FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005
Volume 4, Issue 243
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
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City cuts its losses, settles for $750,000
Polar espresso
BY RYAN HYATT Daily Press Staff Writer
NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY
CHUCK
SHEPARD
The following people accidentally shot themselves recently: a Fond du Lac, Wis., man, in the abdomen, while using a screwdriver to dislodge a round from his pistol (August); a Nacogdoches, Texas, woman, in the foot while trying to kill a snake on her property (September) (and the same woman, again trying to kill a snake, shot herself in the other foot the next day); a Tennessee Highway Patrolman, in the leg as he holstered his pistol while chasing a fleeing suspect near Maryville (August); a teenage boy, in the leg while fleeing after robbing a food store in New Caney, Texas (August); a 33-year-old Milwaukee man, in the leg while fleeing after robbing a man on the street (October). And Danny Walden, Taylorsville, Ky., was shot by the rifle he had set up in his home as a booby trap to protect his 115 marijuana plants (October).
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 316th day of 2005. There are 49 days left in the year. On Nov. 12, 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Americans ended up winning a major victory over the Japanese.) In 1985, Xavier Suarez was elected Miami’s first Cuban-American mayor.
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CITY HALL — City Hall is out $440,000 after a check intended for the Big Blue Bus, and worth more than $1 million, was cashed. Nearly three years later, city officials have decided to cut their losses and settle with the banks they feel are responsible for letting $1 million in taxpayer money slip through their hands. First National Bank of Colorado, which cashed the check; Robert W. Baird & Co., a financial management company; and Bank of America, which handles Los Angeles County’s transportation account, have agreed to pay Santa Monica a collective $750,000. Deputy City Attorney Jeanette Schachtner said city officials decided to settle the case because it was too expensive to continue in a lawsuit that would determine who is responsible. City Hall, which hired outside See CUTS LOSSES, page 8
Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Franklyn Passmore III helps construct a snowman at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday. Starbucks arranged for snow to be brought to the pier for the first time in recent years as a means of kicking off the holiday season.
Brothers gear up to honor mother’s legacy BY RYAN HYATT Daily Press Staff Writer
SANTA MONICA PIER — Brothers committed to honoring their late mother’s memory braked in Santa Monica on Thursday during a PanAmerican bicycle trek geared towards raising money and awareness for brain tumor research. John and Mike Logsdon are
In remembrance
Horoscopes Rest first, Libra
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Surf Report Water temperature: 63°
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Opinion Speak up, within reason
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Commentary We will not forget
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Local Fought the law, the law won
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Entertainment Got gospel?
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National Illegals step forward
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Comics Strips tease
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Classifieds Ad space odyssey
Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press The Santa Monica Police Department held a ‘Dedication of the Memorial Wall’ on Thursday, honoring Officer Ricardo Crocker, who was killed in Iraq.
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attempting to earn $50,000 for the non-profit National Brain Tumor Foundation by pedaling 15,000 miles — from Alaska to Argentina — in honor of their mother, Jean Logsdon, who died of brain cancer in 1996. John Logsdon, 26, and Mike Logsdon, 24, from San Francisco, began their journey on July 26 when a cargo plane dropped them off in Prudhoe Bay, located on the northern coast of Alaska. From there, they biked 4,300 miles south along the Pan-American Highway. They have raised $12,000 to date for brain tumor research. Traveling at their current pace of 100 to 150 miles per day, the Logsdons expect to reach their destination — the southern tip of Argentina — sometime between April and June. The Logsdons began their journey in 20-degree weather with winds reaching 45 miles per hour. “There was definitely a moment when I thought, ‘What have we gotten ourselves into?’” John Logsdon said. From Prudhoe Bay, the brothers biked along a dirt road which serves the Alaskan oil pipeline. They didn’t come across a convenience store or gas station for the first 500 miles of their trek, but did come across
Ryan Hyatt/Daily Press LIVING STRONG: The Brothers Logsdon pause en route to southern Argentina.
some 40 bears, including a grizzly, which chased them down within the first days of the trip. “I caught something in the corner of my eye, some movement in the Tundra,” John Logsdon said. “I could see it, but I couldn’t believe it.” The Logsdon brothers said they pedaled away as fast as they could, but the Grizzly gained on them quickly. Luckily, within 100 feet of them, the Grizzly stood on its hind legs, sniffed the air and stopped its pursuit. See LIFE CYCLE, page 7
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