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07.10.17 Volume 16 Issue 205
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BBB proposes fare reduction for TAP cards
Veteran memorials refurbished at Samohi
MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
Photos courtesy Jared Morgan, American Legion Post 283
The Big Blue Bus will host a meeting on August 1 to discuss new rates aimed at incentivizing cashless payment across the system. Proposed changes include reducing the regular one-way trip from $1.25 to $1.10 for customers who use a TAP card instead of cash, a new Annual Pass for $500, introduction of Blue to Business - BBB’s Employer Annual Pass Program, discontinuation of single-use tokens and introduction of a new 1-Ride Pass that is TAP enabled. The changes come as ridership continues to decline on bus systems and staff said incentivizing the TAP card over cash improves service overall.
VETERAN: Local memorials at the Samohi Memorial Greek Theater have been restored and honor WWI and WWII veterans. SEE FARE PAGE 5
MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
A pair of local memorials to veterans of World War I and World War II have been restored thanks to efforts by Squadron 283 of the Sons of the American Legion. The Pacific Palisades based organization held a rededication ceremony for the WWI memorial last week at Santa Monica High School’s Memorial Greek Theater where the plaques are located and family members of one of the local veterans were able to attend. The refurbishment is part of a national effort by veterans’ organizations to maintain the memory of soldiers who fought more than a century ago. The nonprofit WWI centennial Commission, established by Congress to honor and recognize the centennial of America’s involvement with World War One, issued a plea at the national American Legion convention for the various American Legion organizations to locate and help restore WWI memorials. The request was specifically aimed at organizations on the West Coast because at the time of the war, the western portion of
Samohi student unearths a passion for archaeology JESSICA RAMIREZ Daily Press Intern
the county was less densely populated and any memorials that were built were more likely to be lost. The original Santa Monica plaque was installed on May 30, 1921 at the original dedication of the theater and Jim Yocum, Squadron 283 Past Commander, said he knew about its location due to his children
attending Samohi. He said some WWI veterans are located in the City’s cemetery but the Samohi plaques are the only truly public memorial. “On the Westside there aren’t that many in public places,” he said. “Woodlawn SEE MEMORIALS PAGE 6
Sophie Hall, might have a bright future focused on the past. The incoming Samohi Junior recently finished a stint as the only high school student to attend the Lechaion Harbor Settlement Land Project archaeological dig in Corinth, Greece. The team of students lead by two mentors spent six weeks digging in Lechaion Harbor to discover the purpose of various ancient Greek buildings surrounding the harbor. This project began last summer with students from SEE ARCHAEOLOGY PAGE 4
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