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08.09.17 Volume 16 Issue 231
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Murder charge for Friday shooting suspect Daily Press Editor
Murder charges have been filed against a man arrested Friday night for a shooting near Hotchkiss Park. The Santa Monica Police Department announced Tuesday that Christopher Charles Davis, 46, homeless, has been charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Davis is being held in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Office on $2 million bail and was arraigned Tuesday after-
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noon at Airport Courthouse. According to SMPD, the department received multiple calls at about 6:28 p.m. on Friday, August 4 reporting a shooting near Main Street and Strand Street. “As officers arrived on scene, they located a male victim lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds,” said Lieutenant Saul Rodriguez in a statement. “The victim was treated at the scene by Santa Monica Fire Department Paramedics and transported to a local hospital for
Racial protests intensified at last week’s Committee for Racial Justice (CRJ) meeting with multiple organizations rallying at Virginia Avenue Park. Police detained some individuals over the course of the event but no arrests were made and organizers said the disruptions were limited inside the meeting room with vocal protests focused outside the building. The August meeting was the second consecutive meeting held by CRJ that drew the attention of protesters.
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Protests grow at Racial Justice workshop Daily Press Editor
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The July meeting on White Privilege drew a small group of masked men who were criticized for their use of anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric. Attendees at the July meeting described the protesters as white nationalists who were intent to disrupting the discussion. In response, CRJ said the August meeting would be on Confronting Explicit Racism. Organizers brought in lawyers to provide information on the rights of individuals in public meetings and a speaker to address the origins of white nationalism. The meeting drew significantly larger crowds and the room was quickly closed.
CRJ Steering Committee member Joanne Berlin said the actual workshop continued despite the exterior protests. “We had the workshop, we had our updates at the beginning, like we always do, we had our speakers, our Q&A with the speakers,” she said. “It went on as normal in the workshop even though there were at times a lot of noise outside.” She said the CRJ Steering Committee did not obstruct access to the meeting and had already spoken with police officers regarding the potential for disruption at the event. SEE PROTESTS PAGE 7
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The new 30,000 square foot Whole Foods Market 365 will open today at 9 a.m. The venue includes local Groundwork coffee bar and Asian Box, offering gluten free Asian inspired street food. The new store is located at 2121 Cloverfield Blvd and Pico and replaces the store at 5th/Colorado that closed Sunday.
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