1760 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 Parking | Kitchenettes | WiFi Available
310.393.6711
Starting from
88
$
+ Taxes
BOOK DIRECT AND SAVE SeaviewHotel .com
Santa Monica Daily Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015
Final Muster for Former Santa Monica Lifeguard and Navy SEAL KARYN POOLE Associated Press
CITYWIDE A
resident of Santa Monica and the West Los Angeles area for over 75 years, local legend Eugene Poole passed away on July 17. “Gene” was a graduate of Santa Monica High School (1948), Los Angeles City College (1950) and Los Angeles State College (1959). He was a well-known Santa Monica lifeguard lieutenant and an early member of the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association, with a reputation on local beaches as an enthusiastic surfer and member of the lifeguard's competitive rowing crew team. He maintained his activities in the Lifeguard Association's alumni activities throughout his life. During the Korean War, Gene served in one of the Navy's first underwater demolition teams (UDT1) and continued his service in the Naval Reserves SEAL training program until retirement. After that, he remained connected with his Navy brothers, traveling back and forth to Coronado for various hallmarks and events. He was instrumental in forming the “Fifties Frogs,” a non-profit organization for UDT-SEALS, as well as the Los Angeles County Underwater Divers Training program. Many folks still recognize young Gene Poole as the stunt-double in several television programs during the 1960's, including “Sea Hunt” and “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” and in films such as “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” where his diving skills were no match against menacing underwa-
Volume 14 Issue 230
BEACH CLOSURE SEE PAGE 6
PYFC album release party plays out amid funding flap BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
PICO BLVD For weeks the youngsters have created beats, composed music and crafted lyrics. They've poured their passion into songs about peace, unity and social justice, all the while learning the nuances of audio production. And now they're ready for their big day. The dozens of students who have contributed to the Pico Youth and Family Center's fifth compilation album will host a release party at 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the local nonprofit's Pico Boulevard facility.
“It's a great unifier,” the center's director, Oscar de la Torre, said of the project. “Young people from all walks of life join our music program and learn to work together, to build community, as they express themselves. It's a major accomplishment.” The CD release party comes at a critical juncture for the embattled organization, which was recently stripped of city funding amid allegations of financial mismanagement and sloppy bookkeeping. Santa Monica City Council's decision not to allocate another $190,000 to the center, which received that amount from the city
last year, was a devastating blow to the group's operating budget, de la Torre said. The director said two full-time staffing positions have been eliminated and added that he's now the only remaining fulltime employee. Proceeds from admission ($10) and album sales ($15) will go toward sustaining the PYFC beyond the end of the year, according to de la Torre. He hopes Saturday's event nets $3,000 for the nonprofit, which he said could operate for about six more months without any additional income. “This is our way to engage young people and help keep the
SEE YOUTH PAGE 5
LA Opera's summer camp to perform ‘Then I Stood Up’ JAMS students to sing in scenes about social justice BY JENNIFER MAAS Daily Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES The LA Opera's sum-
PALPALOOZA
photo courtesy Sam Tello Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier hosts the Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) with more than800 kids and more than 17 California Police Activities League (CAL-PAL) chapters for the 11th Annual PALpalooza on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Santa Monica, Calif. PAL kids received a free, fun-filled back-to-school treat with Pacific Park’s 12 exciting rides, 14 midway games and a variety of food selections from the oceanfront food court including hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries and soft drinks and juice. The kids also enjoyed a variety of desserts including cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream. The Santa Monica PAL is Pacific Park’s primary charitable organization on the Westside. The two-acre amusement park donated all the food, games and rides for PALpalooza.
SEE POOLE PAGE 5
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Yes, in this very spot! Call for details (310) 458-7737
PYFC doors open,” he said. “This whole campaign is to help keep the doors open. It's a challenge. ... We're hoping that in these six months we'll get enough revenue to finance the next six months.” The center, which was established in part to address gang violence in the area, opened the city's first public recording studio in 2002. Participants have produced about 100 songs on five compilation albums over the years while developing their skills in composition, production and graphic design. The center's impact is directly
mer camp, filled with children ages 9-17, will be performing “Then I Stood Up: A Civil Rights Cycle,” on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 12 p.m. The show will feature scenes from four different operas that focus on social justice, including “Brundibár,” an opera that was originally smuggled into and performed at the Terezin concentration camp in 1943; “Friedl,” the story of an Austrian artist who taught children in secret at Terezin; “The White Bird of Poston,” the story of a friendship between a Japanese American girl SEE CAMP PAGE 7
Gary Limjap (310) 586-0339 In today’s real estate climate ...
Experience counts! garylimjap@gmail.com www.garylimjap.com
BACK OR UNFILED
TAXES? ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA
(310) 395-9922 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 • Santa Monica 90401