FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
Volume 10 Issue 244
Santa Monica Daily Press
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Chocolate milk stays on school menus BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
SMMUSD HDQTRS The Board of Education voted against an outright ban on flavored milk Wednesday, instead opting for a more
nuanced approach that allows parents to choose whether or not their children can drink the sugar-added beverage on campus. The decision came after a contentious threehour hearing packed with speakers of varying academic pedigree on both sides of the issue.
It followed closely in line with the staff recommendation, put forward by Chief Financial Officer Jan Maez and Director of Food Service Orlando Griego, which also promised “a comprehensive review” of food and drink options throughout the district,
Gangway on the way to SM Pier
beginning with a la carte items. The matter emerged in the July 20 board meeting when a group of parents, led by Harriet Fraser, produced a petition signed by SEE MILK PAGE 8
Actress Pressly pleads no contest to drunken driving
BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
ASSOCIATED PRESS SM PIER The restoration of a piece of the
LOS ANGELES Actress Jaime Pressly has been
Santa Monica Pier’s history progressed after the City Council allowed the Department of Public Works to move forward with the creation of an emergency gangway. The gangway was identified as an important safety feature in a 2008 infrastructure assessment conducted by the firm Moffat & Nichol, according to a staff report. “Right now, there’s a temporary measure located by the harbor guard office,” said Eric Bailey, a civil engineer with City Hall. “There is a way for people to evacuate the pier, and a chute for the waiting boat.” The gangway will let more people queue up for the evacuation, making the hypothetical operation run more smoothly, he said. Officials plan to build the gangway on the southern side of the end of the pier, and estimate that it will cost approximately $700,000 to construct. After the council’s vote, engineers will create the final design, get it signed off by the Landmarks Commission and then put the project out to bid. “We are very excited to see this,” said Jim Harris, the pier’s historian. “It’s a project that has been several years in the making, and is part of our phase four construction for shoring up the pier and making it better and safer.” The project offers more than safety — it has historic significance as well, Harris said. It hearkens back to the days when the iconic sign at the entrance of the pier that reads “Santa Monica Yacht Harbor, Sport Fishing, Boating” was relevant. When the pier first opened, there was a
sentenced to three years of informal probation after pleading no contest to drunken driving. Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar says Pressly's attorney entered the plea Thursday for the former star of "My Name is Earl." Pressly was also ordered to attend a sixmonth alcohol education class. Skehar says the Department of Motor Vehicles is also requiring an ignition locking device be installed on her car. Pressly was arrested Jan. 5 after police say she was stopped for a traffic violation and charged with driving while having a blood alcohol content of more than .20. The legal limit is .08. Her attorney, Richard Hutton, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Stock market ends three-day hot streak MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer
NEW YORK Stock indexes fell sharply soon
Daniel Archuleta daniela@smdp.com
after trading began Thursday and then bounced around near their bottoms the rest of the day, ending a three-day rally. Indexes in both the U.S. and Europe sank after Germany's main stock index, the DAX,
END OF THE LINE: Fishermen fill the west end of the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday. The City
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Council agreed to build an emergency, permanent gangway to evacuate the pier.
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