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Contents
VOL 45, NO 16
OPINION Letters to the editor .......................... 6 Photo Finish Nick Ut changed the world with a picture, but could he do it today? . ............................. 9
Women’s Lib and Valley Girls Representation of women in the news sure has changed over the years ................ 10
Time to Decriminalize Rest
Local News & Culture
Hal’s to close after 30 years
Finding Art in Odd Places
Venice says goodbye — but maybe not farewell — to an Abbot Kinney Boulevard original ......................................... 13
Westside retailers get hip to creative expression ...................................................... 34
Food & Drink
Feature The Drought Gets Real Water rationing imminent, Westsiders get serious about conservation ................... 14
This Week
Mezcal Steals the Spotlight Bar-centric restaurants focus on
Banning laws that target the homeless is the right thing to do . ................................. 10
tequila’s smoky cousin ............................... 19
News
Interview
$30-million School Controversy
Divided We Stand
Plan to build new classrooms at Mark Twain Middle School comes under fire .................. 11
Anna Deveare Smith explores the conflicts that bind us in a new show at The Broad .... 32
Arrest made in disappearance of autistic Mar Vista teen ........................ 12 Marina del Rey Turns 50 with a Bang Weekend celebration draws big crowds for tall ships, historic tours and Three Dog Night ............................................ 13
Art Goes to Pot As 4/20 approaches, so does a three-day psychedelic art festival in Santa Monica . ....................................... 17
Westside Happenings Music, Movies, Theater ............................. 29
Creed Bratton’s Musical Adventure
ON THE COVER: The Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility cleans and repurposes wastewater for irrigation and other uses. Photo by Ted Soqui. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.
‘The Office’ star and P.F. Sloan reunite for a Record Store Day concert ......................... 30
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LETTERS Pony Rides Are a Cruel Anachronism Re: “Animal rights battle heads to court,” news, March 26 It boggles the reasonable mind that, in 2015, any parent would choose to introduce their young children to horses by way of plopping their kids on the backs of ponies tethered by their foreheads to metal bars, endlessly circling in the very crowded Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. How in any way is that a reasonable and empathetic introduction to teaching young children to care for and about animals? It also boggles any reasonable mind that there are rabid supporters of these pony rides who publicly bully Marcy Winograd and others in favor of relocating these ponies. Some supporters of this for-profit business — money made literally on the backs of animals— have called Marcy names and wished her ugly scenarios of misfortune. I am completely in favor of banning live animals at farmers markets. I’m also in favor of banning the live/exotic animals at the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier. I’d like to think most reasonable people now know better than to exploit these animals in the name of making a few bucks. Elizabeth St. Rand Santa Monica Pony Rides Are Unfairly Demonized Re: “Animal rights battle heads to court,” news, March 26 I find it utterly shameful that Ms. Winograd attacked the hardworking operators of this business who bring joy to children while caring for their animals in the first place. Instead of gathering facts from the operators and the animal control division, under whose auspices the operators fall, Ms. Winograd and others just
decided to launch protests. People who work with animals usually do so because they love animals, and when there is a business interest in their welfare they logically will get better treatment. It’s akin to any other business: take care of the assets that allow you to make a living. While it is an inherently noble goal to care for animals and want their best interests in mind, people must exercise good judgment and sound fact-gathering to pursue this goal. There is no evidence that the operators of this business, as independently verified by Santa Monica’s animal control division, had ever mistreated any of their animals. I would advise the protesters to dedicate their energies to cases where real abuse has occurred. The time spent protesting could be better spent volunteering at any of the numerous shelters where animals are waiting to be adopted and oftentimes are rehabilitated after being subjected to horrific abuse. And I strongly encourage them to not harass a hardworking couple who have dedicated their lives to the care of animals that bring children in this large city an opportunity to experience ponies and other farm animals in person. This gives the kids here a better understanding of animals while bringing smiles to their faces and creating memories in the process. Harley Collins Marina del Rey
speech lawsuit. And it’s equally deplorable that any officer of the court would have allowed such a frivolous lawsuit to proceed to this point. Let’s hope clearer, more professional and humane minds prevail to end the abuse of these precious animals and the unwarranted retaliation against the woman who has spoken so valiantly to protect them. Linda Milazzo West Hills
More Housing Means Lower Rents Re: Letters to the editor, Feb. 12 Where does the writer think we’ll find housing to support the ever-increasing area population brought on by the promulgation of locals and arrivals from other areas? Development is an incredibly important component of a growing modern society. It enables a better quality of life for everyone. What would she prefer, a world where we would have public parks full of people sleeping in tents because the limited available housing is either too expensive or unavailable? Building housing in line with population growth keeps housing prices affordable. And if she doesn’t think housing is affordable enough, she should be arguing for more housing to be built! To strike an appropriate balance, developers should be Do Right by Ponies and regulated by a government that Protesters appropriately balances the Re: “Animal rights battle heads wishes of the community with to court,” news, March 26 the wishes of the individual real It’s time for the legal system and estate entrepreneur. This is the government of Santa Monica to system we have in place, making do right by the suffering animals developers subject to land use at the Santa Monica Farmers’ and planning regulations. Market and Marcy Winograd, the On balance — after hundreds of selfless hero who’s sacrificed so years of refinement — these much to help them. regulations strike precisely the It’s deplorable that Marcy is balances we need to create being subjected to this anti-free inhabitable residences while
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A Little More Attention, Please In a recent news article the writer mentions L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin as representing Venice and Mar Vista. Councilman Bonin should also be representing his 1,400-or-so Marina del Reyarea constituents, too — homeowners in the Silver Strand and condo owners along Via Marina — but he doesn’t represent us very well. The councilman leaves us to cope with county policies such as a seven-story hotel on a wetland in a residential neighborhood and the loss of a recreational park that we were promised in our 1996 LCP. Neither he nor the county seem to care that most of us moved here after Proposition 13 and pay very high property taxes, or that we support marina businesses during the week when there aren’t very many visitors around. One would hope for some support from our supervisor and our council member, but we are instead enduring two years of sewer construction as well as the construction of gigantic apartment complexes. How about some help here? Lynne Shapiro Marina del Rey
FROM THE WEB: Re: “School Choice = Whose Choice?” Power to Speak, April 2 Excellent analysis, Ms. Wolfe. The charter school industry tactic of pitting families against each other is one that can only benefit corporate interests. At
the end of the day any system of “choice” that takes choices away from others is really a system of oppression, not choice. Robert D. Skeels Re: “Party on, Marina del Rey,” Feature, April 9 Three Dog Night was incredible! One of the best concerts I have seen in the marina for the past 20 years. The fireworks were great! Thank you, Marina del Rey. ☺ Mark Mitchell RE: “The Marina’s Unsung Mother,” Feature, April 9 This is a fantastic article. I’m so happy and proud to know that a woman — a black woman at that — had a major role in the design of the Marina del Rey Harbor. Congratulations forever and ever! Linda Re: “Life Beyond Politics,” Living Large in Limbo, March 19 What an interesting life you have led, Kelly. Sometimes things that aren’t what we think we want to have happen are actually the best possible thing to happen. Gail Harrison You are truly an inspiration! Frank Mercik Thank you for being a witness to the truth. R. Grace Rodriguez, Esq.
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By Kelly Hayes-Raitt Can a photo really finish a war? I ask Nick Ut that question. Ut snapped the powerful photograph of the little girl running naked down a road after being burned from napalm dropped on her Vietnamese village. The photo not only earned Ut the Pulitzer Prize, but it is widely credited with helping end the Vietnam War. Ut is preparing not only for a return trip to Vietnam this month, but also for co-leading the handson Venice Beach Photo Workshop on Saturday with fellow leading L.A. photojournalists Jonathan Alcorn and Ted Soqui. At 64, Ut still works for the Associated Press, although now he covers more Hollywood than Hanoi. But he does believe his searing image of 9-year-old Kim Phuc contributed to the end of the war. “Everyone tells me some story,” Ut, a native of Vietnam, says during a recent telephone interview. “One [American] soldier said, ‘I never go back to Vietnam because of your picture.’ Another soldier said he came home early because of my picture.” The Vietnam War was dubbed the Living Room War because, for the first time in U.S. history, it brought Americans face-to-face with the horrors of war. Nightly, photos of body bags and burned villages greeted families gathered around their TV sets, fueling anti-war chants of “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?” The G.W. Bush administration learned from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s public relation errors. Before the March 2003 invasion
“If I go to back to Vietnam or China today, I have more freedom to take pictures. But here in L.A. it’s difficult. Something happens, they close a whole 10 blocks. There’s no way I can get through there. There’s more control of the media.” — Nick Ut of Iraq, Bush declared there would be no civilian casualty count and no photographs of flag-draped coffins. Ut describes an even chillier dictum to suppress media coverage. “Vietnam was a different war than Iraq. In Vietnam, they allowed media coverage, so you could go anywhere you wanted, both sides,” he said. “But today, [photographers and reporters]
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to take pictures. But here in L.A. it’s difficult. Something happens, they close a whole 10 blocks. There’s no way I can get through there. There’s more control of the media.” Even if photos can’t stop wars, they can start or maintain them. From the Facebook video of a fruit vendor in Tunisia who lit himself on fire in protest of government corruption — an act that sparked the Arab Spring protests across northern Africa and the Middle East — to the chilling YouTube videos of the Islamic State’s barbarism in Syria and Iraq, images are now easily shot by any amateur with a smartphone. As images have morphed from news to propaganda, ethics have eroded, too. “Today you see a big difference for journalists,” Ut laments. “There are people with iPhones and video cameras everywhere. If something happens, I have to shoot over those people, too!” But Ut, who was wounded three times while covering the Vietnam War and whose older brother, also an AP photographer, was killed documenting the war, is more interested in talking about the healing that his famous picture has brought into his life: “It was early morning. I looked through the black smoke and saw the children running and the one old lady carrying the little boy. I saw the girl running. I thought, ‘What happened? The girl has no clothes,’” he recalls. “I saw her left arm was burned so badly and her body … I put my camera down. I had two canteens of water and put the cool water on her body. Her body was so hot from napalm.
Then her aunt came running and we carried her to a car. She cried all the time. She said, ‘I think I’m dying.’ We took her to the hospital right away — 40 minutes away. “Then I ran to AP Saigon. We developed the black-and-white film. My editor said, ‘Nicky, what happened to this girl with no clothes?”’ So I told the story of the napalm bombing her village and burning her clothes. “[AP in] New York called me and said, ‘Nicky, your picture is on the front page of every newspaper and TV station in the world.’ “We went back to the village early the next morning. There was still smoke from napalm and the dead bodies and the Viet Cong. People crying. A woman [kept] screaming ‘where is my daughter? Where is my daughter?’ It was the mother of the girl. I said, ‘Your daughter may be dead, I don’t know.’ “We went to the hospital. I’m so lucky the next day they transferred her to the main hospital in Saigon. “I see her [Kim Phuc, now a United Nations goodwill ambassador] often. This year, her son is getting married. I’ll fly to Toronto. They called me and said, ‘Uncle Nicky, you come … ’” Find out more about Saturday’s Venice Beach Photo Workshop at jtaphotoagency.com. Kelly Hayes-Raitt, a Santa Monica resident, blogs at LivingLargeInLimbo.com. Contact her at KellyArgonautColumn@aol.com
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It’s Time to Decriminalize Rest A statewide ban on laws that target the homeless is a step in the right moral direction By Michael Rapkin Finally, statewide legislation has been introduced that will decriminalize homelessness by giving the homeless access to public spaces so they can rest — including the right to occupy one’s motor or recreational vehicle. Known as the Right to Rest Act, California Senate Bill 608 would allow homeless people in Venice, Santa Monica and throughout the state the right to move freely, sleep, eat, perform religious observations and occupy a legally parked vehicle in public without being subject to harassment, citation or jail. In short, this legislation would prohibit Los Angeles and other cities from creating and enforcing so-called quality of life laws — several of which have been deemed by the courts to be unconstitutional, including, most recently, an L.A. law prohibiting somebody from “living” in their vehicle on a public street. It would not apply to private property or nullify behavioral crimes, such as trespassing and harassment. While the homeless population in California has risen to about 136,000 people as of a 2013 congressional report,
more cities than ever have enacted ordinances that criminalize resting, standing, sitting and sleeping in public places, as well as sharing food and practicing one’s religion in public. At the same time, local, state and federal agencies have failed to commit funding or make planning efforts to address the severe shortage of safe and affordable housing or the failed civilian mental health system, including funding for the thousands of homeless veterans sent away to war only to
the fastest-growing groups of homeless people. What is clear is that the criminalization of poverty and homelessness has failed. Rather than present an opportunity to escape homelessness, citations and jail time only make the problem worse. Citations result in fines that cannot be paid, and then a warrant is issued if somebody does not appear in court. This results in potential jail time or a potential loss of the only monetary benefits homeless people receive. And on Skid Row, because of the Safer Cities Initiative, this practice has been going on for a nearly a decade, resulting in people receiving multiple citations. Being poor is actually quite expensive. The answer to ending homelessness is not a secret. It requires permanent supportive housing; that is, affordable return scarred by post-traumatic stress housing with services available to assist disorder and other mental health issues. As a result of decades of cuts to our social those with mental health issues, alcoholsafety net and an economic recession that ism or drug addiction. Yet, permanent supportive housing has is still affecting people across the state, been almost non-existent. According to many of our homeless neighbors are the Los Angeles Housing Services families with children and young people Authority, Los Angeles has about 58,000 under the age of 18 living on their own. In fact, families with children are one of homeless people on any given night.
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Despite this tragedy, the city has still not completed the 1,250 housing units that it agreed to provide for the homeless in a civil settlement eight years ago. Politicians need to find the moral courage to do the right thing and finally take affirmative steps to end homelessness. Until California provides the permanent housing to end homelessness, the Right to Rest Act is good legislation. In the meantime, there must be political will to provide temporary and emergency shelters, public bathrooms and personal property storage areas for personal possessions. We need to end the bad policies that criminalize homelessness. And we need some compassion, of course, for our neighbors who at this time are not as economically able as most of us. Santa Monica attorney Michael Rapkin has represented Guantanamo detainees seeking habeas corpus relief and more than 100 homeless people in Los Angeles. He is co-counsel in the Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles, in which the court ruled that an L.A. ordinance banning people from living in their motor vehicles was unconstitutionally vague.
‘Women’s Libbers’ and Valley Girls — Gag Me with a Spoon! Stories by and about women have certainly changed for the better since the days of ‘Marina Men’ By Ellie O’Brien Leading The Argonaut’s social media campaign for Marina del Rey’s 50th anniversary, I scoured 44 years of newsprint for entertaining historical photos and ads to share with our readers online and in the pages of last week’s special issue. I found handwritten ads boasting $2 breakfast specials or $5 liquor bottles at the Marina Mart and listings for waterfront properties offered at prices that would be unimaginably low today. Some of my favorite clips were 30-year-old endorsements for “passive exercise” — a procedure where fat would just disappear — and endless funny pictures of people in iconic ‘80s workout gear. Through it all I watched Marina del Rey grow and develop, but most of all I was struck by the evolution of women’s writing and representation in The Argonaut. As a 21-year-old woman pursuing an English degree in 2015 at Loyola Marymount University, I know I have more to say than just encouraging readers to moisturize. While journalism can be competitive and even cutthroat, I’m fairly certain that if I write well my work will be recognized and included. That said, I was surprised by the lack PAGE 10 THE ARGONAUT April 16, 2015
of women’s writing in the newspaper’s earliest editions. The first and only female writer I stumbled upon in early 1970s issues of The Argonaut was the lovely Miss Leonie, a licensed cosmetologist at the Marina del Rey Pharmacy whose articles were essentially compilations of beauty tips. She covered the importance of protecting skin against the air and sun, how to use lip liner to avoid bleeding lipstick, and the best way to apply perfume. I don’t wear lip liner myself, but I have no doubt Miss Leonie’s tips were helpful. Although female writers were vastly underrepresented, women did not fail to establish a presence in the paper. In between the weekly installments of makeup tips, I found a September 1972 column by none other than Argonaut founder David Asper Johnson titled “Woman’s Libber Plans to Show All.” At a time when Marina del Rey was apparently awash in calendars featuring female nudes, a Ms. Fran Scharps was recognized for creating a calendar of male nudes. It was no easy task: “A surprising number of men are not quite as liberal in their thinking of posing nude as they are in
ered the vapid “Aqua Velva Geeks” who prowled night clubs wearing fake gold chains and asking for (landline) phone numbers. “Oh yeah, I got a movie deal now, did I tell you? … That’s not my Gremlin; I’m borrowing it while my Porsche is in the shop … Go to the condo and snort some flake?” Shearer’s Marina Man asks. The paper wrote that Gary Stewart, a Rhino spokesman at the time, said “real Marina residents, ‘won’t like the lyrics’ because they’re about ‘how obnoxious Marina men are who hang around Marina discos, trying to pick up the Valley girls.” (Hear the song at argonautnews.com.) Marina Men may have dominated The Argonaut’s pages way back when, but it having women pose nude for them,” she’s seems Marina Women made themselves known in other ways. Though the paper quoted as saying. didn’t include women’s articles on I couldn’t help but laugh. Scharps may everything from local development to not have written the article, but she global conflict as it does now, its female certainly made her point. Fast-forward a decade, and in 1982 Frank presence was entertaining by today’s and Moon Zappa’s song “Valley Girl” was standards to say the least. I don’t have any other grand conclusions — like, totally — a nationwide hit. In response, Rhino Records released the to draw about the evolution of women in local journalism, but I am struck by the song “Marina Men.” Sung by three difference 44 years makes — and imself-described Valley girls and featuring pressed with the changes I see. spoken words by Harry Shearer, it skew-
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$30-million School Construction Plan Comes Under Fire Mar Vista group assails expansion of Mark Twain Middle School as disruptive for residents, unfair to some students By Gary Walker An increasingly vocal contingent of Mar Vista homeowners is vigorously pushing back against a $30-million LAUSD construction plan that would relocate a popular Mandarin Chinese language immersion program at Broadway Elementary School in Venice to brand-new classrooms at Mark Twain Middle School in Mar Vista. A group calling itself Stop the Commuter School (stopcommuterschool.com) wants to halt construction on the Mark Twain campus, with members threatening organized opposition and even legal action. Opponents say the brand-new elementary school campus within a middle school campus would exacerbate traffic gridlock on already congested Walgrove Avenue and be tantamount to favoring language immersion program students over those attending other area public schools. Los Angeles Unified School District board member Steve Zimmer, who represents the area, counters that the new construction is needed to prevent growing language immersion enrollment from displacing other students. District officials decided in 2013 that the 300-plus K-5 students in the Mandarin immersion program must move for lack of classroom space at Broadway Elementary, which also houses a growing Spanish language immersion program. Funding would come from school bonds that can only be used for building new facilities. According to an environmental analysis released last month by LAUSD, the plan is to construct a two-story, 33,000-squarefoot classroom building and 1.7-acre play area on 4.2 acres of open space at Mark Twain Middle School, including a designated student drop-off point, 70 parking stalls, a new multipurpose room and new food service facilities. The environmental approvals process is still under review by the district. “We’re raising funds to support our public response to the EIR [environmental impact report]. This response includes our own independent traffic study, a neighborhood awareness campaign and, if it comes to it, hiring a CEQA [California Environmental Quality Act] lawyer to fight the EIR in court,” states the Stop the Commuter School website. A public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mark Twain Middle School will be the first opportunity for parents, faculty and residents to weigh in on the EIR since its release. During a March 26 community meeting at Mark Twain, Mar Vista resident Saeede Ali expressed concern about new elementary school classrooms being built so close to Beethoven Elementary School, a stone’s throw from Mark Twain.
situation demands a more comprehensive solution,” Zimmer said. Zimmer did say, however, that he understands how those only recently learning about long-brewing plans for moving the Mandarin immersion program would have concerns. “I recognize that we need to do a better job of reaching out to folks who aren’t immediate constituents to our schools,” he said. He also acknowledged poor planning for declining enrollment by LAUSD at the conclusion of the district’s capacity adjustment program, known as CAP Receiver. CAP Receiver was implemented to relieve overcrowded schools by establishing school enrollment caps and busing students from neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded to schools in other areas. “There was no plan after CAP Receiver busing ended for many schools on the A political cartoon being circulated by Stop the Commuter School. Westside. So more than anything else, “From what I know, we don’t have a moving Mandarin immersion students into we’re living the consequences of that,” Zimmer said. “I’ve always been very surplus of kids in this neighborhood who excess classroom capacity before spendexplicit about this being part of a strategy can go [to the new Mandarin immersion ing to build new classrooms. to address declining enrollment. We’ve program],” said Ali, who was chief of “If the driver of this move is a lack of never been shy or secretive about that.” staff for former L.A. City Councilman space, then these numbers should have Richard Alarcòn. been included in the EIR,” said Ali, whose Lily Chan, whose son is enrolled in the Mandarin immersion program, said that Ken Frees, who lives a block away from children attended Mark Twain Middle under the right circumstance the program Mark Twain, is concerned about potenSchool and Venice High School. can function in Mar Vista just as well as it tially hundreds of new cars on Walgrove Zimmer said Ali’s 4,000-plus excess has in Venice. during rush hour as well as what the capacity figure counts classroom space “All so many of us have ever wanted is a neighborhood would be losing with a new throughout the Westside, not just Mar home — any home. I am completely school. Vista and Venice, and that vacant space committed to following the program to Mar Vista,” said Chan, a Playa Vista resident. “I can say with confidence that the parents that I know are also onboard with the move.” Chan said she is disheartened by what she feels are “racist and xenophobic” — LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer comments on social media protesting the planned move to Mar Vista. “This will take away the last bit of open designed for elementary school students is There is, however, a small group of Mandarin immersion parents who want space in the neighborhood. This is going actually in short supply. to drastically alter our community,” he “Those are overwhelmingly vacancies at the program to stay put at Broadway said. the high school and middle school levels, Elementary School. They contend that Zimmer should move the Spanish-lanIn a widely circulated series of emails, which is precisely what these initiatives guage immersion students to another Stop the Commuter School organizer [such as language immersion programs Marcus Wagner has pointed to perceived designed to continue through high school] school in order to create more room for the growing Mandarin program. socio-economic differences between need to address. To somehow use the language immersion program participants vacancies as a reason that we shouldn’t do Zimmer said that argument had been discussed ad nauseam and rejected. and other families. this is difficult to understand,” he said. “I have been explicit, direct and unapolo“The brand-new state-of-the-art language Zimmer compared the empty classrooms getic that I am not willing to displace school the LAUSD wants to build in our argument to claims by charter schools, children. The only school where you largely Hispanic neighborhood only including the recently displaced could make an argument for fully accomteaches Mandarin,” Wagner wrote. “Mr. Westchester Secondary Charter School, modating the Mandarin program to its Zimmer is just trying to give his favorite that LAUSD has an abundance of excess program an expensive new building that capacity that charters should be entitled to fully designed size is at Broadway — and we have been through and through that will finally match the expensive cars that use. [will] park outside it.” “The use of this data in the abstract is as debate. I am not willing to displace children to make that happen when there Ali said LAUSD documents show the misleading as the lawsuit over [applicadistrict currently has enough vacant tion of charter school law] Proposition 39. are other alternatives,” he said. classroom space on the Westside to To imagine that public schools can be Managing editor Joe Piasecki contributed accommodate more than 4,000 students. distilled to vacancy rates is just simply to this story. He believes district officials should try inaccurate, and it is simplistic when the
“I have been explicit, direct and unapologetic that I am not willing to displace children.”
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NEWS In Brief Arrest made in disappearance of autistic Mar Vista teen Man charged with rape after girl, 15, was found Monday in Culver City A 15-year-old Mar Vista girl with autism who went missing on March 24 during a walk at the Mar Vista Recreation Center was found in Culver City on Monday, and now police have arrested a man accused of raping her during those three weeks away from home. LAPD officer Jack Richter said police initially detained several people in connection with the girl’s disappearance. KTLA 5 News and City News Service reported Tuesday that a 33-year-old Culver City man has been charged with raping the girl and is being held on $8 million bail. Few other details were available at press time. An 11-year-old girl diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder who went missing from an area group home on March 26 was found last Friday. Det. Keyshanette Gibson of the Marina del Rey Sheriff’s Station said the department is unable to release details about the girl’s disappearance or her condition.
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Alberca described the shooting suspect as a male Hispanic of medium build who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. “At this time, the motive is unknown. No other similar incidents have occurred in the Pacific area,” said Alberca, adding that Police say apparently stray bullet the boy’s parents did not recognize the fired from intruder’s gun struck boy, alleged shooter. 8, in the head Alberca declined to discuss certain details of the case, including whether the The suspect in an Easter-night shooting shooting may be gang-related of an 8-year-old boy in Del Rey is still at “Detectives are investigating all possible large as police seek to understand a motives. Anytime a member of our motive for the crime. community is a victim of a violent crime, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. we take that very seriously — particularly Nicole Alberca, who heads the LAPD’s when it involves a young child. We’re Pacific Division, said detectives respond- here to urge the community to come ed to a residence in the 11900 block of forward if they have heard or seen Wagner Street at approximately 11:55 p.m. anything that will aid in this ongoing on April 5. investigation,” she said. “During the investigation they deterLos Angeles City Councilman Mike mined that an 8-year-old victim sustained Bonin, who represents the Del Rey area, a gunshot wound to his head while he was also attended the press conference. sleeping in his bedroom,” Alberca told “This one is a particularly tough one reporters at an afternoon press conference because it’s a young child, and it hits a lot after the shooting. closer whether you’re a councilmember or Alberca said the boy was transported to a a neighbor,” he said. “We’re hoping that local hospital and was in critical but stable someone will understand the severity of condition the following day. the circumstances and will come forward The shooter appeared to enter the home on their own volition.” while the boy’s father was putting the already sleeping child to bed and fired Anyone with information about the crime several shots at the father, one of which is asked to call Pacific Division detectives struck the boy, according to the Los at (310) 482- 6402 or report anonymously Angeles Times. by calling (800) 222-TIPS.
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By Gary Walker and Joe Piasecki You know it’s a party when pirates help a Los Angeles County supervisor cut a cake with a sword. Marking 50 years since the county declared the harbor officially open for business (and pleasure) on April 10, 1965, Marina del Rey celebrated its golden anniversary weekend with a series of free public events that drew crowds from throughout the Southland. Friday kicked off the occasion with a cake-cutting, awards ceremony and outdoor concert by classic rockers Three Dog Night at Burton Chace Park. Saturday and Sunday featured chances to board four vintage tall ships that at times engaged in mock cannon battles, historic harbor tours, and a dog- and family-friendly community festival at the park, as well as free concerts and other activities at Fisherman’s Village. Friday’s formal 50th anniversary presentation, emceed by L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, honored community figures who had an impact on
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either the creation of Marina del Rey or the development of its community identity. These included Shores apartment complex builder Jerry Epstein, an original developer of Marina del Rey who helped plan and lobby for construction of the harbor as a county volunteer. “I thought the celebration captured the uniqueness, history and community feel that is so important in Marina del Rey,” said Marina Lessees Assoc.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who helped plan, build and maintain Marina del Rey harbor — Charles Holt, Valaria Lincoln and Ron Weiss — received special honors as well. “I saw people who I hadn’t seen in 10 or 20 years. I’ve had a very fun day,” said Holt, a Westchester resident who supervised maintenance of the harbor from 1972 to 1982. “What a week it’s been. I’m still in a state of shock,” said
President David Levine, Epstein’s longtime chief of staff. “We are as excited about the next 50 years as we are about the last 50.” Knabe called Epstein “a living legend” and also recognized Marina del Rey Historical Society co-founders Willie Hjorth (one of the first people to call Marina del Rey home) and Greg Wenger (a prolific area photographer since 1969). Three retired members of the
Lincoln, who designed harbor specifications in the early 1960s but was prevented from visiting the harbor during its construction because she’s a woman. “But it’s not just about us old folks,” Knabe said while introducing Alexis Aiello, a college-bound teen who in 2011 took up rowing in Marina del Rey’s RowLA Summer Camp at Mother’s Beach. She credits the sport for giving her focus and peace of mind during a time of upheaval in her personal life. “Four years ago I came to Marina del Rey in search of something different in life,” Aiello said from the podium. “If it wasn’t for Marina del Rey I wouldn’t be here. We’re here not only to celebrate the marina’s anniversary but also to recognize its future.” Hundreds of visitors received free cake slices or cupcakes after pirates descending from the tall ships assisted Knabe with the cake-cutting. “I think this was a magical presentation of the past, present and future of Marina del Rey,” Knabe said.
Hal’s Bar and Grill to Close Venice says goodbye — but not yet farewell — to an Abbot Kinney original By Joe Piasecki Before Abbot Kinney Boulevard became GQ’s “Coolest Block in America” — dirty, dangerous, economically distressed and then known simply as West Washington Boulevard — Hal’s Bar and Grill staked an initial claim to come-as-you-are Venice cool. After nearly three decades of anchoring nightlife on the boulevard, Hal’s will close on April 26. But the story doesn’t end there. Hal’s managing partner Don Novack says the restaurant’s owners hope to be back in business in short order at another location in the area. “As we approach our 30th year serving the Venice community, Hal’s is embarking on a new chapter. We’re leaving our current Abbot Kinney home and intending to open a new Hal’s nearby,” states a letter to patrons. “We’re committed to continuing
to support the Venice community and truly appreciate the privilege of being here. … Celebrate the legacy that is Hal’s and say goodbye — but not farewell!” Hal’s owner-partners Novack, his wife Linda and restaurant
temporary jobs at other restaurants while the new Hal’s is in the works. “We are giving our employees severance pay. We don’t have to, but we are,” Novack said. “We love our staff and made arrange-
“We’re trying to stay in business on Abbot Kinney. And we’re almost there.” — Don Novack
impresario Hal Frederick announced the closure to employees — some of whom have worked there for decades — during an emotional staff meeting last week. Co-chairman of the Abbot Kinney Merchants Association and active with the Venice Chamber of Commerce, Novack tapped business colleagues to offer current Hal’s employees
ments with James’ Beach [owners James Evans and Daniel Samakow] and David Reiss [owner of Sunny Spot, The Brig, and Salt Air] in case we need any [employment] coverage for our staff if the downtime is too long.” CasaLinda Mexican Grill, a more recent Novack enterprise two doors down on Abbot Kinney, shutters its current
location on May 1 after six years in business. CasaLinda may also reopen nearby, according to a statement about the restaurant. Novack has remained mum about the reasons for transitioning Hal’s to a new space. He declined to speak about Hal’s current tenancy other than to say that he maintains a friendly relationship with the building’s landlord. For Novack, this is a story about the future: “We’re trying to stay in business [somewhere else] on Abbot Kinney. And we’re almost there — there’s just a fair amount of technical stuff that needs to done,” he said. This won’t be the first time that Novack, a successful Venice banker and real estate developer before he became a restaurateur, has faced a challenge to keep Hal’s alive. In the mid-1980s, a real estate deal gave Novack part ownership of what was then The
Merchant of Venice Café. He later assumed control of the failing restaurant to rescue it — and his credit score — from ruin, tapping his wife to handle the business side of things and Frederick to head up operations. “It was a tough time, and nobody was sure if the business or the neighborhood was going to make it,” Novack recalled during preparations for the restaurant’s 25th anniversary. The new team crafted an ambitious menu, hosted live jazz and offered wall space to prominent local artists to create a stylish atmosphere that was something a step above the area’s typical offerings but still priced within reach of those who lived there. The rest, as they say, is history — only don’t close the book just yet. joe@argonautnews.com
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The Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility (SMURRF), located across from Santa Monica Pier, captures and cleans polluted runoff before it reaches the ocean. The cleaned water—as much as 500,000 gallons in a day — is then used to irrigate public parks and other landscaping. In 2013, SMURRF recycled 43.6 million gallons of water.
The drought gets real With water rationing imminent, Westsiders get serious about conservation Story John Conroy Photos by Ted Soqui Within an hour of Gov. Jerry Brown’s April 1 announcement mandating a 25% cutback in water use statewide, Marilee Kuhlman’s phone began to rain calls. The owner of an environmentally conscious landscape design business, Kuhlman said she typically receives three to four serious inquiries a week. After Brown’s speech, she got at least six calls in the first hour. “It was crazy. I think it was something that just pushed everybody over the edge,” said Kuhlman, who launched Comfort Zones Garden Design about 10 years ago. A dire drought report that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab issued in December 2014 had already set off “a manic phase that people got into,” she said. After the governor’s 25% cutback pronouncement, “everybody just [thought], ‘okay, this is real.’” Kuhlman, who specializes in environmentally sustainable landscaping and has a project currently underway in Westchester, makes a point of weeding out potential clients who don’t meet the criteria: “If I go out on a call and someone says, ‘I’d like to keep my hydrangea and I’d like a little artificial turf,’ I say, ‘call someone else.’” It appears that more Westside residents are coming to understand the realities of the state’s unprecedented four-year PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT April 16, 2015
drought, and they don’t include hydrangea. A landscaping workshop scheduled for May 9 at the Mar Vista Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library was completely booked just one week after the Green Committee of the Mar Vista Community Council posted the announcement on March 31, said Sherri Akers, a committee co-chair. Funded by L.A. Dept. of Water and Power, the workshop is one of 240 classes taught annually by the Green
she said, pointing out that DWP usually holds classes in downtown Los Angeles or in the Valley. Berstler said a spike in interest may prompt DWP to sponsor more Westside workshops. At the weekly farmers market in Mar Vista, Akers is seeing a steady flow of visitors to the Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Tent each Sunday as well as growing community involvement in the council’s annual Water Wise Expo. “Water hasn’t been our sole focus, but
promote environmental sustainability, features gardens with native California plants, water-saving systems and other green elements. The garden tour was established in order to inspire residents to remove their lawns and recognize “it wasn’t a hardship” to do so, Akers said. Kuhlman has designed several gardens that have been featured on the tour, she noted. Next weekend’s Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase follows the latest cold splash of reality of water rationing discussions this week by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves water agencies in six counties — including DWP and the city of Santa Monica — with water imported from the Colorado River and Northern California’s snowpack. On Tuesday, MWD board members discussed a 15% cutback of water deliveries, beginning July 1. Gov. Brown issued his recent executive order while standing in a grassy Sierra Nevada meadow where five feet of snow it’s definitely been at the top of our list,” Akers said of the committee’s community should have been. At 5% of the historical average, the snowpack was the lowest outreach efforts. ever recorded. The centerpiece of those efforts is the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, which Doubly problematic, the announcement was accompanied by the news that the Mar Vista Community Council will statewide water use had declined only host for the seventh consecutive year on 2.8% compared to a baseline level April 25. The curated neighborhood recorded in February 2013. Brown’s walking tour, which is designed to
Landscaping accounts for up to 70% of total residential water use — overwatering, runoff, and evaporation waste accounting for nearly half of the water used outdoors. Gardens Group (G3), according to G3 CEO Pamela Berstler. Around 50 people have signed up for the library workshop and others are on a waiting list, Akers said. The workshop is the first one sponsored by DWP on the Westside, said Berstler. G3 has taught six or seven classes a year on the Westside for other water agencies,
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How Green Is Your Garden? Mar Vista gears up for its annual tour of the best in sustainable landscaping By Gary Walker
An underground control room for a water pumping facility adjacent to SMURRF.
Clean water flows freely from the fivestep SMURRF purification process to an underground catch basin.
earlier directive for a voluntary 20% reduction starting in January 2014 was met with a reduction of approximately 8% in January 2015. Brown’s order directs the State Water Resources Control Board to oversee mandatory water cutbacks that will save approximately 1.5 million acre-feet of water — approximately the current capacity of Lake Oroville — over the next nine months, according to the governor’s office.
of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment. Santa Monica’s goal is 20% citywide reduction in water use by the end of 2016 through a program of incentives and rebates, Kubani said. The city’s Sustainable Landscape Rebate program offers reimbursements of $3.50 per square-foot of lawn replaced with native plants and “city-specified drip irrigation.” Starting April 15, the city also began offering a professional two-hour landscape design
Santa Monica’s goal is 20% citywide reduction in water use by the end of 2016 through a program of incentives and rebates. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti recently issued a directive to cut the city’s per capita consumption of potable water by 20% by 2017. Water-saving actions will include working with local governments to replace 50 million square feet of lawns with droughttolerant landscaping, helping create a statewide consumer rebate program to replace old appliances, and requiring large landscapes such as golf courses to cut water use significantly. On the same day of Brown’s announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a directive to reduce the city’s per capita consumption of potable water by 20% by 2017. He also targeted a 50% reduction in DWP’s purchase of imported water by 2024. Garcetti said that the city has reduced daily water use by seven gallons per capita since October 2014, putting it on track to meet the 2017 goal. Included is a plan to increase rebates for removing residential turf to $3.75 per square foot. Santa Monica “took action very early” with “a pretty aggressive plan” to cut water use, said Dean Kubani, the city’s manager
consultation for a small fee. Brown has acknowledged that some cities and water agencies have already done a good job reducing water use. Although Santa Monica’s 20% target matches the one that the governor’s office imposed on the city, Kubani said the state’s February 2016 deadline means “we’re going to have to move a little bit faster than the goal we set for ourselves.” Between 60% and 70% of Santa Monica’s water comes from local groundwater wells, with the balance imported from MWD, said Kubani, adding that the city’s goal is to become water self-sufficient by eliminating imported water. Santa Monica won’t know whether it will meet the state’s deadline until the city’s water allowances and penalties go into effect this summer, Kubani said. If they’re not effective, the city council may have to consider different allowances and penalties.
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Mary Ann and Bill Sears are two of Mar Vista’s most recent converts to a more sustainable lifestyle. The front lawn of their home on Preston Way is Exhibit A. For 35 years, the Sears family maintained a grass front lawn with five large ficus trees. But in response to the historic statewide drought — and some urging from their children — the couple decided to make significant changes that would beautify their yard while also conserving water. They installed a rain-capture system to irrigate a colorful dry-climate garden sprinkled with poppy seeds, which are drought-tolerant. “We’ve saved a lot on our water bill since we put it in,” Bill Sears said. As their community began earning citywide recognition for water conservation and other eco-conscious measures, the couple heard about the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase — an annual event highlighting the diversity of local sustainable landscaping practices and featuring guest presentations and giveaways. This year, the Sears’ home will be one of 54 gardens featured during the April 25 showcase. “In light of the drought, we’re very excited to provide an opportunity for Angelenos to see water-efficient landscaping concepts in action. We highly encourage attendees to glean as much as they can about reducing water usage at home and in landscaping,” said Christy Wilhelmi, a co-chair of this year’s Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase. While attending the garden tour in 2013, the Sears connected with landscape designer John Bonny, who helped them translate their vision into action. “We finally had the time to think about it and to actually do something about it now that we’re both retired,” said Mary Ann Sears.
“Some of the native gardens that we saw looked too plain and too weedy. I wanted color — and I wanted color not just in one season. I wanted all the seasons so that each season would produce something different, so it would be ‘showtime’ every season,” she explained. “We didn’t want to just pick plants that I liked — we wanted plants that would give the garden the ‘wow’ factor.” Gone are ficus trees, grass and weeds of the past. In their place is a garden blooming with a mixture of different shades of greens and blues, oranges and reds, and a large rock for their grandson Ian to play on. “Just to sit in the garden and watch the hummingbirds and the bees come and go is really wonderful. We have all kinds of little creatures in our garden that we didn’t have before,” Mary Ann Sears said. Birds and insects are not the only visitors to the Sears’ reconfigured garden, now about a year old. Neighbor Laura Barris, whose home is also on the garden tour this year, stopped by with her 2-month-old son on a recent afternoon. “Mine’s not as impressive as theirs,” Barris said. The Sears’ garden also features a lemon tree, and the couple will offer lemonade from its fruit to thirsty visitors during the showcase. Mary Ann Sears said the changes in their garden are still exciting. “I ask myself, ‘How did we live with the other lawn for so long?’” she said. The Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 25. Attendance is free. Visit marvistagreengardenshowcase.blogspot.com for event information. gary@argonautnews.com
A variety of drought-tolerant and native plants thrive in the Sears’ new water-saving garden.
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they haven’t already, most water agencies will be taking this combined carrot-andBased on the residents’ reactions and stick approach to resource management. callers to Kubani’s office “wanting to Given that renters make up the majority know how they can save water and when of Westside residents, the question arises this will all take effect, I think people are as to whether these residents will be as going to be very responsive,” he said. motivated as homeowners to save water. Once the summer allowances begin, “I Akers pointed out that most apartment would expect we’re going to see pretty buildings do not have water meters for significant water savings,” Kubani said. each unit. The allowances require users to reduce “The water bill is just allocated across water use by 20% over 2013 usage levels. the tenants, so everyone bears the bur“For residential properties, if you’re den,” she said. already below a certain conservation Both Akers and Kubani noted, however, threshold you don’t have to reduce that landscape care accounts for the bulk anymore” — an approach that recognizes of water use and multifamily buildings the efforts of users who have already saved typically have less landscaping than a lot of water, he said. single-family homes. “If you don’t drop 20% you will pay a Rent control laws typically limit costs $10 penalty for every 100 cubic feet of that landlords can pass on to tenants in water, which is a billing unit,” Kubani said, rent-controlled buildings. pointing out that 100 cubic feet is 748 During an April 9 meeting, Santa gallons of water. Monica’s rent control board discussed a “It’s not rocket science,” he continued. proposal to allow landlords to pass “It’s really about carrots and sticks. We’re through any water overage charges to the trying to balance both of those. We’re tenants, Kubani said. Even if that was to providing a lot of incentives to people to pass, approximately 80% of multifamily help them save water with rebates for rental buildings in Santa Monica are water-efficient toilets, shower heads, already below water conservation urinals and appliances. And also cash for thresholds, he said. grass so people will remove lawns.” “Most multifamily buildings aren’t going The “stick side provides a bit of urgency,” to have to reduce their usage at all,” said Kubani said. Water budgets or allowances Kubani. “I’m not anticipating there’s with penalties attached can motivate going to be a lot of water-wasting.” consumers because “people don’t like According to MWD, landscaping paying penalties,” he said adding that, if accounts for up to 70% of total residential
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water use — overwatering, runoff, and evaporation waste accounting for nearly half of the water used outdoors. Santa Monica’s Urban Runoff Recycling Facility (SMURRF), just south of the Santa Monica Pier ramp, captures runoff from the streets for recycling and reuse. It creates approximately 500,000 gallons of non-drinking water daily. Removing turf saves about 42 gallons of water per square foot per year, according to MWD. Smart irrigation controllers save about 13,500 gallons per year, and using rain barrels saves approximately 600 gallons annually. Barrels for capturing storm water are a popular fixture at the Green Committee’s farmers market tent, said Akers, who favors a neighbor-to-neighbor approach to encouraging water conservation. “I think people are very influenced by what they see being done within their own peer group,” she said. “Once you know that your neighbor has a rain barrel or has converted her lawn, now you’re open to learning more about it.” There is still work to be done, though. “I hate to say it, but the day after all of the publicity around Brown’s mandate I still saw neighbors out in the driveway washing their car. And Tuesday morning, knowing that it was going to rain, I saw neighbors’ sprinklers running,” Akers said. Akers supports a “recognition campaign” of positive reinforcement and praised the “guerilla” efforts of Omelet L.A, a Culver
City-based advertising agency. Last fall, the agency printed about 1,000 “H2No” lawn signs and placed them on lawns featuring drought-resistant plants throughout L.A., including several Westside neighborhoods. The front of the blue-highlighted signs reads, “#H2No. I’m conserving water. Won’t you join me?” The back says, “You’re awesome!” and encourages people to visit the H2No website. The signs were inspired by a staff member who expressed frustration about “grievous overwatering” of sidewalks and driveway, said Sarah Ceglarski, the agency’s senior director of marketing. The agency wanted to do something “aspirational” to “celebrate the beauty of California-friendly landscaped lawns,” she said. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, said Ceglarski, and no one told the agency reps placing the signs to get off their lawn, as it were. The agency received “a lot of requests” for the signs, she said, noting that Omelet L.A. printed only a limited run and that many of the placards can still be seen around the Westside. The busy Kuhlman is encouraged by the neighbor-to-neighbor efforts. Asked whether “drought-tolerant” is the preferred descriptor for her landscaping efforts, Kuhlman said she prefers the term “climate-appropriate garden”: “A drought sounds like it’s going to end. You need to have a garden that’s appropriate to our climate. Sustainability is attainable.”
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Art goes to Pot As 4/20 approaches, so does a three-day pot-flavored pop-up of psychedelic art in Santa Monica — hash tag ‘hash’ By Michael Aushenker 4/20 is almost here — so close, you can almost smell it, taste it and, this weekend, see it, when Daniel Rolnik Gallery and Pengu Labs’ “Pacific Stoner Time: Pot in L.A. Weekend” hits Santa Monica. The exhibit, Rolnik said, is about “bringing together the best psychedelic and irreverent minds for a three-day pop-up exhibition culminating in a 420 Takeover, exploring the significance of altering your brainwaves and chilling out.” Rolnik has wanted to do “a take on stoner culture” since 2012, when he was a freelance arts writer and Gorecki — one half of Pengu Labs with Alex McAdams — ran Homeroom Gallery on L.A.’s eastside. A lighthearted send-up of L.A.’s multimuseum exhibition Pacific Standard Time, “Pacific Stoner Time” intends to capture
a 1960s-‘70s head shop vibe: “Black-light posters, bands from that time, the psychedelic imagery from that time,” Gorecki said. “I don’t smoke pot, but my friends do,” Rolnik said. “However, I’ve still always
reception and continues Sunday with the Stoner Time Artist Hangout: what Rolnik called “a very laid back art talk, interactive with the people there,” replete with pizza; and Monday’s Sleepaway Camp 420, led by Austin Wolf-Sothern, the
“I hate pot culture. … I don’t think aliens are cool, I don’t own anything with pot leaves on it, I’m not a Rastafarian, nor do I care about something just because pot is involved.” — cartoonist Keenan Marshall Keller been fascinated by pot culture and have loved the brilliant artwork influenced by it.” The three-tiered event starts Saturday evening with the group show’s opening
comedian who runs Sleepaway Camp (named after the horror movie), a comedy troupe with musicians and projected visuals “mining the depths of the gro-
tesque Internet,” at downtown’s Independent Theatre. “Pacific Stoner Time” includes Om Bleicher (owner of Santa Monica’s bG Gallery), West L.A.’s Keith Dugas, Jessicka Addams, Dave Bondi, Kristina Collantes, Leah C. Dixon, Steven Fiche, Joseph Florence, Penelope Gazin, Champoy Hate, Jason Hill (who creates the monthly “Venice Stories” graphic storytelling panel for The Argonaut), Patrick Jilbert, Hellen Jo, Nora Keyes, Nicole Killian, Shaq Jizz, Malcom Stuart, Jen Tong and Tripple U. Barefoot Lazer Tie-Dye is offering clothes for sale. Beth Pecora sets the characters in her colorful “Reaper” against a beachside backdrop echoing John Van Hamersveld’s “The Endless Summer” poster art. (Continued on page 28) April 16, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17
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Fox ADHD Art Director John Pham of Adult Swim’s “The Problem Solverz” contributes art capturing “an ‘80s magazine aesthetic,” Gorecki said. Cartoonists Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely (“The Humans”) are also in the show, as is Adam Roth, whom Gorecki said has a “beautiful grungy style influenced by his toy collection: cartoony comic-book characters with distorted anatomy.” Keller, who has two pieces in the show, said he’s reaped benefits from cannabis, if not all that comes attached to it. “It helps me with certain maladies and aspects of my life,” he said. “But I hate pot culture. I think I’ve drawn a pot leaf maybe once in my life. I don’t think aliens are cool, I don’t own anything with pot leaves on it, I’m not a Rastafarian, nor do I care about something just because pot is involved.” With Pengu partner McAdams, Gorecki creates animatronic installations emulating the type of cartoon-character robots once ubiquitous throughout California at Chuck E. Cheese’s and Bullwinkle restaurants, as well as at Disneyland’s now-defunct America Sings attraction (but the Enchanted Tiki Room is still singin’). This time, Pengu presents the “Puffin’ Puffin,” a joint-tokin’ bird with a breathing mechanism emitting clouds of smoke. Regardless of how anyone feels about it,
“Pacific Stoner Time” art by Chris Rexroad reefer is in the air these days — and not just as a lingering post-hippie hangover. Colorado and Washington have legalized it, and California seems poised to eventually do the same. Marijuana has practically gone mainstream over the past 25 years through our collective pop culture, whether it’s Snoop Dogg or Cypress Hill glorifying herb or pop-punk
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Mezcal steals the spotlight Bar-centric restaurants offer an education on the breadth and complexity of tequila’s smoky cousin Photo by Gillian Ferguson
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2460 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 828-2115 tacoteca.com “Would you like worm salt with that?” The first time I heard this question at Scopa Italian Roots, I was convinced the bartender said “warm salt.” But what arrived was a cascading pile of salt seasoned with dried larvae and chili powder, alongside two thin orange wheels and a generous pour of the pechuga mezcal I had just ordered. Depending on your perspective, Scopa is a bar with great food or a restaurant with a spectacular bar program. The food menu
reads like a greatest hits of Italian American comfort food — one page of crowd-pleasers like meatballs and squid-ink calamari that keep the dining room packed. The spirits list is where things get interesting. Comprising eight well-worn pieces of paper held together on a clipboard, it begins with almost two pages of American whiskey before launching into a third page of scotch. Rum, tequila and mezcal are given their own legalsize pages at 12-point font, while vodka is reduced to a noticeably concise list of five bottles. Co-owners Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix have made a career opening buzzy cocktail bars, but Scopa was their first Westside venture with chefpartner Antonia Lofaso and notably the first destination watering hole for mezcal lovers west of the 405. While mixing a mezcal white negroni, barman Max Kestenbaum delivered a concise lesson on the distinctions between mezcal and tequila, its agave cousin.
“There are three differences,” he explained. “Tequila has to be made with 100% blue agave. It has to be from Jalisco, and it has to be baked.” He paused for a moment to strain the pale yellow cocktail over a single ice cube. “Mezcal, on the other hand, can be made from many agave varieties. It’s most often made in Oaxaca and it’s pit-roasted, which gives it that smoky flavor.” The mezcal list at Scopa reads like a wine list: producers, varietals and geographic location are printed from left to right. And, just like wine, who makes it, what it’s made of and where it’s grown all affect how it tastes. First-timers will appreciate the bright, floral notes of the Tobalá agave, while seasoned mezcal fans may prefer the savory quality of pechuga, a style of production in which a raw chicken breast is hung over the pot during distillation. While it seems odd at first, the pechuga tradition dates back centuries (Continued on page 20) April 16, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 19
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and turns out to be a satisfying alternative to dessert when served with a wheel of orange dipped in that chili-laced worm salt. Across town at Tacoteca in Santa Monica, the worm salt is housed in a quart-size deli cup behind the bar. “Don’t worry,” the bartender reassures me, “there are no worms inside.” She lifts the lid to reveal the same combination of salt, dried agave larvae and chili powder, which gives the mixture a cinnamon hue. Like Scopa, Tacoteca serves mezcal the traditional way — with orange rounds and worm salt. And while the presentation is reminiscent of college-town dive bars where tequila is too often delivered with a lime wedge and a saltshaker, the intention is for the mezcal to be sipped slowly and chased with a bite of orange dipped in salt. Tacoteca, which is a partnership between Umami Burger founder Adam Fleischman and Eastside restaurateur Ricardo Diaz (Guisados, Cook’s Tortas, Colonia Taco Lounge), aspires to replicate the new wave mezcalerias of Oaxaca City. Chapulines
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The bottles are stacked two stories high at Scopa Italian Roots with a twist. The cardamom finish is overpowering, but the overall effect is that of a gin martini. Tacoteca recently launched Mezcal Mondays, a happy hour series with discounted tasting flights, and the regular daily happy hour menu offers mezcal cocktails and combos. Both present a good excuse to save money, because you’ll need it for your Uber ride home. Gillian Ferguson is supervising producer for KCRW’s “Good Food” program and blogs about Southern California produce and farmers markets for Los Angeles Magazine.
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“This captivatingly remodeled home is loaded with unique and special features,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “The inviting courtyard welcomes you to the living room, with a wood-burning fireplace, gleaming pegged and grooved hardwood floors, and French doors to an expansive patio. The gourmet kitchen has Corian counters, a glass tile backsplash, stainless appliances and a center island breakfast bar. The dining room has the same hardwood floors and a view of the park-like back yard. The den/office has French doors to the courtyard. The spacious rear master bedroom has a walk-in closet, French doors and a view of the patio and back yard. The second bedroom opens to the courtyard, and all three bedrooms are carpeted. There are beautifully remodeled baths, with double sink vanities and glass tile. There is a garage with direct access to the courtyard, and the back yard is terraced with lush landscaping and mature trees.”
The property is offered at $1,095,000. Information, Bob Waldron, (310) 337-9225 and Jessica Heredia (424) 702-3022, Coldwell Banker, Westchester/Playa Vista. www.bobwaldron.com
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This one-of-a-kind mini mansion is priced at $2,399,000
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REAL ESTATE Q&A Spring Cleaning Chores
Check for loose or leaky gutters. Improper drainage can lead to water in the basement or crawl spaces. Make sure downspouts drain away from the foundation and are clear and free of debris. Remove firewood stored near the home. Firewood should be stored at least 18 inches off the ground, at least two feet from the structure. Low areas in the yard or next to the foundation should be filled with compacted soil. Spring rains can cause yard flooding, which can lead to foundation flooding and damage. Also, when water pools Check outside hose faucets for freeze damage. Turn the water off and place your thumb or finger in these low areas in summer, it creates a breeding ground for insects. over the opening. If you can stop the flow of water, it is likely the pipe inside the home is damaged and will need to be replaced. While you’re at it, check the garden hose for dry rot. Use a screwdriver to probe the wood trim around windows, doors, railings and decks. Make repairs now before the spring rains do more damage to the exposed wood. Have a qualified heating and cooling contractor clean and service the outside unit of the air conditioning system. Clean coils operate more efficiently, and an annual service call will keep the system working at peak performance levels. Change interior filters on a regular basis. From the ground, examine roof shingles to see if any were lost or damaged during winter. If your home has an older roof covering, you may want to start a budget for replacement. The summer sun can really damage roof singles. Shingles that are cracked, buckled or loose, or are missing Check your gas- and battery-powered lawn equipment to make sure it is ready for summer use. granules, need to be replaced. Flashing around plumbing vents, skylights and chimneys need to be Clean equipment and sharp cutting blades will make yard work easier. checked and repaired by a qualified roofer. Examine the exterior of the chimney for signs of damage. Have the flue cleaned and inspected by a certified chimney sweep.
This week’s question is answered by Linda Black, Coldwell Banker Venice/ Marina del Rey (310) 804-6432.
Inspect concrete slabs for signs of cracks or movement. All exterior slabs except pool decks should drain away from the home’s foundation. Fill the cracks with a concrete crack filler or silicone caulk. When weather permits, power-wash and then seal the concrete.
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Playa Vista Townhome
Westchester Home
“This spacious tri-level Mediterranean home is on a prime cul-de-sac,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “The first floor has a family room/great room, an office and a rec room or bedroom with adjoining bath, lots of storage and French doors to the patio. The light and bright living room also has French doors, and boasts a fireplace, and the cook’s kitchen has granite counters and maple-wood cabinetry. The third floor has two large master bedroom suites, one of which has a balcony.” The property is offered at $1,450,000. Information, Bob Waldron, (310) 337-9225 and Jessica Heredia (424) 7023022, Coldwell Banker, Westchester/Playa Vista.
“This classic four bedroom, three bath mid-century home is located on a knoll above a quiet street,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The living room leads to a kitchen/great room, the heart of the home. The kitchen has a center island and a wall of windows, and the great room leads to a landscaped, terraced yard with a built-in barbecue. The open floor plan features three downstairs bedrooms and a bath, with a half-bath for the guest room. All close to the beach, shops and restaurants.” The property is offered at $1,549,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.
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“This is a rare opportunity to own a Craftsman home,” says agent Mary Cronin. “Located on a quiet treelined street, this beautifully maintained home has all its original charm, including hardwood floors, two bedrooms, a large den/office, one bath, and an eat-in kitchen. The back yard is open, charming, and private. The large garage could accommodate four cars, or serve as a work room or family game room. The property is offered at $1,195,000. Information, Dennis Kean (310) 292-5326 and Mary Cronin (310) 633-4257, The Cronin/Kean Group, Coldwell Banker, Marina/Venice.
“We have couples looking for homes in Westchester,” say agents Kim Williamson and Nicole Pagan. “With inventory so low, we need your help. One couple needs a home with a large lot, and the other needs a home in North Kentwood or Loyola Village. Both are open to houses that need TLC. Please let us know if you or anyone you know has such a property and would entertain a great offer. We appreciate your help.” Information, Williamson and Pagan, RE/MAX Estate Properties, (310) 678-6650.
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Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
“Enjoy the view from each room in this renovated one bedroom home with ample light and white oak hardwood floors,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The open kitchen has high-end appliances, a glass tile backsplash and quartz countertops. Features include a bonus room with a day bed and desk, floor-to-ceiling windows, a modern bathroom and a large patio overlooking the Marina. This beautiful unit comes fully furnished. Walk to beach, the Marina and many fine restaurants.” The property is offered at $467,500. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.
“Spouses Selling Houses, “ were recently congratulated by Gary Stager, broker- owner of RE/MAX Execs, for consistently maintaining a top producing status as a Husband and Wife Broker Associate Team. For over 25 years, Kevin & Kaz have been helping people move ahead with selling and purchasing real estate on the Westside of Los Angeles to the Conejo Valley and the South Bay. Their extensive expertise and knowledge in real estate has helped clients make their dreams of home ownership an extremely rewarding experience. Information, Kevin & Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs Broker Associates, (310) 410-9777.
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$1,499,000
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$3,350,000
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310-200-8018
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$1,395,000
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310-351-9743
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$975,000
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$1,425,000
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310-821-2900
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4322 Glencoe Ave. #8
2/2.5 resort complex TH, private patio & garage
$785,000
Lucille Fontaine
For Sale By Owner
310-821-2461
8141 Cabora Dr.
5/5 Panoramic views, ocean, marina, and boats
$2,495,000
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310-567-9779
511 San Vicente Blvd. #202
1/2 Beautiful condo, close to shops & restaurants
$750,000
Roya Rashti
Keller Williams
310-780-4001
214 S. Venice Blvd.
4/4 Remodeled Duplex w/791sqft, live/work studio
$3,099,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
310-995-6779
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7437 W. 81st St.
4/2.5 Stunning designer masterpiece
$1,549,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
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7401 S. Sepulveda #122
3/4 Sleek & stylish Mediterranean TH
$799,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7520 McConnell Ave.
5/5.5 Incredible remodel in Silicon Beach
$1,995,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7141 Knowlton Pl.
2/1 Private and tranquil oasis
$819,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7826 Dunbarton Ave.
4/3.5 Formal design meets casual elegance
$1,749,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7928 Altavan Ave.
3/2.5 Beautiful Westchester remodel
$1,275,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sat 2-4
7120 LaTijera Blvd. #C-101
2/2 Great condo, gym, spa, w/d hook ups
$389,000
Bill Ruane
RE/MAX Beach Cities
310-877-2374
Sun 1-4:30
7826 Agnew Ave.
3/1.5 Best buy in North Kentwood
$868,000
Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
RE/MAX Execs
310-410-9777
Sun 2-5
8031 Bleriot Ave.
4/5 Beautiful custom built Mediterranean home
$1,649,000
Philip Gilboy
TREC
310-617-7653
Sun 2-5
7519 Dunfield Ave.
5/3 Prime N. Kentwood, almost 3,000sqft, great buy
$1,239,000
Laura & Jack Davis
Coldwell Banker
310-490-0474
Sun 12-5
7751 Henefer Ave.
5/5.5 Custom-built Mediterranean paradise
$2,399,000
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RE eBroker
310-780-4442
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Westside Happenings Thursday, April 16 “Brunch Favorites Cooking Class,” 6 to 9 p.m. Patricia K. Rose leads cooking lessons including how to make poached eggs for a classic eggs Florentine, how to make a real Hollandaise sauce, pineapple noodle kugel, carrot coconut quick bread with cream cheese glaze and more. Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. $55. RSVP: freshfoodinaflash.com “Author Talks: Hallie Ephron,” 7 p.m. The author discusses and signs copies of her latest novel, “Night Night, Sleep Tight.” Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 4588684; smpl.org “Alex of Venice,” 7:30 p.m. Actor Chris Messina appears in a conversation, moderated by Jane Fonda, to introduce his 2014 directorial debut with this character-driven drama about personal reinvention. Co-stars Don Johnson. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com
“Rain Man,” 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the birthday of director Barry Levinson with a screening of his 1988 movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, which won Best Picture, Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Original Screenplay and Best Director at the 1989 Academy Awards. Hosted by Vidiots’ Ryan Marker. Vidiots Foundation, 302 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 392-8508; vidiotsfoundation.org Clay Pruitt and the Lowdown, Joel Eckels, Jaime Wyatt, 9 p.m. Live music at The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No cover. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com David Boyle, 9 p.m. Live music at Melody Bar and Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com
Friday, April 17 Volunteer Orientation, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WISE & Healthy Aging
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needs help in many different forms. Meet on the second floor of the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9871, ext. 552. “Star Trek” Triple Bill, 5 p.m. “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” and “Star Trek VI: The Voyage Home,” arguably the three best entries of the cinematic series, screen at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com “Mame,” 8 p.m. (also Saturday at 2 p.m.) The Kentwood Players wrap up their run of 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 Gurf Morlix, 8 p.m. The country guitarist best known for more than a decade’s worth of work at Lucinda Williams’ side as her guitarist, bandleader, backing vocalist and producer of her acclaimed “Sweet Old World”
Venice Japanese American Memorial Fundraiser In April 1942, about 1,000 Westside residents of Japanese ancestry were rounded up at the corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards and sent off to be imprisoned in holding camps during World War II. The committee working to install a 9’6” black granite obelisk at the northwest corner of that intersection is holding its annual fundraiser on Thursday, April 23, at Hama Sushi (213 Windward Ave., Venice). The Venice Japanese American Memorial Committee wants the marker to remind locals of the injustice of discrimination bases on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Hama Sushi proprietor Esther Chaing once again donates 100% of proceeds from Hama’s box lunch bento and 10% of dinner sales to the committee. Over the years, Chaing and Hama Sushi have donated nearly $8,000 to the cause. Hama Sushi proprietor Esther Chaing has donated nearly $8,000 in restaurant fundraiser proceeds toward installing a memorial obelisk to mark the spot where Westside Japanese Americans were rounded up for internment during World War II
The fundraising program begins at 11 a.m. with a screening of Stephen Nagano’s short film, “Six Weddings and a Dress,” followed by lunch at noon. To pre-order a $20 bento box (chicken teriyaki, cucumber salad, edamame, spicy tuna and California roll, shrimp and vegetable tempura, plus water or soda), contact Phyllis Hayashibara at (310) 3901576 or phyllishayashibara@gmail.com. Curbside service also available. — Michael Aushenker
plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Friday Night Jazz, 8 p.m. DJ Alfred Hawkins and the Barry Zweig Trio perform at The Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave, Venice. (310) 392-4040; town-housevenice.com Rich Shelton, 9 p.m. The singersongwriter performs at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Stage 11, 11 p.m. The melodic rock band has a residency at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. Cover is $5, plus a two-drink minimum. Call (310) 395-1676 or visit harvelles.com
Saturday, April 18 Marina del Rey Halibut Derby, 5 a.m. (Also Sunday) Marina del Rey’s longest-running fishing competition turns 40 this year as Marina del Rey Anglers unleashes hundreds of fishermen on the Santa Monica Bay, with proceeds supporting youth fishing programs for disadvantaged kids and a white sea bass conservation program. All entrants receive a commemorative 40th anniversary T-shirt and can attend a catered awards ceremony with raffle. halibutderby.com; mdranglers.com Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club, 7:30 a.m. Come to the novice women’s orientation to try out this exciting team water sport. Beginners welcome. Practices are at 7:30 a.m. Saturdays and 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 902-8096, marinaoutrigger.org 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 Paper Shredding Event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Water and Power Community Credit Union hosts free environmentally friendly paper shredding events with activities and giveaways in celebration of National Credit Union Youth Month and Earth Month. The public is invited to bring sensitive paperwork for safe and secure shredding and recycling. Water and Power Community Credit Union, 8800 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (800) 300-9728; wpcu.org Heal the Beach Cleanup, 10 a.m. to noon. Participants 13+ or with an adult are asked to bring buckets,
gloves and reusable water bottles for a cleanup of Santa Monica Beach at Ocean Park, 2600 Barnard Way, Santa Monica. (310) 393-6149; healthebay.org Open Call for Auditions, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join weekly Saturday rehearsals of Silicon Beach Philharmonic and Silicon Beach Chorale under the baton of Maestro Olivia Tsui. See firsthand how instrumentalists and vocalists train as they work toward giving local public concerts. Silicon Beach Philharmonic and Chorale continues to seek local singers and instrumentalists for a new local orchestra preparing for upcoming public concerts. Marina Del Rey Hospital, 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. Free parking with validation. (310) 999-3626; siliconbeachphilharmonic.org Earth Day Celebration, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Heal the Bay and the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium host a celebration of the planet with lots of activities. Noon and 3 p.m. presentations called “Who Pollutes?” make for a lively all-ages lesson; at 2 p.m. there will be a look at California’s coastal Marine Protected Areas with colorful puppets; plus the wildlife station, binoculars and bird identification guides, face painting, a crafts station and a display of bottle cap art on loan from the City of Santa Monica’s Resource Recovery and Recycling Department. Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica. $5; ages 13 and under free with paying adult. (310) 393-6149; healthebay.org Free Weekly Waltz Classes and Networking, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Classical Music and Dance Toastmasters and Silicon Beach Toastmasters, this new Saturday group is looking for charter members for weekly explorations of classical music and dance. Potluck brunch. Marina Del Rey Hospital, 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. Free parking with validation. (310) 999-3626; siliconbeachphilharmonic.org Santa Monica Ukulele Festival, noon. Workshops help budding musicians from beginner to advanced learn to play ukulele. At 6:30 p.m., ukulele virtuosos jam with Santa Monica High School musicians freshly returned from a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. This grand concert will include the West Coast premiere of Jim Beloff’s concerto ”Uke Can’t Be Serious.” santamonicaukulelefestival.com Jimbo Ross & the Bodacious Blues Band, 1 p.m. A free outdoor concert at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com (Continued on page 31)
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Creed Bratton’s Clear-headed Revival ‘The Office’ star returns to his folk-rock roots, performing with P.F. Sloan at Record Surplus — usually Appalachian music, he says — and Helms performed on two songs for Bratton’s solo album “Bounce Back.” Bratton has also jammed with Robinson. When it comes to music, Bratton loves John Williams’ score for “Schindler’s List”: “The lyric of the melody; it paints a picture,” he says. He also digs jazz — specifically John Coltrane and Miles Davis — and worships the chord structures of standards “It Had to Be You,” “Stormy Weather” and “As Time Goes By.” “It’s the simplicity of it,” he explains. “My grandparents played music like that.” Come Saturday, Bratton expects to play a slew of originals: “Please Let the Telephone Ring,” “Heart of Darkness” (co-written with Billy Harvey) and “Moses Was a Runner,” about a former “The Office” show-runner who left to helm Daniels’ other ensemble sitcom, “Parks and Recreation.” A B OV E : Actor Creed Bratton has left Dunder Mifflin He’ll also showcase “More behind to embrace music once again Than You Know” and “Down B elo w: P.F. Sloan, author of Barry McGuire’s “ the Way of Rome,” new songs Eve of Destruction” “for all my artist friends, poets, writers” facing their demons, he says. as the Wrecking Crew. It was during tapings of “The While Bratton experimented in “They cut the track. I thought, Bernie Mac Show” that Bratton the past, he never succumbed to ‘What’s going on?’” Bratton says he landed his “The Office” addiction: “I did it all. I didn’t recalls. The response: “You’re role. A friend introduced him to have a problem with it,” he says. part of the machine.” “The Office” writer/director Ken As a member of one of TV’s This wasn’t the Monkees, after Kwapis as the series was about to great ensemble sitcom casts, all. enter production. Kwapis Bratton name-checks “I Love “We had so much respect for happened to be a Grass Roots Lucy,” “Frasier,” “Friends” and these guys,” Bratton says of the fan, and Bratton knew Ricky “Seinfeld” among his favorite Wrecking Crew, who on vinyl Gervais’ original British version sitcoms. He also loves Westerns, backed Sonny & Cher, the Beach of the show. including “Justified” and “BloodBoys, and the Mamas and the “I said, ‘Oh my God! I love that line,” raves about the Nick Cave Papas. But the fact was, “I can show!’ He said, ‘Jeez, we cast it movie “The Proposition,” and play guitar.” all. You know what, you’re such two-timing him with Dwight. When Andy sarcastically thanks a recently re-read Cormac McCaNevertheless, from those an interesting character, let me rthy’s “Cities of the Plains.” roomful of colleagues for not sessions emerged “Beatin’ Round talk to [show creator] Greg When it comes to acting work: clueing him in, Creed pipes up the Bush,” “No Exit” and “Hot Daniels. I’ll put you in the “Lucky me, I can be very from the back of the room with Bright Lights,” which Bratton background,”’Bratton recalls. selective. I don’t have to just co-wrote, plus Bratton’s composi- “Two and a half weeks into it, I an earnest “You’re welcome!” work,” Bratton says. Both Helms, who plays guitar, tions “Dinner for Eight” and realized how talented they were, In fact, his immediate plans and Craig Robinson, who plays “House of Stone.” everyone in the cast,” says the keyboard, demonstrated their include traveling around Europe Four Grass Roots albums later, Bratton, who even assembled a Bratton left the band in April comedic reel fleshing out Creed’s musical abilities on “The Office” and Australia “for a couple of years.” 1969. He emphasizes that any back story — something involv- — as did a guitar-wielding “Creed’s European Vacation” — anger was directed at Dunhill ing psychedelic drugs, a blackout Bratton. Bratton wrote the song “All the that’s a concept that could put Records, not the Wrecking Crew period and a Greyhound bus. “I Chevy Chase out of business. Faces,” which he performed (which Sloan joined). In fact, gave it to Greg Daniels. Two Bratton fought to get these weeks later he said, ‘“This is very during the season finale, in 1969 michael@argonautnews.com while chilling out in Malibu after usually un-credited musicians funny.’” the birth of his daughter. Bratton credited on Grass Roots albums Playing the fictional version of and, in 2007, inducted them into himself in “The Office,” Bratton says his wife heard him playing it Creed Bratton performs with P.F. Sloan at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Musicians’ Hall of Fame. has enjoyed many scene-stealing at the time and said, “That’s Record Surplus, 12436 Santa beautiful, who wrote that?” To As Bratton delved into an acting moments, including the time a Monica Blvd., West L.A. in which he replied, “I just did, I career, he soon snagged parts on naïve, cuckolded Andy [Ed celebration of National Record think.” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and Helms] finally catches on to the Store Day. Call (310) 979-4577 Bratton occasionally hosts “Quincy, M.E.” while continuing worst-kept secret at Dunder musical jam sessions with Helms or visit recordsurplusla.com. to record solo albums. Mifflin: fiancé Angela has been
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By Michael Aushenker Fans of the long-running NBC comedy “The Office” may remember the cryptic Creed, oldest and oddest among Dunder Mifflin’s employees, prone to proffer such weird exclamations as: “Two eyes. Two ears. A chin. A mouth. Ten fingers. Two nipples. A butt, two kneecaps, a penis. I’ve just described to you the Loch Ness monster. And the reward for his capture? All the riches in Scotland.” What many fans of the Emmywinning show that starred Steve Carell and John Krasinski may not know is that actor Creed Bratton, who played the nonsequitur-spouting quality assurance guy, is also a musician. Not a vanity project actor/ musician — an actual musician, part of the original folk-rock movement. “My parents and my grandparents, everybody played music! It was second nature to me,” Bratton, 72, tells The Argonaut. Bratton, along with his former Grass Roots bandmate P.F. Sloan — author of Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” hits by The Turtles and Herman’s Hermits, and the TV theme song for “Secret Agent” — performs on Saturday at Record Surplus in West Los Angeles. “We just did a show in Pasadena. We hadn’t played together in 45 years,” Bratton says of Sloan. Born William Schneider, Bratton adopted his professional moniker while traveling to Europe, Africa and the Middle East during the 1960s with his group, the Young Californians. It was in Israel that fellow American guitarist Warren Entner heard Bratton perform and befriended him. By 1966, they formed the 13th Floor, in which Bratton played lead guitar and Entner assumed rhythm guitar duties. They forwarded a demo to Lou Adler’s new record company, Dunhill Records (home of Three Dog Night). Producers/songwriters P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri heard the demo as they were forming a new folkrock group in 1965. Out of that union emerged The Grass Roots. The band’s first single, “Let’s Live for Today,” topped the charts in 1967. More hits followed, but something went awry in the recording of the song “Midnight Confessions,” as the Grass Roots’ music was replaced by the crew of expert session players known
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Creed Bratton, P.F. Sloan, 2 p.m. “The Office” star and the “Eve of Destruction” songwriter go back to their Grass Roots for this double bill of folk-rock fun at Record Surplus, 12436 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 979-4577; recordsurplusla.com “Revolution,” 7:30 p.m. Filmmaker Rob Stewart presents his film in honor of Earth Day. Executive produced by Gus Van Sant (“Milk,” “Good Will Hunting”), “Revolution” addresses the most important issues facing humanity: how we got here, the ecosystems we depend on for survival, and rising to the challenge of saving our world. Yoga instructors Brock and Krista Cahill will teach a free yoga class at 6:30 p.m. at the end of the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica. Free. therevolutionmovie.com “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” 7:30 p.m. Continuing a tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy, the American Cinematheque screens the 1978 remake starring Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Albert Finney. Followed by two 1964 episodes of the classic sci-fi TV series “The Outer Limits” featuring Nimoy: “Production and Decay of Strange Particles,” in which Nimoy is one of a team of physicists whose experiments on subatomic particles trigger a chain reaction that one by one overtakes the scientists; and “I, Robot,” in which a man-made mechanical being, wrongly accused of killing its creator, is tried for murder, as defense attorney Howard Da Silva and newspaper reporter Nimoy attempt to uncover the truth. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Hot Jazz Saturdays, 8 p.m. Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet plays early jazz and ragtime. Plus: DJ Jedi bombs the soul and hip-hop at 10 p.m. The Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave, Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Johnny Hawthorn Band, 9 p.m. Live music at The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No cover. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com Robert Heft, 9 p.m. The blues guitarist returns to The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey; (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Still Gandhis, Kevin T. Williams, 9:30 p.m. A night of funk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll at WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4790; witzendlive.com Noel Paul Stookey, 10 p.m. The “Paul” from folk-rock legends Peter, Paul and Mary turn, turn, turns up at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $26.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
Sunday, April 19 Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club, 7:30 a.m. Come to the novice men’s orientation to try this exciting team water sport. Beginners welcome. Practices are at 7:30 a.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 902-8096, marinaoutrigger.org Susie Hansen Latin Band, 1 p.m. Free Latin jazz concert at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Sunday Jazz Suppers, 7 p.m. Local bands create a lounge atmosphere on the patio of Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com “Vincent” / “Deathwatch,” 7:30 p.m. The Leonard Nimoy homage continues as Nimoy directs and stars as both Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo in this 1981 filmed production of his one-man show. Using Van Gogh’s paintings as a backdrop, Nimoy brings both the man and his art to life in this “moving portrait” (literally!) based on correspondence between the two siblings. Paired with the 1966 directorial debut of Vic Morrow, the actor who was years later tragically killed during the production of a movie based on “The Twilight Zone,” in this low-budget adaptation of Jean Genet’s 1947 play about three prison inmates, played by Nimoy, Michael Forest and future director Paul Mazursky. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band, Houston Jones, 8 p.m. Two acts, purveyors of the bluegrass tradition, perform at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com “Animal Crackers,” 8:15 p.m. (Also Saturday at 2:30 and 8:15 p.m.) “Hooray for Captain Spaulding!” The 1930 film is one of the Marx Brothers’ best comedies. Capt. Spaulding: “How much would you charge to run into an open manhole?” Ravelli: “Just the cover charge.” Capt. Spaulding: “Well, drop in sometime.” Ravelli: “Sewer.” Capt. Spaulding: “Well, we cleaned that up pretty well.” Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $20, or $8 for seniors 62+. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Participatory live entertainment at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey; (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Debbie and the GoodMan Band, 9 p.m. Live Top 40 funk and blues at The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No cover. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com
The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com Vida featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com
Monday, April 20 GED classes, various times Mondays through Thursdays. Free high school completion classes at Emerson Adult Learning Center, 8810 Emerson Ave., Westchester. (310) 258-2000; veniceservicearea.org Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Club meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892 Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. Weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $10. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Swim Sessions, 7:30 p.m. Southern California Aquatics leads evening pool workouts Mondays and Wednesdays at Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $69 to $109 per month. (310) 458-8700; swim.net. Jack Daniel’s Comedy Classic, 9 p.m. Comedy showcase each Monday at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, No cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com Stage 11, 9:30 p.m. Live music at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. Cover: $5, plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com
Tuesday, April 21 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 FallProof Balance and Mobility Program, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Also Thursdays.) Classes for those at risk of falling or who have fallen start every eight weeks at 8027 Westlawn Ave., Westchester. (310) 670-3777; spiritedbalance.com
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Divided We Stand Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith examines the conflicts that bind us in an MLK-inspired show at The Broad Stage
difference in terms of what happens to poor kids in schools. I just see myself joining up in that army in my own way; I can raise awareness.
A stereotype of playwrights has them conjuring characters from air in solitary quarters. In contrast, Tony-nominated actress/ playwright Anna Deavere Smith has developed a form of “documentary theatre” for which she can interview hundreds of people about pressing issues of justice and societal concern before inhabiting many of those characters in one-woman shows. Since winning a Drama Desk Award and Pulitzer Prize nomination for 1993’s “Fires in the Mirror” and Tony nominations for 1994’s “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” the 64-year-old artist and educator has created half a dozen plays and earned a MacArthur Award and National Humanities Medal. The Baltimore native has also become a familiar presence to TV audiences thanks to roles in “The West Wing” and “Nurse Jackie.” Her work examines complex questions — What is just? Who defines truth? — and the human need for connection. This week The Broad Stage presents her show “Never Givin’ Up,” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail,” in which he famously proclaimed that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Bliss Bowen How does “Never Givin’ Up” differ from your usual projects? There are musicians involved, [violinist] Bob McDuffie and [pianist] Anne Epperson. Also, when I read from Dr. King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ that is a reading of a piece of literature, really. Will you perform characters from your own pieces? Yes, as another part of the evening. Fifty years after Dr. King’s letter, it’s easier to persuade people to sign petitions than attend demonstrations. Do you think that’s a by-product of cynicism about how government works? I don’t know if we can say it’s just cynicism that keeps people from going out and protesting. Part of it is that we live in a way more divided society now, even though what King was fighting was segregation; we have other kinds of divisions. I think it’s harder for people of all races who have comfortable lives to understand how bad it is for people who are living in poverty. They may not think it really affects their lives very much, and there are ways that we can now live without ourselves having to touch the same kind of despair that more people of color, for example, experienced in King’s time. The other thing you suggest, which is also relevant, is that social media for any movement does not require that you leave the comfort of your living room. … I would never say that social media can’t be PAGE 32 THE ARGONAUT April 16, 2015
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a tool of activism. But it’s different. You’re theater can accomplish something that politics can’t. Would you expound on not gonna see people in the streets as before, necessarily, unless there’s a real big that? explosion like what happened in Ferguson. Theater has throughout history done that. [Like] Tony Kushner and his extraordiAre we as a nation suffering a crisis of nary play “Angels in America.” He really integrity or empathy burnout? did a lot to raise awareness about that That’s another good question. I don’t disease [AIDS] and also about the gay know. I think that we have work to do, to lifestyle [and] affected attitudes about the be empathic. But it may be that it’s not just way people live and who they love. empathy. Maybe we really need to Throughout history there have been works understand, as King does in the letter, that of art, whether it’s films or television we are “tied in a single garment of shows or pieces of music … that affected destiny.” I don’t think people completely how we do things and change. I was understand that we are interconnected, that talking specifically about a play that I’m we don’t really live as easily as we think working on now, about what’s called the that we do in separate pockets of reality. school-to-prison pipeline. There’s a lot of work going on with all kinds of policy During a lecture in Washington D.C. makers and activists who want to make a last week you said you want to see if
Your book “Talk to Me” incorporated a Studs Turkel quote about “defining moments in history.” Are recent events like Ferguson or Eric Gardner’s death “defining moments”? Studs’ point, which is really great, is that there is no defining moment. There’s accretion of moments that add up. For example, even things happening now that are questions about law and order. One of the pieces I’m going to do at The Broad is Congressman John Lewis talking about the role of police chiefs in the civil rights movement. Or in this very city — I wrote a play about the Los Angeles riots in 1992, when Rodney King was beaten by police. One reason LA exploded [was] a long history of people feeling they were being treated unjustly by police officers. Living in L.A. in the 1980s, I used to go to the Los Angeles Theatre Center downtown; I would leave the theater at night and drive back to West Hollywood, and there would be a long city block of men lined up against the building, one next to the other — I didn’t know there could be that many people — and police officers going down the whole line of men and frisking them. In Los Angeles there’s always been this animosity between poor people, mostly black and Latino men, and police officers. The late Johnnie Cochran would tell you that that’s the way he spent his career, trying to bring down the “thin blue line.” It paid off for him, regardless of how you feel about the result; he was able to use all that work to vindicate OJ Simpson by making it all about the cops. So what Studs said about accretion — these things go on and on and on, and there are certain times that the match gets lit and the fire takes. They don’t really come out of nowhere. In “Talk to Me,” you wondered what people who “have everything” still hope for. At this point, when you’ve achieved a great deal, what do you still hope for? I still hope to be a better artist. I hope to be a better writer and better actor, a better friend, better sibling, better niece, better cousin. I hope to be a more compassionate person. I don’t think my goals have changed in any way than when I was 21 ... I’m on the same journey, just a different place on the map. Anna Deavere Smith performs “Never Givin’ Up” today through Sunday (and again on April 25 and 26) at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $29 to $55. Call (310) 434-3200 or visit thebroadstage.com or annadeaveresmithprojects.net.
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Finding Art in Odd Places Check out upcoming shows at an optometry shop, a spa and a mattress store By Kathy Leonardo There was a time when high-quality art could only be found in galleries or museums, and a well-known artist would never consider an alternative venue. Those days are long gone. While restaurants like Upper West in Santa Monica and Hal’s Bar and Grill in Venice were first to run with the idea, serious art exhibitions are now popping up at retail stores and even spas. And these aren’t one-off pop-up events, but real art spaces with rotating exhibits. Case in point: Essentia, an organic mattress store that’s building quite a reputation as an art venue. About two years after the Canada-based company opened its first U.S. store on Main Street in Santa Monica, proprietor Lou D’Elia and his partner Mike Salazar approached the mattress store with the idea of showing art. A founding member of what would become the photography council at LACMA, D’Elia is not new to the art world. He and Salazar have since managed to attract established artists such as Gabriel Figueroa (fresh off a LACMA retrospective) to display their work at Essentia. A mattress store. “We lovingly refer to the location as the ‘Los Angeles hot bed for art,’” D’Elia says. “If somebody is totally blown away by the art and falls over, at least they can fall back on a mattress.” Essentia will host an opening reception for an exhibit by artist Gus Harper from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Titled “Minor Identity Crisis,” it features new paintings and an installation called “Kill the DJ.” The installation, first hatched in Harper’s Venice studio, consists of arrows suspended from the ceiling and shooting toward a DJ station. “It looks like they are all going right into the heart of whoever is behind the DJ station,” says Harper. “Like many of the works in the upcoming show, it is about overcoming fear. It is very open to interpretation and, while it is about fear, it also infuses a sense of play into the location where it is installed.” Main Street is a frequent stomping ground for Harper, a Santa Monica native. “I always thought it was such an amazing place to hang art,
Artist Gus Harper with his “Minor Identity Crisis VII” and quite frankly I wondered how I could have a chance to show in there,” he says. Essentia is at 2430 Main St. Call (310) 450-7819 or visit myessentia.com or gusharperart. com for more information.
she looks for art that truly stands out and will have broad appeal. “I trust my gut — it’s about having an instant connection with both,” she says. “A lot of frames we carry are from other countries and are rare to find in
vision for her company, Mar Vista-based nitespa, first came to her in a dream. “When my mother passed away, I had trouble sleeping. I would put myself to bed using creative visualization techniques
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About seven blocks away, Eyes on Main — a Santa Monica fixture for 30 years — is currently showing work by Venice artist Mark Hobley. Optician and owner Susan Sykes says she chooses an artist in very much the same way as she chooses which designers to show in her store: It’s all about originality. She allows artists to curate their own shows but says
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the US. Most of them are handmade in France, London, Denmark, Germany and Italy, to name a few locations. … Mark is one of those eccentric Venice locals. I love his work and it looks fabulous with all of our frames.” For more information, call (310) 399-3302 or visit eyesonmain.net or markhobley.com. Julia Martin-Wrobel says her
and had visions of opening an off-beat salon art gallery.” Being a night owl, she came up with the idea for nitespa, open from noon to 10 p.m. daily. Martin-Wrobel says she was influenced by the San Francisco phenomenon that many salons double as art galleries there. “I think art is important. It really makes the space whole,” she says. “I always wanted to
have a rotating art gallery and started with the fabulous Natalia Fabia. Her painting ‘The Night Owls’ [depicting rock ’n’ roll burlesque dancers getting ready for a show] became famous in my shop.” Michael Baroff (metascapeart. com), Barbara Kosoff (barbarkosoff.com), Michelle Oppenheimer (michelleoppenheimer.com) and Stephanie Visser (stephanievisser. com) are currently the featured artists at nitespa, located on the second floor of 12024 Venice Blvd. Call (310) 390-5122 or visit nitespa.com for more information. An art-lover and artist in his own right, Armond Stansbury has shown his designs at the Pacific Design Center and has owned his own furniture store for more than 30 years — 18 of them on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. His shop, the Stansbury Collection, is now at 2816 Main St. in Santa Monica. Born in Playa del Rey, Stansbury believes that keeping it local is important. Just about everything in his store is made in Greater Los Angeles — including a rotating exhibit of works by various artists, which he maintains year-round. Works by Jenny Maastricht (jheartart.com), Nicholas Blackham (nicholasblackham.com) and Kalani DeWitt Lickle (gyotakumaui.com) are currently on the walls. “The art showcases the furniture beautifully,” Stansbury says. “It allows the customer to imagine the furniture in their home more easily.” Call (310) 399-3928 or visit stansburycollection.com to find out more. This is Aust, a Venice clothing boutique co-owned by Kristin Fedyk and Hannah Wang, has been showing art since it opened in 2013 at 1617 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Wang said that when looking for a new artist, she prefers to work with someone who is excited, positive and passionate about his or her work. “I look for art that will ignite a thought, story or feeling in the viewer,” she says. Now through May, that’s the photography of Christopher Parsons. Call (310) 873-3303 or visit thisisaust.com for more information. The next time you’re out and about, keep your eyes out for art. It’s everywhere.
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depicts super-sweet images of ice cream sundaes, cherries and teddy bears; Sheinbaum, who observes everyday recreational people in paint; and Janotta, an architect moonlighting as a practioner of abstract expressionism, unveil their latest works at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, D3, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica. (310) 829-9556; taggallery.net
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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015059725 The following person is doing business as: SafBaby and SafBaby. com 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 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).
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. 2015060074 The following person is doing business as: Love Coffee Bar 1732 ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA. 90405 and 13600 marina Pointe Drive Unit 309 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Love Observed, LLC 13600 Marina Pointe Drive #309 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. 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: Kambiz Hemati. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 5, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015063717 The following person is doing business as: Modesti’s Independent Repair and Modestiís 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
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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. 2015068526 The following person is doing business as: Diamond Ice Equipment & Refrigeration 13431 Beach Ave. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 . Registered owners: RGR Sales Corp. 13431 Beach Ave. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a 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: Robert Reason. Title: President/CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 13, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16, and 23, 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. 2015072263 The following person is doing business as: Yogurtland Culver City 3817 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA. 90232. Registered owners: Universal Food Service INC. 3817 Overlnd Ave. Culver City, CA. 90232. 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: Scott Lee. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 17, 2015. Argonaut published: April 9, 16, 23, and 30, 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 reg-
istered 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. 2015073037 The following person is doing business as: Tidy Brighty 4511 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90016. Registered owners: Godofredo Astudillo 970 S. Keniston Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90019. 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: Godofredo Astudillo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 18, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16, and 23, 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. 2015073628 The following person is doing business as: Flexiblenotebooks. com 3900 Beethoven St. Apt. 201 Los Angeles, CA. 90066 and Flexiblenotebooks 12021 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 802 Los Angeles, CA. 90025 . Registered owners: Suppachai Juntabud Rousek 3900 Beethoven St. Apt. 201 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Sappachai Juntabud Rousek. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 18, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16 and 23, 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. 2015077307 The following person is doing busi-
ness as: ìOnly In L.A.î Productions 1073 S. Crescent HTS Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90035. Registered owners: Steven Miller 1073 S. Crescent Hts. Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90035. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Steven Miller. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 23, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16 and 23, 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. 2015082899 The following person is doing business as: Liftt Linda Langer 11822 Kiowa Ave. Suite 1 Los Angeles, CA. 90049. Registered owners: Linda Langer 11822 Kiowa Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90049 Linda Langer 1182 Kiowa Ave. 1 Los Angeles, CA. 90049. 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: Linda Langer. Title: Pilates Instructor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 27, 2015. Argonaut published: April 16, 23, 30, and May 7, 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. 2015084820 The following person is doing business as: Promo I Am 5815 Compass Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 and 12021 Wilshire Blvd. #424 Los Angeles, CA.90025. Registered owners: Mehmet A. Yurur 5815 Compass Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-
istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Mehmet A. Yurur. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 30, 2015. Argonaut published: April 2, 9, 16, and 23, 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. 2015090338 The following person is doing business as: Andiamo Body and Andiamo Yoga 13816 Bora Bora Way #A206 marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Rochelle Robinson 13816 Bora Bora Way #A206 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: Rochelle Robinson. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 3, 2015. Argonaut published: April 9, 16, 23, and 30, 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. 2015093886 The following person is doing business as: C&F Construction 11077 Palms Blvd. Unit 302 Los Angeles, CA. 90034. Registered owners: Craig Forsythe 11077 Palms Blvd. Unit 302 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: Craig Forsythe. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 8, 2015. Argonaut published: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 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
legal advertising 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. 2015094563 The following person is doing business as: Langels 1329 Abbot Kinney Boulevard Los Angeles, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Smartkids, LLC 2633 Lincoln Boulevard #141 Santa Monica, CA. 90405. 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: Thomas Arndt. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 8, 2015. Argonaut published: April 16, 23, 30, and May 7, 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).
Gisselle Gordon. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 14, 2014. Argonaut published: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 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).
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: 05/15/2015. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K Room: N/A. The address of the court is 1725 Main St. Santa Monica, CA. 9405. 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: March 20, 2015. Gerald Rosenberg, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 04/02/15, 04/09/15, 04/16/15, 04/23/15
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OrDEr TO SHOW CaUSE FOr CHaNGE OF NaME Case No. ES018695 SUpEriOr COUrT OF CaliFOrNia, COUNTY OF lOS aNGElES. Petition of Justin Spencer Brock, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Justin Spencer Brock filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Justin Spencer Brock to Justin Spencer Morgan 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: 05/25/2015. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. Room:N/A. The address of the court is 600 E. Broadway Glendale, CA. 91206. 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 FiCTiTiOUS BUSiNESS newspaper of general circulation, printed NaME STaTEMENT in this county: The Argonaut. Original filed: File No. 2015099671 March 27, 2015. Mary Thornton House, The following person is doing business Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: as: Grab And Go Organics and Grab N’ The Argonaut 04/02/2015, 04/09/2015, Go Organics 11664 National Blvd. #101 04/16/2015, 04/23/2015. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Gisselle Gordon 10777 Rose Ave. #9 OrDEr TO SHOW CaUSE FOr Los Angeles, CA. 90034. This business is CHaNGE OF NaME Case No. SS025173 SUpEriOr COUrT OF CaliFOrNia, conducted by an individual. The registrant COUNTY OF lOS aNGElES. commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names Petition of Myke David Weiskopf, for listed above on n/a. I declare that all Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED information in this statement is true and PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Myke David correct. (A registrant who declares as true Weiskopf filed a petition with this court any material matter pursuant to Section for a decree changing names as follows: 17913 of the Business and Professions a.) Myke David Weiskopf to Mike Dodge Code that the registrant knows to be false Weiskopf 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by all persons interested in this matter appear a fine not to exceed one thousand dol- before this court at the hearing indicated lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: below to show cause, if any, why the
OrDEr TO SHOW CaUSE FOr CHaNGE OF NaME Case No. VS026988 SUpEriOr COUrT OF CaliFOrNia, COUNTY OF lOS aNGElES. Petition of Li Ye Ng, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Li Ye Ng filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Li Ye Ng to Juliet Li Ye Ng 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: 05/13/2015. Time: 1:30. 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: March 18, 2015. Margaret Miller Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 03/26/2015, 04/02/2015, 04/09/2015, 04/16/2015
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The Strength of Teamwork 3.75
Months Supply of Inventory in Silicon Beach
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SILICON BEACH HOUSING SUPPLY IS DOWN 27% AND PRICES ARE UP 13%
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