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NEVER FORGET Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.comProject coordinator Chris Gantz (center right) and Jeremy Painkin (center left) with The Remembrance Project talk about the history ofthe New York Fire Department's Rescue Engine 5 at Santa Monica Fire Station 1 on Seventh Street on Friday morning. The nonprofit trav-els the country educating kids about the sacrifices made rescuing people during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSONDaily Press Staff Writer

COLORADO AVE The Santa Monica-basednonprofit Step Up On Second, which pro-vides support for homeless people sufferingfrom mental illnesses, broke ground Fridayon a new, $14 million housing project calledStep Up on Colorado.

The Colorado Avenue location near FifthStreet will add 34 units of affordable housingin the city by the sea. It’s a joint effortbetween Step Up and affordable housingprovider Hollywood Community HousingCorporation (HCHC).

The Colorado Avenue building isfinanced through a mix of public, private,and philanthropic funds provided by CityHall, the Los Angeles County Department ofHealth Services, and Wells Fargo Bank.

“I never got so excited by dirt as I didtoday,” said Step Up President and CEO TodLipka at the groundbreaking.

A 100-year-old two-story rooming housepreviously sat on the lot, which has beencleared except for the heavy constructionmachinery.

“I remember when we first walkedthrough the building before we bought itand I was literally afraid to be on the secondfloor because the building was so rickety,”Lipka said. “I thought it was all going to fallin.”

He asked attendees to imagine the newbuilding, which will be just a few blocksfrom the nonprofit’s headquarters onSecond Street where all kinds of support,

BY MELISSA CASKEYSpecial to the Daily Press

VENTURA COUNTY A move to house whiteBengal tigers in a west Malibu neighbor-hood delivered seven hours of growlingpublic testimony last week before the

Ventura County Planning Commission —but ultimately no bite.

Due to the abundant public response,planning commissioners did not get achance to comment on the proposal, defer-ring a decision on the item until their March13 meeting.

Applicant Irena Hauser is seeking a per-mit to construct a 13,500-square-foot exer-cise arena and enclosures for up to five whiteBengal tigers on 7.2 acres of her Deer Creekproperty. Hauser told the commission her

BY DAVID MARK SIMPSONDaily Press Staff Writer

SMMUSD HDQTRS The second the SantaMonica-Malibu Education Foundationfundraiser ended on Jan. 31, another onebegan.

The Vision for Student Success, an initia-tive managed by the foundation to fundlearning programs evenly across the SantaMonica-Malibu Unified School District,brought in $3.2 million over 15 months. TheBoard of Education covered the $800,000gap, allowing the Ed Foundation to reach its

$4 million goal.But on Feb. 1, the fundraising total

dropped back to zero with 12 months toraise next year’s scratch. With a yearlongfundraiser ahead, school officials, boardmembers, and the public discussed the waysthe program was a success and the ways it

could be improved at Thursday’s schoolboard meeting.

Ed Foundation Executive Director LindaGross pointed to many of the highlights.

A third of all the cash raised, or over $1

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West Malibu residents concerned about tigers moving in

Housing formentally illbreaks ground

Communication a focus in next school district fundraiser

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Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014

Hit the wavesSanta Monica Beach

7 a.m. — 5 p.m.Surfers from Santa Monica and Malibu’s pub-lic schools will face kids from San Diego toSanta Barbara during the Scholastic Surf

Series. Ages vary from middle to high schoolstudents. The contest takes place near life-

guard tower No. 22, south of the SantaMonica Pier. The competition also takes

place Sunday at the same times. For moreinformation, call (760) 518-2727.

Yoga on the goSanta Monica Pier

9 a.m. Roga, the pier’s mix of running and yoga,returns to get your heart pumping and put

your mind at ease. Meet under the pier signon Ocean Avenue for the run. The yoga portion begins at 9 a.m. at the west end

of the pier. For more information, visit santamonicapier.org

Do as chefs doDowntown Farmers’ Market

Third Street and Arizona Avenue, 9 a.m. — 11 a.m.

Have you ever wondered what all thosechefs are going to make with all that freshproduce they buy at the Farmers’ Market?

Now is your chance to follow a chef back tothe kitchen and learn how they put all of the

ingredients together to create a specialmenu. The Follow That Chef classes are freeof charge and require RSVP. Visit thegour-mandiseschool.com for more information.

Get to shred Gates, Kingsley and Gates Moeller Murphy

Funeral Directors1925 Arizona Ave., 10:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.Identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing

crime, claiming almost 10 million victims peryear — especially senior citizens, according

to FBI statistics. To address this growing epi-demic and help community members properlydispose of personal, confidential documentsthat might be used in identify theft, Gates,

Kingsley and Gates Moeller Murphy is hosting a free Community Shred Day.

For more information or questions, call (310) 395-9988.

Tax helpOcean Park Library

2601 Main St., 12 p.m.VITA from UCLA provides free tax assis-

tance for filing both federal and state incometaxes. All the volunteers are IRS certified andcan assist with both e-filing and paper filing.The primary aim of the program is to provideincome tax return assistance to seniors and

those needing assistance. For more information, call (310) 458-8683.

All about BroadwayThe Broad Stage

1310 11th St., 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.Megan Mullally teams up with Grammy- andEmmy-nominated radio star Seth Rudetskyfor one night only. Mullally is famous for her

iconic role as Karen Walker on the hit TVseries “Will & Grace.” Mullally has also

starred on Broadway in “Grease,” “How toSucceed in Business Without Really Trying”and “Young Frankenstein.” For more infor-

mation, visit thebroadstage.com/foster.

Music in bloomFirst Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica

1220 Second St., 5 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Jacaranda's 10th anniversary season contin-ues with a dinner break — a break that sepa-rates the performances of two 20-movementmid-20th century masterworks by John Cageand Olivier Messiaen. Each cycle is played byan American pianist with whom the music has

become synonymous: Adam Tendler andChristopher Taylor, respectively. For more

information, call (213) 483-0216.

Musical review Harvelle’s

1432 Fourth St., 9 p.m. Take the legendary TV show “Soul Train”

and cross it with Dick Clark's very-hip-in-itstime “American Bandstand” and you get agood idea of what a Blowin' Smoke Rhythm

& Blues Revue show is like. That is, a packeddance floor full of sweaty souls enjoying

themselves more than should be allowed bylaw! Cost: $10. Info: (310) 395-1676 or

http://santamonica.harvelles.com/

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

Old stuffSanta Monica Airport

3100 Airport Ave., 8 a.m.Antiques, collectibles and crafts market.

All ages welcome.Admission: $5. For more information call

(323) 933-2511 or visit www.santamonicaair-portantiquemarket.com

Symphony showSamohi’s Barnum Hall601 Pico Blvd., 4 p.m.

Van Cliburn International Piano Competitiongold medal winner Cristina Ortiz will makeher New West Symphony debut playing

“Momoprecoce” by Heitor Villa-Lobos. NewWest Symphony music director Marcelo

Lehninger will lead three performances of theprogram that also includes Maurice Ravel’s

“Suite from Ma Mère L'oye” ("MotherGoose”) and “Pictures at an Exhibition”

by Modest Mussorgsky in the Ravel orchestration. Tickets priced from

$25 to $98 are available at the box office or online at newwestsymphony.org.

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WASHINGTON Seeking to correct potentialacts of bias spanning three wars, PresidentBarack Obama will award the Medal of Honorto 24 Army veterans — include one Santa

Monica native — following a congressionallymandated review to ensure that eligible recip-ients were not bypassed due to prejudice.

The unusual mass ceremony, scheduled forMarch 18, will honor veterans, most of

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DOWNTOWNHonoring women in history

In honor of Women’s History Month and in collaboration with City Hall’s Commissionon the Status of Women, the Santa Monica History Museum is seeking Santa MonicaWomen of World War II to participate in its Discover the History program.

Immeasurable Contributions — the name of the exhibit — will include a slide showof historical photographs, a corresponding short talk and focus exhibit.

American women were crucial to the war effort — especially in Santa Monica.With so many men away at the front, women joined Douglas Aircraft at what is nowthe Santa Monica Airport in droves to build, test, and deliver necessary aircraft;patrolled the beaches on civil defense patrols; spearheaded and supported warbond efforts; served in service organizations that provided entertainment andgoods to the troops; and even joined the armed services.

The celebration of women’s Immeasurable Contributions to World War II willtake place on March 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Santa Monica History Museum,1350 Seventh St. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and parking is available in the adjacentparking garage.

— KEVIN HERRERA COUNTYWIDE Pregnant woman dies from flu

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has received a report ofan influenza A (H1N1)-associated death of a pregnant woman and her unborn babyfrom the South Bay area. Although influenza activity in Los Angeles County hasbeen on the decline, it is still widespread and will continue at least through March,public health officials said this week.

The flu vaccine is recommended for everyone, six months of age or older, includ-ing pregnant women at any stage of their pregnancy. Pregnant and postpartumwomen are more likely than others to have severe illness from flu, officials said.

“This sad event demonstrates that serious complications can occur with fluinfection in pregnant women,” said Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, the county’s directorof public health. “Therefore, it is critical that all pregnant and postpartum womenget vaccinated to protect themselves against the flu. We recommend that everyone… practice basic hygiene, such as hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes,to prevent the spread of influenza and other respiratory diseases.”

For pregnant women with flu-like illness, immediate treatment with anti-viralmedication is recommended even before influenza testing is confirmed. Symptomsof the flu include fever, cough, headache, and muscle ache within the first three tofive days of illness. Because immunity from flu vaccination declines over time andthe strains of the flu virus can change from year to year, it is important to get vac-cinated annually.

Influenza accounts for up to 220,000 hospitalizations, and an average of 24,000deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention.

In L.A. County, a total of 52 confirmed deaths due to influenza among men,women, and children of all ages have been reported as of Feb. 20. Influenza vaccineremains available as are anti-virals. Residents are encouraged to contact their reg-ular doctor or health plan for information on where and when they can get a flu vac-cine. Many local community clinics and pharmacies are offering seasonal flu vac-cine for a low fee.

To find locations where flu vaccinations are currently available visitwww.ph.lacounty.gov/ip/flu/FluLocatorMain.htm or call the county Information Lineat 2-1-1 from any landline or cell phone in the county.

— KH CALIFORNIA AVEFreebird: Missing parrot

Mac, a white cockatoo, the companion and registered service animal for a localdisabled veteran, flew the coop last week. Her owner, Peter D’amico, misses herdesperately and wants her to come home. The cockatoo was last seen earlier thisweek by a worker on California Avenue and 21st Street.

Mac is potty trained and does not squawk or bite, D’amico said. D’amico is wor-ried about hawks in the area.

If you see Mac, call D’amico at (310) 828-4758.— DAVID MARK SIMPSON

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SURROUNDED Morgan Genser editor@smdp.comCrossroads' Kayla Mitchell (center) takes flight in the middle of several defenders from OntarioChristian Thursday during the first round of the Division 4 Southern Section Playoffs in SantaMonica. Crossroads would go on to win the game 42-30 and advances to the second round.

Better late than never Obama honors local for WW II service

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OPINIONS EXPRESSED are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of the Santa Monica Daily Press staff. Guest editorials from residents are encouraged, as are letters to the editor. Letters will be published on a space-available basis. It is our intention to publish all letters we receive, except those that are libelous or are unsigned. Preference will be given to those that are e-mailed to editor@smdp.com. All letters must include the author’s name and telephone number for purposes of verification. All letters and guest editorials are subject to editing for space and content.

Cars should take a back seat Editor:

On Feb. 17, Bill Bauer wrote in his column My Write,“Claims that bicycle-friendly streets will mean moreriders and less cars are unfounded. When you have anagenda, why let reality get in the way?”

All over the country, cities are installing green lanes,cycle tracks, and other forms of bike infrastructure. Theresult? Bike traffic has gone up, and car traffic has gonedown. You can find a great big list of examples here:

www.peopleforbikes.org/statistics/category/safety-statistics

Here’s one about Long Beach:www.bikelongbeach.org/archives/5534It shows that, after the city installed a protected

bike lane, there was:• A 33 percent increase in the number of bike riders;• A 15 percent increase in pedestrian traffic;• A 50 percent decrease in the number of bike relat-

ed accidents;• A 10 percent decrease in the volume of traffic on

the two streets;• A 10 percent decrease in traffic speed (from just

over 30 mph to under 30 mph)• And a 50 percent decrease in the number of vehi-

cle related accidents … from just under 100/year to justunder 50/year.

Based on his previous articles, I have figured thatMr. Bauer doesn’t trust traffic studies (unless, ofcourse, they’re done by the would-be developers of theFairmont-Miramar), but, when you have an agenda, whylet reality get in the way?

In January, I asked both this paper and Mr. Bauer asimple question: What kind of city do you want, one forcars or for people? With this column decrying theMichigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway, with itspotential to make Santa Monica a healthier, safer city, Ithink Mr. Bauer has answered the question.

Adam RakunasSanta Monica

What they deserve Editor:

I too worked for the Veterans Administration.I started my career as a psychiatric nursing assis-

tant at the Brentwood VA hospital. While I was a stu-dent at UCLA I worked nights on the psychiatric wards.It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Thestaff was dedicated to their jobs and treated thepatients with the utmost respect.

Back in those days we had veterans from WW I, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Just as Ms. Brennan indicated(“We can do better for veterans,” Letter to the Editor,”Feb. 13), the veterans were treated well. Many of themhad no families and very few visitors.

During the Reagan administration not only did heclose a number of psychiatric hospitals, but also forcedmany VA patients living in VA domiciles discharged tothe community that many had not lived in for decades.Many of those patients died.

After graduating from UCLA, I worked at several VAhospitals, retiring as the medical center director at theSepulveda VA hospital.

The veterans deserve the best medical care in theworld because they gave so much for our country.

Norman HensleySanta Monica

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DEAR RESIDENTS AGAINST THE HINESproject,

How do you solve a problem that isalready unbearable by rallying to do —nothing?

I offer my opinion here out of concernfor our shared future. I gain no financialbenefit, nor do I have any project before theCity Council now, nor in the foreseeablefuture. And I feel your fear and frustration,but I do not share it. I suspect that the differ-ence between us is a consequence of ourholding on to very different visions of whatthe future may hold.

Your vision, in my humble opinion, islooking into the rear view mirror, reminisc-ing of days of old when there was just notthat much traffic — yet. I hear you wantingto “fix traffic,” which is the same as wishingthat people would just get off the streets sowe can all drive again. And I observe youblaming congestion on development andgrowth, which in your mind has ruined thebucolic low-key beach life you once had.

What you fail to understand is how traf-fic and the low-key city you reminisce andmourn are really two sides of the same coin.That unique moment in time you wish toreturn to, when driving was unobstructed,was only a fleeting state by design. We builtwider roads than we needed to be ready forfuture traffic. The dreaded growth was builtinto that scenario from the very firstmoment.

Driving is hugely wasteful in land use,and all that land that is dedicated to ourautomobiles costs money to be maintainedwith funds, which especially after Prop. 13,cities generate more and more throughdevelopment fees. In the car-based, low-den-sity city you must grow and sprawl, other-wise you are cutting off your financial noseto spite your face!

But there is also another vision for thefuture, and that picture is a bit more prom-ising. And I thought this vision is one Ishared with many residents in Santa Monica.

My vision includes transit as a mobilityalternate, not a replacement, to our cars. As Istated before, just inserting transit into thecar-based city does not work — unless youintend transit only for “other” people to getout of your way. But, let's hope in SantaMonica we still are better than that.

Density is the enemy of the car-basedcity, but it is a requirement for the transitcity, at least within walking distance to thetransit stops. For transit to really succeed,one must prevent people from needing theirown car for any portion of their trip, becauseonce people start to drive, most of them willjust keep going.

If you really wanted to improve traffic,you'd need to get lots of people off ourroads. I do not know of a mechanism to dothis in a free, democratic society. Unlessdriving becomes un-affordable, there will

always be enough folks who will think thattoday is “their day,” and they will drive —and usually they will get stuck.

Every year, the Economist magazineranks the livability of cities from all over theglobe. And the winner and runner-up citiesare all equally congested to us. However,what makes these cities great in spite of thisis what else they have to offer, and thatincludes strong alternatives for gettingaround, such as public transit and bicycles.

What is at stake with your resistanceagainst the Bergamot Transit Village iswhether we all are saying "yes" to a betterfuture, or choose to bury our head in thesand and hope against reason. The transitnet Metro is building is our lifesaver ingreater L.A. We owe it to ourselves to pro-vide it with the best possible conditions tofunction; that means density at the stations,no matter who says what against it.

The Bergamot Transit Village is not a per-fect project, but this is not the point. It ismuch less dense than it was technicallyallowed to be, it went through our reviewprocess, has been revised and adopted andhas at last been deemed to be in confor-mance with local development rules. Itdeserves to be built now. We cannot rewriterules on a project by project basis. If wedon't like the outcome of our own rules,then let's rally to write different ones!

For instance, if we want smaller develop-ments with more design variety, then stopinsisting on parking minimums! They favorcorporations who aggregate parcels so thatthey can then build one really large and effi-cient parking garage. What is happening toSanta Monica is not that suddenly bad orgreedy people (who you call “corporatedevelopers”) took over, rather this is anobvious consequence of the car-centric ruleswe operate by, rules which you support. Ifyou keep insisting on making projects carfriendly, they will create environments moreakin to Century City rather than the pedes-trian, funky, low-key beach paradise we allwant.

And if you must oppose projects in SantaMonica, I wish you would focus on all ofthose projects, large or small, that are out-side the half-mile walking distance from anExpo Line station because those projects willfor sure contribute to more congestion, littleby little. Believe it or not, the BergamotTransit Village might actually work better forus all than you dare to hope. There is enoughpent up demand locally for a life without theautomobile. This project makes that possi-ble. Let the Bergamot Transit Village happenand wait and observe.

It might turn out to be good for all of us.

GGEERRHHAARRDD WW.. MMAAYYEERR is an architect who livesand practices on the Westside. He is also a chairof the American Institute of Architects L.A.’sUrban Design Committee.

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“AS LONG AS THE SCHOOL BOARD CANcome up with the money by not asking formore money from the city or from thecommunity by pushing for more propertytax bonds, I could be interested in support-ing them. Mostly I am interested in howthey are going to accomplish this. Thatshould mean they would reduce somespending to be able to fund the difference.However, the school board shows that theyneed to go back to school to learn math sothey can budget money appropriately asthey keep requesting the city or propertyowners to give them more funds than theyreceive. Thus it is apparent how cluelessthey are and we should be worried for theeducation they are responsible for provid-ing and, therefore, we should not acceptthis move from them.”

“WHERE DO YOU THINK THE SCHOOLboard got that $800,000 reserve? Myguess is from the 1,000 employees workingfor the school district who haven’treceived a raise in five years and, on top ofthat, have taken 10 days a year forcedunpaid time off. It takes a village socialismis supportive of the ego, but socialism isonly great until you run out of other peo-ple’s money. Malibu has taught the dis-trict’s Hillary clones a very good lesson. Ihope they succeed in breaking away fromSanta Monica. The Education Foundation isan example of the rot that has become thenorm in this town. Reward wrong ideolo-gies, incompetent leaders, ill choices, andparents who have watched too muchOprah. Malibu parents have talent, maybeluck, work hard and forgo the easy and notdo stupid things. I’ve worked hard sincethe fifth grade and I’m still stupid, but Idon’t expect anyone to support me, a valueI am very proud of, something the schoolboard has yet to learn.”

“TH E QU ESTION YOU SHOU LD BEasking this week is ‘Has the SMMUSDshown enough gratitude to the foundationfor giving them $3.2 million?’”

“I THINK IT WAS WISE THIS TIMEaround since it was the board’s brightidea to change the way parents can con-tribute to their child’s education. But infuture years, if the Education Foundationcontinues to come up short with fundrais-ing, the board needs to look closely at thepolicy of districtwide fundraising and con-sider whether or not we should continuein this fashion. While I think that the ulti-

mate goal of making sure that all childrenhave an equal opportunity to learn islaudable, I am not confident that it can beachieved. Some schools that raised moremoney in the past will ultimately lose theprograms they once had, and yes, therewill be equality, but the base line will belowered. That doesn’t sound like a goodidea to me.”

“NO, I THINK THE BOARD HAS SHOWNover the years it is unable to balance itsbudgets and has time and time again comeback to the taxpayers for more. We can nolonger keep opening up our wallets. Theremust come a time when the board tightensits belt and deals with the harsh realitythat education funding is drying up. Toughdecisions need to be made, teaching posi-tions my have to be cut, class sizesincreased and extracurriculars reduced.But we cannot just keep spending withoutbeing somewhat thrifty.”

“OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR GREATESTassets and we need to do everything wecan to ensure they get the best education-al possible. Without education, our wholecommunity, state, nation and the world willsuffer. So, yes, I do think the board wasright in giving that money. And it shouldcontinue to do so in future years if needed.We cannot scrimp when it comes to edu-cating our youth.”

“NO, THIS ISSUE ONCE AGAIN SHOWSthe complete incompetence of the schoolboard. Their program failed and now theywant to waste money they claim they don’thave. Why would you ever have changedthe old program if the new one results innearly a loss of $1 million? Of course par-ents want to donate money to their ownschools. Donations go wherever the donorwants it to.”

SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLSThe Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education recently voted tospend $800,000 to help make up for the Education Foundation’s failure to raise $4million as part of the districtwide fundraising campaign to support the new Vision forStudent Success, which is supposed to give each student equal opportunity to learn.It’s a controversial program, one that limits parents’ ability to give directly to theirchild’s school.

This past week, Q-line asked:Do you think it was wise for the board togive the money, and why?

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SANTA ANA, Calif. Lawyers say a witness hasreported he was beaten by gang memberswho accompanied a 23-year-old womankilled in a melee outside a SouthernCalifornia nightclub.

Defense attorneys told the OrangeCounty Register Thursday that the accountsupports their assertion that Vanesa Zavalaand Candace Brito acted in self-defensewhen they allegedly punched and kickedAnnie Hung Pham in the early morning

hours of Jan. 18.Zavala and Brito have pleaded not guilty

to murder.With gang members reportedly

involved in the fight, defense attorneys sayit means that the women’s actions werejustified.

Santa Ana police officials said they do notcomment on ongoing investigations.

During a preliminary hearing last week,detectives testified that Pham threw the firstpunch in the clash outside The Crosby inSanta Ana.

BY SCOTT SMITHAssociated Press

FRESNO, Calif. Federal officials announcedFriday that without a lot more rain and snowmany California farmers caught in the state’sdrought can expect to receive no irrigationwater this year from a vast system of rivers,canals and reservoirs interlacing the state.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation releasedits first outlook of the year, saying that theagency will continue to monitor rain andsnow fall, but the grim levels so far provethat the state is in the throes of one of its dri-est periods in recorded history.

Unless the year turns wet, many farmerscan expect to receive no water from the feder-ally run Central Valley Project. Central Valleyfarmers received only 20 percent of their nor-mal water allotment last year and wereexpecting this year’s bad news. Some commu-nities and endangered wildlife that rely on thefederal water source will also suffer deep cuts.

“We will monitor the hydrology as thewater year progresses and continue to lookfor opportunities to exercise operationalflexibility,” Reclamation CommissionerMichael L. Connor said in a written state-ment, noting that the state’s snowpack is at29 percent of average for this time of year.

Gov. Jerry Brown last month declaredCalifornia’s drought emergency, and bothstate and federal officials have pledged mil-lions of dollars to help with water conserva-tion and food banks for those put out ofwork by the drought.

California officials who manage the StateWater Project, the state’s other major watersystem, have already said they won’t bereleasing any water for farmers, marking afirst in its 54-year history.

In 2009, the dry weather caused federalauthorities to announce many Central Valleyfarmers would receive no water, but the wetweather that followed moved that up to 10percent. Ryan Jacobsen of the Fresno CountyFarm Bureau said no Fresno County farmerswere spared of bad news this time, marking asad historical first. Fresno County leads thenation in agriculture production with $6.6

billion in annual economic activity.There’s still time for the situation to

improve. By late Wednesday, the NationalWeather Service expects a storm to sweepthrough the region bringing significant show-ers. The weather is expected to breakThursday with rain continuing Friday andSaturday. The state needs a succession ofstorms dumping mountain snow, said PeteLucero of the Bureau of Reclamation.“Rain isnice, but snow is where the money is,” he said.

Gayle Holman of the Fresno-basedWestlands Water District, the nation’s largestsupplier of water for agricultural use, saidshe fears farmers will be stuck with noincreases to the federal water distribution.The district had been preparing farmers forFriday’s announcement.

“They’re all on pins and needles trying tofigure out how they’re going to get throughthis,” Holman said, adding that Westland’s700 farmers will choose to leave fieldsunplanted, draw water from wells or pay topdollar for water that’s on the market. “Wewould need those buckets of rain now.”

Farmers are hit hardest, but they’re notalone. Contractors that provide cities withwater can expect to receive half of their usualamount, the Bureau said, and wildliferefuges that need water flows in rivers toprotect endangered fish will receive 40 per-cent of their contracted supply.

Contractors that provide farmers withwater and hold historic agreements givingthem senior rights will receive 40 percent oftheir normal supplies. Some contracts dateback over a century and guarantee thatfarmers will receive at least 75 percent oftheir water.

One of those is the San Joaquin RiverExchange Contractors Water Authority inLos Banos that provides irrigation for240,000 acres of farmland.

The Water Authority’s executive directorSteve Chedester said farmers he servesunderstand that the reality of California’sdrought means it’s going to be tough to findenough water for them. “They’re taking avery practical approach,” he said. “If it’s notthere, it’s just not there.”

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AP Economics Writers

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve agonizedin 2008 over how far to go to stop a financialcrisis that threatened to cause a recessionand at times struggled to recognize its speedand magnitude.

“We’re crossing certain lines. We’re doingthings we haven’t done before,” ChairmanBen Bernanke said as Fed officials met in anemergency session March 10 and launchednever-before-taken steps to lend to teeteringWall Street firms, among a series ofunorthodox moves that year to calminvestors and aid the economy.

“On the other hand, this financial crisis isnow in its eighth month, and the economicoutlook has worsened quite significantly.”

The Fed on Friday released hundreds ofpages of transcripts covering its 14 meetingsduring 2008 — eight regularly scheduledmeetings and six emergency sessions. TheFed releases full transcripts of each year’spolicy meetings after a five-year lag.

The 2008 transcripts cover the mosttumultuous period of the crisis, includingthe collapse and rescue of investment bankBear Stearns, the government takeover ofmortgage giants Fannie Mae and FreddieMac, the fateful decision to let investmentbank Lehman Brothers fold in the largestbankruptcy in U.S. history and the bailout ofinsurer American International Group.

For all its aggressive steps in 2008, thetranscripts show the Fed failing at times tograsp the size of the catastrophe they weredealing with. Bernanke and his top lieu-tenants often expressed puzzlement that theyweren’t managing to calm panicky investors.

As late as Sept. 16, a day after LehmanBrothers filed for bankruptcy, Bernankedeclared, “I think that our policy is lookingactually pretty good.”

The Fed declined at that meeting to cutits benchmark short-term rate. Yet just threeweeks later, after the Fed had rescued AIG,Bernanke felt compelled to call an emer-gency conference call. In it, he won approvalfor a half-point rate cut.

Early in the year, some Fed officials hadyet to appreciate the gravity of the crisis. InJanuary, Frederic Mishkin, a Fed governor,missed an emergency conference callbecause he was “on the slopes.”

“I think in Idaho somewhere,” Bernankesaid.

The crisis had been building for months.In the Jan. 21 conference call, Bernanke ral-lied support for a deep cut in interest rates.He warned that market turmoil reflectedinvestors’ concerns that “the United States isin for a deep and protracted recession.”

Bernanke apologized for convening thecall on the Martin Luther King holiday. Buthe felt the urgency of the crisis required theFed to act before its regularly scheduledmeeting the next week. It approved a cut ofthree-fourths of a percentage point in itsbenchmark for short-term rates.

The transcripts show that Bernankeenjoyed the support of Janet Yellen, whosucceeded him this month as Fed chair, forthe unconventional policy actions he waspushing. At the time, Yellen was head of theFed’s San Francisco regional bank.

At an Oct. 28-29 Fed meeting, Yellennoted the dire events that had occurred thatfall. With a nod to Halloween, she said theFed had received “witch’s brew of news.”

“The downward trajectory of economic

data,” Yellen went on, “has been hair-raising— with employment, consumer sentiment,spending and orders for capital goods, andhomebuilding all contracting.”

Market conditions had “taken a ghastlyturn for the worse,” she said. “It is becomingabundantly clear that we are in the midst ofa serious global meltdown.”

Yellen had downgraded her economic out-look and was predicting a recession, with fourstraight quarters of declining growth. Therecession was later determined to have begunin December 2007. It lasted until June 2009.

The Fed’s moves failed to prevent colossaldamage from the crisis. The U.S. economysank into the worst recession since the1930s. But Fed officials and many econo-mists have argued that without the Fed’saggressive actions, the Great Recessionwould have been more catastrophic, perhapsrivaling the Great Depression.

“I really am extremely nervous about thecurrent situation,” Mishkin said at a Julymeeting. “We’ve been in this now for a year,but, boy, this is deviating from most finan-cial disruptions or crisis episodes in terms ofthe length and the fact that it really hasn’tgotten better. We keep on having shoesdropping.”

Even as they grappled with a flounderingfinancial system and an economy in freefall,Fed policymakers wondered how historywould judge them. Bernanke, acknowledg-ing that they were operating in “the fog ofwar,” said in late October: “I would defendwhat we’ve done in terms of the generaldirection, acknowledging that execution isnot always perfect and that communicationis not always perfect.”

But Bernanke wrestled with doubts, too.At an April meeting, he said: “I play Jekylland Hyde quite a bit and argue with myselfin the shower and other places.”

By the end of 2008, the Fed had madeeight rate cuts, leaving its benchmark short-term rate on Dec. 16 at a record low nearzero. It remains there today. Many econo-mists don’t think the Fed will start raisingrates until late 2015 at the earliest.

The Fed that year also launched othernever-before-tried programs to get moneyflowing to parts of the economy that weredesperate for credit.

Yet Fed policymakers fretted over theunprecedented steps being taken. ThomasHoenig, head of the Fed’s Kansas Cityregional bank, expressed concern during aJuly 24 conference call that the Fed mightcontinue its extraordinary lending to WallStreet firms into 2009.

“This seems to take us away from, ratherthan toward, backing out — and I really ama bit concerned about that,” Hoenig said.

Bernanke countered that the Fed was “notin this business indefinitely ... But at themoment, conditions do not seem consider-ably better, and I don’t think that at thismoment we really should be reducing oursupport to the market.”

Jeffrey Lacker, head of the Richmond Fed,worried at the March 10 meeting aboutaccepting mortgage bonds as collateral forFed loans to Wall Street firms. “This propos-al crosses a bright line that we drew for our-selves in the 1970s in order to limit ourinvolvement in housing finance,” Lacker said.

But Timothy Geithner, then head of theNew York Fed, countered that the Fed was astronger institution than in the ‘70s. “Weneed to be flexible and creative in the face ofwhat are really extraordinary challenges,”Geithner said.

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When you switch to a Paleo or grain-freelifestyle, your kitchen essentials will be inneed of a big overhaul. Revamping yourentire kitchen can be a bit daunting, but ifyou get organized and do a clean sweep andreplace, you’ll have less waste and more easein your new way of cooking.

• STEP 1: KNOW WHAT YOU USE MOST AND MAKE IT VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE.

Pick the things you use the most often tostore front and center in glass containers, ifpossible, so you don’t run the risk of plasticleaching into your foods. Fill them with yourmain kitchen staples: almond flour (I keep alittle at room temperature), coconut flour,raw cacao powder, flaxseed, and my go-tonuts like almonds and cashews. When youcook as often as I do, you actually appreciatebeing able to just pop off a lid!

• STEP 2: LABEL PERISHABLE ITEMS WITH DATES AND NAMES.

It’s easy to forget that your “real” foodswon’t last very long, and you end up havingwaste. If you get your pantry organized towhere you can see everything, and it’s prop-erly labeled with the name and date you pur-chased or opened the item, you won’t wasteso much. Use chalkboard contact paper (onAmazon for $11).

We use nuts a lot in grain-free baking, andthey are one ingredient in particular that willgo rancid quicker than you would think.They’re actually best stored in the fridge, butif you’re like me and prefer to eat a roomtemperature nut, follow these guidelines:

Shelled nuts — Pantry, three to fourmonths; Refrigerator, 12 months.

Unshelled nuts — Pantry, five to sixmonths; Refrigerator, 18 to 24 months.

• STEP 3: SHOP IN BULK AND ONLINE WHEN POSSIBLE.

If you have the storage space for the excessgoods, you will save money shopping in bulkfor Paleo foods. They offer even deeper dis-

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• STEP 4: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AMAZON.I have an Amazon store on my website

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MODESTO, Calif. California agriculture offi-cials reported good news for wine lovers andvineyard operators alike: a record harvest ofwine grapes.

Growers in the nation’s premier wineregion brought in a bumper crop last year,thanks to expanded acreage and overallfavorable weather.

Wine brokers told The Modesto Bee thattwo back-to-back years of large harvests willmean wine aficionados should find plenty ofbargain bottles on grocery store shelves.

“Consumers are in a great positionbecause of the amount of wine that is com-ing out of California,” said Erica Moyer ofRiverbank, a grape and wine broker forTurrentine Brokerage in Novato.

Wine grapes are one of California’s topcommodities, with a crop worth $3.16 bil-lion last year, according to the CaliforniaAssociation of Winegrape Growers.

The California Department of Food andAgriculture’s preliminary figures show thatthe crop of red and white varieties combinedweighed in at 4.23 million tons in 2013, up 5

percent from 4.02 million tons in 2012.The industry is well positioned to take

advantage of the large crops, said HeidiScheid, chairwoman of the winegrape grow-ers’ association.

“After short crops in 2010 and 2011,growers delivered two remarkable vintages,with record-sized harvests and exceptionalquality,” she said.

While Napa County’s vineyards carryinternational cache, the San Joaquin Valley,stretching for 220 miles from Stockton toBakersfield, is the U.S.’s most prolific grape-growing region and home to 44 percent ofthe state’s crop.

Along with raisins and table grapes, vasttracts of wine grapes are mechanically har-vested for popular labels such as Gallo’seconomy brands and Bronco’s popularCharles Shaw, aka Two Buck Chuck, andblended into higher end wines.

Large growers in the valley are poised toprofit from the higher volumes, analysts said.

“We had a good-quality harvest, andheavier than expected,” Fred Franzia, CEO ofBronco, said in an e-mail. Bronco isCalifornia’s largest vineyard owner.

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million, was from new donors — a goodsign. More than a quarter of the total cashcame from parents. They scored nearly 3,000total donors and their cash total was up 700percent from last year.

Even the Santa Monica High School foot-ball team, a group that Gross said has a hardtime raising money for its own sport, gave$1,000. Twelve of the 16 Parent TeacherAssociations donated cash, totaling $76,000.Olympic High School, which is comprised ofstudents who have struggled academically,had 100 percent participation from staff andparents. Will Rogers Elementary, a Title 1school with a higher percentage of studentsliving in poverty, also had 100 percent par-ticipation from parents.

Numbers were lower at the Malibuschools, where some parents have resisteddonating because they were opposed to aswitch to the centralized fundraising model,which inhibited their ability to give moneydirectly to their child’s school.

There is tension between Malibu parentsand the district. Some parents would like toform their own school district and feel theyare not properly represented. Currently noschool board member resides in Malibu.

During the public comment portion ofthe meeting, one Malibu parent made thepoint that the Vision for Student Success ishurting her child’s school.

Webster Elementary School — which had18.8 percent family participation, just 2.6percent lower than Santa Monica HighSchool — will lose more than half of itsteacher’s aid hours under the current fund-ing formula, said Stacy Rouse.

In the past, Webster parents could donatedirectly to the school, raising enough cash tofund 29 aid hours a day, Rouse said. Underthe new plan, they will get 12 hours of aidassistance per day.

Rouse asked the board to fund up to$80,000 for all schools that can prove theylost programs or staffing.

“These are instructional aids workingdirectly for the students in the class helpingthe teacher so this affects students,” she said.“They get less individualized or group

instruction time. It affects our teachers. Itaffects the aids because this is a loss ofincome and jobs.”

Raquel Vallejo, a parent from Will Rogers,told the board that no exceptions should bemade for schools that had low showingsduring the fundraiser.

“To reward those who obviously didn’tattempt to do what (Will Rogers) did, woulddiminish our efforts,” she said. “Surelyschools should not be permitted to pick andchoose which parts of (the Vision forStudent Success) they can be a part of to thedetriment of the entire district.”

Vallejo said that she’d heard other parentsspreading rumors that Will Rogers reached100 percent participation by making $1donations. They raised more than $5,000 intotal, she said.

“In order to reach over $5,000, every fam-ily would need to give over $15 a piece over320 families,” she said. “The idea that therewere $1 contributions from 320 families ispretty ridiculous.”

Board member Laurie Lieberman, whowill serve as the board’s fundraiser liaisonthis year, expressed sympathy for all parties

but said that the two groups need to learn tocommunicate.

“We’re not going to put behind us every-thing that’s come before but we have to finda way to move forward in a positive way andlearn from this year and from the things thatpeople are saying,” she said. “It’s hard. It’svery emotional.”

The Ed Foundation has made clear thathigher levels of participation are key to thesuccess of this year’s fundraiser. Liebermansaid that it’s only going to happen if they canbridge the gap.

“We have to find a way to recognize a lotof the realities, share them with each other,to build some kind of dialogue and conver-sation among the different parts of the dis-trict,” she said.

Lieberman also wants to see the fundrais-ing message simplified to make it easier tocommunicate.

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from meals to job training, is provided. Thewestern-most stop on the incoming ExpoLight Rail will be a half a block away.Another Step Up building, a 46-studiobuilding called Step Up on Fifth, is rightaround the corner.

“For us it’s about creating a sense of com-munity and a sense of belonging,” Lipkasaid.“You can’t do any better than that. To be

surrounded by your friends and communityliving in this lower class community is soamazing.”

Local dignitaries, including SantaMonica Mayor Pam O’Connor and L.A.County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky,donned hard hats to scoop some ceremoni-al dirt with gold painted shovels. FormerMayor Bobby Shriver, an advocate formore housing for the homeless, was also inattendance.

“Step Up on Colorado combines HCHC’s25-year record of developing award-win-

ning, service-enriched affordable housingwith Step Up’s 30 years of providing recov-ery services for individuals experiencingmental health issues” said HCHC ExecutiveDirector Bill Harris.

Step Up uses a “housing-first” model,which focuses on moving homeless peo-ple from the streets into their ownapartments. Other issues, Lipka said,can be addressed once their housing isset.

Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA), aSanta Monica architect, is designing the five-

story building.The space includes two community

rooms with kitchens, a computer lounge,and library. The design incorporates a greenapproach which will result in a LEED Silvercertification.

“The design strategy provides residents avariety of spaces to enjoy alone or in smallgroups, while still being part of the largercommunity,” said Lise Bornstein, seniorassociate at KFA.

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family has years of experience training andworking with the tigers. Hauser and her sis-ter, Sophia Kryszek, own ISIS Preservation,which supplies the white tigers for filming inthe entertainment industry.

“We consider them part of our family,”Hauser said. “But we never forget that theseare wild animals.”

She painted a peaceful picture of her fami-ly coexisting with and training the endangeredwhite Bengal tigers for more than 20 years andstressed there would be “no room for humanerror” at the facility, with plans to installchain-link ceilings and 14-foot-tall perimeterfencing on the exercise arena and enclosures.

Planning staff and many neighbors dis-agreed.

County staff is recommending thePlanning Commission deny the permitapplication because the “project is not com-patible with surrounding development,”

according to planner Jay Dobrowalski. Hereferenced two nearby camps that operateyear-round, Camp Hess Kramer and a BoyScout Camp Site. Both are within 3 miles ofHauser’s property.

“Even with all of these safety measures, allrisk cannot be eliminated and the potentialfor human error remains,” Dobrowalski said.

A contingent of opponents at the hearingmaintained their outrage over the idea ofkeeping the tigers in a secluded part ofMalibu where many residents enjoy quietlifestyles. Decked out in matching neon yel-low baseball caps and white T-shirts with“No Tigers” emblazoned across the middleof both, several residents said the tiger facil-ity would instill a constant fear amongstneighbors.

“No one should have to have their peaceof mind and tranquility disturbed in thismanner,” said Deer Creek resident MikeBradbury.

In cases of emergency, neighbors arguedpolice and fire services would take 15 to 45minutes to get to the facility’s secluded loca-

tion, and said the Ventura County FireDepartment has no response guidelines inplace for tiger-related emergencies.

Hauser has plans to move her family intoa home on the Deer Creek property and saidat least one expert would be on hand at thefacility at all times. If some kind of emer-gency arose, at least two people would bepresent to handle the tigers and move themif need be.

Even if one of the endangered tigers wereto escape the high-level security, Hauser saidthey would immediately seek a familiar per-son or place.

“The wild would be exceptionally frighten-ing to these cats. They do not know how tohunt,” Hauser said. “They would instantlysearch for the familiarity of a safety enclosure.”

Actress and animal activist Tippi Hedrenwas amongst the opponents. Hedren, whofounded the Shambala Preserve animalsanctuary in the Antelope Valley, said despiteHauser’s assurances that the two tigers sheowns are not vicious, they could still attackwithout warning.

“There’s nothing you can do to take[aggressive genes] away, and that’s whatmakes them so dangerous. You never knowwhat makes them go after somebody,”Hedren said.“It’s just a frightening thought.”

Supporters of the facility, including otheranimal trainers and film industry represen-tatives, defended Hauser’s zero-incidentsafety record and chided residents for beingmore concerned over runaway tigers thanthe everyday risk of driving or biking onPacific Coast Highway.

“There’s a bigger chance of getting hit onPCH then there is getting eaten by a tiger inMalibu,” said Annie Ellis, a stuntwoman andMalibu resident.

While the staff has recommended deny-ing the permit, the commission couldchoose to approve it. The decision can beappealed to the Ventura County Board ofSupervisors.

The commission is set to pick up the dis-cussion once again on March 13 at 8:30 a.m.Meetings are held at 800 S. Victoria Ave., inVentura.

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Hispanic or Jewish heritage, who hadalready been recognized with theDistinguished Service Cross, the nation’ssecond-highest military award. Only three ofthe recipients are living.

Pvt. Joe Gandara, born in Santa Monica,is scheduled to be recognized for courageousactions during combat operations inAmfreville, France, on June 9, 1944. He isdeceased.

“I never really did worry about decora-tions,” said one of those being honored,

Melvin Morris of Cocoa, Fla., who was com-mended for courageous actions while a staffsergeant during combat operations on Sept.17, 1969, in the vicinity of Chi Lang, SouthVietnam.

Morris, who is black, said in an interviewthat it never occurred to him that his racemight have prevented him from receivingthe Medal of Honor. He said it was a hugesurprise when the Army contacted him lastMay about the review and then arranged fora call from Obama.

“I fell to my knees. I was shocked,” Morrissaid. “President Obama said he was sorrythis didn’t happen before. He said thisshould have been done 44 years ago.”

The other living recipients are Spc. 4Santiago J. Erevia of San Antonio, cited forcourage during a search and clear missionnear Tam Ky, South Vietnam, on May 21,1969; and Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela of SanAntonio, cited for courage during combatoperations in Phuoc Long province, SouthVietnam, on Sept. 1, 1969.

The Army conducted the review under adirective from Congress in the 2002National Defense Authorization Act. The lawrequired that the record of each JewishAmerican and Hispanic American veteranwho received a Service Cross during or afterWorld War II be reviewed for possibleupgrade to the Medal of Honor.

The Pentagon said the Army reviewedthe cases of the 6,505 recipients of theDistinguished Service Cross from WorldWar II and the Korean and Vietnam warsand found an eligible pool of 600 sol-diers who may have been Jewish orHispanic. The Army also worked withthe National Museum of AmericanJewish Military History, the Jewish WarVeterans of the USA and the AmericanGI Forum, the largest Hispanic-American veterans group, to pinpointpotential medal recipients.

Of the 24, eight fought in the VietnamWar, nine in the Korean War and seven inWorld War II.

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SOCHI, Russia Leave it to figure skating andjudging, where winning can be obscured bywhining.

Any sport without a finish line or clock orsome definitive standard is subject to skepti-cism about the results. It has happened at theOlympics before, and now it’s happened atSochi after Adelina Sotnikova skated awaywith the gold medal, the first for a Russianwoman in the individual event.

Social media was ablaze Friday with ques-tions and accusations, particularly fromSouth Koreans who saw countrywomanYuna Kim denied a second straight Olympictitle. Others wondered why there is so littletransparency in the judging, or about themakeup of the panel — Alla Shekhovtsovaof Russia is the wife of Valentin Piseev, gen-eral director of the country’s figure skatingfederation.

Perhaps this simple fact can be offered asan explanation: Under the current pointssystem, adopted after the judging scandal atthe 2002 Salt Lake City Games, Sotnikova,17, did exactly what she needed to come outon top.

“Today’s figure skating comprises thoseevaluations that include a program, steps,jumps,” Sotnikova’s coach, Elena Buyanova,said Friday. “We were not behind in ourcomplexity, rotations, and I think we shouldbe proud of our two girls because they didnot give in to the world elite.”

Watching from his NBC broadcast loca-tion, 1984 Olympic champ Scott Hamiltonwas intrigued by the 17-year-old Sotnikova’sstrategy, which he said worked perfectly forthe scoring format. It was more than enoughto beat Kim and Carolina Kostner, whosebronze medal was the first in Olympic sin-gles figure skating for Italy.

“Adelina collected more points. That isreally the only way you can describe it,”Hamilton said. “If you look at Yuna of thepast, this was not a program as difficult asshe has done, and she left the opportunityfor someone to collect points on that side ofthe scoring.

“It may not have been as beautiful asYuna and Carolina, but under the rules andthe way it works, she did all that. ... I think itwas a just strategy that worked on the night.”

It was a strategy based not so much onartistry but on technical superiority.Nothing in the rules says the program mustbe an artistic masterpiece. Some observerscalled Kostner’s “Bolero” just that Thursdaynight. Just check off the boxes: great cover-age of the ice, connection between steps, exe-

cution that is powerful.Sotnikova did that, although her margin

of victory of nearly six points was shocking.Eteri Tutberidze — coach of 15-year-old

Russian Julia Lipnitskaia, who overshad-owed Sotnikova until the last two days —fully supported the outcome.

“Later at night, I watched on TV andSotnikova was an absolute champion forme,” said Tutberidze, whose skater finishedfifth. “It was a presentation of her life. I havenever seen her before be so concentrated andskate every element so neat. ... Emotions,jumps, rotations, spins, spirals, and if youcombine all these elements, Adelina wonoverwhelmingly.”

Finding the correct elements is a chal-lenge for everyone: skaters, coaches and cho-reographers. There is so much gray area inthis scoring system, just as there was in theold 6.0 format, that even when the athlete’sstrengths mesh perfectly with the music,there’s never any certainty the judges will beimpressed.

So upsets happen.“It’s so hard to find the ideal system that

would work for everyone, when it comes toeven making the rules of figure skating,” saidPeter Tchernyshev, who won five U.S. icedance titles under the 6.0 formula. “It’s nottrack and field when you ran faster. Or liftedmore weight. Or jumped higher. Again, it’svery subjective, yet this sport is survivingover so many years because everyone realizesit’s very athletic.

“As I said before, somebody likes moreathletic, somebody likes more balletic figureskating. Who’s right? Who’s wrong?”

Is there even a right or wrong? Judging,after all, comes down to expert opinions.

The athletes wisely steer clear of it all asbest they can. Sure, American AshleyWagner, who finished seventh, questionedthe veracity of the points system and, mostnotably, the lack of openness in it. Generally,though, the skaters take the approach Kimused Friday, hours after she retired fromcompetitive skating.

“I didn’t watch the performances of theother skaters, so I don’t think it makes a dif-ference whether or not I accept this,’” shesaid. “I don’t have any regrets, and because itended, that’s that.

“There have been times in other competi-tions as well when the score did not reflectmy performance, no matter how well I did,to the point of being strange. I imagine var-ious scenarios before the competition: doingwell, not receiving a good score and comingin second place. Because I imagined a lot ofthings yesterday, I don’t think it was that sur-prising.”

Judging talk overshadowsfigure skating — again

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