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Airport Runway to be chopped at both ends BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
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700 FEET: Council has approved a plan to shorten both ends of the runway at Santa Monica Airport.
“That’s over a hundred fewer families who are in the danger zone,” Hernandez said. Hernandez expects construction will be completed by the end of the year. Because the existing runway will be reutilized, the City says the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Despite an outcry from neighbors and a recommendation from the Airport Commission, immediate construction will not include removing the excess 1,500 feet of asphalt no
longer in use by the airport. “If all you are able to achieve by the end of this year is a painting of a line on the runway then I feel you ought to be ashamed of yourself for failing the people who have made it clear they want this airport closed,” Gavin Scott, a Santa Monica resident whose home is currently in the RPZ, told the City Council during a special meeting. Scott says about twelve airplanes fly directly over his house every day. He says each time the rumbling of overhead engines is jarring.
“It’s like someone ripping your brain. It is tearing. You cannot speak. The windows rattle. Your children cannot play in the garden. It is as if the jet is coming through your garden. Again and again and again every day.” The City Council directed staff to come back to them in the future with options to remove the excess asphalt, but stipulated it will be a separate project. Hernandez says completing the construction and SEE RUNWAY PAGE 6
Malibu advocates give unfiltered feedback on purified water fountains BY MARINA ANDALON Daily Press Staff Writer
Malibu parents want permission from local officials to replace water fountains at Malibu schools with specialized water stations that provide electrolyte fortified, filtered water. The May 18 meeting of the Santa Monica – Malibu Unified
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The City Council green-lit plans to shorten the runway at Santa Monica Airport Wednesday by removing over 700 feet of take off and landing space at both ends. Construction, tentatively scheduled to begin this fall, may require the airport to completely close for three to seven days, according to a report from engineering consultants at AECOM, while the rest of restriping will be done overnight. Crews will repair the runway, relocate lights and repaint. The shorter runway will effectively shut down business jet charters at SMO, according to a report from airport planning firm Coffman Associates. However, most personal and corporate jets will still be able to fly out of the airport. Overall, the shortened runway will reduce jet operations by 44 percent, from around 16,300 flights per year to 9,000 with an annual increase in traffic between five to ten percent. “The new runway is going to be FAA compliant for the first time,” Senior Airport Advisor Nelson Hernandez said in an interview with the Daily Press. Hernandez said the existing 5,000-foot runway did not have sufficient runway protection zones, with 141 houses in the RPZ. The new runway design reduces the number of homes to 25.
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School District featured a significant discussion of sustainability efforts within the district and a group of Malibu advocates took the opportunity to request installation of the FloWater hydration system at Malibu High School, Malibu Middle School, and Juan Cabrillo Elementary. These stations offer students
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Immigration agents arrested nearly 200 people suspected of being in the country illegally in a five-day raid in the Los Angeles area, authorities said Thursday. Ninety percent of the 188 people detained had prior criminal convictions, many for drug offenses and driving under the influence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. The arrests took place through Wednesday as federal immigration agents fanned out across cities including Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Oxnard to arrest immigrants for deportation. The vast majority of those detained were men and more than 75 percent came from Mexico. President Donald Trump's administration has touted an increase in immigration arrests since taking office in January on promises to bolster immigration enforcement. Immigrant advocates have decried many of the arrests, especially those of immigrants without criminal histories. One in five of those arrested had prior convictions for drug crimes. Other offenses on arrestees' rap sheets included domestic violence, sex crimes and battery, the statement said. One of the arrestees was a 29year-old Salvadoran man who was deported in 2014 after he was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape. He later returned to the country illegally, ICE said.
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A Family History Bookmaking Workshop As part of “Californians: Community Conversations about Immigration.” Explore the arts of storytelling and bookmaking through this workshop taught by Debra Disman of the Artifactory Studio. Leave with a oneof-a-kind book that tells your family’s unique history. Supplies provided. Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 2 – 3 p.m.
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What’s In Your Bowl? Fruit! The Santa Monica Farmers Markets will host a series of chef demos featuring recipes of farmers market produce deliciously prepared and presented in a bowl. And in recognition of the start of the California cherry season, all bowls will be prepared with a cherry on top! Demonstrations take place every half hour from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at each market and are free and open to the public. Saturday May 27 at the Virginia Avenue Park Market: FRUIT BOWLS. Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Avenue
Sunday, May 28 Mozart: Truth Through Beauty - Live LA Opera Young Artists Concert LA Opera presents a recital tour exploring Mozart’s unique artistic trajectory featuring artist-in-residence Matthew Aucoin joined by the rising stars of the company’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist program. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 2 – 4 p.m.
Pool Open The pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Passes go on sale at 9 a.m. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH.
Santa Monica Symphony Memorial Day Concert and Season Finale Santa Monica Symphony creates wild waves with the spellbound double dazzle of Stravinsky's Firebird and Elgar's Cello Concerto. Ticket info: free. Contact info: (310) 395-6330. Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School. 7 p.m. www.smsymphony.org/events/memorial-day-concert-season-finale
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Democrats advance single-payer California health care bill A California bill to replace health insurance companies with universal governmentfunded care is advancing to a vote in the full Senate. But Democrats who back the measure have not identified a way to pay for the estimated $400 billion annual cost. The single-payer health care bill cleared a hurdle Thursday when it passed the Appropriations Committee in a 5-2 party-line vote. SB562 has energized liberals at a time when President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are looking to overhaul former President Barack Obama's health care bill. Supporters say a single-payer system would redirect insurance company profits and administrative costs to patient care. Insurance companies and business groups say the bill would upend the health care system and its costs would cripple businesses. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Oregon, California governors seek salmon disaster aid Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Jerry Brown are seeking a federal disaster declaration to help salmon fishermen enduring a second bad year in a row. A record-low number of fall-run Chinook salmon returning to the Klamath River has led to fisheries restrictions, including the cancellation of the season along a large stretch of coastal southern Oregon and Northern California. In letter dated Wednesday, the governors asked Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross for an expedited declaration of a catastrophic regional fishery disaster, a move necessary for fishing businesses to request federal assistance. The letter asserts that Oregon's commercial ocean salmon fisheries are projected to earn 63 percent less revenue than what they averaged from 2012-16. California fisheries are expected to make 72 percent less. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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California neighborhood flooded after seawall is damaged Ocean water rushed through the streets of a low-lying Southern California coastal community after a seawall was damaged by construction workers. A crew doing demolition work at a seaside lot accidentally knocked off the top portion of the wall Wednesday night in Newport Beach. When high tide came, water flooded into a neighborhood. At least one resident reported flooding inside a home, while up to 20 others had water
in their yards, fire Battalion Chief Brian McDonough said. Thursday's tide was expected to be slightly higher than the previous night's when it peaks around 9:30 p.m. The city of 58,000 people south of Los Angeles sits at 10 feet (3 meters) above sea level and is often beset by flooding during storms or extraordinary tides. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Suspect killed, deputy wounded in shooting near Los Angeles A gunbattle during a traffic stop near Los Angeles left a suspect dead and a sheriff's deputy wounded, authorities said Thursday. A man in the backseat of a sedan suddenly opened fire on two deputies shortly after they pulled over the car for traffic violations late Wednesday in Compton, officials said. Both Los Angeles County deputies fired back. One of them was struck in the arm and the torso, "which thankfully was stopped by a bulletproof vest," Lt. Joe Mendoza said. The deputy was hospitalized and was expected to survive, he said. The second deputy suffered minor injuries after falling backward during the shootout. The suspect, described by authorities as a known gang member, was shot and died at a hospital. Two women inside the car were detained and interviewed by detectives, and the suspect's handgun was recovered. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Detectives search grandmother's home in missing boy probe Authorities are searching the Southern California home of the grandmother of a 5year-old boy who has been missing for more than a month. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says detectives were serving a search warrant Thursday at the home in Montebello. They say several items were seized during the search but declined to comment further. Investigators have been searching for 5-year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr. since his father was found passed out in a park in South Pasadena on April 22. Sheriff's officials say the father took prescription pills and was in a car doused in gasoline. The father was initially arrested on suspicion of child endangerment but later released. The boy's mother, Ana Estevez, joined sheriff's officials last week to make a public plea for her son's safe return. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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predicting that Flynn may ultimately “earn” himself a Contempt of Congress charge and be arrested. Stay tuned. It seems everybody warned Trump about Flynn, even Chris Christie. “If I were president he wouldn't get near the White House.” Obama cautioned the president-elect and, in late January, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who has had an illustrious 28-year legal career, warned Trump. She noted that Flynn hadn't been truthful about his contacts with Russia related to sanctions and that he was vulnerable to blackmail by Russian intelligence. Rather than fire Flynn, Trump fired Yates. In fact, it took Trump 18 days to ask for Flynn's resignation. Bitter, Trump incoherently blamed it on the media, suggesting to some Flynn might still be in office were it not for a newspaper revelation In Watergate, Deep Throat told Woodward and Bernstein to “follow the money.” It may be equally true here. I'm convinced Trump is so “dirty” with Russian money and connections, as he might say, “It'd make your head spin.” He's never acknowledged Russians hacked the DNC, saying, “For all we know, it's a 400pound guy in his mother's basement.” When Trump isn't busy giving away highly sensitive classified information to the Russians and in the Oval Office no less, he's revealing to Kim Jung-Un where our submarines are located. In fact, Trump did it again just the other day divulging the info to the autocratic Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who in September, 2016, called Obama “the son of a whore.” (Trump loves him some dictators.) A recent nationwide poll indicated only 31% of the country thinks Trump is “levelheaded.” Frankly, I'm shocked it's so high. In December, 2016, when Trump infamously said, “I could shoot somebody on 5th Avenue and I wouldn't lose any voters” he revealed to many observers that he thinks he never has to pay a price. That said, I genuinely fear we will. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, on the eve of a special election in Montana, Greg Gianforte, a pro-Trump GOP Congressional candidate, body-slammed a reporter sending him to the hospital. The Gallatin County Sheriff 's Office cited Gianforte for assault giving him until June 7 to appear in court. (What a fine Congressman he will make.) Trump supporter violence in mind, this week at Starbucks, I might quietly tip-toe in and out as I get my copies of the Daily Press. When he's not busy dodging Trumpsters, JACK can be reached at jackneworth@yahoo.com.
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design in phases will help neighbors get immediate relief from air traffic and noise. Deviations from the newly striped runway onto the excess pavement would violate FAA regulations, according to Hernandez who says the City is looking into video cameras for enforcement. “The yellow chevrons will make the airport a 3,500 foot runway and that’s what counts,” Hernandez said. He expects to be back before the Council with additional plans in August. The City is currently dealing with two lawsuits that seek to overturn the consent decree with the FAA that allows Santa Monica to shorten the runway and eventually close it for good in 2028. In February, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) along with several other business and aviation groups petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to review the agreement. Three Circuit Court judges recently denied the NBAA’s motion to halt all construction until the court can review the settlement.
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Other airport activists point out the City is losing critical infrastructure in the case of a major emergency by shortening the runway and eventually closing SMO. “Shortening the runway by any distance leaves pilots fewer options in the case of an emergency,” said David Hopkins, vice president of the Santa Monica Airport Association. “Choosing to shorten the runway is clearly a political move which will have negative impacts on safety at the airport.” Representatives from the offices of Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin and Congresswoman Karen Bass complained SMO also effects their constituents. City staff did not publicly present a runway reconfiguration that would have moved the landing strip west, away from Los Angeles neighborhoods. “SMO has long disproportionately impacted the City of LA residents through what I think is a concerted effort to shift noise and air pollution away from the City of Santa Monica,” said Jeff Thomas, a representative from Councilmember Bonin’s office. kate@smdp.com
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Small undersea quake jiggles coast west of Malibu A minor undersea earthquake has jiggled a small stretch of the Southern California coast in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.3 temblor occurred just before 7:20 a.m. Thursday. The epicenter was 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Malibu and 13 miles (21 kilometers) southeast of Camarillo. Citizen reports on the USGS web site characterized it as weak or light. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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15-year-old boy shot in the head in Los Angeles Los Angeles police say a 15-year-old boy has been shot and wounded in the head. Capt. Alfred Labrada says officers found the victim inside an RV parked along a street in Boyle Heights early Thursday. The boy was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery. Labrada told reporters at the scene that investigators are looking for possible witnesses. Police have not released suspect information or named a motive. Witnesses can call 877-527-3247. — ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Battery 1400 block ocean 1:40 a.m. Theft of recyclables 200 block Washington 4:57 a.m. Traffic collision 23rd/Walgrove 6:22 a.m. Encampment 1600 block 7th 6:34 a.m. Found person 500 block Olympic 6:41 a.m. Petty theft 700 block Broadway 7:03 a.m. Grand theft 1000 block Lincoln 7:20 a.m. Bike theft 1500 block 2nd 7:50 a.m. Grand theft 1700 block Stewart 8:01 a.m. Battery 2nd/Montana 8:36 a.m. Bike theft 2300 block 27th 8:54 a.m. Vehicle parked 500 block Wilshire 9:36 a.m. Rape 3400 block Ocean Park 9:44 a.m. Vandalism 1800 block 14th 9:56 a.m. Person down 900 block 4th 10:04 a.m. Elder abuse 600 block Navy 10:19 a.m. Petty theft 700 block Santa Monica 10:38 a.m. Traffic hazard Lincoln/Santa Monica 10:50 a.m. Vehicle with excessive tickets 1000 block 10th 10:51 a.m. Silent robbery 100 block Santa Monica Pl 10:53 a.m. Vandalism 300 block Ashland 10:55 a.m. Auto burglary 1800 block Michigan 11:12 a.m. Person down 11th/Broadway 11:23 a.m. Petty theft 1500 block Stanford 11:30 a.m.
Vehicle with excessive tickets 1200 block 10th 11:36 a.m. Encampment 2300 block 4th 11:44 a.m. Person down 800 block Wilshire 12 p.m. Indecent exposure 4th/Pico 12:30 p.m. Burglary 1000 block Pacific 1:15 p.m. Battery 4th/Pico 1:48 p.m. Traffic collision 16th/Alta 2:05 p.m. Fraud suspect 900 block Montana 2:08 p.m. Speeding 15th/Broadway 2:24 p.m. Traffic hazard 1400 block Broadway 2:28 p.m. Assault w/deadly 6th/Colorado 2:31 p.m. Bike theft 7th/Hill 2:34 p.m. Missing person 2800 block Santa Monica 3:17 p.m. Burglary 2200 block Colorado 3:19 p.m. Traffic collision 22nd/Michigan 3:37 p.m. Person with a gun 900 block Colorado 3:43 p.m. Bike theft 500 block Broadway 4:21 p.m. Panhandling Cloverfield/Michigan 5 p.m. Traffic collision Main/Pico 5:12 p.m. Armed robbery 1600 block Ocean 5:25 p.m. Hit and run 1500 block 4th 5:49 p.m. Petty theft 400 block Santa Monica 5:52 p.m. Petty theft 1000 block Hill 6:00 p.m. Identity theft 2200 block 26th 6:17 p.m. Auto burglary 800 block Ozone 6:54 p.m. Traffic collision 100 block Interstate 10 7:13 p.m. Petty theft 800 block Ashland 7:20 p.m. Assault Ocean/Montana 7:26 p.m. Smoking violation 1500 block 2nd 7:31 p.m. Encampment 400 block Santa Monica Pier 7:41 p.m. Encampment 1600 block bike path 8:01 p.m.
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At the root of suffering is a relentless drive for something better than what's here right now. The quest for happiness is one of the best searches to take on -- if your goal is unhappiness. Yesterday the moon was new, and today is full of ripe opportunity for those willing to climb the tree a little. Don't be afraid of risk or a little unpleasantness.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
What affects you directly will affect others indirectly. We're all tied together, whether or not we want to be. Our wants do not change the way things are.
You've such an engaging personality that, in certain areas, you've gotten by on charm instead of skills. Today you'll be given (or create for yourself) the opportunity to circle back and pick up those skills you missed.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) If you can't seem to muster up a positive attitude or visualize the ideal outcome, don't worry, because today you'll be much better off just being yourself and approaching things in your usual down-to-earth way.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) It will be pretty easy to get going on today's mission. You have something to prove and a strong reason for demonstrating that to others and finally receiving the validation you deserve.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) For reasons lost in the mist of time, you still manage the logistical details of your work with some degree of redundancy. You're either not using or not trusting new technology. Remedy this today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You want to make gains but are afraid to risk and possibly lose the gains you've already made. To minimize loss and avoid danger is a legitimate aim. Don't let daring people persuade you otherwise.
Be ready with plan B. The stronger your fallback plan is, the likelier it is that your first choice will succeed. The law of detachment applies here, but don't think too deeply into it. Just know that it's good to be prepared.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
There's no need to fight over who is right. You're both right; you just have different styles. As long as you stay focused on the same aim and are respectful in the way you disagree with one another, this team can win.
What you care about is getting better. Because you're so focused on improving, you will. Just keep in mind that progress isn't always readily apparent, but as long as you're learning, you're also growing.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
You will definitely need some confidence to get through the next challenge, but not a swaggering "I am the greatest" kind of confidence. Rather, you'll simply need the "I believe I can" type.
In order to stay motivated today, you need to know you're progressing quickly toward your aim. Break the goal down to smaller sub-goals you can reward and celebrate along the way.
The Easterners say that separateness is an illusion, while the Westerners say we should each make the most of ourselves. What's the balance? Amazingly, you'll strike it today.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 26) You're in the driver's seat this year, but not all of time -- which is good, because sometimes it's more fun when you don't know exactly where things are going. June brings commitment and stability, while August is more about the freedom to pursue what you imagine. A unique partnership sets projects sailing in October. Aries and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 49, 3, 33, 28 and 16.
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