KATE CAGLEDaily Press Staff Writer

It’s about to get more expensive torent a city field, join a sports leagueand send your kid to some afterschool and weekend programs, as theCity looks to increase Communityand Cultural Service Departmentfees starting July 1, 2018.

The public has the next fivemonths to give feedback on theproposed increases at a handful of

City looksto fees to increase revenue

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Three mixed-use developments bringing106 more apartment units to Santa Monicawill go before the Planning Commissionnext Wednesday, Jan 10., as their developersseek approval for Development ReviewPermits. The commissioners will meet at 7p.m. at City Hall inside City CouncilChambers, 1685 Main Street.

CLOVERFIELD BOULEVARD:The Planning Commission will weigh in

on two, new mixed-use developmentsheaded to the corner of Broadway and

Cloverfield Boulevard in a largely commer-cial area near the Department of MotorVehicles and Colorado Center, the 15-acreoffice park that houses Hulu. The two lotscombined will bring 59 new apartments tothe area and nearly 90 parking spaces.

The applicant is an LLC linked to LaTerra Development, a Los-Angeles basedreal-estate development and investmentcompany focused on infill properties,according to records from the CaliforniaSecretary of State’s business registry. Thetwo apartment complexes will be a halfmile walk from the 26th Street/BergamotStation Expo light rail stop.

The larger of the two three-story build-

ings plans for 34 apartments above nearly9,000 square feet of commercial space andtwo floors of underground parking at 1450Cloverfield Boulevard. About half of theunits are one-bedroom apartments, withtwo of them deed-restricted for extremelylow affordable housing. A three-bedroomapartment will also be deed-restricted. Thebuilding replaces a physical therapy officecurrently located on the site.

The second development is a three-story, 15,500 square foot mixed use build-ing at 2225 Broadway. Four medical officescurrently sit on the two lots near Broadway

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BRIAN MELLEY & KATHLEEN RONAYNEAssociated Press

From a pot shop in Santa Cruzthat hung a banner proclaiming“Prohibition is Over!” to one inSan Diego handing out T-shirtsshowing the first moon landingand declaring a “giant leap formankind,” the Golden State turneda shade greener with its first salesof recreational marijuana.

Ceremonial ribbon cuttingsmarked the occasion Monday asthe nation’s biggest producer ofillicit marijuana moved from theshadows toward a regulated mar-ket. Freebies and food greetedthose who waited in long lines to

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Courtesy imageAPARTMENTS: The Planning Commission will hear proposals for several new apartment buildings this week.

Three new apartment developmentsgo before Planning Commission

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Wednesday, January 3Music Business 101Workshop at MainEntertainment attorney KellanPatterson and performer Barry“Clean” Victor Jr. discuss legal andfinancial issues facing musicians,including intellectual property, digitaldistribution, and much more. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 –8:30 p.m.

Innovation Lab withHacker Fund Want to build a technology projectthat helps your community? Mentorsfrom the Hacker Fund incubator helpyou turn your idea into action by pro-viding advice on how to get started aswell as technology development,fundraising, and marketing. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd, 6 – 8p.m.

A Lego Building Afternoon Kids can join organizers for fun withLego building. Ocean Park BranchLibrary, 2601 Main St, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Family Game Night Turn off those electronic devices andspend some quality time with yourfamily. Board games for young andolder kids provided — or bring yourown! For Families. Refreshments pro-vided. Main Library, 601 Santa MonicaBlvd. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 4LEGOS and Games Get creative with LEGOs, try our funtabletop games, or some coloring!Ages 4-10. Main Library, 601 SantaMonica Blvd. 2 – 4 p.m.

Current Events DiscussionGroupJoin organizers for a lively discussionof the latest news with your friendsand neighbors. Fairview BranchLibrary, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd, 1 – 2:30p.m.

Baby TimeStorytime, songs and rhymes forbabies ages 0-18 months. Ocean ParkBranch Library, 2601 Main St, 10 –10:20 a.m.

Friday, January 5Guest House OpenFree tours begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and1 p.m. No reservations needed. MarionDavies Guest House, 415 PCH.

Saturday, January 6Cultivating the ExpressiveBody with Jeremy HahnBasic arc of the practice: welcome circle– introduction to the workshop - Tune inmeditation - Somatic warm up, visualiza-tions and centering practices -Improvisational movement explorationsas an individual, with a partner or group -Gratitude circle - Closing reflections andgroup share. Cost: $10. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30p.m. Register at https://apm.activecom-munities.com/santamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/62857or call (310) 458-2239.

Ocean Park Branch BookGroup: Our Souls at Nightby Kent HarufA Monthly Meeting of the Ocean ParkBook Group. Meets the 1st Saturday ofthe Month. Open to All. NoRegistration Required. Ocean ParkBranch Library, 2601 Main St., 11 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.

Fun-A-Day Hangout withAmy Bauer of DreamecoThe premise is simple: pick a project,work on it every day in January, thenshow your work the following monthin a big group show! Join folks aroundthe country who are making Januarytheir Fun-A-Day month: here led byAmy Bauer of Dreameco Crafts. 11a.m. – 12 p.m. Free. Register atwww.eventbrite.com/e/fun-a-day-group-show-with-amy-bauer-of-dreameco-tickets-40911050052 orcall (310) 458-2239.

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION/NOTICE OF

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING

FOR A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT AT 1242 20TH STREET

DATE: January 3, 2018

TO: State Clearinghouse, Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies,

Organizations and Interested Parties

LEAD AGENCY: City of Santa Monica

City Planning Division

1685 Main Street, Room 212

Santa Monica, California 90407

Contact: Rachel Kwok, Environmental Planner

Phone: (310) 458-8341

The City of Santa Monica (City) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

for the proposed Wellness Center Project at 1242 20th Street (the proposed project) at

the corner of 20th Street and Arizona. In accordance with Section 15082 of the State

CEQA Guidelines, the City has prepared this Notice of Preparation to provide the public,

Responsible Agencies, and other interested parties with information describing the pro-

posed project and its potential environmental effects. The EIR will address the proposed

project’s potentially significant effects in the following environmental issue areas:

• Aesthetics and Shade/Shadows • Hazards and Hazardous Materials

• Air Quality • Land Use and Planning

• Construction Effects • Noise

• Cultural Resources • Transportation/Circulation

• Geology/Soils • Utilities

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Mandatory Findings of Significance

PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica

PROJECT LOCATION AND EXISTING ONSITE USES: The approximately 45,009 square-foot

(1.03 acre) project site is addressed as 1925 Arizona Avenue, 1234 20th Street, and 1242

20th Street, in the Health Care Mixed Use District of the City. The project site is comprised

of two parcels, Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 4276-013-033 and 4276-013-032. The site

is bordered by 20th Street on the northeast, Arizona Ave to the southeast, 19th Court alley to

the southwest, and a daycare to the northwest. The project site consists of an approximately

45,009 square foot (sf) lot that is currently improved with a two-story funeral home facility, a

one-story chapel structure, two two-story residential structures, and a surface parking lot.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed Wellness Center Project (“project”) would involve the

adaptive reuse of approximately 7,965 sf of the existing funeral home and chapel building

along with the construction of a new addition building for use as a Wellness Center. As part of

the project, approximately 1,313 sf of the ancillary portion of the existing funeral home/chapel

building, composing mainly of the rear alley facing garage section of the building, and both of

the vacant residential structures would be demolished. The project would include the construc-

tion of a new 3-story, 45 foot tall addition building on-site, comprising approximately 59,548

sf. With the adaptive reuse of existing floor area and new construction, the project would be

approximately 67,513 sff comprising of 53,091 sf of research & development uses, 17,702 sf

of clinic/office uses, and 8,239 sf of ancillary meeting/conference room space.

The Wellness Center is envisioned to accommodate a range of traditional to cutting edge med-

ical research activities, providing spaces for laboratory modules, specialized equipment, med-

ical archives, and both private and collaborative office spaces for staff. Medical clinic and office

functions such as outpatient care are also anticipated, and would require flexible spaces for

patient treatment and administration. To accommodate on-site hosting of educational program-

ming on topics of healthcare and wellness, there will be flexible meeting and conference space.

REVIEW PERIOD: As specified by the State CEQA Guidelines, this Notice of Preparation will

be circulated for a minimum 30-day review period. Please go to the City’s webpage

https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Environmental-Reports/1242-20th-Street-Wellness-

Center-Project for the NOP and associated project info (including project location map, site

plan, rendering). The City welcomes agency and public input during this period regarding the

scope and content of environmental information that must be included in the Draft EIR.

Comments may be submitted, in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on February 3, 2018 and addressed to:

Rachel Kwok, Environmental Planner

City Planning Division

1685 Main Street, Room 212

Santa Monica, California 90407

Telephone: (310) 458-8341

E-mail: rachel.kwok@smgov.net

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: A public scoping meeting in an open house format will be held

to describe the proposed project, the environmental review process, and to receive public com-

ments on the scope of the EIR. The meeting will be held at the following date and location:

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thursday January 18, 2018

Auditorium, McKinley Elementary School

2401 Santa Monica Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90404

The City will consider all comments, written and oral, in determining the final scope of the

evaluation to be included in the EIR.

ESPAÑOL: Este es un aviso de que la Ciudad está preparando un informe que describe los

posibles efectos ambientales de la construcción propuesta de un centro de salud, que puede

ser de su interés. Para más información, llame a Carmen Gutiérrez al 310 458 8341.

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BY KATHLEEN RONAYNEAssociated Press

California lawmakers will grapple for thefirst time as a group with a growing sexualmisconduct scandal when they return toSacramento on Wednesday.

The 2018 legislative year will bringdebates over legislation to boost protectionsfor victims and people who report sexualmisconduct, as well as both chambers’ con-tinued efforts to improve their own policiesfor handling misconduct.

On the very first day back, the Senatemust confront how to handle one of itsmembers, Sen. Tony Mendoza, a Democratwho has refused calls to step aside amid aninvestigation into his alleged inappropriatebehavior toward young women who workedfor him.

“This is certainly not something wethought we’d be working on,” DemocraticSen. Connie Leyva of Chino said. “We’refinally going to be able to get it right andmake sure any injustices in the past we cancorrect and that moving forward, everyonewho works in the Capitol can feel like theycan come forward.”

That’s not all that’s on lawmakers’ plates.Within a week of their return, Gov. JerryBrown will submit his final budget proposal,kicking off six months of negotiating on

how California should raise and spendmoney. Proposals that stalled last year onbail reform, single-payer health care andexpanding renewable energy also will beback for debate.

Still, sexual misconduct will be a domi-nant theme. A letter circulated in mid-October by lobbyists, lawmakers, legislativestaffers and other political consultants citeda pervasive culture of harassment inCalifornia’s Capitol. Women eventuallycame forward with specific allegations thatprompted Democratic Assemblymen RaulBocanegra and Matt Dababneh, both of LosAngeles, to resign.

Mendoza, meanwhile, denies allegationsagainst him and says an investigation willclear his name. But Republican Sen. AndyVidak said he’ll move to expel Mendozawhen the Senate reconvenes, setting up apotentially fraught showdown on the Senatefloor.

Legislatively, RepublicanAssemblywoman Melissa Melendez willbring forward for the fifth time a bill thatwould give whistleblower protections to leg-islative employees who report ethical viola-tions, including sexual misconduct. TheSenate has killed her bill four times.

Dozens of women have said they do notreport misbehavior by lawmakers or legisla-tive staff because they are afraid of losing

their jobs or facing other professional reper-cussions. Several former Mendoza staffershave accused the Senate of firing thembecause they reported his overtures to ayoung woman who worked for him, some-thing the Senate and Mendoza deny.

Melendez, of Lake Elsinore, has beentweeting the names of every lawmaker whohas agreed to co-sponsor the measure as ameans of ramping up pressure on theSenate. The bill has historically passed theAssembly with bipartisan support.

Leyva, meanwhile, will introduce a billthat would ban nondisclosure agreements insexual harassment settlements, both in thepublic and private sectors, which can stopthe parties from speaking publicly aboutwhat led to the settlement.

“Eliminating these secret settlements, theno-disclosure agreements, then the accused,the person who is doing the harassing, theyhave nowhere to hide,” Leyva said. “Theyhave to stop their behavior.”

Whether or not taxpayer dollars shouldbe used to pay for such settlements is anoth-er open question.

Sen. Pat Bates of Laguna Niguel, thechamber’s Republican leader, said the cham-ber should consider ending that practice.Constituents have asked her why theyshould be responsible for paying for law-makers’ bad behavior, she said.

Two other planned Assembly bills wouldextend the period in which people canreport sexual harassment claims at the state’sDepartment of Fair Employment andHousing and impose stricter rules foremployers — including the Legislature — totrack sexual harassment complaints.Democratic Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes ofSan Bernardino is backing both pieces oflegislation.

Reyes sits on the Assembly subcommitteetasked with rewriting the Legislature’s sexu-al harassment policies. She was sharply crit-ical during a hearing last month on theAssembly’s policy of not tracking sexualharassment complaints, only investigations.She wants to mandate better tracking by theLegislature and other employers.

“The only way that were going to know ifthere’s a pattern is if we keep track of this,”Reyes said.

Regarding the state budget, another topconcern for lawmakers, the governor mustsubmit his blueprint by Jan. 10. Lawmakersmust send a final spending proposal toBrown, who is term-limited out of office, bymid-June.

The Assembly has already staked outbudget priorities, including providing healthcare for people living in the state illegallyand expanding a tax credit for the workingpoor. The Senate hasn’t outlined its ideas.

California lawmakers to confront sexual misconduct scandal

BY CHRISTINA A. CASSIDYAssociated Press

Inside a classroom at a community col-lege in Dallas, about two dozen womentook turns sharing their names, home-towns and what they hoped would be theirfuture titles.

Congresswoman. State representative.County judge.

It was part of a training held by EMILY’sList, an organization dedicated to electingwomen at all levels of government whosupport abortion rights. One of the pre-sentation’s PowerPoint slides flashed amock advertisement on the projectorscreen: “Help Wanted: Progressive WomenCandidates.”

A record number of women appear to beanswering that call, fueled largely by frustra-tion on the Democratic side over the elec-tion of President Donald Trump and ener-gized by Democratic women winning racesin Virginia in November. Experts say 2018 ison track to be a historic year, with morewomen saying they are running at this pointthan ever before.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” saidStephanie Schriock, president of EMILY’sList. “Every day, dozens more womencome to our website, come to ourFacebook page and say, ‘I am mad as hell. Iwant to do something about it. Whatshould I do now?’”

In the four weeks after the 2016 election,1,000 women came to the group’s website tolearn about running for office. That numberhas now surpassed 26,000. By comparison,the group was in contact with 960 womenfor the previous election cycle.

Whether all that enthusiasm will result infull-fledged campaigns and translate to gainsin the number of women elected to officeremains to be seen.

Although women are more than half theAmerican population, they account for just afifth of all U.S. representatives and senators,

and one in four state lawmakers. They serveas governors of only six states and mayors inroughly 20 percent of the nation’s most pop-ulous cities.

For Sarah Riggs Amico, the executivechairwoman of a major auto hauling com-pany, last year’s Women’s March in Atlantaignited her interest in running for office.

“It was something that really lifted me upand made me want to demand better frommy government,” said Amico, who recentlyannounced plans to run for lieutenant gov-ernor in Georgia.

Sol Flores has been walking in marcheswith her mother in Chicago since she was alittle girl, but never thought she would runfor office. Now 44, Flores said she wasenraged by policies put forward by theTrump administration and decided to jumpinto a crowded Democratic primary forIllinois’ 4th Congressional District.

Flores said her network of friends hasbeen crucial to helping her navigate the real-ities of being a first-time candidate and thechallenges of gathering signatures for quali-fying and fundraising.

“Women are really good at this, saying,‘Let’s sit down and figure this out. You raisedyour hand, and let’s win. Let’s go toWashington, D.C.,’” said Flores, the executivedirector of a nonprofit helping homelessfamilies and at-risk youth.

The last time the U.S. saw a surge inwomen running for office was 1992, in thewake of Anita Hill’s testimony before anall-male U.S. Senate committee weighingthe nomination of Clarence Thomas tothe U.S. Supreme Court. It was called the“Year of the Woman” because women wereelected to the U.S. House and Senate inrecord numbers.

The number of women in office has heldsteady in recent years, but experts say condi-tions are ripe for an increase in 2018 —especially if more politicians are forced tostep down or retire amid the growing#MeToo movement that began with accusa-

tions of sexual misconduct againstHollywood mega-producer HarveyWeinstein.

One U.S. senator and four congressmenhave so far announced plans to retire or notseek re-election following allegations againstthem, presenting a prime opportunity forwomen to compete for their open seats. Forexample, seven women have expressed inter-est in an April special election for an Arizonacongressional seat.

The increase in women candidates islargely being seen in U.S. House and gov-ernor’s races next year and driven prima-rily by Democrats, said Debbie Walsh,who leads the Center for AmericanWomen and Politics at Rutgers University.In addition to the 50 Democratic and 10Republican congresswomen expected torun for re-election, there are 183Democratic women and 14 Republicanwomen running in primaries to challengetheir current U.S. representative.

These can be uphill races, but many ofthe women running say they were encour-aged by what happened in Virginia inNovember, when 30 percent of the womenwho challenged their state representativewon.

Katie Hill is among those seeking to ousther local congressman, Republican Rep.Steve Knight in California’s 25thCongressional District, a key Democratictarget this year.

As an advocate for the homeless, Hillrecalled the joy she felt on the night of the2016 election when voters in Los Angelespassed a $1.2 billion bond measure for hous-ing and services for homeless people andthose at risk of becoming homeless. But thatwas quickly tempered by the outcome of thepresidential election.

“November made us all realize that ourcountry is not where we need to be,” Hillsaid. “And that’s the point when people startto stand up and say, ‘If no one else is going tofix, I’m going to.’”

It’s not just Democrats. First-timeRepublican and Libertarian women candi-dates are also jumping into the mix.

Republicans launched an effort in 2012that is focused on electing women. Underthe “Right Women, Right Now” program,390 new GOP women have been electedsince then.

“Twenty-five percent of state legislatorsare women, and that’s clearly insufficient,”said Matt Walter, head of the RepublicanState Leadership Committee. “That’s aDemocratic and Republican number, andsomething we really felt strongly was some-thing we needed to change.”

Tiffany Shedd, a lawyer for small busi-nesses who lives on a farm in Eloy, Arizona,said she was talking with her husband oneevening earlier this year about the impor-tance of having someone representing themin Congress who will fight for rural commu-nities. She said he challenged her to run.

“I said, ‘I can’t run. What’s a person froma little town in Arizona doing running forCongress?” Shedd said. “And then I thought,‘Wow — that is exactly what we need.’”

She will be running in the Republicanprimary in the hopes of challengingDemocratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran inNovember.

On the state level, 36 governor’s races willbe contested in 2018. The Center forAmerican Women and Politics says 49Democratic women, including two incum-bents, and 28 Republican women have indi-cated they will run for those seats. There hasnever been more than nine women servingas governor at the same time.

Even if all the women who have reachedout to groups such as EMILY’s List do notend up running next year, they are expectedto play key roles in supporting those who do.

“This is the next decade of candidates,”Schriock said.

Associated Press photographer Matthew Oteroin Dallas contributed to this report.

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get their hands on weed with names like “OhGeezus” and “Banana Breath.”

“I’m scared, I’m excited, I’m relieved,”exclaimed Kimberly Cargile, director of aSacramento shop that has sold medical potsince 2009.

Cargile’s shop, A Therapeutic Alternative,opened at 9 a.m. with the celebratory cuttingof a red ribbon — a symbolic gesture thatcould be seen as a nod to those who cutthrough red tape in time to open the doorsto a new era.

First-day sales were brisk in shops luckyenough to score one of the roughly 100 statelicenses issued so far. But would-be cus-tomers in some of the state’s largest citiesencountered reefer sadness.

Riverside and Fresno outlawed sales andLos Angeles and San Francisco did not actsoon enough to authorize shops to get statelicenses by New Year’s Day.

California’s state and local governmentsstill have a lot of work ahead to get the mas-sive industry running that is projected tobring in $1 billion annually in tax revenuewithin several years.

Charles Boldwyn, chief compliance offi-cer of ShowGrow in Santa Ana, whichopened to retail customers Monday, said heis concerned that a delay in local and stateapprovals could create shortages of productsfor consumers.

“We’re looking at ... hundreds of licensedcultivators and manufacturers coming out ofan environment where we literally had thou-sands of people who were cultivating and man-ufacturing,” Boldwyn said. “So the red tape is abit of a bottleneck in the supply chain.”

Bureau of Cannabis Control regulatorsworked through the holiday to try to process1,400 pending license applications for retail sales,distribution, testing facilities and other business-es, bureau spokesman Alex Traverso said.

A flood of applications for shops in LosAngeles and San Francisco is expected afterbeing approved locally. Because Los Angelesis the biggest market in the state, some ofthose shops will be licensed by the statemore quickly than others already in line,Traverso said.

The status of Los Angeles shops high-lights broad confusion over the new law.

Los Angeles officials said they will notbegin accepting license applications untilWednesday and it might take weeks before anylicenses are issued. That has led to widespreadconcern that long-established businesseswould have to shut down in the interim.

Attorneys advising a group of city dis-pensaries have concluded those businessescan legally sell medicinal marijuana as “col-lectives,” until they obtain local and statelicenses under the new system, said JerredKiloh of the United Cannabis BusinessAssociation, an industry group.

It was not immediately clear how many ofthose shops, if any, opened.

“My patients are scared, my employeesare scared,” said Kiloh, who owns a dispensa-ry in the city’s San Fernando Valley area.

With sales starting around California, themost populous U.S. state joined a growinglist of others, and the nation’s capital, whereso-called recreational marijuana is permit-

ted even though the federal governmentcontinues to classify pot as a controlled sub-stance, like heroin and LSD.

California banned what it called “loco-weed” in 1913, though it has eased criminalpenalties for use of the drug since the 1970sand was the first state to legalize marijuanafor medicinal purposes in 1996.

California voters in 2016 made it legal foradults 21 and older to grow, possess and uselimited quantities of marijuana, but it wasnot legal to sell it for recreational purposesuntil Monday.

The signs that California was trippingtoward legal pot sales were evident wellbefore the stroke of midnight.

California highways flashed signs beforeNew Year’s Eve that said “Drive high, Get aDUI,” reflecting law enforcement concernsabout stoned drivers. Weedmaps, the phoneapp that allows customers to rate shops,delivery services and shows their locations,ran a full-page ad Sunday in the Los AngelesTimes that said, “Smile California. It’s Legal.”

In shops where recreational weed was onthe menu, former medical marijuanapatients got in line with pot-heads and hip-pies, as well as first-timers willing to givelegal weed a chance.

Heather Sposeto, 50, who is not a mari-juana user, wanted to see the hype aroundlegal weed, so she went to Northstar HolisticCollective in Sacramento with herboyfriend, who is a daily pot smoker.

She said it felt surreal to be in a shop withoptions ranging from chocolate edibles tothe green flower. Sposeto was consideringtaking a toke now that it’s not illicit.

“I come from the era where it was superillegal,” she said.

At San Diego’s Mankind Cooperative,lines were 40 minutes long and buyers fromas far away as Iowa, Kansas and Canadawaited with their California cannabisbrethren to ogle offerings such as “IslandSweet Skunk” and a particularly potentstrain called, “The Sheriff.”

“We’re insane down here. And it’s stillgoing on, girlfriend,” said marketing retailerCathy Bliss.

Outside KindPeoples dispensary in SantaCruz, which tacked up the end of prohibi-tion sign, people gathered in shorts andsweat shirts, winter coats and wool hatswhile waiting to get inside. A gray-beardedprofessor emeritus at the University ofCalifornia, Santa Cruz, wearing a blue sportcoat was the first customer.

In Orange County, shops in Santa Anareceived approval over the weekend to openand a steady flow showed up at ShowGrow.

Ellen St. Peter, 61, shopped with herson, Bryce St. Peter, 23, both medical mar-ijuana users.

She said she smoked pot until she had kidsand fantasized in her teens about pot shopsbut “couldn’t have dreamed of this place.”

Her son said he hoped legalization wouldchange the image of pot users.

“I work hard and I play hard,” Bryce St.Peter said. “There shouldn’t be this stigma ofpeople being lazy stoners.”

Melley reported from Los Angeles. AssociatedPress writers Ellen Knickmeyer in San Francisco;Terence Chea in Oakland; Krysta Fauria in SantaAna; and Christopher Weber and Michael R.Blood in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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GOODBYE 2017!GOODbye. GoodBYE! Get outta here. Go

on. Amscray. Feh. Fooey. Wish I’d never met ya.All my life I could never figure out the

fuss over New Year’s Eve celebrations. Oh Iknow, it’s pretty obvious, an excuse to party;hope and enthusiasm for the future; a mark-er. But it’s an artificial marker.

Jan. 1 is not a different day, in any way youcan see, than was Dec. 31. The White House isstill orange and the Lakers lost again. Often awhole batch of different laws go into effect 1/1where you live, but you don’t really know whatthey are, do you? Except recreational marijua-na in California. And because of that you’llnever bother to find out about the other laws.

And the fuss! It’s monumental! How manypeople jam into Times Square, even when it’snine degrees this year? (The answer: about twomillion.) How many cities across the worldshoot off millions in fireworks? How manypeople will get their pockets picked, their carsstolen, or return home to find the place ran-sacked and robbed? Happy New Year.

Jan. 1 wasn’t always the artificial marker.In England they celebrated the New Year onMarch 25, the feast of the Annunciation,known as Lady Day (“God Bless theChild”?), until 1/1/1752. The Brits resistedthe imposition of the Gregorian calendar, asa papist plot, for 170 years. Imagine the greatmaterial that provided for 16th and 17thcentury Eddie Izzards. That year Englandand its colonies switched over, jumpingovernight from Sept. 2 to Sept. 14. QuippedBenjamin Franklin, “It is pleasant for an oldman to be able to go to bed on September 2,and not have to get up until September 14.”

CAESAR LIVED ON! He fixed the Roman calendar with his

Julian one in 46 BC, so the first widely celebrat-ed (with Roman candles, no doubt) New Year’sEve countdown (wait! — someone shine aflashlight on that sundial…) was 1/1/45 BC.He was assassinated a year later (probably notbecause of the calendar), and it continued inuse for more than 1600 years! Not bad, forsomething that was 11 minutes off. (However,Caesar salad has lasted even longer.) TheGregorian calendar is still 26 seconds off, so ifyou think you will still be here in 4909, you willbe faced with making up one solar day. (Don’tcomplain, says Ben.) Some Orthodox church-es still use it today, such as the RussianOrthodox Church, to calculate the dates ofimportant moveable holy feast days, likeTrump’s birthday. (We don’t really know whatday he was born, because… well, you know.)

(And that is my clumsy New Year’s tributeto longtime SMDP columnist Jack Neworthand his well-known style, because he wroteme a hilarious email that should have been acolumn but… well, it was too personal.Hope this makes up for that, Jack. Have agreat 2018. Whether you want to or not.Stock up on Cheetos, eh?)

BUT THIS YEARYeah, bring on the fuss, fire off the Roman

candles, because 2017’s departure is somethingto celebrate. In all my years I’ve never seen a yearso stupendously and unrelentingly awful.Politically, environmentally, economically (forthe 99 percent), socially, meteorologically, per-sonally.Even the Pope said 2017 sucked.(Slightlydifferent translation.) Not saying 2018 couldn’tbe worse, but we can pray, and discuss, andmarch, and vote (if we make it to November).

I have tried to write less and less about thenational scene because it’s exhausting,emotionally.I think most of us feel that exhaustion.We can rally

around a cause or two or three but they have beencoming in droves. That’s why the internationalmarches on Jan. 20, the Women’s March, may be agood release. Maybe even bigger crowds than lastyear will make people realize we do have the num-bers, the votes, the stamina, to overcome the bigmoney that supports corruption and oligarchy.

Don’t vote for a single Republican, anywhere!Don’t vote for a single City Council memberwho has contributed to the ruination of our fairand fragile city! (I know, subject to interpreta-tion.) Demand transparency and fiscal responsi-bility! (It’s your money!) Work for candidateswho will represent the will of the people!

32! — My standard sign off at the bottomof each column changes slightly each Jan. 1.I have just celebrated the end of my 32ndyear in Santa Monica, all at the same address.I give thanks, always. I love Santa Monica,and that’s why I fight for her future.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is one thing you— yes, you!! — can do to make SantaMonica a better place? This week! Will youcommit to doing it? Will you let me know,please? (email at bottom)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK: Last week — “‘And now wewelcome the new year. Full of things that havenever been.’ — Rainer Maria Rilke (note: thisis intended to be hopeful, I’m sure — at thismoment in history I find it terrifying)” —what a difference a week makes. I am now, forno particular reason or event, determined tobe unrelentingly optimistic. Here’s why:

“Pessimism never won any battle.” —Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism topower.” — William James

“Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It dealswith prospects. Pessimism is a waste oftime.” — Norman Cousins

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in everyopportunity; an optimist sees the opportu-nity in every difficulty.”– Winston Churchill

“Don’t let your failures define you—let themteach you.”– Barack Obama

“How wonderful it is that nobody need waita single moment before starting to improvethe world.”– Anne Frank

“When you are asked if you can do a job, tell‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and findout how to do it.” — Theodore Roosevelt

“The man who is a pessimist before 48knows too much; if he is an optimist after ithe knows too little.”– Mark Twain

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”–Oscar Wilde

“Relax. They’re not going to kill us. They’regoing to TRY to kill us. And that is a very dif-ferent thing.” — Steve Voake

“My optimism wears heavy boots and isloud.” — Henry Rollins

“As long as there is coffee in the world, howbad could things be?” — Cassandra Clare

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and 23rd Street. The building will have 15apartments, including two deed-restrictedunits for extremely low-income households.Plans include 35 parking spaces under-ground, a fitness room and an outdoor liv-ing space on the rooftop. The developer isasking to build the first-floor commercialspace with 13.5-high ceilings, rather than thecode-required 15 feet to “better balance” thefloor heights to the benefit of the residentialunits, according to a report by City staff.

LINCOLN BOULEVARD:The Planning Commission will also

review a four-story, mixed-use develop-ment plan for 47 apartments and 17,000square feet of commercial space at thesouthern edge of the city at 2903 LincolnBoulevard. Plans include a two-level under-ground parking garage with enough roomfor 151 parking spaces. The developmentwill replace an auto repair shop located ahalf mile up the street from the WholeFoods in Venice.

The developer is proposing to reserve asingle one-bedroom unit and three two-bedroom units for low-income families Theproject would result in the City receiving a$619,000 transportation impact fee from theapplicant because of the increased traffic onalready busy Lincoln. Other fees include$323,000 for parks and recreation, $140,000to cultural arts programs, and $112,000 tobuild child care elsewhere in the city.

The modern building calls for floor toceiling aluminum glazing along LincolnBoulevard, with “neutral hues” and “indus-trial-materials” on the upper floors.

“While staff recommends approval ofthe project, there are significant concernsregarding the proposed design and mass-ing that required further view by the ARB(Architectural Review Board),” reads thestaff report on the project. The ARB com-plained the building facade along Lincolnappears monotonous and should berevised to provide more variation. Boardmembers suggested improving the designto improve the feel for pedestrians walkingalong Lincoln.

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meetings. The increases impact programsoffered by the Human Services, CommunityRecreation and Cultural Affairs depart-ments, according to an information itemposted by the City. Staff will present the newfee schedule to the City Council in May.

Here are some of the proposed increases:Lifeguard training for non-residents will

go up by $65 in 2018, to $235. For residents,the training will go up $60 to $200. CityBasketball leagues will see their fees slowlyover the next three years to reach $357 in2020, up nearly $60 from the current rate of$300 for a resident. Several CREST pro-grams for children will see increased fees likeHomework Club (from $425 to $500),Rosie’s Girls (from $495 to $505) and fullday sports camps. (CREST AM Care, PMextended care, and single full day care willstay the same price.) The hourly rate to rentcity fields, Memorial Park space, and MilesPlayhouse will also go up.

Financial assistance offered to CRESTparticipants would continue to be availableto families who qualify.

“Escalating costs associated with sup-plies, equipment, staffing, and contractualservices necessitate increasing fees in someareas to maintain the high quality anddiverse breadth of CCS programmingoffered to the community,” reads the staffreport by Karen Ginsberg, the director ofthe Community and Cultural Services(CCS) department.

A study in 2016 analyzed existing fees,costs to provide programs and services, andcost recovery rates to restructure SantaMonica’s fee system. Most departments pro-

posed changes as a component of the 2017budget, but the Community and CulturalServices department recommended post-poning any increases until the 2018 fiscalyear.

The proposed fees would increase recov-ery rates by one to eight percent, accordingto the report. Staff projects the proposed feeincreases would generate about $250,000 inrevenue in Fiscal Year 2018, an estimated 4percent increase over the General Fundbudget of $5.7 million. The report says mostCCS program fees are highly subsidize,accounting for less than 50 percent of theoperating cost.

The following committees, commissionsand groups will consider the proposed feesand provide recommendations at the follow-ing meetings (dates are tentative and subjectto change):

■ Field Sports Advisory Committee January 10, 2018

■ Recreation and Parks Commission January 18, 2018

■ Cradle to Career Work Group January 24, 2018

■ City Council (Budget Study Session) May 22, 2018

■ City Council (Budget Adoption) June 26, 2018

If adopted, the new fees would beeffective July 1, with CREST fees effectiveAug. 1 to align with the beginning of theschool year.

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DAILY POLICE LOG

The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment Responded To 264

Calls For Service On Jan. 1. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE

CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

Shots fired 1200 block 23rd 12:25 a.m. Person down Ocean / Colorado 12:29 a.m. Party complaint 1800 block San Vicente12:30 a.m. Vandalism 2600 block Santa Monica12:46 a.m. Party complaint 1700 block Ocean 12:49 a.m. Encampment 800 block 2nd 12:57 a.m. Party complaint 100 block Wilshire 1:07 a.m. Party complaint 1100 block 9th 1:09 a.m. Traffic collision Cloverfield / Michigan 1:16 a.m. Overdose 1600 block Ocean Front Walk1:46 a.m. Battery 100 block Wilshire 1:47 a.m. Fight 1100 block 2nd 2:16 a.m. Sexual assault 1200 block 3rd StreetProm 2:22 a.m. Drunk driving 1200 block 4th 2:25 a.m. Battery 1100 block Pico 2:26 a.m. Assault w/deadly weapon Lincoln / Pico3:34 a.m. Petty theft 2700 block Barnard 5:07 a.m. Traffic collision 7th / Santa Monica 6:21 a.m. Encampment 800 block 10th 9:54 a.m. Assault w/deadly weapon 2200 blockWilshire 9:55 a.m. Burglary 1500 block 4th 11:37 a.m. Encampment 800 block Montana 11:48 a.m. Indecent exposure 1500 block 2nd 12:14 p.m. Auto burglary 2500 block Pico 12:47 p.m. Death investigation 2300 block 34th 1:04 p.m. Burglary 1200 block 18th 1:12 p.m. Vandalism 600 block Pico 1:31 p.m.

Theft suspect 300 block Colorado 2:25 p.m. Vandalism 1800 block Wilshire 2:26 p.m. Person down 6th / Wilshire 2:26 p.m. Grand theft 1300 block Stanford 2:29 p.m. Found property 1500 block Palisades Park2:38 p.m. Petty theft 100 block Santa Monica Pl2:53 p.m. Petty theft 900 block Lincoln 2:54 p.m. Drinking in public 200 block Bay 2:59 p.m. Petty theft 300 block Santa Monica Pl3:08 p.m. Theft recyclables 600 block Ocean 3:09 p.m. Vandalism 2000 block Santa Monica 3:19 p.m. Traffic collision 1500 block Pacific CoastHwy 3:21 p.m. Sexual assault 3rd / Washington 3:55 p.m. Speeding Harvard / Washington 4:47 p.m. Grand theft 1200 block 2nd 5:06 p.m. Hit and run 2800 block Santa Monica 5:12 p.m. Petty theft 1400 block 3rd Street Prom5:36 p.m. Traffic collision Moomat Ahiko / Ocean5:36 p.m. Traffic collision Centinela / Washington5:48 p.m. Found person 300 block Santa MonicaPier 6:06 p.m. Traffic collision 1300 block Arizona 6:06 p.m. Petty theft 100 block Santa Monica pl 6:10 p.m. Stolen vehicle 1500 block Arizona 6:20 p.m. Battery 1700 block Ocean 7:46 p.m. Traffic collision 1300 block 4th 7:52 p.m. Petty theft 1600 block 20th 8:13 p.m. Auto burglary 1400 block 4th 9:47 p.m. Burglary 2200 block Navy 10:16 p.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 4th 10:17 p.m. Hit and run Ocean / Pico 10:18 p.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 4th 10:23 p.m. Auto burglary 1200 block 2nd 10:25 p.m. Auto burglary 1400 block 4th 10:48 p.m. Armed robbery 1500 block 2nd 11:34 p.m.

DAILY FIRE LOG

The Santa Monica Fire DepartmentResponded To 36 Calls For

Service On Jan. 1. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE

CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.

EMS 100 block Wilshire 12:37 a.m. EMS 1200 block Berkeley 1:05 a.m. EMS 100 block Wilshire 1:33 a.m. EMS 1600 block Ocean Front Walk 1:46 a.m. Automatic alarm 1200 block California2:13 a.m. EMS 1500 block 6th 2:57 a.m. EMS 1400 block Ocean Park 3:01 a.m. EMS 1300 block 20th 5:41 a.m. Traffic collision with injury 7th / SantaMonica 6:22 a.m.Structure fire 1700 block Ocean 8:26 a.m. EMS 800 block 18th 8:52 a.m. EMS Ocean / Colorado 9:09 a.m. EMS 1300 block 5th 9:48 a.m.

EMS 2200 block Wilshire 10:06 a.m. EMS 3rd Street Prom / Santa Monica10:51 a.m.EMS 1100 block Pico 11:05 a.m. EMS 1300 block 26th 11:46 a.m. EMS 2600 block Lincoln 12:48 p.m. EMS 2300 block 34th 1:06 p.m. EMS 2700 block 25th 1:12 p.m. EMS 2200 block 5th 1:25 p.m. EMS 100 block Broadway 1:47 p.m. EMS 300 block Santa Monica Pier 2:13 p.m. EMS 900 block 6th 2:19 p.m. EMS 100 block Wilshire 2:22 p.m. EMS 900 block 3rd 3:10 p.m. EMS 1200 block 2nd 4:25 p.m. EMS 7th / Colorado 6:03 p.m. EMS 1200 block 3rd Street Prom 6:21 p.m. EMS 3100 block Main 7:05 p.m. Electrical fire - no fire visible 2400 block25th 19:58:44 EMS 4th / Santa Monica 8:04 p.m. EMS 1000 block 3rd 8:11 p.m. EMS 1400 block Euclid 10:06 p.m. EMS 2100 block Ocean 10:47 p.m.

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Some situations are more conducive to building positive, life-enhancing relationships than others. And yet,when it all shakes out, it’s about a person’s ability to be and make good friends out of the people aroundthem, not about always being in the “perfect” social situation. So says the gregarious Leo moon.

Gregarious Leo Moon

ARIES (March 21-April 19)It’s wise to look for the upside of a situation,especially if it’s a bad situation. You recognizethe downside, of course, but it would be point-less to dwell there.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)In today’s case, ignorance will not be bliss.Ignorance will be something more akin toapathy. Bliss isn’t on the menu today anyway,but you will be happier seeking knowledgethan not.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)If your eyes were sun lamps, you’d be givinga certain someone a face tan. The exchangeof extra attention will be good for both ofyou. On a side note, your nutritional needsare changing. Consider changing your eatingstyle.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)Sleep is underrated. It’s a healer and a spiritu-al tool. It’s a teleportation system, an enter-tainment system, a protection system and anenergetic restoration system. Bottom line: Getmore sleep.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)At the juncture of an important decision, youmay be worried that you’ll do something you’llregret. Don’t. People usually don’t regret theirmistakes. What they regret is their missedopportunities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Someone is hiding his or her true feelingsfrom you, probably afraid of being an incon-venience. But convenience isn’t everything.Make your caring heart known. Be a softplace to land.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)If you could fix what another person is goingthrough, you would. It’s painful to watch with-out being able to do something about it.Getting involved would mean crossing a line —not always a bad thing, but certainly worthy ofcareful deliberation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)There are those who won’t be able to keep up withyou, and you’ll have to find a workaround for this.Everyone doesn’t have to get there at the same time,but stay hopeful that all will get there eventually.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)People are good at different things. You maylook at the next guy and wonder how he doesit, but you can bet that in a different category,others think the same thing about you. Giveyourself more credit today.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You feel it’s time to prove your worth to yourboss or loved one. The trouble is, you have tobelieve it, or it’s not going to work.Furthermore, once you believe it, proving it toothers will be a moot point.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Before you embark on a project, ask yourself:Who would be the most fun person to do thiswith? Then ask: Who has the expertise I mostneed? The right person will bring both levityand serious skills to the table.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Complaining is a favorite pastime for the mod-ern human ... or maybe it’s more of a disease.While it’s important to note the problem, to stopthere would be folly and weakness. It’s why youtake action today.

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You’re decisive, tenacious and very aware of opportunities, especially the ones others overlook. Thiswill land you in a prime position over the next six weeks. Your ideas catch on. This translates intomoney in your pocket. Travels with loved ones are tinged with all kinds of luck. New people comeinto your life in May. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 6, 44, 49 and 12.

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The Los Angeles chapter of APA (American Photographic Artists) has announced itscall for entries for the 2018 OFF THE CLOCK Curated Personal Photography Exhibition.Photographers are encouraged to show their most powerful, personal work — photo-graphs that they create when not constrained by assignment parameters. Different froma contest, OFF THE CLOCK is curated by a respected member of the fine art community.The guest curator for this year’s OFF THE CLOCK is Laurie Kratochvil. Laurie Kratochvilis a photography consultant on visual projects that include magazines, books, and film aswell as a photography collection archivist and appraiser. She has curated exhibitions forRolling Stone, MOPA, and TheRock Portraits, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to name a few.Ms. Kratochvil will select her top one hundred images from those submitted. The result-ing exhibition gallery opening night is on April 21 at the Santa Monica Art Studios. Eachselected photographer will also receive a bound catalog with the entire exhibition.

Once the OFF THE CLOCK selects have been made, the fun begins with their work gainingunprecedented exposure among the leading advertising, publishing and graphics firms in thecountry. The images will be shown in rotating exhibitions among multiple leading SouthernCalifornia advertising agencies throughout the summer of 2018. Agencies include Ignited,Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, David & Goliath, and RPA. To further expose their work to theindustry, APA Los Angeles will display the complete exhibition on our website for a full year.

Call for Entries opened January 1 and Entry Deadline is February 9. There will be noextensions. OFF THE CLOCK is open to both APA members and non-members. APAMembers $20 per submission and Non-Members $40 per submission.

The APA LOS ANGELES website is http://la.apanational.org.SUBMITTED BY DESIRAE LANTRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, APA LOS ANGELES

DowntownBullet Journaling at Santa Monica Public Library

Santa Monica Public Library presents Bullet Journaling on Monday, January 8, from3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Main Library’s Multipurpose Room, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

Bring organization and creativity into your life with bullet journaling. A Bullet Journalis an amazing productivity tool that can accommodate a wide variety of planning schemes.It can be your to-do list, your planner, your sketchbook and your diary, all-in-one. We’llguide you in the process, you’ll customize your journal into whatever works best for you.All materials will be provided. Limited quantities available. Just bring your creativity.

This program is free and open to all ages. Space is limited and on a first arrival basis.The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommo-dations, call Library Administration at (310) 458-8606 one week prior to event. The MainLibrary is directly served by Big Blue Bus lines 1, R10, and 18. The Expo Line and other busroutes stop nearby. Ride your bike. Bicycle parking racks are available at the library.

SUBMITTED BY JEN ULLRICH, PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN

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