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Editor’s Note:The Daily Press will begin its annual “Best Of” coverage thisSaturday and Monday. In addition to reprinting some of themost read stories of the year those issues will include some ofour columnists’ favorite work. Regular columns and stories willresume in January.
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California legalizes marijuanafor recreational use Monday, butthat won’t stop federal agents fromseizing the drug — even in tinyamounts — on busy freeways andbackcountry highways.
Marijuana possession still willbe prohibited at eight BorderPatrol checkpoints in California, areminder that state and federallaws collide when it comes to pot.The U.S. government classifiesmarijuana as a controlled sub-stance, like heroin and LSD.
“Prior to Jan. 1, it’s going to be
the same after Jan. 1, because noth-ing changed on our end,” said RyanYamasaki, an assistant chief of theBorder Patrol’s San Diego sector.“If you’re a federal law enforce-ment agency, you uphold federallaws.”
The checkpoints, located up to100 miles (161 kilometers) fromMexico, are considered a final lineof defense against immigrants whoelude agents at the border. Theyalso have been a trap for U.S. citi-zens carrying drugs, even tiny bagsof marijuana.
About 40 percent of pot
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Four men have been arrestedand charged with attempted mur-der following an early morningshooting the day after Christmas.
The victim was listed as in criti-cal condition and was scheduledfor a second surgery Tuesday relat-ed to his wounds.
According to the Santa MonicaPolice Department, the victim anda witness were walking in the 1200block of Bay Street at about 2:30
a.m. on Dec. 26 when they encoun-tered the four suspects. A verbalargument escalated into a physicalfight with the victim and witnessattempting to run away from thesuspects. At that point, one of thesuspects drew a gun and shot thevictim once in the stomach.
Officers responded to the call ofshots fired and found the victimon the street along with the wit-ness. Two suspects were also foundin the immediate area and arrestedon site.
Lieutenant Saul Rodriguez said
there’s some indication the victimand suspects knew each other butthe details of the incident are stillunder investigation. However,using information gathered fromthe scene, officers executed a pairof search warrants Tuesday after-noon and arrested the remainingtwo suspects at their homes.
Rodriguez said at least two sus-pects are known to police fromprior incidents but said moredetails will become clear when offi-
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WHITE CHRISTMAS Robert HernandezCancer patient Henry Morales, dressed as Santa Claus, wanted his daughter, London, left to experience a white Christmas. Morales was unable to leave UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica dueto his illness, so his care team arranged for five tons of snow – about 15 square feet – to be brought into a hospital garden on Thursday. Pictured with Morales are his wife, Leah, and Elsa, a char-acter from the “Frozen” movie.
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Thursday, December 28Movie & AuthorDiscussion: The Graduate(1967)Author Beverly Gray (Seduced by Mrs.Robinson: How the Graduate Becamethe Touchstone of a Generation)screens and discusses this sexy1960s classic about a disillusionedcollege graduate (Dustin Hoffman)who finds himself torn between hisolder lover (Anne Bancroft) and herdaughter. A book sale and signing fol-lows. (Film runtime: 106 min.) MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 6:15 –8:30 p.m.
New Year’s CraftCountdown Ring in the New Year with wearablesand noisemakers. Ocean Park BranchLibrary, 2601 Main St, 2:30 – 3:30p.m.
Guest House openFree tours of the Marion Davies GuestHouse begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1p.m. No reservations needed.Annenberg Community Beach House,415 PCH.
Friday, December 29Guest House openFree tours of the Marion Davies GuestHouse begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1p.m. No reservations needed.Annenberg Community Beach House,415 PCH.
Saturday, December 30Design in 3D: Open LabExplore 3D printing possibilities atthe Library. Prepare your own three-dimensional plastic objects for 3Dprinting. Staff will be available to helpwith basic troubleshooting. MainLibrary, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. 11 a.m.– 1 p.m.
Pico Farmer’s MarketFresh seasonal produce sold direct by
California’s farmers. Parking for themarket is available in the lot alongPico Blvd., at meters along Pico Blvd.or adjacent to Virginia Park in theparking lot on north/east corner ofPico and Cloverfield. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Downtown Farmers MarketThe Saturday Downtown FarmersMarket, also known as the OrganicMarket, opened in May 1991. With thepassage of the California OrganicFoods Act of 1990, consumers wereeager for more organic produce andanother market for weekend shop-ping. The Organic Market boasts thelargest percentage of CertifiedOrganic growers of the City’s fourmarkets. 2nd @ Arizona Avenue, 8:30a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Guest House openFree tours of the Marion Davies GuestHouse begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1p.m. No reservations needed.Annenberg Community Beach House,415 PCH.
Sunday, December 31 Santa Monica CertifiedFarmers Market The Main Street market hosts a vari-ety activities including bands, a bi-weekly cooking demonstrations, artsand crafts, a face painter, a balloonanimal designer as well as seasonalCalifornia grown fruits, vegetables,nuts, meats and cheeses. 2640 MainSt. @ Ocean Park, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30p.m.
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Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How ‘The Graduate’ Became theTouchstone of a Generation”
Good news! Thursday, atthe Main Library, there will bea free screening of the iconic“The Graduate.” It will be fol-lowed by a discussion withBeverly Gray, author of a ter-rific book about the moviethat coincides with the goldenanniversary of its originalrelease.
Bad news. If you, as I did,saw “The Graduate” fifty yearsago, we're no longer springchickens. (Thankfully, I heardan expression recently, “old istwenty years older than youcurrently are.”)
Ms. Gray is a longtimeSanta Monica resident whosefather was a 1932 Samohigrad. Other Santa Monica“Graduate” connections: theOscars, during which MikeNichols won “Best Director,”was held at the Civic.
Lastly, Dustin Hoffmanattended SMC and was afundraiser for The BroadStage. (Reportedly there wastalk of naming the Broad afterHoffman who suggested bath-rooms be named after himbecause “there are never bathrooms for actors.”)
As revealed in Ms. Gray's page-turner, “The Graduate” was the right message at the righttime. It garnered seven Oscar nominations and a staggering $100,000,000 domestic boxoffice. A few years earlier, it's shocking story line of a 21-year-old's affair with his father's lawpartner's wife twice his age, might not have been accepted by the public. (FYI, in real life,Anne Bancroft was only 6 years older than Hoffman.)
A few years later and “The Graduate” would have dealt with Vietnam not exactly greatcomedy fodder. Explaining the film's remarkable success, Nichols observed, “We hit somewind that was circling the earth that nobody could have predicted.”
A story editor for twelve years for Roger Corman, “King of the B Movies,” Gray was seem-ingly destined to write this book. A baby boomer, she was a college senior when “TheGraduate” debuted. She was deeply affected by Benjamin Braddock's angst of what to dowith his life, other than “be different” from his parents.
In her fast-paced tome, Gray covers how many key choices, how much talent and, per-haps, how much luck went into making the film such a success. The result was “TheGraduate” changed how movies were made.
Dustin Hoffman, an unknown, was the unlikeliest leading man. Jewish, 5'6,” and somethought homely, he was no Gable, Dean or Brando. Even Hoffman told Nichols he wasn'tright for the part.
Robert Redford would have been a far safer Benjamin as Nichols had directed him in theBroadway hit, “Barefoot in the Park.” But when Nichols asked about the heartache of awoman leaving him, Redford responded earnestly, “What do you mean?”
Nichols felt no one would buy Redford as a loser. He hoped, however, they could seeHoffman had far more inside.
As Gray notes, Hoffman's success opened doors for other unconventional leading men:Charles Grodin, Richard Benjamin, Elliott Gould, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. In 2000in the New Yorker, Hoffman commented, “There is no casting in the twentieth century morecourageous than putting me in that part.”
The vast number of interviews Gray conducted reveal rich and interesting stories ofalmost everyone involved in “The Graduate.” These include Lawrence Turman, the fledglingproducer who saw merit in first time novelist Charles Webb's book, hardly noticed byreviewers and the public.
Buck Henry, the screenwriter (shared credit) added great humor to the film. One of hemost memorable lines was just the word “plastics.” A friend of Benjamin's father tells Benplastics is the future, and somehow that resonated as the opposite of the lives boomers wereseeking, Gray weaves what brought the interviewees' to “The Graduate” and how the movie'ssuccess impacted their lives for good and ill, even decades later.
After the delightful “Seduced by Mrs. Robinson” I had to see “The Graduate” again. (Ashopefully you will see on Thursday, Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson was amazing! Even thecharacter actors were terrific.)
Spoiler alert, at the end when Benjamin and Elaine run off together, fifty years ago Icheered. This time and to my horror, I thought, “They hardly know each other.” I felt reallyold until I remembered “really old” is twenty years older than I am.
The Main Library is at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. On Thursday, 12/28, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. “TheGraduate” screens followed by a discussion with Beverly Gray. Book sales and signings will follow.Jack is at: [email protected].
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LINDSEY BAHR AND JAKE COYLEAP Film Writers
Associated Press Film Writers LindseyBahr and Jake Coyle name their choices forthe best films of 2017.
LINDSEY BAHR:1. “Dunkirk”: I’m not sure I’ve ever been
so wholly transported by and viscerallyengaged in a theatergoing experience as Iwas watching Christopher Nolan’s master-piece “Dunkirk,” but the filmmaker contin-ues to innovatively use the generous budgetshis success has afforded him to push theenvelope of immersive cinema and story-telling.
2. “Lady Bird”: Thank you, Greta Gerwig,for introducing us to Lady Bird, her motherMarion, her friend Julie, her boyfriends Kyleand Danny, her brother Miguel and his girl-friend Shelly, her father Larry and all theother wonderfully complex humans whopopulate the world around a selfish, but alsoevolving, Sacramento teenager’s life. “LadyBird” is one of those instant classics, one youwant to start again as soon as it’s over.
3. “mother!”: What controversy? DarrenAronofsky’s “mother!” is a thrilling andprovocative riot. Don’t be scared off byTHAT scene because Jennifer Lawrence isexcellent in the straightforward but rivetingbiblical allegory (that can also be aboutwhatever you want — narcissistic artists, thesubjugation of women, the environment).
4. “Call Me By Your Name”: There aren’ta lot of truly sexy movies nowadays, which isjust one of the many reasons Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By YourName” stands out among the rest.Deliciously indulgent in every possible way,it is a lovely, decadent time falling in lovewith Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and Oliver(Armie Hammer) over the course of onepretty, wistful summer.
5. “The Florida Project”: Director SeanBaker is so good at showing us pockets ofour world that most of us either don’t see ordon’t want to see, and painting portraits ofits inhabitants that manage to be both
empathetic and unflinching. This time hissubjects are the so-called “hidden homeless”living on the outskirts of Orlando in a lowrent motel, featuring an all-timer nice guyperformance from Willem Dafoe, and sometruly exciting acting discoveries in the youngBrooklynn Prince and Bria Vinaite.
6.“Get Out”: This film isn’t your standardhorror and that’s what makes it great.Writer-director Jordan Peele brilliantlyweaved poignant social commentary into atop-notch genre pic — a tricky thing to do,especially when it’s your directorial debut.With it, the man who had previously beenknown as a comedian and actor made him-self a must-follow filmmaker too.
7. “Phantom Thread”: Paul ThomasAnderson went relatively small for his latesteffort, a funny and wry chamber dramadressed up in couture. Vicky Krieps is a truefind and holds her own and then someopposite Daniel Day-Lewis, as his muse andsource of occasional annoyance. It’s alsopossibly Day-Lewis’s last performance.Thankfully it’s a very good one.
8. “Wonder Woman”: Patty Jenkinsdeserves all the credit in the world for doingright by “Wonder Woman,” which she mold-ed into a highly enjoyable, warm-heartedand action-packed origin story about theAmazonian princess, who is perfectlyembodied by Gal Gadot. This one, I imag-ine, will impact generations to come.
9. “Jane”: Director Brett Morgen usesnever-before-seen National Geographicfootage to craft a loving tribute to theextraordinary life of Jane Goodall, givenextra grandeur from a stimulating PhilipGlass score.
10. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”: RianJohnson made Star Wars fun and funnyagain, while still delivering a truly excitingstory (and fresh step forward) for the agingfranchise. Our old heroes might be fadingaway, but the future suddenly looks promis-ing again.
Honorable Mentions: “Good Time,” ‘’TheDisaster Artist,” ‘’I, Tonya,” ‘’Their Finest,”‘’Song to Song”
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JAKE COYLE:1. “Call Me By Your Name”: It’s a funny
year for a love story as blissful as this. Muchhas already been said about the sensorywonders of Luca Guadagnino’s wellspring ofa movie. But nothing in 2017 bore suchsplendor and such genuine wisdom as “CallMe By Your Name.” There are the perform-ances, the doozy of a last shot and the unfor-gettable monologue delivered by MichaelStuhlbarg. Most of all, “Call Me By YourName” is an exquisitely alive movie, callingyou to lean into life. Also: Italian summerslook nice. I could go for one of those.
2. “The Florida Project”: Speaking ofvibrant movies. Sean Baker’s latest and bestis somehow both an affecting, thoughtfulsocial drama and the most spirited movie ofthe year. Much of that is owed to its youngstar, Brooklynn Prince, whose performanceis the equal of any in 2017, and her fictionalmom, played by Bria Vinaite. More thanmost, Baker’s films are fully engaged withthe real world.
3. “Dunkirk”: An awesomely colossal,purely cinematic experience of sea, sand andsky — and, no, I’m not talking about“Baywatch.” For maximalist cinema, nobodytoday is in the same league as ChristopherNolan. It’s not one for character develop-ment, but in the film’s sensory onslaughtthere’s something mythical — and perhapstimely — about surviving to fight anotherday. (See also another fine Dunkirk-relatedmovie from 2017: Lone Sherfig’s under-seen“Their Finest Hour.”)
4. “Faces Places”: Hands down, the oddcouple of the year was Agnes Varda and JR.
One an 89-year-old trailblazing filmmakerof the French New Wave, the other a 33-year-old internationally renowned streetartist, they’re an almost too-cute pair. In thisradiant documentary, they traverse a work-ing-class French countryside in a van paint-ed like a giant camera, pasting giant photosof the people they meet on any large surfacethey find. Seeking random encounters, theymeet people, and through their art, ennoblethem. It’s that simple. In a cold year, “FacesPlaces” is a warm, inviting fire.
5. “Lady Bird”: Whereas most coming-of-age tales telescope into the lives of their ado-lescent protagonists, Greta Gerwig’s solodirecting debut is more widescreen. Whilestill acutely feeling every hope and pain of17-year-old Christine (Saoirse Ronan),Gerwig sees around her, too, particularly herparents (Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts). It willmake a great double feature with 2012’s“Frances Ha,” which Gerwig co-wrote beforewe found out what a tremendous filmmakershe is, too.
6. “Dawson City: Frozen Time”: Oh, whatyou can find in an old swimming pool. BillMorrison’s documentary recounts the unbe-lievable story of how several hundred reelsof silent film were discovered in the founda-tion of an old athletic club in the far-northCanadian town of Dawson City, once thecapital of the Yukon gold rush. The highlycombustible nitrate film, dating from the1910s and 1920s, survived, thanks partly tothe region’s cold. With the degraded treas-ure, Morrison splices together two mirroringstories: of Dawson, a city built overnight andvirtually deserted once the gold ran out; andof a lost Hollywood that blossomed beforesound set in. In “Frozen Time,” two lost civ-ilizations dance again.
7. “Get Out”: In a time where the future
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of the movies is so much questioned, noth-ing pointed the way forward like JordanPeele’s directorial debut. It’s unquestionablya landmark movie in representing anAfrican-American perspective in a way thathas seldom, if ever, been seen before. But byseamlessly fusing genre with message — andfinding droves eager to see it — “Get Out”was a reminder of a forgotten truism:Nothing makes a zeitgeist like a must-seemovie.
8. “Phantom Thread”: For such a finelyattired film, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latestis funny. Its craft is mesmerizing and its cou-ture is high, but don’t let that fool you. Thisis a very down-to-earth movie about findingyour own idiosyncratic love, and gettingoutside your own head enough to appreciateit.
9. “Logan Lucky”: Efforts to faithfullycapture heartland America in 2017 wereadmittedly imperfect. Martin McDonagh’s“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,Missouri” was thrillingly performed andraged gloriously but had glaring blind spots.Steven Soderbergh’s heist movie “LoganLucky” delights in both dignifying andlaughing at its slow-witted, folksy characters.But, man, is it fun. Movies this light on theirfeet don’t come along much anymore.
10. “The Lost City of Z”: James Grey’sdrifting drama about the early 20th Centuryexplorer Percy Fawcett, who sought a fabledcivilization in South America, initially hasthe foreboding feel of “Apocalypse Now!” or“Fitzcarraldo.” But instead of finding horrorin the jungle, Fawcett finds transcendence inotherness.
Also excellent: “The Big Sick,” ‘’LadyMacbeth,”‘’BPM (Beats Per Minute),”‘’Okja,”‘’Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” ‘’Guardiansof the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “mother!”
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Colin Kaepernick didn’t take a snap in theNFL in 2017, yet he was a big part of thebiggest story of the year.
NFL players kneeling during the nationalanthem, something Kaepernick started ayear earlier to bring attention to social injus-tices, set off a national debate that eruptedonce President Donald Trump chimed in.
His call for owners to fire players whoprotested during “The Star-SpangledBanner” led to a massive show of defiance inthe days that followed.
The president’s feud with the NFL is therunaway winner for top sports story of 2017in balloting by AP members and editors, eas-ily outdistancing the corruption scandalengulfing college basketball and theHouston Astros winning their first WorldSeries and lifting the spirits of a city devas-tated by Hurricane Harvey.
Here is a list of the biggest sports storiesin 2017:
1. NFL players who knelt during thenational anthem said they were exercisingtheir free-speech rights and trying to bringattention to social injustices. Critics, includ-ing the president, said they were disrespect-ing the flag, the country and the military.Kaepernick sued the league when no teamsigned him.
2. College basketball comes under themicroscope after a federal investigation
reveals corruption involving recruiting prac-tices.
3. Houston Astros win their first WorldSeries, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers inGame 7 to lift the spirits of a city devastatedby Hurricane Harvey.
4. In a season that included his four-gamesuspension for “Deflategate,” Tom Bradyengineers a record-breaking comeback asthe Patriots defeat the Falcons in first-everSuper Bowl overtime.
5. The president of USA Gymnasticsresigns amid a sexual abuse scandal thatincludes revelations by some of the sport’sbiggest stars that they were victims.
6. Russia is banned from the WinterOlympics for a massive doping scheme atthe 2014 Sochi Games.
7. Clemson mounts a last-second come-back to beat Alabama for college football’snational championship.
8. The United States fails to qualify forsoccer’s World Cup for the first time since1986. Four-time champion Italy also fails toqualify.
9. New acquisition Kevin Durant leadsthe Golden State Warriors to the NBA cham-pionship over the defending championCleveland Cavaliers.
10. MMA star Conor McGregor stepsinto the boxing ring to face undefeatedchamp Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor lostthe fight.
A list of the top sportsstories of 2017
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The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment Responded To 275Calls For Service On Dec. 26.
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Lost property 300 block Santa MonicaPier 12:12 a.m. Attempt suicide 400 block Santa MonicaPier 12:18 a.m. Found person 15th / Wilshire 1:36 a.m. Battery 2nd / Santa Monica 2:08 a.m. Assault w/deadly weapon 1200 block Bay2:20 a.m. Vandalism 600 block Wilshire 5:19 a.m. Vandalism 600 block Washington 5:31a.m. Encampment 1200 block 4th 5:53 a.m. Encampment 3100 block 2nd 6:44 a.m. Vehicle parked in alley 2800 block Kansas7:01 a.m. Fight 1500 block 2nd 7:02 a.m. Burglary 2800 block Wilshire 7:47 a.m. Lewd activity 700 block Arizona 8:32a.m. Audible burglar 1600 block 10th 8:48 a.m. Theft recyclables 400 block 22nd 8:49a.m. Grand theft 2600 block Lincoln 9:00 a.m. Auto burglary 1200 block 2nd 9:03 a.m. Vandalism 2900 block 31st 9:19 a.m. Burglary 1100 block 5th 9:33 a.m. Battery 1900 block 6th 9:39 a.m. Encampment 2800 block the beach 9:43a.m. Encampment 1600 block 5th 9:44 a.m. Vandalism 1300 block Princeton 9:47 a.m.
Fraud 1700 block 15th 9:57 a.m. Traffic collision Main / Hollister 10:13 a.m. Vandalism 1300 block Wilshire 10:48 a.m. Burglary 1500 block Broadway 11:04 a.m. Petty theft 1300 block 3rd Street Prom11:06 a.m. Theft suspect 1300 block 3rd Street Prom11:23 a.m. Petty theft 700 block Broadway 11:33 a.m. Grand theft 300 block Arizona 11:37 a.m. Theft suspect 200 block Broadway 12:23p.m. Grand theft 1800 block 19th 12:23 p.m. Strongarm robbery 700 block Broadway12:32 p.m. Petty theft 1200 block 3rd Street Prom12:35 p.m. Burglary 1300 block 17th 1:03 p.m. Found property 1400 block 2nd 2:31 p.m. Vandalism 1400 block 4th 2:44 p.m. Battery 1500 block Ocean 3:29 p.m. Traffic collision Cloverfield / Olympic 4:02p.m. Petty theft 1900 block Arizona 4:40 p.m. Burglary 1400 block Ocean 4:42 p.m. Petty theft 1300 block Wilshire 4:48 p.m. Hit and run 600 block 22nd 5:21 p.m. Auto burglary 1300 block 6th 5:27 p.m. Petty theft 400 block Santa Monica 5:52p.m. Theft suspect 1400 block 3rd Street Prom6:01 p.m. Prowler 2600 block 33rd 6:01 p.m. Auto burglary 1200 block 2nd 6:24 p.m. Burglary 1200 block 12th 6:24 p.m. Traffic collision Lincoln / Maple 6:28 p.m. Hit and run 1500 block Pacific Coast Hwy6:30 p.m. Traffic collision Lincoln / Maple 7:07 p.m. Attempt burglary 1000 block Princeton 8p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire DepartmentResponded To 32 Calls For
Service On Dec. 26. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Emergency Medical Service 400 blockExpo Line 12:29 a.m. EMS 2500 block Santa Monica 12:43 a.m. EMS Cloverfield / Olympic 1:23 a.m. EMS 200 block Santa Monica 2:10 a.m. Automatic alarm 700 block Santa Monica2:14 a.m. EMS 1200 block Bay 2:22 a.m. Automatic alarm 300 block Olympic 4:39a.m. EMS 500 block Colorado 5:49 a.m. Haz mat - level 1 1200 block Bay 8:03a.m. Automatic alarm 1500 block 6th 9:15 a.m. EMS 2200 block Colorado 9:39 a.m. EMS 1300 block 15th 10:34 a.m.
EMS 2800 block Pico 10:38 a.m. EMS 1600 block Arizona 11:37 a.m. EMS 2000 block Hill 1:22 p.m. EMS 1000 block 14th 1:23 p.m. EMS 300 block Olympic 1:38 p.m. EMS 500 block Alta 1:43 p.m. Traffic collision with physical rescue 20th/ Interstate 10 2:50 p.m. EMS 2800 block Pico 3:19 p.m. EMS 700 block Pico 3:52 p.m. Traffic collision with injury Cloverfield /Olympic 4:03 p.m. EMS 17th / Michigan 4:07 p.m. Traffic collision with injury Cloverfield /Olympic 4:38 p.m. EMS 500 block Olympic 5:17 p.m.EMS 2200 block Ocean Front Walk 5:37p.m.EMS 2900 block Pico 6 p.m.Traffic collision with injury Lincoln / Maple6:28 p.m. EMS 1300 block 20th 6:40 p.m. EMS 1200 block 19th 10:49 p.m. EMS 1800 block 20th 10:51 p.m. EMS 2600 block 34th 11:45 p.m.
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Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa MonicaPolice Department. These are arrests only. All parties are inno-
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ON DECEMBER 1 AT ABOUT 5 A.M.While conducting periodic checks for livability issues inthe downtown area, officers saw a subject lying in front ofa doorway of 1423 2nd Street. Officers noticed the sub-ject was sleeping and contacted her to issue a citation.The subject was not in possession of any identifiable infor-mation and would not provide her name. The subject wasplaced under arrest and transported to SMPD Jail.Barbara Mayor, 29, homeless, was arrested for sleeping ina doorway. Bail was set at $ 500.
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Mars and Neptune form a magic triangular window in the sky that serves as a cosmic invitation to themuses to generously grace us with inspiration and increased creative powers. Tasks that require inventivethinking will go exceptionally well. Any and all parts of life will be improved with an open-minded, imagina-tive approach.
Cosmic Invocation of the Muses
ARIES (March 21-April 19)You don’t have to be the cause of an event tofeel that you’re the one to do something aboutit. If all you do is hope for the best, you will bedoing more than most. Of course, you’ll takebigger action than that. It’s who you are.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You have plenty that you can leverage into plentymore. It’s all how you play it. Step back and assesswhere you are. Talk to outsiders about it — peoplewho see you more objectively than you can.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)When you act to please people, the oppositewill happen — not always, just today. See, it’sreally supposed to be your turn. So take care ofyour own needs, and pursue what delights you.People will like you all the more for it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)Narrow your focus. If you go too broad, peoplewill have no idea how to relate to you, where tohook in or what to do with you. Home in on theone thing you want that people can supportyou in now. You’ll make friends.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)There are things that should be discussed, anda lot that shouldn’t. Discretion will be the bet-ter part of diplomacy. The proverb states,“Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it keptits mouth shut.”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Common sense isn’t always common practice.If anyone can get in there and improve theratio of logical action to nonsense, it’s you.Bonus: You have a nice way of getting peopleto see it your way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)You’ll spend time in planning mode and in liv-ing mode too. You’re doing this right. When inplanning mode, you think of the long term andthe distant results. But when you’re in livingmode, you seize each hour like it’s the last.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)A key secret to love, war and life in general:Know when to get out. Everything has its cycle.Leave the party when the going is good andyou’ll have the right energy for what’s next.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Positive leaders and influences will help getyour mind off of nagging issues that can’t bechanged. They’ll inspire you instead to startdealing with things that can be changed:There’s so much to work with in that realm.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)The more you care about others the more theycare about you. Respect is the same. You’ve ahealthy amount of it flowing through yourworld now to command and to give.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)It’s as though your purpose clears a path foryou. Once you know why you’re doing a thing,you can figure out how to do it much more eas-ily. Also, you can understand, see and toleratethings better.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)The quarrelsome people tend to find eachother — or rather, they bring it out in eachother. Avoid them altogether, because they’llbe especially difficult, and there’s no sensein messing up the perfect peace available toyou today.
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Discuss how you feel, because that will tell people more about you than any fact you could share.Why do you want them to know? The better they know you, the better they can help you or allowyou to help them. Your relationships are your gold. The connections you make will bring you yourheart’s desire. Scorpio and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 22, 31, 25 and 5.
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seizures at Border Patrol checkpoints fromfiscal years 2013 to 2016 were an ounce (28grams) or less from U.S. citizens, accordingto a Government Accountability Officereport last month. California’s law allowsanyone 21 and over to carry up to an ounce.
The Border Patrol operates 34 permanentcheckpoints along the Mexican border andan additional 103 “tactical” stops, typicallycones and signs.
Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commis-sioner of parent agency Customs and BorderProtection, called drug seizures an “ancillaryeffect” of enforcing immigration laws.Motorists typically are released after beingphotographed and fingerprinted. They gen-erally aren’t charged with a crime becauseprosecutors consider them low priority.
The clash between state and federal mar-ijuana laws played out on a smaller scalenear the Canadian border in Washington
after that state legalized marijuana in 2014.California is a far busier route for illegalcrossings with many more agents.
State and federal marijuana laws haveconflicted since California became the firstto legalize marijuana for medical use in1996. Next week, California will be amongseven states and Washington, D.C., with legalrecreational pot.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, astaunch opponent of legalization, said lastmonth that he was taking a close look at fed-eral enforcement, suggesting a tougherstance than President Barack Obama’sadministration.
At highway checkpoints, Border Patrolagents look for signs of nervous drivers, likeclutching steering wheels and avoiding eyecontact and interrupting when passengersare asked to state citizenship. Some panickeddrivers make a U-turn when they spot thecheckpoint, a dead giveaway.
One recent morning on westboundInterstate 8 about 40 miles (64 kilometers)east of San Diego, an agent standing outside
a booth under a large white canopy stoppeddrivers for a few seconds to ask their citizen-ship or waved them through after peeringinside.
In about an hour, three raised enoughsuspicion to be ordered aside for a thoroughvehicle search.
A dog discovered a marijuana stash aboutthe size of a thumbprint inside the pickuptruck of a man with Arizona license plateswho was taking his elderly uncle to a hospi-tal appointment. It would have taken up toan hour to process the arrest, so agentsreleased him after seizing the pot and warn-ing it was illegal.
“I didn’t know that, sorry,” the driversaid, walking to his truck after waiting on abench a few minutes while the dog searched.
The animal sniffed something in anothercar but found nothing in the seats or trunk.The apologetic driver said she smoked mar-ijuana a week earlier, implying the odor lin-gered.
The Pine Valley checkpoint, amid oak-and chaparral-covered mountains on the
main route from Arizona to San Diego, getsbusy with drivers returning from weekendgetaways but is less traveled than others.
Agents say a checkpoint on Interstate 5between San Diego and Los Angeles cancause a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) backup in 90seconds during peak hours.
The government faces pushback overcheckpoints. Some residents complain aboutdelays and trespassers trying to circumventcheckpoints — some even dying from heatand exhaustion. Motorists who considerthem a privacy invasion steadfastly refuse toanswer questions and post their test encoun-ters on YouTube.
Border Patrol officials insist they areeffective. Without them, Vitiello said, smug-glers would have open passage to cities likePhoenix and Albuquerque, New Mexico,once past the border.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976that agents can question people at check-points even without reason to believe any-one in the vehicle is in the country illegallyand don’t need a search warrant.
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