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VOLLEYBALL: Games, rides Crossroads making and a dose of inroads in Gold hope on the Pier Coast race 16th Annual Mattel Party on the Pier to raise money for Mattel Roadrunners cruise to victory in first two league matches Children’s Hospital UCLA

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The iconic Santa Monica Pier is home to many an event each year.

But the one that means to the most to the patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA is the Mattel Party on the Pier, an event that funds programming and research at the

On an early-season trip to Hawaii for tournament play last month, the Crossroads girls volleyball team wasn’t finding on-court success.

But it is now.

The Roadrunners appear to be rounding into form as they navi-

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Minimum wage proposal comes to council

BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor

Santa Monica’s minimum wage proposal will go before City Council on Sept. 29.

The proposed rules closely mirror rules established by the City of Los Angeles, however staff said there are a few Santa Monica specific issues to be debated Tuesday night.

“The draft Santa Monica ordinance matches the Los Angeles wage levels and schedule, and its exceptions for small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and youth learners,” said the staff report. “It differs from the Los Angeles ordinance in areas where

Los Angeles has not yet come to a decision, and where Council has provided specific direction: union supersession, service charges, and transitional jobs programs.”

According to the staff report, matching the Los Angeles policy at a broad level will promote fairness, provide regional wage equality, decrease market distortions and facilitate implementation/compliance.

Santa Monica’s proposal would phase in wage increases starting at $10.50 per hour on July 1, 2016 and reaching $15 per hour by July 1, 2020 for most businesses.

There are exemptions to the ordinance, similar to those in Los Angeles.

“Staff recommends providing for union supersession, which is consistent with the City’s living wage and provides flexibility for employers of employees represented by a valid collective bargaining agreement,” said the report.

While unions want their collective bargaining agreements exempt from the rules, other business owners have said such an exemption would put non-union businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

The council is also expected to discuss rules for service charges.

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Westside OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA

September 24 Color Me In Join the coloring craze and experience the latest trend in relaxation!

Coloring pages with intricate patterns and designs will be provided. For teens. Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 Main St., 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

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Homework Help @ Pico Branch Get help with your homework! This drop-in program offers a separate study area, basic supplies, and friendly volunteers to assist with homework questions. For students in grades 1-5 only. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd., 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Creative Kids Club: I Love My Library! @ Main Celebrate Library Card Sign Up Month with stories, puppets and a craft! Main Library, Children’s Activity Room, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 3:45 - 4:30 p.m.

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Convergence: A Voyage Through French Polynesia Join fellow yachting enthusiasts at the California Yacht Club’s monthly dinner to relive the amazing sailing odyssey of blue-water sailor/author Sally-Christine Rodgers. Convergence is a personal story of one woman’s adventure - her lifelong passion for the ocean, and her struggle to face her fears as she learns to surrender to nature. Come early to get a good seat as capacity attendance is expected. $26 admission includes dinner, tax, service and parking. Please RSVP at reservations@calyachtclub.net. 4469 Admiralty Way, 6:15 p.m.

Game Changers: Women Led Purpose-driven Enterprises Community Event The Sustainable Business Council In Partnership With DotGreen Community Unveils Game Changers, a roundtable and reception to empower women towards leadership at purpose-driven enterprises. Including Game Changers’ Strategies for Success Talks on such topics as how

purpose-driven women business professionals can break the $1 million dollar annual revenue barrier and enhance branding and community engagement with your cause-based mission. Expert DOJO, Unit 308, 395 Santa Monica Pl., 6:30 - 9 p.m. More information at http://www.tinyurl.com/WomenGame Changers.

Interviewing Workshop Looking for a job? Join us in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere where you’ll learn to improve your interviewing skills to maximize your chances of getting hired. Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Paul & Anna Cummins: A Father and Daughter in Conversation Celebrate the Library’s Green Prize for Sustainable Literature with two of Santa Monica’s own: educator and author Paul Cummins and emerging environmental leader Anna Cummins.

Father and daughter discuss envisioning ourselves as leaders for social justice and a sustainable planet. Main Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

September 25 Yoga All levels. Drop in for $15/class or sign up for series (5 week/$62, w/parking) Fri Sept. 11- Oct. 9. Annenberg Community Beach House, Sand & Sea Room, 415 PCH, 9 - 10 a.m.

Let’s Celebrate Batman Day! Calling all Bat fans! Celebrate “Batman Day” with fun games and a craft (while supplies last). Ages 5 and up. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd., 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Beach=Culture: Dance Dress Rehearsal + Gallery opening + Mini social dance Stop by the Beach=Culture Open House for a taste of various cultural offerings SEE LISTINGS PAGE 3

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Library Card Design Contest Creative people of all ages are invited to submit designs in the Santa Monica Public Library card contest by Oct. 10. Celebrate the Library’s 125th anniversary by sharing what the Library means to you.

Details and entry forms are available at smpl.org/125cardcontest/ or in person at any Santa Monica Public Library location. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Youth (10 and under); teen (11-17); and adult (18 and over).

One winner from each age group receives a $125 gift card and the winning entry may be used for a special library card design.

Be a part of Santa Monica Public Library’s history. The Library has over 28,000 library cards in circulation and more than 7,800 people open new accounts each year.

One entry per person, please. All artwork must be original and may be computer generated, digital photographic or paper submissions using colored pencil, pen, paint, markers or other media.

This program is free and open to anyone with a valid Santa Monica Public Library card. All entries must be received by Oct. 1.

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Tea Time - Bridging tradition and compassion It’s teatime… and you’re invited! Help the Santa Monica Breakfast Club celebrate their 80th year. Join them for high tea, an afternoon of Santa Monica history, great conversation and an exciting raffle, on Sunday Oct. 4 at the Pacific Dining Car in Santa Monica from 3 to 5 p.m. This event honors Louise Gabriel, president of the

Park, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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Residents and community organizations within the City of Santa Monica are invited to register and hold a yard, block or group sale at their homes, schools, churches, etc, with the permission of the property owners. For more information about the Citywide Yard Sale or to register online visit www.smgov.net/r3. You may also register over the phone by calling (310) 4582223. Citywide, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

from our ongoing series. At 4 p.m. check out the dress rehearsal of Choreographerin-Residence Rebecca Bruno’s new sitespecific dance work “Fixtures.” Stay for a reception at 6 p.m. celebrating the opening of the “Art Bank” show in the Beach House Gallery. At 6:30 p.m. take a short ballroom dance lesson with James & Cynthia, followed by a mini-Dance Hall featuring the vintage jazz of Nick Ariondo & Friends. Bring a partner or dance with a new friend, all levels welcome. Annenberg Community Beach House, Event House, 4 - 8 p.m. RSVP here http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

Special Observing Event: 12Day-Old Moon, a Pretty Double Star, and the Ring Nebula!

Take a look at the Moon’s Copernicus and Aristarchus craters and Schroter’s Valley, the Ring Nebula, and the double star Albireo, the “head” of Cygnus the Swan. If clouds intervene, the program will stay in the planetarium with highresolution images. Tickets are available at the door and cost $6 ($5 seniors age 60+ and children age 12 and under) for a single show or telescope-viewing session, or $11 ($9 seniors and children) for the evening’s scheduled “double bill” with the Night Sky Show at 7 p.m. Santa Monica College, John Drescher Planetarium, 1900 Pico Blvd., 8 p.m.

September 26

Michael Heralda’s Aztec Stories Nationally-known recording artist Michael Heralda, presents Aztec Stories. Heralda’s engaging storytelling and musical presentation, based on the great Mexica/Aztec culture, incorporates oral tradition, narratives, poetry, and interactive music. Michael will demonstrate and share more than 45 handmade, indigenous instruments and talk about themes of Mexica/Aztec knowledge.

The presentation is for all ages and audience participation is encouraged. 1615 Ocean Ave., 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Hot Sauce Workshop with Chef Rachael Narins In this hands-on class, Chef Rachael Narins will teach you all about working with chiles. The workshop will begin with a quick overview of chile varieties as we sample a few various hot sauces and discuss how they differ. Then we’ll get to work, making three recipes (with lots of room for customization). Cost $45 + $5 cash material fee. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/sa ntamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/4 6534 or call (310) 358 - 2239. Palisades

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4700 Admiralty Way, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Characteristics of Gifted Children Dr. Barbara Klein, author of “The Challenges of GIfted Children,” will share strategies for parenting gifted children, including how to identify key characteristics, finding the right school that will match your child’s learning strengths and challenges, and dealing with social and emotional issues.

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set outside with some audience movement; wear sun protection and comfortable shoes. Saturday & Sunday performances will be followed by a talkback and discussion with the artists. Annenberg Community Beach House, Terrace Lounge, 415 PCH, 4 - 6 p.m. RSVP at http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

OPCC’s 10 Under $20 Wine and Cheese Fundraiser Curated by The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, experts will service 10 delicious wines that are all under $20 a bottle. All proceeds benefit OPCC. Cost $100 per person.

Purchase tickets at http://www.opcc.net/.

Address and other details will be provided upon RSVP. 6 - 9 p.m.

Cinderella Waltz

Tim Burton-protégé Henry Selick directed this sumptuous stop-motion animated version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel about an orphan boy who escapes to New York City with the help of a few fantastical creatures. (79 min.) Main Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 3 - 4:30 p.m.

The play investigates the archetypal origins of Snow White, contrasting the familiar and charming Perrault version with the darker, more ancient and disturbing tale recorded by the brothers Grimm.

Grotesque farce and romantic fantasy blend in a fairy tale for adults. Tickets are $23 general admission and $20 seniors/students. They are available online at www.morgan-wixson.org or by phone at (310) 828-7519. Santa Monica’s MorganWixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., 8 p.m.

Beach=Culture: ‘Fixtures,’ a site-specific dance

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Rebecca Bruno concludes her residency at the Beach House with a meditative new work set in the Courtyard and Garden.

Dancers: Samantha Mohr and Rebecca Bruno; Costume Design: Lynn Ellen Bathke; Music: Sam Widaman. This work is

Opening reception of Lukaza BranfmanVerissimo’s solo show with themes relating to the history of Santa Monica.

Bring an object to share. Bolivar Gallery, 1741 Ocean Park Blvd., 8 - 10 p.m.

Performance at 8:30 p.m.

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Santa Monica History Museum. The Breakfast Club has been a Santa Monica tradition since it was founded in 1935. The organization helps the community’s children with dental needs.

Tickets are $50 each. To attend, make a check to Santa Monica Breakfast Club, provide the names of your guests if applicable, and mail by Sept. 30 to Santa Monica Breakfast Club, P.O. Box 1486, Santa Monica CA 90406-1486. All are welcome.

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Twyla Tharp is celebrating her 50th anniversary at The Wallis in Beverly Hills. In honor of this historic event, in addition to four staged performances she’s reprising “The One Hundreds,” which originally premiered in 1970, as a free community event.

You could be one of the dancers! Get to the Wallis by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for this unique dance happening that will be performed by both the Tharp Company and 100 members of the community, followed by a reception.

Instead of the usual retrospective of greatest hits, Tharp has created four new pieces for this 50th anniversary tour: “Preludes and Fugues,” set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and “Yowzie,” set to a compilation of American jazz arranged by piano great Henry Butler and Steve Bernstein. The Wallis, along with four other performing arts centers across the country, co-commissioned these new works. Tharp’s appearance also launches the 2015-16 season of The Wallis.

There are four performances only, Oct. 1 - 4, which will surely sell out, so get the details today at www.thewallis.org or call (310) 746-4000.

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It’s the season for anniversaries. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the premiere of “Awake and Sing!” by Clifford Odets, a member of the famed Group Theatre, who inspired the likes of America’s greatest dramatists including Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, William Inge and even Neil Simon.

On Sept. 26, the Odyssey Theatre honors the 20th anniversary of its first production of “Awake and Sing!” with members of the original cast and the original director. The play ran to sold-out houses for nine months.

Santa Monica residents, director Elina De Santos and actor Richard Fancy, are both returning, as is Brentwood resident Marilyn Fox. Twenty years ago at The Odyssey, Fox appeared in the role of the matriarch, Bessie Berger, heavily made up to look old enough to be the mother of two children in their 20s. De Santos, who’s directed “Awake and Sing!” in many venues across the country over the years, has always brought Marilyn Fox with her to play this role.

Fancy, who originated the role of Moe Axelrod, a boarder in the Berger home, in the Odyssey’s 1994-95 production, now plays the rich Uncle Morty.

Written and set in the Depression Era, the story of this family is, as De Santos says, “The microcosm of the macrocosm that was going on in the Depression and is still going on today in its own way. It tells us what poverty does to a family, and what it’s like to have a rich relative whom you

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TIMELESS PLAY: (Left to right) Robert Lesser, Dennis Madden, Marilyn Fox, James Morosini and Allan Miller.

have to obey and who reigns over you, as does the ‘1 percent’ in our country today who run the banks and companies that rule our lives.”

Influenced by the Group Theatre, Lee Strasberg and Harold Klurman’s approach to acting, De Santos says what distinguishes Odets’ writing is that “his characters talk like who they are. There’s a musicality to his language, an idiomatic quality that brings the psychology of the character into the dialogue itself. For Odets, language is behavior. He expanded the boundaries of stage naturalism; these people sound just like people you know.”

The play revolves around three generations of a Jewish American family, the Russian-Yiddish immigrant grandfather, the first generation mother of two second generation children, the struggle of poverty and of learning how make a difference in a world beyond the boundaries of the family.

De Santos says she’s been with this play for 40 years, having first read it in college. Although she’s not Jewish, “I grew up in the suburbs of New York, in a prosperous time, though my family wasn’t prosperous. I knew what loneliness was, and I understood lack, the longing for a voice, the feeling of being excluded and of being in a family that felt like a war zone. I know what it is to want to mean something, to want to know that I could be someone, and not knowing where to run to make the noise to stop. And that’s what it means to

‘Awake and Sing!’”

Richard Fancy believes that “When people write very specifically about a particular time, if they dig deep enough into character and plot, they find something that persists over time.”

Although their situations and worries are very different, the characters he’s played “are both selfinvolved people and survivors. Moe, the World War I survivor and a gangster with canny instincts, is completely focused on his own needs.

And rich Uncle Morty, the millionaire, is aware of his status in the family and sees himself as generous, but also as someone who needs to maintain a critical mass of money so he can’t be too generous.”

“Awake and Sing!” says Fancy, is a play that, “could be a polemic but instead is real, vital, exciting and funny as hell. These people are so alive and so specific it’s like a cold bath. And while you haven’t heard people talk this way exactly, they sound just like your Aunt Judy.”

The 20th anniversary production of “Awake and Sing!” runs at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles from Sept. 26 through Nov. 29. Call (310) 477-2055 or visit www.odysseytheatre.com to reserve seats.

SARAH A. SPITZ spent her career as a producer at public radio station KCRW-Santa Monica and produced freelance arts reports for NPR. She has also written features and reviews for various publications.

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Crisis? What crisis? The city has done a remarkable job for decades keeping rents low and fighting the good fight against economic common sense. Santa Monica surely leads Los Angeles County and thus a good portion of the free world in low-cost apartments for deserving people to live in.

It’s an amazing achievement, and one that is guaranteed to continue, within the existing code. Every multi-family builder must build and donate low-income housing units. Or pay a big honkin’ fee to the city’s housing program. That’s worth repeating, and remembering, when our city leaders ask for more money, or give developers bigger buildings.

No matter what happens moving forward, Santa Monica will continue to be a leader in creating deed-restricted affordable housing. That’s great, right?

But then one reads that we still have a crisis, or we need more money, a new tax, more, more, more five-story apartment buildings because the problem is “infinite!” Exactly.

This is a nice political issue, along with global warming and handgun violence and a dozen other things on such a wide scale.

So we’ve spent at least $15 million a year, year-after-year, along with all the development agreements and larger buildings and increased traffic, and this is still a crisis? To me, the bathrooms at Clover Park are a crisis, of filth and stench, when it’s my toddler’s time. The fact that a wide swath of midtown traffic now resembles a Costco parking lot ought to be a crisis for city traffic engineers. It’s a crisis for all of us that we don’t have enough water, yet our city leaders allow code busting new buildings that surely will use more water than the old parcel’s 2013 baseline, minus 20 percent.

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And this Sunday the party hits the pier for the 16th year in a row.

Sponsored by Mattel, Inc. and held at Pacific Park, the event is geared mainly toward the hospital’s patients and their families. The day includes unlimited rides, arts and crafts and photo-ops with Barbie.

Guests can enjoy unlimited carnival games but they won’t win the usual prizes.

Instead, the booths are actually stocked with toys donated by Mattel.

Guests can expect autographs from celebrity guests like the event’s host, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the hospital’s “Doctor of Joy” honoree, director and “The Simpsons” animator David Silverman.

Gellar and Silverman are both excited to help out in any way they can this Sunday, with support of the hospital being at the forefront of their minds.

“I am fortunate enough to have two healthy children, but I know that can change in a moment,” Gellar said in an email. “The care and love that I see at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, makes all the difference to families with sick kids. So the second they asked if I could help out with their fundraising event, I jumped at the chance. Having spent time both with the caregivers and the families and the children at the hospital, I am constantly in awe.”

Silverman, a UCLA alumnus, will be honored as “Doctor of Joy” and given a white coat on the day of the event to recognize his support of the event personally, and through his connections, to help increase funding and awareness. But the award is also being bestowed upon Silverman to thank him for the joy he spread during his recent visit to the hospital during which he spent time drawing “Simpsons” characters for the patients.

“I’ve been drawing for many, many people and the ‘Simpsons’ drawings were awesome to do,” Silverman said. “It was a very gratifying thing to do … I ask the physicians what to expect. So knowing that I’m able to know what to do and what to say. It’s fine really. I just enjoy talking with them and asking what they would like me to draw.”

Silverman is also happy to become the hospital’s “Doctor of Joy.” “I try to live in a state of joy as much as possible. If I can be ‘Doctor of Joy’ that’s fine by me. I don’t think I’ll be practicing much medicine though.”

The hospital originally chose the Pier for the event because they believe it to be the ideal fit for their brand.

“I think the location really allows us to highlight being very iconic and a leading hospital based in Los Angeles,” Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA spokesperson Danielle Dietz said. “Because Santa Monica is so iconic, and the Pier, and also because we have such a great partnership with Pacific Park … they have worked with us to continue its existence. They give us really the best opportunity to reach the people we serve.”

Gellar believes the Pier is a great location

for the event because of what it can offer the young patients.

“The Santa Monica Pier is every kid’s dream place. For the kids and their families that can attend, it is such a welcome relief to what they experience on a daily basis. It really is a magical event. Between the rides and the Mattel toys you win at the games, even the adults feel like a kid for the day,” she said.

Stepping away from the fun and games in the park, guests will find a silent auction area compliments of Toys ‘R Us which will feature items including, “Dodger dugout seats; private catered dinners; tickets to the Jennifer Lopez show in Las Vegas; a Deer Valley getaway; movie premiere tickets; and a 1 year subscription to Foodstirs,” a kidfriendly line of baking and decorating kits created by Gellar and launching this October, according to a Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA press release. The Foodstirs silent auction item will include the opportunity to star in a commercial with Gellar.

Bidding on this year’s items takes place through Charitybuzz and GiveSmart at www.partyonthepier.ucla.edu/auction.html.

The event will boast a Dodger-themed VIP area courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, with lunch donated by Wolfgang Puck Catering.

YourBASH!, a Santa Monica-based company credited with planning this year’s Emmys Awards’ red carpet, is now gearing up to throw the Party on the Pier for the second year in a row.

“It’s getting bigger and better every year,” said co-owner of YourBASH Jaime Geffen.

“Last year was the first year we went into the parking lot to allow for more space and more sponsorship. [This year] we have tons of amazing auction items. Lots of sponsored items, vacations and trips. Year-after-year people keep coming back for the fun opportunity to ride the rides. And with the money raised for the hospital it’s a win-win for everyone. It’s a really fun day.”

Mattel’s Party on the Pier has raised $8 million since its inception and in recent years the funds from the event have been directed to the hospital’s congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gene-therapy programs, research on autism-related epilepsy and treatments to improve immune function for children who have undergone chemotherapy and bonemarrow transplants, according to a Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA press release.

According to the press release, Mattel Party on the Pier 2015 has already raised over $850,000 in funds, an all-time high for the event, and is expected to again attract a sellout crowd.

Mattel Party on the Pier will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier. General admission tickets are available at $150 for adults and $75 for children ages 3 to 12.

Children under 3-years-old are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.partyonthepier.ucla.edu/.

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ing employee costs, thereby prohibiting a service fee from compensating for the minimum wage increase.

“In response to Council direction given on June 9, 2015, staff recommends language that requires service charges to be spent on employees providing the service,” said the report.

Business would be free to raise prices but the rules limit the potential uses of the additional fees.

Staff said members of the local business community have asked for exemptions for seasonal workers, specifically youth. State laws already have some exemptions for young workers who are considered to be “intraining” but the local proposal may exempt workers by delaying implementation of the minimum wage for up to the first six months of employment.

While no group has formally opposed the minimum wage, local business organizations have voiced concern. According to the report, businesses that participated in several workshops on the issue acknowledged the need for a coordinated regional approach to the minimum wage, but expressed concern about treatment of tipped workers, timing and the magnitude of the increase.

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Staff is also recommending returning to Council with further direction on paid leave and enforcement, pending more research and information.

An analysis of the Los Angeles proposal said many low-wage workers will benefit, business operating costs will not change significantly, economic growth will not be strongly affected, some industries will have a harder adjustment, small firms will be most impacted and nonprofit organizations will have specific challenges.

An evaluation of the Santa Monica rules concluded the impacts would be less severe in Santa Monica; tourism would be unlikely to suffer but local non-profits would be subject to the same concerns.

Santa Monica’s proposal comes as several nearby cities are considering a minimum wage increase. Los Angeles County is expected to adopt its version of the wage increase soon. According to the report, 14 of the nearby 21 cities, including Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Long Beach and Pasadena are considering similar increases.

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“The team came out with great energy and played with intensity,” third-year coach Aaron Wexler said. “Everyone was involved in this victory, on the court and on the bench.”

The triumph could be part of a promising year for Crossroads (8-7, 2-0 in the Gold Coast), which is unbeaten in league play heading into Thursday’s match at North Hollywood-Campbell Hall.

The Roadrunners are in position to improve on last year’s 6-6 conference record, which put them in fourth place in the Gold Coast standings behind Los AngelesWindward, Calabasas-Viewpoint and Chatsworth-Sierra Canyon as part of a 10-7 campaign.

Wexler said Viewpoint and Sierra Canyon will again provide the toughest tests as his squad searches for its first league title since 2013, when it competed in the Delphic League.

Consider proceeding “I expect that we’ll do well in league, but we’re going to have to give those teams all we got,” he said. “Our motto is, ‘Get 1-percent better today.’ We try to stick by that.”

Crossroads opened the regular season with a 3-1 (25-14, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19) win over Lancaster-Paraclete at home on Sept.

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The Roadrunners also had key contributions from underclassmen, as freshman libero Lena Tatum served a team-high four aces and sophomore middle blocker Rosie Hudson recorded a team-high four blocks.

Wexler said he’s seen noticeable improvements from the girls since the start of the season in August.

“The main thing that I’m trying to do is bring a level of competitiveness that hasn’t historically been there,” he said. “But they’re ready for it. They’re responding and connecting as a team. It’s beautiful and cool to observe. I’m enjoying every minute of it.”

Crossroads’ conference success continued at Brentwood, where it again recovered from a third-set hiccup to close out the match in the next frame.

Tatum’s defense, Rose’s playmaking and senior opposite Amanda Rosenberg’s serving skills helped the Roadrunners extend their winning streak against the Eagles. They haven’t lost a match in the rivalry series since 2012.

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It doesn’t have to be this way.

There are easy ways to block such annoyances, and Apple is now permitting apps that block ads in its Web browser for iPhones and iPads.

All this might help users navigate, but it also threatens the livelihood of websites and publishers that depend heavily on advertising revenue - companies like Google, Hulu and The New York Times. While the rise in ad blocking isn’t causing panic yet, publishers and content creators are watching.

Already, some websites are taking steps to reduce the annoyance so users won’t turn to ad blockers. They are also subverting the ones out there to make sure they get paid for delivering news and entertainment.

“It is possible to be too alarmist about ad blockers, but it’s a very real phenomenon,” said Joshua Benton, director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.

It’s one thing if just 5 percent of iPhone users install an ad blocker; it’s another if 80 percent do, Benton said. If today’s ad practices get too annoying, he said, they could disappear just like pop-up windows, which many browsers now block automatically in response to consumers’ annoyance with them.

Over the years, websites have been more aggressive at delivering ads that break through the noise and target specific customers more precisely. But websites are also filling unsold ad space by turning to ad brokers to deliver pitches that are less and less relevant.

Every little bit can slow down or freeze your browser.

“I think publishers got very out of hand in terms of what they put on,” said Dean Murphy, 28, a Yarm, England, app developer who responded by creating Crystal, a $1 ad blocker for Apple devices.

Craig Smith, a 47-year-old website developer in Musselburgh, Scotland, said Twitter started showing him ads for adjustable waistband trousers not long after he and his followers discussed about how ridiculous his grandfather’s trousers looked in a photo.

“All of a sudden you’re getting hammered with stuff you’ve got no interest in,” he said.

“It just makes the whole browsing experience really unpleasant.”

PageFair, a firm that seeks to counter ad blockers, says worldwide usage of ad blockers grew 41 percent from last year to nearly 200 million people. That’s 6 percent of Internet users worldwide, including 16 percent in the U.S., 37 percent in Greece and 25 percent in Germany. PageFair estimates these tools will block nearly $22 billion in ad revenue this year and $41 billion next year.

The threats to websites are about to get bigger. The ability to block ads, long available on traditional computers, arrived on Apple’s mobile devices with a recent software update, iOS 9. Apps with these capabilities - going by such names as Purify Blocker and Blockr - quickly became top sellers.

These tools affect only the Safari browser

and won’t block ads inside apps such as Twitter, Facebook and Apple’s own News app.

Google’s Android system also allows ad blockers in Web browsers such as Firefox, as long as they don’t affect unrelated apps.

Many websites already have countermeasures for ad blockers.

Hulu, for instance, simply replaces commercials with an unskippable message prompting you to turn your ad blocker off.

Or, you can pay Hulu $12 a month to go adfree.

Meanwhile, some companies are paying developers of ad blockers such as Adblock Plus for the right to bypass them.

Companies that benefit a lot from search ads, like Google and Microsoft, pay for the privilege, the Financial Times reported.

Microsoft declined to confirm the report.

Google didn’t respond to requests for comment, although the list of Web addresses that get a pass includes many from Google. Hulu declined comment.

All this raises questions about the role of ad-blocking companies. Ad blockers streamline the user experience without contributing back to the digital economy, even as they seek to make money by charging websites for the right to nullify their impact. Smaller websites can get a free pass from ad blockers, but only if they forego revenue from video ads or other display ads deemed intrusive.

Perhaps there’s another way - a truce, of sorts.

Some companies are trying to create a smoother experience to get at the root cause of consumer frustration.

Apple’s News app, Facebook’s Instant Articles and SnapChat’s Discover all seek to speed up online journalism and cut back advertising, while sharing revenue with news outlets.

The New York Times has ads in Apple News, but it’s looking for ways to make them less obtrusive. For instance, the Times says it’s selling ads by time of day and encouraging marketers to tailor their messages accordingly, like making ads that help readers prepare for the day in the morning, but entertain them at night.

The Washington Post has been testing whether visitors with ad blockers installed would respond to being redirected to a page that asks them to pay for a subscription. And on Tuesday, the Post said all of its articles will be available through Facebook’s new service for “lightning-fast” reading, sharing and commenting from Apple devices.

“The market wouldn’t be robust for ad blockers if some ads weren’t intrusive, creepy, hold you hostage or slow down your experience,” said Jed Hartman, the Post’s chief revenue officer. “Everything should be on the table: fewer ads, different types of ads, no ads.”

Meanwhile, the industry group Interactive Advertising Bureau is pushing for “viewable” ads that load only when that part of the page is visible. That way, marketers don’t pay for ads that aren’t seen, and sites should load faster.

Randall Rothenberg, the group’s CEO, called ad-blocking practices “definitely immoral and unethical,” yet he acknowledged that consumers turn to blockers because they are fed up.

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Memorabilia related to Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is being peddled to coincide with the release of the new Johnny Depp movie on Bulger’s life.

“Black Mass” hit theaters last week. Now, Bulger items are all over eBay and sellers are hoping to cash in on the movie’s buzz.

Some relatives of Bulger’s victims aren’t happy about all the hawking.

Patricia Donahue, whose husband was killed by Bulger and an associate in 1982, said she doesn’t understand why anyone would want to buy or sell anything that belonged to Bulger.

“People just can’t seem to get enough of this man, who’s a psychopath,” she said.

“You try to make money off a man who has killed ... and the victims’ families are still around. I think it’s in very bad taste. I think people should just let it rest and let it go.”

Bulger, now 86, was one of the most notorious gangsters in Boston, running a violent criminal organization from the 1970s into the 1990s after serving time in Alcatraz, among other prisons, for armed robbery and truck hijacking. He fled Boston on the eve of a racketeering indictment in 1995 and remained one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives until he was captured in Santa Monica, California, in 2011.

In 2013, he was convicted of participating in 11 killings and a litany of other crimes. He is serving life in prison.

A memorabilia store in Peabody is auctioning off an orange jail-issued shirt supposedly worn by Bulger at the Plymouth County jail. Store owner Phil Castinetti said he has received a $25,000 bid from a Boston restaurant owner for the shirt. He said he bought the shirt from a former inmate who Bulger befriended in jail.

“Whitey took a liking to him. When the

kid got released, he signed it and gave it to him and told him to get a jumpstart on life, do the right thing, and sell it,” Castinetti said.

Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald Jr. said he doesn’t believe the shirt is authentic or was ever worn by Bulger. He said the font of the lettering on the shirt appears different from the font used at the jail.

“Looking at (photos of) the object, I can tell you that it didn’t come from here,” McDonald said.

But Castinetti said he spoke with another inmate who told him he saw Bulger sign the shirt and give it to the inmate Castinetti bought it from. He plans to continue the phone auction until Oct. 4.

Even one of Bulger’s most vocal critics is selling two Bulger items on eBay, depictions of Bulger drawn by a courtroom sketch artist.

Steve Davis, the brother of a 26-year-old woman Bulger was accused of killing in 1982, said he decided to sell the sketches to try to raise money for the families of other Bulger victims.

The jury found Bulger guilty of participating in 11 murders, but acquitted him of playing a role in seven others. In the killing of his sister, Debra Davis, the jury issued a “no finding,” indicating they could not make a decision.

One sketch shows Bulger in court shortly after he was captured, with his brothers, former state Senate President William Bulger and former Boston Juvenile Court clerk magistrate John Bulger seated in the front row. The other shows the courtroom when the verdict was announced at Bulger’s trial.

Davis said his original asking price for the sketches was $500,000, but he is willing to consider lower offers. He hadn’t received any bids by Wednesday, but Davis said he has received interest from a potential buyer.

“I’m not trying to profit off anything. I want to give it to the families,” Davis said.

He criticized others who try to profit off Bulger’s name.

“It sickens me. People trying to sell anything they can with his name on it,” he said.“This guy ain’t no movie star; he’s a rat scumbag.”

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Indecent Exposure 800 block of Broadway 7:28 a.m.

Traffic Accident 2500 block of San Vicente 8:13 a.m.

Person With A Gun Ocean/Wilshire 9:05 a.m.

Identity Theft 1000 block of 22nd 9:11 a.m.

Fraud 300 block of Olympic 9:15 a.m.

Family Disturbance 1400 block of Harvard 9:16 a.m.

Stolen Vehicle 1700 block of 17th 9:54 a.m.

Grand Theft 700 block of Ocean Park 10:07 a.m.

Urinating/Defecating In Public 2200 block of Santa Monica 10:41 a.m.

Drinking In Public 1600 block of Santa Monica 11:01 a.m.

Counterfeit Money 1700 block of Ocean Park 11:23 a.m.

Suspicious Vehicle 1300 block of 5th 11:25 a.m.

Public Intoxication 1200 block of Lincoln 11:28 a.m.

72 Hour Psychiatric Hold 400 block of Colorado 12:07 p.m.

Grand Theft 1300 block of Ocean 12:27 p.m.

Traffic Accident Euclid/Idaho 12:53 p.m.

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Burglary 300 block of California 1:34 p.m.

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Public Intoxication 1000 block of Wilshire 5:26 p.m.

Family Disturbance 1100 block of 10th 5:31 p.m.

Traffic Accident Main/Marine 7:09 p.m.

Vandalism 700 block of Marine 8:04 p.m.

Battery 20th/I-10 8:57 p.m.

Death Notification 1100 block of 12th 8:57 p.m.

Armed Robbery 10th/Broadway 9:35 p.m.

Suspicious Vehicle 300 block of 17th 9:55 p.m.

Indecent Exposure 1500 block of 20th 10:04 p.m.

Party Complaint 600 block of Bay 10:28 p.m.

DAILY FIRE LOG

The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to 34 calls for service on Sept. 22.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. Water Heater Rupture 1400 block of Stanford 1:24 a.m.

EMS 1300 block of Franklin 4:52 a.m.

EMS 1900 block of 12th 7:07 a.m.

Automatic Alarm 1300 block of 7th 7:52 a.m.

EMS 1700 block of Ocean Park 10:35 a.m.

EMS 2100 block of Colorado 11:44 a.m.

EMS 900 block of 6th 11:47 a.m.

EMS 2100 block of Cloverfield 11:51 a.m.

EMS 300 block of Santa Monica Pier 12:24 p.m.

EMS Euclid/Idaho 12:53 p.m.

EMS 2200 block of 24th 12:57 p.m.

EMS 700 block of Marine 12:59 p.m.

EMS 1500 block of Pacific Coast Hwy 1:32 p.m.

Elevator Rescue 1900 block of Pico 2:28 p.m.

Haz Mat - Level 1 100 block of Esparta Way 3:00 p.m.

EMS 3rd Street Prom/Santa Monica 4:18 p.m.

EMS 1800 block of Wilshire 4:19 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of Lincoln 4:57 p.m.

EMS 1000 block of Wilshire 5:26 p.m.

EMS 300 block of San Vicente 5:37 p.m.

EMS 2100 block of 16th 5:57 p.m.

EMS 1300 block of 15th 6:19 p.m.

EMS 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk 6:54 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 21st 7:42 p.m.

EMS 1000 block of 20th 7:43 p.m.

Automatic Alarm 2300 block of Washington 8:23 p.m.

EMS 1600 block of Arizona 8:30 p.m.

EMS 800 block of Lincoln 9:05 p.m.

EMS 1800 block of 20th 9:08 p.m.

Elevator Rescue 1300 block of 3rd Street Prom 9:58 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 16th 10:07 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 16th 11:05 p.m.

EMS 1400 block of 16th 11:10 p.m.

Automatic Alarm 900 block of 4th 11:55 p.m.

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Sudoku Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from (easiest) to (hardest).

GETTING STARTED There are many strategies to solving Sudoku. One way to begin is to examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing. Then, based on the other numbers in the row and column of each blank cell, find which of the missing numbers will work.

Eliminating numbers will eventually lead you to the answer.

SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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WORD UP! snickersnee 1. a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

– U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.

– His Majesty’s Airship No. 1, Britain’s first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

– World War I: The Siege of PrzemyÊl (presentday Poland) begins.

– Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi – Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.

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1914 1935

1946

NEWS OF THE WEIRD – Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a topsecret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.

– The Honda Motor Company is founded.

– Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.

– Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, is opened in Barcelona.

– President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

1946

1948 1950 1957 1957

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CHUCK

■ (1) Maurice Stewart, 22, on the lam since November while wanted for armed robbery in Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested in August when police spotted a man matching his description -- notably, his one-of-akind tattoo of a semiautomatic rifle just below his right eye. (2) Nearly every courthouse forces visitors to walk through a metal detector after leaving pocket contents (wallets, keys, etc.) in bins. Isaac Phillips, 24, faced several charges from a courthouse visit in August in Cincinnati because, among the items he had to remove from his pocket were a drug scale and a razor blade. After a short chase (and a Tasering), he was arrested.

■ According to a divorce petition

SHEPARD

filed by Carole Mundy (and reported in the New York Post in August), her estranged husband Jeffrey Stein (a “top administrator” for New York’s Nassau County District Attorney) drove her to post-traumatic stress disorder with his “lifestyle.” According to the petition, Stein sometimes wore a chastity belt to work and, during sex, wore diapers and “a horse tail” (with an anal plug) and “gallop(ed)” around their home, used a litter box, had his wife “walk” him on a leash, dressed like a “sissy maid” named “Jessica,” and wanted to be fed and diapered like a baby. Said Mundy’s lawyer, it was “a bedroom nightmare.”

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even contacted the young entrepreneurial engineer. A good thing since he decided to leave MacArthur High behind on Tuesday.

Activism • Animals • Arts • Community • Education • Environment • Health

Ahmed’s clock tells us it’s time to act

By Katharine Romefelt

“Cool clock, Ahmed.” That was the tweet from President Obama last week in support of the young boy from Irving, TX, who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. By now, most Americans know of the inventive young Ahmed Mohamed, whose elaborate creation was falsely mistaken for a bomb. He

and his clock were taken into custody by police on Sept. 14 at MacArthur High School, where he was questioned and prohibited from contacting his parents.

Fortunately, Ahmed has been shown a lot of support by fellow Americans.

Both the president and Mark Zuckerberg have invited him to visit them. His dream school — MIT — has

GET SOME EXTRA R AND R, PISCES ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★★ Ideas seem to pop up left and right.

★★★★★ Allow more impulsiveness to emerge,

Before you realize it, a work-related matter could arise that demands your attention. You might want to take on a stress-reducing hobby or activity as well; you will be better for it in the long run. Tonight: Where your friends are.

especially when dealing with a new friend.

Pressure could build around a domestic matter.

Try not to distance yourself -- hang in there! Be aware of anger building as well. Go for a walk.

Tonight: Time to plan for the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

★★★ Your skills allow you to manage what

★★★ Stay close to home. You probably will

others can’t. As a result, you’ll have your hands full. Start a brainstorming session. You could hear some extremely assertive ideas.

Diplomacy is a must, even if you want to shut down another person’s conversation. Tonight: A must appearance.

feel as if you need to pull away from some difficult situations. You will handle them on your time and with wisdom. A walk will help you relax. An older person admires the way you are dealing with a problem. Tonight: Make it easy.

Ahmed’s fame arose from unfortunate circumstances. It’s fairly obvious that his teacher imputed the 14year-old Muslim student with false motivations based on his ethnicity, and the police exacerbated the stereotype rather than diffuse the situation.

Incidents like this should prompt immediate reforms in our educational systems and lead to increased diversity training programs, especially for educators located in areas with more limited demographics.

Search the Causes directory at giive.org and help an Education nonprofit that advocates for the equal treatment of all students.

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Speed Bump

By Dave Coverly

Dogs of C-Kennel

Strange Brew

By John Deering

By Mick and Mason Mastroianni

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Keep reaching out to someone you care about. You have a lot to share. The unexpected might force you to look at the big picture. A friend could surprise you with his or her antics.

Stay focused on what is important. Tonight: Where your friends are is where you want to be.

★★★★ You could be dealing with more than your fair share. Go along with a spontaneous idea that might open more doors than you had anticipated. Be careful with a boss who could be on the warpath. Don’t worry. You know how to bypass a problem. Tonight: Hang out with a pal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ You have a tendency to allow a partner or loved one make important decisions. You also tend to overthink a problem until you are confused. You might be too assertive in a conversation, and your temper could flare. Be careful when handling machinery. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.

★★★★ You might be wondering what to do. A power play is likely to occur with someone who is very intellectual yet demanding. A personal issue could present a problem. News that comes in from a distance could anger or upset you. Tonight: Be careful with spending.

Garfield

By Jim Davis

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) by different people and happenings. Notice that you could be suppressing your feelings without realizing it. Try not to do damage to yourself.

Instead, decide to release your feelings sooner.

Tonight: Go with someone else’s choice.

★★★★ You could be pushing too hard to have someone acknowledge you. Don’t worry so much. You need to please yourself first. An unexpected happening will put a smile on your face. Enjoy the excitement. Be careful not to step on anyone’s toes. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

★★★★ You might not know which way to turn.

★★★ Take your time. You might feel as if someone is pushing you too hard. Be careful, because as you will discover in the next few weeks, many of your friends, close associates and loved ones seem to be much more irritable than usual. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

★★★★ Defer to others. You could feel put off

Don’t take your frustration out on others, or you will have an unpredictable situation. Your fuse could be shorter than usual. Try to get more exercise; otherwise, you will be volatile.

Tonight: You’ll witness an emotional reversal.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

This year you often find that you are frustrated or angry.

Learning to express these feelings at an earlier stage will be important, when you might feel just hurt. Otherwise, these feelings could come out at inappropriate times. If you are single, get to know someone well before really expressing the depth of your feelings. A person you meet this year might be emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, the two of you will benefit from a lot of one-on-one time together. Schedule more dates to rekindle the flames that used to exist between you.

AQUARIUS has a way of getting you to join him or her, no matter how busy you are.

The Meaning of Lila

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