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LETTER TO THE EDITOR ..............PAGE 6

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Santa Monica has joined with other citiesto oppose President Trump’s new travel ban.

On March 21, Chicago Mayor RahmEmanuel, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti,and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasioannounced that the Cities of Chicago, LosAngeles, and New York City filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in the federal dis-trict court in Seattle, where six States havechallenged President Donald Trump’s sec-ond attempt at restricting travel into theUnited States from six majority-Muslimnations is being heard.

The City of Santa Monica joined the fil-ing and Mayor Ted Winterer joined mayorsfrom across the nation in sharing theannouncement.

“The revised travel ban continues this

administration’s unconstitutional actionsthat do not align with Santa Monica valuesor the values of our great country,” saidMayor Ted Winterer. “Santa Monica is proudto stand with other cities, including ourneighbors in Los Angeles and WestHollywood, in saying no to hate and reaf-firming our ideals.”

Trump’s second executive order restrict-ing immigration prohibits people from sixcountries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,Syria and Yemen — from entering the U.S.for 90 days and halts the admission into theU.S. of people granted refugee status for 120days while the Trump administration revisesimmigration screening procedures. The

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ROOTS & SHOOTS Courtesy PhotoStudents from Santa Monica High School presented science and sustainability projects to JaneGoodall this week at Environmental Charter Schools in Lawndale. Ten schools were invited totake part in this special after school opportunity. Following a tree planting ceremony andobserving student projects, “Dr. Jane” spoke to a packed amphitheater of young people andeducators. Dr. Jane, age 82, masterfully relayed stories of her life and told the audience aboutthe urgency of achieving sustainability. For many years, students from Santa Monica HighSchool’s environmental science and leadership program, Team Marine, have been partneredwith the Jane Goodall Institute Roots & Shoots Program, and have functioned as an R&S team.Senior student Zoe Parcells, co-captain of Team Marine and member of the national youthcouncil for R&S introduced Goodall to the stage.

Santa Monica opposesrevised travel ban

BY KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer

On Thursday, the Santa Monica RentControl Board will decide whether to throwits support behind a controversial CaliforniaAssembly Bill that would vastly change theway rent control operates in the City.

The bill introduced by localAssemblymember Richard Bloom (D-SantaMonica) and two other legislators from theBay Area, Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) andDavid Chiu (D-San Francisco), would allow

local jurisdictions to set rent control ratesfor vacant apartments and expand the num-ber of units that fall under Rent Control.

AB 1506 accomplishes this by repealingthe 1996 Costa-Hawkins Act which out-lawed vacancy control in California, end-ing a decades-long practice in SantaMonica where the Rent Control Board setrents for certain apartments in perpetuity.After Costa-Hawkins became law, land-lords were able to reset rents to market

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Bill would reshape RentControl in Santa Monica

Courtesy imageSMALL GAIN: Santa Monica added 52 rent controlled units to the list in 2016.

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Wednesday, March 22, Bouchardon and Charles Ray:Sculptors Past and PresentSculptor Charles Ray, whose Boy with Frogstands in front of the Getty Museum, joinsthe Getty’s curators of sculpture, Anne-Lise Desmas, and drawings, StephanieSchrader, to discuss 18th-century sculptorand draftsman Edme Bouchardon, andhow his endeavors continue to resonatewith artists today. All events are free.Parking at the Getty Center is $15 and isreduced to $10 after 3 p.m. Getty Center,1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Discover the History: Girl ScoutsDr. Lisette Gold shares the history of the GirlScouts, who celebrate 105 years of empower-ing women this March, and discusses localscouting and its impact on the community. Freeadmission to the Girl Scout exhibit at the SantaMonica History Museum before the programfrom 5 to 6:30 p.m. Co-presented with theSanta Monica History Museum and the GirlScouts of Greater Los Angeles. Main Library,601 Santa Monica Blvd., 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

ESL ClassEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) classestaught by Adult Education Center instruc-tors. Classes are free and students must be18 years or older to attend. Community par-ents and SMMUSD parents have priorityenrollment. Enrollment is through the SantaMonica-Malibu Unified School District AdultEducation Center, located at 2510 LincolnBlvd., Santa Monica, 90405. Contact OlgaSaucedo at (310) 664-6222 ext. 76203 [email protected] to learn more orenroll. Fairview Branch Library, 2101 OceanPark Blvd.

Santa Monica CertifiedFarmer’s MarketThe Wednesday Farmers Market is widelyrecognized as one of the largest and mostdiverse grower-only CFM’s in the nation.Some nine thousands food shoppers, andmany of Los Angeles’ best known chefs andrestaurants, are keyed to the seasonalrhythms of the weekly Wednesday Market.3rd and Arizona. 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 23The ‘Your Story’ Project:Story Slam Join us for an evening of Moth-inspired story-telling! Story Slam theme will be “Identity.”Storytellers will compete for prizes by tellingtimed stories, without notes or props. You canparticipate by calling Fairview Branch (310)458-8681 to pitch a story. Storytellers mustbe grades 9 & up. Adults welcome. StorySlam is a ticketed event. Tell a story or just lis-ten. Free tickets are available 30 minutesbefore program. All ages. Fairview BranchLibrary, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 6 – 8 p.m.

Introduction to Social MediaOverview of social media websites such asFacebook and Twitter, and how you can getstarted. Seating is first come, first serve.Advanced Level. For more information,please visit the Reference Desk or call (310)434-2608. Main Library, 601 Santa MonicaBlvd., 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Rent Control Board MeetingRegular Rent Control Board Meeting, CityHall, 1685 Main St. 7 p.m.

Friday, March 24The James Webb Telescope:NASA’s Next Big ThingGet the latest news about NASA’s suc-cessor to the Hubble Space Telescope– the James Webb Space Telescope –and the efforts to keep the programmoving toward a hoped-for 2018launch. If you miss the March 24 show,mark your calendar for its reprise onMarch 31. The John DrescherPlanetarium, second floor of DrescherHall (1900 Pico Blvd.). Tickets areavailable at the door and cost $11 ($9seniors and children) for the evening’sscheduled “double bill,” or $6 ($5 sen-iors age 60+ and children age 12 andunder) for a single Night Sky or featureshow or telescope-viewing session. Forinformation, please call (310) 434-3005 or see www.smc.edu/eventsinfoor www.smc.edu/planetarium. Allshows subject to change or cancella-tion without notice.

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Santa Monica’s JorgeSciupac joins LosAngeles Theatre Centeras managing director

Following an extensive search, SantaMonica businessman and resident JorgeSciupac has been chosen as managingdirector of both The Los Angeles TheatreCenter and the Latino Theater Company.The Latino Theater Company has operatedthe City-owned Los Angeles TheatreCenter since 2006.

Sciupac will oversee the development andexecution of the LATC’s strategic plan and man-age day-to-day theater operations, sales andmarketing, fund development, financial report-ing and compliance, employee relations, andongoing achievement of the LATC’s mission.

According to board member DianeMedina, “Jorge is not new to the Los AngelesTheatre Center. As a consultant with TaprootFoundation, he provided training to ourboard of directors on strategic planning andboard development. His extensive experi-ence in managing operations, marketing fornon-profit organizations and his commit-ment to the LATC’s mission will be invaluableto our continued success and growth.”

With a tri-fold background in business, neu-ropsychology, and design, Sciupac is thefounder of PARTNERGIES, a Santa Monica-based facilitation, coaching and trainingagency dedicated to bridging gaps and build-ing teams within organizations. Sciupac is an“architect of engagement,” supporting cre-ative for-profit and non-profit organizationsthat want to increase their impact. He is anauthor, speaker, storyteller and business facil-itator who uses innovative “engaging” tech-

niques to strengthen world-class organiza-tions such as the J.P. Getty Trust, Callison,VTBS, Timberlake, EEK, MCG and many oth-ers. To date, he has managed over 195 proj-ects and businesses, each worth more than $1billion. Born and raised in Latin America byEuropean immigrants, and an immigrant tothe U.S. himself, Sciupac has overcome lan-guage and cultural barriers — a critical factorin his ability to understand different thinking,behavioral and communication styles. Sciupacholds an MBA from the Anderson School atUCLA, a Masters in Business History fromPepperdine University, a Masters inPsychology from Santa Monica University,and both a Masters in Architecture andEngineering and a PhD in Urban Planningfrom the University of Buenos Aires.

“After so many years working in the corpo-rate world, I am ready to channel my experi-ence and dedicate the rest of my career to peo-ple and organizations that make a difference inthe community of Los Angeles,” Sciupac says.“I have always been passionate about theaterand attend as many plays as possible, so I’mexcited by this opportunity to bring my man-agement and marketing experience to TheLATC, where I’ll also be able to learn about thetheater world from a group of pros. My missionis to help continue the development of theLATC as a thriving and innovative world classstage for emerging multicultural events, a placewhere all communities can gather, feel safe, dia-logue and learn from one another.”

“I greatly look forward to this partner-ship,” says Latino Theater Company artis-tic director Jose Luis Valenzuela. “Jorgebrings outstanding experience and a posi-tivity that will benefit everyone working atThe LATC. ¡Bienvenido, Jorge!”

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Citywide12th For The Arts concert raises more than$88,000 for schools

Five-time Grammy winner MichaelMcDonald (formerly of the Doobie Brothersand Steely Dan) and four-time Grammywinner “Weird Al” Yankovic headlined the12th staging of the Santa Monica-MalibuEducation Foundation’s annual benefit con-cert on March 11, with student musicianswho helped bring down the house.

Also featuring special guest AmyHolland, Richard Page (of Mr. Mister) andVENICE, the Greg Coote Concert For TheArts raised more than $88,000 for artsprograms in the Santa-Monica Malibu pub-lic schools.

“What a thrilling evening,” said LindaGreenberg, the Executive Director of theEducation Foundation. “It is amazing tosee the skill of our student musicians asthey put on an incredible show alongsideour headliners. Their talent and this showare testaments to our community’s dedi-cation to ensuring excellent arts educa-tion. We are so grateful to the generousartists, crew, volunteers, students andeach attendee who made this concertsuch a success.”

Inside Santa Monica High School’s his-toric Barnum Hall, student choir, orchestraand band members from Samohi, MalibuHigh School and Olympic High School,sang and played along with the pros.Highlights of the evening included RichardPage’s “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie,” “WeirdAl” Yankovic’s “Tacky” and “The SagaBegins,” and Michael McDonald’s “Minuteby Minute” and “What a Fool Believes.”

All the artists joined Michael McDonald

on stage, and brought the crowd to theirfeet, during the show’s rousing final num-bers, “Takin’ It to the Streets” and “With aLittle Help From My Friends.”

Emceed by longtime radio personalityCynthia Fox of 100.3 The Sound, the con-cert also featured an exciting live auc-tion that included signed guitars, thedrum set from the stage, tickets to “TheVoice,” and other unique items, all sup-porting the cause.

This year, the concert was renamed theGreg Coote Concert For The Arts, in mem-ory of entertainment executive and schooldistrict parent Greg Coote. Coote led thecreation of the Ed Foundation’s For TheArts endowment campaign to ensure thecontinuity of arts programming for stu-dents in the Santa Monica-Malibu publicschools. Our community lost an extraordi-nary champion of the arts when Cootesadly passed away in 2014. At the start ofthe show, Coote’s daughters, Diane andSuzanne, made a moving speech in honorof their father and his dedication to artseducation in public schools.

Proceeds from the show will supportarts programs in SMMUSD schools nextyear and the Education Foundation’s ForThe Arts Endowment. These concerts havenow raised nearly $1 million for arts pro-grams in Santa Monica and Malibu publicschools. Featuring Venice every year asthe house band, past concerts have includ-ed Jackson Browne, David Crosby, BillyIdol, America, Heart, and many othericons, all of whom have donated their timeand talents to perform with musicians andsingers from SMMUSD high schools.

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CAN’T TELL THE PLAYERSWithout a scorecard, right?We need one in Santa Monica. Who’s

going to take it on? Dan the Man Jan?What kind of scorecard am I talking about?

Have you ever seen one of those “tree branch-es” charts of bands, that shows all the connec-tions? Deep Purple is a good example. It’shuge and includes iterations of the bandlabeled Deep Purple #1, DP #2, #3 - 8, withtwo reunions of #2 (all, of course, dependingon who’s doing the chart). Then it shows youwhere everyone came from to get there, andwhere they went as they left the mothership --besides some intercourse with Black Sabbath,big doses of Whitesnake and Rainbow.

For example, bassist Glenn Hughes (whomy mother-in-law and her daughter aka mywife CLAIM lives a couple doors down fromthe family home in RPV… but I’ve never seenhim) went from respected Brit power trioTrapeze to DP #3, and then except for a briefgig with Black Sabbath and back to Trapeze #2,left the big wide chart, though this allegedneighbor, the phantom Hughes, seems to havekept very busy in the ensuing 44 years. (Alwayson tour, that’s why you’ve never seen him, theytell me with straight faces. Unh huh.)

I HATE SURPRISESI’ve lived in Santa Monica now into four

decades, and I still get surprised sometimes bywhat I don’t know that I thought I did.Especiallywhy and how things come to pass here, political-ly. Those who have that Santa Monica relation-ships chart in their memory banks get fewer sur-prises,and spend less time spinning their wheels.

I’m not saying there’s anything wrongwith these relationships. But often, thingsthat don’t seem to make (common) sensedo, when you connect the dots. It’s not justthe personal relationships but the many con-nections of an individual to commissions,boards and other influential points of powerall across the City.

Most people know the wife of our mayorTony Vazquez, Maria Leon-Vazquez, is anelected member of the SMMUSD SchoolBoard. Also on that board is Oscar de laTorre, whose wife Maria Loya ran unsuccess-fully last election for the SMC Board ofTrustees and in 2004 for City Council, but ison the SMRR Steering Committee (up tothis point still the kingmaker in SantaMonica) and is currently suing to forceSanta Monica to adopt district-basedCouncil elections. Laurie Lieberman, presi-dent of the school board, is married to localattorney Chris Harding, who has so manyconnections he needs his own tree.

City Councilperson Sue Himmelrich’shusband Michael Soloff is on the HousingCommission, longtime Councilperson andformer mayor Kevin McKeown’s wife

Genise Schnitman is a member of theSMRR Steering Committee. Also on theSMRR steering Committee is OPA Boardmember and former mayor Judy Abdo, andformer mayor Denny Zane, SMRR cofounderand campaign manager for Himmelrich’ssuccessful Council bid, and so much more.Abdo — so much more. I’m not trying topick on people but I’m also trying to not dothat chart myself. These are just a few exam-ples of what you will find throughout our lit-tle city’s neighborhoods, City staff, consult-ants and elected officials. Connections. Whatdoes it mean? Anything? Everything?

COHABITATIONSometimes the connections are less obvious.

For example, the board of Ocean ParkAssociation (OPA) has not one, not two, butthree sets of cohabitating members. Draw yourown conclusions as to the dynamics of such aboard,but that is not obvious to the rank and file.

I keep saying we need a heap more com-mon sense and we do, but that assumes thereis a place for it, and in many instances, thereisn’t. Because what looks like unfortunateincompetence or a one-time error or a lack ofcommon sense is often very intentionalmanipulation and maneuvering, based onlabyrinthian long range ambitions, relation-ships, and the stratagem thereof. The rest of usstart with two strikes, without that knowledge.

CUBA GOOFSGosh I hate to make mistakes in print,

there for all to see and enshrined forever.There are big ones, like when I finally fell

off the fence about the massively populargazillion-selling REO Speedwagon album “HiInfidelity” -- six of the 10 songs charted onBillboard! — inconceivable! — and finallygave it a tentative but positive review. Aboutsix hours later I sat straight up in bed in a coldsweat, knowing I made a big mistake (I can’tstand to listen to any of it now) and thoughtof trying to retrieve every copy of the newspa-per that held that damnable review. So now Ilive the rest of my life knowing that some-where in an attic in Albuquerque is a copy ofthat review, being read by someone laughingtheir ass off at that stupid, stupid cluelessmusic critic Charles Andrews.

As for Cuba, Center for Cuban Studies(CCS) tour leader Sandra Levinson correct-ed me on last week’s column. And I didknow better, that’s what hurts.

One is that President Obama did not liftthe travel ban, he just eased it. Jimmy Carterlifted it. Ronald Reagan reinstated it. AndBill Clinton (Bill I love ya but you did somebad stuff, man) turned that decision over toCongress. The same Congress that wouldn’tlet Obama dismantle our prison atGuantanamo, despite that being one of hisfirst moves as president.

The other is the procedure for Americansgetting to Cuba (and you must). Not thatlong ago you had to go through Mexico andnot get your passport stamped and really actlike a criminal trying to hide. Now, at the air-port when you check in (Alaska Air now fliesdirect to Havana from LAX, $325 RT), youjust mark one of 12 categories of travelerthat applies to you (journalist, teacher, per-former, etc.) and no one asks for proof. Still— I highly recommend going with a tourgroup, such as the one out of CCS, thatopens doors you can’t as a lone traveler.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What could be betterSaturday night than “2001” 70mm at theAero, a local treasure, with Gary Lockwood(“HAL...?”) introducing the Kubrick classic?Doesn’t happen in Albuquerque.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "We don't see things asthey are, we see things as we see things as weare." -- Anais Nin

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Editor’s note: Due to a technical glitch, last week’sLaughing Matters column is running a few days late.

INSTEAD OF WRITING ABOUT TRUMP'Slatest insanity, I want to note an 8-part TVseries on FX from which I have one degreeof separation. It's a bittersweet memory of40 years but I still appreciate the humor.Hopefully.

Getting rave reviews, “Feud: Bette andJoan,” features battles between Bette Davisand Joan Crawford during filming of the hit1962 movie “Whatever Happened to BabyJane.” (Susan Sarandon as Davis and JessicaLange as Crawford are brilliant.) My degreeof separation is that I once interviewed for awriting job with director, Robert Aldrich.(Played in “Feud” spot on by Alfred Molina.)

Aldrich was a grandson of U.S. SenatorNelson W. Aldrich and a cousin to NelsonRockefeller, meaning “old money.” In fact,when he dropped out of college for a $50 aweek clerical job at RKO Pictures he lost astake in Chase Bank he would have inherit-ed. (No wonder he drank.)

Working his way up the ladder, Aldrichdirected such iconic macho movies as “TheDirty Dozen,” “The Longest Yard” and “TheFlight of the Phoenix.” I, on the other hand,wrote comedies for teenagers and adults,such as myself, who never grew up.

Classically old Hollywood, the meetingwas in a suite at the Ambassador Hotel. As Ientered, Aldrich, 60-ish and a large, imposingman, was reading my script, “Cola Nuts,” asatire about the CIA and the KGB trying torestart the cold war. (I was ahead of my time?)

Aldrich welcomed me, “Jack, I've beenmaking movies for thirty years and this isthe funniest script I've ever read.” I got light-headed. Maybe he noticed, because hequickly said, “Please, sit.” Before my butt hitthe leather couch, however, he added crypti-cally, “But nobody in hell's gonna make yourmovie.” My light-headed state vanished.

During our small talk I tried to appearwitty, until he leaned forward dramatically,“I just read your script. You're funny sevendifferent ways. Why don't I talk and you lis-ten?” I gulped.

Aldrich talked for two hours about “ForExport Only,” a comedy he wanted to makeabout minor Mafiosi being deported to Italyfollowing the 1950 Kefauver SenateHearings. As the second in a three-moviedeal with MGM, “Export” would be set inItaly and star Anthony Quinn, Peter Falk andShelly Winters. As he rambled, my head wasswimming.

Drinking scotch, Aldrich encouraged meto join him. I took a swig like Bogart but I

actually looked more like Pee Wee Herman.Yuck, it tasted like lighter fluid. When Bobturned his back, I was tempted to pour itinto the potted plant.

When I got home my answering machinewas filled as friends wanted to know how itwent. Suddenly, there was a knock. It was atelegram from Aldrich! I opened it nervous-ly. “Mazel Tov, I've decided to hire you.” Howdid he know I was Jewish? (Probably becauseI gagged on the scotch.)

The second sentence was ominous,“Remember, we can fix anything but notsilly.” Gulp #2. So, over the next threemonths, I diligently wrote a “serious” come-dy about the meaning of friendship, etc, a lathe 1964 Oscar-winning Zorba the Greek.

After Aldrich read the script he scheduledanother meeting at the Ambassador. Hebegan, “Jack, remember I told you not to besilly? (Duh, I've only been chanting it formonths.) “Well, maybe I 'over-sold.?”(Silently, I'm saying, “WTF?!”) Apologizingfor the confusion, he handed me a cassette ofthe music he'd bought for the soundtrack,hoping it would help guide me.

I came home thoroughly bewildered. Itook my tape player and the tape to the poolpraying for insight. The song was “ShaddapYou Face,” pizza parlor music, which wasbeyond silly! Given how hard I'd struggledfor the past three months, I laughed so hardat the pool I was lucky I wasn't committed.So I went upstairs and began the longprocess of a re-write. Only this time the leadcharacters more resembled Belushi's“Blutarsky” from “Animal House,” thanQuinn's Zorba.

Now the bittersweet. Via an artfullyworded telegram, Aldrich fired me. I was inshock as just then my mother called.Reluctantly, I read her the telegram. All Iremember is she was impressed withAldrich's vocabulary. Sigh.

The movie before ours, “All the Marbles,”bombed so badly MGM bought out our deal.Yes the big fish got away but it was still a priv-ilege knowing Aldrich who was fascinatingand talented. (And courageous to have fol-lowed his passion over his family's plans.)

The truth is, I think Bob wanted a drink-ing buddy as much as a writer, and I was def-initely not that. I was basically a teenager. Istill am, only now I'm a very old one, thoughwiser. Hopefully.

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The Big Fish that Got Away

rate after a tenant moves out. About27,600 apartments in Santa Monica fallunder rent control jurisdiction becausethey were built before 1979.

More than 20 years later, rent controlneighbors now pay vastly different rents.The median rent for a tenant who has notmoved since 1996 is $883 a month for a one-bedroom, according to the Rent ControlBoard’s annual report. In contrast, a tenantmoving into the same rent control apart-ment today would pay about $2,195. About70 percent of rent control apartments inSanta Monica have had rents reset to marketrate since 1999.

“I hear all the time from Millennials,from working class folks and people whowork in the tech sector how difficult it is tofind something that is affordable,” Bloomsaid in a phone interview from his office inSacramento.

Just this legislative session, Bloom hassponsored 11 of the 130 housing-focusedbills making their way through the assemblyand senate. He says repealing the Costa-Hawkins Act would allow cities to giverenters immediate relief.

His critics say the cure is worse than thedisease.

“Allowing rent control on new apart-ments would bring the development ofrental housing to a standstill,” CaliforniaApartment Association communicationsdirector Mike Nemeth said. “Moreover, ifvacancy controls return, rental propertyowners are sure to exit the market, furtherreducing the housing stock in Santa Monica.This is the wrong direction.”

Instead, the CAA supports three billsaimed at creating more housing by allowingmicro units, increasing the voter thresholdfor anti-growth measures and adding teeth

to housing mandates. Former Rent ControlBoard commissioner Robert Kronovet hopescurrent members recognize the urgent needfor more housing.

“These laws were created because rentcontrol was so ugly, lawmakers needed togive relief to housing providers being stran-gled,” Kronovet said, comparing rent controlto communism. “These laws did not comeout of thin air.”

The housing crisis may be reaching atipping point as legislators floodSacramento with new bills to bring rentalprices down. A recent report from theMcKinsey Global Institute estimated near-ly 60 percent of people in Los AngelesCounty cannot afford local rents. Thesame report said California needs to build3.5 million homes by 2025 in order tosolve the affordability crisis. Bloom calls ita “significant undertaking” and says healso supports new development to bringprices down, adding the need is urgent.

“I think what has been lost in thedebate for the last couple of years is theplight of those who are trying to findaffordable housing around the state.That’s not something that is fixed in theshort term simply by building new units,”Bloom said.

The Rent Control Board will alsodebate a second bill introduced by Bloom,AB 982, that would make changes to theEllis Act, requiring a one-year notice totenants being evicted under the act. In2016, 90 units received Ellis withdrawalnotices, down from the previous year’snumber of 183.

Both bills AB 1506 and AB 982 are earlyin the legislative process and will be heard bythe Housing Committee in the comingweeks. The Board’s general counsel J.Stephen Lewis is encouraging the commis-sioners to support both bills.

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“Literacy at the Library” (March 18) tells us that the Santa Monica Public Libraryoffers a truly astonishing menu of programs and services: tutoring, story-time, classes,films, etc.

Buried deep in the article is the library’s most valuable contribution: Books for pleas-ure reading. In hundreds of scientific reports, our research over the last 40 years hasconfirmed that recreational reading, or “reading because you want to” is by far the bestway to improve reading ability, writing ability, vocabulary, grammar, and even spelling.Research also shows that those who do more pleasure reading know more about history,and science, and even have more practical knowledge.

Contrary to the recent push for nonfiction in the schools, researchers from the UKrecently reported that reading fiction was a better predictor of vocabulary size thanreading non-fiction, and that reading at any age boosts vocabulary knowledge.

All the programs offered by the library are valuable, but it needs to be emphasizedthat the Santa Monica Library has a very good book collection. For many families, espe-cially those with limited means, the library is the only source of reading material.

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This event is free and open to the pub-lic. Seating is limited and on a first-arrivalbasis. The Santa Monica Public Library iswheelchair accessible. For special disabledservices, call Library Administration at(310) 458-8606 at least one week prior toevent. For more information, visit smpl.orgor contact the Santa Monica Public Libraryat (310) 458-8600.

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SAN FRANCISCOCourt rejects copyright exemption for online TV provider

In a victory for television broadcasters,a federal appeals court has rejected legalarguments that sought to allow live TV onthe internet.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealssaid Tuesday that an internet televisionprovider cannot avoid copyright law byclaiming it’s a cable company.

The case pitted Fox and other TV broad-casters against FilmOn X. FilmOn transmittedTV programming over the internet to payingsubscribers without copyright permission.

The company argued that it was a cableprovider. Cable providers can obtain licensesthat allow them to broadcast programmingwithout the copyright owner’s consent.

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuitsaid the U.S. Copyright Office reasonablyand persuasively concluded that companiessuch as FilmOn are not cable providers.

An email to the company was not imme-diately returned.

— ASSOCIATED PRESSWEST HOLLYWOODWyclef Jean says he was mistaken for robbery suspect

Grammy-winning musician Wyclef Jeansays he was unfairly detained by authori-ties in Los Angeles County after being mis-taken for a robbery suspect.

Jean posted a video Tuesday on Twittershowing himself in handcuffs leaned over apatrol car.

Jean said he was stopped by LosAngeles police, but he was actuallydetained by sheriff’s deputies in neighbor-ing West Hollywood.

The former Fugees star said he tried toexplain that he wasn’t the suspect but wasignored and cuffed.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Nicole Nishidasays Jean’s clothing and vehicle matched the

description of a suspect in an armed robbery.She says he was detained for a “short

time” and then released. The suspectswere later arrested.

Jean said on Twitter that he was“appalled at this behavior.”

— ASSOCIATED PRESSSAN FRANCISCO

Google opens ‘shortcuts’to information, tools on phones

Google wants to make it easier for youto find answers and recommendations onsmartphones without having to thinkabout what to ask its search engine.

Its new feature, called “shortcuts ,” willappear as a row of icons below the Googlesearch box. Instead of having to ponderand then speak or type a request, theshortcuts will let you tap the icons to getthe latest weather, movie showtimes,sports scores, restaurant recommenda-tions and other common requests.

The shortcuts will begin appearingTuesday in updates to Google’s app foriPhones, Android phones and its mobilewebsite. The Android app will also includevarious tools such as a currency converter,a language translator and an ATM locator,which you can also summon with a tap.Those tools may eventually make it to theiPhone as well, although Google says itdoesn’t know when.YOUR BACKUP BRAIN

The changes are the latest step inGoogle’s quest to turn its search engineinto a secondary brain that anticipates peo-ple’s needs and desires. The search enginegleans these insights by analyzing yourpast requests and, when you allow it, track-ing your location, a practice that periodical-ly raises privacy concerns about Google’spower to create digital profiles of its users.

Based on the knowledge that Googlealready has accumulated, its shortcutsfeature may already list your favoritesports teams or recommend nearbyrestaurants serving cuisines you prefer.

Shortcuts also show how Google’ssearch engine has been adapting to itsaudience, now that smartphones havebecome the primary way millions of peoplestay connected to the internet.GOING MOBILE

Since more than half of requests forGoogle’s search engine now come fromsmartphones, the Mountain View,California, company has adapted its servic-es to smaller screens, touch keyboards andapps instead of websites.

Early in that process, Google tweakedits search engine to answer many requestswith factual summaries at the top of itsresults page, a change from simply dis-playing a list of links to other websites.Voice-recognition technology also allowsyou to speak your request into a phoneinstead of typing it.

The transition is going well so far.Google’s revenue rose 20 percent last yearto $89 billion, propelled by digital adsserved up on its search engine, YouTubeand Gmail. Although shortcuts won’t ini-tially show ads after you tap them, Googletypically sells marketing space if a featureor service becomes popular.

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DAILY POLICE LOG

The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 374calls for service on March 20.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE

SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

Burglary 100 block Wilshire 12:17 a.m. Encampment 400 block Santa MonicaPier 12:37 a.m.Party complaint 2000 block Oak 12:48 a.m. Drunk driving 2000 block Oak 2:44 a.m. Petty theft 1900 block Ocean 3:18 a.m. Domestic violence 1500 block Lincoln6:05 a.m. Theft of recyclables 2000 block California6:09 a.m. Traffic collision 300 block Pico 6:20 a.m. Petty theft 1500 block 2nd 6:52 a.m. Encampment 1400 block Ocean 7:01 a.m. Person down 1900 block Santa Monica7:33 a.m.Encampment 2000 block 4th 7:43 a.m. Living in a vehicle 900 block Ozone 7:47 a.m. Elder abuse 100 block Marguerita 8:18 a.m. Encampment 1000 block 9th 8:52 a.m. Battery Princeton/Wilshire 9:02 a.m. Auto burglary 300 block Marine 9:11 a.m. Fraud 1600 block Berkeley 9:46 a.m. Battery 1200 block 3rd Street Prom 10:01 a.m.Vandalism 1900 block Cloverfield 10:10 a.m. Vehicle with excessive tickets 1000 block18th 10:41 a.m. Living in vehicle 900 block Ozone 10:42 a.m. Vandalism 300 block California 10:53 a.m.

Vandalism 1500 block 5th 10:57 a.m. Person down 7th/Colorado 11:08 a.m. Fraud 100 block Santa Monica Pl 11:10 a.m.Petty theft 300 block Broadway 11:18 a.m. Traffic collision 400 block Broadway 11:25 a.m. Traffic collision 31st/Ocean Park 11:28 a.m.Encampment 1100 block 6th 11:29 a.m. Traffic collision 2200 block Pier 11:31 a.m. Speeding 11th/Wilshire 11:44 a.m. Kidnap 1400 block Lincoln 11:51 a.m. Traffic collision 16th/Sunset 12:03 p.m. Identity theft 1000 block Yale 12:07 p.m. Person down 26th/Pico 12:22 p.m. Vandalism 300 block California 1:03 p.m. Encampment Centinela/Pico 1:26 p.m. Vandalism 400 block Montana 1:28 p.m. Grand theft 1400 block Oak 1:32 p.m. Petty theft 400 block Marine 2:55 p.m. Hit and run 2100 block Wilshire 3:02 p.m. Burglary 800 block Ashland 3:14 p.m. Silent robbery 2400 block Michigan 3:22 p.m. Burglary investigation 2100 block 21st3:51 p.m. Fight 400 block Broadway 4:18 p.m. Burglary 400 block Montana 4:23 p.m. Fraud 600 block Lincoln 4:26 p.m. Grand theft 2500 block Beverley 4:28 p.m. Death investigation UCLA Westwood Hosp4:33 p.m. Drunk driving 1400 block 2nd 4:44 p.m. Petty theft 1800 block Arizona 4:56 p.m. Theft of recyclables 1300 block Stanford5:10 p.m. Traffic collision 100 block Wilshire 5:27 p.m. Person down 7th/Strand 5:34 p.m. Hit and run 23rd/Wilshire 6:06 p.m. Vandalism 200 block Wilshire 6:32 p.m.

DAILY FIRE LOG

The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 55 calls for service

on March 20.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE

CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) 1300block 15th 12:21 a.m. EMS 2000 block Arizona 1:36 a.m. EMS 1700 block Cloverfield 2:00 a.m. EMS Lincoln/Colorado 4:43 a.m. EMS 1300 block Stanford 5:15 a.m. EMS Lincoln/Olympic 5:25 a.m. EMS 4th/Pico 6:20 a.m. Automatic alarm 1700 block Cloverfield7:10 a.m.EMS 1900 block Santa Monica 7:35 a.m.EMS 5th/Colorado 7:40 a.m. EMS 1100 block Arizona 8:17 a.m. Public assist 3rd/Pico 8:49 a.m.Automatic alarm 1400 block 4th 8:49 a.m.EMS 1300 block 20th 8:57 a.m. EMS 1100 block 19th 9:30 a.m.

EMS 800 block Pine 9:31 a.m. EMS 1700 block Cloverfield 9:56 a.m. EMS 1400 block 21st 10:31 a.m. EMS 1200 block Lincoln 10:47 a.m. EMS 7th/Colorado 11:07 a.m. EMS 31st/Ocean Park 11:29 a.m.EMS 1200 block 16th 11:44 a.m. EMS 900 block 3rd 11:45 a.m. EMS 1400 block 21st 11:58 a.m. Automatic alarm 300 block Olympic 12:06 p.m.EMS 2000 block Broadway 12:15 p.m. EMS 2600 block Pico 12:23 p.m. EMS 2600 block Pico 12:23 p.m. EMS 1900 block Pico 1:06 p.m. EMS 400 block 24th 1:18 p.m. EMS Cloverfield/Interstate 10 1:42 p.m. EMS 16th/Colorado 2:07 p.m. EMS 800 block Woodacres 2:08 p.m. Automatic alarm 1400 block of 4th 2:10 p.m.EMS 900 block 3rd 2:13 p.m. EMS 300 block 15th 2:15 p.m. EMS 1000 block Maple 2:19 p.m. EMS 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 2:24 p.m.EMS 2200 block 31st 2:27 p.m. EMS 2100 block Ocean 3:16 p.m. EMS 2600 block Ocean Park 3:40 p.m.

Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ON MARCH 11, AT ABOUT 10:12 A.M.Officers responded to a radio call for service at Nielson Way and Ocean Park Blvd regard-ing a man with a knife threatening passersby. Officers arrived and detained the subject.The subject was in possession of scissors and complied with officers. A preliminary inves-tigation revealed the victim was waiting at a red light as the suspect approached frombehind and accused the victim of stealing his bicycle. The suspect began to threaten thevictim with the scissors. The victim was unable to break away from the suspect, fearedthe suspect would harm him and take his bicycle but the suspect stopped and walkedaway. The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to SMPD Jail for booking.Charles H Parker, 52, homeless, was arrested for robbery and criminal threats. Bail wasset at $50,000.

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Complaints against

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filed by a local activist organization

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Angeles County District Attorney’s

office for review.

The Santa Monica Coalition for

a Livable City filed a complaint last

month against O’Connor alleging

violations of the City Charter in

connection with the firing of

Elizabeth Riel and at least one part

of that complaint has been sent to

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Prices are going up for the Big Blue

Bus and officials are holding a public

meeting on Sept. 10 to preview changes

and hear public feedback.

BBB will host a meeting from 6-7:30

p.m. at the Main Library (601 Santa

Monica Blvd.) to update customers on its

proposed fare updates and service

changes.According to staff, BBB will be adding

11 percent more service over the next 12

months as part of the Evolution of Blue

campaign to provide connections to the

upcoming Expo Light Rail Line.

To offset costs and bring some if its

products inline with regional averages, the

base fare will increase by $0.25 to $1.25

per ride. Express fares increase to $2.50

(50 cent increase), seniors/disabled fares

will be unchanged, tokens will increase to

$1.25 (25 cent increase), day passes are

unchanged, the 13-ride ticket increases to

$14 ($2 increase), a 30-day pass goes to

$50 ($10 decrease), a youth 30-day pass

drops to $38 ($2 decrease), an express 30-

day increases to $89 ($9 increase). A new

rolling 7-day pass will be available for $14.

According to the staff report, the goal is to

incentivize prepaid media and limit the

amount of cash transactions as a means of

increasing efficiency. Currently, cash cus-

tomers take an average of 23 seconds to

board while prepaid customers take less than

4 seconds.“Currently, 2 percent of customers use

30-day passes, 2 percent use 13-ride pass-

es, 3 percent use day passes, and 1 percent

use tokens,” said the staff report. “These

low percentages of current prepaid fare

media use are directly attributable to the

BBB outreaching to explain fare increasesCase against

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High energy and trust mark these first days of Aries sun. Each day, we put our lives in the hands of unseenpeople, trusting in a society that follows certain rules and upholds certain standards. We cross bridges andget in elevators. We flow with traffic and agree in commerce. Human decency is the thread woven throughthe fabric of society.

High-Energy Sun

ARIES (March 21-April 19)Whether or not your position is official, youand all around you sense the same thing;you’re a leader now, and you’ll press on withconfidence (that you may not actually feel) toshow others the way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Today, all speaking will be public speaking, orat least you should consider it as such. Stay onpoint. Even if you’re only telling one person,craft your message as you would if it werebeing broadcast wide.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)Another one of those trials that test your mettlewill be featured. Sure, you could do without thisinterruption of routine. Then again, since you knowthat the conflicts and inconveniences are whatkeep you on your game, you’ll gladly take it on.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)Your water-sign nature will be amplified as yourfeelings flow with what’s around you in a waythat feels as destined as the river that rushesover obstacles and cliffs to get to the sea.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Letting go of worry seems harder than itshould be. But you crave a peaceful, easy feel-ing, and you’ll have it. Whatever it will take toalign yourself with the highest and best in yournature, you’ll be willing to do it today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Maybe you used to think of a certain person asyour adversary, but things have changed.You’re not working at cross-purposes anymore;maybe you never were. You’ll be partners inseeking a solution that’s a mutual win.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)You got the feeling you were doing the rightthing, and that intuition will prove accurate.You will have sublime success if you stay onthis course. All you have to do is keep puttingone foot in front of the other and continue onthis path.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)You’ll be visited by a ray of hope, or rather,you’ll be heartened by the ray of hope that wasalways there, just hiding behind some cloudcover for a while.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)There are many difficulties and challenges inthe creative process. There are fears to over-come, skills to acquire and risks galore. Yet, inthe end, it’s creating that brings you the great-est joy and satisfaction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)If just one person feels more loving andaccepted today because of you, you’ve made adifference in the world. And if that one personhappens to also be you, it still totally counts.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Much will be requested of you. Just becauseit’s doable doesn’t make it reasonable or advis-able. Stand up for yourself. Don’t accommo-date others at the expense of your own com-fort and well-being.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Blaming another is a waste of time. Blamingyourself is also useless. Think in terms ofcause and effect. You can find a quick solutionwhen you skip the emotional baggage thatcomes with blame.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 22)

You’ll hear praise from many corners over the next 10 weeks. You’ll be asked to join a person orgroup in an arrangement that excludes other options. Think carefully; take your time. Lifestyleupgrades happen in June and September. Because of new influences your work takes a differentdirection in July. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 44, 42, 20 and 14.

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revised ban comes after s Seattle Judgeput the first version on hold and the sus-pension was upheld by the 9th Circuitappeals court.

Federal judges in Hawaii andMaryland have blocked the revised travelban from taking effect. The judges saidtheir major concern is the unusual recordof statements by the president and hisadvisers suggesting the executive order’sreal purpose was to discriminate againstMuslims, in violation of theConstitution’s ban on officially favoringor disfavoring any religion.

The Hawaii judge rejected theJustice Department’s request for clari-fication on his temporary order block-ing President Donald Trump’s revisedtravel ban.

U.S. District Judge Derrick Watsonsaid in court records on March 19 that

there’s nothing unclear about his orderand the federal government can’t ask fora distinction that officials failed to makein earlier briefs and arguments.

The Justice Department had askedWatson to clarify that his temporaryrestraining order only applied to the banon travel from six mostly Muslim coun-tries and not a global freeze on refugeesentering the United States.

Watson issued the order in responseto a lawsuit filed by the state of Hawaii,concluding there was “significant andunrebutted evidence of religious ani-mus” behind the travel ban.

Santa Monica, Chicago, LosAngeles, New York City, Boston,Central Falls (RI), Gary, Ithaca, JerseyCity, Madison, Minneapolis,Montgomery County (MD), Oakland,Portland, Philadelphia, Saint Paul, SanDiego, San Francisco, San Jose, SantaClara County, Seattle, Skokie, SouthBend, and West Hollywood, presentedthe local government position to the

Seattle court, which is considering theStates’ emergency motion to apply itsexisting injunction to the new execu-tive order. The brief explains the vitalcontribution that immigrants make toour cities and country, points out thatclassifications based on religion andnatural origin are presumptivelyinvalid, and argues that the travel banis misguided and unconstitutional.

The brief was prepared with the probono assistance of several attorneys ofthe law firm Riley Safer Holmes &Cancila LLP, which has offices inChicago, New York and San Francisco.

Santa Monica has an online hub ofinformation and resources on immi-gration, including the City’s resolu-tion embracing diversity. Visitwww.smgov.net/diversity for moreinformation.

The Associated Press and Santa MonicaPublic Information Officer ConstanceFarrell contributed to this story.

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