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city efforts to encourage restaurants to open locations with outdoor seating in downtown Santa Monica. This trend isn’t just happening in Santa Monica but across the nation as consumers are shopping online instead of in-person and retail environments look to bring people out, said Jason Harris, the City’s Economic Development Manager. “They say food is the new retail,” Harris said. “And this is a good example of that adage.” Today, each block on the SEE BAKERY PAGE 6
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Santa Monica’s Committee for Racial Justice (CRJ) is forging ahead with its plans for upcoming meetings despite threats of continued protests. The organization’s past two meetings, both held before the large protests in Charlottesville, were disrupted by individuals and organizations associated with the Alt-Right political movement. Some of those local protesters
engaged in anti-Semitic or racist behavior and organizers have been debating how to proceed in the wake of the now national conversation about racism. The July meeting was attended by several individuals in masks and the August event drew a large crowd that was ultimately barred from entering the workshop due to concerns over the room’s capacity and the possibility of violence between attendees and protesters. Despite rumors of more disruptions at their future meetings, CRJ
has decided the September meeting will occur as planed at their longtime meeting location. CRJ will meet on September 10 at Virginia Ave. Park to discuss the previously scheduled topic of education but officials said it will likely be a broader discussion. “We are kind of talking about education be we have to address the things that have been happening and how the kids have been affected by everything,” said CRJ
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Audit: UC system not following contracting guidelines A state audit released Tuesday says the University of California system has not fully followed its own policies for hiring contract service workers. Administrators haven’t ensured individual campuses are complying with policies to prevent hiring contract workers in place of UC employees, the audit said. Campuses must provide documentation to justify a decision to displace employees. The audit, which reviewed 31 contracts by UC campuses, found low-wage contract workers on average receive $3.86 less per hour than comparable university employees. It also found campuses aren’t consistently using competitive bidding for contracts, potentially losing out on savings. It did not offer a total dollar amount of money that could’ve been saved. It’s the latest critical audit of the UC president’s office. A different audit released in April said administrators hid tens of millions of dollars from the public, which the president’s office has disputed. That audit found the office needed to keep clearer budget
plans and records. The university system takes the contracting audit’s recommendations seriously and will improve its practices, UC President Janet Napolitano said. “We welcome the constructive input, which aligns with the University’s proactive efforts to continually improve and strengthen its policies and procedures,” Napolitano wrote in a letter to the state auditor earlier this month in response to a draft of the audit. The UC system has been undercutting the standards it negotiated with university employees by systematically hiring low-wage contractors, said Kathryn Lybarger, the president of the largest union of UC employees. She said the contracting audit highlighted problems she and her union have already pointed out to the university system.
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To E or not to E _ USC didn’t in spelling Shakespeare’s name Visitors to the University of Southern California might well be muttering, “What fools these mortals be” as they stroll past a statue of the legendary queen of Troy and notice William Shakespeare’s name seemingly misspelled at its base. To USC officials, it’s much ado about nothing. “To E, or not to E, that is the question,” the school responded in a statement Tuesday when asked why Shakespeare’s name is missing the last letter E in a quotation attributed to him. The school noted Shakespeare has been spelled nearly two dozen different ways over the years. Officials say they settled on Shakespear, a spelling popular in the 18th century, because of the “ancient feel” sculptor Christopher Slatoff brought to his larger-thanlife bronze work of Queen Hecuba. The bard himself was known to switch up the spelling of his last name during his lifetime, although he did spell it Shakespeare on the last page of his will, filed shortly before his death in 1616. He referenced Hecuba in several of his works, most prominently in “Hamlet,” in which Hamlet asks how the legendary queen of Troy grieved over the death of her husband, King Priam. Her statue was unveiled to great fanfare at Thursday’s opening of the school’s new USC Village. The $700 million project brings new restaurants, retail stores and other amenities to both students and the general public, as well as 2,500 new units of student housing. It represents the largest expansion in USC’s history. Hecuba was commissioned as a female counterpart to Tommy Trojan, the popular life-size bronze of a Trojan warrior that stands in the center of campus. Unveiled in 1930, Tommy Trojan has become a mascot of sorts to a school whose sports teams are the Trojans. “This is our commitment to all of the women of the Trojan family,” USC President C. L. Max Nikias said at Hecuba’s unveiling. BY JOHN ROGERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Authorize a lease agreement with Tortuga Bay Inc. for use of 870 square foot in the Student Activities Building at Santa Monica College located at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, California 90405. The lease agreement shall be during the term of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2022 at a rental rate of $4,500.00 per month. Total rental income for the lease term is $270,000.00. Background: The area to be leased is a food services kitchen and serving area. This agreement is being issue pursuant to California Education Cade section 81378.1, which allows for the letting of the lease for a period of more than five days but less than five years. This code provides for this lease to be made without the need to acquire formal or informal bids or proposals. In addition, the Code requires public notice of the intent to take this action and was advertised once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the board action. In reviewing comparison locations in the area, the college arrived at the fair market value of the location to be leased by Tortuga Bay Inc.. Rent to be provided for this lease is at $4,500.00 per month. Total rental income for the lease term is $270,000.00. For information regarding this lease, please contact the District Office at (310) 434-3002. Action by the Board of Trustees of Santa Monica Community College District is scheduled to take place on September 5, 2017 during the open session of the board meeting starting at 7:00pm at the Board Conference Center in the Business building, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405.
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A Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with sexually assaulting a deputy he supervised after telling her that she “owed him” for approving her time offrequests, officials said Monday. Sgt. Michael Spina was charged with sexual battery, false imprisonment and indecent exposure. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations. Spina, 37, was arrested Aug. 9, was placed on paid administrative leave and is scheduled to appear in court next month. The union that represents him did not immediately respond to an emailed message seeking comment on his behalf or the name of a lawyer representing Spina. The charges lodged against the Spina “pertain to alleged work-related criminal misconduct involving subordinate female employees” and he was placed on leave in August 2016, Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said in a statement. Spina had held the woman against her will and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said in court documents. He ordered a female deputy he supervised to come into his office, locked the door, and groped the woman’s breast over her shirt as he watched pornography and fondled himself, a memo from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said. Spina separately pulled up the woman’s shirt and groped her at her desk after the deputy asked Spina to approve a day off, the memo said. The deputy said she feared she would not get a day off if she refused to let him grope her, the document said. Spina is also accused of groping the woman and asking to perform a sex act on her when she gave him a ride in June 2016, the district attorney’s office document said. The arrest, which was first reported by WitnessLA.com, was prompted by an internal sheriff’s department investigation, officials said. BY MICHAEL BALSAMO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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They’ve never fixed it. You’d think they might have noticed that they were getting zero orders online from their email list. Maybe they fixed it and it reverts often but no one is in charge of monitoring that tiny little technical technicality. What do you think? I think I forgot what a mind-numbing, teeth-grinding, aorta-busting, horribly frustrating hassle for nothing I had so long ago, when I got the same results (that would be: zero) after nearly 30 minutes of trying, reand re- and re-entering everything but my mother’s criminal record. I think after all that I would rather eat bad pizza dropped in an oily mud puddle than Pizza Hut pizza, so I drove over to Red’s, near Samohi, and got what I wanted in 10 minutes for about three bucks more. Best three bucks I ever spent.
Our only longtime live music venue in Santa Monica, but it’s a great one. The weekend of 9/8 - 9/9, Friday and Saturday evenings, you have a rare opportunity to hear two of the finest troubadours I could name, and kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum. First is Tom Brosseau, who you may not know of but should, and Saturday is Loudon Wainwright III, always a strange treat. His first show sold out but they added a second, so hurry. I’ll tell you more about them next column. And now for something completely different: tonight, at The TRiP, on Lincoln, TRiPTease Burlesque -- no nudity, olde tyme entertainment, comedy, live band, five bucks. David Lindley at Sainte Rocke, Hermosa Beach -- a monstrously talented guitar player. If you’ve never seen him, you must go. Friday, at our own Broad Stage, living legend Brit bluesman John Mayall. Nearly every English bluesman of consequence in the ‘60s served time in Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
TRUMP’S FAULT?
Well, yeah! Partly. Would I have gotten quite so upset if I weren’t already in a state of constant upset? I think not. OK, OK, OK, I’m not going to make a major Trump slam here (though it would be completely called for if I did). But I have been watching a lot more cable news since Inauguration Day, all hours, day and early morning, switching on the TV that used to be dark til dinner time, because it makes sense to find out if Kim’s missiles or Putin’s assassins are heading to LA and I don’t have to bother with my next column, or even taking out the garbage or sniffing the milk to see if we need fresh. And all the discussion by pundits is getting to be too much, putting me on edge, not because it’s too much but because it’s all so wrong. It’s like asking someone at a party if they think your shirt hangs well in the shoulders, when you’ve forgotten to wear your pants.
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They’re discussing his speeches, policies and shortcomings like he’s just another president, but that’s a false narrative, a terribly misleading one. Only a few are talking about his mental state, and usually not as the only real issue. This goes way beyond that. Trump has time after time clearly demonstrated his incompetence for the office. That makes him a danger to us all, yet only some US Congress members are starting to say so, and two GOP Senators. The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson concluded a recent column on that issue by writing, “It is uncomfortable to talk about the president’s mental health. But at this point it is irresponsible not to.” The root of his incompetence? I say forget any talk of his being a racist, or any other ist. He’s not. Donald Trump is all ego. One hundred percent. He doesn’t believe in anything, but himself. He operates solely from the id: who’s for me, who’s against me? That’s it. That’s his world, that’s how he makes decisions. As a person that’s a sad state of affairs, but as our president, it’s endof-the-world dangerous. And I just have to add this, yet another can you believe it moment. No one in the US could have been unaware of the eclipse. Every school child from pre-school up knows not to look directly at the sun. Who stands on the White House portico and looks straight up, squinting, until an aid rushes up with dark viewing glasses? Come. On. Don.
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NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS CITY OF SANTA MONICA TASK FORCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT One seat on the Task Force on the Environment is available. Applications due by 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Appointment to be made by City Council on September 12, 2017. The Task Force on the Environment (ETF) is comprised of seven City Council-appointed members. The role of the ETF is to advise City Council and staff on issues related to environmental programs and policy, in accordance with the guiding principles, goals and objectives of the Sustainable City Program. The ETF members act as advocates, in a manner consistent with City policy, for Task Force recommendations to the community. The Task Force role is both pro-active and reactive. The Task Force on the Environment meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at Virginia Avenue Park, Patio Building C, 2200 Virginia Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404. For more information on the commitments of this position, please contact the Staff Liaison, Shannon Parry at (310) 458-2227. No Santa Monica City Employee may serve as a member of any Board or Commission. Information on the Task Force on the Environment duties & disclosure requirements are available from the Office of Sustainability and the Environment and can be accessed on the website at www.sustainablesm.org/taskforce . Please complete and submit applications online by Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at https://www.smgov.net/Departments/Clerk/Boards_and_Commissions/Task_Force_on_the_En vironment.aspx. All current applications on file in the City Clerk’s Office will be considered.
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Promenade offers a mix of restaurants and stores. The balance isn’t exactly 50-50 according Jing Yeo, a city Planning Manager, and despite several retail vacancies, officials said it’s at almost an ideal ratio. It’s been a long-term goal to balance the retail mix downtown. Major promenade shopping began in the 60’s when the city decided to bring retail to the forefront of downtown business. The area declined overtime and was substantially redesigned about 27 years ago. The business mix has varied in recent decades with restaurants, entertainment and traditional retail. Santa Monica is now in its third decade of controlled balance, Yeo said. City planners try not to react too quickly to changes in consumer interest; they allow things to ebb and flow. However, there is an overarching plan. The city’s plans for maintaining the culture and history of downtown is outlined in the recently passed Downtown Community Plan and there are ongoing efforts to determine which kinds of retail, restaurant and entertainment will sustain long-term success Downtown. Yeo says planners are looking to preserve and welcome more full service restaurants (there are currently eight on the Promenade), and Carlo’s will offer outdoor seating for already prepared desserts and
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pastries. “The unique brand, name recognition and grab and go product are all attributes that reflect the market and should perform well,” Harris said. Retail and restaurants have experienced significant churn in recent months and high rents are a factor in the growing number of vacant storefronts in the city’s traditional retail zones. However, the bakery’s desire to open a new location in Santa Monica shows downtown remains a desirable business spot, said Kevin Herrera, the Downtown Santa Monica Sr. Marketing and Communications Manager. He said brands will choose the city as their first retail location or often, their first West Coast expansion. Santa Monica was among the first expansion locations for Dunkin’ Donuts, Steak ‘n Shake opened its first California location on the Promenade. Unnecessary Clothing, Bookmonster and Subdued have all opened outposts in Santa Monica. The original bakery was opened in 1910 by Bartolo Guastaffero and has since been passed down to Buddy and his three siblings. There are currently 17 U.S. locations and one bakery in São Paulo, Brazil. No opening date has been announced for the Santa Monica location yet. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ CarlosBakerySantaMonica for more information. editor@smdp.com
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steering Committee member Robbie Jones. She said the organization remains steadfast in its plans despite the threat of more protests. “We just don’t want to be run out of our city or told that we can’t normally do what we do in our city,” she said. She said CRJ has had meetings with the police department, city staff and the city attorney’s office to discuss options for addressing deliberately disruptive protests. She said discussions are ongoing with the police and staff but she felt the city could do more to address the issue. “In other places they’re finding ways, creative ways, to prevent them from disrupting their city but I didn’t see that happening in our city,” she said. Mayor Ted Winterer and Mayor Pro Tem Gleam Davis released a letter this week addressing the Charlottesville protests and the national mood. “We speak for our colleagues on the City Council, our City staff and the vast majority in our community to reaffirm that Santa Monica fervently supports the equitable treatment of all people — regardless of race, cultural background, age, citizenship, gender or sexual orientation,” they said. Winterer said the Council will listen to the Police Department when it comes to the legality of regulating free speech but said the city’s leadership has no tolerance for coercion or violence. “The Santa Monica City Council is alarmed by the events at CRJ meetings in July and August,” he said. “The safety of our community is always our number one concern as is promoting inclusion and diversity. We pay deference to the Santa Monica Police Department to provide counsel and support.” Public Information Officer Constance Farrell said the city is working with CRJ to help plan safe meetings. “City Hall has been steadfast in protect-
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ing First Amendment Rights and our public spaces have frequently been used for peaceful protests and rallies,” she said. “We are equally steadfast in protecting our community from violence of any kind.” Elected officials at the city, state and federal level have released statements regarding the state of the nation and the protests in Charlottesville. “The neo-Nazi, white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and its aftermath have left many of us feeling anger, sadness, and fear. The rally organizers’ ideology of antiSemitism and racism and the resulting violence from these repugnant views are unequivocally abhorrent,” said State Senator Ben Allen. Allen said the emboldened movements are likely to choose locations like Santa Monica that have a reputation for supporting progressive causes as the site of future protests. “It’s disappointing, and annoying to have them come into our town to try to bring their hate filled antagonistic, uncivil message, but we’re going to be bigger than that, we’re going to stand up to their BS,” he said. He said it’s especially frustrating when local entities have to contend with outside agitators. “There maybe one or two who do live nearby but in general it still appears pretty clear it’s people coming from outside our community to create provocation and disturbance,” he said. He said the best response is peaceful, nonviolent, civil dignified opposition. That can include attending rallies, participating in forums or choosing not to dignify offensive messages with a response. Jones said CRJ is willing to listen to people who come with different ideas, but it won’t let its events become a forum for offensive behavior. “If you come in good faith and with good, common decency, then sit down and let’s talk, that’s fine, but not to disrupt,” she said. editor@smdp.com
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ON AUGUST 8, 2017 AT ABOUT 7:23 P.M. While patrolling the area of 600 block of Alta Avenue, officers recognized a known narcotics user from previous encounters. Officers spoke with the subject. The subject consented a search of his backpack. Officers located several hypodermic needles and a debit card belonging to another person. Officers recovered several baggies of methamphetamine secreted in the seams of his pants. Additionally, the subject had three active warrants for his arrest. The subject was taken into custody. Guillermo Rafael, 42, homeless was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, and outstanding warrant. Bail was set at $61,000.
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The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 22 calls for service on Aug. 21. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. EMS 100 block of Wilshire 12:54 a.m. EMS 1400 block of 16th 2:56 a.m. EMS Neilson/Pacific 4:22 a.m. EMS 1600 block of 12th 4:24 a.m. EMS 1100 block of Pico 6:32 a.m. EMS 1600 block of Lincoln 8:04 a.m. EMS 100 block of Ocean Park 8:42 a.m. Structure Fire 400 block of Alta 8:54 a.m.
EMS 1700 block of 12th 9:21 a.m. EMS 2700 block of Ocean Park 9:47 a.m. Automatic alarm 1000 block of Ocean 10:03 a.m. EMS 1400 block of Ocean 11:58 a.m. EMS 1900 block of 20th 12:07 p.m. EMS 1800 block of Lincoln 12:14 p.m. Carbon Monoxide alarm 400 block of Pier 12:50 p.m. EMS 1900 block of Pico 1:41 p.m. EMS 1700 block of 18th 1:51 p.m. Hydrant leak 1300 block of Lincoln 3:09 p.m. EMS 1300 block of 15th 3:48 p.m. Vehicle fire 2400 block of 14th 5:53 p.m. Automatic alarm 1400 block of 3rd St Prom 10:23 p.m. EMS 4th/Santa Monica 11:56 p.m.
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Body of Knowledge ■ By age 60, 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women snore. The average snore hovers around 60 decibels -- about the level of normal speech -- but can exceed 80. That’s roughly equivalent to the sound of a pneumatic drill breaking concrete. Noise levels above 85 decibels are considered hazardous to the human ear. The first person who can correctly identify where this image was captured wins a prize from the Santa Monica Daily Press. Send answers to editor@smdp.com.
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The world got better when you were born, and the next six weeks bring increasing amounts of clarity as to who you are and the life you want. There’s something very lucky going on with work the last part of 2017. January brings an exciting reveal. February involves new friendship circles and influences. Gemini and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 29, 30 and 15.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Most days you get somewhere by doing the hard things first, while your energy is fresh. Today it’s the opposite. You’ll need to coax yourself along. Ease yourself into it by taking on the next small step.
A large number of the things you’ve ever thought or experienced are still in your memory banks or have been moved to an ancillary storage space somewhere in your body. It will be useful to trust that you know what you know.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Know many things; teach one thing. Your editing skills will be as important as -- if not more important than -- your ability to get one message across. You’ll be a godsend to an eager student.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) You are on an adventure, a true co-creation, and the options multiply with each person you add to the team. Just make sure that everyone has a defined role and something key to do.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) You’ve access to many creative people. Let them inspire you, but don’t hand the work over to them. Trust your own creative instincts and skills. You’ll enjoy the outcome better when it’s entwined in your own learning process.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The brilliant circumstances won’t be designed out of wishes and built out of expert plans. They will be discovered through trial and error or settled upon because they work well toward a desired end.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Your mind can be an unreliable ally. Instead of jumping to your defense, it sometimes trips you up instead. That’s OK. Minds can be trained, and it’s easy to do so because your heart is the right place.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There will be much meandering before the idea. Even then it may not be a good one. It will need to be tested. So be patient with your day. Listen to people. Take the time to relate. Don’t be in a hurry to get anywhere.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You’ve been known to write things down, keep receipts, refer to a calendar and more -- habits that could use some tuning up now. These systems allow you to offload certain mental functions, freeing your brain up for what you really need it to do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
You aim to spend less time on mundane things so that you can spend time more creatively. Oddly, the mundane things may bring all the inspiration and rewards you were missing. It’s the approach that matters, not the task.
In all things there’s a kind of cost-benefit analysis that’s at the heart of finding satisfaction. All that’s required is that you work until it’s more or less good enough, reaching a kind of equilibrium between effort and benefit.
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Hesitation projects the wrong image. The good news is that you don’t have to worry so much about making the wrong decision; most of your inclinations will work. So just make any decision, and do it quickly.
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Moon of Pain and Gain The natural reaction is to avoid discomfort and run from anything with the potential to cause pain. Pain is there for our highest good, though. It either shows us what’s wrong so we can correct it or it comes part and parcel with growing stronger, better and faster. “No pain, no gain” is the motto of the hardworking, practical Virgo moon.
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2953 Delaware Avenue, Conditional Use Permit 17ENT-0075, Fence/Wall Modification 17ENT-0148 & Variance 17ENT-0147. Conditional Use Permit, Variances and Fence/Wall Modification to allow the establishment of a Child Care and Early Education Facility for up to 20 children in the R1 (Singe-Unit Residential) zoning district. Variances are requested to allow parking that is not located in a garage, to allow one parking space in the front setback area, and to provide only one loading space, substituting one additional on-street short-term parking space in front of the property. A Fence/Wall Modification is requested to allow a front yard fence up to six feet in height pursuant to SMMC 9.31.120.A. (Planner: Elizabeth Bar-El, AICP) Applicant/Property Owner: Laila Taslimi, Untitled No. 1 School.
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214 Wilshire Boulevard, Conditional Use Permit 17ENT-0035. The applicant requests approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the on-site and off-site sale and consumption of beer, wine and distilled spirits (Type 47–On Sale General Eating Place and Type 21-Off Sale General) at a new 9,514 square-foot retail and restaurant use in the Bayside Commercial (BSC2) District. [Planner: Michael Rocque] Applicant: Southwest Wine and Spirits, LLC. Property Owner: Street Retail West 10, LP.
395 Santa Monica Place #304, Conditional Use Permit 17ENT-0066. The applicant requests approval of a Conditional Use Permit (17ENT-0066) to allow the operation of a brewpub/tasting room (The Dudes’ Taproom Brewing Company) with on-site and off-site sale and consumption of beer (Type 23 alcohol license - Brewpub) in conjunction with an eating establishment within an existing restaurant tenant space with an outdoor seating area within the Santa Monica Place Mall. (Planner: Scott Albright) Applicant: The Dudes’ Brewing Company, LLC. Property Owner: Macerich Santa Monica, LLC.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS029171 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of SABRINA PROCHAZKA for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SABRINA PROCHAZKA filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: CHAZZ RUBEN GOMEZ TO CHAZZ ROGER PROCHAZKA . The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Notice of Hearing: Date: SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: WE-K, Room: A203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press. Date: JULY 17, 2017
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1310 Eleventh Street, Conditional Use Permit 17ENT-0037. The applicant requests approval of a Conditional Use Permit (17ENT-0037) to allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption (Type 69-Special On-Sale Beer & Wine Theater) in conjunction with theatrical and musical performances at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center in the Institutional Public Lands (PL) District. [Planner: Michael Rocque] Applicant: Santa Monica Community College District. Property Owner: Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS029251 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of FARHAD BENIAMIN ARYA DELRAHIM for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: FARHAD BENIAMIN ARYA DELRAHIM filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: FARHAD BENIAMIN ARYA TO FARHAD BENIAMIN ARYA DELRAHIM . The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Notice of Hearing: Date: SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: WE-K, Room: A-203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press. Date: JULY 28, 2017
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