MADELEINE PAUKERSMDP Staff Writer

The man killed by an Expo train this weekend survived the impact but died at a nearby hospital shortly after the accident.

A westbound three-car E Line (Expo) train hit a man at about 6 a.m. in the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Colorado Avenue, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

Captain Eric Himler of the Santa Monica Fire Department said paramedics and police officers responded to the scene, extricated the man from underneath the train at 6:38 a.m. and transported him to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to Himler, SMFD’s search and rescue team were able to lift the train and transport the victim to the hospital in less than an hour.

“He was breathing and had a pulse but had sustained serious life-threatening injuries,” Himler said.

Cobarrubias said the man walked out in front of the train as it neared

where he was standing. She said it is unknown whether drugs or alcohol were a factor.

The man was white, in his 50s and possibly homeless, Cobarrubias said. She said his name will not be released until his next of kin have been notified.

SMPD closed the 700 block of Colorado and diverted traffic on

Lincoln in a two-block radius for four hours during the investigation. Cobarrubias said there were about 10 passengers on the train at the time of the collision, none of whom were injured.

While the Los Angeles Sheriff ’s Department has jurisdiction over the

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Matthew Hall TRAIN: SMPD is investigating the recent death on the Expo track.Council to decide future of

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The micromobility field is narrowing in Santa Monica.

The city currently permits four

last mile companies — Bird, Lime, Lyft and Jump, which is owned by Uber — to operate within city limits if they comply with the safety

Matthew Hall ARREST: The Santa Monica Police Department responded to a fist fight on the 1600 block of 5th street on Monday afternoon. During a fight between two homeless men, the suspect mentioned using a gun and officers found a BB gun on his possession during the arrest.

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Aviation experts suspect Bryant’s pilot got lost in the fog

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Coroner’s officials worked to recover victims’ remains Monday from the hillside outside Los Angeles

where a helicopter carrying former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in a wreck that aviation experts said may have been caused by the pilot becoming disoriented in the fog.

While the cause of the tragedy is

under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, some experts raised questions of whether the helicopter should have even been flying. The weather was so foggy

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Tuesday, January 28

City Council MeetingRegular Meeting of the Santa Monica City Council. City Council meetings will be held at the Santa Monica Civic Center - East Wing until April 10. 5:30 p.m.

Bullet JournalingBring organization and creativity into your life with bullet journaling. We’ll guide you in the process, you’ll customize your journal into whatever works best for you. Materials provided, limited quantities available. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Ocean Park Branch Library, 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Write AwayGain feedback and encouragement in your writing efforts from fellow writers in this supportive writer’s meet-up. Fairview Branch Library, 12 - 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 29

L.E.A.R.N.: Learn, Excel, Achieve and Read NowOne-on-one access to volunteers available to help students with homework assignments and reading comprehension. Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 - 6 p.m. Main Library

Baby Story TimeStory time series for babies 0-17 months.A ticket is required to attend. A limited number of tickets are given out on a first-come, first-served basis, 15 minutes before the program, at the Information Desk. Montana Avenue Branch Library, 10:15 - 10:35 a.m.

Yoga All levels. Drop in for $15/class or purchase a pre-paid membership through Guest Services. Parking included. Room subject to change, check-in with Guest Services before each class. 9 - 10 a.m. Annenberg Community Beach House

Thursday, January 30

Current Events Discussion GroupJoin organizers for a lively discussion of the latest news with your friends and neigh-bors. 1 - 2:30 p.m. Fairview Branch Library

English as a Second Language (ESL) Class, Multi Level HIGHSanta Monica Public Library hosts an ongoing series of English as a Second Language (ESL) classes taught by Adult Education Center instructors. Classes are free and students must be 18 years or older to attend. Community parents and SMMUSD parents have priority enroll-ment. Learn more about California adult education at caladulted.org. Enrollment is through the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Adult Education Center, located at 2510 Lincoln Blvd., Room 203, Santa Monica, CA, 90405. Contact Olga Saucedo at (310) 664-6222, ext.76203 or osaucedo@smmusd.org to enroll. 11:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Main Library.

L.E.A.R.N.: Learn, Excel, Achieve and Read NowOne-on-one access to volunteers avail-able to help students with homework assignments and reading comprehension. Bilingual volunteers available. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 6 p.m. Pico Branch Library

Friday, January 31

Fireside at the Miles - John Tegmeyer QuintetWith hints of everything from classical music to rock n roll, the John Tegmeyer Quintet performs with virtuosic flare, mak-ing for an unforgettable musical story-telling experience. Tickets available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-teg-meyer-quintet. 8 - 10 p.m.

Music and Movement at the LibraryA musical story time that will have little ones singing and dancing as they learn important early literacy concepts. For ages 18 months to five years old. Fairview Branch Library, 3:30 - 4 p.m.

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SUBJECT: Proposed Interim Ordinance Extending Interim Ordinance 2566 (CCS) A public hearing will be held by the City Council to introduce for first reading an interim ordinance extending interim development standards related to Medicinal Cannabis Retailers and Medicinal Cannabis Light Manufacturing.

On October 24, 2017, Council adopted the initial interim ordinance that made necessary interim changes to the Zoning Ordinance to authorize medicinal cannabis retailers and medicinal cannabis light manufacturing within certain zoning districts. Council subsequently extended the interim ordinance which is set to expire on April 20, 2020. The proposed interim ordinance extension would continue until January 23, 2023, to ensure consistency between Zoning Ordinance regulations and State law regarding medicinal cannabis, to allow completion of the medicinal cannabis retailer permitting process, and to authorize limited light manufacturing of medicinal cannabis.

DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020, AT 6:30 P.M.

LOCATION: Civic Auditorium – East Wing1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, California

HOW TO COMMENTThe City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the City Council public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the City Council at the meeting.

Address your letters to: City Clerk Re: Medicinal Cannabis Ordinance Extension 1685 Main Street, Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401

Or email to councilmtgitems@smgov.net

MORE INFORMATIONIf you want more information about this project or wish to review the project file, please contact Tony Kim at (310) 458-8341, or by e-mail at tony.kim@smgov.net. The Zoning Ordinance is available at the Planning Counter during business hours and on the City’s web site at www.smgov.net.

The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. Every attempt will be made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines numbered 1, 2, 3, Rapid 3, 7, 8, 9, Rapid 10, and 18 serve City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is located at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, and is a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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California officials announced Monday that marijuana vape cartridges seized in illegal shops in Los Angeles contained potentially dangerous additives, including a thickening agent blamed for a national outbreak of deadly lung illnesses tied to vaping.

Officials also found that the illegal vapes confiscated in the December raids typically were not as potent as advertised, and sometimes contained just a fraction of the THC claimed on the labels, according to state testing results. THC is the chemical in marijuana that makes users feel high.

The findings highlight the risk for consumers at underground shops and delivery services that are common in Los Angeles and elsewhere around California, officials said.

“The prevalence of dirty and dangerous vape pens at unlicensed cannabis stores demonstrate how important it is for consumers to purchase cannabis goods from licensed retailers, which are required to sell products that meet state testing and labeling standards,” said Lori Ajax, who heads California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control.

The state conducted tests on the marijuana oil contained in a random sample of more than 10,000 illegal vape pens seized in the Los Angeles raids.

The tests found that 75% of the vapes contained undisclosed additives, including the thickening agent vitamin E acetate, which has been blamed by federal regulators for the majority of lung illnesses tied to the outbreak.

In some samples, oil in the cartridges was diluted by more than one-third by potentially dangerous and undisclosed additives.

Nearly all the samples were labeled with

incorrect THC content, the state found. For example, one cartridge claimed the oil was up to 85% THC, but actually contained 33% THC. Some products seized from the stores contained as little as 18% THC.

The findings were released just days after the state announced another effort to slow the spread of the illegal market, where consumers shop when they want to avoid hefty taxes or can’t locate a legally licensed shop.

Last Thursday, regulators proposed rules that would require legal shops to post a unique black-and-white code in storefront windows to help consumers identify licensed businesses. Shoppers would use smartphones to scan the familiar, boxy label known as a QR code — similar to a bar code — to determine if businesses are selling legal products.

The codes also would also be required when transporting or delivering cannabis.

California — the world’s largest legal pot market — launched legal sales in January 2018. But the illicit market has continued to thrive, with consumers spending roughly $3 in the state’s underground pot economy for every $1 in the legal one, a report from industry advisers Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics estimated last year.

Last year, the state mounted a publicity campaign called Get #weedwise to encourage consumers to verify that their purchases are tested and legal. Ads were posted on social media and billboards went up promoting a state website where shoppers can quickly check if a shop is licensed.

The state has been escalating its war with the illegal market under pressure from the legal cannabis industry, which has struggled as consumers go underground looking for bargain prices. But there is a trade-off: illegal products almost certainly are not tested.

LOS ANGELESLakers’ next game postponed after Kobe Bryant’s death

The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.

The league announced the decision in a statement Monday, saying it “was made out of respect for the Lakers organization.”

Bryant’s helicopter crashed Sunday, and the Lakers learned about it while flying home from an East Coast road trip. LeBron James and several other players appeared to be visibly affected by the news when they got off the plane.

“The Los Angeles Lakers would like to thank all of you for the tremendous outpouring of sup-port and condolences,” the Lakers organization said in a statement after the postponement was announced. “This is a very difficult time for all of us.”

The 16-time NBA champion franchise made grief counselors available to employees Monday after the loss of Bryant, who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Lakers.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss was quite close to Bryant, and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka was Bryant’s agent during his playing career.

Dwight Howard is the only current Lakers player who played with Bryant for the franchise for one season back in 2012-13, but the players all knew him. James and Bryant teamed up on the U.S. Olympic teams in 2008 and 2012, and Anthony Davis played a backup role on that 2012 London Olympics team.

Bryant had attended a handful of Lakers games in recent years with his 13-year-old daugh-ter, Gianna, who also died in the crash in Calabasas, California.

The NBA says the game between the Los Angeles rivals will be rescheduled later. The next game on the Lakers’ schedule is Friday night at home against Portland.

The Lakers lead the Western Conference standings and have the NBA’s second-best record at 36-10.

Bryant won five championships and reached seven NBA Finals during his two decades with the Lakers. He retired as the third-leading scorer in NBA history, and he held the mark until James passed him on Saturday night in Philadelphia.

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Thanks to Linda Lancaster for her letter printed in this past weekend’s edition (January 25-26), pointing out the very substantial increases in water use rates and new usage fees being imposed on Santa Monica residents by our City Council. The proposed increases (109% over 5 years) come after water rate increases passed just a few years ago that drove our family and many other city residents to cut back on water use to a point where there is little room left to cut back any further. The new rate hikes undoubtedly will mean increased costs that force us to make sacrifices elsewhere.

We are being told by our city leaders that more cost increases are needed to further discourage water use. But yet these same leaders continue to seek and approve more and more development of commercial and

residential buildings in a city that already suffers from gridlock traffic and growing strains on city services, including water supply. Residents are being asked to make sacrifices while our city council makes none with regard to curbing increased water usage caused by new developments.

Increasing rates is the easy way to solve our water supply problem. Any government can cover increased expenditures by simply making its citizens pay over more to their coffers. What we really need are city leaders who will sacrifice along with us by curbing their appetite for development. No further water rate increases should be imposed on us residents until the City Council does its part to curb water demand as well.

Faustino Garza, Santa Monica.

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On Saturday January 25, at 9:23 p.m., the Santa Monica Fire Department responded to a three car multi vehicle accident at Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and the California incline.

Engine 7 was on scene almost immediately and provided patient stabilization for two of the most seriously injured patients. The Truck Company provided extrication, using the jaws of life to free the patients from the wrecked vehicles. Engine 1 also assisted with patient care. 2 patients were transported to a local trauma center and 3 patients were transported to local hospitals.

All patients were treated and transported within 30 minutes of the first arriving engine. The PCH was closed in both directions for the duration of the incident.

The Santa Monica Police Department is remained on scene to conduct the traffic investiga-tion, coordinate clean-up, and the re-opening of the highway.

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Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant Will Continue To Be Honored On Pacific Park’s 90-Foot-Tall Ferris Wheel

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will continue to honor Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant on the 90-foot-tall Ferris Wheel with special displays along with gold and purple colors in a variety of patterns and transitions.

The display will run through Wednesday.The Pacific Wheel’s 174,000 LED lights are mounted on the Ferris wheel’s structure includ-

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LONG BEACHHotel cook pleads sentenced for workplace shooting threat

A Southern California hotel cook who threatened to shoot up his workplace and kept an arse-nal at his home has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

Thirty-seven-year-old Rodolfo Montoya pleaded no contest earlier this month to two felony counts of making criminal threats.

Police said Montoya,who worked at the Long Beach Marriott, was angry over a workplace issue and in August told a co-worker he was going to shoot other colleagues and people at the hotel. The co-worker notified management, who called police.

At Montoya’s home, investigators found a Colt AR-15 rifle, a shotgun, pistols and other rifles, tactical gear and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, prosecutors said.

Montoya had “clear plans, intent and the means to carry out an act of violence,” Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna said at the time.

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U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by more than 450 points, as investors grappled with fresh worries about the spread of a new virus in China that threatens global economic growth.

The sell-off gave the Dow its first 5-day losing streak since early August and handed the S&P 500 its worst day since early October. Both indexes were off about 1.5%, giving up a significant portion of their gains this month.

The latest bout of selling on Wall Street came after China announced a sharp rise in cases of the virus.

Airlines, resorts and other companies that rely on travel and tourism suffered steep losses. Gold prices rose as did bonds as traders sought refuge in safer holdings. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.60%, its lowest level since October. The market’s broad slide followed a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan.

“Over the weekend you saw more cases,” said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial. “That got investors and traders worried that this may be a longer event. The next question is, ‘What happens to global growth if this does continue and magnify?’”

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 453.93 points, or 1.6%, to 28,535.80. The Dow had been down nearly 550 points. The S&P 500 index dropped 51.84 points, or 1.6%, to 3,243.63. The Nasdaq lost 175.60 points, or 1.9%, to 9,139.31. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks gave up 18.09 points, or 1.1%, to 1,644.14.

Most markets in Asia were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, but Japan’s Nikkei fell 2.03%, its biggest decline in five months. European markets also slumped. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 dove 2.7%.

Chinese health authorities have confirmed 2,750 cases of the virus along with 81 related deaths as authorities extended a week-long public holiday by an extra three days as a precaution against having the virus spread still further. The virus has spread to a dozen countries, including the U.S. Besides the threat to people’s lives and health, investors are worried about how much damage the virus will do to profits for companies around the world.

Even if they’re thousands of miles away from Wuhan, the interconnected global economy means U.S. companies have plenty of customers and suppliers in China. It’s the world’s second-largest economy, and it accounts for 6% of all revenue for S&P 500 companies over the last 12 months. That’s nearly double any other country besides the United States, according to FactSet.

“Markets hate uncertainty, and the coronavirus is the ultimate uncertainty in that no one knows how badly it will impact the global economy,” said Alec

Young, managing director of global markets research at FTSE Russell.

Resort operators were among the biggest losers in the S&P 500. Wynn Resorts led all company’s in the index lower with an 8.1% tumble, while Las Vegas Sands dropped 6.7%. The companies get most of their revenue from the Chinese gambling haven of Macao. MGM Resorts fell 3.9%.

American Airlines lost 5.5% and Delta dropped 3.4% as part of a broad slide for airlines because of concerns international travel will decline amid the virus’ spread.

Booking companies and cruise-line operators also got hurt. Expedia Group fell 2.7% and Carnival slid 4.7%.

Chinese companies that trade shares in the U.S. also declined. Search engine operator Baidu fell 2.9% and e-commerce company JD.com dropped 4.8%.

The technology sector, the biggest in the S&P 500, also saw heavy selling. Apple, which relies on China for supplies and sales, fell 2.9%.

Financial stocks also took steep losses. Citigroup dropped 2.2%.

Energy stocks fell broadly as U.S. oil prices fell 1.9% on worries about reduced demand from China. Schlumberger skidded 5.1%.

Utilities, real estate stocks and household goods makers held up better than the rest of the market, though they still finished in the red. The sectors are viewed as less-risky and are not as affected by international issues and developments.

A few companies managed to climb against the sliding markets. Bleach and cleaning products maker Clorox rose 1.1%.

Small biotechnology companies and drug developers made some of the biggest gains. Cleveland BioLabs more than doubled, while NanoViricides and BioCryst also climbed sharply.

“If you look at this right now, investors and traders are looking at pockets of opportunity,” Krosby said. “It’s not a question of if, but when they start buying.”

Investors are also dealing with a heavy week of corporate earnings. Apple will report financial results on Tuesday. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Starbucks will also report.

Boeing, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Amazon are also among some of the biggest names reporting earnings throughout the week that includes 147 S&P 500 companies.

Benchmark crude oil fell $1.05 to settle at $53.14 a barrel. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped $1.37 to close at $59.32 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline slid 3 cents to $1.48 per gallon. Heating oil declined 5 cents to $1.70 per gallon. Natural gas inched 1 cent higher to $1.90 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold rose $5.50 to $1,577.40 per ounce, silver fell 6 cents to $18.06 per ounce and copper slid 9 cents to $2.60 per pound.

The dollar fell to 108.92 Japanese yen from 109.24 yen on Friday. The euro weakened to $1.1020 from $1.1029.

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Rocky Start to 2020 - Don’t Lose Hope Yet

It sure seems to me that 2020 is not off to a great start. Reminded me of a song that was released in 1989 by Billy Joel. “We Didn’t Start The Fire” It was retrospective song from the year of his birth, 1949 to the present day, listing headlines. It was a catchy song on the one hand and rather depressing in that the headlines listed were all pretty horrible things. I was reminded of that song this past Sunday as I was looking at the headlines of what is happening in the world.

The tragedy of Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter killed in a helicopter crash was but the top news story in a sad news cycle. China is locking down cities in an effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, which has already taken over 80 lives (if that number is to be believed). President Trump’s impeachment trial continues to rend the country into two camps. The New York Times reported that former National Security Advisor John Bolton has a new book forthcoming that holds bombshell announcements for the President. The President’s reaction to all of this, is of course to gut the Environmental Protections previous administrations have put in place. Children are dying. People are starving. The planet is clearly in an upward heat spiral. Australia continues to burn, and the population of koalas is likely brought to the edge of extinction through the burning of their primary food source the highly flammable eucalyptus trees that take years to grow back.

Those are just the big headlines. It’s all rather depressing, and considering that we are only in the first month of 2020, it doesn’t portend for a great year, as we have a presidential election pending, which means that the divisions in our country shall continue to be inflamed as the powerbrokers play their game of cat and mouse with the lives of the masses.

I could easily grow disheartened at the constant drumbeat of horrible news. It’s the simple choice really, to be sad, angry and apathetic. Especially when true tragedies happen as with Kobe. There is a natural reaction of, “Why bother?” The other option is to be angry and activist.

And taking action is the right course. We should strive to find the hope. We have to continue to look to the future and see that there is a possible better life, better world, better way of being. Throughout history the early death of good people has brought into question the great meaning of life. Mass sickness and plagues have come and gone, and frankly part of the problem that we face with the planet today is the result of man’s

ability to fight and cure diseases.Political intrigues have existed as long

as there have been hierarchical societies, so really, since the dawn of time. Corrupt politicians is almost universally understood to be redundant and swings in governmental policy are generally smoothed out by the slow moving bureaucracies who cater to the entrenched civil servants main goal - stay employed.

Activist movements also happen in response to the headlines of the day. The Women’s March was again in the news for the third year. Greta Thunberg was moved to take action and from her actions, worldwide awareness has grown and people are talking in ways they have before, with emotion they haven’t experienced.

As we move into a political season of discontent, many of us will get active. The lawns signs will come out, the Facebook posts will again produce much heat and little light. We will begin to see if the vaunted Millennial Masses will actually show up at the polling booth and swing an election away from the traditionally controlling seniors.

I will not be engaging in much political commentary this year beyond that of bemused observer. The local races are just not that interesting, the state issues are mildly concerning as there is a ballot measure that is sure to upend the state’s economics, and on the federal front, I have no input on candidates of note, and no matter who the Democrats put forth they’re getting my vote, barring some independent who I become smitten with, which is highly unlikely.

Am I going to become an activist about anything? Possibly the environment. Clearly we need to do something to clean this place up - it’s a mess and our unbaked President currently sees nothing wrong. He’s like that guy in college who always destroyed the common room and never noticed that it was cleaned up by others. He also didn’t shower that often…

In any case, yes it’s been a rough start to 2020, but where we start is not where we end. There is room for much growth and hope in the ensuing months and we shouldn’t lose sight of it.

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that the Los Angeles Police Department and the county sheriff ’s department had grounded their own choppers.

Bryant’s Sikorsky S-76 went down Sunday morning, killing the retired athlete along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and everyone else aboard and scattering debris over an area the size of a football field.

Crews recovered three bodies on Sunday and resumed the search on Monday amid an outpouring of grief and shock over the loss of the basketball great who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles during his dazzling 20-year career.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, had asked for and received special clearance to fly in heavy fog just minutes before the crash. Several aviation experts said it is not uncommon for helicopter pilots to be given such permission, though some thought it unusual that it would be granted in airspace as busy as that over Los Angeles.

But Kurt Deetz, who flew for Bryant dozens of times in the same chopper that went down, said permission is often granted in the area.

“It happened all the time in the winter months in LA,” Deetz said. “You get fog.”

The helicopter left Santa Ana in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, shortly after 9 a.m., heading north and then west. Bryant was believed to be headed for his youth sports academy in nearby Thousand Oaks, which was holding a basketball tournament Sunday in which Bryant’s daughter, known as Gigi, was competing.

Air traffic controllers noted poor visibility around Burbank to the north and Van Nuys to the northwest. At one point, the controllers instructed the chopper to circle because of other planes in area before proceeding.

The aircraft crashed in Calabasas, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, around 9:45 a.m. at about 1,400 feet (426 meters), according to data from Flightradar24. When it struck the ground, it was flying at about 184 mph and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute, the data showed.

Bryant had been known since his playing days for taking helicopters instead of braving the notoriously snarled Los Angeles traffic. “I’m not going into LA without the Mamba chopper,” he joked on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in a 2018 interview, referring to his own nickname, Black Mamba.

Randy Waldman, a helicopter flight instructor who teaches at the nearby Van Nuys airport, said its likely the pilot got disoriented in the fog and the helicopter went into a fatal dive.

“It’s a common thing that happens in

airplanes and helicopters with people flying with poor visibility,” Waldman said. “If you’re flying visually, if you get caught in a situation where you can’t see out the windshield, the life expectancy of the pilot and the aircraft is maybe 10, 15 seconds, and it happens all the time, and it’s really a shame.”

Waldman said it was the same thing that happened to John F. Kennedy Jr. when his plane dropped out of the sky near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, in 1999.

“A lot of times somebody who’s doing it for a living is pressured to get their client to where they have to go,” Waldman said. “They take chances that maybe they shouldn’t take.”

David Hoeppner, an expert on helicopter design, said he won’t fly on helicopters.

“Part of it is the way they certify and design these things,” said Hoeppner, a retired engineering professor at the University of Utah. “But the other part is helicopter pilots often fly in conditions where they shouldn’t be flying.”

On Sunday, firefighters hiked in with medical equipment and hoses, and medical personnel rappelled to the site from a helicopter. About 20 investigators were on the site early Monday.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner, Dr. Jonathan Lucas, said the terrain complicated efforts to recover the remains. He estimated it would take at least a couple of days to complete the task.

Among those killed in the crash were John Altobelli, 56, longtime head coach of Southern California’s Orange Coast College baseball team; his wife, Keri; and daughter, Alyssa, who played on the same basketball team as Bryant’s daughter; and Christina Mauser, a girls’ basketball coach at a Southern California elementary school.

“I’ve listened to the tapes and I’ve seen the flight profile — where there was rapid acceleration and climb, there was a rapid descent -– those are indicative of someone who is experiencing spatial disorientation,” said Jerry Kidrick, a retired Army colonel who flew helicopters in Iraq and now teaches at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.

When that happens, he said, pilots must instantly switch from visual cues to flying the aircraft using only the machine’s instruments.

“It’s one of the most dangerous conditions you can be in,” Kidrick said. “Oftentimes, your body is telling you something different than what the instruments are telling you. You can feel like you’re leaning to the left or the right when you’re not. If the pilot isn’t trained well enough to believe the instruments, you get in a panic situation. You find yourself making corrections the wrong way.”

Condon reported from New York and Koenig from Dallas.port.

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and operational regulations of the Shared Mobility Pilot Program, which began in September 2018 and ends in July. As the city prepares to launch a second pilot program, officials are recommending allowing up to three companies to deploy electric scooters and bikes in Santa Monica through December 2021.

City Council members said in November that city staff should concentrate their regulatory power on a smaller number of micromobility companies that offer high-quality devices, equitable pricing and systems that reduce sidewalk riding and haphazard parking. The city will begin soliciting applications from companies to participate in the second program this spring.

Staff recommend that the total number of permitted devices remain consistent with the current pilot program — an initial 3,250 with seasonal adjustments — but are proposing a number of new regulations that City Council will consider at its Tuesday meeting.

If the council adopts the staff recommendation, the city would for the first time start fining companies for not complying with program conditions. Currently, companies pay annual and daily fees to use the public right-of-way that cover the administrative costs of the pilot program. The fees have also been used to paint bikeways.

“The lack of a defined progressive penalty structure allowed operators to at times slowly resolve important administrative issues or consider (public right-of-way) violations a

cost of doing business,” staff wrote in a report on the second pilot program.

The report recommends requiring that companies ensure that devices are evenly deployed throughout the city and incentivize parking in the 107 drop zones the city has installed over the past year, such as by discounting rides that end in a drop zone.

The city may require companies to provide in-app information about other modes of transit and detailed sustainability plans, which could include devices with batteries that can be swapped out in the field and low-emission deployment vehicles.

In selecting new companies for the program, staff suggest giving preference to devices with built-in systems to detect and address sidewalk riding and safety features such as larger wheels and hand brakes.

Companies that commit to fare stability, low-income rate programs and membership options would also be given preference during the selection process. The city would ask operators to enroll a minimum number of riders in their low-income fare programs.

City Council will also discuss the future of Breeze Bike Share, the public bike share program the city created in 2015. Because it has lost ridership and revenue to private micromobility companies over the past two years, the council asked staff in November to reimagine Breeze to retain its usefulness in the post-scooter era. In anticipation of Hulu’s sponsorship agreement ending in November, staff may solicit private or non-profit companies to operate Breeze this spring.

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Mars and Neptune square off to remind us that big issues can take longer to work out. Maybe a lifetime just isn’t enough. But when it comes to soul-elevation, time isn’t the most relative variable anyway. The measurement that matters is commitment. Wholeheartedly agree to do whatever it takes, for however long, because it’s all that matters.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The bottom line is import-ant, but it’s rarely what a situation is really about. To know what really matters to people, study interac-tions. Inside the smallest gestures will be the gift of everything.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve decided to get good at something. It doesn’t matter how far off you are from the mark right now. Figure out what small part of it you can learn. You only need to get 1% better at a time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t like to start a thing unless you think you can finish it. The rookie move is to put together the puzzle before you notice how many pieces will be involved.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). What do you have to do to make your heart a zone of peace? And can you do it alone? No. That’s as impossible as harmonizing with yourself in real time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A ring of fire is an enduring symbol. Johnny Cash sang about it, circus cats jump through it and, recently, it was found illustrated on an ancient Egyptian map. In some way, you’ll be jumping through such a burning loop today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Sure, maybe you could be going faster, more efficiently and doing it in better form. But that’s not the point. The point is movement. Forget what it’s supposed to look like, just make it count.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In every moment, you have choices. Being too aware of that fact is paralyzing, and not being aware enough of it is worse. People get stuck when they mistake sliding doors for walls.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Something interdimen-sional is occurring within. For this reason, you’ll make as much of an imprint on the world by observing passersby as you will by interacting with them or staying home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Early judgment is inefficient. Then comes opinions and disappointment. Then comes arguing with reality — what a waste. Before you judge, let reality show you what it is. Then accept that, and go from there.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Knowing what you need is not so easy. Most of the time, people just guess at it, get it wrong, and try again. A person who can accurately assess your needs is an invaluable gift and should be cherished as such.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Tolerance needs a better public relations campaign. It’s not regarded as partic-ularly glamorous, and yet tolerance is the value most closely linked to “cool.” No one can be cool without allowing a wide range of life to happen.

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Even though the early weeks pop with excitement, the real surprise will be the thrill that comes from being needed. The more you do for others, the better you feel. And as you execute your plans, you’ll notice who you inspire. Your past and your professional life merge in helpful and lucrative ways. Scorpio and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 2, 18, 44 and 6.

NAZAR BONCUGU: Visit a bazaar in Istanbul and just about everywhere you look — windows, signs, awnings, alters, necklaces, key rings — there will be an eye staring back at you. This is what the Turkish call “Nazar Boncugu” an amulet whose purpose is to ward off the “evil eye” of covet-ousness and jealousy. The Arabic “nazar,” which translates to something like surveillance, sight, attention or a similar concept, represents a design that is among the most famous and easily recognizable global symbols. In almost every religion and culture, there is a symbol of eyes look-ing back at your eyes in defiance, recognition or maybe

something like love. So whose eye is depicted in the Nazar Boncugu? There’s good evidence it could be a version of the eyes of Osiris or the related Egyptian god Horace. Three or four thousand years ago, this beloved pantheon wove a story of death and rebirth. Osiris was killed by his brother, cut to pieces, planted, and then somehow was reanimated by the goddess Isis. As can be expected by a story that’s thousands of years old, there are many versions of the life and times of this crew, though a consistent theme is the benevolent intent of godly eyes, watching over the foibles of earthly life. May earthlings never be totally alone.

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Two other pedestrians have been killed by the E Line (Expo) since it opened in May 2016.

In January 2019, a pedestrian fell from the 17th Street/Santa Monica College station platform and was dragged to 14th Street.

In November 2017, a pedestrian was struck by a train near 14th Street and Colorado Avenue.

The city of Santa Monica adopted a Vision Zero goal in 2016, joining cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco in aiming to eliminate traffic fatalities. The city has promoted the

campaign by distributing advertising with the slogan “Take the Friendly Road,” altered the crossing signals at more than 50 intersections to improve pedestrian safety and painted 19 miles of bikeways green for greater visibility.

Santa Monica saw a spike in traffic fatalities the year after Vision Zero was adopted — nine people died in 2017, up from an average of four to five per year between 2006 and 2016 — but there were no fatalities reported in 2018, city officials said last year.

On average, 70% of those that died since 2006 were pedestrians and bicyclists, officials said. People 55 and older comprised almost half of pedestrian fatalities and injuries but are only 27% of the population. Fatalities were mostly caused by drivers who failed to yield, exceeded speed limits or drove under the influence.

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