us up to continue to educate our students for another great year of learning,� said Upton. “We will hold only one board meeting in July, before returning to another school year in August. While we prepare for the coming year, we hope everyone has a lovely summer.� marina@smdp.com

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CEO of DTSM, in an email to the Daily Press.

In an interview, the business associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of marketing and communications said they are in the process of selecting the artists who will be featured as part of the rotating exhibits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to bring some public art to the district,â&#x20AC;?

Mackenzie Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a couple locations or spots in the downtown area that we wanted to activate that were just sitting dormant.â&#x20AC;?

A six-member panel consisting of members from the DTSM Board and art knowledgeable citizens selected by the Arts Commission received 120 proposals from artists, according to Carter. Now they are in the process of choosing the finalists who will then make the art. The art will rotate every few months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public art is something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted to have in the downtown,â&#x20AC;? Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough of it.â&#x20AC;?

The City has committed funds up to $225,000 for the art throughout downtown installations.

A second proposed pilot-program would allow DTSM to provide pedestrian-oriented services on the eastern side of Ocean Avenue, between Colorado and the northwest entrance to Tongva Park. Activities may include food service, retail and other uses to develop a sense of place and build community, according to a report from the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Housing and Economic Development Director Andy Agle and the Community and Cultural Services Director Karen Ginsberg.

Under the proposal, DTSM would be permitted to enter into sublicense agreements with operators selected through a competitive, public procurement process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a pilot program, DTSM would be provided flexibility and creativity to adjust the types of programs and uses within the license area that are most impactful at enhancing the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience, while also helping to financially sustain the public art installation pilot at Triangle Square,â&#x20AC;? according to the staff report.

DTSM is a non-profit organization that is under contract with the City to manage programs, services and operations in downtown Santa Monica. The non-profit receives funding from two business-based assessment districts and three property-based assessment districts. kate@smdp.com

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Sheriff: Man killed missing son, 5, after Disneyland trip

BY MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Investigators suspect the father of a 5year-old California boy who has been missing for two months killed the child after a family outing at Disneyland in a plot to get back at his estranged wife during a bitter separation, Los Angeles County sheriff 's officials said Monday.

The body of Aramazd Andressian Jr. has not been found and investigators would not release specific details of what led to the filing of the murder charge, but said there is strong circumstantial evidence in the case to prove the boy was killed by his father, Aramazd Andressian Sr. "I am confident the evidence proves Mr. Andressian committed this horrible crime," Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.

Investigators have been searching for the missing boy since his father was found passed out in a large park in South Pasadena on April 22. Sheriff 's officials say the father had taken prescription pills and was found in a car doused in gasoline in what they say was an attempt to take his own life.

The boy was last seen leaving Disneyland with his father around 1 a.m. on April 21.

Investigators believe Andressian killed his son a short time later and then drove about 145 miles (230 kilometers) later that morning to Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County.

Sheriff 's homicide detectives have searched the lake twice in the past few months, using

dogs and a dive team to help in the search.

Andressian, 35, was arrested Friday by sheriff 's homicide detectives and federal agents in Las Vegas because he was "becoming a flight risk," Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said. He's being held there on $10 million bail.

Andressian changed his appearance and had been socializing while living out of a Las Vegas hotel for 47 days, conduct characterized as inconsistent with that of a grieving parent, said sheriff 's Lt. Joe Mendoza.

Investigators also believe Andressian was planning to leave the U.S. and flee to a country that does not have an extradition agreement with the U.S., Mendoza said. Officials declined to identify the country.

Detectives believe Andressian killed his son in an attempt to get back at his estranged wife for their "tumultuous" relationship, Mendoza said.

Andressian's attorney, Daniel Nardoni, has said his client "is adamant that he never harmed his son Aramazd and is innocent of the charges." Nardoni did not immediately respond Monday to an emailed request for comment.

Andressian is expected to appear in court in Las Vegas on Tuesday for an extradition hearing and will likely be brought back to Los Angeles by the end of the week, prosecutors said.

"My heart is shattered and I will miss my son immensely each and every second of every day for the rest of my life," the boy's mother, Ana Estevez, said in a statement released by the sheriff 's department.

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These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ON JUNE 15, AT ABOUT 3:25 A.M. While patrolling the 900 block of 4th Street an officer saw a subject standing near an open trunk of a vehicle. As the officer approached, the subject closed the trunk and walked off.

The officer saw a black duffle bag left behind on the floor next to the trunk of the vehicle.

The subject was detained. The subject admitted that the vehicle he was standing next to was not his. The owner/victim of the vehicle was located. The victim told officers the black duffle bag found outside of the vehicle was left in the backseat of the vehicle and various coins were missing from the center console. The suspect was placed under arrest without incident. Anthony Demetrius Rozelle, 43, from Los Angeles, was arrested for petty theft, tampering with a vehicle and probation violation. Bail was set at $90,000.

DAILY POLICE LOG

The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 409 calls for service on June 25. call us today (310)

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD BY THE SANTA MONICA ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ON APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES TIME:

10:30 a.m., July 11, 2017

LOCATION:

Council Chambers, Room 213, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

A Public Hearing will be held by the Zoning Administrator of the City of Santa Monica at the above noted time and place in regard to the following requests: MINOR USE PERMIT, 17ENT-0049, 1343 Ocean Park Boulevard. The applicant requests approval of a Minor Use Permit (MUP) to allow for Group Residential Housing within an existing church. The applicant is proposing to convert two existing office spaces totaling 327 square feet into shared living quarters within a portion of the church that is zoned Medium Density Residential (R3). Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.08.020, the applicant may request a Group Residential Housing use with approval of a MUP. [PLANNER: Michael Rocque] APPLICANT/OWNER: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church.

HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the Zoning Administrator public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the Zoning Administrator at the meeting.

Any person may comment at the Public Hearing, or by writing a letter to the City Planning Division, Room 212, P.O. Box 2220, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2220. Plans are available for public review at the City Planning Division. For more information, please contact the City Planning Division at (310) 458-8341. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 64009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. Every attempt will made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines #1, #2, #3, Rapid 3, #7, #8, #9, Rapid #10, and #18 service City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free). *Esto es un aviso sobre una audiencia publica para revisar applicaciones proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Esto puede ser de interes para usted. Si desea mas informacion, favor de llamar a Carmen Gutierrez en la Division de Planificacion al numero (310) 458-8341.

Battery 1300 block of 3rd St Prom 12:07 a.m.

Person down Main/Ashland 12:09 a.m.

Battery 300 block of Santa Monica 12:21 a.m.

Indecent exposure 2nd/Santa Monica 12:23 a.m.

Drunk driving 200 block of PCH 12:25 a.m.

Person down 1500 block of PCH 1:16 a.m.

Shots fired 1500 block of Grant 4:55 a.m.

Trespassing 1400 block of 2nd 5:03 a.m.

Petty theft 1200 block of 4th 7:24 a.m.

Grand theft auto 200 block of Bicknell 7:49 a.m.

Person with a gun 5th/Santa Monica 8:35 a.m.

Auto burglary 1000 block of 14th 8:46 a.m.

Identity theft 1300 block of Stanford 9:35 a.m.

Traffic collision 12th/Washington 9:38 a.m.

Auto burglary 1100 block of 15th 9:39 a.m.

Traffic collision 12th/Washington 9:42 a.m.

Mark & tag abandoned vehicle 1300 block of Harvard 9:50 a.m.

Arson 2300 block of Virginia 10:11 a.m.

Auto burglary 1500 block of PCH 10:56 a.m.

Audible burglar alarm 1600 block of 9th 11:21 a.m.

Auto burglary 1000 block of Euclid 11:34 a.m.

Identity theft 700 block of Ocean 12:14 p.m.

Person down 1900 block of Lincoln 12:18 p.m.

Grand theft 100 block of Wilshire 12:42 p.m.

Assault with deadly weapon 1600 block of Ocean 12:42 p.m.

Public intoxication Ocean/Broadway 1:11 p.m.

Petty theft 1300 block of 3rd St Prom 1:19 p.m.

Grand theft auto 21st/Ocean Park 1:25 p.m.

72 Hour psychiatric hold 19th/Michigan 1:42 p.m.

Fight 1800 block of 10th 1:58 p.m.

Battery 200 block of Santa Monica Pier 2:11 p.m.

Burglary 1100 block of 22nd 3:12 p.m.

Fight Lincoln/Pico 3:17 p.m.

Hit and run 1800 block of 9th 3:27 p.m.

Assault with deadly weapon 600 block of Santa Monica 3:42 p.m.

Drinking in public 500 block of Bay 3:43 p.m.

Encampment 1200 block of Berkeley 3:49 p.m.

Grand theft 100 block of Wilshire 4:23 p.m.

Hit and run 500 block of Wilshire 4:33 p.m.

Drinking in public 800 block of Idaho 5:12 p.m.

Hit and run Appian Way/ Arcadia Ter 5:15 p.m.

Grand theft auto 400 block of 19th 6:09 p.m.

Trespassing 1400 block of 7th 6:49 p.m.

Hit and run 31st/Pico 7:00 p.m.

Traffic collision Cloverfield/Ocean Park 7:02 p.m.

Drunk driving investigation 29th/Ocean Park 7:03 p.m.

Hit and run 1500 block of PCH 7:22 p.m.

Attempt burglary 1100 block of 20th 8:30 p.m.

Public intoxication 700 block of Pacific 8:37 p.m.

Hit and run Ocean/Pico 10:14 p.m.

Auto burglary 1300 block of 5th 10:36 p.m.

DAILY FIRE LOG

The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 53 calls for service on June 25.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. EMS Main/Ashland 12:10 a.m.

EMS 1400 block of 16th 12:12 a.m.

EMS 1500 block of Pacific Coast 1:18 a.m.

Request fire 1500 block of Pacific Coast 1:18 a.m.

EMS 300 block of Olympic 2:00 a.m.

EMS 1300 block of 3rd St Prom 2:00 a.m.

EMS Neilson/Barnard 2:11 a.m.

EMS 1500 block of Berkeley 3:55 a.m.

EMS 1800 block of Lincoln 4:33 a.m.

EMS 800 block of 2nd 4:41 a.m.

EMS 400 block of San Vicente 4:51 a.m.

EMS 1400 block of Ocean 5:57 a.m.

EMS 00 block of Village Parkway 6:25 a.m.

EMS 900 block of Euclid 8:57 a.m.

EMS 1100 block of 7th 9:00 a.m.

EMS 2600 block of Arizona 9:27 a.m.

Automatic alarm 1500 block of 4th 9:30 a.m.

EMS 12th/Washington 9:44 a.m.

Automatic alarm 2900 block of 11th 10:30 a.m.

EMS 200 block of Ocean 11:14 a.m.

EMS 200 block of San Vicente 11:31 a.m.

EMS 1900 block of Lincoln 12:18 p.m.

EMS Moomat Ahiko/Ocean 12:54 p.m.

EMS 1700 block of 4th 12:56 p.m.

EMS 1900 block of Pico 1:16 p.m.

EMS 100 block of Broadway 1:38 p.m.

EMS 1800 block of Michigan 1:49 p.m.

EMS 2700 block of Neilson 2:18 p.m.

EMS 2200 block of Virginia 2:46 p.m.

EMS 2100 block of Oak 3:06 p.m.

EMS 1200 block of 6th 3:08 p.m.

EMS 2100 block of Ocean 3:12 p.m.

EMS 1100 block of 6th 3:19 p.m.

Automatic alarm 1300 block of 2nd 3:23 p.m.

EMS 1200 block of 4th 4:42 p.m.

EMS 1300 block of 15th 4:48 a.m.

EMS 300 block of Santa Monica PL 5:15 p.m.

EMS 1500 block of Berkeley 5:52 p.m.

EMS 1500 block of Ocean Front Walk 6:15 p.m.

EMS 1600 block of Cloverfield 6:16 p.m.

Automatic alarm 1000 block of Centinela 6:19 p.m.

EMS 1300 block of 3rd St Prom 6:24 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 2nd 6:41 p.m.

Automatic alarm 1400 block of 7th 7:07 p.m.

EMS 300 block of San Vicente 7:53 p.m.

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Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle.

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How to ditch your car and get to the Twilight Concerts?

Take the Expo line. The Expo line connects DTLA to the Pier and Santa Monica residents can board at the 17th Street/SMC or 26th Street/Bergamot Stations. Trains leave every 6 minutes until 7 p.m. then every 10-15 minutes.

To save time, be sure to have $3.50 loaded on your TAP card to cover the roundtrip fare.

Ride Big Blue Bus. Big Blue Bus routes 1, 2, 3, Rapid 3, 7, Rapid 7, 9 and 18 all stop near the Pier, with stops in both directions in 4th Street between Colorado Ave and Broadway.

Additionally, the Route 8 stops right in front of the pier on Ocean and Colorado. Plan your trip on Google Transit. Roundtrip is $2.50 or go cashless and download the mobile ticketing app from Token Transit.

Use a Ride Service. To reduce congestion on Ocean & Colorado, the primary ride service (Uber & Lyft) pickup location will be at the intersection of Olympic Drive and Main Street.

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAYS

Make your way through Tongva Park from the pier to the designated pick-up location.

Hop on a Bike or Skateboard. The City of Santa Monica will provide two free bike valets so you can check your bike or skateboard in safely. You’ll find them on the sand south of the Pier, and at the intersection of Broadway and Ocean Ave. in Palisades Park.

Cruise over on a Breeze Bike. Breeze to the show and lock your bike at one of five locations near the Pier. (Note: the bike valets will not accept Breeze Bikes).

■ Lot 1 Breeze Station on Ocean Front Path ■ Palisades Park at the top of the Pier (Ocean & Colorado) ■ Tongva Park (Ocean & Olympic) ■ Ocean Front Walk under the Pier Bridge (Geo-fenced Drop Zone) ■ Chess Park on Arcadia Terrace (Geofenced Drop Zone)

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Strange Brew

By JOHN DEERING

Consciousness is among the greatest mysteries of the material world. You'll wrestle philosophies and science, coming up with your own way of viewing your existence -- a way that leaves open windows of possibility. Love will lead to business, and business will lead to love. August, November and May are financial highs. Capricorn and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 29, 2, 18 and 5.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

A search is on to fill a slot in your life. You're not interested in finding the perfect person for the job, especially since you've a better probability of finding Big Foot. What you want is a good fit.

You're spiritually ambitious. Reinvention is the heartbeat of your day. There's great effort that goes into constant renewal, but it's like anything. The more you do it, the better you get at it and the more automatic it becomes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The interaction has ups and downs, but overall you enjoy what's going on between you and a certain unpredictable someone. You've quite a few inside jokes, and you'll get some more out of today's zaniness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) A huge part of parenting in the modern world is taking your children where they need to be when they need to be there, and self-parenting is no difference. Show self-love by getting yourself there on time.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) As the right-hand man to your own spirit, you'll need to call out some orders. Break your chains; revolt against your own bullying thoughts; flee the captor that is a limited idea of what you're capable of.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

CANCER (June 22-July 22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Physical hygiene isn't the only kind that makes an impression in the physical realm. Mental and emotional hygiene are just as (if not more) important. People will sense those first, anyway.

There's something so expedient and attractive about your usual decisiveness, though today will call for a different approach. Before you take a position, live in the question a while longer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You're curious about how you can become more powerful in your own life by having more means at your disposal. This is, of course, not the only or even the main route to influence. In regards to power, love really does conquer all.

Attaining your heart's desire will require a different method of payment than money. You'll have the chance to pull together the best gifts you have to offer the others for what you want in return.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

You've a potent charm, and there will be those afraid to get mixed up with it. They are right to be wary, of course. That which has the potential to affect people greatly should be wielded with the utmost care.

If you try to use them as your main navigation, logic and ego will steer you wrong; let intuition guide you instead toward what your soul needs (which will be different from what your family wants from you).

You inoculate yourself against the virus of egoism by being in service to those around you. To keep your ego in constant check is to remain connected to the energy of the world.

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Zack Hill Cosmic Empathy Challenge Mercury and Jupiter in conflict make it harder to empathize with one another. Some are more talented at empathy than others, but all humans have a responsibility to use empathy either way. Awareness and feeling for our fellow beings is like walking: Not all humans can do it, but since getting from place to place is essential to life, we find ways.

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The full name of registrant(s) is/are: NICK NEVAREZ 4401 OCEAN DR MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)05/01/2017. /s/: NICK NEVAREZ. NICK NEVAREZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/30/2017. 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 06/06/2017, 06/13/2017, 06/20/2017, 06/27/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017136204 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 05/25/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 2332 COLLECTIVE. 2332 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD UNIT A , VENICE, CA 90291. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: SKY MACKAI LLC 2332 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD UNIT A VENICE, CA 90291. This Business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)06/01/2016. /s/: SKY MACKAI LLC. SKY MACKAI LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 05/25/2017. 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 06/06/2017, 06/13/2017, 06/20/2017, 06/27/2017.

Name Changes FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017149443 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 06/09/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FOUNDER FORWARD. 2411 2ND ST., SUITE C , SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: RW ENTERPRISES LLC 2411 2ND ST., SUITE C SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. This Business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:RW ENTERPRISES LLC. RW ENTERPRISES LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 06/09/2017. 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 06/20/2017, 06/27/2017, 07/04/2017, 07/11/2017.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS029280 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of JUDITH MARY REAVIL for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JUDITH MARY REAVIL filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: JUDITH MARY REAVIL TO JUDITH MARY FLICK. 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: AUG 11, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: K, Room: A203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN STREET, ROOM 102, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 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: JUN 15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017145975 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 06/06/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LONDON REALTY MANAGEMENT. 3005 MAIN STREET , SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: MICHAEL DE ANGELIS 3005 MAIN STREET SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)06/01/2017. /s/: MICHAEL DE ANGELIS. MICHAEL DE ANGELIS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 06/06/2017. 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 06/20/2017, 06/27/2017, 07/04/2017, 07/11/2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017155839 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 06/16/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CORION PROPERTIES, LLC, CORION ENTERPRISES, LLC. 270 PALISADES BEACH RD #302 , SANTA MONICA, CA 90402. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: CORION, LLC 270 PALISADES BEACH RD #302 SANTA MONICA, CA 90402. This Business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)06/01/2017. /s/: CORION, LLC. CORION, LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 06/16/2017. 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 06/20/2017, 06/27/2017, 07/04/2017, 07/11/2017.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Public Hearings will be held concurrently by the City Council for the following: Amend the Land Use and Circulation Element The City Council will consider adoption of a resolution to amend the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) of the General Plan of the City of Santa Monica to modify the height and floor area ratio standards for Tier 2 and Tier 3 projects within the Mixed Use Boulevard land use designation within the Downtown District and ensure consistency with the proposed Downtown Community Plan.

Amend the Civic Center Specific Plan The City Council will consider adoption of a resolution to amend the Civic Center Specific Plan (CCSP) to remove the Colorado Avenue Special Use District in order to eliminate conflicts with the Downtown Community Plan boundaries.

Amend the Zoning Ordinance The City Council will consider adoption of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance (Divisions 1-5 of SMMC Article 9) related to the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), including but not limited to clarifying the relationship between the DCP and Zoning Ordinance regulations; land use regulations; height limits for fences, walls, and hedges; demolition review procedures; parking, loading, and circulation; and outdoor dining in the community plan area. The City Council will also consider adoption of amendments to Land Use and Related Provisions in the City’s Zoning Ordinance (Division 6 of SMMC Article 9) related to the Downtown Community Plan and additional transportation demand management requirements in the community plan area.

Amend Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Article 8 The City Council will consider adoption of an amendment SMMC Article 8 related to the Downtown Community Plan to extend the expiration time limits for demolition permit applications to accommodate new demolition review procedures proposed for buildings over 40 years old in the community plan area.

Downtown Community Plan Final Public Hearing Draft The City Council will review the Final Public Hearing Draft of the Downtown Community Plan and Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2013091056). The Council will consider adoption of a resolution to adopt the Final Downtown Community Plan. The Council will also consider adoption of resolutions certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the DCP and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR. Opportunity for public input on the above amendments, the draft Downtown Community Plan, and Final Environmental Impact Report will be provided at the Monday, July 10, 2017 hearing. Following public testimony, the Council will close the public hearings and begin deliberations on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 and conclude deliberations on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

The Council staff report will be available online: https://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas.aspx WHEN AND WHERE: Below is the anticipated schedule and the location of the public hearings for the draft Downtown Community Plan and associated amendments the LUCE, CCSP, Zoning Ordinance, and Municipal Code.

DATE Monday, July 10, 2017 Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Each meeting will begin at 6:30PM

City Council Chamber, 2nd floor Santa Monica City Hall 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the City Council public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the City Council at the meeting.

Address your letters to:

City Clerk Re: Downtown Community Plan 1685 Main Street, Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Or email to councilmtgitems@smgov.net

MORE INFORMATION If you want additional information about this project or wish to review the project, please contact Peter James, Principal Planner at (310) 458-8341 or by e-mail at peter.james@smgov.net. The Draft Downtown Community Plan is available at the Planning Counter during business hours or available www.downtownsmplan.org. The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. Every attempt will be made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines numbered 1, 2, 3, Rapid 3, 7, 8, 9, Rapid 10, and 18 serve City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is located at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, and is a short walk to City Hall.

Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free). Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.

ESPAÑOL: Esto es una noticia de una audiencia pública para revisar applicaciónes proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Si deseas más información, favor de llamar a Peter James en la División de Planificación al número (310) 458-8341.

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