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VOL 47, NO 1

INSIDE SANTA MONICA To Build or Not to Build Development and homelessness play tug of war in 2017 ............................. 6

NEWS

Local News & Culture

OPINION

FOOD & DRINK A Revival on Main Street

Housing Crisis Demands Solidarity Don’t stand idly by while seniors are evicted, because you may be next ...................... 11

Lacey Kay Cowden sings Venice’s praises with a powerful voice .................. 12

Camera Obscura Art Lab takes on the 1992 L.A. Riots .................................. 31

The Other Side of 50 The Doors return to Venice to commemorate the Jan. 4, 1967, launch of their debut album ................... 14

Man on the Street Meet Christopher: Extrovert, artist, dreamer, homeless .................................. 8

BIZ BUZZ Town Center Turns 10 Westchester business district looks to up its visibility in 2017 .................................. 34

THIS WEEK L.A. in the ‘70s Weird, wild and

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WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

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MRSA outbreak spreading among Venice’s homeless ................................ 7

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Fork in the Road relaunches with a new chef and menu ........................... 19

On The Cover: The original cover art of The Doors self-titled debut album — released Jan. 4, 1967 — features Robbie Krieger, John Densmore and Ray Manzarek against a black background alongside a superimposed shirtless portrait of Jim Morrison, then just 23 years old. Original photography and design by Guy Webster, courtesy of Guy Webster (guywebster.com). Argonaut cover concept and design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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L e tt e r s Development Will Doom Venice Boulevard For more background, see “The Other Side of the Seven Stories” (Aug. 3) at argonautnews.com. Despite 99.9% of the neighbors in Mar Vista being against building a seven-story residential and retail building planned for the southeast corner of Venice Boulevard and Wasatch Avenue, and even despite L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin’s opposition to the project, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning has given its approval. What right do they have to go against everyone that will be affected? The system is broken and I’m expecting Bonin to prioritize finding a way to fix this broken development approval system — maybe even make a campaign promise, being that 2017 is an election year. I believe the developers’ goals for investing in what they termed a “hell hole” that no one else wants to develop is to build the project, sell it and cash in — leaving Mar Vista residents to deal with the aftermath, which I’m sure will be more seven-

story developments up and down Venice Boulevard. I’m not really sure how Mayor Eric Garcetti and Bonin can see this as a “Great Street” unless their idea of a great street is one that looks like Wilshire or Santa Monica boulevards. Maybe Mar Vista should reject the Great Streets concept and throw it back at Mayor Garcetti if his vision includes a sevenstory building. Perhaps we should dig deep — follow the money, as they say — and find the motivation behind the Planning Department approving this? Steve Wallace Mar Vista Re: “No Bullseye for Boat Central,” News, Dec. 15 Thank you, Michael Leneman and David Levine, for your thoughts on a terrible proposal. Boat Central would not only encroach over marina waters and impact launch-ramp operations and safety, it would also impact the viability of the adjacent Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve and remove the last remaining day-use free parking lot in Marina del Rey.

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By Beige Luciano-Adams As California’s Legislature braces for a Trump presidency, the tangled trifecta of development, affordable housing and homelessness continues to occupy minds in Santa Monica. Business and affordable housing advocates, ever capricious comrades, expressed a collective sigh of relief at the demise of development-restricting Measure LV in November — until Santa Monica decided last month to explore voter approval or a super majority as a safety latch for large developments. “Some people think they won the battle, but I want to end the war,” said Councilmember Kevin McKeown, who got it from both sides during public input at a recent council meeting — including accusations of a hollow attempt to “pacify residents,” and perplexed concern the council would revive the issue after voters so soundly put it down. Tara Barauskas, executive director of the nonprofit affordable housing development group Community Corporation of Santa Monica, was Tara sanguine Barauskas about Measure LV’s demise — and the passage of Measures GS and GSH, which she expects will generate $6 million to $8 million each year for affordable housing. “The top two challenges here are community backlash, NIMBYism. The other is finances, because land is so expensive here and resources to build affordable housing are scarce,” she said. Move LA Director Denny Zane, fresh off a major victory with the passage of the Measure M transportation tax, sees affordable housing as the indispens- Denny Zane able companion to transit overhaul. “Our intention in that regard is both to respond to the moral/

humanitarian crisis of homelessness, but we also think civil effort needs to be made for affordable housing broadly — and that’s where we’re specifically wearing our transit and transportation hats,” Zane said. Density around transit stations will do little good unless a large share of the housing is afford-

to distribute affordable housing throughout different communities, not just poor ones — as “social engineering” and wonder what all that will mean for Los Angeles. “We think all our communities have a role to play in the affordable housing issue. So we shouldn’t be building low-in-

At least everyone can agree on something: Residents will be displaced, either because developers aren’t incentivized to build enough affordable housing, or because they won’t be allowed to build at all. able, “because we’re talking primarily about lowincome workforce as a large share Ben Carson of ridership,” he argued. “If you only do market-rate housing around stations, you’re more likely to displace riders than create them.” And what might federal affordable housing programs look like with Trump’s pick, Dr. Ben Carson, manning HUD? Politicians reeling from that vision (about a week after Carson declared himself unqualified to run a federal agency) weren’t mincing words. Congressman Ted Lieu, who represents Westside communities including Santa Monica, called it “tragic” and implored the good doctor to withdraw. Alan Greenlee, executive director of the Southern California Nonprofit Housing Association, was diplomatic: “Not inspiring.” Many bristle at Carson’s brush-off of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing initiative — the Obama administraAlan tion’s effort Greenlee

come housing in Watts; we should be building it in Westwood,” Greenlee said. Meanwhile in Hollywood, smarting from a failed campaign to stop the Palladium Residences, AIDS Healthcare Foundation head Michael Weinstein managed to get his development blackout, “Measure S,” in front of Los Angeles city voters in March. According to a broad opposition coalition, which includes L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, the moratorium on “mega developments” would in fact put the brakes on most development — affordable housing and housing for the homeless included — and cost the city billions in lost economic output. Armen Melkonians, who concedes Residocracy will be “going into a little bit of reflection time” after the defeat of Measure LV, is a fan. “We worked a little bit Armen with the Melkonians Neighborhood Integrity Initiative for our initiative. They’re requesting basically a two-year moratorium... in order to update the zoning plan. I think that’s a great (Continued on page 10)

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“Physicians are required to report MRSA cases to public health. No outbreaks for MRSA have been reported to public health at this time,” reads an email statement by the department. “It is important to note that MRSA cannot be diagnosed by visual inspection; a clinical evaluation and lab testing is required for diagnosis. Other bacteria and conditions can cause signs/symptoms that are similar to MRSA.” The Venice Family Clinic, which is headquartered on Rose Avenue and provides primary health care to low-income and indigent residents, has treated MRSA among the local homeless population but refuted claims of an outbreak. “Our chief medical officer can confirm that, compared to the housed population, there have been higher (and steady) prevalence rates of MRSA. However, there has not been a recent outbreak,” reads a statement by Venice Family Clinic spokeswoman Rachel Lichtman. Mouflard-Kozowy could not be reached to discuss the statements attributed to her. Instead, Lava Mae spokeswoman Deborah Schneider said the nonprofit could neither “confirm nor deny the existence of MRSA in our guests,” but did confirm that Mouflard-Kozowy had discussed MRSA at a recent Venice Neighborhood Council meeting.

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Man on the Street Meet Christopher: Extrovert, artist and one of the hundreds of homeless people in Santa Monica

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By Brittany Ford His red beard and slouched frame are recognizable a block away. East of Lincoln Boulevard on Broadway in Santa Monica, he sits between his bags and a tent he is not allowed to put up. A tin of colored pencils, a coloring book and a pad of paper lay in front of him as he leans over to draw. He wants to be an artist. He looks up to say hello to each person who walks by, flashing the peace sign and telling everyone to have a nice day. It took me over a year to say more than hello. When I finally stopped to talk he asked me why it took so long and introduced himself as Christopher. Christopher, who told me his surname but asked that it not show up in print, has become a neighborhood fixture. On my walks down to the promenade or the beach I would see him almost every time in the midst of a friendly chat with another local. When strangers pass he makes some laugh with his long hello or funny one-liners like “I love muffins” that he says randomly to see how people react. Some aren’t too sure what to say and keep their eyes on the sidewalk, but his big smile usually gets at least a “hi” back. Christopher asks passersby for spare change but ultimately he just likes to get a smile. One of the first stories I heard from Christopher was about his dog. “Imagine yelling Boozer outside a liquor store. Everyone around would look up to answer. I was only calling my dog,” he says. Christopher was making his way west from Chicago when Boozer decided to join him. He made it to Santa Monica, but Boozer did not. As Christopher tells it, Boozer was shot in New Mexico by someone afraid of pit-bulls. Most of Christopher’s stories are about this dog; it still upsets him. Christopher has been in Santa Monica for about two years now. He loves it. It’s not the weather or the beach that keeps him here — he’s afraid a shark may eat his toes if he goes in the water. As Christopher says, “It’s the people, man.” While we were speaking one summer afternoon, a man pulls up, gets out of his car and says hello to Christopher on his way to pick-up lunch. They seem to know each other pretty well. He asks if Christopher has any new comic books. They both like the local comic book store, and Christopher tells him the Garfield comic strip in the paper was hilarious that morning. Before leaving, the visitor says he will see Christopher again soon and hands Christopher some pocket change. Later that same day, Christopher is getting thirsty and asks if I want to walk

Christopher, who’s become a neighborhood fixture on Broadway east of Lincoln Boulevard, refuses to seek help through the VA and aspires to sell his art for a living over to the store with him to get something to drink. He puts his arm out in front of me as we cross the street to make sure there are no cars. He buys a Coca-

the car in front as soon as it turns green. You’re not gonna get there much quicker!” he says. “Nobody out here knows how to park either. There are so many

One of the first stories I heard from Christopher was about his dog.“Imagine yelling Boozer outside a liquor store. Everyone around would look up to answer. I was only calling my dog,” he says. Cola and then goes to sit in the shade. He fell asleep under the hot sun one afternoon and is still peeling and blistered, so he follows the shade around as much as he can. Christopher was in a good mood. He had just heard his favorite band Black Sabbath would be in town and was hoping his two Black Sabbath and Ozzy tattoos would help him get in. The car horn must have been invented in Santa Monica, says Christopher. “It cracks me up sitting out here and watching people race up to the red light on Lincoln and then honking their horn at

nice cars and I see them all banged up. I would never do that if I had a car.” Christopher tells me that last year around Christmas a little girl walking down Broadway with her parents came and tugged on his beard. “She asked if it was real. ‘Of course it is!’ I told her, and asked what she wanted for Christmas while her parents were standing right there. She said she wanted a Malibu Barbie and I could see her dad rolling his eyes, ’cause I’m sure those things are expensive. They must be around 40 bucks!”

I ask Christopher about his life before coming to Santa Monica, and he tells me that he served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 to 2000. Christopher says he wanted to serve his country as his grandfather did. He became a gunner packing heavy artillery weapons that shot off the ship he was stationed on in the Persian Gulf, though he didn’t pay much attention to exactly where they were. He doesn’t like to get deep into it. He will admit he wasn’t the most obedient sailor, but they asked him to re-enlist. Christopher couldn’t do it. “I felt too guilty to go back,” he says. “I don’t know where the bullets I loaded into the guns landed. They may have killed children. I know I wasn’t on the front lines, but I still couldn’t take it.” Christopher says that he suffers from PTSD but can control it most of the time. It’s harder, though, when he can’t sleep at night or gets woken up. And he hasn’t slept well in a long time. As police sirens fly down Lincoln, Christopher says he hates that sound. The sirens remind him of being in the military. He says it casually, as though it’s not affecting him now but the next one may.

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One Sunday as Christopher and I are chatting, a car turning into the alley hit a man riding his bike. Christopher is the first person over to make sure everyone’s OK. Fortunately, everyone is, and the man thanks Christopher for his help. Another of Christopher’s friends who saw the crash happen tells him he is “the man” as he passes by. “I haven’t gotten up that fast in a long time. That scared me,” Christopher says back to his friend.

learn more about art and has sold a few pictures to people walking by. He wouldn’t mind doing drywall or detailing cars either, but he is overwhelmed with the thought of how to get a job. He has large gaps in his work experience and worries about how he would adjust to a 9-5. Neighborhood friends have all encouraged Christopher to look into getting housing. Everyone remarks on what

“I felt too guilty to go back. I don’t know where the bullets I loaded into the guns landed.” So that he could talk to his mom in Iowa, Christopher got a Federal Universal Service fund phone. He says he can make her laugh like no other, that “sometimes she laughs so hard she has to put the phone down.” When Christopher tells her stories about him getting frustrated and mad at some of the other “homeless cats,” as he calls them, she tells him not to let the Chicago come out of him. He admits that he likes to drink and that she does not approve. Christopher says he is beginning to feel tired from his life on the streets. He has so many great friends around the neighborhood, but none stay. They all have to get on with their day, and he’s ready to do the same, but it scares him. Stuff is stolen from him frequently. Just as he feels he is getting somewhere, his money and the few things he has to help him get by go missing. All he wants now is a place with a lock on the door. Christopher says his dream would be to sell his drawings for a living. He wants to

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a big heart he has, though he can be very stubborn. Christopher says he doesn’t want to get any help from the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs because he doesn’t want to have to live by their rules. It’s not clear what rules he doesn’t want to follow, but he says he chose this life on the streets to have his freedom. Living with help from the VA is too close to being back in the military. Christopher’s head sinks down when he discusses asking about housing programs, and his loud voice gets quiet as he slumps down. I tell him I will do some research and go with him. He says he doesn’t need someone to hold his hand but would appreciate someone to walk him through it. He is tired and just wants somewhere to lock up his stuff and feel safe at night. Brittany Ford is a Santa Monica resident who works in the music industry and previously volunteered for UNICEF in Burundi.

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N e ws Health Officials Deny Claim of MRSA Outbreak The Venice Stakeholders Association has been relentlessly critical of city action, or lack thereof, to address rampant homelessness in Venice. The group has sued the city for allowing homeless encampments to persist along the Venice Boardwalk. Venice Stakeholders Association President Mark Ryavec is also one of two candidates running to unseat L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin in the upcoming March election. Ryavec has been critical of Bonin’s efforts to reduce homelessness in Venice through a combination of more vigorous police patrols and an expansion of social services and affordable housing resources. In a telephone interview, Ryavec said that he spoke with Mouflard-Kozowy prior to disseminating the Venice Stakeholders Association press release and that she confirmed to him that what he wrote was accurate. “I was simply reporting what the Lava Mae director told me during a 20-minute phone conversation. It was her conclusion that there were six cases of MRSA on Third Street,” Ryavec said. Bonin, who welcomed Lava Mae to Venice in November, has issued his own statement that misinformation, not MRSA, is what’s spreading in Venice.

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“At a recent community meeting, when discussing the benefits of providing people living on the street basic hygienic services, a Lava Mae employee mentioned that some of the people who Lava Mae serves in Venice had prescriptions

Clinic, who works with this population in Venice,” Bonin continued. “People living on the streets are at risk of disease and infection, but all relevant officials assure us there is no abnormal incident of illness in Venice. “

Lava Mae’s Schneider stated that Mouflard-Kozowy was passing along second-hand information as a means of describing the range of community benefits resulting from Lava Mae’s work. “Our Los Angeles branch director shared information she received from a partner regarding an outbreak of MRSA among the homeless in Venice, and she detailed Lava Mae’s protocols for sanitizing our units,” Schneider ex-

plained. “Lava Mae not only provides an opportunity for people moving through homelessness to access a basic, essential service, but because good hygiene helps contain and prevent the spread of contagious diseases, we mitigate public health challenges for the broader community.” Bonin indirectly accused Ryavec and the Venice Stakeholders Association of trying to undermine both Lava Mae’s work and the city’s. “Inexplicably, some people have used this rumor as an argument against providing services to the homeless. Rather, I believe that this situation highlights the urgent need to help people who are forced to live on the street by providing them services such as basic hygiene and medical care, as well as resources that will help connect them with housing opportunities,” he wrote. Ryavec denied that he was intentionally trying to mislead anyone. He said he sent the email “in the interest of public safety and community service,” and it was Mouflard-Kozowy, not him, who first mentioned MRSA. “I would have investigated this issue and released the press release whether I was running for office or not,” he added.

“One of the important parts of that,” she said, “is ‘how do businesses protect themselves? What is a business’ response in all that? How do they learn how to deescalate situations?’” Casting business owners as the vulnerable party in this equation, however, may be a hard sell. Meanwhile, Santa Monica city leaders are backing a solution from L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas: a quarter-cent sales tax generating an estimated $355 million per year to pay for homeless services. Look for it on the ballot in March.

At least everyone can agree on something: Residents will be displaced, either because developers aren’t incentivized to build enough affordable housing, or because they won’t be allowed to build at all. Development critics appear to have an uphill battle in a region hell-bent on persevering through the sunset of uneven economic recovery — and before the dawn of a whole new world come Jan. 20. The impact for Santa Monica and its rancorous internal conflict remains to be seen.

“Our chief medical officer can confirm that, compared to the housed population, there have been higher (and steady) prevalence rates of MRSA. However, there has not been a recent outbreak.” — Rachel Lichtman, Venice Family Clinic

for medication to treat staph infections. This mention of medication has fueled a rumor that quickly spread in Venice about an outbreak of staph infections,” Bonin wrote in an email to The Argonaut. “My office looked into the rumor immediately, and we have been in touch with Lava Mae, county Supervisor Shelia Kuehl’s office, the Venice City-CountyCommunity Outreach Team and the nurse practitioner housed at Venice Family

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thing, and every city should have development up-to-date in their General Plan.” As for the projected negative fallout, Melkonians faults the premise. “Overdevelopment actually creates more homeless problems. It displaces people in affordable units now. And units being built are becoming less affordable. So I don’t buy the argument that building will somehow house people in low-income levels.” LV supporters may have felt some vindication on Dec. 6, when the city ordered a closer look at its contracts with NMS Properties — the developer behind

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xactly 50 years after the Jan. 4, 1967, release of their eponymous debut album, the City of Los Angeles proclaimed Jan. 4, 2017, The Day of The Doors — honoring Venice’s flagship cultural icons on their creative home turf. “We’re at our roots,” drummer John Densmore declared to more than 1,000 boisterous fans crowded together in the dark and the rain and the cold, most of them younger than the band. From a small stage in front of the Venice Sign at Pacific and Windward avenues, Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger briefly shared memories of the late Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek before leading the chanting crowd in a rendition PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT January 5, 2017

of “L.A. Woman,” with Densmore at the microphone and Krieger on guitar. The Doors, L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin said during the proclamation, “put Venice on the map forever and transformed rock ’n’ roll around the world.” Earlier, inside the nearby Hotel Erwin, Densmore and Krieger credited Venice with shaping The Doors. “We insisted at our first club we ever played, the London Fog in Hollywood, that they put: ‘The Doors, a Band from Venice … ’” Densmore told The Argonaut. “… Which was kind of cool,” added Krieger, “because most bands were from Hollywood, you know. Venice was almost Outer Mongolia.”

*** As Manzarek would tell it decades later, The Doors began in the summer of 1965 with a chance meeting of two recent UCLA grads at the end of Fraser Avenue in Ocean Park. “There I am, sitting on the beach, not knowing what I’m going to do with myself. Walking down the beach is none other than James Douglas Morrison,” Manzarek recounts in a 2003 promo for his film “Love Her Madly.” Morrison told Manzarek he had been sleeping on the rooftop of 14 Westminster Ave. in Venice (now called the Morrison Apartments), dropping acid, looking out over the Pacific and writing songs.

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Densmore also recalled hanging out with Morrison at the Venice West Café, a long-defunct beatnik hangout on the boardwalk, “because we knew Allen Ginsberg had read there a few years before.” *** In late 1966, Venice-based photographer Guy Webster had been shooting rock royalty — The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones — when The Doors had a finished record in need of cover art. “First thing, I ran into Jim, and it turns out we were at UCLA together, in the philosophy department. He remembered me from those days, because it was the most difficult class we ever had,” Webster recalled. Out of that bond, Webster worked up an unusual request: to get Morrison to pose topless. “I could tell he was the lead singer, so I wanted to present him in front,” Webster says, “but he was wearing a godawful shirt! I got him to take it off, because I wanted him bare, kind of like Jesus Christ, and it worked.” “Worked” is an understatement. Webster created one of the most iconic album covers in rock-and-roll history: a looming bust of Morrison in a Savior-like pose, staring hauntingly into the distance as his smaller bandmates stand in his eyeline. (Webster allowed The Argonaut to use the photo as this week’s cover image.) The size differential didn’t go over so well at first — not even with Morrison, who had overcome crippling shyness during live performances. “It wasn’t Jim’s idea,” said Krieger. That’s why the cover of The Doors’ following album, “Strange Days,” featured circus performers instead of the band, said Densmore. ***

Robby Krieger (upper left) and John Densmore perform “L.A. Woman” during Wednesday’s celebration near the Venice Sign Manzarek asked him to sing one. The man who would become the spiritual godfather of Venice Beach, then just 21 years old, “dug his hands into the sand,” says Manzarek, “and the sand was just pouring out, and he kind of gritted his teeth and dug into it and said, ‘This one’s called Moonlight Drive.’ And he started to sing those words. And it was haunted.” Let’s swim to the moon Let’s climb through the tide Penetrate the evening that the City sleeps to hide Let’s swim out tonight, love It’s our turn to try Parked beside the ocean On a moonlight drive Morrison moved in with Manzarek and his girlfriend, who were living in a backlot apartment at 147 Fraser Ave., and recruited Venice locals Krieger and Densmore.

“We insisted at our first club we ever played, the London Fog in Hollywood, that they put: ‘The Doors, a Band from Venice’…” — John Densmore

“… which was kind of cool, because most bands were from Hollywood, you know. Venice was almost Outer Mongolia.” — Robby Krieger

*** On Wednesday, the band’s surviving members confirmed that “Soul Kitchen” was indeed penned in honor of favorite hangout Olivia’s Kitchen, a soul food restaurant on Main Street (now the ZJ Boarding House surf and skate shop). “Oh, it was great,” said Krieger, 70. “Loved it,” said Densmore, 72. “But if

you were there several nights in a row, you might be in the bathroom a lot, you know.” “It was greasy,” said Krieger. “Biscuits and gravy. Ham hocks,” said Densmore. “I remember I was in there with Jim, and Linda Ronstadt came in. She lived on Hart Avenue. And we were like, ‘Whoa!’ Gave her the once over twice.”

Though the band’s first single, “Break On Through (To the Other Side),” did not chart well, a seven-minute version of the Krieger-penned “Light My Fire” went gold and made The Doors a national sensation. The rest is rock — and Venice — history. “Robby and I are Venice natives, so we’ve been here a lot. It’s certainly grown in real estate, hasn’t it? Oh my God,” said Densmore. Asked whether a band like The Doors could spring from the Venice of today, Krieger suggests looking in a lowerprofile part of town — “Maybe San Dimas,” he jokes. Densmore teases that what’s more likely to come out of Venice these days is “a techno band — something to go with condos.” As for The Doors turning 50 in Venice, “You know, it’s pretty cool,” says Densmore. “How the f*ck did we last this long?” Connect with The Argonaut on Facebook to watch video of Krieger and Densmore performing “L.A. Woman” under the Venice Sign. January 5, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15

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in the south or eastside,” so he reached out to fellow Angelenos whose experiences would “fill out” his own. He solicited pieces from an array of journalists, novelists, poets, ex-cops, musicians, screenwriters and producers; Rick McCloskey’s “Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard” is the lone photo essay. The colorful list of contributors includes porn impresario Bob Chinn, Doors drummer John Densmore, KCET colum-

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performance art, Ruben Salazar, Uni High, the Z Channel and, inevitably, Hollywood. The book surveys L.A. history through people’s individual stories, which is an interesting way to study The Me Decade. Was that your original concept? Yeah, it was always meant to be a series of lived-in experience stories — less academic, more first-person perspective, or journalistic, from the point of view of people who really know their topic intimately. Joe Donnelly didn’t grow up in Venice, per se, but he has probably forgotten more about the Dogtown Z-Boys than most of us will ever know. [Laughs] … I wanted to design this both as a valentine and also as an education: Here was our city the last decade before it went cosmopolitan, before it really became world-class, when it was still kind of a local experience. (Continued on page 18)

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Several contributors, including you, cite Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” wisecrack that being able to turn right on red was L.A.’s only cultural advantage. It goes to show you just how much issue so many of us took with that. It wasn’t fair even then. Even when L.A. wasn’t as obvious a metropolis as, say, Chicago or New York, it wasn’t lacking culture; it had its own culture, it just wasn’t the opera or classical music. It was outdoors. It was reinvention. It was a sense of freedom of opportunity that people back East clearly weren’t getting. There was a reason why the demographic tended to go westward, rather than vice versa. You make a thoughtful point that the ’70s represented a tectonic shift from the 1960s “we’re all in this together” mentality to the “greed is good” ethos of Reagan’s ’80s, and that L.A. “played a crucial part in that shift.” As we start 2017, how would you say the 2000s have redefined L.A.? That’s a really good question. I, as well as everybody I knew, was really proud to be not only Californian but an Angeleno in this election cycle. If there was one silver lining [chuckles] it was that we felt that … we are setting a

way they’re discussing the content. Ultimately, I think the distinction is content vs. platform, and content still tends to come from here, and still tends to attract a lot more attention vis-à-vis the national mood and the cultural temperature.

Steve Hodel’s Chandler-esque “Snake and Bake Murder” and Chip Jacobs’ “Snake vs. Wolf” reminded me that some crimes seem like they could only happen in L.A. The true crime stories couldn’t have been more perfect encapsulations of some of the strangeness that was here. [Laughs.] Here you were in the secondbiggest city in the country and, yet, parts of it felt uncharted. They were almost officially off the grid, and if you wanDo you think L.A. — and, by extension, dered too far off, the cavalry wasn’t Hollywood — has been eclipsed by coming. You could definitely get a feeling Silicon Valley as a cultural force? that there were fringe elements, cults I’m not sure if “eclipsed” is the right and weirdos living at the edge of the city word. Certainly there’s a complementary well into the ’70s, which certainly isn’t aspect to it. Movies are still America’s the case now. titanic export. … Shows like “TransparIn both those stories, you have this wild ent” and films like “Loving,” “Spotlight” flaunting of the rules, of convention. In and “Moonlight” — these are films asking the case of Hodel’s, what happens when important questions about where America you have this hedonistic sex club up in is and where we’re headed. the hills with no boundaries and no rules There’s no question [technology] is shap- as far as couples? The way it seemed to ing our behavior. But I’m not quite sure if work, invariably, in the counterculture people are discussing technology the same was something ugly would permeate that

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The ArgonAuT PRess Releases playa visTa Townhome

sTunning home

Offered at $1,150,000 Jesse Weinberg, Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132

Offered at $2,385,000 Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia, Coldwell Bankers 424-702-3010

marina views

marina del rey condo

“Welcome to the Center Tower South of the Marina City Club,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “This condo offers you two bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as views of the Marina and the ocean. Enjoy all the amenities of the Marina City Club, including, including pools, six tennis courts, a fitness center, a full restaurant and bar, 24-hour gated security,, and much more.”

“This stunning artistic loft-style condo is set in the Del Rey Arts district,” says agent James Allan. “It offers a two-bed, one-and-three-quarter-bath, open floor plan, where the second bedroom opens to living room for a loft feel. Highlights include rich dark wood flooring, Cesar stone counters and stainless steel appliances. This home is located close to Marina theaters and all the buzzing restaurants. The building has a great rooftop deck with views of the city, and is a short bike ride from the beach.”

Offered at $790,000 Eileen McCarthy, Marina Ocean Properties 310-822-8910

Offered at $779,000 James Allan, Coldwell Banker 310-704-0007

spacious coasTal residence

Tuscan charm

Offered at $699,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020

Offered at $1,275,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980

“This west-facing townhome, accessed by a private entrance, is filled with natural light,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “Gather in the family room, which is just off the open, luxurious kitchen. Dark rich wood floors illuminate the first and second levels, and distributed audio is throughout. The master suite and second bedroom boast vaulted ceilings and custom closets. The townhome has a direct-access twocar garage, and storage space under living room. Too many Playa Vista amenities to mention.”

“Artfully curated details infuse style throughout this splitlevel, two-bed, two-and-a-half-bath, condo, located only a short walk from the beach,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Just off the open-concept living room, a private terrace offers space to take in ocean breezes. Indulge your inner mixologist at the wet bar while guests congregate in the dining room. The second floor master suite rivals the finest hotel suites, with enough room to accommodate a separate seating or office area.”

“Every detail in this six-bed, five-and-a-half-bath, estate home exemplifies superb design and style,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “Luxurious finishes and family-friendly function abound here. The sunlit living room opens to the gracious formal dining room. Retreat to a private upstairs master bedroom suite which offers a sitting room and fireplace, then luxuriate in the spa-like master bath. Situated on the top of a hill, this captivating home has sweeping vistas of the city lights and mountains.”

“Relish in panoramic vistas from this two-story Tuscan style penthouse,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The 20-foot floor-to-ceiling windows create the sweeping views. The master suite includes a loft space for your office, while the guest bedroom directly overlooks the Marina harbor. Additional features include custom Venetian plaster, a large patio, ample storage, a separate laundry room and two sideby-side parking spaces. This one-of-a-kind abode, flooded with natural light, is ideal coastal living.”

The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

How Do We Go About Making a Purchase Offer on a Home? You’re ready to make an offer on the home of your dreams. But before you do, make sure you’re really ready. Ask yourself and your household members if this is the home for the next five or so years. Make sure everyone is on board with commitments to make it work, from putting off the dream vacation to putting in the elbow grease to clean, paint and do the yard work.

In a seller’s market, homes sell quickly for full price or higher because there are plenty of buyers and few homes for sale. Whether you are in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market, your goal is to buy the home at a fair price. If you were the seller, what is the lowest possible price you’d accept? To show the seller you’re serious, include a copy of your lender’s preHave your real estate agent pull up the approval letter, along with a cover letter summarizing your strengths as a buyer most recent sold comparables (CMA) within a reasonable radius of the home, in terms of creditworthiness, flexibility in closing and why you love this home. so that you can compare the home Include a copy of the comparables you with other similar homes in terms of locations, size, features and amenities. used to show why your offer is a fair price for the property. Next, consider the most current market If the seller’s home is offered at a conditions, so you can choose the right reasonable price, don’t waste time. Pay asking price or close to it. A home priced offer strategy. to sell will sell quickly and you’ll lose it if In a buyer’s market, discounts are you mess around. common because there are fewer buyers, more properties for sale, and Offering too little for a property is risky. home prices are soft or falling, so offers If the seller feels insulted by your offer, under list price are common. you’ve lost the opportunity to negotiate. PAGE 26 At Home – THE ARGONAUT’s Real Estate Section January 5, 2017

On the other hand, some sellers are simply unrealistic about their home’s value. Maybe your offer will be their wake-up call. The seller will probably respond with a face-saving still-high offer, but at least they’re negotiating with you. If your offer is conditional, such as your need to sell another home before closing on the seller’s, you’ll have to find a way to sweeten the deal, such as a full-price offer. Few sellers will accept a discount and a contingency. Your real estate professional will help you draft the offer with a price, estimated closing date and terms, including earnest money (a guarantee that you’ll perform as a buyer in good faith), final approval by your lender and your right to have an inspection. Your earnest money check will be forwarded to the escrow agent when your offer is accepted. You’ll have a brief period to get your home inspections completed. Your

home inspector will go through the home with you and point out the condition and potential lifespan of all systems and appliances. You should renegotiate only when the problem wasn’t obvious before, or when a system is found to be unsafe and not functioning. Once you and the seller have agreed to terms, your offer is now a binding contract, and you’re on your way to owning a home. This week’s question was answered by Bob and Cheryl Herrera, Professional Real Estate Services, (310) 306-5427 www.bob-cheryl.com.

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legal advertising FIcTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT 2016 298126 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Molly Marketing 7947 Kenyon Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Adam Rosal 7947 Kenyon Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant ADAM ROSAL Owner Filed Dec. 9, 2016 Argonaut published: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FIcTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT 2016 315427 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1).Silicon Beach Magazine 5935 Playa Vista Drive suite 410 Los Angeles, CA. 90094 Karen Hassett 5935 Playa Vista Drive suite 410 Los Angeles, CA. 90094 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). KAREN HASSETT CEO This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 30, 2016 . Argonaut published: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FIcTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT 2016 312192 The following person is doing business as: Lemonade Candles 10736 Jefferson Blvd #1015. Culver City, CA. 90230 Registered owners:Teresa LaFrontiere 10736 Jefferson Blvd. #1015 Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant

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who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: TERESA LAFRONTIERE . Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Dec. 27, 2016 Argonaut published: 1/5 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT 2016 313295 The following person is doing business as TRG Golf 2807 2nd Los Angeles, CA. 90018. Sandra Joy Richlin 2807 2nd Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90018 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name:SANDRA JOY RICHLIN President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 2016 Argonaut published:Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FIcTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT File No. 2016 290900 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Jerusalem Prayer Project 635 California Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. 635 California Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. 2) . This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Stephen L. Fiske Title CEO This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 1, 2016. Argonaut published: Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the

end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. sUPERIOR cOURT OF cALIFORNIA cOUNTy OF LOs ANGELEs ORDER TO sHOw cAUsE FOR cHANGE OF NAME case No. Es020233 This statement was filed Sept. 28, 2016 , with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 600 E. Broadway Petition of: Daniel J. Quesada FOR CHANGE OF NAME. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Daniel J. Quesada has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Daniel J. Quesada to Daniel Case. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: Jan. 18, 2016. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E room 260 The address of the court is Superior Court of California, 600 E. Broadway #279 Glendale, CA. 91206 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Argonaut Newspaper. Date: Sept, 28, 2016 By Order of the Presiding Judge, Darrell Mavis Superior Court, PUBLISHED: Argonaut 12/15, 12/22, 12/29, 2016. 1/5, 2017 sUPERIOR cOURT OF cALIFORNIA cOUNTy OF LOs ANGELEs ORDER TO sHOw cAUsE FOR cHANGE OF NAME case No. Bs166511 This statement was filed Dec. 5, 2016 , with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 111 North Hill St. Los Angeles Petition of a FOR CHANGE OF NAME. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Allen Jove Mariano to Allen Marino Andres filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Allen Mariano to Allen Mariano Andres. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: March 14th. Time: 10 AM. Dept.:44 room 418 The address of the court is Superior Court of California, 111 North Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week

legal advertising each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Argonaut Newspaper. Date: Dec. 5, 2016 By Order of the Presiding Judge, MARK A. BORENSTEIN Superior Court, PUBLISHED: Argonaut 12/29, 2016 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 2017 SuPErIOr COurT OF CaLIFOrnIa COunTy OF LOS anGELES OrDEr TO SHOW CauSE FOr CHanGE OF naME Case no. nS033178 This statement was filed Dec. 16, 2016, with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 257 Magnolia Ave. Long Beach, CA. 90802 Petition of Shawntee Cardwelll for Zoe-Jane Christian Bratcher ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: a filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Zoe-Jane Christian Bratcher to Zoe-Jane Nicole Cardwell . THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 2/3/17. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: room 27 The address of the court is Superior Court of California, 257 MAGNOLIA Ave. Long Beach CA. 90802 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Argonaut Newspaper. Date: Feb. 3, 2017 By Order of the Presiding Judge, Ross Klein PUBLISHED: Argonaut 12/22, 12/29, 2016 1/5 1/12, 2017 SuPErIOr COurT OF CaLIFOrnIa COunTy OF LOS anGELES OrDEr TO SHOW CauSE FOr CHanGE OF naME Case no. SS026741 This statement was filed Dec. 9, 2016 , with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. #102 Santa Monica, CA. 90401 Los Angeles Petition of a FOR CHANGE OF NAME. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: RONIK DYASHIAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RONIK DYASHIAN to RONIK SARIAN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: Feb. 3, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM. Dept K room A203 The address of the court is Superior Court of California, 1725 Main St #102 Santa Monica, CA. 90401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Argonaut Newspaper. Date: Dec. 5, 2016 By Order of the Presiding Judge Superior Court GERALD ROSENBERG,

PUBLISHED: Argonaut 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26 2017 FICTITIOuS BuSInESS naME STaTEMEnT 2016 302042 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Sportschic 13935 Tahiti Way #336 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 Tennischic LLC 13935 Tahiti Way #336 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/2016. declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). TENNISCHIC LLC This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 13, 2016 Argonaut published: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

Public noTices notice of public sale of goods to Satisfy lien. Location: 8727 Venice Blvd. La 90034 Date: Tues. Jan. 17, at 10 aM. Goods belonging to or deposited with Elephant Moving Company 8727 Venice Blvd, LA 90034. Said goods are being held in the account of Senita Brooks. The goods are the contents of a small one bedroom appartment and consist of boxes, furniture, and miscellaneous items. The auction will be held for the purpose of satisfying a lien. For information contact Elephant Moving Co. 310 815-8304 SuMMOnS-unIFOrM ParEnTaGE-PETITIOn FOr Elizabeth ruiz Summons (Family Law) CuSTODy anD SuPPOrT CITaCIOn JuDICIaL-DErECHO DE FaMILIa CaSE nuMBEr (numero del Caso): VF013913 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): Earnest Russell You are being sued. A usted le estan demandando. PETITIONER’S NAME IS (EL NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE ES) : Elizabeth Ruiz. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (form FL-220) or Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children (form FL-270) at the court and serve a copy on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Usted tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS despuÈs de recibir oficialmente esta citaciÛn judicial y peticiÛn, para completar y presentar su formulario de Respuesta (Response form FL-220) ante la corte. Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica no le ofrecer· protecciÛn. Si usted no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo,

la corte puede expedir Ûrdenes que afecten la custadia de sus hijos ordenen que usted pague mantenciÛn, honorarios de abogado y las costas. Si no puede pagar las costas por la presentaciÛn de la demanda, pida al actuario de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exoneraciÛn de las mismas (Waiver of Court Fees and Costs). Si desea obtener consejo legal, comunÌquese de inmediato con un abogado. NOTICE The restraining order on the back is effective against both mother and father until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. AVISO Las prohibiciones judiciales que aparecen al reverso de esta citaciÛn son efectivas para ambos cÛnyuges, madre el esposo como la esposa, hasta que la peticiÛn sea rechazada, se dicte una decisiÛn final o la corte expida instrucciones adicionales. Dichas prohibiciones pueden hacerse cumpliren cualquier parte de California por cualquier agente del orden p˙blico que las haya recibido o que haya visto una copia de ellas. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es) Superior Court of California-Southeast District 12720 Norwalk Blvd. Norwalk, CA. 90650. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) Elizabeth Ruiz 5371 Manzanar Ave. Pico Rivera, CA. 90660. Date (Fecha): August 13, 2015. Sherri R. Carter Clerk (Actuario), by , A. Silva, Deputy. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. PETITION TO ESTABLISH PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP Visitation; Child Custody Case Number: VF013913. PETITIONER: Elizabeth Ruiz. RESPONDENT: Earnest Russell. 1. Petitioner is the mother. 2. The children are: a. Child’s name: Sebastien N. Ruiz. Date of birth: 09/03/2014. Age: 11 Months Sex: Male. 3. The court has jurisdiction over the respondent because the respondent: a. Resides in this state. b. Had sexual intercourse in this state, which resulted in conception of the children listed in item 2. 4. The action is brought in this county because (you must check one or more to file in this county): a. The child resides or is found in the county. 5. Petitioner claims (check all that apply): a. Respondent is the child’s father. b. Respondent who is child’s parent has failed to support the child. 6. A Completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)(form FL-105) is attached. 7. PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP a. Respondent 8. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION: a. Legal custody of children to Petitioner b. Physical custody of children to Petitioner c. Visitation of children: (1) None 9. CHILD SUPPORT. The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party. 10. I have read the restraining order on the back of the Summons (FL-210) and I understand it applies to me when this Petition is filed. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: 08/11/2015 /s/ Elizabeth Ruiz, Petitioner. NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based upon the income of both parents. Support normally continues until the child is 16. You should supply the court with the information about your finances. Otherwise, the child support order will be based upon information supplied by the other parent. Any party required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the “legal” rate, which is currently 10 percent. Pub: ARG, 6/23/16 6/30/16 7/7/16 7/14/16

SuPErIOr COurT OF CaLIFOrnIa, COunTy OF LOS anGELES, SuMMOnS CaSE nuMBEr BC565223 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ANTHONY D. MACK, AMELIA WIJAYA, ANGELIA and DOES 1 TO 30 , an individual, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMONDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): VIVIEN LOWY an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want

to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Stanley Mosk Courthouse 111 North Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Steven Ross, Esq Ross & Ross Law APC, 24025 Park Sorrento Suite 220, Calabasas 91302 818225-0100 The Date the Complaint was filed: December 3, 2014. Clerk Issuing Summons: SHERRI R. CARTER , Deputy, PUBLISH: The Argonaut Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017

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My girlfriend found a certain little blue pill in my jeans pocket, and her feelings were hurt. I explained that I’m as into her as ever, but I just need a little extra help because I’m getting older. However, she’s taking this personally. How do I reassure her? — Rhymes with Niagara Back in seventh grade, erections were easy to get — especially when you were standing in front of the class giving your oral report on Harriet Tubman. A penis is generally at its peppiest when a man’s in his teens and 20s (before genes and/or years of bad living narrow the arteries from superhighways to single-file footpaths). That’s because erections are blood flow-powered — ultimately, anyway. They start in the brain in response to a thought or something from the environment, like being touched or seeing the hot neighbor bending over in yoga pants.

Nitric oxide gets released and starts a chemical reaction that relaxes smooth muscle in the penis, allowing blood vessels to dilate: “Open up! Party time!” Then, sex researcher Dr. Robert Kolodny explains, “an increased amount of blood flows into the penis, where it is trapped in three spongy cylinders that run the length of the organ. The resulting fluid pressure is what causes the penis to increase in size … and to become rigid.” There’s an elastic fibrous membrane, the tunica albuginea, that keeps the blood in the penis. And this thing being leaky — kind of like a submarine hatch with a bad seal — is just one of the things (along with narrowed arteries, anxiety, endocrine problems, smoking and diabetes, among others) that can cause a penis to stay floppy or get wilty. Using a pharmaceutical erection helper is basically like calling in a plumber when the shower pressure isn’t what

it used to be. It doesn’t make a man the least bit more attracted to a woman or more into sex than he’d otherwise be. It just relaxes the smooth muscle and increases blood flow, making the, um, cadet more likely to report for duty. Explain all of this to your girlfriend. Then tell her how beautiful and sexy you find her, and tell her again. And keep telling her — with regularity. Men don’t quite understand how much this means to a woman. When a woman believes her man finds her attractive, it helps her feel loved and secure. That reassurance — combined with being clued in on the mechanics of the manpart — should help your girlfriend understand that there’s no reason to take your pill popping personally. The pipes just need a little help; it isn’t the penis version of “Groundhog Day” — with the little feller peeking out, deciding the landscape is hopeless, and going back into hiding.

Flaccid Trip In “senior dating,” how, and how soon, do you suggest I disclose my ED? I’m 77, and this woman I’m seeing is 60ish. — Man of Yore When I was 13, I could read a book from across the room. These days, it’s sometimes hard to make out the words on those ginormous highway signs unless I let my Leader Dog take the wheel. Lucky for me, nobody snickers that I’m less of a woman because I have less-than-perfect eyesight. And it’s pretty stupid that we attach that baggage to the aging penis. We don’t expect a 1939 Studebaker to drive like a 2016 BMW. (And hey … where’s the backup camera on this thing?!)

To say you aren’t alone is something of an understatement. In reviewing survey data from men 75 or older, UCLA urology professor Christopher Saigal found that 77.5% reported experiencing some degree of erectile dysfunction — the inability to “get and keep an erection adequate for satisfactory intercourse.” And 47.5% have a complete inability to achieve liftoff. (P.S. This isn’t exactly a secret to women who date 70-something men.) Unfortunately, the reality for aging penises goes poorly with the ridiculous belief many people have that intercourse is the only “real” sex. However, sex therapist Dr. Marty Klein observes that ultimately “what most people

say they want from sex is some combination of pleasure and closeness.” You can give that to a woman — even if, at 77, everything on you is stiff but the one part you’d like to be. That’s what you need to convey. But don’t sit there in the bright lights of the diner and be all, “Let’s talk about my penis.” Wait till there’s a makeout moment and, after you kiss a bit, pause the action. In telling her, consider that you set the tone for whether your situation is some shameful thing or “just one of those things.” Humor tends to express the latter pretty well — like “I have a pet name for my penis. It’s Rip Van Winkle, because he’s been out cold since the Bush administration.”

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave., Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. Alkon’s latest book is “Good Manners for Nice People who Sometimes Say F*ck.” She blogs at advicegoddess.com and podcasts at blogtalkradio.com.

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Community Jam hosted by Jenny & Chris, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Bring your songs and instruments to join Jenny & Chris for jam night every first Thursday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com “The White Helmets” Screening, 7:30 p.m. Set in Aleppo, Syria, and in Turkey in early 2016, the film follows three volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war, providing both a snapshot of the harrowing realities of life for ordinary Syrians who remain in the country, and a humbling portrait of the power of the human spirit. A panel discussion follows the film. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Free. (310) 443-7000; hammer.ucla.edu Salsa Night at Wokcano, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Dance teachers Nicole Gil and Charlie Antillon lead a beginner lesson at 8 p.m., an intermediate class at 9 p.m. and social dancing from 10 p.m. until close every Thursday at Wokcano, 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. $8. facebook.com/dancesalsala Sofar Sounds: Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com

Friday, Jan. 6 Mar Vista Senior Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon. The club meets each Friday for speakers, bingo, live entertainment, parties, trips and tours for people 50-plus. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. (310) 351-9876

Camera Obscura Art Lab Artist-in-Residence Grace Hwang explores “The Art of Remembrance and Forgetting” by leading a collage class related to the 1992 L.A. Riots. SEE SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JAN. 7 AND 8. the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; philandmindiadance.com Get Fiscally Fit, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Society for Financial Awareness member Chris Maltese discusses basic principles of cash management, roadblocks to financial success, accumulating wealth, the importance of having a financial blueprint, and locating and maximizing discretionary income. Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., Palms. Free. (310) 840-2142; lapl.org West L.A. Hike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A community of friendly people gathers each Thursday for one of five West L.A. routes. Check website for weekly location. meetup.com/los-angeleshiking-group/events

Los Angeles OIC Boot Camp, 10 a.m. Attend this computer boot camp for low-income families and qualify for a subsidized CORE 2 Desktop with monitor. Must provide proof of low-income status. Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org Rotary Club of Santa Monica, noon. The Rotary Club of Santa Monica meets each Friday at Riviera Country Club, 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades. (310) 917-3313

Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m. (Sign up at 6:30 p.m.) Show up and prove your talent, then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. unurban.com Rusty’s Rhythm Club, 8 p.m. to midnight. Andy Cowan & The Nina Beck Trio play swing-era tunes and big band hits in varying tempos, plus some Sinatra. A half-hour beginner swing dance class with a DJ starts at 8 p.m., followed by deejays and live music from 8:30 to midnight. $20 includes the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; rustyfrank.com

Saturday, Jan. 7 Collaging Remembrance and Forgetting with Camera Obscura Art Lab Artist-in-Residence Grace Hwang, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Using archival images from American and Korean news sources about the 1992 L.A. Riots, participants apply cutting, pasting and layering techniques to create artwork based on formative events and historic occurrences in their lives. $5. Palisades Park, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8300. Search “grace” at smgov.net/reserve to sign up.

Ilene Cohen and Woody lead a puppet for show for kids ages 3 to 7. SEE SATURDAY, JAN. 7 Take a stroll through the sand dunes to the creek and explore your neighborhood wetlands. Enter through the gate in the northeast corner of the parking lot behind Alkawater/Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. (310) 301-0050; losangelesaudubon.org Ilene Cohen Puppet Show, 10:30 a.m. Ilene Cohen entertains with her puppet Woody and his puppet friends for stories to tickle your funny bone. For ages 3 to 7. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com

Berger/Stein Series 2017, noon. This 44th annual running of the Berger/ Stein Series, one of the most popular keel boat races in Santa Monica Bay, begins on Saturday, Jan. 7 with the Malibu and Return race and concludes with a two-day race to Cat Harbor. Food and a no-host bar provided at DRYC after the race. 13900 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4664; racers@dryc.org

Improved Movement in Daily Life Discussion, noon to 2 p.m. Author of “Body School” David Knox draws on lessons learned from the worlds of dance, martial arts and yoga as well as his own genetic frailties and injuries to offer a safe and effective path to maintaining a healthy and freely-functioning body throughout one’s life. Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., Palms. (310) 840-2142; lapl.org

Open Wetlands at Ballona, 9 a.m. to noon. The Los Angeles Audubon Society hosts its monthly Open Wetlands event at Ballona Salt Marsh.

Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a blues and zydeco concert by Jimbo Ross & the Bodacious Blues Band. Fisher-

Get Fiscally Fit, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Society for Financial Awareness member Chris Maltese discusses basic principles of cash management, roadblocks to financial success, accumulating wealth, the importance of having a financial blueprint, and locating and maximizing discretionary income. Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., Palms. Free. (310) 840-2142; lapl.org Jimmy Brewster, 6:30 p.m. to close. Get the full American steakhouse and classic cocktail bar experience featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones and The Beatles each Friday night at Dear John’s, 11208 Culver Blvd., Culver City. (310) 397-0276; dearjohns.net

man’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Open Mic, 2 p.m. Hang out with musicians, jam on stage and enjoy a cold one. Open to all. First come, first play. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com “The Homework Strike” Book Launch Party, 2:30 p.m. Greg Pincus celebrates the publication of his new book “The Homework Strike,” the story of Gregory, a middle schooler who tries to be a good student and keep up with his assignments. For ages 8 to 12. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com Live Music Showcase, 7 to 11 p.m. The first Saturday of each month designated players from the open mic perform. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 7:45 to 10 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com An Evening of Music & Comedy, 8 p.m. Long time Culver City music teacher and Second City Improv actor Brian Sturges hosts a night of stand-up comedy, improv and musical performances with Westside comedians and musicians at The Open Space Coffee Shop, 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. $10. (323) 424-3059; facebook.com/openspacela

Sunday, Jan. 8

Violinist and vocalist Leah Zeger leads interfaith jazz vespers at Santa Monica’s Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. SEE SUNDAY, JAN. 8.

Eco Arts and Crafts with DreamEco Crafts, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Each second Sunday of the month, Dreamco Crafts demonstrates creative upcycling arts and crafts focusing on reusing and repurposing items to make a creative masterpiece. Check website for supplies needed. Santa Monica Farmers (Continued on page 32)

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Hiding in Plain Sight Join the search for the Western snowy plover, a threatened species now roosting on local beaches

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Market, on Arizona Avenue between 4th and Ocean, Santa Monica. smgov. net/portals/farmersmarket Mista Cookie Jar, 10:30 a.m. Children’s music performer Mista Cookie Jar performs his blend of urban, island, folky rock ’n’ roll for the inner child, fusing audio style and visual lyricism, tradition and innovation with the warmth of family music. McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a jazz funk concert by Chazzy Green “The Funky Sax Man”. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com

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How do you spot a bird the color of sand, small enough to nest in a footprint, along miles of beach in Santa Monica? “You just look,” says Lu Plauzoles, conservation chair of the Santa Monica Audubon Society. “Experience helps, too.” Each winter the Pacific Coast population of Western snowy plovers flies to sandy beaches in Santa Monica, Venice and Playa del Rey. Plauzoles and the Audubon Society are teaming up with the Annenberg Community Beach House for the 4th annual Snowy Plover Beach Walk,” a guided tour along the beach in search of these birds. For several years, Plauzoles and others have been keeping his eye on a colony of snowy plovers — typically just a few dozen birds — that winters just south of the beach house. Nesting in plain sight on the sand, snowy plovers are the smallest birds on the beach and also some of the most difficult to find.

— Andy Vasoyan

A tiny Western snowy plover looks for a snack on Dockweiler Beach

The Snowy Plover Beach Walk is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, starting from the Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. The event is free; nearby parking is $8. Call (310) 458-4904 or visit annenbergbeachhouse.com to register.

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in the 1930s screens at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying, followed by a Q&A with Cheung’s daughter Dottie. $6 to $10. 3100 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 398-2500; museumofflying.org Collaging Remembrance and Forgetting with Camera Obscura Art Lab Artist-in-Residence Grace Hwang, 2 to 4 p.m. Using archival images from American and Korean news sources about the 1992 L.A. Riots, participants will apply cutting, pasting and layering techniques to create artwork based on formative events and historic occurrences in their lives. $5. Palisades Park, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8300. Search “grace” at smgov. net/reserve to sign up.

Music and Comedy at UnUrban, 1 to 6 p.m. Performances by Almost Vaudeville (1 to 4 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (4 to 6 p.m.) precede the Screenwriting Tribe workshop Meetup group at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

A Winter Holiday Celebration, 3:30 p.m. Enjoy the Westside Voices a cappella ensemble, a jazz trio and special performance of Morton Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” as well as other musical treats. Westchester United Methodist Fellowship Hall, 8065 Emerson Ave., Westchester. $10 suggested donation. (310) 822-9067; westsidevoices.com

“Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story,” 2 p.m. Ed Moy’s documentary short about one of the first licensed Chinese American female pilots during the golden age of aviation

The Leah Zeger Trio, 5 p.m. Interfaith Jazz Vespers presents The Leah Zeger Trio at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 suggested

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“Less than 5,000 are counted every winter, from Washington down to Baja,” Plauzoles says. “They’re a threatened species, one step down from endangered.” While spotting snowy plovers is the ultimate prize, Audubon guides will also fill people in on other bird species, including gulls, loons, sandpipers and many others that frequent both surf and shore. The event welcomes both amateurs and enthusiasts. If you do get hooked on snowy plovers, interested parties can also volunteer for the annual plover census later in the month.

donation. (310) 452-1116; mtolivelutheranchurch.org

Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8316; smpl.org

Committee for Racial Justice Workshop, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Interim co-superintendent of SMMUSD Dr. Sylvia Rousseau puts forth an action plan to take specific steps toward the school district’s goal of equity for all students through excellence. Come and find out how to help bring about the proposed “next steps.” Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg., 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 399-1631; ciop4justice.org

Nina’s Tango Practica, 6 to 9 p.m. Each Monday night learn the art of tango and enjoy a tapas tasting menu. Grand Casino Bakery & Café, 3826 Main St., Culver City. $12.95. (310) 945-6099; grandcasinobakery.com

Tuesday, Jan. 10 Pacific Resident Theatre Play Reading Class, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Every second Tuesday of the month, participants hold readings with PRT artists. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-8392

Monday, Jan. 9 Seated Breath Meditation: Naam Yoga, 10:15 a.m. This class aims to calm and clear the mind through controlled breathing, mudras (handseals) and simple seated movements that promote balance and rhythm in our emotions, thoughts and physical bodies. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Bullet Journaling, 4 to 5 p.m. Bring organization and creativity into your life with bullet journaling. A bullet journal is an amazing productivity tool acting as your to-do-list, planner, sketchbook and diary. Materials provided. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.,

Karaoke at Melody Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Six-dollar mai tai cocktails loosen up vocal chords and inhibitions on Monday nights at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; melodylax.com

Westchester Senior Citizen Center Club, 9:30 to 11 a.m. The 2017 membership drive continues each Tuesday. 8740 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. $10 per year. laparks.org/ scc/westchester

“Aviatrix” tells the story of America’s first female Chinese-American pilot, West L.A. local Katherine Sui Fun Cheung. SEE SUNDAY, JAN. 8.

Baby Lap-Sit Storytime and Toddler Storytime, 10 to 10:25 a.m. and 10:30 to 10:55 a.m. Bring your baby (0 to 18 months) to this special lap-sit storytime listening to stories, nursery rhymes and songs. Following is a toddler storytime with a chance to make new friends and share stories, songs and play for children 18 months to 3 years old. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 821-3415; colapublib.org

W E S T S I D E Meditation, Presence, and the Art of Self-Inquiry, 11 a.m. to noon. This class explores the essential question — Who am I, really? — through meditation, dialogue and self-inquiry. Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Gateway to Go Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A rotating lineup of some of the city’s best food trucks gathers each Tuesday at the Sky View Parking Lot, 6101 W. 98th St., Westchester. gatewaytola.org Gourmet Food Truck Night, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each Tuesday a diverse array of tent vendors and gourmet food trucks take over the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org Friends of the Library Meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Friends of the Library are active community members who raise funds and sponsor programs to enhance library services. New members welcome. Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., Palms. (310) 840-2142; lapl.org Go Club Beginners and Open Mic Komedy, 7 to 10 p.m. Learn to play Go with Santa Monica Go Club who meet here every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Open Mic Komedy begins at 9 p.m. Sign up at 8:45 p.m. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com “The Uncondemned” Screening, 7:30 p.m. Weaving together character stories and thrilling courtroom drama, this documentary tells the story of a

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group of young international lawyers who fought to make rape a war crime, and the Rwandan women who came forward. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Free. (310) 443-7000; hammer.ucla.edu Bachata Night at Wokcano, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Dance teachers Nicole Gil and Charlie Antillon lead a beginner lesson at 8 p.m., an intermediate class at 9 and social dancing from 10 until close every Tuesday at Wokcano, 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. $8. facebook.com/ dancesalsala

Wednesday, Jan. 11 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 to 8:30 a.m. A 12-step program for anyone struggling with their relationship with food. Unitarian Universalist Community Church, The Cottage, 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 902-3040; foodaddicts.org Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Make connections in your community each Wednesday at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Call Brady Connell at (323) 459-1932 for breakfast reservations; or for more information call John Marcato at (310) 740-6469 or Michael Warren at (310) 343-5721 Westchester Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Each Wednesday morning kids ages 18 months to 4 years can participate in stories, songs, rhymes and more. Storytime lasts about 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes of free playtime with boardbooks and toys.

Artist So Youn Lee paints a pastel-colored world for the surreal adventures of a serial character named Mango and her entourage of candy-tinted friends. SEE MUSEUMS & GALLERIES. Westchester Loyola Village Branch Library, 7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 348-1096; lapl.org Venice Baby and Toddler Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Nurture a love of the library and learn about the five early literacy skills through stories, songs and playtime. Babies through 3 years old. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memoir-writing workshop meets Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester.

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6400 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org

Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conference Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com

Playa Vista Chess Club, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Kids and pre-teens have fun learning the fundamentals of chess, strategies and how to be a good sport with your opponent. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org

Mar Vista Community Council Great Streets Ad Hoc Committee, 6:30 p.m. The Great Streets Ad Hoc Committee enhances the community’s infrastructure and helps create an even Toddler Storytime, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. more accessible pedestrian and bicycle Storytime is a special time to make environment, making this friendly new friends and share stories, songs street even friendlier. Mar Vista and play for children 18 months to Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., 3 years old. Culver City Julian Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. (310) 559-1676; Grand View Market Open Mic colapublib.org Night, 7 p.m. Every Wednesday night, Grand View Market serves up a side of Adult Yoga, 12:30 p.m. Bring a mat entertainment to go with its juice bar, and get ready to breath, stretch and made-to-order deli sandwiches and relax. Open to all levels. Venice Abbot Area 1 craft beer bar. Anyone can Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 sign up to do a four-minute comedy S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) set or perform two songs. There is 821-1769; lapl.org an open mic strictly for musicians on Friday nights. Grand View Market, Computer Basics Monthly Work12210 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. shop, 2 p.m. Participants meet for a (310) 390-7800 one-hour session with an instructor to learn basic word processing, internet Sofar Sounds: Venice, 7:30 p.m. A searching, email or creating a carefully curated set of live music, spreadsheet followed by a second hour kept secret until showtime, at a secret of hands-on practice. Mar Vista location in Venice. Get instructions at Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., sofarsounds.com Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org Pop Quiz Team Trivia, 8 p.m. Each Wednesday take part in a friendly Knitting for Beginners, 3:30 to 4:30 game of trivia while you enjoy great p.m. Kids are invited to have fun and food and twenty beers on tap. learn how to knit with knitting expert Meena. Playa Vista Branch Library,

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‘A S pac e th at B elo n gs to the C ommu n ity ’ Santa Monica rekindles the magic of Fireside at the Miles The 8th annual Fireside at the Miles series launches on Sunday with a concert by the Nick Mancini Trio and continues with performances by musicians, dance ensembles and storytellers on Friday and Saturday nights through Feb. 25. The Nick Mancini Trio is a jazz outfit featuring Mancini on the vibraphone, which is similar to a xylophone or marimba. Subsequent performers include the Los Angeles Flute Orchestra on Jan. 13, the Angela Todoro Dance Company on Feb. 4 and comedy and a cappella nights. Fireside at the Miles reflects a Santa Monica tradition dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, when the Miles Memorial Playhouse’s fireplace was a key gathering place for artists and hosted orchestral performances, community theater shows and classes. It’s been said that Santa Monica native Shirley Temple even learned to tap dance at the Miles.

But during the 1970s and 1980s, the Miles fell into decline. It sustained major structural damage during the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The city decided to rebuild the theater, and it has since become one of the “last affordable performing spaces on the Westside,” as Yoffe puts it. The Fireside at the Miles series began in 2010 after a six-week booking in January of that year. Playhouse Director Justin Yoffe decided to hire a couple of local acts to perform around the fireplace and see if people liked it. The series became a hit with the community and continues to spotlight local contributions to the arts — including a senior talent show, which happens on Feb. 18. “That’s the spirit I’m wanting to rekindle with this series,” says Yoffe. “Sometimes community theater is taken in a derogatory way, like amateur. But I look at it as a space that belongs to the community, and the programming should reflect that community.” — Phoenix Tso

3 4 This year’s Fireside at the Miles lineup includes: 1. vibraphonist Nick Mancini (Jan. 7), 2. strings-centric ensembleFRET (Jan. 28), 3. jazz singer Natalie Jacobs (Feb. 3), and 4. dancer Angela Todaro (Feb. 4) Fireside at the Miles begins its eighth season with a performance by the Nick Mancini Trio on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. Performances continue on Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 25, with all shows beginning at 8:05 p.m. and reservations released 10 minutes prior. Tickets are $10, or $5 for those 18 and under or 55 and older. Call (310) 458-8634 or visit milesplayhouse.org.

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The Mar Vista, a collaboration of chefs D. Brandon Walker and Jill Davie in the space formerly occupied by The Good Hurt, is expected to open on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 12249 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 751-6773; themarvista.com

Thursday, Jan. 5: The Venice Chamber of Commerce hosts a happy hour networking session with vegan dishes and organic wines from 6 to 8 p.m. at Plant Food + Wine, 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. $10, or $5 for members. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net

Artisan and handmade goods boutique Chris + Mary (C + M) officially opened on Dec. 8 at 2204½ Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. The store re-opens on Jan. 14 after a winter break. (310) 923-4674; shopchrisandmary.com

Thursday, Jan. 12: Network over lunch with the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Obica Mozzarella Bar, Pizza e Cucina, 606 Broadway, Santa Monica. $25 to $35. (310) 393-9825 x. 115; smchamber.com

Italian restaurant Osteria Bigoli quietly opened in mid-December on 714 Montana Ave., Santa Monica and is taking reservations at opentable.com.

Friday, Jan. 13: Debra Eckerling of the writing community Write On Online leads a goal-setting workshop from noon to 1 p.m. at the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce Office, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 208, Westchester. (424) 290-8745; laxcoastal.com Saturday, Jan. 14: Meet with local leaders, industry giants, investors, real estate agents, brokers and business owners during the LAX Coastal Chamber’s Breakfast by the Beach Expo on finance and real estate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4200 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (805) 693-1497; laxcoastal.com Wednesday, Jan. 18: The Santa Monica Chamber is holding this month’s Biz @ Sunset from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows at 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. $15 to $25, includes small bites. (310) 393-9825 x113; smchamber.com

Meat on Ocean, a steakhouse, is expected to open in early 2017 in the former Seasons 52 space on 1501 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.

Closings Willie Jane, a favorite Southern brunch spot on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, closed its doors on Dec. 11. Nonprofit The Help Group’s Silverlining Resale Boutique on Washington Boulevard shuttered on Dec. 20.

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Debra Eckerling of Write On Online leads a goal-setting workshop in Westchester

Wednesday, Jan. 18: The LAX Coastal Chamber’s Marina Affairs Committee meets to discuss waterside and landside projects from 8 to 9 a.m. at Hotel MdR, 13480 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. $10, or free for members. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Thursday, Jan. 19: Career coach Alyson Garrido leads a workshop in how to authenti-

cally expand and maintain your network from noon to 1 p.m. at the LAX Coastal Chamber Office, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 210, Westchester. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Tuesday, Jan. 24: This month’s Santa Monica Chamber speed networking event at the Arthur Murray Dance Center gives attendees the chance to network one-on-one for three minutes at a time. 928 Broadway Santa Monica. $25, or $10 for members. (310) 393-9825; smchamber.com Wednesday, Jan. 25: The LAX Coastal Young Professionals host a benefit supporting the Bob Hope USO from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Avaire South Bay, 11622 Aviation Blvd., Inglewood. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Monday, Feb. 6: At this year’s Santa Monica Chamber-sponsored State of the City event, KCRW’s Frances Anderton moderates a discussion between City Manager Rick Cole and former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros on the theme of “Creating Solutions Together.” Mayor Ted Winterer gives the opening remarks, and Hulu is receiving the chamber’s Economic Excellence Award. The event is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the SGI World Peace Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 to $50. (310) 393-9825; smchamber.com

Anniversary Spotlights Westchester Town Center Business District along Sepulveda looks to step up the area’s game in 2017 By Gary Walker

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Thai [Cuisine, on 87th Street in the Westchester Triangle] has expansion plans, as I understand it. We have a new bookstore coming onto 87th Street, which will be nice. I believe it will include a wine bar and office space.” The business district incorporated in July 2007 with support from 80% of Westchester commercial property owners within its boundaries. Duckworth said the BID has provided numerous infrastructure enhancements to the area since its inception, including landscape lighting along Sepulveda, street sweeping, sidewalk pressure washing, trash collection, graffiti removal and homeless services coordination. Neighborhood Council of Westchester –Playa President Cyndi Hench thinks there is much more potential for the area, particularly in light of the commercial and retail aspects of the LAX Northside Plan Update. Slated to function as an extension of the businesses district at its southern end, the plan would add 470,000 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurants adjacent to LAX. “Some of the landlords are trying to clean things up and get good clients, while others are content to let their properties go to hell. The visual blight that is the old Grinder [at the corner of Sepulveda and Manchester, just outside the BID] is a disgrace,” she said. “We hear cries and pleas for better shopping and dining opportunities on Sepulveda and

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Merchants on the south end of Westchester are hoping to make this a banner year, literally. The Westchester Town Center Business Improvement District will soon be unfurling a banner campaign at key intersections to draw attention to the business district as it approaches its 10th anniversary in July. “I think banners are an eye-catching thing. Hopefully, this will make more people aware of what we’re doing on Sepulveda [Boulevard],” said John Ruhlen, a member of the BID’s board of directors. The Westchester Town Center BID includes businesses along Sepulveda from Manchester Avenue to where Sepulveda merges with Lincoln on its way to LAX. Ruhlen and other BID leaders are eager to highlight the principal intersection of Sepulveda and Manchester, which they see as a gateway to one of the community’s most important commercial centers. “It’s sort of the introduction to the Westchester business district,” he said. Westchester Town Center Executive Director Don Duckworth said BID visitors can expect new changes in 2017, including 125 units of residential living — a possible source of new shoppers. “More residential with ground floor retail would go a long way, in my opinion, to actualizing Westchester Town Center as a bustling lifestyle-type center,” Duckworth said. “Ayara

North of the Sepulveda/Lincoln split, Westchester’s downtown business district is getting more attention elsewhere in Westchester, and I agree. Someday it may be so great that people complain about traffic and getting a table,” Hench continued. “It is all dependent upon who the landlord finds and signs as a tenant, the city permitting process not scaring them off, and people going to the stores and restaurants.” Businesses in the Westchester Triangle — a block of small businesses east of Sepulveda but hidden from motorists on the main drag — could benefit from added attention through

the BID. But Ruhlen thinks these merchants should also engage in more self-promotion on their own initiative. “Those landlords have to do more. It’s so removed from the business district,” he said. Hench said the one constant that she has heard is the BID needs sprucing up after almost a decade. “I don’t think everyone will agree on what is needed, but the general sense of ‘an upgrade’ seems to be pretty consistent,” she said.

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Tompkins Square Bar & Grill, 8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. No cover. (310) 670-1212; t2barandgrill.com TRiPTease, 10 p.m. Enjoy a different show each week featuring burlesque dancers from all over Los Angeles, singers, comedians, magicians and more. Live music begins at 8:30 p.m. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Velvet Guerilla Cabaret, 8:30 p.m. Open mic poetry each Wednesday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

Thursday, Jan. 12 OIC Computer Training Center Program for Low Income Families, noon to 3 p.m. Attend this computer

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boot camp for low-income families and qualify for a subsidized CORE 2 Desktop with monitor. Must provide proof of low-income status. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org

gumbo, Cuban black bean soup, chicken soup with vegetables and shell pasta and fisherman’s soup. Holy Nativity Community Hall, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. $50 to $55. (310) 670-4777; holynativityparish.org

AARP Financial Seminars: Budgeting and Goal Setting, 4 to 5:30 p.m. This 90-minute interactive session is designed to help you build habits that can improve your financial situation, give you a handle on where you stand financially and make measureable progress toward your financial goals. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org

Venice Mystery Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Each month join fellow readers for a discussion on a chosen mystery. This month’s selection is “The Devil’s Cave: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel” by Martin Walker. VeniceAbbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org

Soups, Stews and Cracker Class, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Learn how to make some healthy, tummy warming soup after the gorge fest of the holidays. This year’s soups are homemade chicken stock, chicken and sausage

Culver City Library Mystery Book Club, 6:45 p.m. Every month enjoy this mystery book club. This month’s book is “The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee” by Robert Van Gulik. Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 559-1676; colapublib.org

ArgonautNews.com Galleries & Museums “motion, listening, movement” and “Works on Paper,” opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Yda Ziment seeks out the mysteries deep within us, searching for a way to articulate what seems indefinable with her exhibit created during an intense period of personal upheaval. Arleen G. Hendler presents a versatile group of works on paper in watercolor and pastel with an intimate approach to land and cityscape, still life and portrait. First Independent Gallery, Bergamot Station G6, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 829-0345; figgallery.com “Uncommon Silence” and “Limpid,” opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Portland-based artist Stephanie Buer captures the vacant and desolate sprawl of abandoned urban space with her realistic paintings and charcoal drawings in

“Uncommon Silence.” So Youn Lee’s “Limpid” depicts a pastel-colored world of innocence and whimsy and follows the surreal adventures of a serial character named Mango and her entourage of fanciful, candy-tinted friends. Through Jan. 28. Thinkspace Gallery, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 558-3375; thinkspacegallery.com “Film Show,” through Jan 22. Utilizing written language, Jessica Diamond examines the metaphysics of movie magic through poetical texts, wordplay and rhyme. The exhibition’s six artworks touch upon diverse moments, people and films from the history of cinema. team (bungalow), 306 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 339-1945; teamgal.com Send event information at least 10 days in advance to calendar@argonautnews.com.

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