MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
Volume 10 Issue 252
Santa Monica Daily Press
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THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ISSUE
Sen. Pavley backs causes for vulnerable
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO Next Friday, the current leg-
calories and a diminished role in the daily percent values for substances like fat, sodium and carbohydrates. It's the latest attempt to improve the way Americans view food and make choices
islative session comes to a close, and lawmakers are busy getting a flurry of bills passed and on their way to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk where they will either be approved or perish. State Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) is right in the thick of it. This year alone, Pavley landed eight bills on Brown’s desk, another that has already been signed into law and six more that she hopes will make it out of the halls of the Legislature to await the governor’s signature. Several of those bills target specific threats against vulnerable populations such as infants, the elderly and even businesses who feel put upon by unclear regulatory processes. One bill has particular importance to the senator, who has been working on it in one form or another for the past three years. Assembly Bill 1319 would ban a chemical called Bisphenol-A from baby bottles and sippy cups for use by infants and toddlers. BPA leaches out of containers and into food and has been linked to a host of health problems, including early puberty, breast and prostate cancer, infertility, obesity and neurological and behavioral changes, including autism and hyperactivity, supporters of the bill said. Although Pavley has been instrumental in forming the bill, it actually carries the name of Assemblywoman Betsy Butler (D-53rd District). The move was strategic, Pavley said in an interview Friday. “I carried it for two years, and I thought it was politically smarter to start this in the Assembly because the chair of the senate Health Committee (Ed Hernandez) was not going to be supporting the legislation,” Pavley said. “I decided not to take the gamble that it might not pass.” Instead, Pavley asked Butler to take on the challenge and get it through the Assembly, where it gained momentum and eventually moved on to the State Senate. “She had to reduce the scope of it, but
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PROPS: St. Monica Head Coach Adam Guerra gives words of encouragement to Animo Leadership players following a 43-14 win on Saturday.
St. Monica runs to 43-14 win over Animo BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor
CORSAIR FIELD It was Sean Martinez’ night. The St. Monica running back gashed Animo Leadership for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns in leading the Mariners to a 43-14 season-opening victory on Saturday
at Santa Monica College’s Corsair Field. “I knew he was going to be that good,” Head Coach Adam Guerra said. “I knew it all summer.” The win was Guerra’s first as head coach after taking over the program last spring. It was also a showcase for a number of changes Guerra brought to campus. After
one night, he gave his team a mixed grade. “I give us a D for the first half,” Guerra said, “but I give us a B for the second.” The Mariners wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. On the game’s first drive, Martinez led St. Monica to the 24SEE ST. MONICA PAGE 10
FDA revising nutrition facts labels SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Uncle Sam wants you to know more about what you're eating. The Food and Drug Administration wants to revise the nutrition facts label —
that breakdown of fats, salts, sugars and nutrients on packaging — to give consumers more useful information and help fight the national obesity epidemic. A proposal is in the works to change several parts of the label, including more accurate serving sizes, a greater emphasis on
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