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Man vs. Bird
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Terrifying home invasions point up a dangerous reality in Venice . ............ 10
News Shooting kills one, wounds another at Mar Vista Gardens ....................... 7
Nashville Songwriters Hall-of-Famer Gretchen Peters heads to McCabe’s . . 28
Being Paul Robeson Stogie Kenyatta goes well beyond “Ol’ Man River” to embody the Civil Rights icon .................................. 30
Back from the Brink Rare species that have made a comeback in the Ballona Wetlands ............. 13
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Schoolroom Shuffle Broadway Elementary language immersion students are headed to Mark Twain Middle School .................... 7
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Music! Plays! Movies! Poetry! Art! ......... 27
AT HOME Brothers in Arts Eli and Noah Weissman set up a gallery in Marina del Rey after 10 years of selling art online ............. 15
Getting the lead out Environmentalists score a victory against toxic airplane exhaust ........... 8
Miles to Monk
Explore a fetching modern castle on the Venice canals ....................... 19
Pianist and composer John Beasley has been all over the musical map ........... 26
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LETTERS Time to take measles seriously Re: “Outbreak: Low measles vaccination rates at many Westside schools put students at risk,” cover story, Feb. 12 We, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Health and Safety District Advisory Committee, strongly support the school district’s efforts in educating the public regarding the importance of vaccination given the recent cases of measles we’ve seen in the district. The committee is composed of a group of community members and parents who advise the district on issues related to health and safety. Measles is a highly contagious disease spread through coughing and sneezing. It can lead to serious complications like hearing loss (one in 10 cases can result in hearing loss), pneumonia (one in 20 cases; the most common cause of death), encephalitis (one in 1,000 cases; results from swelling of the brain), and even death (also about one in 1,000 cases). The disease is preventable with the MeaslesMumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and was thought to be eradicated in the United States since 2000 until several recent cases, which
include the infection of a baseball coach at Santa Monica High School and an infant at a child care center located on the high school’s campus. In our community, immunization rates have fallen low enough that the disease has resurfaced. While there are those who are unimmunized due to medical reasons (people who are immunocompromised due to a medical condition or medical treatment, as well as infants under the age of 12 months who are not vaccination candidates because of their age), our community contains large numbers of unvaccinated children because parents have opted out of vaccinations due to personal belief. This has allowed our community to lose the protection of herd immunity and freedom from measles. Unfortunately, the children who are most threatened are unimmunized because of medical reasons, not parental choice. Our committee supports our district’s strong efforts to encourage parents to make sure that those children who can be vaccinated are vaccinated. Additionally, we look forward
to any legislation that will lead to increased vaccination rates, including legislation recently proposed by former SMMUSD school board member and current state Sen. Ben Allen that would eliminate the personal belief exemption for vaccines. Sion Roy, M.D. Note: The author is chair of the SMMUSD Health and Safety District Advisory Committee, and this letter was sent on behalf of the committee. Mad Max in Mar Vista Last Thursday on Grandview in Mar Vista was a nightmare in full daylight. An aggressive driver was tailgating because I was obeying the speed limit and the stop signs. The driver tried to speed around me to the right at a stop sign, unaware or indifferent to two cyclists who were biking outside the bike path so they could ride side-byside instead of single file. I could not pull to the left because there was only one
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Harlem Globetrotter Hammer Harrison goes up for a dunk at the Venice Skate Park They’ve played on the deck of an aircraft carrier, at the Vatican and in a Spanish bullfighting ring. Now the Harlem Globetrotters can add inside the bowl of the
Venice Skate Park to their list. The Globetrotters trounced the Washington Generals in front of an audience of 300 kids from Westminster
Avenue Elementary School on Feb. 12, a free event sponsored by the city Department of Recreation and Parks. — Joe Piasecki
Shooting kills one, wounds another at Mar Vista Gardens A 50-year-old man died and a second man was wounded late Saturday night in a shooting at the Mar Vista Gardens public housing complex in Del Rey. Calvin Johnson of Paramount was pronounced
dead at the scene at around 11 p.m. in the 4800 block of Marionwood Drive, Los Angeles Police officer Norma Eisenman said. The other man was transported to a local hospital.
The motive for the shooting is so far undetermined and the case remains under investigation, Eisenman said. A description of a suspect was not immediately available. — Gary Walker
Jim Landry to head Friends of Ballona board The board of directors of the nonprofit environmental group Friends of Ballona Wetlands has elected Loyola Marymount University professor Jim Landry as its new president.
Landry is the director of LMU’s environmental science program and is senior director of operations for LMU’s Center for Urban Resilience, which focuses on the protection of nature and wildlife in cities.
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King Tides reign at Mother’s Beach Photos By Joe Piasecki
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Low-lying turf in the Ballona Wetlands and half of Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey was underwater Tuesday and Wednesday morning, swallowed up by some of the highest tides of the year. The King Tides phenomenon occurs when the gravitation forces of the sun
and moon reinforce one another. Tides exceeded 6.5 feet above sea level between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and dropped in the afternoon to a low of about a foot below sea level, said Friends of Ballona Wetlands board member David Kay. — Joe Piasecki
LAX readies for Metro connection Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that runs LAX, is holding two public meetings this week to discuss the start of the environmental review process for Metro light rail connectivity to the airport. Related projects include an automated people mover to transport travelers from
the coming 96th Street/ Aviation Boulevard stop for the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line and changes in the central terminal area to receive those passengers. A consolidated rental car facility and a new public parking area east of the station are also part of the plan.
The first meeting will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today (Feb. 19) and the second from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, both at the Proud Bird Restaurant, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Westchester. Parking is free. Call (800) 919-3766 or visit connectingLAX.com for more information. — Gary Walker
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Schoolroom Shuffle Broadway Elementary language immersion students are headed to Mark Twain Middle School By Gary Walker It was nearly a year ago that school district officials announced the popular Mandarin Chinese language immersion program at Broadway Elementary School in Venice would move to new classrooms being built at Mark Twain Middle School in Mar Vista. But that hasn’t stopped the swell of nervous rumors questioning the program’s future, nor has it alleviated concerns about the impact that hundreds more students at Mark Twain will have on already congested Walgrove Avenue and the surrounding neighborhood. To address the situation, Los Angeles Unified School District Facilities Division representatives are holding community meetings at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, and on March 5. As of last year there were more than 300 K-5 students in the Mandarin immersion program at Broadway Elementary School, according to enrollment records.
campus with a nascent Spanish language immersion program that officials hope to grow. Because Broadway has only 20 classrooms and the Mandarin immersion program has continued to grow since starting five years ago, Westside school board member Steve Zimmer decided on the move to Mark Twain — where Mandarin Chinese and a variety of other language coursework is offered as part of the middle school’s world languages magnet program. Mark Twain Middle School Principal Rex Patton said he has always believed the Mandarin immersion program should relocate to his campus, as those elementary-level students can now continue their language studies through eighth grade before heading just down the street to Venice High School, which also offers Mandarin classes. “We’re the only world languages middle school in LAUSD, and
“I’m curious to find out how the district is going to rationalize spending $30 million to duplicate another school on that campus.” — Karen Wolfe
The program’s kindergarten through second-grade students (about 190) will move to Mark Twain in August, followed by third-, fourth- and fifth-graders during the 2015-16 school year. Construction of new classrooms, offices and a cafeteria for the elementary school students headed to Mark Twain will cost taxpayers $30 million in bond spending, according to LAUD representatives. The school board authorized the expenditure in April. Mandarin immersion students will relocate to bungalows at the middle school until construction is completed.
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Mark Twain is underpopulated, and Mandarin immersion students currently share the Broadway
now we have an extraordinary opportunity to build those foundations worldwide,” Patton said. In 2012 Patton had submitted a proposal to blend Broadway’s Mandarin immersion students and a middle school academy for arts and technologies into his magnet initiative, but the plan was rejected by former LAUSD Supt. John Deasy. LAUSD spokeswoman Shannon Haber said Cheryl Hildreth, one of the district’s instructional area superintendents, will be on hand at Thursday’s community meeting to answer questions about curriculum and instruction. LAUSD Facilities Development Manager Scott Singletary said attendees of Thursday’s meeting (Continued on page 32)
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Getting the lead out Environmentalists score a victory against toxic airplane exhaust in Westchester and Santa Monica By Gary Walker Anti-pollution activists are trumpeting a recent legal settlement with aviation fuel companies that lowers the maximum allowable lead content of airplane gasoline sold at the state’s largest airports, a victory they believe opens the door for statewide elimination of leaded airplane fuel. Federal studies have found that leaded airplane fuel is a significant source of air pollution in neighborhoods surrounding the Santa Monica Airport and LAX. The nonprofit Center for Environmental Health reached an agreement in December with 26 aviation fuel firms — including one serving SMO and LAX — that states the companies will not use or sell gasoline with a lead content greater than 0.56 grams per liter, which is significantly lower than many fuel mixes. Firms operating at the state’s 23 largest airports (including LAX, SMO, Van Nuys and Torrance) additionally must use unleaded gasoline whenever possible and post public notices that leaded aviation fuel is in use and contains carcinogens. The Oakland-based nonprofit filed suit in October 2011 under Proposition 65, the state’s safe drinking water and toxic substances enforcement statute, claiming airplane fuel companies expose the public to lead and lead-based compounds. Most small planes, including piston-engine aircraft and some smaller jets, have continued to run on leaded fuel (known as “avgas”) long after it was banned for automobiles in order to ensure reliable engine performance, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Large commercial jets run on unleaded fuel. While only a small percentage of aircraft that fly in or out of LAX use leaded fuel, the smaller planes that do are frequently gassing up at Santa Monica Airport. Of some 95,000 arrivals or departures from Santa Monica Airport in 2013, more than 78,000 were of small propeller aircraft. “We’re hoping that with the settlement in place we will soon see the process of reducing lead in aviation fuel begin in California,” said Center for Environmental Health spokesman
U.S. EPA studies determined that neighborhoods surrounding the runways at Santa Monica Airport and LAX are “potentially exposed” to harmful lead particles from airplane exhaust Charles Margulis. The lawsuit cited 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air quality studies of areas surrounding airports that concluded neighborhoods in Westchester, Playa del Rey and El Segundo are “potentially exposed” to lead emissions from LAX flights. The Sunset Park neighborhood in Santa Monica and portions of Mar Vista are also “potentially exposed” to Santa Monica Airport lead emissions, according to the studies. Congressman Ted Lieu (D- Torrance), who represents Mar Vista, parts of Santa Monica and residents near LAX, called the requirements of the agreement “a good first step” toward protecting neighborhoods from lead pollution. “The science shows without question that there are no safe levels of lead in the soil or in the air. Studies show that lead can get into the bloodstreams of young children who live near an airport, so I’m pleased with this agreement and what this means for protecting public health,” Lieu said. As a state senator, Lieu hosted a September 2013 hearing in Westchester in which scientists testified that children who live near airports are at risk of high-level lead exposure. John R. Froines, a professor of environmental health sciences at UCLA, testified about his work analyzing ultrafine particles that found airborne lead particles can enter the lung tissue and remain for long periods of time,
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“The aviation industry always says that it will be seven or 10 more years before they can transition to unleaded gas. We think that’s too long to wait.”
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increasing the likelihood of asthma and other respiratory diseases in children and cardiovascular disease in adults. In December 2009, a team of UCLA scientists found a high level of lead in ultrafine particulates east of the Santa Monica Airport runway in Mar Vista and West Los Angeles. Rebecca Anthopolos, a statistician for the Children’s Environmental Health Initiative at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, testified during the hearing that high levels of lead exposure can lower children’s IQs. Under the settlement, airline fuel companies will pay out $550,000 to the Center for Environmental Health and its attorneys. Santa Monica-based Atlantic Aviation, which operates at SMO and has an Imperial Highway facility in Westchester, paid the second highest amount at $28,118. Gregory Lane, the general manager at Santa Monica’s Atlantic Aviation office, could
not be reached for comment. In addition to setting the 0.56-gram standard, the companies “shall purchase for resale, distribute and sell in California ‘avgas’ with the lowest concentration of lead approved for aviation use that is commercially available,” according to the 56-page settlement agreement. That includes an FAA-approved low-lead blend of avgas known as 100VLL if it becomes available in California. The agreement also stipulates that warning signs will read: “The area within one kilometer of this airport contains lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Lead is contained in the aviation fuel that is used by small piston engine aircraft that take off and land at this airport. People living, working or traveling near this location will be exposed to lead as aircraft take off and land.” There are four unleaded small aircraft fuels currently in the first phase of federal safety testing. According to a Sept. 8 state-
ment, the FAA anticipates that two or three fuels will be selected for phase-two engine and aircraft testing, and the agency expects to conclude its testing in 2018. “We’re committed to removing harmful lead from general aviation fuel,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a recent statement. “This work will benefit the environment and provide a safe and available fuel for our general aviation community.” Margulis said the public has waited long enough. “The aviation industry always says that it will be seven or 10 more years before they can transition to unleaded gas. We think that’s too long to wait,” he said. Santa Monica Airport General Manger Stelios Makrides said he does not think the legal settlement, which is specific to California, will motivate the FAA to accelerate approving non-leaded gasoline. “As the general manager of a municipal airport, I would like to see the federal government expedite the approval process for making non-leaded aviation fuel available throughout the United States,” he said. Lieu said it is ultimately the FAA’s responsibility to develop an unleaded gasoline alternative using all available technology as soon as possible. “My hope is that this settlement accelerates the coming of that future,” Lieu said. gary@argonautnews.com
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By Mark Ryavec In response to “Venice Needs More Cops,” news, Jan. 22; and “Homelessness and the Big Lie,” opinion, Jan. 15 As a concerned resident living near the Venice boardwalk, I have to ask: Have five home invasions happened since April in any other six-block area of Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin’s district? In his letter to Police Chief Charles Beck, Bonin agreed with the Venice Stakeholders Association’s lawsuit that Venice is fundamentally unsafe and under-policed. He has asked for more officers and that they be permanently stationed here so they can learn our unique conditions: a coastal park and major tourist destination next to a predominantly residential community with a large, problematic and occasionally dangerous transient population. Bravo Mike! Better late than never. The dangerous reality our councilman painted in his letter to Beck has been underscored in my immediate neighborhood, four blocks from Ocean Front Walk, by five home invasions since April committed by transients camping in or near the Venice Beach Recreation Area. The first saw a drug-fueled beach dweller dive through a glass door on Horizon Avenue at 4:30 a.m. on April 8 and climb the stairs to the tenant’s apartment, dripping blood along his path. He proceeded to the bathroom where he tore two bolted sinks off the wall and was found, 25 minutes after the victim called 911, wrestling on the floor with the shower curtain.
The intruder who crashed through a glass door on Horizon Avenue covered the victim’s bathroom in his own blood as he ripped fixtures from the wall for their lives down the back stairs, then to a neighbor’s across the street, and later having to face their blood-covered home. The second was the now internationally famous Sept. 26 break-in on Riviera Avenue, where the drugged-out intruder (some 30 minutes earlier in police handcuffs being questioned on the street, according to a neighbor) forced a young actress out under her roof eave in
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Venice.” This young woman and her oldest child, who was old enough to know the danger they were in, are certainly changed; they now live in fear. This shibboleth, that those who choose to live in Venice must not try to change it, is fundamentally undemocratic. I was born in Santa Monica, but my father’s career in the Navy sent us out-of-state for 11 years. When we returned in 1961, residents had a choice of voting in local elections for either conservative Republicans or the even more conservative John Birchers. Fast-forward to the construction of the Santa Monica Freeway bringing thousands of new apartment units and their far more liberal inhabitants. In 30 years Santa Monica went from far-right to the People’s Republic of Santa Monica. Just as the new renters in Santa Monica many years ago had the right to exercise their political values, the newcomers to Venice — frequently families with young children — have every right to demand a safe environment. Also, after 28 years in Venice it’s ludicrous for anyone to contend that I’m a newcomer or that I should just bend over and accept the filth, crime and danger that frequents the boardwalk and its surroundings. The trend in Venice is on the side of those who demand public safety. Those who dream of the Venice of 1970 may be the ones who should think of moving on. Check the calendar: It’s 2015 and your time is up. Mark Ryavec is president of the Venice Stakeholders Association.
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A Western Snowy Plover forages along the shoreline at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey
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Can the threatened Western Snowy Plover make a comeback at Dockweiler Beach? Story by Rebecca Kuzins Photos by Ted Soqui At first glance the group of elementary school students failed to notice anything special about a patch of sand on the northernmost part of Dockweiler State Beach. But when they scanned the area with binoculars, two very small burrowing shorebirds appeared magically before their eyes. Western Snowy Plovers are easily camouflaged by their gray, brown, black and white plumage and unusually small size — at most slightly more than six inches long. This natural ability to hide in plain sight while roosting in open patches of sand can also be their undoing. Often invisible to the joggers, dog-walkers and maintenance truck drivers who unknowingly threaten their survival, these tiny birds have come under intense scrutiny by environmentalists at Dockweiler, Santa Monica and a handful of other Los Angeles and Orange county beaches where they still roost. Western Snowy Plovers must live and breed on beaches that are rich with kelp, which contains the small invertebrates that compose their diet. The birds were once abundant along the California, Oregon and Washington coast — their sole habitat — and would nest in Los Angeles, Malibu and the Ballona Wetlands during spring and summer and roost throughout Los Angeles County in winter.
Development along local beaches has destroyed much of the Western Snowy Plovers’ natural habitat, however, and they have not been known to nest in Los Angeles County since 1949. The number of plovers wintering on local beaches has also plummeted. In 1993 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Western Snowy Plover a threatened species as defined by the
to notice them and wouldn’t think to look. “We’ve only seen a couple of plovers that have actually got run over [by vehicles driving through their habitats], but we presume there are a lot more,” said Lu Plauzoles, a member of the Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society who has volunteered to conduct Western Snowy Plover counts on Santa Monica Beach since 2001.
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Education is another part of the mission. Stacey Vigallon, who directs the Los Angeles Audubon Society’s plover project, conducts field trips at Dockweiler Beach to teach students about the birds. In January she led a tour for fourth- and fifth-graders from Charnock Road Elementary School in Palms, who viewed the plovers through binoculars and spotting scopes. At the end of the trip, Vigallon asked the students to raise their hands if they had seen a Western Snowy Plover. More than 50 hands quickly sprung up, with students visibly proud of their sightings. “The Western Snowy Plover is part of L.A.’s rich biodiversity, and it’s a species that inspires younger generations of Angelenos to connect with and care for that local biodiversity,” Vigallon said. “The Western Snowy Plover’s cuteness factor also makes it an easy species for people to connect with — everyone smiles Endangered Species Act, meaning they The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as when they get a chance to see one for the are likely to become endangered through- well as the Los Angeles and Santa Monica first time. Making a real, in-person out most if not all of their range. In 2007 Bay Audubon societies regularly count the connection to local wildlife helps inspire the agency adopted a Western Snowy number of Western Snowy Plovers on people of all ages to care about nature in Plover recovery plan, which estimates that local beaches and are working to ensure their city and beyond.” it will cost almost $150 million to help the their preservation. The two Audubon The student field trips to Dockweiler are birds recover enough to be removed from groups have also convinced local officials a significant component of Los Angeles the threatened species list. to erect plover enclosures at Dockweiler Audubon’s plover outreach program, The challenge is that plovers nest and and Santa Monica beaches in order to which aims to increase public awareness roost on popular public beaches, where protect the birds from beachgoers, about the birds. Plauzoles and Vigallon they are often disturbed by those who fail vehicles and dogs. also conduct an annual plover walk near
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There were 334 plovers spotted on L.A. County beaches in the winter of 2004, but the number declined to just 196 in 2007. The population increased to 326 in 2012, but dropped again last year to 251.
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Back from the brink Human efforts have given several threatened or endangered species a fighting chance in the Ballona Wetlands Photo by Patrick Tyrell
El Segundo Blue Butterfly
A federally designated endangered species, the El Segundo Blue Butterfly population in the Ballona Wetlands had completely died out until four years ago, when a few of the thumbnail-sized insects made their way from a preserve in Playa del Rey — then one of only three habitats in the world — to coastal wetlands dunes. Naturalists counted 61 in the wetlands in 2013 and 117 last year. El Segundo Blue Butterflies have only one food source — buckwheat, which Friends of Ballona volunteers had restored in dune areas ahead of the butterflies’ return.
Photo by Tracy Drake
California Gnatcatcher
The California Gnatcatcher, a federally designated threatened species (at risk of becoming endangered), hadn’t been seen in or around the Ballona Wetlands for nearly two centuries. That was until March 2013, when naturalist Tracy Drake photographed four of the birds in the coastal dunes area of the wetlands. All the more important to the survival of the species, a male and female began raising hatchlings in the preserve the following month. Removal of invasive plants by Friends of the Ballona Wetlands volunteers allowed for the return of native plants that can sustain the California Gnatcatcher.
Wildlife surveys last year counted fewer than 4,200 Western Snowy Plovers left in the world and 2008, but the decline led Los Angeles Audubon to have Vigallon and Ryan undertake more serious efforts to protect Western Snowy Plovers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife winter surveys for all of California showed similar Western Snowy Plover population fluctuations during the same period, said agency spokeswoman Ashley Spratt. In the winter of 2003-04, wildlife officials counted 4,522 Western Snowy Plovers throughout the state. The population plummeted to just 3,205 in 2008-09 before bouncing back to 4,169 in 2013-14. “A variety of factors contribute to annual changes in the number of plovers each year,” Spratt said. These include changes in “annual survivorship” due to “weather, food availability, disease or depredation … beach disturbance, changes in beach topography, and habitat availability.” She credited increases in the Western Snowy Plover population between the counts in 2007-08 and last winter to public education programs and additional efforts by the Audubon Society, other nongovernmental organizations and government agencies to “reduce threats to nesting plovers by reducing beach use conflicts, managing predators and restoring public habitats.” (Continued on page 14)
Orcutt’s Yellow Pincushion A bright golden wildflower native to the coast of Southern California and the Baja Peninsula, Orcutt’s Yellow Pincushion flourished in Playa del Rey in the early 1900s. As people settled the area, they all but disappeared. In March 2010, members of the nonprofit Ballona Institute spotted the rare, dandelion-like flowers at the site of a city restoration project in the Marina Peninsula. Following January’s rainstorms, thousands of Orcutt’s Yellow Pincushions have recently popped up in and around the peninsula.
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the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. In addition, Los Angeles Audubon organizes volunteers to assist Vigallon and project biologist Tom Ryan with plover counts on Los Angeles and Orange county beaches. These counts are conducted each January, March, May and September, while Ryan and Vigallon count the birds during the other eight months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists six Los Angeles County beaches as critical habitats for Western Snowy Plovers: Dockweiler North, Dockweiler South, Santa Monica, Zuma, Malibu and Hermosa. Official results of last month’s survey are not yet available but, according to Ryan, “the counts are down a little bit this year” at Zuma, Malibu and Dockweiler because of beach erosion due to swells from recent hurricanes that hit the west coast of Mexico. The Western Snowy Plover population has increased overall since the 1993 threatened species declaration but is subject to fluctuations. For example, there were 334 plovers spotted on L.A. County beaches in the winter of 2004, but the number declined to just 196 in 2007. The population increased to 326 in 2012, but dropped again last year to 251. Vigallon said no one understands why the population fell so drastically in 2007
Least Bell’s Vireo
There were only 200 known mating pairs of Least Bell’s Vireo, a tiny songbird native to riparian Southern California, when they were put on the endangered species list in 1986. The birds remain a locally endangered subspecies but have shown remarkable signs of making a comeback, including two pairs that began nesting in the Ballona Wetlands in 2010.
— Compiled from stories by Gary Walker that appeared in The Argonaut
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Plover Patrol
Plauzoles regularly visits a portion of Santa Monica beach just south of the Annenberg Community Beach House, where he and other volunteers keep their eye on a colony of wintering plovers. In 2013 he saw 64 birds, but “now we’re lucky if there are 34 or 35,” he said. This decline, he added, is due in part to loose dogs that entered the wooden plover enclosure, scaring the birds and causing them to roost outside of that safe area. This “symbolic fence,” as Plauzoles calls it, is made of wooden stakes and rope. It is erected each winter and “gets rolled up in early May when the plovers are gone,” he said. Santa Monica Bay Audubon has provided funding for the fence, which Santa Monica city employees install to house the wintering plovers and take down after roosting season. Similarly, a three-sided waist-high wooden fence on the northern portion of Dockweiler protects roosting plovers. The fence gives plovers “a place where they can just rest,” Ryan said. “Winter is a time when the plovers forage and rest and get ready for the next breeding season. So it’s quite important in their ecology to be able to have a place where they can safely rest and forage.” Both the Santa Monica and Los Angeles Audubon societies have tried to persuade county beach officials to keep mainte-
nance crews away from plover roosting sites, but with little success. “Part of the problem that the plover is having in Los Angeles is the perception of needing to keep the beach as a nice, white, sandy beach, so the county goes in and cleans up the driftwood and kelp. And that’s what the plovers feed on — the kelp,” Ryan said. “We’ve been recommending [the county] examine beach grooming for a while.” While he acknowledged maintenance is needed in the summer because “there’s a public safety element and there’s activity,” Ryan said plover advocates have “never seen the logic of why [maintenance] needs to be done all winter when there are days when there’s more equipment on the beach than there are people. It’s been a point of contention that we don’t necessarily agree with the county on.” Plover protection is not without its The natural camouflage of the tiny Western Snowy Plover puts it at risk victories, but these sometimes run counter of unintentional human interference to people’s wishes. Plauzoles helped defeat a popular proposal by the Santa Monica City Council to create an unleashed dog park on a portion of Santa Monica Beach. “When a portion of a beach gets declared an unleashed dog beach, people presume that dogs can be unleashed all over the beach, not just in one specific area, and it would be a nightmare for the city to enforce [the boundaries],” he said. — Stacey Vigallon, Los Angeles Audubon Society “California State Parks said no, which was lucky for the plovers.”
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Brothers in Arts After a decade running an Internet fine arts auction house, Eli and Noah Weissman open a brick-and-mortar gallery in Marina del Rey By Michael Aushenker Qart.com Gallery owners Eli and Noah Weissman have been wallowing in the Muck lately. Tonight, Qart.com Gallery hosts this month’s Venice Art Crawl Mixer, where works by Tom Everhart, Peter Max, Berberyan, Iman and their latest associate — Venice muralist Jules Muck — will be on display. Muck also has a Feb. 26 solo show at the gallery. “I love them,” Muck said of the Weissman brothers. “I have never been treated so nicely by a gallery. They paid for my paintings to be professionally framed. They set up a huge space for me to work at my leisure, prepping my pieces for show.” Qart.com Gallery suddenly seems thrust in the middle of the Westside art scene, but if you’re a local and haven’t yet heard of the place, don’t think yourself too far out of the loop. The brick-and-mortar gallery has only been around for two months. Qart.com Gallery President Eli Weissman and Vice President Noah Weissman (Eli’s younger brother by three years) started
Qart.com Gallery opened with a bang on Dec. 14, when iconic Marvel Comics writer and co-creator Stan Lee appeared with fan-favorite artist J. Scott Campbell (“Gen13,” “Danger Girl”) to sign 200 licensed Marvel prints drawn by Campbell, John Romita Jr. and Joe Quesada. The event netted $34,000 for Stan Lee Foundation, which funds various educational organizations. “I grew up knowing the characters, a lot of artists as well. I was probably more of a kid in the candy store [than Eli],” Noah Weissman said. In addition to Marvel, the Weissmans also sell limited editions of images from Disney Fine Arts, Hanna-Barbera, late — Qart.com co-founder Noah Weissman legendary Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones, pop artist their online auction house Qart. Rey, the digital side of Qart.com Peter Max and marine life artist Wyland, best known for the com a decade ago. The concept still maintains a warehouse in whales gracing the side of was inspired by their father, an Westchester. Aquarium of the Pacific in Long attorney who represented artists Then Eli Weissman, a Marina such as Neal Doty. del Rey resident, noticed a vacant Beach. “I actually have a vivid “When they were short on Washington Boulevard storefront money, they would pay him in last year while walking to attend memory of meeting him as a little kid at an art expo in L.A.,” works,” Noah said of his father’s Sabbath services at the Venice Noah Weissman said of clients. boardwalk-based Pacific Jewish Wylands. “So enjoying his stuff At one point based in Playa del Center.
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and now getting to work with him is exciting.” Eli Weissman, who designed the Marina del Rey gallery’s interior, says the key challenges of running a gallery are overhead costs and “keeping the place interesting,” but the significance of a brick-and-mortar presence outweighed everything. “You can display the art so people can see it,” he said. “You can’t get a sense of the depth of a piece of art when you’re looking at it on your [computer] monitor.” In late November the brothers beta tested an online auction in conjunction with their new facility by throwing a Pacific Jewish Center fundraiser at the gallery that raised $3,500. “We want to specialize in bringing people a very eclectic array of work,” Noah Weissman said, but he wants the experience to be anything but intimidating. “We feel very approachable and accessible to everyone. We won’t make you feel like an idiot because, hell, a lot of the time we have to look up stuff. We’re (Continued on page 31)
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She graciously refrained from smirking as we found our way to the restaurant, a large but stylish space with a broad patio overlooking landscaped gardens and a pool. A cheerful server named Ky handed out menus, which offered “Northern Italian fare with Napa Valley sensibilities” and boasted that most produce is local. Some of the customers are local too — one of the first things that happened while we were there was the staff coming
sprinkled with parmesan shavings and chives. Polenta was once the food of the very poor in Southern Italy and scorned by gourmets, but this dish shows how wonderful it can be. As for bruschetta, Barbianca offers three for $10 or five for $15. We selected roasted cauliflower with olives, capers and Calabrese peppers; poached tuna salad with olive oil; and a third with lemon-braised artichokes, parmesan and oil. The peppers in the cauliflower mix were on the assertive side, and along with the capers and olives were the largest component of the flavor. It wasn’t bad, but I’d tone them down a bit so there’s more of a union of flavors. The other two were spot on, the tuna topped with crisped onions like an open tuna salad sandwich for adults rather than the picnic standard. Ky suggested a La Pistola from the cocktail menu and an item the bartender has been tinkering with called a Paper Plane: bourbon, lemon, Aperol and an Italian herbal liqueur called Nonino that is based on gentian
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out to sing “Happy Birthday” to a pair of diners who greeted them by name. It was a charming moment demonstrating that, despite being inside a hotel, Barbianca has loyal local fans. One reason for that showed up when our starters did: the plate of three substantial bruschettas was prettily arranged, and the crisp mushroom polenta that came with it ranks with the best I’ve ever had. It had a luscious bright corn flavor with the foraged mushrooms in gravy
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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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Marina City Club
“This California Mediterranean is set on a large corner lot,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The family room has a cathedral ceiling, and the gourmet kitchen overlooks the outdoor living space with a pergola-covered patio, a fire pit, and a barbecue area surrounded by lush foliage. The upstairs master suite has walk-in closets, a spa tub and dual vanities. There are two additional bedrooms and baths on the first floor, plenty of storage space, and a three-car garage, all within miles of the beach and the exciting Playa Vista Runway development.” The property is offered at $1,379,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.
“This two-story penthouse has floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular ocean, mountain, city and sunset views,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The living area features a wet bar, and the kitchen has a walk-in pantry and a separate chef's entrance. The second story consists of a loft and a laundry room. The master bedroom overlooks the coast and the city, the second bedroom has a Marina view, and there are 2.5 baths. Enjoy Marina City Club's amenities: gym, classes, pools, courts, restaurant, café, 24-hour gated and guarded security. Walk to the beach and many restaurants.” The property is offered at $995,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.
Marina del Rey Duplex
Beautiful Views
“This canal property on an end lot has water views,” says agent Bill Ruane. “Each unit has two bedrooms, three baths and a roof deck, and there is room for an office. With over 4,000 square feet of living space in very large rooms, and a 5,000 square foot lot, this property is designed for condo conversion. There are also seven parking spaces.” The property is offered at $2,890,000. Information, Bill Ruane, RE/MAX Beach Cities, (310) 877-2374.
“This two bedroom, two bath condo has an open floor plan, floor-to-ceiling windows with gorgeous city, and mountain,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “The spacious unit also has a large balcony. Enjoy Marina City Club’s great amenities: pools, courts, gym, full restaurant and bar, café, convenience store and 24-hour guard gated security.” The property is offered at $479,900. Information, Eileen McCarthy, Marina Ocean Properties, (310) 822-8910.
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Baldwin Hills Estates Sun 1-4
4314 Don Arellanes Dr.
3/2 Beautiful upgraded Baldwin Hills Estates home
$750,000
Scarlett “Scottie” Shorter
Coldwell Banker
310-714-0665
Sun 1-4
5950 Canterbury Dr. #C-302
2/2 Amazing top floor corner unit w/volume ceilings
$449,000
Brian Christie
TREC
310-910-0120
Sun 1-4
4034 Bledsoe
3/1.75 Fabulous remodeled Culver City home
$999,000
Bizzy Blondes
Keller Williams
310-301-2323
754 Hillcrest
4/3 180 degree ocean views, kitchen upgrades
$1,499,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
3501-3503 Esplanade
2/3 +Back office, rftp deck, blocks from beach
$2,790,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
Sun 2-4
8505 Gulana #6105
2/2 Beachport Village condo, remodeled, pool/tennis
$525,000
Barret Pulver
Shorewood Realtors
310-890-3698
Sun 1-4
7333 Vista Del Mar Ln.
5/7.5 Panoramic view home w/pool & roof top deck
$3,725,000
Jane Angel
Coldwell Banker
310-791-6022
13020 Pacific Promenade #402
2/2 Premier Penthouse-level condo w/views
$719,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
30162 Via Rivera
5/3 Formal living & dining room, beautiful landscape
$1,498,888
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
1225 Marine St.
3/1 Sunset Park, best buy, new listing
$1,399,000
Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
RE/MAX Execs
310-410-9777
2102 W. 233rd St.
3/3 Over 11,000sqft lot, huge family rm, nice pool
$749,900
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
2405 Grand Canal
3/3+Den, lovely home on the canal
$3,750,000
Earley Schick Partners
Teles Properties
310-490-3068
Sun 1-4
8105 Colegio Dr.
5/4 Custom Spanish 2-sty view, One W. Bluff adjacent
$1,625,000
Laura & Jack Davis
Coldwell Banker
310-490-0474
Sun 1-4
7701 Hindry Ave.
5/4 Entertainers dream home on large corner lot
$1,379,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 1-4
6556 W. 83rd St.
5/4 Charming Kentwood home on tree-lined street
$819,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 1-4
7520 McConnell Ave.
5/5.5 State of the art remodel in North Kentwood
$1,995,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 1-4
6337 W.84th St
3/2 Exceptional Kentwod home w/bonus room
$919,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sat 2-4
7120 LaTijera Blvd. #C-101
2/2 Great condo, gym, spa, washer/dryer hook-ups
$389,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
Sun 1-5
8432 Holy Cross Pl.
3/2 For sale by Owner, property sold As Is condition
$825,900
Richard Millward
Owner
714-272-3055
Sun 1-5
8341 Campion Dr.
2/1 For sale by Owner, property sold As Is condition
$715,900
Richard Millward
Owner
714-272-3055
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Playa Vista Sun 1-4 Rancho Palos Verdes Sun 2-4 Santa Monica Sun 1-4 Torrance Sat 1-4 Venice Sun 1-4 Westchester
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From Miles to Monk to the Father of the Funk Santa Monica-raised, Venice-based pianist John Beasley has gigged with everyone from James Brown to Steely Dan, Queen Latifah and yes, the Spice Girls Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.
By Michael Aushenker It’s a grey Tuesday morning and John Beasley is running behind. The Grammy-nominated pianist/ keyboardist and composer is still in the shower as his wife Lorna welcomes a writer and a photographer from the Argonaut into their quaint Venice cottage for a tightly scheduled early morning interview. It’s not that the veteran musician is being rude. He’s always on the move — so that when it comes to his profession, he’s always on time. On Saturday, Beasley pays homage to Frederick Hubbard at Blue Whale Bar downtown with EastWest JazzScene, jamming with Carl Allen, Eric Revis, Ralph Moore and Marquis Hill. Hubbard is one of myriad musicians he’s worked with. At just 54, Beasely’s lengthy credits include close collaborations with Miles Davis, James Brown, Chaka Khan, Chick Corea, and yes, mid-‘90s U.K. pop sensations the Spice Girls. “They were sweet,” Beasley recalls of Scary, Sporty, Posh, Baby and Ginger Spice right after their smash first single “Wannabe” broke in 1996. “They were innocent. They had never traveled before.” Beasley backed the English girl group on key TV appearances breaking them into the States: “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show,” Letterman. The Spice Girls liked to assign nicknames. So a Filipino guy in their entourage became “Buddha Spice.” “I was Smooth Spice,” Beasley says, chuckling. Beasley toured with Davis circa 1989 and remembers the jazz virtuoso, a Prince fan, painting canvases in his hotel room at night. Beasley also backed Brown, who in 1970 had detoured from funk long enough to collaborate with Oliver Nelson on the album “Soul On Top,” for which Brown recorded with Louie Bellson and his 18-piece jazz orchestra. Recreating these cuts live at the Hollywood Bowl, Beasley and the musicians rehearsed for days without Brown. Then the Godfather of Soul showed up. “As soon as he got there, it was like, he cut to the chase. What parts feel central? He was like a surgeon,” Beasley recalls. With rap diva Latifah, Beasley toured in her post-“Chicago” phase, playing sultry songs from her mid-2000s albums “The Dana Owens Album” and “Trav’lin’ Light.” However, he did back her on some of the rap cuts she made her name on: the anthem “Ladies First” and the Grammywinning “U.N.I.T.Y.” The peripatetic Beasley has a long itinerary ahead for 2015. In March, he plays in Poland, Tokyo and Indonesia. In April, he backs Dianne Reeves at the Kennedy Center in D.C. before heading to
John Beasley, behind the grand piano at his Venice home, has toured with rock stars, released solo jazz albums and is soon headed to Europe to score a feature film
“There are more and more young people playing jazz all the time, but less and less places to play jazz.” — John Beasley
Europe to play with Gregoire Maret and return as musical director of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on April 30 in Paris. (Last summer, Beasley played before 10,000 people in Osaka as the Jazz Day concert was streamed to 2.3 billion people worldwide.) This summer sees Beasley playing
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keyboards at a Hollywood Bowl tribute to Jaco Pastorius and with his MONK’estra in San Francisco and at LACMA before flying to London to work for Thomas Newman on the score of a late-2015 blockbuster. (Beasley cannot yet discuss this project but just consider that he also worked with Newman on the film score
for the 2012 James Bond blockbuster “Skyfall.”) “He’s been a great mentor,” Beasley said of Newman. “He’s a very unusual film composer in that he’ll map out a queue that sounds perfect already [and then invite his musicians to contribute].” Beasley just finished scoring the documentary “Malala” (about Nobel Prizewinning Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai) and the sequel “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” due in multiplexes March 6. Not bad for a musician with mucho local ties — a Santa Monica High School graduate whose parents taught music at John Adams Middle School (which Beasley attended) and Santa Monica College. Beasley bypassed university studies because he was already gigging by his late teens; his daughter Sierra, 25, graduated from SMC and works part-time at John Adams as a counseling intern. In 2013, Beasley formed the MONK’estra, a 15-piece combo delivering big band arrangements of classic Thelonious Monk compositions such as “Epistrophy,” “Ugly Beauty” and “Blue Monk.” Beasley’s tribute to the 20thcentury master pianist happened thanks to tinkering around on some 21st-century music software. Like his piano-prodigy hero, Beasley is always composing originals. He’s released solo albums dating back to 1992’s “Cauldron,” produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan (he’s toured with the band). His 2010 album “Positootly!” received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Record. Unfortunately, jazz clubs such as the Blue Whale appear to be as endangered as actual blue whales. “There are more and more young people playing jazz all the time, but less and less places to play jazz,” Beasley laments. “It’s never been the go-to music,” he says, acknowledging that jazz has always occupied a fringe following compared to the popular music of any given decade. Married to Doctors Without Borders Communications Strategist Lorna Chiu since 2003, Beasley has lived in Venice the past 15 years. “It’s a little isolating out here,” he says, as there’s nothing like the energy of Manhattan or Paris or London. “I miss that when I’m here.” However, reclining in his backyard, he concludes, “This is a great place to be this time of year, that’s for sure.” And with that, he is off to downtown to secure a travel visa for Japan. Beasley performs at 9 p.m. at Blue Whale Bar, 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., Los Angeles. $20. Call (213) 620-0908 or visit bluewhalemusic.com. michael@argonautnews.com
Westside Happenings Thursday, Feb.19 Venice Art Crawl and Meet Up, 6 to 9 p.m. See the works of Tom Everhart, Berberyan, Peter Max and Iman at Qart.com Gallery, 480 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 405-6183; Qart.com “Gosford Park,” 6 p.m. Free screening of Robert Altman’s 2001 British mystery film as part of Santa Monica READS events at the Santa Monica Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org “The Best of SHINE,” 7:30 p.m. SHINE storytelling series highlights their top eight stories from their 2014 season with a night of live music and storytelling. YWCA Santa Monica/Westside, 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. $10 suggested donation. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com “Pump,” 7:30 p.m. Documentary narrated by Jason Bateman dissects the hold of oil companies and how economical, environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels may be close at hand. A panel discussion with Plug In America’s Paul Scott and fleet sustainability consultant Rick Sikes follows. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Free to first 100 Santa Monica residents and 50 high school or college students. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Hound Dog Dave and the MelTones, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Join this resident band for a night of rock ’n’ roll and blues at Hinano Café, 15 Washington Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3902; hinanocafevenice.com The Mandrakes, Turtle Racing, 8 p.m. Every Thursday the Mandrakes perform ‘70s pop hits followed at 10 p.m. by the storied turtle races at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 821-6622; brennanspubla.com
Alt-Rock Show, 9:30 p.m. Clint LaPointe Band, No Longer Idle, Stations Of The Sun and Little Child Man perform at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
Friday, Feb. 20 “Hope and Glory” / “Where the Heart Is,” 7:30 p.m. The American Cinematheque kicks off a weeklong John Boorman retrospective with the British filmmaker’s 1987 semiautobiographical look at a boy growing up in Britain during WWII. Paired with Boorman’s 1987 comedy starring Dabney Coleman and a young Uma Thurman. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com “Beauty and the Beast,” 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica Playhouse’s 20th anniversary retelling 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 Timewarp Records In-Store, 8 p.m. Blues, garage and punk performances featuring Mr. Airplane Man, The Guilty hearts, and The Chew Toys atvTimewarp Records, 12204 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. $8. (323) 600-5050 “Leaving Home,” 8 p.m. Ruskin Group Theatre presents this play focused on immigration challenges at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 14. 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 397-3244, ruskingrouptheatre.com Hollowbody Presents, 8 p.m. Becky Kessler, The Battlefield, The Other Words, Jesse Cross and Christopher Hawley Rollers perform at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $8. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com The Towels, 9 p.m. Live music at Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd.,
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Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. $50. (310) 450-4773; wfhcenter.org
Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org
Saturday, Feb. 21
Jon Dalton Quartet, 7 p.m. Guitar-led Jazz and Latin Quartet featuring Innervision Records recording artist Jon Dalton and friends. Santino’s, 3021 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 392-5920
Alt-Rock Show, 8 p.m. Honeychain, The Incredible Heavies , Mable Jo & The Jealous Hearts and Stefano Capobianco at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; trip-santamonica.com
Ballona Creek Cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon. Join Ballona Creek Renaissance for the first cleanup of the year. Meet at Centinela Avenue and Milton Street, Del Rey. ballonacreek.org Recycling Roundup, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Los Angeles County hosts the free Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Recycling Roundup at the Dock 52 Parking Lot, Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (818) 223-9426 Waterless Car Wash, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. El Rincon Elementary School hosts an eco-friendly fundraiser. Washes cost $8 to $15, depending on size. Early bird specials the first two hours. El Rincon Elementary School, 11177 Overland Ave., Culver City. erboosterclub.com/ eco-wash.html Burke Swearing-in Ceremony, 11 a.m. Newly elected state Assemblywoman Autumn Burke attends a community swearing in ceremony at the Environmental Learning Center at Hyperion Treatment Plant, 12000 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. (310) 412-6400 Upstream, 1 p.m. Band’s free outdoor concert includes covers of popular reggae songs. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com “Longbourn” Book Discussion, 2 p.m. Volunteer facilitators lead the conversation as part of Santa Monica READS. Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. All ages. (310) 260-9110 I Heart WFHC Dance Party Fundraiser, 7 to 11 p.m. Food, wine, desserts and plenty of dancing at this Westside Family Health Center fundraiser hosted by TAG
“Deliverance” / “The General,” 7:30 p.m. Arguably John Boorman’s most iconic movie, 1972’s “Deliverance” stars Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty in the backwoods odyssey turned nightmare. With “The General,” the gritty story of Dublin master criminal Martin Cahill, for which Boorman won Best Director at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Indie Music In-Store, 8 p.m. Wartime Recitals, The Dramedy, and Turning Violet at Timewarp Records, 12204 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. $5. (323) 600-5050 “The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson,” 8 p.m. Stogie Kenyatta portrays the singer, actor and activist in this one-night performance of his one-man show. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Gretchen Peters, 8 and 10 p.m. With Mary Gauthier and Eliza Gilkyson at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $32.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com “The Cameraman,” 8:15 p.m. (Also at 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday). Edward Sedgwick’s classic 1928 Buster Keaton vehicle. This silent movie begins with music played on the Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ, an audience sing along and a comedy short. There is a 15-minute intermission, followed by the feature film. $10; $8, for seniors. Old Town
Sunday, Feb. 22 2Azz1, 1 p.m. Free jazz-funk concert at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Oscar Fundraiser, 4:30 p.m. Oscar ballot contest and watch party with 25% of proceeds donated the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Upper West, 3321 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 586-1111; theupperwest.com 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 Show, 8 p.m. The Standards, The Show, Keaton Rogers and Klaymation perform at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; trip-santamonica.com The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com Tocadisco featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com
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Westside Happenings (Continued from page 27)
Monday, Feb. 23 GED classes, various times Mondays through Thursdays. Free high school completion classes at Emerson Adult Learning Center, 8810 Emerson Ave., Westchester. (310) 258-2000; VeniceService Area.org Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Club meets on Mondays at the
Rey. $10. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com
Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892 “Longbourn” Teen Book Discussion, 5:30 p.m. Volunteer facilitators lead the Santa Monica READS conversation at Santa Monica Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org 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
Ehrlich Architects’ Steve Ehrlich and Whitney Wyatt, 7 to 9 p.m. The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation presents Ehrlich and associate Wyatt in conversation to benefit the technical enhancement of Veterans Memorial Building’s Auditorium. Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. $40. eventbrite.com Swim Sessions, 7:30 p.m. Southern California Aquatics leads evening pool workouts Mondays and
Wednesdays at Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $69 to $109 per month. (310) 458-8700; swim.net. 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) 8216622; brennanspub-la.com
Tuesday, Feb. 24 Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The American Red Cross needs your
help to save lives! Hosted by L.A. County Dept. of Beaches & Harbors at the Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Appointment necessary. Visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code LACBH. (310) 305-9574 FallProof Balance and Mobility Program, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Also Thursdays.) If you are concerned about falling or have fallen, stay active and independent with the program recognized as one of the best to promote healthy aging and improved quality of life; classes start
Arts Digging Into the Gritty Good Stuff Gretchen Peters, newly inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, performs in the round with Mary Gauthier and Eliza Gilkyson at McCabe’s Photo by Gina Binkley
Gretchen Peters thrives on small, passionate crowds By Bliss Bowen We’re deluged with music every day — via commercials, ringtones, film and TV soundtracks, website streams, background music in shops and restaurants — yet music’s worth is subject to widespread debate, as songwriters seek more equitable shares in profits from their creations (Taylor Swift vs. Spotify, BMI songwriters vs. Pandora). As independent artists increasingly assume the mantle of self-employed entrepreneurs, and music’s intrinsic value is challenged, what is a songwriter’s role in modern American society? “Ooh, interesting question,” says Gretchen Peters, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter who in October was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. She mentions troubadours from the Middle Ages who sang about current events of their day, thereby delivering aural broadsheets for
listeners. “I think we are the ones who explain our world, culturally and maybe politically sometimes. I suppose it’s the same thing that all artists do, really, which is put it all in some kind of context.” That context is ever shifting, something Peters confronts with her new album, “Blackbirds.” In some circles she’s best known as the author of country hits for Faith Hill (“The Secret of Life”), Patty Loveless (“You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”), Martina McBride (“Independence Day”) and Trisha Yearwood (“On a Bus to St. Cloud”), among others. Etta James, Jimmy LaFave, Sarah McLachlan, the Neville Brothers and Bonnie Raitt have also recorded her material. But the New York-born, Colorado-raised Peters was no staff songwriter; when she moved to Nashville in the late 1980s, she “didn’t even know that was a job description,” she
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recalls with a laugh. “I wanted to be a singer-songwriter.” Many of the above-cited songs, which dealt in themes like domestic abuse and existential compromise, were culled from Peters’ own albums. “Blackbirds,” her tenth, is a beautiful-sounding collection dressed in rustic Dobro, delicately fingerpicked guitar and mandolin, cello and pump organ, whose songs address mortality and loss — the kind of songs that move listeners to nod heads in intimate recognition as Peters’ sweetly gritty soprano gives voice to their own knotted emotions. “Rained three days when we awoke Sun came out and the levee broke Like some cruel and cosmic joke God’s playing I don’t pretend that I believe I know there ain’t no guarantees Still morning finds me on my knees And praying” — “Pretty Things” “I think [the 2012 album] ‘Hello Cruel World’ paved the way for it,” Peters explains by phone from a New York hotel shortly after returning from a UK tour. “I really felt like I was getting at something good. I was getting at the deep stuff on that record, pressing a little harder into subjects that were slightly uncomfortable. “It wasn’t as though I sat down and purposely wrote 11 songs about mortality. It was what was in the room with me, and what
started to emerge. … It’s just a natural and pretty rich topic for someone in my stage and age of life. Because, you know, it’s on our minds. I have a parent who’s in her 90s. I’ve been to my fair share of funerals and memorial services now. It starts to encroach and it starts to be something that comes and lives with you at a certain point. I don’t mean that in a morbid way at all; I mean this is the reality of life in your 50s.” “There ain’t no boat, there ain’t no train To take us back the way we came … It’s not like you think it’s gonna be Not like the movies that you see Ain’t no soaring violins Just machines and medicines” — “The Cure for the Pain” While writing for “Blackbirds,” her inspirational touchstone was what she calls the bedrock American “’70s folk-rock” that shaped her as a songwriter: Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young — troubadours of their time, whose lyrical commentary often directed pop culture discourse. Peters hears their sonic imprint on “Blackbirds.” Not incidentally, they were album artists. “For me it goes all the way back to vinyl, to dropping the needle on the first band on Side 1, having that journey through Side 1 and flipping it over and having the same journey on the second side, with an artist you
love,” she says. “That experience to me is the ultimate. I think of my records with that in mind.” Other artists have mined the 57-year-old’s catalogue for hits, but her own recordings do not receive similar radio exposure — which suits her just fine. “It isn’t harder to connect, it’s harder to get the opportunity to connect,” she says, acknowledging that mainstream radio’s youth-fixated gatekeepers block most mature artists from being heard. “I’ve had more intense and strong and visceral reactions to this album in the what — five days? — that it’s been out than any other work that I’ve done, and that leads me to believe that there are at least some people out there that are hungry for honest and hopefully artful treatment of this subject matter. When you do have the opportunity, people really respond strongly. I seem to be seeing more reaction to this record than to any record I’ve made previously. That tells me to keep going. “I was never looking for a huge audience anyway; I’d rather have a small and passionate audience. And what’s the alternative? You have to keep on going. You may not get the youth-oriented artist opportunities, but you have to do what you have to do artistically.” Three Women & the Truth Tour presents Gretchen Peters in the round with Mary Gauthier and Eliza Gilkyson in 8 and 10 p.m. shows at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $32.50. Call (310) 828-4497 or visit gretchenpeters.com.
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Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. The local duo plays Jimmy Buffet-style beach tunes at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del
Blank,” John Boorman’s first film, based on super-criminal Parker from Donald Westlake’s long-running series of crime fiction (written under the pseudonym Richard Starks). With Boorman’s “Hell in the Pacific,” the 1968 film starring Marvin and Akira Kurosawa’s leading man Toshiro Mifune as enemies forced to work together for survival in the Pacific theatre during World War II. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com
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Being Paul Robeson There’s a lot more to the man than “Ol’ Man River,” actor Stogie Kenyatta has learned by playing Robeson on stage
Stogie Kenyatta digs deep to explore the complex personal life of Paul Robeson Photos courtesy of Santa Monica Playhouse By Michael Aushenker Stogie Kenyatta pauses, reflects, then concludes, “There is some comfort that one person could create tremendous change.” Yes, February is Black History Month in America, and yes, the actor could easily be referring to Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X. But the topic of discussion today is Paul Robeson, a pioneering African-American entertainer who later became a Civil Rights Movement activist. For 12 years, Kenyatta has portrayed Robeson in the one-man show, “The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson,” which returns to Santa Monica Playhouse on Saturday. Kenyatta’s one-man play (which enjoys a Playhouse monthly residency) covers Robeson’s life from age 5 to his 1960s retirement under emotional and physical duress.
“This is the only one I do,” says Kenyatta, who has performed “The World is My Home” internationally. Kenyatta’s Robeson odyssey began when West Los Angeles College in Culver City hired him to play the part in a campus production. While the average person may best remember Robeson for his role in “Showboat” — which gave the entertainer his signature song, “Ol’ Man River” — “his life was so fascinating,” Kenyatta says. “There was so much more to him than I even imagined.” The Brooklyn native, who also does stand-up, has done much TV and movie work (“ER,” “Bernie Mac,” “Batman and Robin”). However, the actor found many of the roles he was offered lacking — uninspired and sadly stereotypical. “The work on television has not been close to being rewarding. I don’t get anything [of substance],” Kenyatta said.
With “The World is My Home,” Kenyatta has constructed the perfect theatrical showcase for his varied talents. “It’s evolved over the years. It’s always really a work in process,” Kenyatta says. Interesting tidbits Kenyatta gleaned along the way include Robeson’s longtime friendship with Albert Einstein and personal stories that Dr. Sterling Stuckey, who knew Robeson, shared following a performance. Kenyatta was also surprised to discover that “The Jazz Singer” star Al Jolson was white and Jewish, which he learned after an older Jewish lady introduced herself as Jolson’s granddaughter after a “World” performance in New York. Robeson’s son had married a Jewish woman, and Kenyatta sees many parallels between the black and Jewish experiences. “We do need to find a way to embrace our common humanity,” Kenyatta says.
Kenyatta observes how after two world wars claimed 96 million dead (including 64 million civilians), the AfricanAmerican leaders of the Harlem Renaissance — Cab Calloway, Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Robeson, etc. — played Europe, “showing the world their artistry and creating our black identity,” he said. “Since our nations go to war, it is arts and cultures that unite us.” While Kenyatta’s play closes during the Civil Rights Movement, “I didn’t want to cross lines,” he said. “Robeson’s concept that all men were brothers was around before Martin Luther King. The social criteria he grew up under was even worse than Dr. King’s.” According to Kenyatta, Rogers and Hammerstein originally wrote Robeson’s signature “Showboat” song ridden with N-word references. So by rewriting the lyrics (“There’s an old man called the Mississippi”), Robeson “added a lot of dignity. He said, ‘I didn’t get a law degree so I could come and sing pretty songs for white people.’” Robeson was by no means saintly. His extramarital affairs — including Peggy Ashcroft, his co-star in a 1930 Savoy Theatre production of “Othello” — strained his marriage to wife Essie. “It wasn’t that he was a womanizer,” Kenyatta says Stuckey relayed to him. But his
muscular 6’4” frame and valedictorian Columbia University law degree “made him attractive to women black and white. He could talk French to a French girl, Italian to an Italian girl.” Robeson’s political activism landed him in trouble with government entities, including McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee, and his mental health dissolved into paranoia as he spent years outfoxing the FBI, CIA and KGB. His physical health also declined after Essie’s death in 1965. Robeson died in 1976 at age 77. Like a Cubist, Kenyatta seeks to simultaneously show the many facets of Robeson in order to flesh him out into an in-depth human being. “The Santa Monica Playhouse beats everything” to achieve this end, he says. “It’s an intimate 99-seater.” Yes, it’s Black History Month, but Kenyatta paints the portrait of a man who transcended race and became a universal example: “The more education society has, the more inclined we are to be humane to our fellow citizen.”
“Divine Journey” and “Picturing When,” through Feb. 28. Kimberly Merrill’s and Beth Parker’s latest works, respectively. Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B3, Santa Monica. (310) 828-1133; loraschlesinger. com
“Carbon,” through Mar. 2. Latest works by Li-Hill, the Canadian-born artist working out of Brooklyn. CAVE Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 450-6960; cavegallery.net “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. Artist talk at 2 p.m. on Mar. 8. Venice Arts, 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. (310) 392-0846; venicearts.org
“The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson” is at 8 p.m. Saturday at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20. Call (310) 394-9779 or visit santamonicaplayhouse.com. michael@argonautnews.com
Westside Happenings (Continued from page 29) “Excalibur” / “Zardoz,” 7:30 p.m. The legend of King Arthur and a post-apocalyptic twist on “The Wizard of Oz” are explored in this John Boorman-directed doublefeature at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com
Galleries & Museums “A Short Essay on Chicano Photography,” 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The Duron Gallery at the Social and Public Art Resource Center showcases works from the collection of Mary and Armando Duron. SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-9560
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Amir Fallah and Alice Wang reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. A celebration of Anuradha Vikram’s first artist-in-residence picks since coming aboard as the institution’s director of residency programs. 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. 18thstreet.org
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 reflects the spiritual journey as a constant exercise in awareness. P32 Gallery, 3129 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (424) 226-6175; p32gallery.com
“Ethereal,” through Saturday. An exploration of works by Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Frank
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“The Hero’s Journey,” through Mar. 2. Longtime Venice muralist and painter John Park returns with a new batch of paintings based on Joseph Campbell’s influential philosophies. CAVE Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 450-6960; cavegallery.net
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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015011683 The following person is doing business as: Extra Margin Marketing 5856 W. 74th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Kimberly Fox 5856 W. 74th 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: Kimberly Fox. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 14, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26 and March 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).
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. 2015013684 The following person is doing business as: Chroma X 211 Windward Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Chroma Music, LLC 211 Windward Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (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: Steve Dzialowski. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 16, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26, and March 5, 2015. NOTICEIn 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
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 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: 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
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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 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
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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. 2015019745 The following person is doing business as: Energy Data Management 3110 Main St. The Annex Santa Monica, CA. 90405. Registered owners: Robert Sarkisian 632 Vernon Ave. Sudio Venice, CA. 90291 and Andrew Hastings 4013 Ω Alla Rd. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a General 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: Andrew Hastings. Title: General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 23, 2015. Argonaut published: February 19, 26, March 5, and 12, 2015. NOTICEIn 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. 2015023765 The following person is doing business as: Thanya Haro, LCSW 2017 Lomita Blvd. #2251 Lomita, CA. 90717. Registered owners: Thanya Acosta-Haro 2122 W. 247th St. Lomita CA. 90717. 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: Thanya AcostaHaro. Title: LCSW/Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 28, 2015. Argonaut published: February 19, 26, March 5, and 12, 2015. NOTICEIn 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). 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 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). 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
legal advertising 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). fICTITIOuS buSINeSS NaMe STaTeMeNT file No. 2015027874 The following person is doing business as: Nexus Realty 4316 Marina City Dr. #1027 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Eileen V. Seidlin 4316 marina City Dr. #1027 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: Eileen V. Seidlin. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 2, 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. 2015029126 The following person is doing business as: Dreamslate Publishing 3221 Carter Ave. #357 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Rachel Schoenbauer 3221 Carter Ave. #357 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: Rachel Schoenbauer. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 3, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26, and March 4, 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. 2015036424 The following person is doing business as: APEX Investments 201 Ocean Avenue #1709B Santa Monica, CA. 90402. Registered owners: APEX Investments Group LTD 311 West Third Street Carson City, NV. 89703. 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: Mark Ascar. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 10, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26, and March 4, 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. 2015037650 The following person is doing business as: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. 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: Katherine E. Burno. Title: CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 11, 2015. Argonaut published: February 19, 26, March 5, 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).
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fICTITIOuS buSINeSS NaMe STaTeMeNT file No. 2015033600 The following person is doing business as: Mr. Manny 2554 Lincoln Blvd. #136 Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Oliver Standring 2554 Lincoln Blvd. #136 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: Oliver Standring. Title: Chief Manny. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 6, 2015. Argonaut published: February 19, 26, March 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. 2015033589 The following person is doing business as: Hammer And Wood 5625 Crescent Park West #306 Playa Vista, CA. 90094. Registered owners: Nelson Kuo 5625 Crescent Park West #306 Playa Vista, Ca. 90094. 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: Nelson Kuo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 6, 2015. Argonaut published: February 19, 26, March 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).
publiC noTiCes NOTICe Of aPPLICaTION fOr POLICe PerMIT Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Board of police Commissioners for a permit to conduct a Bath and Massage [Type Of Business] Name of Applicant: Zheng, Lian Hua[Name of Owner, Partners, Corporation, As Applicable] Doing Business As: Green Health Spa Located At: 11726 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90064 [Business Address] Any person desiring to protest the Issuance of this permit shall make a written protest before March 5, 2015 to the Los Angeles police Commission 100 West First Street Los Angeles, CA. 90012 Upon receipt of written protests, protesting persons will be notified of date, time and place for hearing. BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS). PubLIC SaLe DaTe Of SaLe: SaTurDay, february 28, 2015 Address: 11213 Washington Pl. Contact: Hana Devata or Laurie Davidson 310-8381828 Items for sale include: Office furniture, office supplies, window cleaning supplies, ladders, vacuums, floor cleaning machines etc. NOTICe TO CreDITOrS Of buLK SaLe (SeC 6104, 6105 u.C.C.) Escrow No. 14-3369-DB Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: MOCHICA MDR, LLC, 13488 MAXELLA AVE, STE 100, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: SAME As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: MOCHICA ON 7, 514 W. 7TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014 The name(s) and business address(es) of the buyer(s) are: SPROUT MDR, LLC, 3547 VOYAGER ST #201, TORRANCE, CA 90503 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY and which are located at: 13488 MAXELLA AVE, STE 100, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 The business name used by the Seller at that location is: PAICHE The anticipated date of the bulk sale is MARCH 9, 2015 at the office of: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN ST, ESCALON, CA 95320 This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN ST, ESCALON, CA 95320, and the last day for filing claims shall be MARCH 6, 2015, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: DECEMBER 12, 2014 BUYER: SPROUT MDR, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LA 1504567 ARGONAUT 2/19/15
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“Sleepless in Menopause City” Learn the facts about sleep and sleep disorders – you are not alone. Red Hot Mamas® and our guest speaker will offer guidance about what you can do to manage sleep problems and get a good night’s rest.
DATE Thursday, February 26, 2015 TIME 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM VENUE Marina Del Rey Hospital Board Room 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Dinner and beverages will be provided FREE Parking RSVP Call 888-600-5600 or register online via MarinaHospital.com About the Red Hot Mamas® With more than 20 years of experience, Red Hot Mamas® is the largest menopause educa�on program in US and Canada. Their educa�onal and advocacy channels include monthly educa�on programs hosted through local hospitals and considered a leading menopause educa�on/support program. Red Hot Mamas programs have proudly been u�lized in over 200 hospitals and physician group prac�ces. Their mission is to broaden women’s knowledge about menopause and empower them to become educated healthcare consumers and ac�ve par�cipants in the management of their menopause. Learn more at www.RedHotMamas.org
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