WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2006
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Volume 5, Issue 231
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
DAILY LOTTERY 2 24 31 50 55 Meganumber: 44 Jackpot: $31M 6 19 23 35 40 Meganumber: 20 Jackpot: $15M 4 12 13 20 26 MIDDAY: 5 8 9 EVENING: 7 7 1 1st: 03 Hot Shot 2nd: 08 Georgeous George 3rd: 09 Winning Spirit RACE TIME: 1:45.77 Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site:http://www.calottery.com
NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY
CHUCK
SHEPARD
Colin Watson, 63, one of Britain’s most notorious illegal collectors of rare bird eggs (having been convicted six times and having had nearly his entire collection confiscated by the government), fell to his death in May from a tree he had climbed in south Yorkshire to check out a nest.
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 221st day of 2006. There are 144 days left in the year. On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people. In 1842, the United States and Canada resolved a border dispute by signing the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. In 1848, the Free-Soil Party convened in Buffalo, N.Y., where it nominated Martin Van Buren for president. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published “Walden,” which described his experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.
City, Edison in power struggle Downtown power grid out of date, aging BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer
PROMENADE — Business and property owners Tuesday demanded the city’s energy provider produce a detailed plan to replace the aging power grid following a recent outage that left stores and restaurants here without electricity for several days. As a crew worked nearby upgrading a portion of downtown’s electrical infrastructure damaged by the July 22 outage, officials with Southern California Edison promised they would deliver a capital improvement schedule to give businesses a better idea of what upgrades have been made and where the power provider plans to focus its efforts in the near future. The agreement was reached dur-
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IRON GRID: Crews from Southern California Edison work on Santa Monica Boulevard Tuesday to rebuild the downtown See BLOW OUT, page 5
area’s electrical infrastructure.
From street sleepers to street sweepers
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Hope is a waking dream.”
BY EMILIE PHELPS
ARISTOTLE
Special to the Daily Press
GREEK PHILOSOPHER (384 B.C.-322 B.C.)
INDEX Horoscopes Out and about, Sagittarius
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Surf Report Water temperature: 72°
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Opinion Losing our religion
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State News in brief
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APPLYING THE PRESSURE: A former homeless man has gained steady employment through Chrysalis, a non-profit agency that provides jobs.
CITYWIDE — Dozens of local businesses are being asked to put the city’s homeless population to work. Through a partnership with nonprofit employment agency Chrysalis, the Chamber of Commerce is rolling out an “end to homelessness” internship program. The Chrysalis interns come from
homelessness, imprisonment, or otherwise difficult-to-employ backgrounds, but on-the-job experience is their path to self-sufficiency. For Santa Monica businesses participating in the internship program, Chrysalis is asking a lower wage rate of $15 per hour for entry-level workers with no specific skills. That fee covers the client’s wage, which ranges See WORK FOR FOOD, page 6
National Feds leave interest rate alone
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Real Estate Finding your space
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Sports Pre-season football is here
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MOVIETIMES Catch a flick!
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Comics Yak it up, yakmeister
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Classifieds Ad space odyssey
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Culver City spill pollutes bay; forces beach closure By Daily Press staff
MARINA DEL REY — A raw sewage spill into the Ballona Creek prompted Los Angeles County health officials Tuesday to shut down about two miles of beach near the Marina del Rey channel.
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A Culver City sewage pumping station failed Monday night, dumping approximately 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of raw sewage into the creek, which empties into the Santa Monica Bay, according to John F. Schunhoff, acting chief deputy of the county Department VONS
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of Public Health. “Environmental health is closing the beach for a mile north and a mile south of the mouth of Ballona Creek, from Sandpiper Street at Dockweiler Beach to Ironsides Avenue in Venice,” Schunhoff said. “The lifeguards are posting the signs.”
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The beach will remain closed until water samples test negative for bacteria, officials said. The beach will likely remain closed until this afternoon. Updated information on beach closures available by calling (800) 525-5662.