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Volume 10 Issue 241
Santa Monica Daily Press
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Grocery worker dies from stab wounds Estranged husband to be booked for murder after incident at local supermarket BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY A grocery store clerk who was stabbed inside a supermarket on Berkeley Street died Monday at a hospital,
and police detained her estranged husband, who is expected to be booked for murder. The stabbing was reported at 3:24 p.m. Sunday at the Albertsons market at 3105 Wilshire Blvd., said Santa Monica Police Department spokesman Sgt. Richard Lewis.
“Callers reported that there was a man inside the store stabbing a female employee,” Lewis said. Officers arriving at the location found the victim, identified as Christina Talley, 46, of Los Angeles, suffering from nearly 30 stab
wounds to the head and torso, but she was still conscious, Lewis GREEN said. SEE STABBING PAGE 11
City Hall to take control of Lincoln Blvd Officials estimate spending $2.2M on improvements BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
Monday that the weekend's vote by more than 90 percent of those who cast ballots to rebuff Vons', Ralphs' and Albertsons' health
CITY HALL Lincoln Boulevard has been caught in a game of tug-of-war for nearly 14 years. On one side sits the California state government, which controls the road from asphalt to where the sidewalk meets private property. One the other is City Hall, which is only allowed to plug holes and apply BandAid fixes to the broken pavement. Tonight, a City Council vote will complete a two-year long process that strives to change all that. The City Council will have the opportunity to approve a resolution accepting responsibility for the section of Lincoln Boulevard, also called Highway 1, which runs from the I10 Freeway to the southern city limits. The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, uses a process called relinquishment that allows it to cede control over roads and the right of way to local agencies when it’s “in the public interest.” Santa Monica officials have been pushing for control over sections of Lincoln Boulevard since 1996, when City Hall won control over portions of both Lincoln and Santa Monica boulevards. In 2009, the California Legislature approved a bill greenlighting Santa Monica to assume responsibility for the southern sec-
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COOL TIME
Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Natalie Burton (right) hands out frozen treats to her new students during the annual ‘Popsicles with the Principal Day’ on Wednesday afternoon. The event allows future students and their families to meet and great with teachers and other families.
Market talks resume after strike vote ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES Union officials representing grocery workers will return to the bargaining table this month armed with a vote by
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