MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
Volume 13 Issue 263
Santa Monica Daily Press
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New options for local church-goers BY MATTHEW HALL Editor-in-Chief
CITYWIDE Church services are expanding in Santa Monica with new projects focused on alternative ways to bring residents into the fold. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church has added several new services to its weekly schedule and an entirely new church, Resonate, is
opening at Bergamot Station. Rev. Eric C. Shafer recently took the helm at Mt. Olive and he is increasing the worship options at the church with a Saturday service, Recovery service, revised Jazz Vespers and a Blessing of the Animals ceremony in October. The 45-minute Saturday service is an informal ceremony that is designed to appeal to residents who can’t make Sunday
mornings. Shafer said families with kids are often booked on Sundays with sports so the Saturday service provides an opportunity for them to participate. The new service, at 5 p.m., has also drawn seniors for whom the morning service is difficult and travelers. The church is also launching a new “Recovery” worship on the first Sunday of SEE CHURCH PAGE 11
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Council to consider e-cig ordinance BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
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numerous regional news outlets a few months ago, you might think that City Council already outlawed e-cigarettes. In fact, the ordinance regulating e-cigarettes in the city by the sea will be considered by council on Tuesday. The ordinance is fairly simple in that it essentially - with a few exceptions - treats the electronic smoking devices like traditional tobacco cigarettes, which are already heavily regulated in the city. It would also include the vaporizers under the definition of tobacco products for the purpose of City Hall’s tobacco retail license. The battery-powered e-cigs, which deliver a form of nicotine and can mimic the feel of traditional cigarettes, are being marketed as a healthier, less difficult way to kick the tobacco habit. Currently “vaping” is allowed anywhere in the city, including inside bars and restaurants. The ordinance, as proposed, would ban smoking in vaping lounges, with the exception of the two already in existence - Fix Vapor on Main Street and Vapor Delight on Lincoln Boulevard. They’ll be required to have proper ventilation systems so they don’t bother the neighboring businesses. “This standard is intentionally general since to date, the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not adopted standards for ventilation to regulate the
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