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Santa Monica Daily Press August 12-13, 2006
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Volume 5, Issue 234
CAMPAIGN2006
DAILY LOTTERY 14 16 38 40 49 Meganumber: 29 Jackpot: $35M 7 10 13 19 35 Meganumber: 12 Jackpot: $23M
Ballot bursting at the seams BY KEVIN HERRERA
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Daily Press Staff Writer
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CITY HALL — When voters hit the ballot booths on Nov. 7, not only will they be confronted with the
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tasks of selecting a governor, and other state and federal lawmakers, they’ll also be asked to determine who will represent them locally on the City Council, the Santa MonicaMalibu Unified school board and
other elected bodies. But they won’t be done yet. Voters must navigate through a myriad of 13 statewide ballot initiatives, four local See BALLOT, page 12
CHUCK
Going with the flow
CITY HALL — And then there were 12. Out of the starting gates, 23 City Council hopefuls pulled nomination papers last month to qualify for the Nov. 7 ballot. However, in the wake of rejection, family issues and political missteps, just 12 returned them, according to the City Clerk’s Office. Incumbents Pam O’Connor, Bob Holbrook and Kevin McKeown were among those returning papers by the deadline; as well as education advocate Gleam Davis; Linda Armstrong, a former candidate for the council in 2004; Mark McLellan, a real estate broker; Planning Commissioner Terry O’Day; Jenna Linnekens, an event planner; political activist Vincent Garofalo; Jonathan Mann, a past council candidate; Kevin James; and Terence Later. Friday was the deadline to file, with each prospective candidate
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES British fitness trainer Liz Stuart conducts “powerpramming” classes for new mothers, the centerpiece of which is the women’s use of their own infants as weights for such exercises as bicep curls and chest presses (adding a kiss to each rep), as well as resistance in “power walks,” according to a May Reuters dispatch from London. Said one mother, of her newfound quality time with her babies, “If I had to go to the gym and put the twins into a (nursery), it would cost me a fortune.”
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 224th day of 2006. There are 141 days left in the year. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose 1944 Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot when their explosives-laden Navy plane blew up over England. Fighting in the SpanishAmerican War came to an end.
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Horoscopes Float around, Aquarius
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Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Ashley Maher and her Big Global Band perform a West African Senegal Dance at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday as part of the summer-long Twilight Dance Series. Dancing with Maher (center) is Alecia Hudson (right) and Kara Mack.
See PULLING PAPERS, page 12
Surf Report Water temperature: 72°
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They’re on strike all year
Opinion Bills that byte
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Commentary Hanging by a thread
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Santa Monica’s rec leagues maintain an active membership
State Fisherman’s whoop
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National Gay and active
BY MILOS BLAGOJEVIC
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International Warplanes summoned
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MOVIETTIMES Catch a flick!
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Comics Yak it up, yakmeister
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Classifieds Ad space odyssey
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MID-CITY — On paper, there’s nothing special about the Buffos. They’re 1-0 this season, with their victory coming against Dirty Dozen in a tiebreaker on Aug. 2, following a first-game bye. But it’s not the stats or the num-
bers that make the Buffos — one of dozens of teams playing softball in Santa Monica — unique. The Buffos, or Big Ugly F****** Fat Old Slobs, have been playing in Santa Monica’s adult softball league since 1972. That was 34 years ago. Richard Nixon was in his first term as president as the Watergate scandal began to unfold, “The Price is Right” debuted
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