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Contents
VOL 45, NO 12
OPINION
Local News & Culture
Feature
Food & Drink
Letters to the editor .......................... 6
Building Playa Vista
Let’s Do Better by the Homeless
Three thousand workers a day ready ‘the physical incarnation of the new L.A.’ for launch ............................................. 14
A place for them to shower and wash clothes would be a good start .................................... 9
Taco nirvana at Pepe’s Is there anything a cane-sugar Mexican Coke won’t cure? . .................. 19
This Week
Life Beyond Politics Sometimes to find yourself you have to leave everything else behind ....................... 10
News City leaders target McMansions New limits on home sizes would impact Mar Vista, east Venice and Westchester’s Kentwood neighborhood .................................... 11
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS A week chock-full of live music and theater ........................................... 31
American Road Muscle The Pontiac GTO makes a comeback at El Segundo’s Automobile Driving Museum ................. 17
Something to ‘fret’ over French-Algerian guitarist Pierre Bensusan returns to McCabe’s ............................... 31
Feel-Good Fun Spilling Secrets Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg returns to Santa Monica in defense of government whistleblowers ....................... 12
The Roustabouts go organic at the Santa Monica Farmers Market ................. 30
at Home A Tranquil Zen Oasis in Venice .................. 21
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Sophia Loren, Clint Eastwood and Charlie Chaplin on screen at LMU ....................... 32
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LETTERS Crime tale was a paranoid rant Re: “Transient-related crime is no exaggeration,” power to speak, Feb. 19 As an 81-year-old longtime resident of Venice (23 years), four blocks from the notorious boardwalk, I can only describe Mark Ryavec’s rant as paranoid. Yes, we have some crime here. And yes, there is a large — and largely unserved — population of mentally ill transients, but to characterize Venice residents as living in fear, as Mr. Ryavec does, is simply a projection of his paranoia. I have never had any problem, even in the unlit alley in which I park, with crime of any kind. Can we please keep the fear-mongers out of The Argonaut? Carol Easton Venice
residents who’ve lived here lots of doctors at the ready, to land longer than she’s been alive on too. Now, there’s a solution. would like to keep the streets free Roxanne Brown of graffiti. Venice Pat Larsen Venice FROM THE WEB:
Turn airport into park, golf course into landing strip Re: “Harrison Ford’s plane crash…” (news) and “Keeping up with the Indiana Joneses” (opinion), March 12 Thank you for Gary Walker’s serious and Tony Peyser’s fun coverage of the recent airplane crash/incident at Penmar Golf Course. I live under the flight path, hearing the noise, breathing the fumes and feeling my entire home shake from planes going overhead. Despite this, I was pro-airport, thinking that it was necessary when the Big One hits. Art, so they say I believed that should the airport Re: “Venice stories,” March 5 disappear, residents would get a The building at Main Street and teeny park with a gargantuan Horizon Avenue is an embarrass- development and more gridlock. ment and is painted to mock But, now alas, with your neighbors who resisted plans for brilliant reporting, I think I have a development there. the answer. Make the park with a What’s the story with The huge open area so that planes Argonaut and Jules Muck? Hasn’t could land in the park in an she received more than her share emergency. Plus, pilots would of coverage? Many Venice have Penmar Golf Course, with
many problems. But it is a good first step. Maybe once we have more local residents voting we will have a better ability to pass real campaign finance reforms like those Common Cause and others have proposed. Re: “Transient-related crime is no Leila Pedersen exaggeration,” power to speak, Re: “Pier 44 rebuild would Feb. 19 bring in Trader Joe’s,” news, I am from Connecticut and March 12 seeing so many homeless in While I would dearly love to Venice really disturbed me. have a TJ’s closer, this location Observing the disparity between is just awful. Before it is the wealthy and the poor disapproved let’s hear what that turbed me. I don’t understand why $2.3-million traffic mitigation Californians can’t help people fee is going to be used for. Is it who are in their backyards. I going to new roads? Because 2.3 guess if you have enough money, mil is a drop in the bucket for they won’t be in your backyard. any road project. Kathleen Valla L. Scott Re: “Watching Venice history There’s too much development slide by,” arts, Feb. 26 happening right now. What about WOW! Thanks to all the just finishing Fishing Village photographers and memory before starting new projects? sharers who are making this The major project on Via Marina project come alive. A special should be completed as well and shout-out to my Arizona neighthe residents given a chance to bors and Venice lovers Pat and adapt to these major projects. Frank Talbott. John Stoller LakeGal Re: “Be careful what you vote Re: “Harrison Ford’s plane for,” letters, Feb. 26 crash stokes calls for airport I agree that changing the election closure,” news, March 12 date will not solve all of the city’s Fantastic compilation of Santa
Monica Airport aircraft accidents. All together we see what the community has to face to please the desires and convenience of the uber rich. Public safety always trumps private desire, except when corruption pollutes the political process. Surely the safety of many is more important than the privilege of one, as in one-percenter. Remember, Harrison is a fake hero — an actor — and one who apparently can’t afford good aircraft maintenance. Venice pilots flew dinky little planes over the Venice beachfront all the time and never crashed. Thomas Pleasure
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Let’s do better by the homeless A place for them to shower and wash clothes would be a good start By Holly Mosher In response to “Transientrelated crime is no exaggeration,” Power to Speak, Feb. 19. I read Mark Ryavec’s column about homelessness and the break-ins in Venice and felt compelled to respond. Of course it is upsetting for the families who had their homes broken into, but we should also look at the people who are behaving like this and ask: why? And not just why they would do something like that, but why they’re sleeping on the street in the first place and why they aren’t getting the services they need to get off the street. If it’s teens we’re talking about, perhaps physical or sexual abuse drove them from home. For older people, the economy has been really bad the past five years. I’ve seen many people living in their cars, and maybe some of those
sleeping outdoors lost their cars over a parking ticket or some other small problem that they can’t handle because they don’t have a place to shower or otherwise prepare themselves for a job. We must also consider that this is a national problem, with people coming from across the country to be in sunny Southern
problem under the rug. We have to remember that these are people who need a hand up to get back on their feet and services to turn their lives around. I spent five years making a film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and his amazing work to help people in extreme poverty in Bangladesh. His solutions are revolutionary:
More police is not the answer. It’s a Band-Aid that sweeps the problem under the rug. California. I know if I didn’t have a house, I’d come here too. We should be getting federal money to help solve a national problem that we struggle to handle on a local level. More police is not the answer. It’s a Band-Aid that sweeps the
always about empowering the poor and offering them access to the things that they lack but which we take for granted. He calls impoverished people “bonsai people” because there is nothing wrong with them — simply their roots have been
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potted, not allowing them to reach their full potential. We need to consider how we can help the bonsai people in our community reach their potential and thrive. Recently there was a contest run by a group called Northern Rift that was working with the Venice chamber’s young professionals group to ask the community for ideas about how to make Venice a better place. One of the winning ideas looked at implementing something similar to a program in Costa Mesa that provides homeless people with showers and laundry room access in addition to a storage facility where they can safely keep their belongings. That could be a huge help for people trying to get their lives back together. Let’s implement that here. There is a group in San Francisco called HandUp.org, which just got a $500,000 grant
from Google to expand. It’s a crowdfunding website, like Kickstarter, that connects people with the homeless in their community and helps the homeless get back on their feet. It also puts a face to the issue, deepening people’s connection to their less-fortunate neighbors. With Google already here and soon to expand, let’s ask that they also help HandUp.org serve Los Angeles. That’s one way Google can be a good neighbor. We could look to Salt Lake City, which has dramatically cut their unhoused population by providing nice permanent homes with a lot of on-site counseling. Here’s a guess about why that guy chose to have a meltdown in the bathroom: He’s used to looking for one all the time. Holly Mosher is a Venice filmmaker. Find out more about her films at filmmakerforchange.com.
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Life Beyond Politics Sometimes to find yourself you have to leave everything else behind By Kelly Hayes-Raitt
I got into politics to change the world. I got out of it when politics changed me. For 30 years I was a political activist living in Santa Monica, working with dynamic women to help create Heal the Bay, preserve the Ballona Wetlands and make Santa Monica a Nuclear Free Zone before moving to statewide issues. I was Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy’s environmental aide during his U.S. Senate bid and a spokesperson on several statewide initiative campaigns to protect consumer rights. We won a few, we lost a few, but I always kept my faith that political involvement was the way to change the world. Then I ran for office. Naively, I wasn’t prepared for the nasty tactics used by an opponent’s campaign. In various email blasts they accused me of lying, embezzling and even endangering lives in their effort to tear me down. It worked. After my loss, I wanted to skulk in the shadows and redefine myself. I no longer wanted anyone to name me, dress me, introduce me through their prism of what I represented to them. When you are a candidate, you belong to a greater community that filters its hopes through you. There are no boundaries. During the three years I was a candidate, I buried my own identity beneath that public ownership so completely that Candidate Kelly was grateful for any advice that connected people to her. After one public appearance, a supporter pulled me aside and whispered she wanted to take me bra shopping! When it was over, I wanted to wear bad bras — or no bras. I wanted to decide for myself where my boundaries lay, where my new self lurked.
Santa Monica’s Kelly Hayes-Raitt began trekking to some of the world’s most dangerous places shortly before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq Just after I decided to run for office, I traveled to Iraq five weeks before the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion. I wanted to see firsthand the impact the impending war would have on Iraqi women and children. Four months later, I
returned to reconnect with some of the people who had touched me so deeply. I interviewed dozens of Iraqi women about Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime, 12 years of sanctions and two devastating wars. I sneaked into a Bechtel
I crossed the border into a bleak, snake- and scorpion-infested camp of flimsy tents in the dusty no man’s land between Iraq and Syria.
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meeting and observed how American defense contractors set the bar too high for Iraqis to get hired to rebuild their own country. Rep. Henry Waxman used that information to call for an investigation. I wrote a series of columns for a local newspaper about my experiences and embarked on an exhausting speaking schedule, addressing all sorts of groups between President Bush’s invasion and his reelection 18 months later. I felt my talks put a face on our war. This was one of my life’s most painful yet most meaningful endeavors. I’d already shut down my political consulting practice to run for office, so after my defeat I returned to the Middle East, eager to bring home to America stories that could humanize the impact our foreign policies have on real people — usually people who end up as refugees struggling to rebuild their lives, families, freedom and dignity. Without planning to, I found myself among people whose losses made me forget my own. I accompanied Palestinian schoolchildren through checkpoints guarded by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank; at one I was detained at gunpoint and killed time by teaching a young soldier to play Tic-Tac-Toe. Later that year, I consoled widows in Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, whose families had been murdered 25 years before in a shocking weekend of brutality. The following year I traveled through the Philippines for a month, meeting women who told me how their children had died from exposure to toxic waste left behind by the U.S. military when Subic and Clark bases closed. I went behind bars to interview a pastor imprisoned for his social
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justice work, and I went into bars to interview underage Filipinas purchased to delight foreign men for an evening. I lived in Damascus for a summer assisting Iraqi refugees. I volunteered in a low-security jail housing Iraqi teens forced into prostitution — the girls gave me dance lessons — and shadowed an Iraqi family through blistering U.N. food relief lines. On my last day there I crossed the border into a bleak, snake- and scorpioninfested camp of flimsy tents in the dusty no man’s land between Iraq and Syria. This is where fleeing Palestinian-Iraqis languished for months while waiting to gain entry into Syria. Although the Syrian government did not grant professional journalists access, I, not being a professional anything anymore, was given last-minute permission to visit these forgotten refugees. I wasn’t brave or honorable. I was just lost. After the demise of both my consulting firm and my political campaign — and the constraints that went with them — I started writing a book. To finance the trips and the book I crisscrossed North America for five years, housesitting from gig to gig, living rent-free and renting out my own home in Santa Monica to cover my mortgage. I ended up in post-Katrina New Orleans, working with evacuees of the Ninth Ward, where I heard exactly the same sentiments from these American refugees as I’d heard from Iraqi refugees the summer before in Damascus: “My family is scattered.” “Our history is gone.” “My life is in limbo.” I was where I belonged. Kelly Hayes-Raitt blogs at LivingLargeInLimbo.com
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City leaders target ‘McMansions’ New limits on home sizes would impact Mar Vista, east Venice and Westchester’s Kentwood neighborhood Photo by Katherine Conway
By Gary Walker As a Westside real estate agent, Linda Black has had a front-row seat to changing building patterns in local residential neighborhoods. In Westchester and Mar Vista, the trend for the past several years has been toward bigger and taller homes as property owners tear down existing structures to build out their lots to the max. She says her clients often remark how these large new houses — often called McMansions by those who find them ostentatious and architecturally uninspiring — stand in stark contrast to much smaller surrounding homes. “They often say, ‘That house sticks out like a sore thumb.’ And when they’re out of scale with the rest of the neighborhood, it can affect a neighborhood’s character,” said Black, a Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage branch manager for Venice and Marina del Rey. City lawmakers are hearing similar complaints throughout Los Angeles and are moving toward adopting new regulations that would temporarily reduce the maximum size allowed for new singlefamily homes in 15 neighborhoods — including Mar Vista, the eastern portion of Venice and the Kentwood section of Westchester. The Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to forward the new restrictions on “mansionization” to the full council for approval. The temporary ordinance would eliminate widely utilized exemptions for exceeding existing floor area limits in Mar Vista, east Venice and Kentwood and prevent waivers for green building practices and other architectural features. It could stay in effect for as little as 45 days or as long as two years while the council considers more permanent zoning changes. L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, could not be reached Tuesday. Todd Jerry, chief operating officer for the West Los Angeles architectural and construction firm Marmol Radziner, is in favor of updating and reforming city codes regarding residential home sizes but says the temporary new rules could bring unintended consequences — especially with the loss of density bonuses for covered parking, patios and porches. “This could bring about a pause or a dramatic change in the kind of building that we’re seeing for families who want to build a home that fits their lifestyle. But the bigger detriment is we could also see an immediate reduction in property values,” said Jerry, whose firm does work in Venice and Mar Vista. While Black feels that new homes built out of proportion to a neighborhood can
A neighbor’s back-porch view of a very large new home under construction in Venice alter its look and feel, she is also wary of too much government intervention. “The minute we let government regulate everything, a homeowner may not be able
Planning Committee, says he shares some of Jerry’s concerns but ultimately thinks a temporary moratorium on large-scale homes is necessary.
“This could bring about a pause or a dramatic change in the kind of building that we’re seeing for families. … We could also see an immediate reduction in property values.” — Todd Jerry, chief operating officer of the architecture firm Marmol Radziner
to use their property the way that they want to,” she said. Steve Wallace, co-chair of the Mar Vista Community Council’s Land Use and
“It’s a step in the right direction that may help stop huge big box-type homes being built without any thought to the existing character of the neighborhood,” Wallace
“I’m not about to bash allowing a property owner to build a suitable home for their family, but it’s mainly developers building huge boxes and then flipping them.” — Steve Wallace, Mar Vista Community Council Land Use and Planning Committee co-chair
said. “I’m not about to bash allowing a property owner to build a suitable home for their family, but it’s mainly developers building huge boxes and then flipping them in neighborhoods they do not live anywhere near.” A petition opposing the ordinance had garnered more than 700 signatures as of Tuesday. “Kentwood, Mar Vista and east Venice are family-friendly neighborhoods comprised mostly of single-story, 1920s and 1930s homes. Residents wish to have the ability to expand these homes to suit their needs, while maintaining the charm of the neighborhood,” the petition states. Housing prices, gentrification, affordability and density have become watchwords in Westside neighborhoods. In Venice, developers have on several occasions torn down smaller single-family homes to build multiple residences on subdivided lots. Kentwood resident Cyndi Hench thinks developers have recently discovered her neighborhood and the surrounding communities as well. “Westchester has enjoyed being a secret, and Playa del Rey too. But now we’re seeing these large, super-sized homes here. I would have preferred that the ordinance extend throughout Westchester and Playa del Rey,” said Hench, president of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester – Playa. Mar Vista resident Joseph Treves, an associate partner at the Beverly Hills real estate and brokerage firm Partners Trust, said 21st-century lifestyles have ushered in new ways of living and home construction. “The way that we use our homes has changed. People have turned inward and use their computers and electronic devices more and not their front and back yards,” noted Treves, whose firms also sells homes in Venice and Mar Vista. In his real estate blog, Treves writes that the concept of “mansionization” is a product of economics. “Home values are usually predicated by their size and appraised and compared by their square footage; the larger the home the higher the value. If a developer is to invest in the purchase of a property with the intention of remodeling or building a new home, his return on that investment increases based upon maximizing the square footage of the finished home. It’s all rather formulaic. The developer knows their cost to build, and this cost becomes significantly less when the size of the home is increased,” Treves wrote. Black said crafting new regulations that preserve the character of the neighborhoods while retaining homeowners’ rights will require deft attention to detail. “It’s all about getting the right balance,” she said. gary@argonautnews.com March 19, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 11
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Spilling Secrets Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers while working at RAND, returns to Santa Monica in defense of government whistleblowers
Manning is facing 35 years in prison and it is doubtful Snowden would fare much better. Former CIA chief David Petraeus gives classified information to his girlfriend/ biographer and pleads guilty to a misdemeanor. What gives? No amount of public pressure would get Snowden out of an
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Daniel Ellsberg was the original Edward Snowden. While working in 1971 as a U.S. military analyst employed by the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, Ellsberg leaked to the press a top-secret Pentagon study exposing that the White House had lied to Congress about the Vietnam War. For leaking the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg faced 115 years in prison under the Espionage Act of 1917, the same law used to execute Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, turn Snowden into a fugitive and send former U.S Army Sgt. Chelsea Manning to prison for decades. Under the Espionage Act, Ellsberg was not allowed to discuss his whistleblower motivation. The case against Ellsberg was dismissed, however, after the revelation of government misconduct that included attempts to discredit him by stealing medical records and even plans to cause him physical harm. Ellsberg speaks Sunday at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club about the increasingly harsh treatment of government whistleblowers in the digital age. Organized by KPFK 90.7-FM, the panel discussion is moderated by “Uprising!” host Sonali Kolhatkar and includes media critic Norman Solomon and Freedom of the Press Foundation co-founder Trevor Timm. There’s one local demographic in particular Ellsberg said he hopes to engage: employees of the RAND Corporation. Ellsberg has some unfinished business. “I’ve never been allowed in the building to explain why I did what I did and subject myself to critical questioning. I don’t regard them as foes or opponents and would be delighted to answer any questions they have,” Ellsberg said. “I’ll waive the [event] fee for any RAND employee, and they don’t have to be friendly.” — Joe Piasecki
Daniel Ellsberg believes the First Amendment should protect those who expose government wrongdoing isolation cell. He’d be in it for the rest of his life, I believe. Really for punishment, but on the excuse that he has secrets they don’t want him to impart to anybody. I don’t think Petraeus should go to jail. I don’t think Snowden should go to jail. In Snowden’s case they have the excuse that he did publish it in the newspapers and to the world. You know, the law doesn’t make a distinction about who you disclose it to. I don’t think Snowden should face a charge of anything more than what Petraeus faced, which was one year on a misdemeanor, whereas with the Espionage Act charges that Snowden is facing, each count carries a 10-year sentence. That was the case in my trial. I faced 11 charges, each with a 10-year possibility, and one conspiracy charge for five years — a total of 115 years. I think, from talking to him [in Moscow last December], that Snowden would actually return for a plea bargain with no more than a year or two. He says he doesn’t want to submit to a longer sentence because he doesn’t want to discourage other people from being whistleblowers. And I agree with him.
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The really surprising thing about Petraeus’ indictment and plea bargain was that he was indicted at all. Such senior people leak every day somewhere in the government, the national security apparatus. Every day some self-serving official is putting out a leak of highly classified information, rarely as highly classified as Petraeus exposed to his biogra-
My prosecution under Nixon was the first. Why do you think the American people accept such treatment of whistleblowers? We don’t have a lot to say about it. Snowden and Manning in particular have a lot of support. Millions of people admire them and are grateful for what they did and don’t think they should
“It’s really not easy to explain why Obama has had such a vendetta against whistleblowers.” — Daniel Ellsberg
pher, but such people are never indicted for that. People like Snowden who do it for non-selfish reasons — whistleblowers who are trying to reveal government wrongdoing or a crime, a violation of the Constitution — those people, under Obama, are now indicted regularly. [Not counting Petraeus] there have been nine such prosecutions under Obama, compared to three under all previous presidents put together.
face prison, but that hasn’t had a lot of influence so far. It’s really not easy to explain why Obama has had such a vendetta against whistleblowers and leakers. Other presidents were very angry at them too because it exposes policy that’s questionable at best, actually incriminating them in some cases. But they haven’t felt they had a law with constitutionality that would stand up in the Supreme Court. That’s why there
were no prosecutions before mine. Mine was dismissed on governmental misconduct, so it didn’t get to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has never reviewed the constitutionality of one of these cases. It has never ruled on the issue of whether it can be illegal to expose government illegality that is covered by classification. I believe the First Amendment should protect the true revelation of criminal or other wrongful action by the government; Obama is choosing to interpret it as not protecting that. But when you expose unconstitutional behavior — criminal behavior — you shouldn’t go to prison for it. Considering what’s happening with WikiLeaks, do you feel the release of something like the Pentagon Papers would be handled differently today? There’s no question that Obama would prosecute me as tenaciously as Nixon did. And most of the things Nixon did against me and for which he faced impeachment — the crimes that led to the end of the trial — those have all been legalized now. CIA assets working for the White House going into my former doctor’s office in L.A, that’s been legalized under the PATRIOT Act. The attempt by some of these same people to assault me or kill me in May 1972 hasn’t been formally legalized by Congress, but President Obama has asserted the right over and over now to decide who should be killed by special forces, drones or the CIA — a kill list. That’s an amazing assertion of presidential power that can’t be within the rights of a president of a republic, can’t be fitted into the Constitution as written. It’s a king-like, dictatorial power. Where’s the protest against that? Where are Congress and the courts and the public? When you hold up the threat of terrorism, most people seem to agree that there is no restraint on the president in pursuit of national security. “The Current War on Whistleblowers” event begins at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 4th St., Santa Monica. Tickets are $20. Visit kpfk.org for details. joe@argonautnews.com
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The view from a south-facing Runway at Playa Vista office suite patio shows future apartments with ground-floor retail under construction last month. (Photo by Ted Soqui)
Building Playa Vista ‘The physical incarnation of the new L.A.’ gets ready for launch By Joe Piasecki It isn’t every day that the leader of a sprawling metropolis takes time out to preside over the grand opening of a movie theater. But this wasn’t just any multiplex, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti would explain. Last Thursday the nine-screen Cinemark Playa Vista and XD theater became the first business to open in Runway at Playa Vista — the $260-million retail and entertainment complex that, by linking the 460-acre development’s burgeoning technology mega-center to what will eventually be 6,000 new homes and apartments, completes Playa Vista as essentially a city unto itself. Less than two years after its April 2013 groundbreaking, Runway is only months shy of substantial completion. A 36,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market is set to open as early as May. Sixteen PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT March 19, 2015
other businesses — restaurants, banks, fitness centers, salons, a CVS pharmacy — are opening between April and late summer, with lease agreements for apparel shops and additional restaurants on the horizon, says Chris Daniell, division retail manager for Runway developers Lincoln Property Company.
the former grounds of the Hughes Aircraft Company (known as the Hercules Campus) is only beginning to take off. Google made global headlines in December with a $120-million purchase of 12 vacant acres adjacent to the 320,000-square-foot Hughes’ Spruce Goose hangar, which industry watchers
relocating its current Santa Monica headquarters to 130,000 square feet of space in The Collective at Playa Vista, a low-density creative office complex under construction to the south and east of Playa Vista Central Park. The move will bring an estimated 400 jobs to Playa Vista as early as September. Roughly 3,000 construction workers have been reporting to Playa Vista each day for the past year, says Alison Banks, director of marketing for Playa Vista master developers Brookfield Residential. Brookfield, she says, has employed an — Matt Jarvis, chief strategy officer for 72andSunny entire team of workers dedicated to finding parking spaces for them all. During the Cinemark opening, Garcetti Already home to YouTube Space Los expect Google to lease. The potential for a described Playa Vista’s explosive growth Angeles, consumer electronics designer combined 1.2 million square feet of office as a positive economic indicator for the city as a whole. Afterward, he described Belkin International, video game designer space could someday house as many as Playa Vista’s walking-distance mix of Konami and more than a dozen other 6,000 workers, according to estimates. tech-world movers and shakers, Playa Internet rival Yahoo wasn’t far behind. In housing, retail and creative office space in idyllic terms. Vista’s creative office space campus on January the company went public about
“Physical proximity counts, even in this digital world.”
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construction workers are in Playa Vista on any given day.
housing units are under construction or about to be built.
Lincoln Property Company Division Retail Manager Chris Daniell sees Runway becoming a regional draw. (Photo by Ted Soqui)
newly built Playa Vista homes sold last year (some even before completion) at prices ranging from the $900,000s to about $2.5 million. per month rents a 1-bedroom, 675-square-foot apartment in Playa Vista, according to a recent listing.
homes, condos or apartments will house about 13,000 people when Playa Vista is completed.
million is the amount Google spent in December to purchase 12 acres of vacant land next to the former Spruce Goose hanger, which Google is expected to lease. The combined capacity of 1.2 million square feet of office space could house as many as 6,000 workers.
Exterior and interior renderings depict a portion of The Collective at Playa Vista, where Yahoo will relocate its L.A.-area headquarters from Santa Monica. (Courtesy of Tishman Speyer) “I think Playa Vista is a physical incarnation of the new L.A. — a place where you can live, work and play in your neighborhood; bold architecture, all the city services, good-paying jobs and a vision of our economic future,” Garcetti said. “I think this is a place where you don’t have to get in your car to do everything and you can have a high quality of life, and it serves people of all backgrounds and income levels but doesn’t cut any corners on making a bold statement.”
“When you think of it, mayors are essentially chief engineers — people who deal with the hardware and the software of the space that we bound as these urban areas,” Garcetti said. “We’re testing a new approach to fully harness the idea of the city as platform, to partner and to integrate tech into a core value of who we are. … I see technology as the core of our economic development strategies.” Early Playa Vista arrivals say they’ve found value in being part of its technology cluster. “Physical proximity counts, even in ‘Big Spaces this digital world,” said Matt Jarvis, inspire big chief strategy officer at the digital advertising firm 72andSunny, among ideas’ the first companies to arrive at the Garcetti, who according to the Los Hercules Campus. The company leases Angeles Times incentivized Yahoo’s arrival by offering to waive the company’s 68,000 square feet, including Hughes’ former executive office. business taxes for three years, is increasingly defining his economic vision for Los “It’s a very vibrant petri dish, with lots Angeles in terms of strengthening its tech of talented people with complementary skill sets coming together,” said Jarvis. sector. He often cites a Los Angeles “When you create surprising collisions Economic Development Corporation among industries, interesting things report released last year that found Los Angeles County supported more high-tech tend to happen. For us to be at the center of it is a huge benefit. The rate of jobs (368,600) than anywhere else in the those collisions is going to accelerate.” country, including Santa Clara County Case in point: 72andSunny, frequently (313,300) in the heart of Silicon Valley. topping the trades’ agency-of-the-year Leading a panel last Saturday at the lists, tapped neighbors YouTube Space South by Southwest interactive media L.A. to involve Internet video stars in conference in Austin, Garcetti said he advertising campaigns for the 100-milviewed cities as a physical embodiment (Continued on page 16) of a technological platform.
million was the purchase price for 2 empty 6-story buildings built in 2009 east of the Spruce Goose hanger. Buyer Clarion Partners has put $8 million into remodeling the buildings in a successful bid to attract creative industry tenants.
square feet of space in The Collective at Playa Vista, a low-density creative office complex being built to the south and east of Playa Vista Central Park, was leased by Yahoo in January. The move is expected to bring in at least 400 workers to Playa Vista.
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square feet of shops and restaurants, more than 33,000 square feet of office space and 420 apartments — a total of 612,000 square feet of development — are slated for the $260-million, 11-acre Runway at Playa Vista development.
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cubic yards of concrete and roughly 20,000 tons of steel are being used by about 370 workers each day to build Runway at Playa Vista.
parking spaces in a 7-level parking structure will serve Runway shops and offices. square feet is the size of the new 9-screen Cinemark XD movie theater that on March 12 became the first Runway business to open. square feet is the size of the new Whole Foods Market expected to open as early as May at Runway.
restaurants have already signed Runway leases: Urban Plates (expected to open April/May), N’Ice Cream (April/May), Panini Café (May/June), 800 Degrees Pizza (May/June), Sol Cocina (summer), LYFE Kitchen (summer), Hopdoddy Burger Bar (August), Starbucks (TBD). other businesses have already announced Runway leases: CVS Pharmacy (March), Chase and Wells Fargo bank branches (May), Varnish Lab (May/June), YogaWorks (summer), Studio MDR (summer), ROC (summer), 18|8 Fine Men’s Salon (summer).
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Clarion Partners Vice President Khalid Rashid has led an $8-million remodel of a five-year-old traditional office building being redesigned as creative office space. (Photo by Inae Bloom)
Workers lay a concrete floor at Playa Vista’s future Whole Foods Market. (Photo by Ted Soqui)
The future outdoor dining areas for Whole Foods and Hopdoddy Burger Bar will face a public fountain. (Photo by Ted Soqui)
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lion-selling “Call of Duty” video game series and the anti-smoking Campaign for Truth. 72andSunny’s accounts also include future neighbors Google (YouTube’s parent company), Samsung and, as of last week, Adidas. Liam Collins, head of YouTube Space L.A., said the company had bet on Playa Vista becoming a tech-industry hub. “We are believers that big spaces inspire big ideas,” Collins said. “Playa Vista stood out because of a strong sense of creative history and the promise that it could become a new crossroads for media and technology on a global scale.” Asked during his South by Southwest panel whether Playa Vista benefitted only the tech-world elite, Garcetti said growing L.A. startups benefit from being able to network with larger firms. Playa Vista “buttresses all the small startups,” he said, “so that they’re not traveling out of town to make those connections.” PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT March 19, 2015
Population: 13,000 Playa Vista’s massive residential component quite literally keeps tech close to home. Some 2,800 homes, apartments or condos are currently under construction by nine different companies, said Banks. Combined with some 3,100 built during Playa Vista’s first phase, all this housing will be enough to accommodate some 13,000 people, she said. For tech employees who can walk to work (and soon also to shop), the value proposition is simple. But Playa Vista property is also selling fast thanks to an already red-hot Westside housing market, said real estate broker Tami Pardee. “There’s such a lack of housing supply that we need inventory,” Pardee said. “There are more than enough people moving into the area to absorb that housing.” Some 200 newly built Playa Vista homes sold last year at prices ranging from the
$900,000s to about $2.5 million, and the three blocks of detached single-family homes that went up for sale last March have completely sold out, Banks said. Commercial real estate in Playa Vista is selling or leasing so fast that for some smaller players it’s getting harder to find space there, Pardee said. But Playa Vista builders can’t take the market for granted. Creative office space tenants have come to expect certain amenities: natural light, open windows, balconies, courtyards, basketball hoops — even a hammock or two. Built in 2009 immediately east of the land Google just bought, a pair of traditional six-story office buildings — boxy rectangles with sealed windows and shared lobbies — sat empty for five years. Last July, developers Clarion Partners purchased the empty Latitude 34 complex for $132 million and immediately embarked on an $8-million renovation effort, renaming the space i|o at Playa Vista. “We’ve punched holes in the building and affixed an external balcony-and-stair structure so you can park and walk up into your own space. We added bi-folding doors to introduce fresh air into the space,” said Clarion Partners Vice President Khalid Rashid. “What we’ve tried to do is create an optimal environment for interaction and innovation. It plays to the overall health and happiness of employees.” A shared courtyard with indoor/outdoor workspaces will also feature a “hammock forest” among transplanted mature trees, he said.
The strategy has paid off. Even as work continues, three companies (in advertising, digital media and private equity) have already signed leases for 43% of the complex’s 300,000 square feet, Rashid said. In developing Runway at Playa Vista — where retail, office and residential uses all come together — Daniell also obsessed over the tenant and shopper experience. A park will separate Runway’s 420 residential apartments from its retail and office footprint along Jefferson Boulevard, where common areas with plenty of outdoor seating will feature fountains, fire pits, string lighting and pet-friendly water fountains. One of three levels of office space above first-floor retail features a large outdoor patio with southward views of the Loyola Marymount University bluffs. Even the Cinemark boasts special features: a 70-by-38-foot XD screen with a 60-speaker sound system, optional easy chair seating and full-service dining; a second-story outdoor dining patio; digital movie posters and information display boards; a satellite hookup for special screenings. “I see three different audiences — Playa Vista residents, our expansive daytime [office] population and a regional draw,” Daniell said. “If we’re as successful as we think we’re going to be, we’re pulling from as far north as beyond Venice and maybe as far south as Manhattan Beach.” Ian Joulain, reporting from Austin, contributed to this story.
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boasts more than 130 vintage or antique automobiles and being the only museum of its kind where patrons can actually experience riding in a museum piece. “We take three cars out of storage every Sunday and we give rides [to museum visitors],” said Earl Rubenstein, an architect who lives in Mar Vista and co-founded the museum with Stanley Zimmerman. The Automobile Driving Museum’s collections include a 1902 Pierce (which later evolved into the Pierce Arrow), a 1942 Packard ambulance and what they call “the Joseph Stalin car”: a 1936 Packard that was featured in Pasadena’s Rose Parade three times and had traveled on loan to Hamburg, Germany, and to Russia in 1936, when the Soviet government paid for its restoration. There’s also the oldest surviving Pontiac — from 1926, the year the model was introduced. “In 89 years, the car has only 15,000 miles on it,” said Rubenstein. “It was bought by a Pontiac dealer in Minnesota. We bought it at auction about four years ago. It’s been repainted once.” A clutch of cars once owned by Clark
Gable, Errol Flynn and Elizabeth Taylor will begin showing at the museum in July and be among the museum’s annual September caravan to exhibit at the Palos Verdes Concourse. A hands-on museum operator, Rubenstein moved his Rubenstein Architects office inside the museum long ago. He and “Remember the Pontiac” organizer Tony Abbott believe that attendees are in for a treat this Saturday when Wangers returns to the Automobile Driving Museum after successful presentations each of the past two years. The event is all about “really hearing someone who was very involved with the muscle car movement in the 1960s in a period in time that was so significant in automobile history,” Abbott said. “He is an amazing speaker,” continued Abbott. “You get laughs. You get great stories and really interesting insight. His presentation alone is worth the trip.” Jim Wangers’ presentation is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. $10 donation requested. Call (310) 909-0950 or visit automobiledrivingmuseum.org michael@argonautnews.com March 19, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17
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How do we choose a lender, and what information will the lender need? Before you go get a loan to buy a home, there is some preliminary work you need to do, and some things you need to know to make the borrowing process easier.
If your scores are too low to get a good rate, your lender will know how to help you raise your scores, because your rate will also make your monthly payments higher. Once you repair your negative credit problem, take proof of payment or release of lien to your lender. You may have to wait a month or two or three for your credit scores to reflect your improved credit history.
First, you need to choose a lender. Ask family and friends whom they would recommend. Interview more than one lender, preferably a local banker, a mortgage broker, and a lender from a national bank. Ask questions such as how long they’ve been in business, how long they take to close the average Tell your lender all you can about your finances. Don’t shave time off your present job or inflate loan, and how much experience they have with loans you’d be interested in, such as FHA and VA, or your earnings if you’re self-employed. Trying to reach for more home than you can truly afford can a jumbo conforming loan. be a problem for you now and later. The lender may catch you and decline the loan or, at worst, you could be committing mortgage fraud. Most lenders won’t choose to share their list of fees until you apply for a loan. That means sharing your personal information. The lender needs your personal information to decide whether to give Once your lender knows all the problems that could impact the loan, and all the steps you’ve taken you the loan and how much to charge you in interest. If there are any negatives in your credit history, to improve your credit, that’s the time to make your application. From there it will take about 30 to now is the time to come clean. 45 days for the loan to close. Once you apply for a loan, your lender will run your credit. He or she will contact one or more Most home-buying advice says to apply for a loan before you of the three credit reporting bureaus to get your credit report and your credit score. If you have do anything else, but it’s a much better idea to take a few weeks or late payments, an account in collections, or a dispute with someone that has resulted in a judgment months to get your credit to the best place you can. That’s the best against you, you need to tell your lender before she runs your credit. way to afford more home. Your lender could help you fix derogatories, especially if it’s going to take time for them to heal. According to a study by myfico.com, a 30-day delinquency can drop an otherwise good credit score by as much as 90 points. And only top credit scores of 740 or higher get the best interest rates.
This week’s question was answered by Bob and Cheryl Herrera, Professional Real Estate Services, (310) 306-5427. www.bob-cheryl.com.
A delinquency stays on your report for seven years, says credit reporting bureau Experian. According to myfico.com, the difference between a credit score of 700 and 698 can cost your more than $13,378 in interest on a $165,000 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. That’s because a 700 credit score may get you a 4.5 percent interest rate, while the 698 score gets a 4.875 percent rate.
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Panoramic View Home
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“This three-story home sits on a corner lot on the Playa del Rey bluffs, with unobstructed ocean and marina views to the west, and city views to the north-east,” say agents Lauren Forbes and John Corrales. “The home has five bedrooms and five baths, a solarium, Jacuzzi and billiards room in over 6,800 square feet, with a lot of wall-space and open areas for artwork and furnishings. Several balconies allow full enjoyment of the views, and there are guest/maid’s quarters.” The property is offered at $2,675,000. Information Lauren Forbes (310) 901-8512, and John Corrales (310) 346-3332, Forbes/Corrales Coastal Properties.
“This five bedroom, five bath home combines the traditional with an open breezy layout,” says agent Amir Zagross. “The entry flows into a formal living room, dining room and chef’s kitchen, with a walk-in pantry and bar area. From the kitchen, step into the bright family room with vaulted, beamed ceilings and fireplace. Double French doors lead to a large patio with an outdoor fireplace and grassy back yard. The first floor has two bedrooms and two baths, and the master suite upstairs has high ceilings and a private patio. There are also two more bedrooms and baths on the second floor.” The property is offered at $1,799,000. Information, Amir Zagross, Re eBrokers, (310) 780-4442.
Country English Townhome
Marina Harbor and Ocean Views
“Colorful gardens welcome you to the Windsor West complex in Playa del Rey,” say agents Bobby Stark and Bob Waldron. “The two-story unit has a rear living room with a corner woodburning fireplace, crown molding. French doors lead to the enclosed patio with a new tile floor. Upstairs, the master suite has new flooring, and the front bedroom has a view of the grounds. The 2.5 baths have been remodeled with quality fixtures and accessories.” The property is offered at $584,000. Information, Bobby Stark (424) 702-3023, and Bob Waldron (310) 337-9225, Coldwell Banker, Westchester/Playa Vista.
“This two bedroom, two bath unit offers stunning marina, harbor and ocean views,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The large living space and open kitchen lead to an oversized patio, ideal for entertaining. Revel in all Marina City Club's amenities: pools, gym, courts, gourmet restaurant and bar, room service, daytime cafe for lunch and breakfast, 24-hour guard gated security, car wash, spa, beauty salon and much more. Walk to shops and restaurants.” The property is offered at $685,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.
Fabulous Views
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“Every level of this home boasts incredible views,” say agents Peter and Ty Bergman. “The custom-built three-story hillside estate has an elevator, six bedrooms and seven baths. The gorgeous cook's kitchen has a six-burner gas stove and two ovens, and opens up to the family room. The master suite features a fireplace, a bath with dual sinks, sauna and soaking tub, and there is a second master suite. The serene patio has a BBQ area and a 10-person spa with waterfall.” The property is offered at $3,294,000, and is also available for lease. Information, Peter and Ty Bergman, Bergman Beach Properties, (310) 821-2900.
“This four bedroom, three bath home is set on a large corner lot,” says agent Todd Frelinger. “The living room has Saltillo tile floors and a wood-burning fireplace, and leads out through double French doors to the large back yard, with retractable awnings and a fountain. The dining room opens to a gourmet kitchen with granite counters and a dumbwaiter. The master suite has vaulted ceilings, a fireplace and two private decks. The upstairs den/office could be a fifth bedroom, and there is a guest suite with a private entrance, 10-foot ceilings and a patio.” The property is offered at $979,000. Information, Todd Frelinger, The Real Estate Consultants, (310) 968-5387.
Sunset Park Home
Mediterranean Townhome
“This three bedroom, one bath home in Santa Monica is a wonderful development opportunity,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “Set on a huge corner lot, with a double detached garage and alley access, this property is within walking distance of Whole Foods, Main Street and the beach. On the market for the first time in 50 years.” The property is offered at $1,299,000. Information, Keven and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs, (310) 410-9777.
“Enjoy modern luxury and design in Westchester’s elegant and sought-after Villa Allegra,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “This three bedroom, 3.5 bath home features a multi-level layout with 20-foot ceilings, private garden views, doublewall construction between units, hardwood floors and glossy granite counters, and designer finishes throughout. There is also a private two-car garage with ample storage space.”The property is offered at $795,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.
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Feel-Good Fun The Roustabouts roll with their ‘organic and natural’ flow to Santa Monica Farmers Market By Bliss Bowen It sounds like a sitcom setup: three friends, two instrumentalists and one neighborhood Irish pub. But those were the seeds that, once sowed with beer and spontaneity, eventually yielded the Roustabouts, otherwise known as vocalist Ally Cool and Michigan-raised multi-instrumentalist pals Jon Licht and Paul Haapaniemi. “It started because we lived literally across the street from Sonny McLean’s and we’d go on Thursday night and play acoustic,” explains Haapaniemi, whose fine-grit baritone meshes with Licht’s light, conversational tones like they were brothers. “It grew from there, just an acoustic thing, and then it grew into [doing] shows with a full band. We were living with our good friend Brandon, and he started dating Ally, and Ally has been singing since she’s a little kid, so there’s been sort of an organic [process]. It started as a fun thing, and then we thought maybe we could take it a little further.” Where they’ve taken it over the past three years is a handful of clubs around Los Angeles and the recording studio. Last June the Roustabouts released their self-titled first album, a guitarcentered set seasoned with cello, saxophone, trumpet, violin and harmonies. Most of the songs were written by either Haapaniemi or Licht, before the band came together. “Bad Joe Cody” is a banjo-plucking exception, inspired by a wandering, “modern-day folk hero” in a
With all the boys and we’ll be drinking like tomorrow’s 2012 Raising our beers for all these years ’cause we know we can’t save ourselves…” “I’m a Westsider through and through,” Licht says, “and it definitely has an influence on the music — the laid-back quality and beachiness.” They namecheck Ocelot Robot and Roses & Cigarettes as local bands with whom they feel a kinship, and list a diverse crew of artists who’ve inspired them — the Avett Brothers, Jake Bugg, Bob Dylan, Frontier Ruckus, Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne, Willie Watson, ’60s and ’70s rock bands — before Haapaniemi laughingly sums it up: “Make a big Zen diagram and we’re somewhere in the middle of all that.” Words like “organic” and “authentic” dot their conversation, whether they’re discussing the Roustabouts’ evolution or Ally Cool, Jon Licht and Paul Haapaniemi became the song origins. Roustabouts after jamming together at Sonny McLean’s “I guess that’s the theme of our vibe: natural and organic,” book by Haapaniemi’s cousin front girl-watching, “SummerHaapaniemi acknowledges. “Our Sam (who may accompany them time” and Haapaniemi’s feelbest stuff starts off personally. good anthem “Sonny’s Bar” at the Santa Monica Farmers Like ‘Big Lake Blue’; that was a typify the Roustabouts’ relaxed Market this Sunday). “The very personal experience that Jon Reaper” is a recent co-write, as is Westside vibe: “I can’t blame you for leaving I had at Lake Michigan, and that “Summertime,” which Cool also kind of earnestness or genuine wasn’t going very far had a hand in composing. And if you want to give me reasons spark of wherever the song came With their upbeat rhythms and from seems to have bled through. I’ll be down at Sonny’s Bar images of bare feet and porchSongs like that are some of people’s favorites.” “The best time I’ve had writing “I’m a Westsider through and a song is, like Paul said, coming through, and it definitely has an back from a trip or some kind of and it comes out influence on the music — the laid- experience, organically,” Licht affirms. “The back quality and beachiness.” best songs I’ve written ended up not forced. Not, ‘I’m gonna sit — Jon Licht down and write this song.’ It
should be easy and natural. That’s when people respond. Maybe they can see that you have a personal [connection], they can see the emotion in it and they can relate to it. They can tell when something’s authentic.” Live, they mix album material with newer, yet-to-be-recorded songs and covers of favored artists like Ritter and Wyclef Jean. At a recent WitZend show celebrating Haapaniemi’s birthday, they mashed together John Denver’s “Country Road,” the Beatles’ “Let It Be” and Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel” — an unusual medley that speaks to their eclecticism as well as their go-with-the-flow approach. “I could definitely see us going the jam-band way because at our last show, we had eight people onstage — fiddle, lead guitar, keyboard — and I love that, getting as many people onstage as you can,” Licht says. “It won’t be perfect but it’s fun, and people love that energy. That’s what I love about Edward Sharpe … having fun and including people. But I like things to happen organically, and the way that it goes is the way that it goes.” The Roustabouts perform a free three-hour acoustic set from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Main Street (below Ocean Park Boulevard). They return to Sonny McLean’s Irish Pub (2615 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica) on Thursday, March 26. Find them online at theroustaboutsmusic.com.
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Animo Westside Charter Middle School Shoe Drive, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Through March 26.) A used shoe drive to benefit people in Third World countries. Tennis shoes, heels, dress shoes or sandals are acceptable. Drop shoes off at the main office Monday through Friday, except March 23. Shoes must not have holes in them. Please bound pairs with a rubber band. Animo Westside Charter Middle School, 5456 McConnell Ave., Del Rey. (323) 565-3251; greendot.org/ Westside Volunteer Orientation, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WISE & Healthy Aging needs help in many different forms.
French-Algerian guitarist Pierre Bensusan returns to McCabe’s His fret-work bedazzled at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and now Westsiders can soak up his internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar work when Pierre Bensusan returns to McCabe’s Guitar Shop on Friday night. Voted “Best World Music Guitar Player” by Guitar Player magazine readers in 2008, Toronto-based Bensusan intends to play new pieces as well as cuts off of his 2014 live collection “Encore,” which includes music culled from three previous albums.
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Live rock music, 8 p.m. Hollowbody presents Dale Fisher, The House Band, The Mayberrys, He Said She Said, and the Tool tribute band Loot at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $8. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Pierre Bensusan, 8 p.m. The celebrated French-Algerian acoustic guitarist returns to McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $24.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
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Along with Enrico Macias and Patrick Bruel, Bensusan is among the French-Algerian musicians of Sephardic Jewish heritage who have proved very successful in France. These musicians come from a population of 125,000 Jews among the 900,000 French who left Algeria, a former French colony, after the Algerian Revolution. “I was four years old when my family moved from Algeria to mainland France, la Metropole,” said Bensusan, who weaves Spanish Sephardic, Arabo Andalous, flamenco, tango and classic Arabic sounds into his compositions. “[These genres] have never been alien to me but like close friends.” Also not alien to Bensusan: a certain Santa Monica shop. “I have played McCabe’s since 1979, maybe 20 times,” Bensusan said. “This is one of my favorite listening rooms and guitar shops in the country. I have lots of great remembrances.” — Michael Aushenker
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“Mame,” 8 p.m. (Also 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.) The Kentwood Players perform a play based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play “Auntie Mame” by Lawrence and Lee. Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Hedgehog Swing, DJ Alfred Hawkins, DJ Jedi, 8 p.m. Live music at The Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave, Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
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Cinema, Italian style LMU hosts a film festival with drama, absurdism and a heaping plate of Spaghetti Western By Michael Aushenker To say that the surreal imagery of Federico Fellini, the politics and ambiguities of Michelangelo Antonioni or the flashy, hot-dogging style of Sergio Leone has permeated cinema globally from Hollywood to Hong Kong would be putting it mildly. Across the 20th century, Italy produced some of the most influential filmmakers of all time. For three nights starting Monday, Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television presents “Il Cinema Ritrovato: Rediscovered Film,” a small program of restored films from Cineteca di Bologna featuring works by Italian masters Fellini, Leone, Elio Petri and Vittorio De Sica. The screenings —including “Fellini’s Roma” and “A Fistful of Dollars” — star Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren and Clint Eastwood, and are free and open to the public. For 30 years, Cineteca di Bologna, one of Europe’s most renowned archives for film restoration and preservation, has organized the “Il Cinema Ritrovato” summer festival. The Westchester stop comes as “Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour” whips its way through the United States. Cineteca di Bologna’s Guy Borlee and LMU School of Film and Television associate professor Richard P. Hadley collaborated to assemble this prime cut selection. “Having access to the riches of the film past enables our students to learn from some of the world’s greatest filmmakers,” said School of Film and Television Dean Stephen Ujlaki. Currently teaching courses related to Elia Kazan, Vincent Minelli and Stanley Donen, Hadley said he pushed to include “Fistful of Dollars,” “Fellini’s Roma” and “Marriage Italian Style.” “I really wanted it to focus on the great Italian movies,” Hadley said. Monday night, “Il Cinema Ritrovato” opens with Petri’s “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion.” The crime drama about corrupt police won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the FIPRESCI Prize and the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Preceding “Investigation” is something from Venice, but not Italy’s Venice: a screening of
Gian Maria Volonté in “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion”
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“A Fistful of Dollars” launched Clint Eastwood’s movie career Henry Lehrman’s “Kid Auto Races at Venice,” a 1914 short shot on Venice Beach that introduced Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp. On Tuesday, 1964’s “Marriage Italian Style” showcases Mastroianni and Loren at their zingiest in this World War II-era story of an on-off
style became less linear and increasingly whimsical. Fellini’s 1972 love letter to Rome, his adopted city, arrived well after he had cemented himself as a world-class filmmaker with “La Dolce Vita” and “8 ½.” “‘Fellini’s Roma’ goes back to Fellini’s childhood. It’s very surreal in places, particularly the
Preceding “Investigation” is something from Venice, but not Italy’s Venice: a screening of Henry Lehrman’s “Kid Auto Races at Venice,” a 1914 short shot on Venice Beach that introduced Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp. relationship between a cynical businessman and a naive prostitute. Wednesday’s “Fellini’s Roma” represents the director at his most surreal. Somewhere after his brilliant third film, the losers-stuck-in-a-small-town narrative “I Vitelloni,” Fellini’s
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Papal fashion show,” Hadley said. “Fistful,” Leone’s 1964 Western, was the film that not only minted a minor American TV actor from the Western series “Rawhide” into a global feature film sensation, it opened up a can of tequila worms, launching
“Kid Auto Races at Venice” introduced The Tramp the Spaghetti Western. The offbeat genre stretched beyond Leone’s “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” trilogy (which also made a star of Lee Van Cleef) and reflected that film title; inspiring an array of Italian-made Westerns of wavering quality, from the solid “Death Rides a Horse” and “Django” series to B-movies such as the Van Cleef- and Yul Brynner-starring “Sabata” trilogy. “Obviously, this is the movie that made Eastwood a star. I don’t know if it’s ever looked this good,” Hadley said of the restored print of “Fistful.” He added that when Eastwood came to campus recently for his “Hollywood Masters” conversation, Eastwood “said that Leone was very childlike and [Eastwood] was the only one on the crew who spoke English. Everyone else was Spanish or Italian.” “Fistful” also represented a running dialogue between East and West: its story was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo,” which itself was a samuraithemed reimagining of American hardboiled detective novelist Dashiell Hammett’s “Red Harvest.”
The work of these filmmakers (and their composers: Leone’s Ennio Morricone; Fellini’s Nino Rota, who later scored “The Godfather” movies) and Italian Neorealism such as De Sica’s “The Bicycle Thief” were “huge influences on films made in the U.S., particularly film noir,” Hadley said. “Fellini had influence on American film, not directly but the idea of the filmmaking as auteur.” Case in point: Woody Allen’s “Sweet and Lowdown,” echoing Fellini’s “La Strada.” “The great thing about Fellini, he was asked on many occasions to come to the U.S. and make films but he said, ‘What would I make films about?’ He really became the ringmaster of Rome. Once he came to Rome, he really found his subject,” Hadley said. “Il Cinema Ritrovato: Rediscovered Film” includes screenings at various times Monday through Wednesday at the Mayer Theater on the LMU campus, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. Screenings are free but an RSVP is required. For complete program information, visit sftv.lmu.edu. michael@argonautnews.com
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Breakfast at Toastmasters Club, 9 to 11 a.m. On the first and third Saturdays of each month, a chance to improve your essential communication and leadership skills. Jerry’s Deli, 13181 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Guests pay only for their breakfast order. (310) 658-3158; breakfastattm.toastmastersclubs.org/ WEycle Bob DeSena, 1 p.m. Free outdoor Latin jazz concert at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com “Love in the Key of C# or Bb,” 7:30 p.m. (Also 3:30 p.m. Sundays, continuing through March 29.) Fun, upbeat, family-friendly musical addressing the different phases of love. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $29.50. (310) 394-9779, ext. 1; santamonicaplayhouse.com “Nashville,” 7:30 p.m. Widely regarded as Robert Altman’s best, Karen Black, Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty, Barbara Baxley, Gwen Welles, Henry Gibson, Robert Doqui and Allen Garfield head an all-star cast in this 1975 country-Western-flavored film, Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting
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Tuesday, March 24 Swim Sessions, various times. Southern California Aquatics leads morning workouts at 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and evening workouts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $69 to $109 per month. (310) 458-8700; swim.net
Dogs and Bones, Tina Vonn, Delta, Wirewalker, 8:30 p.m. Live music at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Skeeters Pool Party, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Westside band returns for classic rock, surf and Southern rock. Drummers can bring sticks and line up to play “Wipeout” on the front of the stage. Guitarists, bring your guitar to jam on a ZZ Top song. Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. No Cover, 21+. (310) 821-6622. Brennanspub-la. com.
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Actresses. Carradine won an Oscar for Best Original Song, “I’m Easy.” Altman’s widow, Kathryn Reed Altman, signs her book “Altman” in the lobby at 6:30 PM. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com The Strands, 7:30 p.m. Formed in 2011 and practitioners of what they call “Artisanal” music, lead singer Amanda Campbell, lead guitarist Richard Green, keyboardist Susan Ferrari and Paul on bass form this eclectic group. WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4790; witzendlive.com Ray Barbee and the Mattson, DJ Alfred Hawkins, 8 p.m. Music at The Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave.,
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The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
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Saxophones, flutes and rhymes combine through Katisee, performing at the WitZend on Thursday, March 26 (Photo by Ian Barling) (Continued from page 35)
Katisse, 8:30 p.m. Jazz, hip hop, pop and world music combine with Katisse Buckingham, who was also the flute player in the “jazz flute” scene from “Anchorman.” WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4790; witzendlive.com Reggae Nights, 9 p.m. Resident DJs Selecta 7 and Kareem with special guests spinning dance hall rhythms and world vibes. Zanzibar, 1301 5th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 451-2221; zanzabarlive.com Mystic Knights Trio, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Core players of Hound Dog Dave and the Mel-tones (see March 20), perform American roots and blues at O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 2941 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 396-4725; obriensonmain.com
Galleries & Museums “Kamil Vojnar: Just Pictures,” through Saturday. TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, D3, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica. (310) 829-9556; taggallery.net “California Street Scenes,” through Sunday. Artist Bonnie Lambert presents a show of expressionist oil paintings at Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 829-5436; uusm.org
“My American Experience,” through March 29. Originally from Mexico, Venice resident Dennis Miranda presents a solo show of his large paintings at In Heroes We Trust, 300 Westminster Ave., Venice. (310) 310-8820; inheroeswetrust.com “Tattoo: The Shamrock Social Club,” through March 29. A photographic look at Mark Mahoney’s legendary West Hollywood tattoo shop “where the elite and the underworld meet.” California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org Mear One’s “Urban Analogue,” through April 4. The L.A.-based graphic designer shows his work through April 4 at C.A.V.E. Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. cavegallery.net “Chroma” and “Silver Light,” through April 11. Casper Brindle’s newest series of abstract paintings explores the expressive possibilities of color and Jim Gleason introduces his new series of abstracts at William Turner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., E1, Santa Monica. (310) 453-0909; williamturnergallery.com
Jules Muck Art, through March. New works by the renowned Venice muralist at the new Qart.com Gallery and Showroom, 480 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 405-6183; qart.com
Moshe Ninio and Brian Weil, through April 18. New exhibits highlight visiting Israeli artist Ninio’s holographic and photographic work as well as the photo and video essays addressing sex, Miami crime, AIDS, transgender and Hasidim by photographer Brian Weil (who died in 1996). Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica. (310) 586-6488; smmoa.org
Amir Fallah and Alice Wang, through March 27. Anuradha Vikram’s first artist-in-residence picks since coming aboard as the institution’s director of residency programs. 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 453-3711; 18thstreet.org
Bobbie Rich, through April 30. The Santa Monica resident showcases her latest body of semi-abstract oils featuring multicultural subjects. The Upper West, 3321 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 586-1111; theupperwest.com
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El Santo Nino Community Center After School Program Responsibilities: The Associate Teacher will assist the Site Supervisor in implementing the program curriculum Participate in the DRDP Supervise and directly interact with children in a warm and positive manner. Communicate positively with children, parents, and staff. Ensures the safety and health of the children. Assist children with homework. Participate in preparation of snacks. Responsible for the cleanliness and safety of the classroom. Circulates and participate with the children indoors/outdoors. Observe and document children according to curriculum activity. Qualifications: Must hold a current Associate Teacher Permit. Current Infant and Adult CPR and Pediatric First Aid certificate. Knowledge of Community Care Licensing, Title 22 Rules & Regulations. Knowledge of Title 5 with the School-Age DRDP measures. Location: Los Angeles (90011) Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week, M-F, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Salary: $13.50 - $15.00 per hour Benefits to include: Vacation & Sick accrual
Child Care Teacher – St. Monica After School Program
Responsibilities: The Child Care Teacher will instruct school-age children in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth. Assists the site supervisor with development and delivery of child care curriculum. Responsible for the general supervision and management of up to 14 children. Plans, supervises, and implements program curriculum for the site. Structures program to the needs of the children with concern for their interests, special talents, and individual style. Ensures the safety and health of children. Responsible for the cleanliness and safety of the classroom. Supervises assigned Child Care Teacher Aide. Circulates among the children indoors/outdoors. Assists site supervisor in the preparation and service of snacks. Maintain effective communication with parents. Must observe and document children according to curriculum activity. Qualifications: Must have 12 ECE units and at least 6 months of experience working in a licensed child care center. Must have valid 15 hour infant child and adult CPR certificate (Preventative Health/Safety). Must have TB clearance. Location: Santa Monica - 90403 Hours: Part-time, M-F, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Salary: $11.00 - $13.00 per hour
Child Care Teacher – St. Anastasia
After School Program Responsibilities: The Child Care Teacher will instruct school-age children in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth. Assists the site supervisor with development and delivery of child care curriculum. Responsible for the general supervision and management of up to 14 children. Plans, supervises, and implements program curriculum for the site. Structures program to the needs of the children with concern for their interests, special talents, and individual style. Ensures the safety and health of children. Responsible for the cleanliness and safety of the classroom. Supervises assigned Child Care Teacher Aide. Circulates among the children indoors/outdoors. Assists site supervisor in the preparation and service of snacks. Maintain effective communication with parents. Must observe and document children according to curriculum activity. Qualifications: Must have 12 ECE units and at least 6 months of experience working in a licensed child care center. Must have valid 15 hour infant child and adult CPR certificate (Preventative Health/Safety). Must have TB clearance. Location: St. Anastasia (90045) Hours: Part-time, M-F, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Salary: $11 – 13 per hour
HOW TO APPLY FOR THESES POSITIONS Simultaneously mail, email or fax resume to (1) Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Human Resources Department; P.O. Box 15095, Los Angeles, CA 90015, fax to (213) 251-3402, hrjobs@ ccharities.org EOE; and (2), Program Manager, ADESTE, Esoriano @ccharities.org, 1530 James M. Wood Blvd., LA, CA 90015,. Email submissions preferred. MARCH 19, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 37
legal advertising FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015039889 The following person is doing business as: Ancient Glow and Rool Life 4160 Hillcrest Drive 3 Los Angeles, CA. 90008. Registered owners: Marlane Battle 44160 Hillcrest Drive #3 Los Angeles, CA. 90008. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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: Marlane Battle. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 13, 2015. Argonaut published: march 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accor-
dance 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. 2015042735 The following person is doing business as: Rumph For Bishop 10435 S. Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA.
90002. Registered owners: Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles 10435 S. Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90002. 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: James A. Rumph. Title: Pastor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 18, 2015. Argonaut published: March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in
Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015045778 The following person is doing business as: Venice Bodywork 58 Ozone Ave. Suite B Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Kristie Martin 58 Ozone Ave. Suite B Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a n individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I
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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: Kristie Martin. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 20, 2015. Argonaut published: March 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
March 19, 2015 Project Title:
City Clerk ##NG15122AD
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Runway 6R24L Runway Safety Area (RSA) Improvements Project
Project Location: The project site is located in LAX, within the City of Los Angeles, an incorporated city within Los Angeles County. The RSA components of the proposed Project are located on the north airfield of LAX with the Central Terminal Area (CTA) to the south; Sepulveda Blvd. to the east; Westchester Pkwy. and Lincoln Blvd. to the north; and Pershing Dr. and Vista del Mar Blvd. to the west. The taxicab holding/staging area would be relocated to an existing parking lot located on LAX property, generally bounded by West 96th St., Vicksburg Ave., and West 98th St. Lead Agency:
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Description of Project: The intent of the proposed Project is to comply with the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law [P.L.] 109115), November 30, 2005. P.L. 109115 requires completion of RSA improvements by airport sponsors that hold a certificate under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 139, Certification and Operations: Land Airports Serving Certain Air Carriers, such as LAX, to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport design standards by December 31, 2015. LAWA prepared an RSA Practicability Study and concluded that the existing RSA for Runway 6R24L does not meet current FAA airport design standards and improvements to the RSA were needed. Elements of the proposed Project can be found online by visiting www.ourlax.org. Relationship to Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA): LAWA released a DEA on this same project on March 12, 2015. LAWA is required to assess and disclose potential environmental effects of the project under both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Due to complexities and differences between the two Acts, two separate documents have been prepared. Comments on both documents are due by 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2015. How to Comment on the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration: Beginning on March 19, 2015, the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Draft Initial Study will be available for public review through LAWA’s website at http://www.ourlax.org under “Current Projects” and in the following locations through April 24, 2015: 1) LAWA Administrative OfficesOne World Way #218, Los Angeles, CA 90045; 2) WestchesterLoyola Village Branch Library7114 W. Manchester Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045; 3) Playa Vista Branch Library6400 Playa Vista Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90094; 4) Inglewood Library101 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301; and 5) El Segundo Library111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245.
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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. 2015045779 The following person is doing business as: Venice Mobile Massage 58 Ozone Ave. Suite B Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Kristie Martin 58 Ozone Ave. Suite B 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: Kristie Martin. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 20, 2015. Argonaut published: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015047763 The following person is doing business as: Kim Morrison Design 12327 Stanwood Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Copperworks INC. 12327 Stanwood Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 and P.O. Box 64272 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. 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: Kimberly Morrison. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 24, 2015. Argonaut published: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015048579 The following person is doing business as: Nest properties 7524 Shore Cliff Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Nest Property Solutions, LLC 4730 S. Fort Apache Rd. Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV. 89147. 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: Julie Aguilera. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 24, 2015. Argonaut published: March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-
rize 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. 2015048621 The following person is doing business as: Sakinny 1954 S. Barrington Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Sakhin Yeth 1954 S. Barrington Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90025. 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: Sakhin Yeth. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 24, 2015. Argonaut published: February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015048653 The following person is doing business as: The Savage Players 114N. Flores St. Apt. 9 West Hollywood, CA. 90069. Registered owners: Anne Butler 1114 N. Flores St. Apt. 9 West Hollywood, CA. 90069 and Colin Simon 19609 Vision Dr. Topanga, CA. 90290. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Anne Butler. Title: Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 24, 2015. Argonaut published: February 26, March 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015051229 The following person is doing business as: Cee Cee & Ryan 333 Waterview St. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Chasing Butterflies LLC 333 Waterview St. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. 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: Christine M. Cliver. Title: Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 26, 2015. Argonaut published: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights
LEGAL ADVERTISING of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015052616 The following person is doing business as: Suzanne Furst Interiors 8954 W. Pico Blvd. #A Los Angeles, CA. 90035. Registered owners: Suzanne Furst 2792 Monte mar 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: Suzanne Furst. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 27, 2015. Argonaut published: March 19, 26, April 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015052993 The following person is doing business as: Mullen Construction Services & Management 3487 Mclaughlin Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Michael Mullen 4163 Via Marina #104 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. 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: Michael Mullen. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 27, 2015. Argonaut published: March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015053685 The following person is doing business as: Millie Zayn Soap CO. Millie Zayn Soaps CO., Millie Zayn Soap Company, and Millie Zayn Soaps Company 5615 S. LaCienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90056. Registered owners: Krista DíAngelo 5615 S. LaCienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90056. 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: Krista DíAngelo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 27, 2015. Argonaut published: March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015053703 The following person is doing business as: L.A. Marketing Group 14 Westminster Ave. #C Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Frank A Lutz III 14 Westminster Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 and Linda J. Albertano 14 Westminster Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a a general partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Frank A. Lutz III. Title:Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 27,
2015. Argonaut published: March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015061365 The following person is doing business as: Ashley Sackerman Bell 11990 San Vicente Blvd. #100 Los Angeles, CA. 90049. Registered owners: Ashley Bell 5870 Green Valley Circle #306 Culver City, CA. 90230. 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: Ashley Bell. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 6, 2015. Argonaut published: March 19, 26, April 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
by a Limited Liability 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: Monique Dominguez. Title: Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 5, 2015. Argonaut published: March 19, 26, April 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015064393 The following person is doing business as: Final Bow Productions 1 Northstar St. #203 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 and P.O. Box 11115 Marina del Rey, CA. 90295. Registered owners: . 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: Alison Bossert. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 10, 2015. Argonaut published: March 19, 26, April 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015063717 The following person is doing business as: Modesti’s Independent Repair and Modesti’s Car Care Center 12121 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA. 90230. Registered owners: John Modesti Incorporated 12121 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA. 90230. 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: John P. Modesti. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 9, 2015. Argonaut published: march 19, 26, April 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015059725 The following person is doing business as: SafBaby 825 Wilshire blvd. Suite 110 Santa Monica, CA. 90401. Registered owners: C.E.N. Group, LLC 825 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 110 Santa Monica, CA. 90401. This business is conducted
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. NS029957 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Mahboob, Kamran Jahangard, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Mahboob, Kamran Jahangard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Mahboob, Kanran Jahangard to Jahngard Mahboob, Kamran 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: 04/03/2015. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 27. Room: N/A. The address of the court is 275 Magnolia Long Beach, CA. 90802. 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 19, 2015. Ross M. Klein, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 02/26/2015, 03/05/2015, 03/12/2015, and 03/19/2015
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. VS026804 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Emeline Fernanda Coronado & Yareline Coronado, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Araceli Coronado-Duran filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Emeline Fernanda Coronado to Emeline Fernanda Torrez b.) Yareline Coronado to Yareline Torrez 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: 04/01/2015. Time: 1:30PM. Dept.: C. Room: 312. The address of the court is 12720 Norwalk Blvd. Norwalk, CA. 90650.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 3, 2015. Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 02/26/2015, 03/05/2015, 03/12/2015, and 03/19/2015. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. LS026414 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Crystal Amber Moreno, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Crystal Amber Moreno filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Crystal Amber Moreno to Crytal Amber Roybal 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: 04/07/15. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: W Room: N/A. The address of the court is 6230 Sylmar Ave. Van Nuys, CA. 91401. 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 24, 2015. Huey P. Cotton, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 03/12/2015, 03/19/2015, 03/26/2015, and 04/02/2015
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