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Santa Monica Daily Press November 26-27, 2005 DAILY LOTTERY
A newspaper with issues
Volume 5, Issue 12
Tourist board won’t go changing
Broads sway revue
SUPER LOTTO 5 7 11 24 38 Meganumber: 19 Jackpot: $15 Million
FANTASY 5 7 20 24 30 39
DAILY 3 Daytime: Evening:
732 3 7 8
DAILY DERBY 1st: 2nd: 3rd:
10 Solid Gold 12 Lucky Charms 01 Gold Rush
RACE TIME:
1:40.32
Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com
BY RYAN HYATT Daily Press Staff Writer
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Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Santa Monica College Theatre Arts students perform a number from ‘La Cage aux Folles’ during the Musical Theatre Workshop this week in the SMC Concert Hall. Directed by Perviz Sawoski, professor and chair of the theatre arts department, the company interpreted more than 20 skits and numbers from various musicals.
TODAY IN HISTORY
On Nov. 26, 1942, President Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing, beginning Dec. 1. In 1825, the first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1832, public streetcar service began in New York City. The fare: 12 1/2 cents.
INDEX Horoscopes Don’t have to go far, Leo
2
Surf Report Water temperature: 62°
3
Opinion Grinding to a halt
4
State City not pumped about loan
5
National Ka-ching!
8
Comics Strips tease
19
Classifieds Ad space odyssey
20-22
Lego Land? No, it’s ‘Ashes and Snow’ BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON Daily Press Staff Writer
SM PIER — Right now, it looks like a parking lot filled with shipping containers. Within weeks, however, the parking lot just north of the pier will be transformed into the next Nomadic Museum, complete with life-sized elephants living among art patrons. “I like to say that it is a big Lego in a sandbox by the sea,” said artist Gregory Colbert, who is bringing his traveling exhibit “Ashes and Snow” to Santa Monica. Thousands of people are behind the making of the museum, which is taking shape in the beach parking lot and opens to the public on Jan. 14. Just feet from the Pacific Ocean, workmen are navigating forklifts, drilling the ground and arranging
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shipping containers for the exhibit that will be on display until May. 14. A temporary display of 152 shipping containers will house more than 100 large-scale photographic works and an accompanying 35 millimeter film by Colbert, which will be aired in a theater that can seat up to 800 people. The show transforms an area adjacent to Santa Monica’s historic pier into a timeless realm in which wild animals co-exist with humans. “There is something whimsical and magical about the location,” Colbert said. “It’s by the sea, it’s meditative, beautiful.” Over the past few weeks, crews have been erecting the 56,000square-foot temporary structure designed by renowned architect See ASHES AND SNOW, page 11
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Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press A demonstration was held recently to show how the Chance Helical Piles are installed for ‘Ashes and Snow.’
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CITY HALL — Despite suggestions that its leadership may be unethically chosen, elected officials this week voted against remaking the selection process for members who serve on a tax-supported tourist advisory board. The Santa Monica City Council favored (4-3) on Tuesday to allow the Convention and Visitors Bureau to maintain current practices in which board members are appointed both by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and City Hall. The bureau is a non-profit group which supports tourism efforts and, therefore, is considered an integral part of the local economic engine. However, five of the bureau’s 11 board members are appointed by the chamber, an entity that has recently gotten more involved in local politics — forming political action committees and endorsing three current councilmembers in last year’s election. The bureau’s remaining five positions are appointed by the City Council, with the City Manager serving as a permanent member. The bureau — set to receive $2,087,900 in funding this year from City Hall — was asked in June by the City Council to find an alternative method of making its five appointments from the chamber, perhaps by pursuing other contacts within the business community. One method the council See TOURIST BOARD, page 13
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