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L e t t e r s Housing Market Needs Inventory to Thrive Re: “2018 Predictions (Home Values),” Opinion, Jan. 11 Quoting the California Association of Realtors is of little utility.

Those averages weigh in areas of the state that have nothing to do with Los Angeles and especially the Westside, where tech and digital media are driving our economy and housing prices.

Bummer about the tax changes.

Otherwise, we could afford to care a lot less about minor interest rate bumps. The real wild card is whether people stay longer in their existing homes because of the tax changes.

Constrained inventory could strangle us.

Tracy Thrower Conyers Westchester A Few Words about Words Re: “About that Pole-Dancing Boat Parade Elf,” Letters, Jan. 4 + “The News About The News,” Cover Story, Jan. 4 I chuckled about the Holiday Boat Parade skipper who tried to explain the double meanings of the potentially racy boat names.

Mariners are usually fun-loving

people, and the most creative boat name I ever saw was The Wet Dream. Absolutely appropriate for most people despite “the tyranny of the minority.”

Congratulations also to Argonaut editor Joe Piasecki for his intelligent reporting of the key challenges facing the declining Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly. I thought his thoughtful observations and commentary were spot-on!

Roy Reel Culver City Personal Bias Fuels Pole-Dancing Complaint Re: “About that Pole-Dancing Boat Parade Elf,” Letters, Jan. 4 My wife tends to think that pole-dancing is a bit erotic for the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade, but I think that it depends on why and how it’s done. It’s difficult for the adult mind to get past the stripperpole branding, but if one can then it does resemble a form of gymnastics.We and our friends missed the pole-dancing

elf, so we can’t critique the appropriateness of her performance or undergarments, but my assessment is the “concerned mother” who wrote in was not as much concerned for her children (who have yet to develop a bias regarding pole-dancing) as she was concerned about her husband observing a young and fit woman doing her thing.

That opinion is influenced by the fact that she complained anonymously.

I would expect my parents’ generation to be shocked, but not a woman young enough to have small children (although in all fairness I don’t know the woman and what her story is).

I do have a feeling, however, that there will be more poles in our future boat parades. If I had a boat I’d stick a pole on it and ride a carousel horse just for kicks!

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VOL 48, NO 4 Local News & Culture

ON LOCATION

NEWS Tunnel Vision Culver City appears divided over Elon Musk’s vision of a 150 mile per hour superhighway

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Women’s March Los Angeles

Join a Mural-Making Dance Party

Locals join hundreds of thousands amid calls to channel outrage into action . .................. 12

in Santa Monica . .......................................... 22 Photo by Maria Martin

under Sepulveda..............................................6

Conflict Narrative SMMUSD ethics probe doesn’t close the book on conflict of interest scandal......................... 6

ON THE WATER Sailing the Winds of Change Keith Mott is the first African-American to head Pacific Mariners Yacht Club . .............. 23

Forever Cool

INTERVIEW

Venice mourns artist Ed Moses, who helped

Invisible Damage

put West L.A. on the art world map . ............. 7

COVER STORY

Author David Cay Johnston on the underpublicized crisis of the Trump administration ..... 25

FOOD & DRINK

East Venice Squeeze Speculative development of large homes is maximizing developer profits, but at what cost to the community? . ................................ 8

ARTS & EVENTS

Tokyo on Draft Discover authentic Japanese craft beer at Harajuku Tap Room ........................................13

The Bard You Don’t Know “Shakespeare, His Wife and The Dog” is a thoughtful meditation on love and

THIS WEEK

marriage ........................................................ 28

DIY Resistance

ON THE COVER: The older, smaller Venice houses east of Lincoln Boulevard are being replaced en masse with speculative development of larger homes that maximize square footage and developer profits — but at what cost? Illustration by Tony Gleeson. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

Pussyhat inventor Krista Suh talks art and politics in Santa Monica ............................... 11

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Culver City has lots of questions about Elon Musk’s superhighway under Sepulveda portation siege,” said resident Marleen Pugach, referring to new LAX flightpaths sending lower and more frequent air traffic over Culver City. “I would feel much more comfortable if [The Boring Company’s] experiment happened somewhere else while we’re still working out the experiment in the sky.”

Balajadia said the tunnel would be earthquake-safe, that there would be no vibrations or other surface-level disruptions due to tunneling, and — most importantly — funded entirely by The Boring Company.

Speaker Alex Fisch worried that Culver City police and firefighters “may be the people who are called to respond in an exotic rescue situation without [the necessary] training,” and that in the event The Boring Company went under, “Who’s going to guard that hole in the ground?”

A company representative insisted bankruptcy is unlikely: “Primarily we’re being funded by Elon,” she said.

Culver City resident David Metzler wrote in to say he worried about traffic congestion at the tunnel’s entry and exit points.

“Unless utilization is kept intentionally low,” wrote Metzler, “it’s going to place a huge burden on the exit points — especially if it is transporting single-occupant cars.”

Which prompted a larger question: Just who is this tunnel really for?

Councilwoman Meghan Sahli-Wells was skeptical of privatizing public space for a concept that may ultimately encourage automobile use at the expense of existing public transportation infrastructure. The Boring Company’s web video animations of ritzy cars resembling Teslas (another Musk enterprise) being lowered into a slick network of tunnels, she said, gave her pause.

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By Andrew Dubbins Mega-entrepreneur Elon Musk’s grand vision to tunnel commuter traffic under congested Los Angeles streets encountered its first reality check on Monday night: the democratizing public process of a city council meeting.

Musk’s playfully named The Boring Company wants to dig a transportation tunnel from Long Beach to Sherman Oaks, with various entry/exit points in between, “to alleviate soul-destroying traffic and augment public transit,” Jehn Balajadia, operations coordinator for The Boring Company, said during a public presentation to the Culver City City Council.

Both automobiles and 16-person mass transit pods would be whisked through the tunnel at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour on a system of wheeled electric platforms that could take passengers from Culver City to downtown Los Angeles in as little as four minutes, Balajadia said, or to Long Beach in 10.

But first the company wants to build a 6.5-mile proof of process tunnel from Westchester to Brentwood, which means cutting right across Culver City — albeit 28 feet underground — along the public right away below Sepulveda Boulevard, the middle of the proposed line.

Clearly this isn’t your average development project, prompting Councilman Jim Clarke to ask what kind of public hearing process would apply to such a thing.

“We aren’t prepared to answer that this evening,” answered City Manager John Nachbar. “This is novel.”

After the presentation, Culver City residents voiced questions about safety, noise and other impacts.

“Culver City is under large-scale trans-

Representatives of The Boring Company addressed council members in front of a packed audience “It’s not just cost, it’s access. … I don’t trust a private company to watch out for equity, because I haven’t seen it happen,” said Sahli-Wells, prompting a roar of applause from the audience. “It looks super sexy, super easy — but it’s halfbaked from a public [policy] perspective.”

Balajadia promised passenger fares for tunnel transit pods “will be comparable or less than any existing public transportation system,” but Sahli-Wells took additional issue with published statements by Musk that disparage Los Angeles public transportation and “unsavory characters” who utilize it.

“That means me,” said Sahli-Wells.

“That means my family.”

In contrast to Sahli-Wells, the council’s other four members — all of them men — expressed more enthusiasm for Musk’s vision.

“It’s not the new technology we’re afraid of, it’s the old,” Councilman Göran Eriksson said, meaning we shouldn’t hold the failings of L.A.’s freeway system

against Musk’s ideas.

That comment also drew loud applause, indicating mixed feelings in the room.

“TUN-nel, TUN-nel,” one male spectator chanted in the gallery.

Said Mayor Jeffrey Cooper: “My fear of the unknown — that I think many of the audience share — is still overcome by my excitement for the project and what it could potentially offer us. … I’m definitely interested in hearing more.”

But preparing for such a conversation will require “a rather monumental effort of [city] staff,” said Nachbar. “We’ll probably have to hire consultants to advise us.”

That prompted Cooper to ask whether The Boring Company would be willing to refund the city for what it spends on hiring outside experts to make sure the city covers its own interests in the deal.

“That would definitely be something that would be part of our discussions,” said Balajadia.

“Great,” said Cooper. “I appreciate that.”

Ethics Probe Leaves More Questions

SMMUSD recommends board members pay more attention to conflicts of interest

By Gary Walker The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s investigation of whether a school board member cast votes to benefit contractors employing her city councilman husband stops short of determining whether laws were broken, but does conclude that the district must pay more attention to potential conflicts of interest.

The findings were strong enough, however, for one board member to imply the target of the probe, board member Maria Leon-Vazquez, should resign.

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represented by husband Tony Vasquez’s political consulting firm first came to light late last year in a Los Angeles Times report. Leon-Vasquez did not disclose that her husband was a paid consultant retained to lobby the district on behalf of these companies.

Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Greg Risling has confirmed the agency’s Public Integrity Division is investigating allegations of conflict of interest that would violate state ethics law.

The internal probe by SMMUSD attorney Howard Friedman found that contracts approved with Keygent in 2009 and 2017 included a paragraph stating Vazquez & Associates “is not retained to provide any

services in connection with the district,” but recommends better communication among board members and that district staff should be trained to raise ‘red flags’ about possible conflicts of interest.

After hearing Friedman’s report at the board’s Jan. 18 meeting, board member Craig Foster wished aloud that other agencies would probe deeper.

“What I’m left with is that I hope the FPPC [state Fair Political Practices Commission] and the district attorney’s office take an interest in this. With the pattern of facts that we have, I would suggest to Maria that this could be a good time to retire,” said Foster, a Malibu teacher elected in 2014.

“We can’t just sit back and say ‘Oh,

we’ll lock the door.’ It’s negligence as a board member not to read the darn calendar,” he continued. “And when your family is paid by people on that calendar, you have an exponentially larger responsibility. It’s not complicated.”

Board member Laurie Lieberman said she agreed the board must adhere to the highest ethical standards, but chastised Foster for what she described as “hyperbole.”

“To compare or to imply that taking lessons from this and trying to look forward to prevent this kind of thing from happening again is akin to what the Republicans are doing with Donald Trump and turning a blind eye is just patently ridiculous. And I resent that,” Lieberman asserted.

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His lauded abstract works — held in the collections of the Whitney Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Art and New York’s MoMA — frequently hung in Bergamot Station’s William Turner Gallery. And even as Moses reached his early 90s, you could still spot him taking in art at L.A. Louver or flirting with the ladies at Superba Food + Bread.

A member of the West L.A.based art movement known as the “Cool School,” Moses was among a wave of artists in the 1950s and ’60s to move to Venice and transform its environs into a thriving arts enclave.

Aside from stints in New York and San Francisco, the painter remained committed to Los Angeles, residing or working in a variety of spaces on the Westside, including renting “a shack” in the Venice Canals for $9 per month, as he told KCET’s “Departures.”

Moses eventually established a permanent studio and home in Venice, where he died peacefully on Jan. 17 surrounded by

his family. He was 91.

But age was just a number for Moses, who continued to produce prolifically until the very end. Leading up to his 91st birthday in April 2017, Bergamot Station’s William Turner Gallery showcased some of Moses’ latest works, including a Ed Moses was a giant of the series of dynamic grid L.A. art scene paintings. The show was a follow-up to the gallery’s 2016 Instagram. “Your art will survey of Moses’ lifetime of continue to bring life to our work, and a year earlier LACrestaurant.”

MA hosted a landmark retro“He lived to paint and to love spective of Moses’ drawings and to party. The order shifted from the 1960s and ’70s. depending [on] the week. But I “I think the more he painted the was always delighted by him,” more he loved to paint,” artist Code Pink cofounder Jodie Andy Moses remembers of his Evans wrote on Facebook. father. “He would just wake up L.A. City Councilmember early, every morning, and all he Mike Bonin wrote on Facebook: could think about was painting.

“Venice, Los Angeles, the art … It was really sort of a race to world and lovers of beauty lost a the finish line.” giant this week.”

In the days following Moses’ In 2015, when Moses invited passing, the social media feeds The Argonaut into his studio, he of anyone tapped into Venice’s said art-making for him was art scene exploded with tributes and remembrances. akin to “leaving tracks in the “#RIP to our dear friend, mud.” #EdMoses,” Hal’s Bar & Grill, “It’s all evidence of my hosting an exhibition of Moses’ activity,” he said. work next door to their Playa On this community, the artist Vista location, wrote on has certainly made his mark.

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Westside Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin Four cannabis dispensaries in Venice, two in Del Rey and one in Westchester are among the first to receive clearance from the city for the retail sale of recreational marijuana.

As of Tuesday, the city’s new

Department of Cannabis Regulations has issued 76 temporary licenses for recreational sales throughout the city.

The seven currently licensed sellers in Los Angeles west of

the 405 Freeway are: California Alternative Caregivers, 122 Lincoln Blvd.; MedMen Venice, 410 Lincoln Blvd.; The Green Dot, 4200 Lincoln Boulevard; LAX CC, 8332 Lincoln Blvd.; Green Goddess Collective, 1716 Main St.; Rose Collective, 411 Rose Ave.; and Marina Caregivers, 13453 Beach Ave. Pending regulatory decisions by local officials, recreational sales are not currently permitted in Santa Monica or unincorporated communities such as Marina del Rey. — Gary Walker

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BUY, SCRAPE, B The large home construction frenzy in east Venice is crowding out a way of life Story and photos by Martin L. Jacobs

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espite years of pushback by residents and multiple city ordinances designed to impede it, the supersizing of singlefamily homes in east Venice can reasonably be called a frenzy.

The current spate of large home construction now exceeds 34 sites in the narrow wedge of Venice between Lincoln Boulevard and Walgrove Avenue. And that doesn’t include the 43 homes in this same pocket that have been completed in the last few years. Some streets appear to have a “developers welcome” sign out — notably Palms Boulevard, Amoroso Place and Appleton Way, which are sprouting clusters of large homes like teenagers develop acne.

Often this work is permitted under the guise of “remodeling,” a wink-wink classification characterized by a builder leaving one scraggy bit of wall standing from the old structure before building a new house around it. That’s what creates those Zillow listings with amusing incongruities, like a 2,800-square-foot post-war American Modern home with the year of construction listed as 1924 — 21 years before the war ended, 24 years before American Modernism was born.

Whatever you call it, the process is that developers or individuals find small older

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homes on large lots, scrape them away, build larger homes on spec, and then sell for unholy amounts of money.

It’s a business.

It’s a neighborhood.

It’s a business and a neighborhood.

Lincoln falls outside the more stringent zoning guidelines of the Coastal Specific Plan.

“Venice is a great place to build — especially east of Lincoln, because our lots are much larger, and the builders, developers,

Buy a neglected two-bed, one-bath, 1,000-square-foot bungalow for $1.1 million to $1.5 million, scrape it, build something big (typically Modernist, because in its most basic variation Modernist is cheaper) and sell it for $3 million to $3.5 million.

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East of Lincoln: The Place to Build Stakeholders in Venice, Santa Monica and Marina del Rey have been enjoying a tantric property value orgasm for years now, but east Venice in particular has become ground zero for large home development. And anything east of

do not have to deal with the Coastal Commission. It saves time and expense,” says longtime Venice resident and real estate agent Laurie Woolner.

Granted, all of Venice has been a nexus for single-family home construction since the middle 1990s, about the time the term “McMansion” was first spat from a Venetian’s mouth. Walking to Abbot Kinney Boulevard you’ll see more green

fence than a major league outfielder, and on many Venice curbs the roll-off construction waste bins outnumber the Teslas. In west Venice, however, the majority of the work is traditional expansion and remodeling.

Between Lincoln and Penmar Avenue, most lots are at least 5,000 square feet — a generous canvas to whet the appetites of architects and spec developers. And east of Penmar they get much bigger, with many lots close to 11,000 square feet.

Today’s east Venice hack goes thusly: buy a neglected two-bed, one-bath, 1,000-square-foot bungalow for $1.1 million to $1.5 million, scrape it, build something big (typically Modernist, because in its most basic variation Modernist is cheaper) and sell it for $3 million to $3.5 million.

The game is limited to those who can afford the buy-in and fund the construction, which is getting harder as prices for “tear downs” continue to climb. About a year ago, an old house at 1121 Nowita Place sold for $1.18 million. Seven months later, a virtually identical lot next door at 1117 Nowita Place sold for $1.42 million. Both were scraped. 1121 now has a spec home on the market.

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BUILD, REPEAT 1117 will likely be a predictable sequel.

The price bump, however, was anything but predictable.

Woolner cuts to the chase: “Every sale is a new comp.”

That’s how fast this market is moving.

Venice real estate may look like a money-printing machine, but no one could call it easy work.

“They don’t make as much as everyone thinks — plus you’ve got the risk factor,” cautions Woolner. “The buy-in is larger.

When a developer says to me [he’ll] buy it for this, build this big a house, at this A Competitive Spec Market much per square foot. … That’s how they We know the big players in the spec figure out how much they’ll make....You home game because we see the same names on the shingles out front. And there buy the land. You’ve got 6.5% closing are alliances across traditional boundaries. costs, you’ve got construction loans, you’ve got architects, you’ve got carrying Some construction companies have an alliance or partnership with a property developer. Some big real estate operators also develop properties. And they are all hungry for a certain kind of property; smaller, largely unimproved old homes on full-sized lots.

In a competitive spec market, developers get inventive and come up with unusual strategies to romance a property away from an owner, or just make it easy for owners to let go. costs, property tax and you have capital Woolner tells a story about a couple gains. … So if their buy-in already starts that called her one day with an emergenout at $1.5 million, and they’re selling it cy: “I was driving. These people called for $3 million, they walk away with me up. They needed $300,000 right maybe $200,000 to $300,000, if they’re away, because they found a condo in lucky, with all that risk.”

Santa Fe that they loved and needed to And they aren’t always lucky. close on in two weeks. So within an hour, “Those ones on Palms that couldn’t sell,” I sold their house for a $1 million plus, Woolner recalls, “and went into forecloand I got the developer to release the sure — they were the worst homes ever. money before the close so they could do You could just walk through and see it. their deal on the condo.”

Bad floor plans. Bad construction.”

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Adrian Scott Fine, the conservancy’s director of advocacy, has seen what happens when construction of very large Some of the new large houses are homes goes unfettered. architectural wonders — like the trio of “This kind of construction removes homes on Morningside Way and Preston perfectly good existing housing stock. It Way designed by Mario Romano; or one is often out of scale, out of character, and of my favorites, a Tom Carson modern on can destroy the pattern and feel of a Palms Boulevard at Glyndon Avenue. neighborhood. There is the loss of trees, Many others are vanilla, even artificial the loss of privacy… even the loss of vanilla. That brings us to the M word. sunlight,” he says. “There is also the Mansionization: nothing de-beautifies a issue of sustainability: throwing away neighborhood like square footage masthese perfectly good homes and putting querading as homes. In east Venice there them in the landfill.”

In a city where creativity is highly valued, the conservancy encourages creative thinking — like room additions and remodeling — to satisfy the market’s desire for larger, more modern, more upscale homes.

UCLA Professor Vinit Mukhija, who chairs the Urban Planning Department at the Luskin School for Public Affairs, are quite a few large boxy homes that are brings up the sociological implications of neighbors living in large homes fronted unselfconsciously style-free.

Like everything, it’s a bell curve. You’re by garages rather than porches. going to get hack jobs and you’re going to “Places like New York that are famous for [their] sidewalk ballet, that is partly get artistry. But it’s difficult to police.

The nonprofit Los Angeles Conservancy, because people have to spend time outside their homes. And I think in old long the city’s leading advocates for historic preservation, supported a renova- parts of Venice that are denser, we do see a little more street life, social connection of the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance that took effect last March and tions, use of public spaces,” he says. closed some of the loopholes that gave rise “And while it is less so east of Lincoln, to developer shenanigans.

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“It is often out of scale, out of character, and can destroy the pattern and feel of a neighborhood. There is the loss of trees, the loss of privacy… even the loss of sunlight.”

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probably this change in housing type will reduce it further.”

The issues surrounding large home development are perhaps more urgent today because many of the early (1950s and 60s) residents of Venice are

S t o r y aging out, passing on, or moving to skilled nursing facilities, leaving their homes vacant and on developers’ radar.

An Inheritance You Can’t Afford Mukhija explains the limitations that children of longtime

Venice homeowners often face.

“If people are getting old and they have a couple of kids, it’s impossible, I think, for these kids to subdivide this property, the inheritance, in any other way but to sell it,” he says. “In a more affordable part of town, one can imagine one sibling

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The previously mentioned lot at 1117 Nowita Place used to be the Piñedo family home. The family had lived there since the 1950s.

Mr. Piñedo passed away a few years ago, and Mrs. Piñedo recently moved into an assisted living facility. The family decided to sell the property.

The lot next door at 1121 used to be home to Jim Quaintance, who lived in it for more than 30 years. Retired and getting older (although he still rode a chopper down the street from time to time), his daughter persuaded him to sell, which allowed him to buy a condo down the street from her in Long Beach.

When aging occupants on limited incomes leave older homes in disrepair, it’s like painting a big target on them.

One exception is the Chavez home. Ray Chavez’s parents moved to east Venice in 1959.

His mother died in 1969 and his father in 1994. The youngest of six boys, Ray was raised in the house he now occupies with his wife Rebekah and their beautiful newborn daughter. Steady work as an electrician in television allowed Ray to buy out his siblings and keep the house in the family.

I ask him if the construction of huge expensive homes on his block bothers him.

“I don’t mind people buying and renovating,” he answers. “I know it takes away a little of the nostalgia. … For me this was always the one place on the coast no one wanted to move to. Now, everybody wants to move here.… I don’t blame the people moving here. But I don’t want to feel inadequate because of status, like I don’t belong here anymore.”

That’s the downside of an influx of money and people with the resources to have a $3-million home.

I ask Woolner who these buyers are.

“Snapchat, actors, internet people, lawyers,” she answers.

“Silicon Beach. It’s a lot of tech people … and about 20% are cash offers.

“Talking about the Westside, it was always rich. We always had doctors and attorneys and entertainment, record people — those kind of industry people.

The tech people have added a

bigger dimension of money.”

The trend also impacts longterm residents who are renters.

Most of the spec homes sell to buyers who intend to occupy, and in cases where huge east Venice homes land on the rental market, lease rates are astonishing.

There’s a four bed, four and a half bath mega-home on the 1500 block of Walnut Avenue listed for $20,000 per month!

Where Does It End? Home prices in east Venice will likely continue to ascend, and this alone could eventually price developers out of a market they helped create. Much like cattle that have over-grazed a pasture, they will be forced to move on to greener fields, like Westchester or Torrance, that will earn them better margins.

Professor Mukhija suggests one solution would be to cultivate more multi-family properties in Venice, which is much more feasible now with the easing of two-on-one zoning restrictions.

He believes that having multiple families living on adjacent structures on the same property could ease the housing shortage and increase density, strengthening the social fabric.

The conservancy’s Fine reminds us that a massive recode of all of Los Angeles’ zoning is now underway, with each neighborhood to be evaluated to determine its own specific policy.

“The recode is coming out with new residential zoning classifications — what they are calling single-family variation zones.

Those in many ways are going to be stronger than the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance, but a lot of neighborhoods won’t get those for some time.”

One Wednesday when I am out tallying all the construction sites for this story, I see Ray Chavez carrying his baby daughter on a walk around the neighborhood, enjoying yet another warm winter day in our beloved community by the sea. It occurs to me that his little girl will have to learn about the old Venice from her father’s stories.

He’ll tell her about growing up here, how parents all let their kids roam the town with the only restriction that they be back in time for dinner. And he’ll tell her how much her grandfather paid for the house she lives in, and she’ll laugh at the impossibility of it.

Write to Martin L. Jacobs at martin@scriturra.com.

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DIY Resistance Pussyhat inventor Krista Suh talks art and politics in Santa Monica

By Christina Campodonico Can knitting change the world? The homespun pink pussyhat ubiquitous to Women’s Marches around the globe has arguably become the most recognizable symbol of political resistance in our time.

Invented by Los Angeles artist and screenwriter Krista Suh with Pussyhat Project co-founder Jayna Zweiman and knitting store owner Kat Coyle, the cat-eared beanie grew organically out of Coyle’s L.A.-based Little Knittery into a DIY empowerment tool in the fight for gender parity. In contrast to the visual loudness of the president’s bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps, the pink pussyhat is soft, handcrafted and unabashedly feminine — but unafraid of turning Trump’s infamous “grab’em by the pussy” remarks on their head by reclaiming the word.

That said, the pussyhat’s design — namely its signature pink color and play on words — was criticized for excluding women of color and transgender people.

In the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp’s cultural dialogues on sexual abuse, the pussyhat has evolved for Suh, who’s written a new book called “DIY Rules for a WTF World,” since catapulting into the national spotlight.

On Saturday, Suh joins artist-activist Michele Pred, actress-writer Yareli Arizmendi, contemporary artist Kim Schoenstadt and UCLA’s Kathleen McHugh for a discussion of art, feminism and #MeToo at Santa Monica Airport Studios.

What does the pussyhat mean post#TimesUp and #MeToo? I think in 2017 it was a really huge statement of “You are not alone,” especially because we all came together to wear it at once. That image of the march I think is burned into people’s minds. So, the hat has already done its job in that sense. But I do think, “You are not alone,” does tie into the “Me Too” movement — this whole empathy thing of, “Hey, you are not alone. Me too.” What I hear personally from the hat is “You are enough and you are enough now,” and “Don’t wait until the patriarchy gives you a gold star to speak up.”

Do you have a “Me Too” story?

I do have my own “Me Too” story [in my book]. I don’t call it that because it was before #MeToo became such a prominent hashtag. What’s sad is that it’s one of my many “Me Too” stories. For me, I wanted to share that story because it wasn’t just, “Oh, this guy masturbated in front of me on the subway and this different guy followed me and tried to...”

That’s terrible in itself, but it was the first time I really had to go through the inner and outer turmoil of reporting something like that. I was literally afraid I’d be branded a liar for life. I started to see really how in this world misogyny is not just hatred of women, it’s distrust of women.

What do you say to pussyhat critics?

Just like I can’t control how every individual person reacts to the book, I Why do you think knitting has become can’t control how every individual person reacts to the pussyhat. I can only the “it” way of resisting?

We live in such a screen world now. Our do my best to put out what is true to my intentions. day-to-day work lives don’t really give I think the criticisms of the hat really us the pleasure of progress that we can aren’t actually about the hat because, touch and see and feel. I think we’re if you really wanna go toe-to-toe about starved of that type of experience. It’s that, we’ve said from day one that it is primal and grounding to actually hold welcoming of transgender people and something. I think that’s why knitting is so on. And I’ve realized it’s really a so powerful. It reminds us that you are criticism of feminism, not of the hat. making a difference.

Krista Suh has written a book about activism and empowerment I do hope the larger movement of modern-day feminism gets to a point where it’s intersectional because, at that point, the hat can really stand for that.

What do you think art’s role is in these politically charged times?

Patriarchy’s greatest victory, honestly, is the idea that there’s one valid way of doing something. And, surprise, surprise, the way you do it isn’t the right way if you’re a woman or person of color. I think art is so important because we keep pointing out the essential axiom they’re operating on — that there’s just one valid way of doing something — is wrong.

How do you recommend fighting the patriarchy?

My introduction is called “Lift the Haze,” because I do see the patriarchy as a haze. It’s something that you can’t touch and you can’t even see, but it’s there and obscuring your vision. So this book is sort of the gentle primer on how to lift the haze. If we can remove the patriarchy from our minds, we can remove it from culture. “#MeToo – Art and Feminism Now” happens from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 27) at Santa Monica Art Studios, 3026 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. Free, but RSVP to metooartandfeminismnow@ gmail.com. Read more of this interview at argonautnews.com.

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‘For the Love of God, Please Vote!’

Women’s March Los Angeles channels outrage into action Story by Christina Campodonico | Photos by Maria Martin If the first time defined a cultural and #MeToo. moment, the second confirmed a sociopoActress Scarlett Johansson, wearing a litical movement.

“Time’s Up” T-shirt, encouraged women Hundreds of thousands of people flooded to speak out against sexual abuse by downtown streets on Saturday for the recalling the uncomfortable power return of Women’s March Los Angeles dynamics she faced as a young woman in — as much a show of unity around Hollywood. progressive values as it was a rejection of “Suddenly I was 19 again and I began to gender- or race-based oppression and a remember all the men who had taken rebuke of President Donald Trump’s advantage of the fact that I was a young outspoken hostility toward women and woman who didn’t yet have the tools to minorities. say ‘no,’ or understand the value of my “It’s just totally a different feeling from own self-worth,” Johansson said. last year,” noted Venice resident Shoshana Actress Viola Davis delivered perhaps Maler, a Safe Place for Youth volunteer. the most powerful remarks of the day, “It’s not an anger mood. It’s ‘let’s do describing how her personal connection to something.’” the #MeToo movement “drives me to the The march began in Pershing Square at voting booth” in the historical context of 10 a.m. and concluded in Grand Park at America’s litany of injustices against the feet of L.A. City Hall, where celebripeople of color. ties and local elected officials encouraged “My testimony is one of being sexually voter participation in the upcoming assaulted and very much seeing a childmidterm elections and spoke on the hood that was robbed from me,” Davis anti-sexual abuse movements #TimesUp said. “Every single day, your job as an

American citizen is not just to fight for your rights, but it is to fight for the rights of every individual that is taking a breath, whose heart is pumping and breathing on this Earth.”

“Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland urged, “For the love of God, please vote!”

Contingents of the West L.A. Democratic Club, the Westchester-Playa Democratic Club and the grassroots advocacy group Venice Resistance trekked downtown by rail or bus.

Kelly Schoeffel, a co-creator of the protest poster collective Join the Uproar and executive strategy director for Playa Vista advertising firm 72andSunny, said this year’s march was just as relevant as the first.

“The fact that it keeps happening shows it wasn’t just a weekend and then we go back to our lives,” she said. “People are keeping up the fight.” christina@argonautnews.com

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1. Women’s March Los Angeles co-founder Deena Katz and Scarlett Johansson.

2. Viola Davis gave a fiery speech about standing up to abuses of power.

3. There was hardly room to move in front of the stage at Pershing Square.

4. A child activist got a lift from her Dad. 5. Protest signs reinforced gender parity and slammed President Trump.

6. Passengers who caught a ride downtown on a bus chartered by the Westchester-Playa Democratic Club and L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin celebrated a job well done.

7. Melissa Etheridge performed with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles.

8. One marcher’s prescription for a better world.

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By Richard Foss 4410 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 398-9000 hjtaproom.com Once in a while you come across someone who is too modest for their own good. Not in politics, of course, and rarely in entertainment, but it happens frequently in the hospitality industry. There’s a strange tendency among places with a unique specialty to not inform customers that they are in the presence of something truly extraordinary.

The latest example to catch my eye is the Harajuku Taproom, which recently opened on Sepulveda Boulevard. Though the food menu offers traditional izakaya small plate items, the pretty contemporary room doesn’t look at all Japanese. Most of the beers are from Baird Brewing, which is an unlikely name for a Japanese company.

Nevertheless it is; Baird is brewed in Kanagawa Province, south of Tokyo. They’re one of the most famous craft breweries in Japan, and this is the only place in California serving the whole range of their products fresh on tap — 19 varieties, when I went.

I visited Harajuku Taproom with beer columnist Tomm Carroll (craftbeerguy.com), and he gave a running commentary on the

beer list while I pondered the food menu. The Japanese beers we know in this country are generally light and undistinguished mass-market beers, as the superior craft brews are rarely exported. The dominant style is not the intensely hoppy and bitter West Coast IPAs that have captured the American market, but more subtle and balanced brews that are food-friendly.

start a meal, but that’s what it is designed for — it’s part of a class of foods called otsumami, snacks designed to accompany drinking. The squid is cured with sugar, salt and citric acid, which is a popular trio in snack food seasonings everywhere.

Here it’s served with a strangely addictive wasabi mayonnaise, which increases the appeal.

We also had skewers of

The Japanese beers we know in this country are generally light and undistinguished mass-market beers, as the superior craft brews are rarely exported.

To start I tried a short pour of Red Rose Amber Ale — a fruity, mild brew. Tomm had a Japan Tale Ale, which is brewed with Japanese plum juice. The Japanese, he explained, don’t particularly like the heavy, slightly acidic beers usually marketed in the U.S. as Belgian sours, but the gently tart and floral plum flavor in this medium-bodied brew suits their sensibilities. It suits mine too, though I enjoy funky, complex sour beers as well.

That plum beer was an interesting counterpoint to the surume, a slightly sweet squid jerky that I selected for a starter. Squid jerky may seem like a strange way to

chicken meatballs, pork belly, grilled squid (can’t have too much squid, I always say), scallops, chicken thigh meat with two different seasonings, and an order of gyoza. This may sound like a gargantuan amount of food that would generate an extravagant bill, but it was neither. The meat skewers were small but cheap, about $3 or $4 each, so we snacked and grazed and paired each with different beers.

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We had a little room left over for food so finished with a skewer of grilled Chinese yam and a bowl of soboro don, rice topped with ground chicken, scallion, sesame seeds and red ginger shavings. I hadn’t tried the yam before and am going to search Asian markets so I can experiment with it. The thick slices were light and crunchy and had an agreeable vegetable sweetness with just a little smokiness from the grill. As for the soboro don, it’s comfort food — the traditional last item to order at a yakitori bar to make sure everybody goes home sated.

Dinner with a whole lot of high-quality beer ran $50 per person, a real deal for the expansive food and alcohol tasting experience. While Harajuku Taproom may look like just another izakaya, there’s much more going on here: beer you’ll rarely find elsewhere alongside expertly prepared traditional Japanese pub fare.

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The ArgonAuT reAl estAte Q&A Q: Is it legal for one real estate agent to represent both the buyer and the seller in the same real estate transaction?

A: This is referred to as “Dual Agency”, and yes, it is legal as long as the agent discloses same in writing to both parties. However, whether you should agree to allow one agent to represent both you and the party on the other side of the table, is a decision you should carefully consider. A real estate agent has a fiduciary duty to their clients, which means that they must put the interests of their clients first. When you list your property for sale with a real estate broker, it is clear what you expect of them — to get you the highest price and best terms for the sale of your property. When, as a buyer, you use the services of a real estate broker, it is also clear what you expect of them — to negotiate the lowest price and best terms for you in purchasing a property. Now, what if your broker is representing both parties — how can that broker negotiate the highest price for one client and the lowest price for their other client? They simply cannot. The agent can mediate between the two parties, but he/she can’t really advocate for either.

Why would anyone agree to this arrangement? Sometimes there is a perception by a buyer or seller that they will be the one to get the benefit out of the arrangement. For example, if you are a real estate developer who gives your agent regular business, you may expect them to favor you

in negotiating a sale with a seller that do not anticipate continued business from. There is a true conflict of interest at play here. On the positive side, communication between the parties is streamlined, and the agent can act as a mediator bringing both sides to agreement. Dual agency can arise in several ways: • one agent representing buyer and seller: This is what I have referred to above. You are a buyer working with an agent and they show you a property that is their own listing. Or, your listing agent brings a client to view your property. The agent goes back and forth between you and the other party to try to make a deal.

• Two agents from the same brokerage office: In this circumstance, dual agency is created even where there are two separate real estate agents in the transaction. Your listing agent receives an offer from one or more clients represented by other agents in their same office. Why is this still considered dual agency? Because each real estate brokerage has a licensed broker who is responsible for all of the agents who work for their office and under his/her supervision. In practical terms, it is the licensed broker who is representing both parties, despite the physical

participation of two individuals.

• Two agents from different offices of the same brokerage: In this situation, even though the two agents have greater degrees of separation, the law still defines this as a dual agency. Again, even with different offices, the brokerage itself is the agent of both parties.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that not only is the broker/brokerage the dual agent with a fiduciary obligation to both clients, but that the same fiduciary obligation extends to each agent in the transaction.

Each agent has a fiduciary duty to the party represented by the other agent. This again puts the agent into a conflict of interest situation, as it puts the burden on each agent to look out for the best interests of not only their own client, but the other agent’s client.

Due to that CA Supreme Court ruling, there has been much speculation as to whether dual agency in real estate may no longer be viable, bringing too much liability to the agents and brokerages. Indeed, attorneys are prohibited by law from engaging in the same scenario, representing both sides of a transaction, even with disclosures. Law firms run vigorous “conflict checks” before taking new clients and decline representation where a conflict

of interest is present. Maybe it’s time that real estate brokerages take these conflicts more seriously, and only take on clients whose interests they can represent to the fullest degree. Something to think about. Meanwhile, as a buyer or seller, carefully consider the benefits and detriments of dual agency before you enter into it, and remember that you have a choice.

This week’s quesTion was answered by

Lisa PhiLLiPs, esq real estate Collective Lisa Phillips is an active Realtor in the Los Angeles area, with more than twenty years as a practicing real estate broker and attorney.

Lisa is also a member of the National Association of Realtors “Green Resource Council”, and achieved its “GREEN” Designation. www.LisaPhillipsRealEstate.com.

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W e s t s id e

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, Jan. 25 Firestone Walker Open Brewhouse, 6 p.m. Be among the first to taste Firestone Walker’s next batch of local brew made in Venice. Brewmaster Evan is on hand pouring Gen 1, an unrefined and unfiltered IPA set for limited draught release, from the brite tank. Firestone Walker – The Propagator, 3205 Washington Blvd., Venice.

No cover. facebook.com/FirestoneWalkerPropagator LAX Coastal Chamber Networking @ Night, 6 to 8 p.m. Join the chamber for food, networking and open house activities. LAX Coastal Chamber Office, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 210, Westchester. members free; non-members $10. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Silicon Beach L.A. Tech Mixer, 6 to 9 p.m. Join the fastest-growing startup scene in Southern California and mingle with others making their way in the tech and startup world. Viceroy, 1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $1 to $60. siliconbeachYP.com Venice Neighborhood Council Land Use and Planning Committee, 6:30 p.m. The committee weighs in on local development proposals on the first and last Thursdays of each month at Oakwood Recreation Center, 787 California Ave., Venice. venicenc.org Songwriter Round Robin, 7 p.m.

Listen to a rotation of tunes from local singer-songwriters, including Venice blueswoman Cristina Vane, playing

throughout the evening at Zinque, 600 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 437-0970; zinque.com Bossa Nova’s Jazz Influences, 7 p.m. The Angelo Metz Quartet performs a repertoire demonstrating jazz influences in the Brazilian musical style of Bossa Nova, exploring its incorporation into the classic American jazz songbook.

Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica.

Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org “The Masters of Wisdom and Transmission Meditation,” 7 to 9 p.m. Learn how to saturate the planet with benevolent cosmic energies at this moment of accelerated change.

Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica.

Free. (310) 314-7511 Del Rey Toastmasters Club, 7 to 9 p.m. Find a supportive and positive learning environment to develop effective public speaking and leadership skills each Thursday in the conference room at Oakwood Marina del Rey, 4111 Via Marina, Marina del Rey. Free. delreytoastmasters@gmail.com “Communication: It’s Art & Soul,” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Social media has changed the way people relate and communicate. In Jewish philosophy, communication is more than just a tool. Contrast Jewish thought with scientific discovery to unearth the essence of communication and how to utilize it for the better. Chabad of

Marina del Rey, 2929 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. $85. myjli.com Westside Reggae, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Groove to the best of dancehall, lovers’ rock, reggaeton and rocksteady each last Thursday of the month.

Melody Bar + Grill, 9132 Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. $5 to $8. melodylax.com

Friday, Jan. 26 Toasted Fridays Workshop Open House, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Improve your public speaking skills in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere with food and drinks at this weekly open house.

Marina City Club Quasar Room, 4333 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Mark at (562) 508-0260; facebook.com/ toastedfridays The Xchromo Show, 8 p.m. Laugh for a good cause. Mar Vista comic Julia Austin and co-producers Kazu Kusano and Solange Castro assemble a lineup of comediennes to raise funds for women and children’s shelter Alexandria House. Conan O’Brien show writer Laurie Kilmirtin headlines. Venmo $20 to @Xchromoshow or pay $10 and bring a donation to the door. Laundry detergent, unopened tampon boxes, large diapers and household cleaning supplies requested. Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City. fanaticsalon.com Fireside Concert Series: Bridge to Everywhere Chamber Ensemble, 8

Try Firestone Walker’s latest made-in-Venice craft beer creation, an unfiltered IPA called Gen 1, straight from the tank. SEE THURSDAY, JAN. 25 to 10 p.m. This L.A.-based chamber ensemble performs a cross-cultural program of contemporary music, exploring connections found across diverse musical traditions, including Hindustani and Carnatic classical music, traditional West African music, Arab music, Western classical music and jazz. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to $10. milesplayhouse.org “Maytime,” 8:15 p.m. Friday and 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday. In this 1937 MGM romantic musical, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy shine at their best with John Barrymore in his supporting role. Every show begins with pipe organ music, an audience sing-a-long and a comedy short followed by a 15-minute intermission and then the feature screens. Old Town Music Hall, 140

Richmond St., El Segundo. $10. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org DJ Anthony Valadez and DJ Jedi Dance Party, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Deejays are on the decks spinning new and old soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that gets the dance floor going. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Checkerneck, 10 p.m. to midnight.

L.A. alternative rock band Checkerneck perform their raw mix of punk and grunge at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

Saturday, Jan. 27 Free Paper Shredding and E-Waste Recycling, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each Santa (Continued on page 24)

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Family Drama:“Bloodbound” @ Highways Performance Space Artist-activist Michael Kearns’ new play follows the lives of two misfit brothers unavoidably linked and their gnarled family history, involving incarceration, distorted sexual boundaries and a roller coaster ride of mental illnesses.

Now playing at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (Jan. 26 and 27) and at 3:30 p.m. Sundays through

Photo by Gema Galiana

Love Story:“Alright Then” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Comedy legend and Venice Canals local Orson Bean follows up his critically acclaimed one-man show “Safe at Home” with he and actress Allie Mills (“The Wonder Years,”“The Bold and the Beautiful”) recounting the unlikely events that led to their happy marriage.

Opens Saturday (Jan. 27) and continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through March 25 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $34.

(310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.org

that is meditative, introspective, haunting, and ... dream-like,” according to SeeDance.com.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 3 (with an additional show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4) at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $15 to $25. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com

Writer’s Block:“Shakespeare, His Wife and The Dog” @ The Broad Stage Shakespeare returns to his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon as a successful, wealthy and world-famous playwright, but not all is well with his marriage or his creative mind.

Closing soon. Last shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 25 to 28) at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $45 to $50. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org

Divine Vision:“The Daughters of Indra” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Inspired by last year’s tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas and recent weather disasters, theater company

Standing Strong:“The Accidental Activist” @ The Braid Jewish Women’s Theatre kicks off the 10th anniversary of its salon series with a new original show about

L.A. Contemporary Dance visits the Odyssey to showcase emerging choreographers March 4 at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformancespace.org New Blood:“Rift” @ Odyssey Theatre L.A. Contemporary Dance Company presents works by three emerging L.A. choreographers: LACDC artistic director Genevieve Carson, Juilliard grad and L.A. Dance Project member Nathan Makolandra, and the founder of homegrown dance company szalt, Stephanie Zaletel, who is “a unique choreographic voice, creating work

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ShortBurst explores unity and compassion in the face of trauma and chaos through the eyes of the Hindu God Indra’s five daughters when they come to Earth.

Shows at 8 p.m. Friday (Jan. 26) and 1:30 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 4) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 3949779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

women championing incredible causes. Elaine starts a nonprofit to help kids with autism after learning her adopted son is autistic. Libby, 94, leads a revolt against a greedy landlord. And a 9/11 survivor attempts to ignite passion for social justice within her young daughter.

Half of the proceeds from each show benefit a nonprofit matched with each performance.

Closing soon. Last shows at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 29 and 30) at The Braid, 2912 Colorado Ave., Ste. 102, Santa Monica. $40+. (310) 315-1400; jewishwomenstheatre.org Boiling Point:“The Crucible” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present Arthur Miller’s classic drama on infidelity in Puritan New England, the Salem Witch Trials, and the dangers of following the herd.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 17 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org

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By Paul M. J Suchecki Pacific Mariners Yacht Club made history last month by selecting its first African-American commodore, Keith Mott. An LAPD sergeant, Mott is only the second black yacht club commodore in Marina del Rey history and, as far as he knows, the only black man presently leading a yacht club on the West Coast.

PMYC has been around for 55 years and remains one of the few all-volunteer yacht clubs, meaning the club depends more than most on the enthusiasm and abilities of its members. A few years back Mott had caught the attention of then-Commodore Tom Hall, who encouraged Mott to run for a seat on the club’s board of directors. Mott recalls thinking that Hall had lost his mind, but Hall persisted.

“I was just happy to be a member,” recalls Mott, “but being on the board said a lot.

When I joined PMYC there was only one other black person here.

When I got on the board, I think it was a shock to a lot of people.

They wanted to know what kind of change there would be. They wanted to know if there would be a mass of black people joining the club. With anything that has been going a long time, there can be a fear.”

But fear quickly gave way to familiarity.

“Soon members realized there was nothing to fear. I’m just as human as anybody else. My African-American friends come up to the club. We’ve mixed and mingled. PMYC has been a great blend,” Mott continues. “As we’ve gotten to know each other, people have invited me into their homes. I’ve traveled to Hawaii with some members of the club.

It’s not about race. It’s not about skin color. It’s about how we get along and move forward in life.”

Mott grew up in Indiana but spent his summers in Virginia with the oyster fishermen and boaters on his mother’s side of the family. He and his brother learned to boat and fish on Chesapeake Bay. Mott’s uncle, an NYPD officer, would take Mott fishing off Montauk, Long Island.

These experience led Mott to wonder as an adult in Los Angeles why there weren’t more

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And even rarer than boaters are sailors.

“There are black sailing groups; there are black yacht clubs.

There’s plenty of black fishing and boating on the East Coast, but for some reason here on the West Coast, it’s not the same,” Mott says. “I didn’t get into sailing until after I joined PMYC and some friends took me out.”

Prior to joining LAPD, Mott had spent eight years as a U.S. Supreme Court law enforcement officer protecting the justices.

Mott credits Justice Clarence Thomas with teaching him that there would always be haters, so to speak, but that he would have to move past that to fight for what he believed in.

“I know that Justice Thomas, along with Justice Anthony Kennedy, would be proud of what I’ve done with this yacht club,” Mott says.

Through much of its history, PMYC was known as “a drinking club with a boating problem.”

Mott credits one of his predecessors, Commodore Steve Cordova, also an LAPD officer, with starting to turn the club’s reputation around. Cordova “frowned upon the drinking that was associated with club,” he recalls. “He was a big proponent of the club being more into sailing and racing.”

What changes would Mott like to make?

“I’d like to continue to grow PMYC into a premier sailing

club, as it’s been, and to get more youth involved in the club,” he answers. “I work with youth in the low-income areas of South L.A. I’d like to get more of them into boating and sailing.”

Mott sees sailing as an effective way to reinforce STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum for underserved communities, because he sees math and physics at the heart of the sport.

He also sees his role as commodore as an opportunity to create better relationships among people of varying backgrounds.

“With what we’re going through now as a country, we have to keep a positive outlook,” he says. “For Americans to move forward, we’ve got to get past race and skin color. Sailing is a great opportunity for us to become united, because when you’re on the water you have to depend on your crew.”

Pacific Mariners Yacht Club celebrates Mott’s installation during its semi-formal Commodore’s Ball on Saturday, Jan. 27, at The Proud Bird, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Westchester. Visit pmyc.org for more information about the club.

Paul Suchecki is a member of Fairwind Yacht Club and Single Mariners.

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8th Annual Poetry of Venice Photography, 2 to 6 p.m. Paramedia ecologist Gerry Fialka hosts a panel discussion of award-winning Venice photographers who explore landscapes of the human psyche and push beyond traditional pictorial representations.

Panel discussion from 2 to 4 p.m.; photo show opening 4 to 6 p.m.

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Monica resident may bring up to five file boxes for shredding or unwanted electronics for recycling. City Yards, 2500 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica.

Free. (310) 458-2223; smgov.net “This is Not a Valentine” Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Author Carter Higgins debuts her book celebrating affection and friendship full of lucky rocks, secret hiding spots and gumball machine treasures. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. Ages 5 to 8. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com

Goodr Whiskey Tasting & Run, 4 to 6:30 pm. Playa del Rey athletic sunglasses boutique Goodr hosts a three- to five-mile fun run, followed by a blind whiskey tasting event to celebrate (not) sticking to your New Year’s resolutions. Enjoy snacks, prizes, giveaways and a healthy dose of shenanigans. The Goodr Cabana, 316 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. 21+. facebook.com/playgoodr.

“Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens” Storytime, 11 a.m. In author Jane O’Connor and illustrator Robin Preiss’ new book, it’s raining and Nancy hears a strange sound coming from outside. Investigating the noise, she finds oodles of adorable kittens!

Activities follow the reading. Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 306-3213; barnesandnoble.com

STEAM Science Saturday: Magnets, 4 p.m. Learn about magnetic attraction, making predictions and testing. Ages 4+. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org

Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a salsa concert by Charangoa.

Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com “Nature’s Orchestra” Screening and Discussion, 3 p.m. Filmmaker Stephen Most screens his awardwinning documentary, which examines soundscape ecology and the origins of music in the natural world.

Following the screening, Most talks about his life as a filmmaker and the importance of non-fiction storytelling.

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Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Don’t Tell Comedy, 7:30 p.m. Don’t Tell Comedy is a secret comedy show in living rooms, backyards and other intimate settings around Los Angeles.

BYOB. RSVP to receive the address of the event, taking place somewhere in Playa Vista. $10. donttellcomedy.com

Fireside Concert Series: Greg Porée Band, 8 to 10 p.m. Jazz guitarist Greg Porée plays smooth jazz and world “Tam O’Shanter” Reading, 1 to 3 music with Paul Cartwright (violin), p.m. London-based stage actor Joe Praml reads the epic masterwork “Tam Nick Mancini (vibes), Isaias Elpes O’Shanter” to celebrate the anniversary (bass) and Joey Heredia (drums.) of Robert Burns’ birth on Jan. 25, 1759. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library, Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to $10.

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Beautify Earth celebrates community, art and music in Santa Monica, with DJ Val Fleury spinning tunes and painter Davia King (pictured) creating a public mural on Pico Boulevard. SEE SUNDAY, JAN. 28.

Sunday, Jan. 28 Music at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lively duo Steven & Scarlet bring vocals, guitar and violin to Celtic, Americana, bluegrass and folk rock. Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. smgov.net Mo’s Third Annual Bake Off, 11 a.m. Throw your hat in the ring and prove your baking skills. Compete in two divisions: sweet or savory.

Winners and runners up chosen in each category. Don’t feel like baking?

Come eat. Tastings run are from 11 a.m. to noon. Winners announced at 12:30 p.m. Mo’s Place, 203 Culver

Blvd., Playa del Rey. No entry fee to participate. Text RSVP to Christiene (310) 433-7420 or call (310) 822-6422 for more info.

Beautify Earth Community Event, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artist Davia King live-paints a mural, incorporating event participants into her painting, while DJ Val Fleury keeps the music flowing. Flower Child Face and Body Paint and the CoolHaus Ice Cream Truck add to the fun. Santa Monica City Councilwoman Gleam Davis stops by at 12:30 p.m. to say a few words. Subway, 1801 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. beautifyearth.org (Continued on page 27)

Italy at Your Table A visiting chef brings authentic delicacies from the Gulf of Naples to Santa Monica If a romantic dinner on the Italian island of Capri sounds appealing but maybe just a little out of your league, consider taking advantage of Hotel Casa del Mar’s pop-up partnership with Capri’s Grand Hotel Quisisiana next week.

For six nights starting Monday, hotel restaurant Catch welcomes Grand Hotel Quisisiana Executive Chef Stefano Mazzone to take over the kitchen and transmogrify Santa Monica into the Amalfi Coast.

Caprese cuisine features many ingredients associated with the entire region, like tomatoes and fresh herbs, but there’s a distinct emphasis on seafood. Chef Mazzone’s menu plays to the strengths of the island’s cuisine, showcasing fresh, bright ingredients.

Expect clams, lobster, sea bass and other fruits of the sea adorned with basil, capers, olives and anchovies.

Order a prosecco or an Aperol spritz, look out over the ocean and imagine yourself gazing at the Gulf of Naples.

Taking a mini-staycation has never been so easy, or so glamourous.

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Chef Mazzone’s Tomato Summer Soup with olive bruschetta

Chef Mazzone takes over Catch (1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica) from Jan. 29 to Feb. 3. Call (310) 581-5533 or visit hotelcasadelmar.com.

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Invisible Damage Author David Cay Johnston on the underpublicized crisis of the Trump administration

By Bliss Bowen The title of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston’s newest book, “It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America,” is bluntly accurate. Johnston’s deep understanding of the tax system and three-decade history of examining Trump’s financial deals adds to the gravity of the book, a page-turner laying out damage done to America’s economy, environment and international reputation by “political termites” installed at the CDC, EPA, HUD, OSHA, the departments of Education, Energy, Interior, Justice and State, and lesserknown but vital agencies such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Johnston, who says he’s a registered Republican, debunks contentions that the repeal of regulations and cuts in programs and research will help taxpayers (one noteworthy statistic: for every federal dollar invested in human genome sequencing, $140 has been returned), and reveals insidious ways in which Trump is enriching himself at the expense of the nation’s purse and security.

A past president of Investigative Reporters & Editors, Johnston earned his 2001 Pulitzer for beat reporting while untangling tax code complexities and loopholes for The New York Times. He’s been reporting on Trump since 1988, when he investigated Trump’s casino operation for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

As he did with his bestseller “The Making of Donald Trump,” Johnston backs his reportage with facts, figures and documentation.

“We’re the owners,” he says of our government. “If we don’t act like owners, people who profit off the government will continue to manipulate the system to their benefit and our detriment. Their No. 1 ally is Donald Trump.”

How many times have you interviewed Trump?

From 1988 through ’92 I interviewed him a lot. He’s called me at my home from time to time since then. After that, when I had stories about Trump I usually fed them to other journalists because I was busy writing about our tax system and how government creates inequality. But I paid very close attention to him, built up what I am confident is the largest private collection of Trump documents in the world — it’s tens of thousands of pages. The last time we spoke, he called me at home, I was sitting in the chair I’m in right now in my living room in April of 2016, to tell me [mimics], ‘If you don’t write it the way I like it, I’m gonna sue ya!’ … He’s a bully.

It’s his nature.

Why weren’t more voters aware of Trump’s bullying and his track record in Atlantic City?

The reason I wrote “The Making of Donald Trump” is that the national news media utterly failed to tell voters who Trump was. And it wasn’t for my lack of trying; I wrote about two dozen articles in 2015 and 2016, many of them aimed right at journalists … I offered the documents I have to people. Interestingly, about a dozen foreign countries have sent news crews to my home. ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS: not one.

trading deal with 13 Pacific Rim countries that was intended to orient those countries toward us and limit China and its economic and military and political power. Now I was a leading critic of TPP [but] I didn’t say, ‘Kill it.’ Donald kills it, leaves a vacuum, China begins advancing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Program — 15 Pacific Rim countries plus India… Trump hasn’t done a thing about this. Then … Trump is appearing before a crowd in Warsaw last summer where the right-wing government there kept out anyone who wasn’t a guaranteed supporter of Trump, and 800 miles to the west the Japanese and the European Union are signing an enormous trade deal. We’re getting left out! And we don’t have ambassadors in most countries. Because Donald doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Do you think Americans would vote differently if they were better educated about history and government?

I’ve long said I’ve had much better conversations about economics and politics and culture with waiters at roadside cafes in Slovakia and Spain and Norway and rural Canada than MBAs I’ve sat next to in the first-class section of a coast-to-coast jetliner. We have an education system in this country that was designed way back in the 19th century to produce people to work in factories and offices who would be drones. We’re in a Considering how keenly he tracks his new economy. We need people with press coverage, is it even possible for critical thinking skills, and we’re not Trump to be oblivious to how his actions teaching those skills. undermine national interests?

Let me be clear. I think Donald Trump is Donald believes that whatever he does is a major disaster for our country. He is a exactly what should happen. He makes clear and present danger to us, and he is things up. He creates his own reality. Have determined to use nuclear weapons. But you ever heard of the RCEP? Because this the people who voted for him, who is one of the most important damaging bought his campaign sloganeering, things Trump is doing to America. He they’re not dumb. … It’s just that people killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a are disconnected from politics.

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David Cay Johnston has been investigating Donald Trump since the 1980s Is citizen journalism the answer?

Citizen journalism in my mind is roughly on par with do-it-yourself surgery. To do journalism requires skills. … Madison and Adams and some of the other [framers of the Constitution] wrote that what they feared would doom the United States wasn’t some foreign government invading us; it was extreme inequality. … We’ve gotta get back on track. That means people have to take some responsibility; they’ve gotta spend some time learning what’s going on. … You’ve gotta turn out to vote, and you’ve gotta vote not based on your emotions, but on understanding public policy issues.

How has this work shaped your perspective of our democracy?

They’re all grown now, but you can’t have eight children in this era and not be an optimist. We will get through this.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018001326 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ILLARA., 8011 Berger Pl., Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201526610092. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Pots and Such, LLC, 8011 Berger Pl., Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. 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: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Lauren Dahl. TITLE: Owner, Corp or LLC Name: Pots and Such, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 3, 2018. 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). Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 01/18/18, 01/25/18, 02/1/18, 02/8/18

for Personal & Professional Successs 3) Community School for Human Arts 700 Wilshire Blvd suite 101 Los Angeles, CA. 90017 Leili Eghbal 4265 Marian del Rey, CA. 90292. 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. 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)). Michelle Hague Owner This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 11, 2017 Argonaut published: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018 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.

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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 SHARON BLOOM Owner Argonaut published: Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2018 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. 2018 003890 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Oasis Handpan 2) Handpan Oasis 3810 Lockland Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90008. Adrian C. Ensor 3810 Lockland Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90008 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2018.

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)).

ADRIAN C. ENSOR Title Owner This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 5 2018. Argonaut published: Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2018 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. 2018 005709 The following persons is (are) doing business as Marina del Rey Productions 2) marinadelreyproductions.com 2623 Huntington Lane Redondo Beach, CA. 90278.

P.O. Box 10537 Marina del Rey, CA. 90295. David W. Maury 2623 Huntington Lane unit 2 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 1) This business is conducted by a individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above onJan. 8, 2018. 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)). DAVID W. MAURY TITLE Proprietor This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 8, 2018. Argonaut published: Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2018 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. 2017358357 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROOF MANGO; 4133 Redwood Ave., Apt. 1030 Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Monique Christine Muro, 4133 Redwood Ave., Apt. 1030 Los Angeles, CA 90066. 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. /s/: Monique Christine Muro. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 26, 2017.

NOTICE ñ 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

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37th Annual LMU Wine Classic, 2 to 5 p.m. The Wine Classic features more than a 150 wine tastings, a silent auction and artisanal small plates. A portion of the proceeds supports LMU scholarships. Albert Gersten Pavilion, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester. $115. lmu.edu/news Carl “Sonny” Leyland Concert, 2:30 p.m. Known for his Boogie Woogie-style, pianist and singer Carl Leyland entertains audiences with ragtime, swing and barrelhouse blues.

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By Christina Campodonico For a playwright as renowned as William Shakespeare, we know surprisingly little about him. He was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, but his actual birthdate is a bit fuzzy. By 1592, he was an established playwright and actor in London, but the circumstances of his move there remain unknown. And there is even a sevenyear period in his life known as “the Lost Years,” when any trace of the dramatist completely disappears from the historical record.

But where scholars have found blanks, actor and playwright Philip Whitchurch has uncovered creative opportunities to write about the legendary thespian — namely his latest dramatic work “Shakespeare, His Wife and The Dog,” now playing through Sunday at the intimate Edye performance space at The Broad Stage.

“So little’s been actually written about Shakespeare in a dramatic form … and I thought because there’s so few known facts, I could have artistic license to do whatever I wanted,” says Whitchurch over the phone between rehearsals.

Like The Bard himself, Whitchurch is doing double duty as playwright and actor. He plays good ole Will opposite actress Sally Edwards (Whitchurch’s real-life wife), who plays Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway in the approximately one-hour tête-à-tête between the couple, set on a sleepless night in their Stratford-upon-Avon home during their later years.

Well before marrying 26 years ago, Whitchurch and Edwards had run in similar theatrical circles within the U.K. — including stints with the Royal Shakespeare Company — but this is their first time working together.

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“In the past, if you’d read academic books on Shakespeare, Anne doesn’t get great press really. She was apparently an older woman. She was eight years older than Shakespeare. … And people said, because he got married at 18 and she was 26, that obviously it wasn’t a happy marriage, because he escaped to London,” explains Whitchurch. “And I thought, well maybe he had to go and he’s spent his life coming back to Stratford. He came back at the end of 34 years [of marriage], having had three children with this woman. There must have been something going on.”

The bond between Hathaway and Shakespeare could be attributed to any number of reasons lost to time, but Edwards has some of her own theories, perhaps — as cast in the play — that Anne was Shakespeare’s muse, the inspiration for Katherine in “The Taming of the Shrew” or the proverbial “Dark Lady.”

“If Shakespeare had done that,” says Edwards, “you can see character traits that would have come from [her.] She must have been very articulate in her way. She must have been for him to have stayed interested in her and come back to her at the end. She had to have been in some way his equal.

And he must have been interested in her take on things. Or why did he come back?”

Whitchurch has another theory. Could Anne have been infirm in the later days of their marriage?

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It’s probably impossible to know the true nature of Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare’s relationship.

“Shakespeare, His Wife and The Dog” not only offers some dramatic possibilities, but also a thoughtful meditation on marriage and the meaning of love and affection in long-term relationships.

“This is not just for Shakespeare geeks,” writes Edinburgh Review.

“It is at once funny and serious, an exploration of history and fame, but also a poignant portrait of a relationship that is warm, human and extremely satisfying.”

In the end, Whitchurch hopes to not only offer one possible reading of a historic marriage, but also show a more raw and human representation of the man, the myth, the legend that is William Shakespeare.

“Most people think that he’s some extraordinary, God-like, iconic creature, and I wanted to write about somebody who was just an ordinary person who [also] just happened to be a brilliant playwright,” says Whitchurch. “He’s a mixture of all different people. He’s spoiled and irascible, but he’s loving as well.

There’s a mixture of comedy and tragedy in him.”

As for the dog alluded to in the title, it’s probably best that you watch the play to find out.

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