WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014
Volume 13 Issue 295
Santa Monica Daily Press
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City budgets $28M better than expected BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL The city budget under promised and over delivered last fiscal year. City Hall spent less and made more than
they expected to in fiscal year 2013-14, according to a report from finance officials. The General Fund, City Hall’s primary account, brought in $17.3 million more than was projected — 5.1 percent better than the estimate.
About $7 million of that is expected to be an on-going boost to funds: They made more than a million dollars than they expected, for example, from parking revenues, parking citations, and local taxes. The other $10 million bonus came from
one-time windfalls: City Hall got back $4.6 million more than they’d anticipated in reimbursements related to the dissolution of the redevelopment agency, for example. SEE BUDGET PAGE 6
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Matthew Hall matt@smdp.com Steak N Shake officially opened for business at 11 a.m. on Oct. 28. The business celebrated by offering the first 100 customers in line a year’s worth of free burgers, fries and shakes.
ATF team to aid with Venice investigation Associated Press
LOS ANGELES A special national team of federal agents and specialists has flown into Los Angeles to help the Fire Department investigate the cause of a storage facility fire in Venice. Carlos A. Canino, who heads the Los Angeles office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, says the team provides additional resources, expertise and will expedite the investigation so people
can get into their units. The blaze erupted Saturday and hundreds of firefighters fought it for more than 14 hours. Eight firefighters suffered non-lifethreatening injuries. Canino says the fire resulted in an initial estimate of $2 million in damages, wiping out rows of storage units or causing smoke and water damage. The team activates on large or high-profile fires, including the 1993 World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings.
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Outside spending flooding in BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL City Council candidates have spent close to $400,000 on their campaigns but those dollars pale in comparison to what’s been spent by outside groups. Supporters of Measure D, which would require a public vote on any significant changes to the Santa Monica Airport, have
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spent more than $800,000 alone. Hundreds of thousands of dollars more have come in from other groups that support or oppose candidates or measures. These outside boosters don’t have to adhere to the same campaign finance rules placed on candidates, who can only accept contributions of $325 or less. The political SEE MONEY PAGE 8
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