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BY ALICIA A. CALDWELL &JILL COLVINAssociated Press
Without fanfare, PresidentDonald Trump signed a scaled-backversion of his controversial ban onmany foreign travelers Monday,hoping to avoid a new round oflawsuits and outrage while fulfillinga central campaign promise. Hisorder still bars new visas for peoplefrom six Muslim-majority coun-tries and temporarily shuts downAmerica’s refugee program.
The revised order, signed withnone of the flourish of his first ver-sion, eliminates some of the mostcontentious aspects in an effort tosurmount the court challenges thatare sure to come. Trump’s firstorder, issued just a week after hisinauguration, was halted by federalcourts.
The new one leaves Iraq off thelist of banned countries — at theurging of U.S. military and diplo-matic leaders — but still affectswould-be visitors and immigrantsfrom Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan,Yemen and Libya. It also makesclear that current visa holders willnot be impacted, and it removeslanguage that would give priorityto religious minorities — a provi-sion some interpreted as a way tohelp Christians get into the U.S.while excluding Muslims.
The order won’t take effect untilMarch 16 despite earlier warningsfrom Trump and his aides that anydelay would put national securityat risk by allowing the entry of“bad ‘dudes’” who want to harmthe country.
The changes underscore the
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The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment (SMPD) is seekinghelp identifying a hit-and-rundriver that critically injured a manearly Sunday morning.
According to SMPD, officersresponded to the 2400 block ofNeilson Way at about 1:50 a.m. fora report of a man lying in the road.
The victim was found with sig-nificant head trauma and trans-ported to a local hospital by theSanta Monica Fire Department.The victim remains hospitalized incritical condition and additional
information about his conditionwas unavailable at press time.
The Major Accident ResponseTeam responded to the scene toconduct an investigation andlocated debris consistent with apossible 2012-2016 Toyota Camry,silver in color and 4-door. Officerssaid the vehicle might have sub-stantial damage to the front of thevehicle on the driver’s side.
While investigators have someevidence regarding the kind of car,they have no information regardingits driver or possible passengers. Thestretch of road is bordered by aparking lot and homes. Officers areasking anyone with any information
to contact investigators.“Other than the individuals who
saw (the victim) lying on the groundafter the fact, we really don’t havemuch information at this point,”said Lieutenant Saul Rodriguez.
Rodriguez said hit-and-runaccidents occur within the city butit’s rare for drivers to leave thescene of such a severe crash.
Anyone with information isasked to contact Officer S. Pace at(310) 458-8993; Investigator J.Olson at (310) 458-8954 or theSanta Monica Police Departmentat (310) 458-8491.
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BY KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer
A packed agenda awaits the CityCouncil as leaders face a weightyslate of topics just a week aftertheir final February meeting. TheCouncil will have its first discus-sion of the future of marijuanasales in Santa Monica sinceCalifornians legalized cannabis forrecreational use last November.The Council will also vote on acontroversial modified noise ordi-nance that will allow loud protestsin the City’s commercial areas.New traffic lights on MontanaAvenue, upkeep of vacant build-ings and a historic post office ren-ovation round out the agenda.
MARIJUANA SALESAt the City Council meeting,
staff will recommend leaders pro-hibit recreational marijuana busi-nesses in Santa Monica.
Staff members will recommendthe City err on the side of cautionwhen it comes to pot, despite over-whelming support of marijuanalegalization in Santa Monica. Backin November, Proposition 64passed in a landslide in the Citywith 71 percent of voters castingtheir ballots in favor of legal weed,according to data from the LACounty registrar of voters.
Proposition 64 legalized posses-sion of up an ounce of pot for any-
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Tuesday, March 7Santa Monica Reads BookDiscussion: Fun HomeSanta Monica Reads book discussionsare hosted by trained discussion facili-tators and are free and open to thepublic. Discussion participants areencouraged to share their thoughtsabout this year’s book selection, FunHome, and its themes, or are welcometo simply listen and learn more aboutthe book. Pico Branch Library, 2201Pico Blvd., 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Dinah Berland PoetryReadingJoin Beach House writer-in-residenceDinah Berland for her third publicevent, a group reading from partici-pants of her 8-week poetry workshop.Between January 14 and March 4, agroup of 15 participants met at theCamera Obscura Art Lab to read greatpoets and write works in dialogue witheach other on the themes of empathyand difference. Stop by to hear theirwork. Annenberg Community BeachHouse, 415 PCH, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Film Series: The RainPeopleFilm Title: The Rain People (1969). Filmhistorian Elaina Archer screens anddiscusses this classic film about a LongIsland housewife, played by ShirleyKnight, who learns that she is pregnantand decides to run away to California.Written and Directed by Francis FordCoppola. (Film runtime: 101 min.) 6 –8:30 p.m. Fairview Branch Library, 2101Ocean Park Blvd.
City Council SpecialMeetingSpecial Meeting. City Hall, 1685 MainSt. 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Transit Safety for Kids Learn the rules on how to ride theMetro safely. Important rail safety tips,rider etiquette, rail signs & signals willbe discussed. Presented by LA Metro.Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 MainSt., 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8Commission on the Statusof Women MeetingRegular meeting of the Santa MonicaCommission on the Status of Women.Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., 7p.m.
Big Kids’ Table: SantaMonica Reads Comics CraftEditionLooking to have fun, socialize and de-stress? Take a seat at The Big Kids’Table, the Main Library’s monthlyseries of activities that invites adultsto get in touch with their inner “bigkid.” This month, learn the basics oforigami. Make the first of your 1001cranes. Upcycle a greeting card into agift box. Fold a dollar bill into a heart.Or relax by coloring or playing a gameof Scrabble. Materials will be provided.Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.,6:30 – 8 p.m.
Montana Mystery BookGroup: A Vine in the BloodTackling his highest profile case yetwhen the mother of Brazil’s leadingsoccer athlete is kidnapped, ChiefInspector Mario Silva investigates awealth of suspects includingArgentinean rivals, the star’s gold-dig-ging girlfriend and a vengeful formerplayer. Montana Avenue Branch Library,1704 Montana Ave., 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9The ‘Your Story’ Project Learn the craft of telling true storiesbased on The Moth storytelling model.This 3-part series covers storytellingbasics, offers story feedback, and pre-pares you for our Story Slam. Prioritygiven to high school and SMC studentswho need community service credit.Limited space; call (310) 458-8681 toregister for workshops. 6 – 8 p.m.Fairview Branch Library, 2101 OceanPark Blvd.
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Mid CitySanta Monica Mid City Neighbors Annual Membership Meeting & Raffle
This year’s Annual Mid City Neighbors Meeting will include a community raffle to helpfund public art projects.
You have seen the murals on Lincoln Blvd and in Pico Neighborhood, where once somany dreary blank walls stood. BeautifyEarth.org and the community will bring color,vibrancy and art to the Mid City neighborhood. In January, the City Council grantedSMMCN money for five murals, and the organization is asking residents and businessesto help raise the $3,000 matching funds.
There will be a raffle with prizes from local vendors. Winners will be called throughoutthe Annual Meeting, & need not be present to win. Raffle Tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20or 25 for $100.
In addition to the raffle drawing, there will be several guest speakers at the Annualmeeting. Speakers include Mayor Ted Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem Gleam Davis, ChiefResilience Officer Lindsay M. Baker, SMPD Resource Officer Rick Verbeck andBeautifyEarth.org founder, Evan Meyer. There will also be a lunch buffet, Girl ScoutCookie sale and an election for new board members.
The meeting is open to the public but voting is restricted to registered, current members.For more information, contact [email protected] or visit
www.midcityneighbors.orgAnnual Membership Meeting, Saturday March 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., doors open at 10:30 a.m.The Edye/Broad Stage at 11th & Santa Monica Blvd.
— SUBMITTED BY STACY DALGLEISH, SMMCN PRESIDENT CitywideSanta Monica High School students go to the U.N
Juniors, Larissa Lim and Chloe Gottlieb, are about to embark on an adventure andmake their mark on the world. As delegates to the United Nations in New York, they willbe participating in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), March 11-17. Theywill be joining several thousand adult representatives from non-profit organizationsacross the globe.
Larissa and Chloe are two of the 41 student representatives, chosen from 600 highschool and collegiate chapters nationwide to represent Girls Learn International (GLI) atthis week-long event. GLI is a nonprofit organization that supports the empowerment ofU.S. students to create solutions that address the obstacles facing girls and womenaround the world. GLI believes the voices of young people should be heard at the UnitedNations. As co-presidents of their Samohi chapter, Larissa and Chloe, are already usingtheir voices to be heard and exercising their civic duties as citizens of Santa Monica, theU.S. and now the world.
The students will have an opportunity to hear and learn from many points of view, lis-ten and participate in official sessions and learn to advocate for the rights of girls andwomen all over the world. At a time when the civil liberties of this country are chal-lenged and unimaginable suffering exists for women and girls elsewhere around theglobe, these local students will be learning to affect change.
— SUBMITTED BY LAURA LIMThe PierPacific Park hiring for new employees for spring and summer positions
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is hiring for new employees for Spring andSummer positions during its annual Job Fair on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.in the Seaside Pavilion, which is located at the west end of Pacific Park next to CoffeeBean & Tea Leaf.
Pacific Park looks for fun, outgoing, energetic team members to work in areas thatinclude rides, games, retail and security, among others.
Potential employees can visit Pacific Park to submit an application in person or applyonline at http://www.pacpark.com/jobfair. Pacific Park is an equal opportunity employer.
“Spring and summer are now upon us and we are gearing up for a new season of funwhile making lifetime memories for our guests,” says Jeff Klocke, Vice President andGeneral Manager at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. “Pacific Park encourages indi-viduals to join our winning team and gain valuable skills and training.”
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA’s only admission free amusement park,offers 12 amusement rides, 14 midway games, an oceanfront food plaza and retail shops.In addition to the Pacific Wheel, the world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel, PacificPark’s signature rides include The West Coaster, a steel roller coaster that races 55 feetabove the Santa Monica Bay; and Inkie’s Air Lift Balloon Ride, the high-flying, family-sharing kids’ ride.
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is located at 380 Santa Monica Pier, SantaMonica, CA 90401. For additional information and hours of operation, call (310) 260-8744 or visit www.pacpark.com.
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DRIVING PAST THE MAIN STREET DOGpark last week I noticed that it lookedextremely naked. It hit me that several treeshad been removed and replaced with newimmature pine trees. I was disappointed inthe loss of the mature trees that had beenthere. I don’t know why they were replaced,could be they became ill due to the drought,or other disease. Maybe the city arboristdecided they were in danger of falling and itwould be safer to remove them. Perhaps theParks and Recreation Commission wantedto make our parks more “sunny” and haveless of a canopy. Maybe none of that is rightand there is another explanation.
I do know that I regularly have concernsabout the tree inventory in our city. As amunicipality, we have a vested interest inmaking sure that our city has a vibrant andverdant look and feel. The sidewalks of moststreets have some degree of landscaping for areason. Not only does the micro-climate ofour city benefit, but the land values and thequality of our life is enhanced with anincrease in greenery.
This valued aspect to our city is also whyI am also curious as to the loss of the trees inthe dog park. I believe that they were movedfrom another location in the city becausethey were so mature and the decision wasmade to relocate them rather than just chipthem. I recall we did a similar thing inVirginia Avenue park with a few trees.
The canopy of trees in our city is franklya bit lacking in my opinion. It seems to methat we could easily support more trees andwhen the arborist decides to plant addition-al specimens they should be more mature.I’ve noticed that oftentimes thin saplings areused, which I understand from a budgetaryperspective, but as someone who has pur-chased and planted trees, when I used moremature trees they took faster and grew outmore completely.
The reason why I push for the use ofolder more mature trees is not just the aes-thetic, but the budgetary concerns. If you
drive along Colorado Blvd, on the South sideof the street you will notice that there aremany “new” trees that have been planted.You will also notice that many of them aredeader than the pylons on the Pier. Now inany gardening venture, there is a certain lossdue to weather, shock from planting orinability to adjust to the new surroundings. Iget that, but there seems to be an inordinateamount of loss in the trees along theColorado corridor.
I’ve also noticed the same thing acrossour city in other areas, where we have longdead trees that need to be replaced and Ifrankly wonder if we would have been betterserved had the city spent the extra few dol-lars and planted older examples.
Santa Monica has an Urban Forest TaskForce chaired by Grace Phillips under ourPublic Works department. I haven’t had achance to reach out to her, but I’m heart-ened to know that we in place people whoare concerned with these issues. It wouldbenefit all of us I believe if we had moretrees and landscaping across the city. Asmuch as we have now is wonderful, I’dreally like as Spring approaches to see ourcity become as lush and verdant as anamusement park.
The environment we live in is so con-ducive to gardening, and even with therestrictions that the drought placed on us,we can do better. Artistic landscaping helpsour land values, is good for the planet, andmakes for a much nicer society overall. SantaMonica should have more areas like the rosegarden in Palisades Park, the great trees ofVirginia Avenue Park and the green ballfields of Memorial Park.
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Shadow sanctuaryEditor:
The Santa Monica City Council has proclaimed that our City will now become a sort of“shadowy” sanctuary city welcoming all immigrants, legal or illegal — no questions asked.Must we also welcome legal or illegal immigrants who are criminals? I wonder whosebrainchild this was.
There was on other childish action taken by our liberal left City Council when theydivested Wells Fargo because they apparently had some connection with the recentlyapproved Keystone Pipeline. Does the Council really believe their action will have anyeffect on the continuation of that project?
Will the Council now only do business with those institutions that agree with theirpolitical ideology? It looks like the citizens of Santa Monica are being ignored and mustconform to the commands of our Council czars
Don WagnerSanta Monica
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It was the swag-bags that convinced com-munity health organizer Julia Liou to redrawthe battle plan in a fight to reduce the hazardouschemical exposures of nail-salon workers, mostof them low-paid Asian immigrant women.
In 2005, Liou watched at California’sstate Capitol as dozens of lobbyists gaveaway bags of lipsticks and other beautygoodies to excited legislative staffers. It waspart of the beauty and chemical industries’effort to defeat a bill to ban one of thethousands of industrial compounds usedto make manicure and pedicures prettierand longer lasting.
Liou and her colleagues lost on that bill.But the state Capitol cluster-swag emerged asa defining lesson for Liou, underscoring howhard it would always be to go lobbyist-for-lobbyist against the U.S. beauty industry, withits $62 billion in estimated revenue last year.
That episode has given rise to a SanFrancisco Bay Area grass-roots campaign ofsalon workers, health workers and local offi-cials that has taken hold in California and isgaining increasing national support andrecognition from the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, Harvard’s John F.Kennedy School of Government and others.
“I realized we need to bring the voices ofthe community there ... to really articulatewhat was really happening, what workerswere experiencing on the health side,” saidLiou, development director of Asian HealthServices, a clinic and outreach program inOakland’s Chinatown where staffers firsttook note more than a decade ago of howmany nail-salon workers were dealing withcancer, headaches, miscarriages and otherhealth problems.
Since then, the California Healthy NailSalon Collaborative that Liou co-foundedhas spearheaded a California effort to reducethe toxicants that salon workers touch andbreathe. Cities and counties taking part inthe program certify salon owners who vol-untarily ban suspect ingredients and nailproducts and who provide proper ventila-tion, gloves and masks for workers.
Last year, California lawmakers passed leg-islation supporting the certification program.
The health complaints voiced by thecountry’s more than 400,000 nail-salonworkers, mostly immigrants from Vietnam,the Philippines, South Korea and otherAsian countries and many with limitedEnglish or political experience, have gottenmore attention over the last decade.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasmandated ventilation systems and othermeasures to reduce chemical exposure innail salons. Some businesses and localgroups around the U.S. have tried self-certi-fying healthy nail salons.
But California’s voluntary program standsout for the local government certification and
for giving salon owners and workers the sayon what health measures salons could bestafford, as well as the training and encourage-ment to speak out on their health concerns.
One morning this winter, TV crews, stateand federal officials, and salon workers crowd-ed inside a storefront nail salon in the SanFrancisco suburb of Alameda. The gatheringcelebrated the salon as one of the newest of 143in the Bay Area and the Southern Californiacity of Santa Monica to win local governmentcertification as a healthy salon.
On the sidewalk outside, the owner ofanother salon, Van Nguyen, stood and cried.
In support of the program, Nguyen hadtold California policymakers of miscarriagesshe suffered and the debilitating skin ailmentsthat plagued a son she carried to full term.
Having earlier won certification for her ownSan Francisco nail parlor, Nguyen, 46, wasproud she had spoken out to protect otherworkers. But she mourned the harm shebelieves she did to her offspring through longdays working with glues, removers and polishes.
“I had misfortune, but I did the best Ican,” Nguyen said. “I don’t want anyone elseto suffer like me.”
Beauty product trade groups and chemi-cal makers deny the ingredients targeted byhealthy-salon programs, includingformaldehyde and other chemicals knownor believed to cause cancer or other harm,are dangerous at the levels used in products.
Regardless, leading manufacturers alreadyhave removed many chemicals most cited bycritics, said Lisa Powers, spokeswoman for thePersonal Care Products Council.
Overall, these ingredients provide a smalland harmless part of what’s in nail polish, saidLinda Loretz, the council’s chief toxicologist.
“A chemical gets a bad name in a verysimplistic way,” as opposed to risk-based sci-ence, Loretz said.
Critics counter that the country’s scien-tific and medical communities have failed tostudy any long-term threat from the indus-trial compounds that salon workers maywork with daily for years.
California’s Department of ToxicSubstances Control opened hearings thismonth to examine the safety of some of themost frequently questioned ingredients innail polishes and other products. KarlPalmer, chief of the department’s branch forsafer consumer products, said the hearingscould lead to recommendations for saferalternatives or other state action.
The EPA awarded the California programa $120,000 grant in part because it believesthe model could expand nationally, saidMatthew Tejada, director of the agency’soffice of environmental justice.
The involvement of salon-workers wascritical to their success, he said.
“They’re not looking to just make a poli-cy critique on some intangible, philosophi-cal point,” Tejada said. “They’re trying tomake their lives better.”
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IN THE RUN UP TO, AND NOW AFTERthe 2016 election, Santa Monica’sTransparency Project members poured overcity-mandated financial statements of can-didates and Political Action Committees(PAC’s) to evaluate the effect of ‘show me themoney’ on our politics.
Five ballot measures, four City Councilseats, three College Board members, and twoRent Control Board seats were contested lastNovember 7. With one exception, the win-ning advocates invested more cash thanopponents – often, much more. In everycontest save for a single candidate runningfor the College Board, victory was deter-mined by who put up the most for the resultthey wanted.
Twenty-two candidates and fourteenpolitical PAC’s collected nearly $3 millionvying for the power to steer an annual$630M budget (City Council), raise $15M intaxes for a 50:50 schools/affordable housingsplit (Measures GS & GSH), defeat a slow-growth, anti-development initiative(Measure LV), divvy up a $345M SantaMonica College bonanza bond (board seatsplus the bond Measure V), and determinemunicipal rent control policies.
Four City Council winning incumbentsstomped opponents financially, averaging$96K+ versus the $19K raised by their clos-est competitor. The LUVE Initiative ran intoa buzz saw of business, political, and devel-opment industry opposition, with oppo-nents outspending proponents $1.29 M to$95K, a 13.5:1 drubbing in PAC contribu-tions. Santa Monica College and relatedboosters invested $438K to promote theMeasure V bond against no financial resist-ance whatsoever. Similarly, affordable hous-ing and public education advocates ofGSH/GS raised $276K to defeat an under-organized and totally unfunded opposition.
Measure SM, to strengthen and enforcethe anti-corruption Oaks ordinance, passedwithout opposition from candidates or PACfinancing.
Considering the $3M spent, 48,000 resi-dents who cast ballots (73% of registeredvoters) might be forgiven for preening witha measure of self-importance; every SantaMonica voter generated an average invest-ment of $62.50 to secure their vote.
In many ways an ‘issues’ microcosm ofthe country – with a few local twists – SantaMonica is poster child for Citizens United,
the US Supreme Court decision renderingcorporations the same 1st amendment rightas humans. Cash is free speech regardlesswhere it comes from.
By local law, donations to individual can-didates are limited to $350 but no suchrestrictions apply to PACs that support thosesame candidates (nor to corporate contribu-tions in support or opposition of measures);the resulting election finance is correspond-ingly lopsided, $637K in individual against$2.47M in corporate/PAC monies, a 4:1 ratio- courtesy of Citizens United.
For anyone with political ambitions, theRent Control board is the most economicalcampaign, winners spending $6-$26K, halfthe price of a $38-46K College Board seat(though a loser spent twice that), half againthe cost of winning City Council seats.
The best deal in this election was theSchool Board; its seats had no opposition(though two incumbents raised $23K to runagainst nobody), effectively making incum-bency a costless sinecure.
November 2018 brings another municipalelection with thirteen seats in play, plusunknown measures and perhaps some develop-ment issues that necessitate public decision.
Political office in paradise doesn’t comecheap. There’s no time to waste; prospectivecandidates need to start filling warchestsnow, especially if their targets are incum-bents, who we’ve repeatedly shown to enjoyenormous fund raising and name recogni-tion advantages.
BASED ON 2016, HERE ARE YOUR 2018 TARGETS:
Entity Open Approximate WinningSeats Campaign Costs
City 3 $90,000 - $120,000Council
Rent 3 $7,000 - $25,000Control Board
College 3 $38,000 - $70,000Board
School 4 $5,000 - $20,000Board
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very different position the president findshimself in.
Five weeks ago, Trump dropped thefirst order with a bang, catching lawmak-ers and members of his administration bysurprise. He signed the order in a high-profile ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall ofHeroes as Secretary of Defense Jim Mattisstood by.
This time around, the president skippedthe usual public ceremony altogether.Instead, the administration chose to haveHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly,Secretary of State Rex Tillerson andAttorney General Jeff Sessions serve as thepublic faces of the rollout at a brief pressannouncement.
“I think today was about the implemen-tation of it,” said Press Secretary Sean Spicer— at a briefing off camera.
Legal experts say the new order addressessome of the constitutional concerns raisedby a federal appeals court about the initialban but leaves room for more legal chal-lenges.
“It’s much clearer about how it doesn’tapply to groups of immigrants with moreclearly established constitutional rights,”
said University of Texas law professorStephen Vladeck. “That’s a really impor-tant step.”
Trump officials say the goal hasn’tchanged: keeping would-be terrorists outof the United States while the governmentreviews vetting systems for refugees andvisa applicants from certain parts of theworld.
Tillerson said, “It is the president’ssolemn duty to protect the American people,and with this order President Trump is exer-cising his rightful authority to keep our peo-ple safe.”
The original travel ban led to instantchaos at airports as Homeland Securityofficials scrambled to interpret how it wasto be implemented and some travelers weredetained before being sent back overseas orblocked from getting on airplanes abroad.The order quickly became the subject ofseveral legal challenges and was put on holdlast month by a federal judge inWashington state.
The president repeatedly insisted hewould continue to fight for the originalorder in court, even as aides worked tocraft a new one. In the end, they chose torescind the old order — though Spicermaintained the first was “100 percent legaland constitutional.”
Notably absent from Trump’s revised ban
are repeated references to the death toll fromthe Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Critics ofthe original had noted the presidentappeared to use those attacks as evidence ofdanger from certain foreigners despite thefact that none of the men who hijacked jet-liners that day were from any of the sevenbanned countries.
House Speaker Paul Ryan commendedthe administration and Secretary Kelly “fortheir hard work on this measure to improveour vetting standards.”
“This revised executive order advancesour shared goal of protecting the home-land,” Ryan said.
The White House dropped Iraq fromthe list of targeted countries followingpressure from the Pentagon and StateDepartment, which noted Iraq’s role infighting the Islamic State group. An Iraqispokesman said the change marks a “posi-tive step” and shows the countries have a“real partnership.”
The new order does not address con-cerns raised in a Homeland Security intel-ligence analysis obtained last month byThe Associated Press that concluded therewas insufficient evidence that citizens ofthe originally banned countries posed aterror threat to the U.S. The administra-tion has played down the significance ofthat report.
Trump’s new order reinstates his four-month ban on all refugees from around theworld and keeps in place his plan to reducethe number of refugees to be let into theUnited States this budget year to 50,000.Syrians are also no longer subjected to anindefinite ban, despite Trump’s insistence asa candidate that they pose a serious securitythreat.
Removing language that would give prior-ity to religious minorities helps address con-cerns that the initial ban was discriminatory,but its continued focus on Muslim-majoritycountries leaves the appearance that the orderis a “Muslim ban,” Vladeck said.
“There’s still going to be plenty of workfor the courts to do,” he said.
Lee Gelernt, deputy director of theAmerican Civil Liberties Union’sImmigrants’ Rights Project said the groupwill move “very quickly” to try to block thenew order from taking effect, either byamending the existing lawsuits that blockedTrump’s original ban or seeking a newinjunction.
“The only way to actually fix the Muslimban is not to have a Muslim ban,” said OmarJadwat, director of the project.
Associated Press reporters Julie Pace andSadie Gurman contributed to this report.
one over the age of 21. Smoking is allowed in aprivate home or at a business licensed for on-site cannabis consumption. Businesses lookingto open under the new law will have to get botha state and local permit. Even without dispen-saries or recreational pot shops in city limits,Santa Monica staff expects cannabis relatedtourism will grow in Santa Monica.
Recreational use of pot is now legal in Alaska,California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts,Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Washington,D.C., although Congress blocked the sale ofrecreational weed in the D.C. area.
Despite state legalization, marijuanaremains a Schedule I Controlled Substanceunder Federal Law. Under the ObamaAdministration, the US Attorney General’sOffice instated a policy of non-interferencewith states that legalized marijuana as longas strict regulations were robustly enforced.Trump’s Attorney General recently hinted hemay reverse the policy.
“I am dubious about marijuana,”Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently toldthe room at the National Association ofAttorneys General’s annual winter meeting.“States can pass whatever laws they choosebut I’m not sure we’re going to be a better,healthier nation if we have marijuana beingsold at every corner grocery store,”
More than twenty years after California vot-ers legalized marijuana for medical use, SantaMonica still does not have a single dispensary.
Back in 2015, the City Council updatedthe zoning ordinance to authorize twomedical marijuana dispensaries in the City.Dispensaries could open up along WilshireBoulevard between Lincoln and 20th Streetor along Santa Monica Boulevard between23rd Street and Centinela Avenue.
On Tuesday, the City Council can directstaff to draft an ordinance to create a permitfor medical dispensaries.
NOISE ORDINANCEThe Council will consider adding an
exemption to the City Noise Ordinance toallow non-commercial activity on public
property between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., exceptthe Pier and the Promenade. The change issupported by the local hotel union because itwould allow loud protests in commercialareas. The ordinance allows for restrictionsnear residential buildings but not hotels.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGThe historic lobby of the former US Post
Office at 5th and Arizona is slated for amakeover. The lobby will serve as a visitorreception area and a commissary for employ-ees and guests at Skydance Productions, themedia company responsible for films like JackReacher, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible. Ifthe City Council gives the go ahead, the his-toric wood walls and ceiling will be cleanedand recoated, the terrazzo lobby floors will berepaired and restored and even the originalmaple tables will be repurposed for the com-missary. The Landmarks Commission staffwill review and approve any modificationsinside of the Landmark building.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON MONTANACity staff is urging the council to replace
four traffic signals along the MontanaAvenue corridor immediately – beginningwith the 7th Street signal. A staff reportdescribes the forty-year-old signals as “func-tionally obsolete” and “unworkable.” Recentrain saturated the soil beneath the intersec-tions and caused the underground wiringconduits to fail. City engineers discoveredthat much of the conduit has rusted awayand is irreparable, according to staff reports.
The total cost of fixing the four intersec-tions will exceed $1 million.
VACANT PROPERTY MAINTENANCEA new ordinance would require building
owners to keep up vacant buildings andprojects left in a state of partial construction.Of 29 vacant properties in Santa Monicaknown to staff, the City has received com-plaints about 12 of them over the last year.However, existing law does not allow staff toaddress complaints about properties thathave remained empty for years due toincomplete construction.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 332calls for service on March 5.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Assault 1400 block of 3rd street prom12:05 a.m. Traffic collision 26th/Olympic 12:59 a.m. Drunk driving 14th/Broadway 1:02 a.m. Vehicle parked on sidewalk 2600 block ofCloverfield 1:09 a.m. Party complaint 1300 block of SanVicente 1:09 a.m. Traffic collision Neilson/Hollister 1:53 a.m. Party complaint 900 block of 3rd 2:34 a.m. Disturbance of peace 1000 block of 2nd2:43 a.m. Sexual assault 1700 block of Cloverfield3:40 a.m. Stalking 2300 block of 16th 3:41 a.m. Drunk driving 14th/Interstate 10 4:52 a.m. Petty theft 800 block of Santa Monica5:40 a.m. Prowler 300 block of 19th 7:43 a.m. Burglary 2400 block of 14th 8:03 a.m. Traffic control Ocean/Colorado 9:00 a.m. Speeding speed 17th/San Vicente 9:51 a.m. Panhandling 2600 block of Main 9:51 a.m. Encampment 2200 block of Santa Monica10:25 a.m. Panhandling 1400 block of Lincoln 11:01 a.m. Traffic collision 6th/Pico 11:29 a.m. Encampment Robson/Dewey 11:30 a.m. Prowler 300 block of 19th 11:45 a.m. Encampment 2000 block of Lincoln 12:15 p.m.
Person down 2600 block of Ocean FrontWalk 1:40 p.m. Speeding Stewart/Pico 1:54 p.m. Petty theft 1200 block of 3rd Street Prom2:05 p.m. Auto burglary 1500 block of 2nd 2:41 p.m. Traffic collision 2600 block of Colorado3:14 p.m. Prowler 2100 block of 3rd 3:20 p.m. Petty theft 1400 block of 3rd Street Prom3:34 p.m. Vandalism 1300 block of 17th 3:50 p.m. Petty theft 1800 block of Montana 4:11 p.m. Injured person 400 block of Santa MonicaPier 4:14 p.m. Traffic collision 10th/Ashland 4:23 p.m. Petty theft 1300 block of 3rd Street Prom4:31 p.m. Petty theft 200 block of san Vicente 5:07 p.m. Petty theft 300 block of Santa Monica Pl5:12 p.m. Bike theft 1000 block of Colorado 5:31 p.m. Bike theft 2500 block of Pico 5:37 p.m. Auto burglary 2600 block of Centinela6:19 p.m. Overdose 2500 block of Pico 6:19 p.m. Fraud 800 block of Ocean Park 6:28 p.m. Grand theft Euclid/Wilshire 6:51 p.m. Traffic collision no injuriesOcean/California Incline 7:02 p.m. Hit and run 1900 block of Montana 7:07 p.m. Grand theft 2900 block of Main 8:09 p.m. Burglary 2000 block of Main 8:20 p.m. Traffic collision 1500 block of 4th 9:26 p.m. Traffic collision Lincoln/Broadway 9:47p.m. Bike theft 1400 block of Pearl 9:56 p.m. Person down 400 block of Santa MonicaPier 10:07 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 37 calls for service
on March 5.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
EMS 2700 block of Montana 1:04 a.m. EMS Neilson/Hollister 1:53 a.m. EMS 400 block of Expo Line 2:09 a.m. EMS 1700 block of Cloverfield 3:54 a.m. EMS 100 block of Wilshire 3:58 a.m. EMS 1500 block of 2nd 4:41 a.m. EMS 400 block of Pier 5:23 a.m. EMS 2700 block of Montana 5:29 a.m. EMS 800 block of 4th 5:57 a.m. EMS 2400 block of 2nd 6:07 a.m. EMS 2900 block of Arizona 8:12 a.m. EMS 1300 block of 15th 8:41 a.m. EMS 500 block of Ocean 8:50 a.m. EMS 2100 block of Delaware 9:02 a.m.
EMS 800 block of Palisades Beach Rd9:12 a.m. EMS 900 block of 7th 11:04 a.m. EMS 1700 block of Cloverfield 11:19 a.m. EMS 1300 block of 6th 12:07 p.m. EMS 2600 block of Ocean Front Walk 1:40 p.m. EMS 26th/Colorado 3:14 p.m. Electrical fire 100 block of San Vicente3:30 p.m. Public assist 700 block of 25th 4:02 p.m. EMS 200 block of Santa Monica Pier 4:14 p.m. EMS 2800 block of Pico 4:22 p.m. EMS 2500 block of Pico 6:19 p.m. EMS 1200 block of Yale 6:40 p.m. EMS 1000 block of 3rd 6:45 p.m. Wires down 600 block of Pier 7:54 p.m. EMS 200 block of Arizona 8:25 p.m. EMS 2200 block of 3rd 8:53 p.m. EMS 2000 block of Cloverfield 10:09 p.m. EMS 1700 block of Ocean 10:13 p.m. EMS 400 block of Ocean 10:27 p.m. EMS 2500 block of Georgina 11:01 p.m. EMS 400 block of Expo Line 11:44 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 FEBRUARY 22, AT ABOUT 4:25 P.M. While patrolling the area of 300 Santa Monica Blvd an officer observed a vehicle with nolicense plates and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle was identified as stolen out ofLAPD-Pacific Division and the driver was found to be driving on a suspended license. Asearch of the suspect’s person led to the recovery of methamphetamine. The suspectwas taken into custody without incident. Quintin Sherrod Howze, 25, from NorthHollywood, was arrested for grand theft auto, driving on a suspended license and posses-sion of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $20,000.
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We often make the kind of mistakes that wouldn’t even be counted as such under different circumstanceswith other people. Just because someone takes offense doesn’t mean we’re being offensive. This (overly?)sensitive Cancer moon suggests that we smooth things over regardless of who is to blame, only becauseit will make life easier.
Sensitive Cancer Moon
ARIES (March 21-April 19)You will love the work you’re doing and mayactually choose to work perpetually as aresult. Your loved ones who are similarly happyat work will understand. The others, not somuch!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)If you were to summon all your powers of cre-ativity (and they are mighty strong today, to besure) to redesign yourself, who would the newyou be? Don’t let the ones who knew youbefore hold you back. They’ll adjust.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)Progress and struggle go together. Somewould argue that they must -- that there is noprogress without struggle. Then again, aninspiring influence can make the struggle seemmild, even satisfying!
CANCER (June 22-July 22)The love experts have spoken: Don’t fall in lovewith someone who flirts with everyone. If youdisregard this advice (or have received it toolate), then at least take comfort in the fact thatwhatever happens next, it’s nothing personal.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Your life will be better through the magic ofdelegation. But this only works if you do it theright way: Joyfully hand over the task; let go;walk away; don’t look back.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)When fantasy relationships become reality,illusions soon dissolve. The bubble of special-ness around the situation may pop. And if youstill like each other after that, this relationshiphas real potential.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)When you can be your less-than-ideal self withsomeone, it means you are closer with thatperson than you are with the people you feelthe need to constantly impress. The questiontoday is: How close do you really want to be?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)Containing passionate feelings is, as a rule,hard for humans. You’re the exception to thisrule. You can stay cool even when there’s a vol-cano going off in your emotional body. It’s anamazing trick you’ll practice today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)You wonder if you may have under-loved someonewho deserved a better quality of attention fromyou. You may not get the chance to rectify thiswith the same person, but you’ll pay it forward.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Maybe there really is a time for everything,and yet you can count on the fact that it’s sel-dom a convenient time or one that’s underyour control -- another argument for doinginstead of waiting.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Being the different one in the group isn’t bad,but it does mean you’ll have to acquire morecredibility and skills than the others. It won’tbe hard. The hardest part is accepting theinjustice. Once you do, the rest is cake.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Since most of the relationships in your life areinvoluntary (family, neighbors, co-workers,etc.), it makes sense for you to be very choosyabout the ones that are voluntary (friends andmore). Exercise your right to be picky.
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You’ll discover the level of risk that suits you best. Your financial horizons open up in the next 10weeks. Don’t settle for what’s offered to you, though, as you’re luckiest while being proactive. Asweet connection in May will alter your destiny. You’ll please the crowd and yourself simultaneous-ly in August. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 39, 12, 46 and 17.
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You might already be using a transporta-tion app! Google Maps can provide you withdriving directions, and now it can give youtransit and bicycling directions as well. Just
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Want more transportation functionality?Look no further than Transit App. TransitApp is a beautiful app focusing primarily on,you guessed it, transit. Its interface allows forquick access to real time information foryour most used buses and trains.
Want less stress in the morning? TheCityMapper app is a great option for com-muters. It lets users add their commute, andthen gives a notification every morning let-
ting you know when the bus is leaving, andwhat time it will get you to work. Once youget to work, the notification goes away untilit is time to go home, when it pops up again.
Do you ride Breeze? The Social Bikes AppAKA SoBi, is the app for you. Use the SoBiapp to view nearby Breeze Docks and reservea bike. After your ride, view how far yourode, how long it took and how much youwere charged, straight from the app! If youare new to Breeze you can also sign-up usingthe SoBi app!
All of these apps can be found in both theApple App Store or the Android Google PlayStore and Google Maps and CityMapper canalso be used from a web browser.
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DBAS DBAS DBAS DBAS DBASFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017036278 REFILE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/13/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ANTHONY L DITURI CO. 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. , SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ROBERT J SULLI-VAN INC 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)03/20/2007. /s/: ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/13/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX-PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name state-ment in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/14/2017, 02/21/2017, 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017036280 REFILE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/13/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DITURI CO REALTORS. 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. , SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ROBERT J SULLI-VAN INC 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)03/20/2007. /s/: ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/13/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX-PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name state-ment in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/14/2017, 02/21/2017, 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017036279 REFILE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/13/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SULLIVAN DITURI CO REAL-TORS. 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. , SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC 2111 WILSHIRE BLVD. SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)03/20/2007. /s/: ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. ROBERT J SULLIVAN INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/13/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Pro-fessions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/14/2017, 02/21/2017, 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017036277 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/13/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 6TH ST. COMMUNICA-TIONS. 601 CALIFORNIA AVE. #305 , SANTA MON-ICA, CA 90403. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: ROBERT F. SCHWENKER IV 601 CALIFOR-NIA AVE. #305 SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. /s/:ROBERT F. SCHWENKER IV. ROBERT F. SCHWENKER IV. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/13/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Pro-fessions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/14/2017, 02/21/2017, 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017044278 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/22/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as THE LUNA LODGE. 8715 BURTON WAY APT 102 , WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LUNA LODGE, LLC 8715 BURTON WAY APT 102 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048. This Business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)01/01/2017. /s/: LUNA LODGE, LLC. LUNA LODGE, LLC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/22/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Pro-fessions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017, 03/14/2017, 03/21/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017047969 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/27/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LAURA LEE COMPTON DESIGN. 310 SOUTH VENICE BOULEVARD , VEN-ICE, CA 90291. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: LAURA LEE COMPTON 310 SOUTH VENICE BOULEVARD VENICE, CA 90291. This Business is being conducted by: an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed on (Date)02/27/2017. /s/: LAURA LEE COMPTON. LAURA LEE COMPTON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 02/27/2017. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Pro-fessions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017, 03/14/2017, 03/21/2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2017045621 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES on 02/23/2017 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as POP UP PARTY. 4515 EAGLE BLVD UNIT 144 , LOS ANGELES, CA 90041. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: POP UP PARTY PLANNER INC 4515 EAGLE BLVD UNIT 144 LOS ANGELES, CA 90041. This Business is being conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)02/01/2017. /s/: POP UP PARTY PLANNER INC. POP UP PARTY PLANNER INC. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk of LOS AN-GELES County on 02/23/2017. NOTICE: THIS FIC-TITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 02/28/2017, 03/07/2017, 03/14/2017, 03/21/2017.
Name ChangesORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECase No. SS027039Superior Court of California, County of Los Ange-lesPetition of ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ for Change of NameTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: ZACHARIAH EDWARD BOUAZIZ TO AARON LYONS. The court orders that all per-sons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Notice of Hearing: Date: APR 14, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept: K, Room: A203 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 1725 MAIN ST., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401.A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press.Date: MAR 06, 2017
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