Santa Monica Daily Press, July 22, 2015

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Santa Monica Daily Press WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015

Volume 14 Issue 216

CURIOUS CITY SEE PAGE 4

Summer camp teaches kids coding through project-based learning, computer games

Two new mixed-use projects proposed for Downtown area BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor

CITY HALL The Planning Commission will debate two development agreements with NMS properties for new, mixed-used projects at their July 22 meeting. Staff members are recommending development agreements for the two projects and have listed the “community benefits” associated with each project. NMS wants to build an 84 foot (six-story) building of approximately 52,545 total square feet with 6,345 square feet of ground floor commercial space, 64 residential units and 105 parking spaces within a three-level subterranean parking garage at 1415 5th St. The project requires a development agreement because it exceeds Courtesy photos

BY JENNIFER MAAS

Birthday party honors local centenarian

Daily Press Staff Writer

BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer

DOWNTOWN Pat Romano balances a

programming and learn to create something that is unique,” Boorman said. “What you are seeing right now is kids who are creating their own video games from scratch. And kids love video games, but in the process they are learnSEE CODE PAGE 8

plate of chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream as he sits in a cushioned chair, flanked by loved ones and smiling widely for a short photo session at his birthday party. He’s ready for his close-up, well, as ready as he’ll ever be. “I don’t have much hair,” he said. But the longtime Santa Monica resident isn’t completely bald, his thin white strands doubling as a glowing frame around his face. Nor does he look like he’s turning 102. His durability was a reason for SEE 102 PAGE 7

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STEM: A Santa Monica based non-profit provides kids with a foundation in technology.

16TH STREET On a cool summer day in a room on 16th Street, a group of programmers sit at long desks moving their little fingers quickly over keyboards. Some of their feet dangle off the edges of chairs, not long enough to reach the ground. None of the coders are earning money for their time spent on the clock. In fact, they are paying for the privilege to be there. These programmers are kids, and they are spending their day learning to code at summer camp. CodeREV Kids is the brainchild of the company’s CEO, Evan S. Boorman. Boorman, 33, formerly a teacher and tutor, prides himself on the mission of his program: to improve the coding literacy of today’s youth. “We teach students to code and program in a project-based format. So you learn a type of

32 feet in height and is located in the Downtown. The site is currently occupied by a two-story commercial/office building that is home to a nail salon and a menswear store. Community benefits include 13 units of affordable housing, an affordable housing disability preference, a transportation demand management (TDM) plan, a contribution of $20,000 to the City for Transportation Management Association programs, a $40,000 payment to the Big Blue Bus for transit improvements in the Downtown, a Transportation Impact Fee of $90,000, a Parks and Recreation Fee of $280,000, a contribution to the City in the amount of $100,000 for early childhood initiatives, $50,000 to be used for

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