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THE CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY ISSUE

Candidates make the final push

Election for new Bayside board is underway

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CITYWIDE As presidential hopefuls make

DOWNTOWN There is a lesser known election that is about to take place here in the coming days, one that doesn’t involve Republicans or Democrats.

Nearly four months after property owners in Downtown voted to form a new assessment district to pay for ongoing maintenance and management of the commercial neighborhood, another ballot is about to be circulated, this time to select six representatives who will serve on the new governing board for the Bayside District Corp.

The Board of Directors will be composed of 13 individuals with six coming in as City Council appointees, another half dozen from the property owners side, and a seat reserved for the City Manager or his designee.

Landlords will have 10 business days to submit their ballots. The board members from the property owners side should be seated within the next 30 days, according to Kathleen Rawson, the executive director of Bayside. A date has not been set for when the council will make its appointments.

The council-appointed seats will be open to residents and business owners in the city.

The new Property Based Assessment District (PBAD) is estimated to bring in approximately $3.4 million a year, a substantial hike from the preceding two assessments that brought in a combined $1 million annually.

Part of the extra revenue has been earmarked for an ambassador program that will assist tourists, provide an extra set of eyes and ears for public safety, and provide staffing for the new central restroom that is being constructed in the public parking garage on Second Street. Some funding will also be set aside for a cleaning program that will supplement the maintenance provided

by City Hall.

The existing board has reviewed an information request that will be sent to potential vendors for the ambassador program, which is expected to kick off in the first quarter of SEE BAYSIDE PAGE 10

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ON THE LINE: Volunteers at Democratic Party headquarters in Santa Monica on Monday call residents of Missouri, a swing state, encouraging them to vote for Sen. Barack Obama in today's presidential election. Candidates for local office will be making calls of their own today and knocking on doors as they try and get their supporters to the polls.

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their final pleas to undecided voters today, candidates for the local races will be out in equal force, putting the finishing touches on a long and, at times, ugly campaign season.

For many of the candidates and political committees that have rallied for and against various measures, today will be spent reminding committed voters to cast their ballots before spending the closing hours of the day biting their nails in anticipation of the results.

“We’re doing what we’ve been doing all along in our grassroots campaign — talking to our neighbors about the importance of voting Yes on T, and hearing from voters that they ‘get it,’” said Diana Gordon, the co-chair of Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City, which authored Measure T. The initiative is one of three local measures on the ballot and proposes to limit development to 75,000 square feet in the city.

Many candidates focused their final push on the last days leading to the election, going door-to-door to find the uncommitted voters, hanging door hangers and making phone calls, all in the hopes of swaying residents before they head out to the polls.

“We’re trying to talk to as many people as possible in the final stretch,” said Ben Allen, who is one of four candidates running for three open seats on the Board of Education.

Allen and a group of volunteers spent the weekend and part of Monday going door-todoor and reminding residents to vote.

After a time consuming few months campaigning, candidates like Herbert Silverstein, who is running for the City Council, see today as a day of rest.

Silverstein spent the weekend putting up posters around the city and talking to voters in front of the St. Monica statue on Ocean Avenue where he and his wife have held a vigil the past few months in honor of the ficus trees that were removed by City Hall earlier this year.

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Police baffled by homeless slayings

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LONG BEACH The crime scene, alongside a

Although some say the parks could benefit from the addition of new equipment and benches, a few park-goers seem wary of the initiative, worried there could be an overcrowding within green-spaces and would like to keep areas the way they are.

“I like it how it is,” said Victoria Karpova, a Santa Monica resident who frequents Clover Park. “We need to keep this space open, so people can run around and enjoy it.”

Too many requests was what ended the initiative at Palisades Park as it reached capacity on benches. Looking to serve those who wanted to donate, City Hall looked at other options at other parks.

busy freeway off-ramp, was shielded from view by dense brush and tangled tree limbs.

The victims — five people shot to death over the weekend at a spot inhabited by the homeless — were known largely by their nicknames or just their first names.

And Southern California’s first significant rain of the season may have washed away evidence.

Police in Long Beach are confronted with a baffling murder mystery.

“There is still a demon out there killing innocent people,” said Don Morgan, 58, who was friends with the victims. “Satan was here that day.”

Three men and two women were found slain Sunday in the seedy neighborhood of warehouses and apartment buildings near the intersection of two freeways. Some of the victims had been shot more than once.

An anonymous tipster called from a pay phone Sunday morning and directed police to the scene. But even the time of the attack is in dispute: Some neighbors reported hearing gunfire, yelling and a car speeding off just after midnight, while the coroner said the crime occurred sometime Saturday afternoon or evening.

Police said Monday that they had no eyewitnesses and no suspects and had yet to establish a motive for the slayings. But neighbors said people would often drop by to do drugs in the shadows underneath the freeway.

Investigators spent 12 hours collecting evidence, removing dozens of bags of trash and belongings from the spot in hopes of finding clues. And they issued a plea for the anonymous caller to come forward in the hope that he had more information.

Gang graffiti was sprayed along a freeway bridge near the crime scene, and a

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PAYING RESPECTS: Through ‘Give Santa Monica,’ City Hall is offering residents the opportunity to make a commemorative donation to one of the city's parks, an idea that first started at Palisades Park, where residents purchased benches for loved ones, such as the one in this photo. Now residents can purchase items like water fountains and basketball backboards, along with benches and other amenities for as little as $25.

Showing some love New program lets residents make commemorative donations to local parks

BY ELIZABETH KENIGSBERG Special to the Daily Press

CITY HALL Responding to calls from residents asking how they could make a commemorative donation to the city’s parks, the Open Space Management Division recently launched “Give Santa Monica,” an initiative intended to be a gift for people’s loved ones and city parks, too.

“It’s a program that gives member of the public the opportunity to purchase amenities for parks as well as way to honor someone,” said Trinie Garcia-Valdez, the community use administrator and orchestrator of the initiative. “The program allows people to participate in the city and enhance open spaces.”

Give Santa Monica is a revamping of a program that allowed people to purchase benches in recognition of others for Palisades Park. Open Space Management, however, has expanded that idea and will be accepting contributions that can go toward park amenities such as sports equipment, bike racks and water fountains or to the planting of new trees.

“We’re going beyond the benches,” Garcia-Valdez said. “It’s an exciting program that meets the needs and interests of the community and allows the city to beautify our treasured green spaces.”

City Hall is accepting donations as low as $25. Contributions of $750 or more will include a personalized plaque to be installed on or near the amenity purchased.

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Endorsement problems Editor:

After reading the election sections in the Daily Press, I wished the interviews could be put in a pamphlet to be distributed to every voter in Santa Monica. They were more satisfactory than all the public meetings I attended because I could study and compare statements and promises. I immediately went to the question on homelessness and found that three of the incumbents spoke in one voice.

Bloom: “There isn’t nearly enough specialized housing available to meet regional needs. So one of our greatest challenges is to build more.” Genser: “I think it is also essential that we continue to fund programs that help people move off the streets … .” Katz: “We must add more housing for the homeless … .”

These comments would suit someone who had been in the City Council since yesterday, for years and years — doing nothing. So, with the help of the interviews, I was able to select candidates I felt were honest and sincere. It was, therefore, a shock to me that the Press backed these incumbents. I am sure that had these interviews been studied more carefully, you would have made other choices.

Cecilia Rosenthal Santa Monica resident

Bond not needed Editor:

Let me tell you a thing or two about measure AA. As a current Santa Monica College student (and resident), I can whole-heartedly say that I am not disappointed nor underprivileged with my education received in the current facilities. Why, just last week I learned that students are put on a two week minimum waiting list to receive help from the college’s psychological services [because of a] lack of staff. Why not hire more? “Lack of funding.”

I can’t count how many times I’ve heard this before.

Well, at least SMC built a spankin’ new quad this summer. Every time I walk by our not one, but two fountains, I get cheery inside. Screw calculus. I’ll just give myself a hug. Hey, let’s build more fountains, then students wouldn’t need psych services! We don’t need pretty facilities, we need what happens inside; we need student services.

No one needs more debt and unnecessary costs. Bond money will be drawn from other places. So honestly, if you don’t know where to stand on this issue: go on campus and take a peek at the terribly unfit facilities. If there is anything crumbling, I sure hope it’s the college’s ego.

Monique Grahm Santa Monica

Americas’ Next Editor:

It’s clear that America’s stuck in a rut Financial disaster? A punch in the gut What could be next? I haven’t a clue The signs of recession so clearly in view When gas started rising, it started a fear The price per our gallon outrageously clear The constant complaining was heard through the nation While Europe was laughing at our constipation The direction of Wall Street just showing decay Constantly tumbling down Nobody’s Way Now it’s Japan that is feeling our low We are now contagious, let all nations know!

The current job count is lower than low Selling a house makes an outstanding no!

The governments buying the fate of our bank Like a soft dad who refuses to spank.

The fate of our nation is well under way If you believe, it’s a good time to pray As for a country that’s used to it all...

It’s God that I trust, not this government fall.

If the end’s near, one thing should be clear Keep out an ear for destiny’s fear.

Lay out a strap, to cover your back Pull in the slack and never look back.

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We’re all created equal

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

— Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson

words spoken in anger between friends, the appalling attacks on patriotism, we are holding an election in an orderly fashion.

No guns have been drawn to force voters to take a side, no threats of incarceration for voting against a party, and for that, we should be grateful.

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TODAY WE MAKE HISTORY.

OK, every day we make history, some days it’s just better history than others.

Today, as a nation, we turn a page in the book of racist history in America.

We will not close that book today, and I’m not sure that we will ever close the book on racism, sexism, theological disputes or discrimination for reasons other than ability.

But we’re one page closer to seeing people as people, and not a skin color, or a religious denomination, a gender or a sexuality. I’ve been obsessed with this election.

I’ve spent God only knows how many hours refreshing Andrew Sullivan’s Blog “The Daily Dish,” acting like a cocaine addicted rat, ringing the bell every 30 seconds for another hit.

I’ll be very relieved when the doubts about who’ll lead us are over, and I can go back to my regular, obsessive shopping for online deals at eBay. I have never in my life been more engaged as a voter than I was this year. I’ve been fascinated with each campaign and the changing landscape of our political structure. I’ve watched Appalachian drunken hillbillies on YouTube expose their racism.

I’ve suffered the e-mail attacks of moral hypocrisy and fundamentalist umbrage in the culture war that is going on over Proposition 8.

I’ve been appalled at the comic tragedy of seeing a man of immense stature brought low by his hubris. In what looks like a bad re-write of a Greek tragedy, we’ve seen Sen. John McCain go from lionized leader to humiliated huckster on Saturday Night Live, becoming a parody of himself.

He was not even attempting to present a presidential personae this past weekend.

I guess he realized the Straight Talk Express had hit the end of the line also.

This campaign, the longest and certainly the most expensive in our history, did what it was supposed to do. It introduced the candidates to the country, who then had the opportunity to judge which direction we wanted to go in.

We had campaign moments that ranged from the sublime to the absurd, from the Obama speech on racism, which will certainly be remembered in 50 years time, to the political blather that was Joe The Plumber, and the failed, but entertaining, campaign of Paris Hilton.

I look forward to this election ending because I firmly believe that today we are sending a man of amazing talent and credentials to the White House, and we are sending another man to his home state to face the music of his failed campaign, a campaign that imploded on itself because of hubris, arrogance and impetuosity.

The good news is, the system works. For all the money that was spent, and the

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WE HAD CAMPAIGN MOMENTS THAT RANGED FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE ABSURD, FROM THE OBAMA SPEECH ON RACISM, WHICH WILL CERTAINLY BE REMEMBERED IN 50 YEARS TIME, TO THE POLITICAL BLATHER THAT WAS JOE THE PLUMBER, AND THE FAILED, BUT ENTERTAINING, CAMPAIGN OF PARIS HILTON.

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Today, 232 years and change, from when Thomas Jefferson’s immortal words were adopted by a bunch of — dare I say it — mavericks, we stand ready to make those words true. On both the national level and the state level, we are poised to prove that all people, truly are, created equal.

To prove my point I submit to you a Newsweek article, written by David Jefferson, long lost cousin of the aforementioned Declaration drafter, who writes beautifully of his marriage last month to a man, and wonders how long it will last.

Not that the couple aren’t devoted to each other, after seven years, they’re pretty secure, but because today we go to the polls to put up or shut up about how equal we think everyone should be.

The religious zealots want you to believe Proposition 8 is “about the children.” I’ve come to believe that when they start talking about “the children,” it’s the last line of defense in a failing argument.

Proposition 8 is about eliminating equality, removing fairness and destroying dignity. Nothing more.

The point is that, as we live up to Thomas Jefferson’s words nationally — as we make a dream come true — we should do the same on the state level and recognize his cousin’s equality by voting no on Proposition 8.

DAVID PISARRA is a family law attorney focusing on father’s rights and men’s Issues in the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He can be reached at dpisarra@pisarra.com or (310) 6649969.

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state may face a downgrade if it cannot borrow at least $4 billion to pay its monthly bills. If the credit rating is downgraded, that means it will be even more expensive for the state to borrow money in the future.

The worsening economy means that the state government’s already fragile fiscal condition will also deteriorate. In passing the recent budget, lawmakers largely papered over a $15 billion budget deficit, pushing much of it onto next year (and perhaps several more years to come). Only three months into the fiscal year, the state treasurer is projecting that revenues will fall $3 billion below the estimates built into the budget.

Add to this rosy picture the $16.8 billion in bonds on the ballot next month. They include: • Proposition 1A — $9.95 billion for a down payment on a boondoggle 800-mile high-speed rail system that is likely to cost much more than advertised and deliver significantly lower ridership and benefits than proponents claim.

• Proposition 3 — $980 million for capital improvement projects at children’s hospitals (despite the fact that about $350 million of the $750 million from the bond passed for the same purpose just four years ago still hasn’t been spent).

• Proposition 10 — $5 billion for various renewable energy, alternative fuel, energy efficiency, and air emissions reduction programs, most of it going to subsidize the purchase of alternative-fuel vehicles.

• Proposition 12 — $900 million for the veterans’ farm and home loan program (despite the fact that housing markets are crashing and we simply can’t afford it right now).

Given the current condition of the economy in California, even the best bond measures should be rejected in the name of fiscal sanity. The proposals on the November ballot do not even meet this standard.

Legislators and the governor have shown they are adept at quibbling like children, but incapable of making sound fiscal decisions.

It is time for taxpayers to stand up and be the responsible adults and simply say “No!” to more borrowing and spending.

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Clinton’s claim during the 1990s, the era of big government is far from over. Worse still, the era of paternalistic government rules the day, as lawmakers and bureaucrats dictate to their “children” subjects how they should live their lives, whether it be how they should save for retirement, what kind of healthcare they should be afforded, what kind of education their own children should be given, or even what types of light bulbs they should be allowed to use.

Sometimes, however, the roles are reversed. Sometimes the taxpayer has to play the strict parent and tell the government “No” when it asks to borrow more money.

Voters will have the opportunity to do just that during the Nov. 4 election. Despite the California Legislature’s chronic inability to balance the budget and the current economic calamity of the housing and credit crisis, several bonds totaling nearly $17 billion are on the ballot. In this age of bailouts, the state Legislature and the governor are using the bond measures as a sort of budget balancing bailout. They could not afford to include the programs in the normal annual budgeting process, so they are hoping the taxpayers will bail them out by approving even more debt.

Gov. Schwarzenegger recently sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warning that California may need a $7 billion emergency loan from the federal government just to cover its short-term, day-today operations. If the state can’t even afford to pay for its current services, how in the world can we even consider taking on more debt?

Like many individuals, California has increased its borrowing significantly in recent years. In fact, the amount of general obligation bonds authorized has more than tripled in just six years, from $42 billion in 2002 to $135 billion currently. The state’s debt-service ratio, the percentage of the state’s general fund that goes to paying the interest on the bonds the state sells, is estimated to surpass 6 percent in just a couple of years. According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the investment community gets nervous any time a state’s debt-service ratio exceeds 5 or 6 percent. We’re already about to break that upper limit. Obviously, if more bonds are passed in next month’s election, that number will only get worse. California already has the second-worst credit rating in the nation — ahead of only Louisiana — and Standard & Poor’s is cautioning that the

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wing trip! We did travel under our own power, winging it to our destination, Glacier National Park in Montana. It had beckoned us for years, but something always kept us from going. We would say, “Don’t worry. The glaciers will be there.” Now with global warming a bitter reality, we felt we could no longer delay.

What we heard recently about Glacier National Park distressed us and increased our sense of urgency about the trip.

Apparently, less than 100 years ago there were 150 glaciers in the Park. Now, there are only 25. If that wasn’t shocking enough, those that were left were losing 9 percent of their mass every year! We were stunned by predictions that they could all be gone as early as 2015!

Rusty felt these statistics were an urgent call to action. He said, “Everyone should be screaming about this! Something needs to be done now to stop global warming or soon it will be called Puddles National Park.”

We had to go now and we had to see if we could help.

We arranged to stay with our cousin, Hoot Quacker. As a baby learning to quack, Hoot sounded more like a hoot owl than a duck. Eventually, he got it right, but by then the name had stuck. He lives in Kalispell, Mont., very close to Glacier National Park.

He was right tickled to have his city cousins visit for a spell.

His ranch was filled with hundreds of trees and surrounded by mountains so tall they seemed to scrape the sky. We could see Hoot’s love for the land was deep and strong as we explored the terrain on horseback. We fished his stream for dinner, foraged for edible roots and dined al fresco under a stand of conifers and aspen. It was paradise but a disappearing one. As Hoot spoke of the melting glaciers and his dwindling stream, we felt his

sadness.

As we approached Glacier National Park, Hoot stopped and spread his wings wide to encompass all before us. With reverence and pride he said, “We are looking at a place so precious it was chosen as a World Heritage Site. Global warming is threatening to take this from us. We all have to find a way to stop it.”

Our adventure began on Going To The Sun Road. It did feel like we would reach the sun! We snaked through the park’s wild interior for 50 miraculous miles. We wound around steep mountainsides and glimpsed purple asters in the glacier carved meadows.

We jumped at every twig snap as we ate sweet huckleberries, scared of meeting a grizzly doing the same. At Logan Pass, we stopped, transfixed by the icy wonder of Jackson Glacier. As the mountain goats and the long horn sheep leapt easily from peak to peak, we had to pull Rusty back from joining them. That night, snuggled in our sleeping bags, we couldn’t stop talking about all we had seen until we finally allowed ourselves to be lulled to sleep by the mournful song of a wolf pack in the distance.

Once home the reality of losing the irreplaceable beauty of Glacier National Park weighed heavy on our hearts. Hoot told us that if everyone would do just three simple things it would make a world of difference in the fight against global warming. We are asking everyone to help.

• Turn off any lights that are not in use and use natural light whenever possible.

• Replace all incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.

• Wash only full loads in your washing machine and dishwasher.

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Vote might widen divide between children, parents

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Now they have.

All four are voting for Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Their parents are supporting Republican John McCain and voted for President Bush in the last two elections.

“There was a chance I could have voted Republican,” said Moncheck, a 27-year-old television producer in New York who said she’s not registered with any party. “Actually, I really liked John McCain in 2000 when he ran. This time around I feel Obama is a better candidate.”

In some ways Moncheck and her sisters are an anomaly. The authors of “The American Voter Revisited,” published this year, found that parents who have the same party affiliation pass it to their children about 75 percent of the time. But polling suggests that more children may break from their parents’ preferred candidate this election.

In the latest Pew Research Survey, Obama enjoyed a nearly 45-percentage-point lead among 18-to-29-year-olds, a group that John Kerry won by just 9 points in 2004. The same survey showed Obama had only a 10-point lead with 50-to-64-year-olds.

In essence, it’s more likely for a young liberal to be from a conservative family than for a young conservative to come from a liberal family, said Mike McDevitt, associate professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

McDevitt’s research has found that young people who identify themselves as Democrat or as liberals are programmed differently from their conservative counterparts.

Almost 79 percent of students surveyed in Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania who said they will vote for McCain reported that their parents will vote the same way, according to a CBS News/UWIRE/Chronicle of Higher Education poll out this week. That compares to 58 percent of Obama supporters who said they share the same candidate preference as their parents.

In Washington, Sara Herbst, who was not part of the survey, said she would fit into the additional 20 percent of Obama supporters in the CBS poll who agree with one parent and not the other. She thinks her mom will end up voting for Obama, but her dad is a registered Republican in Westchester County, N.Y., who plans to vote for McCain.

“I wouldn’t say I’m a die-hard liberal, but I am passionate about what I believe and he’s passionate about what he believes,” said Herbst, a 23-year-old graphic designer for a Democratic political marketing company in Washington.

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Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows

BY LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes.

“Sex and the City,” anyone? That was one of the shows used in the research.

The new study is the first to link those viewing habits with teen pregnancy, said lead author Anita Chandra, a Rand Corp. behavioral scientist. Teens who watched the raciest shows were twice as likely to become pregnant over the next three years as those who watched few such programs.

Previous research by some of the same scientists had already found that watching lots of sex on TV can influence teens to have sex at earlier ages.

Shows that highlight only the positive aspects of sexual behavior without the risks can lead teens to have unprotected sex “before they’re ready to make responsible and informed decisions,” Chandra said.

The study was released Monday in the November issue of Pediatrics. It involved 2,003 12- to 17-year-old girls and boys nationwide questioned by telephone about their TV viewing habits in 2001. Teens were re-interviewed twice, the last time in 2004, and asked about pregnancy. Among girls, 58 became pregnant during the follow-up, and among boys, 33 said they had gotten a girl pregnant.

Participants were asked how often they watched any of more than 20 TV shows popular among teens at the time or which were found to have lots of sexual content. The programs included “Sex and the City,” “That ‘70s Show” and “Friends.”

Pregnancies were twice as common among those who said they watched such shows regularly, compared with teens who said they hardly ever saw them. There were more pregnancies among the oldest teens interviewed, but the rate of pregnancy remained consistent across all age groups among those who watched the racy programs.

Chandra said TV-watching was strongly connected with teen pregnancy even when other factors were considered, including grades, family structure and parents’ education level.

But the study didn’t adequately address other issues, such as self-esteem, family values and income, contends Elizabeth Schroeder, executive director of Answer, a teen sex education program based at Rutgers University.

“The media does have an impact, but we don’t know the full extent of it because there are so many other factors,” Schroeder said.

But Bill Albert, chief program officer at the nonprofit National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, praised the study and said it “catches up with common sense.”

“Media helps shape the social script for teenagers. Most parents know that. This is just good research to confirm that,” Albert said.

Still, U.S. teen pregnancies were on a 15-year decline until a 3 percent rise in 2006, the latest data available.

Experts think that could be just be a statistical blip.

And Albert noted that the downward trend occurred as TV shows were becoming more sexualized, confirming that “it’s not the only influence.”

Psychologist David Walsh, president of the National Institute on Media and the Family, cited data suggesting only about 19 percent of American teens say they can talk openly with a trusted adult about sex. With many schools not offering sex education, that leaves the media to serve as a sex educator, he said.

“For a kid who no one’s talking to about sex, and then he watches sitcoms on TV where sex is presented as this is what the cool people do,” the outcome is obvious, Walsh said.

He said the message to parents is to talk to their kids about sex long before children are teens.

Parents also should be watching what their kids watch and helping filter messages sex-filled shows are sending, he said.

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Auto sales ‘unsustainably weak’

BY TOM KRISHER AND BREE FOWLER Associated Press Writers

DETROIT General Motors’ October U.S. sales plunged 45 percent, and Ford’s and Chrysler’s weren’t far behind, as low consumer confidence and tight credit combined to bring the industry’s sales to an “unsustainably weak level” that is the worst in 25 years.

Automakers sold 838,156 vehicles in October, 32 percent fewer than the same month last year and the worst performance since January 1991, according to Autodata Corp. and Ward’s AutoInfoBank. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 10.6 million vehicles was the lowest since February 1983.

“It’s really an unsustainably weak level for all manufacturers,” said Mike DiGiovanni, GM’s executive director of global market and industry analysis. “This is clearly a severe, severe recession for the U.S. automotive industry and something we really can’t sustain.”

The annual sales rate in October 2007 was 16.1 million.

Chrysler’s sales tumbled 35 percent and Ford’s dropped 30 percent. Toyota’s sales fell 23 percent despite its zero-percent financing offer, and Nissan and Honda posted 33 percent and 25 percent declines, respectively.

Overall, General Motors Corp. sold 168,719 vehicles in October, while Ford Motor Co., including its Volvo brand, sold 132,278 light vehicles and Chrysler LLC’s sales totaled 94,530 units.

If GM’s sales were adjusted for popula-

tion growth, October would be the worst month of the post-World War II era, DiGiovanni said.

“Clearly we’re in a very dire situation,” he said. Detroit-based GM said its light truck sales tumbled 51 percent compared with the same month last year, while demand for passenger cars fell 34 percent.

Despite the steep drop, GM’s total was enough to keep it ahead of Toyota Motor Corp. for the No. 1 U.S. sales spot. Toyota, which rolled out an offer of zero-percent financing during the month, sold 152,101 vehicles. The Japanese company’s light truck sales fell 34 percent, while car sales dropped 15 percent.

Honda Motor Co.’s sales fell to 85,864 vehicles as truck sales fell 29 percent. But sales of cars from its Acura luxury division rose 6 percent.

Nissan Motor Co. sold 56,945 vehicles, and its truck sales dropped 52 percent.

Ford officials said on a conference call with reporters and industry analysts that as bad as October sales were, it’s probably not the bottom.

Emily Kolinski Morris, the Dearbornbased company’s senior economist, said that because automobiles are more durable, people can wait without buying a new vehicle until they feel more confident in the economy.

“The answer to when we will start to come out of that trough lies in when the economy comes out of that trough,” Kolinski Morris said.

Ford likely will announce car and

crossover vehicle production cuts when it announces its third-quarter earnings on Friday, said George Pipas, Ford’s top sales analyst. Truck production cuts earlier in the year have kept inventories low, but car and crossover inventories need to be brought into line, he said.

Sales of the company’s F-Series pickup trucks, traditionally its top seller, fell 16 percent in October, better than Ford’s light trucks as a whole, which dropped more than 30 percent. The company began selling a new version of the pickup last month and has announced plans to add 1,000 workers at its Dearborn Truck Plant in January to handle what it expects will be increased demand.

Even Ford’s Focus small car, which had experienced sales increases during the summer, saw its sales drop 18 percent.

Pipas said that even cars that once were selling well aren’t selling in a U.S. market that last month shrank to an annual sales rate of about 11 million vehicles.

“In an 11 million industry, you’re not going to see very many products for very many manufacturers post year-on-year sales increases.”

Jim Farley, Ford’s group vice president of marketing, said it’s likely auto companies will start their year-end sales promotions early to try to drum up business, although he would not say what steps Ford would take.

GM said it will start its annual “Red Tag” sale Tuesday, with lower pricing and customer cash back on most of its new models.

The sale typically begins later in the year.

Chrysler said it would continue incentive programs introduced in November that include cash rebates of up to $6,000 and discounted financing on remaining 2008 model year vehicles.

The Auburn Hills-based company is also offering lease loyalty allowances of up to $750 for purchases made by returning lease customers, along with bonus cash of up to $2,000 on some 2008 vehicles for customers who lease through independent financial institutions.

After reeling from a 32 percent drop in September sales, Toyota launched zero-percent financing on almost all of its models, prompting analysts to predict that it could post better-than-average October sales and potentially surpass GM for the first time as the U.S. sales leader.

But, like at Ford, the vast majority of Toyota models still posted double-digit declines. Notable exceptions included sales of the Corolla, which rose 6.1 percent, and the Sequoia sport utility vehicle, which posted a 21 percent gain.

Toyota Division General Manager Bob Carter said the financing offer, which had been set to expire on Monday but will now be extended for another month, gave October’s sales a needed boost.

“This managed to breathe some life into an otherwise lackluster month,” Carter said.

GM’s financing arm, GMAC Financial Services, said last month it was tightening its lending standards to require a credit score of at least 700, potentially shutting out some buyers.

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Making racing history had a unique similarity to the race for president, and the results of the series’ final event this season, this past Sunday at the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, might, some think, bode well for Barack Obama’s candidacy today.

Lewis Hamilton, the first black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.

At 23, Hamilton is also the youngest champion in the sport’s history.

This season was just the Brit’s second in F1; last year, a series of “rookie mistakes” cost him the title. Hamilton is the first British F1 champion since Damon Hill in 1996.

F1 race cars are the world’s most expensive and technologically — and aerodynamically — advanced. This season there were 11 teams with two cars each at the 18 races on the schedule.

The F1 “circus” travels throughout Europe, much of Asia and Oceania, also hitting Shanghai, racing at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan and, of course, the fabled street race through Monte Carlo.

Currently, there are no American drivers in F1 and no F1 races slated for North America in the sport’s 2009 schedule. The Brazil race is now the only F1 stop in the western hemisphere. A new race in Abu Dhabi replaces Montreal for 2009; it joins Bahrain as the second F1 event in the Mideast.

Teams spend between $100 million and $300 million annually. Seven-time World Driving Champion Michael Schumacher, who retired from F1 in 2006, was often cited as the world’s highest-paid athlete in his closing years with Ferrari, with an annual salary of from $40 million to $60 million and product endorsements which earned him an estimated $100 million more.

There are no African Americans competing regularly in any of NASCAR’s three professional series, nor in IndyCar or any other important racing series in the U.S. A NASCAR program called Drive for Diversity was created to attract people of color and women to the sport to learn to become drivers, engineers, mechanics, team and track executives and more.

So far, though, the sport hasn’t had much luck in recruiting, and some observers, this one included, have questioned NASCAR’s commitment to the task.

There are a few African Americans involved in team ownership in NASCAR, and one of the sport’s lead TV announcers and a team co-owner, former NBA star Brad Daugherty, is African American.

In sports car racing, driving for the Toyota factory team and in open-wheel racing in the Indianapolis 500, Willy T. Ribbs was a standout African-American racer two decades ago.

He remains the winningest Black driver in any motorsport.

Wendell Scott, the first black American to win a NASCAR race, had his life story told in a Richard Pryor movie called “Greased Lightning.”

People of color and women have had the most success in American motor rac-

ing in NHRA professional drag racing.

In classes including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle and in team ownership, women and minority racers have been with the sport since its early, 1950s creation.

Although Lewis Hamilton initially took up racing as a hobby, it swiftly became his vocation, and after cutting his teeth around his home town of Stevenage, U.K., the young British driver turned his attention to national events.

LEWIS HAMILTON, THE FIRST BLACK DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF GRAND PRIX RACING, WON THE WORLD DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY, THE MOST COVETED TITLE IN ALL OF MOTORSPORTS. AT 23, HAMILTON IS ALSO THE YOUNGEST CHAMPION IN THE SPORT’S HISTORY. Winning came naturally and by age 10 — with a little less than two years’ experience — he was crowned the youngest-ever winner of the British Cadet Kart championship.

With an assured racing style and a calmness which belied his years, it wasn’t long before Hamilton’s trophy cabinet was groaning under the weight of more karting titles.

Ron Dennis, head of the McLaren Mercedes F1 team, was one of the first to notice Hamilton and his rise through the racing ranks. In 1998, Dennis signed Hamilton, then 13, to the team’s Young Driver Program.

Hamilton’s father, who serves as his manager and agent, made sure that first contract included an option on Hamilton should he ever make it into Formula One racing.

And when he did, a seat at McLaren Mercedes was waiting for him.

By this time tomorrow, we’ll know if the United States made similar history in the race for the White House.

STEVE PARKER has covered the world’s auto industry for over 35 years. He’s a two-time Emmy Award-winner who reported on cars for almost a decade at both KTLA/TV5 and KCBS/TV2. He is a consultant to the NBC-TV show Whipnotic and the show’s companion website, www.Whipnotic.com. He created, writes and moderates the only all-automotive blog on The Huffington Post at www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-parker. Contact Steve through his own automotive issues Web site at www.SteveParker.com.

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Assessment revenue to start flowing in January FROM BAYSIDE PAGE 1 next year.

“You’re really going to see a presence of people and an enhanced level of maintenance,” said Miriam Mack, the economic development manager for City Hall.

But before the programs can be adopted, a new board must be formed.

Several names have been put into the race for the representatives of the property owners, including Bill Tucker, Randy Brandt and John Warfel, who currently all serve on the lame duck Bayside Board of Directors that will be replaced by the newer and larger body.

Nine names have been put in to serve as council appointees, including Barbara Bryan, Todd Flora and Jennifer Ann Hranilovich, all of whom serve on the current board.

Three of the property owner seats will be occupied by a representative from each of the district’s zones while another three will be selected at large. The elections for the zone and at-large candidates will be mailed and voted on separately. The selected members will be property owners from within the district.

The formation of the new board comes during one of Bayside’s busiest times of the year — the holiday shopping season.

“We’re trying to conduct business as usual with the holiday program and ice rink yet at the same time we’re working on a new operational plan and a new budget so there’s a lot going on here at Bayside,” Rawson said.

The current board recently finalized the bylaws for the new district, which will also

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THE CROWN JEWEL: The Bayside District Corp., which works with City Hall to manage and promote Downtown, including the Third Street Promenade, is prepared to hold an election involving property owners to select board members to oversee a new business improvement district.

be reviewed by the new governing body.

Hranilovich, who currently serves as the vice chair, said she is reapplying after three years with Bayside to continue working on ways to improve the community.

Aside from bringing in more money, the new district will create an opportunity for dialogue between parties that hadn’t traditionally engaged in activities of the district, individuals like business and property owners, city officials and residents, according to Hranilovich, who works in property management for a land trust.

“These are all players in the district who

will have continuing opportunities … to participate in governance under the new structure,” Hranilovich said.

Assessment bills for the new district were recently mailed to property owners and funds are expected to start flowing early next year.

Properties are assessed based on the building square footage or land square footage, whichever is greater. The assessment also varies depending on the level of service and traffic of the area in which the building is located. Properties on the Third Street Promenade are expected to pay a higher

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The average assessment for the 434 properties in the district is about $7,941 a year, according to Mack.

Rawson said that she hopes to have the new services, such as the ambassador program, in place as soon as possible but all would depend on how quickly the other pieces fall into place, including the board.

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No motive established FROM MURDER PAGE 3 drainage channel appeared to be the only way in and out of the spot.

“We have a tremendous amount of foliage out there,” Police Chief Anthony W. Batts said. “It’s very tough getting into.”

Authorities identified two of the victims as Vanessa Malaepule, 34, and Lorenzo Perez Villicana, 44.

The others’ names were withheld until their families could be notified. Police said they had not determined how many of the victims were homeless.

Morgan said he knew the victims only by their first names or nicknames — LV, Vanessa, Cat, Sammy and Fred. They liked to come to the site to party, he said.

Relatives of Malaepule said she was the mother of six children and was not homeless but liked to hang out at the spot. They said they did not know why.

Her uncle Ilager McMoore said police told him that his niece was found beneath the body of her boyfriend, as though he had tried to shield her from the gunfire.

McMoore said he suspects the boyfriend may have been involved in a gang dispute.

Tippi Briggs, a nearby resident, said she had seen an increase in what she suspected was drug activity in the area. “You see people drive up in their nice cars, go in there, then come out after a couple of minutes,” she said. “Some are stumbling.”

She also said the area had been plagued in recent weeks by a rash of home and car break-ins.

Elsa Neal, who manages an apartment

YOU SEE PEOPLE DRIVE UP IN THEIR NICE CARS, GO IN THERE, THEN COME OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SOME ARE STUMBLING.” Tippi Briggs A nearby resident

complex close to the scene, said the area was frequented by homeless people and by those who apparently hung out to do drugs.

She said the homeless people would sometimes stop by to ask to use her water to clean their cooking utensils and were always polite.

About 10 relatives of Malaepule assembled a shrine on a tattered piece of old carpet, placing a smiling photograph of her atop a bunch of yellow and white flowers.

One of her children sprinkled petals around lit candles.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONFIRMATION OF ASSESSMENT COSTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTS ON GEORGINA AVENUE FROM 4TH STREET TO 7TH STREET WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA The Georgina Avenue Street Lighting Assessment Project included the installation of ornamental style street light poles, post-top luminaries and the associated underground electrical system consisting of conduits, wiring and pull boxes on Georgina Avenue from 4th Street to 7th Street. Upon completion of the project, the City Engineer filed a report of work relating to the construction of the aforementioned streetlight improvements and the final assessment costs for each parcel within the assessment district.

On September 23, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10342 (CCS) setting a public hearing for November 25, 2008, to confirm the final assessment costs that will be levied upon each parcel within the district. All affected property owners have been notified of the public hearing date and their assessment amount through a direct mailing.

Pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code, the City Council directed the City Clerk to set a public hearing on the confirmation of assessment costs as follows: DATE & TIME:

6:45 p.m. on November 25, 2008, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard

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All persons interested in or objecting to the proposed confirmation of assessment costs may appear before the City Council at the public hearing to offer evidence in relation thereto.

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“If they’re favorable, I’ll give a couple of hoots and go out and have some coffee,” he said. “I’m sure it will be a pleasurable night one way or the other.”

Some planned to get creative in the closing days of the campaign, such as John Blakely, a 25-year-old council candidate who on Monday handed out campaign buttons along Montana Avenue for employees to wear, hoping to get name recognition from any customers that the workers would encounter that day.

That name recognition could come in handy when voters head out to the polls and see a list of 14 different council candidates, only four of whom can be elected.

“I feel like a lot of Santa Monicans don’t know a lot about the council,” Blakely said.

“When that’s the case, I feel like the last name that they hear is the one they’ll most likely remember.”

Blakely said he isn’t sure about his chances of coming out successful, going up against four incumbents. The entrepreneur and actor said that he will enjoy seeing his name on the ballot today, spend a few hours campaigning outside several polling locations, and then go home and watch the results come in with his girlfriend.

The low-key approach is one shared by Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloom, who after campaigning over the weekend, spent his Monday focused on his City Council duties.

Bloom, who was first elected to the council in 1999, plans to spend his day today driving disabled and senior voters to the polls before heading to a party hosted by Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights.

Bloom added that he also planned to lend a helping hand to the No on Measure T campaign.

“I think people are really just focused on the presidential election … and also

WE’RE TRYING TO TALK TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE FINAL STRETCH.”

Resident Cindy Daniels said certain parks could benefit from the addition of equipment or extra shade from trees, but hopes that City Hall will take the character of individual parks into consideration.

“There are some areas in parks that could really use extra seating,” Daniels said. “But too many trees or other things could take up the space we come here to enjoy.”

Open Space Management took an inventory of all the parks in Santa Monica to determine what each park needs, and has put those items on a wish list posted on the city’s Web site, www.smgov.net.

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Proposition 8,” Bloom said regarding the initiative to constitutionally define marriage as between a man and a woman. “Council candidates are pretty far down the list in terms of people’s focus this year.

“It makes the election somewhat unique.”

Phil Hendricks, the chair of the Bond Fatigue Committee against Measure AA, said that while he will have volunteers going door-to-door today, most voters have pretty much made up their minds.

“It’s a matter of encouraging people to get out the vote,” Hendricks said.

The $295 million bond measure in which Hendricks is campaigning against would fund capital projects at Santa Monica College that are designed to improve teaching in the areas of science, nursing, math, technology and media. The measure has received the support of many city officials and those in the educational community, but has been opposed by the Friends of Sunset Park, the neighborhood group surrounding the college.

Hendricks said that he was sad to see the campaigning come to a close.

“I actually enjoy it,” he said. “I’ve met marvelous people who worked very hard and I think we’ve made some relationships that will last after the election.”

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“We’re giving our residents a standard opportunity to contribute, which most other cities offer,” Garcia-Valdez said. “It’s really just a response to the public interest we have seen, and our open spaces will benefit.”

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites sealed bids for: BID #2938: PROVIDE PRINTING OF BUS SCHEDULES AS REQUIRED BY THE BIG BLUE BUS. 3 SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AT 3PM PACIFIC TIME BID #2946: FURNISH AND DELIVER NEW OR REMANUFACTURED OEM LNG CUMMINS ENGINE PARTS AS REQUIRED BY THE BIG BLUE BUS. 3 SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 26, 2008 AT 3PM PACIFIC TIME. BID #2960: SUPPLY AND DELIVER BRAKE RELINE KITS FOR TRANSIT BUSES. 3 SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 25, 2008 AT 3PM PACIFIC TIME. Request for bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the City of Santa Monica, 1717 4th St., Suite 250, Santa Monica, California, by calling (310) 458-8281, or by emailing your request to kellee.macdonald@smgov.net or kimberlie.nimori@smgov.net.

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MOVIE TIMES AERO THEATRE 1328 Montana Ave. (323) 466-FILM

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Pride and Glory (R) 2hrs 05min 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00

The Duchess (PG-13) 1hr 45min 2:15, 7:00

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (G) 1hr 40min 1:45, 2:30, 4:30, 5:10, 7:15, 8:10, 9:55

The Haunting of Molly Hartley (PG-13) 1hr 26min 2:30, 4:45, 6:55, 10:10

Changeling (R) 2hrs 20min 1:30, 3:45, 4:45, 7:00, 8:00, 10:05

Burn After Reading (R) 1hr 37min 2:10, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00

Max Payne (PG-13) 1hr 40min 11:15am, 1:50, 4:20, 7:30, 10:10

Quarantine (R) 1hr 29min 4:50, 9:30 RocknRolla (R) 1hr 54min 2:00, 4:35, 7:20, 10:00

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MANN'S CRITERION THEATRE 1313 Third St. (310) 395-1599 Eagle Eye (PG-13) 1hr 58min 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Saw V (R) 1hr 28min 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:20

LAEMMLE’S MONICA FOURPLEX 1332 Second St. (310) 394-9741 The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13) 1hr 49min 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 9:55 Rachel Getting Married (R) 1hr 56min

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Take time for you, Pisces ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★★ Many people eye your progress and what you are doing. The unexpected runs riot. What you least expected could happen. Changes that might occur will have long-term ramifications.

Tonight: Burning the candle at both ends.

★★★★ Some of you might have the luxury of working from home. Many of you might want to take off or work from home just for the day. In truth, the closer to home you are, the more effective you will be. Tonight: Can you work from home? Brainstorm with a pal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★★ Reach out for more information. How you see a situation could change radically because of today. What you want could happen quite suddenly, and might cause you to wonder which way to go.

Tonight: Choose a mental stress-buster.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★★ Deal with someone directly. You will be much happier in the long run. Doors will open for those who are ready to walk through them. You discover how insightful a friend or associate is. Add some of his or her ideas into the mix. Tonight: Relate closely.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★★ Others command your attention. You could be amazed by what comes down the path if you are open. You discover that you need to defer.

There is a time and a place for everything. Focus on your daily life first. Tonight: Out and about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Your imagination can be wild, but look at facts, especially financially. You might not be comfortable with everything you hear.

Meetings need to be scheduled at the end of the day. Someone asks for and really wants your feedback. Tonight: Say yes to an offer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Speak your mind, knowing that others want to hear more. You have a way with words that causes others to stop and listen. Be positive and think positively. You will find that the end results could be a lot different. Tonight: Hanging out, but head home early.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Keep a strong hand on your finances and don’t let enthusiasm or a good idea take off — for now. If it really is a good idea, it will still be good tomorrow. Note a tendency to lighten up and visit with others late in the evening. Tonight: Catch up on another’s news.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★★ You are at your very best and can manage any obstacle that heads in your direction.

Understand what is motivating you and someone else. That step will help you find resolution where it seems impossible. Tonight: Keep on smiling.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ Kick back and make strong choices. You understand much more than you need to let on.

Right now, observe, research and confirm your opinions. If you feel sluggish, don’t worry.

Tonight: Nap, and then you’ll find a new you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★★ Your creativity bubbles forth; you cannot stop the process. Try to funnel this energy into more practical interests than in the past. Anything can happen if you work with this innate source of ingenuity. Tonight: Let yourself relax a little more.

Happy birthday

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Keep your eye on the big picture, or you could be very unhappy with the end results. Your perspective could change radically if you stay in tune with what is happening around you. If you are tired, postpone a meeting. Tonight: Just for you.

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

This year you will need to remain goal-driven, as you can easily be distracted. If you achieve this discipline, much will be accomplished. Use the next few months expressly for wish fulfillment. You are carrying around a lucky rabbit’s foot. Come midwinter, you might enjoy retreating within. Take up yoga, or perhaps another solitary activity. If you are single, check out anyone you meet in 2009. They might not be all they seem. Take your time forming a relationship. If you are attached, you discover once more the romance that exists between you, especially if you take a couple of weekends just for the two of you. AQUARIUS reads you cold.

Community Meeting for St. Monica Catholic Community Campus Improvement Project November 10, 2008, 6:30 PM Multi-Purpose Room Santa Monica Public Library – Main Library 601 Santa Monica Boulevard You are invited to attend a community meeting to review the design for a campus improvement project located at St. Monica Catholic Community. The subject property comprises a full city block bounded by California Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard, Washington Avenue, and 7th Street. The project consists of interior and exterior renovations to existing facilities and campus, replacing the existing Pastoral Center with a new Community Center and subterranean garage, seismic retrofits to existing facilities, and a minor addition to the east wing of the High School.

This meeting is a new City Planning initiative to solicit comments from the public prior to the project being heard by the Planning Commission. You will have an opportunity to provide direct feedback to the staff and the developer with regards to the project design. For further information, please contact Bradley J. Misner, Principal Planner at (310) 458-8341.

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ESPANOL Esto esuna noticia de una reunión de la comunidad para revisar el diseño de la applicaciónes proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Si deseas más información, favor de llamar a Carmen Gutierrez en la División de Planificación al número (310) 458-8341.

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Girls and Sports

Sudoku

By Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein

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

The Meaning of Lila

By John Forgetta & L.A. Rose

King Features Syndicate

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

The Other Coast

By Adrian Raeside

SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE

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ODDS OF A CHILD BEING IN A FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT: 1 in 23,000

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

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DAILY LOTTERY 2 7 17 29 47 Meganumber: 40 Jackpot: $31M 3 11 28 30 38 Meganumber: 12 Jackpot: $7M 16 23 27 33 37 MIDDAY: 9 4 0 EVENING: 2 4 1 1st: 07 Eureka 2nd: 09 Winning Spirit 3rd: 08 Gorgeous George RACE TIME: 1.45.98

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■ Food engineers in Japan, especially, are notorious for their oddflavored ice creams that challenge the palate, as News of the Weird has noted several times. In August, voters at the Taste of Britain festival selected their own regional favorites, some of which rivaled Japan's (e.g., ice creams of sausage and mash, pork pie, cheddar cheese, Worcestershire sauce, Welsh rarebit and even haggis). The Japanese still love their ice cream, though. Among the flavors at this year's Yokohama Ice Cream Expo in August (celebrating the 130th anniversary of ice cream in Japan) were beef tongue, octopus, eel and beer.

■ According to the Palais de Justice in Paris, a recent preliminary hearing marked the first time in France, and perhaps in the world, in which a dog had been called as a formal witness in a murder case. "Scooby Doo" was brought into the courtroom so that a judge could watch how he reacted when he approached the defendant, who was accused of killing Scooby's master, and according to a dispatch in London's Daily Telegraph, the dog "barked furiously," helping convince the judge to set the case for trial.

■ Donna and Joel Brinkle of Deltona, Fla., raised a family and held respectable jobs until, in the 1990s, they declared themselves a sovereign nation and stopped paying taxes. Subsequently, the county took their home, and they now appear to be living on the handouts of their son and their church, but they have become irritations by filing property liens against government officials (including, once, President Clinton) who fail to recognize their independent authority.

Once, they tried to buy a $700,000 house with a "money order" drawn on their home-made currency. Even though the Brinkles' game plan has failed on every single point (and Joel even did some jail time), the couple remains chipper, according to an October Orlando Sentinel report, certain that some higher official will soon vindicate them.

TODAY IN HISTORY Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a rightwing Israeli minutes after attending a festive peace rally.

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SINCE 1967 RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS IN ALL DAMAGE REPAIR “EXPERT IN GREEN CONCEPTS” Free estimates, great referrals

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Lost 12 pound male pomeranian, cut to resemble a small lion. Austin" aka "The Flyin' Lion", orange/ blonde. Wears a black harness. Skateboards on Venice Beach Boardwalk with my son, Johnny.

Believed picked up in the parking lot behind Venice Beach Fellowship between California and Milton on Lincoln Blvd in Venice.

Please call 310-403-9448 or 310-450-6052

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DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081797095 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SABAL EXPERT CONSULTING, 855 W. EL REPETTO DR. #D-64 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DALIA SABALIAUSKAS 855 W. EL REPETTO DR. #D-64 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 10/7/08. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY

HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00am - 5:00pm

LOCATION 410 Broadway, Suite B, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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