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VOL 49, NO 22 Local News & Culture

No Excuse for Voter Apathy

News

Low participation in neighborhood council elections means your vote actually counts .. 9

Venice Seeks Justice for Lavell Candlelight vigil mourns 29-year-old shot to death last week near his home . ............ 6

Kidney Dialysis or Food?

Legislation backed by insurance companies would force seniors to make impossible choices ................................. 11

Westchester’s Moon Crater Excavation near LAX is making way for an underground stormwater treatment system . 6

Community council incumbents face an energetic challenge from newcomers half their age .......................................... 7

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you can’t reject the parcel tax that will pay for its demands ......................... 8

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THE ADVICE GODDESS It takes honesty and effort for recovering alcoholics to maybe win back the trust they’ve squandered . .............................. 20

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‘Echo’ Reverberates Jakob Dylan writes a cinematic love letter to the Laurel Canyon music scene ......... 12 An Outpouring of Pride Embrace the LGBTQ+ rainbow with a spectrum of events celebrating community, individuality and inclusivity ..... 26

Westside Happenings The Halibut Derby returns to Marina del Rey ................................... 24 ON THE COVER: Los Angeles public and charter schools face drastic cuts if voters defeat parcel tax Measure EE, which would fund contractual demands that came out of the LAUSD teachers’ strike.

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Seeking Justice for Lavell Candlelight vigil mourns 29-year-old shot to death last week in Venice Photos by Maria Martin

Family and friends of murder victim Lavell Harris gathered on Friday for a memorial candlelight vigil at Broadway Street and Fifth Avenue in Venice, where police say the 29-year-old was gunned down near his home by as many as four assailants on the afternoon of May 20.

More than 30 friends and family members gathered around Harris’ aunt, sister, and mother Melanie Harris to light candles on the sidewalk beneath a large photo of Harris posted to a palm tree.

Police have not publicly identified murder suspects or discussed a motive for Harris’ murder. Several LAPD officers kept watch over the candlelight vigil from across the street.

Family members declined to speak with The Argonaut after the memorial, and a press conference and call to action planned for Tuesday afternoon was inexplicably cancelled on the day of the event. Venice-based gang intervention specialist Stan Muhammed of the Helper Foundation and longtime Oakwood neighborhood civil rights activist Naomi Nightingale told The Argonaut last week that they hoped to rally community members, public officials and law enforcement behind bringing Harris’ killers to justice.

“The tragic death of Lavell Harris by murderous hoodlums is more than our community can or should take. I am beside myself with sadness and anger,” Nightingale wrote in a social media post.

New Bethel Baptist Church Pastor Marvis L. Davis comforts the mother and sister of Lavell Harris (left) as community members keep vigil around them “What can we do as a community to stop this madness? I don’t know the answer, but together we can begin to find ways.”

During the candlelight vigil, Pastor Marvis L. Davis of New Bethel Baptist

Church on Brooks Avenue described Lavell Harris as “a servant to the church.”

“He was joyful. He was happy. He was respectful,” offered a woman in the crowd.

“He was a very good young man.

Everybody loved him,” said family friend Michael McCown, 68. “I’m going to miss him.”

— Matthew Rodriguez

Moving Dirt for Cleaner Water Crater-in-progress near LAX is for underground stormwater treatment system

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Photo by Michael Kraxenberger

Many commuters along Westchester Parkway have been wondering: Why are workers digging a massive crater near LAX? As it turns out, the excavation happening behind St. Bernard High School, near Falmouth Avenue, is to make way for a massive underground stormwater filtration system to treat runoff from LAX and surrounding areas — as much as 8.1 million gallons of it.

The Argo Sub-Basin Facility, primarily preventing runoff onto Dockweiler State Beach, is slated for completion in the fall of 2020.

Hardly any of it will be visible when work is done. Representatives from Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that governs LAX, held a community meeting in March that discussed what to put on top of the facility after its completion, with many attendees leaning towards recreational or open space.

Excavation began last year and is

Excavation continues at the corner of Falmouth Avenue and Westchester Parkway expected to resume in a few weeks until Bureau of Sanitation. workers reach a depth of 27 feet, said The project has already been recognized Heather Johnson of the Los Angeles for its sustainability potential. In January

the Institute for Sustainable Structures gave the future stormwater capture and treatment system its Envision Silver award for sustainable infrastructure.

“The Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility will support the long-term needs and goals of the Westchester, Playa del Rey and Los Angeles International Airport communities by supporting the development of recreational and economic development opportunities in the area and helping to clean up Santa Monica Bay and surrounding beaches,” Institute of Sustainable Structures President and CEO John Stanton said.

The underground water storage tank — a full 250 feet in diameter — is being designed by OHL USA, a civil engineering firm. Though it’s being built on land controlled by LAX, the city’s Bureau of Sanitation is participating in the excavation and construction.

— Gary Walker

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A Generation Gap at the Ballot Box Mar Vista Community Council election pits incumbents against energetic newcomers half their age

By Gary Walker All 13 seats on the Mar Vista Community Council are up for grabs on Sunday in an election featuring 25 candidates, including two opposing slates hoping to set the tone of deliberations over the next two years.

The seven-candidate Mar Vista Makes Waves slate claims to represent the future of Mar Vista. On the whole they’re younger, more representative of renters and — counting several Latinas, one African-American and two LGBTQ members among them — much more demographically diverse than the current nearly all-white council, which they characterize as extremely divisive, not very inclusive and resistant to new ideas.

Slate members say they hope to create more unity among board members by moving past intractable arguments.

The seven-candidate Standing Up for Stakeholders slate includes current council chair Elliot Hanna, four other council incumbents and two newcomers.

They characterize themselves as an independent voice not beholden to L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, whom they’ve repeatedly challenged by re-litigating the reconfiguration of Venice Boulevard to the point that some members quit out of frustration last year.

“We have a lot of folks in our community that want to keep stuff stirred up, that want us to be divided. But we’re not going to feed into that,” said Gabriel Hill, a volunteer for the council’s Great Streets Committee who’s running for an at-large director seat under the Mar Vista Makes Waves slate.

But it would be inaccurate to define Stand up for Stakeholders members solely by the road diet debate — only one, at-large director candidate Christina Stemar — even mentions it on the slate’s website.

Bonin is the Boogeyman

As an outspoken critic of the council office and the road diet, however, Hanna is openly accusing Bonin of recruiting the Make Waves Mar Vista slate to become his stooges on the council.

“Bonin, who’s done nothing for you, is quietly running a slate of candidates to put the MVCC back in his hip pocket. I’ve fought hard for you and will continue to do so,” wrote Hanna in an election-related post to the Facebook group “Make Venice Blvd Great (Clean) Again.”

Standing Up for Stakeholders candidate Holly Tilson, who is running unopposed for Zone 6 director, welcomed the presence of additional candidates — “The more the merrier; diversity of ideas is great,” she said — but repeated

M a r V i s ta M ak e s Wav e s Andrea Ambriz, Ann Bickerton, Gabriel Hill, Harrison Hopkins, Pamula Solar, Tyler Laferriere, Vanessa Colosio Diaz

S tanding U p fo r S tak e hold e r s Armond Seretti, Christine Stemar, Elliot Hanna, Holly Tilson, Mary Hruska, Michelle Krupkin, Stacy Shure assertions that Bonin is trying to game the local advisory body to his advantage.

“I am bewildered to hear that Council District 11 staff felt the need to recruit candidates for this election and for other open positions. Mar Vista has been a great family community, and the increase in candidates reflects their loyalty,” Tilson said.

‘Shared Values and Principles’

Bonin’s office denies backing candidates or trying to influence the election, and the Mar Vista Makes Waves slate denies that Bonin’s office asked them to run.

“We started to meet each other in the neighborhood while campaigning and, given the current climate [of the council], we started encouraging each other to run.

We all connected on so many things,” said Mar Vista Makes Waves slate member Vanessa Colosio Diaz, a 33-yearold creative consultant running for one of six at-large director seats.

Andrea Ambriz, a former deputy director of private sector engagement in the Obama administration White House, also said slate members bonded over their ideals.

“I think that there are shared values and principles that are consistent among us all. Ensuring that we have new perspectives and new energy is certainly at the top of that list,” Ambriz said.

“I feel like the board is a bit stagnant, and we need fresh blood. My focus is going to be on children and education if I win,” said Mar Vista Makes Waves’ Pamula Solar, a mother of two, who faces one opponent (of neither slate) in her bid for Zone 2 director.

“We’re not going to re-litigate the past,” Colosio Diaz added.

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Armond Seretti, a lifelong Mar Vista

resident and member of the Standing Up for Stakeholders slate, is running unopposed for Zone 4 director.

“At the end of the day I just want my kids to have the same opportunity that I had — to stay here and enjoy the neighborhood like I remember it and make memories here,” he said.

Make Waves Mar Vista’s Tyler LaFerriere, an associate economist at Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation who is running for an at-large director seat, sees different writing on the wall. He sees joining the council as an opportunity to help shape local policies regarding development and sustainability, rather than see Mar Vista run over by them while clinging to the past.

“Mar Vista is going to change, and we can either harness that for the betterment of our community or we can let it happen without our input,” LaFerriere said.

Mar Vista Makes Waves member Ann Bickerton, a research analyst running for an at-large director seat, writes on the slate’s website that she will focus on gathering local input for the impending Westside Community Plan update in order to “craft a community-led plan for the coming decade.”

Outreach, Outreach, Outreach

Incumbent Zone 5 director Michelle Krupkin, who is running for reelection under the Stand up for Stakeholders slate against Mar Vista Makes Waves member Harrison Hopkins, emphasizes on her slate’s website that infrastructure has always been her priority.

“Since 2013, I have co-chaired the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and am part of the team that helped get crosswalks installed at McLaughlin/Charnock and at McLaughlin/Victoria and other intersections,” she writes, also touting her Great Streets Ad

Hoc Subcommittee participation to promote healthy trees and stormwater capture.

Hopkins counters that community participation has been lacking. While campaigning, he’s encountered a number of locals who didn’t even know the community council exists.

“I think it’s a sign of how this current board hasn’t been doing its job in bringing people together. They should be doing outreach to everyone in all neighborhoods, not just listening to those who have the same strong opinions,” Hopkins said.

Selena Inouye, an organizer of the group Keep L.A. Moving that’s suing the city over the reconfiguration of Venice Boulevard, isn’t part of either slate. Even though critics accuse Hanna and the current council with obsessing over road diet opposition, she’s excited about the prospect of new members on the council.

“Stakeholders want to be heard,” she said, “and in the past that hasn’t always happened.”

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Robin Doyno, a council incumbent who is part of neither slate, is so dissatisfied with the status quo that he hopes voters will be biased in favor of newcomers — even if that means losing his seat.

“Hostility at MVCC meetings has a chilling effect on community participation,” he writes in his candidate statement. “Do not reward those who have helped to make MVCC nearly dysfunctional!”

But to hear council incumbent and Standing Up for Stakeholders member Stacy Shure speak during the May 4 elections forum, there is plenty of room for constituents of different viewpoints to hear each other out and work together.

In a conciliatory gesture, Shure said she would be glad to work with opponent Joshua Nadel, a longtime Mar Vista resident not affiliated with a slate, if he defeats her at the polls.

“If you win I will congratulate you and work with you. I’m sure that the board would welcome you the same way that they welcomed me when I joined,” Shure said.

Tilson is also hopeful about returning to more civil dialogue.

“I can’t fix it alone,” she said, “but we could get somewhere if we listen to each other honestly and respond to what we hear.” gary@argonautnews.com May 30, 2019 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 7

Edi t o r ial

Vote Yes on Measure EE If you supported the teachers’ strike, you can’t reject the parcel tax that will pay for its demands

By Joe Piasecki Overwhelming public support for the LAUSD teachers’ strike in January — nearly 80% of L.A. County residents, according to an LMU Center for the Study of Los Angeles poll — heralded a renewal of community interest in L.A. public education. It was an historic moment of collective agreement that our public schools have been chronically underfunded, cheating students out of reasonable class sizes and access to librarians, nurses and counselors.

If you supported the strike, Tuesday’s single-issue election to decide LAUSD parcel tax Measure EE demands you put your money where your mouth is.

The $500 million it would raise over each of the next 12 years is basically the amount LAUSD will need to fulfill the new teachers’ contract that came out of the strike without bankrupting the district in as little as three years.

If Measure EE fails, structural deficits could force the kind of drastic education cuts we saw during the recession.

Parcel tax opponents who advocate

starving the district into much-needed reforms ignore two harsh realities: 1) about 730,000 kids would suffer in the process; 2) the core problem is demographics — there are fewer school-age children in Los Angeles amid a surge in employee benefit costs as the Baby Boomer generation heads into retirement.

To address concerns about LAUSD’s past fiscal stewardship, Measure EE proceeds would be kept in a separate account and spending would be audited by an independent oversight committee.

Proportionate to enrollment, about 20% of the funding would go to LAUSD charter schools (a boon for many Westchester families in particular).

At 16 cents per square foot of development, the owner of a 1,500-square-foot home would pay just under $240 per year. That’s no small commitment, but still a fraction of what many property owners would be paying without Proposition 13 protections that restrict funding for public schools (why California ranks 41st out of 50 states in per-pupil education spending), and a fraction of Measure

EE’s burden on commercial properties (well into the six figures for a downtown office tower, for example).

Unfortunately, Measure EE needs two-thirds voter support to pass — which is highly unlikely, given that most voters don’t have school-age children and that many charter school parents don’t trust the district.

“A lot of the parents are on the fence because they wonder if the money will be spent efficiently, but it doesn’t change the fact that we have so little funding in the first place. Parents already spend so much money and time fundraising for what should be basics,” said Haan-Fawn Chau, whose two kids attend WISH Charter Elementary School in Westchester.

Chau grew up in New York, which spends almost twice as much per student. Her public middle school had its own planetarium.

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LAUSD teachers and many supportive students picketed outside Venice High School during the strike PAGE 8 THE ARGONAUT May 30, 2019

No Excuse for Voter Apathy Low participation in neighborhood council elections means your vote Electio actually 2019n counts

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ig-money elections pitting entrenched incumbents against underwhelming challengers have become the norm in staunchly Democratic West Los Angeles. Campaigns are dull, outcomes are predictable, and the argument that every vote counts is largely an academic one.

Sunday’s neighborhood council elections in Venice, Mar Vista, Del Rey and the Westchester-Playa area will be quite the opposite: Candidates start off on equal footing and the results are largely unpredictable because, compared to elections for higher offices, hardly anybody votes.

Voter turnout for Westside neighborhood council elections historically hovers in the single-digit percentages, which is an absolute shame because neighborhood councils routinely deal with local issues that directly impact quality of life — public safety, development, traffic and homelessness.

Although they largely function as advisory bodies to L.A. City Hall, neighborhood councils wield real power and influence when it comes to local problem-solving, holding hearings on new development, and communicating local preferences to downtown L.A. bureaucrats. Like no other political body in Los Angeles, their job is to listen to residents.

Considering that some neighborhood council races are decided by just a handful of votes, it’s vital that people who care about their community step up to choose who will represent them.

Residents should bring evidence of their address to the polls, and non-resident stakeholders should bring evidence of employment, property ownership, a business license or letter of participation from a local organization.

Find news coverage of neighborhood council elections and links to candidate statements at argonautnews.com, then do your civic duty on Sunday and vote!

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VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

Venice United Kind of Scares Us Many candidates are upset about homelessness, but some take their anger too far Cast your vote between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Ave. Low voter turnout and a ridiculous election system that needlessly restricts voter choice may allow unqualified and irresponsible candidates to seize control of the Venice Neighborhood Council.

Among 50 candidates, more than 36 are running for 14 at-large community officer positions — but voters can only cast a ballot for one candidate, instead of one vote per open seat. This electoral absurdity prevents Venice council voters from having a say in electing the majority of their council, making it easier for extremist, single-issue candidates to win their way onto the council. Shame on current and past council leadership for allowing

such a dysfunctional system to persist!

The defining issue among candidates is the temporary homeless housing facility coming to the former Metro bus yard on Main Street — a done deal according to City Hall and the courts, but the raison d’être among the maliciously anti-homeless affiliates of the Venice United group.

The Argonaut is sympathetic to residents who are unhappy about temporary homeless housing coming to their immediate neighborhood, but we’re concerned that Venice United has actively promoted hyperbole and fearmongering to achieve their political ends.

Venice United founder and at-large

community officer candidate Travis Binen, a charismatic master of stoking social media outrage, crossed a line back in August when he used physical force to shove past a woman while seeking to disrupt a training session for temporary homeless housing supporters; we reported the incident at the time, and there’s now video of the incident circulating on Vimeo.

Venice United affiliate Chris Zonnas, also an at-large community officer candidate, calls for “clean streets and safer neighborhoods” in his candidate statement, but posted to Venice United’s closed Facebook group last year that

“The responsibility is on us to make Venice unsafe for vagrants. Whatever means necessary,” which sounds to us like an endorsement of vigilantism.

In a best-case scenario, the Venice Neighborhood Council will be pretty evenly split between temporary housing supporters eager to see the facility function as intended and opponents who will strive to hold the city to promises of limiting quality of life impacts on neighbors. Voters should avoid extremists and support candidates not only with whom you agree, but who wouldn’t try to intimidate you if you disagreed with them.

MAR VISTA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Let’s Welcome Some Fresh Faces The young Mar Vista Makes Waves slate can rid the council of its dysfunctional road diet obsession Cast your vote between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St. Two slates dominate voter choices for the Mar Vista Community Council.

Standing Up for Stakeholders includes current council chair Elliot Hanna, four other board incumbents and two newcomers. Mar Vista Makes Waves includes seven newcomers who question the effectiveness and inclusiveness of the current board, and rightly so.

The Mar Vista Council (and by extension

the Standing Up for Stakeholders slate) has wasted too much time litigating the “road diet” reconfiguration of Venice Boulevard, and its current makeup reflects the absence of previously elected members who quit out of frustration over the council’s incivility and stubbornness.

Mar Vista Makes Waves is markedly younger, more diverse and more inclusive of renter perspectives than their en-

trenched counterparts — much more representative of what Mar Vista has become, as opposed to what it has been.

Supporters of the current guard have spread unfounded rumors that these intelligent and motivated young people are stooges assembled by L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin to challenge road diet detractors on the board, but this conspiratorial rumormongering only

reflects poorly on the tellers.

With 25 candidates seeking 13 seats (some of them uncontested, others fiercely competitive), several Standing Up for Stakeholders members will automatically win election. When it comes to the six at-large director seats, change the direction of the council by supporting Mar Vista Makes Waves candidates.

WESTCHESTER-PLAYA & DEL REY

It’s Time to Shake Things Up Playa del Rey and Playa Vista should secede from Westchester council and breathe life into Del Rey Westchester-Playa votes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Westchester Municipal Building, 7166 Manchester Ave. | Del Rey votes between noon and 4 p.m. at Marina Del Rey Middle School, 12500 Braddock Drive The big news among Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa candidates is who isn’t running — namely longtime council President Cyndi Hench, the council’s primary public face for more than a decade, whose leadership experience and community dedication will be missed.

No single issue has emerged to define this election, and only six of 14 open seats are actually contested. Sadly, three seats have no candidates, making it likely that those positions will be appointed by the new board.

The problem isn’t apathy, it’s that the Westchester-Playa council is way too big for its own good — 31 seats to serve roughly 55,000 people, when the city of Los Angeles employs only 15 council members to serve a population of four million. The need for special seats serving Playa del Rey and Playa Vista is bogging the council down.

Del Rey Neighborhood Council races aren’t very exciting either. Only 64 out of some 30,000 possible voters cast ballots in the 2016 election and, despite a robust publicity campaign, we don’t expect to

see more than a few hundred ballots cast this year due to a lack of contested races.

The majority of candidates in Del Rey need only to vote for themselves in order to win.

Longtime council member Matt Wersinger is unchallenged for the president’s seat, but that’s OK by us — he’ll do a great job, and he’s the best hope the Del Rey council has at making itself more relevant to its constituency. Fighting for new crosswalks and bike lanes on Centinela Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard would be a great place to start.

Moving forward, the fairest and most effective way to achieve a reasonable number of council seats in WestchesterPlaya while re-energizing the Del Rey council is to redistrict them: Allow Playa del Rey and Playa Vista to secede from the Westchester-dominated council and join Del Rey to form a new, more fairly apportioned council crisscrossed by Culver and Jefferson boulevards.

That’ll surely stir up more constituent engagement.

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Last year her son hit his head at school and was sent home with a note warning

“Parents already spend so much money and time fundraising for what should be basics.”

— Westchester mom Haan-Fawn Chau Miller to keep watch for concussion symptoms — there wasn’t a nurse around to examine him.

“I’m not expecting a windfall,” said Miller. “I just agree with what they were asking for during the strike.”

Jenny Hontz is a Westchester mom and spokeswoman for the grassroots parent organization Speak UP, which is campaigning to pass Measure EE. “Westside parents raise a ton of money for our kids’ schools because we know public education is underfunded in L.A., and we know our kids deserve more.

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Most families in L.A. live in poverty and simply cannot raise the money to make up for inadequate state funding,” Hontz said. “We absolutely believe we need reform, but the people who might say ‘Let LAUSD fail’ to try to force those reforms are gambling with the lives of kids who need the money right now.”

Nick Melvoin, who represents the Westside on the LAUSD board, has been a leading advocate for confronting union leadership to reduce employee healthcare and pension liabilities. He’s also a huge supporter of Measure EE. “The city was so enraptured by the teachers’ strike that now we have to honor our commitments,” Melvoin said.

“The collateral damage of not doing so would be the children.”

Joe Piasecki is managing editor of The Argonaut. Agree or disagree via letters@argonautnews.com.

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Life-Saving Dialysis or Food?

Legislation sponsored by insurance companies would force me and thousands of others to make impossible choices

By John Heglin Heglin is a retired architect who lives in Playa Vista.

In the early 1980s, I began suffering health problems that left me facing a storm of fear and uncertainty, but I paid my health insurance premiums to ensure I always had quality healthcare coverage.

In 2013 I was diagnosed with kidney failure requiring dialysis to keep me alive. Thankfully, even with the life-altering need for dialysis, having insurance gives me peace of mind that my care will be covered.

But now I’m on a new rollercoaster of dread. California Assembly Bill 290, which our

John Heglin covered by Medicare.

Because requirements in the bill would mandate that AKF

find all new doctors and specialists.

Like many with kidney failure, I suffer from other health conditions, including congestive heart failure, and I rely on well-established relationship with my doctors for an important continuum of quality care.

AB 290 will not just hurt patients who receive AKF’s charitable premium assistance.

This bill will end up hurting all dialysis patients in California because it jeopardizes the ability of clinics to cover their costs and stay in business.

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violate its federal governing rules, AKF would be forced to cease operating its program in California altogether, affecting me and more than 3,700 vulnerable California dialysis patients who rely on its financial assistance.

The sad part is that most of the patients this bill would directly impact are low-income residents who need this help the most but are so often overlooked by our society.

Dialysis is not optional. It is life a life-sustaining treatment.

Without dialysis treatments, where machines act as kidneys to clean fluids and waste from my body, I would die.

And without AKF’s assistance I’m unsure whether I’d still receive quality health care. As a senior citizen I’d be facing a world of unknowns, including the prospect of being unable to

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policies that have been in place long before Trump came on the scene — Venice is Democrat nirvana. The middle class that he is trying to reach are all leaving

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of dialysis clinics to stay open.

If dialysis clinics close and patients have nowhere to go, we’ll end up in the hospital emergency room, where the cost of dialysis is far more expensive than in an outpatient clinic. And when more patients are forced to seek any kind of care in an emergency room, taxpayers shoulder more costs.

If AB 290 becomes law, I will face thousands of dollars of higher costs. I will have to cut where I can, including my food budget and other necessities.

It’s wrong for insurers to sponsor a bill that essentially seeks to kick many of us off their plans, right when we need that coverage the most.

I ask the Legislature to protect the lives and quality of healthcare for patients such as me and to reject AB 290.

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AB 290, sponsored by insurance companies, is merely a profit grab by those very insurance companies, who are seeking to reduce the amounts they reimburse for the care of dialysis patients. And they are doing it without a second thought to the well-being of patients like me.

This legislation would all but end a nonprofit program in California run by the American Kidney Fund that provides financial assistance to help patients with need pay for insurance premiums. AKF helps dialysis patients like me to bridge the average $7,000 to $9,000 costs for dialysis that are not

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The film explores that era’s widely beloved music, and an abundance of jangly classic recordings by the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, Clapton and the Mamas and the Papas brighten the film.

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“The film celebrates Laurel Canyon in the beginning, before the onset of psychedelia and the singer-songwriter era that’s most associated with it, Joni Mitchell and the search for the individual,” says Slater, who considers that early period the “the age of innocence” of California rock.

“But it’s really about the echo of those ideas and that creativity that gave birth to the music.”

That creative community has been as essential to Laurel Canyon’s myth as its hugely influential melodies and lyrics.

As house band guitarist Fernando Perdomo notes, “What made Laurel Canyon cool is it wasn’t based around a club. Laurel

on the radio — pop radio,” David Crosby observes onscreen.

Crosby contributes several choice bon mots (including the record-straightening admission that he was kicked out of the Byrds for “being an asshole,” not his notorious drug abuse). He, Stills and Nash figure in some of the most engaging scenes, recalling Laurel Canyon’s neighborly vibe. Some of the zestiest tales are told by Mamas and the Papas siren Michelle Phillips, the lone representative of Laurel Canyon’s women.

With music and a community this widely beloved, there are inevitable quibbles: Why not more women? Why no Love?

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The most telling moment, one that crystallizes the film’s intent and the threads of community binding musicians across generations, occurs as Dylan quietly watches Phillips’ emotional response as she listens to playback of his recording of a Mamas and the Papas song. It is a sweet scene, warm and sincere, and their mutual gratitude expresses all that needs to be said.

“Echo in the Canyon” is screening at the Arclight Santa Monica, Arclight Culver City and The Landmark. Visit echointhecanyon.com for more info.

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By Christina Campodonico With one steel end diving into a point toward the Pacific and the other spreading its arms wide as if to embrace the city of Los Angeles, abstract Venice Boardwalk sculpture “Declaration” looks as if it is taking a bow — like an inverted drafting compass falling from the sky, or the hand gesture for the peace sign bending forward in mid-air. At just the right angle, especially around sunset, the statue can also resemble a massive letter V. “Declaration,” which has held its spot on the grassy knoll where Windward Avenue meets the beach since 2001 and was erected in honor of the Venice Family Clinic Art Walk’s 22nd year, is expected to take its final bow on the boardwalk when it’s relocated to creator Mark di Suvero’s studio in Northern California later this year.

It’s hard to imagine the Venice skyline without this iconic half-bow of steel I-beams. “It’s di Suvero’s ‘Declaration’ that lifts the spirit and gives a sense of arrival,” wrote one reader to The Argonaut in August 2001. Weeks later, the statue marked the spot where poets, writers and members of the Venice community came together to reflect on the tragedy of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

But change has become a constant in Venice, and we must be prepared for it when it comes. Which is why L.A. Louver, the gallery that represents di Suvero and has long supported the sculpture’s presence in Venice, is holding a goodbye gathering for “Declaration” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5.

“Despite several attempts to work with the city, there has not been adequate interest from civic leaders to fully embrace a broader philanthropic effort to acquire the work,” writes L.A. Louver Founding Director Peter Goulds in a statement to The Argonaut. “For this reason, the artist and the gallery have come to a mutual agreement to de-install the sculpture from its current location.”

Fortunately, Westsiders still have some time to pay their respects — first with Wednesday’s reception at L.A. Louver celebrating di Suvero’s artistry (a retrospective of his work is on display at the gallery through June 8), and then maybe a stroll to “Declaration” around sunset when the towering sculpture is bathed in light, shadow and the glow of Venice Beach.

L.A. Louver invites Venetians to bid adieu to boardwalk fixture ‘Declaration’

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By Jessica Koslow One of the unique things about being a foodie in Los Angeles is that you can find some of the city’s best food in otherwise inconspicuous mini-malls.

Sure, the view from the window is a parking lot, but on the upside there’s usually available parking, the food tends to be more affordable, and the general lack of pretension keeps the restaurant’s ambitions focused squarely on what you’re about to eat.

So let’s drop the fanfare and get right to it — five mini-mall gems that should be on your culinary radar.

Tomi Sushi Most people know about Ronnie’s Diner, the popular breakfast spot in Del Rey tucked just off Culver Boulevard near Ballona Creek. Asaya Japanese

restaurant, across the parking lot, was another local favorite for 30 years. A few months ago, a new sign went up: Tomi Sushi.

The community mourned Asaya’s loss on Yelp. But, thankfully, Tomi Sushi kept the same warm staff and is serving up fresh, delicious fish along with other tasty hot kitchen entrees, including bulgogi and udon. My husband and I spontaneously popped in on Valentine’s Day. Nothing says “I love you” like their signature yellowtail jalapeno sashimi special with cilantro and yuzu ponzu sauce.

12740 Culver Blvd., Del Rey | (310) 823-8944 | mytomisushi.com Mee & Greet Eric Ong already has a hit on his hands with Humble Potato — “comfort food with a Japanese flavor twist.” This past June he

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Take an excursion to Japan with Tomi Sushi (above), eat chicken the French way at Mon Petit Poulet, feed your inner Italian at Eddie’s Italian Restaurant (upper right) and dig into soul food at the Serving Spoon spinning behind glass in the corner of Lincoln Plaza? But that’s exactly where you’ll find your perfect lunch: a quarter chicken and two sides. I always opt for the slightly sweet ratatouille and green beans, with a fresh baguette slice and butter.

The establishment is Frenchowned, and my favorite person behind the counter is Godefroy, whose elegant accent adds a touch of wanderlust to my order.

The owners already had four restaurants in France when they landed in L.A., and they’re in the process of opening a second location downtown.

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for Eddie’s Italian Restaurant, sharing space in the same mini-mall as a 7-Eleven. I bet you’ve wondered: Can it be good? For 30 years, faithful clientele have been pulling in to dine on the restaurant’s Italian delights, like chicken piccata and linguine pescatore. The original name of the establishment was Alejo’s, which then changed to Eddie’s under new ownership, and will remain Eddie’s even though ownership has changed once again this past December. Juliana Imoowo and her husband bought and remodeled the entire place.

Much has changed, but “not the food or the staff,” says Imoowo — or the beloved fresh bread (with garlic, olive oil and cheese) that’s baked daily and comes with every meal.

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The Serving Spoon I grew up bicoastal, traveling to New York City to visit my mom. Every chance we got, mom and I would frequent the Pink Tea Cup in the Greenwich Village, the soul food brunch spot version of the bar in “Cheers.” Everybody knew everybody, and you would often catch a celebrity. When I walked into the Serving Spoon in Inglewood, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. This neighborhood favorite since 1983 often has a line of locals outside waiting to taste turkey wings, oxtails or beef short ribs.

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Los AngeLes Times sundAy Crossword PuzzLe “GETTING ALONG” By GARY LARSON

Sotally Tober I spent years on and off drugs and alcohol, but I’ve been sober for six years. I’m just not the same self-centered immature brat I was. Last week I reached out to my best friend’s brother to apologize for things I did about seven years ago. He still hasn’t responded to my text (requesting time to talk to make amends). He told my friend he was having a hard time believing I’m any different. But I am, and I want to prove to him I have changed. How can I do that?

— Sincere He’s seen you swear off drugs and alcohol before — typically for several hours on a Tuesday.

This view he has of you is likely to have some serious staying power. That’s because our brain is big on automatic processes, forming and storing what I call “thinkpacks” so we don’t have to put cognitive energy into things we’ve already figured out. For example, say you do something for the first time, like opening a weird latch on a cupboard.

Each time you do it again, the more automatic — that is, the more unthinking — opening it becomes.

Believing works similarly. Once we form a belief, we tend to just go with it automatically. Questioning a belief, on the other hand, takes mental effort: yanking out our reasoning ability and forcing it to do a bunch of cognitive chores.

Not surprisingly, research by social psychologist Lee Ross, among others, finds that we’re prone to taking the

mentally easy way out, succumbing to “confirmation bias”: clinging to what we already believe and ignoring info that says, “Hey, there just might be a new and improved truth in town.”

There’s another problem: Our ego is bound up in our clinging to our beliefs — that is, believing that we were right all along. And though it sounds like you’ve changed your value system, which probably bodes well for your staying sober, if he goes with the idea that you’re on the wagon for good he risks being proved wrong.

The error that you, like many people, make is in thinking, “I’ll just change somebody’s mind!” and that it’ll happen pronto. However, consider your goal: apologizing. You can do that by writing a letter. A letter of apology takes an investment of effort that a phoned or texted apology does not, which makes it more likely to be seen as sincere.

And frankly, if you follow through with the steps for a meaningful apology — detailing how you wronged him, expressing remorse, and explaining the new values you are now living by — you lay the best foundation for him to … possibly … someday … believe that you truly have changed.

Sure, it’s possible you’ll black out again, but maybe just if somebody clocks you for going overboard with the sobervangelizing. It won’t be like that time when you were drunk and handcuffed and yelling, “Occifers, I’ll have you know that my nickname in middle school was Houdini!”

A Body At Rust I’ve been married to a wonderful woman for two years. We have a 2-year-old child. Unfortunately, we stopped having sex when she got pregnant and haven’t started again since. She loves me, but she just doesn’t want sex like she used to.

(And no, I’m not some sexist dude leaving all the baby care to her.) How can we jump-start our sex life?

— Famished “Being and Nothingness” is 722 pages of stylishly depressing existentialism by Jean-Paul Sartre; ideally, it does not also describe what goes on in bed between you and your wife.

Chances are your wife’s libido didn’t get broken in the delivery room or carried off by a raccoon. In women, desire seems to work differently than how it does in men, according to sex researcher Rosemary Basson, M.D. Once women are comfortably ensconced in a relationship, Basson finds

that they no longer have the “spontaneous sexual hunger” they did in the early days of dating. Instead, their desire is “responsive,” meaning it is “triggerable” — simply by starting to fool around.

Yes, miraculously, revving up your sex life will probably just take some makeout sessions. Tell your wife about Basson’s research and start scheduling regular romantic evenings. Make them early enough that nobody’s too tired and keep your expectations on medium. (You might not have fullblown sex on night one, but try to see whatever mwah-mwah makeout that goes on as an encouraging start.) When possible, drop the baby off at Grandma’s and have a sex weekend at a hotel. This may sound like a lot of effort and expense, but it sure beats the alternative — setting your penis out on the blanket next to the VHS player at your spring garage sale.

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter and visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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Across 1 Observing Yom Kippur, say 8 Gumbo pod 12 Location tools 18 Fiction genre 19 Complain 20 Radioactive element 22 Bash in a boxcar?

24 Capillary?

26 __ Mae 27 Till fill 28 Auditing pros 29 Back in the day, back in the day 30 Some research aids 32 “My Way” lyricist 34 Tourist trap trinkets 36 “I need a few __” 39 Continuously 41 Entered carefully 44 White wine apéritif 45 Senior taking lessons?

47 Dubious “gift” 50 Goodnight woman of song 52 Marsh plant 53 California town whose name means “the river” 55 Stops 57 Field with many partners 58 Golfer Trevino 59 Understands, as a radio message 60 Gas supplied in Canada by Imperial Oil 61 Provide money for 64 Cat food source 66 Bind with a line 68 Minor combat injuries?

72 Hideouts 73 Aboveboard 75 Fluff or flub 76 Dubai dignitary

78 Birch of “American Beauty” 79 __ result 82 Title for Robinson 83 Heavy rain aftermath 86 Riots 87 Some discriminators 90 Capri, locally 91 N.C. winter hours 92 Endure a Moscow heat wave?

97 Browning result 98 How some desserts are served 99 Gait between walk and canter 100 Invites 101 Longtime Indian leader 105 May honorees 107 Tailgating fare 109 Biblical birthright seller 110 Transcript stats 113 Plant for a pet?

115 __ d’hôtel 119 Poorly executed karate move?

121 Pretend a true story is madeup?

123 Small sizes 124 First name in scat 125 Like the darkest night 126 In order that one might 127 Wings you can’t eat 128 Refuses Down 1 “Carmina Burana” composer 2 18-Across writer Roberts 3 “Absolutely!”

4 Passes out 5 Cardio procedure 6 One creating

plots 7 Asian holiday 8 Land on its own gulf 9 Divided land 10 Disorderly place 11 Vague number 12 Beef cut 13 Song for a diva 14 Women’s workout wear brand 15 Young Skywalker’s nickname 16 Fix firmly 17 Court figures 21 Catchall category: Abbr.

23 “Best in Show” actress Parker __ 25 Maximum 28 Invitation notation 31 Sister of Zsa Zsa 33 William of “Carrie” 35 Supervised hospital resident 36 Cause of a road mark 37 The Auld Sod 38 Pancake cookbook photo session?

40 Take back 42 Falco of “The Sopranos” 43 Computer key 45 Comes down with 46 Opposite of rush 47 Source of elegance?

48 Actor Quinn 49 Petty officers, briefly 51 First line of a three-line eatery sign 54 Introductions 56 Japanese noodle 57 Tennis call 62 Done, to Donne 63 Hospitality 65 Geek Squad client

66 Underworld river 67 One of a Dumas trio 69 Denali National Park state 70 Victoria’s Secret purchase 71 Store posting: Abbr.

74 Algiers citadel 77 “Our National Parks” author 80 Look 81 Geometry basics 84 Criticism 85 They’re often for the home team 88 __-European 89 Recent medical research subject 93 Sets down 94 __ sprawl 95 Frat. counterpart 96 Marathoner’s need 100 If nothing changes 101 Salon supply 102 Stat relative 103 Directory entries 104 Because of 106 Con man’s partner 108 Tasteless 111 “Every great architect is ... a great __”: Wright 112 Lhasa __ 114 Some groceries 116 “__ yellow ribbon ... ” 117 Promising 118 Tolkien creatures 120 “Argo” spy gp.

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REGISTERED OWNER(S) Barbette, LLC, 7511 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. 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: 5/2018.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Sean Macpherson. TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Barbette, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 12, 2019. 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/9/19, 5/16/19, 5/23/19, 5/30/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019 102857 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DTO LAW, DTO. 2321 W. 10th Street Unit 307 Los Angeles, CA 90006. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Marcos Tarango, 6459 W. 80th Place Los Angeles, CA 90045, William Delgado, 9709 US Hwy. 42 Prospect, KY 40059, Megan O’Neil., 54 Hillview Ave. Redwood City, CA 94062.

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REGISTERED OWNER(S) John Patrick Hamilton, 12240 Venice Blvd., Ste. 25 Los Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019112230 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NELSON MANAGEMENT CO; 930 Westbourne Dr., #100 West Hollywood, CA 90069. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Vivian R Nelson, 930 Westbourne Dr., Apt. 100 West Hollywood, Ca 90069. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 4/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Vivian R Nelson.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 29, 2019. 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/9/19, 5/16/19, 5/23/19, 5/30/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019119703 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: IPM INSTITUTE, BACK TO THE ONE; 12405 Venice Blvd., #211 Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Camille Harris, 12405 Venice Blvd., #211 Los Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Camille Harris. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 7, 2019.

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/16/19, 5/23/19, 5/30/19, 6/6/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019145489 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: IMMERSIVE KID; 41 30th Avenue Venice, CA 90291, PO Box 1105 Venice, CA 90294. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Susan E. Heins, 41 30th Avenue Venice, CA 90291. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Susan E. Heins. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 24, 2019.

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/30/19, 6/6/19, 6/13/19, 6/20/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019140648 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OPERATION PROTECTIVE SERVICESOPS; 9461 Charleville Blvd., #710 Beverly Hills, CA 90212, Post Office Box 251885 Los Angeles, CA 90025. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Don Smith, 9461 Charleville Blvd., #710 Beverly Hills, CA 90212. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/1990.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Don Smith. TITLE: CEO. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 20, 2019.

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/30/19, 6/6/19, 6/13/19, 6/20/19

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 19SMCP00214 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of RYAN ANTHONY HOUTZ, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Ryan Anthony Houtz filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Ryan Anthony Houtz to Ryan Anthony Funk 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: 08/09/2019.

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 6, 2019. Lawrence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 5/9/19, 5/16/19, 5/23/19, 5/30/19

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 19SMCP00249 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MARIA ELISA MARTINEZ, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Maria Elisa Martinez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Maria Elisa Martinez to Maria Elisa Bleasdale 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: 08/02/2019.

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 28, 2019. Lawrence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 5/30/19, 6/6/19, 6/13/19, 6/20/19 Account: Cal-Net Legal REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR AS-NEEDED EVENT SERVICES The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors (Department) is seeking qualified and experienced Vendors to enter into Master Agreements with Los Angeles County (County) to provide, on an as-needed basis, event services for Licensees utilizing the Department’s recreational facility, Burton Chace Park Boathouse (Boathouse) in Marina del Rey. Vendors may qualify as a Caterer and/or a Party Equipment Vendor.

Vendors submitting Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) must have a minimum of three years’ continuous experience in the development, management and operation of a high quality food service business and/or a party equipment rental service business.

The County may require additional minimum qualifications. SOQs will be accepted on June 6, 2019, in person, by 2:00 p.m. at 13837 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

Further information regarding the RFSQ is available at: http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/lacobids/default.asp.

To view and print a copy of the RFSQ, please visit: http://beaches.lacounty.gov/ request-for-proposals/, and click the ``Request for Proposals`` link.

The County reserves the right to cancel the RFSQ and to modify any and all terms and conditions of the RFSQ, including minimum requirements. For further information, email Shaylisa Jones at Sjones@bh.lacounty.gov.

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, May 30 SMC Piano Ensemble Concert, 11:30 a.m. The Santa Monica College Piano Ensemble performs a concert featuring pieces from baroque Bach to contemporary Gillock. An art display accompanies the music. SMC Performing Arts Center Music Hall, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. Free.

(310) 434-3005; smc.edu/eventsinfo Beach Eats, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 26. A diverse array of food trucks gather for a beach party with live music at Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. This Thursday’s featured food trucks include the Mediterranean-inspired Pickles & Peas, the Surfer Taco, Rolln Lobster, Canvas and Pinch of Flavor.

Parking in the county lot costs 25 cents for each 10 minutes. (424) 526-7900; visitmarinadelrey.com “Period. End of Sentence” Screening, 7:30 p.m. This documentary follows a group of women in a rural Indian village who band together to install and operate a sanitary padmaking machine, combating the crushing stigma of menstruation and discovering a newfound independence.

A Q&A with Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton follows the screening. dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. RSVP required. (310) 315-3551; office@dnjgallery.net Justin Kauflin Trio, 8 and 9:30 p.m.

Justin Kauflin (piano), Dave Robaire (bass) and Dan Schnelle (drums) perform two sets of jazz at Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 180,

Westchester. $20. (424) 800-2006; samfirstbar.com

Friday, May 31 U.S. 99 Band, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Groove to the sounds of Sonny B’s U.S. 99 Band as they perform early rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly and surf music with Big Harmonica Bob at Hinano Café, 15 Washington Blvd., Venice.

No cover. (310) 822-3902 SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m.

Show up and prove your talent (sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m.), then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during this open mic each Friday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to participate. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica College Jazz Vocal Ensemble celebrates Nat King Cole’s centennial and pays tribute to jazz legends Nancy Wilson, Michel LeGrand and Phil Mattson. SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 434-3005; smc.edu/eventsinfo Tony Tixier Trio, 8 and 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. Celebrated French jazz pianist Tony Tixier, Karl McComas-Reichl (bass) and Jonathan Pinson (drums) perform two sets of jazz, two nights in a row, at Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., Ste 180, Westchester. $20. (424) 800-2006; samfirstbar.com

DJs Jedi & Anthony Valadez Dance Party, 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Old-school soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that’ll get the dance floor going is the night’s agenda at The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice.

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*See page 30 for information about Pride celebrations in Venice and Santa Monica.

Open Wetlands at Ballona, 9 a.m. to noon. The Los Angeles Audubon Society hosts its monthly Open Wetlands event at Ballona Salt Marsh. Take a stroll through the sand dunes to the creek and explore your neighborhood wetlands. Enter through the gate in the northeast corner of the parking lot behind Alkawater/Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. (310) 301-0050; losangelesaudubon.org

Marina del Rey Halibut Derby, 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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LAX Dunes Restoration, 9 a.m. to noon. The LAX Dunes is home to a variety of unique plants and animals.

Help remove invasive vegetation that crowd out and compete with native plants. Gloves and tools provided.

Wear closed-toed shoes. LAX Dunes Trask Triangle Park, Playa del Rey. (310) 417-3093; santamonicabay.org

Roga, 8 a.m. A running group and all-levels yoga class each Saturday morning through Aug. 3. Meet under the Santa Monica Pier sign at the top of the ramp for a brisk two- or fivemile run. Walkers welcome. Afterward, Christi Christensen leads a yoga class.

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Community Workday in the Garden, 9 a.m. to noon. Join volunteers and garden members to help clean beautify this community space. Emerson Avenue Community Garden, 8050 Emerson Ave., Westchester. Free. (310) 337-0827; karen.schaffer.eacg@gmail.com

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Wake Up Waves, 9 to 11 a.m. Start the weekend with fresh air and family fun for kids ages 2 to 10. Kids enjoy an interactive storytime by Story Pirates, music, dancing, playing and more. Pier Playground, 1600-1622 Ocean Front

Nick Gabaldón Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To commemorate the life of pioneering African- and Mexican-American surfer Nick Gabaldón, the Santa Monica Conservancy, historian Alison Rose Jefferson and Heal the Bay sponsor this day of beach activities and free surf lessons. Free admission to Heal

the Bay’s Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica Beach, Lifeguard Tower 20 (end of Bay Street.) Free; registration required for surf lessons. smconservancy.org Macrame Wall Hanging, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Waverly Knots fiber artist Chrysteen Borja teaches the basics of macramé, various knot and techniques to create a beautiful wall hanging. All materials provided, including an instruction booklet on knot-making.

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Spiritual Quest:“The Reluctant Jew” @ Beyond Baroque In this “musical monologue memoir,” David Zasloff traces his journey to embracing Judaism — from venturing into the Alaskan wilderness to diving deep into the darkness of divorce.

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Saturday (June 1) at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $8 to $20. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Hear Her Roar:“12 Angry Men” @ Promenade Playhouse This classic courtroom drama is recast with an ensemble of 12 impassioned women playing the cantankerous jurors in this fictional homicide trial.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays through June 15 at Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $20. (310) 656-8070; promenadeplayhouse.com A Royal Mess:“Exit the King” @ City Garage Eugene Ionesco’s Beckett-like dark comedy follows the final hours of a

A political love triangle is at the heart of City Garage’s “Exit the King” megalomaniac king and the two queens squabbling for his failing kingdom.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through July 14 at City Garage, 2525 Michigan Ave., Unit T-1, Santa Monica. $20 to $25.

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Thursday and Friday (May 30 & 31) at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. $10 to $15. (310) 286-0553; theatreraymondkabbaz.com

More than Child’s Play:“Ready Steady Yeti Go” @ Electric Lodge Guillermo Cienfuegos directs this Rogue Machine production of David Jacobi’s play about a perfect storm of “white guilt” that strikes a town after it experiences a stunning hate crime.

Meanwhile, two middle-schoolers must navigate the pitfalls of falling in love amid the town’s prying eyes.

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Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $12 to $14. (310) 828-7519; morgan-wixson.org Déjà Vu:“The Marriage Zone” @ Santa Monica Playhouse A younger couple and an older couple encounter each other at an open house, discovering they have way too much in common.

Last shows: 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (June 1 & 2) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $40. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Meta Musical:“Pippin” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present Stephen Schwartz’s award-winning musical about a young prince searching for adventure and meaning in his life and the band of theatrical players who help tell his tale.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 22 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $25 to $27. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org

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Boulevard to Ocean Front Walk, Venice. Free. venicechamber.net 18th Street Arts Center Community Festival & Artisan Marketplace, 3 to 6 p.m. Celebrating the cultural treasures of the Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica, this campus-wide festival features performances, art-making workshops, open artist studios, food trucks, exhibitions and creative activities. Browse handmade local goods from westside and Santa Monica-based artists and artisans at the marketplace. 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica.

Free. (310) 453-3711; 18thstreet.org “Soul Singing: Coloring Outside the Lines” Concert, 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica College Chamber Choir performs Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass” and a selection of soulful African American spirituals with guest pianist Nyaho and arrangements by jazz violinist and artistic collaborator Lesa Terry. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 434-3005; smc.edu/music-concerts Poetry in Motion: “The Reluctant Jew,” 7:30 p.m. David Zasloff performs a one-man show about his hilarious, precarious and melodious journey into Judaism. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 to $20. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org

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Katalyst Collective, DJ Aaron Parr and DJ Doomz, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

The Katalyst Collective plays future funk, soul and jazz at 9 p.m., followed

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Proceeds benefit summer camps for kids in underserved communities. Keep your eye out for TV celebs. Red carpet begins at 9:30 a.m. Teams must raise $2,500. pedalonthepier.haroldrobinsonfoundation.org Music and Comedy at UnUrban, 1 to 7 p.m. Performances by Almost Vaudeville (1 to 4 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (4 to 6 p.m.) precede the Screenwriting Tribe workshop Meetup group at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com SMC Emeritus Concert Band, 2 p.m.

Under the baton of Yosuke Miyoshi, the Santa Monica College Emeritus Concert Band performs a collection of orchestra classics, movie themes and original compositions. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica.

Free. (310) 434-4306; smc.edu/ emeritus 18 Minutes of Fame: A Musical Journey with Barbara Minkus, 5 p.m. Broadway, film and television performer Barbara Minkus shares an evening of personal moments, funny and poignant songs and her remarkable stories about working with luminaries such as Danny Kaye, Merv Griffin,

Jerry Lewis and Charlotte Rae. The Pico, 10508 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. $36. (800) 838-3006; 18minutesoffame.brownpapertickets.com “Surveillance: A Threat to Our Privacy?” 6 to 8:30 p.m. Are our conversations through social media and in our personal spaces private?

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Monday, June 3 Sand and Sea Speakers Toastmasters, 7 to 9 p.m. Whether attempting to overcome your fear of public speaking or looking to improve your presentation skills, Toastmasters will help develop your speaking skills in a supportive, friendly atmosphere. First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 Second St., Santa Monica. Free for guests; $15.50/month for members. sandandseaspeakers.com Salsa Night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. World champion dance instructor Cristian Oviedo leads a beginner salsa class from 8 to 9 p.m. and a beginner bachata lesson from 9 to 10 p.m.

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By Christina Campodonico Venice Pride After making a big inaugural splash in 2016 and an even bigger one in 2017 with the christening of an all-rainbow Lifeguard tower, Venice Pride returns for its fourth iteration with three fabulous events on Saturday (June 1): a big “Beach, Please!” beach cleanup form 8:30 to 11 a.m., starting at the Brooks Avenue Venice Pride Lifeguard Tower; the Venice Pride Sign Lighting and Block Party from 4 to 11 p.m., where Windward Ave. meets the Venice Boardwalk; and the official after party of Venice Pride, beach-themed “Gaywatch,” ($10) taking over all three levels of The Victorian (2640 Main St., Santa Monica) from 9 p.m. to well past midnight. venicepride.org SaMo Pride Santa Monica is bursting with so much pride this year that it can’t be contained by one weekend. During the entire month of June expect pop-ups, dance parties and bursts of color activating downtown Santa Monica from the pier to Third Street Promenade. Arts District-based open air food market Smorgasburg LA kicks things off from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (June 1) with over 90 food trucks and vendors on the Santa Monica Pier. Enjoy colorful eats from Donut Friend, Lobsterdamus, Amazebowls and Korean Mandu truck Workaholic.

Sundown marks the beginning of a month-long display of kaleidoscopic colors across downtown Santa Monica, including a canopy of rainbow-colored twinkly lights along the Promenade (which also features giant flags representing the various facets of the LGBTQ+ movement and quotes from LGBTQ+ people), the pier bathed in a spectrum of colors, and illuminating “Lanterns of Love” hovering over Santa Monica Place every Thursday evening from 3 to 6 p.m., when the shopping center’s Center Plaza

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Kick up your heels for Pride celebrations all month long hosts live music. celebrate, educate and connect,” says Get your body grooving with Happy Negin Singh, executive director of the Hour Agency’s House Aquatic Pop-up Santa Monica Pier Corp., which is parties, which take over the Santa Monica spearheading SaMo Pride. “Our iconic Pier Aquarium on Fridays and Saturdays Santa Monica Pier, which sees over 10 from June 14 to 29. Inspired by the million visitors from all around the whimsical world of “Pee-wee’s Playworld, has long been a beacon of house” and decadent ball culture, these acceptance and inclusivity for all —we immersive cocktail parties peppered with wanted to go the extra mile and show our performances indulge the inner-child pride to the LGBTQ+ community and its while appealing to adult sensibilities and allies, showing the world that the pier benefiting Heal the Bay. (Tickets are $45). will always stand for respect, compasIf you’re more in the high school to sion, and love.” college-age bracket, the Santa Monica smpride.com Pier’s merry-go-round building hosts the 8th Annual LGBTQ+ Prom (annualqueer- Sip & Sketch @ SPARC prom.splashthat.com) on June 8 for youths Venice’s Social and Public Art Resource ages 14 to 20. (Tickets are $5 at the door, Center (SPARC) also gets in on Pride but early RSVPs are encouraged). And on celebrations with its June 1 Sip & Sketch Sunday, June 16, the Santa Monica Pier life drawing session from 7 to 9:30 p.m. becomes the dance floor for L.A. Pride’s The series, designed to explore identities Youth Silent Disco, starting at 7 p.m. and body types not usually portrayed in “We’ll be hosting a variety of wellness, traditional figure drawing, will feature food, art and social events that bring the two activists from the LGBTQ+ commucommunity and their allies together to nity as models — Latinx poet Cynthia

Behold! Highways’ Queer Fest 2019 You could say Highways Performance Space got a jump on Pride this year with the kickoff of its “Behold!” queer theater arts festival in early May in tandem with a celebration for its 30th birthday.

The fêting continues Saturday (June 1) with performances curated by theater artist Shruti Bala Purkayastha, honoring femme individuals from across history and the LGBTQ+ spectrum. (The show, titled “Femmecestor Journies” starts at 8:30 p.m.; tickets are $20 to $25.)

Mark your calendar for a reimagining of Ron Vawter’s one-man show “Roy Cohn/ Jack Smith,” which portrays the sharply contrasting lives of two of America’s most notable gay men from the 1980s, on June 8 ($15 to $20), and a second 30th birthday party for Highways’ on June 29. Styled as a “Rainbow Fashion Show,” the bash celebrating the history and meaning of the rainbow Pride flag features a rainbow runway, prizes and pop-up performances co-hosted by the California LGBT Arts Alliance ($30). Put on your ROYGBIV best and strut your stuff!

“Behold!” continues with more performances and film screenings — including a presentation of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors’ ritual cleansing performance “Respite, Reprieve and Healing” — at various times through June 30. highwaysperformance.org

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Open Mic Komedy begins at 9 p.m.

Sign up at 8:45 p.m. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Make connections and discover ways to give back to your community while having breakfast at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $25. Call Brady Connell at (323) 459-1932 for reservations; playavenice.org

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“June 1 is kicking off pride month for us … so we’re exploring gender identity and intersectionality in that life drawing class,” explains SPARC Arts Education Coordinator Davida Persaud.

Tickets are $35 and include a flight of wines from the Monterey coast by J. Lohr and complimentary cheeses for you to nimble on between sketch sessions. make.sparcinla.org

Venice Chamber Happy Hour, 6 to 8 p.m. Make new connections and build relationships while enjoying healthful, California-inspired poké.

The Otheroom, 1201 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. $5 to $10. (310) 822-5425; venicehamber.net

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Meditation for Pain Management, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Laura Martorella teaches techniques that can help

Grand View Market Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Each Wednesday night, anyone can sign up to do a four-

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