Annotated Sources

Groves , Martha. "Santa Monica, Malibu beaches among state's 10 most polluted."
Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2009. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
<http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/21/local/me-beaches21>.
Martha Groves, a writer for the Los Angeles Times argues how Santa Monica is home to
one of the most polluted beaches in the state. She illustrates her point through the use of
an article for a newspaper. To prove depth and support for her argument, she utilizes Heal
the Bays Beach reports which showcase grades for various beaches. The purpose of this
article is to bring awareness of this topic. The audience of this article can range from
daily newspaper readers to people who visit these beaches.

Harris , William . "HowStuffWorks "Cons of Urban Sprawl"." HowStuffWorks.
HowStuff Works , 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
<http://geography.howstuffworks.com/terms-and-associations/urban-
sprawl2.htm>.
William Harris, a noted writer for the online website, HowStuffWorks
provides readers an insight on the consequences of Urban Sprawl by making them
realize the long term effects plastic has on marine life. To provide visual aspects to
his readers, he employs the use of graphs showing the process of how Urban Sprawl
works. By reading this article, you can see easily see the purpose of this article
which is to inform readers of this problem that can affect future generations.
Readers of this article can be those who are truly interested in the topic.


La Ganga , Maria. "Cleaner but Not Clean : Tainted Urban Runoff Remains Key Threat
to Santa Monica Bay." Los Angeles Times. (2013): n. page. Web. 11 Apr. 2014.
<http://articles.latimes.com/1993-08-29/local/me-29291_1_santa-monica-bay>.
Maria La Ganga, writer for the Los Angeles Times argues that Urban Runoff remains
to be a problem even with the progressive measures that Santa Monica has taken.
She illustrates her argument through an opinionated article that showcases
research in the medium of journalism. To prove that this is an issue, La Ganga draws
references to The Edge an MTV show that is a reality show that features actual
scenes illustrating urban runoff. Her audience can be anyone ranging from
environmentalists to those who are residents in the City of Santa Monica. I plan to
use this in my project in the section of where I describe what attempts Santa Monica
has done to better the problem.

"Municipal Code of Ordinances." Article 7: Public Works. City of Santa Monica. Web.
14 Apr 2014. <http://www.stormwatercenter.net/Model Ordinances/Post
Construction Stormwater Management/santa_monica_urban_runoff.htm>.
Although this source has no publisher, it is evident that it is a transcript from
Santa Monicas city councils meeting. It outlines the details and progress that the
government has been able to take on the water management project. I believe this
source is reliable because it is from the city. Additionally, it lists out a lot of
information for the reader to understand what the city has done ranging from its
objective to specific data. This source will help me in describing how the
government plans to better the problem while providing a lot of data that I can
include in my research to provide a numerical value to add depth.

Reyes, Emily Alpert . "Southbound lane on Pacific Coast Highway to be closed for a
year ." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2014. Web. 15 May 2014.
<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lane-closure-construction-pacific-
coast-highway-20140413-story.html>.

In a recent article from the Los Angeles Times, Emily Reyes informs readers of a
recent closure of the Pacific Highway Freeway closure. She does this through
presenting her findings in a newspaper article format. Readers learn of this by her
providings of how the freeway was closed in Santa Monicas attempt to improve
their urban runoff. They try to do so by creating a runoff plant to collect all the
runoff produced during wet seasons. Readers reading this article can be those who
were wondering why the freeway was closed or those that live in the area.



Sahagun, Louis . "Mobile classroom rolls out to teach students about L.A. River ." Los
Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2014. Web. 15 May 2014.
<http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-river-rover-20140414-story.html>.
This Los Angeles Times article was written by Louis Sahagun. Louis Sahagun
informs readers of new techniques have been implemented to teach students the
science of urban runoff. He illustrates this information by providing a real life
example involving a mobile classroom that transports students to the L.A River.
Sahagun presents all this newfound information through the use of a newspaper
medium. The audience of this paper can range from anyone interested in the
schooling system to avid readers of this newspaper.

"SANTA MONICA MIRROR." City Of Santa Monica Receives $60,000 From EPA To
Reduce Water Pollution. City of Santa Monica, 2 May 2014. Web. 15 May 2014.
<http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/City-Of-Santa-Monica-Receives-60000-
From-EPA-To-Reduce-Water-Pollution/40077>.

Although there is no author for this article, it has been written by the City of Santa
Monica to inform readers of how the EPA has given the city money to reduce water
pollution. They explain the reasons of this exchange by expressing EPAs goals and
their intentions of making Santa Monica a better place to live in. This article is
presented in a professional manner as it is published by the city which means that
they must keep professionalism. Readers of this article can be those that live in the
city or want to be aware of current events.

"SANTA MONICA MIRROR." Heavy Traffic On Pacific Coast Highway To Last Months
During Drain Project. City of Santa Monica, 1 May 2014. Web. 15 May 2014.
<http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Heavy-Traffic-On-Pacific-Coast-
Highway-To-Last-Months-During-Drain-Project/40073>.
This article which was presented by the City of Santa Monica holds no public author.
In this reading, it informs readers of how due to a drain project how there has been
increased traffic in the area. They present this information by providing evidence of
impressions for residents and details of what the drain project is. All of this is
presented in an online article that can be found on their newspapers website. The
audience of this article can be those who had concerns of the traffic.




"Santa Monica Public Works - S.M.U.R.R.F.." Santa Monica Public Works - S.M.U.R.R.F..
City of Santa Monica, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PublicWorks/ContentCivEng.aspx?id
=7796>.
This website was created by the City of Santa Monica to inform its residents
of its Urban Runoff Program. They inform readers by providing an intensive step by
step guide on what they do with the runoff and by illustrating several photos of their
location. To give citizens research on the topic, they provide statistics collected over
the years by the city council. The purpose of this website is to showcase their new
program and to hopefully influence other cities to inherit a similar program. The
audience of this article can be anyone from the citys residents to those who want to
jumpstart their own program in their city.


Vincent, Roger . "http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-property-
report-20140313-story.html." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2014.
Web. 15 May 2014. <http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-property-
report-20140313-story.html>.

Vincent Roger, a known real estate journalist for the Los Angeles Times talks about
the possible creation of a new neighborhood at Newport Beach. This creation of a
new neighborhood has some worries attached to it as people are worried that it
would add to the problem of urbanization. He does this through the use a video
which highlights the details of the building plan and by writing an article. People
who might find themselves reading this article can be those who know Newport
Beach or are looking into finding a new place to reside.