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Volume 14 Issue 41
Santa Monica Daily Press We have you covered
THE CROSSWORD IS BACK ISSUE
Pot shops remain in draft zoning code BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL As the Planning Commission grapple with wonkier decisions about landuse rules, Santa Monica is still poised to allow two medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The newest iteration of the draft Zoning Code, which will dictate land use for years to come, includes the allowance of dispensaries, which are currently banned in Santa Monica.
Last month, the Planning Department released a redline of the draft Zoning Ordinance - a document that’s hundreds of pages long and shows changes that planning commissioners made during their last review of the proposed Zoning Ordinance. The redline expands the borders in which a dispensary would be allowed but is more restrictive than the last draft when it comes to locating near a school, park, library, or social service center. The dispensaries will be allowed to grow marijuana on-site but not issue recommen-
dations for prescription. Santa Monicans for Safe Access (SAMOSA), a medical marijuana advocacy group, is largely supportive of the proposal, with the exception of one recent change. The current draft would require prospective operators to submit a security plan to the Santa Monica Police Department for approval. “The plan shall include but not be limited to provisions for qualified security SEE ZONE PAGE 6
Friend-killer convicted of murder BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
LAX COURTHOUSE A Santa Monica man was convicted of second degree murder last week in the 2012 killing of his friend. Ryan Bright, 28, stabbed his friend Jensen Gray to death at a party in the 400 block of Broadway in BRIGHT Downtown Santa Monica. Gray, of Laguna Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 27 years old at the time. Bright will be sentenced in February, SEE MURDER PAGE 6
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014 BERNARD MCGHEE Associated Press
They each turned a moment of violence into a call to action. For James Brady, that moment was when he was shot and wounded by a would-be presidential assassin. For Chung Eun-yong, it was the killings of his two children during a Korean War massacre. Brady took up a personal campaign for increased gun control after surviving a head wound when a man tried unsuccessfully to kill President Ronald Reagan, for whom Brady was press secretary. Chung began a years-long quest for justice, which eventually prompted the U.S. Army to acknowledge having killed civilian refugees at No Gun Ri.
WINTER?
Matthew Hall matt@smdp.com There was some seasonal confusion in Santa Monica this week. Early and late day temperatures dropped to the low 50’s prompting scarves and boots for some, while mid-day temperatures were warm enough to pack the Santa Monica Pier as if it were July. Apparently the correct clothing choice was swimwear under a warm jacket.
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