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A second and final vote will still be needed next week. About 750 public school sites are within the city limits, Los Angeles Unified School District officials told the Los Angeles Times, which said nearly 1,000 commercial day-care businesses are registered with the city. The next public school year starts on Aug. 15. Los Angeles is among many cities struggling to deal with a surge in homelessness and large encampments scattered along sidewalks that have sparked public outcry.Supporters of the blanket ban said homeless camps are a health and safety threat to schoolchildren,

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EMILY SAWICKI SMDP Staff Writer Santa Monica voters will have a few options when it comes to taxing high-end real estate deals on the November 2022 ballot. The first option will charge $57 per $1,000 of value for real estate deals in town, on properties worth $8 million or more. The measure would continue in perpetuity until such time as a future city council decides to remove it. The second option will charge $25 per $1,000 of value, also for real estate deals valued at or above $8 million. This tax measure would expire after 10 years, with an optional extension of five additional years if a supermajority of council agrees on the extension during year eight. Each of these options is a “third tier” atop already existent document transfer taxes of $3 per $1,000 of value on properties valued under $5 million and $6 per $1,000 of value on properties valued at $5 million and above. And there’s always the third option: to vote “no” on both and maintain the status quo. The two competing measures have stirred up frustration on city council, which voted to approve both for the midterm ballot despite disagreements.Withthefirst option, which was placed on the ballot via an initiative

A feast for the senses: Chariot festival returning to Westside Los Angeles OKs sweeping ban on homeless camps near schools

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The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers during a meeting that was disrupted by protesters who said it criminalizes homelessness.Thecouncil voted 11-3 to vastly broaden an existing ban on sitting, sleeping or camping that currently only applies to daycare centers and schools specified by the council. The vote, which applies to public and private schools, came after a previous vote last month failed to passTheunanimously.meetingwas recessed for about an hour before the vote after dozens of people became unruly, at one point chanting “shut it down!”

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VENICE: The event is coming back to Venice after a forced break due to Covid.

The chariots are massive wooden structures on wheels with 30-foot canopies that raise and lower to go under power lines along the parade route. Each chariot honors a deity — Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama, and Lady Subhadra — and is decorated with vibrant colors and“It’sflowers.very, very colorful,” one organizer, who goes by Divya, said. “The floats are decorated with fragrant marigolds and gardenias …

A 46-year tradition returns this weekend after a two-year hiatus: ISKCON LA’s Festival of the Chariots.Thefestival, featuring music, dancing, vendors, a vegetarian feast and the famous parade of chariots from Santa Monica to Venice, is set to take place on Sunday, Aug. 7. The parade was scheduled to begin at 1855 Main Street — outside the Civic Auditorium — at 10 a.m. that morning. Chariots were expected to arrive in Venice by 12:30 p.m. ISKCON, which stands for International Society for Krishna Consciousness, hosts the yearly celebration in concert with similar parades and festivals that take place the world over called Ratha Yatra, which began in India millennia ago.

“He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers’ game in San Francisco. “Just such a special man. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.” As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century. “You gave me my Wild Horse name. You gave me love. You hugged me like a father,” tweeted Puig, the talented Cubanborn outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. “I will never forget you, my heart is broken.” The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners — and even coasts — but Scully and his soothing, insightful style remained a constant for the fans. He opened broadcasts with the familiar greeting, “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.”

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“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully told listeners.

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Ever gracious both in person and on the air, Scully considered himself merely a conduit between the game and the fans. “His voice played a memorable role in some of the greatest moments in the history of our sport,” Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “I am proud that Vin was synonymous with baseball because he embodied the very best of our national pastime.”After the Dodgers’ 9-5 win, the Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard. “There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.” Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. He always said he wanted to see things with his eyes, not his heart. “We have lost an icon,” team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. “His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”Vincent Edward Scully was born Nov. 29, 1927, in the Bronx. He was the son of a silk salesman who died of pneumonia when Scully was 7. His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. As a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family’s four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps. He thought he’d like to call the action himself. Scully, who played outfield for two years on the Fordham University baseball team, began his career by working baseball, football and basketball games for the university’s radio station.Atage 22, he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C. He soon joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths. In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that stillHestands.moved west with the Dodgers in 1958. Scully called three perfect games — Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991 — and 18 no-hitters. He also was on the air when Don Drysdale set his scoreless innings streak of 58 2/3 innings in 1968 and again when Hershiser broke the record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings 20 years later. When Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, it was against the Dodgers and, of course, Scully called it.

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BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, the team announced after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.

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The award of the vouchers furthers SMHA’s goal of de-concentrating poverty and expanding economic and housing opportunities for low-income families in the City of Santa Monica, California. SMHA will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis from owners interested in Project-Based Housing Choice Vouchers for apartments located in the City of Santa Monica. For information and the application, please contact Patrick Gregorian at 310-452-2220 x5798 or patrick.gregorian@santamonica.gov SMHA will continue accepting applications until further notice.

Even with abortion-related momentum, many Democratic strategists privately expect to lose the House majority and believe the Senate is essentially a coinTheflip. day after the Kansas vote, Democratic strategists on the front lines of key midterm contests described a complicated political reality on California,rights.clearfallgeneralparprimaryban.abortionimposeallowthewouldrejectedpointaliterallyabortionpollssupportersAbortionabortion.rightssurgedtotheinKansas,wherewasquiteontheballot.Byroughly20-percentagemargin,theyameasurethathavechangedstateconstitutiontostatelawmakerstorestrictionson—orevenaTheearlyAugustturnoutwasonwithagovernor’selectioncontest.ButfewelectionsthiswillfeaturesuchstakesforabortionJustfourstates—Michigan, Vermont and Kentucky — are expected to feature a Kansas-style abortion referendum on the November ballot, according to the proDemocratic group EMILY’s List. In the majority of states, Democrats must convince voters they can protect abortion access only by defeating anti-abortion Republican candidates at the state and federal level. While that is true in most cases, it’s much more complicated to run against a candidate than a single-issue ballot measure, according to Democratic pollster Molly Murphy. “The optimist would say, when voters know that abortion is on the ballot, they are motivated to turn out,” Murphy said. “That’s the messaging challenge that we are going to face. Will voters believe that a legal right to abortion is at stake here in this country

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The following is a summary of Ordinance Number 2709 (CCS) prepared by the O ce of the City OrdinanceAttorney:Number 2709 (CCS) (“the Ordinance”) amends Santa Monica Municipal Code section 4.08.780 (“Section 4.08.780”) to promote the public safety and welfare by prohibiting certain items at public assemblies and community events. The ordinance provides a narrowly tailored content-neutral mechanism to reduce the risk of violence at demonstrations, rallies, protests, counterprotests, picket lines, marches, community events, or public assemblies in the City of Santa Monica by, among other things: limiting items (such as wooden sticks, metal and plastic pipes, baseball bats, aerosol sprays, weapons, glass bottles, metal contains, shields, gas masks, helmets, body armor, bricks, and rocks) that can, and have been weaponized at protests, public assemblies, and community events, while still allowing for peaceful expressive activity.

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Democrats displayed a newfound sense of optimism about the election-year political climate Wednesday after voters in traditionally conservative Kansas overwhelmingly backed a measure protecting abortion rights. At the White House, President Joe Biden hailed the vote in Kansas as the direct result of outrage at the Supreme Court’s decision in June to repeal a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an Republicansabortion.and the high court “don’t have a clue about the power of American women,” Biden said. “Last night in Kansas, they found out.”On Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., boasted of the political winds “blowing at Democrats.”“Lastnight in the American heartland, the people of Kansas sent an unmistakable message to the Republican extremists,” he said. “If it’s gong to happen in Kansas, it’s going to happen in a whole lot of states.” With three months until the November election, the optimism may be premature. But it represents a muchneeded break for a party that has spent the better part of the past year reeling from crisis to crisis, including the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and rising prices for gasoline and other goods. Those developments have contributed to Biden’s low approval ratings, leaving Democrats without a unifying leader in a position to rally voters before the election, with control of Congress at stake. The Kansas vote, however, suggests that threats to abortion rights may energize Democrats in a way few political leaders can. And it comes at a moment when the party is gaining momentum on other fronts, including a legislative package to reduce prescription drug prices, combat climate change and raise taxes on corporations. The challenge for Democrats will be to maintain the energy for several more months and defy trends that typically trip up the party in power.Inrecent history, the party controlling the White House almost always suffers deep losses in the first midterm election of a new presidency. Also, an overwhelming majority of voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction amid inflation and other economic concerns.

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The Santa Monica Housing Authority (SMHA) is pleased to announce the selection of the following owners for the award of Project-Based Housing Choice Vouchers: Nickoo Property LLC, Maria Pincu, Barbara Beckmeier, 1044 Pico Blvd., LLC, United El Segundo, Inc., William Humphreys, 1128 Ocean Park Blvd LLC.

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SMHA wishes to thank the owners for their participation in the program and for being a part of the solution to address a ordable housing needs.

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The canopies are bright red and yellow. The floats are just jaw dropping. It’s not like a little hokey float or whatever.”

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The chariots are not fueled by gas or electricity: spectators pull them along the parade route. Divya said there was also “traditional Indian chanting” including chanting of the Maha Mantra — “the great chant to deliver the mind.”

Although the parade is a religious celebration, organizers from ISKCON LA, Karuna and Divya, said anyone of any faith background is welcome to attend. In the past, the Venice Festival of the Chariots has drawn crowds of 40,000, organizers said. “It’s open to everybody, and it’s mainly people that are non-Hindu, non-Hare Krishna,” Karuna said. “It’s open to people in their bathing suits. There’s no requirements — everyone comes. I guess the only thing would be to bring water and sunscreen.” In addition to having multiple food vendors available, the first 5,000 attendees will be treated to a “free vegetarian feast,” the organizers said. The celebration carries on the tradition of the original events, which began thousands of years ago in Jagannatha Puri, India, and today ISKCON LA sees it as an opportunity to promote unity and understanding across people living in the Los Angeles area. “The whole goal or purpose is to get people off of the belief that, ‘Oh, I’m white or I’m Black, or I’m man or I’m woman, or I’m Democrat or I’m Republican,’ The whole goal is to actually unify us that we’re all here for a higher purpose, to serve and develop love,” DivyaKarunasaid. said experiencing the culture of acceptance and unity in Santa Monica is her favorite part of the event each year. “I grew up in LA and I really love Santa Monica. I love the people, and I love that this is a cultural event that brings a kind of brotherhood to all the people,” Karuna said, later adding, “When we go down Main Street, I remember all the people from the outdoor vegetable market; they all stand and gawk and they’re just awestruck when they see the chariots. And in Venice, you know, the people start dancing on the Boardwalk and singing — they start singing the mantra with us.” Karuna called it a “feeling of love and brotherhood.”ISKCON LA is currently recruiting volunteers for various tasks before and during theForfestival.more information on volunteering or visiting the event, go to www.iskconla.com/ rathayatra. emily@smdp.com

The whole goal or purpose is to get people off of the belief that, ‘Oh, I’m white or I’m Black, or I’m man or I’m woman, or I’m Democrat or I’m Republican,’ The whole goal is to actually unify us that we’re all here for a higher purpose, to serve and develop loveDivya especially because of the disruptive presence of people with drug addictions or mental illness.The camps “are unsafe and traumatic for students, families and staff as they enter school campuses,” Martha Alvarez, who is in charge of government relations for the school district, told the council. Opponents, including homeless advocates, said the measure would further criminalize homelessness.Thebancomes as several hotels are set to end their involvement in the government’s Project Roomkey, which paid them to provide hundreds of rooms to unsheltered people. 1

ASH GROVE ALUMNI – An historic melding of the iconic folk music clubs of LA, with WENDY WALDMAN and a host of others, but the presence of JOE CHAMBERS of the pioneering gospel brothers quartet gone psychedelic soul (“Time Has Come Today”) is worth the price of admission alone. Sun 8 p.m., McCabe’s, Santa Monica, $25.

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Poetry from MARIANO ZARO, HOLADAY MASON, JUDITH PACHT –I am familiar with the first two poets mentioned so I’m sure if Judith is also on the bill, she will fit in, and I’m pretty dang sure you will have a moving and ultimately uplifting experience. Mason had a successful career as a jazz singer, and Spanish native Zaro is a long time resident of Ocean Park, a teacher with six books of poetry to his credit. He might make you cry. Fri 8 p.m., Beyond Baroque, Venice,THEATRICUMfree.

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TOLEDO DIAMOND — The true hipster (when that sobriquet meant something way cool), choreographer to the stars, smoky svengali, showman supreme, Toledo always pleases, if you are ready for the very different. Every Sun 9:30 p.m., Harvelle’s, Santa Monica, $12.

BOTANICUM – Seriously – everything they do is top rate, – acting, staging, costumes, writing. And often offering a banquet of food for thought. “TROUBLE THE WATER” - Fri 7:30 p.m., “WESTSIDE WALTZ” – Sat 7:30 p.m., “MERRY WIVES” - Sun 7:30 p.m.“ All shows Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga Canyon, $10-60 (discounts for seniors, students, teachers, veterans, AEA, ages 5-15).THE KINGSTON TRIO – See? See? If there’s a show you really want to see and you think there may be one or two others within a 300-mile radius with the same idea, you should get those tickets ASAP. This one is also completely sold out, and McCabe’s has a lot fewer seats than The Ford, but, see advice above. Sat 8 p.m., McCabe’s, Santa Monica, $42.

smdp.com6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022 OPINION Daily Press Food &Wine Columnist Merv Hecht takes you on an delightful tour of the world of wine. A fun way to increase your appreciation and knowledge of wine. Alight-heartedfunread. ...Hechthasa joyful eyeandfabuloustaste Wellwritten,particularlyuseful,instantlyaccessible. Lifelong Learning Healthy Lunches Formerly Dial-A-Ride Your Trusted Source WISE & Healthy Aging • 1527 4th Street, 2nd Floor • Santa Monica For adults age 50+ interested in staying active and healthy. Virtual and in-person courses and travel opportunities. Make new friends and learn something new! Call (310) 394-9871 or visit www.wiseandhealthyaging.org WISE & Healthy Aging is a nonprofit social services organization serving seniors and caregivers. A weekday lunch program for Santa Monica residents age 60+. Nutritious, healthy hot meal at three locations. In conjunction with City of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Division, MODE (Mobility On-Demand Every Day) offers transportation options to Santa Monica residents age 65+ and disabled persons age18+.

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TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO BREAKDOWN – Did you have to postpone that trip to N’Awlins (again?), well, this Big Easy bash at the Bowl should hold you for a while, culturally and musically, as trombone thaumaturge Shorty brings Orleans Avenue and a few other friends to find the spirit: Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville: The Uptown Ruler, George Porter Jr., Dumpstaphunk and The Soul Rebels. Wed 8 p.m., Hollywood Bowl.BOOKER

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: KAMASI WASHINGTON – The brilliant saxophonist brings old school into the 21st Century. How good is he? This show is completely sold out, so you will have to go there early and pray, beg and bribe. Fri 8 p.m., The Ford, LA. THE HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES –Virtuosic breakneck Django-style swing music (but no room for swing dancing!) in the tiny Culver City dive celebrating 75 years. Every Mon 9 p.m., Cinema Bar, Culver City, no cover. EM – Still amazing, every Tuesday night. But nothing good lasts forever, so don’t push your luck. Go this Tuesday. Betcha, you’ll thank me. Every Tues 9:30 p.m., Harvelle’s, Santa Monica, $10.

RECOMMENDED: TONIGHT! - The Splendor of SAINTSAËNS – An apt description, even without Dudamel at the helm, it is a rare treat to get this much S-S: some “Samson and Delilah,” the “minuet-full stop-music box” “Cello Concerto No. 1” that was wellreceived after many had dubbed him too modernist, and then the magnificent, powerful “Symphony No. 3“ – “Organ,” indeed! Thurs 8 p.m. (invitation rehearsal, 9:30 a.m. - don’t put off becoming a supporting member any longer!), Hollywood Bowl, $1-130.

T. JONES – Few could be named who are such a walking history of great American music over the last six decades, at 17 he formed Booker T & the MGs, two black guys two white, in the early ‘60s, pre-voting rights, and

In Wisconsin, the leading Democratic Senate candidate, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, noted that the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe was the biggest fundraising day of his entire campaign. “People are motivated and energetic in ways that I’ve never seen before,” he said in an interview. “I can only assume that intensity will increase all the way to November.”

More Americans disapprove than approve of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 53% to 30%, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll from July conducted about three weeks after the ruling. Just over half of those surveyed said they felt angry or sad about the ruling, the poll found.

Mayor Sue Himmelrich, the sole dissenting vote against the latter measure and one of the authors of option one, the initiative petition — formally called The Funding for Homelessness Prevention, Affordable Housing, and Schools measure — called the second option a “slush fund for the city council to hang ornaments on its special little city council tree.” Both measures will appear on the Nov. 8, 2022, ballot, alongside a measure to establish a business license tax for cannabis-related businesses and another to increase transient occupancy tax — hotel tax — citywide. emily@smdp.com in their vote for Congress, Senate, governor, state house — all of those things — and be as motivated to show up to vote?”

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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Chris Megerian in Washington and Thomas Beaumont in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.

Gary Peters, who leads the group dedicated to protecting the Senate’s Democratic majority, predicted that abortion would likely matter most as a political issue in Senate races in Nevada, New Hampshire and Arizona — all states in which polling suggests strong support for abortion rights. Suburban women and younger voters are most likely to be motivated by the issue.

“There’s a great deal of anger,” Peters said of the backlash against the Roe reversal.

Republicans in other states have largely sought to avoid clarifying their position.

The second option, penned by city council members, is less set in stone. Although it would come with an Advisory Measure allowing residents to weigh in on how to spend the revenue, all funds collected would go to the City’s general fund and not be locked into specific funds or programs. Despite this, council members have spent hours over the past several weeks determining how they would like to see the money from this proposed measure spent.

The Kansas vote suggests that such energy could extend well beyond a handful of states.

The Kansas vote was “a huge disappointment for pro-life Kansans and Americans nationwide,” said Mallory Carroll, of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Republican strategist Christine Matthews warned that the Kansas vote could have “an energizing effect for abortion rights supporters.”“Success breeds success,” she said. “It will encourage the belief that turning out and activating can make a difference and that is particularly important with younger voters and those less inclined to participate. It’s a momentum-shifter.”Democratshave long tried without much success to energize supporters by focusing on abortion. But the Supreme Court’s decision clarified the stakes as never before. Absent a new federal law, abortion rights now fall to the states, and in 12 states led by Republicans, abortion has already been banned or heavily restricted. Many more are expected to follow.

The final list of priorities for the tax measure came down to: “Allow for at least 30% of the funds to be allocated for housing assistance” “Services to address homelessness and behavioral health” “Public safety and emergency response teams to address safety concerns on City streets and in parks” “Reopen and staff Santa Monica public libraries”“Provide after-school programs for public school“Crossingchildren”guards near public schools” Most councilmembers expressed confidence that funds allocated toward specific interests would actually go toward them, despite the example of school-directed tax revenue being redirected toward the city’s general fund during the COVID-19 crisis.“You can always say, ‘Well, an Advisory Measure is just an Advisory Measure,’ but I think, absent that one issue and happened because of COVID, this city has honored the wishes, if you will, of the electorate and continued to spend the money as it has advised, if you will, in connection with these Advisory Measures,” Councilmember Gleam DavisSantasaid.Monica

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The Senate Democrats campaign arm recently established a website, GOPOnAbortion.com, to highlight Republican candidates’ outspoken opposition to abortion rights. While Democratic candidates from New York to Washington state are already running ads on abortion, the issue is expected to play a bigger role in some races than Michiganothers.Sen.

7THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022NEWS petition signed by at least 6,930 residents, parameters of how to spend the revenue are firmly established: money collected is allocated toward “homelessness prevention, affordable housing, and schools.” Money allocated toward schools would remain in Santa Monica in the event the current school district is cleaved.

Polling shows that relatively few Americans wanted to see Roe overturned.

Republican strategists acknowledge that swing state candidates will have to tread carefully on the issue. In Georgia, GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker, for example, worried some Washington Republicans by quickly declaring his opposition to abortion rights even in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother. Such a position, thought to be extreme in past years, is somewhat common among Republican candidates in 2022.

“Republicans are going to do everything they can to deflect and not engage on this,” she added, noting the GOP’s heavy focus on inflation, gas prices and immigration. Indeed, as Democrats celebrated on Wednesday, the Republican reaction to the abortion vote was decidedly muted.

“There’s an energy I haven’t seen before.”

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COMING ATTRACTIONS: ROY ZIMMERMAN, McCabe’s, 8/12; “THE WESTSIDE WALTZ” 8/12, 21, 27, “THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR” 8/13, 19, 28, “TROUBLE THE WATER” 8/14, 20, 26, Theatricum Botanicum; “APOCALYPSE NOW,” 8/12: ALFRED HITCHCOCK Series, Landmark Westwood, 8/12, 13, 14, 17. 18, CHEECH & CHONG, Saban Theatre, 8/13; NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS, Hollywood Bowl, 8/14; LIBRARY GIRL, Ruskin Group Theatre, 8/14; TOLEDO DIAMOND, Harvelle’s, 8/14, 21, 28; HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES, Cinema Bar, 8/15, 22, 29; EM, Harvelle’s, 8/16, 23, 30;ROBERT PLANT, ALISON KRAUSS, Greek Theater, 8/18; TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Greek Theater, 8/19; “GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER,” Ruskin Group Theatre, 8/20; STEVE EARLE & The Dukes, 8/23, 24; DIANA ROSS, Hollywood Bowl, 8/26, 27; BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, Burton Chace Park, 8/27.; “BEETHOVEN’s 9th,” LA PHIL, Hollywood Bowl, 8/30.

In 1972, his first wife, Joan, died of an accidental overdose of medicine. He was left with three young children. Two years later, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Sandra, a secretary for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She had two young children from a previous marriage, and they combined their families into what Scully once called “my own Brady Bunch.” He said he realized time was the most precious thing in the world and that he wanted to use his time to spend with his loved ones. In the early 1960s, Scully quit smoking with the help of his family. In the shirt pocket where he kept a pack of cigarettes, Scully stuck a family photo. Whenever he felt like he needed a smoke, he pulled out the photo to remind him why he quit. Eight months later, Scully never smoked again. After retiring in 2016, Scully made just a handful of appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard narrating an occasional video played during games. Mostly, he was content to stay close to home. “I just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs,” he said in 2016. In 2020, Scully auctioned off years of his personal memorabilia, which raised over $2 million. A portion of it was donated to UCLA for ALS research. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra. She died of complications of ALS at age 76 in 2021. The couple, who were married 47 years, had daughter Catherine together.Scully’s other children are Kelly, Erin, Todd and Kevin. A son, Michael, died in a helicopter crash in 1994. Former Associated Press staffer Stan Miller contributed biographical information to this report.

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SUBJECT: APPLICANT: Carlthorp School/ Ken Parr APPELLANT: Steven Salsberg PROPERTY OWNER: Carlthorp School

ESPAÑOL: Esto es una noticia de una audiencia pública para revisar applicaciónes proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Si deseas más información, favor de llamar a Carmen Gutierrez en la División de Planiﬁcación al número (310) 458-2275.

“What a marvelous moment for baseball.” Scully credited the birth of the transistor radio as “the greatest single break” of his career. Fans had trouble recognizing the lesser players during the Dodgers’ first four years in the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. “They were 70 or so odd rows away from the action,” he said in 2016. “They brought the radio to find out about all the other players and to see what they were trying to see down on the Thatfield.”habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.He often said it was best to describe a big play quickly and then be quiet so fans could listen to the pandemonium. After Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Scully went silent for 38 seconds before talking again. He was similarly silent for a time after Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that year and had the stadium’s press box named for him in 2001. The street leading to Dodger Stadium’s main gate was named in his honor in 2016. That same year he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended Mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large thanksgiving day for me.” In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, Scully called play-by-play for NFL games and PGA Tour events as well as calling 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. He was NBC’s lead baseball announcer from 1983-89.While being one of the most widely heard broadcasters in the nation, Scully was an intensely private man. Once the baseball season ended, he would disappear. He rarely did personal appearances or sports talk shows. He preferred spending time with his family.

they not only pulled off unheard of chart success as an instrumental band, they became the house band for the amazing Stax Records label, recording with Otis, Sam & Dave, Wilson Picket, Bill Withers, Carla and Rufus Thomas and probably God (“more cowbell!”). Even if he can’t ;find a keyboard, I would go just to hear his stories. Next Thurs 8 p.m., Skirball, LA, free ($20 parking), reservations required, none left but a few for walk-ups.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Appeal 20ENT-0275 of Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use Permit 19ENT-0250 and Minor Modiﬁcation 20ENT-0066 to allow a 7,259 sf expansion to Carlthorp School addition and 9.142 sf new rooftop playcourt. 438 San Vicente Boulevard City Council Chamber, Second Floor, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California

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Address your comments to: City Clerk Re: Carlthorp School Appeal

VIA MAIL: 1685 Main Street, Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401 MORE INFORMATION If you want more information about this project, please contact Gina Szilak at (310) 4582200 ext. 5216, or by e-mail at Regina.Szilak@santamonica.gov. For disability-related accommodations, please contact the City Clerk’s O ce at (310) 458-8211 or (310) 917-6626 TDD at least 72 hours in advance. Every attempt will be made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines serve City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is located at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, and is a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).

A public hearing will be held by the City Council to consider the following request: Appeal 20ENT-0275 of the Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use Permit 19ENT-0250 and Minor Modification 20ENT-0066 to allow a 7,259 sf expansion of Carlthorp School adding two elevators, a 5,575 sf below grade multipurpose room, enclosing an 938 sf open lunch area and adding 250 sf of administrative o ces. The subject property is located in the R2 (Low Density Residential) zoning district. The Conditional Use Permit is being requested as an amendment to existing Conditional Use Permit 95003 allowing a school use in the R2 zone. The minor modification is being requested for the proposed expansion to increase ground floor parcel coverage by 0.29% above the R2 maximum allowable parcel coverage of 45%. The applicant is also requesting a five-year term for the entitlements. The Planning Commission approved the project on November 4, 2020. At the time of the public hearing, the City Council will also be considering compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.

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The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. Members of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the public hearing via email to councilmtgitems@santamonica. gov or via mail to City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Room 102, Santa Monica, California 90401. Written public comment submitted before 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be available for online viewing. All written comments shall be made part of the public record. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments. You may also comment in person at the City Council hearing. Please check the agenda for more detailed instructions on how to comment in person.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sometimes a network can feel less like a net and more like work. If you’re experiencing more of the obligations and duties than you are the support, connection, fun and other benefits, take a step back. The break will do you good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are those you can’t get even with because they always seem to give you more. Do they need the upper hand? You dislike indebtedness. You’ll return favors and give generously of yourself.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Playfulness is your forte. There’s always a line to walk. The distinctions can get a bit murky. Today it’s better not to take social risks that might hurt someone’s feelings. When in doubt, don’t say the joke.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll take a stand against the oppressors. It doesn’t matter to you whether you personally have been affected by their oppression because you feel a kinship with humankind. What affects one affects all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even when you are not among your familiar group of true friends, you will still feel that you can be yourself. In fact, “yourself” is the best person to be to attract new true friends. Your social circle will GEMINIexpand.(May 21-June 21). No two people live in the exact same reality. Even twins can have drastically different understandings of the world. When someone projects a reality you don’t share, it will be simultaneously enlightening and bemusing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It may feel like you’ll never get used to a situation, but you’ll be surprised at how things turn around when you get to know everyone better. As you start to relax, your charisma will be triggered, and you’ll pull everyone in.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Annoyance is born in the annoyed, not the annoyer. Still, the effect is convincing. Someone will, without conscious effort, succeed in annoying you. Then you will succeed in changing your response.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is no point in being the judge; it will only create displeasure. You can still assess things though, mainly to determine which part of it interests you so you can put your energy into exploring that slice.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re in a mood to make things, seal deals and put plans in motion. You’re happiest when you’re in the flow of arranging life the way you want it. Give yourself plenty of time to dream. The excellent ideas are flowing.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Sometimes you fear that if you don’t do the work, it won’t be done correctly. But the pressures of the day can’t be met by one person. Share the work and make room for people to put their own spin on it; the result will be excellent.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The passion you feel for a cause or a kind of work is more powerfully energizing than romantic fervor. Action leads to alliances and more action. You’ll be swept into an empowering momentum.

SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU TO YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each num ber can appear only once in each row, col umn, and 3x3 block. Use logic and pro cess of elimination to solve the puzzle.

Kismet joins you with a fun group. There are all kinds of resources within it, including professional and financial. It’s a year when you can take bold action in your personal life because the experiences you crave are beyond the humdrum and will require the kind of guts and creativity you have in abundance. Libra and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 2, 9, 14 and 12.

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Noted as One of the Top Ten “Flea Markets’ in America, visit the Santa Monica Airport Antique Market, a fun outdoor (and dog-friendly!) market full of many great dealers with furniture, antiques, collectibles, art, vintage clothes, jewelry, rugs and much more. Ocean Park Boulevard / Santa Monica Airport Area. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. $5.

A special meeting of the Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee. An agenda will be posted online closer to the meeting date at aspx?id=9480.Departments/PublicWorks/ContentCivEng.https://www.smgov.net/6:30p.m. Draw Date: 8/1 15 21 31 36 65 Power#: 16 Jackpot: 202 M Draw Date: 8/2 10 14 25 37 63 Mega#: Jackpot:1436 M Draw Date: 7/30 2 11 28 29 33 Mega#: Jackpot:312 M Draw Date: 8/2 1 15 17 27 37 Draw Date: 8/2 EVENING: 2 5 7 Draw Date: 8/2 MIDDAY: 2 4 5 Draw Date: 8/2 1st: 05 - California Classic 2nd: 03 - Hot Shot 3rd: 09 - Winning Spirit Race Time: 1:48.11

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The state of crime and safety in our neighborhood and city and an expected visit from SM’s new city attorney Doug Sloan are slated for the North of Montana Avenue Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting this Thursday, August 4, at 7 pm. A status report on Code Enforcement in the city and an update from Beat 4 representatives Suzi Lockwood and Ofc. Aaron Alpert will also be on the agenda. Zoom information for the virtual meeting can be found at www.smnoma.org. and all are invited.

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FESTIVAL OF CHARIOTS Sing, dance and receive good karma at the annual Los Angeles Festival of the chariots/https://www.mainstreetsm.com/festival-of-Chariots.

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The Soundwaves new music series returns for three outdoor concerts this summer, featuring acclaimed performers presenting unique jazzinspired music. Violinist Lauren Baba plays last, with her quintet, on Aug. 6. As a composer, she leads the Baba Orchestra big band. As a player, she has recorded on numerous film scores, accompanied rock and pop stars, and is a member of the Vitamin String Quartet. Her quintet features her as a soloist and improviser. Each concert is at 3:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month, at the Pico Library Annex in Virginia Avenue Park at the corner of Pico and Cloverfield.

Join a community-led discussion of books chosen by the group. Contact jeff.schwartz@ santamonica.gov for the Zoom link. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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Dance instructor Joe Schenck teaches you how to groove like a pro with a 60-second, choreographed dance routine. All skill levels welcome. For ages 11+. Register here: bit.ly/ YouthProgramSignUps. Pico Branch Library 3 - 4 p.m.

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Editor Steffie Nelson and writers Michelle Chihara, Jori Finkel and Stacie Stukin discuss Slouching Towards Los Angeles: Living and Writing by Joan Didion’s Light, a book of essays on this year’s Santa Monica Reads featured author and California’s legendary, literary “muse of the West.” A book sale and signing follows. 3 - 4 p.m.

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Thursday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66. Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. 2022/08/04Thu 01:49 AM 3.68 H 2022/08/04Thu 07:48 AM 1.55 L 2022/08/04Thu 2:53 PM 4.90 H 2022/08/04Thu 10:00 PM 1.79 L 2022/08/05Fri 03:29 AM 3.11 H 2022/08/05Fri 08:28 AM 2.07 L 2022/08/05Fri 3:50 PM 5.20 H 2022/08/05Fri 11:33 PM 1.17 L 2022/08/06Sat 05:40 AM 2.96 H 2022/08/06Sat 09:34 AM 2.50 L 2022/08/06Sat 4:52 PM 5.58 H 2022/08/07Sun 12:42 AM 0.42 L 2022/08/07Sun 07:23 AM 3.22 H 2022/08/07Sun 11:02 AM 2.73 L 2022/08/07Sun 5:54 PM 6.02 H 2022/08/08Mon 01:38 AM -0.29 L 2022/08/08Mon 08:21 AM 3.57 H 2022/08/08Mon 12:18 PM 2.69 L Date Day Time (LST/LDT) Predicted (ft)High/Low Playful blend of swells and morning wind looks fairly light. Continued SSW swell, less tropical energy, slight boost in NW windswell mix. Lingering SSW swell and some NW windswell energy. Morning SE/S wind likely to continue. THURSDAY SURF: POOR TO FAIR 3-4ft Waist to chest FRIDAY SURF: POOR TO FAIR 2-3ft Thigh to waist WATER TEMP: 68.0

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