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Letters to the editor Readers write about homelessness, traffic and trees . ................................... 4

Infrastructure package will bring more big planes and redesign passenger terminals . ........................................... 10

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Vidiots gets a sequel Santa Monica video rental shop rescued from closure by celebrity donor . ........... 6

Metal Heads Elco Welding and Engineering keeps the blue-collar spirit of Abbot Kinney Boulevard alive .................................... 12

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Biz Buzz Openings, closings and other local business news...................................... 28

AT HOME Legado opposition grows Council office comes out against controversial Culver Boulevard project . ............................. 9

A custom luxury castle shines on a corner lot in Playa del Rey. ................ 19

Notes on a life in music British Invasion heartthrob Ian Whitcomb keeps the music alive ....... 16

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LETTERS Counting the homeless in Santa Monica In 2012 we discovered the first body at about 12:15 a.m., wrapped mummy-like in a filthy gray blanket, a few bundles poked up underneath, laying behind a two-foot high cement wall. The gender wasn’t obvious, but one ragged shoe stuck out. In our sector — including Santa Monica Civic Center, City Hall, Santa Monica High School and the Olympic freeway entrance — we spotted 17 homeless people that night. This year approximately 250 volunteers conducted the annual Santa Monica Homeless Count on Jan. 28. When I arrived at 10 p.m. for the initial briefing, a cluster of police officers lined the large room at St. Monica’s Church. An orientation provided information on how to conduct ourselves: Do not shine flashlights onto sleeping people; do not approach or disturb anyone; be respectful and quiet. Look behind bushes and walls, check out large boxes or Dumpsters, survey alleys, parks and cars filled with more than normal contents but don’t

ArgonautNews.com trespass on private property. Our count sheet would note whether the bodies were singles, groups or children and where they were found — a cross street, alley or near an actual address. We were organized into groups to walk specific sectors, and I was the leader of a team of three. Our sector included a residential area around the Ocean Park Library. We found one person smothered in blankets at the entrance to the library and two other ragged individuals roaming Main Street. Homelessness confounds me. Having traveled through a multitude of Third World countries where hunger, untreated disease and poverty are prevalent, discovering people in America left to live in the streets— some mentally ill, drug addicted or without family support— is incomprehensible. Information from the homeless count helps to determine where funding should be spent. Santa Monica is an unusually compassionate community, providing incredible amounts of services: outreach to those distrusting support, case management and

social services, substance abuse aid, housing placement, job training and employment assistance, as well as free medical care. All this is granted with the intention of improving the lives of those who have become degraded with hopelessness, helplessness and homelessness. Last year’s count tallied 742 individuals on the streets, a 5% reduction from 2013. Hopefully the trend will continue this year. Bettina Gantsweg Marina del Rey I was homeless, too Re: Letters to the Editor, Jan. 15 It is folly for letter writer David Long to assume that anyone has not been homeless in this day and age. I first became homeless in 1974 when I was 18 years old because I lost my mother and never knew my father. It’s been touch-and-go ever since. You tell me you don’t understand my “mindless ravings” then go on to mindlessly brag how you gamed the system for 29 years, claiming you know best.

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LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer, pictured in a campaign photo, is calling on the school district to provide legal help for kids who face immigration issues tive actions give undocumented said Alfredo Ortiz, principal of By Gary Walker parents of American-born Grand View Boulevard ElemenTaking a cue from President Barack Obama’s recent executive children or those with permanent tary School in Mar Vista, which resident status a three-year has a majority Latino student actions to reprioritize immigrareprieve from deportation orders. population. tion enforcement, Los Angeles Undocumented parents who have “I believe that education is a Unified School District board been in the country at least five basic human right and that all member Steve Zimmer wants years can also apply for work children are entitled to a public LAUSD lawyers to represent permits. school education. It is incumbent students who face deportation According to the White House, upon the state to provide that hearings and advocate for kids an estimated 4.1 million undocu- education,” Ortiz said. whose parents may be deported. mented immigrant parents could In addition to any assistance “I have long believed that the LAUSD might provide, the intersection of immigration issues now be eligible for deportation National Immigration and public education is Law Center has an obvious one,” said agreed to assist Zimmer, who represtudents who qualify sents Westside voters. under DACA, and, “Even children born as unlike LAUSD, will U.S. citizens and who also directly help their do not face deportation parents. also suffer the stress of Cheer, who volunnot knowing whether — Grand View Boulevard Elementary School teers at the law center an undocumented Principal Alfredo Ortiz and is a member of parent will come home Los Angeles County’s at day’s end.” delays, including more than DACA Task Force, said the Zimmer is proposing that 1.1 million in California — more group is training non-attorney LAUSD lawyers be encouraged than any other state. volunteers to fill out DACA to shoulder immigration court “The need for volunteer applications and answer basic duties on a voluntary basis. The attorneys is very great now. Los questions about federal policy school board is expected to vote Angeles County is the largest changes. on the plan this month, possibly county in the United States where “We’ve seen the negative as early as Tuesday. most people are eligible to consequences of what happens to On Dec. 9 board members passed a resolution coauthored by qualify for DACA,” Los Angeles students whose parents or immigration attorney Shiu-Ming siblings might be deported. Zimmer that instructed LAUSD Cheer said. We’ve really got our work cut Supt. Ramon Cortines to draft Supporters of Zimmer’s out for us,” she said. plans for assisting unaccomparesolution say immigration-relatVenice High School held an nied immigrant children as well ed uncertainties can hamper immigration relief application as students who may qualify for students’ academic achievement. assistance workshop on Jan. 21 relief under Obama’s expansion “Whenever a student’s status is and plans to hold another on of the Deferred Action for in question it can have a real Wednesday. Childhood Arrivals (DACA) effect on how they progress in program. (Continued on page 32) The president’s Nov. 20 execu- school. They need an advocate,”

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Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin was in Westchester on Monday to help a city transportation crew install a new left-turn signal at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Manchester Avenue. There have been 45 automobile collisions at the

intersection since 2006 — many of them involving left turns, according to city records. The work comes as part of a $6-million city effort to improve safety at 32 trouble-spot intersections throughout the city. — Joe Piasecki

Vidiots gets a sequel Here’s a plot twist we didn’t see coming. After the owners of Vidiots announced last week that they would end the Santa Monica video rental store’s 30-year run due to flagging revenue, donors have stepped in to save it. Movie producer Megan Ellison — CEO of the company that produced “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Spring Breakers” — and longtime customer Dr. Leonard Lipman have

provided an undisclosed influx of cash that Vidiots’ owners say is enough to keep the store open indefinitely. Ellison, who turned 29 on Saturday, is the daughter of billionaire and former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. A 2013 Forbes article estimated her net worth at about $300 million. Ellison also produced David O. Russell’s “American Hustle.” Russell has been a vocal supporter of Vidiots. — Michael Aushenker

Rose Café readies for remodel Rose Café & Market, a fixture in the heart of Venice since 1979, will temporarily close for renovations on Monday in order to reopen in May with expanded meal offerings through a partnership with the Sprout L.A. restaurant group. Chef Jason Neroni, formerly of Superba Food + Bread, will also be joining the Rose Café team, co-owner Manhar Patel said. The remodel is largely

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Legado del Mar opposition grows Councilman’s office comes out swinging against controversial Playa del Rey project Benjamin Reznik, an attorney who represents the Legado Co., said the company stands by the findings of its environmental review. The recent testing that Keane was referring to involved plumbing and construction work that the Legado Co. conducted at Jake’s Lot last month. That work was done without permits, however, according to city documents. The company was ordered to stop work and fined $336 by the city’s Dept. of Building and Safety for performing work without city permits and for storing containers on the vacant lot without a conditional use permit. Consultants working for the Legado Co. have previously issued a report stating that any potential environment hazards can be mitigated, but Playa del Rey residents disagree and have urged The Legado Co. has been cited by the city for doing construction work Bonin to ask for a full environmental on Jake’s Lot without a permit review. The toxic plume became an issue after environmental review process was environmental review that was done in a hydrologist was hired by project inadequate. connection with the project.” opponents to study the issue. Groundwater-related concerns “haven’t Keane cited plans to pump potentially They cite the existence of the chemical been sufficiently studied and, as evicontaminated groundwater from the denced by the testing that was conducted plume under the former Del Rey Legado del Mar site in order to build a Cleaners building and Legado’s de- waby the applicant subterranean tering plans, which they say could affect recently, it garage, a appears that there the area’s water table. process called “Because the water table is so shallow, are some very de-watering, as [Legado] has to de-water the site vague outstandBonin’s greatest through pumping or drainage, and ing questions concern about lowering the water table will create a about whether the project. greater driving force for moving the impacts of the While she de-watering have contaminants” toward Legado del Mar, stopped short of been sufficiently Davis-based hydrologist Steven Deverel officially calling told The Argonaut in November. analyzed. for a complete — council office representative Green said she would take several Without the environmental Tricia Keane weeks to render her decision, given the appropriate analysis — an amount of testimony, documents and studies, it can’t possibly be concluded expensive and time consuming study definitively that there won’t be an impact exhibits. that could slow the project — Keane gary@argonautnews.com on coastal resources,” she said. argued that the Legado Co.’s existing Photo by Johnny Davis

By Gary Walker Citing safety concerns related to an underground chemical plume in the commercial heart of Playa del Rey, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin’s office is now voicing strong opposition to the Legado del Mar project proposed for Culver Boulevard. The Legado Co. is seeking coastal development permits for a four-story residential and retail development on a currently vacant triangular parcel of vacant land at 138 Culver Blvd., known locally as Jake’s Lot. The project would include 72 apartments, 14,500 square feet of commercial space and a two-level underground parking garage. Opponents of the project are concerned that excavation work for the underground parking may disturb and spread dry cleaning fluid and other hazardous chemicals located underneath a former dry cleaner less than a block away from Jake’s Lot. So are Bonin’s representatives, who raised the issue during a West Los Angeles Planning Administrator hearing last Thursday that drew more than 70 people, a majority of them speaking out against the project. Tricia Keane, Bonin’s planning director, urged Associate Zoning Administrator Lourdes Green to deny the permit application for Legado del Mar. “The project threatens not just the character of the community but also the safety of the community and the surrounding areas,” Keane told Green. “Simply put, the project is out of scale and out of character with the quaint beachside community of lower Playa del Rey,” Keane explained. “We have a number of concerns with the project related to its size and scale as well as the

“The project threatens not just the character of the community but also the safety of the community and the surrounding areas.”

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But if we elevate attention-seeking homeless haters to public leadership positions, the intentionally homeless whom you describe would all have to join the human race because all these phony stakeholders want is for the Venice boardwalk to be sold for development to the highest bidder. This won’t happen as long as Venice stays Venice. Edward LaGrossa Venice EDITOR’S NOTE: Photos of Nicolas Cage and Jon Favreau in last week’s story about the 75th anniversary of the Aero Theatre should have been credited to Jared Cowan / American Cinematheque.

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Missing the ball at Oxford Lagoon Re: “Speaking for the Trees,” cover story, Jan. 22 At this point I am most angry with residents of the marina and surrounding areas. You all show up in small numbers and too late in the game to make any difference. There should have been hundreds of citizens with signs, blocking traffic and entry of the workers so they could not cut one damn tree. A small cadre of 20 people is worthless. You can bet the media in the form of print and television would have

covered such an outpouring broadly and perhaps we might have been able to get the county to sit down for a meaningful discussion. So where were you when you might have made a difference? S. Simon Try something new today! Re: “The Guy with the Eye,” cover story, Jan. 15 Celebrated photographer Guy Webster “initially didn’t have a clue about how to use a camera,” he said. I am so fascinated by how one’s interest and/or career can blossom from initially trying out something, seemingly insignificant, for the first time.

Inspiring article! Well done. MsKTMvalley

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LAX’s $8.5-billion makeover More big planes, terminals that look like shopping malls — and that’s not even counting the new light rail hookup

Mall developer Westfield’s planned $308-million overhaul of LAX Terminal 2 includes a brand-new dining terrace, envisioned in this company rendering

By Gary Walker Dubbed the largest public works project in the city’s history, the ongoing modernization of Los Angeles International Airport involves $8.5 billion in spending to improve the traveler experience and ensure sustainable revenue streams for the world’s fifth-busiest airport. The work plan, projected to last more than a decade, began in 2009 with the $1.9-billion refurbishment of the Tom Bradley International Terminal and continues past 2019 with infrastructure and safety upgrades, makeovers for other terminals and a $1.25-billion satellite concourse to make room for more large planes. In all, the bond-funded projects are expected to create nearly 40,000 construction jobs, according to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the city agency that oversees LAX. “The main goal of our LAX modernization program is to significantly improve the customer-service experience and convenience to passengers, visitors and airport employees as well as improve safety and security,” said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles. Prior to construction, LAX consistently rated near the bottom for customer service among U.S. airports, she said. “LAX could not expect to remain competitive against other U.S. airports, especially those along the West Coast, for

the growing number of international travelers if we kept the status quo with the aging infrastructure we had,” Castles said. For airline passengers, terminal makeovers will be the most noticeable changes. Shopping mall developer Westfield Corp. — the same company that remodeled the old Fox Hills Mall — is heading up a $308-million design overhaul of Terminal

impending retirement on Tuesday. “We are investing $300 million to modernize and improve the Terminal 2 systems, and improve the energy efficiency and aesthetics of the space, which will certainly enhance the passenger experience.” Westfield is planning to open 20 new restaurants and retail outlets in a

“Because the new-generation, larger aircraft are landing at LAX with more frequency and they weigh more than earlier type aircraft, [the airport] expects to receive more landing fees, but it’s not because we will be charging higher fees. — LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles

2 this year and is also taking on renovations of Terminal 6. “The investment Westfield is making complements LAWA’s commitment to significantly upgrade the second international terminal at LAX, which serves more than 5.5 million passengers each year,” said LAWA Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey, who announced her

16,100-square-foot hospitality area inside Terminal 2. Terminal 6, designed to reflect the spirit of a drive down Sunset Boulevard toward the coast, will have eight new restaurants and seven retail locations. Both terminals will feature new charging outlets, free Wi-Fi and lounge seating. Westfield’s strategy is bolstered by the

success of nearly completed Tom Bradley International Terminal upgrades. “We’ve had great feedback and anecdotal stories in which passengers actually made reservations at the III Forks Steakhouse in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, as they heard the great reviews and wanted the dining experience, even though they were flying out of other terminals,” Westfield marketing director Quang Ngyuen said. Terminal 1, which will be occupied exclusively by Southwest Airlines, is also undergoing a facelift. The $500,000-plus project, which began in September and will last through 2018, will accommodate 13 of the airline’s larger Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, with updated passenger boarding bridges, a 12-lane security screening checkpoint, an automated checked-baggage inspection and electricvehicle chargers to support its electric ground service equipment program. The satellite concourse and some of the improvements to the Bradley terminal are also designed to accommodate larger planes, including the Airbus 380 Super Jumbo, Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Airport landing fees — a source of $22.6 million in revenue for LAX over the past fiscal year — increase as planes get heavier and more airport employees are assigned to landing and takeoff operations. “Because the new-generation, larger aircraft are landing at LAX with more frequency and they weigh more than earlier type aircraft, LAWA expects to receive more landing fees, but it’s not because we will be charging higher fees,” Castles said. The satellite concourse, also expected to help curb flight delays, will be an approximately 800,000-square-foot, five-level concourse with 11 aircraft gates located on the LAX airfield about 1,300 feet west the Bradley Terminal. It will take seven years to build. A separate but related construction effort will also connect Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line light rail passengers directly to airport terminals. Construction of an automated people mover connecting terminals to a Metro stop already being built at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street in Westchester is expected to begin in 2017. Castles said officials realize it will take time to turn around public perception of the passenger experience at LAX, but are optimistic that all the work will pay off. “We are definitely turning around negative perceptions of LAX, but we still have a long way to go,” she said. “We expect customer service improvements in other terminals as current major projects are undertaken or completed in the next few years.” gary@argonautnews.com February 5, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9

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F Ea t u r e

Metal Heads Bob and Mark Libow keep the last of blue-collar Venice alive at Elco Welding and Engineering

Story by Joe Piasecki Photos by Ted Soqui Before the price of a new pair of jeans rivaled a Midwestern mortgage payment and seasonal organic coffee sold for five bucks a cup, brothers Bob and Mark Libow made an honest living fusing, grinding and cutting steel in a shop on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. They still do. The boulevard’s light-industrial grit of the 1960s and ‘70s has been replaced by high fashion and hipster moustaches, but Elco Welding and Engineering is still open for business — a living museum of hand tools, drill presses, acetylene torches, table grinders and even an ancient blacksmith’s anvil on a tree stump. “We’re the last holdouts, I guess,” muses Mark, 67. “If we had to pay rent, we wouldn’t be here. The grime has turned to gold.” Mark and older brother Bob, 69, were Santa Monica College students when their dad, Seymour Libow, bought the

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2,200-square-foot 1928 brick building near the intersection of Abbot Kinney and Venice boulevards for a forgotten fivefigure sum in late 1966. Seymour, who went by Sy, borrowed the made-up name “Elco” from his family’s original shop in Hollywood. They just figured it was easy to remember, the brothers say.

young girl by their side.” Marina Martys tended to be “parsimonious people,” as Mark recalls, but, rather than haggle over $50, dad would embarrass them in front of their dates by offering to do the work for free in light of their apparent economic hardship. They weren’t all Martys, though. Sy and his boys got along with free-spending Dick Smothers of The Smothers Brothers, whose yacht they’d work on. Dan Rowan of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” shared space in the shop off and on for a few months while he modified a 27-foot sailboat to make a highly publicized April 1971 voyage from Marina del Rey to Hawaii. “Dad told Dan he could use the shop, but ‘if you make a mess you have to clean it up.’ One day our mom walks in and she’s shocked: there’s Dan smoking a pipe and sweeping the floor. He didn’t mind getting dirty,” Mark says. Many of the jobs that come in off the street today are art pieces and odd requests — a custom wire-frame bra to be

“People actually working … it’s a curiosity.” — Bob Libow

The work in those early days typically involved motorcycle repairs and chopper conversions for the bad boy bikers who roamed Venice in packs at the time, or boat repairs for affluent sailors beginning to populate the newly constructed Marina del Rey harbor. “We used to call them Marina Martys,” Mark says. “These guys would come in with white Guccis, patent leather belts, a brand new Mercedes coupe, usually, and a

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Opposite page: Brothers Bob (left) and Mark Libow have been cutting, grinding and fusing steel at Elco Welding and Engineering since their early 20s. 1. Bob Libow’s prized 1934 Hudson convertible coupe appeared in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” 2. An assortment of gears, car parts and odd pieces of steel line an outdoor wall at Elco Welding and Engineering. 3. Bob Libow rests on his workbench next to an antique gear that he will use to construct a custom coffee table. 4. The Libow brothers still use an antique Peter Wright anvil that belonged to their father 5. Antique machinist tools from the 1930s occasionally come in handy

decorated with feathers for Halloween, a round bed frame to be suspended from a backyard tree — but several of the high-end restaurants nearby are happy to exchange a free lunch for quick repairs to tables and chairs. “I do work for Google [headquartered a mile away] from time to time,” adds Bob. “They’ve got these chrome pipes for partitions on their tables, and they always come in too long so they’ll bring me 10 or 20 at a time and I’ll cut them down.” A lot of walk-ins just want to look around and take pictures for Facebook and Instagram. The shop looks so convincingly, perfectly authentic that, being on such pricy real estate, some people think it’s fake. “The common question,” Mark says, “is ‘what do you do here?’” “People actually working,” Bob says. “It’s a curiosity.” There is an element of the surreal, though: television commercial shoots have become somewhat routine, and about seven years ago Megan Fox and Michael

Bay spent four days there shooting a metal-shop scene for “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” But that’s tame compared to what Mark calls the “true tall tales” that have played out in the shop over the years. Like the time they had to use a slitting grinder to extricate a drunken Marina del Rey sailor who had gotten stuck in a

“There was Dr. Skull,” adds Bob. “He had two boxes. One was full of antique medical supplies — old saws and pliers and hammers. Then he opens up the other box and takes out these human skulls. I had to weld the tools together to hold up the skulls for some art show.” Afterward, “I got Lysol and sprayed the whole table down,” Mark says. There’s also the illegal booze. “During Prohibition they had a phony wall and a pit in the back [now paved over], and they’d pump in purified water from the water company that used to be across the [long-gone] railroad tracks,” Mark says. “An — Mark Libow old-timer who worked here then told us 50-pound cast-iron porthole: “His buddies all the big movie stars would drive up. bet he couldn’t crawl through the porthole, They’d wrap the bottles up in bailing and he was a pretty hefty guy. He gets wire and hang them under the hood.” halfway and they’re feeding him more The space became a metal shop under booze, so he blows up and gets stuck. So a second owner about four years after they unbolt this thing and drag him into Prohibition’s repeal, hence the “Since the shop,” Mark says. “It was funny as 1937” etched into the rusted sign over hell, man.” an outdoor gate.

“We’re the last holdouts, I guess. The grime has turned to gold.”

Both brothers are nearing 70, but neither is planning for retirement. “When I was 10 or 12 years old my dad taught me to weld. I used to take old lawnmowers, rob the engines off them and make go-carts,” says Bob, who now also uses the shop to maintain his prize 1934 Hudson convertible coupe. “They say when you do something you love, you never really work. I think it’s true.” Neither Bob nor Mark has kids interested in continuing the family business, yet Mark says the brothers won’t even hear out offers to buy the building. But why not cash out after all these years? “Maybe it’s to honor our father. Our uncles were all in it, too,” Mark says. “The mechanical thing, it’s in the blood.” Elco Welding and Engineering is at 1711 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Call (310) 821-7337. joe@argonautnews.com February 5, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13

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Shooting “The Melody of Choice” took Vera Mulyani to Shreveport, La., where she tapped locals for on-screen talent. At the bottom right, grips manipulate a paper lampshade to double as a celestial body in Mulyani’s 2009 magical realism story “Elah and the Moon.”

Santa Monica’s renaissance woman Artist, architect, children’s author and filmmaker Vera Mulyani screens her short films at the Edgemar By Michael Aushenker Bayou-based musical prodigies, rainbowdraining color thieves and the colonization of Mars: while these may sound like very disparate ideas, it all makes sense the way Vera Mulyani explains it over cappuccinos at the Cross Campus creative workspace in Santa Monica. The peripatetic Mulyani, for now settled in Santa Monica, has lived in and worked in 30 cities around the globe. Her pursuits have been numerous and varied: architecture, landscaping, urban design, literature, photography and filmmaking. She has also managed to publish a series of eight color-coded children’s books under the umbrella “Parable of Colors,” with titles including “Mr. Blue,” “Madame Red,” “Mr. Yellow” and “Chef Orange.” Mulyani screens two short films she produced and directed — “Elah and the Moon” (2009) and “The Melody of Choice” (2012) — on Monday at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, with executive producer Carole Warren flying in from London to attend.

“Elah and the Moon,” which premiered at Cannes, is a period-style fantasy piece about a boy seeking love and approval from his father. Mulyani calls it “a visual poem.” In “The Melody of Choice,” main character Teo is an indigent boy genius who can hear sounds from nature that other people cannot, and in a chance meeting with real-life jazz prodigy Jonathan Batiste learns to turn the cans he collects for money into an amplifier of those sounds. Born in Indonesia, Mulyani had her first art exhibition at age 16 in Hong Kong. Then she spent nearly a decade in Europe, earning a master’s degree in art and architecture in Paris and apprenticing under Rudy Ricciotti, “the Frank Gehry of France.” She designed a villa in the south of France and was part of a team that designed the Louvre spinoff museum Louvre-Lens before moving to New York City, where in 2009 she earned another master’s degree — this time in filmmaking at New York Film Academy.

Mulyani finds similarities between architecture and making movies in that both involve “working with the unity of a creative team to achieve the same goal,” she says. “The only difference would be that filmmaking is like building a beautiful house in people’s heart.” The story of how Mulyani came to make “The Melody of Choice” in Louisiana started with a MacGuffin. Mulyani’s increasing involvement in the tech world after moving to Los Angeles led her to attend a women’s entrepreneurship conference in Shreveport, La., in March 2012. The event turned out to be a bust, but she did meet Cedric Glover, then mayor of Shreveport, who urged her to shoot a movie “in the same city they filmed ‘True Blood,’” Mulyani said. An initial promise to receive film subsidies fell through, but she nonetheless took Glover up on the invitation. Mulyani storyboarded her short film and sought pointers about how to work with actors from Edgemar instructor Brian Drillinger. In May she crowdfunded for $25,000

toward her $50,000 filming budget and amassed $30,255 from 44 backers. That was enough money to cover travel expenses for her crew of 30 from New York and L.A. (18 of whom were friends and acquaintances from film school) and have the film selected for the Louisiana film prize competition that October. Mulyani relied largely on locals for on-screen talent to get across the film’s message about overcoming hardships to make dreams come true. Not giving up would also become a subtext during filming in the bayou. “We were miserable there. It was so hot!” Mulyani says with a laugh, noting the crew tended to avoid the local deep-fried culinary culture. “We’re all just starving every day, mosquitos every day,” she continued. Luckily, it was only a four-day shoot. Mulyani submitted “The Melody of Choice” to the Sundance Film Festival, but she’s more intent that schools screen it (Continued on page 30) February 5, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15

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Music still turns him on Ian Whitcomb, who topped the U.S. charts in 1965, carves out a residency in Playa del Rey younger brother Robin played tambourine California). West’s album included on Sonny & Cher’s biggest hit, “I Got You Whitcomb compositions “The Naked Ape” Babe.” and “Men,” and her liberal take on The Inspired by musicians such as Elvis Doors’ “Light My Fire.” Presley, Johnnie Ray and Guy Mitchell, “At the end of it, she shouts, ‘Where’s the Whitcomb evolved into a musician fire?’ [then replies], ‘In your eyes, big boy, himself, forming a skiffle group in 1957, in your eyes,’” Whitcomb recalled, followed by a rock band. In college, he chuckling. founded the Dublin rhythm and blues band With 1997’s “Titanic: Music as Heard on Bluesville. Their songs “This Sporting the Fateful Voyage,” Whitcomb won a Life” and “You Turn Me On” both charted Grammy Award for package design and on the U.S. Billboard charts in 1965. That was nominated for his liner notes. Other same year, Whitcomb played the HollyWhitcomb tunes appear on soundtracks wood Bowl with The Beach Boys. He soon such as the Pauly Shore comedy hit opened for the Rolling Stones, The Kinks “Encino Man” and “Last Call,” starring and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Jeremy Irons. Whitcomb’s interest in the ukulele Whitcomb has also authored music pre-dated Tiny Tim’s infatuation with the industry-related books, novels and memquirky string instrument. In 1966, Whitoirs. He landed an L.A. Theater Award for comb “The Jazz employed it Age,” has on the old produced the comedy documentary number “Legends of “Where Did Rhythm and Robinson Blues” for Crusoe Go England’s with Friday Channel — Ian Whitcomb on Saturday Four, backed Night?” and Jazz Ageinto the early 1970s on four LPs and a Mae revival singer Janet Klein, and hosted a West album he produced. Sirius XM ukulele program. “I always played ukulele,” Whitcomb On the 2000 solo album “Sentimentally said. One day, The Turtles’ Mark Volman Yours,” Whitcomb lilts over the accordionheard him. “He said, ‘You should record kissed “Good Evening” while “My Dog these songs.’ I never thought I was a rock Has Fleas” is kind of what “Martha, My ’n’ roller. I always was an entertainer. I Dear” was to Paul McCartney’s sheepdog: didn’t need a rock ’n’ roll band. My heart an ode to man’s best friend (specifically the Ian Whitcomb was a British Invasion teen heartthrob before heading is in the old ballads.” late Rollo; Whitcomb also penned “Goodin other musical directions, which included recording with Mae West Plus: the rock music he crushed on had bye, Dear Friend” after prior pooch and contributing to Hollywood film soundtracks gone down a rabbit hole of “drugs and Inspector passed away). More originals psychedelia, and I wasn’t interested in that. —“I Love You,” “On Paradise Island”— I like healthy living, being outdoors — not express nods to romance while well-chosen staying inside, smoking marijuana and covers (Al Jolson’s “Mother of Mine,” became part of Cantalini’s fold after By Michael Aushenker being pretentious.” Irving Berlin’s “When I Lost You”) sitting in with his accordion alongside The spirit of the British Invasion is still Whitcomb enjoyed collaborating with showcase Whitcomb’s taste and range. guitarist/mandolin player Tom Marion. alive and kicking in Playa del Rey. Whitcomb bought his San Gabriel Valley Ian Whitcomb — whose song “You Turn Soon, he was playing alternate nights with legendary silver screen comedienne West: “She was wonderful to work with. She’d home in 1979 but only secured his Ameribassist Dave Jones and guitarist Fred Me On” reached No. 8 on the U.S. make me a tuna sandwich wrapped in can citizenship in 2012, around the time he Sokolow; an expanded version of his trio Billboard Hot 100 in 1965 — has mainsuffered a stroke, from which he has been plays other venues under the moniker Ian grease-proof paper.” tained a residency at Cantalini’s Salerno Whitcomb got the gig because West had methodically recuperating. Whitcomb and the Bungalow Boys. Beach for going on 14 years, including Come Sunday though, the seasoned Some originals he’ll play at a Cantalini’s recorded “You Turn Me On” and “Nerthis Sunday night. vous.” musician has no idea what he’ll perform. gig include “When You’re There” (from “Customers love Ian,” said Cantalini’s So after meeting at West’s Ravenswood “I never know. I have a book full of songs the 2002 movie “Last Call”) and one owner Lisa Schwab. “He is a true enterapartment (packed with paintings of nude and we play whatever we feel like playdedicated to Schwab’s seaside establishtainer!” men) in Hollywood, they recorded “Great ing,” he said. Whitcomb was there on Jan. 4, perform- ment, “March Cantalini.” Balls of Fire,” financed by MGM Records’ “Dreams will heal your heart,” Whitcomb ing such popular tunes as “That’s Amore!” “He can engage the whole restaurant with one of his whimsical songs,” Schwab Mike Curb (future lieutenant governor of croons on his ditty “Dreams.” And apparand “Alley Cat” at Cantalini’s 10th ently, given his rich resume, Whitcomb anniversary luncheon party to a neighbor- said. “The children love to sit at his feet or has made many of his own aspirations hood Italian restaurant packed with diners dance around when he sings. He has a come true. wonderful energy, never overpowering ... still flush from New Year’s Eve. just easy and fun!” Whitcomb — who lives with wife Whitcomb performs at Actor Henry Winkler, Motley Crue’s Regina in Altadena — has become a 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Cantalini’s fixture of the Culver Boulevard spot since Mick Mars and Venice artist Don BachaSalerno Beach, 193 Culver rdy (who years ago drew Whitcomb’s 2001. He loves making the cross-town Blvd., Playa del Rey. portrait) are among the Cantalini’s diners trek to perform for Westsiders because Call (310) 821-0018 or who have caught Whitcomb’s act. “the staff is very kind to us,” Whitcomb visit salernobeach.com. Born in Woking, England, Whitcomb said. “Lisa loves us and she always gives michael@argonautnews.com came from a musical household. His us a nice dinner. It’s very congenial.” father played piano. His percussionist A decade ago, Whitcomb organically

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The menu is short and on the night we stopped in the kitchen was already out of two popular items, the mussels braised Basque style and the braised octopus. The fact that braised octopus is one of the most popular dishes tells you something about the adventurous nature of the clientele. That these are two of just five seafood items on the regular menu suggests that The Anchor might want to expand its seafood offerings. We ordered the seared snapper, lobster roll with truffles and roasted pork tenderloin medallions, and for starters a kale and quinoa salad. Kale is one of those how-didwe-ever-do-without-this ingredients; a decade ago it was a decorative item at buffets, and now it is celebrated as a tasty superfood. The salad served here is a good argument for kale’s continuing relevance, whether or not you care how healthy it is; the full flavor and crunchy texture went quite well with the blistered tomatoes, manchego cheese, almonds, avocado and raisins. The raisins weren’t in the menu description but played a major role in the flavor. In this case the result was better than expected, but anyone with food allergies

should be forewarned of the menu’s incompleteness and ask about omissions or substitutions before ordering. The two fish items arrived almost simultaneously and were a study in contrasts. The lobster roll looked very much like the traditional item, except for the large slices of black truffle topping the meat. The snapper was a fantasia on a plate — a portrait of a fish made from a fish, with the body made from a triangular filet, the tail from two plumes of sauce, and it swam on a vegetable sea. The snapper had been briefly seared in mild spices. No pseudo-Cajun crusting here, just slight enhancements to the natural flavor. The puree was slanted toward the sunchoke’s vegetable sweetness rather than the persimmon — there was just a ghost of fruity tartness rather than equality. This wasn’t what I was expecting, but it went particularly well with the succotash-like mix of edamame, corn, red bell pepper and mushrooms. The lobster roll was the only item we were served that matched the menu description. It was also the one prepared most (Continued on page 18)

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“This showpiece property blends the classic charm of traditional architecture with sleek aesthetics,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The two-story , five-bedroom, five-bath has soaring ceilings and hardwood flooring in a flowing layout. The sunlit living room leads to a gourmet kitchen with marble counters, chrome Grohe fixtures and a Bertazzoni six-burner gas range, with a griddle and a double oven. The master suite has a fireplace, oversized closets, a soaking tub and glasswalled shower, and includes a balcony overlooking the private back yard. There are four additional bedrooms and five more baths.” The property is offered at $1,995,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.

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“This extensively remodeled corner home has four bedrooms and 3.5 baths, and views from Point Dume to Palos Verdes,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “The custom German kitchen has a built-in refrigerator and a large center island. The dramatic master suite has a fireplace, his and hers closets, and a true spa bathroom with a massive wet-room shower, and a freestanding tub. There is also a one bedroom ocean view apartment with a full bathroom, a separate entrance and a deck. “ The property is offered at $2,599,000. Information, Jesse Weinberg, Keller Williams Realty, Marina/LA, (800) 804-9132.

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“The entry of this stylish home leads to a living room with a fireplace, hardwood floors, Plantation shutters and crown moldings,” says agent Bob Waldron. “The sunlit formal dining room has French doors to a patio and spacious back yard. The kitchen opens to a family room with a bay window. There are three carpeted bedrooms upstairs, all with ceiling fans, a remodeled full bath and a half-bath. The detached garage is finished, and features an attic area for storage.” The property is offered at $479,000. Information, Bob Waldron, Coldwell Banker, Westchester/Playa Vista, (310) 337-9225.

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5950 Canterbury Dr. #J-220 5870 Green Valley Circle #329

3/2 Remodeled top floor corner unit w/views 1/1 +Den, open flr plan, HW flrs, newly painted

$495,000 $359,900

Brian Christie Yolanda Caldwell

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4/3 180 degree ocean views, kitchen upgrades 8/7 Big house, Big lot

$1,499,000 $1,890,000

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3501-3503 Esplanade 4737 La Villa Marina #D 4515 Alla Rd. #3 120 Outrigger Mall 129 Roma Court 4300 Via Dolce #103

2/3 +Back office, rftp deck, blocks from beach 3/3 Desirable 2 master suite, central air, upgraded 2/2.5 Largest flr plan, central air, lots of upgrades 5/6 Ultimate in luxury w/ocean, mountain views 4/3.5 Waterfront home w/ocean view from rftp deck 2/2 West facing MDR Strand condo w/lrg balcony

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7333 Vista Del Mar Ln. 7611 Rindge Ave. 7740 Redlands St. #M1082 8148 Redlands St. #205 8505 Gulana Ave. #6105 8300 Manitoba St. #225 7765 W. 91st St. F1113

5/7.5 Panoramic view home w/pool & roof top deck 5/5 Completely remodeled w/ocean views & 3car gar. 3/2 Remodeled Cross Creek condo, priv. patio 1/1 Close to shops, beach, LMU, 2car S.B.S parking 2/3 Two story TH in Beach Port Village 2/2 Huge deck, quiet gated complex, upgraded 3/2 Remodeled end unit 1st fl, Silicon Beach adjacent

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7701 Hindry Ave. 6922 Knowlton Pl. #105 6556 W. 83rd St. 8038 Loyola Ave. 7520 McConnell Ave. 7101 LaTijera #I-102 7443 W. 81st St.

5/4 Entertainers dream home on large corner lot 5/4 Exceptional updated condo w/garden patio 5/4 Charming Kentwood home on tree-lined street 3/2 Lovely traditional near the heart of LMU 5/5.5 State of the art remodel in North Kentwood 2/2 Washer/Dryer hook-ups. W/o rm, spa & 2car gar. 5/5 Stunning new construction, modern home

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Thursday, Feb. 5 “The Masters of Wisdom and Transmission Meditation,” 7 p.m. A spiritual talk and group meditation. Santa Monica Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 314-7511 “It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks,” 7:30 p.m. A topical screening of this 2008 documentary on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which focuses on a high-profile 2007 lawsuit by three French Muslim groups, exposing the rift between religious belief and free expression in Europe. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Spincycle Presents, 8:15 p.m. A night of progressive and cosmic rock launches with Curtis and trips the

night fantastic with Northern Strangers and the night’s closer, Sweet Earth. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica. com Optimist Club Meeting, 7 p.m. A general meeting where participants only pay for the cost of their meal. Italy’s Little Kitchen, 8516 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. (310) 645-1220; italyslittlekitchen.com

Friday, Feb. 6 Del Rey Community Jazz Band, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Led by Captain Dan Meyer and featuring Ken Weiner, David Tobocman, Joey Sacco, Eric Good, Jim Watson, Robert Studenny, George Dudley and others. Del Rey Farmers Market, Glenalla Park, 4601 Alla Rd., Marina del Rey.

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$14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com

First Fridays at TRiP, 6 p.m. An Allagash beer tasting ($5) kicks off an evening that will see two sets by classic rockers The Old Johnsons and R&B rock group The Blue Kind. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

“The Memory of Water,” 8 p.m. (Also at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 14.) Dark comedy features story uniting three turbulent sisters at their mother’s funeral. Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $20. (310) 960-7785; plays411.com/memoryofwater

“Beauty and the Beast,” 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica Playhouse’s 20th anniversary re-telling of the classic fable happens each Friday through Feb. 27. $15 to $19.50. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com “Shadow of a Doubt”/“Laura”,” 7:30 p.m. Double-feature of twisty mid-1940s thrillers directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger, respectively. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica.

The Night Sky Show, 7 p.m. Family friendly tour of the constellations and information on latest news in astronomy and space exploration at Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $6. (310) 434-3005; smc.edu/eventsinfo or smc.edu/planetarium “Boyhood”/”Dazed and Confused,” 7:30 p.m. Alright, alright, alright! Two by director Richard Linklater, who appears in person to

introduce “Boyhood,” his 2014 coming-of-age story shot across a dozen years that many Oscar pundits believe will win Best Picture on Feb. 22; and the 1993 film set on the last day of classes in 1976 that reads like a generational update on “American Graffiti” and features an all-star cast of before-they-were-famous actors, including Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck. Wake Up For New Horizons, 8 p.m. Preview the pioneering mission of NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft into the Kuiper Belt at Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $6, $11 for double feature. (310) 434-3005; smc.edu/planetarium Leaving Home, 8 p.m. Ruskin Group Theatre presents opening night of one of the “1,000 Essential (Continued on page 29

Barak is Back The lauded choreographer returns to Santa Monica with her latest program, ‘Triple Bill’ By Michael Aushenker referencing Russell Crowe’s character in Ridley Scott’s 2000 film, “Gladiator.” “He was a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty.” Huang, a New York City-based composer, met Barak years ago when both participated in the New York Choreographic Institute. “I thought his music was very unique, beautiful in a very strange yet theatrical way,” Barak said. “‘Yueh Fei’ evokes so much atmosphere. It’s a thrill as a choreographer to find music that inspires me yet also challenges me.” Originally from Brooklyn, Fonte made his name in Madrid, where his choreographic career exploded. “This program will really show the growth this company has seen as well as the artistic and technical versatility our incredible dancers are capable of,” Barak said. As for the company’s namesake herself getting up onstage: “Ha, no dancing for me this time. Two of my pieces are on the program so I’m too busy staging them!” Melissa Barak’s “Triple Bill 2015” takes place at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Broad Stage. michael@argonautnews.com

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Melissa Barak’s “Triple Bill 2015” promises to be as varied choreographically as it is musically. “We’ve got a bit of everything going on, from the truly contemporary and symphonic to J.S. Bach,” said Barak Ballet founder/artistic director Melissa Barak, who returns to Santa Monica’s Broad Stage this weekend with her contemporary dance company for a trio of works. The former New York City Ballet dancer turned choreographer introduces “Yueh Fei,” scored by Huang Ruo; “Middle of Somewhere,” with music by Ezio Bosso; and Nicolo Fonte’s Bach-driven piece, “Left Unsaid.” Truth be told, Barak has been readying “Triple Bill” since August. “Getting things squared away months in advance with the theater is also a must,” Barak explained. “Our ‘Triple Bill 2015’ program is all new works the company has not performed before; they’re all company premieres.” “‘Yueh Fei’ is not only the name of Ruo’s score and the ballet, but also of an admired Chinese general during the 1100s. “He was sort of the Maximus Meridius of China,” Barak said,

Barak Ballet dancers Keira Schwartz and Grigori Arakelyan

The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $50 to $100. Call (310) 434-3200 or visit melissabarak.com.

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Biz Buzz

a monthly dispatch of interesting business news

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manager, and C.B. Gersch (Eureka! Restaurant Group, Hillstone) as CEO of Hibler’s American Gonzo Food Corporation. (310) 907-5075; superbafoodandbread.com After being priced out of its lease near the Venice boardwalk, Alpha Venice fitness center is teaming up with P-fit Gym and will be sharing P-fit’s space at 1500 Lincoln Blvd. Alpha Venice is a leader in TRX tethered suspension training, and the partnership combines those classes with P-fit’s high-tech workout options. (310) 392-7949 The Blowin’ Smoke Rhythm & Blues Band, two decades into a residency at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (1432 4th St.) has added keyboardist Don Preston, an original member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention who has also contributed to film scores such as “Apocalypse Now” and recorded with John Lennon and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Epithereal Skin Care held a grand opening ribbon-cutting on Jan. 24 in Marina del Rey

Santa Monica’s historic Hotel Shangri-La (1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica) celebrated its 75th anniversary on Jan. 17 with a champagne reception in the hotel courtyard that featured World War II special forces personnel who trained at the beach while based at the then-new hotel. The Suite 700 bar remains open for rooftop cocktails. Epithereal Skin Care (13400 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey) held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 24. (310) 439-1926; epithereal.com

Coming Soon Plant Food and Wine restaurant will soon inhabit the old Pose Marketplace spot at 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. The Arclight Cinema movie theater coming to Santa Monica Place will contain café seating and a full bar, according to toddrickallen.com. A Cheesecake Factory restaurant is also coming to Santa Monica Place.

Bill Chait and chef Jason Neroni are soon to open Catch & Release at the former Paiche space at 13488 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey, according to Eater L.A. The menu focuses on New England seafood and craft cocktails. A third Coffee Commissary opens later this month at 3425 Motor Ave. in Palms. photo by Michael Aushenker

A friendly Statue of Liberty greeted shoppers at Marina del Rey to herald the arrival of Liberty Taxes A Liberty Tax Service franchise opened last month at the Villa Marina Shopping Center (13450 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey) and is open seven days a week. “The Marina del Rey team’s goal is to make taxes fun by offering a friendly, inviting atmosphere. We know taxes can be challenging and stressful, so we want to provide customers the best experience possible,” said local franchise owner/ operator Pamela Bennett. (310) 306-2000 Super-food café Beaming (1426 Montana Ave., Santa Monica) recently opened its biggest storefront yet, offering super-food smoothies, cold-pressed juices, plant-based items and other organic, non-GMO gluten- and dairy-free foods as well as soups, salads and snacks that include a create-your-own super-food trail mix). Cooking classes and wellness instruction are also offered. (310)299-7622

Coffee Commissary is opening its third location, this one on Motor Avenue

Arrivals and Departures Al Watson, owner of Sweet Fish Sushi Bar and Restaurant in Playa Vista (13020 Pacific Promenade, Suite 8), is now the owner of Piknic (13020 Pacific Promenade, Suite 1), which is soon to become Gulp Brew Pub. Sweet Fish: (424)228-2298; Piknic: (310) 496-3966 Lincoln Carson and Jason Travi are leaving Superba Food + Bread (1900 S. Lincoln Blvd., Venice). Owner Paul Hibler has brought on Jennifer Toomey (former executive sous chef at Milo and Olive) as new executive chef, David Rex (Stella Barra) as general

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Honors and Awards

Feb. 19: Venice Art Crawl Mixer, 6 and 9 p.m. See the works of Tom Everhart, Berberyan, Peter Max and Jules Muck at QART.COM Gallery, 480 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. veniceartcrawl. com Feb. 21: LAX Co-Working, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste.208, Westchester. Free. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Feb. 26: LAX Coastal Chamber Networking at Night, 6 to 8 p.m. Location TBD. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com

Feb. 28: Green Venice Expo, 6 p.m. Actor and activist Ed Begley Jr. serves as the keynote and Whole Foods Venice serves as the event’s primary sponsor. Mark Twain Middle School, 2224 Walgrove Ave., Mar Vista. outreach@venicenc.org March 2: International Women’s Day Networking Breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m. Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica, 530 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $50 to $65. smchamber.com michael@argonautnews.com

Santa Monica’s State of the City 2015 photo by Michael Aushenker

photo by Michael Aushenker

Caffe Primo is coming soon to the southeast corner of 7th Street and Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica.

The Santa Monica Museum of History has installed three new members on its board: Jeffrey H. Haskett, a partner in Cohen & Bender Accountancy Corporation; Dr. Michelle Christie, founder and executive director of No Limits for Deaf Children; and Annette Doss, head cataloguer at UCLA Film and Television Archive. The board also chose a new chair: Bandini Johnson, whose great-aunt Arcadia Bandini de Baker (her name graces the Arcadia Terrace near the Santa Monica Pier) was the wife of Santa Monica co-founder Col. Robert S. Baker. (310) 395-2290; santamonicahistory.org

The Cheeses of Europe, an association of various French fromage producers, held a pop-up showcase on Jan. 16 at Santa Monica Place

The Automobile Club of Southern California announced on Jan. 17 that The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, (4375 Admiralty Way) was one of only nine Southland hotels to receive its AAA five-diamond rating. “The AAA Five Diamond Rating is a rating award that’s earned through very hard work while providing guests a highly personalized luxury experience, and doing so through personal assistance or new technology options such as iPads and TV menus,” said Patricia Marenco, the Automobile Club’s approved accommodations supervisor. (310) 823-1700; ritzcarlton.com

Upcoming Events Feb. 5: Venice Chamber Happy Hour, 6 to 8 p.m. Chef Jesse Barber opens up his soulful, rustic restaurant for this month’s happy hour event. Barnyard Venice, 1715 Pacific Ave., Venice. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net Feb. 5: Santa Monica Chamber Networking Breakfast, 7:30 to 9 a.m. At The Victorian, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. $25 to $35. smchamber.com Feb. 10: Santa Monica Chamber Tech Talk Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the chamber, 1234 6th St., Santa Monica. smchamber.com Feb. 13: Free Lunch Friday at LAX Co-working, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Inaugural event for co-workers and not-yet-coworkers alike at 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 208, Westchester. Free. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com

Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown speaks at the SGI-USA Auditorium The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the City address on Jan. 20 at SGI-USA Auditorium, 606 Wilshire Blvd. Under the theme “Game Changers,” the program included a string of award presentations to recipients such as the Rand Corp. (Community Excellence); Edward Thomas Company, parent company of Shutters on the Beach & Hotel Casa del Mar (Economic Excellence); The Honest Company (Tech Excellence); and proved a warm send-off to Individual Community Excellence Award recipient City Manager Rod Gould, who retired at the end of January. BrownList, Buddytruk, The Mobile Majority and Parkt all received Santa Monica Tech Startup Awards. Mayor Kevin McKeown hit six bullet points outlining positive growth in Santa Monica, including the city’s leading role in the Silicon Beach tech boom and involvement by millennials

(b. 1981 to 2001) informing city bike and ride sharing efforts. Gould spoke of how bad things were when he first assumed his position in January 2010, when Santa Monica was still in the mire of the Great Recession. “These past five years have been some of the most exciting of my career,” Gould said, ticking off a roster of improvements: a reduction in unemployment, homelessness and crime; 20 local buildings that were declared landmarks; the creation of Tongva and Town Hall parks, the incoming Expo light rail; $1.3 billion spent in Santa Monica last year alone. For all that growth, Gould pointed out that population growth has been very limited. Santa Monica counted 92,185 residents last year, up from roughly 85,000 in 1960. Gould ended his speech by urging others to abide by the Athenian Ephebic Oath: “Leave the city better than how you found it.”

Westside Happenings (Continued from page 27) Plays in the English Language,” a play focused on immigration challenges. Runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through March 14. 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 397-3244, ruskingrouptheatre.com

Saturday, Feb. 7 26th Annual SYCA Women’s Sailing Convention. Whether you are a novice or expert sailor, improve your skills with the Southern California Yachting Association at their multi-workshop event as well as hear Sharon Green, top yacht racing photographer, speak about her experience photographing eight America’s Cup Campaigns. Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For reservations, email gail@scya. org Bahia Boating Workshop: Controlling Fouling on Your Boat, 8:30 a.m. to

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Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 donation. (310) 395-1308

noon. Free workshop to learn about options for reducing copper levels in the Marina like integrated pest management and hull cleaning with guest speakers Leigh Taylor Johnson, University of California, and Carolyn Culver, California Sea Gran Extension Program. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 12650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. To RSVP contact Maral Tashjian at (310) 578-0961, mtashjian@bh.lacounty.gov

Artists for the Arts Foundation, 7 p.m. This 11th benefit concert supports Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation’s, “For The Arts” campaign, with singer/ songwriters Colin Hay and Stephen Bishop and the SMMUSD Student Musicians. All ticket sales and auction proceeds go toward funding the arts programs at Santa MonicaMalibu public schools. Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (818) 621-7845, Smmef.org

Ballona Wetlands Walking Tour, 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Find out more about the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, walk the train and deepen your understanding of the wetlands with activities led by Naturalist Explorer graduates. Fiji Gateway, across from 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (818) 878-0866 x228, facebook.com/ lamountains Marathon Valentine-Making and Music Appreciation Event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Make valentines and help homeless youth: join the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club for its 6th annual valentine-making event, benefitting School On Wheels. Santa

Poker Tournament, 7 p.m. to midnight. The Battle Buddy Foundation hosts its first poker tournament to raise money for training service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and other physical limitations. Online registration available. The Garage, 3387 Motor Ave., Palms. $75 donation / entry fee. battlebuddypokertournament. eventbrite.com St. Anastasia Catholic School Presents Willy Wonka, Jr., 7 p.m.

A Feast for The Eyes

(Also 4 p.m. Sunday) See more than 60 Westchester kids present Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel at the El Segundo Performing Arts Center, 640 Main St., El Segundo. $10. (310) 645-8816 Pop/Rock/Punk at TRiP, 8 p.m. Pop rock performer Elle Carpenter starts off a night that also includes punk rockers Alien Sex Queen and rock groups The Cocanuts and The Sinkholes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Tracy Newman and Friends, 8 p.m. The singer is joined by Gene Lippmann and Paula Fong, two members of her folk group, the Reinforcements, plus Lynne Stewart and Bridget Sienna reading selections from The Groundlings’ sketches “Charlotte’s Shorts.” A fun, funny night presented by Eve Brandstein as part of her series, “Poetry in Motion.” Snacks, coffee and sodas will be served. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $10 to $20.

Sunday, Feb. 8 Home Run for Kids, 8:30 a.m. Run or walk in 5K/10K and Kiddie K, to help end family homelessness with Upward Bound House. Event includes food and a family fun expo. To register, HomeRunForKids.com The Art of Robert Soffian, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Unitarian Universality Santa Monica presents the art of Robert Soffian. 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 829-5436; assistant@uusm.org “Nowhere to Go … But Jail,” 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Laurie Jones from Brave New Films makes a presentation on “Overcriminalized,” a series of short films about incarceration for nonviolent offences. Discussion to follow. Westside Neighborhood School, 5101 Beethoven St., Del Rey. (310) 384-7534, Sholem.org Anti-Semitism Around the World, 10 a.m. Honor lives lost and the

freedom of speech attacked in Paris and other cities around the world in a community wide seminar with Adat Shalom Women’s League featuring Anti-Defamation League Associate Regional Director Arielle Schusterman. Adat Shalom, 3030 Westwood Blvd., West L.A. (310) 474-0423; adatshalomla.org Del Rey Community Jazz Band, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brighten your Sunday morning with family fun and Captain Dan at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. 2640 Main St. at Ocean Park, Santa Monica. delreync.org/DelReyCommunityJazzBand Memorial Service for Al Martinez, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Public memorial service for Los Angeles Times columnist Martinez, who died on Jan. 12 at the age of 85. Bergamot Station, Building 1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica LA Love Band, 4 to 7 p.m. Del Rey-based professional band performing jazz, bossa and blues for the dancing Nautical Crew. Featuring Captain Dan Meyer on guitarfish, Queen Elizabeth Hangan III on Land Hos, Valerie the Taylor on navigation and Jim Doyle on life raft. Free. At the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 827-7692 Sunday Jazz Suppers, 7 p.m. Local bands create a lounge atmosphere on the patio of Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com Rock at TRiP, 8 p.m. Jim Cook, Dust On The Radio, Uptown Retrievers. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Ernest Troost and Happy Traum, 8 p.m. Film composer and songwriter Troost joins the legendary Traum, whose worked with Dylan, Phil Ochs and Pete Seeger. McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com (Continued on page 30)

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Monday, Feb. 9 GED classes, various times Mondays through Thursdays. Free high school completion classes at Emerson Adult Learning Center, 8810 Emerson Ave., Westchester. (310) 258-2000, VeniceServiceArea.org Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Club meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892 Mar Vista Woman’s Club, 10:30 a.m. Learn about the Mar Vista Woman’s Club and get involved in the community at Spitfire Grill, 3300 Airport Ave., #E, Santa Monica. Contact Judith Wilson at (310) 827-8101 to RSVP. Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. Weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $10. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Jack Daniel’s Comedy Classic, 9 p.m. Comedy showcase each Monday at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, No cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com.

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as a way to encourage positive thinking among students who face the challenges of poverty. “That’s the goal: to change the kids’ mindsets,” she says. Monday’s screenings double as a fundraising event for an animated short based on Mulyani’s eighth and final “Parable of Colors” book, “Mr. White,” in which a diabolical painter steals all the colors from the rainbow, plunging an entire town into misery. The moral: “We can’t be happy when we make others miserable,” says Mulyani, who plans to collaborate with Michael Bonitatis’ L.A.-based Animation Libation Studios and provide animation internships to low-income students in the process. As if that isn’t enough to keep her busy, Mulyani also plans to launch a website, marscitydesign.com, in May. The site encourages users to contribute conceptual ideas toward accomplishing Space X CEO Elon Musk’s much-publicized vision of a million-strong

colony on Mars by 2030. Musk’s concept is architecturally very next level because “we just got stuck here on Earth,” Mulyani says. “There’s no innovation. We’ve run out of ideas.” Whether such a vision comes to fruition is almost beside the point. It’s the by-product of this dangling carrot that Mulyani feels is worth the chase. “At least all this research will add to our understanding [of Mars, the cosmos],” she says, buoyed by the idea of “architects and scientists working together.” Each discipline can learn from the other, says Mulyani, who is clearly not content to be pigeonholed in one realm of expertise. Mulyani’s screening event starts at 7 p.m. Monday at Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $20. Call (310) 392-0815 or email parableofcolors@gmail. com to RSVP. For more information, visit parableofcolors.com. michael@argonautnews.com

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Thursday, Feb. 12 How To Design A Toxin-Free Lifestyle, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Integrative medicine expert David Allen, M.D., and Marilyn Diaz, CN, make a presentation on pollution in our world and how you can make changes in your diet and lifestyle to protect your health. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 445-6600; davidallenmd.com “The Judge”/ “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 7:30 p.m. It’s a double shot of courtroom dramas as actor Robert Duvall appears in person to discuss “The Judge,” the 2014 film also starring Robert Downey, Jr., Vera Farmiga and Billy Bob Thornton, screened here with Robert Mulligan’s 1962 classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” featuring Gregory Peck and Duvall’s motion picture debut as the maligned Boo Radley. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Latin Jazz Night, 8 p.m. Fausto Cuevas Band performs. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

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“One Person Crying: Women & War,” through March 12. This global photo essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Marissa Roth covers 12 conflicts and addresses the lingering effects of war through moving black-andwhite photographs. Opening night includes documentary film screenings and a workshop led by Roth. Venice Arts, 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. (310) 392-0846; venicearts.org

Bobbie Rich, opens 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Through April. The Atlanta-born artist and Santa Monica resident showcases her latest body of semi-abstract oils featuring multicultural subjects. The Upper West, 3321 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 586-1111; theupperwest.com

“My American Experience,” through Mar. 29. Originally from Mexico, the 21-year-old Venice resident Dennis Miranda presents a solo show of his large paintings at In

“Picturing When,” through Feb. 21. Images by Beth Parker. Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B3, Santa Monica. (310) 828-1133; loraschlesinger.com

Heroes We Trust, 300 Westminster Ave., Venice. (310) 310-8820; inheroeswetrust.com “Tattoo: The Shamrock Social Club,” through Mar. 29. A photographic look at Mark Mahoney’s legendary West Hollywood tattoo shop “where the elite and the underworld meet.” California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org Moshe Ninio and Brian Weil, through April 18. New exhibits highlight visiting Israeli artist Ninio’s holographic and photographic work as well as the photo and video essays addressing sex, Miami crime, AIDS, transgender and Hasidim by photographer Brian Weil (who died in 1996). Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 5866488; smmoa.org

“Divine Journey,” through Feb. 21. Images by Kimberly Merrill. Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B3, Santa Monica. (310) 828-1133; loraschlesinger.com Chris Justice and Kimball Hall, through Feb. 28. Via abstract expressionism, Justice deals with love, loss, and personal turmoil through his unconditional relationship with the paintbrush while Hall

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014354555 The following person is doing business as: Best Pie Box.com 421 Veince Way Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Ben Parillo 421 venice Way Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Ben Parrillo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 17, 2014. Argonaut published: January 15, 22, 29 and February 5, 2015. 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. 2014359495 The following person is doing business as: Playa Provisions 119 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Culver West LP 333 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. 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 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: Nichols Roberts. Title: Secretary. This statement

was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 23, 2014. Argonaut published: January 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2015. 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. 2014359497 The following person is doing business as: The Tripel 333 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Hudson Room LP 333 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. The registrant commenced to trans-

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legal advertising act 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 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: Nichols Roberts. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 23, 2014. Argonaut published: January 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2015. 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. 2015006290 The following person is doing business as: Realtime Online Support 1455 4th St. #303 Santa Monica, CA. 90401. Registered owners: James Palumbo 1455 4th St. #303 Santa Monica, CA. 90401. This business is conducted by a 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

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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CITy CLERK CASE # NP-15-001-AD LEAD AGENCy: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) SUbJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) PROJECT TITLE: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Landside Access Modernization Program

PROJECT LOCATION: The Landside Access Modernization Program would include improvements that would be constructed in an area generally bounded by Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) in the Central Terminal Area (CTA) of LAX on the west, Interstate 105 on the south, Interstate 405 on the east, and Westchester Parkway/West Arbor Vitae Street on the north PROJECT DESCRIPTION: LAWA proposes to implement the LAX Landside Access Modernization Program Project to continue to transform LAX into a world-class airport by relieving unacceptable traffic congestion within the CTA and on the surrounding street network, improving the travel experience for passengers, and providing connection to the regional Metro rail system. The LAX Landside Access Modernization Program consists of several primary components. At the centerpiece is an Automated People Mover (APM) system, which would provide free, fast, convenient, and reliable access to the CTA for passengers, employees and other users of LAX, 24 hours a day. The APM would transport passengers between the CTA and the other main components of the Project located east of the CTA, including a state-of-the-art, Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC), new public parking facilities and multiple locations for passenger pick up and drop off. In addition, the APM system would include a station at the multi-modal/transit facility at 96th Street/Aviation Boulevard planned by Metro as a separate and independent project to provide the opportunity for passengers to access the Metro regional rail system. The Landside Access Modernization Program would reduce traffic volumes and congestion within the CTA as well as on local streets, as part of LAWA’s commitment to reduce emissions from transportation sources to comply with Senate Bill (SB) 375, improve public health, and meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards defined under the federal Clean Air Act. Project components associated with the Landside Access Modernization Program include: 1) an Automated People Mover (APM) system connecting the CTA to new ground transportation facilities proposed between Sepulveda Boulevard and Interstate 405; 2) passenger walkway systems connecting the APM stations to passenger terminals or ground transportation facilities; 3) modifications to existing passenger terminals and parking garages for passenger walkway system connections and vertical circulation to the arrival and departure levels; 4) intermodal transportation facilities that would provide pick up and drop off areas outside the terminal area for airport passengers and commercial shuttles, meet and greet areas, passenger processing facilities, retail, dining options and other amenities, parking, and access to the APM system; 5) a CONRAC that would consolidate all car rental agencies in a centralized location with access to the CTA via the APM; 6) roadway improvements designed to improve access to the CTA from the freeway and provide access to the proposed intermodal transportation facilities and CONRAC; and 7) utilities needed to support the Landside Access Modernization Program. Additionally, amendments to the City of Los Angeles General Plan Land Use Element, Transportation Element, the LAX Plan, and the LAX Specific Plan, among others, may be required. The Landside Access Modernization Program would require changes to the configuration and use of existing parcels owned by LAWA where the proposed CONRAC, intermodal transportation facilities, and roadways are proposed to be constructed. Subdivision maps would be processed to change the configuration and existing zoning for these parcels. These changes in zoning would create new parcels owned by LAWA available for future development with commercial or light industrial uses. The Landside Access Modernization Program would not result in increased or decreased aircraft activity at LAX, and would not affect the configuration of runways or taxiways at LAX.

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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: James Palumbo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 8, 2015. Argonaut published: January 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2015. 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

Enabling projects required to implement the Landside Access Modernization Program include: 1) demolition of parking garages P2A, P2B, and P5 and construction of replacement garages in the CTA; 2) relocation of LAWA administrative offices housed in the Clifton Moore Administration building and former Airport Traffic Control Tower (1 World Way, also known as Admin East) to the existing LAWA-owned Skyview Center at 6053 West Century Boulevard; 3) demolition of the Clifton Moore Administration building (1 World Way) and demolition of the former Airport Traffic Control Tower located east of the Clifton Moore Administration building; 4) relocation of existing rental car facilities; 5) demolition of the existing restaurant building located at 9601 Airport Boulevard on property owned by LAWA; 6) demolition of the Metro bus terminal located north of West 96th Street; 7) improvements of portions of Center Way within the CTA; 8) demolition of existing hangars/buildings located at 6150 and 6190 West Century Boulevard owned by LAWA that are currently leased for storage; 9) demolition and potential relocation of the Reliant Medical Center located on LAWA-owned property at 9601 South Sepulveda Boulevard; 10) construction of a new 4-story, 1,200-space Skyview Center replacement garage for displaced surface parking; 11) completion of the Manchester Square acquisition program including the Stella Middle Charter Academy and Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy located at 5431 West 98th Street; and 12) land acquisition on four parcels located outside of Manchester Square. Potentially significant environmental effects that may result from implementation of the Landside Access Modernization Program include: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural (Historic) Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services, Transportation/Traffic, Utilities and Service Systems, and Mandatory Findings of Significance. PUbLIC SCOPING MEETING: As part of the scoping process, two (2) public scoping meeting will be held as follows: Dates & Times: Thursday, february 19, 2015, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday, february 21, 2015, 10:00 AM to Noon. Location: Proud bird Restaurant 11022 Aviation boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045. The NOP is available online at http://www.connectinglax.com and will be posted at the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office and the Los Angeles County Clerk Desk. A copy of the Initial Study prepared for the proposed Project is also available for review at http://www. connectinglax.com. For more information, or to request a copy, please call LAWA at (800) 919-3766. Responses to the NOP should be sent at the earliest possible date and must be received by LAWA no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2015. Responses should be submitted on the LAX website (http://www.connectinglax. com) or sent to Mr. Christopher Koontz, Chief of Airport Planning, at the following address: Los Angeles World Airports 1 World Way, Room 218 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (800) 919-3766. Si desea esta información en español, visite www.OurLAX.org o llame a (424) 646-7690. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities.

fICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT file No. 2015007299 The following person is doing business as: Dravivaboxer. com, Chelseapann.com and Knotathought.com 214 Barbour St. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Healthy Notes, INC. 214 Barbour St. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. 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. 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: Aviva Boxer Spann. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 9, 2015. Argonaut published: January 15, 22, 28 and February 5, 2015. 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. 2015010587 The following person is doing business as: Lotus Estate Properties 3121 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Lighthouse Properties Real Estate Services INC. 3121 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. 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. 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: Debbie Sutz. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 13, 2015. Argonaut published: January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, 2015. 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. 2015014567 The following person is doing business as: Hobart & Smyth, Creative Partners 10521 Valparaiso St. Registered owners: Richard B. Spitznass 10521 Valparaiso St. Los Angeles, CA. 90034. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-

tious business name or names listed above on n/a. 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: Richard B. Spitznass. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 20, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. 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. 2015018353 The following person is doing business as: Calvary Plumbing 12405 Venice Blvd. Ste. 402. Registered owners: Joey Leonel Chavez 3939 Globe Ave. Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Joey Leonel Chavez. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. 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. 2015018413 The following person is doing business as: Lo Hedge Press 3806 Pacific Ave. APT. F Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Lori Elizabeth Hedges 3806 Pacific Ave. Apt. F marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Lori Elizabeth Hedges. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on

legal advertising January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. 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. 2015018419 The following person is doing business as: H & R Catering 8415 Pershing Dr. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Christina Reyes 8821 Wiley Post 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 n/a. 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: Christina Reyes. Title:Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. 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. 2015022101 The following person is doing business as: education Marketing Group 5573 Village Green Los Angeles, CA. 90016. Registered owners: Derrick Anthony Banks 5573 Village Green Los Angeles, CA. 90016. 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 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: Derrick Anthony Banks. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 27, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. 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. 2015024870 The following person is doing business as: STOW 1933 North Bronson Avenue Apt. #204 Los Angeles, CA. 90068. Registered owners: Claire Ellen Flannery 1933 North Bronson Avenue Apt. #204 Los Angeles, CA. 90068. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Claire Ellen Flannery. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 29th, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. 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).

of Los Angeles on January 30th, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. 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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fICTITIOuS buSINeSS NaMe STaTeMeNT file No. 2015025805 The following person is doing business as: Onward Source 8512 Tuscany Ave. #303 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 and 8117 W. Manchester Ave. #636 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: David Baer 8512 Tuscany Ave. #303 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by a 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 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: David Baer. Title: Founder. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. 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. 2015026047 The following person is doing business as: Bay Cities Tile 5710 W. 83rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Marcelo Reynoso 5710 W. 83rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Marcelo Reynoso. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk

fICTITIOuS buSINeSS NaMe STaTeMeNT file No. 2015026053 The following person is doing business as: Cosmos Engineering and Linux Beach 116 Rose Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Clay Claiborne 116 Rose Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Clay Claiborne. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. 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. 2015026063 The following person is doing business as: Westchester Plumbing 8416 lilienthal Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Ramon Angelo Hernandez 8416 Lilienthal ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a 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 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: Ramon Angelo Hernandez. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. 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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FREE YOGA CLASS Every Tuesday â&#x20AC;˘ 5:30-6:30PM

Marina Del Rey Hospital South Lawn. Bring your own mat if possible. Register: marinahospital.com/class-and-events/yoga-classes

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With world-class physicians and nurses, we serve the Westside coastal communities with our commitment to patient-centered care, minimal delays, and attentive emergency services. Our high-quality, personalized medical professionals are ready to serve you 24/7. Now with Fast Track.

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