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WEDNESDAY
11.29.17Volume 17 Issue 15
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2
PLANETARIUM SHOWS ..................PAGE 3
CURIOUS CITY ................................PAGE 5
POLICE/FIRE LOGS ........................PAGE 8
MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
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BY MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer
Federal prosecutors are investigating alle-gations that Uber deployed an espionageteam to plunder trade secrets from its rivals.The revelation triggered a delay in a high-profile trial over whether the beleagueredride-hailing service stole self-driving cartechnology from a Google spinoff.
The probe under way at the U.S. JusticeDepartment centers on a 37-page letter thatdescribed allegations made by RichardJacobs, Uber’s former manager of globalintelligence. Jacobs had the letter sent inMay to an Uber lawyer. The letter contendedthat Jacobs had been wrongfully demotedand then fired for trying to stop the compa-ny’s alleged misconduct.
The investigation hadn’t been publiclyknown until Tuesday, when it surfaced in a
SEE UBER PAGE 3
MATTHEW HALLDaily Press Editor
The union recently elected to representhealthcare workers at St. John’s HealthCenter in Santa Monica will hold a strikevote this Thursday despite ongoing contractnegotiations with hospital management.
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers Westissued a statement Tuesday saying the strikevote would be held in conjunction with aninformational picket on Nov. 30 from 6 a.m.– 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Workers votedto join the union in February of this year.
“The vote will continue Friday, Dec. 1 inthe hospital cafeteria and results should beannounced that evening,” said theannouncement. “The vote revolves aroundhospital executives’ failure to bargain ingood faith and provide information aboutpatient and worker safety citations.”
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KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer
More than 800 Santa Monica restaurantsreceived a letter this week from the CityAttorney’s office warning the growing trend ofsurcharges on customer receipts may violatestate and local laws on pricing transparency.
The letter is a warning shot to restaurantowners before the City begins cracking downon the charges through undercover inspections.
“Our plan is to make sure everybody is onnotice so there’s no confusion and folks knowwhat’s already in the law,” said the head of theConsumer Protection Division in the CityAttorney’s Office, Adam Radinsky, in aninterview with the Daily Press.“We plan to dofuture inspections and investigations in localbusinesses to make sure folks are complying.”
In order to be legal, Radinsky says thecharges must be disclosed before customersorder and restaurants cannot imply thecharge is a government fee or tax. Californiaconsumer protection laws impose steep fines
for false advertising, failing to charge theposted price or other violations.
“If the first time you see (the charge) ison your receipt when you pay, that’s toolate,” Radinsky said. “You’ve already beencharged. Businesses have to disclose this toconsumers before they make this decision.”
Radinsky said his office has received mul-tiple complaints from diners about the feesbut did not name any specific restaurants hebelieves are violation of the law. It is notclear how many local restaurants add on anextra charge for employee healthcare orother costs. Employers must also tell theirstaff how the money will be allocated.
The letter comes as restaurants adjust toSanta Monica’s new $10.50 an hour mini-mum wage. In addition to the higher wages(which will increase every year until hitting$15 an hour in 2020), restaurant workersnow accumulate paid sick leave. The new lawstipulates that healthcare-related surcharges
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DEBATE WINNERS Courtesy photosThe Santa Monica College Speech & Debate Team won several awards recently. See Page 10 for more information.
Uber facing federalprobe on allegations
of espionage
Hospital workersto hold strikevote Thursday
City signals coming crackdownon restaurant surcharges
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Wednesday, November 29GED/HiSET Prep Class at MainGet prepared to take the Science sub-ject test of the GED or HiSET. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 – 9p.m.
DIY Crafty Cards and Gift TagsAmy Muscoplat teaches participantshow to make vibrant and attractiveholiday cards and gift tags for theupcoming season. Supplies provided.Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704Montana Ave, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Just for Seniors: ‘AppyHour’ Device WorkshopBring your smartphone or tablet andget small group help to get you start-ed with using your device. MontanaAvenue Branch Library, 1704 MontanaAve, 4 – 5 p.m.
Thursday, November 30College Application Drop-In Services Get free one-on-one assistancewith college applications andessays. To submit your application,bring your transcript (unofficial isfine) and Social Security, DACA orGreen Card number. Computersprovided, or bring your laptop.Presented in collaboration with theSanta Monica Boys & Girls Club’sCollege Bound Program andMagellan Counseling. Grade 12.Main Library, 601 Santa MonicaBlvd., 4 – 6 p.m.
L.E.A.R.N.: Learn, Excel,Achieve and Read Now One-on-one access to volunteersavailable to help students with home-work assignments and reading com-prehension. Bilingual volunteersavailable. Pico Branch Library, 2201Pico Blvd, 3:30 – 7 p.m.
Current Events Discussion Group Join organizers for a lively discus-sion of the latest news with yourfriends and neighbors. FairviewBranch Library, 2101 Ocean ParkBlvd, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, December 1Daybreak Designs Holiday SaleThe women of the Daybreak shelterare selling handmade crafts thisweekend at the Cloverfield ServicesCenter, 1751 Cloverfield Blvd. Itemsinclude jewelry, cards, knit/crochetitems, pictures and paintings.Money raised will support andempower women at the shelter asthey seek permanent housing. Thesale will be held Friday from 11 a.m.– 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11a.m. – 5 p.m. Parking is available onsite or at nearby meters.
Schroter’s Valley on the Moon and the Seven SistersThe feature shows are at 8 p.m. andare preceded by “The Night SkyShow” at 7 p.m. Take a lookthrough various telescopes at anearly-full Moon, the area aroundits bright crater Aristarchus, andthe winding canyon known as“Schroter’s Valley.” Then turn yourgaze to the beautiful Pleiades starcluster, one of the prettiest openclusters in the sky, and a harbingerof approaching winter. If cloudsinterfere, we’ll view high-resolutionimages in the planetarium.Second floor of Drescher Hall (1900Pico Blvd.). $11 ($9 seniors and chil-dren) for the evening’s scheduled“double bill,” or $6 ($5 seniors age60+ and children age 12 and under)for a single Night Sky or feature showor 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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11th StreetThe Broad Stage presents Small Mouth Sounds
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage and Eva Price present Small Mouth Sounds by DramaDesk Award winner Bess Wohl (Pretty Filthy), and directed by Tony Award nomineeRachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) for three weeks only,January 11 through 28.
In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silentretreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, theirvows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Filled with awkward andinsightful humor, Small Mouth Sounds is a unique and compassionate new play that askshow we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us.
The cast includes Connor Barret (Jan), Ben Beckley (Ned), Edward Chin-Lyn (Rodney),Orville Mendoza (Teacher), Brenna Palughi (Alicia), Socorro Santiago (Joan), andCherene Snow (Judy).
The original design team of Small Mouth Sounds returns for the national tour andincludes Obie-winner Laura Jellinek (Scenic Design), Tilly Grimes (Costume Design), MikeInwood (Lighting Design), Lortel- nominee Stowe Nelson (Sound Design), AndrewSchneider (Projection Design), and Noah Mease (Prop Design). Chavkin and the designerswill restage the production, originally performed in traverse, for a proscenium setting.
The play is unique in that most of the action happens in silence. The audience learnsalmost everything through nonverbal communications from the actors.
The inspiration for the play came from Wohl’s own personal experience at a silentmeditation retreat. Surrounded by people who were looking for a way for their lives tobe changed or healed, Wohl decided that this was fertile subject matter for a play.
Tickets are on sale at www.thebroadstage.org or by calling (310) 434-3200.Small Mouth Sounds at The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., January 11 – 28,
2018. Tickets start at $45. (Prices subject to change)— SUBMITTED BY DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY
SMCDecember Shows At Drescher Planetarium
The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium is pleased to present three spe-cial feature shows in December, including a telescope viewing session and the popularseasonal favorite “A Winter’s Solstice.” The feature shows – as well as our popular NightSky Show – will be held on Friday evenings.
The December shows are:Special Observing Event: “Schröter’s Valley on the Moon and the Seven Sisters” on
December 1. This feature show is an opportunity to take a look through various tele-scopes at a nearly-full Moon, the area around its bright crater Aristarchus, the windingcanyon known as “Schröter’s Valley,” and the beautiful Pleiades star cluster, named forthe Seven Sisters of Greek lore, one of the prettiest open clusters in the sky, and a har-binger of approaching winter.
“A Winter’s Solstice” on December 8 and December 15. Come explore the history ofancient observances of the Winter Solstice, and take a look at a re-creation of theremarkable planetary conjunction in 2 BCE – a leading candidate for a scientific explana-tion of the Star of Bethlehem.
The feature shows are at 8 p.m. and are preceded by “The Night Sky Show” at 7 p.m.,offering the latest news in astronomy and space exploration, a family-friendly “tour” ofthe constellations, and the chance to ask astronomy-related questions.
The John Drescher Planetarium, which features a Digistar projection system, is locat-ed near the elevators on the second floor of Drescher Hall (1900 Pico Blvd., SantaMonica). Tickets are available at the door and cost $11 ($9 seniors and children) for theevening’s scheduled “double bill,” or $6 ($5 seniors age 60+ and children age 12 andunder) for a single show or telescope-viewing session.
Please call (310) 434-3005 or see www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or www.smc.edu/planetar-ium for information. All shows subject to change or cancellation without notice.
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court hearing that was supposed to set thestage for a trial pitting Uber against Waymo,a self-driving car pioneer that started withinGoogle eight years ago.
The hearing instead quickly turned into aforum raising more questions about Uber’sethics and corporate culture. Over the pastyear, Uber has been rocked by revelations oframpant sexual harassment inside the compa-ny, technological trickery designed to thwartregulators and a yearlong cover-up of a hack-ing attack that stole the personal informationof 57 million passengers and 600,000 drivers.
Jacobs, whose lawyer wrote the letter atthe center of the courtroom drama, testifiedTuesday that Uber had set up a unit calledMarketplace Analytics to steal trade secretsfrom its rivals overseas. He didn’t specifywhich competitors Uber had targeted. Hisallegations had been kept under wraps untilthe Justice Department passed them along toU.S. District Judge William Alsup last week.
In an unusual move,Alsup had recommend-ed in May that the Justice Department open acriminal investigation into Uber, based on theevidence he had heard in the Waymo case.
To protect itself against potential trouble,Uber frequently communicated on a servicecalled Wickr that automatically erases mes-sages, according to Jacobs. The company alsorelied on a surreptitious computer system toeliminate all digital trails, and dispatched itssecurity team to train self-driving car engi-neers in Pittsburgh how to conceal theirelectronic tracks, Jacobs testified.
Uber’s espionage team also hired contrac-tors who employed former CIA agents to helpwith its surveillance, according to Jacobs.
Pressed under questioning, Jacobsacknowledged that the letter also alleged thatUber had stolen trade secrets from Waymo, aswell as other intellectual property in the U.S.
But Jacobs said that his lawyer was mistakenin making that allegation. He insisted he didn’tknow anything about Uber’s espionage teamtrying to steal anything in the U.S., suggestinghe missed the purported mistake because hespent only about 20 minutes reviewing it whilehe was on vacation with his wife.
Uber paid Jacobs $4.5 million as part of aconfidential settlement after his firing,Jacobs said while being grilled by Waymolawyer Charles Verhoeven. Part of that settle-
ment includes Uber stock, a $1 million con-sulting fee and a provision requiring himnot to say anything that would harm Uber.
“It is possible that he has been bought offby Uber,” Alsup said of Jacobs at one pointduring Tuesday’s drama.
Alsup described the allegations in the letteras “scandalous” and lashed out at Uber’s legalteam for not informing him about them beforehe was notified by the Justice Department. “Ican’t trust anything you say because it has beenproven wrong so many times,”Alsup told Uberattorney Arturo Gonzalez. The judge alsocalled Uber’s espionage team “a plumber’s unitdoing bad deeds.”
Gonzalez repeatedly tried to persuadeAlsup that the allegations in Jacobs’ letterhad nothing to do with Waymo’s case againstUber. The lawyer also argued that the com-pany used secretive communications chan-nels for employee safety reasons. But thejudge wasn’t swayed.
“There is a 50-50 chance that this is goingto turn out very bad for Uber,” Alsup said.“And there is a 50-50 chance that this willturn out to be a dry hole.”
In a statement defending itself, Uber point-ed to Jacobs’ testimony that he wasn’t aware ofthe company stealing any of Waymo’s tradesecrets. “None of the testimony (Tuesday)changes the merits of the case,” Uber said.
In its statement, Waymo called the latest alle-gations against Uber “significant and troubling.”
Alsup postponed the scheduled Dec. 4start of the Waymo-Uber trial to giveWaymo more time to gather evidence. Hedidn’t immediately set a new trial date.
Waymo is alleging that Uber has beenbuilding its own fleet of self-driving cars byusing trade secrets taken by former Waymoengineer Anthony Levandowski. Uber paid$680 million last year for a self-driving vehi-cle startup founded by Levandowski after heleft Waymo in January 2016.
The latest bombshell to drop on Ubercame as the company is trying to complete a$10 billion sale of its privately held stock.
Softbank, the Japanese firm leading the pro-posed investment, is proposing to buy theshares at a 30 percent discount from Uber’sprevious valuation of roughly $68 billion,according to multiple media reports citing peo-ple familiar with the terms. The markdownstems, in part, from the turmoil that has stainedUber’s reputation and opened opportunitiesfor rivals such as Lyft to lure away alienated pas-sengers looking for alternative rides.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
A public hearing on the following topic will be conducted at the regular Santa Monica Rent
Control Board meeting on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the MLK
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1) The Board will consider draft regulations that, if adopted, could limit the extent to
which some owners may impose property-tax-based bond-related surcharges to
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LOS ANGELESLawsuit seeks to block California desert water project
Environmental activists are suing to block a plan to pump water from under theMojave Desert and sell it to Southern California cities and counties.
The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, takes aim at the U.S. Bureau of LandManagement, which is permitting the private Cadiz company to build a 43-mile (69-kilo-meter) pipeline to carry water from its private desert wells to the Colorado RiverAqueduct. The Trump administration earlier this year reversed Obama administrationguidelines that would have made it harder to build the pipeline.
The suit says the project would suck too much water out of the fragile undergroundaquifers, drying up streams crucial to wildlife and leaving dry lakebeds that would createdust pollution.
Cadiz and the BLM didn’t immediately provide comment on the suit.— ASSOCIATED PRESS
DANA POINTBird enthusiasts flock to see rare Nazca Booby in California
Bird enthusiasts flocked to Southern California to get a glimpse of a rare species nor-mally seen on the Galapagos Islands.
The Orange County Register reports the Nazca Booby was spotted Monday in Dana Point.The Cornell Lab of Ornithology says the bird breeds primarily on the Galapagos and
Malpelo archipelagos, but on occasion can be found offshore from South America andCentral America.
The bird was spotted in Newport Beach two weeks ago, then again over the weekend.Enthusiast Robin Lowe speculates warm weather brought the bird to the area. She
says it also could have had something to do with the squid in local waters. The boobylikes to feast on squid.
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SANTA BARBARANatural oil shale fire smolders at beach near Santa Barbara
Authorities say smoke wafting from a hillside above a beach west of Santa Barbara isfrom a naturally occurring fire.
The fire was reported Monday morning at Arroyo Burro Beach Park.The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department says the smoldering fire is due
to friction causing spontaneous combustion of oil shale embedded in sedimentary rock.Winds also provide a constant influx of oxygen.
The smoking area is about 3 feet by 4 feet located about 10 feet above the beach.Crews have removed nearby vegetation that might ignite.Officials recommend staying away from the immediate area because low levels of
hydrogen sulfide have been detected within 50 feet of the cliff face.— ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELESHollywood designer Gary Goddard on leave amid accusations
Hollywood designer Gary Goddard is taking leave from his company amid accusationsof sexual misconduct.
Goddard Group chief operating officer Barry Kemper announced in a press releaselate Monday night that Goddard would take “a leave of absence” from the company.Kemper says Goddard’s absence will “allow the company and its employees to continuetheir projects undistracted by recent allegations made against him.” He says the moveis “in the best interest of the company, its employees and clients.”
Goddard has denied accusations from actor Anthony Edwards and another actor, whosay Goddard molested them when they were children.
Goddard has designed several theme park attractions based on Hollywood films. Hehas worked as a Broadway producer and directed 1987’s “Masters Of The Universe,” alive action film based on the He-Man cartoon.
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DON LEMONCNN evening news show host. I’m a big
fan. He’s whip smart but laid back, classy,movie star good looks, too hip, a great inter-viewer, able to wrangle a messy cast of con-flicting contributors, and when they won’tstop talking over each other he finds a way tocalmly conclude without ever raising hisvoice or changing his tone. He calls BS whenhe hears it, on both sides of the aisle.
Calm. He’s the zen master of TV news.Best of all, he has a singular sense ofhumor, not for making jokes but fordetecting the absurdity of some of the situ-ations he’s in the center of, and smilingknowingly or even bursting into laughterwhen, for him, it goes over the top. In thosemoments he doesn’t need to add a word.He is naturally particularly attuned toracial implications, and it is a pure joy tosee him join a guest of color in so gettingwhat is going down and laughing, not curs-ing, at the irony. The inside joke that doesnot offend an outsider. And reflects somuch of our society, of our history.
He has made some very personal obser-vations, brief editorials that show you thesoul of the man. Risky. He also makes otherremarks you don’t often hear on puditshows, and I paused Monday night when heopened by saying he enjoyed a week off forThanksgiving but that taking a break made itclear how off the rails things are, how crazyit is to be doing what he’s doing, in this par-ticular era of attacks on the facts. (Trumpsingled out CNN that morning.)
And so too my time off last week mademe reluctant to jump back into the localmorass. I was disappointed, for one exam-ple, to find that two City Council members,Sue Himmelrich and Kevin McKeown, wantto spend staff ’s time and our money (thatplay money, again) investigating campaigncontributions wrongdoing by the HuntleyHotel that has already been investigated andpunished to the tune of $300,000. Someoneon the opposite side of overdevelopmentgets caught (set up?) and they want to put upa billboard and klieg lights, but we’re stillwaiting while the crickets chirp over somany other, more serious violations on theother side that have gone unprosecuted,uninvestigated, uncensured, unacknowl-edged. The Council’s consistent dedicationto serving special interests and not the peo-ple who live in Santa Monica is impressive,but hardly laudable.
It sure reminds me of equating what AlFranked did with the horror of Roy Moore. Itis just surreal, that a man accused by so manyof such despicable acts against children, isbeing promoted for the United States Senate.But then, look at our Groper-in-Chief.
BILL BAUERI’ve been pretty much a hermit for the
last couple of months, and will probablyemerge slowly. I will, I promise, get back intothe swing of things. There are still lots ofdragons to slay right here, right Bill?
We lost Bauer a year ago this month, tocancer, and it left a hole in so much of SantaMonica, from his weekly “My Write” columnin this paper and the effect it had on localpolitics, to his work with the homeless, ourPolice Athletic League (PAL), and manyother civic organizations.
In this holiday season of generosity let’shonor Bill Bauer and his dedication to journal-
ism again this year by contributing to the PALscholarship fund set up in his name, for a localstudent to follow that path. Any local business-es or philanthropists and/or supporters of theFirst Amendment care to step forward?
To donate — go to the PAL page(smpal.org), hit the “Donate Here” button,then the yellow “donate” button, and be sureto write in “for the Bill Bauer JournalismScholarship” under “add special instructionsto the seller.”
Keep journalism alive! Invest in ouryouth! Bill would want that!
DIPPING MY TOEBack in the murky local waters, I contin-
ue to pluck bon mots from the depositionsof our City Council members concerningthe lawsuit to bring district voting to ourcouncil and school board elections, in orderto rectify alleged discrimination.
Pam O’Connor’s, slated for some sevenhours last Aug. 11, instead lasted barely 15minutes, before she refused, through hervery expensive attorney (guess who’s payingthat bill?) to answer any more questions.Things screeched to a halt when counsel forthe plaintiffs, Mr. Parris, asked this question:
P: Have you ever been concerned aboutthe city hiring somebody because they mightsend a different message than you wantedsent to the various neighborhoods?
He was clearly about to venture into thecontroversial hiring/firing of Elizabeth Rielin 2015 as the City’s Communications andPublic Affairs Officer. Let’s just say her firingseemed to have something to do withO’Connor. Riel successfully sued us, the City,and with fees it cost us almost a cool million.The settlement did not allow for any furtherlegal action.
“Our” attorney, Ms. Henry, informedParris that her client would answer onlyquestions she felt were directly related to thesuit, and nothing about the Riel controversy.Parris asked for the legal basis for that refusaland Henry said they would seek a “protectiveorder” if he insisted. Parris responded —
P: Counsel, I will proceed in any way Ithink is essential to representing our clients.
H: … if you don’t have any questionsbased on the substance of your complaint,then we will be leaving this deposition.
P: ... just because I’m asking questionsabout one area doesn’t mean I don’t haveother questions to ask.
After some more lawyer back-and-forth — H: All right, Pam. Let’s go off the record.
We are leaving.P: And why are you leaving? And you do
not go off the record until I tell you to.Counsel, why are you leaving?
H: We’ll be seeking a protective order.P: And I’m just asking you the basis. Is
there an Evidence Code you’re relying on?(Here’s my favorite part) —O’Connor: Bye, guys.
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Workers began protesting staffing levelsin October as the union negotiated its firstcontract with hospital owner ProvidenceHealth & Services.
“While the hospital respects its employ-ees’ right to join unions and to participate inunion activities, we are disappointed theunion has chosen to focus on an informa-tional picket, rather than on the bargainingtable,” said Providence spokeswomanPatricia Aidem. “Providence Saint John’sHealth Center is committed to a thoughtfuland fair negotiation process with SEIU-UHW, and is working to develop an agree-ment that addresses the needs of ouremployees, our patients and community. Weall share the same goal of making sure wecontinue to provide high-quality, compas-sionate care to our patients.”
Aidem said Providence was unaware ofthe strike vote but had been informed of aninformational picket.
“First contract negotiations typically takemore than a year; this bargain has beenunderway for less than half that time. Bothteams have shared information, offered
meaningful compromises and reached tenta-tive agreements on individual contract arti-cles, which is the heart of the bargainingprocess,” she said. “From the hospital’s per-spective, negotiations have been productiveto date and it is premature to call a strike,which, in effect, is an abandonment of theprocess. Providence Saint John’s looks for-ward to getting back to focusing on bargain-ing in good faith toward a first contract thatensures continued excellent patient care, pro-vides security for caregivers and their fami-lies, and is sustainable for the health center.”
The SEIU statement said the strike wasover safe staffing levels.
“Understaffing at the hospital is well-documented and yet executives are actinglike it’s not a threat to patient care,” saidLinda Phongsvej, a Registered RespiratoryTherapist at St. John’s Health Center.“This isa serious issue – the community deserves toreceive quality care every time they enter thehospital.”
According to SEIU, the strike would cover450 workers including nursing assistants,licensed vocational nurses, respiratory ther-apists and pharmacy technicians. No datehas been set if the workers do vote to strike.
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Some restaurant owners say they adoptedthe surcharge to increase transparency withtheir customers. The Rustic Canyon Group,which owns several popular restaurants inSanta Monica including its namesake andMilo and Olive, adds a three percent chargeto all checks. The surcharge is printed on themenu along with a description that themoney is spent to “offer fully covered health-care to our employees.” The charge has been
on the menus since 2014, when co-ownerJosh Loeb told this newspaper it allowed therestaurant to distribute the benefit moreequitably among staff members.
Santa Monica is not the only jurisdictionwhere surcharges have become a growingtrend. In San Diego, multiple restaurants arefacing lawsuits over the issue, according to arecent report by the San Diego Tribune. Thelawsuits allege the charges violate state andlocal laws, including false advertising andunfair competition. The law firm Hyde andSwigart expects to file 20 lawsuits by the endof the year over restaurant surcharges,according to the report. The DistrictAttorney there has also cracked down.
Radinsky acknowledged restaurant own-ers have legitimate concerns about increas-ing costs as the price of labor goes up steadi-ly over the next three years. In order to avoidincreased scrutiny, Radinsky said restaurantscould always raise their prices the old-fash-ioned way – by increasing the cost of eachitem on the menu.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment Responded To 363Calls For Service On Nov. 27.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
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Indecent exposure 1500 block Lincoln2:04 a.m. Fight 1500 block 2nd 2:51 a.m. Petty theft 2200 block Wilshire 4:26 a.m. Death notification 1500 block 16th 7:25 a.m. Encampment 1600 block Ocean 7:27 a.m. Traffic collision 1400 block Marine 8:27 a.m. Silent robbery 1400 block Wilshire 8:34 a.m. Burglary 2300 block Hill 8:53 a.m. Stalking 2600 block Centinela 8:57 a.m. Fraud 2800 block 28th 9:10 a.m. Death 100 block Ocean Park 9:36 a.m. Stolen vehicle 3100 block 5th 9:59 a.m. Identity theft 1900 block 17th 10:04 a.m. Battery 1400 block 6th 10:07 a.m. Injured person 6th / Broadway 10:16 a.m. Burglary 2300 block Oak 10:17 a.m. Hit and run 2300 block Oak 10:32 a.m. Petty theft 2400 block Ocean Front Walk10:42 a.m. Vehicle blocking 1200 block Princeton10:47 a.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 4th 10:48 a.m. Vehicle blocking 600 block Pier 10:49 a.m. Harassing phone calls 2300 block OceanPark 11:15 a.m. Fight 6th / Santa Monica 12:14 p.m. Fight 500 block Santa Monica 12:14 p.m. Burglary 1400 block 26th 12:38 p.m. Identity theft 2600 block Main 12:47 p.m. Hit and run Lincoln / Olympic 12:57 p.m. Hit and run 2300 block 6th 1:04 p.m.
Auto burglary 200 block Bicknell 1:39 p.m. Vandalism 1500 block Ocean 1:43 p.m. Petty theft 2100 block Lincoln 2:01 p.m. Vehicle with excessive tickets 1100 blockCalifornia 2:03 p.m. Petty theft 1900 block Euclid 2:06 p.m. Traffic hazard Walgrove / Airport 2:06 p.m. Identity theft 2700 block 3rd 2:11 p.m. Attempt burglary 900 block 16th 2:18 p.m. Death 3100 block Pearl 2:42 p.m. Assault w/deadly 16th / Santa Monica2:45 p.m. Drunk driving 19th / Santa Monica 2:53 p.m. Traffic collision 1700 block Ocean Park3:17 p.m. Fight 6th / Grant 3:33 p.m. Grand theft 1400 block Santa Monica 3:47 p.m. Traffic collision 24th / Ocean Park 4:02 p.m. Auto burglary 1500 block 2nd 4:15 p.m. Out order traffic lights 28th / Ocean Park4:20 p.m. Battery 1400 block 3rd Street Prom 4:36 p.m. Traffic collision 300 block Arizona 4:57 p.m. Battery 1400 block Wilshire 5:00 p.m. Theft suspect in custody 700 blockBroadway 5:22 p.m. Burglary 1100 block Harvard 5:33 p.m. Petty theft 300 block Colorado 6:06 p.m. Burglary /walk 1100 block Franklin 6:17 p.m. Petty theft 2400 block 4th 6:22 p.m. Threats 400 block Euclid 7:18 p.m. Bike theft 6th / Santa Monica 7:24 p.m. Traffic collision 6th / Colorado 8:04 p.m. Petty theft 700 block Broadway 8:18 p.m. Auto burglary 1500 block 5th 8:37 p.m. Auto burglary 1400 block 4th 9:06 p.m. Vandalism 2900 block Main 9:36 p.m. Theft suspect in custody 200 blockBroadway 9:47 p.m. Traffic collision 4th / Colorado 10:30 p.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 4th 10:33 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire DepartmentResponded To 42 Calls For
Service On Nov. 27.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
EMS 2000 block Arizona 12:46 a.m. EMS 1000 block 6th 1:00 a.m. Odor natural gas 1500 block 14th 1:47 a.m. EMS 3000 block 16th 2:01 a.m. EMS 2800 block Pico 4:16 a.m. EMS 1300 block 20th 4:18 a.m. EMS 2600 block Pico 5:20 a.m. EMS 2200 block Pico 6:07 a.m. Automatic alarm 800 block Broadway6:38 a.m. EMS 2600 block 26th 7:41 a.m. EMS 1900 block 20th 8:17 a.m. EMS 1800 block Navy 8:59 a.m. EMS 1900 block Pico 9:00 a.m. EMS 1800 block 10th 9:08 a.m. Elevator rescue 1300 block 2nd 9:33 a.m. Odor natural gas 2100 block Ocean Park9:54 a.m.Fire out investigation 2000 block OceanFront Walk 10:16 a.m.
EMS 1300 block 15th 11:17 a.m. EMS 1300 block 12th 11:32 a.m. EMS 800 block 2nd 12:01 p.m. Automatic alarm 1500 block 5th 1:10 p.m. EMS 500 block Colorado 1:21 p.m. EMS 3100 block Pearl 2:41 p.m. EMS 16th / Santa Monica 2:46 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm 2700 block Pico3:30 p.m. Traffic collision with injury 24th / OceanPark 4:02 p.m.EMS 2200 block 27th 4:20 p.m. EMS 4th / Marine 4:43 p.m. EMS 1000 block Lincoln 5:24 p.m. Elevator rescue 1100 block 7th 5:29 p.m. Automatic alarm 1000 block 12th 5:42 p.m. EMS 23rd / Dewey 6:15 p.m. EMS 1700 block Olympic 6:20 p.m. Elevator rescue 1300 block 2nd 7:19 p.m. EMS 1300 block 15th 7:54 p.m. EMS 600 block Raymond 8:40 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm 2500 block Pearl9:10 p.m. Miscellaneous outside fire Lincoln /Michigan 11:21 p.m. Trash/dumpster fire 1400 block Lincoln11:53 p.m. Odor investigation 2200 block Virginia11:59 p.m.
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CitywideSMC Speech And Debate Team Wins Awards At Two Fall Tournaments
Santa Monica College (SMC) has announced that the SMC Speech and Debate Teamcontinues its winning streak, bringing home new honors from two tournaments inOctober and November.
On October 14, eleven SMC debaters competed in the first annual CrossmanInvitational at El Camino College, at which 99 students from 20 community colleges andfour-year institutions competed.
Four SMC students advanced to the elimination rounds, with three receiving Bronzeawards, and one making it all the way to the Gold award. Baylynne Brunetti, ShaindiSchwebel and Edward Lee received Bronze in Debate. Andrew Mishkin won his Bronzeround, then advanced to the final round, taking Gold, the top award.
And on November 11, at the Robert Barbera Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournamentat California State University, Northridge (CSUN), 10 SMC students competed in Speechevents, earning a total of 10 awards. 233 students from 24 community and four-year col-leges from California and other southwestern states participated at this event.
Andrew Mishkin took 2nd place in both Impromptu Speaking and ExtemporaneousSpeaking and Andrea Conte took 1st place in After Dinner Speaking, with BaylynneBrunetti taking 2nd place. Finalists in Impromptu Speaking included Ben Kolodny (TeamCaptain), Edward Lee, and Shaindi Schwebel. Kyle Lee won 3rd place in both ImpromptuSpeaking and Extemporaneous Speaking, and Nick Graves was a finalist inExtemporaneous Speaking.
The team’s participation at both events was funded by the SMC Associated Students.The last tournament of the Fall— the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics
Association (PSCFA) Fall Champs—takes place December 1 - 3 at Moorpark College, whichwill help determine the squad of SMC speakers and debaters who will be invited to thenational Phi Rho Pi National Speech and Debate Tournament in April.
Multiple award-winner Andrew Mishkin said, “Even though we all compete againsteach other at tournaments, there’s a communal sense of pride whenever someone fromSMC brings home an award. The Speech and Debate team has given me a newfound con-fidence, but also a new circle of friends.”
“The SMC debate team has been a great experience, especially preparing for lawschool,” said Kyle Lee. “Competing at tournaments has helped me hone my communica-tions skills, useful in many different aspects of life.”
And Baylynne Brunetti believes that the teamwork skills she is gaining are importantto her future: “As a team we constantly push each other to become better at what we do.I’m now prepared to carry this experience with me to law school and eventually to thecourtroom.”
SMC Communication Professor Nate Brown coaches the team along with SMCCommunication professors Luis Andrade and Brianna Broady.
“The SMC Debate Team has an outstanding record of achievement,” says Brown.“2017-18 has gotten off to a great start and may become a record breaking year of greatcommunication, powerful argumentation, and bonding friendships.”
– SUBMITTED BY GRACE SMITH, SMC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
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