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At an average age of 58, the kitchen equipment in many Santa Monica schools is almost old enough to collect social security and school officials have decided that early retirement might be best for everyone involved. The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District agreed to move forward on a revision to its food and nutrition program at a June 14 board meeting, allocating money to improve Malibu HS and Samohi kitchens as well as offering more food and food purchasing options for students. The presentation, led by Food and Nutrition Services director Richard Marchini, demonstrated a
school district exploring improvement options for its students amidst challenges. Challenges include low participation rate, some dissatisfaction with food offerings, outdated kitchen equipment (an average age of 58 years old) or non-functioning equipment, and accessibility issues such as long lines and short lunch periods, and budget concerns. The district budgets a certain amount ($3.4 million this year) for food service based on participation rates of students from all school sites. The district receives food funding from the state program as well as meal reimbursement from the National School Lunch Program. The more students who participate
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A free Santa Monica Police Department event to etch license plate numbers onto catalytic converters was fully booked within hours this week, with forty residents quickly reserving spots to have their converters distinctly marked to discourage thieves. The SMPD marked each converter with the driver’s license plate number and a coat of neon paint, which could help lead to an arrest if the parts show up at a chop shop outside of town. “For whatever reason, Priuses were the flavor of the month,� said Sgt. Roberto Villegas, of the rash of recent thefts. Villegas said the thieves hit Santa Monica neighborhoods, targeting cars parked overnight on the street. The converters contain small amounts of valuable metals like
platinum, palladium and rhodium and can sell for as much as $640 on the black market. In the past, trucks and sport utility vehicles were the prime targets for thieves. Recently, mechanics at Santa Monica Motors say they’ve had a few customers come in needing new catalytic converters because of theft. Service Advisor Josh Godbold says it’s a bigger problem in his neighborhood in Echo Park, where thieves typically target Honda Elements. “I would say every Honda Element within a mile radius of me has had its catalytic converter stolen,� Godbold said. “You can hear them in the morning because it creates a hole in the exhaust and the cars sound like a Harley Davidson.� Godbold says Priuses and Elements are targets because it is easier for thieves to physically get
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Evolyn Brooks almost always has something cooking on the stove. Walking into her brand new shop on Fourth Street, wandering customers are hit with the sweet aromas of grapefruit, lavender, lemongrass or jasmine depending on the concoction brewing on her portable Black and Decker burners. Nearby, delicate cups hold seashells, dried petals and pennies. About a dozen glass containers hold wicks. The identical vessels will soon hold custom wax creations and a connection to something bigger. “It’s not just about candles,� Brooks said as she stirred a pot of hot wax. “It’s about intention and goal setting and moving past obstacles.� The new home of In My Solitude LA will feature weekly workshops for friends, couples and groups hoping to delve a little deeper into
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This body based practice utilizes an investigative process that draws upon meditation, visualization, and movement improvisation. They welcome all curious participants who are interested in exploring expressive movement as a mindful ritual and healing art process. In times such as these, explore potential through embodied practice in an ongoing process of self-discovery. 1450 Ocean, $10, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/ santamonicarecreation/Activity_Sea rch/65592 or (310) 458-2239.
Draw or paint a circuit to light up an LED using conductive ink. With just the drawn image of a simple circuit, a watch battery, and copper tape you can make a card that lights up. Cost: $5. 1450 Ocean, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. https://apm.activecommunities.com/sa ntamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/6 5731
The City of Santa Monica hosts its 26th annual Juneteenth Celebration, a day of music, dance, food and activities. This year’s theme, The Jubilation of Freedom, celebrates how Juneteenth has become America’s second Independence Day. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Image Collage Poetry with Kate Ingold Sit down with Camera Obscura Studio Artist in Residence Kate Ingold and make collages that combine words with image(s) to create a third work that is greater than the sum of its parts. Challenge yourself with an intellectual and visual puzzle that utilizes chance and juxtaposition. Participants will make collages out of magazines, newspapers, and other 2D sources, then learn techniques for helpful critique of each other’s work. 1450 Ocean, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free. https://apm.activecommunities.com/ santamonicarecreation/Activity_Sear ch/65664
Design in 3D: Open Lab Explore 3D printing possibilities at the Library. Prepare your own threedimensional plastic objects for 3D printing. Staff will be available to help with basic troubleshooting. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Downtown Walking Tour Discover downtown Santa Monica’s architectural gems, history and culture with our team of highly-rated docents. From Art Deco to Victorian and Romanesque Revival, you’ll explore the various styles that fill the streets of our city. Every Saturday at 10 a.m. $5 members / $10 general public. 1436 Second Street. http://www.smconservancy.org/eventspr ograms/ downtown-walking-tours/
Monday, June 18 Task Force on the Environment Meeting To advise City staff and leadership (decision makers) on determining and setting environmental policy and decisions, in accordance with the guiding principles, goals and objectives of the Sustainable City Program. To be a limited advocate, in a manner consistent with City policy, for Task Force recommendations to the community. The Task Force role is both pro-active and reactive. 2200 Virginia Ave. Park, Patio Room, 7 p.m.
Architectural Review Board Meeting The Santa Monica Architectural Review Board normally meets on the first and third Monday of every month in the City Council Chamber. City Hall, 1685 Main St, 7 p.m.
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celebrated Earth Day with a Kidical Mass bike ride organized by Santa Monica Spoke. The theme was “The Lorax”. For those without children, or adults born before the 1970’s, The Lorax, a children’s book by Dr. Seuss, is a didactic fable beloved by many for its entertaining but powerful warning of the destructive effects of deforestation. It was fitting to gather at the Park Drive, Community Garden under the canopy of California Sycamores and an old¬¬¬ California Oak tree, standing like a sentinel over the garden plots. The children arrived in a flock, some dressed like characters from the book, their small feet pedaling fast to see what surprises awaited them at the Santa Monica Community Gardens. This year, Teague Weybright, Garden Specialist for the City flipped pancakes and served them with fresh strawberries picked from Ishihara Learning Garden. Community gardeners and volunteers organized garden tours, face painting, seed burst making, (also know as Seed Bombs, where wildflower seeds are mixed in soil, formed into balls, and thrown on bare soil), and monarch butterfly mask coloring. Kids had the opportunity to make and enjoy yummy ‘gummy worm’ dirt cups! Kidical Mass started in Eugene, Oregon in 2008 as family-friendly bike rides through the community with fun stops along the way. The name is a play on words of the Critical Mass bike rides that took place in Sweden as a social movement in the 1970’s and then, stateside in San Francisco in the 1990’s. The Community Gardens also participated in the first Climate Fest held at Saint Monica’s Catholic Community. Presented by the City of Santa Monica, Office of Sustainability and the Environment with support from Climate Action Santa Monica
(CASM) and Beautify Earth, Climate Fest was the first free community festival to both celebrate and inspire climate action. The Community Gardens contributed by introducing attendees to different ways of gardening. Children attending Climate Fest helped by transplanting fresh herbs into a vertical garden, their creation to be donated to a shelter. Attendees were offered seed packets of Butterfly Weed, a type of Milkweed essential to the life cycle of migrating monarch butterflies for planting in their home gardens. The Community Gardens will have a table at the Juneteenth celebration this weekend, Saturday, June 16, at Virginia Park. They will be providing information on gardening and hosting activities for children. Ishihara Learning Garden, (2909 Exposition Boulevard), will be open from 9-11 am for a pancake breakfast and workshop on beneficial insects, led by Allison Starcher, author of “Good Bugs for your Garden”. Next weekend, on Sunday, June 24th, the Main Street Community Garden, (Main Street between Hollister and Strand), will open the gates for tours as part of Main Street’s SOULstice celebration. The Main Street Community Garden opens its gates every second Saturday of the month for a pot-luck breakfast and work day. All are invited for coffee and bagels and lively conversations about gardening. Ishihara Learning Garden is open on the third Saturday of the month for pancakes and workshops. Please join us to meet your neighbors, learn more about gardening, and maybe get your hands dirty! Want to learn more about the Santa Monica Community Gardens? Contact us at santamonicaroots@gmail.com and follow Santa Monica Roots on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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their life goals. Attendees will discuss aspirations and obstacles, connect and make candles that reflect Brooks’ core tenets: reflect, ascend, release and gratitude. Brooks dreamed up her business five years ago when she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. The Santa Monica resident had already established herself as a producer on the Tyra Banks Show when she was hit with the head-spinning diagnosis. “During that period of time I had to figure out a way through: a vision for my life on the other side of this experience so there was something pulling me forward,” Brooks said. “Part of that was creating an intentional, mindful business.” In the midst of chemo and radiation, Brooks made her foray into candle making. Five years later, Brooks is now a cancer survivor and experimenting with the very first brick and mortar location of In My Solitude inside the newly expanded West Elm store on Fourth Street in downtown Santa Monica. The temporary space is part of West Elm’s Residency Program, which allows small businesses to “pop-in” for about a month at a time to develop products and learn from their experts.
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Firestone donated a car lift to allow officers to etch the plates. The drivers will also get a sticker warning would-be thieves their converter has been marked. “We want to prevent it from happening in the first place,” Villegas said. The precious metals in the parts create a chemical reaction to convert CO, HC, and NOx exhaust gases into CO2, H2O and N gases. kate@smdp.com
“Our goal with the Residency Program is to help local artists and entrepreneurs grow their businesses by sharing our resources,” said West Elm President Alex Bellos.“We are proud to deepen our presence in Santa Monica, and open our new doors to participants by offering a creative retail space to incubate new ideas and connect with customers.” Next to In My Solitude, Scott Coppersmith Designs is showcasing custom marquees made with recycled materials and reclaimed wood. The pop-in shops are located on the top floor of the 22,500 square foot store, near a rooftop patio that is open to the public and has free WiFi. In addition, the store features 25 other California-based artists who sell surfthemed prints, sustainable wood journals and Bossladies Magazine, a Santa Monicabased publication featuring creative women. Brooks teared up talking about her temporary home inside the modern furniture store. “It’s always been my dream to be a big brand with an everyday feel,” Brooks said. “I like the idea of my products being everywhere but I also love the DIY local feel to it, so people feel connected.” Her future after the residency program is still uncertain, but at least her intention is set. kate@smdp.com
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and qualify for free and reduced meals, the more money the food and nutrition department receives. Program participation is low with 2,791 lunches being eaten daily and 579 breakfasts being eaten daily in the 20162017 year. Enrollment for all sites is 10,488 students. To increase participation and revenue, the program proposed many options: freshly preparing meals at revamped Samohi and Malibu High School kitchens (an estimated $700k cost to replace kitchen equipment) to be distributed throughout the district, beginning in a pilot program; grab and go meals of freshly prepared salads, sandwiches, and yogurt parfaits; kiosk-like locations to reduce waiting times for students during lunch breaks; student-driven menus, and rebranding the program. All of these options would include more food options for students, including vegan, gluten-free, and fresh items. The district notes that although they will integrate these healthier options, they currently offer healthy food based on current laws and guidelines. Freshly prepared meals at the revamped kitchens of Samohi and Malibu HS would be a pilot program. The program would deliver precooked meals to some schools in the district before branching out to all. A timeframe for the pilot has not been finalized. Grab-and-go meals and the freshly prepared food would explore local vendor options such as farmer’s markets (which the district currently does) and some foods offered would be organic. Marchini said those options would be a case by case decision. The kiosk-like location concept would be introduced to save students time, with staff and parents sharing stories of their students choosing between socializing with friends or eating for the day, sometimes unable to do both. Public sentiment was overwhelmingly positive with a roomful of parents, teachers and students taking to the podium to share their excitement, many parents sharing statistics that showed improved food choices improve school performance, a possible tool in helping close the often discussed achievement gap. Children shared their disappointment with current food choices and excitement for more options, a large group of them showed off paper plates decorated with healthy options. “Students need to be provided with healthier options so that they’re ready for the classroom,” said elementary school student Emmy Sebers. “If we get healthier foods, students will know what to eat to make them stronger and taller and our minds will be prepared. If food is changed, students will be ready for class and will have healthier bodies. You should change food for healthier lives.” Board member reaction was positive, but with some reservations concerning budget, kitchen staff development and involvement, and capacity to carry out all programs. Board Vice President Jon Kean expressed concern with kitchens staff involvement, wanting to make sure they’d have a say in the programs. “We’re asking a lot of our staff, I’d like to see them involved instead of saying, ‘You’re not doing this.’” He also addressed budget prioritizing and taking responsibility for some shortfalls, saying having let the equipment age or get to an unusable state was “embarrassing.” However, he expressed “liking the core” idea and saw how improving food could transform the social atmosphere for children who eat in the cafeteria. “There is a stigma at our sites, ‘Who’s going to the cafeteria? If you do that, you’re free and reduced lunch.’ If we can get all our kids into that room to eat together, it does become social, it does become communal, we all break bread together. I think there’s a wonderful thing we could accomplish for the climate and culture of our schools if we can achieve something like that,” Kean said. After the discussion, the District will now move forward in exploring the ideas presented and fleshing them out. angel@smdp.com
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ON JUNE 6, 2018 AT ABOUT 5:49 A.M. While patrolling the 2300 block of Ocean Avenue officers saw a subject sleeping on the ground wrapped in a blanket in violation of park closure municipal code ordinance. Officers recognized the subject from a previous contact for a similar violation. A computer check revealed the subject had several warrants for her arrest. The subject was taken into custody. Harmony Marie Lanite, 37, homeless, was arrested for sleeping in the park and outstanding warrants. Bail was set at $65,500.
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Drunk driving 1600 block Ocean Park 12:08 a.m. Prowler 100 block 26th 1:12 a.m. Auto Burglary 2100 block 4th 1:38 a.m. Armed Robbery Ocean/Montana 2:11 a.m. Trespassing 900 block Ocean 5:43a.m Battery 3400 block 28th 7 a.m. Burglary 1100 block 7:31 a .m. Bike theft 2500 block Centinela 7:55 a.m. Violation restraining order 1700 block Delaware 8:06 a.m. Auto burglary 900 block 8:12 a.m. Suspicious person 1500 block 8:51 a.m. Fight 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 9:24 a.m. Panhandling 2900 block Ocean Park 9:53 a.m. Loitering 700 block Santa Monica 9:55 a.m. Grand theft auto 1200 block Santa Monica 10:05 a.m. Missing person 300 block Olympic 10:08 a.m. Injured person 2200 block Virginia 10:17 a.m. Burglary 2100 block Colorado 10:30 a.m. Fraud 100 block Broadway 10:40 a.m. Family disturbance 100 block Winnett 11:16 a.m. Stolen vehicle recovered 1800 block Santa Monica 11:24 a.m.
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The Santa Monica Fire Department Responded To 13 Calls For Service On June 14. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. Emergency Medical Service 1500 Block 14th 3:01 a.m. Automatic alarm 1200 Block 2ND 7:37 a.m.
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EMS 800 Block 10TH 8:33 a.m. EMS 1600 Block Georgina 12:10 p.m. EMS 2900 Block Pico 12:59 p.m. EMS 300 Block Santa Monica 4:19 p.m. Automatic alarm 1400 block Montana 7: 10 p.m. EMS 200 block Montana 8:05 p.m. EMS Barnard/Wadsworth 8:09 p.m. EMS 200 block Wilshire 8:32 p.m. EMS 1000 block Euclid 8:56 p.m. EMS 1100 block 3rd 9:17 p.m. EMS 1400 block 17th 10:52 p.m.
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It’s the ones who don’t seek validation who tend to get it. The principle works in reverse, too. This year you don’t seek attention, approval, respect, affection or remuneration — and yet you get all of it. August brings a notable award. Financial highs are July, January and February. Vows and deals go down in October. Virgo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 3, 33, 28 and 17.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Like a hot air balloon, you’ll reach the new heights with a combination of wind, fire and the willingness to release a sandbag or two. The more baggage you get rid of, the higher you’ll go.
The random events mean nothing until you spot the pattern. But once you see the pattern, it changes everything. The pattern becomes a map, and you can see exactly where the relationship is going.
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It won’t be important to agree with your partner on every little thing if the big things are fairly in line. The question is, can you let the small stuff go without micromanagement?
Well-meaning loved ones may place limits on you. They’re afraid of what will happen when you change and grow. Don’t withstand these subtle restrictions. Call out the behavior while it’s still of minor consequence.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Acting from a primal place, insecure people will try and weed out the competition through various means, such as exclusion, gossiping and aggression. The “kill ‘em with kindness” approach will be most effective.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A name keeps coming up in conversation, an indication that someone has nestled into your thoughts, whether or not that was your desire. The conversation can’t help but follow your thought stream.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Are your expectations unreasonable? It really doesn’t matter. There’s what is; then there’s what isn’t. It’s only two categories. Hold your expectations up to what’s happening. Anything that’s not a match needs to be adjusted.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There’s a dynamic of mild jealousy playing out —harmless, flattering, but still in need of due process. Don’t ignore this! Whether you’re the one experiencing the emotion or you’re the recipient of it, work through the feelings.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may feel as though you’re hanging on to an arrangement for only one reason, or until one outcome makes it all worthwhile. There are other situations out there that would give you fuller satisfaction.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The morality of today’s options will be black and white. With such an obvious right and wrong, the way of good character won’t be hard to find. However, many value personality over character — a rating system to be resisted.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The last step of a project is to properly document it. Take this seriously. It would be bad to skip it. When you document something well, later it could serve as proof, entertainment, validation and more.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) There’s a lot of different advice out there, but the best advice will come from an internal source. It’s a message from your heart to your head. The only thing keeping you from following it is fear. Summon your courage.
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