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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006
Volume 5, Issue 238
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
ELECTION2006
DAILY LOTTERY 10 12 22 44 48 Meganumber: 16 Jackpot: $39M 6 10 26 32 37 Meganumber: 3 Jackpot: $40M 3 16 27 28 38 MIDDAY: 2 4 0 EVENING: 6 3 6
SUPPORT: Holbrook, O’Day secure chamber endorsements Daily Press Staff Writer
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD CHUCK
Backed by businesses BY KEVIN HERRERA
1st: 10 Solid Gold 2nd: 03 Hot Shot 3rd: 01 Gold Rush
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THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL ELVIS WEEK
SIXTH STREET — The Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 1,000 local business owners, endorsed the City Council cam-
paigns of Mayor Bob Holbrook and Planning Commissioner Terry O’Day, providing each a significant boost as they head into the November election. The chamber’s board of directors chose to support the two last week
after a series of hour-long interviews with six candidates, including three who have been endorsed by Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights, or SMRR, which has long been at odds
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.”
HENRY FIELDING
INDEX
BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer
See CHAMBER, page 10
SHEPARD
LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES ■ In June, after the roof of the just-built Cedar Grove Methodist Church near Thorsby, Ala., collapsed (with no one inside), church officials revealed that they had never sought building permits, based on Pastor Jeff Carroll’s assumption that “separation of church and state” meant that his church was none of the government’s business. Carroll, whose day job is as a home builder, said volunteers designed and then built the church, but agreed to get a permit for the re-building. ■ In June, the leading Hindu cleric in the Kashmir area of Pakistan demanded a judicial investigation as to why the holy, phallus-shaped object (a “lingam") in the Amarnath shrine appeared not to be of naturally formed ice but of imported soft snow. The annual pilgrimage to worship it (the fertility deity Shiva) depends, the cleric said, on ice formations from inside Amarnath, and some leaders are upset that Shiva this year just doesn’t look right. ■ God’s Will: Clara Jean Brown, 65, praying for her absent family during a thunderstorm, had just said “Amen” when a lightning bolt hit across the street, ran through a water pipe and exploded into her kitchen, knocking her down (Daphne, Ala., May).
Candidates make cut
Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press A construction worker lays rebar to form the roof of the new Performing Arts Center & Music Academy of Santa Monica College. The new complex is being built at the Madison Campus, on Santa Monica Boulevard and 11th Street. It will include a 541-seat theater, a rehearsal hall, an art gallery, and classrooms and practice rooms for the Academy of Music.
CITY HALL — An education advocate, party planner and flight attendant are just some of the City Council candidates to qualify for the November ballot. They are joined by Mayor Bob Holbrook and council members Kevin McKeown and Pam O’Connor, all of whom collected at least 100 valid signatures from registered voters over the last two-and-a-half weeks, according to a list provided by the city clerk Wednesday afternoon, one hour before the deadline. Most, if not all, gathered more signatures than required as they tried to avoid being disqualified. One council hopeful wasn’t so lucky. Kevin James, a local deejay who hosts a radio show broadcast in Washington, D.C., was denied a spot on the Nov. 7 ballot because almost half of his signatures were ruled invalid by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder. “I got 125, mostly from people who live in apartment complexes near me,” James, 49, said in his deep, rumbling radio voice. “It turned out 69 signatures were good and 56 were no good, which is very unusual … It’s very disappointing, but I’ve learned my lesson and will give See QUALIFIED, page 10
Horoscopes Treat yourself tonight, Aries
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TWILIGHT DANCE SERIES
Surf Report Water temperature: 69°
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Opinion A brief Segway
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State California in brief
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Chilean roots set to plant their seed
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By Daily Press staff
National Labor pains
Reviving tradition
Business Consider consolidation
International The French connection
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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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SM PIER — Inti-Illimani, a Chilean roots music group, will perform tonight at the free Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series. Known for their open-minded musical approach, the “Intis” had a much different mission in mind
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