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VOL 46, NO 9
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Local News & Culture
Westside Happenings
VENICE STORIES
He Loves it, She Loves it Not
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What works for the marina may not work for Venice .................................. 6
Venice Art Crawl President Sunny Bak wants to be friends ................................ 14
News Where the Good Jobs Are Creative industries outpace other sectors in L.A .......................................... 8
New Law Puts Checks on Lobbyists Santa Monica beefs up disclosure requirements .......................................... 9
Killing Plants to Save Wetlands Invasive species face the ax ................... 13
Destination: Confusion Why L.A.’s public transit system doesn’t work . ....................................... 10
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Roots & Rhythm Keb’ Mo’ brings his musical medicine to The Broad Stage ................................ 16
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L etters Big Blue’s Arrival is Good for the Marina Re: “Big Blue Bus is Coming to the Marina,” News, Feb 18 The same Argonaut article that prompted Terry Ballentine to write his Feb. 25 letter of concern (Keep the Big Blue Bus off Ocean Avenue) motivates me to view the Big Blue Bus situation from a hopeful perspective. Living near Ocean Avenue and Washington Boulevard, I fully understand his perspective. However, as a resident of the Marina City Club (for more than 24 years), the new Big Blue Bus stop is a leisurely six-minute walk from my unit’s front door. On Feb. 21, the first day of the new route, I saw a Big Blue come onto Via Marina and decided to take a ride. Since I am a certified old guy, I had my TAP card in my pocket. I climbed on at the stop, and the friendly driver told me that this was her first time on the route. My round trip was from the marina to UCLA and back along Santa Monica Boulevard. I am of the opinion that this new entry point into the Big
Blue route system provides a frequent, reasonably priced and efficient way to travel from the marina without a car. Edward Benes Marina del Rey
sons. Now we have that space as a bus stop. How will cars manage a right turn onto Ocean if there is a bus sitting there? Will traffic, those turning cars, back up on Venice? Just half a block down, Mildred New Big Blue Route is a Street intersects Ocean. PedestriHazard in Venice ans have been injured there; Re: “Keep the Big Blue there is no crosswalk. Cars Bus off Ocean Avenue,” turning left have problems there Letters, Feb. 25 and there have been accidents. The Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Now we will have a bus stop to has arrived without notice to our contend with as well, and that’s Venice community. The folks only on the southbound side. In who travel on Ocean Avenue in the northbound direction cars Venice to get to and from their will have difficulty turning from homes will be adversely affected Mildred onto Ocean. by its presence. If this change in bus route is to Ocean Avenue is a narrow enhance access to downtown Los roadway — so narrow that there Angeles, let it be known that is parking on only one side of the Venice residents in this area street. It wasn’t designed to carry already have access to downtown a heavy volume traffic. There are via the Metro line. If speed bumps, stop signs and it is to reach downtown Santa recently it became a bikeMonica and the Expo line, way. During the long evening a different solution needs to rush hour cars back up all the be found. way from Venice Boulevard to The placement of the Big Washington Boulevard. Blue Bus route on Ocean Where Venice crosses Ocean Avenue is a mistake. the curbs are painted red. No Sandra Helman, Venice parking has been allowed there (Continued on page 13) in the past for safety rea-
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Where the Good Jobs Are Otis report finds the creative economy outpacing other industries in Los Angeles, but spreading the wealth remains a challenge Illustration courtesy of Otis College
By Evan Henerson Better luck next year, Big Apple. In terms of total jobs and direct labor income, Los Angeles can boast the title of America’s Most Creative City — easily outdistancing metropolitan competitors like Chicago, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, according to data compiled by the Otis College of Art and Design and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. But while the creative economy may be flourishing locally, the economic news for the country as a whole is somewhat less rosy, said the Nobel Prize-winning economist who coined “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%.” “I think we know what to do to make our economy more equal, to have more shared prosperity and to have faster economic growth,” said Dr. Joseph E. Stiglitz, a professor at Columbia University and former chief economist of the World Bank. “Our problem isn’t the economics so much as the politics, and in the United States the intertwining of the
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Santa Monica Rewrites Lobbying Rules Council requires disclosure for spending over $20 but holds back from exposing violators to lawsuits By Gary Walker In a special meeting Tuesday night, the Santa Monica City Council adopted stricter reporting requirements for municipal lobbying activity but stopped short of making those who break the rules personally liable in court. Lobbyists who get involved in city politics will now have to register and report basic information about their activities, clients, clients’ businesses, the decisions they seek to influence and much of what they spend in support of lobbying activities. Financial reporting requirements include any lobbying expenditures or gifts to public officials in excess of $20. The new rules define a lobbyist as “anyone who receives economic consideration for communicating with any official or employee of the city for the purpose of influencing a legislation or administrative action.” Newly appointed Santa Monica City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren estimated that the lobbying ordinance would take about six months to implement. Under consideration since 2014, the disclosure requirements come at a time when several major development projects are in the works and many residents are voicing concern about an increase in lobbying activity intended to influence city decision-makers. It’s also an election year. Mary Marlow, president of the watch-
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dog group Santa Monica Transparency Project, said she was happy for the new restrictions but wished the council would have gone even further. Marlow convinced council members to require that lobbyists disclose the names of officials they’ve had discussions with before public hearings, but she also wanted a “private right of action” provision that would have set up a
nated in a 6-0 vote to approve the lobbying ordinance (Councilwoman Pam O’Connor was absent), Councilwoman Gleam Davis came out strong against including a right of private action provision. “I appreciate Ms. Marlow’s intention, but I won’t support the ordinance with a private right of action. The fact of the matter is a private right of action can
“The fact of the matter is a private right of action can become vengeance.” — Santa Monica Councilwoman Gleam Davis
mechanism for residents to sue those who violate reporting requirements. “We also think the private right of action in the earlier version [the council considered] should be reinstated. That would allow any resident to enforce requirements of the law through civil action or either injunctive relief, damages or punitive damages,” Marlow said. Santa Monica City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie reminded council members that city staff had dropped a private right of action provision from an earlier draft ordinance because some on the council said it could lead to “controversy and contentiousness in the community.” During council discussion that culmi-
become vengeance,” said Davis, an attorney. “We’re talking here about people exercising their First Amendment rights. Starting out with a private right of action is just, I think, inviting the kind of contentiousness that we wanted to avoid.” Councilwoman Sue Himmelrich, who brought concerns about lobbying before the council shortly after she was elected in 2014, disagreed with Davis about giving residents the right to challenge violations of the ordinance in court. “I am actually in favor of a private right of action. I won’t insist on including it tonight, although there may be a time when it comes up again,” said Himmel-
rich, who is also an attorney. Councilman Kevin McKeown also expressed support for considering a private right of action clause, and the council agreed to reconsider the question sometime in the future. “I share Councilwoman Himmelrich’s concern about the private right of action. And should we find out, as well-intentioned as this ordinance is, that it isn’t being enforced, I will be coming back with an amendment to include a private right of action,” McKeown said. The ordinance exempted Downtown Santa Monica Inc., the Santa Monica Travel & Tourism Bureau and the Santa Monica Pier Corp. from reporting requirements at Moutrie’s suggestion that those agencies often function as de facto arms of city government. Some contractors who work with the city on a regular and ongoing basis are also excluded. Denise Barton, a Santa Monica resident who is typically at odds with city leaders, said during the meeting that punishment for violations of the ordinance should be stronger. “In this ordinance you should be focusing on people trying to influence public officials. Violations should be more meaningful, and the public should be made aware of when there is a violation and what repercussion there will be,” Barton said. gary@argonautnews.com
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County is in a creative industry, accounting for 18% of the county’s wage and salary employment. The data considers both jobs directly related to creative industries (entertainment, fashion, publishing, digital media, architecture, product design and visual art) as well as jobs that are indirectly related or induced by creative industries. Within the report, LACEDC defines the creative economy to include both “the businesses and individuals involved in producing cultural, artistic and design goods and services” and “organizations that provide a venue for artists to share their work with the public such as museums, art galleries and theaters.” Forecasting the next five years, the Otis report predicts employment in the creative industries to outpace overall wage and salary growth in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Access to arts education will be a major factor in sustaining and strengthening the creative economy. “Previously there has not been as much
focus on K through 12 in the report,” said Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, an economist with the LACEDC’s Kyser Center for Economic Research, which prepared the Otis Report. “Otis and their funding partners are interested in examining that
around 10% of the nation’s jobs are in manufacturing. “So when you think about making cars, we’re very much thinking of the world of the 1950s. And the world today is defined by the creative jobs that Otis is trying to
“As we move from a knowledge economy to an innovative economy, one of the striking questions is: Will these new economies be able to create jobs for our young people as they get into the labor force?” — Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz creative pipeline of how we are educating young people as they come up through K-12, and how we prepare them for those kinds of jobs.” Stiglitz also cited the work of Otis and other institutions as the point of departure for his keynote lecture, noting that
prepare students for,” Stiglitz said. “As we move from a knowledge economy to an innovative economy, one of the striking questions is: ‘Will these new economies be able to create jobs for our young people as they get into the labor force?’”
During his speech, titled “The Great Divide: America’s Inequality, Its Causes and Consequences,” Stiglitz said that the growth of the American economy over the past 30 years has largely benefitted “a small fraction of society” and that a substantial number of Americans are awakening to the fact that the economy does not work in their favor. The rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign touching on America’s ability to do things better than other countries has an ironic ring of truth, Stiglitz said, since the country “is better at creating inequality than other countries.” The speech built on the topics addressed in Stiglitz’s recent books “The Price of Inequality” and “The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them.” Stiglitz also said that the creative economy can help play a role in illustrating some of the obstacles we are facing. “Art can send a message far more forcefully than academics can on some of the things I’m talking about,” he said. March 3, 2016 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9
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Destination: Confusion Lack of a smooth-running transit hub is the nexus of L.A.’s alternative transportation shortcomings By Charles Rappleye If you want to understand the conundrum of falling ridership despite billions invested in new transit service, you need only visit the downtown headquarters of the LA Metro system. There under the looming shadow of the marble-clad, faux-deco Nicholas Patsaouras Gateway Intermodal Transit Center lies a snarl of confusion, congestion and disconnection that only a traffic engineer could love. Better yet, arrive at night, on the Flyaway bus from LAX. You’ll pull into the bus plaza, a circular drive where buses travel clockwise on an inside lane — like they do in England? — while passenger cars travel counterclockwise, also in a single lane, to arrive at a 50-foot stretch that allows only drop-off and pickup, as at the airport. The plaza is an intriguing space, with an interior ramp to a lower-level entrance to the train station, a wealth of tile and intricate stonework, and benches that make you feel like settling in on a lazy afternoon. Except you’re not there to while away the hours. You’re trying to get somewhere! And with the intense crowding, the heavy buses navigating a single narrow lane, and passenger cars seeking a safe and legal place to park, you’d be excused for fleeing in panic. Of course, you might not have someone waiting for you. In which case you can take a cab — after, first, learning that taxis are not allowed in or near the bus plaza, and then getting directions to the sole taxi stand, located as far as physically possible from the buses, a quartermile trek through the train tunnels, across the grand but oddly underutilized Union Station, out to the street, and over to the left. There you will find a line of forlorn taxicabs patiently awaiting fares from any passengers intrepid enough to get there. Not many, it turns out.
It can be done: a Pacific Electric car on its way to Venice in the 1940s Then there’s the Flyaway itself, one of the few useful innovations on the L.A. transit scene. It was a much-needed step, as there is no convenient transit option for getting to the airport, despite years of agitation for a direct rail link. Not surprisingly, the initiative came not from Metro but from the airport, which has been running buses from the Valley to LAX since 1975. When service to Union Station began in 2006, it was bargainpriced, at $3 a trip. Since then, unfortunately, management of the service appears to have been handed off to the folks who run Dodger Stadium; the price started to climb, incrementally at first, but then rising about a dollar a year. It now costs $9 to travel one-way. With a cab fare at the Union Station end, and the
hike from bus to taxi, a couple may do better calling Uber. The easiest connection from the Flyaway is to the Red Line subway, which terminates at a station just an escalator-ride away from the bus snarl — er, plaza. But there you run into the larger dysfunction of the Metro rail system. You might take a train to Hollywood, or Los Feliz, or out to the Valley, but from there you’re on your own. Bus connections from the rail stations are always iffy, due in part to the fact that neighborhood bus service is run by the city Department of Transportation, which shows little interest in linking up with Metro-operated rail. Or you could take the Red Line to either the Blue Line light rail or the new Expo
Line, but that would require another transfer at yet another station. On that score there is help on the way — a billion-dollar project, 15 years in the planning and now just under way, to reconfigure several downtown rail stations with the common-sense objective of having all the principal rail lines converging at Union Station. Why, one might reasonably ask, did not the planners at Metro design these lines to converge on a single downtown center in the first place? Don’t ask. The answer is simply too infuriating — though not just the fault of the MTA. The popular Blue Line from Long Beach was initially conceived to run straight through to Pasadena, but that scheme had to be abandoned in 1998, when L.A. voters, disgusted with cost overruns, passed Measure R, which barred spending on “new rail.” It took 15 years for MTA planners to figure out a way around those funding limits; now much of the expense of the new connector will involve breaking down and rebuilding several downtown stations, one built only five years ago. That connector will ease transit through the city center, but so long as the Pasadena line operates at the speed of a Disney jitney — an ill-conceived Metro concession to safety fears — functional urban commuter rail for the Arroyo Seco corridor will remain a pipe dream. And there’s more help on the way — but with the same people in charge, the same results are to be expected. The new fix is for the Silver Line express bus that plys the 110 Elevated Freeway into downtown. For some reason that bus never makes it into the bus plaza — it’s probably just too congested in there — and instead stops outside Union Station in what has always appeared a temporary drop-off. Now, thanks to a windfall in federal funding, the MTA is planning
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We must find a balance between tourists’ access to beach communities and the loss of long-term rental housing that threatens community character and cohesion. tenants face a loss of community, security and, in some cases, available parking. They sit and watch as empty units are upgraded to attract tourists, while their own units sit in disrepair — leading them to eventually give in and move out. Landlords are evading the city’s rentcontrol regulations to unfairly cash in on higher nightly rates. Just recently, local media reported a story of two Hollywood residents that had been wrongfully evicted, only to have their units later listed on Airbnb for use as
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between tourists’ access to beach communities and the loss of long-term rental housing that threatens community character and cohesion. Keep Neighborhoods First was formed to protect our neighbors and neighborhoods from abuses. We are working to influence the regulations currently being proposed in Los Angeles. Specifically, we hope city leaders will enact short-term rental regulations that are comprehensive and enforceable. To get the job done, local government must work with hosts and rental platforms. We are calling for an online registration system that would allow hosts to provide information needed for enforcement, but the city will also need the rental platforms to require that all their hosts register with the city. Finally, we believe that only a home’s primary residents should be allowed to offer short-term rentals, with a firm prohibition against landlords converting rent-controlled units into short-term rentals. As similar discussions take place all over the world, Keep Neighborhoods First will continue the fight until the city of Los Angeles adopts regulations that shelter renters from abuses and protect the integrity of our communities. We are counting on our leaders to do this right.
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‘A Woman’s Woman’ Santa Monica’s Bettina Duval works behind the scenes to help women attain political office By Christina Campodonico If you’re a woman seeking elected office in California, Bettina Duval’s probably got your back. She’s the founder and president of The CaliforniaLIST, a political action committee dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to public office throughout the state. Duval will be honored by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce’s Organization of Women Leaders at the group’s International Women’s Day Breakfast on Monday, March 7. Golden Globe-winning actress Jennifer Garner is also being recognized for her contributions to the Santa Monica community and to Save the Children, an early education program for children in rural America. Duval’s CaliforniaLIST has helped to elect more than 60 women to state government, and she’s optimistic that the 2016 election cycle will offer more opportunities for women candidates and voters to take charge. Raised by a single working mom in Northern California in the 1960s, Duval, 55, has long felt the need to support and stand by women. “I’ve always been a woman’s woman, so to speak,” she says. Duval studied rhetoric at UC Berkeley and thought about becoming a lawyer, but issues closer to home spurred her to think about how the lives of women could be improved. She remembers her grandfather having to co-sign on a loan so that her mother could buy a house in 1972. Internships with state legislators led Duval to work for the Mondale-Ferraro presidential campaign after college. She later became the Southern California director of EMILY’s List, a PAC that assists women running for legislative and executive office. Now Duval, a mother of four, is busy mentoring The CaliforniaLIST’s new cadre of female millennial leaders to ensure that the next generation of women activists and voters, like her two daughters, can continue to exercise their rights and break glass ceilings. What motivated you to become politically active? My senior year in high school I worked for then state Assemblyman Vic Fazio, who also went to Congress, and John Dunlap, who was a state senator. And I had a lot of errands. So I went in my little white VW Bug to the state capitol, and I went to the Senate floor and looked down on this beautiful room. But I looked and it was [almost] all men. … Sometimes you don’t really know what you’re seeing, but I just knew that something was wrong. I PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT March 3, 2016
in particular don’t really want to have their families or their lives so completely on display and then criticized. With Hillary Clinton running, what do you think this year’s presidential election is going to mean for women voters and for women candidates? I think you’re going to hear a lot about women. You’re already starting to hear about the young millennial women who are not voting for Hillary. … I think you’re starting to really address the issue of women running for office, the sexism that exists for women running for office. And I think that you’re going to see a large number of women coming out [to vote]. What do you make of young women supporting Bernie Sanders over Clinton? I don’t think my generation, who really did experience a glass ceiling — and there still is a glass ceiling — we didn’t really teach the next generation what happened and what is going on. If you’re Jewish you have museums. You have stories. You have a complete curriculum that is teaching you about what happened in the Holocaust. But the women’s movement has never really been in the forefront of Bettina Duval says women have a long way to go in politics people’s minds. To understand Gloria Steinem’s journey to where she is today. think that was the motivating force actually still is an old boys’ network up in To understand Madeline Albright’s because inherently I’ve always been Sacramento, and that’s something candichallenges. To understand Hillary’s supportive of women. I’ve always been a dates still face. challenges. And Michelle Obama’s woman’s woman, so to speak. challenges. I don’t think most young Is it better now? women really understand the journey that Since starting The CaliforniaLIST in Absolutely. I don’t think it’s an anomaly took them to where they are today. 2002, what have you found to be the for a woman to run for office. I think that, I think if they knew it a little bit more, I biggest barriers for women seeking especially with Hillary Clinton … we’re think there would be a little bit more elected office? changing the face of power. She’s a viable respect for the campaign that Hillary is At that time, the biggest challenge that candidate. Nobody’s questioning that. The running. Otherwise, I’m not a psycholowomen had was raising money. An idea of a woman running for office today is gist. I don’t know why some old white individual would still give more to a man much easier for most of us to accept. male is appealing to them. This is truly the most interesting election I have ever experienced. It’s fascinating. It’s just unbelievable. “Politics has gotten really, really
awful. And it didn’t use to be so bad. What seems to be happening is that good female candidates, even good male candidates, are opting out.” — Bettina Duval
than they would give to a woman. The other dilemma women had was actually relationships in Sacramento. To run for office you need to be able to raise $100,000 right off the bat. You need to have some kind of contact up in Sacramento. And you need to have yourself established within your own community, so that they know who you are. It was and
The dilemma we have right now is that women are not really running for office. And that’s one of the reasons why things have been in tremendous decline. … Since I started in 2002, politics has gotten really, really awful. And it didn’t use to be so bad. What seems to be happening is that good female candidates, even good male candidates, are opting out. Women
What was your most exciting campaign? The Mondale-Ferraro campaign. When Geraldine Ferraro was nominated to be the vice presidential candidate, I think that was one of the most exciting moments for me. I was actually working in DC at that time. It was momentous, because at that point in time there was still not a large number of women in Congress. It was just one of those moments. It was a wow! The International Women’s Day Breakfast happens from 7 to 9 a.m. Monday, March 7, at the Le Meridien Delfina Hotel, 530 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Tickets are $50 to $65 at smchamber.com/owl.
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Killing Plants to Save the Wetlands Groups seek permission to remove invasive ice plants from three acres of Ballona in Playa del Rey
L etters Let’s Stop Saying ‘Affordable Housing’ Re: “Mike Bonin’s Big Idea: Acres of Prime Venice Real Estate Slated for Affordable Housing,” Cover Story, Jan.28 There has been an abundance of articles and letters in The Argonaut related to affordable housing, the lack of it and the construction of it. The latest relate to the MTA bus yard in Venice that L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin hopes to turn into an affordable housing project.
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By Gary Walker Restoring a biologically compromised and long neglected 600-acre wetland to a more pristine natural state would require a lot of work, particularly when it comes to removing invasive non-native plant species. The nonprofit Bay Foundation and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife will seek permission to do just that at a meeting of the California Coastal Commission on March 10 in Santa Monica. The permit application calls for the removal of ice plant, a hearty succulent that stifles the growth of native species and is often used as landscaping ground cover, from a three-acre portion of the wetlands area south of Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey. Because the state-backed effort to restore the Ballona Wetlands has yet to officially start, ice plant removal is being dubbed an interim measure in the context of supporting native species in the wetlands and preparing it for a broader restoration. “Removing the ice plant on site will help protect the remaining native flora that will be critical to the native revegetation of the reserve for the larger multi-year restoration effort currently underway,” according to a commission staff report. The Bay Foundation, Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Coastal Conservancy are leading the official restoration effort, which has been delayed for years pending the publication of a draft environmental assessment. That report is now due out sometime this summer. The Bay Foundation plans to kill off ice plant with solarization — spreading a black tarp over patches of ice plant in order to dry it out and give native species a chance to grow in its place.
Volunteers remove ice plant from the Ballona Wetlands during a Friends of Ballona Restoration Day event Karina Johnston, a restoration biologist with the Bay Foundation, called solarization “a tried-and-true, straightforward restoration method” that has worked in numerous other locations. In 2008, for example, state workers used the technique to remove ice plant from a patch of land below the Playa del Rey bluffs near Cabora Drive. “[The plastic tarp] heats and bakes the ice plant monocultures, which dries it out. Afterwards, we hope to see native plants come up because we believe that they’re there underneath the seed bed,” Johnston said.
If the Coastal Commission members grant permission, members of the public will be invited to take part in the work as early as late summer. “It’s a great way for the community to be involved in something after so many delays,” Johnston said. The nonprofit Friends of the Ballona Wetlands plans to assist the Bay Foundation and has already had tremendous success removing ice plant from eight acres of sand dune habitat located below the homes on the north side of Vista del Mar, Executive Director Lisa Fimiani said.
“One of our biggest success stories is the eight acres of dune where we’re permitted to do restoration work to remove non-native plants, the majority of them ice plants,” Fimiani said. “In doing so we’ve seen the return of the endangered El Segundo Blue Butterfly. It’s been one of our proudest achievements,” she said. “That’s the value of this kind of restoration. All these other plants started coming back, and in a few years we had lizards, butterflies, gopher snakes and antlions” (burrowing insects that dig tiny pits to trap prey). The Coastal Commission will meet in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium’s East Wing on March 9, 10 and 11. This will be the commission’s first meetings since its controversial February decision to fire Executive Director Charles Lester, who had strong support from environmental and slowgrowth advocates. Groups of Playa del Rey and Venice residents traveled more than 200 miles to Morro Bay to defend Lester during a raucous public hearing that made headlines statewide. Commissioners are expected to appoint an interim executive director on March 9 and discuss the process for choosing a permanent replacement. The Coastal Commission meets March 9, 10 and 11 in the East Wing of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1885 Main St., Santa Monica. Visit coastal.ca.gov/ mtgcurr.html for agenda materials. gary@argonautnews.com Managing Editor Joe Piasecki contributed to this story.
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Let me break some news to you: Affordable housing does not exist on the Westside or in Venice. The latest local rental listings show studio apartments starting at $1,200 per month, and it goes up from there. If you are looking for affordable housing, you need to start looking 10 miles away from the beach. The only way you are going to get affordable housing in Venice is if it is built and subsidized by the city — in simple terms, from you and me, the taxpayers.
So let’s stop using this term “affordable housing” around here and hide it away with the term “transit-orientated housing,” because guess what: when you are looking to build 516 apartments and include 1,200 parking spaces like Martin Cadillac is, it should be termed “Housing close to Metro labeled as transit-orientated development so that the developer can maximize the density and convince the city to allow them to build it.” Steve Wallace Mar Vista
FROM THE WEB: Re: “In Praise of Bill Rosendahl,” Opinion, Feb. 25 Bill is a person whose genuine sincerity in life blossomed in office. He went to great strides to do the right thing, standing tall in the face of adversity. I am not speaking for myself when I say we all love Bill. John Davis Re: “Coastal Commission Churns Stormy Waters,” News, Feb. 18 Don’t ever underestimate
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Keb’ Mo’ heads to Santa Monica to support “That Hot Pink Blues Album”
Red, White & Blues Keb’ Mo’ sees music as medicine for a divided nation
By Bliss Bowen It’s 7:30 a.m. — no, make that 7:41 — and Keb’ Mo’ sounds impossibly good-natured for a man whose work often keeps him up way past the witching hour. Then again, he’s in Florida and I’m in Los Angeles, three time zones earlier. He apologizes for calling 10 minutes late, but frankly, I’m grateful; he’s already had his morning tea and I’m still mainlining mine. He understandingly jokes, “Aw, let’s have Scotch,” while I’m gulping down mugs of brain-sparking caffeine almost as fast as the kettle pours water. Only an hour ago his social media platforms started buzzing with announcements of “That Hot Pink Blues Album,” a double-disc live set due for release April 15, with a vinyl edition to follow June 3. In less than a week he starts crisscrossing the country on a promotional tour that brings him to The Broad Stage in Santa Monica this Saturday. Between now and then, he’s squeezing in PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT March 3, 2016
a four-day stint with the Experience Hendrix tour alongside fellow guitar slingers like Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. “It’s a whole lot of guitar — shredding, shredding, shredding, shredding,” he says with an easy laugh. “I’m the relief from the shredding.”
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The basics of the three-time Grammy winner’s own tours haven’t changed all that much, though the pop culture landscape into which Keb’ Mo’ launches his music is vastly different from the one in which his self-titled debut made a splash in 1994. (An earlier pop album released under his given name of Kevin Moore, 1980’s “Rainmaker,” didn’t live up to its confident title, although a couple of tracks resurfaced on later Keb’ Mo’ recordings.) “It’s a little bit leaner — the money
doesn’t go as far,” Moore observes. “But people are enthusiastic about coming to shows, which is exciting. The de-emphasis of listening to records, with all the distractions we have with the Internet and Facetime and Facebook and tweeting and all this other stuff that goes on, video games — it’s a bigger and broader world, so it’s amazing that people will still come to a show. Big shows are the thing now. Smaller shows like I do [laughs], you know, I have to work harder. “The big ones are so fantastic, it’s like a circus. But I mean, it’s probably not going away. I’m happy to play music and happy to be in it.” That philosophy of gratitude reflects Moore’s metaphysical tastes in reading material: “Metaphysics and books on consciousness and spirituality, human connection to the universe — that’s my favorite subject,” he says. (Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” has been his book of choice for the past year.)
Hope and gratitude have also been hallmarks of his music since the release of the traditional-sounding “Keb’ Mo’” positioned him in the eyes of some as a flame-carrier who might take Robert Johnson-style blues back into the post-Stevie Ray Vaughan, grunge-dominated pop world. But the Compton-raised guitarist, who had worked in blues, pop and R&B bands throughout the 1970s and ’80s (most notably with Papa John Creech), wasn’t interested in confining himself to pre-WWII country blues. Throughout his next 10 albums, he used blues as a base while tracing its connections to gospel, soul, folk, smooth R&B and funky pop.
GIGGING AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Moore took his time making 2014’s “BLUESAmericana,” a relaxed and rootsy set recorded primarily in his home studio in Nashville, where he’s been
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living for the past six years. He called in a few Nashville veterans, like pedal steel wiz Paul Franklin and guitarist Colin Linden, as well as L.A.’s California Feetwarmers, who boosted the New Orleans groove of Grammy-nominated track “The Old Me Better.” These days Moore is as likely to be found jamming with Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill as with longtime friend Bonnie Raitt, whom he calls “one of the top bluesmen even though she’s a woman. She is so authentic and can hang so hard, with the hardest-core blues person.” Moore says he’s also a fan of Gary Clark Jr. and Eric Bibb, but adds, “I don’t know that I follow blues so much. “The blues, I guess like all music, is probably searching for itself and evolving and going through a metamorphosis and hopefully will land in a place with more
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of pleas for peace and freedom by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, John Lennon and Stephen Stills. Asked if he might break out any of those anthems in concert during 2016’s surreal election season, he laughs knowingly before turning serious. “This election is, whoa, man. I didn’t think it could ever get this crazy. People in India [where he played Mumbai’s Mahindra Blues Festival two weeks ago] were just, like, amused by the election. And Trump — they were like, ‘What the…?’ [Laughs] The power of media, publicity, and the power of Trump himself to be convincing — to use his influence to put forth the agenda he’s putting forth — is just amazing to me. “I think the saddest thing about this election is, where are all the people who are really qualified that aren’t running?
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“This election is, whoa, man. I didn’t think it could ever get this crazy. … The power of media, publicity, and the power of Trump himself to be convincing — to use his influence to put forth the agenda he’s putting forth — is just amazing to me.” — Keb’ Mo’ authenticity. You know? It always comes back. You can only fool people with globotrons [laughs] for so long.” Last fall Moore was invited to the White House to participate in “A Celebration of American Creativity” alongside Carol Burnett, Buddy Guy, Queen Latifah, Trombone Shorty, James Taylor and Usher. The concert was later broadcast by PBS. He’s humble when describing that experience: “It’s just a lot of fun. … You actually see the show when you play at the White House.” He’s more forthcoming when discussing a Michelle Obama-organized student workshop in which he took part, as well as Playing for Change, a foundation organized by his friend Mark Johnson that also promotes music education. “It’s about showing up,” he says — being a positive and mentoring presence for kids, and recognizing that they are finding their own ways to engage with music and the arts. “I think it’s about interaction. It’s about making artistic opportunities to expand the minds of young people as to what’s possible in life, rather than thinking they’re all gonna be musicians or all gonna be painters, or they’re all gonna be artists. Life is art. Life is art, to me.”
Why aren’t there more qualified candidates? I think Hillary and Bernie are qualified. I think Jeb Bush is qualified. I mean, I don’t want him to be president; I don’t want any more Bushes in the White House. But that the guy who’s probably the most qualified [among the Republicans] to be president would be in last place — it’s sad, you know?” Not surprisingly, Moore believes it’s more important than ever during volatile times like these to show “more kindness toward your fellow man and your fellow woman, fellow child, fellow dog, fellow cat. Fellow beings.” And for musicians and songwriters to cast light through art. “Go to the people and bring joy. And bring awareness and bring comfort. Just show up and be a positive presence in the world. I mean, I can’t do it all by myself; no one person can do it all alone. But the more we show up in the world, all of us with integrity and with respect for one another, whether you’re playing in Compton or you’re just meeting people on the street or just checking out people at the drugstore — everything should be an inspiring experience. So that we just all feel better and feel more positive, and feel more love.”
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Keb’ Mo’ appears in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $65 to $105. Call (310) 434-3200 or visit thebroadstage.com for tickets; for more on the new album, visit kebmo.com.
Twelve years ago, a year after the United States invaded Iraq and a matter of weeks before George W. Bush was re-elected as president, Moore released “Peace … Back by Popular Demand,” a covers collection
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By Stephanie Case Under the spotlight at a West Hollywood nightclub, Lili St. Cyr took a bath. Wearing a diamond necklace, a swipe of red lipstick and not much else, she kicked her legs, splashing, as pink bubbles effervesced from a glass tub. St. Cyr, one of the original queens of American striptease, became an icon for baring herself on stage. But she never bared her soul. “She was very much shrouded in mystery,” says writer Leslie Zemeckis, who was intrigued by St. Cyr’s questionmark persona. “She was so hugely famous, so why don’t we know about her?” Out of that curiosity came “Goddess of Love Incarnate,” Zemeckis’ new biography of St. Cyr, which she’ll sign at a luxe soiree next Tuesday at the historic Culver Hotel. The night promises a rousing 1940s band, vintage cocktails, contemporary burlesque performances and a closer look at the beauty behind the bathtub.
Zemeckis (who’s married to filmmaker Robert Zemeckis but maintains a robust creative identity of her own) was doing research for her own one-woman show — “kind of a saucy, Gypsy Rose Lee
teenage home in East L.A. to the clubs of New York’s “Stripty-Second Street” to a honeymoon spot on the isle of Capri. What she found was a woman of dazzling contradictions.
Each movement emanated with poise and certainty. While the audience watched —rapt, like voyeurs — she rarely glanced back. She was not seeking their approval. thing with some dancing boys,” she tells me — when she fell in love with burlesque and St. Cyr’s untold story. For five years, Zemeckis tracked down the late starlet’s family and fans, phoned her ex-lover, and flipped through her scrapbooks. She retraced the footsteps of Lili’s life across continents: from her
On stage, St. Cyr was confident, in command. She invited the audience to spy on private bedroom moments doused with glamour: slipping off Cinderella gowns and opera-length gloves, slinking into a freshly drawn bath, plucking earrings from an antique jewelry box. Each movement emanated with poise and
certainty. While the audience watched —rapt, like voyeurs — she rarely glanced back. She was not seeking their approval. It was “as though she was dancing to and for herself,” Zemeckis writes. Off stage, St. Cyr was shy and neurotically private. Stage fright gave her ulcers. “She feared everything,” Zemeckis says: crowded rooms, intimacy, committed relationships. She flitted between Hollywood hunks — Orson Welles, Artie Shaw, Yul Brynner — and half a dozen husbands, hoping each might “fill the emptiness inside.” She could unveil herself in a performance, but love was a different story. As Zemeckis pieced together the jigsaw of St. Cyr’s life, she faced a question: Did anyone know the real Lili? “The people who knew her knew a side of her,” she explains. “Her sister would see one side; her husband would see (Continued on page 20)
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The “Boobs, Books and Burlesque” party happens at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City. Signed copies of “Goddess of Love Incarnate” will be available for purchase. The event is also a breast cancer treatment fundraiser for the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. Visit lesliezemeckis.com for more information.
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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A How Can I Create a Financial Plan for My House? Achieving any goal you set for yourself should include formulating a plan to strategize the ways you’ll achieve short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. Maintaining the value of your home is an example of a goal that requires such planning, which is why it’s important to create a financial plan in order to budget for the items that come with homeownership, such as repairs, upgrades, insurance, and taxes. After all, your home is probably your biggest investment, so a financial plan will help you avoid any surprises that will take an unexpected hit to your wallet. Develop a holistic look at what it costs to operate your house and you could save money in the long run. An important first step is to write a list of expenses you already have. Keep an up-to-date list of what expenses you have that are recurring and when you must pay them (i.e. annually, monthly). These expenses likely include your mortgage, insurance, property taxes, and essential maintenance. It’s smart to account for maintenance such as your roof or heating system needing repairs. Also on the list should be desired upgrades. These will add value to your home and budgeting accordingly with a sound plan will allow you to accomplish such changes in the long run, such as a bathroom upgrade or a more efficient refrigerator. Once you have an understanding of all your home’s expenses, it is also beneficial to estimate the life spans of
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To encourage strong saving habits, it’s useful to create “small wins” along the way so that you can achieve a few key milestones established in your financial plan. When you’ve completed your financial plan, don’t hide it in a drawer somewhere. Keep it in the open and monitor it frequently so that you know if you’re on track.
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Newer condo complex “La Playa Court.” Close to beach. 2 bedroom + Bonus Room for guest/den/office. 2 large baths with tub/showers. NEW floors. NEW kitchen appliances. $ 2 car parking. 710,000
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Many experts contend that you should be prepared to spend 1 to 3 percent of the market value of the home annually on maintenance. This means you should contribute regularly to your savings account so that you have the assets on hand to prudently handle such expenses. Another helpful tip is to set a monthly goal when it comes to savings. If you’re not meeting your monthly goal, then you need to examine where you can cut spending, such as eating out less.
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The ArgonAuT pRess Releases unique urban farm
KENTWOOD home
offered at $1,299,000 stephanie younger, Teles Properties 424-203-1828
offered at $1,299,000 Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs 310-410-9777
“Contemporary details define this extensively remodeled home,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “Bordered by a stylish redwood fence, the expansive lawn welcomes you to a chic porch. The open kitchen includes the dining room and a casual gathering area. A separate living room provides a more intimate entertaining experience, with its light hardwood floors and fireplace. This home offers three bedrooms, including a spacious master suite with a door leading out to a private backyard. Highlights include new kitchen, baths, recessed lighting, auto sprinklers and so much more!”
“Experience the cornucopia of produce, egg-laying chickens, cabernet vineyards and raised garden that make this home remarkable,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Inside this smartly renovated home, the first floor offers a formal living room and the chef’s kitchen. Off the kitchen, a hallway leads past custom wine storage to a first-floor guest bedroom and hallway bath. Upstairs, the master bedroom features mountain views. Two more bedrooms and an additional full bath complete the floor plan. The two-car garage has been converted to create a generous amount of storage and opens to a bonus room.”
Views from The azzurra
north Kentwood BeauTy
offered at $1,499,000 Jesse weinberg, Jesse Weinberg & Assoc. 800-804-9132
offered at $1,799,000 williamson & Pagan, RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-801-0614
“Set in prime upper North Kentwood, this architectural gem is sure to impress with its open floor plan, fine attention to detail, and indoor-outdoor flow,” say agents Nicole Pagan and Jenny Williamson. “Enter into a stunning living room with sunlit windows and a dramatic fireplace. The dining room is ideal for large dinner parties and boasts French doors that open to a landscaped back yard and pergola-covered stone patio. Enjoy four spacious bedrooms, one of which is downstairs and makes the perfect guest room. With numerous updates and extras throughout, this exclusive home represents Westchester at its very finest.”
“This incredibly rare and uniquely large floor plan faces directly west to capture the stunning water views,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath unit boasts a large wrap-around balcony, hardwood floors, custom built closets, and a full size laundry room with storage. Both bedrooms offer an en-suite bath. HOA fees include cable, internet, water, trash, earthquake insurance and an abundance of resort-style amenities including a rooftop spa and sky-lounge with amazing views, a sparkling heated pool and spa with cabanas, business center, media lounge, and an indoor/outdoor professional fitness.”
sPecTacular sunset Views
New DeVeloPmeNTal homes
offered at $605,000 charles lederman, Charles Lederman & Assoc. 310-821-8980
offered at $1,300,000 Bob waldron and Jessica heredia, Coldwell Banker 310-337-9225 310-913-8112
“Relax on the large patio that directly overlooks the entirety of the Oxford Basin that this renovated two-bedroom and two-bath home offers,” says agent Charles Lederman. “Enter into a spacious living room that is ideal for entertaining and is adjacent to a newly renovated kitchen with high-end appliances and custom cabinetry. The master bedroom boasts phenomenal unobstructed vistas, as well as ample storage space and an en-suite bathroom. Additional features of this home include unique and custom contemporary wall treatments, gorgeous hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows.”
“This property is situated in the Westport Heights area of Westchester,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “The project consists of plans for two single family residences. The two houses, both of which are two-story residences, each boast four bedrooms, four baths, with an attached two-car garage. This welldesigned project will offer luxurious urban living within close proximity to many cultural attractions in Playa Vista, and Marina del Rey. ”
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4/3 Last new construction home left! 4/3 Two story home in Vet’s Park 3/2 Traditional home in Carlson park 1/1 Large unit, new feat. Fp, balc, views +den, 1,087sf 2/1 Bright top floor unit w/vaulted ceilings, 852 sqft
$1,399,000 $1,324,500 $1,349,000 $389,000 $439,000
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lOs angeles Sun 1-4 3085 Motor Ave. Sun 1-4 4701 Don Miguel Sun 1-4 12906 Rubens Ave. Sun 1-4 4130 Sunnyside Ave. Sun 1-4 8042 Rayford Dr.
3/2 Great opportunity to own home in Cheviot Hills 3/3 Very secluded remodeled property w/great views 2/1 Large backyard & great location 4/3 Amazing redo w/2,250 sqft of luxurious living 5/5 Magnificent Silicon Beach villa
$1,520,000 $849,000 $1,250,000 $1,999,000 $2,300,000
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maRina del Rey Sun 1-4 1 Topsail 101 Sun 1-4 4150 Via Dolce #135
3/2 Beach access, upgraded south facing corner unit 2/2 Beautifully upgraded single-level on MDR Strand
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310-821-2900 310-821-5090
playa del Rey Sat 2-5 8238 W. Manchester #108
2/2 La Playa Court condo w/bonus rm, near beach
Diana Turner
Vista Sotheby’s
310-213-2450
playa vista Sun 1-4
3/3 Newer freestanding home w/yard +flex room
$1,849,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
310-995-6779
santa mOnica Sun 1-4 732 Raymond Ave.
4/3 Beautiful remodeled home in great location
$2,575,000
James Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-902-1004
venice Sun 1-4
3/2 Developers dream in heart of Venice
$1,599,000
Taylor Whitley
Coldwell Banker
310-488-1238
3/2 Beautiful 2016 remodeled home w/heated pool 3/1 Remodeled move in ready Knoll built beauty 4/3 New Listing! Large 1-story home on huge lot 3/2.5 Classic Kentwood elegance 4/3 Beautiful family home in prime location 3/1 Enchanting California residence 5/3 Sophisticated contemporary residence 3/1.5 Kentwood enlarged home w/great layout+den
$1,175,000 $789,000 $1,375, 000 $1,499,000 $1,299,000 $949,000 $1,499,000 $1,049,000
Pratt/Olivares Laura & Jack Davis Laura & Jack Davis Stephanie Younger Stephanie Younger Stephanie Younger Stephanie Younger Amy Frelinger
Shorewood Realtors Coldwell Banker Coldwell Banker Teles Properties Teles Properties Teles Properties Teles Properties Teles Properties
310-613-6609 310-490-0474 310-490-0474 424-203-1828 424-203-1828 424-203-1828 424-203-1828 310-951-0416
6651 Seabluff Dr.
614 5th Ave.
WestcHesteR Sun 1-4 6460 W. 84th St. Sun 1-4 6222 W. 85th Pl. Sun 1-4 5701 W. 76th St. Sun 1-4 7806 Beland Ave. Sun 1-4 8341 Flight Ave. Sun 1-4 8323 Georgetown Ave. Sun 1-4 6532 W. 85th Pl. Sun 1-4 6730 W. 85th Pl.
$710,000
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Compiled by Michael Reyes
Photo by Lisa Scott Owen
Thursday, Mar. 3
Financial Literacy Concert, 11 a.m. Gooding is a traveling band that uses rock ’n’ roll to teach students about financial literacy. Their next stop is at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. fundingthefuturelive.org Line Dancing Workshops, 5 to 8 p.m. Dance your way to fitness each Thursday during any of three line dancing workshops — a 5 to 5:45 p.m. class for beginners, a 6 to 6:45 p.m. intermediate class, and an advanced class from 7 to 8 p.m. Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. $7 suggested donation. (310) 726-4128; beaches.lacounty.gov Small Craft Harbor Commission, 6 p.m. The L.A. County Small Craft Harbor Commission holds a special night meeting to discuss the current and future recreational boating objectives of the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors. Public comment is welcome. Find the full meeting agenda at beaches. lacounty.gov. Mar Vista Art Walk, 6 to 9 p.m. The second-ever Mar Vista Art Walk showcases visual art, music, spoken-word poetry, street theater and food specials along Venice Boulevard between Inglewood Boulevard and Beethoven Street. facebook.com/ marvistaartwalk/ Stomach Club & All You Can Dance, 8 p.m. The duo known as Stomach Club opens up the evening at 8 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. with DJs J. Rocc and Mr. Choc of The World Famous Beat Junkies for “All You Can Dance” at the Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Little Miss Nasty, 9:30 p.m. Each first Thursday of the month rock ’n’ roll burlesque lights up Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $13 to $20 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Friday, Mar. 4
Coffee Bean Customer Appreciation Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sample new seasonal beverages and go home with giveaway goodies such as gift cards, tumblers and T-shirts at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 8601 S. Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. (310) 665-9814 Shabat Across America, 6:15 p.m. Rock ’n’ roll producer David Fishoff is guest speaker for Shabat Across America at 6:15 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m., at Pacific Jewish Center (The Shul on the Beach), 505 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. $25 to $50. RSVP to (310) 392-8749 or info@pjcenter.com. “Dogtown and Z-Boys” Screening and Tony Alva Q&A, 7 p.m. Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the seminal Venice and Santa Monica skate culture film by Stacy Peralta with original Z-Boy Tony Alva. Vidiots, 302 Pico Blvd., Santa
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of “Dogtown and Z-Boys” with original Z-Boy Tony Alva. SEE FRIDAY. Monica. $10 to $15. (310) 392-8508; vidiotsfoundation.org “The Night Sky Show” / “Gemini 8,” 7 p.m. An evening at the planetarium begins at 7 p.m. with “The Night Sky Show,” offering recent news in astronomy and a family-friendly tour of the constellations. At 8 p.m. get a flashback look at Neil Armstrong’s space flight Gemini 8, which was to perform the world’s first docking between two space vehicles in 1966. $5 to $6 for one show; $9 to $11 for the pair of shows. John Drescher Planetarium at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 434-4767; smc. edu/planetarium Dream Orchestra Does “Stabat Mater,” 8 p.m. The Dream Orchestra, the Opera Chorus of Los Angeles, the Hamilton High School Choir and guest soloists perform Rossini’s “Stabat Mater.” Also on the program is the Overture to Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” and Soprano Golda Berkman performing the Second Movement of Górecki’s “Symphony No. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.” St. Monica Catholic Church, 725 California Ave., Santa Monica. $30 to $40 ticket includes a dessert reception catered by Urth Caffé. (800) 838-3006; dreamorchestra.org “The Lost World,” 8:15 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday. In this trailblazing stop-motion animation film, a professor leads a small group into remote areas of the Amazon jungle to validate his belief in the existence of prehistoric creatures. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $8 to $10 cash or check. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org
through the gate in the parking lot behind Alkawater/Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. cindyhardin@laaudubon.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free R&B outdoor concert by Friends. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com “The Mystical Prism” Album Preview, 4 p.m. Catch a sneak peek of Brian Michael Tracy’s new rock poetry album, a fusion of beloved rock ballads and poems. Tracy will be joined by musicians Marty Rifkin (Bruce Springsteen collaborator), Andy Hill (Title Trackers, Hard Rain), Renee Safier (Andy & Renee, Hard Rain), and newcomer Edoardo Tancredi. Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $30. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org
Big Daddy, 8 p.m. The “Mash Up Kings” of rockabilly, doo-wop, R&B and pop play one of their first live performances since the mid-‘90s. Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. $20. (310) 398-2583; boulevardmusic.com Pierre Bensusan, 8 p.m. The French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer stops by McCabe’s Guitar Shop during his North American tour. 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. $28. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Pompous Highman, 10 p.m. Genre-smashing South Bay natives play live at the Prince O’ Whales, 335
Audio Bloggers Live!, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Audio Bloggers Live! brings together top audio bloggers and alternative educators in the field of music recording for a one-day charity event of workshops, panels and networking opportunities. Proceeds benefit Phoenix House. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 747-4298 Afternoon Reflections with Cindy Ripley, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Ceramic artist Cindy Ripley, co-founder of the pottery studio Luna Garcia, offers insights into her creative process. Full-Circle Pottery, 12023 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. $20, includes refreshments. (310) 502-3115; full-circlepottery.com
Be among the first to hear Brian Michael Tracy’s new rock poetry album. SEE SATURDAY. Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free R&B concert by Shades at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com The Perfect Gentlemen, 2:30 p.m. A family-friendly vocal variety show full of comedic harmony performances in the spirit of legendary groups such as The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers and Pied Pipers. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $20 cash or check. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org
Sean Rowe, 8 p.m. The alternative folk singer-songwriter plays McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. $16. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales. com
French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan stops by McCabe’s. SEE SATURDAY.
Vida featuring DJ Creepy and friends, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance music light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; melodylax.com
Monday, Mar. 7
Coffee and Create, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Start your morning with creative art exercises at ArtSpace, 419 Main St., El Segundo. $25 includes art supplies and coffee. (424) 277-1460; artspacela.com Seated Breath Meditation with Naam Yoga, 10:15 a.m. Mondays. The focus of the class is on breath, mudras (hand seals) and simple seated-movement to develop balance and rhythm. Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 439-9445; lapl.org/branches/venice Mar Vista Laughter Club, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Each Monday night laugh away your stress, boost your immune system and make new friends in a laugher yoga session led by Kim Selbert. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 11555 National Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 849-4642
First Sunday Open Reading, 5 p.m. A monthly open mic at Beyond Baroque, with sign-ups beginning at 4:45 p.m. 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org
Saturday, Mar. 5
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Sunday, Mar. 6
Mattson 2 & Friends, 8 p.m. The jazz duo open the evening at 8 p.m. with Pacific grooves on electric guitar and drums, followed at 10 p.m. by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk, hip-hop, disco and dance. DJ Shiva takes over the bar at 10 p.m. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
Jairus Mozee & guests, 9 p.m. The singer-songwriter, producer and jazz guitarist who’s worked alongside Prince, Janet Jackson and Kendrick Lamar plays Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Open Wetlands Tour, 9 a.m. to noon. The L.A. Audubon Society hosts its monthly Open Wetlands event at the Ballona Salt Marsh. Borrow a pair of their binoculars and take a stroll from the sand dunes to the creek to explore your neighborhood wetlands. Enter
Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com
The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues to shake up Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Free Zumba Class, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. A combo of fun and fitness led by Cammie Richardson at the Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey. (310) 726-4128; beaches. lacounty.gov NAMI Peer-led Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Westchester Family Support Group offers a free monthly confidential support session for families dealing with mental illness in their homes. Visitation Parish Center, 2nd floor, 6561 W. 88th St., Westchester. namisouthbay.com Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. This weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Local Law Enforcement Public Meeting, 7 p.m. Join the LAPD and the Westchester Neighbors Association for a discussion of local crime trends at L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin’s Westchester District Office, 7166 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 568-8772 Green Living Workshops, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn how to live more sustainably at this three-part interactive workshop series offered by Sustainable Works and LADWP. Receive resource-saving tools, save money on utilities and connect with your community. Each Monday through Mar. 14 at Westside Pavilion Community Room A, 10800 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free for LADWP (Continued on page 36)
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David Sheehan Goes Back to the Oscars Pioneering TV entertainment reporter comes out of retirement for an Internet special Photo courtesy of David Sheehan
David Sheehan makes the scene with Jack Nicholson
running late or at least cutting it close. I was always committed to having my reports be thought-provoking — try to talk about the movie or the person in a way that would lead people to think for themselves. Sometime in the 1990s, after I jumped over to NBC, they said, “We don’t want so many movie reviews or reports; we want you to look at the Boston Herald and similar newspapers.” I said, “You mean yellow journalism, the TMZ founder Harvey Levin was still in scandal sheets?” To make a long story college when you started at CBS. What short I hired Howard Weitzman, an do you think of TMZ and the direction attorney who had defended OJ [Simpson] right after the white Bronco freeway it has taken entertainment news chase. Everything was resolved amicably. coverage? Harvey and I go way back. I used to fight To answer the question, I don’t personwith him for the makeup chair. Both of us ally like it and I don’t want to do it, but were on the 11 o’clock news on CBS, and obviously there’s a great appetite for it and you can’t live in an ivory tower. And for some reason we had similar habits of
Harvey does make it fun. He doesn’t take himself so seriously. He’s got a sense of humor. But in terms of overall coverage, it’s either gossip or awfully superficial. Celebrity for its own sake, rather than “What are you famous for?” Like the Kardashians: Did they ever create anything? In “And the Winners Are,” we’re talking about something kind of superficial — awards —but in the process they get into some really heavy stuff about their own lives and what it’s like to be in competition, how fame changes your humanity. You address the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in your special. Do you think online video is going to help diversify Hollywood? I do. All of these platforms are an avenue or conduit that allows and thereby stimulates diversity of everything — gender, race, religion, you name it.
was willing to talk about his opinions of Hollywood and the media. He expressed concern that we were going in the wrong direction and weren’t having enough dialogue. That diversity of opinion wasn’t being expressed. During the interview he said, “For example, you haven’t really argued with me much. You don’t interrupt me.” Toward the end of the interview I said, “Marlon, let me interrupt you…” And he threw his coffee cup at me, the paper kind we got from the machine in those days. There was still a little coffee in it. Got all over my shirt. He said, “You just did that because I told you to!” joe@argonautnews.com Photo courtesy of David Sheehan
By Joe Piasecki David Sheehan’s groundbreaking 44-year career as a television entertainment reporter began with newspapers — a nightlife column he wrote in the 1960s for the old Santa Monica Evening Outlook and an inability to get anything but print coverage for plays he produced at the Century City Playhouse. The problem was that TV news didn’t have an entertainment beat at the time. So he pitched the idea around town, and in 1970 the local CBS affiliate made Sheehan the first entertainment reporter on a regular evening newscast. A longtime resident of Marina del Rey, Sheehan emerged from semi-retirement last week to try his hand at another new medium, editing relevant footage from interviews with 25 A-listers into an hour-long special about the Academy Awards. “And the Winners Are” aired on Fox 13 the night before the Oscars and streams on YouTube, Starz, JLTV and other platforms through March 31.
How did the Oscars do this year? I thought Chris [Rock] did a wonderful job. He got a few zingers in there. What was your favorite interview? Marlon Brando. He didn’t do many interviews. I was really young, so it was a big compliment that he watched me on the news and chose me for a chit-chat. He
David Sheehan with Leonardo di Caprio at the Oscars 2016
On Stage – The week in local theater c o m p i l e d b y C h r i s t i n a ca m p o d o n i c o Photo by Alexandra Guarnieri
Dancers kick up their heels in “A Night at the Black Cat Cabaret” Moulin Rouge-y:“A Night at the Black Cat Cabaret” @ Edgemar Center for the Arts Set in 1943 Paris, soldiers, smugglers and society’s elite all try to escape the war by dancing and drinking at the Black Cat Cabaret. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 30 at
Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $35 to $45. (310) 392-7327; edgemar.org Multimedia Muse:“High Voltage” @ The Electric Lodge This month’s late night performance art showcase, coinciding with Abbot Kinney’s “First Fridays,” features theater-
maker Raymond J. Barry performing a scene from his new play,“Yelling at Women Walking their Dogs,” puppetry by Pam Severns, choreography by Jen Hong, and movement by performance artist Allison Wyper. One performance only: 9 p.m. Monday, March 7, at The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $5 donation. (310) 306-1854; electriclodge.org Shakespeare Remixed:“Tempest Redux” @ Odyssey Theatre In this stripped down take on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” John Farmanesh-Boca turns the famous journey of the magician Prospero and his daughter Miranda into a movement-driven experience that also preserves the Bard’s verbal gymnastics and linguistic play. Now playing at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through April 10 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $15 to $45. (310) 477-2055 ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com
The Toe-Tapper:“All Shook Up” @ Morgan-Wixson Theatre It’s 1955 and a guitar-playing roustabout rides into a little town, shaking things up with a hip-swiveling, lip-curling, blue-suede-shoes-groovin’ musical fantasy of Elvis classics such as “Heartbreak Hotel,”“Jailhouse Rock” and “Don’t be Cruel.” Opens Saturday, March 5, and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 2 at Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. $23 to $28. (310) 828-7519; morgan-wixson.org Literary Love Story: “I Take Your Hand in Mine” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Guillermo Cienfuegos directs a play charting the love story of playwright Anton Chekhov and his leading lady Olga Knipper through their intimate correspondence over six years and great distances.
Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through March 13 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 suggested donation. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Shakespeare, Next Generation: “Lear” @ City Garage Theatre In the West Coast premiere of Young Jean Lee’s “inaccurate distortion” of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” the focus shifts from the title monarch and his male courtiers to the younger generation of royals: Lear’s three daughters and Gloucester’s two sons. This is not your grandma’s Shakespeare. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 13. $20 to $25. City Garage Theatre at Bergamot Station T-1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org
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Erewhon, a pioneer of the natural foods movement in the 1960s, expands its organic and non-GMO mission to Venice By Christina Campodonico
Erewhon is bringing its celebrated organic tonic and juice bar to Venice Boulevard Tony Antoci, 40, thought he was done working when he sold food distribution company Superior Anhausner Foods to Sysco Foods Los Angeles in 2009. But two years into his early retirement, Antoci decided it was time to get back into the business — this time with organic groceries. In 2011 he acquired Erewhon, a natural foods grocery mini-chain that started in Boston in 1967 and expanded to Los Angeles the following year. You could say that Erewhon was the hippie-friendly predecessor to natural food grocers like Whole Foods Market, now a staple of the hipster set. But Antoci was far from content to let the brand live in the past. Instead, he’s brought
Erewhon back to the cutting edge of natural foods retail. At the end of the month, Erewhon is opening a new location in Venice with the most contemporary of specialty features: a juice and tonic bar offering 100% raw juice, a woodburning grill, delivery options by Instacart, and a nutrition department staffed by doctors who can answer questions about vitamins, supplements and foods. When Antoci took over Erewhon, he found the operational side of the business in shambles but believed in the company’s motto: “If it’s here, it’s good for you.” And he continues to live by it. Antoci hasn’t had a soda in more than 10 years, and his
fridge is stocked with Erewhon’s organic and non-GMO food products. “You feel so much better not eating Twinkies and Cokes,” he says. But Antoci’s passion for healthy food didn’t start until later on in life. Like most kids he grew up eating junk food, but it wasn’t until he was older that he started to think about the ramifications of an unhealthy diet. “Both my parents died when I was extremely young,” said Antoci, how was 15 when his father died and in his early 20s when he lost his mother. “By the end of the ‘90s, I figured I had to find a way to live past 50. Hoped that eating right was a way to do it.” Eating right and running a business that offers
healthy choices feels like a natural fit for Antoci now as he expands Erewhon beyond its well-established Beverly Boulevard and Calabasas locations to a newly renovated 11,000-square-foot location just a block away from Abbot Kinney Boulevard. “We’re excited to serve the Venice community,” said Antoci, who hopes to open 10 more Erewhon locations throughout Southern California in the years ahead — including a store in Santa Monica as early as 2017. Erewhon Venice opens on March 31 at 585 Venice Blvd. Visit erewhonmarket.org for more information.
LAX Chamber hosts the 2016 City of Angels Awards The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce celebrated its annual City of Angels Awards Gala on Feb. 10 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. The awards honor individuals and companies who have done something extraordinary to enhance the business climate of the Los Angeles region. The 2016 City Of Angels Award recipients are Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, Google Inc., and “Happy Days” actor Anson Williams, the co-founder of StarMaker Products. The ceremony also cheered chamber members celebrating business anniversaries this year, including: • 105 Years: Chevron Products Co., Loyola Marymount University • 100 Years: American Red Cross of Santa Monica, The Boeing Company • 80 Years: Water & Power Community Credit Union • 70 Years: James G. Wiley Co. • 65 Years: Wright Middle School STEAM Magnet • 60 Years: Mercury Air Group Inc. • 55 Years: BDP International Inc., Jamaica Bay Inn PAGE 34 THE ARGONAUT March 3, 2016
L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, “Happy Days” actor Anson Williams, LAX Coastal Chamber Board Chair Kristen Montet Lonner (Burns & Bouchard), Google VP of Engineering and L.A. Site Director Thomas Williams, and L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe
• 45 Years: Leman USA Inc., Marina City Club & Promenade Marina, Southwest Airlines Co. and The Argonaut • 40 Years: Ballerini Cooley Studios, RPM (Referral Packing Moving) Service • 35 Years: Jenkins/Gales & Martinez Inc., Los Angeles Arts Collective, Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel and Westside Neighborhood School • 30 Years: Arup, Concourse Concessions Inc., EmpowerTech, LAXFUEL Corporation and Realtor Nanci Edwards • 25 Years: Bluch Pacific Boating, Cafe del Rey, Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Sievers/ Burnett Pres, The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey and Voss, Silverman & Braybrooke LLP • 20 Years: All Logistics Cargo Inc., Concourse Ventures Inc., Maleman Ink Public Relations, Race Communications, The Dibble Institute, Vergari & Napolitano, Westin Los Angeles Airport and World Exchange • 15 Years: Community Outreach and Opportunity Programs, Don Miller Design, Animo Westside Charter Middle School, Marina del Rey Convention & Vistors Bureau and Seven For All Mankind
Professional Directory OPENINGS Rustic Kitchen, gourmet market and café, opened last month at 3523 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista. (310) 390-1500; rustickitchen.la The Blocksmith, an eco-friendly custom print shop, opened on Feb. 12 at 1501 Pacific Ave. in Venice. theblocksmith.co Harlow, a new mixed-use apartment community and shopping complex, celebrated its grand opening on Feb. 29 at 9901 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (844) 462-4889; liveharlow.com Stone Cold Fox, a vintage and bohemian-style clothing label, opened its first brick-and-mortar store on Feb. 1 at 1629 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. thestonecoldfox.com
COMING SOON Chef Evan Funke will open Felix, an Italian restaurant specializing in handmade pasta and wood-fired pizza, this summer at the former location of Joe’s Restaurant (1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice).
ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Harold T. Ashcraft, owner of Family Eyecare Center of Optometry (8735 La Tijera Blvd., Westchester) received recognition for his continued commitment to professional development and industry best practices at a recent meeting of the Cleinman Performance Network of optometry specialists. (310) 670-4411; drashcraft.com
The 6th annual Yacht Maintenance & Do It Yourself Event happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 19 at the Windward Yacht Center 13645 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. The event is free to attend and features dozens of vendors ready to talk all kinds of boat maintenance and repair. annualyachtmaintenance.com
CHAMBER EVENTS Wed., March 9: The Venice Chamber of Commerce hosts a Venice Beach Young Professionals mixer from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hotel Erwin Rooftop Lounge, 1697 Pacific Ave., Venice. Free to attend; buy your own food and drink. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net Thurs., March 10: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts an informational membership orientation from 5 to 6 p.m. in the chamber’s office at 1234 6th St., Santa Monica. (310) 393-9825; smchamber.com Tues., March 15: The Venice Chamber hosts a Venice Media District Mixer for tech, entertainment and media professionals from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Canal Club, 2025 Pacific Ave., Venice. Free to attend, buy your own food and drink. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net Wed., March 16: The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce hosts its Marina Affairs discussion from 8 to 9 a.m. at Marina Del Rey Hospital, 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. $5 or free tomembers. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com
Wed., March 16: The Santa Monica Chamber hosts its monthly Biz @ Sunset mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Craftsman Bar & Kitchen, 119 Broadway, Santa Monica. $15 to $25. (310) 393- 9825; smchamber. com Thurs., March 17: The Mar Vista Chamber of Commerce hosts its Monthly Coffee Time from 9 to 10 a.m. at Coffee Connection, 3838 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista. marvistachamber.com Wed., March 23: The Venice Chamber hosts its monthly Venice Connect networking event from 6 to 8 p.m. at Creative Chakra Spa, 3401 Pacific Ave., Ste. 2A, Marina del Rey. $10 to $20. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net Thurs., March 24: The LAX Coastal Chamber hosts its monthly Networking Night mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cafe Del Rey, 4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $10 to $20 (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Sun., March 27: The Mar Vista Chamber has a booth from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mar Vista Farmers Market, 3826 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista. marvistachamber.com Tues., March 29: The LAX Coastal Chamber hosts its annual Protectors Luncheon for public safety officers from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Westside, 6161 W. Centinela Ave., Culver City. $60 to $70. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com
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Playa Vista Teen Coding Club, 4 p.m. A space for people age 12 to 18 to explore interests in technology, computers and coding. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org/branches/playa-vista Gourmet Food Truck Night, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each Tuesday night, diverse
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African American female in California to be a appointed the position. Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. Free. RSVP to Kathryn Evans at (310) 395-2290 or kevans@santamonicahistory.org. Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. Acoustic soft rock and island music each Wednesday at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Women’s Sailing Association Meeting, 6:30 p.m. The Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay welcomes Heal the Bay’s Senior Coastal Policy Manager Dana Murray as the featured speaker for its monthly meeting. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a light supper. Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13598 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. wsasmb.org NAMI Family-to-Family Program, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through May 25. Sponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness, this 12-week course is for adult family members and caregivers to learn important strategies and information about caring for loved ones who live with mental illnesses. Visitation School, 8740 S. Emerson Ave., Westchester. Free. (310) 892-8046; pstans5@aol.com “Meditation: Overcoming Anger & Transforming Adversity,” 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays through March 30. This drop-in Buddhist meditation class explores creative methods to overcome daily annoyances and difficulties. No experience necessary. Prajnaparamita Kadampa Buddhist Center, 2809 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 452-8100; meditateinwestla.org “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” 7:30 p.m. A special screening and panel discussion features writer Belinda Weymouth, eLOVate Chef Roberto Martin and Food & Water Watch organizer Walker Foley. Aero Theater, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Free for American Cinematheque members, residents and students. cowspiracy-screening. eventbrite.com
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Culver City Woman’s Club Spring Fiesta Fundraiser, 5:30 to 8 p.m. A fashion show and silent auction with free hors d’oeuvres and happy hour-priced cocktails. Proceeds benefit the Culver Palms YMCA Summer Camp Program and scholarships for Culver City High School graduating seniors. $25 to $30. Casa Sanchez Mexican Restaurant, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 453-2314
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Art Goes to the Theater Local painters take center stage at Edgemar Center for the Arts
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By Kathy Leonardo Home to not just one but two performance stages, Santa Monica’s Edgemar Center for the Arts has become a local destination for theater, dance and music performances. But Edgemar’s support for local artists doesn’t stop there. The venue has also turned its lobby into a gallery for visual artists, hosting receptions in support of emerging local artists three or four times a year. “Edgemar Center the Arts was created with a vision to provide a creative space on the Westside for artists of all types to be able to share their work and personal vision with the community,” says Managing Director Alexandra Guarnieri, currently producing the original musical “A Night at the Black Cat Cabaret.” On Sunday, March 6, Edgemar hosts a party to celebrate the opening of two solo exhibitions at the venue: “Jennifer Verge: Believe in the Magic” and “Stephanie Visser: Rhapsody in Blu.” Verge, a Venice local, scours the neighborhood in search of reusable wood and metal and
incorporates these found objects into her pieces. “I have collected from the streets and back alleys of Venice and Santa Monica, so I am incredibly excited to be showing locally,” she says. Verge keeps busy with her art on a daily basis, whether that’s figuring out concepts, building frames or collecting wood and metal. “It’s all part of the fun of creating art,” she says. “I am inspired by the concept of what it means to really live, to really feel alive. My mother passed away of cancer when I was younger. As an adult, I am incredibly inspired by people who live the hell out of Life! That is the starting point for almost every painting I create.” Visser has been striving to live life to the fullest since she was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Having gone through seven surgeries with an eighth scheduled, Visser strives to live in the moment each and every day. And art has been her saving grace. “I never really appreciated what an art medicine is,” said Visser. “Beyond the actual science …
they call it the healing arts for a reason. I will be glad when it’s finally over, but because each body is unique, there is no way to predict what and how things will go and how fast one can actually move through it all.” Visser will be showing abstract works that all fall within the many shades of blue. “Jennifer and Stephanie both have brought unique and interesting material to the Edgemar Gallery,” Guarnieri says. “Jennifer’s work expresses the curiosity and passion for life that is so instrumental in building and strengthening the artistic will of the creative spirit. Stephanie’s work also supports this vision through her willingness to take risks and think outside of the box.” The reception for Jennifer Verge and Stephanie Visser happens from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 392-7327 or visit edgemarcenter.org. For more information about the painters, visit jenniferverge.com and stephanievisser.com. March 3, 2016 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 37
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legal advertising FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2006036474 The following person is doing business as: Sol Glo 4040 Harter Avenue Culver City, CA. 90232. Registered owners: Kathryn Herrera Alvarez 4040 Harter Avenue Culver City, CA. 90232. 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: Kathryn Herrera Alvarez. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 16, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016020217 The following person is doing business as: Bev Concepts 129 Arena St. El Segundo, CA. 90245. Registered owners: John William Bevelheimer 7471 Denrock Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: John William Bevelheimer. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: January 27, 2016. Argonaut published: February 11, 18, 25 and March 3, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016025213 The following person is doing business as: N8 Beauty 645 W. 9th Street Unit #110-320 Los Angeles, CA. 90015. Registered owners: Nikkia Jackson 645 W. 9th Street Unit #110-320 Los Angeles, CA. 90015. 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: Nikkia Jackson. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 2, 2016. Argonaut published: February 11, 18, 25 and March 3, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016026638 The following person is doing business as: VenicePier2Peer 204 Hampton Dr. #13, Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Peter John Ruiz 204 Hampton Dr. #13 Venice, CA. 90291. 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: Peter John Ruiz. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 3, 2016. Argonaut published: February 11, 18, 25 and March 3, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 12, 2016. Argonaut published: February 18, 25, March 3, and 10, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Washington Place Apt. D. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (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: Stacey Yuccas. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 19, 2016. Argonaut published: February 25, March 3, 10 and 17, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016032618 The following person is doing business as: Bitcandy 515 N. Gardner St. Los Angeles, CA. 90036. Registered owners: Bitcrush. FM, Inc. 515 N. Gardner St. Los Angeles, CA. 90036. 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: Benjamin Groff. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 10, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016034721 The following person is doing business as: Chroma Souls 12226 Culver Blvd. #3 los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Patrick Bradford 12226 Culver Blvd. #3 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (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: Patrick Bradford. Title: Owner.
FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016035278 The following person is doing business as: Trevor Schraufnagel, PHD 9171 Wilshire Blvd. PH 2 Beverly Hills, CA. 90210. Registered owners: Balance CBT, A Psychological Corporation 171 Wilshire Blvd. PH 2 Beverly Hills, CA. 90210. 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: Trevor Schraufnagel. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 12, 2016. Argonaut published: February 25, March 3, 10, and 17, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016039816 The following person is doing business as: Sarva Home 10316 Cheviot Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Dave Stein 10316 Cheviot Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. 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: Dave Stein. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 19, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016039825 The following person is doing business as: Create Floral Design 12321 Washington place Apt. D Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Stacey Yuccas 12321
FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016040667 The following person is doing business as: CFG Contracting 10401 Venice Blvd. #481 Los Angeles, CA. 90034. Registered owners: Steven Sagan 10401 Venice Blvd. #481 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: Steven Sagan. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 22, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016045978 The following person is doing business as: Burke Williams Academy of Massage and Burke Williams Academy 1801 S. La Cienega Blvd. Suite 302 Los Angeles, CA. 90035. Registered owners: BW Academy, LLC 8927 Lindblade Street Culver City, CA. 90232. 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: Williams Armour. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 26, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A
New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2016046365 The following person is doing business as: The Studio (MDR) 330 Washington Blvd., Ste. C Marina del Rey, CA. CA. 90292. Registered owners: Pilates Pro-Marina del Rey Inc. 330 Washington Blvd. Ste. C Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. 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: Ken Ackerman. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 26, 2016. Argonaut published: March 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). OrDEr TO ShOW caUSE FOr chaNGE OF NaME case No. YSO28161 SUPErIOr cOUrT OF caLIFOrNIa, cOUNTY OF LOS aNGELES Petition of Karen Ilene Rose, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Karen Ilene Rose filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Karen Ilene Rose to Karen Ilene Green-Rose 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4-1-16. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: M Room: N/A. The address of the court is 825 Maple Ave. Torrance, CA. 90503. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Argonaut. Original filed: February 5, 2016. Steven R. Van Sicklen, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: 02/25/16, 03/03/16, 03/10/2016, 03/17/16
Public Notices aMBrOSE and MarGOT TErrENcE Take notice that an Action has been started against you in the Campbell River Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia under Court File No. S11755. The court has ordered that you may be served substitutionally by means of this notice and a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim left with the Harbor Master at the Del Rey Yacht Club, located at 13900 Palawan Way, Marine Del Rey, California. You may also obtain a copy of the Pleadings by contacting the Campbell River Court Registry located at 500-13th Avenue, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, V9W 6P1, Ph. (250) 286-7510 Fax (250) 2867512. You have 28 days from the date of publication of this notice to file a Response to Civil Claim, otherwise default judgment may be taken against you.
LOS aNGELES cOUNTY DEParTMENT OF rEGIONaL PLaNNING NOTIcE OF PUBLIc hEarING The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. You will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing. Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday April 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Hall of Records, Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Project & Permit(s): Coastal Development Permit No. RPPL2015000335 Project Location: 14110 Palawan Way within the Playa del Rey Zoned DistrictCEQA Categorical Exemption: Classes 1, 3, 4, and 11Project Description: The applicant requests a coastal development permit to make improvements to an existing public parking lot including the installation of four biofiltration systems, construction of two parklets, enhancements to the existing public waterfront promenade, ADA improvements, resurfacing of existing parking areas, installation of bicycle racks, relocation of existing signage, conversion of nine parking spaces to accommodate these improvements, and off-site road improvements pursuant to section(s) 22.46.1550 of the Los Angeles County Code. For more information regarding this application, contact Kevin Finkel, AICP, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning (DRP), 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-4854, Fax: (213) 626-0434, E-mail: kfinkel@planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning.lacounty.gov/case or at the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ notice. Si necesita m·s informaciÛn por favor llame al (213) 974-6466. 3/3/16 CNS-2850234# THE ARGONAUT NOTIcE OF PETITION TO aDMINISTEr ESTaTE of: Norbert Juds case Number: BP16794 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NORBERT JUDS AKA NORBERT ALFRED JUDS AKA NORBERT A JUDS. A Petition For Probate has been filed by Charmagne Stewart in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. The Petition for Probate requests that Charmagne Stewart be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing will be held in this court as follows: March 8, 2016, at 8AM, in Dept: 11 Rm: N/A. Address of court: 111 North Hill Street Los Angeles, CA. 90012 Stanley Mosk Courthouse. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent , you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing dated noticed above. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate , you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Charmagne Stewart 10460 National Blvd. #10 Los Angeles, CA. 90034. Telephone: (310) 991-1109. THE ARGONAUT: 02/11/16, 02/18/16, 02/25/16 and 03/03/16
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