Page 2 July 13, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE California Lawmakers Calendar of Events Want More Clarity About Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word. Email listings to marketing@ heraldpublications.com. We take Visa and MasterCard. THURSDAY, JULY 13 • Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989. • Book Discussion: Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gointner, 10:00 AM., free, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald Street, Call: 310-371-2075. • Biography and Memoirs Book Discussion Group, 10:30 AM. – 11:30 AM, free, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5959. FRIDAY, JULY 14 • Free Advance Directive Workshop, 10:00 AM. – 11:00 AM., 5315 Torrance Blvd. Suite #B1, Call: 310-543-3402. • Friday Fun for Kids, 10:00 AM. – 12:00 PM., free, Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Call: 310-782-3989. • Reading By Design: Building Jungle Drum Rhythms with Chazz, 2:00 PM., free, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. • Toddlertime, 10:15 AM and 11:00 AM, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, Polly Watts Story Theater, 3301 Torrance Blvd, Call: 310-618-5964. SATURDAY, JULY 15 • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • The Art of Zentangle, 10:00 AM. & 11:15 AM., free, space is limited, registration is required, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371-2075. • Mini - Train Rides (Public Run Days), Noon – 3:00 PM., donations accepted, Wilson Park, 2290 Washington Ave. • A Night to Remember, 8:00 PM., Tickets: $40/$30, Call: 310-781-7171.James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, MONDAY, JULY 17 • Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve - CLOSED, 3201 Plaza Del Amo. • Reading By Design: Chenille Stem Sculpture, 2:00 PM., free, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. • Pajama-Rama, 6:30 PM., Walteria Library, 3815 W. 242 St., Call: 310-375-8418. • Babytime, 10:30 AM., Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. TUESDAY, JULY 18 • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 9:00 PM., City Hall, Council Chamber, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780. • Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., North Torrance Library, 3604 Artesia Blvd. Call: 310-323-7200. • Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371- 2075. • Family Storytime, 11:00 AM., Southeast Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call: 310- 530-5044. • Pajama-Rama, 6:30 PM., Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 • Planning Commission Meeting, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM., City Hall Council Chambers, 3031 Torrance Blvd. • Youth Council, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM., City Hall Council Chambers, 3031 Torrance Blvd. • Craft Delight, 12:00 PM., free, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371- 2075. • Toddlertime, 11:00 AM., El Retiro Library, 126 Vista del Parque, Call: 310-375-0922. THURSDAY, JULY 20 • Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989. • Reading By Design: Marble Mazes, 4:00 PM., free, Walteria Library, 3815 W. 242 St., Call: 310-375-8418. • Reading By Design: DIY Droids, 2:00 PM., free, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371-2075. • Reading By Design: Designer Chocolate, 3:30 PM., free, teens & tweens only, Katy Geissert Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. • DNA Evidence By Rob McCarthy No one knows how many rape-testing kits are sitting in police department evidence rooms in California when they should be in a DNA lab being analyzed. One California assemblyman is intent on learning the exact number and why evidence in reported sexual assault cases isn’t in a database used by investigators statewide. The measure introduced by Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, is aimed at reducing the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits throughout California. The bill for the first time requires law enforcement agencies to report to the California Department of Justice annual data on sexual assault evidence kit collection and testing, providing “greater transparency for survivors, policy makers and the criminal justice system,” according to a press release from Chiu’s office. The Assembly has unanimously approved the measure, which is moving toward vote in the State Senate. The bill sailed through two state Senate committees last month, yet is opposed by the California State Sheriff’s Association on the grounds that a new DNA evidence reporting requirement places a financial burden on local law enforcement. The push for more clarity and accountability with the DNA evidence comes amidst a national campaign to better manage sexual assault evidence and reduce a backlog of untested kits. “The neglect of sexual assault kits with no explanation of why they were not analyzed simply adds to the trauma endured by survivors seeking justice,” said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, who supports the measure. Participation by police and sheriffs wouldn’t pose a burden or be time-consuming, O’Malley believes. The additional reporting in Chiu’s bill can be accomplished with “a few extra keystrokes” in the statewide DNA tracking system for sexual predators, she explained. The bill’s author says there is no comprehensive data available in California about the number of sexual assault evidence kits that local law enforcement agencies collect annually or how many kits are analyzed. No comprehensive data exists either about why some sexual assault evidence kits are not analyzed, according to Chiu. “There is a significant public interest in knowing the percentage of rape kits that are analyzed to identify the perpetrator’s DNA profile, as well as the reason for any untested rape kits not being analyzed,” the bill’s language explains. “Currently, there is no mandatory statewide tracking mechanism to collect and report these metrics. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section … to correct that.” The cost to test DNA evidence in a rape case can reach $5,000, and a 2014 report by the California State Auditor revealed that each year kits go unanalyzed by DNA laboratories for a variety of reasons. Chiu says the scope of the problem, however, cannot be properly estimated due to “a lack of effective tracking at the local level.” Women and men who report sexual assaults often know their attackers, according to statistics cited in a paper by Dean Kilpatrick with the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center. In nearly 80 percent of the cases reported to police, the victim and the accused perpetrator had an intimate relationship. Kilpatrick defined that connection as a current or former spouse, live-in partner, dating partner, boyfriend or girlfriend. About one in four sexual assaults are committed by strangers, a National Women’s Study found. Even when the accused attacker’s identity is known, there is good reason to enter their DNA in the state’s sexual assault tracking system, according to Chiu. Forensic analysis often helps identify repeat offenders. That can only occur if city police and county sheriff departments input sexual assault evidence into the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Tracking system, or SAFE-T. Lawmakers created the database in 2015 without requiring police, sheriffs and other law enforcement agencies to log in every rape kit they collect. Chiu’s measure would make it mandatory, along with an explanation why investigators chose not to send off a kit to a public or private DNA-testing lab for analysis. The state collects and stores DNA data of people who are arrested on suspicion of committing crimes, under a voter-approved initiative from 2004. 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