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THE CITY COUNCIL ISSUE

Hedge ordinance inches forward

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL The war of the hedges could be nearing a cease fire.

More than four years after local officials began cracking down on noncompliant towering hedges — a source of cosntention between neighbors — the City Council on

Tuesday took a major step toward concluding a long and embattled process over shrubbery height rules.

The council unanimously approved a new permanent ordinance regulating hedge height and maintenance, essentially formally putting into law an interim ordinance that had guided the issue for the past three years.

The ordinance was approved on first read-

ing, which involves public comment, and is expected to be adopted during an upcoming meeting.

The issue first came to light in 2004 when about 200 households received an order to clip their greens or face a stiff penalty, sparking the so-called “hedge wars.” The issue pitted neighbor against neighbor, some saying the hedges provide privacy while others

argued the tall bushes create an uninviting environment for pedestrians. Some who lived adjacent to properties with tall hedges have also argued that it blocks the sunlight into their homes, degrading their quality of life.

“The only reason people want to have a SEE HEDGES PAGE 13

News racks to sport a ‘drab’ look (Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the second and final reading of ordinances approved by the City Council. Second readings are held without public comment, although the issues have been discussed, often at length, during prior City Council meetings.)

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

The department has advised people in areas where smoke, soot or ash is visible or able to be smelled to stay indoors, but has also recommended limiting outdoor activity even where the air quality does not seem to be affected by the fire.

“It is difficult to tell where ash or soot from a wildfire will go or how winds will

CITY HALL The old-fashioned woodgrain paneled newspaper racks will now be a thing of the past.

The City Council on Tuesday amended an ordinance regulating the appearance and placement of all 1,100 racks in the city, changing a provision regarding aesthetics to allow them to be painted in an “olive drab” color, which vendors say is easier to maintain.

The ordinance was one of four the council adopted on second reading. All will be in effect in less than 30 days.

Previous regulations mandated that news racks have woodgrain panels on all sides and the mount be painted a glossy black. The 1979 law also required that vendors pay a $35 permit fee for each rack and to maintain their own.

Publishers argued that the woodgrain was difficult to maintain because it degrades quickly, adding that it is one of the most expensive substrates on the market.

The ordinance was also changed to modify the insurance coverage from $300,000 to

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Ray Solano news@smdp.com Tara Mah, 5, shows her mother, Shery Mah, her artwork Tuesday night during the Roosevelt Elementary School art show, Reflections.

Santa Monica air affected by valley wildfire

BY ELIZABETH KENIGSBERG Special to the Daily Press

LOS ANGELES As fires sweep across Southern California, health officials urge Santa Monicans and other Los Angeles County residents to stay inside.

The Department of Public Health issued an air quality warning Wednesday, advising school officials, sports leagues and those

with lung disease and others sensitive to smoke to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued a state of emergency following the onset of the fires in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernadino counties, which, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, have lowered the air quality across the region.

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With four candidates running for three open seats on the Board of Education, it can be difficult for voters to determine who will represent them best (Ralph Mechur is running unopposed and will be appointed by the board following the election, but made it clear he wants to participate in the political process). To make it easier, the Daily Press sent out questionnaires to each candidate, giving them 1,000 words to explain their positions on a host of issues important to residents, as well as shed light on their personalities.

Chris Bley

José Escarce, M.D., Ph.D.

• Age: 35 • Occupation: Teacher.

• Married/kids: Divorced, no kids.

• Your neighborhood and how long have you lived there?

Ocean Park, Mid-Wilshire, and Montana — 32 years.

• Age: 55 • Occupation: Professor of medicine at UCLA. • Married/kids: Married with three children (daughter, a 2006 Samohi graduate; sons, ages 16 and 13, attend our schools).

• Your neighborhood and how long have you lived there?

I’ve lived on 21st Street just off Montana Avenue for 10 years.

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE: WHICH DID YOU ATTEND?

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE: WHICH DID YOU ATTEND?

Both.

I went to public elementary and Catholic high school in Miami.

WHAT WERE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL: JOCK, ARTIST, NERD, OR LONER?

WHAT WERE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL: JOCK, ARTIST, NERD, OR LONER?

Jock.

I was a very good student, played sports, played electric bass in a very bad rock band, and had lots of friends. My father was a great artist, but the gene skipped a generation.

SOME RESIDENTS IN MALIBU BELIEVE THE BEST THING FOR THEIR KIDS IS TO CREATE A SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOW CAN THE DISTRICT KEEP MALIBU IN THE FOLD OR SHOULD IT SPLIT? HOW CAN YOU ENSURE MALIBU REPRESENTATION WHEN THERE IS NO ONE ON THE BOARD FROM THE SEASIDE CITY?

Malibu and Santa Monica should remain in the same school district. Both communities benefit from the diversity and variety of resources that neither community has on its own. Malibu needs to feel its concerns are represented on the board. One of the principal objectives of my candidacy is to increase communications directly between board members and residents of communities such as Malibu. Board members must keep in mind at all times that they have a duty to represent all residents and to do so must actively reach out and meet regularly with members of all the communities. My proposal for bi-monthly neighborhood meetings is one example of how I will focus on bringing school board members directly into the Malibu community.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE CITY COUNCIL’S DECISION TO WITHHOLD ROUGHLY $500,000 BECAUSE OF CONCERNS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION? DID THE COUNCIL OVERSTEP ITS BOUNDS?

I agree the City Council exercised its discretion appropriately to withhold funds until the school district’s special education program meets the city’s requirements for candor and openness.

IF YOU COULD TEACH ONE SUBJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

This is not a hypothetical question for the only candidate who is a teacher. I am currently teaching American government, which is my favorite high school subject.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ARE THEY NECESSARY TO KEEP COSTS DOWN?

SOME RESIDENTS IN MALIBU BELIEVE THE BEST THING FOR THEIR KIDS IS TO CREATE A SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOW CAN THE DISTRICT KEEP MALIBU IN THE FOLD OR SHOULD IT SPLIT? HOW CAN YOU ENSURE MALIBU REPRESENTATION WHEN THERE IS NO ONE ON THE BOARD FROM THE SEASIDE CITY?

All board members are responsible for representing all students in our district, regardless of where the students live. I have worked very hard to do so since I was elected, and it’s especially important that board members renew that commitment now that there won’t be a Malibu resident on the board. Nonetheless, despite the board’s best efforts, Malibu’s distance from and small size relative to Santa Monica have led some Malibu parents to feel that they are not well represented. These parents also argue that Malibu has grown and matured enough to have its own school district. I’m persuaded by these arguments and, consequently, I support efforts to determine whether a separate Malibu district would be viable and successful. The main question, for me, will be whether separate school districts can provide the same quality of education that our joint district currently provides. Ultimately, separation would have to be approved by county and state education officials as well as Malibu voters.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE CITY COUNCIL’S DECISION TO WITHHOLD ROUGHLY $500,000 BECAUSE OF CONCERNS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION? DID THE COUNCIL OVERSTEP ITS BOUNDS?

It has worked out well. The City Council’s decision encouraged the board to take a hard look at our district’s special education program. The board is using the findings of that assessment to guide our multi-faceted, ongoing efforts to reform the program. These efforts have and will continue to involve parents, teachers, and community members. I am strongly committed to improving our special education program and making it more inclusive and welcoming for families.

I am firmly opposed to confidentiality agreements.

IF YOU COULD TEACH ONE SUBJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

My parents packed a variety of lunches until third grade. After third grade I packed my own lunches of peanut butter and bologna sandwiches and sometimes ate the school lunch.

I’d have trouble deciding among physics, calculus, “Magical Realism in Latin American Literature,” and “The Evolution of Cuban Cinema since the Revolution.” The latter two would be electives I’d design. I love these subjects and would really enjoy teaching them.

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Putting an end to world hunger Editor:

Imagine waking up every morning with a deep, hollow, painful sensation in the pit of your stomach, a feeling that never subsides but instead consumes every ounce of energy you have. The cause: hunger.

Each night, almost one billion people around the world go to bed hungry, 95 percent of whom live in third world nations such as sub-Saharan Africa. Those who are victims of world hunger are often innocent families who struggle to survive each day — specifically children. Everyday almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes. That’s one child every five seconds. In the last couple of years the situation has gone dire. Due to food prices increasing 52 percent, many people turn to heart-wrenching solutions to ward off hunger. It has been reported in Haiti that people are selling “mud cookies” — the recipe being one part dirt, one part shortening and half a cup of water — to hide the aches of hunger.

On World Food Day, Oct. 16, let’s take action to end world hunger. Situations such as these can have a solution. There is enough food in the world today for every man, woman and child to lead a healthy and productive life. It is also important to remember that fighting world hunger will include both short-term interventions and long-term solutions. The goal should be not only to help the people directly, but also to empower them so that they can lift themselves out of poverty.

As members of Santa Monica, we have the ability to directly influence change and to help end world hunger.

First off, we can donate money to organizations, such as Heifer International, that give livestock to families in third world nations. This in turn helps educate and encourage a sustainable community. Secondly, we can combat hunger by joining the ONE Campaign, whose goal is to cut poverty in half by 2015.

With enough dedication and commitment we can all help combat world hunger. On Oct.16, lets make a difference for someone who truly needs it.

Melissa Etehad Senior, Santa Monica High School

Let freedom ring Editor:

I am not a liberal, and I am not gay. I am a straight, conservative, 54-year-old man with a sense of shame that liberals have been out in front on the issue of same-gender marriage instead of us conservatives. If ever there was an issue for those of us who hold to the conservative persuasion, this is it! We’re not talking about abortion rights or death penalty, or any other issue that might divide us, but merely the fair and Constitutional application of civil liberty to all of our fellow citizens.

No one has the right to decide who someone else may or may not marry. Remember, it wasn’t all that long ago when there were statutes on the books prohibiting blacks and whites from marrying one another.

And now Prop. 8 wants to takes us backwards, back to the time of “separate but equal,” which we know now was never close to being equal, just like a “civil union” is nothing close to being the union of marriage.

The bigots have had their say. Now it’s time for us true conservatives to unite our voices in a call for full and equal benefit and responsibility (and marriage is a responsibility) under our Constitution.

Let freedom ring for everyone in our society, not just straight couples.

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L.A. beer market remains untapped

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the crisis.

I see the traumatized faces gathered around the alcohol section at Whole Foods and other fine grocers, men and women, young and old, whispering the same tale of woe, dolefully scanning the selection.

They’ve been working hard pursuing their dreams — these good people, these fine Americans — and now they’re ready to reap their reward.

Yet the market has little to offer them, and it’s not just because their 401(k)s have taken a dive on Wall Street.

They shake their heads, some dejected, others disgusted. All of them are used to it but none quite accepting of the options left them — Moose Drool from Missoula, Dead Guy from Portland and Great White from Eureka.

The craft brews are pouring into stores from across the nation. The fancy beers with their colorful labels and catchy names are trucked into Westside stores from almost everywhere nowadays. From everywhere, that is, except where it matters most, here on our home turf.

Soon the shopping aisle murmurs might foam into an open rebellion.

A beer crisis is brewing in Los Angeles. It’s a nasty business, a tremendous cultural bubble, and it’s bound to burst. At its root are increasingly sophisticated and bitter imbibers. If we fail to act soon, there’s no telling what mayhem will spill into our streets.

In cities grand and small, over the course of a decade and across an expansive continent, the trend has caught on: Brooklyn, Phoenix and Tacoma are but a few places that proudly flaunt their own brews.

Often perceived (rightly) by visitors as a universe in and of it self, Tucson offers not one, two, but six breweries selling the latest in fermented liquid grain, serving a population less than one million dedicated, sudsipping aesthetes.

Yes, we know a good beer in the Old Pueblo when we taste one.

Do you?

The list of available ales, pilsners and porters available at Ralphs, Trader Joe’s and Vons makes it appear so. L.A. is the biggest beer market in the world, according to experts, yet how is it that our quaint oasis of babes and beaches has not produced a seaside brewery?

L.A. produces other things of exceptional quality — world-class music, first-rate movies. We even have a kick-ass pro basketball team.

What is it all for at the end of the day if we can’t rest on a stool, talk shop and sip hometown beer?

Father’s Office in Santa Monica brags that it serves 36 crafted brews, but during my last visit most of them haled elsewhere.

I know of only one bar in Santa Monica that offers the Angel City series of brews.

These award-winning beers are produced at a no-man’s-land brewery in Torrance. Even BevMo, L.A.’s liquor emporium, plans to discontinue the hometown brand because it’s not selling, according to those who work there.

I doubt the brewery would be a popular destination for Santa Monicans, even if it did have a food menu. The drive is too far.

Perhaps Angel City should consider setting up a satellite pub (and restaurant) on the Westside. Their Dunkel alone is an enthusiast’s dream — a dark, rich treat that pours like it sounds.

As the situation is, I get my Dunkel fix at the Townhouse saloon when I’m skateboarding through Venice.

Drinking and driving isn’t my style.

Sure, there is Craftsman Brewing Company in Pasadena. But, again, like the Angel City logistical nightmare, who wants to make a trip inland to enjoy good beer and drive back to the Westside, especially when the surf, sexiness and interesting bar people are already here?

Even SMDP editor Kevin Herrera has conjured up his own concoction. He calls his ale with its wicked kick Hopscotch.

I wonder how many more home brewers on the Westside are tackling the beer crisis with pots and pans, wheat and sugar in their own kitchens. Who will make the next fortune from such efforts?

The time has come to rise up, Santa Monica. If the economy has you in a slump, I challenge you to diversify your funds into an exciting venture essential for our deprived, alienated culture.

Open a full service brewery — preferably one with a patio view — where people can meet, commiserate and take part in the national dialogue.

It would make us seem less provincial, and it may prove to be a thriving enterprise if played right.

RYAN HYATT is a former Daily Press staff writer and author of “The Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Biography of Darrell Breedlove.” He is seeking a publisher for his next manuscript, “Stay Younger Longer,” a sci-fi thriller that takes place in Los Angeles in 2046. He can be reached at ryanhyatt@gmail.com.

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one college in four years. Her B.S. totally trumps my B.A. Before this month’s issue arrived, I couldn’t find the time to finish last month’s O, The Oprah Magazine. But when pressed repeatedly during a recent interview with CBS’ Katie Couric to name exactly what she reads, Palin couldn’t name one thing in particular.

“All of them,” she said. “Any of them that have been in front of me over all these years.”

Surely it’s that type of answer that won her the title of Miss Congeniality in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant (in which she placed an impressive third overall).

When my water broke this summer I spent three hours trying to decide if I had actually just wet my pants. Then I went to the hospital and had an epidural before the onset of even a single contraction. But when Sarah’s water broke last spring she still gave the keynote speech to an energy summit of governors — while having contractions — in Dallas and then hopped on a jet back to Alaska where she gave birth just a few hours later. Clearly it didn’t bother her that legions of doctors have issued strenuous, unequivocal warnings to women with complicated pregnancies to avoid air travel in the third trimester (not to mention the day they give birth).

“Maybe they shouldn’t have let me fly, but I wasn’t showing much so they didn’t know,” she said.

It’s that kind of maverick parenting that separates Sarah from me. My underage daughter, whom I almost didn’t bathe this week because there was seemingly no time to do it before or after work and while she was awake and not needing to be fed, has me searching every morning at 5 o’clock for the pacifier in her bassinet because she can’t keep it in her mouth for more than 45 seconds at a time (if only she’d realize that not 6 inches from her face is a perfectly suckable thumb). Meanwhile, Sarah’s underage kids are already starting to have kids themselves.

If that’s not Super Sized maverick parenting, I simply don’t know what is.

In some ways it’s probably just as well Sarah’s the only one who has it all. I wouldn’t know what it looks like, where to put it and I definitely have no time to feed or clean it.

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been faced with the classic dilemma: Can they have it all? After finally confronting it for the first time last week as I went back to work part-time following the birth of my daughter in August, my conclusion is no.

There does seem to be one exception to the age-old quandary though: Sarah Palin.

Less than six months after the birth of her fifth child she’s earned the nickname “Sexy Sarah.” It could be because people imagine her gliding effortlessly across the Alaskan wilderness in 4-inch stilettos and a pencil skirt while hunting 900-pound moose with a shotgun or aiming a high-powered rifle at wolves from a helicopter.

On the other end of the spectrum, two months after the arrival of my little bundle of joy the only thing people have taken to calling me is “Mama Meredith.” Earlier this week I twisted my ankle while pushing a stroller. Twice. While wearing clogs.

Palin probably sends her $2,500 shantung silk Valentino jacket to Joe Sixpack’s dry cleaner on Main Street in Wasilla each time after wearing it, while my laundry pile of two-for-one T-shirts from the Gap splattered with spit-up is like the salad and breadsticks at Olive Garden — endless.

I can barely manage to take a shower in between pumping the day’s milk (with the breast pump being the sole beneficiary of any glimpses of my cleavage) and giving the baby her two morning feedings before running out the door to work at the crack of noon. Sarah, on the other hand, manages to rouse four children (one with morning sickness to boot) and apply at least a pound and a half of make-up and an entire can of hairspray prior to vying for the nation’s second most powerful job (third if you count Ryan Seacrest) each day. Somewhere in heaven, Tammy Faye Bakker is frowning at me but smiling down on and blessing Sexy Sarah.

Sarah often likens herself to a pit bull with lipstick and was called a barracuda in high school because of her prowess on the basketball court. QuizFarm.com revealed my personality most closely resembles that of a horse.

Not only is Sarah sexy, she’s an overachiever. She Super Sizes just about everything she does. Like, she attended five colleges in five years. I only managed to go to

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Drop off your treasures at the above location, Oct. 15-16, 7:15- 9:00 & 3:00-6:00 For more information please call (310) 613-9992

All proceeds to benefit St. Mark School

Despite rising costs, healthy school lunches on the menu

BY MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The buffet offers a variety of pizzas, with whole wheat crust, organic toppings and hormone-free cheese. The salad bar includes some greens and vegetables grown without pesticides in a nearby garden.

And the chef even takes special requests from vegetarians, those wanting gluten-free food or even an extra slice of free-range meat.

This isn’t a restaurant in one of Kansas City’s trendy neighborhoods, but a cramped room in the basement of the Kansas City Academy, a private school for 6th-12th graders in the city’s Waldo district.

The Academy is one of three Kansas Cityarea private schools that participate in Bistro Kids’ Farm 2 School program, which is committed to improving students’ health by offering lunches from organic, natural, locallygrown food.

“It’s really, really good,” said sixth-grader Peter Imel, while chomping away on pizza.

“When I first heard about it, I thought, ‘OK, maybe, maybe not.’ But it’s better than any restaurant I’ve been to.”

Kiersten Firquain, owner/operator of Bistro Kids, passionately believes that typical school lunch fare such as high-fat, nutrientpoor cheeseburgers, nachos and hot dogs is damaging the mental and physical health of the nation’s children.

Health and nutrition experts agree, saying poor dietary habits are a contributing factor in dramatic increases in childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, asthma and high cholesterol.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number of overweight children from ages 6-11 has more than doubled in the last 20 years and tripled in those aged 12-19.

Schools across the country are responding by adding more fruits, vegetables, salads and healthier alternatives to menus.

But few have gone as far as Firquain wants to go. She advocates providing lunches using foods free of additives, hormones, antibiotics and trans-fats. And she believes the ingredients should, as much as possible, come from local producers.

For Farm 2 School, Firquain uses several sources within a 200-mile radius of Kansas City, such as small family farms and organic bakeries. The rest she orders through Ball’s Food Stores, which promotes locally grown foods.

Besides eating the healthy lunches, the program also educates students about the food cycle by bringing farmers and producers to the schools, teaching nutrition classes,

IT’S REALLY, REALLY GOOD. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT, I THOUGHT, ‘OK, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.’ BUT IT’S BETTER THAN ANY RESTAURANT I’VE BEEN TO.” Peter Imel Sixth grader

growing school gardens and encouraging recycling.

While Firquain’s is the first for-profit business in Kansas and Missouri promoting the farm-to school ideals, the concept has been gaining traction across the country since 2000, when a national Farm To School program started More than 2,000 school districts have some facet of a farm-to-school program, although most are not offering full meals but have selective products in the schools or bring in food producers for education efforts.

Schools — particularly public schools — face several obstacles before starting a farmto-school program, advocates say. Many schools do not have the kitchen facilities or skilled labor needed to provide more than heat-and-serve meals.

“Schools often don’t see food or cafeterias as a major investment,” said Anupama Joshi, co-director of the national Farm To School network. “It’s really sad because research has shown that the food we serve our kids can help them facilitate learning and is tied to performance.”

But the top barrier for both public and private schools is money.

Public school districts are reimbursed $2.57 by the federal government to provide a free meal, Joshi said, but most districts say a meal costs an average of $2.88. Firquain said some public schools have told her they have $1 left for food after they pay administrative costs.

Firquain said she currently works only with private schools, partly because of costs but also because of the bureaucracy and red tape in public school districts. But she said she eventually wants to serve 10-12 schools in the region, or about 1,000-1,200 students a day, with half of the schools targeting atrisk populations.

Gardening and seasonal eating with Chef Jamie

BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

Jamie Oliver uses his latest cookbook to invite you into his kitchen and the garden that feeds it. And readers will quickly find both are places they’ll want to visit for a long while.

Oliver’s “Jamie at Home” is a delicious tour through the seasons and how they play out in the kitchen and the kitchen garden.

Your path is charted in part by Oliver’s own recent conversion to gardening enthusiast, and he includes reams of gardening tips.

But as always, the strength of Oliver’s

book is his fresh-faced approach to real food, the sort of cooking that feels unforced and offers lush, earthy appeal — zucchini carbonara, pizza margherita, asparagus wrapped in pancetta and dipped in softcooked eggs.

To appreciate this book you need not be a fan of the man once known best as the Naked Chef. Nor even of farming. The gorgeous photography and Oliver’s easy way with words and ingredients will satisfy any reader.

And be sure to try his crispy and sticky chicken thighs with squashed new potatoes and tomatoes.

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New sushi guides address sustainability

BY KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK Mackerel is in but octopus is out.

And bluefin tuna, known as the king of sushi for its fatty belly meat, is a definite no-no.

These tips and others on ocean-friendly sushi are now available in pocket guides that are being published this month by three conservation groups. The sustainability guides are the first specifically for sushi, listing fish by their Japanese and English names.

“The sushi industry as a whole is probably pretty far behind the curve,” said Trevor Corson, the author of “The Story of Sushi” and a contributor to one of the guides, produced by the Blue Ocean Institute.

Corson said non-sushi fish restaurants are more likely to pay attention to whether their seafood is fished by sustainable methods. In one of the guides, diners at sushi restaurants are encouraged to quiz sushi chefs on where the fish came from and whether it was caught or farmed.

“You often see the information about the fish right on the menu,” Corson said about traditional seafood restaurants. “You don’t get that at sushi restaurants.”

The three guides, published by the East Norwich, N.Y.-based institute, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Environmental Defense Fund, will be introduced next week at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan and on Oct. 22 at San Francisco’s Tataki, billed as the

only sustainable sushi restaurant in the United States. In addition, the aquarium is sponsoring a weeklong “virtual sushi party” starting Oct. 22. Participants will be asked to take a pocket guide with them while ordering sushi, then log onto Facebook to compare notes.

The organizations already publish guides to seafood whose supplies are dwindling because of overfishing and other environmental threats. So why a separate guide for sushi?

Corson said some consumers “leave their sustainability conscience at the door when they walk into a sushi restaurant.”

And he said sushi offerings may be identified only by their Japanese names, such as toro (tuna belly) or tako (octopus). The sushi pocket guides identify the fish in both English

and Japanese. The Environmental Defense Fund’s guide is slightly more focused than the other two on the health of the consumer as well as the health of the oceans, with some items — wild Alaskan salmon, farmed oysters — identified as being “high in heart-healthy omega-3s and low in contaminants.”

Bluefin tuna makes the worst choices list of the defense fund’s “Sushi Selector” because overfishing has sent the world’s bluefin population plummeting by 90 percent in 30 years.

Other worst choices, according to the defense fund: monkfish (ankoh), red snapper (tai) and freshwater eel (unagi). Best choices include U.S. farmed abalone (awabi), albacore tuna from the U.S. or Canada (shiro maguro) and farmed arctic char (iwana).

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MID-CITY 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

(310) 586-7469 (310) 453-8919 (310) 828-4001 (310) 828-3191 (310) 453-5442

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

(310) 309-2170 (310) 828-1585 (310) 829-1462 (310) 899-1106 (310) 829-5443 (310) 828-9203 (310) 829-9100 (310) 828-1315

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

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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 unbe-

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

(310) 597-4395

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

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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

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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

(310)393-PIERS

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Scarboni 312 Wilshire Bl

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

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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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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. Manchego 2510 Main Street

Mani's Bakery & Cafe 2507 Main St. O'Briens Irish Pub Oar House 2941 Main St.

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.

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(310) 704-8079

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’.

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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OCEAN PARK OMELETTE PARLOR The best breakfast in town, featuring locally grown vegetables from the Farmers Markets. Sinc 1962, the Omelete Parlor has been a staple for Santa Monica locals. 6:30 am to 2pm daily.

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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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.

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

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BRENTWOOD Barney's Hamburgers 11660 San Vicente Blvd.

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.

Trattoria Amici 2538 San Vicente Blvd

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WEST LA Anna's Italian Restaurant 10929 Pico Blvd.

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.

Gaby’s Mediterranean 10445 Venice Blvd.

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Il Grano 11359 Santa Monica Blvd.

John O'Groats 10516 Pico Blvd.

Kay 'n Dave's Cantina 10543 Pico Blvd.

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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ODDS OF A CHILD PERFORMING AT CARNEGIE HALL: 1 in 73,000

STATE BRIEFS SACRAMENTO

State releases global warming plan For California to reach its global warming goals, the country’s most populous state must cut greenhouse gas emissions by about 4 tons a person.

A plan released Wednesday by the California Air Resources Board suggests those cuts will require a sweeping set of government mandates. The plan calls for the auto industry to make cleaner cars and power plants to use more renewable energy.

It also imposes an emissions cap on the state’s major polluters.

California’s plan is the first comprehensive effort of any state to reduce greenhouse gases in the absence of federal regulation. Wednesday’s final plan bolsters a previous draft released by the air board.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says California is putting together a roadmap for the rest of the nation to follow.

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Nine arrested in gang sweep Nine members of a Santa Barbara street gang have been arrested after being named in a federal racketeering indictment. The U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday the Eastside gang has engaged in murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and drug distribution. It’s the first racketeering case ever brought on the Central Coast. The indictment charges 28 defendants. Besides the nine arrested, 17 others who were charged already are in state custody and are expected to be turned over to federal authorities. Two defendants remain at large. Authorities say the Eastside gang has 150 members, some as young as 11, and that it committed two murders last year and was hostile to black residents. Most of the gang members are Hispanic.

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STOCKTON ODDS OF A CHILD BEING DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM: 1 in 166

Threatened with pay cut, police chief retires Eight months after taking his post, the Stockton police chief is looking for a new job after declining a pay cut prompted by city budget woes.

Chief Tom Morris says he will retire at the end of the month rather than take a 12-day furlough that would have reduced his $175,000 salary by almost 6 percent.

Morris, the third chief in five years, vowed to stay in his post for three to five years when the city hired him. Budget shortfalls are forcing the city to cut $11.4 from its police budget. Morris rose through the ranks at the Stockton PD, and hopes to find another law enforcement job in San Joaquin County.

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Ontario man gets life for sword attack on hiker An Ontario man has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a Mount Baldy hiker with a Samurai sword and nearly severing his arm. Wesley Brockway got life with the chance of parole Wednesday from a Pomona judge. The 27-year-old was convicted last month of attempted murder and other crimes for the attack in September 2007 in the San Gabriel Mountains. His older brother, Eric, was earlier convicted of misdemeanor battery and served six months. Authorities say they attacked an acquaintance, David Gregory, with a sword and pepper spray because he painted over graffiti the brothers left on a trail.

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Valley kiwi growers get federal farm bill boost Central Valley kiwi exporters are getting a boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is giving $321,800 to help pay for marketing.

The money, part of the federal Farm Bill, will pay for publicity efforts in Mexico and South Korea, and possibly India and parts of Central America. Visalia grower Doug Phillips says it’s twice as much as the California Kiwifruit Commission received last year to develop new markets. Other California recipients of the bill’s $200 million in funds include producers of wine, table grapes, prunes, walnuts and raisins.

California produces all the nation’s commercial kiwi crop, valued at $36 million.

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Biotech company files bankruptcy A San Diego County-based biotech company co-founded by the late Jonas Salk to develop an AIDS vaccine has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

The North County Times reported Wednesday that Orchestra Therapeutics, formerly known as The Immune Response Corp., filed court papers Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of California.

The newspaper reports the Carlsbad company listed $32.61 million in liabilities and $1.64 million in assets.

In the 1990s, the company gained national attention when it developed Remune, a vaccine to treat HIV. But investors lost interest when it failed to show Remune helped those infected with HIV. AP

SACRAMENTO

Uniformed prison guard gunned down at home A prison guard in full uniform was killed Wednesday morning outside his Sacramento home as he was leaving for work, police said. Police say 39-year-old Steve Lo was standing near his garage preparing to leave for work around 5 a.m. when he was fatally shot.

Lo worked at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville and had been a correctional officer with the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for nearly three years. Police and corrections officials say they have no other details, including whether Lo was targeted because of his job. No suspects have been identified. Lo is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters, according to Corrections Department spokeswoman Terry Thornton.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the shooter. That’s along with a reward of up to $1,000 for callers to the Sacramento Crime Alert program that encourages anonymous tips.

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SoCal wildfire danger eases as winds fade

BY JACOB ADELMAN Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES Wildfire activity eased significantly across Southern California on Wednesday as the notorious Santa Ana winds faded, allowing all remaining evacuation orders to be lifted.

Some people who lived in the 54 residences that burned this week returned only to find rubble.

“I’ve been crying for days,” said Tanya Valdivia, 32, as she searched the remains of her mobile home. “I guess it’s just a natural thing but when you’ve lost everything, you’re going to be upset.”

Her home was lost in one two big fires that erupted along northern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods bordering brush and forest lands as the Santa Anas whipped through the region’s canyons and passes.

Valdivia and her husband got out early Sunday, taking their wedding photos and two dogs, Chico and Oreo.

“It was a raging inferno,” she said, scanning blackened heaps of twisted metal.

One of the few items she could find was a headless ceramic bride figure from the top of her wedding cake.

“This was all I ever had,” she said. “This was my first home, and God knows when I’ll be able to afford another one.”

Despite the decline of the Santa Anas, the National Weather Service extended warnings of risky conditions through Friday because

of low humidity, which makes vegetation easier to burn.

Combined, three major fires in Southern California had scorched more than 34 square miles by Wednesday.

Fire officials said aircraft were still attacking flames above the northwest end of the valley, where a 13,285-acre blaze was only 20 percent contained. The fire, which began above the community of Porter Ranch on Monday, destroyed 15 homes and 47 outbuildings. Another six homes were damaged.

Incident commander Scott Poster said places remained where no fire lines had been established “so if the wind hits it, it could move.”

Fire officials said there were about 3,000 homes in the vicinity and though some areas of the fire appeared to be extinguished, firefighters were digging into debris to make sure nothing was still burning under the surface.

At the east end of the valley, a 4,824-acre was 80 percent contained. That blaze, which erupted into a wind-driven inferno early Sunday, destroyed 38 mobile homes and a house on the edge of Angeles National Forest.

A 3,980-acre fire at the Marine Corps’ Camp Pendleton in San Diego County was 75 percent surrounded.

In Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, a 37-acre blaze just above Pacific Coast Highway in Point Mugu State Park was 70 percent contained.

YouTube, PBS urge people to record voting THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO If voters see problems on Election Day, YouTube and PBS want them to whip out their video cameras and throw the footage onto a new Web site for documenting voters’ experiences on Nov. 4.

But the organizations also have a stern warning for overzealous would-be documentarians: Be careful of state laws about filming in or near polling places or you might wind up tossed out or in handcuffs.

PBS and YouTube, Mountain View, Calif.based Google Inc.’s popular free video-sharing site, have rolled out a new channel on YouTube for cataloguing the short videos voters are encouraged to make about their own experiences or others’ in casting their ballots.

The best clips will air on PBS. The “Video Your Vote” site encourages voters to “document the energy and excite-

ment, as well as any problems you may see” and upload videos between 30 seconds and three minutes long. The site also has links to PBS programs on YouTube and interviews with election experts.

Some problems people are encouraged to look out for include excessively long lines, glitches with voting machines or “overly aggressive” voter identification procedures.

The site also links to documents from the Citizen Media Law Project outlining problems that might come from trying to record the voting process.

For example, Florida, Georgia and Michigan prohibit photos and recording equipment in polling places, while in some other states the law is unclear, according to the group. Other laws restrict activities outside the polling place in designated “buffer zones,” which are typically 100 feet from the entrance or interior voting area.

STATE BRIEFS LOS ANGELES

‘Housewives’ actor injured in accident Gale Harold was in critical condition Wednesday after the “Desperate Housewives” actor crashed his motorcycle the day before, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Harold was awaiting further tests at USC Medical Center, spokeswoman Adelaida De La Cerda said. She gave no further details on his injuries. Publicist Nancy Seltzer said Wednesday that Harold fractured his shoulder, and “Housewives” creator and executive producer Marc Cherry said he apparently has swelling on the brain but is expected to recover. “We’re hearing he’s going to be fine, but he’s going to be recovering for a couple of weeks,” Cherry said. Selzer said no one else was injured, but did not provide further details on the Tuesday wreck, which was first reported by TMZ. The California Highway Patrol said it had no information about the accident. Harold plays Jackson, the boyfriend of Teri Hatcher’s character Susan Mayer on the ABC show. The character plays a pivotal role in the fifth season’s eighth episode, a November sweeps installment which finds several Wisteria Lane residents trapped inside a nightclub fire.

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ODDS OF A CHILD BECOMING A ODDS OF A CHILD PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: BEING DIAGNOSED 1 in 16,000 WITH AUTISM: 1 in 166

Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com To learn the signs of autism, visit autismspeaks.org

OUT WITH THE OLD: The City Council has decided to allow vendors to change the look of their news racks.

Changes in store for racks FROM READINGS PAGE 1 $500,000. The insurance coverage is a requirement to occupy a public rightof-way.

PROMOTING SAFETY FOR SOLAR

In order to ensure safety during an emergency, the council adopted an ordinance that would establish certain guidelines for the installation of solar panels.

The ordinance was mirrored after a set of guidelines developed recently by a task force comprised of members from the solar panel industry and fire service agencies, including the Santa Monica Fire Department. The task force was established in July 2007 by CAL FIRE. The guidelines, which will be incorporated into the California Building Standards Code in 2010, were created in order to ensure fire service access to perform rescue operations on buildings that have photovoltaic panels.

“Firefighters need to have access to key areas of a roof and to be able to walk a clear pathway on sound structural members,” a city staff report stated. “Firefighters also need to be able to

vent hot gases from specific portions of the roof without having to move or cut through solar panels, a hazard in and of itself.”

The ordinance will set layout and setback requirements for various types of roofs, including a provision that buildings with a hip roof layout have one 3-foot-wide access pathway.

The language in the state guidelines were amended to pertain specifically to Santa Monica.

EIGHTH MEMBER ADDED TO COMMISSION

The Recreation and Parks Commission, an advisory board for open space matters in the city, will be welcoming a new eighth non-voting member.

The council added a commissioner emeritus position to the seven-member body, allowing former members to rejoin the team.

Such a position currently exists on both the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission for the Senior Community, both of whom have up to three emeritus seats.

A member must have served for two full terms and be a city resident in order to qualify. The emeritus commissioner can only be seated for a pair of

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two year terms and cannot simultaneously serve on another body as a voting member.

CHANGES TO SIGN CODE

The council adopted a series of changes to the sign code, including clarifying that temporary signage, namely those relating to real estate, may not be placed on public property such as parkways and sidewalks.

The signs are often seen during open houses on weekends.

The ordinance states that such signs can be placed on private land as long as it is in close proximity to the property that is for sale.

Other changes include clarify that convenience signs are exempt from a permit requirement from the Architectural Review Board as long as they don’t exceed two per parcel.

“Staff believes that the proposed limitation on the number of exempt convenience signage would still allow the vast majority of convenience signage to be exempt since such signage is typically utilized to identify entrances and exits for subterranean parking,” a city staff report stated. melodyh@smdp.com

Morgan Genser news@smdp.com Angiee Lumbana (left) of Los Angeles Valley College chases Jessica Preciado (center) of Santa Monica College Tuesday at Corsair Field during a conference game. In front of Preciado, diving to try and take away the ball, is Valley goalie Jocelyn Mercado. Preciado would score on this break away. SMC went on to win the game, 10-0, against Valley College.

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TALL ORDER: The City Council this week approved an ordinance that will limit the height of hedges.

Some residents remain unhappy about hedges FROM HEDGES PAGE 1 tall hedge is privacy,” Manju Devgan, who lives adjacent to a tall hedge, said. “I heard of this thing called drapes and blinds and tinted windows.”

After hearing from the public regarding the hedges and enforcement policy, the council adopted an interim ordinance in 2005 to replace the old one, establishing clear standards and giving residents living next door to nonconforming hedges the opportunity to formally appeal. About 2,500 hedges were grandfathered under the provisions of the interim ordinance, a status that will carry into the permanent one.

As is the case for the interim ordinance, the permanent law will cap hedge heights at 42 inches for front yards and 12 feet for side and rear yards.

The discussion attracted a large gathering at the meeting where more than 40 residents submitted requests to speak, an indicator that the issue still carries a lot of steam.

Those who spoke in favor of the ordinance — an opinion voiced mainly by the grandfathered hedge owners — expressed hope that adoption of permanent regulations would restore peace.

There are still about two dozen appeals waiting to be heard by an independent hearing officer. Several of the appellants spoke out against the ordinance at the meeting, each talking about how they have been affected by living next to a tall hedge.

Susan Beauchene, a Sunset Park resident, said that a number of loopholes that allow for ways to receive variances need to be eliminated from the permanent ordinance.

“Grandfathering should not have been allowed,” Beauchene said. “It cost nothing for hedge owners to register their hedges and it costs over $200 to appeal.”

The ordinance also includes a provision that if a noncompliant hedge is removed and not replaced within five years, it loses its grandfathered status. The rule was added at the request of Councilmember Bob Holbrook who said while he had no problem with replacing a damaged hedge, he didn’t understand why it should retain its status if the shrub was deliberately removed and put in 10 or 15 years later, possibly by a different homeowner.

“I don’t understand why it would continue into infinity,” he said.

Matt Kunitz, who bought his home two years ago, said one of the selling points was the privacy the front hedges afforded the house. He asked that property owners be allowed to repair, maintain and replace their hedges at their discretion.

Susan Hartley, a City Council candidate and Sunset Park resident, said the hedges were necessary to give her privacy from adjacent developments when she lived on Yale Street near Montana Avenue.

“Those people could look into my backyard 24/7 and that was miserable,” she said.

Councilmember Ken Genser acknowledged that while the ordinance will leave some homeowners unhappy, the council has an obligation to make judgments based on what is the best policy for the city as a whole.

“I think this is the right balance,” Genser said. “I don’t think there is a perfect balance.” melodyh@smdp.com

Department of Public Health tells residents to stay indoors FROM AIR QUALITY PAGE 1 affect the level of dust particles in the air, so we ask all individuals to be aware of their immediate environment and how it might affect their health,” said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the director of public health and the county health officer.

People may participate in indoor sports or other athletic activities even in smoky areas

so long as the facilities have air conditioning that does not circulate air from outside.

Although residents in homes without air conditioning might want to open the windows to keep cool during the warm weather, the department advises keeping doors and windows closed, and possibly going to an air conditioned area to stay cool. news@smpd.com

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FROM BLEY PAGE 3 WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT?

The firm understanding that the principle function of an administrator is to facilitate classroom teachers to achieve the community’s goals for its students; demonstrable experience successfully leading a similarly sized, or larger, school district; financial literacy with balance sheets and cash flow and the ability to understand project-based financing; the ability to identify, attract, and retain high quality personnel; a clearly articulated vision that includes well-defined goals for the future of SMMUSD; a genuine liking for people, especially teachers and student.

GIVEN THE BUDGET CRISIS IN SACRAMENTO, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HANDLE ITS FINANCES TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS ARE PAID WELL AND THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE?

First and foremost is a careful review of revenue and expenditures by the board so that

it can make informed decisions. Second, the board simply has to prioritize placing health and safety at the top of the list, adequate teacher compensation next, and class size third. If there are not sufficient resources to meet these minimum requirements then the board will have to ask the community to increase revenues. Finally, one method that may be able to provide some help is to use flexible budgeting. This involves allocating the minimum amount projected for each line item and reserving as much funding as possible to direct at developing needs as perceived by the educational community during the course of the year.

cational philosophy. Public schools that provide individualized education not only need the competition of private schools but also add the advantages of diversity, broader range of activities, and opportunities available only to larger student populations.

HOW CAN SANTA MONICA-MALIBU REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH PRIVATE SCHOOLS SUCH AS CROSSROADS, ST. MONICA, WILDWOOD, NEW ROADS, ETC.?

I am for a modified moratorium that permits issuance of permits as incentives for attracting top quality staff.

The principal advantage of private schools has been the ability to tailor education to meet the needs of individual students.

Public schools can do this as well.

Individualized education is in part a question of resources but more a product of edu-

IF A SPOUSE WERE TO RECEIVE A JOB OUT OF STATE, WOULD YOU MOVE WITH THEM OR FINISH OUT YOUR TERM?

HAVE YOU EVER CHEATED ON A TEST, AND IF SO, WHY (BE HONEST)?

Yes, I was scared that I would fail. I got caught and was punished.

DO YOU THINK THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONTINUE WITH ITS MORATORIUM ON ISSUING OUTOF-DISTRICT PERMITS EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS THE BOTTOM LINE?

FOR TEACHERS? HOW MANY YEARS SHOULD A TEACHER HAVE TO WORK BEFORE BEING GRANTED TENURE?

No. In the field of education, performancebased compensation tends to be easier to theorize than implement because it is almost impossible to develop reliable and uniform quantitative assessments.

Tenure helps protect the educational system from political intimidation and retain quality professionals. I believe that a pretenure period of 3-5 years can achieve both objectives.

WHAT SHOULD THE DISTRICT’S POLICY BE WHEN ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ARISE?

All allegations should be taken seriously and promptly investigated in a confidential manner by an independent professional. The district must be vigilant in its screening process of all staff and faculty.

I would finish out of my term.

WHEN REMODELING A CAMPUS, WHAT SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY

Safety and security must come first.

Sacramento GOP compares Obama to Osama bin Laden

BY JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer

SACRAMENTO The Sacramento County Republican Party removed images from its official Web site that compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and urged people to “Waterboard Barack Obama,” after state GOP leaders complained about the content.

The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday post-

ed an image it said was captured from the Web site that showed Obama in a turban next to bin Laden. It said: “The difference between Osama and Obama is just a little B.S.” State Republican Party spokesman Hector Barajas said the party asked Sacramento GOP officials to remove the offensive material on Tuesday.

“I indicated that this campaign is a campaign about the issues. Barack Obama is not

a Muslim, he’s a Christian, and that’s been put forth by Sen. John McCain,” Barajas said.

County Republican chairman Craig MacGlashan did not immediately respond to a telephone message left at his law office

by The Associated Press on Wednesday. A home phone listing was no longer in service.

By Wednesday, the images of Obama juxtaposed with the terrorist who is believed to be the mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks were replaced with cartoon images of

the Illinois senator and an altered photo of Obama with the headline “ProgressiveEqually-Scary-Commie???”

“Ridiculous and baseless attacks like this won’t work, and will actually remind voters that bin Laden is still out there because of the failed Bush-McCain policy that took our eye off of bin Laden to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11,” said Brian Brokaw, a spokesman for the California Democratic party.

Election ‘08 Visit us online at smdp.com FROM ESCARCE PAGE 3 DO YOU BELIEVE IN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ARE THEY NECESSARY TO KEEP COSTS DOWN?

No and no.

WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS PACK YOU FOR LUNCH?

It alternated. One day it was a fried egg sandwich and a mango, the next it was black beans, rice, and fried plantains. My lunches didn’t meet today’s standards for healthy meals, but they were delicious.

WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT?

Proven leadership skills, openness, intelligence, a vision of education consistent with our district’s own, sincere interest in becoming involved with our community, and genuine appreciation for our diversity in all its facets. Of course, parents, staff, and community members will get to weigh in on the qualities we should be looking for as well.

GIVEN THE BUDGET CRISIS IN SACRAMENTO, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HANDLE ITS FINANCES TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS ARE PAID WELL AND THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE?

Thanks to the board’s and staff ’s excellent fiscal management and the community’s support, our district enters this school year with a sizable reserve — several times larger than when I joined the board — which will enable us to weather the state’s budget crisis without cutting programs students need to succeed. Indeed, this is exactly the right use for a reserve, which should never be used to fund ongoing costs. In the longer run, I look to continue the careful budget management and priority setting that has enabled our district to meet the needs of our students as well as our teachers.

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uing the moratorium and would deal with the budgetary implications through careful management and priority setting, as we have done for the last six years.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY FOR TEACHERS? HOW MANY YEARS SHOULD A TEACHER HAVE TO WORK BEFORE BEING GRANTED TENURE?

Our district aims to attract highly qualified teachers and create conditions in which they can improve their instruction. Performance pay could help, although the research on this is just emerging. I could support a welldesigned pay-for-performance system based on fair and objective, standards-based teacher evaluations and on teachers’ demonstration of advanced skills and knowledge and their assumption of additional responsibilities (e.g., mentor teachers, participation in school leadership). I would not support a system that relied heavily on test scores.

However, performance-pay systems require stable funding and are much more likely to succeed if they are backed by the state; it is very difficult for a small district like ours to do this alone. What we do in our district is to provide a bonus to teachers who achieve certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a demanding standard which studies show is associated with higher student achievement and teacher retention. Teacher tenure rules are determined by state law, and California’s are similar to those of many other states.

WHAT SHOULD THE DISTRICT’S POLICY BE WHEN ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ARISE?

By continuing to provide a superb education that includes the arts and offering a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities.

According to census data, more than 80 percent of school-age youth in Santa Monica attend our public schools, and that figure has held steady since 1990. This is something to be proud of.

Last summer I led the effort to revise our district’s policy on sexual misconduct against students in order to align it with model policies. Our new policy has numerous features, but key elements include education of students and staff; avoidance of situations in which misconduct could occur; mandatory reporting of suspected misconduct; use of independent investigators to investigate all complaints of misconduct by employees; appropriate involvement of law enforcement; and non-negotiable consequences for perpetrators.

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Structures that meet today’s safety standards are critical. We must also provide our students with facilities to support a top-notch, 21st century education, including state-ofthe-art science laboratories. Of course, the aesthetic appeal of our campuses and key amenities, such as athletic facilities, cannot be ignored. The appearance of our campuses sends an important message to our students and staff about how much we value their education and work.

HOW CAN SANTA MONICA-MALIBU REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH PRIVATE SCHOOLS SUCH AS CROSSROADS, ST. MONICA, WILDWOOD, NEW ROADS, ETC.?

DO YOU THINK THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONTINUE WITH ITS MORATORIUM ON ISSUING OUTOF-DISTRICT PERMITS EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS THE BOTTOM LINE?

I’ve been a steadfast supporter of the moratorium, which has achieved its goal of reducing overcrowding in our schools (e.g., Samohi’s enrollment has declined by more than 500 since 2002). I strongly favor contin-

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Once again I found myself bitten by that pesky travel bug. I knew that this time I wanted a western destination that would force me to think outside the box; one that would not only relax my mind and body but would challenge it as well.

I found the perfect place in western Montana that combines luxury with unforgettable adventure on 37,000 acres of paradise. The Resort at Paws Up is situated along seven miles of the Blackfoot River (where “A River Runs Through It” was filmed).

This was my first visit to a state that boasts the fourth largest land area in the U.S., but is 44th in population (with about 1 million people). I was aware of its moniker as “Big Sky Country” but really was not prepared for the incredible feeling created by the big skies and the diverse topography, including the awe inspiring grandeur of its mountains.

Reaching our destination involved a twohour flight from LAX to Denver and a similar flight from Denver to Missoula. We were met at the Missoula airport by a friendly employee of Paws Up and given some history of the resort during the drive to what they refer to as “the ranch.”

Actually, Paws Up is, in part, still a working cattle ranch. It was owned by the sons of the aviator Charles Lindbergh for over 20 years and has a lengthy history dating back to 1806, during the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It has only been open to the public since 2005. During this short time, they have been host to The Rolling Stones (I heard they were very well-behaved) along with European and Hollywood royalty.

We were taken to our “Big Timber Home” which is a secluded, 1,900-square-foot, breathtakingly beautiful home called the Blue Bomber.

All the homes are named after flies, as fly fishing is synonymous with Montana (I’m glad we didn’t stay in the neighboring house named the Wooly Bugger). Somehow in designing this home, the owners managed to combine rustic and cozy with elegance and luxury.

The outdoor hot tub, surrounded by fir, pine and other wonderful smelling trees, was an instant hit. I did not want to leave my new home, but hunger won out.

We did have a fully equipped, modern kitchen, but I was not there to cook! We ate our meals at the Trough, a family style restaurant, and at Pomp for our fine dining.

Accentuating a variety of delicious meal options we had the ability to dine outdoors while viewing the grand landscapes, the herd of elk, the horses grazing, and the magnificent sunsets: an amazing feast for all the senses.

For those who love camping, or rather “glamping” (glam camping), there is Tent City and the new River Camp, which is located right on the bank of the Blackfoot

IF YOU GO The Resort at Paws Up 40060 Paws Up Rd. Greenough, MT 59823 (800) 473-0601 www.pawsup.com

River. Now this is serious glamping! The safari tent “suites” range in size from 270 to 468 square feet.

They have heated wood floors, feather beds, carpets, electricity, private bathrooms and showers, a dining pavilion, spa, and if you want, your own personal butler! So you get to be in the great outdoors, but do not have the stiff neck and sore back you usually get from camping. I hear that the evening bonfire is one of the highlights of the Paws Up experience. I will definitely do that on my next visit.

As exotic and unique as these amenities are, the activities are pure Montana. Paws Up has an extensive and ever increasing activity menu.

The first day we took a three-hour horseback ride through the countryside. We saw deer, bald eagles, elk, and an animal carcass (hey, this is the real deal here). We also tried sporting clays, which is clay pigeon shooting — very challenging and lots of fun. I learned that I seriously lack eye/hand coordination, but my husband rocked!

He hit 12 clay pigeons — not bad for a city slicker. They have 120 miles of hiking, mountain biking, ATV and horseback riding trails.

There are also a wide variety of seasonal activities including horseback riding lessons, tubing, kayaking, fly fishing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, whitewater rafting, and ice fishing, to name a few. While we were there, a group of four plus a guide and cook left for a six day horseback tour of the Bob Marshall wilderness, which is 1.5 million acres of wilderness that abuts the ranch. As adventurous as that sounded, I was still recovering from my three-hour horse ride.

Maybe someday, when I build up calluses in the right places.

I think that you can tell that Paws Up is a special place. Although the setting is unique, it gives you a feel of “home,” a sense of actually being a resident, not a guest. What really sets it apart, however, is the staff and the outstanding service they provide.

Everyone who worked there (and the staff is substantial — in excess of 200) makes you feel at home. You can sense that each staff member is pleased to be living in Montana and working at Paws Up. I left there feeling in awe of Montana’s beauty and grandeur and how meticulously the owners and staff strive to keep it in harmony with the natural setting. This was definitely the adventure of a lifetime for this rhinestone cowgirl.

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highly successful Southern California coach Pete Carroll can relate to the misery firstyear Washington State coach Paul Wulff is experiencing.

It wasn’t that long ago.

“When we played Arizona in our first year, and I think we were 2-5, that was a low, low time for us now,” Carroll recalled Tuesday at his weekly meeting with reporters, referring to the 2001 season.

“I remember going to the Arizona stadium on the Friday night before the game, and everybody was just sitting there,” Carroll said. “It was about 100 degrees at about 5:00 o’clock. They didn’t want to do anything.

They didn’t feel like playing. They didn’t feel like doing anything. It looked like we were dead in the water at that time.

“I remember the meetings that night, I asked the coaches, whatever you can talk about that can bring tears to your eyes, talk about it, just trying to find some emotion.

So guys were telling stories about their dead dog when they were growing up as a kid and whatever they could do to get some emotion going.”

USC beat Arizona 41-34 that weekend, the first of four straight victories for the Trojans before a 10-6 loss to Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl. That was just the beginning they’ve gone 74-9 in 6Ω seasons since then, and are 43-point favorites this weekend at Washington State to add to their victory total.

The spread is staggering in any case, but especially considering the game is being played at Washington State.

The Cougars (1-6, 0-4 Pac-10), a young team to begin with that’s been ravaged by injuries, have been outscored 316-111, putting them on pace to break the Pac-10 record for most points allowed in a season, 469, given up by Oregon State in 1981.

They’ve given up 63 or more points in three games, losing 66-3 to California and 63-14 to Oregon at home and 66-13 at Oregon State.

WSU has gained an average of 274.4 yards per game while allowing 436.1. And that includes the 638 yards they rolled up in a 48-9 victory over Portland State, when they held the Vikings, a Championship Subdivision member of the Big Sky Conference, to 246 yards.

“They do a lot of good things on both sides of the ball. They have really good schemes,” Carroll said, perhaps a reference to the Portland State game since otherwise the Cougars have lost their other six games by an average of 40.7 points.

No. 6 USC (4-1, 2-1), meanwhile, has outscored its opponents 180-47 and outgained them by an average of just under 200 yards per game.

“It seems like they haven’t been able to hold up,” Carroll said of the Cougars. “They just haven’t been able to maintain the same

WE TAKE WASHINGTON STATE LIKE IT’S [NO. 1] TEXAS. IF WE DON’T, WE’RE VULNERABLE. WE CAN’T OVERLOOK ANYBODY. WE’VE GOT A TARGET ON OUR CHEST. EVERYBODY’S GUNNING FOR US.” Stafon Johnson USC running back

consistency throughout the games, and it catches up with them before it’s over. And they’ve had a bunch of injury issues.”

One has been at quarterback, where Kevin Lopina returns this weekend after missing three games with a broken bone in his back.

“Medically he is cleared,” Wulff said. “He is 100 percent.”

Lopina replaces Marshall Lobbestael, who tore knee ligaments last weekend at Oregon State.

As successful as the Trojans have been under Carroll, they’ve been victims of major upsets in each of the past three seasons, losing 33-31 at Oregon State in 2006, 24-23 to Stanford at home last season, and 27-21 at Oregon State last month.

“We take Washington State like it’s (No. 1) Texas,” tailback Stafon Johnson said. “If we don’t, we’re vulnerable. We can’t overlook anybody. We’ve got a target on our chest.

Everybody’s gunning for us.”

Carroll said there’s a fine line between going out and playing and going out and competing and battling.

“When you have it, you have it, when you don’t, you don’t, and we’ve seen that,” he said. “And we have to make sure and ensure the steps that we take that everybody is tuned in, everybody is ready to play with the right intensity and all the things that it takes to perform at your best.

“You saw a gleaming example of a team in our first half up there (at Oregon State) a few weeks ago that wasn’t right, and then even though we kicked into it, it was too late.”

USC outscored the Beavers 21-6 in the second half, but since they trailed 21-0 at halftime, it wasn’t enough.

“The last couple weeks, we’ve been on it,” Carroll said. “We played really hard the last two weeks. We haven’t played great all the time, but we’ve played really hard with the kind of intensity that gets you wins and brings out the best in you.”

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Stop and reflect. Recognize what you offer, and perhaps you will feel better and feel less of a need to “have.” Confusion surrounds a friendship. This, too, will pass. Tonight: Pay bills, then decide.

★★★★★ Work directly with someone you care about. You could be startled by this person’s reaction. Not everything is as you think — you could be making assumptions that could have you going down the wrong path. Tonight: Dinner for two!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★★ Use a surge of energy with an eye to positive dynamic change. You might be surprised by what you can and might produce.

Review a situation more openly. Someone you work with is far from practical or clear. Let it go. Tonight: Only what you want.

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Tonight: Put your feet up and relax.

★★★★★ Others let you know what they expect and want. You could be confused by the lack of communication or someone’s innuendos. Ask questions, and get answers; you will be much happier. Tonight: Sort through your many invitations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★★ Knowing which side your bread is buttered on is instrumental to what you need to accomplish. Understand that not everything can be your way, but right now, you have a standing chance of making it so. Tonight: How ‘bout a game of ball with a friend, and then dinner?

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Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

★★★★★ Where others might feel as if a door was slammed shut in their face, you find this a very special opportunity. Your ability to bypass a pebble or two on your path earmarks your success. Tonight: Start your weekend early.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ Responsibilities personally and on the domestic front take a higher priority. Some of you might be dealing with their mother as well.

Do not allow yourself to get confused or overwhelmed. Slow down and think. Tonight: Happy to be home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ You might want to rethink a decision that forces you to take a new step or enter new turf. If you are uneasy, take your time. Consider that there could still be another path. Tonight: Follow the music.

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★★★★★ Keep conversations moving. Be careful that you do not get hung up on an idea.

Listen to feedback, and try not to read anything more into someone’s words. What is happening might not be as much about you as you think. Tonight: Hang out with a friend.

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

You make a difference this year, especially when you work closely with one person. You are resourceful, and you come from an unusual sense of security or wellbeing. You could be surprised by what comes up for you. Accept more radical technology if it will help you professionally. If you are single, you might never experience a year like 2009 again. Romance and you are synonymous. How nice. If attached, the two of you create your own world when left alone together. TAURUS gets oh-so-heavy.

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A Cincinnati woman, 80, crashed halfway into a Dollar General store, damaging displays (May). A 75-year-old Shriner, driving a gocart in one of the organization's tiny-car exhibitions, lost control and hit, in succession, two kids and two adults, before coming to a halt in bushes (July).

■ The world's most extensive array of animal "rights" took effect in Switzerland in September. Dog owners must take, at their own expense, classes in pet care (and anglers must take a class in humane treatment of fish). Animals listed as "social" (including goldfish, hamsters, sheep, goats, yaks) must be kept with or near another of their species. Goldfish must have some "privacy," e.g., no completely transparent tanks, and can only be killed humanely (never flushed alive). Even mudloving pigs are entitled to showers. Yet, Swiss animal rights activists complained that the country still permits trading in cat fur (supposedly a pain-reliever for rheumatism), and that some new protections (for example, for rhinoceroses) are still inadequate.

TODAY IN HISTORY 10 Nazi war criminals condemned during the Nuremberg trials were hanged.

China set off its first atomic bomb, codenamed “596,” on the Lop Nur Test Ground.

American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked controversy at the Mexico City Olympics by giving “black power” salutes during a victory ceremony after they’d won gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office of polling places designated for the GENERAL ELECTION scheduled to be held on NOVEMBER 4, 2008.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's facility, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, California 90650 has been designated as the central counting place for the above election.

Polling places shall be open between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's facility, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, California 90650 has been designated as the central counting place for the above election.

Polling places shall be open between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Persons requiring multilingual assistance in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, or Vietnamese regarding information in the notice may call (800) 481-8683.

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ST SANTA MONICA 90402 6250005A (CONS 6250005E, 6250109B, 6250109C, 6250109D, 6250109E, 6250109F) SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY; 1704 MONTANA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250005B (CONS 6250005C, 6250005D, 6250010F, 6250110B, 6250110C) - FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250007A (CONS 6250008B, 6250008C, 6250008D, 6250125E) - RESIDENCE; 300 GEORGINA AVE SANTA MONICA 90402 6250008E (CONS 6250008E, 6250008F, 6250020C, 6250020D, 6250020E, 6250020F, 6250095F) - GARDENS OF SANTA MONICA; 851 002ND ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250010A (CONS 6250010C, 6250010D, 6250017B, 6250017C, 6250125B, 6250125C) EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY; 1311 MONTANA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250010E (CONS 6250010E, 6250094B, 6250094C, 6250110D, 6250110E, 6250110F) FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250011A (CONS 6250011C, 6250011D, 6250011E, 6250012C, 6250012D, 6250012E) TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH; 1015 CALIFORNIA AVE SANTA MONICA 90 6250016A (CONS 6250015B, 6250015C, 6250016C, 6250016D, 6250016E, 6250016F) CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE; 1001 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250018A (CONS 6250018B, 6250018C, 6250018D, 6250018E, 6250018F, 6250094D, 6250094E) - SAINT MONICA'S PARISH; 725 CALIFORNIA AVE SANTA MONICA 904 6250021A (CONS 6250021B, 6250021C, 6250021D, 6250021E, 6250095C, 6250095D, 6250095E) - SANTA MONICA BAY WOMENS CLUB; 1210 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250025B (CONS 6250025B, 6250025C, 6250025D, 6250025E, 6250025F, 6250062D, 6250062E, 6250062F, 6250063G) - 18TH ST ARTS CENTER; 1639 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250026A (CONS 6250026E, 6250026F, 6250078B, 6250078E) - BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH; 2516 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250031A (CONS 6250031B, 6250031C, 6250031D, 6250031E, 6250031F) - DOUGLAS PARK; 1155 CHELSEA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250032A (CONS 6250032C, 6250032D, 6250032E, 6250034B) - CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE; 1001 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250034C (CONS 6250034C, 6250034D, 6250034E, 6250034G, 6250034H, 6250034I, 6250035B, 6250035C, 6250035D) - FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250036B (CONS 6250035E, 6250035F, 6250035G, 6250036B, 6250036C, 6250036D, 6250036E) - TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH; 1015 CALIFORNIA AVE SANTA MONICA 90 6250038A (CONS 6250019D, 6250038B, 6250038C, 6250038D, 6250038E, 6250038F, 6250038G, 6250056B, 6250056C) - THE SALVATION ARMY; 1533 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250041C (CONS 6250019B, 6250019C, 6250019E, 6250041C, 6250041E, 6250041F, 6250041G) - REED PARK; 1129 007TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250043A (CONS 6250043C, 6250043D, 6250043E, 6250053G) - UNITARIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH; 1260 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250045A (CONS 6250045C, 6250045D, 6250045E) - CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH; 1518 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250050C (CONS 6250051C, 6250051D, 6250051E) - ST ANNE CHURCH & SHRINE; 2011 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250052A (CONS 6250051F, 6250052A, 6250052C, 6250052D, 6250052E, 6250052F, 6250052G) - HOLIDAY VILLA; 1447 017TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250053A (CONS 6250041B, 6250041D, 6250053A, 6250053C, 6250053D, 6250053E, 6250053F) - RED CROSS OF SANTA MONICA; 1450 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250056A (CONS 6250055D, 6250055E, 6250055F, 6250056D, 6250056E) - COLORADO COURTS; 502 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 90401 6250060A (CONS 6250060C) - ST ANNE CHURCH & SHRINE; 2011 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250061B (CONS 6250061B, 6250061C, 6250061D, 6250061F, 6250061G, 6250062B, 6250062G) - VIRGINIA PARK; 2200 VIRGINIA AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250065A (CONS 6250065B, 6250065C, 6250065D, 6250065E, 6250065F, 6250065G, 6250121C, 6250121D, 6250121E) - OCEAN HOUSE; 2107 OCEAN AVE SANTA MONICA 90405 6250068A (CONS 6250067D, 6250068C, 6250068D, 6250069B, 6250069C, 6250069E) JOSLYN PARK; 633 KENSINGTON RD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250068E (CONS 6250068E, 6250068G, 6250068H, 6250106B, 6250106C, 6250106D, 6250106E, 6250106F) - SANTA MONICA CITY HALL; 1685 MAIN ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250070A (CONS 6250069D, 6250069F, 6250070B, 6250070C, 6250070D, 6250070E) RESIDENCE; 1204 PINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250075A (CONS 6250076D, 6250076E) - GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; 2368 PEARL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250078A (CONS 6250076B, 6250076C, 6250078C, 6250078D, 6250078F, 6250085E) BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH; 2516 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250081C (CONS 6250081C, 6250081D, 6250081E, 6250081F, 6250093D, 6250093E, 6250093F) - CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK; 235 HILL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250083C (CONS 6250083C, 6250083D,

6250083E, 6250083F, 6250089D, 6250120F) THE SOFA COMPANY; 2314 LINCOLN BLVD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250085A (CONS 6250085D, 6250087E) - MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250089A (CONS 6250083B, 6250087F, 6250089B, 6250089E) - MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250089C (CONS 6250089C, 6250092C, 6250092D, 6250092E, 6250092F, 6250092G) MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250098B (CONS 6250067E, 6250067F, 6250098C, 6250098D, 6250098E) - CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK; 235 HILL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250104A (CONS 6250012F, 6250012G, 6250012H, 6250095B, 6250104B, 6250104C, 6250104D, 6250104E) - REED PARK; 1129 007TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250107A (CONS 6250093B, 6250093G, 6250098A, 6250107B, 6250107C, 6250107D, 6250107E, 6250107F, 6250107G) - SANTA MONICA SHORES; 2800 NEILSON WAY SANTA MONICA 90405 6250113A (CONS 6250113C, 6250113D, 6250113E, 6250113F, 6250125D, 6250125F) - ST PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH; 958 LINCOLN BLVD SANTA MONICA 90403 6250120A (CONS 6250067B, 6250067C, 6250081B, 6250120C, 6250120D, 6250120E) JOSLYN PARK; 633 KENSINGTON RD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250121A (CONS 6250063B, 6250063C, 6250063D, 6250063E, 6250063F, 6250121F) SANTA MONICA CITY HALL; 1685 MAIN ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250127A (CONS 6250093C, 6250093H, 6250127B, 6250127C, 6250127D, 6250127E, 6250127F, 6250127G) - WASHINGTON WEST PRESCHOOL; 2802 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405

6250041C (CONS 6250019A) - REED PARK; 1129 007TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250043A (CONS 6250043A, 6250043B, 6250053B) - UNITARIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH; 1260 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250045A (CONS 6250045A) - CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH; 1518 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250048A (CONS 6250048A, 6250050A) - MAOHR HATORAH; 1537 FRANKLIN ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250050C (CONS 6250051A) - ST ANNE CHURCH & SHRINE; 2011 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250052A (CONS 6250051B, 6250052B, 6250055A) - HOLIDAY VILLA; 1447 017TH ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250053A (CONS 6250041A) - RED CROSS OF SANTA MONICA; 1450 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250056A (CONS 6250055C, 6250056A) - COLORADO COURTS; 502 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 90401 6250060A (CONS 6250024A, 6250060A, 6250060B) - ST ANNE CHURCH & SHRINE; 2011 COLORADO AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250061B (CONS 6250025A, 6250062A) - VIRGINIA PARK; 2200 VIRGINIA AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250065A (CONS 6250065A) - OCEAN HOUSE; 2107 OCEAN AVE SANTA MONICA 90405 6250068A (CONS 6250067A, 6250068A, 6250068B, 6250069A) - JOSLYN PARK; 633 KENSINGTON RD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250070A (CONS 6250070A) - RESI-DENCE; 1204 PINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250071A (CONS 6250061A, 6250062C, 6250071A) - VIRGINIA PARK; 2200 VIRGINIA AVE SANTA MONICA 9040 6250075A (CONS 6250075A, 6250076A) - GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; 2368 PEARL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250075B (CONS 6250072A) - RESI-DENCE; 2521 032ND ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250078A (CONS 6250078A, 6250085B) - BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH; 2516 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250081C (CONS 6250093A) - CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK; 235 HILL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250083C (CONS 6250120B) - THE SOFA COMPANY; 2314 LINCOLN BLVD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250085A (CONS 6250085A, 6250087A, 6250087B) - MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250089A (CONS 6250083A, 6250085C, 6250089A) - MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250089C (CONS 6250092A, 6250092B) - MARINE PARK BUILDING; 1406 MARINE ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250098B (CONS 6250098B, 6250106A) CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK; 235 HILL ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250104A (CONS 6250095A, 6250104A) - REED PARK; 1129 007TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250107A (CONS 6250107A) - SANTA MONICA SHORES; 2800 NEILSON WAY SANTA MONICA 90405 6250113A (CONS 6250008A, 6250113A, 6250113B) - ST PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH; 958 LINCOLN BLVD SANTA MONICA 90403 6250120A (CONS 6250081A, 6250120A) - JOSLYN PARK; 633 KENSINGTON RD SANTA MONICA 9040 6250121A (CONS 6250063A, 6250121A, 6250121B) - SANTA MONICA CITY HALL; 1685 MAIN ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250127A (CONS 6250127A) - WASHINGTON WEST PRESCHOOL; 2802 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250128B (CONS 6250006A) - CARLTHORP SCHOOL; 438 SAN VICENTE BLVD SANTA MONICA 9 6250128C (CONS 6250128C) - The qualified voters shall vote by absent voter ballots or vote at the office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Election Day. 7100001A (CONS 7100001A, 7100001B, 7100001C, 7100005A, 7100007B, 7100007E, 7100007F, 7100007G) - TOP OF TOPANGA ESTATES; 3360 N TOPANGA CANYON BLVD TOPANGA 9 7100003A (CONS 7100003A, 7100003B, 7100003C) - TOPANGA COMMUNITY HOUSE; 1440 N TOPANGA CANYON BLVD TOPANGA 9 7100004A (CONS 7100004A, 7100004B, 7100004D, 7100004E) - COLDWELL BANKER; 120 S TOPANGA CANYON BLVD TOPANGA 90 7100006A (CONS 7100006A) - TOPANGA COMMUNITY HOUSE; 1440 N TOPANGA CANYON BLVD TOPANGA 9 7100007A (CONS 7100007A, 7100007C, 7100007D) - The qualified voters shall vote by absent voter ballots or vote at the office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Election Day. 7100030A (CONS 7100030A, 7100030D) - TOPANGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; 141 N TOPANGA CANYON BLVD TOPANGA 90 7100032A (CONS 7100030B, 7100030E, 7100032A, 7100032B) - RESIDENCE; 21980 SADDLE PEAK RD TOPANGA 90290 9001379A (CONS 9005925A, 9005925B) - PALISADES LUTHERAN CHURCH; 15905 SUNSET BLVD PACIFIC PALISADES 9005921A (CONS 9007687A, 9007687B, 9007687C, 9007687D, 9007687E, 9007687F, 9007687G) - CALVARY CHR PACIFIC PALISADES; 701 PALISADES DR PACIFIC PALISADES 9005923A (CONS 9005923A) - BEL AIR BAY CLUB; 16801 PACIFIC COAST HWY PACIFIC PALI 9007693A (CONS 9007693A, 9007693B, 9007693C) - THE SUMMIT CLUB; 1501 CHASTAIN PKWY W PACIFIC PALISADE 9007697A (CONS 9007697A, 9007697B) - SANTA YNEZ RECREATION CENTER; 17005 PALISADES CIR PACIFIC PALISADE 9007698A (CONS 9007698A, 9007698B, 9007698C, 9007698D, 9007698E, 9007698G) THE SUMMIT CLUB; 1501 CHASTAIN PKWY W PA-

DEAN C. LOGAN Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk County of Los Angeles Santa Monica Daily Press CN806967 CODE 635 Oct 16, 2008 NOTICE OF POLLING PLACES AND DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL COUNTING PLACE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office of polling places designated for the GENERAL ELECTION scheduled to be held on NOVEMBER 4, 2008.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's facility, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, California 90650 has been designated as the central counting place for the above election.

Polling places shall be open between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Persons requiring multilingual assistance in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, or Vietnamese regarding information in the notice may call (800) 481-8683.

POLLING PLACES 6250001A (CONS 6250001A, 6250003A, 6250017A) - RESIDENCE; 709 017TH ST SANTA MONICA 90402 6250001B (CONS 6250002A) - RESI-DENCE; 2222 SAN VICENTE BLVD SANTA MONICA 6250003D (CONS 6250128A) - RESIDENCE; 349 EUCLID ST SANTA MONICA 90402 6250005A (CONS 6250005A, 6250109A) - SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY; 1704 MONTANA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250005B (CONS 6250005B, 6250010B, 6250110A) - FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250007A (CONS 6250007A) - RESI-DENCE; 300 GEORGINA AVE SANTA MONICA 90402 6250008E (CONS 6250020A, 6250020B) - GARDENS OF SANTA MONICA; 851 002ND ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250010A (CONS 6250003B, 6250010A, 6250125A) - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY; 1311 MONTANA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250010E (CONS 6250094A) - FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250011A (CONS 6250011A, 6250011B, 6250012A, 6250012B) - TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH; 1015 CALIFORNIA AVE SANTA MONICA 90 6250016A (CONS 6250016A, 6250016B) CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE; 1001 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250018A (CONS 6250018A) - SAINT MONICA'S PARISH; 725 CALIFORNIA AVE SANTA MONICA 904 6250021A (CONS 6250021A) - SANTA MONICA BAY WOMENS CLUB; 1210 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401 6250023A (CONS 6250023A, 6250046A) - BRENTWOOD NURSING&REHAB CTR; 1321 FRANKLIN ST SANTA MONICA 90404 6250026A (CONS 6250026A, 6250026B) - BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH; 2516 020TH ST SANTA MONICA 90405 6250029A (CONS 6250015A, 6250029A) - WE THE PEOPLE; 2922 WILSHIRE BLVD SANTA MONICA 904 6250031A (CONS 6250031A) - DOUGLAS PARK; 1155 CHELSEA AVE SANTA MONICA 90403 6250032A (CONS 6250032A, 6250032B, 6250034A) - CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE; 1001 018TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250034C (CONS 6250035A, 6250036A) - FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 1008 011TH ST SANTA MONICA 90403 6250038A (CONS 6250038A) - THE SALVATION ARMY; 1533 004TH ST SANTA MONICA 90401

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