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Inland Southern California andthe San Joaquin Valley facedanother round of high heat Fridayas firefighters around the stateworked to contain wildfires andthe dairy industry dealt with live-stock deaths.
A National Weather Serviceexcessive heat warning said dailyhighs between 100 and 110degrees, with some locationsreaching 115, would be commonaway from the south coast throughSaturday while some coastal sec-tions could see highs into the 90s.
A heat advisory in the SanJoaquin Valley warned of tempera-tures from 103 to 107 both days.
The source of the heat is a
strong upper-level high pressuresystem over the southwestern U.S.along with breezy northerly windsat the surface.
Those winds triggered a red flagfire danger warning for the southSanta Barbara County mountainsand coast, where the gusts areknown as “sundowners.” Forecasterssaid gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph)could last through Saturday morn-ing and possibly into Sunday.
On fire lines around the state, anearly 3-square-mile (7.7-sq.-kilometer) blaze near the YoloCounty community of Winterswest of Sacramento was 25 per-cent contained.
Evacuation orders remained in
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Luca Pistor is taking his Junior SocialEntrepreneurship Summit program to the inter-national level by adding new oversea locations.
The local 16-year-old founded JSES in 2010,and the program is a student created, universi-ty sponsored weeklong summer camp for chil-dren 11 – 17 years of age who are interested inentrepreneurship and building a business tohelp create a sustainable earth.
“I was 10 years old, and in third grade I wasasked to create a passion project of somethingthat meant a great deal to me. A think – tankfor kids, where we could bring our ideastogether and work on them, was my project, “said Pistor.
Pistor made a family trip to Europe andattended school in Berlin. He found that Berlinand Santa Monica were pretty similar.
“Santa Monica and Berlin are both knownas entrepreneurial tech start up cities, and areboth environmentally conscious,” said Pistor.
Throughout the program students work inteams and are paired with project mentorswhere they create a business plan, learn an ele-vator pitch and bring their ideas into the mar-ketplace.
In 2013 he decided it was time for the pro-gram to take its first steps and go international.He directed JSES Berlin with kids from Berlin,Santa Monica and Mumbai. Not long after hemet with USC professors who agreed to spon-sor JSES, which helped JSES continue to be aninternational program.
The program has traveled internationallyfor the last five years and Santa Monica youthhas brought their ideas to the AnnenbergCommunity Beach House and USC where they
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MATTHEW HALLDaily Press Editor
City officials have updated therequirements for senior citizens toreceive an exemption on a localutility tax.
Santa Monica charges a 10 per-cent tax on gas, electricity,water/wastewater, video andtelecommunication services knownas the Utility Users Tax. Prepaidwireless services pay a tax of 9 per-cent. However, the city has a long-standing policy of exempting sen-iors based on income qualifications.
When the exemption programwas established in 1976, Counciladjusted the income requirementsperiodically but the system changedin 1987. To this day, the adjustment isnow an administrative decision
based on the December to Decemberchange in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Consumer PriceIndex for Wage Earners and ClericalWorkers (CPI-W).
This year, that increase is 1.7percent. The eligibility limits forthis year are $29,619 for a singleperson household (up from$29,178 last year) and $33,941 for ahousehold of two or more people(up from $33,436 last year).
The City has contracted withWISE & Healthy Aging to help sen-iors apply for the exemption.
WISE is a Santa Monica basednonprofit that offers a variety ofservices to seniors.
According to WISE Servicecoordinator Jenny Melgar, screen-
Tax exemptions amongservices available at
local nonprofit
Inland Southern Californiafaces more blistering heat
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Courtesy Photo INTERNATIONAL VISIT: Santa Monica native, Luca Pistor took JSES to Samoa to teach kids entrepreneurship skills.
Local teen takes program to the international level
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Metro Releases Souvenir TAP Cards CelebratingL.A.’s Bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announcedFriday that limited edition TAP cards celebrating the city’s bid for the Olympic andParalympic Games are now available at select Metro stations.
Emblazoned with “Ready to welcome the world,” the new TAP cards referenceLA’s Olympic Spirit as well as public transportation investments that will provideconnections to the sports parks and standalone competition venues in LA 2024’sGames Concept.
“Los Angeles has its sights set on the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and now, Metroriders can show their Olympic spirit every time they TAP,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti.“When we say we’re ‘ready to welcome the world,’ it means we’re ready to harness ourhistoric investments in mass transit, so that we can connect fans with Sports Parksquickly and affordably, and ease traffic congestion across the city, just like we did duringthe 1984 Games.”
Metro and LA 2024 are promoting the availability of TAP cards at several stationsnear 2024 L.A. Olympic and Paralympic venues.
The cards were made available at the following stations on Thursday, July 6: ExpoLine (Expo Park/USC Station) – L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Galen Center, DedeauxField, LAFC Stadium, and Media Village/MPC; Expo/Blue Lines (Pico Station) - L.A.Live, STAPLES Center, L.A. Convention Center and Microsoft Theater; Red/PurpleLines (Civic Center/Grand Park Station) - L.A. City Hall and Grand Park; Red/PurpleLines (7th/Metro) - L.A. Live, STAPLES Center, L.A. Convention Center, andMicrosoft Theater, and; Expo Line (Downtown Santa Monica Station) – Santa MonicaBeach Volleyball stadium.
Additional stations near Olympic venues will be available on Friday, July 7: MetroOrange Line (Balboa Station) – Sepulveda Basin; Silver Line (Harbor Gateway TransitCenter) – StubHub Center; Blue Line (1st Street Station) – Long Beach Arena, Waterfront,and Pier; Green Line (Hawthorne/Lennox Station) – The Forum and L.A. Stadium atHollywood Park; Gold Line (Memorial Park Station) – Rose Bowl; Expo Line (26th StreetStation) – Riviera Country Club.
“Metro already has a large, robust transit network, and by 2024 we plan to add near-ly 20 miles of new rail service to our system,” said Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington.“These lines are already under construction today. We will be ready to transport specta-tors in a convenient, efficient manner with Metro’s interconnected transit system serv-ing all Olympic and Paralympic sports venues.”
By staging events near the region’s public transportation assets and encouragingAngelenos to use transit, LA 2024 will contribute to the cultural shift towards mobilityalready underway in L.A. and create an ongoing legacy of increased transit ridership.
Metro and LA 2024’s commitment to delivering new transportation projects receiveda boost in November 2016 when L.A. County voters approved the Measure M sales taxmeasure that will invest $120 billion in new rail lines, bus services and highway improve-ments, among other projects and programs. The new funding adds to the region’s exist-ing $40 billion transportation investment over a 30-year period. A map and full list ofnewly funded projects are available here.
The release of the TAP cards highlights LA 2024’s alignment with Los Angeles’ long-term goals and the city’s ongoing transportation renaissance that means no additionalpermanent infrastructure is required to host the Games. This approach embodiesOlympic Agenda 2020 Recommendation 1, which calls on Candidate Cities to present anOlympic project that best matches their sports, economic, social and environmentallong-term planning needs.
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Los AngelesLet the hype begin: Mayweather, McGregor to kick off tour
Let the hype begin.Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor will kick off a four-city tour Tuesday in Los
Angeles to promote their Aug. 26 fight. Promoters planned to distribute free ticketsFriday to the Staples Center event.
The fighters will then travel to Toronto for an appearance Wednesday, followed by NewYork on Thursday and London on Friday.
Mayweather is coming out of retirement for a boxing match against a UFC star whohas never boxed professionally. Tickets have yet to go on sale and prices have not beenannounced for the live show or the pay-per-view.
The fight is expected to be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, though negotia-tions are ongoing with rapper Ice Cube. He has the arena reserved for the championshipgame of his new Big3 basketball league.
Ice Cube said Thursday he is willing to move the game to nearby MGM Grand arena ifthe price is right.
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Los AngelesMan dies, another injured in Los Angeles duplex fire
A 75-year-old man has died and his 88-year-old uncle is in serious condition due tosmoke inhalation after a fire in a Los Angeles duplex.
The Fire Department says the fire broke out before 4 a.m. Friday in the Mid-Wilshirearea and the men were apparently awakened by smoke alarms.
The uncle was able to escape the first-floor unit but firefighters found his nephewinside in grave condition. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, which was confined to the men’s unit.Four residents of an upstairs unit were expected to return to their residence, which
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SUMMER IS HERE, AND ALONG WITH THEwarm, balmy trade winds, we are treated, or Ishould say, subjected, to the roar of excep-tionally loud motorcycles. You know the onesI’m talking about. You can hear them fromblocks away, the low, throaty rumble of aHarley and the high-speed whine of the sportbikes. If you were unfortunate enough to bein a car, or be a pedestrian next to them, theycan scare the bejeezus out of you. The ridersof these bikes have illegally replaced theirlegal and effective factory-installed exhaustsystems with after-market exhaust systemsdesigned to greatly increase their vehicle’sexhaust noise. They do this in spite of localordinances against excessive and unnecessarynoise and in stark violation of federal regula-tions and state laws mandating that factory-installed equivalent, and EPA approved,exhaust systems be used on highway motor-cycles at all times while they are in use.
Many studies have concluded that exces-sive noise contributes to serious health prob-lems. The danger to the public when a loudbike roars through a community includesspooked car drivers who may react recklesslyto a sudden loud noise. The illegal pipes alsoemit much more pollution, more than theaverage car, for instance.
Not all motorcycle riders are guilty of thisabusive practice. Most riders, myself includ-ed, love the freedom motorcycles afford.Whether commuting in heavy traffic andbeing able to utilize the space between lanes,carving the beautiful canyon roads on asunny weekend afternoon, or something asmundane as grocery shopping, riding amotorcycle in southern California is econom-ical, efficient and thrilling. I can’t understandthe mindset, however, that would subjectthousands of people to loud, obnoxious noisethat serves no purpose other than to draw theattention of everyone for blocks around.When you consider that the typical motorcy-cle rider will ride for miles through heavilypopulated communities, those with loudpipes are disturbing thousands of people withtheir unwanted noise every time they ride.
Santa Monica is famous for its aggressiveparking enforcement. The city spares noexpense to ensure parking laws are fullyenforced. When it comes to these loudmotorcycles, however, something most cityresidents hate, the city does nothing.Ironically, Santa Monica receives moneyfrom the state to conduct periodic motorcy-cle safety checks. It would not be all that dif-ficult to perform a quick visual check of the
exhaust systems of motorcycles suspected ofemitting excessive noise to determine if theyhave been modified with improper exhaustsystems that do not comply with the state law27150. (a), 27151.(a) and 27202.1.(a).
Of all the types of improper motorcycleexhaust systems that do not comply with bothstate and federal law, straight pipes are the eas-iest to spot. The operators of motorcycles ille-gally equipped should be cited for having animproper exhaust system under 27150.(a) and27151. Those sections apply to all highwaymotorcycles regardless of model year.
Motorcycles manufactured on or afterJanuary 1, 2013 and that are suspected ofemitting “excessive or unusual noise” andthat appear to be equipped with an improp-er exhaust system, should be cited under27150.(a), 27151.(a) and 27202.1. (a), as noafter-market “straight pipe” regardless of thepresence of baffles or after-market exhaustsystem or muffler intended “for use on closedcourse motorcycles only” are in compliancewith federal law or state law 27202.1. (a).
The people of Santa Monica deserve thequiet enjoyment of our property - a legalright. We rely on our police department toprotect us from the miscreants, scofflawsand bullies who replace the mufflers ontheir motorcycles with exceptionally loudpipes so they can announce their arrivalfrom blocks away.
The city of Laguna Beach employed a sin-gle officer to enforce their noise laws and theproblem of loud motorcycles roaringthrough Laguna Beach was reduced dramat-ically while enforcement was in effect. Wedemand that our city treat this issue as theserious problem it is by prioritizing enforce-ment of all laws pertaining to illegal exhaustsystems and that address excessive noise. It isbeyond belief that an effective campaign torid our city of these bullies cannot be waged.After all, it’s easy to find the illegal bikes sincethey are so loud and their “excessive orunusual noise emissions” are plainly audibleto any reasonable person.
If a lone police officer in Laguna Beachcan make a dent in that city’s motorcyclenoise problem, imagine what could be doneif every police officer on patrol in SantaMonica did his or her part in proactivelyenforcing the state law simply by takingnotice of excessively loud motorcycles andissuing a few tickets a week. The problemwould eventually go away.
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U.S. stocks climbed Friday after the gov-ernment said hiring grew at a stronger pacein June. Technology and consumer-focusedcompanies led the way as investors were gladto see a positive sign for the economy.
The Labor Department said Americanemployers added 222,000 jobs last month.That was more than analysts had expected,and it came just a day after a survey thatshowed weaker job creation by private com-panies. Stocks regained much of the groundthey lost Thursday. Technology companiesjumped and retailers like Amazon andMcDonald’s traded higher. Bond yieldsclimbed and the dollar got stronger. Gold fell.
“The data itself shows a pretty stronglabor market,” said Sean Lynch, co-head ofglobal equity strategy for the Wells FargoInvestment Institute. He said it “probablylays to rest some of the worries (that) wewere taking a step back from an economicstandpoint.”
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index pickedup 15.43 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,425.18.The Dow Jones industrial average gained94.30 points, or 0.4 percent, to 21,414.34. Itfell 158 points a day earlier. The Nasdaqcomposite rose 63.61 points, or 1 percent, to6,153.08. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 15.02 points, or 1.1percent, to 1,415.84.
The government said more people lookedfor work in June, which pushed the unem-ployment rate slightly higher. The govern-ment also raised its estimates of job gains inApril and May. However average wagegrowth remained modest. Still, companiesthat would benefit from better economicgrowth, like banks and industrial compa-nies, made strong gains.
Facebook added $2.62, or 1.8 percent, to$151.44 and Microsoft rose 89 cents, or 1.3percent, to $69.46 as technology companiesmade the biggest gains Friday. They havedone better than any other industrial groupwithin the S&P 500 this year.
Despite Friday’s gains, technology stockshave had a bad month. The Nasdaq compos-ite closed at an all-time high June 8 and theS&P 500 technology index closed at a 17-year-high. Since then the tech index hasdropped 4 percent, its worst one-monthstretch since Britain voted to leave theEuropean Union last June. Apple andAlphabet, Google’s parent company, haveboth fallen almost 8 percent in that time,while chipmaker Nvidia is down 10 percentand smaller chip and chip equipment com-panies have taken even sharper losses.
“If the markets are to go higher, it’s got tocome from somewhere other than technolo-gy,” said Lynch.
McDonald’s rose $3.18, or 2.1 percent, to
$156.27. Amazon picked up $13.62, or 1.4percent, to $978.76 and Netflix advanced$3.93, or 2.7 percent, to $150.18.Homebuilder D.R. Horton added $1.30, or3.8 percent, to $35.79.
Stocks dropped Thursday after ADP, apayroll processor, released a survey thatshowed sluggish hiring by private business-es. Investors have been worried that risinginterest rates in the U.S., and possibly inEurope, will affect economic growth, whilethe end of stimulus measures by the FederalReserve and European Central Bank couldaffect stocks, as they have helped supportstock markets since the financial crisis in2008-09.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil lost $1.29, or2.8 percent, to $44.23 a barrel in New York.Brent crude, used to price international oils,fell $1.40, or 2.9 percent, to $46.71 per barrelin London. Analysts said investors arefocused on the strong increase in U.S. pro-duction in Thursday’s energy supply report.Hess fell $1.04, or 2.4 percent, to $41.79 andDevon Energy gave up 64 cents, or 2.1 per-cent, to $29.54.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-yearTreasury note rose to 2.39 percent from 2.37percent. Big-dividend stocks like phone com-panies, household goods makers and utilitiesmostly lagged the market as investors whosought yield were lured elsewhere.
Advisory Board jumped after Bloombergsaid health insurer UnitedHealth Group andprivate equity firm Vista Equity plan to buythe consulting company and break it up.Advisory Board shares climbed $2.90, or 5.4percent, to $57.10. Investors currently valuethe company at about $2.3 billion.UnitedHealth gained $1.02 to $187.96.
Mobile services company SynchronossTechnologies climbed after it said it willreview its options, which could include a saleof the company. Siris Capital Group offeredto buy the company in late June for $18 ashare. The stock climbed 64 cents, or 4 per-cent, to $16.50.
The dollar rose to 113.99 yen from 113.26yen. The euro fell to $1.1404 from $1.1423.
Meanwhile gold sank $13.60, or 1.1 per-cent, to a four-month low of $1,209.70 anounce. Silver dropped 56 cents, or 3.5 per-cent, to $15.43 an ounce. Copper lost 1 centto $2.65 a pound.
In other energy trading, wholesalegasoline fell 3 cents to $1.50 a gallon.Heating oil shed 3 cents to $1.45 a gallon.Natural gas dipped 2 cents to $2.86 per1,000 cubic feet.
The French CAC 40 lost 0.1 percent.Germany’s DAX added 0.1 percent andthe FTSE 100 of Britain gained 0.2 per-cent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 percentand South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.3 percent.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped0.5 percent.
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Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 16-year-old boy abducted in Los Angelesby a 31-year-old woman they say is armed and dangerous.
The California Highway Patrol says Eric Coleman was abducted at about 4 p.m.Thursday.
The CHP says the suspected abductor is Kandice Johnson, who was last seen Drivinga 2014 black Toyota Camry with California license plate number 7XWL023.
Authorities gave no details on the relationship between the two or possible reason forthe abduction.
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ing for the UUT is part of broad package discussed whenseniors contact the Benefits Enrollment Center.
Melgar said requirements for the program also includean age restriction, residency requirement and proof theutility is in the applicant’s name. Once WISE has deter-mined if the applicant qualifies, they contact the appropri-ate utility service and request the exemption be applied tothe next possible bill.
The initial phone conversation for the UTT is part of alarger conversation WISE undertakes with callers to deter-mine their eligibility for a variety of services.
“It’s part of our benefits and enrollments,” she said. “Wetry to do an intake over the phone, to see if they qualify notjust for the UTT but for other services as well. From there, if
they are able to come in, we have them come in on a set dayand time and we let them know what documents to bring. Ifa person can’t come in because of some issues, we can do itby mail but that can take a few days.”
WISE advice covers services like such as:Medicare Part D Extra Help (Low-Income Subsidy),
which provides about $4,000 a year to low income individ-uals on Medicare who need assistance paying for prescrip-tion drugs.
Medicare Savings Program, which helps seniors with lim-ited income and resources pay some or all of Medicare’s pre-miums. The program may also pay Medicare deductible andcopayments.
Medi-Cal, the California state program to deliver healthcare to low-income persons and families.
Cal-Fresh, (called the Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram - SNAP - at the federal level), which helps personswith low incomes put healthy and nutritious food on the
table; and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program,which helps low income individuals pay their utility bills andlower energy costs.
Melgar encouraged seniors to call to discuss their optionsand said some individuals mistakenly believe they do notqualify for services or have a false perception that servicescome with penalties.
In addition to helping seniors apply for services, WISEcan also verify applications have ben process correctly.
“We follow up with the case and see if everything is fine,”she said. “We can also troubleshoot with the agency and theclient to make the process a little bit easier for them.”
For more information on available benefits, contact WISE at(855) 6-ENROLL, (855) 636-7655 or online at http://www.wise-andhealthyaging.org/benefits-enrollment-center.
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effect for about 50 homes in Golden Bear Estates, theCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.An evacuation order was lifted in Los Positos Estates.
California’s largest current blaze, meanwhile, grew tomore than 18 square miles (46.6 sq. kilometers) in the south-ern Sierra Nevada’s Sequoia National Forest.
The firefighting force surpassed 760 with the arrival ofadditional hotshot crews to work in the rugged wildernessbetween Schaeffer Mountain and the Kern River nearly 20miles north of Kernville.
Helicopters and air tankers were making drops but con-tainment remained low at just 10 percent.
In the San Joaquin Valley to the west, the Tulare CountyBoard of Supervisors on Thursday extended a local state ofemergency originally declared June 30 due to increased live-stock deaths that resulted from a heat wave last month, ThePorterville Recorder reported.
Demand from Tulare and other counties for renderingservices that are required for disposing of the animalsexceeded available capacity and then the problem was exac-erbated when the local rendering facility had a mechanicalbreakdown that halted pickup and processing, a board agen-da summary said.
Tulare County’s dairy industry alone has more than ahalf-million cows.
“Cow mortality, that happens every day,” Tom Tucker, thecounty assistant agricultural commissioner, told the newspa-per.“It’s the heat that has made it worse, it hasn’t stopped, weare losing our cows, and it is at an extreme.”
Pickup of dead animals was to resume Friday but it hadyet to be determined what would be done with carcasses thatwere too decayed. Options included use of a landfill, burialor composting.
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have learned to deepen their ideas and proj-ects. Pistor decided it was time to visit newareas and their next mission would be totake on the Pacific Rim, which includedlocations like Xi’an, Samoa, and Fiji.
Pistor explains much of the work doneoverseas is created in Santa Monica.
A Santa Monica book drive by PS1 andother Santa Monica students gatheredhundreds of book titles that were deliv-ered to school libraries and students inFiji and Samoa.
“Our main site visit in Samoa was inApia, at the Women in Samoa Development,an NGO that coordinates the efforts of localfarmers, village crafters, and businesses. Wediscussed how we could partner to promotetheir NGO’s collective of goods and servic-es,” said Pistor. “We pitched an idea of usingtheir natural resources and U.S. style mar-keting, which we are now developing togeth-er with them.”
At 16 years old, Pistor has accomplished asignificant amount of work, but he empha-
sizes he wants nothing but success for hispeers. He said, “Our mission for JSES is tocontinue to offer social entrepreneurshipeducation until schools have their own inhouse program.”
He has been developing in school pro-grams for SMMUSD schools on a pilot basisand continues to compile with many otherlocal students who attend CrossroadsSchool, PS1, Canyon Elementary and otherindependent schools.
“JSES benefits the city by encouraginglocal students to share and invest their ideasinto helping our community grow, in termsof becoming more unified and in beingmore invested in sustainability,” said Pistor.
Pistor explains the Pacific Rim tour willcontinue as they add more schools fromJapan, China and along the PacificNorthwest and encourages students to lookinto the program. Their 5th Annual JSESBerlin begins August 7.
He said, “The JSES provides a platformfor student creativity to flourish.”
For more information you can visithttp://www.jsesinternational.com/ .
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Courtesy photoJSES INTERNATIONAL: Local students visit and deliver school supplies to children in Samoa.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 418
calls for service on July 6.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
9-1-1 Hang Up 300 block San Vicente12:03 a.m.Encampment 600 block Arizona 12:23 a.m.Grand Theft Auto Report 2000 block 5th12:55 a.m.Public Intoxication 1900 block 12th 2:47 a.m.Indecent Exposure 4th/Santa Monica 3:20 a.m.Prowler 1300 block 2nd 3:29 a.m.Lost Property 1300 block Ocean 3:31 a.m.Armed Robbery 1600 block Santa Monica4:28 a.m.Person Down 2900 block Pico 5:28 a.m.Battery Occurred 1400 block 2nd 5:50 a.m.Trespassing 2100 block Ocean 6:42 a.m.Traffic Collision Lincoln/Pico 7:03 a.m.Found Property 800 block Montana 7:57 a.m.Medical Aid Alarm 900 block 4th 8:06 a.m.Child Molestation 200 block The Beach8:52 a.m.Vehicle Parked in Alley 500 block SanVicente 9:02 a.m.Identity Theft 1100 block 22nd 9:03 a.m.Strongarm Robbery Occurred 1600 blockOcean 9:08 a.m.Administrative Incident 300 blockOlympic 9:30 a.m.72 Hour Psychiatric Hold 1500 block 4th9:34 a.m.Critical Missing Person 1400 block 6th10:32 a.m.
Animal Related Incident 300 block SantaMonica Pier 10:51 a.m.Health and Safety Code Violation 1300block 7th:09 a.m.Petty Theft Report 1300 block 2nd 11:56 a.m.Out of Order Traffic Signals 14th/SantaMonica 12:09 p.m.Drunk Driving InvestigationLincoln/Interstate 10 12:27 p.m.Family Disturbance 1000 block 12th 1:10 p.m.Transport Prisoner 9400 block Sepulveda1:14 p.m.Forensics Request- Miscellaneous 2800block Wilshire 1:52 p.m.Suspicious Person 500 block 11th 2:43 p.m.Panhandling 300 block Pico 3:03 p.m.Hit and Run Misdemeanor Investigation1100 block Pacific Coast HWY 3:03 p.m.Vehicle with Excessive Parking Violations400 block San Vicente 3:35 p.m.Harassing Phone Calls Report 2500 blockPearl 3:59 p.m.Municipal Code Violation 300 block SantaMonica Pier 4:14 p.m.Assault w/ Deadly Weapon Occurred2500 block Pearl 4:18 p.m.Fight 2800 block Exposition 4:59 p.m.Grand Theft 300 block Santa Monica Pier6:00 p.m.Forensics Request- Photo 1700 blockOcean Front Walk 6:29 p.m.Assistance Call 2600 block Ocean Park6:39 p.m.Loitering 1300 block 2nd 6:45 p.m.Threats Report/Investigations 200 blockOcean 7:58 p.m.Fraud Report 900 block Euclid 8:04 p.m.Vandalism 4th /Strand 9:59 p.m.Trash Dumping 00 block Seaview Ter. 10:11 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 52 calls for service on July 6.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Automatic Alarm 1400 block 5th 12:01a.m.Emergency Medical Service (EMS) 300block San Vicente Blvd 12:03 a.m.EMS 1100 block Santa Monica Blvd 1:46 a.m.EMS 1900 block 12th 2:47 a.m.EMS 400 block Pier 3:15 a.m.EMS 1200 block Lincoln 4:47 a.m.Automatic Alarm 300 block Santa MonicaPl 5:08 a.m.EMS 2900 block Pico 5:29 a.m.Automatic Alarm 300 block Santa MonicaPl 5:37 a.m.EMS 1900 block Lincoln 5:44 a.m.EMS 900 block 4th 8:05 a.m.EMS 1300 block Franklin 8:05 a.m.EMS 1500 block 4th 9:48 a.m.EMS Lincoln/Arizona 9:56 a.m.
EMS 2000 block Santa Monica 10:25 a.m.Automatic Alarm 500 block Palisades10:29 a.m.Automatic Alarm 500 block Palisades10:54 a.m.EMS 800 block 2nd 12:06 p.m.EMS 1300 block 15th 12:10 p.m.EMS 1500 block 5th 12:41 p.m.EMS 800 block 2nd 12:55 p.m.EMS 2600 block Ocean Front Walk 1:12 p.m.EMS 900 block 9th 1:19 p.m.EMS 1300 block 15th 1:19 p.m.EMS 1300 block 15th 1:21 p.m.EMS 3200 block Pearl 1:37 p.m.EMS 1800 block Lincoln 1:41 p.m.EMS 1600 block Cloverfield 2:01 p.m.EMS 100 block Georgina 2:15 p.m.EMS 700 block Pico 2:21 p.m.EMS 1200 block 7th 2:40 p.m.EMS 11th/Wilshire 4:21 p.m.EMS 24th/Pearl 4:24 p.m.EMS 1300 block 15th 4:25 p.m.Automatic Alarm 1600 block 11th 4:54 p.m.EMS 2900 block 28th 5:05 p.m.EMS 200 block Wilshire 5:33 p.m.EMS 800 block Pico 5:37 p.m.
Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
ON JUNE 29, 2017 AT ABOUT 4:33 A.M.Officers responded Santa Monica Pier regarding a subject vandalizing cars in a beachparking lot. As officers arrived, they located the suspect who was positively identified bya witness. Officers determining an employee of the parking booth in Lot 1 South saw thesuspect walking in the lot, remove a sharp object from his clothing and vandalized sev-eral vehicles. The owner/victim of one of the vehicles was located and the victim con-firmed his car was vandalized and was desirous of prosecution. The suspect was takeninto custody. Jamil Eugene Nasir, 39, homeless was arrested for vandalism. Bail was setat $500.
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In 2 million years the human brain has nearly tripled in mass, a pretty remarkable change for the speciesin a relatively short time. Mother Nature must have really thought we needed to get smarter -- and quick-ly -- in order to survive! The maternal Cancer sun is shining on the full, fatherly Capricorn moon, urgingcommon sense and smart love.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)In certain situations it can be quite risky to saywhat you think and share your beliefs. But youhave ideals you hold dear -- things you’ll stand forand fall for. Today you’re willing to take that risk.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You don’t have to invent your whole game.Borrow some of it, too. Other people’s knowl-edge (especially on the topics of courtship,communication and business) will help youdirect your relationships successfully.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)Start where you are. This is different (and amillion times more effective) than thinkingfrom where you are. Thinking is good, but youneed to make the start official with an action.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)The last thing you want to be is that personwho just doesn’t feel complete without havingall of the attention on them. If you have some-thing to say, you’ll say it. Otherwise, your moodis pretty quiet all day.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)You are the landlord of your own head. Don’tlet others rent space there if they aren’t goingto be good tenants. In other words, your influ-ences need to pay up. If they don’t, kick themout of your head and get better influences.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)There will be no understanding (nor will there beprogress) without the benefit of multiple per-spectives. The breakthrough will be induced byzooming way, way in then zooming way, way out.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)Is the silence half empty or half full? Probablyit’s much more than half full. In fact, thesilence will overflow with meaning and answersif you’re willing to let it stretch out, unbroken,for a long while.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)St. Ambrose said, “No one heals himself bywounding another.” Of course, this was beforeorgan donation was a viable medical technolo-gy. Today a small sacrifice will be made for thehealing of all involved.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Language makes things happen quickly.Without the right words, today’s task will bedifficult to pull off. But if you know the rightthing to say at the right time, it will be a snap.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Would you rather be successful or popular?Unfortunately, you’ll have to choose just onetoday, because the road to success will take somuch focus there will be little time left for thesocial swirl.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You’re far too busy to grieve for what you don’thave. You love and enjoy what you have. Themore you use and appreciate it, the betterthings get for you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)On a spiritual level, mistakes represent tuitionpaid. Just as it is in school, a paid tuition isonly the minimum needed for entry. It’s up tothe student to learn the lesson.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 8)
Your friendly nature pays off in the way of fortunate opportunities that occur because you daredto break the ice with a stranger. There’s also a treasure in the form of someone who acknowledgesyou often, understands you usually and is a faithful companion. Financial highs come in Septemberand March. Taurus and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 33, 39 and 15.
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GENEVIEVE RIUTORTChief Development Officer, Westside Food Bank
The top three questions people ask aboutWestside Food Bank are: How do we get ourfood? Where does our funding come from?and Who receives the food we distribute?Over the next few weeks we will provideanswers to those questions. This week we’llfocus on the first – where does WestsideFood Bank get its food?
About half of WSFB’s food comes fromdonations, and the rest is purchased whole-sale – much the same way that supermarketsand grocers buy food. Purchases help us toround out the nutritional value of our distri-bution, and ensure that we provide a consis-
tent supply of necessary sta-ples, protein foods, eggs andshelf stable low-fat milk.Over half of the more than4.5 million pounds of fooddistributed from our ware-house annually is fresh pro-duce.
SOURCES OF DONATED FOOD:
■ More than 400 fooddrives held by local busi-nesses, schools, faith organ-izations and others■ Individuals who bringfood to our warehouse
■ Local restaurants, grocerystores, caterers, farmersmarkets, bakeries and otherlocal businesses via ourExtra Helpings Westsideprepared and perishablefood rescue program ■ The “Farm to Family”program administered bythe California Associationof Food Banks which deliv-ers fresh produce, eggs andfrozen chicken fromCalifornia farms to foodbanks throughout the stateand accounts for nearly afifth of our distribution
■ Food grown at our “Heroes Garden” –two dozen raised beds at the West LosAngeles VA campus where fresh vegetablesare grown by and for veterans receivingservices there■ Food donated from the FederalEmergency Food and Shelter Program,which years ago accounted for more thanhalf of our food, but is now only about fivepercent of our distribution ■ Food donated as part of the NationalAssociation of Letter Carriers’ spring fooddrive which brings us more than 100,000pounds of food in one day
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On TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017, at 5:45 p.m. the Santa Monica City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the approval of the Stormwater Parcel Reports, describing each parcel within the City and the amount of each parcel’s Stormwater Management Fee andClean Beaches Special Tax for the 2017-18 fiscal year. These fees and taxes are a fundingsource for watershed management activities, including periodic upgrades and constructionof drainage facilities, maintenance of the storm drain system, catch basin cleaning, publiceducation, runoff pollution control enforcement and other programs that protect the economic, recreational and biological resources of Santa Monica Bay from urban runoff pollution. Each Fee is billed through the L.A. County Tax Assessor on one’s 2017-18 propertytax bill. The hearing will be held at the COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 213, CITY HALL, 1685MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, at which time the City Council will hear and consider allobjections or protests, if any, to the Reports. A copy of the Reports has been filed with the CityClerk’s Office and at City libraries, and is available for review. Further information may beobtained by calling the Watershed Management Program Coordinator, (310) 458-8223.
CITY OF SANTA MONICAREQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites you to participate in
RFQUAL: #HTB2017 PRE-QUALIFIED LIST: HACK THE BEACH 2017 CONTEST
• Submission Deadline is AUGUST 10, 2017 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Submission details can be found on the Hack the Beach website http://www.hackthebeach.com. Contest requirements and related documents can also be accessed from the website. There is no charge for submission.
CITY OF SANTA MONICANOTICE INVITING BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites Contractors to completeand submit sealed bids for the:
Santa Monica City Hall South Wing Tenant Improvement:City TV Equipment & Council Chambers AV Equipment,
Procurement & InstallationSP2250
Bids shall be delivered to the City of Santa Monica, Office of the City Clerk, Room 102,1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, 90401, not later than 2:30 p.m. on August 3, 2017, to be publicly opened and read aloud after 3:00 p.m. on said date in City Hall Council Chambers. Each Bid shall be in accordance with the Request for Bids.
MANDATORY PRE-BID JOB WALK: July 13, 2017, 2:00 pmCity Hall Lobby1685 Main StreetSanta Monica, CA 90401
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PROJECT ESTIMATE: $660,000.00CONTRACT DAYS: 100 calendar days LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $1,000.00 Per Day
Bidding Documents may be obtained by logging onto the City’s bidding website at:http://www.smgov.net/planetbids/. The Contractor is required to have a B or C license atthe time of bid submission. Contractors wishing to be considered must submit Bids containing all information required pursuant to the City’s Request for Bids.
CITY OF SANTA MONICAOrdinance Numbers 2547 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
The following is a summary of Ordinance Number 2547 (CCS), which was adopted by theCity Council at its meeting of June 27, 2017.
Ordinance Number 2547 adopts necessary changes to the home-sharing ordinance, cod-ified at Chapter 6.20 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code. The ordinance clarifies when,based on when the building permit was received, and the type of accessory dwelling unitthat can be used for exclusive transient uses. The ordinance also clarifies the definitionof “Vacation Rental”. If there is a conflict between Chapter 6.20 and the ZoningOrdinance, Chapter 6.20 S.M.M.C. would prevail.
The ordinance will become effective thirty days after adoption. The full text of the ordi-nance is available from the Office of the City Clerk located at 1685 Main Street, SantaMonica, California 90401; phone (310) 458-8211.
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