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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Volume 9 Issue 270
Santa Monica Daily Press
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City makes grade in sustainability BY NICK TABOREK Daily Press Staff Writer
MAIN LIBRARY If it was your teenager’s high school report card, you’d probably feel like saying, “I can tell you’ve been working really hard. But let’s talk about those test scores ... .” On its “Sustainability Report Card” — City Hall’s assessment of steps taken to improve the environment that was released on Tuesday — Santa Monica got an A for effort but had considerably more room for improvement in the results column. The report card, issued by the City Hall’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment (OSE), contains a grade for effort and a grade for performance in each of eight categories: resource conservation, environmental and public health, transportation, economic develSEE REPORT CARD PAGE 12
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Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com Over 200 UCLA freshmen and transfer students along with 20 volunteers from The Coca-Cola Company give the Santa Monica Pier a makeover as they re-paint the historic landmark during the UCLA Volunteer Day on Tuesday morning. Along with giving the popular tourist attraction a fresh coat of paint, the volunteers also painted a large seaside mural next to the bike path, which runs under the pier.
Officials solve AZ boycott headache BY NICK TABOREK Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL Santa Monica officials on Tuesday said they’ve found a solution to the City Council’s Arizona boycott dilemma. After passing a ban in May on doing business with Arizona companies because of that state’s controversial illegal immigration policy, the council last month was faced with a tough decision when city staff recommended approval of a $3 million contract with Phoenix-based Cavco Industries. The company, it turned out, had submitted the lowest bid for 20 “manufactured homes” to replace dilapidated units at the city’s
Mountain View Mobile Home Park. Going with a non-Arizona bidder would have cost at least an extra $400,000 — and possibly as much as $2 million — City Hall staff said at the time. But in an unusual move, the council made an attempt to have it both ways. Members rejected all proposals and authorized city staff to sidestep the normal bid solicitation process in order to negotiate directly with home manufacturers on the open market. On Tuesday, officials said the move paid off, as they announced a new tentative deal for the homes has been struck with California-based Golden West Homes for
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no additional expense. Under the proposal, the company would provide “the same quality affordable homes with the added benefit of keeping city dollars in the Southern California region,” a City Hall report stated. Based in the Inland Empire city of Perris, Golden West is also 310 miles closer to Santa Monica than Cavco, so the new proposal would cut down on carbon emissions generated during the homes’ delivery, according to the report. Golden West had initially submitted a proposal for the Santa Monica contract but
CROSSROADS Looks like the Roadrunners are in the market for a new baseball coach. Co-head coaches Matt Amido and Pat Armstrong announced on Monday that both would be leaving the program, sending Crossroads High School administrators seeking candidates to replace them. “Baseball for me is 100 percent,” Armstrong said. “Other things get left behind until that is done. To have a good team, baseball is never done.” Armstrong said that finances had a part to play in his decision, with work — not coaching — becoming a priority in his future. Amido was unavailable for comment.
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