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Olympic swimmer has another chance in open water BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
As Usain Bolt reminded the world Sunday, it’s not about who has the best start, but rather who has the fastest finish. Jordan Wilimovsky learned that lesson the hard way. The ultra-confident Jamaican sprinter didn’t lead the men’s 100meter dash final early on, but he blitzed past his competitors in the final portion of the race Sunday to capture first place in the event for the third consecutive Olympics. Wilimovsky, meanwhile, had a different experience in the pool. The 22-year-old Team Santa Monica swimmer was in medal contention late in the men’s 1,500meter final, but he sputtered after a brilliant beginning. Wilimovsky finished with a time of 14 minutes 45.03 seconds,
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PIER: An unnamed suspect jumped from the end of the Pier over the weekend and swam to shore.
BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
An unidentified man jumped from the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday night, triggering a search and rescue response from local authorities. The man was ultimately found unharmed, but not before officers launched a significant search. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, harbor officers and several witnesses saw a man jump from the lower-level fishing deck on the north side of the pier. Harbor officers, who maintain an office, vehicle and boat on the pier, immediately entered the water to perform a rescue, but they were unable to locate the suspect. Witnesses reported seeing the man swimming but lost sight of him when he went underwater and did not resurface. The Santa Monica Police Department, Los Angeles County Lifeguards, County Fire Air Support, LAPD Air Support and the Coast Guard all assisted with the search but were
unable to find anyone in the water. Santa Monica police Lt. Saul Rodriguez said SMPD was notified later in the evening that the missing individual was in the area of 2nd Street and Arizona Avenue. Officers found the man who admitted to jumping from the pier, and he reportedly said he was unaware of the search efforts. Officers cited him for a violation of the municipal code that will be forwarded to the City Attorney’s office. Jumping from the pier is a misdemeanor, according to the city code. “No person shall dive or jump off of any portion of the Santa Monica Municipal Pier into the water below the Santa Monica Municipal Pier except under the following circumstances: (a) In an emergency for the purpose of saving or protecting life. (b) In conjunction with a City-authorized community event. (c) By employees of the City, for the purpose SEE JUMP PAGE 7
putting him in fourth place in Rio de Janeiro — one spot away from the podium. “I just figured I’d go for it, and if I die I die,” Wilimovsky, an accomplished member of the locally based swimming club, told the Chicago Tribune. “I saw [Italian competitor Gabriele Detti] coming the last 300 and I’m hurting bad. I went out really hard. But he had a great race. I had two [personal bests] in the preliminaries and finals so I was pretty happy with that.” Gregorio Paltrinieri seized gold for Italy with a time of 14:34.57, U.S. entrant Connor Jaeger clocked a 14:39.48 to take silver and Detti (14:40.86) touched the wall third. Wilimovsky came in a little more than four seconds later. It was an individual improveSEE OLYMPIC PAGE 3
Restaurant celebrates bittersweet anniversary Milestone comes amid uncertainty at Santa Monica Airport BY LEA YAMASHIRO Daily Press Intern
Significant, history-packed landmarks are hard to find in a modern, constantly growing city. However, there exist some locations that indeed hold significant historic meaning; often, they take can take customers back in time and help trace the city’s evolution. Spitfire Grill, located at the Santa Monica Airport, is a landmark within itself and has been a part of the city since 1991. The restaurant will be celebrating its 25-year anniversary this year, but the event has a bittersweet note due to the ongoing disputes over SMO’s future. The building where the restaurant is located has been at the airport since 1956. It was first a small eatery, called the Lindaire Coffee Shop, founded to serve pilots who complained that there was “no
place to dine.” It served breakfast and lunch to pilots and workers from nearby aviation businesses. The coffee shop then turned into a restaurant called Kitty Hawk that retained its name until 1991. John Clarizio already owned a restaurant on Third Street Promenade, but he wanted to make an addition. His friend who had a business at the airport at the time told him that the restaurant space was available, so he went for it. It took about six months to get the approval, and then in 1991, the space was his. After remodeling to make the restaurant look and feel like the inside of a 1940s Streamline Moderne airplane, he opened a restaurant called Spitfire Grill. Clarizio started the restaurant with the intent of creating a local, family-serving restaurant that also SEE SPITFIRE PAGE 7
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Tuesday, August 16 Teen Program: Chocolate Olympics Calling all teens in 6th grade and up. Join the Montana Avenue Branch in a chocolate challenge as different chocolate games will be set up to try. 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Montana Avenue Branch, 1704 Montana Ave.
NAMI: Family to Family Education Program Join the Pico Branch as they host a 12week program to help you understand and support loved ones with mental illness. Includes information on illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. Registration required. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Pico Branch, 2201 Pico Blvd.
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Spoken word series and “live literary magazine” comes to the Annenberg for a reading of works by local authors Mona Houghton, Andrew Hurvitz, Bronwyn Maudlin, and Denise Osso, on the theme of ‘The Landscape of Los Angeles.’ 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Garden Terrace Room. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Movies @ the Park Series: Men in Black (1997) Bring your chair, blanket, and snacks and watch a movie under the stars! Prior to the screening at 7:30 p.m., kids of all ages are invited to make their own slime. Presented by Pico branch Library, Virginia Park, and Santa Monica Police Department. 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd.
Laughter fitness Join a laughter fitness group designed for people 50 years and older at WISE
& Healthy Aging, 1527 4th St. It’s a body-mind workout that improves circulation and relieves stress. Every Tuesday in August at 1 p.m.
Santa Monica Mid-City Neighbors board meeting The meeting will feature a presentation about the Santa Monica College bond measure. Speakers will include SMC superintendent Kathryn E. Jeffery as well as institutional communications director Don Girard, facilities programming associate dean Linda J. Sullivan and advocate Shari Davis. 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, August 17 Santa Monica Certified Farmer’s Market The Wednesday market met with instant success in its first year. Today the Wednesday Farmers Market is widely recognized as one of the largest and most diverse grower-only CFM’s in the nation. Some nine thousand food shoppers, and many of Los Angeles’ best known chefs and restaurants, are keyed to the seasonal rhythms of the weekly Wednesday Market.
Commission for the Senior Community Meeting Regular meeting of the Santa Monica commission for the Senior Community. 1:30 p.m. Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St.
Montana Branch Book Group: Appetite for America Join the Montana Branch to examine the story of how Fred Harvey built his business from a single lunch counter into a family empire whose marketing and innovations we still encounter in
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ment for Wilimovsky, who swam a 14:48.23 in the preliminary round. His strategy in the final was to push out early and hope to be vying for a medal in the last few laps. “I just went out for it at the start,” he said. “I was just thrilled to make the final in the first place.” Wilimovsky, the first swimmer in U.S.
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history to qualify for the Olympics in pool and open-water events, isn’t done competing in Rio de Janeiro. The former Malibu High School standout secured a bid to compete in men’s openwater racing at the 2016 Games in Rio by taking first place in the 10-kilometer event at last year’s FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. He completed that course in 1 hour 49 minutes and 48.2 seconds, finishing about 12 seconds ahead of Dutch runner-up Ferry Weertman. Wilimovsky, who took a break from his
studies at Northwestern University in Illinois to prepare for the Olympics, has spent hours training with TSM coach Dave Kelsheimer. He’s scheduled to compete in the 10k race Tuesday at Copacabana Beach. And he’s had direct assistance from Kelsheimer, who is serving as an assistant coach on the Team USA swimming staff in Rio. In an interview with the Daily Press just prior to the Olympics, Kelsheimer downplayed concerns over the mosquito-borne Zika virus and the pollution
levels in bodies of water in and around the host city. “That’s all we can do — make sure we’re following the advice of experts and taking precautions,” he said. As for Wilimovsky, he’s well aware of his unique position as a pool and open-water Olympian. “It’s a huge honor,” he said. “Anytime you can represent the U.S. in multiple events is really cool.”
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the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance for over 30 years. He currently holds the position of Co-Director - Digital Terrorism and Hate Project at the Center. Harriet Pike, a career writer, has worked as a reporter and managing editor and her portfolio includes articles for the New York Times and Daily News. This program is free and all ages are welcome. Space is limited and on a firstarrival basis. This is an event of The Living Room …a place for adults program series. For more information, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair-accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration (310) 458-8606 one week prior to the event. The Main Library is directly served by Big Blue Bus lines 1, 5, 7, R7, R10, 18. Big Blue Bus lines 2, 3, R3, 5, and 9 also stop within a short walking distance. Ride your bike. Bicycle parking racks are available at the library. For further inquiries, contact Judith Graham at judith.graham@smgov.net.
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The 11th Annual AltCar Expo The City of Santa Monica will present the 11th Annual AltCar Expo, dedicated to alternative fuel vehicles and alternative modes of transportation. The two-day event will be held at the Santa Monica Civic parking lot and East Wing, 1855 Main St., Friday Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and is free to the public. The goal of AltCar is to provide a very accessible and comprehensive setting where both industry and general public can discover existing alternatives to the way they use energy and transportation and motivate everyone to take further action. California leads the nation in alternative vehicles, incentives and fueling stations, with many states now following the state’s example and implementing programs similar to those in California. AltCar brings almost every make and model of alternative fuel vehicle to one place so you can shop, test drive, compare and learn. The 2016 Expo will have the
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Housing Commission Meeting myriad ways. 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Montana Avenue Branch, 1704 Montana Ave.
Planning Commission Meeting Regular meeting of the Santa Monica Planning Commission in the Council Chamber. 7 p.m. City Hall, 1685 Main St.
The Santa Monica Housing Commission comes together for a regular meeting in the Main Library. 4:30 p.m. 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
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Enemy in the Garden: Anti-Semitism in America, Fact or Fiction? Join author Harriet Pike in conversation with the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Rick Eaton for Enemy in the Garden: AntiSemitism in America, Fact or Fiction? on Wednesday, August 24, in Main Library’s MLK, Jr. Auditorium at 6 p.m., 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Harriet Pike explores the theme of antiSemitism through her book Enemy in the Garden, a novel of intrigue and suspense, which uncovers the anti-Semitic strain that lies just below the surface of American life in the suburbs. Rick Eaton has been a researcher for
the Spotless Mind, brings us this groundbreaking and imaginative animated film about a lonely man whose life is changed by a chance encounter on a plain. Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, Main Library. 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
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Gather at the Main Library for a showing of Anomalisa. Charlie Kaufman, the writer of offbeat classics like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of
The Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission gathers for a regular meeting in the Council Chambers. 7:30 p.m. City Hall. 1685 Main Street.
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Free screening of “The Fountain” This week, Mind Over Movies screens “The Fountain,” Darren Aronofsky’s mind-bendingly metaphysical movie that travels time and space to explore humanity’s quests for immortality and love. Film features Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Screening followed by a roundtable discussion and audience Q&A. The Christian Institute, 1308 Second Street. 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/MindOverMovies.
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having a wide range of friends from different walks of life, mostly from the gym. I workout at the Loews Hotel Gym, and for me that means I have older retired bazillionaires along with young hipster tech boys who are just making their way in the world, in my social circle. There is also the solid family guy with high school and college age kids who I was chatting with this past weekend. His son is in his first year at college and amid the joys of freedom for both parent and child, comes the nervousness of a father who recalls the craziness he experienced in a time when the world was much more tolerant of bad behavior by the youth. As a divorce and child custody lawyer I have to attend continuing education classes and conferences. I take a wide range of such classes. I’ve attended the basic “annual updates to the law” to highly focused conferences. Part of staying up to date is being aware of how seemingly unrelated issues can impact my client’s interests. That’s why I attended a conference on ‘Campus Sexual Assault and False Allegations’ last month. Sexual assault is a major topic in the news these days. Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the Oscars specifically to address the issue and highlight the need for prevention and awareness. Colleges across the country have been informed by the Federal Government that they must do more to end sexual assault and prosecute those cases where it is alleged. Under Title IX colleges are tasked with providing a safe environment for students and it is through this lens that the colleges are being forced to become police, prosecutor, judge, jury and enforcer of sexual assault claims. The problem with this is that the area of sex is a murky, confusing, shame-filled, guilt-ridden, morass, often being explored for the first time by college students who are emotionally immature and ill-informed about their wants, needs and boundaries, or those of their purported partners. Colleges and universities have been given almost no direction or procedures other than the mandate to “do something or risk losing your Federal funding” - which means that administrators are scrambling to create protocols without the benefit of legal backgrounds or clear administrative guidelines. Students are mandated to attend “Assault Awareness Classes” that are poorly constructed with little sense of the reality of how humans engage in courting and sexual relations. The focus is on teaching women that all men are potential rapists and anytime they have a bad feeling about their sexual experience they should consider it to be assault at a minimum and rape at the extreme and they should report it. But what is that telling the men? That they are going to be perceived as potential rapists by the women, but also by the college. They will be presumed guilty, and have little chance to be found innocent.
What the colleges do is open an investigation, which is essentially just an administrative process that will result in the accused being put through a hearing where they are not allowed to cross examine the accuser, (because that is blaming the victim and too traumatizing for them), they are generally not allowed an attorney to represent them in the hearing, they are not allowed pre-hearing discovery and they are faced with nonprofessionals at all stages of this process, most of whom are appointed and not wanting to be there. The result is that the colleges are finding people guilty of sexual assault and rape on little or no evidence, because they have to “do something” in the current environment and if that means that an innocent person gets their college experience, and maybe their life, ruined, well so be it. Under California’s Campus Sexual Assault Prevention standard, the “yes means yes” consent law, each party engaging in relations is required to have continuing consent, that means asking at each stage and receiving permission to proceed. Yes means yes is great in concept, but not how most people relate. Also, it’s not a guarantee, because someone can change their mind afterwards and say that even though they said yes, they felt pressured to say yes, so it wasn’t actually a yes. Is that grounds for a sexual assault claim? Yes. Should it be? Not in my book. We can’t tell people they have to be clear in their communications and then allow them to ex post facto change the meaning of their words. We do a disservice to everyone when we don’t have standards for due process, for clear communication and for understanding that some things are just messy and murky and young adults fumbling their way through a new found sexual freedom might feel guilt or shame that is not properly laid at the feet of their alleged abuser. That’s why I tried to explain this father in the gym that he needs to have a very different conversation with his son about sex than what his son was going to hear at college. He needs to hear that it could be far more dangerous than just a pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease - it could destroy his career and life. We need to have more conversations about how to establish relationships, how to let them grow and evolve and we need to have a more enlightened view of the way that humans actually relate; but until then, parents need to be talking to their college age children about sex in a proactive and preventative way. DAVID PISARRA is a Los Angeles Divorce and Child Custody Lawyer specializing in Father’s and Men’s Rights with the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He welcomes your questions and comments. He can be reached at dpisarra@pisarra.com or 310/664-9969.You can follow him on Twitter @davidpisarra
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Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for president in 2000, Al Gore, but he, too, talked of regulating carbon dioxide. Then the Earth got even hotter , repeatedly breaking temperature records. But instead of drawing closer together, politicians polarized. Democrats (and scientists) became more convinced that global warming was a real, man-made threat. But Republicans and Tea Party activists became more convinced that it was - to quote the repeated tweets of presidential nominee Donald Trump - a “hoax.” A Republican senator tossed a snowball on the Senate floor for his proof. When it comes to science, there’s more than climate that divides America’s leaders and people. The mainstream scientific establishment accepts evolution as a reality, as well as the general safety of vaccinations and genetically modified food. But some political leaders and portions of the public don’t believe any of that. It’s not a liberal versus conservative issue, especially when it comes to vaccinations, which are doubted by some activists on both ends of the political spectrum. But nothing beats climate change for divisiveness. “It’s more politically polarizing than abortion,” says Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. “It’s more politically polarizing than gay marriage.” Leiserowitz says 17 percent of Americans, the fastest-growing group, are alarmed by climate change and want action now, based on surveys by Yale and George Mason University. Another 28 percent are concerned, thinking it’s a man-made threat, but somewhat distant in time and place. Twenty-seven percent are cautious, still on the fence, and 11 percent are doubtful. An often-vocal 10 percent are dismissive, rejecting the concept of warming and the science. And about 7 percent are disengaged, not even paying attention because they’ve got more pressing needs. So while the largest group is at least concerned with climate change, significant segments are not. And sometimes those segments mix in one family. Rick and Julie Joyner of Fort Mill, South
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study, and were in agreement that global warming wasn’t an issue and probably was not real. “I said climate change was nonsense, Al Gore’s imagination,” Inglis says. After seeing the effects of warming firsthand in Antarctica and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Inglis changed his mind - and was overwhelmingly defeated in a GOP primary in 2010. Woodard helped run the campaign that beat him and hasn’t been to his former friend’s home for about a decade. “I was seen as crossing to the other side, as helping the Al Gore tribe, and that could not be forgiven,” Inglis says. Woodward responds that the new Bob Inglis didn’t fit South Carolina. “If you want to talk climate change, you need to go up to New York and Boston to do that. You don’t talk that down here,” he says. “Conservatives just don’t believe. They think it’s like Martians.” Judy Curry, a Georgia Tech atmospheric scientist and self-described climate gadfly, has experienced ostracism from the other side. She repeatedly clashed with former colleagues after she publicly doubted the extent of global warming and criticized the way mainstream scientists operate. Now she says, no one will even look at her for other jobs in academia. “What’s wrong with disagreement? People disagree. You listen or you don’t,” Curry says. “This polarization comes down to being intolerant on disagreement.”
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In 1997, then-Vice President Gore helped broker an international treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, to reduce heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. later withdrew from the treaty. “And at that moment” says Leiserowitz, “the two parties begin to divide. They begin to split and go farther and farther and farther apart until we reach today’s environment where climate change is now one of the most polarized issues in America.” The election of Barack Obama and the Tea Party revolt made the schism even bigger, he says. Stanford University’s Jon Krosnick agrees that things changed around 1997, but he thinks Americans are fairly united - it’s just they don’t realize it. Krosnick’s surveys show that nearly 90 percent of Democrats, 80 percent of independents and 70 percent of Republicans believe the increase in world’s temperature over the past century was mostly or partly caused by humans. His studies show fairly consistent numbers, except for a drop in Republicans to 50 percent in 2011 that since has returned to 70 percent. A bigger split in Stanford surveys indicates that while about 90 percent of Democrats and 80 percent of independents believe global warming will be a serious or very serious problem for the United States, barely half of Republicans feel that way. To illustrate how the issue plays out in all sorts of ways, let’s take lobster scientist Diane Cowan in Friendship, Maine, who expresses dismay. “I am definitely bearing witness to climate change,” Cowan says. “I read about climate change. I knew sea level was rising but I saw it and, until it impacted me directly, I didn’t feel it the same way.” Republican Jodi Crosson, a 55-year-old single mother and production and sales manager in Bexley, Ohio, thinks global warming is a serious problem because she’s felt the wrath of extreme weather and rising heat. But to her, it’s not quite as big an issue as the economy. And then there’s Ken Martig Jr. An engi-
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neer and business owner in Allyn, Washington, he paid little attention to global warming until he learned that one proposed solution involved regulations and taxes. Now he doesn’t think climate change is man-made or a major worry. “If you put it down to one word today, it’s a trust issue,” the 73-year-old Martig says. “Do you really know for a fact that it’s burning of the (fossil) fuels that are creating these greenhouse gases” that are causing the world to warm? Scott Tiller, a 59-year-old underground coal miner in West Virginia, has seen mine after mine close, and he agrees with Martig. “I think we’ve been treated unfairly and kind of looked down upon as polluters,” Tiller says. “They say the climate is changing, but are we doing it? Or is it just a natural thing that the Earth does?” BRIDGING DIFFERENCES
Overwhelmingly, scientists who study the issue say it is man-made and a real problem. Using basic physics and chemistry and computer simulations, scientists have repeatedly calculated how much extra warming is coming from natural forces and how much comes from humans. The scientists and their peer-reviewed research blame human activity, for the most part. Dozens of scientific measurements show Earth is warming. Since 1997, the world has warmed by 0.44 degrees (0.25 degrees Celsius) and 51 monthly or annual global heat records were broken, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Arctic sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers are melting faster. The seas have risen and hot water has been killing coral in record numbers. Scientists have connected man-made climate change to extreme weather, including deadly heat waves, droughts and floodinducing downpours. Allergies, asthma and pest-borne diseases are worsening public health problems, with experts blaming climate change. Scientists keep acting as if they just do a better job showing data or teaching, then people can understand that climate change is a problem - and that’s just not the way people work, says Yale’s Kahan. He points to polling showing that if you ask people if scientists are sure global warming is real, man-made and a threat, they’ll say yes. “They know that scientists say we’re screwed,” Kahan says. “But it’s not what activates them.” Twice in the last seven years, scientific societies sent group letters to Congress explaining that warming is real, man-made threat. “I honestly believe that low science literacy allows people to fall for things that make no sense,” says University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd. “For example, when it is cold or a snowy day, I may get a comment like ‘There is 20 inches of global warming in my yard.’ While that is a cute, snarky comment, it really illustrates a lack of understanding of weather versus climate.” Kahan says the most ardent doubters of climate change are also among the best-educated groups on the science - along with the most ardent believers. They are driven by ideology, he says. So instead of spouting statistics, some climate activists and even scientists try to build bridges to communities that might doubt that the Earth is warming but are not utterly dismissive. The more people connect on a human level, the more people can “overcome these tribal attitudes,” Anna Jane Joyner says. “We really do have a lot more in common than we think.” Disagreement is OK, says her father, Rick. “True unity is not a unity in conformity, but a unity in diversity,” he says. “We look at differences as an opportunity to learn, not to divide.”
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STAYING DRY: People gather at the end of the Pier and a few occasionally jump the rail.
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honored the historic site. “We always wanted to pay homage to the airport in the World War Two history,” he said. “That’s how we came up with the name for the Spitfire Grill.” Clarizio also spoke fondly of the manifestation of a historical feeling at the airport. “We liked the idea of the airport and how you drive down and you feel like you’ve gone back to the 1950s,” he said. “A lot of the buildings are original buildings built in the ‘40s. That feeling is there, and that is a feeling that is hard to find in Los Angeles.” Over the years, the restaurant has gone through a few architectural changes that increased the amount of space and available seating and dining. The patio has been elongated a few times and the restaurant transitioned with its additions of new space. But, Clarizio said, “the feel has stayed local.” All of the names of the menu items, named after airplanes and other historic sentiments, have stayed the same. Clarizio recalled naming a salad after women who worked at the Barker Hangar who always ordered it on their lunch break. The addition of Airport Park and the soccer fields also made a positive addition to the typical dining scene of locals and their families, Clarizio said. “There’s a whole new group of people that otherwise wouldn’t come to the airport,” he said. “There are adult leagues and children’s leagues. It’s a great input for the community.” The eatery will officially celebrate its 25th birthday Thursday, Sept. 1, with a tasting extravaganza starting at 4 p.m. For $25 per person, patrons can sample food creations by the chef and his kitchen staff. There will also be wine tastings and craft beers available.
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While the party will celebrate the restaurant’s history, its future is less certain. The City of Santa Monica has repeatedly stated that it would like to close the airport and convert the land for other uses. The closure efforts aren’t targeting businesses like Spitfire Grill, but the operation is caught in the controversy. “It’s closing down pilots who have always been our main source of business,” Clarizio said. The City’s effort to shutter the airport has forced Spitfire Grill to pay a month-tomonth lease, which creates massive instability. “The City Council has wavered about giving leases,” he said. “There’s no stability. You can’t plan, you can’t get loans. A lot of tenants are leaving. Some of the pilot schools are being told to leave.” Although the restaurant is celebrating 25 years in business, “It’s bittersweet,” said Clarizio. “We are proud we have been here this long, but we are frustrated we are not being treated better.” Clarizio and Spitfire Grill will have to keep operating in an uncertain and unstable environment. “The key thing is that it is a local restaurant that generations of families have gone to. You find it by word of mouth. It’s key that things like this aren’t lost. It’s key that the airport is not lost,” Clarizio said. “I built the restaurant around the fact that it is a local place. We are tied to the schools around here from Santa Monica to Mar Vista. We are connected to the community. We don’t want to lose that.” The restaurant is located at 3300 Airport Ave., next to the Santa Monica Airport. For more information, or to make reservations, visit www.spitfiregrill.net or call (310) 3973455. editor@smdp.com
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Petty theft 00 block of Pico 1:02 p.m. Grand theft auto 1200 block of Santa Monica 1:07 p.m. Hit and run Lincoln/Interstate 10 1:28 p.m. Critical missing person 400 block of Santa Monica Pier 1:54 p.m. Petty theft Ocean/Colorado 1:56 p.m. Mark and tag abandoned vehicle 1100 block of 24th 2:24 p.m. Hit and run 10th/Montana 2:36 p.m. Auto burglary 900 block of Pacific Coast Hwy 4:32 p.m. Critical missing person 300 block of Santa Monica Pier 4:37 p.m. Person down 3300 block of Barnard 5:14 p.m. Mark and tag abandoned vehicle Ocean/Adelaide 5:58 p.m. Hit and run 900 block of Wilshire 6:03 p.m. Auto burglary 1700 block of Ocean 6:06 p.m. Assault w/deadly weapon 2000 block of Ocean 6:47 p.m. Battery 800 block of Montana 7:42 p.m. Traffic collision 1400 block of 2nd 8:16 p.m. Suspicious person 1400 block of Cloverfield 8:40 p.m. Defrauding innkeeper 1400 block of Ocean 9:31 p.m. Stolen vehicle 1000 block of 16th 9:53 p.m. Suspicious person 1000 block of 6th 10:33 p.m. Person with a gun 1500 block of Pacific Coast Hwy 10:57 p.m. Burglary 1900 block of Stewart 11:18 p.m. Battery 1400 block of 3rd Street Prom 11:36 p.m. Sexual assault 1500 block of the Beach 11:41 p.m.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★★ You have energy and conviction. Can you be stopped? It is doubtful. A quality of impulsiveness marks this day, adding to the unpredictable nature of those around you. You know how to use spontaneity in your favor. Ask for a friend’s feedback. Tonight: Make it fiery.
★★★★ Defer all you want, but know that others have little patience and are likely to upset the applecart. You might decide to do it anyway so that you can use your creativity to restructure a pivotal matter more to your liking. Tonight: A talk with a loved one might be stilted.
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★★★ Stay on top of your work, and know what
★★★★ You might be uptight for no reason. On some level, you could be visualizing financial stress because of present demands. Give serious thought to tightening up your spending and creating a more solid budget. Tonight: A chat with a family member is revealing.
needs to happen. Be aware of your need to follow through on certain details. Your sense of humor and ability to understand others emerge. You could be delighted by someone’s fiery display. Tonight: Count on being out and/or working late.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Be willing to take an overview. You enjoy being in the thick of things, but presently you are better off just observing. You admire someone’s empathy. Be willing to detach more, and you’ll start seeing the world as this person does! Tonight: Listen to great music.
★★★★ You might be questioning a personal choice and wondering why you need to head in a certain direction. Your somewhat offbeat questioning could cause someone to throw in the towel. Tonight: Recognize that what is going on around you is thought-provoking gossip!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have been. Discussions revolve around the moment and your long-term desires. Laugh and relax, even if you feel insecure. A parent or boss suddenly might make a demand. Try to be more available. Tonight: Use your energy well.
★★ You might be more pivotal than you realize. Others want certain responses from you and could be looking for big changes and more consistency. You naturally give the gift of stability, but you can’t always charge on as others visualize. Tonight: Debate whether to break the mold.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) good news, people will want to celebrate with you. Much of the strength and contentment of today revolves around your interpersonal relationships and popularity. Tonight: Have a serious chat with an outrageous friend or loved one.
★★★★★ You work well with the energy around you. Even though a call might jolt you, given time you will gain a fresh perspective. Associates and/or friends tend to toe the line, and although you might find this to be a little disconcerting, you’ll accept it. Tonight: Caught up in the moment.
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★★★ Your sense of accomplishment and ability
★★★ You might decide to pull back despite the fact that you are rather interested in what is happening. You will want to see the whole situation play out so that you can understand and grasp others’ motives. Tonight: Opt for plenty of R and R. You are going to need it!
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to move forward could be tainted by someone’s unpredictability. Sometimes this lack of stability gets the best of you. Think less about the matter at hand, and accept your role as the embodiment of stability. Tonight: Happiest at home.
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JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average
This year no one can deny how well you handle the unpredictable. Whether you like what heads down the path toward you makes no difference; you demonstrate the ability to turn events around by using a positive slant. If you are single, you are likely to bypass several potential suitors until you meet the right one. You could meet this person in your daily life. If you are attached, accept and respect your sweetie’s differences. Make a point of trying out some of his or her more inventive ideas. AQUARIUS offers friendship without the passion.
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