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Small quake rattles nerves, causes no damage in Los Angeles Associated Press

Los Angeles was jolted by a small earthquake last night that rattled nerves and got people talking on social media, but didn’t cause any major damage. The magnitude 3.6 quake hit around 11:20 p.m. Monday and was felt by thousands of residents in west Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, across the San Fernando Valley and as far north as the Antelope Valley. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 3.6 miles (6 kilometers) northwest of the Westwood neighborhood, home to

the University of California, Los Angeles. Residents near UCLA reported feeling a sharp jolt followed by a short rumble. Some said they were shaken awake in bed. Former Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox, whose Westwood home was rattled, tweeted that the quake “wasn’t funny.” Authorities said there were no reports of damage or injuries. “We get these size earthquakes fairly frequently,” said USGS seismologist Zachary Reeves to the Los Angeles Times. “Any severe damage would be pretty unlikely.” SEE QUAKE PAGE 7

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Providence St. John’s hosting community meeting MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor

If you have questions, concerns or just basic curiosity about Providence St. John’s Health Center, your opportunity for some answers will be tonight from 6 – 7 p.m. The meeting is a requirement of the Center’s existing agreements with the city and is expected to cover perennial topics of interest on the site plus provide additional information on new programs and services developed in the past year.

“Will provide an update on some of the new programs implemented over the past year at the hospital like the new partnership with some of the faith communities and some of our enhanced outreach working with our homeless patients to better place them in services,” said Ron Sorensen, Director Of Community Partnership. “It’s an opportunity to also update our local residents with the hospital over the past year.” The hospital has partnered with other local agencies to help home-

less patients find services. Providence St. John’s formed the Westside Respite Center in partnership with the Venice Family Clinic (VFC) and Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). The three groups have been working together for several years and expanded their cooperation to include a full-time Community Care Coordinator. The position meets with homeless patients who are using the Emergency SEE MEETING PAGE 7

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The adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war. Event takes place at the Montana Ave Branch at 7 p.m.

Soundwaves Concert: Quartet for the End of Time Jacqueline Suzuki (violin), James Sullivan (clarinet), Susan Svrcek (piano), and Lynn Angebranndt (cello), perform Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece. Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7:30- 8:30 p.m.

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Friday, September 22 Solar Eclipse Observing Report The feature shows are at 8 p.m. and are preceded by “The Night Sky Show” at 7 p.m. Lecturer will share personal experiences and images, from the eclipse. Will also discuss why you should circle April 8, 2024, on your calendar. Second floor of Drescher Hall (1900 Pico Blvd.). $11 ($9 seniors and children) for the evening’s scheduled “double bill,” or $6 ($5 seniors age 60+ and children age 12 and under) for a single Night Sky or feature show or telescope-viewing session. For information, please call (310) 4343005 or see www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or www.smc.edu/planetarium. All shows subject to change or cancellation without notice.

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Build and design a plane, use engineering skills to add a DC motor to make the propeller spin. Limited space. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd. 4 – 5:30 p.m.

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What If My Landlord Offers Me Money To Move Out? DECLAN WAS FIXING LUNCH INSIDE

his Santa Monica apartment a few years ago when he heard an unexpected knock. He opened the door and saw an unfamiliar man holding a sheaf of paperwork. “Hi, I represent the new owners of your building,” the man said. “I’m here to offer you $5,000 to move out. But the offer is only good until tomorrow. And you’ll have to leave in three weeks.” Declan didn’t need to think long before accepting the offer – that $5,000 would come in handy. He knew the $575 monthly rent he paid on his rent-controlled apartment was way below market rate, but he didn’t realize that it would be almost impossible to find another affordable apartment anywhere near Santa Monica. By the time Declan realized how much trouble he was in, that $5,000 was gone, eaten up by bills and car repairs. A spate of buyout offers at Declan’s building and other addresses, fueled by a red-hot real-estate market, prompted the Santa Monica City Council to pass new regulations in 2015. The new rules require owners to: ■ Before any buyout offer, give tenants a form provided by the Rent Control Board, advising them of their rights: • they don’t have to accept a buyout; • they can change their minds within 30 days; and • they can consult with an attorney and the Rent Control Board before accepting; ■ Make all buyout agreements in writing; ■ File all buyout agreements with the Rent Control Board; and ■ Retain for five years copies of disclosures signed by tenants, along with the dates the disclosures were given to tenants.

Tenants sometimes accept buyouts because they believe they will have to leave anyway, or because owners threaten to “Ellis” the building if tenants don’t accept the offers. However, all tenants in multi-unit residential buildings in Santa Monica have just-cause eviction protection. This means they can only be evicted for a few specific reasons (such as failing to pay rent). And while it’s true that a landlord can invoke the Ellis Act to get tenants out, doing so requires that the owner remove all units from the rental market, for five years, and pay tenants a relocation fee that currently ranges from $9,500 to $22,750 (the amount increases every July 1, and you can find the current amounts at our website, smconsumer.org). Tenants considering buyout offers should check and see what other tenants have been paid in similar units. The Rent Control Board keeps agreements on file. It also pays to compare any buyout offer you receive to these relocation amounts, because some landlords, like Declan’s, have been known to offer much less. Additionally, when landlords invoke the Ellis Act, tenants have between four and 12 months to move out. Displaced tenants also receive priority eligibility for housing assistance such as Section 8 vouchers. Pressuring tenants to accept buyouts can be a problem, especially if landlords use other forms of harassment to try to get tenants to move out. If a landlord persists in extending buyout offers after you have clearly refused, or otherwise makes unlawful efforts to get you out, you can contact the Consumer Protection Division at 310-458-8336. ANDREA CAVANAUGH is a Consumer Specialist with the City Attorney’s office.

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Crime Is Punishing Us But safety, and especially crime, is the suddenly pressing issue. It seems to be a problem in the region, not just Santa Monica. But what if certain loose coalitions of commerce and politics saw this coming our way and figured, gosh, if folks were suddenly very worried about their grandmas getting mugged every day, about home invasions and rampant vandalism, we don’t think they’d be looking so hard at the pace and form of development here. And they’d be right. Would someone actually do that? Pay thugs and drunks and the mentally ill to focus on Santa Monica? If what we’re seeing was engineered or even just enhanced, it’s working beautifully. Like I said, a crazy notion. I don’t believe it myself. But then, I was not prepared to believe enough of the American electorate would think a monosyllabic man-child, ignorant of nearly everything, midnight-tweeting misogynist narcissist in the Oval Office would be a good idea under any circumstances. I didn’t detail here the basis for saying crime has increased, but if you follow social media you’ve read plenty of first-hand accounts. Also reported in local and LA newspapers. Two of the most shocking accounts in the last few days came from Residocracy founder and City Council candidate Armen Melkonians. He reported one day that his 75year-old mother-in-law had a cross ripped off her neck by a guy who jumped out of a car as she walked on Lincoln and was dragged along by the car as she tried to retrieve it (tough gal!), and the next day “a drunk guy” threatened sexual assault and mass murder in Kate Bransfield’s real estate office on Montana. That’s pretty bad, but perhaps more unsettling is Melkonians’ allegation that after five 911 calls (and a nudge call from City Manager Rick Cole) it still took 45 minutes to an hour for the police to arrive. (Ashley Chiara was there and confirmed the account as accurate.) That just won’t do. (But Melkonians tying in the train with his mother-in-law’s assault does make one wonder about his political agenda against the train. A guy jumping from a car likely did not take the train here.)

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ALIENS?

No — real aliens! From outer space. As any dedicated reader of science fiction knows, the one sure way to make people put aside their differences and their usual concerns is to have them unite against a greater, more threatening, common foe. The guys with the big brains and scary weapons who want to take over Earth and use everyone here for laser practice or slavery or even, as in the famous Twilight Zone episode about a mysterious tome that turned out to be a cookbook, “To Serve Man.” And I still haven’t gotten to my crazy notion. What if this sudden, steep rise in crime and bumper car traffic survival is partly a shiny object? To make people forget you rammed through a Downtown Community Plan that turns a large parcel of taxpayer-funded City land, large enough for a face-changing, legacybuilding, community-serving historic city center square, into instead a 12-story behemoth hotel complex that pleases the developers and unions but few others. That you’re in the process of ramming through an obscenely expensive City Services Building ($75M, maybe double that by the time you’re through) that could be built for half that and still be a mightily sustainable and useful edifice (but not a pinnacle, award-garnering achievement perfect for enhancing politicians’ resumes). That you are still pulling tricks to get SMC’s ECEC child care center built where it should not be, on the grounds of our Civic Center, a taxpayer giveaway positioned for the convenience of Rand Corporation and City Hall employees (many of whom are not Santa Monica residents) to drop off their kids, even though it may squeeze out the playing field so desperately needed by Samohi students and promised for more than a decade. Look out! Up there! Space ships!!!

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Survived a squeeze play. It was taken off the Coastal Commission’s consent calendar and bumped to a later date. The issue of spatial conflict with the adjacent ECEC remains, though City officials deny it. In my last column detailing that surreptitious process, I wrote that “because of the short notice all around I have not had a chance to hear the City’s side of all this, but that I do plan to request time with City Manager Rick Cole and Director of Community and Cultural Services Karen Ginsberg to hear it, and will report that.” A week ago I also sent them each a request for that meeting. They did not respond to either. And now it’s moot and not worth pursuing. Funny how that works, that if you ignore something long enough, often it goes away. Often, because you took measures to short-circuit a potentially embarrassing request. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “If we don’t believe in free-

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA PLANNING COMMISSION SUBJECT: A Public Hearing will be held by the Planning Commission on the following: 1325 Sixth Street, Development Agreement 12-005. The applicant is requesting a Development Agreement to construct a 42,164 square foot, 6-story, 60-foot high building totaling 64 residential units, 4,860 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, and four levels of subterranean parking with 138 parking spaces. (Planner: Paul Foley) APPLICANT: WNMS Properties, Inc. PROPERTY OWNER: NMS 1313 6th Street, LLC. 1430 Lincoln Boulevard, Development Agreement 15ENT-0266. The applicant is requesting a Development Agreement to construct a new 67,470 square-foot mixed-use project consisting of a 5-story (50 feet) building totalin100 residential units, 5,878 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and 296 parking spaces within a four-level subterranean parking garage. (Planner: Paul Foley) APPLICANT: NMS 1430 Lincoln, LLC. PROPERTY OWNER: NMS 1430 Lincoln, LLC. WHEN:

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BY MICHAEL BALSAMO A convicted drug dealer was sentenced Tuesday in California to 11 years in prison in the beating death of a movie studio executive who had been having an affair with his wife. John Lenzie Creech, 45, was convicted in July of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Gavin Smith, a 20th Century Fox distribution executive. Smith’s body was found in a shallow desert grave two years after he was reported missing in 2012. A jury rejected first- and second-degree murder charges. Before sentencing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen A. Marcus called Creech “a cold and cruel person.” “Mr. Creech has shown no remorse in this case whatsoever,” the judge said. “He has attempted to sort of paint himself as the total victim in this case and the court does not find, in my view of the evidence, that that’s true.” Prosecutors said Creech killed Smith because Smith was having an affair with Creech’s estranged wife, Chandrika Cade. She and Creech had met in drug rehab and been in a sporadic affair for years. In May 2012, they were having a romantic rendezvous inside Smith’s Mercedes-Benz sedan in a Los Angeles neighborhood when Creech found them through an iPhone app that allowed him to track his wife’s phone. In the fight that followed, Creech crushed Smith’s skull on both sides, according to an autopsy. Nearly a year later, the Mercedes, with Smith’s blood on it, was found in a storage facility connected to Creech. Smith’s remains were eventually found in a shallow grave in the desert north of Los Angeles. Creech testified that Smith had thrown the first punch and he defended himself. Creech was serving an eight-year sentence for the sale or transportation of drugs when he was indicted for the killing.

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A teenager suspected of a killing who was named one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted fugitives was caught in Los Angeles on Tuesday after posting a live video on social media, police said. Christopher Ricardo Gonzalez, 18, was wanted by Dallas police on suspicion of murder, aggravated robbery and engaging in organized crime. He was arrested by Los Angeles officers after Dallas detectives found him when he “posted his location on Instagram Live,” police in Texas said in a news release. They declined to provide any additional information about the video. Investigators say Gonzalez is affiliated with the Bloods street gang and he had been named to Texas’ Most Wanted list in August. He is accused of fatally shooting Horace Davis, 54, in Dallas last year. Officers who were responding to a report of gunshots found Davis dead in the driver’s seat of a parked car and later got evidence linking Gonzalez to the crime, investigators said. A warrant was issued Aug. 21, the same day he was dubbed a top Texas fugitive. Gonzalez also is among a group of suspects sought in several home-invasion robberies in Dallas between October 2016 and February 2017. He was in custody Tuesday and expected to be extradited to Texas, police said. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations. Associated Press writer Claudia Lauer in Dallas contributed to this report.

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LOCAL SHAKER: A 3.6 earthquake occurred near Santa Monica on Monday night.

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Earthquake-hardened veterans commented on social media, including some in Hollywood. Actor Josh Gad tweeted that he probably should have checked on his kids, but he scrolled through Twitter instead. Former CBS “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson quipped that the rumble had him “sitting up in bed with an automatic weapon waiting for zombies.” The local quake was minor compared to a much larger event that struck Mexico the same say. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico, collapsing some buildings, cracking the facades of others and scattering rubble on streets less than two weeks after another tremor killed at least 90 in the country’s south. The quakes occurred during National Preparedness Month. Santa Monica’s Office of Emergency Management has a standing reminder for all residents to prepare for any emergency by getting a kit, having a plan and being informed. OEM suggests the important supplies include water, nonperishable food, first aid kit, flashlight, radio, and batteries. These supplies will not only help after an earthquake but also smaller emergencies like a neighborhood power outage. Locals should tailor their disaster kit to their unique fami-

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Department for their primary care and connects them to shelters or other resources. This year Providence received a grant for another full-time position to be in the Emergency Department. The second position will make sure that once patients leave the hospital they have a place to rest, heal and follow up on their medical needs. Sorensen said the required updates will cover topics like parking, community benefit expenditures and information about the organization's child care center. “It does give people, especially the local

ly. For example, a parent with an infant should include formula and diapers in their disaster kit. Families with pets should account for their animal’s food, water and medication needs. Officials say planning is key to rebounding from an emergency. Residents are encouraged to talk with friends and family before a disaster occurs so everyone has an understanding of what to do. All contact information and important phone numbers should be accessible and up to date. Relying on cell phones for contact information is not recommended as the devices could become unusable in an extended power outage. Instead, information should be documented on paper and kept safe. When phones do have power, officials recommend the use of text messages rather than phone calls during and after a disaster because calls could be more difficult to connect during times of high usage. Families should also identify a primary and secondary meeting location in case your home is in accessible. To stay informed, sign up for official Santa Monica emergency and public safety alerts at https://cityofsantamonica.bbcportal.com/ and join Santa Monica social media pages on Twitter and Facebook. The information outlets will provide individuals with official updates from government agencies. Visit https://www.smgov.net/Departments/OEM for more information.

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residents right around the hospital community, if they have a concern, they can come and raise it with us,” he said. Members of the hospital’s Executive Team will be on hand on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 6 – 7 p.m. at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, 2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Conference Room CSS1. There is complimentary valet parking available (enter through the main driveway on Santa Monica Blvd.) The Wednesday meeting is mandated by existing development agreements and isn’t scheduled to cover information pertaining to the proposed expansion of the facility.

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ON SEPTEMBER 6, AT ABOUT 3:43 A.M. While patrolling the area of 2nd Street and Broadway, officers were flagged down by a victim seated in his vehicle with a suspect nearby holding a large stick. Officers stopped and spoke with the suspect who was acting erratically. Officers learned the victim was delivering newspapers when he was confronted by the suspect. The suspect was standing in the roadway at 2nd Street causing the victim to negotiate around him. The victim parked his car to deliver a stack of newspapers but before the victim could exit his vehicle, the suspect approached the vehicle and began to harass the victim. The victim told the suspect to leave. The suspect became upset and swung the stick at the victim. The victim was not struck. Charles Carsten, 31, homeless, was arrested for assault. Bail was set at $20,000.

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Monica invites Vendors to complete and submit quotations for the: ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE EXTERIOR FURNISHINGS REPLACEMENT – HARBOR OUTDOOR PRODUCTS SP2393 All submittals shall be in digital format and emailed to the City of Santa Monica Architecture Services Division, Voneelya.Simmons@smgov.net, no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 3, 2017. Each submittal shall be in accordance with this Request for Quotation. QUESTIONS DUE: September 27, 2017 at 4:00PM Bidding Documents may be obtained by logging onto the City’s bidding website at: http://www.smgov.net/planetbids/. Vendors wishing to be considered must submit Quotation containing all information required pursuant to the City’s Request for Quotation.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR 2016 PROGRAM YEAR Notice is hereby given that the City of Santa Monica has developed the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2016 Program Year. The CAPER is submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides a status report on how the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME grant funded projects and activities are meeting the City’s overall housing and community development needs as specified in the Consolidated Plan (2015-19) and Action Plan (2016-17), adopted by City Council in May 2016 and submitted to HUD. The City is seeking community comments on this report. Copies of the CAPER are now available to the public for a 15-day community review period ending September 27, 2017. Copies are available at City Hall (Room 212) and on the web at www.smgov.net/hsd, or you may contact the Human Services Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401, telephone (310) 458-8701; TDD (310) 458-8696. Please send your written comments to Marc Amaral at the above address or via email at humanservices@smgov.net by September 27, 2017.

Auto burglary 1100 block 4th 12:02 a.m. Petty theft 1300 block 15th 12:42 a.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 2nd 2:59 a.m. Burglary now 1600 block Ocean 3:17 a.m. Traffic collision with injuries 1300 block 9th 6:58 a.m. Encampment 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 7:02 a.m. Hit and run 3200 block Broadway 7:32 a.m. Status check 2000 block Lincoln 7:48 a.m. Auto burglary 300 block Montana 7:52 a.m. Burglary 600 block Pico 8:20 a.m. Out of order traffic lights 20th / Santa Monica 9:04 a.m. Theft of recyclables 2600 block 34th 9:13 a.m. Animal related call 2600 block the beach 9:17 a.m. Indecent exposure 700 block Palisades Park 9:22 a.m. Suicide 1300 block 16th 9:23 a.m. Auto burglary 2900 block 2nd 9:23 a.m. Suicide 1600 block Santa Monica 9:33 a.m. Traffic collision 1400 block 5th 9:35 a.m. Trespassing 2900 block Main 10:12 a.m. Traffic collision with injuries 2700 block Main 10:13 a.m. Assault w/deadly 500 block Olympic 10:19 a.m. Panhandling 1500 block Lincoln 10:23 a.m. Petty theft 1300 block 3rd Street Prom 10:32 a.m. Vehicle with excessive tickets 1200 block 2nd 10:35 a.m.

Encampment 1000 block 2nd 10:36 a.m. Burglary 2200 block 20th 10:47 a.m. Grand theft 3300 block Barnard 10:51 a.m. Assault 1300 block 2nd 10:54 a.m. Petty theft 400 block Santa Monica 11:05 a.m. Auto burglary 700 block Hill 11:06 a.m. Identity theft 2500 block 4th 11:19 a.m. Petty theft 700 block Lincoln 11:34 a.m. Grand theft Lincoln / Colorado 11:48 a.m. Encampment 1000 block 21st 11:58 a.m. Lewd activity 20th / Broadway 12:12 p.m. Grand theft 2400 block 14th 12:54 p.m. Vehicle with 1500 block 10th 12:58 p.m. Battery 1500 block Palisades Park 1:07 p.m. Domestic violence 14th / Pico 1:24 p.m. Encampment 800 block Bay 2:46 p.m. Grand theft 1600 block Colorado 2:46 p.m. Vehicle with excessive tickets 2000 block 20th 2:49 p.m. Petty theft 9th / Wilshire 3:06 p.m. Strongarm robbery 200 block Santa Monica 3:12 p.m. Person down 300 block Broadway 3:35 p.m. Bike theft 1700 block Expo Line 3:38 p.m. Encampment 1200 block the beach 3:48 p.m. Fight 1500 block 2nd 4:02 p.m. Hit and run 3200 block Broadway 4:02 p.m. Battery 2100 block hill 4:05 p.m. Trespassing 3200 block Wilshire 4:10 p.m. Auto burglary 1000 block 3rd 4:39 p.m. Fraud 800 block 4th 5:09 p.m. Traffic hazard 20th / Santa Monica 5:11 p.m. Petty theft 2700 block Main 5:11 p.m. Drunk driving 100 block Interstate 10 5:33 p.m. Encampment 200 block Pico 5:40 p.m. Indecent exposure 1600 block the beach 5:48 p.m. Auto burglary 1900 block 12th 6:01 p.m. Encampment 2200 block Ocean 6:10 p.m. Traffic collision Main / Ocean Park 6:10 p.m. Auto burglary 1400 block 4th 6:17 p.m.

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The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 37 calls for service on Sept. 18. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. EMS 1100 block 3rd 12:02 a.m. EMS 1000 block 11th 12:39 a.m. EMS 300 block 11th 1:20 a.m. EMS 2nd / Santa Monica 3:14 a.m. EMS 2800 block Santa Monica 6:47 a.m. EMS 9th / Santa Monica 6:58 a.m. EMS 600 block 9th 7:46 a.m. EMS 2100 block Ocean 9:02 a.m. EMS 1300 block 16th 9:23 a.m. EMS 1400 block 21st 9:58 a.m. EMS 2700 block Main 10:13 a.m. EMS 500 block Olympic 10:20 a.m. Automatic alarm 200 block 24th 12:19 p.m.

EMS 2600 block Kansas 12:31 p.m. EMS 1000 block Pico 12:49 p.m. EMS 300 block Olympic 12:55 p.m. EMS 1400 block 7th 1:12 p.m. EMS 1700 block Stanford 1:35 p.m. EMS 700 block Montana 2:14 p.m. EMS Stewart / Pennsylvania 2:25 p.m. EMS 300 block Santa Monica Pl 3:01 p.m. EMS 1200 block 15th 3:08 p.m. EMS 500 block Olympic 3:35 p.m. EMS 1900 block Colorado 4:09 p.m. EMS 2500 block Kansas 4:40 p.m. EMS 3rd Street Prom / Broadway 5:12 p.m. EMS 200 block 19th 5:24 p.m. EMS 1900 block Pico 5:27 p.m. EMS 2600 block Centinela 6:33 p.m. EMS 1300 block 15th 8:59 p.m. EMS 900 block 3rd 9:28 p.m. Flooded condition 2000 block Wilshire 10:18 p.m. EMS 2nd / Santa Monica 11:22 p.m. EMS 300 block Olympic 11:25 p.m.

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Celebration of Life Set To Honor Pattie Daly Caruso Pattie Daly Caruso was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on March 28, 1944 and passed away on September 17, 2017 at her home in Palm Desert, California. Pattie was an actress, writer, producer, television/radio host and philanthropist. She had her first radio show, “Pat’s Platter Party” on an ABC affiliate at the age of 17. Years later, after graduating from the Pasadena Playhouse, she had her first television show on a FOX affiliate. Shortly afterward, she would meet and marry her first husband, Jim Daly, and together they had two children, daughter Quinn and son Carson. Jim Daly passed away at an early age leaving Pattie to raise their children. Ultimately she met and married Richard Caruso and the family moved from Santa Monica to Palm Desert. Once in the Coachella Valley, Pattie immersed herself in the local society. She singlehandedly launched a local television show called “Valley Views” that covered local events, charities, celebrities and people throughout the Coachella Valley and was broadcast on both cable and local network affiliates. The show ran for over 25 years and was the longest running talk show in the Coachella Valley. She would go on to host many events including “It’s Everyone’s Fight” for the American Cancer Society and “Holiday Voices” for the Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary. She was the spokesperson for the Ronald McDonald House and received the acclaimed National Communicator Award for outstanding programming on “Valley Views.” She also founded and chaired “Media Mavens” – Ladies of Radio, Television, Print, PR and Marketing in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area. She also worked as a reporter on CBS Local 2’s program, “Eye On The Desert.” Pattie was named “Television Woman of the Year” in 1997, “First Lady of the Desert” in 1998,

“Desert Woman of the Year” in 2002 and was honored with the prestigious Athena Award in 2003. She was the recipient of the 2004 Hero Award for her commitment to raising awareness and research for breast cancer. On Mother’s Day 2004 she appeared on The Letterman Show and was honored as one of Letterman’s “Top Ten Moms.” In 2009, Pattie received a Star on the Walk of Stars in downtown Palm Springs. Desert Samaritans also named her “Citizen of the Year.” All of Pattie’s accomplishments are too numerous to mention but she would tell you her greatest accomplishment was raising her two wonderful children. She always ended “Valley Views” with this saying – “Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s a mystery, today’s a gift and that’s why we call it the present…live in the now moment!” Pattie is survived by her husband Richard Caruso, daughter Quinn, son Carson and many wonderful grandchildren. The public is invited to attend a Catholic memorial mass for Pattie Daly Caruso to be held this coming Saturday at 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert. The “Celebration of Life” will be conducted by Pastor Howard A. Lincoln. Sacred Heart Church is located at 43-775 Deep Canyon Rd. at the corner of Deep Canyon and Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert. A large turnout is expected for the service so it is recommended that elderly and individuals who have mobility challenges arrive early. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting a donation to Sacred Heart Church. Please contact Wiefels’ and Sons for service details at (760) 327-1257 or Maggie@Wiefels.com. — SUBMITTED BY CYNTHIA HOLBROOK

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You’ll get better at delegating as you focus on what’s going to challenge and inspire you. Supporters will leap to assist you: Just say the word. Travel leads to money and money leads to travel in 2018. The more you see of the world (including via relationships with new people) the richer you get (in more ways than one.) Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 2, 19, 35, 11.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

In today’s case, the question might be a lot more complicated than the answer. This is great news. Hop off that question as soon as possible. Grab a good thing. Apply the simple fix, and get on with it.

Just because you devote a large portion of your life to one thing, that doesn’t mean you’re defined by it. You’re not one thing. No one is. To defy strict categorization today, you will show the world some other sides.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)

Some say honesty is interesting, and others say it’s boring. Much depends on the context, of course, but maybe what matters is not the level of truth in the words but the level of truth in your intention.

This mission you’re considering will be a long one, much longer than you initially thought. The African proverb suggests, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) GEMINI (May 21-June 21) You already know not to base your self-worth on people’s reactions to you. Still, sometimes it’s hard not to take the various moods of your loved ones a little too personally.

Many of your impulses will be spot on today. This is a day to get the ideas out fast; act on them; and be done with it. Don’t agonize. Don’t ruminate. Don’t second-guess your notions or doubt yourself.

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Today you will make a stellar impression, partly because of your careful attention to your appearance, and mostly because you are the best listener around.

You’re bold in ways that others wish they were. The people around you may not understand exactly what it is you do, but they appreciate that you do it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

When do you make the sensible choice? When it makes sense to you! Going against your heart or swallowing your passion makes no sense at all to you, and neither does the option that will cause you to wonder “What if?”

As a rule, it’s usually better to go than to stay, to meet people than to not and to learn than to remain ignorant. Of course, rules don’t always apply. There are some interactions you’d be better off not having. Go with your gut.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The circumstance of the day may have you feeling like a new adult, entering the workforce astounded at the drudgery of some jobs, wanting to be free like a child again.

The younger a person is, the more likely he or she is to think in terms of all or nothing. Experienced people aren’t as afraid to deal in subtleties and complications. They aren’t as afraid to negotiate.

Zack Hill Industrious New Moon The golden opportunity inside this Virgo new moon (just hours away from the fall equinox) invites industriousness, shrewd focus, economy, modesty and humility. Such qualities are not among the most glamorous, and yet true success and high glamour aren’t as related as the current culture seems to want them to be.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS029230 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of NICOLLETTE BROMILEY AND EVAN REID for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: NICOLLETTE BROMILEY AND EVAN REID filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: WYATT MONROE REID TO WYATT MONROE BROMILEY. 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: OCTOBER 13, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: K, Room: A203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN STREET, ROOM 102, 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: AUG 24, 2017

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