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THE EVERY VOTE COUNTS ISSUE

Homeless exercise right to vote

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

OLYMPIC BOULEVARD An impassioned political oration slowly gains amplification, a hint of aggression and frustration punctuating mentions of George W. Bush, the war and whether John McCain would be an improvement.

The brief yet emotional discussion over the current state of affairs on Thursday took shape not in a coffee house or college classroom, but rather in a small meeting room at

Samoshel where more than 20 homeless individuals registered to vote.

“Bill Clinton looks like a great president compared to the last eight years,” Paul Docherty, who recently became homeless after an arrest in Kern County, said.

OPCC hosted the hour-long drive to

mark National Homeless and Low Income Voter Registration Week, which aims to empower the homeless by encouraging they exercise their right to vote and ensure their voices are heard.

The nonprofit organization, which provides homeless services, has hosted the regis-

tration drive the past several years, usually attracting a handful of people. More drives are expected at the various shelters over the next few weeks.

“A lot of times homeless people do feel disenfranchised,” John Maceri, the executive director at OPCC, said. “This is one way they can participate and have a stake in the process.”

More individuals are expected to register this year than in past drives, mainly because SEE ELECTION PAGE 12

SMC finally returns to Corsair Field

BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor

SMC The Corsairs are glad to be home.

of the Future” initiative, a project that paired the Big Blue Bus with art students who spent the past five months coming up with their visions for transportation in the next half century.

After starting the season with three straight road games resulting in a winless record, Santa Monica College’s football squad will finally get a chance to play before its fans on Saturday against Los Angeles Valley College.

The team was forced to take to the road while construction crews installed new artificial turf at Corsair Field, replacing a sod surface that was universally considered lackluster.

“The field is beautiful,” SMC Coach Robert Taylor said. “I’ve never seen so many smiles on the coaches’ faces.

“Transporting guys to [practice] at Santa Monica High was tough on us. We’re finally home and I’m thankful for that.”

While the coach is glad to finally be playing at Corsair Field, he looks forward to a game that holds extra significance.

“It is more than the first one at home,” Taylor said. “This is a conference game. We have to win this first one. I don’t want to play from behind in this conference. I’m trying to win early and not lose late.”

The game against L.A. Valley (1-2) is the conference opener for each squad. Both

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TAKING A LOOK: Students of the Los Angeles Pacifica Community Charter School visit the Big Blue Bus booth at the Civic Auditorium's third annual Alt Car Expo Friday morning. The students, who are designing their own futuristic cars, are studying the forces of motion and science.

Big Blue Bus looks to the future

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

CIVIC AUDITORIUM The cars in the future may not soar with wings, and a commute to work on a Jetsons-like conveyor belt is just as likely out of reach, but one thing that

remains clear about transportation over the next several decades is that the buses will look out of this world.

That is, if the Big Blue Bus has any say in the matter.

The local public transit agency on Friday unveiled the winning designs from its “Bus

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Corsairs football comes home

Corsair Field (On the SMC campus), 1 p.m.

The Santa Monica College football team plays its first home game of the season against L.A. Valley College. The Corsairs are 0-3 on the season and hope coming home equals a win.

This will be the first game played on the revamped field, which now includes artificial turf.

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Walkabout on Pico

Pico Boulevard, 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.

The much anticipated “green” themed annual event welcomes visitors to walk, ride bikes, or be shuttled along in one of the two London double-decker buses that will be continually transporting visitors from Centinela to Main street. The event sponsored by the City of Santa Monica and The Pico Improvement Organization will feature an art walk, a car show, food from various local vendors and live music. For more information, call (310) 829-9309.

Fresh roasted chilies

Virginia Avenue Park, 8 a.m. — 1 p.m.

The Chile Roaster is back at the Pico Farmers’ Market. Enjoy New Mexico style roasted chilies fresh from the farmers every Saturday during the month of September. The market is located at Virginia Park at Pico and Cloverfield boulevards.

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Little Red Riding Hood? Jack and the Beanstalk? Sleeping Beauty? Hansel and Gretel? Now you can have them all as kids 2 to 102 help save the fairytale world, solving riddles, predicting the future, traveling through time, and experiencing a minilanguage lesson along the way. For more information, call the Santa Monica Playhouse at (310) 394-9779.

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1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., 3 p.m. — Midnight Shakespeare’s classic “As You Like It” is set to the post-Civil War era South, shown in the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, a scenic, outdoor amphitheater. The play is gently amusing, sweetly satisfying, and full of eloquent debate. First founded

by Will Geer in the 1950’s, the Theatricum Botanicum was opened for McCarthy-era blacklisted actors. Tickets run from $20 to $28 depending on seating, and discounts are provided for seniors, students, and children.

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So much to see Locals will have plenty to do this weekend as organizations hold festivals

BY CHRISTINA WALKER Special to the Daily Press

DOWNTOWN If you can’t find anything to do this weekend, you’re not trying.

There will be a wide selection of activities for locals to attend, including an art walk, carnival and two festivals, all featuring good food, entertainment and plenty of sights.

This year’s Pico Art Walk will be just a little different from last year’s event as organizers rev up their efforts to draw crowds. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include a classic car show that Pico vendors anticipate will bring people out to see what’s

going on along the boulevard which stretches from Centinela to the sea.

Organizers have tried to make it easier for those wishing to peek into artist studios and enjoy food and activities along the boulevard and in nearby Virginia Avenue Park by bringing in London double decker buses this year. The buses will shepherd people along the avenue for no charge, making it easier to visit shops. Santa Monica College will be a pick-up location where drivers can park for free. Bike riders can also hitch a ride after parking at the bicycle valet at the park.

Randy Ball, one of the organizers and the man credited with conceiving the Pico Art

Walk three years ago, said people have told him it’s the most exciting thing to happen to the boulevard in a long time.

Ball will invite the public into his shops — The Artistic Picture Frame and Blue 7 Gallery — to let the public watch artists at work. Throughout the day he and his staff will demonstrate how to make wood pens and picture frames using chopping machines, back joiners, and mini-laves to craft the objects. Pen sets will be available for purchase for $40.

Other merchants will also provide SEE ART WALK PAGE 13

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Fabian Lewkowicz FabianLewkowicz.com Santa Monica firefighter Jim Enges, 52, volunteering his time after a 24-hour shift, collects donations on the corner of Cloverfield Boulevard and the I-10 Freeway on Friday afternoon to raise money for Jerry’s Kids, an organization that fights muscular dystrophy.

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Activists take a walk for animals

BY CHRISTINA WALKER Special to the Daily Press

CITY HALL Santa Monica will be one of nearly 60 cities around the country where animal activists will gather Saturday to raise money for farm animal rescue and rehabilitation.

Local walkers will gather at 10 a.m. on the lawn of City Hall to eat vegan goodies, listen to guest speakers, and trek 4.5 miles in hopes of securing funds while raising awareness.

Although proceeds from the walk will not be used to lobby for Proposition 2, a measure on the November ballot that asks voters to penalize farmers who tether or confine their animals so that they can not lie down, stand up, or fully extend their limbs and turn around freely, Farm Sanctuary activists will express their support for the initiative at the event.

“It’s up to us as people to speak for these animals and spread the word of compassion,” said Jasmine Singer, New York City outreach coordinator for Farm Sanctuary in New York.

Singer, who describes her work as her passion, coordinated the New York walk last year. Nationwide nearly 200,000 people participated, raising $180,000 to support Farm Sanctuary’s rescue and rehabilitation work.

The organizations’ most recent and highly publicized rescue occurred this past June when Farm Sanctuary coordinated with three other animal welfare groups to lift stranded Iowa Pigs from levees during the 2008 Midwest flood. The pigs, deemed unprofitable by farmers, were abandoned in the flight from the flood. Farm Sanctuary helped to rehabilitate the animals and relocate them to vegetarian homes across the United States.

“If you love your dog at home there’s a fine line between him and what you eat,” Singer said.

The majority of staff at Farm Sanctuary live a vegan lifestyle, but organizers stress the walk will be open to vegetarians, omnivores, and carnivores alike.

One local volunteer and animal lover who has stepped up her involvement this year is SEE WALK PAGE 12

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Lloyd Garver

Asleep at the wheel Editor:

I look forward to hearing from the City Council if and why they failed to collect $45 million from developers (“Dropping the ball?” page 1, Sept. 25).

City Hall seems to have no trouble collecting from me. Even if the final number isn’t $45 million, can City Hall really afford to let developers off the hook for all the traffic they create? No wonder traffic is so bad in this city. We’ve got drivers that are asleep at the wheel and those drivers are our City Council.

Sharon McGeeney

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Editor:

According to your recent article on the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at Santa Monica College (“It’s kickoff time for Broad Stage,” page 3, Sept. 20-21), the total cost of $45 million was financed primarily through a local bond measure. If that is the case, why is the auditorium not named The Taxpayers’ Stage.

Judd Hammack Santa Monica

Enough is enough Editor:

According to an interview with CBS’ Katie Couric, Sarah Palin thinks America is headed for another “Great Depression.” Sarah, so do I — if you and John McCain are elected.

Also, Laura Bush in a CNN interview Wednesday, Sept. 24, said that she thinks Sarah Palin “lacks foreign policy experience” and is glad John McCain has some experience on foreign policy. Mrs. Bush goes on to say that she believes Sarah to be a “quick study.” Just in case, if elected, one of John McCain’s several bouts of cancer kicks back in, or some other catastrophe should occur that would incapacitate him, I just hope she is.

But I wouldn’t bet American lives and safety on it.

Mrs. Bush goes on to say she feels Sarah Palin is being treated unfairly because she is a woman. I agree.

If she were treated fairly, she would have to be more transparent and actually have to answer some hard questions put to her by hard questioners, not just by Charlie Gibson or Katie Couric. But she is shielded from the hard questions, which only proves to me she can’t answer them Sarah Palin doesn’t get equal treatment as she should, she and McCain demand special treatment for her that just can’t be tolerated.

And another Republican, Gov. Schwarzenegger, finally signed a state budget that is way late due to him and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature not wanting to make the rich and big corporations pay their fair share. That is the Republican way. And I cannot see for the life of me why poor and middle class Republicans ( I am sure there must be some) continue to put people in office who will tax the life out of them, but not make the rich and big corporation kick in. I just don’t get it. It took the Clinton Administration eight years to replenish the deficit by President Bush senior, and create a surplus which has been totally obliterated by Bush junior, leaving us with a debt that is beyond belief. La de da, so it goes. I think we’ve had enough. I know I have.

Marilyn Brennan Santa Monica

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remain anonymous to protect her identity (and our marriage), owns an iPhone. And she loves it. My limited research tells me that everyone who owns an iPhone, a Blackberry, or any other “smart phone” loves their phone.

How can you love a phone? To me, it’s like loving a paper clip. But anyway, now Google’s getting in the smart phone business with its version — the G1. So there’s going to be more love going around when it comes to these devices.

I understand that one of the reasons that their iPhone is the last thing that some people look at every night is because of the wonderful design. I guess the same goes for the other smarty phones. The other reason people adore them, of course, is that these phones can do so many things. They’re actually powerful computers that are also phones.

You can use them to send e-mail. If you’re really brave, you can use them to check your stocks. Some of them have navigation systems. The G1 system will have “Street View” which will show you actual street-level photos of the street. I guess this is better than taking your eyes off your beloved electronic device and just looking at the street you’re standing on.

OK, OK. Obviously, my sarcasm doesn’t mask my true feelings about these things: who needs them? If you’re saying they’re just fun toys, OK. But don’t try convincing me that you “need” them.

The G1 won’t just have a camera. It will have a camcorder.

And I guess that is something people might need. I mean, look how often you’ll be in front of a bank, you’ll see it being robbed, you’ll see a pregnant woman trip the robber, then the bank guard will deliver the baby, the pregnant woman’s estranged husband just happens to walk by and is so touched by the sight of the innocent baby that he’s thrilled that they are a family again, and all you’re thinking is, “I can’t believe I wasn’t able to record this on my phone.”

That kind of thing happens to all of us all the time, right?

As I said before, they call these things “smart phones.” My question is, if they’re so smart, why don’t these phones work better — as phones? That’s something you never

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hear in the commercials. Nobody’s saying, “Not only do you get all these features, but you always get a strong signal, a perfect connection, and an easy to understand conversation.”

Doesn’t it seem that the more expensive the phone, the worse it works as a phone?

I’ve actually suggested to my wife — I mean to the anonymous family member — that she buy the cheapest phone available to use as a phone, and keep her iPhone for all the fun things. That’s not going to happen. I think she feels that she would be cheating on the phone she loves.

I don’t have a good memory for everything, but I can remember when phones actually worked each and every time. Now, people dangle out of windows to get better reception just so they can say they’re going to be late for dinner.

It seems to me that first you fix the phone aspect of the phone, and then you come up with all these fun features. I don’t need a phone that can tie my shoes.

Well, actually, that would be a pretty cool feature, but barring that, I prefer a phone that works.

From a business standpoint, I must be wrong. People are buying these things and falling in love with them, and they don’t seem to care that the most common thing they say over their phone is, “I can’t hear you. I’ll call you back from my real phone.”

They are fun things to own. I just think they should stop calling them phones.

Maybe the iFun or Gee1 would be more appropriate names.

When the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, introduced their new product, they weren’t wearing suits and those fancy shoes with the little holes in them.

They wore casual clothes and rollerblades. I guess that shows they’re not button-downed CEOs of some stuffy phone company. Also, if the product bombs, the rollerblades will help them make a quick escape from their stockholders.

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“I remember when it was pretty easy to get around town.

Those days are gone.”

— City Councilman Kevin McKeown on the city’s growing traffic problem.

“Choke takes so many stylistic chances I needed someone like Sam who can take risks without the audience doubting his reality for a second,” — Clark Gregg, director of “Choke,” on actor Sam Rockwell.

“This game is absolutely important. The kids get into it.

The communities get into it. That’s the reason the [Palisades] and Venice games are still on our schedule.”

— SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH ZACH CUDA REGARDING THE BIG GAME AGAINST VENICE HIGH SCHOOL.

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“This in no way shape or form should be viewed as the governor believing it’s not an important program or water quality at California beaches is not a priority.”

— H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the California Department of Finance, regarding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to cut funding for water quality testing.

“It’s a dumping ground that attracts a lot of negative aspects and really has not been consistent with the quality of life in the rest of the neighborhood,” — Sharon Carothers, a resident of the Borderline Neighborhood, regarding Longfellow Street. The street is often mistaken for an alley and residents say it attracts crime.

“John McCain is also for fewer taxes. Sure, the deficit will balloon, interest rates will rise, the economy may tank, roads and bridges may collapse, but I at least would get $600 in my wallet. Everyone makes such a big deal about the deficit and how we will become a second rate power since China will own all our debt, but what’s wrong with second rate? Look at Great Britain; they seem to be doing just fine not having to be the world’s policeman and you don’t see them invading Grenada or other dinky countries.”

— SMDP columnist Bennet Kelley writing in “Soap Box.”

“When a certain salty-dog old landlord used to take the rent check from me, he would brand me every time as an “economic illiterate” for paying rent to him rather than buying a house, and you want to talk about that guy biting the hand that feeds him? Ouch. Truth is, he was probably right because, so help me god I still don’t know a subprime mortgage from a sub-prime rib.”

— SMDP columnist Ron Scott Smith writing in “Edge of the West.”

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BUILDING FRUSTRATION This past week, Q-line asked: An ongoing streetscape improvement project in Downtown has led to increased traffic and some business owners have complained that it has hurt their bottom lines. This, coupled with the renovation of Santa Monica Place, has made the area a hard place to navigate lately. Have Downtown construction projects impacted your life and how?

Here are your responses: “I AM SURPRISED THE QUESTION IS limited to Downtown. It seems that all of Santa Monica is under some sort of construction. I am sick of the traffic jams, dust and noise. If developers have their way, it will never end. The city makes money while the residents suffer. I can’t wait to vote yes on Proposition T. It’s a no-brainer.”

“ALL THIS SO-CALLED HORRIBLE improvement of Downtown Santa Monica hasn’t bothered me personally as I haven’t gone west of Fifth Street for a long time. I don’t plan to, except for my trips to Barnes & Noble.”

“YES, IT’S CHANGED A LOT FOR ME. Second Street and Fourth Street used to be my favorite streets for walking and shopping.

But since the cutting down of the trees, I just can’t bear to go by there anymore. And I now do all my shopping on Fifth Street. Sorry about that, Second and Fourth!”

“YES, I WAS JUST THINKING PEOPLE should come live next door to one of these construction sites. The noise, the truck fumes, dirt flying all over. Three or four years of this, six days a week, eight hours a day has a terrible impact on one. Finally the reward is being blocked in, no view, no air flow anymore. Where are the open spaces I keep hearing about?”

“I PERSONALLY SHY AWAY FROM Downtown Santa Monica and only go there on a need-to basis. For my purpose, it has more to do with traffic than construction.

There is no escaping the construction — and it is not just Santa Monica. Along Lincoln Boulevard to Jefferson Boulevard we have had massive construction of condominium projects. Along Olympic Boulevard to Barrington Avenue, we have had massive condominium and apartment building construction including Bed, Bath, & Beyond. It is nearly impossible to drive on Olympic without having a blinking lighted arrow sign directing me into a single line of traffic that is six blocks long. The biggest negative to new construction is the impact it has on compounding the already horrific congestion of automobiles and people who find themselves crowded into the small geographical area of Santa Monica. I see these same people on the evening news driving back home to the valley, which renders down to moving the automotive congestion north for the evening only to return to Santa Monica the following morning.”

“IT’S PRETTY DISCOURAGING DOWN there. And I often take the bus, but now I take the bus more often when I have to go to Downtown Santa Monica. But I will say I don’t go as often because it is so awful, so I wait until I’ve got a whole bunch of things to do and then hop on the bus.”

“YEAH, GOING INTO DOWNTOWN SANTA Monica’s pretty much impossible. There’s never any parking, the traffic is impossible, especially because of the idiots they put in charge of organizing the traffic. All the construction, all the bums, all those things make Santa Monica an unpleasant place to go.”

“THE DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION project has made me have to walk in the middle of the street in front of ongoing traffic because the sidewalks were blocked. I hate to go Downtown now because the beautiful trees on Fourth street — many of them have been ripped up. And the traffic is horrible, the bus traffic is terrible, and the construction has made it even worse. Our beautiful beach city is becoming just another big city. Get rid of the current City Council.”

“HI, I’M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION regarding the traffic. My response is the traffic in the Downtown area has impacted my life tremendously and also has made it very unsafe for people to traverse the two streets they are working on, Second and Fourth streets. Particularly Second Street where there’s a preschool and a church and a lot of other things. They’ve made it so that a wheelchair cannot even get by right at Wilshire Boulevard between Wilshire and Arizona. And I’ve actually brought it to the attention of two people working at the site and they have said they would pass it on, but to date it is still the same. Bushes go into the sidewalk and there’s only two and a half feet of sidewalk.

The rest is a trench and the people could fall into or tip over in their wheelchair. You can barely get by in a stroller. And the other day when they were doing a lot of construction, there was construction at every end of the block at all four corners, and there were no tags up for pedestrians and big preschool, and this has happened before — brought it up to the attention of the city and I think a couple of hours later they fixed it but it took them quite a while to do so. So yes, it’s very unsafe, and I think it’s interesting based on the fact that they say that they took down these trees for safety issues when the traffic they have created is completely unsafe for people, and frustrating.”

“PARKING IS OUTRAGEOUS, AND THE traffic is abusive. I drive over to Fox Hills mall where the parking is free and JC Penney and Target are available.”

“THE SECOND AND FOURTH STREETS improvement plan, particularly the unnecessary destruction and removal of the ficus trees along those streets, has impacted many residents’ lives. They’ve been disillusioned about the real accountability of city staff and the City Council, because they haven’t listened to all of the neighborhood groups and the many residents who wanted them to take a different approach. I hope people continue to support the Treesavers and the work that they are doing.”

“THEY HAVE BADLY IMPACTED ME. I used to love going up Santa Monica and shopping in the Civic Center and now I avoid it like the plague. Losing the ficus trees was a tragedy and you can’t go on green lights anymore. You just sit there in gridlock. And we’re already one of the most densely populated cities in the entire county of Los Angeles and in the daytime, our population triples so I can’t go anywhere between four and seven anymore or in the morning. So I just have to head somewhere else to go shopping. And it’s too bad, I used to love shopping in Downtown Santa Monica.”

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Your new best friend, broccoli WE ALL HAVE TALES OF WOE OVER BEING

force fed vegetables.

For me it was succotash, which my stepmother made me eat before being excused from the table. Ha ha, but I showed her when I spit it into a napkin and finally said at 9 p.m., “I’m done. May I be excused?”

I did not eat succotash again until I was in culinary school where I decided that I would overcome all of my childhood food phobias. I formed new and lasting relationships with brussels sprouts and split peas, too.

For those of you who do not like broccoli with as much passion as I had for succotash, please read on and give me a chance to persuade you otherwise.

Broccoli is member of the cruciferous or brassica family, sharing lineage with cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, radishes, horseradish, arugula, mustard, rutabagas, kohlrabi and turnips.

With such a variety of tastes, textures and nutrients to offer, this is certainly a family tree worth climbing.

Research has shown that diets high in cruciferous vegetables are associated with lower incidences of certain cancers such as lung, colon, breast, bladder, prostate and ovarian cancer.

Cruciferous vegetables contain healthpromoting phytonutrients, specifically sulforaphanes and indoles. Indoles help to increase production of a form of estrogen which may help to protect against cancer.

Broccoli salad 1 bunch Broccoli, diced, florets and stems (4 cups total) 1/4 red onion, fine dice 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped 1/2 cup cranberries (or raisins) Dressing: 2 Tablespoons canola based mayo 1/2 cup low-fat organic yogurt 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp sea salt Cut the florets and stems into 1/2 inch pieces (remove one inch from the end of the stalks and discard).

To blanch broccoli: Boil water in a sauce pot. Throw the broccoli in the water then immediately remove from heat and rinse in a colander under cold running water to stop the cooking process. Refrigerate to chill. Combine dressing ingredients in a large bowl and mix with a fork. Add the chopped broccoli, onion, walnuts and cranberries.

Mix well. Serve on a bed of greens and top with tofu, shrimp or free range chicken.

Indoles also deactivate an estrogen byproduct which might otherwise promote tumor growth in breast cells. On the other hand, sulforaphanes boost the body’s detoxification enzymes which help to clear potential cancer-causing substances from the body more quickly.

Another protective piece of the broccoli puzzle is a compound called a glucosynolate. When brassicas are cut or chewed, an enzyme converts glucosynolates into isothiocyanates which in turn help to protect against bladder cancer.

Isothiocyanates are also classified as goitrogens, which are substances that can interfere with the function of the thyroid gland. However, this may only be problematic for people with pre-existing thyroid conditions.

So, for some people, isothiocyanates are protective whereas for others they may pose a problem, but even if you have a thyroid condition, the benefits of brassicas far outweigh the risks.

Simply keep your intake consistent and not excessive. This is also helpful advice

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for those who say crucifers cause gas. If you eat a little each day and not a lot at one time, it will be easier to tolerate these nutritious nibbles.

Cooking also makes crucifers easier to digest and may decrease isothiocyanate activity. Therefore, individuals with known thyroid problems might want to blanch their crucifers before consumption while individuals with a family history of bladder cancers may choose to go raw.

Crucifers are also rich in carotenoids which are sometimes more bioavailable when heated.

Vitamin C is also abundant in brassicas. In the body, vitamin C hangs out in the watery moats where it surrounds and protects each delicate cell.

Vitamin C functions similarly in plants where it is found inside the water rich plant walls. When food is cut, water escapes along with that precious C. For that reason, the best advice is to use a good sharp knife to cut your food precisely and chew it thoroughly so that the cell membranes will rupture in your mouth, releasing as much protective C as possible.

That’s a lot of information so let’s sum it up with this colorful and tasty, crunchy cruciferous treat. It’s all in there, I promise.

ELIZABETH BROWN is on a mission to save the world one energy enhancing, disease fighting recipe at a time. For more information please contact her at eat2liv@earthlink.net.

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1002 Montana Ave

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Blue Plate 1415 Montana Ave. Cafe Dana 1211 Montana Ave. Cafe Montana 1534 Montana Ave Di Dio's Italian Ices 1305 Montana Ave. Father's Office 1018 Montana Ave. Il Dolce Cafe 1023 Montana Ave #B Le Marmiton 1327 Montana Ave Locanda Portofino 1110 Montana Ave. Louise's Trattoria 1008 Montana Ave. Marmalade 710 Montana Ave. Montana Restaurant & Lounge 1323 Montana Blvd.

Patty's Gourmet Take & Bake Pizza 625 Montana Ave. Pradeeps 1405 Montana Ave. Ristorante Vincenzo 714 Montana Ave. Rosti 931 Montana Ave. Spumoni 713 Montana Ave. Sushi Sho 1303 Montana Ave. Via Dolce 1627 Montana Ave. Vincenzo Ristorante 714 Montana Ave.

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Akbar Cuisine Of India 2627 Wilshire Blvd Back On Broadway 2024 Broadway Bergamot Cafe 2525 Michigan Ave. # A3 Big Jos 1955 Broadway Bistro Of Santa Monica Santa Monica Blvd

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BISTRO 31 Bistro 31, the culinary student-run restaurant of The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, offers an incredible dining experience at a reasonable price. Students prepare sumptuous international cuisine and deliver it in an elegant setting. Lunch and dinner.

2900 31st St

(310) 314-6057

Bizou Garden 2450 Colorado Ave. #1050 Bread And Porridge 2315 Wilshire Blvd Buon Giorno Caffe 1431 Santa Monica Bl Cafe L'etoile D'or 2311 Santa Monica Blvd Chandni Vegetarian 1909 Wilshire Blvd Coogie's Cafe 2906 Santa Monica Blvd The Corner Cafe 28th St. #121 The Cutting Board 1260 15th St. #105

(310) 472-6020 (310) 453-4941 (310) 260-0073 (310) 315-4375 (310) 828-7060 (310) 829-7871 (310) 452-2905 (310) 434-9924

DAGWOODS Pizza lovers love DAGWOODS for its real hand tossed authentic NY Style Pizza.

Others come for the delicious Italian food: custom made calzones, 100% semolina pasta dishes, giant subs and zesty salads and side dishes. Whatever you choose, it comes at great prices with friendly service. Free Delivery.

820 Wilshire Blvd.

(310) 899-3030

Daily Grill 2501 Colorado Ave. #b-190 Drago Restaurant 2628 Wilshire Blvd Dragon Palace 2832 Santa Monica Blvd El Cholo 1025 Wilshire Blvd Fromins 1832 Wilshire Blvd House Of Billiards 1901 Wilshire Blvd I H O P 1920 Santa Monica Blvd Casa Escobar 2500 Wilshire Blvd

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IZZYS DELI Where the stars meet the locals. Izzys features 10.95 dinners nightly. Since 1970, Izzys has been serving hungry locals the world famous Reuben sandwich and generous omeletes for generations.

1433 Wilshire Blvd

(310) 394-1131

J P's Bar & Grill 1101 Wilshire Blvd Kaido Japense Cuisine 2834 Santa Monica Blvd Kay 'N Dave's 262 26th St. L A Farm Ltd 3000 Olympic Blvd Lee's Chinese Food 1610 Santa Monica Blvd The Lincoln 2460 Wilshire Bl Lucys Lunchbox 710 Wilshire Bl #100 Maya Japanese Food 2840 Santa Monica Blvd Manhattan Bagel 2216 Wilshire Blvd Nawab Of India 1621 Wilshire Bl Networks Cafe 2700 Colorado Ave. #190 Noma Restaurant 2031 Wilshire Blvd Norms Santa Monica 1601 Lincoln Blvd O' Briens 2226 Wilshire Blvd Our Cafe 2104 Wilshire Bl Overunder 1333 Santa Monica Blvd Pacific Dining Car 2700 Wilshire Blvd Pot & Pan Thai Food 2315 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica Pizza 1318 Wilshire Blvd The Shack Restaurant 2518 Wilshire Blvd The Slice 915 Wilshire Blvd Sizzler 2025 Wilshire Blvd Snug Harbor 2323 Wilshire Blvd Sunshine Cafe & Grill 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Sushi King 1330 Wilshire Blvd Tacos Por Favor 1406 Olympic Blvd Taqueria Chihuahua 1909 Lincoln Bl Tazzina 1620 Wilshire Blvd Thai Dishes 111 Santa Monica Blvd Toi On Wilshire 1120 Wilshire Blvd Wilshire Restaurant 2454 Wilshire Blvd

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3 on Fourth 1432 4th St. #A Abode Restaurant 1541 Ocean Av #150 B O A 101 Santa Monica Bl Baja Buds 1315 Third Street Promenade Bangkok West 606 Santa Monica Blvd

(310) 395-6765 (310) 394-3463 (323) 655-3372 (310) 393-6060 (310) 395-9658

BENIHANA Traditional Japanese teppanyaki room. Sushi appetizers. Open Daily. Please call for specific hours.

1447 4th St.

(310) 260-1423

Bookmark Cafe 601 Santa Monica Bl Bravo Cucina 1319 Third Street Promenade

(310) 587-2665 (310) 394-0374

BRITANNIA PUB Britannia Pub has been a favorite for years for locals and visitors alike. This English pub has a traditonal charm with a Californian flair. A cozy inviting atmosphere makes this a great place to relax and meet new people. Our friendly staff provides you with excellent service for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Cocktails. We also offer live music, karaoke, pool and an unbelievable jukebox. Once you visit you'll want to anchor!

318 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310) 458-5350

Broadway Deli 1457 Third Street Promenade Brunos Italian Rest Deli 1652 Ocean Ave. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co 301 SM Pier Buca Di Beppo 1442 2nd St. The Cafe 445 Pacific Coast Hwy Cafe Crepe 1460 Third Street Promenade Cafe Paradiso 2408 Wilshire Blvd Cafe Presto 2425 Colorado Ave. #107 B Cafe Sol 2425 Colorado Ave. California Chicken Cafe 2401 Wilshire Blvd California Crisp 13 Santa Monica Place California Pizza Kitchen 214 Wilshire Blvd Callahans Restaurant 1213 Wilshire Blvd Capo 1810 Ocean Ave. Carousel Cafe 1601 Ocean Front Walk Chez Jay 1657 Ocean Ave. Comfort Cafe 420 Broadway Cora's Coffee Shoppe L P 1802 Ocean Ave. Crepes Company Inc 213 Arizona Ave. Dennys Restaurant 1645 1560 Lincoln Blvd Fast Taco 2901 Ocean Park Blvd #115 Fritto Misto 601 Colorado Ave.

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FUNNEL MILL The Funnel Mill features imported, organic coffee and teas from around the world. If you eat McDonalds, drink two buck Chuck, and think Starbucks is gourmet, this place is not for you.

Discover what coffee and tea should really taste like to the discerning palate. Try our traditional tea ceremony to truly appreciate the flavors of the East. www.funnelmill.com 930 Broadway Suite A

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Gate Of India 115 Santa Monica Blvd Gaucho Grill 1251 Third Street Promenade Georges Bistro 1321 Third Street Hedwigs Cafe 1509 4th St.

(310) 656-1665 (323) 468-0220 (310) 451-8823 (310) 394-3956

THE HIDEOUT The Hideout is Santa Monica's best lounge! We pay attention to details, so you don't have to. Whether you want to come alone, as a couple, with a group of friends, or throw an unforgettable party, we've got you covered!

112 W. Channel Road

(310) 429-1851

Hot Dog On A Stick 1633 Ocean Front Walk

(760) 930-0456

HOUSTON'S Upscale steak and seafood. Live jazz on thursdays upstairs lounge. Full bar, open 11:00 to 11pm daily. Reservations suggested.

202 Wilshire Blvd

(602) 553-2111

I Cugini Restaurant 1501 Ocean Ave.

(310) 451-4595

IL FORNAIO In the tradition of Italy's trattorias, the sight, sounds and aromas of authentic Italian cuisine are recreated everyday at Il Fornaio.

Mornings bring crisp crusted bread hot from the oven accompanied by the scent of fresh brewed espresso. During lunch and dinner, pastas and flavorful sauces simmer while meats and vegetables roast over hot coals.

1551 Ocean Ave.

(415) 945-0500

Infuzion Cafe 1149 3rd St. #100 Interactive Cafe 215 Broadway Ipanema Cafe 150 Santa Monica Place Ivy At The Shore 1535 Ocean Ave. Jinkys Cafe 1447 2nd St. Jiraffe Restaurant 504 Santa Monica Blvd

(310) 393-9985 (310) 395-5009 (310) 838-8586 (310) 278-2908 (818) 981-2250 (310) 917-6671

JOHNNY ROCKETS Every Johnny Rockets restaurant boasts an all-American look and feel with great tasting food including juicy hamburgers, classic sandwiches and hand-dipped shakes and malts. Come in and see for yourself why Johnny Rockets is the place Where the Good Times Roll!TM” 1322 Third Street

(949) 643-6100

Kaiten Restaurant 1456 Third Street La Botte, Inc. 620 Santa Monica Blvd #A La Salsa #44 1401 Third Street Promenade La Serenata 1416 4th St. Le Merigot Hotel 1740 Ocean Ave. Leonidas 331 Santa Monica Blvd Light House Buffet 201 Arizona Ave. The Lobster 1602 Ocean Ave. Locanda Del Lago 231 Arizona Ave. Loews Santa Monica 1700 Ocean Ave. Manchu Wok 11 Santa Monica Pl Mariasol 401 Santa Monica Pier Michaels 1147 3rd St. Musha Restaurant 424 Wilshire Blvd Newsroom Santa Monica Inc 530 Wilshire Ocean Avenue Seafood 1401 Ocean Ave. Ocean Cafe 100 Wilshire Blvd #B1-10

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THE ORCHID Asian fusian at it’s best. This Thai restauraunt blends eastern spices and traditional Thai ingredients to make a unique and special dining experience, just a block from the ocean.

119-121 Broadway

(310) 801-5240

P F Chang's China Bistro 326 Wilshire Blvd Panera Bread 501 Wilshire Bl Perrys Pizz 930 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 2600 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 1200 Ocean Front Walk Perrys Pizza 2400 Ocean Front Walk Promenade Cafe 321 Santa Monica Bl R A W 609 Broadway Real Food Daily 514 Santa Monica Blvd Renees Court Yard 522 Wilshire Blvd Rustic Canyon 1119 Wilshire Blvd

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RUSTY’S SURF RANCH Rusty's Surf Ranch on the Santa Monica Pier is a multi-use facility, featuring the best in live music, dancing and awardwinning cuisine in a California beach environment. With an extensive collection of historic surfboards and memorabilia, Rusty's pays homage to the "Surfing '60s", the Golden Era of California Surf Culture. Rusty's lunch and dinner cuisine are consistent award winners, but great meals share the stage with great music at Rusty's when the Dining Room stage welcomes live music and dancing with top area bands and national acts. Rusty's is available for Special Events during normal operations or as a restricted facility for Private Parties. Rusty's Surf Ranch is a perfect reminder of a simpler time in California's beachfront history, with good food in a casual environment, live music and FUN. Open daily at noon. Happy Hour 4-7p.m.

256 Santa Monica Pier

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SONNY MCLEAN’S A true bit of Boston on the west coast. A haven for all Boston Sport fans and the west coast home of Red Sox Nation West with an excellent menu offering including fried calms, bellies and all, lobster rolls and great clam chowda’.

2615 Wilshire Blvd.

(310) 449-1811

Stefano's 1310 Third Street Promenade Sunset Bar & Grill 1240 Third Street Sushi Mon 401 Santa Monica Blvd Sushi Roku Santa Monica 1401 Ocean Av Sushi Shogun 1315 Third Street Sushi Teri Express 1551 Ocean Ave. #130 B

(310) 216-7716 (310) 393-3959 (310) 576-7011 (310) 655-3372 (213) 500-4989 (310) 394-2189

SWINGERS The local diner, serving traditional diner fare with a southern california twist. Open 24 hours, the crowd in Swingers will change from late night clubbers to early morning coffee drinkers around 4am.

802 Broadway

(323) 656-6136

Tandoor Cafe 395 Santa Monica Place #009 Tastie16 Santa Monica Place Thai Dishes Restaurant 1910 Wilshire Blvd Tokyo Kitchen 15 Santa Monica Pl T's Thai 1215 4th St. Tudor House 1403 2nd St. Victoria Pizzeria 1607 Ocean Front Walk Villa Italian Specialties 8 Santa Monica Pl Wahoo's Fish Taco 418 Wilshire Blvd Whist 1819 Ocean Av Yangtze 1333 Third Street Promenade Yankee Doodles 1410 Third Street Ye Olde Kings Head 116 Santa Monica Blvd

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PICO/SUNSET PARK 310 Lounge & Bistro 3321 Pico Blvd.

Abbots Pizza Company 1811 Pico Blvd Acapulco Restaurant 3360 Ocean Park Blvd.

Air Conditioned 2819 Pico Blvd Ameci Pizza Pasta 2218 Lincoln Bl B B Q Garden 1707 Pico Blvd.

The Bread Factory Inc 1900 Pico Bl Buddha Boba 1701 Pico Bl Bud's Famous Deli & Desserts 2727 Ocean Park Blvd.

Cafe Bolivar 1741 Ocean Park Blvd.

Campos Mexican Food Inc 2008 Pico Blvd Classic Pizza 2624 Pico Blvd The Counter 2901 Ocean Park Bl #102 The Daily Pint 2310 Pico Blvd El Indio 2526 Pico Blvd El Pollo Loco Restaurant 1906 Lincoln Blvd El Torito 3360 Ocean Park Blvd.

El Texate 316 Pico Blvd.

Fresh & Natural Cafe 1900 Pico Blvd Ocean Park Pizza 2819 1/2 Ocean Park Blvd Georges Burgers 3101 Lincoln Blvd Gilbert's El Indio Mexican Food 2526 Pico Blvd.

Hotel Casa Del Mar Restaurant 1910 Ocean Way The Hump 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South The Hungry Pocket 1715 Pico Blvd Il Forno Caffe & Pizzeria 2901 Ocean Park Blvd Josie Restaurant 2424 Pico Blvd La Playita 3306 Lincoln Blvd Lazy Daisy Inc 2300 Pico Blvd Le Pain Du Jour 828 Pico Blvd #2 Mandarin Food Service 2618 Pico Bl Michael D'S Cafe 234 Pico Blvd Miyako 2829 Ocean Park Blvd

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THE OP CAFE A Small Neighborhood Place With A Family Feel – Serving Breakfast and Lunch Daily. The Freshest Foods, Friendly Service At Unbelievable Prices! So when you want to be treated like family and enjoy some delicious food –The OP CAFÉ is the PLACE!!

3117 Ocean Park Blvd

(310) 452-5720

One Pico Restaurant One Pico Blvd.

Panchos Tacos 2920 Lincoln Blvd Pedals Cafe One Pico Blvd.

Raes Restaurant 2901 Pico Blvd Santa Monica Bar and Grill 3321Pico Blvd Santinos 3021 Lincoln Blvd Sheraton Delfina 530 Pico Blvd The Slice 1622 Ocean Park Spitfire Grill 3300 Airport Ave. Star Of Siam 3133 Lincoln Blvd Subway 2901 Ocean Park Blvd Sunset Grill 1701 Ocean Park Blvd Tandoor India 2622 Pico Bl Tom's No 1 Pico 2350 Pico Blvd.

Typhoon 3221 Donald Douglas Loop UnUrban Coffeehouse 3301 Pico Blvd.

Valentino Restaurant 3115 Pico Blvd

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RICHIE PALMER’S PIZZERIA Owned and operated by Richie Palmer, founder of the worldfamous Mulberry Street Pizzeria in Beverly Hills. Palmer says he had to open in Santa Monica so all the people here would stop calling Beverly Hills for delivery. Same great pizza and Italian food.

1355 Ocean Ave

(310) 255-1111

Vitos 2807 Ocean Park Blvd Windows Restaurant 530 Pico Blvd.

Yongs Cafe 3020 Nebraska Ave. Yuni Sushi 1928 Lincoln Blvd Zabies 3003 Ocean Park Blvd

(310) 450-4999 (310) 399-9344 (310) 828-4775 (310) 396-4039 (310) 392-9036

MAIN STREET Amelia's 2645 Main St. Bravo Pizzaria & Deli 2400 Main St. Chinois On Main 2709 Main St. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ocean Park Blvd.

Creative Sushi 2518 Main St. Dhaba Cuisine Of India 2104 Main St. Elvira's Cha Cha Chicken 1906 Ocean Ave. The Enterprise Fish Co 174 Kinney St. Euphoria Loves RAWvolution 2301 Main St. Finn McCools Irish Pub & Restaurant 2700 Main St. Goudas & Vines 2000 Main Street

Groundwork Coffee Co. 2908 Main St. The Galley 2442 Main St. Holy Guacamole 2906 Main St. It's All Good Bakery 2629 Main St. Joes Main Street Diner 2917 Main St. La Vecchia Cucina 2654 Main St Library Alehouse 2911 Main St. Lula Cocina Mexicana 2720 Main St. Main Street Bagels 2905 Main St. Malia 2424 Main St. Mani's Bakery & Cafe 2507 Main St. O'Briens Irish Pub Oar House 2941 Main St.

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OCEAN PARK OMELETTE PARLOR The best breakfast in town, featuring locally grown vegetables from the Farmers Markets. Sinc 1962, the Omelete Parlor has

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2732 Main St.

(310) 399-7892

Oyako 2915 Main St. Panini Garden 2715 Main St Rick's Tavern 2907 Main St Schatzi On Main 3110 Main St Shoop's Delicatessen 2400 Main St Sparky's Fine Frozen Yogurt 3110 Main St. #12 Urth Caffe 2327 Main St. Via Veneto 3009 Main St. The Victorian Baker Cafe 2640 Main St. Wildflour 2807 Main St. World Café 2640 Main St. Yose Restaurant 2435 Main St.

(310) 581-3525 (310) 399-9939 (310) 392-2772 (310) 399-4800 (310) 452-1019 (310) 399-4513 (310) 749-8879 (310) 399-1843 (310) 392-4956 (310) 452-7739 (310) 392-1661 (310) 255-0680

VENICE 26 Beach Restaurant 3100 Washington Blvd.

Abbot's Habit 1401 Abbot Kinney Blvd Abbot's Pizza Co 1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd Agra Indian Kitchen 2553 Lincoln Blvd.

Axe 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Azteca Restaurant 835 Sunset Ave. Baby Blues BBQ 444 Lincoln Blvd.

Beechwood 822 W. Washington Blvd.

Benice 1715 Pacific Ave. Big Daddy and Sons 1425 Ocean Front Walk The Brig 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

The Brick House Cafe 826 Hampton Dr. Cafe 50's 838 Lincoln Blvd.

Casablanca Restaurant 220 Lincoln Blvd.

Chaya 110 Navy St. China Beach Bistro 2024 Pacific Ave. Danny's Deli 23 Windward Ave. French Market Cafe 2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Great Western Steak & Hoagie Company 1720 Lincoln Blvd.

Hal's Bar & Grill 1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Hama 213 Windward Ave. James Beach 60 N. Venice Blvd.

Joe's Restaurant 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

La Cabana Restaurant 738 Rose Ave. La Meditrina 1029 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Lands End Restaurant 323 Ocean Front Walk Lilly's French Cafe & Bar 1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

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LINCOLN FINE WINES Now open in Venice. We offer the Best Selection of Wines on the Westside. We have warehouse pricing with friendly service.

Come by and let us find the perfect wine for the perfect occasion! Open 10-8pm and Sun. 11-6pm.

727 Lincoln Blvd.

(310) 392-7816

Maos Kitchen 1512 Pacific Ave. Piccolo Ristorante 5 Dudley Ave. Primitivo Wine Bistro 1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Rose Cafe 220 Rose Ave. Shima 1432 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Siam Best Restaurant 2533 Lincoln Blvd.

Stroh’s Gourmet 1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Szechwan Restaurant 2905 Washington Blvd.

Uncle Darrow's 2560 S Lincoln Blvd.

Wabi-Sabi 1635 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Wacky Wok 2805 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

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MARINA DEL REY Beachside Cafe 4175 Admiralty Way C & O Cucina 3016 Washington Blvd.

Cafe Del Rey 4451 Admiralty Way California Pizza Kitchen 3345 Fiji Way Casa Escobar 14160 Palawan Way Chart House 13950 Panay Way The Cheesecake Factor 4142 Via Marina Chin Chin 13455 Maxella Ave Ste 266 Chipotle Mexican Grill 4718 Admiralty Way Harbor House Restaurant 4211 Admiralty Way Islands 404 Washington Blvd Jer-ne at The Ritz-Carlton 4375 Admiralty Way Kaya Sushi 13400 Washington Blvd.

Kifune Restaurant 405 Washington Blvd Le Marmiton 4724 Admiralty Way Mercedes Grille 14 Washington Blvd Mermaids-Juice Java & More 14045 Panay Way Rainbow Acres Natural Foods 4756 Admiralty Way Sapori Ristorante 13723 Fiji Way Tony P's 4445 Admiralty Way Tsuji No Hana 4714 Lincoln Blvd The Warehouse Restaurant 4499 Admiralty Way

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Chez Mimi Restaurant 246 26th St Chin Chin 11740 San Vicente Blvd.

Coral Tree Cafe 11645 San Vicente Blvd.

Harvest Restaurant 13018 San Vicente Blvd.

Literati II 12081 Wilshire Blvd.

Enzo and Angela 11701 Wilshire Blvd.

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Aphrodisiac 10351 Santa Monica Blvd.

The Apple Pan 10801 W. Pico Blvd.

Awash Restaurant 5990 Pico Blvd.

Bombay Cafe 12021 W. Pico Blvd.

Carmine's II Caffe 10463 Santa Monica Blvd.

Colony Cafe 10937 W. Pico Blvd.

En Sushi 11651 Santa Monica Blvd.

DiVita's 11916 Wilshire Blvd.

Feast From the East 1949 Westwood Blvd.

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John O'Groats 10516 Pico Blvd.

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Melanee Thai Restaurant 9562 Pico Blvd.

Ramayani 1777 Westwood Blvd.

Shanghai Diamond Garden 9401 Pico Blvd.

Sisley Restaurant 10800 Pico Blvd.

Sushi Masu 1911 Westwood Blvd.

Torafuku Restaurant 10914 W. Pico Blvd.

Upstairs 2 2311 Cotner Ave. Versailles Restaurant 10319 Venice Blvd.

Wakasan 1929 Westwood Blvd.

The Wine House 2311 Cotner Ave.

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Schwarzenegger to reach out to Republican base

BY JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer

California Republican leaders say they have a lot to feel good about.

They got a big boost from this month’s national GOP convention in Minnesota — both to their egos and the party’s coffers.

Some are even crowing about the recordlength budget stalemate in Sacramento this summer, in which they fended off appeals for higher taxes.

But the party’s base remains sharply at odds with its most prominent elected leader, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will make a brief address Friday night as delegates gather to watch the presidential debate during the opening of their fall convention in Anaheim.

Never a party die-hard, Schwarzenegger has grown even more distant from the

GOP’s conservative base since he appealed to the party a year ago to reach out to moderate voters or risk “dying at the box office.”

The Republicans who have a strong hand in guiding party doctrine say they are especially angry over the governor’s proposal this summer to temporarily raise the state’s sales tax to help close California’s $15.2 billion deficit, an idea that never gained sufficient support. His frequent references to the extremist ideology infecting the Capitol, perpetuated by gerrymandered electoral districts, also hasn’t helped his relationship with the party faithful.

He recently told the German magazine Der Spiegel that he has almost no contact with those who run the California GOP, “because they’re just so out there.”

The strained relationship isn’t particularly surprising, given Schwarzenegger’s self-styled “post-partisan” philosophy, but

this weekend’s convention comes with an added dimension: The governor is coming with an appeal to the party die-hards who have at times felt alienated by his pronouncements.

He’s looking to repair some of those relationships to drum up support for one of the top goals of his last two years in office.

Schwarzenegger is seeking the party’s endorsement of Proposition 11, the redistricting initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot. If approved by voters, it would establish an independent commission to change the way the state draws boundaries for state Senate and Assembly seats. The party declined to endorse the measure at its spring meeting.

While many Democrats see the government-reform initiative as a Republican power grab, its success also could backfire on Republicans by taking away some of the legislative seats they consider safe.

Schwarzenegger has complained that non-competitive districts, where one party has a lock on power, sends hyper-partisan elected officials to Sacramento and leads to political gridlock. The proposition, which is backed by groups such as Common Cause and AARP, does not apply to congressional districts.

The governor also saw his public approval ratings slide as the budget impasse dragged on and faces a recall threat from the politically powerful union representing state prison guards, which is upset over contract negotiations it’s been conducting with the administration. A conservative offshoot of the state GOP, the California Republican Assembly, will vote Saturday on whether to endorse the recall drive.

Schwarzenegger won office in 2003 after voters ousted Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in a recall election.

California in line for $530 million in federal housing aid

BY ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON California has been allocated $529 million of $4 billion in federal aid to purchase, fix up and sell foreclosed properties.

But the state should be getting a bigger share of the money, according to California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein.

The Democrats made that contention in a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston shortly after he announced the funding breakdown Friday. HUD said it divvied up the money based on an analysis of foreclosure levels, risky lending and mortgage defaults.

“Frankly, it is beyond us how California — which has nearly twice the amount of

foreclosure filings than Florida (561,223 compared to 287,210) — could receive less assistance. This makes no sense, and is totally unacceptable,” Boxer and Feinstein wrote.

Florida got $541 million, according to Boxer’s office.

“Entire neighborhoods in several of our cities, such as Stockton, are being decimated, and this crisis poses a serious threat to the state’s economy,” the senators continued,

requesting a detailed explanation of how the funding allocations were made.

A HUD spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the senators’ letter.

The assistance, pushed by Congressional Democrats, was included in a massive housing bill signed by President Bush in July. The White House opposed the plan, saying it would help lenders, not homeowners.

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Davis is new diet spokesman New Los Angeles Clippers guard Baron Davis has joined the Jenny Craig lineup of spokespersons that includes weight-losers Queen Latifah and Valerie Bertinelli. Davis, a twotime NBA All-Star, said he decided to incorporate the Jenny Craig nutrition program into his offseason training regimen and that he lost 19 pounds to get in the best possible playing shape. The Clippers signed Davis to a free agent deal during the offseason. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Public health officials are asking employees of a Fremont plant where floor tiles and other building materials were made if they or their relatives have any symptoms of asbestos-related illness. The Federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry released a report this week saying workers of the former Flintkote Co. plant were exposed to low levels of asbestos between 1967 and 1979. Flintkote, which had plants in several U.S. cities, declared bankruptcy four years ago due to the costs of paying damages in asbestos-related lawsuits.

California health officials say cancer records and death certificates for the neighborhood around the Fremont plant showed “scattered evidence” of an elevated number of fatalities linked to asbestos.

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West won’t face felony charge in airport incident Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have declined to file felony charges against Kanye West for an incident in which a paparazzo’s camera was broken. Los Angeles County District Attorney’s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons says prosecutors referred the case to city attorneys, who will decide whether to charge West with a misdemeanor. West was arrested Sept. 11 at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of felony vandalism after he was captured on video struggling with a paparazzo and breaking a flash on the floor.

City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan says a decision on a lesser charge isn’t expected until next week. West’s road manager was also arrested on suspicion he broke the photographer’s camera and one belonging to a TMZ videographer.

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Chemistry student pleads no contest in meth case A chemistry doctoral student at the University of California, Merced, could be sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of conspiracy to make methamphetamine. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Jason West was using more than $10,000 worth of chemicals and equipment stolen from a university lab. He was arrested in August and made the plea deal Thursday.

Under terms of the plea agreement, the state dropped grand theft charges. West was one of the first students at UC Merced to qualify for a chemistry doctorate and was working as a teaching assistant at the time of his arrest.

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SACRAMENTO

Investigators say former NBA star misused grants Investigators have found irregularities in the way former NBA star and Sacramento mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson spent federal money at his nonprofit, St. HOPE. The findings were detailed in a letter to Johnson that also says he will be prohibited from receiving federal money while the investigation is under way.

St. HOPE receives the money through AmeriCorps, which provides college grants to people who volunteer for certain community service programs. Investigators from the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps grants, say the volunteers were assigned to run personal errands for Johnson and wash his car.

The volunteers also recruited students to attend St. HOPE Academy, engaged in political activities, traveled to New York to help promote an academy Johnson has opened in Harlem and were assigned to cleaning duties.

All are outside the scope of the federal grant. “The evidence is adequate to suspect that you have committed irregularities which seriously reflect the propriety of further federal government dealings with you,” William Anderson, who is in charge of suspensions for the corporation, wrote to Johnson.

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SAN FRANCISCO

Law firm to dissolve after 118 years One of San Francisco’s oldest law firms is shutting its doors after 118 years. The partners of Heller Ehrman were voting Friday to dissolve the litigation firm, which was crippled over the last year as dozens of lawyers left and the legal industry became increasingly globalized. Chairman Matt Larrabee broke the news to the firm’s 500-plus employees on Thursday. Heller Ehrman partner Barry Levin says the firm’s remaining partners and associates will spend the next several weeks arranging for their clients’ open cases.

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Schwarzenegger to convene global climate summit Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he plans to bring his contemporaries from around the world to California this fall to address global climate change.

The governor says he will invite lawmakers and government executives from China, India, Australia, Europe and other countries in the hope of forming an international alliance of community and regional leaders. He is planning the conference for November, a month before the United Nations holds its next round of international climate talks in Poland.

Governors from all 50 states also will be invited. Schwarzenegger’s office says the summit will be scheduled Nov. 18-19 in Los Angeles but did not provide the names of leaders who might attend. The governor announced the climate summit Friday during a speech about energy issues at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.

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OPCC registers two dozen clients FROM ELECTION PAGE 1 it’s a presidential election year and its historic magnitude.

“They’re telling us they have more of an interest to actively engage,” Maceri said.

All of the registrants listed the OPCC Annenberg Access Center at 503 Olympic Blvd. as their primary residence. OPCC is hoping the L.A. County Clerk will designate Samoshel, which is next door to the Access Center, as a polling location.

The first 30 minutes of the voter registration drive was an unexpected success as OPCC clients flooded the meeting room in Samoshel.

“We wanted to remind people that on election day, everyone is created equal,” Meredith Fogg, a member of the Samoshel Resource Board, said. “Part of the goal is also self empowerment.”

Jared Altschul, a Resource Board member who oversaw the registration drive with Fogg, said many of the clients seemed to be well-informed about national politics and energized about the election this year.

He added that during an information meeting on Tuesday about the election, one of the clients asked whether any volunteers were needed to work the polls.

“They’re not doing it for the sake of doing it,” he said. “They understand the

importance of voting.”

For many of the clients, it was their first time registering to vote.

Andre Rogers, who has been living at Samoshel for three weeks, said while he hasn’t been following the national political scene recently, he nevertheless feels the need to vote this year.

“As a black man we (historically) were not allowed to vote,” he said.

He added that homeless individuals collectively could have the power to elect a candidate who would be able to create more programs that would help people get off the street for good.

The clients ranged from the undecided to

the opinionated, some who say they are signing up because they can no longer take the existing political scene.

Those in the latter category had some strong feelings.

“We got ripped off when Bush did what he did in Florida,” Ralph Hill said.

An OPCC client for two years, Hill said he believes the voice of the homeless can often get lost in the community.

“It’s important to vote because if (people) just throw their hands up, then everyone else out there will get their man elected,” Hill said. melodyh@smdp.com

Famous author to speak at animal rights walk FROM WALK PAGE 3 Piper Moretti.

Moretti drove to Ventura County to participate in last year’s walk, but this year she decided to stay local by organizing the Santa Monica event.

Moretti, who has participated in dog rescues in the past and owns four rescued animals, is a relatively new activist within the group.

“I always donated, but I was looking to do something for the animals,” Moretti said.

She and other organizers are excited

IF YOU LOVE YOUR DOG AT HOME THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN HIM AND WHAT YOU EAT.” Jasmine Singer New York City outreach coordinator for Farm Sanctuary

about the guest speakers who will be presenting before the walk. Karen Dawn, author of “Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals” will speak, sell, and

sign books.

Ari Soloman, owner of a vegan candle company, A Scent of Scandal, will also make an appearance along with Julie

Janovsky, director of campaigns for Farm Sanctuary.

In addition to their ongoing rescue and rehabilitation efforts future plans for the organization include the launch of a new dairy campaign.

Activists will push to put dairy free options in school lunchrooms and in restaurants throughout the United States. Singer is currently recruiting volunteers to advocate at local restaurants on behalf of the campaign. smdp@news.com

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INTERACTIVE FUN: The Pico Art Walk this weekend will give kids, like these two from last year's event, a chance to learn how to create pottery and other works of art. The art walk will also feature plenty of food, games and a classic car show. It is one of several events going on this weekend in the Santa Monica and Venice areas.

Festivals, carnivals, dinners entertain FROM FESTIVALS PAGE 3 demonstrations like how to make a corset, how to costume a production of “Romeo & Juliet” through three centuries, and how to make pottery on a throwing wheel.

SMC will feature glass blowing, torch working, and jewelry making amongst other crafts and people will be invited to sit-in on morning classes.

“It’s a very busy, active day. It will give a good overview of a lot of the classes,” Terri Bromberg, SMC faculty member, said.

The college will sell items and also display art throughout the department.

“We get a pretty good size crowd,” Bromberg added. “This is our third year of having the art department open and our participation on campus has increased.”

Not only does the public benefit from the event but other students get a chance to see more of what goes on in other classes, she said.

Ruth Talley, owner of Make Believe, Inc., a costume sale and rental shop on Pico, trekked up to see the glass blowing at SMC the first year of the walk.

Talley, who was out of town last year due to business, said the event really pulls merchants together.

“The Art Walk is a great way to unite the community through art,” David Ruiz, Pico Improvement Organization secretary and walk organizer, said.

Talley will be collaborating with Marissa Lopez-Donatt, owner and photographer of La Foto, Inc., to give people a photo remembrance in Virginia Park. Patrons will be able

to try on costumes and become a cowboy, saloon girl, or another character out of the old west and get their photo snapped.

Lopez-Donatt will donate a free 4 by 6 inch photo of the shoot. She said she decided to get involved in the Virginia Park photo shoot this year in order to advertise for upcoming charity work in October. La Foto, Inc. plans to donate 20 percent of their proceeds to Operation Smile, an organization that does cosmetic surgery on children and adults.

Lopez-Donatt’s nephew was born with a cleft palate.

Other events include a salsa sampling contest. Five Mexican restaurants will put their salsas to the test to win the honorary title of best salsa on Pico Boulevard.

COWABUNGA

ZJ Boarding House will kick off its 20th anniversary doing business in the community with a carnival style family event Saturday.

The ZJ 20 Year Festival will take place on the lawn of the Victorian at 2640 Main St. from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will benefit Stoked Mentoring, a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping at risk teenagers straight through surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.

A variety of activities will be offered for all age groups at the bash. Families will be able to take advantage of games like the gumball toss, bobbing for apples, and quarter cups. DaKine will give away free BBQ and a beer garden will be available for adults. A surfboard and skateboard will be raffled off SEE FESTIVALS PAGE 14

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Applicants must reside in Santa Monica or do business or be employed in the City of Santa Monica.

Applications due by noon, Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

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The mission of the Pier Restoration Corporation is to preserve and enhance the pleasure of the pier experience for people of all ages and for future generations.

No Santa Monica City employee may serve as a member of any Board or Commission.

The State Political Reform Act requires Commission members to disclose their interest and income which may be materially affected by their official action by filing a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) with the City Clerk’s office upon assuming office, and annually thereafter.

Applications and information on Board/Commission duties & disclosure requirements are available from the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Room 102 (submit applications at this same location), by phone at (310) 458-8211 or on-line at http://www.smgov.net/cityclerk/boards. All current applications on file will be considered.

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ZJ’s celebrates 20 FROM FESTIVALS PAGE 13 and sponsors Roxy and Quicksilver will bring their signed athletes to make guest appearances.

There will be continuous live music, ranging from reggae rock to folk to punk.

This is the first time the surf shop has put on an event of this magnitude, said Palm Sirichanya, public relations coordinator for ZJ Boarding House. She is grateful for the way sponsors were willing to volunteer.

“Everyone is so stoked. We’ve gotten so much love from the community,” Sirichanya said.

One hundred percent of the profits from the event will benefit Stoked Mentoring. The surf shop got involved with the nonprofit as a result of their long-standing relationship with Sal Masekela, ESPN X-Games commentator. Teens from the organization will also share in the fun of the afternoon, Sirichanya said.

patron of the school and has served as PTA president. Crossroads School, a private school, was instrumental in establishing a board and helping to implement enrichment programs at Saint Anne School, which has traditionally served children from lowincome families.

Neither Sheen nor Sanchez have children attending the school, but both were inspired to speak at the event as a result of the work Saint Anne School has done in the community.

Principal Michael Browning said the head count for the event had already reached 300 Wednesday. Tickets for the event cost $25 and can be paid for by cash or check.

The school encourages those who would like to attend to call (310) 829-2775 ahead of time if possible, however, the event is open to the public and tickets can be bought at the door. Although children are welcome at the event, it will be primarily an adult function.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On Saturday Saint Anne School will throw a “Fiesta Centenaria” to celebrate 100 years of providing Catholic education to children in the Santa Monica community.

The centenaria will kick off with a Catholic mass at 4 p.m. and be followed by a five course meal, including dancing and a raffle beginning at 5 p.m.

Charlie Sheen will speak at the mass and then briefly again at dinner. Lauren Sanchez, an anchorwoman at KCOP, Channel 13 News, will be presenting awards to honorees Sisters Patricia Cronin and Stacy Franklin, and Crossroads School between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The honorees have all been chosen as a result of their service to the school. The Holy Name Sisters founded the school and staffed it from 1908 to 1995; Cronin was the last sister to leave in 1995. Franklin is a

ABBOT KINNEY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 24 YEARS

If Santa Monicans want to venture out of their home town, head south to Venice on Sunday to celebrate the Abbot Kinney Festival. Abbot Kinney Boulevard will be blocked off from Venice Boulevard to Main Street from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. to accommodate the festivities.

Like the Pico Art Walk, the Abbot Kinney Festival will incorporate more green living into their festival this year by offering up a green food court and test drives of alternatively fueled vehicles.

Three stages of live music, three food courts, a beer garden, and 350 arts and crafts booths will be open to the public. Children and parents can find performances and activities at the Youth and Family Courtyard. news@smdp.com

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Corsairs take on Valley at home

310-458-5350 • www.britanniapub.com FROM SMC PAGE 1 teams are part of the newly formed American Conference, Western Division.

The teams may be new to the conference, but not new to each other. The Corsairs won last year’s meeting, 24-13, giving L.A. Valley head coach Jimmy Sims reason to overlook SMC’s slow start. “[Their record] means nothing,” Sims said. “We’re not coming in with our nose up our butts. We know we have to battle.

Anybody in this new league can beat anybody at anytime.”

SMC is coming off a 60-7 drubbing at the hands of Bakersfield College. L.A. Valley beat that same Bakersfield team, 17-13, two weeks ago.

But, the Monarchs were routed, 66-7, last week against College of the Canyons. These topsy-turvy results give Taylor hope that the season is far from over.

After last week’s lopsided loss, Taylor and his team held what he called a “come to Jesus” meeting. Players and coaches said their peace and hopefully cleared the air of what has been a difficult season.

“We weren’t going to leave the room until we found out what’s wrong with [this team],” Taylor said. “People got on people.

Coaches held a three-hour meeting.”

Considering that every team in the conference is 1-2 or worse, Taylor believes that a win propels the Corsairs back into the race.

“I’ve never seen this situation before, not ever,” Taylor said. “It looks like there will be eight teams clawing to get victories.”

Taylor said that he will do little tinkering with his game plan. The most notable change the team will have to cope with comes at the quarterback position.

Freshman Ryan Burns stepped in for Brady McManus during last week’s game at Bakersfield. He scored the game’s lone score on a QB keeper. McManus left the game with an ankle sprain, but is expected back next week.

“We are starting a new season at home,” Taylor said. “Our long-term goal is to win the division. I still feel we can do that.

“Talk is cheap, you have to do what you say.” daniela@smdp.com

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Students take bus designs to next level FROM BBB PAGE 1 The partnership between the Big Blue Bus and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena was announced during the agency’s 80th birthday in April. The winning designs were presented during the first day of the Third Annual Alt Car Expo on Friday.

The project featured three different buses by students studying transportation design, which is one of the more notable programs at the school.

The buses were designed with sustainability, innovation, rideability and style serving as key components.

“They are things that you would all want to have in a car,” Stephanie Negriff, the director of transit services for the Big Blue Bus, said. “These designs will attract people to public transit.”

The intent of the project is to spark dialogue in public transportation circles about the increasing role buses will serve in the future. The designs will be presented during the American Public Transportation Association’s annual conference next month in San Diego.

“Each one of these designs gives us something different to consider,” Negriff said.

The students spent several days traveling on buses from Pasadena to Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica, talking to riders, studying their mannerisms and interactions with other passengers, and asking what they want out of public transportation.

Gabriel Wartofsky based his design — “Icon Bus” — on London’s hip double deckers, a vehicle he grew up loving as a child playing with toy models.

The bus is designed to cater to all types of passengers, dedicating the first floor for the short-trip riders and the top level to those who want to enjoy a long trip. The seats on sections of the bus were also designed to encourage communication between riders, taking advantage of the communal aspects of public transit.

A native of Washington, D.C., Wartofsky spent his entire life riding subways, experi-

encing a culture shock when he moved to Los Angeles four years ago and started driving.

“It’s a shock to be in your own cell,” he said. “But this is how a modern city is laid out.”

The double decker design is also intended to increase ridership by showing drivers that riding a bus can be fun.

“The double decker is an icon,” he said.

Giuseppe Fillippone’s “Cougar Bus” was created in admiration of the structure of various four-legged animals, including felines.

The bus is also designed to take on additional cabins, depending on the route and time of day.

Mike Patterson’s “Clear Volume Bus” was based on his love for architecture, inspired by the steel structures of modern skyscrapers.

Neither Patterson nor Fillippone were present at the event.

The Clear Volume Bus has three separate sections — a front cabin that seats the driver, a transparent glass middle section that can be lowered to the curb, and a rear compartment that is enclosed for riders in for a long trip.

All designs were judged at the event. The Icon Bus, which features a chameleon panel that turns white to repel heat in the summer and black to absorb it in the winter, received the Sustainability Award. The Cougar received the Innovation Award while the Clear Volume bus grabbed the Branding and Rideability awards.

“We wanted to look at bus ridership from an experiential point of view,” Geoff Wardle, the college’s director of Advanced Mobility Design, said.

While there are no plans to put the designs into place, Negriff didn’t rule out seeing any of the buses on the road in the future.

“These designs show us that transit doesn’t have to be dull,” she said.

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Rubin Postaer, which has rented offices in Santa Monica for the past 17 years, will convert the former mail distribution hub on the north side of Jefferson Boulevard into offices and pay the landlord, Lionstone Group, about $200 million in rent over 15 years, according to reports.

“We like what’s happening down there,” Vince Mancuso, the firm’s chief financial officer, said. “It’s a dynamic, emerging market, and we just like the vibe. It seems like the place we ought to be.”

Mancuso said the rental cost was “a substantially better deal.”

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Life is but a dream HAVE YOU EVER LISTENED TO A FRIEND relate a remembered dream? “And then, suddenly, I was walking down this deserted street in Rome, and there was Abraham Lincoln sitting at an outdoor café sipping an espresso.”

Well, that’s sort of what Tony Foster’s new play, “Asleep on a Bicycle” is like.

Rambling, disconnected, sometimes improbable, but still eerily fascinating.

The dream is Linda’s (a cool Gina Garrison), who begins by deciding that she is going to leave her husband. He, Jeff, played by Robert Foster (alternating with Nelson Del Rosario) lies sleeping in the large bed in the center of the stage.

Beside him, a huge lump, representing the sleeping Linda, lies under the covers while Linda herself wanders back and forth, peopling her dream with assorted characters from her memories.

First to arrive is Giovanna (Maya Parish), a once-famous international movie star who speaks only Italian. She drifts in and out and it’s hard to tell whether her Italian is the real thing or a Sid Caesar version, but in any case it is not translated, so her passionate declarations remain unfathomable.

Then comes Linda’s mother, Zadie (Cheryl Huggins), who arrives with a face covered in lather and proceeds to shave herself. Zadie at this point is a middleaged, narcissistic alcoholic, which is how Linda vividly remembers her. It’s only later that we learn that she is, in actuality, over 80 and lying in a hospital bed preparing to die. And that she has a secret past with Sister Marguerite (Patricia Rae), a saintly nun who appears from time to time to offer soothing mediation to the troubled characters.

At one point, Jeff, who has had difficulty communicating with Linda in recent times, which is why she has been considering divorcing him, jumps out of bed, halfawake, to share his dream with her. He conjures up a narcoleptic daughter (Jade Dornfeld), named Buttons, after their cat.

As time accordions, whooshing back and forth between the fantasy past and the surrealistic future, Buttons grows up to be a nasty, defiant reprobate, who addresses caustic comments to her own vagina.

Others in this dysfunctional family are Linda’s brother Grover (Josh Breeding), a physicist who wanted to be a rock star, and Penny Farthing (Tara Norris, alternating with Alexandra Hoover), a violent shrew from an earlier century who predates Lizzie Borden but has the same temperament and foibles.

David Fofi directs this motley crew with an uneven hand, as the dream proceeds through Linda’s improbable lifetime and her final adventure on a bicycle. The bicycle in question, symbolically, hangs upside down in set designer Joel David’s hugely magnificent tree, whose trunk and barren branches dominate half the stage. Even though Linda and Jeff wander around in nightgown and boxers and a T-shirt, respectively, Louis Jacobs has designed some lovely costumes for Zadie and for the blood-spattered Penny Farthing, as well as the epitome of kookiness for the teen-aged Buttons.

It’s hard to tell if “Asleep on a Bicycle” is intended partially as farce, but as anyone who has ever slept through a dream/nightmare knows, there’s usually very little humor to be had in a dream.

This one, however, offers some pithy ruminations about life and death and choices, and is well worth staying awake for.

“Asleep on a Bicycle,” which is having its world premiere at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, is the final show of the Elephant Theatre Company’s 12th season.

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NEW YORK “Late Show” host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an “ugly date” because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show.

The night before, Letterman had said McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign to deal with the economic crisis “didn’t smell right.” Letterman substituted MSNBC’s “Countdown” host — and critic of the Arizona senator — Keith Olbermann when McCain called him to say he wouldn’t appear Wednesday.

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NEW YORK Financial markets remained on edge Friday after the Bush administration’s proposal for a $700 billion banking bailout ran into opposition from Republican lawmakers. Stocks ended mixed, with big financial companies lifting the Dow Jones industrials more than 120 points, but worries about smaller banks and parts of the technology sector taking much of the market lower.

Demand for safe-haven buying in government debt remained high as investors uneasily watched events in Washington.

Some lawmakers are concerned about the cost of the proposal, and they balked at the plan after congressional leaders said Thursday they had reached an agreement in principle. Shortly after Friday’s opening bell on Wall Street, President Bush said at the White House lawmakers can express doubts but ultimately should “rise to the occasion” and approve a plan to stave off what he sees as an economic calamity.

The rescue is designed to remove billions of dollars of bad mortgages and other nowtoxic assets from the books of financial firms in a bid to free up lending. Tight lending conditions make it harder and more expensive for businesses and consumers to borrow money, a headwind for the economy.

Volume was relatively light Friday as many investors chose to just wait.

“I think the markets are on pause trying to figure out where this is going to go.

Congress is still there,” said Mark Coffelt, portfolio manager at Empiric Funds in Austin, Texas. “Right now everyone is a little bit shellshocked.”

With no deal in place as trading ended Friday, investors were likely to be uneasy throughout the weekend.

And there was no way to predict whether Monday morning would bring calmer markets after weeks of intense volatility, or whether the turbulence would accelerate.

Even if a deal is reached over the weekend, its terms likely would determine how the markets start the week.

Credit markets remained strained Friday, though they showed improvement. The yield on the 3-month Treasury bill, considered the safest short-term investment, rose to 0.87 percent from 0.72 percent late Thursday. The lower the yield on a T-bill, the more desperation there is in the market; investors are at times willing to take the slimmest returns to preserve their principal.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.86 percent from 3.84 percent late Thursday.

The Dow rose 121.07, or 1.10 percent, to 11,143.13. Gains by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. gave support to the 30-stock index. Most of their advance came late in the session as investors placed bets that a deal would emerge from Washington over the weekend. But with so much uncertainty, the big banks are seen as the most secure, and therefore likely to withstand whatever problems lie ahead.

Broader indicators were mixed. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 4.09, or 0.34 percent, to 1,213.27, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 3.23, or 0.15 percent, to 2,183.34.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers by more than 2 to 1 on the New York Stock

Exchange, where consolidated volume came to 1.19 billion shares compared with 5.73 billion traded Thursday.

For the week, which again saw triple-digit moves in the Dow, the blue chip average lost 2.15 percent, the S&P 500 declined 3.33 percent and the Nasdaq fell 3.38 percent.

Stocks traded unevenly Friday, with technology shares falling sharply after Research In Motion Ltd. warned that its gross margins would contract in the current quarter because of the costs for producing three new BlackBerry models. The stock fell $26.77, or 27 percent, to $70.76.

The market was also uneasy after Washington Mutual Inc. became the largest U.S. bank to fail. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized WaMu on Thursday and then sold the thrift’s banking assets to JPMorgan for $1.9 billion. It was the latest financial firm to collapse under the weight of enormous bad bets on the mortgage market.

Although WaMu’s failure was expected, it nonetheless underscored for investors how widespread the problems are in the financial sector.

Coffelt noted, however, that the market appeared to take some comfort from the orderly fall of WaMu. Several analysts praised the move as a wise takeover for JPMorgan. JPMorgan rose $4.78, or 11 percent, to $48.24 and was the biggest decliner among the Dow industrials. WaMu fell $1.53, or 91 percent, to 16 cents.

Meanwhile, Bank of America, which last week snapped up Merrill Lynch, rose $2.33, or 6.8 percent, to $36.70.

Bank of America and JP Morgan are now the first and second largest banks U.S. banks, respectively, perhaps offering investors some reassurance about the safety provided by their large asset bases in a market short on liquidity.

But worries about some other banks, including regionals, persisted after the failure of WaMu. Wachovia Corp. fell $3.70, or 27 percent, to $10, while National City Corp. fell $1.28, or 26 percent, to $3.71.

Light, sweet crude fell $1.13 to settle at $106.89 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Uncertainty over the bailout package left the dollar mixed against other major currencies. Gold prices rose.

Coffelt said the market would take a hit if a bailout doesn’t materialize, though he said the broader fear is that tightness in credit markets would make any decline more severe.

“If it doesn’t go through I think the markets probably get slapped — probably 1,000 points — but then we’ll work our way out of it,” he said, referring to a drop the Dow industrials could see.

Still, concerns about the broader economy persist. The Commerce Department said the spring’s economic rebound was less robust than previously estimated. Gross domestic product, or GDP, increased at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter.

That fell short of the 3.3 percent growth estimated a month ago, but was still better than two previous quarters.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.95, or 0.13 percent, to 704.79.

Overseas, Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 0.94 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 2.09 percent, Germany’s DAX index fell 1.77 percent, and France’s CAC-40 fell 1.50 percent.

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Kids can be easy prey for identity snatchers

BY EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Business Writer

NEW YORK Among the people Linda Foley is currently working to help are a 3-year-old whose Social Security number is being used by someone for work purposes. And there’s a 5-year-old whose identity is linked to driver’s licenses, arrest warrants for drunken driving, and a warrant for unpaid child support.

These stories may sound unusual, but Foley has heard of many such situations since she started the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center in 1999, and she’s convinced that the poaching of children’s identities is more common than anyone knows.

Because identity theft is typically associated with financial matters like the misuse of credit cards, most people don’t consider the possibility that their child’s personal information could be stolen and misused. But more than 34,000 reports of identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission from 2005 to 2007 concerned children under age 18.

“I think we just see the tip of the iceberg, we don’t know how deep this problem goes,” said Foley.

One reason there is no clear figure for the number of children affected is that the crime often goes unnoticed for many years, explained Scott Mitic, chief executive of TrustedID, a Redwood, Calif., company that offers ID protection services.

Usually, there’s a narrow time gap between the discovery and the theft, Mitic said of identity theft in general. “But in this age group, you’re much more likely to see a lag.”

Because children don’t have complex financial lives, there is less opportunity to notice that something has gone awry than for adults who try to access loans, mortgages and credit cards — one major factor that plays into child identity theft going undetected for years.

A second major reason is that frequently, the thief is a parent or other relative of the child.

“In excess of 50 percent of all child ID theft, involves a perpetrator who is one of the parents or someone who is close to the family,” estimated Foley, basing her figure on counseling experience and work with law enforcement agencies.

That was the case for Randy Waldron Jr., now 27, who has spent the last decade trying to clean up his reputation.

“My father began using my Social Security number in 1982,” said Waldron. But his father was not a part of his life as a child, and it wasn’t until sixteen years later, when Waldron was applying for college, that it was discovered he had run up a total of $22.5 million in debt in his son’s name.

The tally included myriad accounts from unpaid utility bills to defaulted credit cards and back taxes. There was even an unpaid storage facility rental that ballooned to a $10,000 debt.

“It took many years to correct it,” Waldron said, estimating he has spent about $30,000 in attorney fees to clear his name. “I am still hounded by credit card companies, I am still hounded by collection agencies.”

Waldron, who lives in Revere, Mass., has worked with Foley in handling his own personal matters, and is now trying to start an organization on the East Coast to help other victims, the Center for Compromised Identities and Child Identity Theft.

Though you may feel secure in your own family, another recurring scenario is that a child’s Social Security number becomes associated with a different name — a technique that’s sometimes used by an undocumented immigrant or someone who is trying to avoid child support payments. “As amazing as it sounds, it is still very difficult for an employer to establish that a Social Security number they’ve been given corresponds to the person they are employing,” said TrustID’s Mitic.

And now a word from Gov. Hucka ... er, Beebe

BY ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Writer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas’ governor needs a name tag.

Mike Beebe has been in office nearly two years, but that hasn’t stopped officials in his state from confusing him with his similarly named predecessor, Mike Huckabee. Even the chief of the state’s medical school and a state agency director get tongue-tied over the names.

“To my right is Gov. Mike Huckabee,” University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson said Friday at a ceremony introducing Beebe. He quickly corrected himself as the audience howled.

“I got half of it right,” Wilson said.

Minutes later, Wilson made the same flub. Physically, the two Mikes don’t share a common appearance. Democrat Beebe’s silver-gray hair is lighter than Republican Huckabee’s dark brown.

Huckabee, who served as the state’s gov-

ernor for 10Ω years, also gained fame by losing more than 100 pounds and becoming an avid fitness advocate, a distinction Beebe doesn’t have. Huckabee, who campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination, supported Beebe’s opponent in 2006 gubernatorial election.

“If Gov. Huckabee were here, he and I would both agree that most of the similarity stops with the name,” Beebe said. “I mean, if I lost 100 pounds, you wouldn’t even see me.”

The confusion provided a bit of levity last month during the funeral for Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney, a close friend of Beebe’s who was shot and killed at the party’s headquarters. Beebe and former president Bill Clinton took advantage of the Rev. Vic Nixon’s reference to the current governor as Huckabee.

“Thank you, monsignor,” Beebe responded to the Methodist pastor’s introduction at Gwatney’s funeral, using a term applied only

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“We’ve got 102 kids; not one of them got recruited by UCLA, and there’s not a guy on their roster that would even take a trip to Fresno,” Hill said.

UCLA has experienced a rash of injuries to key players in coach Rick Neuheisel’s first season, including playing without the first two quarterbacks, the first two tailbacks and having to use a patchwork offensive line.

The struggling Bruins still can expect no sympathy from Hill.

“There’s no need to feel sorry for UCLA. They’ve got very, very good players on that roster,” he said. “I know they do. As I said, there’s not one guy on that roster that would even take a visit to Fresno State.

“We’ve got to expect to take a great shot from them. So we’re looking forward to going down to the Rose Bowl and playing a great game.”

Fresno State has defeated UCLA just once in seven games, 17-9 in the 2003 Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose in their most recent meeting. The Bulldogs (2-1) are favored to make it two in a row over the Bruins (1-2) on Saturday.

Fresno State has beaten Rutgers and Toledo on the road and lost a rugged 13-10 decision to Wisconsin in Fresno. The Bruins got off to a fine start, upsetting Tennessee in the season opener, only to lose 59-0 to BYU — the school’s worst loss since 1929 — and 31-10 to Arizona last weekend.

So the Bruins have been outscored 90-10 in their last two games, and their offense is without a touchdown since the opener.

“We’ve got to find a way to increase productivity on that side of the ball, to improve our field position, keep our defense out of the game, and obviously give ourselves better chances to win games,” Neuheisel said.

He knows Fresno State, the Bruins’ third Top-25 opponent this season, will be a challenge.

“It’s important that we understand the mentality of our opponent, that they’re street-tough, the kind of team that embodies their coach,” Neuheisel said. “Pat Hill has done an excellent job over the past several years, and ‘On any corner at any time’ is his mantra.

“We’ve got to match that intensity. If we can rise up and fight like that, we’ll have a chance to be in the game and make it a good game. If we don’t, we’re going to get reminded again that we’re not playing for the big prizes yet.”

The Bruins’ fortunes again will depend heavily on quarterback Kevin Craft, who was third on the depth chart before injuries sidelined Patrick Cowan in the spring and Ben Olson during fall camp. Craft, a JC transfer, has had one good quarter, going 12-of-14 for 139 yards in the fourth quarter as he rallied the Bruins past Tennessee.

The other 11 quarters, he’s been mostly inefficient and he passed for only 81 yards against Arizona. He has thrown for just one touchdown, and has been intercepted five times.

Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater threw five interceptions all last season, and only one so far this year.

Brandstater has passed for 672 yards and five touchdowns this season and is averaging 224 yards a game through the air.

His quarterback rating is 150.57, to Craft’s 92.19.

The Bruins hope to get tailback Kahlil Bell (ankle) back against the Bulldogs, although he probably won’t be 100 percent even if he is able to play. UCLA totaled just 38 yards on the ground the first two games, although they did manage 115 yards against Arizona.

The Bulldogs’ Ryan Matthews has averaged 101.3 yards rushing per game this fall, about twice what the Bruins have averaged as a team.

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ALAMEDA Justin Fargas will miss this week’s game against the San Diego Chargers and Darren McFadden is questionable as the Oakland Raiders head into the division showdown dealing with key injuries at running back and on defense.

Fargas will miss his second straight game with a groin injury, but is expected to return after the bye next week. McFadden was limited in practice again Friday with a turf toe injury that affected him last week in Buffalo.

The Raiders are hoping McFadden can play because the only other tailback on the active roster with Fargas sidelined is Michael Bush.

Fullback Justin Griffith could carry the ball if needed.

“We’re going to give him a shot and hopefully he can play,” coach Lane Kiffin said Friday of the team’s top draft pick. “You never know for sure. The whole thing, he’ll go out there.

We’ll give him a shot and let him go out there from the beginning of the game and hopefully he can go. We’ll play him until we can’t go and then we’ll be down to one. We’ll have to go with Justin (Griffith).”

The Raiders also could be short-handed on defense, where key starters Nnamdi Asomugha (elbow), Derrick Burgess (triceps) and Gerard Warren (pectoral muscle) have been slowed all week.

Asomugha has a small fracture in his elbow after getting kicked while trying to make a tackle against the Bills. He has been extremely limited all week.

“It’s going to depend on how it feels the next couple of days because I haven’t really done much of anything on it, so I may be able to have a brace on it and go like that,” Asomugha said.

With backup cornerback Stanford Routt also questionable because of a sprained ankle, the Raiders could be forced to move starting free safety Michael Huff or backup safety Rashad Baker to cornerback on Sunday.

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★★★★★ Your smile and upbeat behavior are that of a sure winner. Investigate possibilities rather than exclude them. News from a distance could be a bit hard to hear, but once you relax, you might delight in options. Tonight: Follow the music.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★ Expenses could be off. Consider how to make an adjustment. If you like what you hear, your tune changes. Efforts made with a project pay off. You accomplish everything you wanted and more. Tonight: Play it low-key.

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Surround yourself with friends, whether at the movies or at a ballgame! Tonight: Go with the flow.

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JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from ★ (easiest) to ★★★★★ (hardest).

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GETTING STARTED There are many strategies to solving Sudoku. One way to begin is to examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing. Then, based on the other numbers in the row and column of each blank cell, find which of the missing numbers will work. Eliminating numbers will eventually lead you to the answer.

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DAILY LOTTERY 6 13 14 31 36 Meganumber: 36 Jackpot: $24M 1 6 20 40 41 Meganumber: 18 Jackpot: $31M 12 19 32 35 39 MIDDAY: 6 3 3 EVENING: 7 6 4 1st: 10 Solid Gold 2nd: 02 Lucky Star 3rd: 04 Big Ben RACE TIME: 1.40.78

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■ Deja Vu: The two states whose electoral votes decided the presidential races in 2000 (Florida) and 2004 (Ohio) are provoking anxiety this time around, also. In Palm Beach County, Fla. (home of the “butterfly ballot” in 2000), 3,478 optical-scan votes disappeared between primary-night counting on Aug. 26 and the official recount a few days later (flipping the outcome of at least one race). Also in August, Ohio officials claimed that they had fixed a software-logic tabulating error in Premier Election Systems machines used in some counties (but, according to a spokesman for Premier, a company formerly known as Diebold, that error had been present for the last 10 years). (Also in August, the Ohio secretary of state ordered election officials to end the practice of taking voting machines home at night during election season “for safekeeping,” even though such “sleepovers” had been encouraged in order to protect the machines from tampering.)

■ The New York Post spotted several Manhattan businesses that tried to appeal to nudists this summer with special events.

Among the most challenging were John Ordover’s monthly dinners at selected restaurants (such as the Mercantile Grill), where about 50 diners eat and drink naked (served by the restaurant’s regular, clothed staff), and the Naked Comedy Showcase at People’s Improv Theater in the Chelsea district, where once a month, naked comedians perform (and a section in the audience is reserved for naked patrons).

TODAY IN HISTORY the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.

President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.

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