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Santa Monica Daily Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015
SMPD revamps voluntary registry Database figures to help officers assist elderly, disabled BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
CITYWIDE Amid increasing scrutiny of law enforcement officers' interactions with citizens, the Santa Monica Police Department has expanded its voluntary registry in an attempt to assist needy residents and their families. Originally designed to help seniors with memory issues, the recently revamped registry is now
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CURIOUS CITY SEE PAGE 4
Businesses brace for minimum wage discussion BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
CITYWIDE As the City of Santa Monica considers a local minimum wage ordinance, local businesses are starting to engage with the city, and each other, in preparation for a wage hike. Local business owners gathered for an informal informational meeting last week and members of the business community will have an opportunity to speak with city officials in the coming weeks. Last week, local businessman
Hunter G. Hall organized a discussion focused on the restaurant industry. As a member of the LA Neighborhood Restaurant Coalition, he said the meeting was designed to update locals on the lessons already learned in Los Angeles. “It is important we quickly form the core group of business owners, operators and volunteers, as well as raise funds to hire the right people to assist us through this process with City Council by doing the proper polling, community outreach, etc.,” he said. Hall said many business owners
favored a $15 minimum wage, but said the issue should be approached in fair way and with the knowledge of the potential implications. “We wholeheartedly support a $15 minimum wage, we simply advocate a responsible and palatable transition to it that mimics the same timeline and considerations as the City of Los Angeles and allows small businesses time to adjust their own operations in order to not only stay in business, but to thrive and avoid cutting too many jobs in the process,” he said. “Just as important as the actual
wage itself are other considerations, such as paid sick leave, minors in the workplace, service charges and tip pooling, as well as the proposed union exemption.” Hall of CBB Restaurant Group and Archetype Hospitality spoke last week alongside Courtney Torres of C.T. Consulting and Jamarah Harris of the Lee Andrews Group. Hall said Santa Monica is not known as a business friendly city and cited the push of tech companies south and the emergency of SEE WAGE PAGE 6
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Setting the stage Santa Monica Open comes as tennis officials plan for Dudley Cup centennial BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
REED PARK It's a big event in its own
right, but it's the unofficial start of something even bigger. The 86th edition of the annual Santa Monica Open tennis tournament begins this month as officials start setting plans in motion for a momentous celebration of next year's Dudley Cup. Tournament director William Nissley sees the Santa Monica Open as a precursor to the annual Dudley Cup, whose 100th anniversary is coming in 2016. “When I run the Santa Monica Open, I'll be pushing for the Dudley Cup,” Nissley said. “There's already energy around it.” The Dudley Cup's upcoming
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Local lifeguards performed many beach rescues over the past week. See Page 3 for more details. SEE TENNIS PAGE 6
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