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L e t t e r s What about Affordable Housing by LAX? Re: “Monster on the Median,” Letters, March 1 Daryl Barnett’s letter is right: City leaders, including L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, need to consider the pros of alternative affordable housing project opportunities.

Take for example the 330 acres of land the FAA transferred to the city last year. Yes, it is deedrestricted for park and office uses, but that is not to say this huge property could not serve the homeless. Abutting this property is unrestricted land that is owned by the city. If the city moves current uses on unrestricted land to the deed-restricted property, that would leave room for badly needed homeless services.

It just takes backing down from a poorly conceived concept in Venice and realizing there might be better solutions. The site I’m proposing has transportation services to entry-level job opportunities at LAX and neighboring business districts.

The funds are already available.

It just takes leadership.

James Murez, Venice

FROM THE WEB Re: “Homeless By Choice,” Opinion, March 1 I am so freakin’ tired of being blamed for the ills of the world by a select few who deem it their mission in life to do so. The vast majority of the homeless that I run across in the streets are mentally unstable. I had nothing to do with that. Many others seem to be on the streets because they just prefer to be, and on the streets in Los Angeles because of politicians like [column author] Mike Bonin.

As taxpayers we have in fact done everything we are supposed to do — give to the charities and tax ourselves to death so that government agencies can take care of the problem. So how did this become my fault? L.A. is simply too expensive, and just because you want to live here doesn’t mean you get to live here — especially if you don’t have the means to do so.

It’s Bonin and the rest of the “saving the world” crowd down at City Hall who have focused on bizarre saving the planet issues, or on federally mandated issues

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(Can we say the words “illegal immigration” anymore?) while ignoring this very obvious problem that has been festering for years.

Allowing homelessness has been my choice?

Give me a break!

David Mamann Re: “New Cell Towers Get Bad Reception,” News, Feb. 22 The reason that federal law prohibits cities from ruling on health effects of cell tower sites is that cities generally don’t have the time, money or technical resources to make an informed decision, and are often just bulldozed by fear-mongering. Such as this article.

If there is any real effect from cellular emissions, it is from that phone up against your head trying to blast a signal to reach a distant cell tower. The closer the cell tower is, the less energy your phone is putting out.

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Contents

VOL 48, NO 10 Local News & Culture

NEWS

OPINION

ARTS & EVENTS

Man Overboard

The Development Game

In Tune with the Law

A Marina del Rey yacht club’s first black commodore resigns over its handling of a racial slur ............................................ 6

Why Ocean Park neighbors are appealing a block-long building planned for Lincoln Boulevard ............................................. 12

The Legal Voices choir divides its practice between courtrooms and concert halls . ... 28

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COVER STORy Star Power Ava DuVernay gets a rock star welcome at Loyola Marymount University .................... 15

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’80s Night Rick Springfield and Terri Nunn

Cops on Camera Officer-involved shooting videos may go

of Berlin sing for arts education in Santa Monica .................................. 28

public sooner, but Venice may never see what really happened to unarmed 2015 casualty Brendon Glenn ........................ 8

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Venice country queen Lacey Kay Cowden hangs with Particle Kid ............................ 30

VENICE STORIES From Punk to Pricey Masao Miyashiro has seen a lot in his 30 years at Paper Scissors Rock .................... 11

Echo Park West The hipster chic of MTN pairs with the biting satire of “Thoroughbreds” ............. 17

On The Cover: Ava DuVernay poses for an exclusive Argonaut cover photo before taping an episode of “The Hollywood Masters” at Loyola Marymount University.

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Man Overboard

A Marina del Rey yacht club’s first black commodore resigns amid complaints of racism and assault, but security camera footage muddies the water

By Joe Piasecki The Pacific Mariners Yacht Club will be without a commodore for this weekend’s Opening Day celebrations to kick off the boating season in Marina del Rey. Keith Mott, an LAPD sergeant who became PMYC’s first African-American commodore late last year, resigned from the club on Monday. He is accusing its governing board of tolerating a white former commodore’s use of a racial slur during a heated clubhouse confrontation on Jan. 21.

According to PMYC documents, club leadership imposed a 30-day suspension on both men involved in the argument, plus additional penalty time for the former commodore due to what he describes in an apology letter as “an utterance that was both inappropriate and offensive.”

Mott has since filed a criminal complaint with the Marina del Rey Sheriff’s Station, which confirmed that detectives are pursuing a battery and hate incident investigation in consultation with the hate crimes task force.

PMYC leadership declined to speak on the record for this story, but granted The

Argonaut’s request to view security camera footage of the confrontation.

Mott, a vocal critic of binge drinking at PMYC, said that the other club member threw a bulky set of keys at Mott’s chest during an argument about how the club is managed. The video appears to show the

About nine minutes of footage shot from multiple angles but lacking audio shows the two men entering the clubhouse, engaging in what appears to be heated dialogue before the keys drop, briefly exiting the clubhouse, re-entering the clubhouse and attracting the attention of

“Nobody’s addressing the N-word.”

— Keith Mott former commodore facing Mott with his arm outstretched and at eye level before letting the keys drop to the floor at Mott’s feet, after which Mott bends to pick up them up. Neither man appears to lay hands on the other at any time.

But Mott stands by his recollection that the keys made contact with his body.

“Don’t look at the angle of the hand, follow the keys. They don’t drop straight down. They hit me at the lower part of the chest and then fall to my feet, and at that point I order him to leave the club,” said Mott.

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Several seconds later, Mott rushes toward the former commodore, jostling a female bystander as he passes, and begins to engage him verbally.

Mott says he was reacting to hearing the word “nigger.”

It is not clear whether that profanity was launched directly at Mott, as he suspects, or “born out of anger at a situation … and not directed at any individual,” as the former commodore’s letter of apology claims.

The man accused of hurling the slur at Mott did not return calls, and a witness who is also one of the club’s few AfricanAmerican members declined to speak to The Argonaut.

Mott, a member of PMYC since 2012 and involved in managing the club for the past three years, argues how the word might’ve been said is less important than what it means: a contemptuous, disparaging, racist term used for centuries to reject and disenfranchise people of color.

“Nobody’s addressing the N-word,” says Mott, “By letting this go it tells everybody in the club that it’s OK to be racist, that it’s OK to use a racial slur. If that’s what Pacific Mariners stands for, I don’t need to be a part of this club.”

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Cops on Camera Officer-involved shooting videos may go public sooner, but Venice may never see what happened to unarmed 2015 casualty Brendon Glenn

Mourners and protesters kept vigil for days after Glenn was shot to death on Windward Avenue believes commissioners are on the right track.

“The policy that’s before us now is body camera policy 2.0. It’s next-generation and it fits with what’s going on right now. It’s still written in pencil but not carved in stone and, assuming that we pass it, it will continue to be subject to revision as technology changes and as we benefit from more real-world experiences,” Soboroff told The Argonaut.

The new policy would not apply retroactively, however, according to commission spokesman Juan Garcia — meaning the Glenn shooting video may never go public.

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By Gary Walker It’s been nearly three years since an LAPD officer shot and killed unarmed 29-year-old Brendan Glenn on Windward Avenue, half a block from the Venice Boardwalk.

When the Los Angeles Police Commission later determined that LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor had no justification to shoot Glenn, Glenn family attorney V. James DeSimone credited video surveillance from a nearby restaurant as the decisive factor in that decision.

“What we have here is an absolute fabrication by an officer who is trying to justify the shooting of an unarmed young man,” DeSimone said of the video, which contradicted statements by Proctor as to why he twice shot Glenn in the back on May 5, 2015. “Thankfully, the video shows that Officer Proctor was lying when he said Glenn was reaching for the [other] officer’s gun.”

The city has since paid out $4 million to settle DeSimone’s civil suit, but county prosecutors have not filed charges against Proctor despite public statements by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck that they should.

The video has never been made public.

As early as their March 13 meeting, police commissioners will consider adopting new policies that would expedite the public release of video footage depicting officer-involved shooting and use-of-force incidents, setting a standard of 45 days except under limited special circumstances. The new policy would cover police body cameras, dashboard cameras, police-operated drones and third-party video, like the business surveillance camera footage of Glenn’s death.

Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff, who previously headed efforts to develop Playa Vista, is keeping an open mind but

which Soboroff, L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin and police officials faced pointed skepticism and verbal abuse from hundreds in attendance — many if not most calling for release of the video.

Venice community organizer David Ewing said it’s regrettable the video never came out.

“The ability to withhold that kind of information works against the interests of justice,” he said.

Public support for the release of police video appears high. According to a police commission memo, 67% of those who responded to calls for comments about the policy said footage should “definitely” be made public, and 21% answered “probably.” Among police officers, 31% of responses were in favor and 32% answered “probably.”

Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Dustin DeRollo said the union prefers that videos be made public only after any related investigations are completed.

“It’s not just the impact on any officer — it’s an impact on the entire investigation. The premature release of a video could impact the eventual prosecution of an officer,” he said.

“I can understand why video should be kept under wraps from police and a plaintiff until an investigation is conducted so that neither side can tailor their account to what they see on video,” Ewing said. “But unless people can see what has happened, how do we know what needs to be done?” gary@argonautnews.com

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The Development Game: Santa Monica Edition A play-by-play recap of why neighbors are appealing the approval of a block-long building on Lincoln Boulevard

By Tim Tunks Santa Monica resident Tim Tunks is a designer and retired educator.

A few doors down from my small Ocean Park duplex, a new development planned for 2903 Lincoln Blvd. would stretch an entire city block. Where there’s now an auto shop and a plumbing store, picture 47 apartments above ground-floor restaurant and retail spanning the east side of Lincoln between Ashland Avenue and Wilson Place — four stories tall on the north end and, at 308 feet, stretching far enough to overlap the goal lines on both ends of the Rose Bowl. Drive down Lincoln from Montana Avenue to LAX, and you won’t see a building with as much potential impact on north-south traffic flow.

The Santa Monica Planning Commission approved this project during a public hearing on Jan. 10.

But the game isn’t over yet. A small band of locals who felt their input wasn’t fully considered crafted an appeal and raised $500 to file it. The final sentence of the appeal reads: “The residents of Santa Monica are not adequately served nor protected by our representative city planning staff who, as public employees serving the city of Santa Monica, should be working in concert with the residents as well as with the developer(s).”

This appeal gives the Santa Monica City Council until April 24 (90 days from Jan. 24) to hold a public hearing and settle the issue. Meanwhile, the developer faces uncertainty and expensive delays.

From the cheap seats at the public hearing, this development game shapes up as a three-way contest among the government’s desire to increase housing stock, the developer’s need for a profitable project, and the localized goal of enlivening a portion of the Lincoln corridor without degrading the established neighborhood.

THE PLAYERS

The city of Santa Monica fields many different players with a variety of responsibilities, but all wearing the same “What’s Best for Santa Monica” jersey.

Functioning as rule makers and referees, the city’s players guide the game along.

Building and Safety keeps the playing field hazard-free. Zoning tries to maintain control over what sort of building is appropriate to what locations. Mobility does something —though there was no evidence of traffic flow consideration in the record for this project.

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CIM Group’s rendering of its plans for 2903 Lincoln Blvd., as imagined from Lincoln and Ashland Avenue growth. That all sounds OK, doesn’t it?

But things get more complicated.

The developer’s path — in this case the CIM Group, where Santa Monica’s director of planning and community development was vice president from

public transportation. The Housing Accountability Act (HAA) offers another shield for a qualifying project: It limits the ability of local government to restrict development of “new low- to moderateincome housing or an emergency shelter

The developer’s professional team outplays the amateur neighborhood team, but the city is in the mix to protect local interests while promoting controlled growth. That all sounds OK, doesn’t it? But things get more complicated.

1999 to 2009 — runs an intimidating gauntlet of numerous laws, codes, regulations, special provisions, review boards, investors and public opinion.

CIM Group has brought several projects to fruition in Santa Monica, and I admired the skilled presentation that CIM’s players brought to the approval hearing.

The players for the state of California are tasked to increase the housing stock by defending projects from NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) objectors who don’t mind development as long as it doesn’t happen where they live. After a long checklist of criteria was met, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) granted Transportation Priority Project (TPP) status — a free pass that absolves a developer from traffic study responsibilities for projects with access to nearby

unless the local agency makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record.”

The city sometimes also plays for the state’s team because they share affordable housing goals. Both CEQA and HAA restrict local government’s ability to block or demand changes to projects, but neither totally disarms the city from defending its own interests.

GAME DAY

Scattered around the Planning Commission hearing at City Council Chambers was the ragtag batch of concerned neighbors waiting for their three minutes each to speak. At the speaker’s podium stage right, the city’s associate planner put the ball into play with the staff report, which follows along with a tightly scripted PowerPoint presentation

projected large. He concluded with a recommendation for commission approval, of course.

The Planning Commissioners, appointed by the elected city council, sit above it all at their microphones on an elevated semi-circular platform. The Planning Division manager is stationed next to the city attorney, stage left. They dispense decisions as required to arbitrate or set aside emerging issues. Most on the platform demonstrated moderate to extreme enthusiasm for the project. A few found flaws deserving attention.

THE PROJECT SITE

The narrow strip of land known as 2903 Lincoln Blvd. is a complicated site for such a large project because its footprint backs up against a tall retaining wall and extends sidewalk to sidewalk on the other three sides. Any work or material deliveries that cannot be accomplished within that footprint must necessarily utilize the public paving, making sidewalk and roadway lane closures inevitable.

The construction excavation will be as deep as the building is tall, with no staging area within the parcel to serve excavation and construction. Digging equipment, cranes, concrete pumpers, contractor sheds, portable toilets, 40-foot long waste rollaways, stacks of building materials and a long list of other stuff all need space.

Visualize a line of earth-hauling vehicles blocking a lane of traffic as they wait to receive all that dirt and haul it away.

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A single underground parking ramp opening to Lincoln Boulevard! What are they thinking? our public right of way. No more guaranteed 15-minute buses northbound at peak hours. The east sidewalk will be closed.

The lot is too narrow to adequately and safely contain the large scale cranes, earth movers, etc. required to dig two-plus stories down and to lift steel beams four stories. They will have to work from the new bus lane and the sidewalk.”

Why wasn’t interference with traffic on Lincoln Boulevard during construction considered by the Planning Commission?

As the rules are written, those issues must be addressed later in the Construction Mitigation Plan that will be filed with the final building permit applications this fall. You’d think such a vital issue would be part of the early evaluation process when all the other issues of site appropriateness are considered.

MOBILITY ISSUES

How will this building function when it’s finished? Let’s look at the underground parking and service areas — which, according to the current plan, residents and restaurant/retail customers can only enter or leave through a two-lane ramp that crosses the public sidewalk as it opens not to Ashland or Wilson, but to cross traffic on Lincoln.

Pretend you live at the new

building and park in one of its 151 subterranean parking spaces. Imagine threading through the garage as others head out to work in the morning and breakfast customers enter to jockey for available spaces. Oh look — two delivery trucks at the single loading dock. And here comes the trash truck. Hope an ambulance doesn’t have to get through!

Earlier in the process, CIM presented three options for the parking ramp location. They settled on option No. 1, a ramp opening directly onto Lincoln near Wilson, after Options No. 2 and No. 3 — a Lincoln ramp near Ashland and (the one that made the most sense to me) an entrance from Ashland and exit onto Wilson — after initial resident feedback that it could seriously impinge on Ashland traffic flow. The law of unintended consequences solved that problem by creating a bigger one.

The plans call for a median island to prevent left turns into the ramp from southbound Lincoln traffic. I see lots of U-turns in our future, and occasional stack-ups when vehicles entering the building have to wait for the garbage truck to turn around or the single loading dock is in heavy demand.

WINNERS & LOSERS

If the score stays put, the CIM Group are certainly winners because their investment in a problematic building site will be rewarded when the finished building generates income.

The state gets 47 units of much needed housing, four of which would be set aside for lowincome tenants. We could say the city of Santa Monica is also a winner of much needed residential and commercial development to meet its expanding needs, in addition to more than $1.3 million in various fees, not counting final permit costs.

Residents and local business, however, face more than a year of construction dust and diesel exhaust, plus disruption to local bus lines. During construction and after completion, we expect increased demand for limited parking on our already crowded residential streets.

Property owners may see an uptick in value and an increase in rental rates if this building delivers the benefits it promises.

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The mood is electric in the line snaking outside the theater, where dozens of star-struck teens and twentysomethings chat, play cards and text as they wait for their chance to share the room with the newest member of Hollywood A-list royalty.

“I’ve only ditched class once before, but today I actually ditched two classes just so I could come to see Ava DuVernay,” says Loyola Marymount University freshman Mekayla Ciccie, a double major in modern languages and film production.

But this isn’t a film premiere at the Pantages; it’s Loyola Marymount University’s Mayer Theatre, and the occasion is primarily academic.

Director of the critically acclaimed Civil Rights period film “Selma” and the first black woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay is here to participate in “The Hollywood Masters,” an interview series filmed and

co-produced by students and recent alumni of LMU’s School of Film and Television that’s now being streamed on Netflix.

Jordan Peele taped a session in January about his soon to be Oscar-winning film “Get Out.” Gary Oldman, this year’s Best Actor winner, dropped by on Valentine’s Day. DuVernay arrived about two weeks before this Friday’s nationwide opening of her new young adult sci-fi adventure “A Wrinkle in Time” — already a milestone in that it makes DuVernay the first black woman to direct a $100-million studio blockbuster. *** Like many of her classmates, Ciccie hopes to gain some knowledge that can’t be so easily derived from a textbook or a classroom — a real-world perspective on how to thrive in the entertainment industry from (Continued on page 16)

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With ‘Wrinkle’ about to hit theaters, DuVernay is among what she calls a “small sorority” of black female filmmakers in Hollywood and has emerged as one of 2018’s most vocal advocates for inclusion (she hates the word “diversity”) in the entertainment industry.

Even though the 45-year-old Compton native didn’t pick up a camera until age 32, DuVernay is as well-known as the A-listers who star in her films — among

Sophomore James Groose is similarly seeking “a little bit of inspiration” from DuVernay.

“I really want to know how different filmmakers’ brains work,” he says.

That’s one of the goals behind “The Hollywood Masters,” says The Hollywood Reporter executive features editor Stephen Galloway, who hosts and produces the series.

“These are celebrities. These are stars.

But they’re also considerable artists. And it’s very important for young people and for anybody who’s interested in film to understand the art form as deeply as

“I cannot tell you one film where a black girl has been a leader of white men and boys. … Just the power of that image is so massive to me.”

— Ava DuVernay them Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling, who play a powertrio of mystical beings in “A Wrinkle in Time.”

And not only has she collected more than 1.8 million followers on Twitter, an emoji of her likeness even appears on Twitter when you hashtag her name.

But it isn’t just star power or hashtagworthiness that makes DuVernay an attractive personality among Hollywood’s next generation. It’s something more.

“Where did you get the confidence to be where you are?” asks junior animation major Brittanie Lewis, musing on what she might ask DuVernay should the chance arise. “Because being a woman in the film industry is difficult but she managed to do it and continue pushing through and creating these amazing things. … How did she stamp down any doubt that was probably hurtled towards her during her journey?”

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“There’s always a very surprising moment,” he adds. “I remember having Jane Fonda here and almost at the beginning of the interview she started crying, talking about her father, Henry Fonda. I wasn’t quite expecting it to happen then. Then you get people to tell you funny stories. Guillermo del Toro was here recently. I asked him if he’s ever seen a ghost, and suddenly he tells me he has and then he told me about seeing an actual UFO! [Laughs] What!?”

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By Angela Matano Living on the Westside, I’ll admit a bit of an inferiority complex around those who live (smugly) on the so-called Eastside. Sure, we have cooler weather, cleaner air and miles of internationally renowned coastline, but do we get cultural street cred? Not really — at least not on the other side of La Cienega.

As much as I may envy the attitude, style and overall righteousness of neighborhoods like Echo Park, this covetousness does not overcome my greater fear of traffic. Terror, actually. So what’s a Westside girl to do?

For those of us with a little imagination, West L.A. contains multitudes of approximations of far-flung locales, from English pubs (Ye Olde King’s Head) to high-class French restaurants (Melisse). That said, creating an ersatz Eastside isn’t all that unfathomable. Venice easily earns the superlative of coolest enclave, and the chillest local restaurateur has got to be Travis Lett, of Gjelina and Gjusta fame.

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tinged, vegetable-forward, modern California cuisine of Gjelina and Gjusta, MTN veers left to showcase ramen and Japanese pub food (izakaya).

Like the beginning of any true poseur night, my meal at MTN began with a line. Even at the senior-friendly hour of 5:30 p.m., just before the joint opened, the line snaked around the block.

And this was a Tuesday.

As should be expected in any situation brimming with “It Factor,” a certain amount of discomfort greets you — in this case, bar seating and communal tables. Because, let’s face it: Comfort just screams complacency.

I found myself blinking a bit in the dark dining room, its dim interior enhanced with charcoal walls, tables, even dishes.

Strong aesthetics. But I appreciate the audacity of it all. The specificity. MTN looks, sounds and tastes like no other place in this ’hood.

Attention to detail also extends to the food. The relatively pared-down menu focuses on doing a few things very well, and the small plates cry out for sharing … and BTW, is “small plates” the new “family-style”?

A Southern California version, perhaps, where tiny amounts of

food get divided among too many people, creating a communal experience of pleasure and dieting together in one meal?

For a true dinner, order a bowl of ramen. Much has been made of MTN’s $20 version of the Japanese staple, but for me the pleasure of it justifies the cost.

The soup feels nourishing, and I didn’t leave hungry. The two pork versions, dripping with umami, just skirt heaviness.

Additions like nira (garlic, chives, fermented black bean paste), and komatsuna (a spicy, leafy green) lend freshness and depth of flavor.

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What makes “Thoroughbreds” work, pulling back from the edge of exploitation, is the juxtaposition of the girls’ vision of the world with that of the adults surrounding them. The privileged Connecticut suburbs

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While a night of dark satire and hipster chic may not be the most comfortable evening, it will

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CHARLES FISHER | 310.902.7214 | BRE# 01731424 The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

Q: To Rent or to Buy: The question on everyone’s mind.

A: With soaring rents throughout Los Angeles, tenants are finding it less and less palatable to write their large rent checks each month. Watching property values rise, they are torn between regret for not having bought sooner, and anxiety in calculating the increasing down payment needed. In our local “Silicon Beach” area, rents are especially high.

While national rents grewwith the average for a onebedroom apartment up 4.6% to $1,300, Los Angeles, even with a slight recent monthly decline, is up 10% from last year, with average one bedrooms at $2,200, according to Zumper. com’s March 2018 National Rent Report. Zumpers’ most recent Los Angeles rental report shows that Santa Monica continues to hold its title for most expensive rent in Los Angeles, with one-

bedroom apartment rents continuing to rise, and now averaging $3170 per month.

This is an increase from even the recent winter report, where Santa Monica was seeing $3,090 per month for one-bedrooms. Venice was not far behind at $2,900 per month, Marina del Rey at $2,650, Westchester/Playa area at $2,450, and Culver City at $2,100. (Westchester and Playa del Rey had a big increase over winter quarter, up 10 and 12%, respectively.)

Most tenants cite the lack of down payment funds as the predominant reason they have been unable to buy. However, many people believe that 20% down payment is necessary, an amount which can seem unattainable at todays’ prices.

The truth is, 60% of buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors, used

down payments of 6% or less!!

A shockingly low percentage of potential buyers are even aware that they can buy a house with a down payment of 5% or less.

Now you know!

Don’t throw all of your money away on rent when you could be building a nest egg with equity in your own home. Take a look at Zillow’s “Rent vs. Buy Calculator” at https://www.zillow. com/rent-vs-buy-calculator/ to evaluate how long it will take for a purchase to pay off for you in comparison to rent. Get prequalified with a lender, and you may be surprised at what you need to make this happen.

Of course, work with an experienced Realtor® to find you the right home at the right price. Armed with knowledge and the right professionals, you can do this, and finally start feeling good about those

monthly payments that are building your own investment portfolio instead of your landlords’!

Disclaimer: This article is intended to be primarily for entertainment purposes, and is not to be considered legal advice.

This week’s quesTion was answered by abouT Lisa PhiLLiPs, esq./ Ca bureau of real estate Lic# 01189413 Lisa Phillips is an active Realtor® in the Los Angeles area, with more than twenty years as a Real Estate Broker and attorney. Lisa is also a member of the National Association of Realtors “Green Resource Council”, and achieved its “GREEN” Designation. Her unparalleled knowledge of real estate, from local markets and pricing to legal issues and deal-making, has made her a trusted and valuable asset to her clients. In addition to her real estate and business savvy, Lisa is passionate about helping others, and works tirelessly to achieve the best results for her clients. For more information, please visit www.LisaPhillipsRealEstate.com.

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Open House Directory listings are published inside The Argonaut’s At Home section and on The Argonaut’s Web site each Thursday. Open House directory forms may be faxed, mailed or dropped off. To be published, Open House directory form must be completely and correctly filled out and received no later than 12 Noon Tuesday for Thursday publication. Changes or corrections must also be received by 12 Noon Tuesday. Regretfully, due to the volume of Open House Directory forms received each week, The Argonaut cannot publish or respond to Open House directory forms incorrectly or incompletely filled out. The Argonaut reserves the right to reject, edit, and/or cancel any advertisng at any time. Only publication of an Open House Directory listing consitutes final acceptance of an advertiser’s order.

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“Welcome to this beautifully appointed townhome in the prestigious Villa Vallarta,” say agents Jeffery Fritz and Brian Spitznagel. “This coveted plan boasts two levels with vaulted ceilings, a large private patio and balcony, a fireplace and an oversized two-car garage. Details include beautiful oak hardwood, marble and tile floors throughout, designer paints, custom wood cabinetry, and recessed lighting. This townhome is located close to the beach and Del Rey Arts, and is in the heart of Silicon Beach.”

“This spectacular three-bed, three-bath, penthouse boasting two stories, is in the sought after Indigo building,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “Located in the heart of the Marina del Rey Arts District, the main level features an enormous kitchen, a formal dining area w/ fireplace, living room, a separate den, and a spacious bedroom with an on-suite bathroom. The upstairs two bedrooms and two bathrooms include an enormous master suite with access to a private sundeck with city, mountain and sunset views.”

Offered at $1,075,000 Jeffrey Fritz & Brian Spitznagel, Coldwell Banker 310-916-2470 and 310-210-2455

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“Extraordinary Marina and harbor vistas are offered by this renovated one-bed, one-bath home,” says agent Charles Lederman. “Enjoy a chef's kitchen with a double oven, custom cabinetry, and double-size pull out pantry. The master bedroom boasts a walk-in closet and an en-suite bathroom with marble accents. The entry way offers ample storage with customized shelving and built-ins. Additional features include Italian porcelain flooring, UV window tint, a generous patio and floor-to-ceiling windows.”

“Luxury living awaits in this elegant Santa Barbara Spanish home,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A manicured landscape and private walkway invite you to an enchanting world. The drawing room transitions seamlessly to the formal dining room. The family room opens to the kitchen featuring a pantry room. Outside, a back patio leads you to an expansive lawn and covered deck. Designed with style, quality, & craftsmanship, this home was built with the most discerning buyer in mind.”

Offered at $645,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980

Offered at $1,994,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020

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The design aesthetic continues seamlessly in the charming 1 bedroom residence with private postal address. The guest residence offers high ceilings. custom barn door, restoration hardware lighting, Dutch front door & sliding back doors to 2nd backyard with delicious Asian pear trees. Butcher block countertops, white locker custom cabinets, SS Bertazzoni appliances offer a dream kitchen on a smaller scale that perfectly compliments the main house. Designed and completed in 2018 by Parsons Way Home.

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legal advertising FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018036192 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GGíS HEALTHY ENTERPRISES; 3943 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Eugenia Williamson, 3943 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Eugenia Williamson. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: February 12, 2018. NOTICE ñ in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/15/18, 2/22/18, 3/1/18, 3/8/18 IN THE DISTRIcT cOURT STATE OF NEW MEXIcO cOUNTY OF EDDY PANHANDLE PROPERTIES, LLc, Plaintiff,v. D-503-CV-2018-118 THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF NINA B. PRITCHARD BROWMAN, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CLARENCE BROWMAN, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CARL RICHARD WULFSBERG, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BETTY LU WULFSBERG, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS OF INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE ADVERSE TO THE ESTATE OF THE PLAINTIFF, Defendants.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF SUIT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF NINA B. PRITCHARD BROWMAN, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CLARENCE BROWMAN, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CARL RICHARD WULFSBERG, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BETTY LU WULFSBERG, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS OF INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO THE ESTATE OF THE PLAINTIFF, GREETINGS: You, and each of you, are hereby notified that a civil action is

now pending in the District Court of Eddy County, New Mexico, the same being numbered D-503-CV-2018-00118 on the docket of said Court, wherein Panhandle Properties, LLC is the Plaintiff and you, and each of you, are named as defendants therein; and that the general object of said action is to quiet title to real estate to the following real property, to-wit: A. An undivided 1/4 interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals lying in and under and that may be produced from the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) and an undivided Ω interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals lying in and under and that may be produced from the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (S/2 SE/4 SW/4), all in Section 13, Township 20 South, Range 25 East, N.M.P.M., Eddy County, New Mexico. B. An undivided Ω interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals lying in and under and that may be produced from Lots 3 and 4, and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (S/2 NE/4 SW/4), and the South Half of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter (S/2 N/2 SE/4) of Section 18, Township 20 South, Range 26 East, N.M.P.M., Eddy County, New Mexico. You are notified that unless you file a responsive pleading or motion within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication hereof, a judgment or other appropriate relief will be rendered in the cause against you by default. The attorneys for the Plaintiff are Heidel, Samberson, Cox & McMahon, Post Office Drawer 1599, Lovington, New Mexico 88260.

WITNESS THE HAND AND SEAL of the Clerk of the District Court of Eddy County, this 26 day of FEBRUARY, 2018.

KAREN CHRISTESSON CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Emilee Gonzalez Deputy HEIDEL, SAMBERSON, COX, MCMAHON Post Office Drawer 1599 Lovington, New Mexico, 88260 (575) 396-5303 (575) 396-5305 hsnclcc@ leaco.net BY: /S/ Lewis C. Cox, III Lewis C. Cox, III Attorneys for Plaintiff The Argonaut, 3/8/18, 3/15/18, 3/22/18, 3/29/18 ORDER TO SHOW cAUSE FOR cHANGE OF NAME case No. NS034028 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of ZOE-JANE BRATCHER by and through Shawntee Cardwell, for Change of Name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Shawntee filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Zoe-Jane Christian Bratcher to Zoe-Jane Nicole Cardwell 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 rea-

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sons 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: 3/23/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 27 The address of the court is 257 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808. 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: Argonaut Newspaper. Original filed: September 19, 2017. Ross Klein, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Argonaut Newspaper 2/15/18, 2/22/18, 3/1/18, 3/8/18 SUMMONS (Family Law) cITAcIÓN (Derecho familiar) cASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE cASO): 17PSFL00186 NOTIcE TO RESPONDENT (Name) AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): TEQUILA TANAY MOORE You are being sued. Lo están demandando.

Petitioner’s name is Nombre del demandante: John Kevin Villanueva Deasis.

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children.

You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees.

AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): Pomona Courthouse South, 400 Civic Plaza Pomona, CA 91766 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Christopher Brandon Lewis, The Lewis Law Group, APLC 505 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 155 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Date (Fecha): February 8, 2018, Sherri R. Carter, Officer/Clerk, by (Secretario, por) D.L Silva, Deputy (Asistente) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza PUBLISH: The Argonaut, 2/22/18, 3/1/18, 3/8/18, 3/15/18

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ObituAriES Shirley Anne Cosgrove

September 23, 1939 – February 22, 2018

Shirley passed away peacefully, surrounded by her beloved family on February 22, 2018, at the age of 78. She was born September 23, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, and was a loving daughter to Anne and Iven McLing, and sister to Pat McLing Ballew. She met John Cosgrove in 1960, during their senior year of college at Immaculate Heart and Loyola University of Los Angeles, respectively. It was love at first sight, and Shirley decided to forego the convent. Six months later they married and made Playa del Rey their home for over 56 years. Shirley’s love for literature led her to obtain her Master’s degree in English Literature.

A career as a teacher followed, and more recently she was a tutor at St. Bernard High School, in Playa del Rey. She was an avid reader and lifelong member of the Jane Austen Society. Shirley’s life was lived as a steward of the community. She was well known for her famous Christmas Eve dinners, which she hosted for family, friends, and friends of friends, who did not have, or were not able to, travel to see family for the holidays. She was full of life; she loved, and was loved by many.

Shirley is survived by her husband John, her twin daughters Danielle Cosgrove and Denise Cosgrove Bassett, her son Mark Cosgrove, and her grandchildren Kali Cosgrove and Amanda Bassett and sister, Pat McLing Ballew. Shirley’s extended family included her many honorary grandchildren and dear friends.

The love, guidance and life lessons she provided, will be sorely missed by all of us. May you rest in peace beautiful Shirley.

The Rosary will be held at 7:30pm on Friday, March 16th, 2018, at St. Anastasia Catholic Church located at 7390 West Manchester Avenue in Los Angeles, 90045.The Memorial Service and Mass will be held the following morning, Saturday, March 17th, 10:30am at the same location.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to St. Bernard High School- STEM Programs (in honor of Shirley Cosgrove): 9100 Falmouth Avenue, Playa del Rey, CA 90293 ATTENTION: Shireen Ossanlo, Director of Development.

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, March 8 Santa Monica Chamber Networking Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring at least 40 business cards and be ready to share a 30-second elevator pitch. Enjoy lunch, a goody bag giveaway and raffle. The Viceroy Hotel, 1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $25 to $35. smchamber.com Mar Vista Community Outreach Committee, 6:30 p.m. This committee encourages stakeholder engagement and meets the second Thursday of each month at the Mar Vista Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. marvista.org Westchester Playa Democratic Club, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Find out the action plan for midterm madness and how to get involved with this and neighboring Democratic clubs. Meet members, participate in voter outreach, volunteer on a committee and share ideas on how to flip districts in 2018. Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. westchesterplayademclub.org Bay Cities Coin Club Meeting, 6:30 to 9 p.m. The club meets on the second Thursday of each month to announce coin shows, present a show-and-tell or host a guest speaker. The club is open to the public. El Segundo Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo. baycitiescc@gmail.com Serving Up Comedy, 7 to 9 p.m.

Showcasing a new lineup of standup comics each second Thursday of the month, the featured performers are

followed by an open mic. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover; suggested donations to benefit First Responders.

(310) 823-5451; servingupcomedy.com Taste of Feastly: Women’s Edition, 7 to 9 p.m. Celebrate International Women’s Day with an all-female chef edition of Taste of Feastly. Sample more than 10 unique dishes paired with spirits and wine. This is a standing/ strolling event. Address provided upon ticket purchase. $50. bit.ly/2BzdTQb

scene. One Way Ticket, Highwaves, Cairo Knife Fight, The Gitas and Stonefeather perform at The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover.

(310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Friday, March 9 Career Fair, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Job opportunities include sales reps, account executives, managers, customer service, brokers, Human Resources and more. Bring 10 to 15 resumes. Dress business professional.

Embassy Suites Hotel, 1440 E. Imperial Ave., El Segundo. Free. hirelive.com

Del Rey Neighborhood Council Meeting, 7:15 p.m. The local advisory body to the Los Angeles City Council meets the second Thursday of each month at Del Rey Square, 11976 Culver Windjammers Open House, 6 to 9 Blvd., Del Rey. delreync.org p.m. Watch the sunset, listen to jazz music, and enjoy food and drink International Women’s Day Sofar specials. Santa Monica Windjammers Sounds: Santa Monica, 8:15 to 10:30 Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, p.m. A carefully curated set of live Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) music, kept secret until showtime, at a 827-7692 secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Toasted Fridays Workshop Open House, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Improve your Cristina Vane Live at Surfside, 9 p.m. public speaking skills in a relaxed and to midnight. Shine Delphi kicks off this enjoyable atmosphere with food and night of music at 9 p.m. followed by the drinks at this weekly open house.

Ladies of Sound, Cristina Vane and Marina City Club Quasar Room, 4333 Cyndy Fike. Cristina Vane with a full Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Mark band takes the stage at 10 p.m. Surfside at (562) 508-0260; facebook.com/ Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. toastedfridays No cover. (424) 256-7894; surfsideFriday Dinner Cruise, 8 p.m. With venice.com spectacular views, deejay entertainment, dancing under the stars and a Westside Revival, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. four-course dinner, this two-and-a-half Westside Revival is a musician hour cruise makes for a quick romantic collective leading the Westside music

Venice’s resident country twanger Lacey Kay Cowden gigs with Particle Kid (a.k.a. Micah Nelson) at the Del Monte. SEE TUESDAY, MARCH 13. getaway. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $87.95; reservations required. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com “It’s a Gift” Screening, 8:15 p.m.

Friday and 2:30 and 8:15 p.m.

Saturday. Often cited as W.C. Field’s best comedy, “It’s a Gift” features small-town grocer Bissonette escaping his life to buy an orange grove in California and getting more than he expected. Every show begins with pipe organ music, an audience sing-a-long and a comedy short followed by a 15-minute intermission and then the feature screens. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $10.

(310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org Sofar Sounds: Culver City, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Culver City. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com “Unity,” 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. A compilation of Philippine

and Pacific Island short works showcases solidarity through ancestral and cultural connection through dance, music, film, poetry and visual installation. Highways Performance Space & Gallery, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org DJ Jedi & DJ Anthony Valadez Dance Party, 9 p.m. Deejays are on the decks spinning new and old soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that gets the dance floor going. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice.

No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Saturday, March 10 Rock, Roll & Run, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This 5K walk/run raises money for participating schools. Costumes encouraged. Awards given for biggest team, creative costumes and most team (Continued on page 33)

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Passport to Comedy:“Roast Beef & Frog Legs” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Well-traveled comedians Chris Martin (a Brit) and Eric Lampaert (a Frenchman) condense the entire Edinburgh Fringe Festival into a 90-minute comedy routine that takes audiences around the world without leaving Santa Monica.

One performance only: 8 p.m.

Thursday (March 8) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $7 to $10. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com History Revisited:“Crossing Our Red Sea” @ The Braid Jewish Women’s Theatre presents a compilation of contemporary stories, poems, plays and songs reexamining the Exodus and Passover. A group art show of the same name — exploring this Biblical story through paintings, sculptures, photography, textile designs and ceramics by 11 female artists — is on view before and after the show.

Opens at 8 p.m. Saturday (March 10) at The Braid, moves to various locations on the Westside on March 12 and 13, then returns at

Deep South and her big rock ‘n’ roll dreams that carried her to Hollywood.

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Sunday (March 11) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $38.50+. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

Philippine and Pacific Island artists bridge time and tradition in “Unity” 7:30 p.m. March 19 and 20 to The Braid, 2912 Colorado Ave. #102, Santa Monica. $40 to $45. (310) 315-1400; jewishwomentheatre.org In the Crypt:“Underneath” @ Odyssey Theatre Olivier Award-winning Irish thespian Pat Kinevane kicks off his month-long L.A. residency with his acclaimed solo show about a dead woman speaking from beyond the grave.

Limited engagement: 8 p.m. Thurs-

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day, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday (March 8 to 11), then again at 8 p.m. on March 29 and 30 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $15 to $30. (310) 447-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com Tennessee Kosher:“The Hebrew Hillbilly” @ Santa Monica Playhouse The “Memphis Belle of L.A.” Shelley Fisher sings about her life growing up as a good little Jewish girl in the

An Island of Many:“Unity” @ Highways Performance Space Honolulu’s A Stage of Our Own presents a compilation of short works

by Philippine and Pacific Island artists exploring ancestral and contemporary cultural connections through film, dance, music, poetry and visual arts.

Two performances only: 8:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday (March 9 and 10) at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org Two Peas in a Pickle:“An Illegal Start” @ Santa Monica Pier The merry go-round in Santa Monica’s historic Looff Hippodrome serves as the backdrop for this Santa Monica Public Theatre production about two young men who find refuge in an abandoned amusement park and strike up an unlikely friendship.

Extended Run. Shows continue at

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 17 at the Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. $30. (310) 458-8901; Search “An Illegal Start” at eventbrite.com Last Stand:“The Alamo” @ Ruskin Group Theatre Eight working class Bay Ridge natives fight to keep their local bar afloat as artists and gentrifiers move into the neighborhood and aim to make the hangout their own.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 18 at Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $30. (310) 3973244; ruskingrouptheatre.com Shared Histories:“The New Colossus” @ The Actors’ Gang Tim Robbins directs this bold play about 300 years of struggle drawn from the true ancestral stories from The Actors’ Gang ensemble.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through March 24 at The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $20 to $34.99. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com

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“The Hollywood Masters” host Stephen Galloway has interviewed Amy Adams, Kenneth Branagh, Jordan Peele, the Farrelly brothers and, most recently, Ava DuVernay (Studio shots by Juan Tallo / LMU) (Continued from page 16)

on the world of blockbusters, usually helmed and carried by white men.

Ujlaki approached Galloway about “Just the idea that boys will see an image collaborating with the school. of a boy on screen asking a girl — a black “Stephen was very interested in doing girl — what to do ... It may seem slight to something in academia. We were trying to people in the audience who experience figure out what that might be, and we both that all the time, but ... I cannot tell you realized that it shouldn’t be a traditional one film where a black girl has been a course. But was there something else that leader of white men and boys,” said could be journalistic and current, potenDuVernay. “Just the power of that image tially leverage all the contacts he had? is so massive to me. ... It’s a big deal.”

And that’s when we came up with the idea Not only was Disney supportive of this of ‘Hollywood Masters,’” Ujlaki says. vision, noted DuVernay, but one executive At first only accessible to LMU students, in particular — Tendo Nagenda — activethen available in recaps, clips or tranly encouraged her to imagine what “the scripts on The Hollywood Reporter’s website, “The Hollywood Masters” launched in 2014 and started streaming on Netflix last August. The second season drops March 15 and features interviews with Fonda, Clint Eastwood, Jane Fonda, Hillary Swank and Jerry Bruckheimer. *** When DuVernay sat down for her “Hollywood Masters” interview on Feb. 21, her hair done up in braids and sporting a red carpet-red dress, she discussed how race shaped her perspective on film.

“I didn’t grow up with a lot of white people. … Till I was 13, the white people I knew were only some nuns ... and cops.

So I really didn’t have a relationship with white folks personally, except for the relationship I had as a viewer to everything I consumed on television and in film, which was overwhelmingly white,” she said.

Yet working with Disney on the film adaption of Madeleine L’Engle’s young adult novel and casting the story’s heroine as black and biracial was an empowering way for DuVernay to put her own stamp

carry. Nevertheless, she cautioned against celebrating “Wrinkle” and her direction of it — or the recent box office success of Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” — as game-changers for Hollywood’s inclusion problems.

“I am not change. Ryan is not change.

‘Black Panther’ is not change. And ‘Wrinkle’ is not change. It’s change when there are 10 walking in the door behind us, when there are more down the pipeline,” she said, speaking of the need to recruit more filmmakers of color into the entertainment industry. “I think it’s a pedestrian way of thinking if we are assigning

“There’s something I wanted to say to this next generation of people about what I believe in, about the pursuit of justice and dignity for all.”

— Ava DuVernay

worlds” of the beloved children’s book might look like in her hands.

“I went home with that line in my head.

I get emotional thinking about it, because that’s exactly what he said to me: ‘Imagine what you could do with the worlds,’” said DuVernay. “And there was so much in it. ... There’s something I wanted to say to this next generation of people about what I believe in, about the pursuit of justice and dignity for all. … I just fell into the idea of making this film that expresses those things that are important to me.”

The beauty of multicultural casting and power of female-driven films are among the torches DuVernay hopes the film will

success to these couple of films.”

Even so, DuVernay finished her talk by reminding the audience that it is because of such deficits in the entertainment industry that young filmmakers should do everything in their power to create.

“The answer is make everything all the time — keep shooting, stay shooting!” she said. *** It’s these raw and candid first-person takes on Hollywood that LMU students crave, savor and, yes, even skip class for.

“I feel like you retain a lot more when you actually see them in person,” says

freshman Kelly Levine, an aspiring screenwriter. “You’ll remember it a lot better, versus like a video on YouTube.

The opportunity to get this from the actual source … it gives me so much more knowledge than reading ‘How to Write a Screenplay’ online.”

“The interview alone blew my hair back,” says sophomore screenwriting major Joey Britton after DuVernay’s talk. “Her words of wisdom in regard to how the industry is changing and how to be the change in that industry were really powerful.”

“It’s so good to have been in that room,” adds Mekleit Dix, a double major in English and biology. “I can’t believe I listened to her speak and had all of that wealth of knowledge.”

In the end, Galloway hopes that “Hollywood Masters’” collaboration among The Hollywood Reporter, Loyola Marymount and Netflix not only helps current students chart their careers through the worlds of film and television, but also offers in-depth and accessible entertainment coverage to people across the globe.

“You can hardly find anything now that has depth. What we’re trying to do is fill that gap. … The goal is really to understand art at a deeper level. And because art is inseparable from life it’s also about understanding biography on a deeper level,” says Galloway. “This creates the bridge to Hollywood.”

“A Wrinkle in Time” opens Friday, March 9, in theaters nationwide. Season 1 of “Hollywood Masters” is currently streaming on Netflix; Season 2 drops March 15. Visit THR.com for recaps, interview transcripts and video clips.

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In Tune with the Law Members of the Legal Voices choir divide their practice between the courtroom and the concert hall

By Brian Marks The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and Legal Voices formed in 2009 and 2011, respectively, but it might have been much earlier if founding attorney Gary S. Greene’s timing had been better.

“The first time I thought about an orchestra composed of lawyers was in the 1970s,” says Greene. “Before I could do anything with it, all of a sudden I read somebody formed a lawyers orchestra.

Within the next year I thought, ‘What L.A. needs is a good pops orchestra, since there isn’t one.’ But just when I was about to form that, I read that the lawyers orchestra was disbanding to become a pops orchestra!”

One of the groups Greene eventually founded, Legal Voices, performs Saturday, March 10, at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica. Their program features a mix of popular songs and a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48.” A portion of the proceeds benefits people unable to afford legal representation.

After his aborted attempts to start a lawyers orchestra, Greene spent the next few decades focusing on his legal practice in Beverly Hills, where he specializes in real estate and personal injury cases, and leading youth music education efforts.

The legal ensembles that he eventually founded are open exclusively to lawyers, judges, law students and legal staff.

Greene grew up in a musical family and was inspired by his uncle, Ernst Katz, who founded the Junior Philharmonic

Legal Voices. “We did the second movement as a solo quartet because the director at that time didn’t think [the full chorus was] capable of doing it. This time around we just ran right through it, and it really shows either the confidence or the improvement in the singers,” she says with a chuckle.

Schultz works in Santa Monica as an entertainment lawyer for the film production and distribution company Lionsgate.

She began playing music as a child when her parents bought her a recorder (they weren’t ready to invest in a piano yet), but the origins of her legal career weren’t far behind. While in a Catholic catechism class as a child, Schultz answered a The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic’s Legal Voices recently bishop’s question with a legalistic performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall equivocation, prompting him to suggest she become a lawyer.

Orchestra for Young People in 1937. From Hurevitz sings “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but For the legal professionals of the the beginning, Katz’s programs featured a the Blues,” a song composed by Duke Lawyers Philharmonic and Legal Voices, mix of classical music with then-popular Ellington and popularized by Ella the ensembles provide a crucial creative tunes. Though a controversial choice Fitzgerald. Bill Ryan accompanies outlet. The City of Los Angeles has among staid audiences at the time, Hurevitz on guitar. proclaimed the Lawyers Philharmonic to contemporary audiences don’t mind the “It’s very difficult to maintain your skill split, and Greene now programs all his level and work law,” says Ryan. “But once be “L.A.’s only legal orchestra,” which makes it sound a bit like all the other concerts with that same mix of classical it’s in your DNA, I don’t think you can and popular music. completely dismiss it. At least I couldn’t.” orchestras are breaking the law, but it really just emphasizes the importance of The popular portion of this weekend’s The finale of Saturday’s concert will be music in our lives, regardless of profesprogram features songs from Rogers and Fauré’s “Requiem,” his most popular sion. Everyone needs music, even Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” work. His “Requiem” begins in D minor, with soloist Anita Olp. Brian W. Anderson just as Mozart’s “Requiem” from a century lawyers. performs as soloist with the chorus in an a earlier does. But unlike that piece, which Legal Voices performs at 7 p.m. cappella version of “Danny Boy.” Derrick is full of turbulence and fury, Fauré’s Saturday (March 10) at St. Augustine Lowe accompanies additional perforapproaches death with calm acceptance, by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1227 mances on piano, including pieces from even a faint sense of hope. the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” and “We’ve done the ‘Requiem’ once before,” 4th St., Santa Monica. Tickets are $25 to $30 at lalawyersphil.org.

Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” Linda says Michele Schultz, who sings alto in

’80s Night for Arts Education Rick Springfield and Terri Nunn headline the Greg Coote Concert for the Arts

By Bliss Bowen The guys in Venice are ubiquitous, but there’s one concert they flog on social media with particular enthusiasm: the Greg Coote Concert for the Arts, an annual event benefitting arts programs at Santa Monica-Malibu public schools that returns Saturday, March 10.

Aside from bringing their trademark harmonies, Venice functions as house band for the headliners — this year, that’s 1980s survivors Rick Springfield and Berlin frontwoman Terri Nunn.

For audience members who recall Members Only jackets, lip-syncing to MTV music videos and teasing their hair with buckets of mousse, the concert is a nostalgia bonanza. Native Aussie and sometime “General Hospital” actor Springfield has maintained his heartthrob status since his Grammy win for 1981’s “Jesse’s Girl,” while the L.A.-born Nunn PAGE 32 THE ARGONAUT March 8, 2018

Terri Nunn

Rick Springfield

is still working the club circuit and performing Berlin’s 1986 megahit “Take My Breath Away.”

Brothers Mark and Mike Lennon and their cousins, Kipp and Pat Lennon (younger sibs to ’50s singing quartet the Lennon Sisters), have been recording, touring and harmonizing as Venice for

over three decades, perfecting a smooth, sunny blend that instantly evokes their namesake town. Jackson Browne, one of numerous marquee acts they’ve accompanied, aptly described them as “quintessentially Californian.”

The Lennons will be lifting their voices Saturday but more importantly, the local

legends will place the evening’s theme into action by bringing its intended beneficiaries — students — onstage.

Student orchestra, choir and horn section members will perform in the backing band alongside Venice and also get to solo.

The concert, which raises funds for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation to support the creation and maintenance of arts programs at Santa MonicaMalibu public schools next year, is an opportunity for the musical community to come together and give back.

The Greg Coote Concert for the Arts starts at 7 p.m. Saturday (March 10) at Santa Monica High School’s Barnum Hall, 600 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica.

“Entertainment Tonight” alum Mark Steines and veteran classic rock radio DJ Cynthia Fox will co-host. Tickets are $50 to $200 at smmef.org.

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Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester. See race details for pricing. (310) 645-5151; facebook. com/LAXCoastalEdFoundation Farmer’s Market Lunch Stop, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. BBQ Smokehouse pulls in to the Marina del Rey Farmer’s Market serving up smoked beef tri-tip, pulled pork, St. Louis pork ribs, chicken and Louisiana sausage and a slew of Southern side dishes. 4135 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. thebbqsmokehouse.com “Music Day Hooray!” Mini-Concert, 10:30 a.m. Teacher Davis plays songs that are cool for learning and great for moving in this interactive and educational show. Children’s Book World, 10580 ½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free; Ages 3 to 7. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com Open Art Crits, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Are you looking to get out of the studio, share your practice and get feedback?

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Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free; registration required. (310) 458-2239; facebook. com/1450Ocean Smorgasburg Food Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This Westside outdoor pop-up food market features notable food vendors Shrimp Daddy, Amazebowls, Goa Taco, Lobsterdamus, Big Mozz and more. Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. la. smorgasburg.com/calendar Artists & Fleas, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Gerry Fialka interviews filmmaker Megan Williams. Café 212 Pier, 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica. Free. laughtears.com

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Simone Porter Concert, 7:30 p.m.

Violinist Simone Porter is an emerging artist of impassioned energy, musical integrity and vibrant sound. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $30 to $60. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org Folk Rock-n-Blues Night, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Live performances of folk and blues by Stefani Valadez, Steve Moos, Rick Moors and Christo Pellani.

UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Katalyst Jazz, 8 p.m. Inglewoodbased future funk, soul and jazz band Katalyst Collective brings their beats to the Del Monte Speakeasy, followed by DJ Shiva spinning soul, funk, hip-hop, electronic and dance music at 10 p.m.

DJ Vinyl Don spins upstairs. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover.

(310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Sofar Sounds: Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com

Sunday, March 11 Music at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to noon. TJ & the Staircase perform at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. smgov.net

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Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a bossa nova and samba concert by Brasil Brazil. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Calder Quartet, 4 to 6 p.m. The Calder Quartet conclude their multi-year Beethoven String Quartet cycle with three programs offering a stellar blend of classical and modern pieces. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $35 to $65. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org A&I Open House, 4 to 7 p.m.

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ArgonautNews.com Virginia Ave., Thelma Terry Bldg., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 422-5431 Rhythm Future Quartet, 8 to 11 p.m. Acoustic jazz ensemble Rhythm Future Quartet performs Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms.

McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $18. (310) 828-4497; McCabes.com

Monday, March 12 Salsa Night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. World champion dance instructor Cristian Oviedo leads a beginner salsa class from 8 to 9 p.m. and a beginner bachata lesson from 9 to 10 p.m. followed by live music and social dancing until 2 a.m. West End, 1301 5th St., Santa Monica. $12. 21+. (310) 451-2221; facebook.com/westendsalsa

Tuesday, March 13 CycleBar Culver City First Anniversary, 6 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

CycleBar Culver City celebrates its first birthday with a full day of free premium indoor cycling classes. The facility provides indoor cycling shoes, water bottles, towels and lockers for your workout. Classes are expected to fill up quickly, so sign up online to reserve your spot. 4130 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (323) 325-5759; culvercity.cyclebar.com LAX Chamber Young Professionals Happy Hour, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Meet other dynamic young professionals that are looking to better their communities while developing solid professional relationships. Jamaica Bay Inn, 4175 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com “Another Day in Paradise: Weathering the Storm,” 6 p.m.

Licensed boat captain Christine Perakis shares her experience of being in the British Virgin Islands when Category 5 Hurricane Irma passed over. Light dinner served at 7 p.m. followed by the program at 7:45 p.m.

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Prepare for a boot tapping, knee slapping good ole time with Venice country-soul singer Lacey Kay Cowden and special guest psychedelic rocker Particle Kid (a.k.a. Micah Nelson) at the Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5. venicetownhouse.com

Wednesday, March 14 Mar Vista Community Council Great Streets Ad Hoc Committee, 6 to 8p.m. The LA Dept. of Transportation hosts an open house to provide information on and gather input about the Venice Boulevard program. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine Ave., Mar Vista. marvista.org Culver City Democratic Club, 7 p.m.

The Democratic Club holds a forum for the candidates vying to fill the open seat in the 54th Assembly District.

Culver City Veterans Building, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. culvercitydemocraticclub.com Venice Local Coastal Program Public Workshop, 7 to 9 p.m. This focused discussion of the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for Venice includes scenarios and adaptation strategies. Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. venicelcp.org Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Celebrated jazz singer Barbara Morrison joins the Bobby Barron Swing Thing Band for a live 8 p.m. set after a half-hour beginner’s swing dance (no partner needed). $15 cover, includes the class.

Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; rustyfrank.com

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But the letter also faults Mott for code of conduct violations “in that you admitted the use of loud foul language, the video recording demonstrated your aggressive [and] intimidating physical posturing directly toward another member and indirectly to others in the club.”

Mott takes issue with those findings and the letter’s offer to

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