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September 25-26, 2004 SUPER LOTTO 16 18 23 34 45 Meganumber: 14 Jackpot: 36 Million
BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON Daily Press Staff Writer
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CITY HALL — More than 1,000 city workers this week have thrown their support behind three incumbents and one newcomer for the City Council race. The Coalition of Santa Monica City Employees have endorsed former school board member Patricia Hoffman, who is running
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for City Council for the first time. The coalition also endorsed incumbents Richard Bloom, Ken Genser and Mike Feinstein — who, until the coalition, hadn’t received one endorsement from a Santa Monica political action entity. In previous elections, Feinstein has gotten support from the police and fire unions, as well as the powerful Santa Monicans For Renters’ Rights, which has domi-
nated city politics for more than two decades. “This endorsement is really heartwarming to me because these are the rank and file people working inside City Hall and throughout the city to provide the needed services that help make this a great place to live,” Feinstein said. “Their support really means a lot to me, and I’m proud they think my See COALITION, page 4
BY CHUCK SHEPARD
In a federal court in Austin, Texas, in June, accused bank robber Adam Martin, 38, acting dramatically as his own lawyer, inexplicably called his brother Michael as a character witness even though he knew that Michael had already pleaded guilty to being Adam's partner on four robberies. Adam asked if Michael had ever committed any crimes. Predictably (that is, to everyone except Adam), Michael responded, "Yeah. You were with me on four different bank robberies, Adam. You know that."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.”
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INDEX Horoscopes Take a chill, Libra
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Local Educator remembered
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Surf Report Water temperature: 70°
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Letters to the Editor Teasers shouldn’t be funny
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Opinion Zane-y notions
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Police on the lookout for rapist
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National Shaking in their boots
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Crossword Puzzling
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Classifieds Ad space odyssey
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People in the News Crazy talk
Susan Tam/Special to the Daily Press The crew of the TLC reality show “Ten Years Younger” films a segment on Friday afternoon at the Third Street Promenade. Encased behind them stands contestant Felicia Walker, 29, whose age the crowd tries and guesses following a makeover. Prior to the makeover, a previous crowd guessed Walker was 40 years of age. On Friday, Promenade shoppers guessed she was 30.
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PICO BLVD. — A woman was raped in broad daylight Thursday after two men grabbed her while she was walking down the street. At about 6:30 p.m., two men approached the victim from behind and pulled her into an underground parking garage, where one of the men raped her, police said. The
aged to contact the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 4588491 or the watch commander’s office at (310) 458-8426. Callers who wish to provide anonymous information may also call the WeTip national hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463). Callers with information that leads to an arrest and conviction become eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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incident occurred near the 700 block of Pico Boulevard, one block east of Santa Monica High School. Both suspects fled on foot. The victim was subsequently taken to a local hospital where she was treated and released. The two suspects are described as having thin builds. Anyone having information regarding the incident is encour-
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Bond proposal gets juice from community By Daily Press staff
Despite its past controversies, nearly every political organization in Santa Monica has thrown its support behind a bond measure that would infuse millions of dollars into the local community college, as well as public properties. Voters will be asked on Nov. 2 to approve a $135 million bond that would be used to build and upgrade several buildings at Santa Monica College, buy new open space in Santa Monica and Malibu, and develop other properties owned by the city. An earlier bond proposal was shot down by SMC officials and community members. As a compromise, $40 million was slashed from that original bond proposal. Santa Monica took the heaviest hit under the revised proposal. Whereas the previous plan proposed $75 million in projects at SMC, $75 million in joint efforts with Santa Monica City Hall and $25 million in joint projects with Malibu City Hall, the new bond proposes just $45 million for joint projects with Santa Monica City Hall and a slightly reduced amount for SMC. The $40 million college officials deleted from the plans would have been used to build an arboretum, a children’s outdoor fitness center and instructional resources for the college along the coast, among other things. If voters give their nod, it would mark the second SMC bond proposal approved in the past 2 1/2 years, and cost the average Santa Monica homeowner $77 in the first year. The average renter would have to See BOND, page 5
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