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L.A. Marathon gets early nod from council

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL The Los Angeles Marathon on Tuesday got a preliminary nod from the City Council to locate the final leg of its 2010 race in Santa Monica, a course that’s been dubbed the Stadium to the Sea.

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GRAND OPENING: Saint John’s Hospital board members and city officials cut the ribbon on the new Howard Keck Center on Wednesday.

Saint John’s opens new hospital

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

MID-CITY More than a dozen years of fundraising, planning and construction culminated in jubilation on Wednesday when Saint John’s Health Center unveiled what its officials deemed as the capstone of the new hospital.

The completion of the Howard Keck Center is considered a landmark milestone in the medical center’s efforts to rebuild its campus after reportedly more than onethird of its buildings were significantly damaged beyond repair in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, triggering what has been a major reconstruction project going 15 years and counting.

“It is truly the last phase of the rebirth of Saint John’s Health Center,” Lou Lazatin,

the CEO, said during a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The 285,000-square-foot, four-story wing abuts the Chan Soon Shiong Center for Life Science, which opened in 2005, together sitting behind the old 1950s hospital that will be demolished within 30 days of the scheduled move-in date of the Howard Keck Center in September. In its place will be a parking structure and open green space.

The price tag for both centers was estimated to cost approximately $500 million, about 80 percent of which came from private donors, the biggest chunks coming from the Howard Keck Foundation and the Soon Shiong Family.

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speakers, including Lazatin and Sister Marie Madeleine Shonka, who co-chaired the Legacy Endowment, addressed how the new hospital will further the vision of Saint John’s founders — the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth — of serving the community and its most needy population. Much of the program involved tributes to Howard Keck, who reportedly contacted Shonka immediately after the earthquake to ask how he can financially get the ball rolling on reconstruction.

“That day in January 1994 was literally the birth of what we see here today,” Rae Archibald, who chairs Saint John’s Board of Directors, said.

The new center will have 235 beds with the ability to go up to 268. Officials origi-

The council instructed its staff to return with an ordinance or policy change that would allow marathons to be held in the city where only 5 and 10K runs are currently permitted. The staff will also meet with marathon officials to negotiate the proposed route, which in Santa Monica would go down San Vicente Boulevard, heading south on Ocean Avenue to Barnard Way and concluding just beyond the border in Venice. The race was initially thought to end in Santa Monica but a final decision on the exact location of the finish line has not been made.

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Dance to the music

Santa Monica Pier 200 Santa Monica Pier, 7 p.m. — 10 p.m.

Free concert featuring Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited. Participate in the fifth installment of this weekly summer music series.

Book discussion and signing

Santa Monica Public Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m.

Hear Mary Frosch give cultural context to her latest anthology, “Coming of Age in the 21st Century,” which features more than 20 authors, including Sherman Alexie and Junot Diaz. For more information, visit www.smpl.org/libraryevents.htm.

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Singer-songwriter Charlie Lustman presents his original pop music operetta about surviving cancer, “Made me Nuclear.”

The show, in its last weekend at the Santa Monica Playhouse, is directed by Chris DeCarlo. Tickets cost $20.

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Conservation photographer Robert McGinley is hosting a closing reception for his exhibit “Topography, Light at Magic,” which focuses on natural landscapes that are threatened by development. Proceeds from the exhibit will benefit Heal the Bay and Santa Monica Baykeeper. Admission is free.

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Get your pet chipped The American Red Cross of Santa Monica is hosting a free Pet Fair and Chip-a-thon Saturday, Aug. 1 at Clover Park to help pet owners register their cats and dogs with micro chipping.

The event, which will last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will also host a variety of other activities including low-cost vaccinations and dog training demonstrations. The day will culminate with a contest to determine the owner and pet who most resemble each other.

To assist with pet problems and provide advice, several animal experts, including Karen “Doc” Halligan and actress Elisabeth Rohm, will also be on hand. Nearly 22 booths will also be set up to give away free samples and information about a variety of pet care services.

Owners and pets are welcome to join in the event as long as the animals are in carriers or on leashes. Free parking is available near the park. Call Paul Weinberg with the City of Santa Monica at (310) 458-8686 for more information.

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BY NATALIE JARVEY Special to the Daily Press

SM PIER The 25th Annual Twilight Dance Series is bringing a unique blend of traditional African music with western instruments back to the Santa Monica Pier with Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited.

In their third visit to the pier, tonight Mapfumo and his band will perform new music from their upcoming album, “Exile,” which is set to be released within the next month.

“We’ve been working on this CD for a long time, nearly a year now, so we’re hoping it will go down very well with the people,” he said.

Mapfumo, known as the “Lion of Zimbabwe,” combines modern music with the Shona music he grew up listening to in the small town of Marondera, Zimbabwe.

Born in 1945, Mapfumo’s exposure to music was limited to traditional Zimbabwean children’s songs and sacred music. It was not until he moved to the capital city of Harare, then known as Salisbury, at the age of 10 that he was introduced to modern music.

“As someone who grew up in the country, when I came to live in the city, it was my first time listening to radio music,” Mapfumo said. “It was something very different.”

As a teenager, he was drawn to these new sounds and became the drummer in a band that covered American and British pop music.

Mapfumo believes the influences from two varied music styles has helped him create his own musical blend, known as chimurenga.

“That actually helped me a lot because I decided to write my own music using my language,” he said of listening to pop, soul, rumba and African music as a teenager.

The word chimurenga means struggle in

Shona, Mapfumo’s native language, and captures how Zimbabwe’s long struggle for independence has affected his music.

The country’s civil war has done more than simply give Mapfumo subject matter for his many songs, it has also forced him out of Zimbabwe.

Today he lives in self-imposed political exile with his family and band in Oregon. His music is banned in his hometown but he still finds an audience there — his 2001 album

AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY, WHEN I CAME TO LIVE IN THE CITY, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME LISTENING TO RADIO MUSIC. IT WAS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.” Thomas Mapfumo musician

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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JoAnne Barge & Katrina Davy

Calling for an audit Editor:

I am the parent of two children in the Santa MonicaMalibu Unified School District. I agree with most of what Bill Bauer stated in his July 20 column regarding the proposal of an emergency parcel tax. (He is opposed to it.) Before SMMUSD requests that the good people of the city of Santa Monica and the city of Malibu cough up more rent money and property taxes, maybe we should find out what happened to the money that has already been provided to the district, shall we.

What happened to the $874,000 that was released from the City Council to the district in January? How much money is paid to attorneys that SMMUSD contracts to handle the due process cases? Mary Kellogg, the district’s legal consultant only prepares the cases for other lawyers to litigate. She doesn’t actually litigate those cases despite the fact that she is paid a salary of $163,000 of taxpayer monies.

The other thing that I’m not sure that most tax payers know is that SMMUSD has about three to four due process cases every three or four months according to the Office of Administrative Hearings Quarterly Report. I’m not sure if that’s enough to merit having a full-time consultant. I think that it might be worth finding out how Kellogg bills for her time. When she’s not preparing cases for due process, what else is she doing? Is she being utilized for cases that are not currently in due process? Is she being used to figure out possible loopholes in the law to deny services and assessments to students?

The district is on track to receive $1.2 million dollars in stimulus money from the federal government earmarked for special education. One of the accepted uses of that money is the purchase of technology for the instruction of students. Is this happening? If not, why not?

The city of Santa Monica also gave the district over $7 million. How is that money being used?

The district is trying to put together a group of community members to study the feasibility of a parcel tax.

I think that a better effort is to have a forensic audit of the accounting of SMMUSD to find out where we are, before asking people who are already feeling the effects of a strained economy for more money. This is already happening in the city of Detroit. That’s where I was born and raised. Dr. Robert Bobb and a team of auditors have uncovered how the Detroit Public School System has mismanaged millions of dollars. People who were not even employed by their district were receiving a paycheck. Dr. Bobb turned any suspicious findings over to the FBI. I’m not saying that anything illegal is happening in SMMUSD, but I do believe that before we as citizens release any more of our hardearned money over to the district, we need to find out what happened to the money that we have already been given.

I propose that the citizens educate themselves about the conduct of the district and that we ask Dr. Bobb to come here next instead of just studying how to get more money from hard-working taxpayers. I propose this to you as the parent of a child with special needs that receives special education services and another child who has a 504 plan for children with disabilities. The last thing that I want to see is my neighbors be overtaxed or burdened.

Debra Shepherd Santa Monica

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Handling a bully takes teamwork Q: MY 14-YEAR-OLD SON RECENTLY

shared some disturbing information with me. He gets bullied at his junior high school.

He is a very brainy kid with few friends. He mentioned he has talked to several “authorities,” yet the only response he receives is that the school has a “zero tolerance policy against it” and the bullying continues. Please help, as I want to do what is best for my son.

Signed, Hopeful Dear Hopeful, Thank you for writing in. It troubles me that your son has experienced such behavior right here in Santa Monica, at his own school, a place where he should feel safe, especially given the school’s “zero tolerance policy.” Bullying has become an unfortunate reality in many public and private schools throughout the country. In fact, a recent national survey found as many as 15 percent of youth are bullied in school, indicating your son is far from alone. First of all, you should be proud that you have created a safe space for your son to share his troubles. The fact that he feels comfortable enough to talk to you shows that he sees you as a significant means of support.

THE ONE THING THAT COULD MAKE THIS SITUATION WORSE IS TO TELL YOUR CHILD TO ‘IGNORE’ THE BULLY. IF HE JUST WANTED TO IGNORE THE SITUATION, HE PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE TOLD YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE. It is important for you to support your son as much as possible. This means giving him an opportunity to talk about his experience in a safe and supportive environment.

Be sure that he knows that you are truly “hearing” what he has to say. You can show this to him by asking questions about his experience and reflecting back what he is telling you. Providing support and open communication will help to encourage your son to share more, allowing you to gather more information to help his situation.

Through this process, acknowledge the feelings your son is sharing and underscore the strength it must take for him to share these MUSM: BF: OLL: POS: WTGP: LMIRL: HDOP:

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The one thing that could make this situation worse is to tell your child to “ignore” the bully. If he just wanted to ignore the situation, he probably wouldn’t have told you in the first place. In fact, many times, ignoring the bullying can actually make the situation worse. You want to ensure your son knows that you will not just “ignore” what’s happening to him.

It is also essential that your child does not feel responsible for the actions of his bully.

Avoid asking accusatory questions when gathering information. Empathize with your child and stress that it is not his fault.

Even if you do not agree with everything your child has done so far it is important that you avoid judgment or criticism.

Instead, tell your child how proud you are that he had the courage to share this with you. Help your child to meet new friends outside of school by encouraging involvement in volunteer activities, community sports, or other local organizations. Building strong relationships outside of this situation will help build self-esteem and resiliency.

As a parent it’s critical that you take action to get the school involved and most importantly that you resist the temptation to contact the bully’s parents directly. When meeting with the school it is crucial that you give a factual account of what has happened, which will help you present an objective case for school administration to take action. As emotional as this experience is for you and your child the school needs concrete information and examples to help your son’s situation. Use this meeting to inquire about services and programs the school is employing to reduce bullying and to discipline those who bully other children.

For some schools peer mediation and conflict management programs have helped to reduce problems. However, before going to the school, ask your child what he thinks can be done to help the situation. Having a plan will help make the most of the school’s resources and will allow your child to feel as though he has a role in the remedy.

Empowering your son to take control of his own situation will give him some of the much-needed confidence that this bully has likely taken from him.

KATRINA DAVY is a professional career counselor who has worked in both university and private settings. She holds degrees from Cornell and Columbia universities. Got something on your mind? Send your questions and comments to newshrink@gmail.com or visit www.newshrink.com.

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This little piggy went to the doctor

All dressed in green?

A recent Daily Press article discovered that a growing number of engaged couples have decided to go green for their wedding.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: Is going green on your wedding day worth the trouble — and money?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

SHOWCASING MY FIRST BREAK FOR SIX WEEKS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE SUMMER SANDAL SEASON IN AN UGLY BLACK SURGICAL SHOE WAS NOT PART OF THE BROKEN-BONE FANTASY. But I haven’t let the lack of a cast, crutches or cane get me and the ugly black surgical shoe down. I’ve decided to go out and buy one of those silver metallic pens so people can adorn their names to the surgical shoe. And when there’s no space left, I plan to have a stash of Post-Its at the ready for people to sign and stick to my leg. It’s not exactly how I imagined it as a kid, but then again, what ever is?

I’m trying to move on though — albeit at the pace of a snail with a limp — and muddle through all the unsolicited good advice upon which I’ve been showered.

“Maybe you could have avoided this had you been wearing shoes,” my mom suggested helpfully.

“I would caution you next time to look where you’re going,” my dad added kindly.

The thing is I’m not exactly sorry the pinky toe was broken; I just regret that it didn’t make a bigger splash. I’m hobbling around in the ugly black surgical shoe, but still loving every minute of it.

Now if only I can manage to solve a Rubik’s Cube and get Ricky Schroeder to marry me, my childhood fantasy trifecta will be complete.

E-mail questions or comments to meredithccarroll@hotmail.com.

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of my old childhood fantasies: I broke a bone.

My pinky toe had an unfortunate encounter with a wall and, upon impact, popped. Over the course of my life I’ve had a handful of close-but-no-cigar moments with broken bones, so I knew almost instantly — mostly because of the searing pain — that my time had finally come.

Still, I didn’t want to let my pinky toe or any other digit break my spirit, or, more specifically, my consumption of spirits. So 20 minutes after the collision I put on a brave face and went out as planned for margaritas and Mexican food with some girlfriends. As the night progressed, despite the numbing effects of the tequila, I became increasingly convinced the injury was the real deal. But in the spirit of the pinky toe, I remained classy and (mostly) refrained from discussing it at dinner.

The next morning the unfortunate yet classy pinky toe was X-rayed, and while we waited for the orthopedist to deliver the results, my husband looked at the images on the screen.

“It’s fine. There’s no break,” he said with the authority of someone whose sole medical training was watching forensic experts theorize about Scott Peterson’s guilt to Nancy Grace in 2004.

Consequently, no one was more surprised than he was when the doctor came in and pronounced it broken. And no one was more disappointed than me when I learned that my unfortunate yet classy pinky toe was not worthy of a hard cast, crutches or even a measly cane. I got what can only be described as the ugliest black surgical shoe ever. Showcasing my first break for six weeks during the height of the summer sandal season in an ugly black surgical shoe was not part of the broken-bone fantasy.

I always envied the kids who came to school with their wooden or shiny metal crutches, mighty slings, radiant ace bandages or magnificent hard casts. Having something attached to your body that everyone could sign or play with was the inarguable sign of coolness and the optimal way to get attention without having to misbehave to earn it. It was my dream.

My sister had it all when we were kids. A full leg cast — and traction — to treat some torn ligaments followed by handmade cards from everyone in her entire class. A few years later when she broke her thumb while we were skiing, the doctor made her a special cast so she could still hold the ski pole and get back on the mountain. When she was a

baby she was laid up with a burn after hot coffee accidentally spilled on her stomach and another time she got to go to the hospital to have her appendix out (on the day of my birthday party, no less).

Just last year she tore her ACL while playing tennis, requiring an ambulance ride, surgery and a knee brace. She’s always had all the luck. And all the good stories. I might have made up a better story about how I broke my toe, but it’s a pinky toe and I’m not entirely convinced it’s worthy of a better story. Had it been the big toe, maybe.

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Applesauce also makes a great, fruity dip for breadsticks and pretzels. Opt for all-natural varieties with no added sugar or other fillers. If you like, you can doctor it up by adding a bit of ground cinnamon or even apple pie spices.

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and French techniques she loved to a famously dropped dinner, Julia Child left a lasting impression on a generation of cooks.

In the forthcoming biographical movie, “Julie & Julia,” Meryl Streep channels America’s first celebrity chef. As the movie opens, chefs and food magazine editors remember the real Child’s vast contributions to American home cooking — a scholarly yet accessible approach to recipes, an enthusiasm for efficiency and above all, a spirited sense of fun.

At the most basic level, Child introduced home cooks to their stoves, knives, pots and pans, said chef Jacques Pepin, Child’s longtime friend and collaborator.

“We’re in a country where we have to cook very, very fast with the microwave or very, very slow with Crock Pot cooking.

Then you have the regular stove that’s lost in the middle,” he said.

He said he most remembers Child’s great

love for life and the great pleasure she took in cooking as well as eating.

“You often see people cook and never taste. For her, it was cook, taste, cook, taste, cook, taste. With a little sip of wine on the side,” he said.

Chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse said Child emphasized that cooking was important but need not be serious business.

“I think of her sense of humor, her joie de vivre about cooking and really about her interest in gastronomy — her academic insistence on writing the recipe right,” said Waters. “It was curiosity and exploration and learning all folded together to make food an art. That’s what she did.”

And she gave novices the confidence to try, added Art Smith, former personal chef to Oprah Winfrey. He made a whole meal out of blanched asparagus for his first girlfriend after watching Child on TV. “Julia Child was not only an amazing cook but taught America that it could learn to cook,” said Smith.

Tina Ujlaki, executive food editor at Food & Wine magazine, said she often thinks of Child when she has kitchen mishaps.

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out, I’m always looking for bargains. So when I heard that Josiah Citrin of Melisse was operating the kitchen at a new hot restaurant, and that we could get the same great cooking at half the price of Melisse, I naturally rushed over to Caché to enjoy those benefits.

When I couldn’t find a parking place and finally drove up to the valet parking and saw a sign announcing an $8 charge, I was not happy. That is what I expected to pay for my main course! And when I walked toward the restaurant entry and saw a security guard, with a sign saying “24 hour security,” I was concerned at how much that might add to the bill, and I also realized that I better not forget to pay the bill!

But then I entered the restaurant and was greeted by two tall, friendly blond young ladies with big smiles, and that put me in a better mood. While they seated Harvey and my wife, I took a walk through the restaurant.

What a beautiful spot. An outside garden area centers on a fire pit. An indoor-outdoor hallway leads to a small, lovely indoor dining room, with a double-sided bar at the entrance that was full of fun loving drinking folks. In the middle of the hallway the open kitchen sits behind a few tables. Everything looked very inviting from where we were seated, which was in a grotto-like open/covered area with stone walls. Our table was pleasant and comfortable. Since the seating is so spread out, one doesn’t feel crowded.

The next good thing that happened: Tony Trincanello showed up to say hello and explained that he left the Penthouse and was now the general manager at Caché. That’s a plus because he’s a good manager and knows wine well. Just about then some delicious bread showed up, followed by menus.

Well, the prices are less than Melisse, but not like I’d hoped. Bonnie ordered the pork chop, I ordered the tea smoked ahi tuna, and Harvey ordered mussels. We also ordered the sautéed calamari appetizer, the special spring truffle risotto ($30) and one flatbread.

Every dish except the risotto was excellent. The calamari was much better than the breaded version served in Italian restaurants.

The flatbread was as good as I’ve ever had, and is destined to be the star of the restaurant. The mussels were just right. The very tender Kubata pork chop served with a sweet

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pineapple relish pleased my wife Bonnie as she likes everything sweet. I ordered the tea smoked tuna because I’ve tried a number of times to prepare this dish at home, and I can never get any tea smoke flavor into the fish. I felt vindicated as Josiah couldn’t either, but the tuna itself was delicious despite the lack of the smoky flavor.

French trained chefs don’t seem to know how to make risotto. This one lacked the intensity that comes from reduction into a slightly sticky rice texture. And the black truffles, while plentiful, didn’t have much flavor, which was not compensated for by any mushroom flavor in the base.

We drank one of the few inexpensive wines on the list, a white blend of Viognier and Semmillon for $27, and a glass of red cabernet franc ($13). Both were very delicious. Unfortunately when they reduced the prices of the food, they did not reduce the prices on the wine list, and — like so many other restaurants in Santa Monica — there are plenty of wines if you pay between $50$200, but very few wines for those of us who like to drink bottles in the $24-$36 range.

Paying $6 to $9 a person for everyday wine seems like a reasonable expectation, but apparently that is not so in Santa Monica right now — except at Santa Monica Seafood.

That said, the total bill was about $60 per person, just about half of what I paid for dinner last time we ate at Melisse. So the rumor was true — compared to Melisse this was a bargain.

We skipped desert from an uninteresting list, and just sat there enjoying the surroundings after dinner. A group of very handsome young people came in around 9 p.m. and ordered beers and flatbreads. They had, I think, already discovered the very best the restaurant offers.

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Santa Monica, Brentwood, West LA and Venice Beach MONTANA AVE 17th St Cafe 1610 Montana Ave. Andrew’s Cheese Shop 728 Montana Ave.

(310) 453-2771 (310) 393-3308

BABALU Excellent Carribean dining featuring a fresh menu focusing on seafood, burgers, salads and world famous homemade desserts. Open daily from 11:30 to 10pm. Wine and beer menu, take out available.

1002 Montana Ave (310) 395-2500 Blue Plate 1415 Montana Ave. Cafe Dana 1211 Montana Ave. Cafe Montana 1534 Montana Ave Di Dio's Italian Ices 1305 Montana Ave. The Duck Blind 1102 Montana Ave. Father's Office 1018 Montana Ave. Il Dolce Cafe 1023 Montana Ave #B Le Marmiton 1327 Montana Ave Locanda Portofino 1110 Montana Ave. Louise's Trattoria 1008 Montana Ave. Marmalade 710 Montana Ave. Montana Restaurant & Lounge 1323 Montana Blvd.

Patty's Gourmet Take & Bake Pizza 625 Montana Ave. Pradeeps 1405 Montana Ave. Ristorante Vincenzo 714 Montana Ave. Rosti 931 Montana Ave. Spumoni 713 Montana Ave. Sushi Sho 1303 Montana Ave. Via Dolce 1627 Montana Ave. Vincenzo Ristorante 714 Montana Ave. MID-CITY Akbar Cuisine Of India 2627 Wilshire Blvd Back On Broadway 2024 Broadway Bergamot Cafe 2525 Michigan Ave. # A3 Big Jos 1955 Broadway Bistro Of Santa Monica Santa Monica Blvd

(310) 260-8878 (310) 394-0815 (310) 829-3990 (310) 393-2788 (310) 394-6705 (310) 393-2337 (310) 458-4880 (310) 393-7716 (310) 394-2070 (310) 394-8888 (310) 829-0093 (323) 330-8010 (310) 576-6616 (310) 393-1467 (310) 395-6619 (310) 838-4900 (310) 393-2944 (310) 393-0035 (310) 458-1562 (310) 395-6619

(310) 586-7469 (310) 453-8919 (310) 828-4001 (310) 828-3191 (310) 453-5442

BISTRO 31 Bistro 31, the culinary student-run restaurant of The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, offers an incredible dining experience at a reasonable price. Students prepare sumptuous international cuisine and deliver it in an elegant setting. Lunch and dinner.

2900 31st St (310) 314-6057 Bizou Garden 2450 Colorado Ave. #1050 Bread And Porridge 2315 Wilshire Blvd Buon Giorno Caffe 1431 Santa Monica Bl Cafe L'etoile D'or 2311 Santa Monica Blvd Chandni Vegetarian 1909 Wilshire Blvd Coogie's Cafe 2906 Santa Monica Blvd The Corner Cafe 28th St. #121 The Cutting Board 1260 15th St. #105 Dagwoods 820 Wilshire Blvd.

Daily Grill 2501 Colorado Ave. #b-190 Drago Restaurant 2628 Wilshire Blvd Dragon Palace 2832 Santa Monica Blvd El Cholo 1025 Wilshire Blvd Fromins 1832 Wilshire Blvd House Of Billiards 1901 Wilshire Blvd I H O P 1920 Santa Monica Blvd Casa Escobar 2500 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 472-6020 (310) 453-4941 (310) 260-0073 (310) 315-4375 (310) 828-7060 (310) 829-7871 (310) 452-2905 (310) 434-9924 (310) 899-3030 (310) 309-2170 (310) 828-1585 (310) 829-1462 (310) 899-1106 (310) 829-5443 (310) 828-9203 (310) 829-9100 (310) 828-1315

IZZYS DELI Where the stars meet the locals. Izzys features 10.95 dinners nightly. Since 1970, Izzys has been serving hungry locals the world famous Reuben sandwich and generous omeletes

for generations.

1433 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 394-1131

J P's Bar & Grill 1101 Wilshire Blvd Kaido Japense Cuisine 2834 Santa Monica Blvd Kay 'N Dave's 262 26th St. L A Farm Ltd 3000 Olympic Blvd Lee's Chinese Food 1610 Santa Monica Blvd The Lincoln 2460 Wilshire Bl Lucys Lunchbox 710 Wilshire Bl #100 Maya Japanese Food 2840 Santa Monica Blvd Manhattan Bagel 2216 Wilshire Blvd Nawab Of India 1621 Wilshire Bl Networks Cafe 2700 Colorado Ave. #190 Noma Restaurant 2031 Wilshire Blvd Norms Santa Monica 1601 Lincoln Blvd O' Briens 2226 Wilshire Blvd Our Cafe 2104 Wilshire Bl Overunder 1333 Santa Monica Blvd Pacific Dining Car 2700 Wilshire Blvd Pot & Pan Thai Food 2315 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica Pizza 1318 Wilshire Blvd The Shack Restaurant 2518 Wilshire Blvd The Slice 915 Wilshire Blvd Sizzler 2025 Wilshire Blvd Snug Harbor 2323 Wilshire Blvd Sunshine Cafe & Grill 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Sushi King 1330 Wilshire Blvd Tacos Por Favor 1406 Olympic Blvd Taqueria Chihuahua 1909 Lincoln Bl Tazzina 1620 Wilshire Blvd Thai Dishes 111 Santa Monica Blvd Toi On Wilshire 1120 Wilshire Blvd Wilshire Restaurant 2454 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 394-7660 (310) 828-7582 (818) 782-6196 (310) 449-4007 (310) 828-5304 (310) 828-2217 (818) 762-6267 (310) 453-2612 (310) 828-3228 (310) 829-1106 (310) 315-0502 (310) 453-4848 (310) 395-6310 (310) 829-5303 (310) 828-5313 (310) 899-0076 (310) 453-4000 (818) 439-7083 (310) 393-4554 (310) 449-1171 (310) 453-2367 (310) 453-3250 (310) 828-2991 (310) 449-7777 (310) 395-0120 (310) 392-5768 (310) 874-2057 (310) 413-4270 (310) 394-6189 (310) 394-7804 (310) 586-1707

DOWNTOWN 3 on Fourth 1432 4th St. #A Abode Restaurant 1541 Ocean Av #150

(310) 395-6765 (310) 394-3463

THE AMAZON HUT Taste the best of the Brazilian Rainforest. A new Brazilian juice bar with sustainably-produced fruit. Enjoy the Acai smooth prepare by real Brazilians packed with antioxidants.

Sip Acerola juice, with 5x more vitamin C than orange juice. Treat yourself to Cupuacu, bursting with antibacterial properties. 5% of all sales support Lar Viva a Vida, an orphanage for abused children. TheAmazonHut.com 1551 Ocean Avenue, Suite 140 (310) 451-5900 B O A 101 Santa Monica Bl Baja Buds 1315 Third Street Promenade Bangkok West 606 Santa Monica Blvd Benihana 1447 4th St. Bookmark Cafe 601 Santa Monica Bl Bravo Cucina 1319 Third Street Promenade Britannia pub 318 Santa Monica Blvd.

Broadway Deli 1457 Third Street Promenade Brunos Italian Rest Deli 1652 Ocean Ave. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co 301 SM Pier Buca Di Beppo 1442 2nd St. The Cafe 445 Pacific Coast Hwy Cafe Crepe 1460 Third Street Promenade Cafe Paradiso 2408 Wilshire Blvd Cafe Presto 2425 Colorado Ave. #107 B Cafe Sol 2425 Colorado Ave. California Chicken Cafe 2401 Wilshire Blvd California Crisp 13 Santa Monica Place California Pizza Kitchen 214 Wilshire Blvd Callahans Restaurant 1213 Wilshire Blvd

(323) 655-3372 (310) 393-6060 (310) 395-9658 (310) 260-1423 (310) 587-2665 (310) 394-0374 (310) 458-5350 (310) 451-0616 (310) 395-5589 (310) 393-0458 (310) 587-0771 (310) 393-8282 (310) 576-0499 (818) 427-1796 (310) 829-7757 (310) 829-0031 (310) 453-0477 (310) 394-3800 (310) 393-9335 (310) 394-6210

Capo 1810 Ocean Ave. Carousel Cafe 1601 Ocean Front Walk Chez Jay 1657 Ocean Ave. Comfort Cafe 420 Broadway Cora's Coffee Shoppe L P 1802 Ocean Ave. Crepes Company Inc 213 Arizona Ave. Dennys Restaurant 1645 1560 Lincoln Blvd Fast Taco 2901 Ocean Park Blvd #115

(310) 394-5550 (310) 451-4277 (310) 395-1241 (310) 395-6252 (310) 434-2468 (310) 801-0670 (714) 251-5409 (310) 664-8722

FIG RESTAURANT AT FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Headed by Chef Ray Garcia, FIG Restaurant features organic, locally grown dishes. Chef Ray works with creameries, fisheries and foragers to ensure only the freshest ingredients are used. Featuring a charcuterie bar, communal table and private dining, FIG offers a comfortable, neighborhood atmosphere.

101 Wilshire Blvd (310) 319-3111 Fritto Misto 601 Colorado Ave.

(310) 458-2828

FUNNEL MILL The Funnel Mill features imported, organic coffee and teas from around the world. If you eat McDonalds, drink two buck Chuck, and think Starbucks is gourmet, this place is not for you. Discover what coffee and tea should really taste like to the discerning palate. Try our traditional tea ceremony to truly appreciate the flavors of the East. www.funnelmill.com 930 Broadway Suite A (310) 597-4395 Gate Of India 115 Santa Monica Blvd Gaucho Grill 1251 Third Street Promenade Georges Bistro 1321 Third Street Hedwigs Cafe 1509 4th St.

(310) 656-1665 (323) 468-0220 (310) 451-8823 (310) 394-3956

THE HIDEOUT The Hideout is Santa Monica's best lounge! We pay attention to details, so you don't have to. Whether you want to come alone, as a couple, with a group of friends, or throw an unforgettable party, we've got you covered!

112 W. Channel Road (310) 429-1851 Hot Dog On A Stick 1633 Ocean Front Walk Houston's 202 Wilshire Blvd I Cugini Restaurant 1501 Ocean Ave. Il Fornaio 1551 Ocean Ave. Infuzion Cafe 1149 3rd St. #100 Interactive Cafe 215 Broadway Ipanema Cafe 150 Santa Monica Place Ivy At The Shore 1535 Ocean Ave. Jinkys Cafe 1447 2nd St. Jiraffe Restaurant 504 Santa Monica Blvd

(760) 930-0456 (602) 553-2111 (310) 451-4595 (415) 945-0500 (310) 393-9985 (310) 395-5009 (310) 838-8586 (310) 278-2908 (818) 981-2250 (310) 917-6671

JOHNNY ROCKETS Every Johnny Rockets restaurant boasts an all-American look and feel with great tasting food including juicy hamburgers, classic sandwiches and hand-dipped shakes and malts.

Come in and see for yourself why Johnny Rockets is the place Where the Good Times Roll!TM” 1322 Third Street (949) 643-6100 Kaiten Restaurant 1456 Third Street La Botte, Inc. 620 Santa Monica Blvd #A La Salsa #44 1401 Third Street Promenade La Serenata 1416 4th St. Le Merigot Hotel 1740 Ocean Ave. Leonidas 331 Santa Monica Blvd Light House Buffet 201 Arizona Ave. The Lobster 1602 Ocean Ave. Locanda Del Lago 231 Arizona Ave. Loews Santa Monica 1700 Ocean Ave. Manchu Wok 11 Santa Monica Pl

(310) 451-8080 (310) 576-3072 (310) 587-0755 (310) 204-5360 (310) 395-9700 (310) 417-8851 (310) 451-2076 (310) 458-9294 (310) 451-3525 (310) 458-6700 (310) 458-3558

Mariasol 401 Santa Monica Pier Michaels 1147 3rd St. Musha Restaurant 424 Wilshire Blvd Newsroom Santa Monica Inc 530 Wilshire Ocean Avenue Seafood 1401 Ocean Ave. Ocean Cafe 100 Wilshire Blvd #B1-10

(213) 626-5554 (310) 395-7911 (310) 576-6330 (310) 451-9444 (310) 437-8824 (310) 260-6010

THE ORCHID Asian fusian at it’s best. This Thai restauraunt blends eastern spices and traditional Thai ingredients to make a unique and special dining experience, just a block from the ocean.

119-121 Broadway (310) 801-5240 P F Chang's China Bistro 326 Wilshire Blvd Panera Bread 501 Wilshire Bl Perrys Pizz 930 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 2600 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 1200 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 2400 Ocean Front Walk Promenade Cafe 321 Santa Monica Bl R A W 609 Broadway Real Food Daily 514 Santa Monica Blvd Renees Court Yard 522 Wilshire Blvd Riva Restaurant 312 Wilshire Blvd Rustic Canyon 1119 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 395-1912 (714) 241-7705 (310) 372-3138 (310) 372-3138 (310) 458-3975 (310) 372-3138 (213) 700-2373 (310) 451-4148 (310) 393-0804 (310) 451-9341 (310) 451-7482 (310) 560-7787

RUSTY’S SURF RANCH Rusty's Surf Ranch on the Santa Monica Pier is a multi-use facility, featuring the best in live music, dancing and award-winning cuisine in a California beach environment. With an extensive collection of historic surfboards and memorabilia, Rusty's pays homage to the "Surfing '60s", the Golden Era of California Surf Culture. Rusty's lunch and dinner cuisine are consistent award winners, but great meals share the stage with great music at Rusty's when the Dining Room stage welcomes live music and dancing with top area bands and national acts. Rusty's is available for Special Events during normal operations or as a restricted facility for Private Parties. Rusty's Surf Ranch is a perfect reminder of a simpler time in California's beachfront history, with good food in a casual environment, live music and FUN. Open daily at noon. Happy Hour 4-7p.m.

256 Santa Monica Pier (310)393-PIERS Scarboni 312 Wilshire Bl SONNY MCLEAN’S 2615 Wilshire Blvd.

Stefano's 1310 Third Street Promenade Sunset Bar & Grill 1240 Third Street Sushi Mon 401 Santa Monica Blvd Sushi Roku Santa Monica 1401 Ocean Av Sushi Shogun 1315 Third Street Sushi Teri Express 1551 Ocean Ave. #130 B Swingers 802 Broadway Tandoor Cafe 395 Santa Monica Place #009 Tastie16 Santa Monica Place

(310) 704-8079 (310) 449-1811 (310) 216-7716 (310) 393-3959 (310) 576-7011 (310) 655-3372 (213) 500-4989 (310) 394-2189 (323) 656-6136 (310) 435-3845 (310) 770-6745

THAI DISHES Traditional Thai cuisine with more than 20 years experience.

Check out our newly remodeled restaurant. Let us serve you.

111 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310) 394-6189

Tokyo Kitchen 15 Santa Monica Pl T's Thai 1215 4th St. Tudor House 1403 2nd St. Victoria Pizzeria 1607 Ocean Front Walk Villa Italian Specialties 8 Santa Monica Pl Wahoo's Fish Taco 418 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 451-5385 (310) 395-4106 (310) 451-8470 (310) 394-6863 (310) 451-3031 (949) 222-0670

WOKCANO The Wokcano Restaurant Group is a modern Asian restaurant and lounge now with six locations including Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Downtown L.A., Burbank,

New Brazilian Acai Juice Bar A Taste of the Brazilian Rainforest

Enjoy a delicious antioxident rich Acai smoothie prepared by real Brazilians

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1413 5th Street (310) 458-3080 Whist 1819 Ocean Av Yangtze 1333 Third Street Promenade Yankee Doodles 1410 Third Street Ye Olde Kings Head 116 Santa Monica Blvd

(310) 260-7509 (310)260-1994 (310)394-4632 (310)451-1402 (310)451-1402

PICO/SUNSET PARK 310 Lounge & Bistro 3321 Pico Blvd.

Abbots Pizza Company 1811 Pico Blvd Acapulco Restaurant 3360 Ocean Park Blvd.

Air Conditioned 2819 Pico Blvd Ameci Pizza Pasta 2218 Lincoln Bl B B Q Garden 1707 Pico Blvd.

The Bread Factory Inc 1900 Pico Bl Buddha Boba 1701 Pico Bl Bud's Famous Deli & Desserts 2727 Ocean Park Blvd.

Cafe Bolivar 1741 Ocean Park Blvd.

Campos Mexican Food Inc 2008 Pico Blvd Classic Pizza 2624 Pico Blvd The Counter 2901 Ocean Park Bl #102 The Daily Pint 2310 Pico Blvd El Indio 2526 Pico Blvd El Pollo Loco Restaurant 1906 Lincoln Blvd El Torito 3360 Ocean Park Blvd.

El Texate 316 Pico Blvd.

Fresh & Natural Cafe 1900 Pico Blvd Ocean Park Pizza 2819 1/2 Ocean Park Blvd Georges Burgers 3101 Lincoln Blvd Gilbert's El Indio Mexican Food 2526 Pico Blvd.

Hotel Casa Del Mar Restaurant 1910 Ocean Way The Hump 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South The Hungry Pocket 1715 Pico Blvd Il Forno Caffe & Pizzeria 2901 Ocean Park Blvd Josie Restaurant 2424 Pico Blvd La Playita 3306 Lincoln Blvd Lazy Daisy Inc 2300 Pico Blvd Le Pain Du Jour 828 Pico Blvd #2 Mandarin Food Service 2618 Pico Bl Michael D'S Cafe 234 Pico Blvd Miyako 2829 Ocean Park Blvd

(310) 453-1331 (310) 314-2777 (310) 450-8665 (310) 829-3700 (310) 314-0090 (310) 450-6494 (310) 434-4653 (626) 674-8882 (310) 450-6860 (310) 581-2344 (310) 450-4477 (310) 399-0452 (310) 399-8383 (310) 450-7631 (310) 450-8057 (310) 392-9800 (310) 450-8665 (310) 399-1115 (310) 392-0516 (310) 450-9949 (310) 452-0445 (310) 450-8057 (310) 581-5533 (310) 390-3177 (310) 458-5335 (310) 450-1241 (310) 581-4201 (310) 452-0090 (310) 450-9011 (310) 399-4870 (310) 396-9559 (310) 452-8737 (310) 396-5588

THE OP CAFE A Small Neighborhood Place With A Family Feel – Serving Breakfast and Lunch Daily. The Freshest Foods, Friendly Service At Unbelievable Prices! So when you want to be treated like family and enjoy some delicious food –The OP CAFÉ is the PLACE!!

3117 Ocean Park Blvd (310) 452-5720 One Pico Restaurant One Pico Blvd.

Panchos Tacos 2920 Lincoln Blvd Pedals Cafe One Pico Blvd.

Raes Restaurant 2901 Pico Blvd Santa Monica Bar and Grill 3321Pico Blvd Santinos 3021 Lincoln Blvd Sheraton Delfina 530 Pico Blvd The Slice 1622 Ocean Park Spitfire Grill 3300 Airport Ave. Star Of Siam 3133 Lincoln Blvd Subway 2901 Ocean Park Blvd Sunset Grill 1701 Ocean Park Blvd Tandoor India 2622 Pico Bl Tom's No 1 Pico 2350 Pico Blvd.

Typhoon 3221 Donald Douglas Loop UnUrban Coffeehouse 3301 Pico Blvd.

Valentino Restaurant 3115 Pico Blvd Richie Palmer’s Pizzeria1355 Ocean Ave Vitos 2807 Ocean Park Blvd Windows Restaurant 530 Pico Blvd.

Yongs Cafe 3020 Nebraska Ave. Yuni Sushi 1928 Lincoln Blvd Zabies 3003 Ocean Park Blvd

(310) 587-1717 (310) 452-2970 (310) 587-1707 (310) 820-1416 (310) 453-5001 (310) 779-1210 (310) 399-9344 (310) 453-2367 (310) 397-3455 (310) 396-9511 (310) 396-3004 (310) 450-7546 (310) 581-9964 (310) 396-4481 (310) 390-6565 (310) 315-0056 (310) 829-4313 (310) 255-1111 (310) 450-4999 (310) 399-9344 (310) 828-4775 (310) 396-4039 (310) 392-9036

MAIN STREET Amelia's 2645 Main St. Bravo Pizzaria & Deli 2400 Main St. Chinois On Main 2709 Main St. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ocean Park Blvd.

Creative Sushi 2518 Main St. Dhaba Cuisine Of India 2104 Main St. Elvira's Cha Cha Chicken 1906 Ocean Ave. The Enterprise Fish Co 174 Kinney St. Euphoria Loves RAWvolution 2301 Main St. Finn McCools Irish Pub & Restaurant 2700 Main St. Goudas & Vines 2000 Main Street Groundwork Coffee Co. 2908 Main St. The Galley 2442 Main St. Holy Guacamole 2906 Main St. It's All Good Bakery 2629 Main St. Joes Main Street Diner 2917 Main St. La Vecchia Cucina 2654 Main St

(310) 396-9095 (310) 392-7466 (310) 392-3038 (310) 396-6706 (310) 396-2711 (310) 399-9452 (310) 581-1684 (310) 392-8366 (310) 392-9501 (310) 452-1734 (310) 450-6739 (310) 930-3910 (310) 452-1934 (310) 314-4850 (310) 260-0233 (310) 392-5804 (310) 399-7979

Library Alehouse 2911 Main St. Lula Cocina Mexicana 2720 Main St. Main Street Bagels 2905 Main St. Malia 2424 Main St. Manchego 2510 Main Street Mani's Bakery & Cafe 2507 Main St. O'Briens Irish Pub Oar House 2941 Main St.

Oyako 2915 Main St. Panini Garden 2715 Main St Rick's Tavern 2907 Main St Schatzi On Main 3110 Main St Shoop's Delicatessen 2400 Main St Sparky's Fine Frozen Yogurt 3110 Main St. #12 Urth Caffe 2327 Main St. Via Veneto 3009 Main St. The Victorian Baker Cafe 2640 Main St. Wildflour 2807 Main St. World Café 2640 Main St. Yose Restaurant 2435 Main St.

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VENICE 26 Beach Restaurant 3100 Washington Blvd.

Abbot's Habit 1401 Abbot Kinney Blvd Abbot's Pizza Co 1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd Agra Indian Kitchen 2553 Lincoln Blvd.

Axe 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Azteca Restaurant 835 Sunset Ave. Baby Blues BBQ 444 Lincoln Blvd.

Beechwood 822 W. Washington Blvd.

Benice 1715 Pacific Ave. Big Daddy and Sons 1425 Ocean Front Walk The Brig 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

The Brick House Cafe 826 Hampton Dr. Cafe 50's 838 Lincoln Blvd.

Casablanca Restaurant 220 Lincoln Blvd.

Chaya 110 Navy St. China Beach Bistro 2024 Pacific Ave. Danny's Deli 23 Windward Ave. French Market Cafe 2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Great Western Steak & Hoagie Company 1720 Lincoln Blvd.

Hal's Bar & Grill 1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Hama 213 Windward Ave. James Beach 60 N. Venice Blvd.

Joe's Restaurant 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

La Cabana Restaurant 738 Rose Ave. La Meditrina 1029 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Lands End Restaurant 323 Ocean Front Walk Lilly's French Cafe & Bar 1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Lincoln Fine Wines 727 Lincoln Blvd.

Maos Kitchen 1512 Pacific Ave. Piccolo Ristorante 5 Dudley Ave. Primitivo Wine Bistro 1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Rose Cafe 220 Rose Ave. Shima 1432 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Siam Best Restaurant 2533 Lincoln Blvd.

Stroh’s Gourmet 1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Szechwan Restaurant 2905 Washington Blvd.

Uncle Darrow's 2560 S Lincoln Blvd.

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New center brings celebration and discontent FROM HOSPITAL PAGE 1 nally estimated that the hospital would only need around 100 beds, believing at the time that outpatient demands would be higher.

When their assumptions weren’t confirmed, they later added another 100 beds, which delayed the project by another year, Greg Harrison, spokesman for Saint John’s, said.

IT IS TRULY THE LAST PHASE OF THE REBIRTH OF SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER.” Lou Lazatin CEO Saint John’s Health Center

The hospital was designed with the patients in mind, creating a tranquil environment that fosters healing and peace, utilizing natural light whenever possible and increasing efficiency by locating testing rooms closer together, he added.

Spread out over the four floors is a surgery center, critical care unit, cath lab, healing garden and an entire floor for maternity complete with large birthing suites and the Maria Shriver Nursery.

Also included in the Howard Keck Center is a chapel on the fourth floor, which has the original stained glass from the old chapel.

“We tried to maintain a bit of heritage in

it,” Harrison said.

While there was much celebration over the completion of the Howard Keck Center, there was discontent across the street during the ceremony where the hospital’s nurses were protesting over a labor dispute.

The nurses have been trying to unionize over the past several years and have filed numerous grievances against Saint John’s for what they say are intimidation tactics against employees. A delegation of nurses went to the hospital to try and deliver a few hundred postcards signed by various community members in support of their efforts to form a union but were reportedly turned away by security.

The rally, which commenced with a “ribbon-tying” ceremony at the corner of Arizona Avenue and 22nd Street and later moved to Santa Monica Boulevard, was timed to be held with the ribbon-cutting.

“Saint John’s is a community hospital that has what we think lost sight of what a community hospital should be,” Elizabeth Baker-Wade, a registered nurse who has worked in the hospital’s labor and delivery unit for 10 years, said. “It has become more corporate, much less of the small community Catholic hospital that the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth came out to do.”

There’s also been growing discontent with neighbors who say they’re fighting construction fatigue, some alleging that the hospital is in violation of its development agreement with City Hall.

The neighbors recently met with city officials on Tuesday to voice their concerns over the construction impacts.

David Cole, a 10-year resident and for-

mer president of the defunct Mid-City Neighbors, said that he has always been 100 percent behind the need to rebuild the hospital, calling it a vital community resource, but believes the past dozen years of construction has been “hell on wheels.”

“Whenever you have a building project that is estimated to go on for 20-plus years — and most malls don’t take 20 years to build — you know you’re going to have impacts,” Cole said.

Bruce Leach, the special projects administrator for City Hall’s Planning and Community Development Department, said that the alleged development agreement violations pertain to the construction workers use of street parking.

Included in the development agreement is a construction mitigation plan wherein the contractor and the hospital are required to provide parking for all construction employees, he said.

“But there’s always some who don’t want to use that or show up early, finds an empty spot and parks there,” Leach said. “It’s not right, but it’s just a matter of policing it.”

The construction workers are prohibited from parking on 21st, 22nd and 23rd streets.

Harrison said that the construction company has not violated any terms of the agreement with City Hall.

Neighbors said there has been quality of life impacts in general aside from the loss of parking spaces, such as dust and emissions that they say have come their way at times.

There has also been complaints of raw sewage smell coming from the hospital, which is independent of the construction, Leach said.

He said that the state requires that the hospital maintains generators, water tanks and a sewer capacity that can function for 72 hours if the city’s system fails. Every so often, a truck comes by to vacuum the tanks, which results in the odors.

“They have done this a couple of times in the evening instead of period of time when it would have less impact on the neighborhood,” Leach said. “The hospital has taken steps to minimize that.”

The hospital is also reportedly working on a long-term fix to a problem that would cost an estimated $5 million. Harrison said that officials are looking at new technologies to improve the process.

One neighbor on Arizona Avenue has put out a sign on his lawn asking when the hospital will fix its “raw sewage problem.”

Bridgette Terry, who has lived on 22nd Street for more than 20 years, said that the construction impact has varied from bearable to bad.

She said that there hasn’t been much community outreach by the hospital.

“Overall with this 15-year process, I feel the hospital has not been really sensitive to making the neighborhood aware of what is going on,” she said.

Harrison said that Saint John’s Health Center and its contractor made an effort, holding several community meetings.

“While the meetings did not have much attendance, we have made our team available to our community,” he said. “We also provide routine updates through neighborhood bulletins, community newspapers and our Web site.” melodyh@smdp.com

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MUSIC MAN: In his third visit to the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series, singer Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited will combine traditional African music with western instruments.

Band presents new CD FROM CONCERT PAGE 3 thanks to friend Thomas Allen Green.

“He was the guy who made it possible to move here, my family and the rest of my band,” Mapfumo said. “He had a small record company that I’ve been working with.”

Black Unlimited have been together since the 1970s, first under the name Acid Band.“Exile” is a fitting name for their latest CD, which they have collaborated on since moving to Oregon.

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Property of Jackson’s doctor searched in investigation KEN RITTER & OSKAR GARCIA Associated Press Writers

LAS VEGAS For the second time in less than a week, authorities have targeted the property of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor in their investigation into whether he committed manslaughter by administering a powerful anesthetic to help the pop singer sleep.

Federal agents on Tuesday searched Dr. Conrad Murray’s home and office in Las Vegas. Last week, authorities searched his clinic and rented storage unit in Houston.

Court records show they were seeking evidence of whether the physician committed manslaughter. Such charges against a doctor for the death of a patient are extremely rare and require authorities to show there was a reckless action that created a risk of death.

Murray told investigators he administered propofol to Jackson the night he died as a sleep aid, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The official said Murray left the bedroom where Jackson was sedated and returned to find the star not breathing. It’s unclear how long Murray was out of the room.

The official said investigators are working under the theory that propofol caused Jackson’s heart to stop. Toxicology reports that should show what killed Jackson are expected as early as this week.

Authorities have characterized Murray as the target of the investigation but have stopped short of calling him a suspect.

Murray’s attorney, Edward Chernoff, has said the doctor “didn’t prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.”

On Tuesday, Los Angeles police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents carried away five or six plastic storage containers and several thick manila envelopes after a three hour-search of Murray’s sprawling home in a gated Las Vegas community.

Across town, authorities searched his medical offices, Global Cardiovascular Associates Inc., for nine hours seeking documents. Investigators removed several boxes but declined to describe what they had seized.

Chernoff declined interview requests Tuesday but issued a statement saying the sealed search warrant “authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases.”

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Frank McCourt, who bought the 24-yearold organization late last year, said his goal is to put on a marathon that enhances the quality of life that city officials want to protect, involving businesses, charities and the greater community in the event.

“The vision for the marathon I think is fairly clear, this notion of a world-class event running from the stadium to the sea through and around the iconic places within this great region,” McCourt, who also owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, said.

The marathon, which reportedly raised $1.6 million for charities in 2008, has identified Heal the Bay, Sojourn Services of OPCC and Students Run L.A. as beneficiaries next year.

A half-marathon has also been proposed to be held just three weeks before the bigger name event, going along Ocean Avenue before branching off to Moomat Ahiko way, traveling up Pacific Coast Highway to Sunset Boulevard before returning to Santa Monica and concluding at the 1440 lot just north of the Santa Monica Pier. The Santa MonicaMalibu Education Foundation, which is launching an athletics endowment next year, is slated to be the sole beneficiary of the halfmarathon.

Elaine Polachek, the deputy city manager, said during an interview on Wednesday that she expects the date for the half-marathon to change because it’s scheduled too close to the L.A. Marathon, which is far along in its process having received approvals from the cities of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

While holding such races in Santa Monica is expected to reap economic bene-

fits in the form of more revenue from sales and transient occupancy taxes, city officials said they anticipate adverse impacts, including traffic congestion and stresses on law enforcement and public safety efforts.

SMPD Chief Tim Jackman said he plans to seek assistance from neighboring law enforcement agencies, noting that such a large-scale event, which attracts about 25,000 runners, would result in significant parking and traffic impacts.

He added that most in his department was not around for the last marathon in the city, which was held in 1984, but believes that his staff will be well prepared.

“This will essentially for most of my staff be a completely new exercise, but we think we can support the event and make sure it’s done safely and appropriately from a police perspective,” he said.

For the Santa Monica Fire Department, the race could mean an increase in demands for medical attention that day.

Based on figures from previous marathons across the region, Fire Chief Jim Hone said he anticipates anywhere from 15 to 30 patients to be transported to area hospitals at the conclusion of the race.

Both chiefs said that they had concerns with the half-marathon, primarily with the short break between it and the L.A. Marathon. Jackman said he also had concerns with the half-marathon’s proposed course on Pacific Coast Highway.

Aside from routes, city officials expressed enthusiasm for the idea of having such a high profile race in Santa Monica.

“Not only are we talking about events that will be exciting for the community, but events that have long-term benefits for the community,” Councilmember Gleam Davis said. melodyh@smdp.com

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“We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn’t always work well for you,” Obama told more than 2,000 people in a North Carolina high school gymnasium. “What we need, and what we will have when we pass these reforms, are health insurance consumer protections to make sure that those who have insurance are treated fairly and insurance companies are held accountable.”

Obama also acknowledged a setback in the drive to enact his top domestic priority, saying he doesn’t expect Congress to vote on legislation until the fall because bills aren’t even out of committees. The White House had pressed for passage before the House and Senate left for their August break.

“We did give them a deadline, and sort of we missed that deadline. But that’s OK,” Obama said.

“We don’t want to just do it quickly, we want to do it right,” he added. But he also signaled that he won’t be patient if negotiations continue to drag, saying: “The American people can’t wait any longer. They want action this year. I want action this year.”

Back in Washington, there were signs of significant movement after a period of stalemate.

House lawmakers indicated they were moving ahead on their version of the health care legislation after leaders and fiscally conservative Democrats worked out a deal.

Four of the seven so-called Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said they resolved their differences with Chairman Henry Waxman of California and have agreed that the full House would not vote on the legislation until September so lawmakers can read the bill and listen to constituents. The lawmakers also had been meeting with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., head of the Blue Dogs health care task force, appeared pleased with the agreement, saying: “It cuts the cost of the bill significantly by over $100 billion. It protects small businesses and it saves our rural hospitals and ensures that if there is a public option, it will be just that. It will be an option providing consumers more choices. It will not be mandated on anyone.

And it now will clearly be on a level playing field.”

Senators trying to reach a bipartisan compromise also reported progress in paring the costs of the plan as they push for an agreement they hope will appeal to the political middle.

Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the Democrat leading the negotiations among three Democrats and three Republicans, said new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show the plan that’s taking shape would cover 95 percent of Americans by 2015, and cost about $900 billion over 10 years — under the unofficial $1 trillion target the White House has set.

As Congress continued to haggle over various bills on Capitol Hill, the president flew to North Carolina to emphasize con-

sumer protections that he said would be in any bill he would sign. He was making the same pitch later in Virginia.

Among those protections: Insurers would be required to set annual caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses, would have to fully cover routine tests to help prevent illness and would be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder paid the premium in full. Insurers also would be barred from refusing coverage because of pre-existing conditions, scaling back insurance for people who fall very ill, charging more for services based on gender or and placing limits on coverage. And, they wouldn’t be able to deny children family coverage through age 26.

“Whether or not you have health insurance right now, the reforms we seek will bring stability and security that you don’t have today — reforms that become more urgent and more urgent with each passing year,” Obama said.

Many, if not all, of the consumer protections are included in legislation under discussion in both houses. But conservative-tomoderate Democrats are balking at the bills, making the legislative process move slower than the White House would like and presenting political challenges to the Democratic president.

The president is seeking legislation to extend health insurance to millions who lack it, even as he is asking lawmakers to slow the growth in the skyrocketing cost of medical care overall. To coax legislation from Congress, the president is making a major investment in his time and political capital. His trips outside of Washington and retooled message are part of that effort.

Greeted with cheers, he bounded onto a North Carolina stage backed by four huge American flags, a scene reminiscent of last year’s presidential campaign. The audience was friendly, its questions hardly critical.

The White House said people signed up for a drawing to get tickets through a Web site and phone number.

The welcome was in contrast to criticism Obama met as his motorcade made its way from the airport to Needham B. Broughton High School. Thick groups of protesters held signs that said “Obamacare is Socialism,” “Politicians + Health Care Disaster,” and “Hands Off Our Health Care.”

Once inside, Obama got hearty applause as he introduced each element in his introductory remarks.

As he has nearly every day for weeks, Obama countered concerns about costs to taxpayers and the scope of government in any overhaul, saying, “No one is talking about some government takeover of health care. ... These folks need to stop scaring everybody.”

He cast the debate as a choice between doing something to bring down rising costs, provide better insurance and control exploding deficits — and doing nothing, which he said would have disastrous consequences by doubling health costs over the next decade, making millions more Americans uninsured and bankrupting federal and state governments.

Obama dismissed critics’ claims that he was playing politics with health care, telling the crowd: “You know this isn’t about politics. This is about people’s lives. This is about people’s businesses. This is about our future.”

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Judge allows Tesla founder’s lawsuit to proceed A judge is allowing to proceed a lawsuit by a founder of Tesla Motors that accuses the electric car maker and its chief executive of libel, slander and several other allegations.

Martin Eberhard claims that CEO Elon Musk unfairly blamed him for Tesla’s well-documented financial woes in interviews with the media and in postings on the company’s blogs. Eberhard also is suing to recover a $100,000 severance package the company took away from him for allegedly violating a non-disparagement agreement.

Yosef Peretz, who represents Eberhard against Tesla and Musk, says a San Mateo County Superior Court judge issued a written tentative ruling Tuesday refusing to toss out the lawsuit. The ruling says it appears Eberhard’s lawsuit will prevail.

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Jonathan Gamond, 32, was sentenced Wednesday in Bellflower. His attorney noted that Gamond had earlier apologized in court to the victim.

Gamond pleaded no contest last month to four felony charges, including forced oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

Prosecutors and investigators say Gamond, a martial arts coach, drove up to two girls walking in Lakewood the night of Jan. 23, claimed to be a policeman and said they were breaking curfew. He knocked down one girl when she refused to get into his SUV, abducted the other, then drove to nearby Seal Beach and repeatedly attacked her.

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EPA fines SoCal aluminum extruder The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined a Southern California aluminum extrusion business $36,500 over its management of hazardous waste.

The EPA said Wednesday that violations occurred at Frontier Aluminum Corp.’s two facilities in Corona.

The EPA says a May 2008 inspection found multiple violations such as failures to properly close containers, maintain a tank leak detection system and conduct daily inspections of tanks.

A telephone call seeking comment from the company was not immediately returned.

The company’s Web site says it is family owned and has operated for more than 10 years.

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FBI offers $10,000 for slain Border Patrol agent’s gun The FBI is offering $10,000 for help finding the gun of a Border Patrol agent who was slain last week in a rugged area outside San Diego.

The reward offered Wednesday is in addition to a $100,000 payment for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for killing 30-year-old Agent Robert Rosas. His body was found in the community of Campo with several bullet wounds.

The FBI says Rosas carried a black Heckler & Koch P2000, a .40-caliber gun.

Mexican authorities have detained five men in connection with the case. They say one of them — 36-year-old Ernesto Parra Valenzuela — carried a 9 mm pistol when he was captured.

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81-year-old newlywed vanishes in Orange County An 81-year-old Orange County man who finally married his fiancee of six decades ago is missing, a month after the ceremony.

His daughter says Bob Harrod, who has slight dementia, vanished from his Placentia home on Monday.

Police are investigating.

Harrod proposed to Fontelle Heeter in 1950 but their relationship ended after he went off to serve with the Marines in the Korean War. Both married others, had children, and were widowed.

Recently Fontelle’s daughter — who’d heard stories of her mother’s first love — tracked down Harrod’s phone number and a reunion was arranged. The couple married in Orange County on June 29. Fontelle was supposed to arrive in California from Missouri on Wednesday to begin her new life.

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Time Warner beats 2Q estimates; outlook steady RYAN NAKASHIMA Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES Time Warner Inc.’s secondquarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts Wednesday despite a declining advertising market, as its Turner cable networks held up better than expected and “The Hangover” became a sleeper box office hit.

The New York-based media conglomerate also affirmed its projection for full-year adjusted earnings at roughly $1.98 per share, or flat year-over-year, and confirmed its spinoff of the AOL Internet portal would occur around the end of 2009.

Time Warner, which also owns the Warner Bros. movie studio, the HBO and Turner cable networks and Time Inc. magazines, earned $519 million, or 43 cents per share, in the three months ended in June.

That’s down 34 percent from $792 million, or 66 cents per share, a year earlier.

Last year’s results include earnings from its recently spun-off cable unit, which Time Warner shed as it seeks to become a pure content company. Earnings from continuing operations, which exclude results from Time Warner Cable, fell 8 percent.

Excluding items, the company said it would have earned 45 cents per share in the most recent quarter. Analysts, who typically exclude items, expected 37 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters.

Revenue fell 9 percent to $6.81 billion, shy of the average forecast, $6.97 billion.

“The numbers themselves were better

than what we had anticipated,” said analyst Alan Gould of Natixis Bleichroeder Inc., who has a “Buy” rating on the stock. He called the annual outlook “very, very conservative,” and expected the company to post $2.05 in adjusted earnings per share.

Time Warner said advertisers were holding back buying up time on its TV networks until the last minute, making it difficult to predict how the rest of the year will shape up.

“Looking at the back half of the year, we are cautiously optimistic,” Chief Financial Officer John Martin said during a conference call. “But we’re sensitive to the fact that we are continuing to operate in a tough and challenging environment that is somewhat limiting our visibility.”

The company’s networks segment, which includes Turner and HBO, held up the best.

Sales grew 5 percent to $3 billion as higher subscription revenue offset ad sales that fell 3 percent.

Some analysts had forecast ad revenue to fall 6 percent, in line with the drop domestically for a competitor, Comedy Central network owner Viacom Inc. Filmed entertainment tumbled 9 percent to $2.3 billion as slow DVD sales dragged down revenue.

But standout “The Hangover,” a Las Vegas buddy movie with an estimated $35 million production budget, has grossed a surprising $346 million worldwide so far. Film operating income grew 52 percent to $143 million as restructuring helped lower costs.

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing JESSICA MINTZ & MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press Writers

SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc. The 10-year deal announced Wednesday gives Microsoft access to the Internet’s second-largest search engine audience, beefing up the software maker’s arsenal as it tries to better confront Google, which is by far the leader in online search and advertising.

Microsoft didn’t have to give Yahoo an upfront payment to make it happen, as many Yahoo investors had been counting on ever since Microsoft dangled $1 billion last summer in an attempt to forge a search partnership then.

Google tried to stop Yahoo from falling into Microsoft’s camp. Last year it formed its own proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo, only to be forced to retreat from that alliance after U.S. antitrust officials threatened to sue.

Now the extended reach Microsoft is gaining will let it introduce its recently upgraded search engine, called Bing, to more people. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker believes Bing is just as good, if not better, than Google’s search engine.

Taking over search responsibilities on Yahoo’s popular site gives Microsoft a better chance to convert Web surfers who had been

using Google by force of habit.

“Microsoft and Yahoo know there’s so much more that search could be,” said Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.

“This agreement gives us the scale and resources to create the future of search.”

Even with Yahoo’s help, Microsoft has its work cut out. Combined, Microsoft and Yahoo handle 28 percent of the Internet searches in the United States, well behind Google’s 65 percent, according to online measurement firm comScore Inc. Google is even more dominant in the rest of the world, with a global share of 67 percent compared to a combined 11 percent for Microsoft and Yahoo.

In return for turning the keys to its search engine over to Bing, Yahoo will keep 88 percent of the revenue from all ads that run alongside search requests on its site for the first five years of the deal. Yahoo also will have the right to sell search ads on some Microsoft sites.

Yahoo estimated the deal will boost its annual operating profit by $500 million and save the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company about $200 million on annual capital expenditures because it won’t have to invest as much in its own search technology. An unspecified number of Yahoo engineers will lose their jobs as the company scales back, Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz told analysts in a Wednesday conference call.

The deal isn’t expected to close until early next year, and then it could take another two years before all the pieces of the partnership are in place.

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After stunning loss, Phelps rebounds with new record PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press Writer

ROME Now that’s more like it. Michael Phelps bounced back from a stunning loss with something more familiar — another world record Wednesday.

One night after he was soundly beaten by Germany’s Paul Biedermann, Phelps set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 51.51 seconds — more than a half-second ahead of his previous mark, 1:52.03.

Phelps whipped around quickly to see his time and held up his right index finger when the “WR” was posted. And just like Beijing, he has taken down another of Mark Spitz’s standards, this time with the 34th world record of his career — one more than Spitz had during his brilliant run in the pool.

“I wanted to step on it in the first 100 to get out there in the clean water, and that’s pretty much what happened,” Phelps said. “It was a lot more pain last night than tonight.”

There couldn’t have been a more appropriate place for Phelps to add another record to his resume. Shortly after he climbed from the pool, Italy’s Federica Pellegrini sent the home crowd into a frenzy when she set the 20th world mark of the four-day-old meet in the 200 freestyle.

Before the night was done, South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh broke the mark he set in the semifinals to win the 50 breaststroke and China’s Zhang Lin took down Grant Hackett’s four-year-old 800 free by more than six seconds, with Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli also going under the old mark but only getting silver. Both are non-Olympic events.

Earlier, Germany’s Daniela Samulski and Russia’s Anastasia Zueva got things rolling by setting records in consecutive semifinal heats of the 50 backstroke, another event not on the Olympic program. And let’s not forget American Mary Descenza, who took more than three seconds off her personal best to swim the fastest women’s 200 butterfly ever — in the preliminaries, no less.

For those who’ve lost count, that’s 22 records in Rome, hardly living up to it label as the Eternal City. Nothing is sacred in these high-tech bodysuits, which have already helped surpass the 15 records set at the last worlds in Melbourne two years ago, with four days still to go.

Phelps couldn’t wait to get on the podium to collect his first individual title at the Foro Italico. While his name was being announced in English and Italian, he stood impatiently

with his right foot already on the stand.

Finally, he hopped up to the highest rung, thrust both arms in the air with a defiant look that melted into a crooked smile. He was back on top.

The scene was much different than a night earlier, when Biedermann blew away Phelps in the 200 free, winning by more than a full body length and snatching away one of the American’s five individual world records.

The loss — Phelps’ first in an individual race at the Olympics or world championships since 2005 — was followed by coach Bob Bowman’s angry tirade against the sport’s governing body, which allowed polyurethane suits to be used at these championships.

FINA plans to ban all bodysuits sometime early in 2010, but Bowman said Phelps might take his goggles and go home until the rule goes into effect, believing Biedermann’s Arena suit gave him a huge edge over Phelps’ once-revolutionary Speedo LZR Racer because it’s more buoyant.

Phelps stuck with Speedo for the fly, though he did change out of a model that stretches up to his shoulders, going with one that stretched only from waist to ankles.

“It didn’t feel right in warmup,” Phelps said. “I changed out of it and put this on.

This is what I’ve always worn in this race.”

“He actually warmed up with the full body and he just said it felt too tight and he took it off,” Bowman said. “Then I noticed he hadn’t shaved his chest, but I’m like, ‘Just don’t worry about it.’”

No worries, indeed. No one was even close.

“I said to Bob beforehand, ‘I’m going to go for the 150 and whatever happens, happens. I’m going to try to hang on the last 50,’” Phelps said. “I was able to.”

Bowman knew Phelps had it when he made the last turn ahead of everyone else, no matter how hard he went out.

“He swam a really fast first 150 and he paid for it a little on the last lap,” the coach said. “I’m sure he’ll be tired, but I knew nobody was getting by him. That’s how he is.”

Actually, Bowman was confident from the moment he saw Phelps at lunch. Instead of fretting over the loss to Biedermann, he had that look the coach likes to see — and there weren’t any concerns about someone having a technological edge.

“I just felt like he was really relaxed tonight,” Bowman said. “I saw him at lunchtime and he was in really good spirits.

You can always tell when something like this is kind of going to happen. He was definitely there tonight.”

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Bengals sign No. 2 pick LB Maualuga THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI The Cincinnati Bengals have signed their second-round draft choice, linebacker Rey Maualuga (MAHW’-uh-looguh) from Southern California.

The Bengals now have nine of their 11 draft choices under contract as they prepare to start training camp this week in

Georgetown, Ky. Still unsigned are top pick offensive tackle Andre Smith of Alabama and third-round defensive end Michael Johnson of Georgia Tech.

Maualuga is 6-2, 255 pounds, and was the leading tackler on a team that led the nation in scoring defense and was second in fewest yards allowed last season.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Realize what is happening behind the scenes. Someone isn't revealing all the facts.

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★★★★ Let your imagination go. You might be a little uncomfortable with some of the images that come up. Don't judge yourself so hard. In the near future, some of the ideas you come up with could be integrated into your life, if they haven't been already. Tonight: A force to behold.

Happy birthday This year, your messages might often be confusing, and people might not be authentic. Find a way of clarifying your messages,

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

perhaps by echoing them. See people in a realistic light. Know that you have a tendency to put on rose-colored shades. If you are attached, a partner is full of surprises and changes.

Boredom will not be a problem. Your domestic life is important. If you are single, develop a way of testing people's realness. Time is also an ally when getting to know someone. SAGITTARIUS can always make you laugh.

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■ In June, the New York Police Department spent $99,000 on a typewriter repair contract, which will take on increasing importance since last year NYPD bought thousands of new typewriters, manual and electric, costing the city almost $1 million. The NYPD still is not even close to computerizing some of its daily-use forms, such as property and evidence reports.

■ Hundreds of Los Angeles' downand-out live not just underneath local freeways but inside their concrete structures, according to a June Los Angeles Times report.

The largest "home" is a doublegymnasium-sized cavern under the Interstate 10 freeway in the suburb of Baldwin Park. That space is nearly inaccessible, requiring squeezing through a rusty grating, traversing a narrow ledge, and descending a ladder to reach "a vast, vault-like netherworld, strewn with garbage and syringes," with toys and rattles and a cat carcass visible on an upper platform marginally harder for rats to reach. Authorities shy away from the area, out of fear, but every few years, state officials try to seal the entrance (which the homeless quickly unseal as soon as the officials leave).

TODAY IN HISTORY The first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony.

Baltimore, Md., was founded.

The French national anthem "La Marseillaise," by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, was first sung in Paris by troops arriving from Marseille.

During the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Va., by exploding a gunpowder-filled mine under Confederate defense lines; the attack failed.

The first round-theworld automobile race, which had begun in New York in February, ended in Paris with the drivers of the American car, a Thomas Flyer, declared the winners over teams from Germany and Italy.

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