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9.24.15 Volume 14 Issue 271
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VOLLEYBALL: Games, rides Crossroads making and a dose of inroads in Gold hope on the Pier Coast race 16th Annual Mattel Party on the Pier to raise money for Mattel Roadrunners cruise to victory in first two league matches Children’s Hospital UCLA BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN BY JENNIFER MAAS
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The iconic Santa Monica Pier is home to many an event each year. But the one that means to the most to the patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA is the Mattel Party on the Pier, an event that funds programming and research at the
On an early-season trip to Hawaii for tournament play last month, the Crossroads girls volleyball team wasn’t finding on-court success. But it is now. The Roadrunners appear to be rounding into form as they navi-
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WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 CULTURE WATCH ............................PAGE 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ............PAGE 5 CRIME WATCH ................................PAGE 12 MYSTERY PHOTO ..........................PAGE 13
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Minimum wage proposal comes to council BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
Santa Monica’s minimum wage proposal will go before City Council on Sept. 29. The proposed rules closely mirror rules established by the City of Los Angeles, however staff said there are a few Santa Monica specific issues to be debated Tuesday night. “The draft Santa Monica ordinance matches the Los Angeles wage levels and schedule, and its exceptions for small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and youth learners,” said the staff report. “It differs from the Los Angeles ordinance in areas where
Los Angeles has not yet come to a decision, and where Council has provided specific direction: union supersession, service charges, and transitional jobs programs.” According to the staff report, matching the Los Angeles policy at a broad level will promote fairness, provide regional wage equality, decrease market distortions and facilitate implementation/compliance. Santa Monica’s proposal would phase in wage increases starting at $10.50 per hour on July 1, 2016 and reaching $15 per hour by July 1, 2020 for most businesses. There are exemptions to the ordinance, similar to those in Los Angeles.
“Staff recommends providing for union supersession, which is consistent with the City’s living wage and provides flexibility for employers of employees represented by a valid collective bargaining agreement,” said the report. While unions want their collective bargaining agreements exempt from the rules, other business owners have said such an exemption would put non-union businesses at a competitive disadvantage. The council is also expected to discuss rules for service charges. Specifically, the City would require service charges be limited to coverSEE WAGES PAGE 7
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Photo credit Carolina Korman Angeleno’s 13th Annual Live & Dine LA event, hosted by the Fairmont Miramar on Sunday, Sept. 20, was considered a great success, with local restaurants like Chaya, Aestus, The Little Door Santa Monica and The Hungry Cat among those chosen to present their edible offerings to hungry guests. A portion of the proceeds from the event went to Project Angel Food, an organization that delivers 10,000 meals per week to individuals with HIV, AIDS, kidney failure and other terminal illnesses.
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