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VOL 47, NO 14
THE CRITICAL LINE
Local News & Culture
This Week
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS
Unchained Spirit
“House of Cards” creator stages new political thriller . .............................. 30
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LMU Ace Throws Perfect Game Lions pitcher Cory Abbott is only the 26th player in NCAA history to pull it off . ..... 8
Promenade at Howard Hughes rebrands to meet demand for dining and entertainment ................................ 10
A Plan for the Wall SPARC announces fate of beleaguered Vietnam POW/MIA memorial .................. 11
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ARTS & EVENTS Back in Love Again Paul Linke of “CHiPs” fame retraces tragedy and triumph on a Venice stage ............... 16
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A Breath of New Life Woodlawn debuts its Earth-friendly Eternal Meadow ................................. 34 On The Cover: Sonya Passi’s innovative Venice nonprofit puts the law to work for abuse victims rebuilding lives and credit scores. Photo by Maria Martin. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.
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L e tt e r s repeat current statewide limits on rent control — effectively extending the practice to Culver City, El Segundo, Inglewood and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, including Marina del Rey. This legislation would strengthen rent control in Santa Monica and West Hollywood and would extend it to single family homes, condominiums, duplexes, granny flats and all new construction. It would mandate that in the event of a rental unit becoming vacant, the apartment owner could not reset the new rent at market rate. This bill was apparently inspired by Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights. Westside readers should contact their state representatives to oppose AB 1506. Michael Millman Owner of a small apartment building in Mar Vista
What’s Cheech Smoking? Re: “The Cheech You Don’t Know,” Cover Story, March 30 As a fan of Cheech and Chong back in the day, imagine my disappointment to learn that Cheech Marin is such a racist. “The last gasp of uneducated white people in the tar pits” is NOT funny. It is insulting. Shame on you, bro. Uncool. David Long Santa Monica FROM THE WEB: Re: “Homeless in the Heart of Don’t Expand Rent Control Screenland,” News, March 30 Assembly Bill 1506, introduced We have a close friend who got on Feb. 17 by state Assemblyman a 60-day notice to quit along with Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) all his neighbors in a building of and coauthored by state Sen. Ben about 30 or so apartments. I don’t Allen (D- Santa Monica), would remember what he said, since we Join us for a free educational Tasting event
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Lions Ace Throws LMU’s First Perfect Game By Gary Walker It is the most exclusive of baseball fraternities, and on March 25 Loyola Marymount University Lions junior pitcher Cory Abbott became a fullfledged member. That’s when Abbott pitched a perfect game against the Brigham Young University Cougars, writing his name in both the LMU Lion and NCAA record books. It was the first perfect game in LMU history, and only the 26th ever to happen in the history of NCAA baseball. A pitcher is said to throw a perfect game when he does not allow any baserunners. It’s a step up from a no-hitter, of which the LMU Lions now have three. The last one came in 2010 on the arm of Matt Florer, who is now Abbott’s pitching coach. A right-hander, Abbott struck out 13 batters on 106 pitches for a 2-0 home victory at LMU’s Page Stadium. The win marked a big turnaround from the previous two games, in which Cougar batters teed off on Lion pitchers for a combined 20 hits. The perfect game improved Abbott’s record to 4-1 and earned him National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s National Collegiate Player of the Week award.
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Les Himes, a retired Venice business owner who helped Stewart through the city permitting process, was able to provide original photos to guide an exact restoration. “To many of the people in this group, these are not just names,” he said. “These are stories that were never fully told.” Even after the restoration is complete, SPARC’s work will continue in order to make sure the memorial outlives the concrete wall it is painted on. That wall is expected to come down when the Metro property it sits on is redeveloped, so the restoration process includes creating a digital copy of the mural to guide its future re-creation elsewhere. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Junior Vice Commander B.J. Lawrence commented that restoring the wall is about not only righting a wrong, but also sending a message. “We owe it to our veterans to speak out against these senseless acts of vandalism,” he said. — Gary Walker and Joe Piasecki
LAX to Discuss Fate of Northside Plan’s 340 Acres Los Angeles World Airports officials are hosting a town hall meeting and Q&A session next Thursday about new development and park space slated for the 340 acres of undeveloped land along Westchester Parkway that separates LAX from homes south of Manchester Avenue. The LAX Northside Plan Update ponders 47,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving shops and restaurants between the Westchester Golf Course and South Sepulveda Boulevard, 175,000 square feet dedicated for civic use, and about a million square feet of low-density educational or creative office
space. The airport is keeping 600,000 square feet for its operations, including a new airport police facility. There’s also about 50 acres of green space, with potential for new youth sports fields, a dog park, a walking path that connects to the beach, and open space that would support an underground storm water collection and treatment. The April 13 meeting is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in The Forum at Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Westchester. Call (424) 646-7450 or visit facebook.com/LAXCommunityRelations for a link to RSVP by Sunday, April 9. — Gary Walker
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FreeFrom Entrepreneurship Program Manager Tannia Ventura (left), founder and CEO Sonya Passi, and Legal Director Amira Samuel work in the front garden of their Venice office By Stephanie Case A few weeks before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, Forbes asked some of its 30 Under 30 honorees in the fields of law and policy to name one thing they would ask of the new commander-in-chief. “End the war on women’s health and, instead, use those resources to fight violence against women,” answered Venice attorney Sonya Passi. While at UC Berkeley School of Law, Passi founded the Family Violence Appellate Project, which provides free legal services for victims of domestic violence. Last year she launched FreeFrom, an innovative Venice-based nonprofit that goes beyond emergency shelter to help victims build financial stability so they can afford to leave toxic PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT April 6, 2017
relationships for good. According to a 2010 study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every four American women will face severe physical violence by an intimate partner in her lifetime. “When you talk about one in four, that means your neighbors, someone in your family, someone you went to high school with,” says Passi. “It hits close to home.” Yet, while domestic violence is embedded into the fabric of our communities, the truth of survivors’ experiences and the factors that keep them in danger, Passi says, remain largely misunderstood. Partners who endure abuse are frequently blamed and reduced to stereotypes: the pushover, the hopeless romantic, the exaggerator.
“The myth is: survivors just stay because they’re weak; they stay because they’re in love; they stay because it’s not that bad,” says Passi. “But the No. 1 reason survivors say they stay in abusive situations is because they can’t afford to leave.” For most victims, no matter their tax bracket, safety comes at a very high a price tag. “A lot of people think [being trapped in a violent relationship] is a low-income problem. That is not true,” explains Passi. “They think, ‘Women from wealthy communities can afford to leave.’ But what is so often the case is the woman in that wealthy community has not a penny to her name. ... I meet so many survivors who were the sole breadwinner, and yet they never had more than a dollar in their pocket because the abuser would pick up
their paycheck and control their wages.” Financial abuse — blocking a partner from earning or accessing money — occurs in the overwhelming majority of domestic violence cases, Passi attests. It manifests in a variety of forms: pressuring the partner into being a homemaker; physically assaulting them for trying to open a checking account; stirring up trouble at their place of work, causing them to lose their job; committing credit fraud against them. In one case, Passi recounts, an abuser surreptitiously took out more than 50 magazine subscriptions in his wife’s name but had the issues delivered to a random address, where they sat unread. In three years’ time, he’d racked up $30,000 in debt under her name and never paid off a cent, crippling her chances at financial
ArgonautNews.com poem, with the lines: “Woman is born free and nowhere must be in chains.” Now, half a decade later, Passi works full time on FreeFrom from her Venice home-turned-office. She and her tiny legal team help women in New York and California file lawsuits against their abusers, arguing for financial compensation for lost wages, medical expenses and relocation costs. Beginning this winter, she’ll also travel up and down the Pacific Coast, mentoring survivors on how to launch their own businesses and freelance careers so they never have to look to a partner for money again. In her Los Angeles program, which launched this January, Passi coaches 15 women on the ins and outs of entrepreneurship — things like accounting, sales and marketing, customer acquisition, social media, branding, and
“The No. 1 reason survivors say they stay in abusive situations is because they can’t afford to leave.” — Sonya Passi, founder of FreeFrom clothes, and a new vehicle. If your abuser installed tracking technology on your cell phone or laptop, you may need to buy new electronics. If that shopping haul doesn’t sink you, legal costs might: filing a restraining order, hiring a divorce lawyer, waging a custody battle. The costs of mental health care to help survivors and their children process the trauma of the abuse add up, too. “Domestic violence survivors spend probably every last dollar they have trying to stay safe,” says Passi. Once that last dollar is spent, many live out of their cars or take refuge on the street; domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness in U.S. women and children. In a cruel irony, this abuse-induced poverty often sends children back into the care of their violent parent. When deliberating custody cases, “judges are trying to figure out: who can actually feed this child? Who can keep this child safe financially? So, frequently, they end up giving custody to the abusive parent,” Passi says. To Passi, these cracks in the legal system — allowing survivors to flail financially, and abuse to go unchecked — are unacceptable. She’s rallied against them since she was 16 years old, spearheading her all-girl prep school’s Amnesty International club and organizing annual domestic violence awareness weeks. As an undergraduate at Cambridge University, she coached her fellow classmates on the signs of partner abuse. When it came time for her to apply to Berkeley Law, she spent three sleepless nights pouring over her personal statement, then, in a flash of inspiration, churned out an impassioned
even building confidence. In just the first three months, the women under her wing are already immersed in their new projects. One survivor created her own beauty venture, buying name-brand makeup products wholesale, then selling them door to door. She’s sold lipsticks at the bus stop and eyeshadow palettes at the doctor’s office, never wasting an opportunity to acquire a new customer. Another survivor — a former personal trainer — is starting her own morning yoga, meditation and aerobics classes for fellow residents at her transitional housing unit, charging $5 a week. Being your own boss makes logical sense for many survivors; those hiding from their abusers can feel vulnerable about networking on LinkedIn or being featured on a company’s staff website. It also provides a loophole from having to face employers that may see their experience as undesirable. “If you apply for a job and it comes up in the job interview that you’re a survivor, it doesn’t help you — it harms you,” says Passi. “Conceptually, it makes no sense. How can you be weak if you’ve survived all of this?” Passi says that in building their own businesses and becoming financially independent, survivors are empowered to do exactly what their abusers told them they could not: stand on their own two feet. “The message of the abuse is: ‘You are nothing without me,’” Passi says. “Our message is: ‘You are everything you will ever need.’” For more information or to contact FreeFrom, visit freefrom.org
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Colors of Life Orphaned by the Holocaust, painter Marianne R. Klein feeds her soul with the imagination that helped her survive By Kathy Leonardo Marianne R. Klein paints images that are full of life. In “Honeymoon,” a sunburstyellow bride and blue-green groom embrace on a balcony overlooking a swirl of fall colors. In “Forest Fairy,” a translucent feminine figure is haloed by a golden moon that showers metallic flakes of magic onto her fingers and hair. In “Mikado,” three wispy blondes dance in a swirl of red, yellow and blue — a crimson-haired figure embracing them from behind like a mother would her daughters. Such vivid, joyful scenes of vibrant color speak to a heightened sense of human emotion that Klein inherited as a survivor of the Holocaust. A native of Budapest, she was 12 when her mother’s death and father’s removal to Bergen-Belsen left her an orphan. At 13 she feigned death to escape a shower of Nazi bullets fired upon refugees in a safe house where she took shelter — one of the horrors she recounts in her 2011 memoir, “All the Pretty Shoes.”
After fleeing to recently liberated Paris and then Canada, Klein made her way to Santa Monica in the late 1970s and has lived here ever since. This week she exhibits some of her paintings as part of the group show “Female Figure” at Beyond the Lines Gallery in Bergamot Station. She recently spoke to The Argonaut about her personal journey and empathy for current refugees finding America’s doors closed to them. When did you start painting? Although I was always drawn to art being that my mother was artistic, due to war and the fact that I was orphaned from age 12, I was deprived of things like food or paper and pencil. It wasn’t until I immigrated to Canada in my twenties that I was able to develop my love for shapes and colors. Is that when you started creating? I started drawing and sketching Mickey Mouse and Disney characters out of
boredom at work and learned that I loved creating forms and figures. … In [art] school I learned the techniques of creating shapes combined with colors and fell in love with the concept of creativity. To be able to give birth to a character that did not exist before I put my brush on the canvas was exciting, and it gave me instant gratification. Then to add colors to shapes completed the magic of creativity. Did you always paint with such vibrant colors and happy overtones? I always used vibrant colors because, to me, colors and shapes are interrelated. One compliments the other. Painting is a creative process that has to come from within the person. I paint from my soul. Was there someone who inspired you to be creative? My mother. The only influence my father was able to give me was love. The only influence I got from my grandfather came from a painting he had hanging on
the wall. It was a painting that depicted a “wealthy family picnicking in the park with their happy children playing racket ball around them.” Since we were very poor and I was orphaned, I envied that family and wanted to jump into that painting to be a part of their lives. That is how I discovered that I can create my own “fictional family” by painting and writing. I could give them shape, character and any colors I wanted, and they were mine. They belonged to me! This way I no longer felt alone. How did you get over the trauma that you experienced as a child? Having been deprived of a normal life, I had to learn to depend entirely on my ability to use my imagination. Whenever things became intolerable — such as the massacres I witnessed on occasion, or when I was terrified of the enemy approaching — I always escaped from (Continued on page 16)
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By Christina Campodonico Storytelling is like shaping a smooth stone, if you ask Paul Linke. “If you go to a river, you’ll see incredibly polished stones sitting in the river. The river keeps moving over [the stone], across it, continually shaping it and honing it, and I always felt like the story is the stone and the river is the act of telling it,” he says. Since 1986, the actor and Mar Vista resident — best known for his role as Officer Artie Grossman on the 1970s TV show “CHiPs” — has been steadily working on a body of autobiographical one-man plays describing his personal journey from a grief-stricken young widower at age 38 to a hopeful man fulfilled by love and happines in his later years. The critically-acclaimed “Time Flies When You’re Alive,” originally staged at The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica in 1987 and filmed as an HBO special in 1989, began the series and movingly detailed the loss of Linke’s first wife Francesca “Chex” Draper to breast cancer. “Life After Time,” chronicling Linke’s life as a single father after his wife’s death, and “Father Time,” exploring the fraught family dynamics among his eldest adolescent son Jasper, his father (Andy Griffith’s personal manager, Richard O. Linke) and himself followed in the late ’90s, creating a trilogy of memoir-like monologues. Linke’s latest work in this vein, “It’s Time” – now playing at Venice’s Pacific Resident Theatre through April 30 —
Paul Linke’s “It’s Time” is a story of true love doesn’t dwell as much on family turmoil or tragedy, but looks at how Linke and his three young children’s lives were mended by the love of his second wife, actress Christine Healy, and the birth of their daughter Lily, in the years following Francesca’s devastating death. Having performed “Times Flies When You’re Alive” for decades, Linke felt it was time to create a show dedicated to Healy after the 25th anniversary production of “Time Flies” at Santa Monica’s Ruskin Group Theatre. “I could see in her eyes — as supportive and as loving as she was being — that you know what, it was time to maybe put that one away, at least until I was able to figure out a show for her,” says Linke, 68. Returning to familiar territory, the actor and writer started working on a show called “It’s About Time” about death and dying, or, as Linke describes it, “everything you wanted to know about death, but were afraid to ask.”
The show wasn’t turning out as Linke had hoped, but talks with director Edward Edwards led him in a different direction. “He kept saying to me, ‘Well, the real story is Christine,’” recounts Linke. “And I said, ‘Yeah, but how do you tell that story? It’s a happy story; there’s no story. It’s just a happy story.’” Linke had an epiphany, however, when visiting his adult children in the Bay Area over Thanksgiving 2015. “I looked at the kids, I looked at Christine, and I went, ‘My God, you’ve done this incredible, incredible thing.’ I felt like I needed to honor that,” says Linke. So he started working on a one-man show dedicated to Healy and asked his children to write letters to her, which he read during The Miles Memorial Playhouse’s “Fireside at the Miles” on the night before Valentine’s Day last year. He called the show “It’s Valentime,” and Healy had no idea that the show was about her until she was sitting in the audience.
“She was, I think, in shock, because all of a sudden she realizes in the middle of it what it is,” recalls Linke. “We came home that night and I gave her the kids’ letters —you know, the hard copies — and she was quite moved, truly sobbing. To get that kind of acknowledgement from them, it’s very meaningful to her and I think she’s proud of the play.” Since then, Linke has performed his tribute to Healy at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, a performance which the L.A. Times called, “a bold and unvarnished recapitulation of Linke’s tribulations and triumphs” and “bracingly astringent, a splash in the face reawakening us to our shared mortality.” With “It’s Time” at Pacific Resident Theatre, it seems that Linke’s lifelong exploration of love, family, grief, death and rejuvenation has come full circle, like bookends to a great personal history. But Linke takes nothing for granted, cherishing every moment on stage. “A story is a living thing,” he says. “The more you tell it, the more refined it becomes. And if you’re fortunate enough to have enough times, enough chances to be in performance with it, you know it can get really beautifully refined simply by the act of doing it.” For Linke, the story — like life — doesn’t stop. It just keeps flowing like water. “It’s Time” is now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 1/2 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $30. Call (310) 822-8392 or visit pacificresidenttheatre.com
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reality by using my imagination. In my mind I traveled into the past, when I was loved and cared for by my parents. In fact, it was — and still is — my parents’ love that guided me throughout my life. Today, there is not a moment that I don’t think of the millions of immigrants and orphans who are homeless, without food, without love, wandering from country to country without knowing how they are going to survive. I pray that someday soon humanity will come to understand and accept solidarity, and instead of killing and prejudice they will distribute kindness and love. How do you think we, as a society, can help these refugee children? It is important to recognize that all men are created equal regardless of color and PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT April 6, 2017
beliefs. We have the power to make this a better world if we all reached out and helped one another. It is ironic that during World War II it was Germany
Are there any particular refugee stories that have affected you? There was an image on CNN of a little boy about 3 or 4, obviously just having
“There is nothing worse than being thrown from your roots. Even trees and flowers can’t grow without roots. That is why we must be more vigilant to spread love and compassion wherever we can.” — Marianne R. Klein who was the evil force, and today Germany is kind to immigrants. Conversely, it is Trump who has taken over the role of Hitler by heartlessly separating families and refusing entrance to immigrants.
been pulled out of the rubble, sitting alone in torn clothes, bleeding, with no one around to comfort him. My heart went out to him, for I know firsthand what it’s like to be alone and un-loved as a child. There isn’t a worse feeling in the
world. There is nothing worse than being thrown from your roots. Even trees and flowers can’t grow without roots. That is why we must be more vigilant to spread love and compassion wherever we can. Many artists say their art has saved them. Do you find that to be true for yourself? Art, or any creative form for that matter, is what feeds the soul. I could not imagine living my life without painting, without writing, without music, without dance any more than living without oxygen. “Female Figure” opens with an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday (April 6) and continues through Wednesday (April 12) at Beyond the Lines Gallery, Bergamot Station G-8, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Visit beyondthelinesgallery.com or facebook. com/marianner.klein.
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12751 Millennium Drive, Ste. 140, Playa Vista (424) 228-4641 halsbarandgrill.com Hal’s Bar & Grill is a mainframe restaurant rebooting itself in a community that’s all about digital innovation. Following a 30-year run as the cultural and culinary heart of Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Hal’s breaks new ground — both literally and figuratively — when its long-awaited Runway at Playa Vista location soft-opens for breakfast and lunch service on Wednesday, April 12. The new Hal’s looks to retain the warm hospitality, live jazz, carefully curated art displays and menu favorites that made the original great while incorporating new features that riff on Playa Vista’s culture of innovation. On a recent Friday morning, Hal’s managing partner Don Novack gives me a tour of the nearly completed 1,700-squarefoot space. It doesn’t disappoint. While workers buzz around us as
they hang art, unload kitchen equipment and make other finishing touches, Novack proudly points out each distinguishing feature. “The [massive] front window opens and shuts like a garage
designed “to make the computer guys feel at home,” says Novack. An iron and wire spiral art installation, resembling a DNA double helix, hangs above the concrete bar, which will soon be polished to match the tables. But
“We want to engage the community of indie filmmakers, game designers, techies and artists of all kinds. We want this place to feel like a creative campus.” — Don Novack door, in case of inclement weather,” he says of the main dining area’s indoor-outdoor flexibility, fully aware that it’s sunny here all the time. Deeper inside, booths are upholstered in slightly distressed blue leather, and hand-finished concrete tabletops with copper details give the space a contemporary, urban vibe. Petrified-wood floorboards appear to pixelate against concrete as they converge around the ovalshaped central bar, an effect
instead of chromosomes, it holds wine glasses. “We want to have a comfortable place for creative people to come and relax,” he says, before telling me the lights in the main room and a more intimate cocktail lounge area tucked in back can be adjusted using an app on his iPad. But the real driver of the space — and something that would not have been possible in the old Hal’s or its current reiteration in (Continued on page 18)
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Caesar salad, relax: Mares is keeping all their best sellers on the expanded menu. While success is never a guarantee, Novack has reason to feel confident. “We were groundbreaking on Abbot Kinney [in the 1980s]. People said, ‘Are you nuts? You’re going to put a whitetablecloth restaurant on Abbot Kinney, with guns going off in the background?’ We said we’re trying something out. Now, I think we’re part of the reason Abbot Kinney has gotten to where it is,” he says. Now located below luxury apartments in the retail and entertainment center of a planned community that’s still filling itself out, the new Hal’s is like a flashback and flash-forward that exist in the same moment. Frederick likens the feeling to jazz. “Jazz is nostalgia, but at the same time it refreshes and renews itself,” he said. “It’s a bounce back and a bounce forward.” A version of this story also appears in the April-May edition of Playa Vista Direct (playavistadirect.com).
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7800 Henefer Avenue, Kentwood Stately Traditional 6 Bed | 5 Bath | $2,595,000 OPEN SUNDAY 2–5 PM
5471 W. 77th Street, Westchester Westchester Charm 3 Bed | 2 Bath | $879,000
Elegant Spanish Styling 5 Bed | 4 Bath | $2,195,000
6061 W. 75th Place, Westchester Sophisticated Westchester Living 5 Bed | 5 Bath | $2,195,000 BY APPOINTMENT
6201 W. 83rd Place, Westchester Enchanting Spanish Charm 5 Bed | 4 Bath | $1,879,000
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Nanci Edwards Presents... SILICON BEACH INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 5527 W. 77th Street, Westchester This 2 + 1 fixer is a tremendous opportunity for developers, flippers, and owner/users who are looking to build their ideal home. The big, open backyard is great for fun with family and friends, featuring several fruit trees. Lot size is approx. 5,500 s.f. Fabulous location close to the burgeoning Playa Vista tech hub and Runway development. Cash only. Offered at $719,000.
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MDR adjacent, 5+4 two-story home, + detached 1+1 in-law unit. Upgraded in 2006. One master ensuite downstairs and one upstairs. Offered at $1,299,000
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Feliza Kohan 310-581-8188 12479 Walsh Ave.
Coldwell Banker SM
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ASHLEYSACKERMAN 424.203.1875 | ashley.sackerman@telesproperties.com
HIGHLY DESIRABLE LOCATION 7501 Ogelsby Avenue, Westchester Perched on a grassy knoll on a premier North Kentwood street. Live in this 2 + 1 home now, remodel or add on later. Fireplace, FDR, + remodeled bath. Lot size is 6,1282 sq. ft. Use your creative imagination to make this your dream home. Offered at $1,100,000.
NANCI EDWARDs www.NanciEdwards.com 310.645.7785
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7721 Beland Avenue, Westchester 4bd 3.5ba | $1,379,000 | Open Sun 2-5 Tucked away on one of Kentwood’s most desirable tree lined streets, this beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bathroom, 1,960 sq ft home offers a peaceful place to relax with family or entertain guests.private oasis in which to unwind. 7721BelandAvenue.com
Ashley Sackerman: California Bureau of Real Estate #01719172 ©2017 Teles Properties, Inc. Teles Properties is a registered trademark.
Leimert Park Home w/ Pool-$3,750/mo. lease HURRY! Quiet established neighborhood, walking distance to shopping, recreation, schools, minutes from USC campus via street, bus, bike, or Expo Line (new Crenshaw-LAX Transit Line upcoming), ideal 3/2, new washer/dryer, new refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, stove, pool, two-car garage, pet ok.
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Move right in to this pristine condo w/ one bedroom, one bath, fireplace, new flooring & many upgrades. $409,000
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Impressive North Kentwood custom home on 1/4 acre, 5 Bedrooms, 2.75 Baths, Den/Office, Pool & Spa, $1,575,000
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Classic Nowell home in Westport Heights, 3 Bedrooms, 1.75 Baths, Den, Detached Bonus Room w/ Bath, $879,000
Bob Waldron 310.780.0864
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See you at our Open Houses! Jessica Heredia 310.913.8112
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Bright, spac, newly updated Corner unit w/open flr plan. No adjoin walls. 2 pkg spaces
Beautiful spacious 3BR 3BA w/ fireplace,hardwood floors, guest apt+loft area upstairs
Reduced! Spacious 2-level 2bd/2ba townhome w/ ocean views on walk street on MDR Peninsula.
Amazing move-in ready home in Villa Antibes. Bright & spacious 2 bed/2.5 bath townhome.
Olivia Ramirez (310) 694-7581
Carla Lowe & Molly Lowe (310) 435-0520
Ann Yellin (310) 666-1316
Jeffrey J. Fritz & Laura Buffone (310) 754-8148
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Amazing, spacious 3bd/2.5ba hilltop home w/ breathtaking 180 degree views of Marina & ocean
Luxurious 4bd/3.5ba custom built Tuscan-style ocean vw home in the hills of Playa del Rey.
Open Sat/Sun 12-5. Modern elegance & luxurious, bright&open brand new home in Playa Vista.
2-story Paraiso condo.Corner unit, 2BR 2.5BA, office w/built ins 900 sqft of outdoor space
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Sam Araghi & Rudi Behdad (310) 415-1118
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Light + bright top flr 2 story townhouse style condo in Esplanade bldg. 2BR 2.5 BA
Spacious 2bd/2ba single level condo w/ private patio, steps to 3rd St Promenade & ocean!
Location location! Architectural 3-story duplex on one of the best walk streets in Venice.
Build Opportunity in Venice Beach. Permits RTI. All approval, start building in 3 weeks!
Sam Araghi & Rudi Behdad (310) 415-1118
Sandy Berens & Steffi Berens (310) 448-5961
Linda Light (310) 963-7010
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5BR 5BA light + bright Mediterranean home in North Kentwood.Built in 2007 w/ open flr pln
One-of-a-kind 5BR 3BA + office/den w/ architectural appeal & spacious living on 1/4 acre
5BR 3BA Kentwood home. Impeccably maintained, guest house, garage, work studio/storage
Classic Nowell Home in Westport Hts, 3Bd, 1.75Ba, MBR suite, Den,Det Bonus Rm w/ Ba
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jeSSe weinbeRG
jesse@jesseweinberg.com CA bRe #01435805
#1 for properties soLd in marina deL rey 2010-2016
FOR SALE
COMING SOON 13700 MARINA POINTE DR. #1705,MDR 3 BD/2.5 BA 2,331 SQ.FT. $3,500,000
OPEN SUN 2-5
OPEN SAT & SUN 2-5
JUST SOLD
5700 SEAWALK DR. #6,PLAYA VISTA $1,375,000 2,135 SQ.FT. 3 BD/3 BA
OPEN SAT & SUN 2-5
7433 ARIZONA AVE., WESTCHESTER $1,155,000 1,771 SQ.FT. 3 BD/2 BA
3310 PACIFIC AVE.,MDR 1,217 SQ.FT. 2 BD/2.5 BA
$865,000
JUST SOLD 338 RENNIE AVE. #C,VENICE 3 BD/2.5 BA 2,241 SQ.FT. $2,100,000
1 IRONSIDES ST. #11,MDR 2 BD/2 BA 1,267 SQ.FT.
$1,149,000
13700 MARINA POINTE DR. #810,MDR 1 BD/1.5 BA 997 SQ.FT. $725,000
$1,325,000
JUST SOLD 6602 PARA WAY,PLAYA VISTA 3 BD/2.5 BA + DEN 2,444 SQ.FT. $1,670,000
FOR LEASE
4600 VIA DOLCE #2210,MDR 1,540 SQ.FT. 2 BD/2 BA
$878,880
FOR LEASE $19,000/MO
JUST SOLD 687 WASHINGTON BLVD.,MDR 2,184 SQ.FT. 3 BD/3 BA
13650 MARINA POINTE DR. #705 2 BD/2.5 BA 1,714 SQ.FT. $1,199,000
IN ESCROW
13650 MARINA POINTE DR. #1206,MDR $1,099,000 1,533 SQ.FT. 2 BD/2 BA
2630 STRONGS DR.,VENICE 3 BD/4 BA 2,576 SQ.FT.
13600 MARINA POINTE DR. #PH1901,MDR 2 BD/2.5 BA 1,950 SQ.FT. $2,249,000/$8,500
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
COMING SOON 4060 GLENCOE AVE. #231,MDR 1,360 SQ.FT. 3 BD/2.5 BA
13700 MARINA POINTE DR. #PH1906,MDR 13650 MARINA POINTE DR. #PH1906,MDR $2,495,000 $2,799,000 2 BD/2.5 BA 1,993 SQ.FT. 2 BD/2.5 BA + DEN 2,354 SQ.FT.
JUST SOLD
12916 DISCOVERY CREEK,PLAYA VISTA $1,679,000 2,798 SQ.FT. 3 BD/2.5 BA
FOR SALE OR LEASE
COMING SOON
7301 VISTA DEL MAR #15, PDR 2 BD/ 2.5 BA 1,900 SQ.FT.
$5,995/MO
JUST SOLD $1,620,000
6 VOYAGE ST. #103,MDR 2 BD/2 BA 1,000 SQ.FT.
$1,299,000
Kw-SiLiCon beACH bRe #02004120 AGent doeS not GuARAntee tHe ACCuRACy of tHe SquARe footAGe, Lot Size oR otHeR infoRMAtion ConCeRninG tHe ConditionS oR feAtuReS of tHe pRopeRty pRovided by tHe SeLLeR oR obtAined fRoM pubLiC ReCoRdS oR otHeR SouRCeS. buyeR iS AdviSed to independentLy veRify tHe ACCuRACy of ALL infoRMAtion tHRouGH peRSonAL inSpeCtion And witH AppRopRiAte pRofeSSionALS. PAGE 24 At Home – THE ARGONAUT’s Real Estate Section April 60, 2017
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Blair Hills - Culver City schools. 1, 575 sq. ft. single family house. 8,500 sq. ft. lot. 3 bed/2ba. Beautiful cul-de-sac sitting on top of the hill. Views of Century City to DTLA. Needs some remodeling. A dream for developers and builders. $1,299,000.
PLAYA VISTA. 2 bed., 2ba. attached garage with direct access to 1500 sq. ft. unit. $949,000. Tastefully remodeled. Best buy in PV.
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3838 Crestview Road
3/2 Beautiful remodeled home in Culver City
$1,289,000
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1341 Grand Ave #D
3/2.5 Pool, spa, gated Grand Tropez
$765,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Estate Properties
310-877-2374
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770 Imperial #68
2/1.5 Townhouse-style, ocean views
$519,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Estate Properties
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123 E. Oak #108
2/2 New listing, low HOA
$629,000
Bill Ruane
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212 Imperial #E
3/2 New listing, small complex, large patio!
$629,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Estate Properties
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900 Cedar #205
2/2 Pool & spa, rec room, bright!
$599,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Estate Properties
310-877-2374
los Angeles Sa/ Su 2-5
12479 Walsh Ave.
5/4 Upgraded 2006 det., 1+1 in-law unit, MdR adjacent
$1,299,000
Feliza Kohan
Coldwell Banker
310-581-8188
Sun 2-5
3350 McLaughlin Ave.
4/4 Beautifully remodeled 4-bed home!
$1,999,000
Todd Miller
KW Santa Monica
310-560-2999
mArinA del rey Sa/Su 2-5
3310 Pacific Ave.
2/2.5 Two-story town home w/ private rooftop deck
$1,149,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
800-804-9132
Sun 2-5
130 Union Jack Mall
5/4.5 Sensational custom Silicon Beach Mediterranean
$3,070,000
Peter & Ty Bergman
Bergman Beach Properties
310-821-2900
Sun 2-5
4311 Via Dolce
3/2.5 Extensively renovated Silicon Beach traditional
$2,245,000
Peter & Ty Bergman
Bergman Beach Properties
310-821-2900
Sun 2-5
129 Roma Court
4/3.5 Waterfront Silicon Beach home w/ ocean view from roof deck $2,899,000
Peter & Ty Bergman
Bergman Beach Properties
310-821-2900
Sun 2-5
138 Westwind Mall
5/5.5 Silicon Beach Mediterranean w/ ocean view roof deck
Peter & Ty Bergman
Bergman Beach Properties
310-821-2900
Sun 2-5
13020 Maxella #2
2/2.5 1575 sq ft TH in prime loc/ private garage
Sue Miller
Coldwell Banker
310-821-5090
$3,130,000 $860,000
plAyA del rey Sun 2-5
8222 Delgany Ave.
4/3 Atop a hill w/ ocean views, large rooms & yard
$1,525,000
James Scott Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-862-1761
Sun 2-5
235 Fowling St.
4/3 Stunning seaside views
$2,595,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 2-5
7974 W. 79th St.
5/4 Elegant Spanish styling
$2,195,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 2-5
8828 Pershing Dr. #138
2/3 Coastal condo living
$699,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 1-5
7012 Vista del Mar Lane
3/3 Breath taking ocean views
Steve Cressman
TREC
310-337-0601
Sun 2-5
8162 Manitoba St. #110
2/2 Minutes to the ocean, experience the best of Playa del Rey
$585,000
Amy Nelson Frelinger
Teles Properties
310-951-0416
Sun 2-5
8707 Falmouth #118
1/1 Only 1/1 on the market, coastal remodeled condo
$460,000
Sekulich/Hitt
Keller Williams Silicon Beach
310-709-1701
$1,725,000
plAyA vistA Sun 2-5
6405 Dawn Creek
3/3 Contemporary & upgraded, community amenities.
$1,825,000
Scott /Swett
Fineman Suarez
310-862-1761
Sun 2-5
12916 Discovery Creek
3/3 Luxurious newer free standing home
$1,679,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
800-804-9132
Westchester Sun 2-5
6938 W. 85th Pl.
3/2 First time on the market opportunity
Amy Nelson Frelinger
Teles Properties
310-951-0416
Sa/Su 2-5
6061 W. 75th
5/5 Sophisticated Westchester living
$2,195,000
$899,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sa/Su 1:30-4 6300 W. 79th St.
5/3 Spacious custom home on ¼ acre
$1,575,000
Waldron/Heredia
Coldwell Banker
310-780-0864
Sa/Su 1:30-4 7892 Naylor Ave.
3/1.75 Light, bright classic Nowell home
$879,000
Waldron/Heredia
Coldwell Banker
310-780-0864
Sa/Su 2-5
7433 Arizona Ave.
3/2 Charming traditional on an oversized 7400 sq ft lot
$1,155,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
800-804-9132
Sun 2-5
6385 W. 80th Pl.
3/3 Westchester case study home
$1,495,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 2-5
5471 W. 77th
3/2 Westchester charm
$879,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 2-5
6201 W. 83rd Pl.
5/4 Enchanting Spanish charm
$1,879,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
Sun 2-5
7800 Henefer Ave.
6/5 Stately traditional
$2,595,000
Stephanie Younger
Compass
310-499-2020
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The ArgonAuT PRess Releases Playa del rey HoMe Playa Vista HoMe “Tasteful landscaping welcomes you into this refined four-bed, traditional home,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Experience the best of California living in the airy family room with floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading to the patio and private back yard. The kitchen, with a bay window seating area provides a central hub for the home and for entertaining. The master suite offers a beautiful lounging area and a sumptuous spastyle bath. The ideal home office or guest suite offers peek-a-boo ocean views.”
“This luxurious newer construction freestanding Playa Vista home provides views of the Westchester Bluffs,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “Impeccably designed, the layout has three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the top floor. A flex room, third bathroom, and balcony are on the second floor. The entry level features a kitchen which connects to the family room, and direct access to the large patio and yard. There is a direct access twocar garage with ample storage and a separate laundry room.”
Offered at $2,195,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020
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“Relish in incredible Marina Harbor and Channel views from this lovely threebed, two-bath home, ideally located in the coveted Center Tower South of Marina City Club,” says agent Charles Lederman. “A spacious great room leads to a large patio directly overlooking the marina. Adjacent is an open kitchen with custom cabinetry, stainless appliances, and recessed lighting. Both bathrooms have been nicely updated. Additional features include wood and tile floors in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows.”
“Investors and developers, this is an incredible opportunity to build a three story architectural property blocks from Venice Beach,” says agent Linda Scheft. “Exterior materials of stucco, natural wood and zinc cladding are highlights of this design. The floor plan is exceptional for modern living. Offered are a large roof top deck, a private direct access garage, and a small yard. Plan check process is complete and fully approved by Coastal Commission and Venice Planning Commission. Don’t miss out; submit your offers.” Offered at $1,500,000 Linda Scheft, Coldwell Banker 310-985-5812
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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A
Eco-Friendly and Budget Conscious Tips For Your Home Most American homeowners consider a remodeling project at some point in their lives, and many of these folks are on the lookout for ways to be more environmentally friendly as well as cost efficient.
best part? Metal roofs are energy efficient reducing both your cooling costs in the summer months and your heating costs in the winter months.
Let’s take a look at some of the ways in which you can revamp your home and be eco-friendly at the same time.
The combined savings from the durability of the metal roof to the savings will help accrue on utility bills will offset the increase in expense over an asphalt roof.
Consider a Metal Roof
Low Maintenance Lawns
Metal roofs have been around for long time, but lately they have been getting some well-deserved attention. Traditionally thought of as unattractive, today’s metal roofs are not the industrial-looking vertical slats of tin that you might see on a barn. Instead, as one Dallas roofing company points out, they are now available in an array of styles, materials, and colors to compliment all styles of architecture.
One third of Americans’ water usage goes toward maintaining lush, green lawns. Having a beautiful lawn is of course pleasing to the eye, but are there less expensive alternatives that don’t make you pause each month as you prepare to open the water bill? Yes, there are definitely cost efficient ways to have beautiful landscaping without wreaking havoc on your finances. Let’s take a look at some of those ways:
While the cost of metal roofing is greater than that of the traditional asphalt shingle roof, metal roofs are lightweight with greater durability. They have better resilience to weather conditions than asphalt roofs which helps to increase their longevity. And what about the environmental factor? Asphalt shingles are a petroleum product with a negative impact on our environment. Also, asphalt roofs need to be replaced every 15 to 20 years. Compare this with metal roofing that can last four or five decades and is often constructed from recycled materials. That’s a big difference. And the
Try a different breed of grass. Most varieties of Zoysia, Bermuda, and Buffalo grasses are drought tolerant and require less water than some other types of grasses, though Bermuda requires more water than the other two. Grow a prairie meadow. Prairie meadows are a blend of wildflowers and native grasses that grow easily in the grasslands of North America, typically in the Midwest. They do not require watering and make for a very pretty landscape. Clover is a hearty alternative to lawn. It grows
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easily, overpowers weeds, and needs little to no watering. It also thrives in the sun and doesn’t need fertilizing. Visually, it is very attractive with its charming four leaf clovers. The downside: it doesn’t handle foot traffic well, so you might want to plant it as a “bed” or maybe create a pathway of some sort through it so that the leaves can avoid being crushed. Any number of ground covers can add greenery to your yard. There are plants that spread outwards but do not grow very tall—these make optimal ground coverings. You can choose plants with flowers or plants that are edible, such as strawberries or various herbs. Just make sure to do your research so that you are choosing plants that require a minimum amount of water for the area that you live in. One thing your ground cover will need is some type of wood or brick border to contain the plants in the area that you want them to stay in. Save on Hot Water Some people opt to replace their conventional water heaters with tankless ones. The unique aspect of tankless water heaters is that they only heat as much water as is needed. This efficiency means you can see up to a 40 percent savings on your utility bill. They are definitely eco-friendly as they help to reduce carbon emissions. There is, however, a drawback to these units, and that drawback is the cost. Most tankless units are two
to five times more expensive than conventional ones. This cost may be worth it to you since tankless heaters last nearly twice as long as regular water heaters, and of course provide savings every month on your utility bill. Another step you can take toward reducing your hot water consumption is to install low-flow, aerating faucets and shower heads. For the best efficiency, select a showerhead with a flow rate of less than 2.5 gpm (gallons per minute). You can run a simple test at home to see how your showerhead rates. Turn on the shower, have a bucket which is marked off in increments of gallons, and catch the water flow. If the water reaches the “one gallon” mark in less than 20 seconds, than you could stand to use a more efficient showerhead. Saving energy and being environmentally friendly can be done in big and small ways. We hope that some of the tips suggested here can help you maximize your home efficiency while being ecofriendly at the same time.
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FiCTiTiOUS BUSiNESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 030407 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Wepackitall 2745 Huntington Dr. Duarte CA. 91010-2302 Bershtel Enterprises LLC 2745 Huntington Dr. Duarte, CA. 91010-2302 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 12/2006. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matte 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)). BERSHTEL ENTERPRISES LLC Manager This statement was filed with the county on Feb. 6, 2017. Argonaut published :March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2017 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.
ness 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name: Cheryl N Vega. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2017. Argonaut published: March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2017. 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 2017 054541 The following person is doing business as: Paras Productions 20505 S Vermont Ave. unit 3, Torrance, CA. 90502 Registered owners: Gesuina Paras 20505 S Vermont Ave. unit 3, Torrance, CA. 90502 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: Gesuina Paras. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 3, 2017 Argonaut published: March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2017 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 2017 060349 The following persons is (are) doing business as Robles Yacht Maintenance 9408 San Gabriel Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280 Eva C. Robles 9408 San Gabriel Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280 This business is conducted by a married couple. 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 Eva C. Robles Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 9, 20117 Argonaut pub-
lished: March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2017 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 2017 060720 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Los Angeles Downtown News 2) L.A. Downtown News 1264 W. First Street Los Angeles, CA. 90026. Southland Publishing 50 S. Delacey Avenue Pasadena, CA. 91105 This business is conducted by an corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/2016. 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)). SOUTHLAND PUBLISHING This statement was filed with the county on March 9, 2017. Argonaut published: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 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 2017 064514 The following person is doing business as: Juice.Uticals 10777 Rose Ave. suite #9 Los Angeles, CA. 90034 Registered owners: Gisselle Gordon 10777 Rose Ave. #9 Los Angeles, CA. 90034. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Gisselle Gordon. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 16, 2017. Argonaut published: March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2017 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 2017 067735 The following persons is (are) doing business as Hearty Nutrition 531 Main St. #520 El Segundo, CA. 90245 Lacey Middough 531 Main St. #520 El Segundo, CA. 90245. 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 LACEY MIDDOUGH OWNER Owner Argonaut published: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2017 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 2017 071488 The following persons is (are) doing business as 1) LA Property Care 2) LAPROPERTYCARE 7190 W. Sunset Blvd. #102 Los Angeles, CA. 90046. Martin William Wolfe 7190 W. Sunset Blvd #102 Los Angeles, CA. 90046. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/017 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 Martin William Wolfe OWNER Argonaut published: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 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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1:30pm in Dept 14 at 111 North Hill St L.A., CA. 90012 Argonaut Newspaper March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 FiCTiTiOUS BUSiNESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 083768 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gray House Holdings 12777 W. Jefferson Blvd. Bldg D suite 300 Playa Vista, CA. 90066. Gray House Holdings LLC 5815 Seahorse Ct Playa Vista, CA. 90094. 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)). GRAY HOUSE HOLDINGS This statement was filed with the county on April 4, 2017. Argonaut published: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 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 2017 078419 The following person is doing business as: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/1995. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Katherine E. Burno. Title: CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 29, 2017 . Argonaut
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On Stage – The week in local theater compiled by Christina campodonico
LMU dance students take to the stage in “Undivided” (pictured: Branden Mathis) Dance on a Spectrum:“Undivided” @ Strub Theatre Loyola Marymount University’s Dance Program presents its annual spring concert featuring 11 original student-choreographed works, ranging in style from contemporary to hip hop, and an original piece by professional L.A. choreographer Jess Harper. Limited run: Showing at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 6, 7 and 8) at Strub Theatre, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. $15. (310) 338-5466; bit.ly/2nAOSwJ Literary Lounging:“Library Girl” @ Ruskin Group Theatre Join “Library Girl” Susan Hayden in celebrating the publication of Diane Sherry Case’s new novel “Earth to Sky” with readings by writer-friends who have inspired her, including Francesca Lia Block, Steve De Jarnatt, Elliot Sky Case, Shawna Casey and Jim Krusoe. Singer-songwriter Mason Summit opens with some songs, and refreshments are provided. One performance only: 7 p.m. Sunday (April 9) at Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 397-3244; ruskingrouptheatre.com Across the Universe:“Egomaniac: A Poetic Incantation” @ Highways Performance Space Scott and Olivia, soulmates and lovers across time and space, find themselves reunited once again in modern-day New York, while a Greek chorus expresses their mutual desires to find and keep love. Now playing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 15 at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org For the Kids:“Mrs. Wobbles & the Tangerine House: Spy E.Y.E.” @ Westchester-Loyola Village Library The Marino family of Westchester presents the latest interactive tale in their series about a magical foster care home, its kids and the woman who runs it. A creative writing workshop for middle school-age children follows. One performance only: 4 p.m. Thursday (April
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13) at Westchester-Loyola Village Library, 7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. Free. (310) 348-1096; markcmarino.com/mrsw Pride Cometh Before the Fall:“Farragut North” @ Odyssey Theatre Penned by “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, this taut and twisty political thriller, rife with sexual intrigue, follows an ambitious wunderkind press secretary whose life spins out of control after he makes a wrong turn during a hotly contested presidential primary campaign. Amazingly this was written pre-Sean Spicer. Following previews next Thursday and Friday (April 13 and 14), the play opens the following Saturday and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through May 21 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $20 to $30. (323) 960-7788; plays411.com Uphill Battle:“Annapurna” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Repairing a relationship can feel like climbing a mountain. In this play by Sharr White, a Himalayan peak is a symbol for the contentious compassion between an estranged couple and their attempts to mend each other’s lives. Closing soon. Last shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday (April 6 to 9) at Pacific Resident Theatre’s Co-Op Space, 705½ Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 suggested donation. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Whale of a Tale:“Big Fish” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present this Broadwaystyle musical based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 film directed by Tim Burton. When Will Bloom learns that he has a son on the way and that his father Edward’s health is in decline, he becomes determined to get the “true” story of his father’s life. The one problem: Edward is known for telling outlandish tales. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through April 22 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $25. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org
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Music Teacher LA, through April 15. Benefitting Coeur d’Alene Elementary School, Music Teacher LA is hosting $20 music lessons. Providing in-home and in-studio piano, violin, voice, guitar and drum music lessons for ages 4 to adult, 7 days a week. (310) 220-0405; musicteacherla.com
Friday, April 7 Mat Pilates, 11:30 a.m. Work out your core muscles and stretch away stress at Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Get Active with Jesus Mejia, 1 p.m. Physical education expert Jesus Mejia gets kids moving, transforming exercise into play with simple props and a voracious enthusiasm. Ages 5 to 11. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Groovy Captain Dan Concert, 3 to 5:30 p.m. Groovy Captain Dan performs his magical show at Del Rey’s Farmers Market. Glenalla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Marina del Rey. Free. dannymeyermusic.com U.S. 99 Band, 4 to 10 p.m. Groove to the sounds of Sonny B’s U.S. 99 Band as they perform early rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly and surf music at Hinano Café, 15 Washington Blvd., Venice. No cover. (310) 822-3902 Andy Cowan & Nina Beck, 6 to 8 p.m. Vocalist and hand percussionist Andy Cowan and pianist Nina Beck perform swinging interpretations of the classic American songbook and jazz standards as well as their originals at the Renaissance Montura Hotel, 9620 Airport Blvd., Westchester. Free. (310) 337-2800; losangeles.eventful.com Demolisten Concert, 6 to 8 p.m. Long-running KXLU radio show brings live music to Timewarp Records with AC/DC cover band Problem Child at 6 p.m., followed by avant-punk band Period Bomb at 7 p.m. Timewarp Records, 12204 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. Free. facebook.com/ timewarprecordsus Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 7:30 to midnight. Dance to a live performance of The L.A. Swing Barons, an L.A.-based big band recreating the famous Kansas City sound of the late 1930s and ‘40s, which included the Count Basie Orchestra. A half-hour beginner swing dance class starts at 8 p.m. (no partner needed) and is followed by live and deejayed music. $20 cover, includes the class. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606 5606; rustyfrank.com Webb Wilder, 8 p.m. Mississippi’s favorite gunslinger brings his wicked blend of British rock, surf guitar, honkytonk, blues and rockabilly to McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
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Saturday, April 8 Growing Vegetables, 8 a.m. Plant now for a summer harvest. Experts give growing tips and advice from planting to harvest. Armstrong Garden
Centers, 3226 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 829-6766; armstronggarden.com Women on the Water, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Captain Ellen shows participants how to be their own captain with a fun, skill-building day on the water. Learn boat terminology and anatomy, line handling, knot tying, docking, boat operation, safety and rules of the water. California Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $25 to $50. (310) 823-4567 “Dad and the Dinosaur” Launch, 10:30 a.m. Winner of the Caldecott Medal for “The Adventures of Beekle,” Dan Santat shares his new illustrated book “Dad and the Dinosaur,” a heartwarming father-son story about bravery, facing fears and learning to ask for help. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. Ages 3 to 8. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com “The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors” Reading, 11 a.m. Author Drew Daywalt and author-illustrator Adam Rex present their new laughout-loud picture book about the epic tale of the classic game rock, paper, scissors. Activities follow the reading. Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 306-3213; stores.barnesandnoble.com
“Living in Our Landscape: Walking with Each Other with Maryam Hosseinzadeh,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Artist Maryam Hosseinzadeh leads a workshop in response to Grace Hwang’s ongoing residency theme of memorializing and sharing experiences. Join Maryam for a group walk in parts of Santa Monica’s downtown and pier area, followed by a post-walk conversation at Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-2239; smgov.net/ camera Open Craft and Knit Lounge, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each second Saturday of the month, artists and crafters bring new collaborative projects. Sewing machines and art supplies available for sharing. Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-2239; smgov.net/camera Break-Up with Your Bag and Bike Event, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Timbuk2 and Pure Cycles team up to embolden Venice’s cycling community with a one-of-akind opportunity to pay it forward while enjoying an all-day party with beer and snacks. Donate a gently used bag or bike and get 30% off new products. Timbuk2 Venice Store, (Continued on page 32)
S h ow S ome Local Love Clean {aesthetic} hosts an art party fit for King’s Beach Party like a local at Clean {aesthetic} on Saturday, when the Culver Boulevard surf and skate shop hosts its 2nd annual “Locals Only” party and art show — a celebration of creativity in and around Playa del Rey. DJ Wquilliam spins rhythms from around the world to complement a display of original paintings, illustrations, photography, silkscreens and art prints from more than 20 artists — including prolific Westside muralist John Park and Westchester-based mixed media artist Mark Andrew Allen, whose collage style is familiar to patrons of Playa Provisions. In addition to craft beer and free bites from Del Rey Deli, Clean {aesthetic} is also serving up new designs of its Playa del Rey-inspired streetwear and accessories, including some you can only get at the party. — Christina Campodonico “Locals Only” is from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Clean {aesthetic}, 323 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. Free. Visit facebook.com/ cleanaesthetic for updates.
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Jalopies at the Juice Joint Fundraiser, 7 to 11 p.m. Guests enjoy a night of flappers, Big Band music, swing dancing and giggle water at this poker night fundraiser. Dress in 1920s attire for car photo ops. Proceeds benefit scholarship to El Camino College Automotive Technician program. Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. $50 to $85. (310) 909-0950; automobiledrivingmuseum.org
Media Ecology Soul Salon, 4 to 6 p.m. Gerry Fialka interviews filmmaker Walter Reuben about his work. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310)
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Monday, April 10 Documental, 4 p.m. A film history discussion including rare film clips led by Gerry Fialka. “The Big Raincheck” screens at 5:30 p.m., a thrilling combination of the real and fantastic spread over 40 years of Texas arts community life and times, decimated by the AIDS pandemic but never truly destroyed. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Culver City Rock and Mineral Club, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dick Weber introduces guests to the colorful world of fluorite. Clear and colorless when pure, fluorite can exhibit every color of the spectrum from the deepest purple to bright oranges and reds. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. (310) 836-4611; culvercityrocks.org
Tuesday, April 11 Theatre Fare Play Reading Class, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Every second Tuesday of the month, participants hold readings with PRT artists. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-8392 Mar Vista Community Council Meeting, 7 p.m. The elected neighborhood advisory body to the Los Angeles City Council meets at the Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. marvistacc.org Open Temple Wellness Seder, 7 to 10 p.m. Detox from the media, national and local stressors, and a chronic list of to-dos with a return to the origins of Passover, a journey from oppression to freedom. Bring your own bathrobe. The
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Wednesday, April 12 Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conference Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com Unkle Monkey Show, 6 to 9 p.m. Local favorites perform acoustic music and comedy each Wednesday in the Tiki Bar with special guest appearances including an Elvis impersonator. The Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Intermediate/Advanced Afro-Cuban Dance, 8 to 10 p.m. Open to intermediate dancers who are familiar with Afro-Cuban rhythms and are ready to break a sweat, infuse creativity and self-expression into their dance, and polish more complicated moves with live music accompaniment. Camera
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cofounder Kevin Bayless. But public participation is crucial to creating this annual “gallery in the sky,” which showcases an aerial mosaic of handcrafted and homemade kites swirling through the air. It’s up to you to pop on down to the beach, pick up a kite-making kit, get some basic design instruction and launch your creation into the sky. Kids ages 5 to 17 can also take part in the Los Angeles County Public Library’s mobile MakMo learning van, which will be demonstrating STEM (sci-
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A musical prophet of true love and the digital apocalypse, Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) joins KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” at 10 a.m. Friday, April 7. kcrw.org The annual Otis College of Art and Design Kite Festival returns to Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, April 8. See page 33.
Actors Chiara McCarthy (left) and Widget Moore portray 1940s women’s league baseball players Faye Dancer and Pepper Paire, whose legacies inspired the film “A League of Their Own”
“Big Voice,” a documentary about Samohi’s rigorous choir program and its visionary teacher, screens at 2 p.m. Saturday at Santa Monica Public Library. smpl.org Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole writes on his “The Long View” blog that he’s hopeful about new leadership of the embattled California Coastal Commission. beta.smgov.net/ city-manager
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Eternal Meadow Dedication @ Woodlawn Cemetery The weather gods presided magnanimously over the official opening of Woodlawn Cemetery’s new Eternal Meadow green burial section on Saturday, casting a paper-crisp light over the park. A kaleidoscope of Monarch butterflies scheduled to make their debut after the obligatory ribbon cutting proved more capricious, however, opting to stay in hibernation a little longer. Metaphor aside, the butterflies have a job to do here: They will pollinate native plants studded across the meadow and help usher in a new ecosystem of perennial blooms, where bodies will be interred without the chemicals, steel and concrete intrinsic to conventional burial. PAGE 34 THE ARGONAUT April 6, 2017
A narrow patch of earth intersecting the north side of the cemetery, Eternal Meadow takes up space formerly occupied by a road and offers a wild streak to the otherwise primly manicured grounds. Despite its size, the feeling as you walk alongside it is expansive. Actors portraying notables interred at Woodlawn — astronaut Sally Ride, actress Edwina Booth and 1940s women’s baseball star Faye Dancer among them — cheerily stalked their respective graves as part of a “Living History” tour. Late civil rights leader, peace activist and California legislator Tom Hayden (19392016), the first to be buried at Eternal Meadow, also made a posthumous appearance. — Beige Luciano-Adams
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