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THE SPECIAL VISION ISSUE

Partially sighted center celebrates 30th anniversary serving Westside

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

WEST L.A. If Martin Luther King Jr. had a

Gallery at the SMC Performing Arts Center on Santa Monica Boulevard houses the free exhibit, comprised entirely of artists who live and work in the city.

“It was something I wanted to do for a

dream, then Sam Genensky had a vision.

It was one in which the visually impaired would have a place to call their own, where they could seek support and learn to overcome the daily obstacles that come with living with an optical condition.

Three decades after founding the Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS) in the former Santa Monica Hospital, Genensky’s vision lives strong today.

Currently located one block east of the Santa Monica city limits on Wilshire Boulevard, the nonprofit provides vision care, rehabilitation and support group services to more than 2,300 individuals from the Los Angeles area every year, helping those with low-vision best utilize their remaining eyesight, whether it’s prescribing corrective lenses, recommending special reading devices, or making in-home visits to make their residences more livable.

The center is considered a pioneer in catering to the partially sighted, technically defined as a best corrected visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye, the majority of people falling under this category being unable to read a standard newsprint even when wearing normal lenses.

The CPS came on the scene at a time when the only available services were designed specifically for the blind, leaving out a large chunk of people who fell in the middle of perfect vision and complete sight loss.

Genensky, a Santa Monica resident, was then working at the RAND Corp. as a mathematician, his team creating a new device that would help the visually impaired read and write through a closed circuit television.

Reader’s Digest got word of the new technological marvel being produced secretively behind closed doors at RAND, publishing an article that caught the attention of the rest of the nation.

The calls started coming to Genensky’s office, followed by the visits, those who had long struggled with low-vision asking how and when they would have access to the new machine.

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MOVING AHEAD: Santa Monica College’s football squad prepares for the upcoming season at Santa Monica High School on Wednesday.

SMC’s football coach sets the bar high for upcoming season

BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor

SAMOHI It may sound like big talk from a coach whose team is coming off a 2-8 season, but Santa Monica College’s head coach Robert Taylor has set his sights high.

While most of the team is comprised of

freshman, his backfield is populated by sophomores that could potentially lead the way to a big season.

It may be early, but the team remains mighty optimistic.

“We expect to win the [conference] championship because I never set the standards lower,” Taylor said while his team was

practicing at Santa Monica High School on Wednesday. “I could stand here and say if we won three games that would be better than two, but I’m not like that. We always set our standards high and the highest we could be is to win the championship and SEE SMC PAGE 8

Exhibit places the emphasis on Santa Monica

BY CHRISTINA YOON Special to the Daily Press

SMC At first glance, the 49 works of art displayed at the “Emphasis Santa Monica” exhibit could not be more disparate. In one corner hangs Jon Swihart’s hyper-realistic

nude. In another stands an abstract fiberglass and resin sculpture by famed architect Frank Gehry.

All of the show’s artists, however, share a common denominator — their addresses.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA PLANNING COMMISSION SUBJECT: Proposed Zoning Text Amendments to Amend the Definitions of Fence Height and Hedge and to Modify the Existing Fence, Wall, and Hedge Standards.

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A public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission to consider the following proposed text amendment and to forward recommendations to the City Council: Modification of the City of Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.04.02.030.305 [Definition of Fence Height], Section 9.04.02.030.395 [Definition of Hedge], and Section 9.04.10.02.080 [Fence, Wall, Hedge, Flagpole] to modify fence, wall, and hedge standards; to grandparent existing nonconforming fences, walls, and hedges that have been properly registered; to clarify/establish criteria for the repair and replacement of registered nonconforming fences, walls, and hedges; to establish administrative and discretionary height modification procedures; to require the maintenance of hedges; and to specify a self-help remedy for overhanging hedges.

WHEN: Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Council Chambers, City Hall 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, California HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the Planning Commission public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the Planning Commission at the meeting.

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City of Santa Monica City Planning Division 1685 Main Street, Room 212 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Attn: Tony Kim, Associate Planner

MORE INFORMATION If you want more information about this project or wish to review the project file, please contact Ms. Bar-El at (310) 458-8341, or by e-mail at tony.kim@smgov.net. The Zoning Ordinance is available at the Planning Counter during business hours and on the City’s web site at www.santa-monica.org. The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 serve City Hall.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Putting ladies first 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 8 a.m. — 3:30 p.m.

State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu will host a free seminar this Friday to assist women entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses.

The event, which is also sponsored by the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network and the National Association of Women Business Owners-Los Angeles Chapter, will be held at the Santa Monica Public Library. For information, call (213) 593-1311.

Connecting to Mother Divine 1260 18th St., 7 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.

An introductory talk on Sri Kaleshwar, Mother Divine, the ancient knowledge and the Maheshwari process as shown in the ancient palm leaf manuscript. This free event takes place at Unitarian Universalist Community Church. For information, call (213) 712-2501.

Salsa the night away 1334 Lincoln Blvd, 7:15 p.m. — 10 p.m.

Beginners and experienced salseros alike can pick up new moves at Isabelle Pampillo’s Friday Socials in Santa Monica. The night consists of a 90-minute class followed by a social hour of drinks and dancing where dancers can practice their dips and turns. There is a $20 charge for the class, dancing and drinks. For information, call (310) 392-3493.

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 Fancy felines 1855 Main St., 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.

The Santa Monica Cat Club presents their 42nd annual Cat Show. See over 300 pedigreed cats in competition representing over 36 different breeds. Looking for that special kitty? Meet with over 100 breeders or adopt one of our rescued cats. This event takes place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. For information, contact agraaf@speakeasy.net.

Seriously Sri Lankan Third Street Promenade, 10 a.m. — 10 p.m.

This day-long festival features Sri Lankan food, culture, arts, music, singing, dance and costumes. Sri Lanka Foundation hosts events in order to bring relief to disaster stricken individuals and communities in Sri Lanka. For more information, visit www.srilankafoundation.org.

‘Excuse for a Swordfight’ 1130 Lincoln Blvd., 8 p.m. — 9:45 p.m.

A. F. Cronin presents his hysterical new comedy, “Excuse for a Swordfight,” a delightfully funny and a bitingly satiric look at the blind ambition and thoughtless formulas that dominate our entertainment industry. To purchase tickets or get more information, go to TheatreforaSmallSpace.com. or call (310) 393-3018.

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SMC’s AD moves on to new college

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

SMC Four years after being hired as the ath-

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Raymond Solano news@smdp.com Rolando, 15, and Francisco Rivas, 8, (center) enjoy the ride while their mom is terrified during the Fourth Annual PALpalooza at Pacific Park on Wednesday. The event gives kids and their families a chance to have some fun and raise money and awareness about after-school programs.

letic director of Santa Monica College, Rhonda Hyatt will depart at the end of this month to take a faculty position at College of the Canyons.

Hyatt, who as athletic director was responsible for 16 intercollegiate athletic teams, will head the new Recreation Management program at College of the Canyons.

The jump to the school in the Santa Clarita Valley will allow Hyatt to be closer to her home from where she has been commuting two to three hours a day to SMC. “I have lived in Santa Clarita for 25-plus years and will for the first time have a job that allows me to work in and serve my community,” Hyatt said.

She came to Santa Monica after a 20-year career at California State University Northridge, serving at different points as the head athletic trainer, assistant athletic director and later associate AD. Hyatt was also the primary clinical instructor for the athletic training professional education program in Northridge.

While Hyatt will be moving back into the classroom, she expects to return to college athletics again.

“This is a position that will improve my own quality of life and will provide an opportunity for more student contact, and an opportunity to create a new program SEE AD PAGE 7

Board of Equalization helps female entrepreneurs think big

BY CHRISTINA YOON Special to the Daily Press

MAIN LIBRARY The Chair of the State Board of Equalization has teamed up with local business groups to hold a free seminar today to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will be held at the Santa Monica Public Library on Santa Monica Boulevard, with check-in starting at 8 a.m.

“Seminars like these are important because every day, 420 women go out and start their own businesses — twice the rate at which men do so,” Chair Judy Chu, Ph.D, said. “And women-owned businesses generate revenues of $2.5 trillion in sales.”

Chu organized the event with the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Network and the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

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Topics at the seminar will include marketing strategies, contracting opportunities and how to avoid common sales and use tax pitfalls. Chu said that the seminar was important in supporting the large base of women entrepreneurs who may often feel as though they are lacking the necessary resources and

confidence to expand their businesses.

“Twenty-five percent of women business owners report encountering gender-related obstacles, and do not feel they are treated with the credibility and respect they deserve from their suppliers and business associates,” she said.

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Keep on quacking Editor:

I’m so pleased to see that you’re still running Phyllis Chavez’s column, as we get to see her quacking characters develop, their important message becomes more and more apparent. How refreshing it is to be reminded in such a light-hearted manner the small steps we can all take each day to clean up our environment. No soap box, no loud, empty speeches, just gentle humor nudging us to “do the right thing.” Thank you, Phyllis, Richard, Rusty, and the one whose name I can’t remember at the moment! You are so right, we can’t just flush all that trash away! Although I don’t live in Santa Monica, I do read your paper online, as we are considering a move there upon retirement. Currently we live on the opposite coast in Maine, but we have the same problems with trash in the water and on the beaches, as well as poor air quality. I’m impressed that your paper seems to take environment issues seriously.

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Nonprofits protected under RIFT Editor:

John Pacheco, CEO of our local Red Cross Chapter, recently wrote to you to express concern that the Red Cross would be unable to expand its facility if RIFT (now Proposition “T” for “traffic”) were to pass in the November election.

However, any future expansion of the Red Cross, as well as all nonprofit organizations, will be protected under Prop T. Using the Red Cross as an example will show how all nonprofits and small businesses would receive the very same fair treatment under “T.” Here’s how: 1) The Red Cross would have to more than double its current size in order to even come under the development cap of Prop T. The initiative exempts projects adding less than 7,500 square feet in order to encourage remodels and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

2) If the Red Cross wanted to build a larger facility, its project would receive significant traffic credits for both the current space it occupies as well as any credits for existing uses of adjacent property purchases it may contemplate. This credit removes the expansion or portions of the expansion from Prop T cap requirements.

3) Both our city and residents have expressed strong support for projects like the Red Cross, which bestow extraordinary community benefits. Our city has indicated its desire to exercise discretion in extra allowances based on community benefit. Prop T encourages and highlights this process.

Additionally, Proposition T’s Web site at www.smRIFT.com provides much information about how “T” benefits small businesses while getting a handle on our traffic problems. Readers who want to learn more can check it out.

Finally, we welcome the opportunity to meet with Mr. Pacheco and any for-profit or nonprofit business owners in Santa Monica to understand how “T” would work. The initiative was carefully drafted with them in mind as a way to keep the businesses we care about in Santa Monica vibrant and viable in the years to come.

Sherrill Kushner Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City

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Determining who defines marriage

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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER IT HAS BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS

since California started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and somehow civilization as we know it has not come crashing down. The legal and political fights over the issue are far from over, however.

Gay rights supporters tried and failed to keep Proposition 8 from appearing on the November ballot. That proposed change to the state constitution would ban same-sex marriages in the state and effectively overturn the California Supreme Court’s May ruling.

Opponents of same-sex marriage are fighting their own court battle, charging that changes to the wording of Proposition 8’s ballot title and summary made by the attorney general’s office might bias voters against the measure.

In its 4-3 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled: “[I]n view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to all same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.”

While the Supreme Court’s decision offers homosexuals the same freedoms as heterosexuals to formalize their commitments to their significant other, it should also serve as a reminder that the government has encroached on the most personal aspects of our lives.

In the gay marriage debate both sides are right, and both sides are wrong.

Gay marriage opponents are wrong to use the law to enforce their notion of morality on others. Doing so violates the libertarian principle that people should be allowed to live their lives as they please, so long as they do not infringe on the equal right of others to do the same. A homosexual couple’s decision to enter into a religious or social agreement certainly does not preclude a heterosexual couple’s right to do so.

There seems to be widespread irrational thought about the very word “marriage.”

Polls consistently show that even in areas where voters are wary of overturning laws to permit same-sex marriage, significantly greater percentages of people favor bestowing the same rights on gay couples as on married straight couples, as long as the relationships are called some other name, like “civil unions.” Even President George Bush, who pushed for the failed federal constitutional ban on same-sex marriages in 2006, has suggested that gay couples should be

able to enjoy many, if not all, of the benefits of marriage through “civil unions” or “domestic partnerships” if individual states sanction such “legal arrangements other than marriage.” But if the rights are the same, what difference does semantics make?

By politicizing a private matter — deciding to whom one may pledge one’s love, support, and fidelity — opponents of same-sex marriage have created a world of winners and losers where once there were only voluntary promises. Gay marriage opponents are thus wrong to insist that they have the right to decide how marriage should be defined (i.e., whether it should be sanctioned only if it is between a man and a woman, or even whether marriage should be a religious institution or a secular social commitment) not only for themselves but for everyone else as well.

Similarly, same-sex couples should not be able to force their notion of marriage on others, either. Religious leaders or others who would perform marriage ceremonies have every right to refuse to marry couples for moral, philosophical, or any other reasons. Private business owners should be able to decide for themselves whether it is in their interest to offer group health benefits, family leave benefits, special mortgage loans rates, etc., to gay couples as well as straight.

Furthermore, businesses should not be compelled by law to offer any particular benefits to any employee — gay or straight.

In addition, gay rights activists are wrong to petition the government for “equal” marital status. This demand merely perpetuates the politicization of what should be a private issue. Gay rights activists would better serve their interests by arguing that the government should not be in the marriage business in the first place. Marriage, whether entered into by those who consider it a sacred religious covenant or those who see it as a secular social bond and contract, is a profoundly personal decision between those in love. The “sanctity” of marriage must be defined by the individual — or couple — not an interest group and certainly not the state. There simply is no role for the state in marriage.

ADAM B. SUMMERS is a policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. He has written extensively on privatization, government reform, law, and economics. He holds a master’s degree in economics from George Mason University and bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Bye-bye Beijing, hello Cold War THE OLYMPICS ARE ALMOST OVER AND

none too soon. I haven’t watched this much TV since the O.J. trial. With the time difference, I don’t think I saw a single event “live.”

The announcers say it’s live but the results are on the Internet hours earlier. They should call them the TIVO Olympics.

The Beijing games have definitely been exciting but during the Cold War they were more dramatic. Each medal could be a victory for communism or capitalism. Now each medal is a victory for Nike. The cold war may have been bad for the world but it was great for ratings. Who could forget the “miracle” 1980 USSR-USA hockey game? Actually, I’d like to see al-Qaida field a team. How about al-Qaida v. USA women’s beach volleyball?

They could call it “the berka v. the bikini.”

Speaking of the Cold War, Russia is slowly withdrawing from Georgia. I’m still trying to fathom McCain’s quote, “In the 21st century countries can’t invade sovereign countries.”

Apparently invading Iraq doesn’t count.

Joe Biden went to Georgia, which may portend his becoming the vice president nominee. As of this writing, Obama is scheduled to announce the name tomorrow. I only hope it doesn’t cut into Kobe and team USA playing for the gold. As to who was the greatest athlete of the 29th Olympiad, it’s a tossup between Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.

Bolt, 21 and from Jamaica, shattered the world record in the 100 and 200 meters, a feat never accomplished before. Then again, Phelps won a record eight gold medals in one Olympics, or six more than Bolt.

I can’t imagine even wearing eight gold medals. Besides possible neck strain, one’s chest has to be rather broad. Phelps wears all eight perfectly in a row. With my chest, I think three would pretty much do it. Because of his celebrity, Phelps is due to earn $40 million in endorsements this year. Plus, he’s getting text messages from Lindsay Lohan. Two words: uh, oh.

Lindsay wants Phelps to come to Hollywood. At 23 he’s obviously a grown, and soon to be a very rich, man. And yet I have a feeling mother Debbie, a middleschool principal, might have a thing to say to Lindsay, i.e. keep your mitts off.

In grade school Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.) Debbie was told her son would

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never be able to focus on anything. He was put on Ritalin and kids at school made fun of him. I wonder how many gold medals any of them won? Ashamed, Michael pleaded with his mother to go off the medication, promising he’d beat it on his own. Then swimming entered his life and 14 gold medals later, I’d say he kept his promise. As for the school bullies one came up to Phelps in Athens. Michael said, “Sorry, I don’t remember you.” How sweet it is.

In gymnastics, because the athletes compete day after day, you almost develop a relationship with them. The top American girls are Nastia Liukin, 18, (father won 4 Olympic medals for Russia) and Shawn Johnson, 16.

Liukin won 5 medals (gold, three silvers and a bronze) and Johnson won a gold and two silvers. Speculation is the two may share the famed Wheaties box due out next week. But who eats Wheaties anymore? For that matter, who eats breakfast? (Or, is it just me?)

These Olympic athletes are spectacular. And the years, often decades, of incredible sacrifice for a moment in the sun is heroic. Other times, however, it seems perverse. Jennifer Stuczynski, an American pole-vaulter came in second but was humiliated by her coach. For what? Being the second best in the entire world! On the other side, there’s Lori (Lolo) Jones whose journey has been a rough road. As a child she, her four siblings, and their mother, battled poverty, homelessness and being separated in foster homes. Remarkably, Lolo overcame all of that, graduated LSU and is one of the world’s great track athletes. She’s also stunningly beautiful.

In her hurdle finals the other night, with her mother and sister cheering from the stands, Lolo was on her way to gold. Then, she clipped the second to last hurdle and wound up seventh.“The biggest race in my life. I guess it wasn’t meant to be.” Lolo handled a devastating defeat with such grace. She proved she’s a winner. There are so many remarkable stories in this Olympiad. Like Henry Cejudo, 21 from south L.A., the son of illegal immigrants. With so many obstacles in life, Henry made the U.S. Wrestling team and won a gold medal.

America the beautiful. Back in the real world, tomorrow is Obama’s VP announcement.

Some say the name may be a total surprise. I wonder if Michael Phelps is a Democrat?

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Two stabbed during gang-related attack Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

SUNDAY, AUG. 17, AT 1:22 A.M., Santa Monica police officers responded to the Santa Monica Pier after receiving a report of a stabbing that just occurred. When officers arrived they learned that two people were stabbed during a fight that appeared to be gang related. The victims were treated at a local hospital.

Armed with a description of the suspects, officers stopped a vehicle as it was leaving a beach parking lot. The occupants were positively identified as the suspects in the stabbing. They were all arrested for attempted murder, committing a crime in the furtherance of a street gang and violation of probation. The suspects were identified as Christian Martinez, 25, of Los Angeles; Gilbert Richard Moreno, 23, of Pamona; Richard Ernesto Monterrosa, 23, of Los Angeles; Adrian Huerta Torres, 19, of Los Angeles; and a 16-year-old juvenile from Los Angeles. Bail was set at $500,000 for Torres. Martinez was also booked for violation of parole and providing false identification to a police officers. No bail was set. Moreno had two outstanding warrants and his bail was set at $512,086, police said. Monterrosa had no bail as did the juvenile, police said.

THURSDAY, AUG. 14, AT 7:50 P.M., Police responded to the 1400 block of the Third Street Promenade — Urban Outfitters — regarding a report of a shoplifting suspect in custody. When officers arrived, they made contact with store security who said the suspect walked into the store and purchased some clothes, but then placed others in a bag and attempted to leave without paying for those items. She was detained outside the store and held until police arrived. Officers accepted the citizens arrest and transported the suspect to the Santa Monica Jail, where she was booked for petty theft. She was issued a citation and ordered to appear in court at a later date. The suspect was identified as Jessica S. Hoffman, 21, from Marina del Rey. Police said the clothing stolen included several tank tops valued at $74.

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FRIDAY, AUG. 15, AT 6:46 A.M., Police responded to the corner of Fourth Street and Colorado Avenue regarding a robbery that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with the alleged victim who said he was waiting at the bus stop with his bike when two suspects approached and took his bike by force. Officers detained the suspects a short time later and they were positively identified by the victim. The bike was recovered and the suspects were arrested for robbery. The bike, a Diamondback mountain bike, was valued at $200. The suspects were identified as Elizabeth Lynn Zacheary, 19, a transient; and Dwight Dalton Davis, II, 20, of Los Angeles. Davis was also booked for giving false information to a police officer and for violation of probation. Bail was set at $50,000 for each suspect, police said.

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Officers responded to the 1200 block of Euclid Court regarding a report of attempted burglary. When officers arrived, they made contact with a witness who said they saw the suspect trying to pry open a carport storage locker. The witness told suspects that they observed the suspect write something on the locker and kick the door of a vehicle parked in the carport.

Officers located the suspect in the area and he was positively identified. He was booked for burglary, vandalism and violation of probation. He was identified as Lance Gary Anderson, 41, a transient. No bail was set. Officers said Anderson wrote, “Sir Lancelot, bless you love.”

SUNDAY, AUG. 17, AT 10 A.M., Officers responded to the 2400 block of Santa Monica Boulevard — Starbucks — regarding a report of vandalism. When officers arrived, they spoke with witnesses who said a man threw a rock through the front window of the coffee house and then told employees there to call police. The suspect waited until officers arrived and he was arrested for vandalism and violation of probation. The suspect was identified as Brandon Aaron Russert, 33, a transient. His bail was set at $10,000.

MONDAY, AUG. 11, AT 7:45 P.M., Police responded to the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard — Vons — regarding a theft that just occurred. When officers arrived, they made contact with store security who said the suspect took several food items and placed them in a plastic bag and then left the store without paying for the items. Once outside, security detained the suspect until police arrived. The suspect was arrested for commercial burglary and violation of probation. He was identified as Ricardo M. Yenez, 22, a transient. His bail was set at $20,000. Police said Yenez took cheese, tortillas, hot dogs, bacon, chocolate and pizza rolls valued at $50.67.

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Officers responded to the 1300 block of the Third Street Promenade after receiving a report of a battery that just occurred. When officers arrived, they spoke with a security guard who told them he had been punched several times after he asked the suspect to leave the food court for causing a disturbance. The suspect fled prior to police arriving. He was apprehended a short time later and charged with assault and battery. While in custody, officers discovered the suspect was in possession of drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance. He was later booked for that also.

He was identified as Perry Lamotte Urguhart, 41, of San Francisco. His bail was set at $20,000.

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Officers responded to the 1200 block of the Third Street Promenade — the Apple Store — regarding a report of a customer trying to use a stolen credit card to purchase a laptop.

When officers arrived, they made contact with store employees who said they grew suspicious when the suspect showed a fake driver’s license as a form of identification. The suspect then attempted to leave the store when he felt the employees were on to him.

Once outside he was stopped by officers and arrested for burglary, forgery and the fraudulent use of an access card, as well as an outstanding warrant. The suspect was identified as Lindsey Harris, 53, of Los Angeles. His bail was set at $20,631.

Editor in Chief KEVIN HERRERA compiled these reports. news@smdp.com

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008

SMC exhibit curator encourages adding public space for artists FROM ART PAGE 1 long while,” said Bruria Finkel, artist and curator of “Emphasis Santa Monica.” “I’ve lived here for 50 years and the idea of having live-work artists in the city was very important to me.”

Finkel worked for a year and a half to curate the show, which opened this week in collaboration with the opening of the new 499-seat Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the Performing Arts Center.

Exhibiting artists include mixed media artist John Baldessari, portraitist Don Bachardy and abstract painter Michael C. McMillen.

“I think what you get is a potpourri of wonderful Santa Monica artists in this show,” said Steve Galloway, who is showing his surrealist drawing “Babylon Dance Party,” originally created for a show in France last year and now belonging to collectors in the area.

Finkel selected eclectic pieces from the artists and requested that they write a statement expressing their thoughts on the home that they all share.

“I decided I wanted a comment about Santa Monica, what is it that connects them to Santa Monica,” she said. “All of the comments related to the environment: the sun, the sand, the wind, the ocean. No matter what they do in their studios, that feeling of light is right there.”

Such were the thoughts of artist Helen K. Garber, whose black and white photograph of the Third Street Promenade on a foggy night can be seen at the exhibit.

“I’ve traveled all over the world, but I love it here,” said Garber, who lives in the Ocean Park neighborhood. “It’s an essential part of my life. The Santa Monica Pier is my anchor — it’s my favorite place to be and to photograph in Santa Monica.”

Sources of inspiration aside, Garber said that she was also drawn to Santa Monica’s thriving artistic community.

“I always take studio spaces around other artists. I like the camaraderie here although I like to work by myself,” Garber said. “There’s

an artistic energy here.”

This solidarity assisted Finkel as she worked to create “Emphasis Santa Monica.”

She called upon the many artist friends and colleagues she has amassed during her time in the city both as an artist and an active member of the Arts Commission for 13 years.

“It’s a very supportive community — look what we have here! What you see here is a great deal of love,” she said.

Although she has not officially worked with City Hall since 1995, Finkel has not stopped pushing for public art. In fact, even “Emphasis Santa Monica” is a sort of guerilla tactic to encourage the building of a public cultural center.

“Primarily I’m really interested in getting us a museum in the civic center and this is my flag,” she said of the show. “I know the community is interested. We did a lot of things years ago, like the Twilight Dance Series, that still survive today.”

Galloway has also been involved with public art in the more than 30 years he has lived in Santa Monica. In 2005, he and fellow exhibited artist McMillen created 29 banners to hang from the light posts at the pier.

The banners stayed up for almost three years before the weather took its toll on them. Galloway also supported the idea of a cultural center in the civic center, although he warned that planners would have to be sure to include diverse artist lineups beyond just the confines of Santa Monica or the Westside.

“One has to be careful to make sure it’s not an insular museum,” he said.

But even more than a plea to City Hall, “Emphasis Santa Monica” is a visual love poem from 49 locals. Finkel, who is also showing one of her pieces in the show, said that this affection for Santa Monica was enough to create a surprisingly cohesive artistic narrative using wildly different artworks.

“Santa Monica to me is paradise,” she said. news@smdp.com

SMC AD to take on new program at College of the Canyons this year FROM AD PAGE 3 from the bottom up,” Hyatt said.

As the head of Recreation Management, and its sole faculty member, Hyatt will be the architect for the entire program.

“She’s a one-person department and it’ll be up to her to take it and run with it,” Len Mohney, the dean of physical education and athletics at College of the Canyons, said.

The program is set to offer two courses this fall, one that focuses on recreation and leisure and another on planning.

Students will learn everything from the inner-workings of cruise vacations to corporate team-building activities, the courses applicable to virtually all majors and career goals, Mohney said.

Mohney, whose department will oversee the Recreation Management program, said Hyatt was hired because of her strong leadership skills.

“She has an excellent (record) working with outreach and in dealing with the city,” he said. “She was a perfect fit.”

The college has not yet named an interim athletic director or begun the process of finding a replacement, according to Michael Tuitasi, the vice president of student services.

“Hopefully we’ll get a permanent person as soon as possible,” he said.

Hyatt said she came to Santa Monica College with the goal of re-establishing the solid operational foundation for the athletics department, restoring the campus and community’s support for the program.

“I think I was successful, but all of these goals are ongoing and have to be continually advocated.”

Richard Goldenson, the head coach for the women’s tennis team, said Hyatt kept the entire athletic department well informed about various policies and procedures guiding college athletics, calling her monthly staff meetings “incredibly valuable and educational.”

“It’s a big loss for SMC athletics, but she left us in good shape,” he said. melodyh@smdp.com

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IN SYNC: The Santa Monica College Corsair football team practices their drills on Wednesday afternoon at Santa Monica High School. The season begins Sept. 6 against Orange Coast College.

New turf has the coach beaming FROM SMC PAGE 1 maybe make it into the state playoffs.

“We’ll see what happens with that.”

The Corsair’s most recent conference title came in 2003, but the years since have been tough for the veteran coach who has been at the helm since 1994. This season will see the team join a new conference. SMC will now play in the western division of the American Conference. The Corsairs previously competed in the Western State Conference.

He attributes much of his confidence to the fact that his squad’s morale appears to be higher than in years past.

“I think their attitude is better,” Taylor said. “Losing breeds a negative attitude. The team has been pretty positive [this off-season]. We’ve been positive about some of the things we need to do.”

Taylor will get an enhanced sense of where his Corsairs stand when they scrimmage themselves on Saturday. But, the true test for this young team will come later this month when they scrimmage Long Beach City College, a team that has traditionally been among the best in Southern California.

“I’m just excited to see (the team) finally get on the field and see if we line up right,” Taylor said.

If this season is going to go as Taylor hopes, the arm of sophomore quarterback Luqman Nasouf is going to have to carry a heavy load. Nasouf played sparingly as a freshman, but he and his coach believe that

his time on the sidelines will serve him well as he assumes a leadership role.

“He was second string last year, we didn’t know too much about him,” Taylor said.

“This year he’s made a big improvement. He’s stuck in there and he’s going to have a great season.”

Nasouf is looking forward to putting last season’s poor showing in the past and moving ahead toward better days.

“We’d really like to win a ring this year,” the sophomore signal caller said. “That’s been our goal since last year ended.”

To accomplish this lofty goal, Nasouf is relying on a pair of standout tailbacks to help him lead the offense to the much ballyhooed — and rarely visited — promise land.

“We’ve got our main backs back including Bruce Hall and Cedric Hayes,” he said. “We have a lot of weapons.”

Among those weapons is a particular freshman with the DNA of an All-Pro NFL safety running through his veins. Edwin Reed, younger brother of Baltimore Ravens star Ed Reed, gives Taylor and the rest of the team reason to be optimistic. The coach considers the wide receiver to be the fastest player on the team and sees major things in his future.

“I expect him to be one of the more exciting players in (junior college) football, not just the conference,” Taylor said. “He’s a serious ball player.”

Joining Reed at wideout will be sophomore Josh Martin, who was an honorable

mention all-conference player last season.

“He’s a long ball hitter,” he said.

Putting up points may help the Corsairs stay in most ball games, but shutting down opponents will have to be a priority for this young team.

The defense will be anchored by linebacker Charlie Hatchet, a first team all-conference performer last season. Joining him in the middle will be Jamal Bernard, a sophomore defensive end who was all-conference in 2006, but was forced to sit out 2007 due to academic ineligibility. Taylor said he was the most recruited player on that ‘06 squad and should regain the form that made him attractive to scouts.

Bernard’s is not an uncommon story.

Junior college athletics have traditionally been plagued by underachieving student-athletes who struggle to keep their grades up.

“All these guys have to do is what they didn’t do in high school,” Taylor said. “We have kids that have graduated high school, but they are reading on a seventh-grade level.”

Taylor said that SMC does everything they can to ensure that athletes live up to their academic commitment all while trying to make them better ball players.

“We have every tutoring program known to man at Santa Monica College,” he said. “All of these kids can get all that they need to succeed in academics.”

There are times that the coach, who has big dreams for his team on the football field, has to put all of that aside and focus on get-

ting players to understand that life is more than just sports.

“We preach academics more than we do football,” he said. “All of them want to get scholarships, but if your grades aren’t right, you aren’t going anywhere.”

He said that sophomores are more prone to take school seriously, but is constantly struggling with freshman to get them to understand that hitting the books is just as important as hitting an opposing ball carrier.

“That is something that helps them,” he said. “It takes them about a year to get a light bulb in their heads that they have to go to school. I have yet to see what will happen with this group (of freshman).”

Taylor and his Corsairs will get their chance to see first-hand what this year’s edition of SMC football will look like Sept. 6 against Orange Coast College in the season opener. The team’s first four games will be on the road, a fact that has the coach a little concerned. While taking to the road for so many early season games is a bleak prospect, there is a silver lining.

SMC is currently replacing the playing surface at Corsair Field. Gone is the sod surface that was widely considered less than perfect and in its place comes artificial turf.

“It’s a godsend,” Taylor said of the new turf. “When it is built, it will be the best thing athletically that has happened to the college since it was built.” daniela@smdp.com

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Melody Hanatani melodyh@smdp.com PERFECT FIT: Santa Monica resident Mary Wenzel gets fitted for glasses on Thursday at the Center for the Partially Sighted. The center is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

Santa Monica founder still a strong presence at venerable nonprofit FROM CENTER PAGE 1 It was then he realized there were no available services that tailored to the special needs of the partially sighted, there was no place where they could seek help.

“This made no sense to me at all,” he said.

The center first opened its doors in spring 1978 in a small office just off Arizona Avenue, starting with a modest staff of eight people and serving about 400 clients a year.

The popularity of the center quickly grew, moving to bigger facilities to house a bigger staff and bigger client base, jumping from Santa Monica Boulevard to Lincoln Boulevard and later to Wilshire, where its headquarters have remained the past nine years.

“We’re proud of our position as pioneers,” LaDonna Ringering, the president and CEO of the center, said.

The RAND senior math team’s revolutionary video magnifier is still a strong component of the low-vision optical program, though the center has since upgraded to more recent iterations. In the past 30 years, the CPS has served more than 23,000 individual clients.

Santa Monica resident Mary Wenzel has been a regular patient since the late 1970s, visiting because of a detached retina, leaving her with no vision in the right eye and lost side vision in the left.

For Wenzel, the experience has been lifechanging, the center teaching her how to live with the condition, increasing her mobility.

Just a few years after she started visiting the center, Wenzel finally got her driver’s license.

“It opened up a whole new world,” she said.

While the center is reputable in ophthalmology circles, Ringering said it still feels

like a “drop in the bucket,” particularly since it is not recognized and covered by most insurance providers. More than half of the center’s clients are low-income or below the federal poverty level.

Funding can also become an issue with the majority of the center being paid for thanks to private donations. The center is planning to celebrate its 30th anniversary later next month with a fundraiser.

Three decades after founding the center, Genensky still remains involved, the 81year-old stopping by twice a week to take part in board meetings and to provide a helping hand.

He too has been visually impaired most of his life, starting shortly after birth when doctors mistakenly dropped a solution in his eyes that left him with 20/1000 vision.

Babies back then were typically treated with silver nitrate in their eyes to prevent blindness. Genensky however received the wrong solution.

Aside from the center, Genensky has made an impact in advocacy work, serving as one of the founding members of the Disabilities Commission and successfully lobbying City Hall to install a signal at 23rd Street and Wilshire Boulevard that verbally tells pedestrians when it’s safe to cross.

He was also responsible for designing restroom signs — ones typically seen in most public places — that would allow the visually impaired to distinguish between the men’s and women’s rooms, distinguished by shape.

“I would come into the restroom and open the door and a lady would look at me and I would look at her,” Genensky said.

“That wasn’t good.” melodyh@smdp.com

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EVE MICHAELS CLUCKS HER TONGUE AT me and shakes her head, disapproving of my navy blue polo shirt. “Too masculine.”

Even with its little pink insignia?

Eve is not an image consultant, not a stylist, not a fashionista. She prefers the title Inspirational Beauty Coach. At the moment, I am “inspired” to confess that I haven’t shaved my legs for the past three days and I only just this morning removed the chipped red polish off my toes from a 6-week-old pedicure. But I don’t.

Eve’s long hair is a sassy shade suggestive of red velvet cake, and her mani and pedi (“They always match”) are today a sunny yellow. For our afternoon coffee date, she wears a belted shirtdress over skinny jeans, and bejeweled pumps.

The only time Eve wears flat shoes is when she’s going to the gym. “[When I wear flats] I don’t feel as sexy. I don’t feel as pretty.”

I am, as usual, wearing flip-flops.

“We’ve lost something by being casual,” Eve says.

But these are my designer flip-flops.

I nod my head in agreement. I do agree. If I didn’t, I would be able to resist watching makeover shows on TV. But I can’t. I want to be Cinderella, the After. I just don’t know if I want to be Cinderella badly enough to do the footwork required to slide into a pair of glass slippers.

How is it that we can cheer for a makeover recipient, yet use the phrase “high-maintenance” as a pejorative? It’s OK to be Cinderella for a day, just don’t make a habit of it.

Eve knows she’s high maintenance. “I like being high maintenance.” She exfoliates daily, gets blow-outs twice a week, works out with a trainer three times a week, gets a weekly manicure, a biweekly pedicure and root touch-up, and a monthly facial.

She’s also incredibly nice. The kind of nice that makes me embarrassed to admit every thought I have when I see a woman who obviously spends a lot of time on herself. Why isn’t it OK for a woman who is friendly, smart, and monogamous, to also be high-maintenance? It defies our mythology.

In the 1960s, Eve took her first plane ride. She was 10 years old. “My father bought me a beautiful coat for traveling. I wore little gloves. The flight attendants were all beautiful, and the men all wore ties.”

The last time I was at LAX, girls wearing pajamas were pulling luggage off the carousel.

“I don’t want to join this malaise,” Eve says. “We have it so easy. At any income level. There’s great ready to wear.” She cites Target, H&M, Mervyns, and Marshalls. “There’s great makeup at the drugstore.”

When Eve says her goal is “to wake up America one woman at a time,” I imagine her literally waking me up, rousing me from my bed with bright lights and a TV camera. But Eve isn’t into shows in which hosts throw away the contents of people’s closets.

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“I’m not into tearing women apart. We do that enough to ourselves. We all have mistakes in our closets.” She admits that 5 to 10 percent of her clothes were mistakes. “Emotional purchases. Menopausal moments.”

Eve goes into her clients’ closets saying, “We’ll build, and go better.”

She starts with lingerie. “How am I supposed to have you trying on clothes when your breasts are drooping in your bra? They have to have the right lingerie, or we don’t shop.”

Eve had a plus-sized client who argued against wearing a thong. “She said, ‘How will my husband even be able to find it?’ I looked her dead in the eye and said, ‘Honey, make him hunt.’ If they’re sleeping with you, they like who you are. So package it pretty.”

This makes me think of all the times my husband has called me “sexy” and my response has been to roll my eyes. Why is this my reaction? What do I want him to say to me?

Later, I treat myself to a mani/pedi.

Matching, of course.

But first, I shave my legs.

MARIEL HOWSEPIAN digs black coffee, fairy tales and a man in coveralls. She lives in Santa Monica and can be reached at Mariel_Rodriguez@antiochla.edu.

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Create what you want, Scorpio ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★ Become the financial wheeler and dealer, at least in your mind, if nowhere else. That attitude might help you negotiate what you want.

Be willing to put in the hours of work a situation could demand. Tonight: Choose relaxing.

★★★★ Work with a partner. Focus on each individual you deal with as if he or she is the only person in your world at that moment. Try this idea as an experiment; the results could be startling.

Honor a need to break early. Tonight: Take muchneeded time off, maybe with a special friend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★★ You are creative and ready to jump on a very special offer. Travel, as well as dedication, could be involved. You might be surprised by your creativity in the afternoon as you relax.

Tonight: Add that creativity to your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★ Express yourself, but do not be surprised that you do not have an audience of awaiting ears. Perhaps you could use this less dynamic period in a more resourceful manner. Get paperwork done. Tonight: Head home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★★ Zero in on the goal first, and then explore which path might be the best to get there. Remember what works for you might not for someone else. Loosen up with a friend who often can ask a lot. Tonight: TGIF

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Others demand a lot from you, which you like, as you are an innate performer. You like to be a leader. You like to come in first. You find that ideas, especially within a partnership and with finances, come from left field. Test them out on a friend. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★★ You know how to look between the lines. As a result of your willingness to see situations differently, this allows you to come through in a big way. Despite disappointments, you energize at midday. Your attitude proves to be a winner. Tonight: Choose a very different type of night.

Happy birthday

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★★ Defer to those around you. Do not assume you have a better idea or responses.

Honor what is happening between you and another. Though a friend or loved one could be volatile, it does not mean the bond is over.

Tonight: Create what you want.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ If dragging, know that you need to lessen your workload. Postpone and defer. What you do right now, could need to be redone in the mood you are in. The unexpected occurs with work or someone in charge. Try not to react.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★★ You are cooking on all burners. Instincts mix with practicality, and you seem to be cruising toward the finish line. Take in a new perspective and be willing to work with information, as strange as it might seem at first. Tonight: Explore a creative and perhaps wild idea.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ You might feel like you can move a situation one way or another. Togetherness works if you have more patience. Teamwork might even bring better results. Tonight: Happy at home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ Speak your mind and explain why you think the way you do. Do not get eruptive or irritated. A brash move will not make a difference. Work through issues in a quiet, more subtle manner. Tonight: Join your friends.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

Reach out for others this year. Be willing to work with a very idealistic person or a bohemian thinker. Stay open to new ideas, and you will realize another solution if you progress and work with new thinking. Be willing to take that extra step. If you are single, you will gain and grow through a relationship with someone very different — if you learn to respect your differences. If you are attached, you discover the true meaning of acceptance when you let go of a need to have your sweetie think just like you do. VIRGO teaches you important skills.

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GETTING STARTED There are many strategies to solving Sudoku. One way to begin is to examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing. Then, based on the other numbers in the row and column of each blank cell, find which of the missing numbers will work. Eliminating numbers will eventually lead you to the answer.

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■ A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in July that officials at a junior high school in Safford, Ariz., should not have strip-searched a 13-year-old girl when all they wanted was to see if she was carrying ibuprofen.

However, her "right" to privacy carried the day among the judges by only 6-5, as the dissenters pointed out that it was, after all, prescription-strength ibuprofen they were after and that officials proceeded based on information from an "informant." (The majority apparently holds junior-highage "informants" in lower regard.)

■ At the time that Alan Patton, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, made News of the Weird in 2006, he had already been consuming boys' urine for 40 years, he said, and a 2007 jail sentence has had no apparent deterrent effect. He was arrested in June 2008 (and twice since then), accused of turning off the water in a recreation center restroom and placing plastic wrap inside the bowl to catch the nectar that, he says, enables him to "become part of their youth." While no Ohio law prohibits collecting or drinking others' urine, Patton violates his almost-perpetual probation by visiting any public restroom.

TODAY IN HISTORY England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Gen. Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed all of New Mexico a territory of the United States. the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was born in Sichuan province.

Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese colonial rule until 1945.

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