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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Volume 12 Issue 312
Santa Monica Daily Press
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THE ALL ABOUT THE VETS ISSUE
Council to hear affordable hotels’ proposals BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL After more than two years in the works, City Council will decide on the future of two affordable hotels proposed for the corner of Fifth Street and Colorado Avenue
at their meeting on Tuesday. Last month, the Planning Commission recommended that council vote against approving the development agreement for the six-story hotels unless the developers, OTO, agree to, among other things, increased community benefit contributions,
higher wages for workers, and greener energy standards. The hotels, a 136-room Marriott and a 143-room Hampton Inn, would generate $2.74 million annually in tax dollars for City Hall’s general fund, city officials said. Last week, the managing director of the
American Film Market, the world’s largest film market, expressed frustration over the lack of affordable hotel rooms in the city. He specifically mentioned the uncertainty surrounding the proposed hotels. SEE HOTELS PAGE 9
Relatives want say at Boston gangster’s sentencing DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer
Division play for the second time in three seasons. The two teams met in 2011 in the first round with Samohi coming out victorious, 28-20. Samohi advanced to the semifinals that season where the Vikings lost to
BOSTON For the families of 11 murder victims, the conviction of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger brought some sense of justice after decades of frustration. But for others, the jury’s decision was yet another denial of the peace they have long sought. Even though Bulger was not convicted in the deaths of their loved ones, eight families are hoping for one last chance at closure by testifying this week at the notorious Boston gangster’s sentencing. But Bulger’s lawyers — and two jurors who sat on the case — say those families should not be allowed to make victim impact statements because the jury acquitted Bulger in those killings. “My feelings are that 18 American citizens were put through a 10-week trial ... and now the verdict we deliberated on so dutifully is being mocked,” said Janet Uhlar, one of the jurors who sent a letter to Judge Denise Casper asking her to deny the request from prosecutors. Uhlar told The Associated Press she feels sympathy for the families, but she believes they will never get the kind of closure they are looking for and blames federal prosecutors for “opening the wound of these family members” by asking that they be allowed to make impact statements.
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SEE BULGER PAGE 10
A TIME TO REMEMBER
Morgan Genser editor@smdp.com Joanne Barney kneels to pay her respect to one of the many fallen soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars at the Arlington West war memorial located on Santa Monica State Beach on Sunday. The memorial consists of hundreds of religious symbols and letters to fallen service members.
Samohi football awarded home playoff game BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor
SAMOHI Despite not winning the Ocean League, Santa Monica football has drawn a home playoff game in the first round. Samohi finished the season strong on
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Friday with a 42-0 win at Hawthorne. With the victory, Samohi finishes the regular season 6-4 overall and 4-1 in league with the only blemish coming against rival Culver City. Samohi took home second place. Samohi now prepares to take on Channel Islands in CIF-Southern Section Western
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