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L e t t e r s Let’s Fix Mother’s Beach Re: “Mother’s Beach is Second-Most Polluted in the State,” news, June 25 With plans to redevelop much of Marina del Rey, including the Mother’s Beach area, why not hire an expert to create a 21stcentury solution to clean up chronically polluted Mother’s Beach? It doesn’t take Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card for most mothers to instinctively know to keep children out of the water at Mother’s Beach. As with many
ends of our marina’s basins, the water often stagnates with a soupy appearance, with floating trash that lingers. It’s certainly an uninviting place to go swimming for children or adults with common sense. Not that Mother’s Beach can be transformed into a pristine, Caribbean-like beach, but certainly there must be more effective systems than the current water re-circulator. Perhaps there needs to be a larger-scale system to recirculate and filter the water to minimize bacteria and also to
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generate small, gentle waves that roll onto Mother’s Beach for a clean, safe and fun swim for children of all ages. Good luck trying to keep seagulls and other birds out of the area to “solve” the problem. They were here long before us. Peter R. Steinblums Marina del Rey
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Re: “SMO Countdown Begins,” news, June 25 This is insane. NIMBY groups
speak out of both sides of their limiting the airport’s current mouth. First they say the airport harmful impacts and repurposing is dangerous and polluting, then it as a healthy park in the future. they say put a park feet from the Donald airport. If you are so concerned about the airport, why would you want to put things closer to it? HAVE YOUR SAY IN Pilot Rick THE ARGONAUT: Removing 12 acres of aircraft tie-downs will create much-needed park space and reduce the aircraft parking capacity of Santa Monica Airport, making it a less-desirable destination. These are important steps toward
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VOL 45, NO 27 Local News & Culture
News
Venice Stories
Sanders’ Westside Whistle-Stop Clinton challenger tells locals he’ll need help from Tea Party supporters ......................... 6
Vax Mandate Becomes Law
Venice Beach Freakshow’s Todd Ray stars in a red, white and blue edition of Jason Hill’s monthly graphic story page.............. 13
Not Just for Tourists Del Frisco’s Grille has a menu that will keep locals coming back. ...................... 19
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS
Feature Photo by Jessica Voss
State legislation hatched in Santa Monica is among the nation’s toughest . .................. 9
Food & Drink
Airport Debate Takes Flight in D.C. Rep. Ted Lieu will have locals speak directly to the FAA about SMO ........................... 10
“Dirty Dancing” and the Magna Carta...... 28
BIZ BUZZ Community Counsel How locals helped design the new Whole Foods Playa Vista.....................................29
ARTS Summer Solstice Photo Contest Winners ........................................... 14 Promenade to Get $30-mil Facelift New owners will revamp Westchester’s Howard Hughes Center ....................... 11
Opinion Save the Great Blue Heron Don’t let redevelopment efforts destroy their nesting grounds at Mariners Villages . ...... 12
This Week The 15th annual Westchester Fourth of July Parade rides a wave of community support ............................................... 17
Spectacular Spectacles Marina del Rey and Culver City go all out with fireworks shows for July 4 ................. 18
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Sanders Makes a Westside Whistle-Stop Left-leaning Clinton challenger tells local donors he’ll also need help from Tea Party supporters By John Seeley Prospects for a cake-walk Clinton coronation seemed a little less preordained after Hillary’s principal presidential primary opponent swung through L.A. on June 20, drawing hundreds of enthusiastic donors at gatherings in Brentwood and the Valley after appearing Friday night on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who declared his candidacy on April 29 with a promise to defend “the disappearing middle class,” is still an unknown quantity to almost half the country’s Democrats but is polling well in early-voting New Hampshire. Following a breakfast appearance at the Van Nuys home of actress-activist Mimi Kennedy (where he was introduced by former Westside state Sen. Tom Hayden), Sanders appeared at the Brentwood home of Stanley and Betty Warner Sheinbaum, a frequent L.A. fundraising stop for Democratic campaigns. “Bernie has the courage to speak the truth on concentration of wealth, health care for all and climate change. We need him now to prevent the demise of our democracy,” Venice Neighborhood Council outreach officer and Venice
message he vowed to take to millions of low- and middle-income Tea Party supporters that he believes have been voting against their own economic interests. “They understand the economic system is rigged,” concluded Sanders after saying
“The economic system is rigged.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders
that 99% of income gains over the past decade have gone to just the top 1% of earners. Sanders told donors he wants corporations and wealthy Americans to pay a larger share of taxes and that he supports Action Network organizer Sylvia Aroth raising the federal minimum wage to $15 said of the gathering. “He says what he means and means what per hour, guaranteeing pay equity for women and establishing trade policy “that he says,” added Tom Camarella, former works for workers, not just the CEOs.” president of the Culver City Democratic Club. “He’s the best presidential candidate He said opposition to the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision would I’ve seen in 40 years.” be his “litmus test” for court nominations Sanders has set his sights well beyond and condemned the ruling as a message to West L.A. progressives, however. The central theme of his campaign is reversing fat cats that “you already own the economy; now we’re going to give you the economic inequality and elitism, a Venice activist Sylvia Aroth met with Sanders during his Westside fundraiser
opportunity to own the U.S. government.” In an appeal to younger voters (who lean progressive but don’t show up in large numbers at the polls), Sanders also called for easier refinancing of student debt and, more radically, imposing federal mandates for tuition-free state universities. Touching on foreign policy only briefly, Sanders said he had opposed both Iraq wars strongly and would not contemplate continuing “perpetual war” in the Middle East. “Saudi Arabia had the nerve to tell President Obama he should send troops to Yemen,” Sanders complained, promising that he would have told the oil-rich kingdom to send their own people into harm’s way. Kennedy said Sanders’ L.A. fundraising efforts produced in excess of $50,000 for his campaign. After about an hour of speaking and mingling at the Westside event, Sanders dashed off for a flight to Colorado, where he spoke to nearly 6,000 people at the University of Denver. “His agenda will take political will. I think the nation’s got it now; we’ve seen enough of plutocratic self-serving,” Kennedy said.
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Gov. Brown Signs Mandatory Vaccinations Law Opponents vow to keep fighting medical mandate co-authored by Santa Monica’s Ben Allen By Gary Walker Following a series of hotly contested votes in Sacramento, legislation coauthored by state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) to end parent personal belief exemptions from required public school vaccinations became law on Tuesday with a stroke of Gov. Jerry Brown’s pen. Allen, formerly president of the Santa Monica-Malibu school board, introduced Senate Bill 277 with state Sen. Richard Pan (D- Sacramento) in the wake of last winter’s measles outbreak traced to Disneyland. Concerns ran especially high at the time in Santa Monica, where a high school baseball coach was diagnosed with measles and a child care center was temporarily shuttered after an infant tested positive for the disease. SMMUSD reported in February that 11.5% of students had received personal belief exemption waivers, though state Dept. of Health records showed much lower kindergarten vaccination rates at several schools. “This is a victory for public health. This is a message to moms and dads everywhere that they can take their kid to the market and the park and not be in fear of their child contracting a dangerous communicable disease,” Allen said during remarks at the capitol. While eliminating personal belief exemptions, the new state law — among the toughest in the nation — still allows doctors to grant medical exemptions due to allergies, immune system deficiencies and family history. Under SB 277, however, unvaccinated children without medical exemptions must be home-schooled, participate in a multi-family private homeschool or attend public school independent study programs administered by school districts — prompting outcry by detractors that the law limits a child’s federal right to a free appropriate public education.
State Sen. Ben Allen introduced his vaccine legislation after the Disneyland measles outbreak
“It’s not over. There are a lot of people who are willing to continue to fight SB 277,” Erselcuk said. Santa Monica pediatrician Jay Gordon testified against the bill in Sacramento, calling it “poorly written and poorly thought-out.” Gordon also thinks opponents of SB 277 will not go away gently. “The fight will continue. This bill removes a parent’s right to have input into their children’s education,” he said. Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (DMarina del Rey) voted against SB 277. Most Assembly Democrats voted for the bill and most Assembly Republicans voted against it. Burke could not be reached to explain her position. Venice parent Regan Kibbee said the prevailing sentiment among many fellow parents seemed to be against vaccinating their children, but she and her husband chose to immunize their 10-year-old daughter. “We were glad, however, to have the support of a pediatric office willing to work with us to delay and space out the vaccinations more than the standard recommended schedule,” Kibbee said. “Now it seems the widespread suspicion of a connection to autism was ungrounded. Although I support the rights of families to make their own health decisions, it is problematic that those who are not vaccinating their kids are negatively impacting the health of other families.” Lolly Ward, whose son and daughter attend Broadway Elementary School in Venice, opposed SB 277 based on discussions with parents whose children had suffered bad reactions to flu vaccines. “I think parents should research and discuss [it] with medical professionals and then make informed decisions for their own family,” Ward said. Erselcuk said she will continue to fight the vaccination mandate because the new California now has one of the toughest immunization mandates law is unclear about how children with in the country special needs will be affected. The memory of her son’s adverse reaction to a vaccine when he was three years old has made her cautious. “This is a message to moms and dads “My son has autism, and I would like to have more clarification about special everywhere that they can take their kid needs exemptions,” she said. to the market and the park and not be Gordon rejects the contention that a percentage of unvaccinated students could in fear of their child contracting a set the stage for more measles outbreaks. dangerous communicable disease.” “During the Disneyland outbreak there were no reported cases of any disease — State Sen. Ben Allen (D- Santa Monica) being spread in schools. If vaccines work, there is no great risk because we have a very high vaccination rate in California,” Senate voted 21-14 on Monday to accept Opponents of the vaccine mandate have he said. vowed to fight the law in court and in the last-minute amendments crafted in the Allen said the new law will safeguard Assembly. court of public opinion, with a “Health against future outbreaks but also acknowlVenice parent Safika Erselcuk was Freedom Rally” planned for among those who traveled to Sacramento edged the strong feelings on both sides. 3 p.m. Friday at the corner of Colorado last week to rally against SB 277. She also “This has been a very difficult debate for and Ocean avenues in Santa Monica. everyone,” he said. Parent groups opposed to SB 277 rallied met with other parents to pressure lawmakers to modify the bill before last week in Sacramento before it passed gary@argonautnews.com Brown signed it. the Assembly on a 46-31 vote. The state JuLy 2, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9
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By Gary Walker A select group of Santa Monica and Venice residents will be traveling to the nation’s capital next week to meet with federal lawmakers and aviation officials about the future of Santa Monica Airport. While representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration have met with residents in local settings in prior years, this is the first time in years that a face-toface meeting will happen in Washington D.C., said Rep. Ted Lieu (D- Torrance), who arranged the gathering. “I want the FAA to hear firsthand the concerns of residents living near Santa Monica Airport and those who are in its flight path and to see what possible solutions can be discussed,” said
Lieu has invited Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown will represent the city at next week’s meeting. “The primary message I’ll be carrying is not my own, but that of Santa Monica voters who overwhelmingly supported Measure LC, calling for local control of the land we own that is currently being used as an airport,” McKeown said. “With the support of our congressional As a state senator, Rep. representatives, we hope to Ted Lieu called a hearing impress upon the FAA our on aviation fuel pollution community’s resolve to end the Association, has been invited to increasingly unacceptable attend the meeting in Washingimpacts of jet and other aircraft ton. Smith said he plans to clarify operations.” for Lieu and Bass what he says is Smith said emerging technolonegative misinformation about gies, including cleaner-burning the airport. airplane fuels, can mitigate noise, “It’s important to share with air pollution, safety and other complaints about the airport. “The airport is not going away “My community would like to end anytime soon,” Smith said. “The question is: How can you better Santa Monica’s ‘Fly Neighborly’ manage the airport so that it’s program. It’s certainly not been quieter and cleaner?” Taylor-Ross, chair of the Venice very neighborly to us.” Neighborhood Council’s Santa — Venice resident Mindy Taylor-Ross Monica Airport Committee, said she wants to convey to the FAA that Venice residents have Lieu, who represents Venice and them the reality of the situation Santa Monica. with the airport and not the drama suffered equal if not greater harm than Santa Monica residents FAA Associate Administrator of associated with it,” Smith said. because the current SMO flight Airports Eduardo Angeles, a Lieu has also invited Venice path sends aircrafts over Venice. former senior assistant Los resident Mindy Taylor-Ross to Harrison Ford’s recent crash at Angeles city attorney, will the Capitol. She called the Penmar Golf Course was no represent the federal government meeting with FAA representasmall reminder, she said. at the meetings, according to tives “a breakthrough” in “My community would like to Lieu’s office. The agency will be residents’ fight to be heard at the end Santa Monica’s ‘Fly Neighin “listen- only” mode, said FAA federal level after years of borly’ program [a city policy that spokeswoman Marcia Alexander- inaction from Washington. recommends propeller planes Adams. “This is the first time that depart from the airport over Karen Bass (D- Los Angeles), Venice will be at the table,” she Venice]. It’s certainly not been whose district includes Mar Vista, said. “I want to commend Rep. very neighborly to us,” she said. is also expected to attend. Lieu for holding meetings with Taylor-Ross wants the FAA to Jonathan Stein, a Century City scientists in Venice and attorney who lives in Santa Westchester as a state representa- reconsider its decision on the 250-degree heading path, where Monica, said the meeting could tive to create a record and airplanes would make a right turn have serious consequences for the confirm what so many experts after take-off and head over Santa airport’s future. have said about air quality and Monica. “The purpose of this meeting is pollution from Santa Monica The FAA experimented with that for our two members of Congress Airport.” approach for six months in 2009. to help the FAA make an inThe future of SMO has been a formed decision to waive its polarizing topic in Santa Monica During that trial period, Santa Monica residents bombarded rights to keep Santa Monica for more than a decade, with airport officials with noise Airport open. I anticipate that this advocates for closing the airport effort will be successful based in and supporters of keeping it open complaints. “We don’t want to pit anyone part on Ted Lieu’s relationship continuously trading accusations against each other, but we think with President Obama and the and barbs. the impacts should be more fact that the president appoints Santa Monica officials are equitable. If we don’t impact the key leadership of the seeking more control over the Santa Monica residents, we FAA,” Stein said. airport but anticipate a fight won’t get anywhere,” TaylorMark Smith, a Santa Monica with the FAA if they attempt to Ross said. resident and a board member of impose additional flight traffic gary@argonautnews.com the Santa Monica Airport restrictions.
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By Gary Walker New owners of the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in Westchester are counting on the Westside’s creative tech-industry boom to support a renovated mall concept with more pedestrian-friendly, entertainment, dining and lifestyle amenities. The West L.A.-based Laurus Corp. bought the Howard Hughes Center from the Irvine-based Passco Companies in June for about $100 million and plans to invest $30 million into renovating the mall, Laurus Corp. Chief Investment Officer Austin Kahn confirmed. The influx of creative industry workers, especially in nearby Playa Vista, “brings an element to the area that wasn’t here in Los Angeles — young professionals working in the technology space who look at things a little differently, and that includes the types of entertainment and dining opportunities that they like,” Kahn said. The Howard Hughes Center surrounding the mall is also a rising economic force, soon to have 1.3 million square feet of office space and some 3,200 high-rise apartment units, Kahn said. Laurus Corp. President Jean Paul Szita did not specifically refer to Playa Vista’s creative office sector — less than a mile away from the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center — in an earlier interview with the Los Angeles Times, but did state that the company’s $30-million capital infusion comes in part due to the “purchasing power of the residents and employees who live and work in such close proximity.” New design elements for the Promenade at Howard Hughes are being planned with the Silicon Beach workforce and Howard Hughes Center residents in mind. “We’re hoping to make it more pedestrian-friendly so that people can circulate better throughout the center. There are a lot of retail spaces but they seem to be hidden from view. We also want more public areas
An architectural rendering depicts potential renovations for the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center for entertainment and lifestyle features, like cooking demonstrations and live music,” Kahn said. Monica Trepany, president of local real estate firm Playa Realty, said Laurus Corp.’s investment has the potential to bear economic fruit over the long term. “I think it’s a fabulous idea. It’s right between two vibrant areas — Playa Vista and Westchester homeowners [on the bluffs across from the Howard Hughes Center] — and they don’t really have a lot of places for activity,” said Trepany, who has worked on Westside real estate for 30 years. Despite its prominent location on Sepulveda Boulevard and visibility from the 405, the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center has yet to fulfill its promise as a go-to Westside destination for shopping and entertainment. It will
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By William Hicks We can assume that most people who live in West L.A. have at least a general awareness of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. What many of them may not be aware of, however, is the invisible bond between these 640 acres of undeveloped land and Marina del Rey — specifically Mariners Village, a 23-acre apartment complex on the north side of the harbor’s main channel.
redevelop Mariners Village ponders cutting down most of its mature trees. Count yourself lucky if you’ve seen these magnificent creatures glide gracefully to and from their nests at Mariners Village. The herons begin to arrive here in the fall, drawn to the tall trees with dense canopies that are conducive to raising their young. Great blue herons will reuse existing nests — which can weigh about 50 pounds — because they require so much
After the eggs hatch and the parents begin feeding their babies, let’s just say it sounds a little like “Jurassic Park,” without the John Williams music. That bond is the flight corridor of the great blue heron. Great blue herons were hunted out of the area a century ago, and their return should not be taken for granted. These large birds require tall, mature trees for nesting as well as the nearby wetlands for hunting. The lush urban forest at Mariners Village (full disclosure: I live there) appears to be their last remaining nesting ground in the area, due to deforestation on the south side of the channel at the Villa Venetia Apartments as well as other parts of the marina. A plan to
time and energy to build. If these birds have to build nests from scratch, they don’t have the energy to produce as many offspring during the mating season. The males will begin courtship behavior by passing a twig to a female, and she will use it to repair her nest. This nesting behavior will continue until the first batch of eggs hatch in the winter. After the eggs hatch and the parents begin feeding their babies, let’s just say it sounds a little like “Jurassic Park,” (Continued on page 32)
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The Longest Day Sunrise: 5:25 a.m. Sunset: 8:31 p.m. With 15 hours and six minutes of daylight, June 21 — the Summer Solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere tilted closest to the sun — was our longest day of the year. The 172nd day of 2015 was also Father’s Day, Go Skateboarding Day, World Humanist Day, World Hydrography Day and marked the fifth annual revival of the Venice Beach Neptune Festival. The Argonaut celebrated this first official day of summer with a Summer Solstice Photo Contest, in which we asked readers to send us their best photographs of anything they saw or did that day. Thank you to all who participated for helping us tell the story of a special day in the life of our community. — Joe Piasecki
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The three top winners of The Argonaut’s Summer Solstice Photo Contest will receive one of two prize options: • A Hornblower Dinner Cruise for two in Marina del Rey harbor • Free tuition for the July 25 Venice Beach Photo Workshop (jtaphotoagency.com), taught by Westside pro photographers Ted Soqui and Jonathan Alcorn with the help of Pulitzer Prizewinning Associated Press shooter Nick Ut Second Runner-Up: Maureen Cotter Squirrel meets Power Ranger in Venice: “I placed a peanut in Jaws’ mouth for him to take it from, but this is what happened.” PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT JuLy 2, 2015
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Andrew Goetze All hail King Masao Miyashiro of the fifth annual Venice Beach Neptune Festival
Alex Garstka Up close with the brilliance of nature at Playa del Rey beach
Honorable Mention: Christina Tedesco Go Skateboarding Day at the Venice Skate Park
Catherine Cooper Soaring high at Venice Beach Honorable Mention: Jessica Voss Dragonflies in love in the Ballona Wetlands (The photographer, an eighth-grader at Windward School, is the daughter of contest winner David Voss, an attorney in Marina del Rey)
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Liz Cochrell Daniel Morris plays a hauntingly beautiful version of Beyoncé’s “Halo” on his electric violin at the Santa Monica Pier Gary Eisenberg The Three Stooges of Fisherman’s Village, Marina del Rey
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Westchester Lutheran Church and School won best overall float last year for its interpretation of the “My America” theme
It’s a 90045 Beach Party! The 15th annual Westchester Fourth of July Parade rides a wave of community support By Jessi McDonald A treasured neighborhood tradition that helps preserve small-town bonds inside L.A.’s sprawling metropolis, Westchester’s annual Fourth of July Parade steps off Saturday on Loyola Boulevard for its 15th consecutive year — this time funded entirely by community donations. Working under the theme “American Beach Party,” float builders have spent the past week putting finishing touches on their homespun masterpieces. Westchester Lutheran Church and School, winner of last year’s Best Overall Float award for its cheery depiction of a boy playing with a toy Space X shuttle, has once again entrusted float construction to Dan Garr. A father of two children attending the school, Garr has been the artistic director behind the school’s prize-winning floats for the past eight years. Owner of the Westchester-based toy and 3-D modeling company Hot Buttered Elves, Garr takes a similar approach to floats as he does his one-of-a-kind toy designs: In order for a toy or float to be successful, it must tell a story that connects with people. “Remember those days when you’re getting ready to go to a beach party? You go in the garage, get the tent, get the surfboards, get the cooler, fill up the cooler — and don’t forget the kids!” Garr said of
his inspiration this year. “I’m that dad who’s carrying his kid who’s riding on the cooler, and he’s pulling the barbecue and surfboard, and the baby’s in the back. It’s like this highly comical scene.” After building a float’s underlying structure, Garr recruits kids from the school to decoupage the frame with glue and tissue paper. Students have spent the past week painting this year’s float, and by the end of the week they’ll add banners as a finishing touch. “It’s a salute to all of the great parents of Westchester who take the time and work so hard to make sure their kids go and have a good time,” Garr said. Emerson Avenue Community Garden volunteers aim to give Garr and Westchester Lutheran a run for their creative money this year, however. The garden’s 2014 float depicting a tranquil suburban home was named best in relation to last year’s “My America” theme. This year the garden’s caretakers spent a considerable amount of time figuring out how to adapt their identity as a garden to fit the American Beach Party theme. They’ve since been hard at work on a creative interpretation that will feature a giant ear of corn catching a wave while different fruits and vegetables sitting in beach chairs watch from the shore.
While the design is aimed at giving spectators a smile, Emerson Avenue Community Garden volunteer coordinator Dorothy Stone believes that participating in the parade is about more than building floats. “Our official model is, ‘Build a garden, grow a community,’” Stone said. “Anything we can do to help bring people with diverse interests and diverse backgrounds together, the more fulfilled we feel.” To bring it all home, this year’s parade grand marshal is Del Rey American Little Leaguer turned Major League Baseball shortstop Royce Clayton. Clayton was drafted out of St Bernard High School in 1988 by the San Francisco Giants, where he played from 1991 to 1996. Over 17 MLB seasons, Clayton represented the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 All-Star Game and won a 2007 World Series ring with the Boston Red Sox. “We’re really excited to have him. The Del Rey American Little League is marching in our parade behind [Clayton], so it’ll be a homecoming for him,” said Christina Davis, president of the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce. The chamber takes the lead in organizing the Westchester Fourth of July Parade each year, but this year Davis has seen an unprecedented level of community support.
With insurance, permits and other expenses, the cost of putting on the parade adds up to about $25,000 each year. Last year, LAX Coastal’s 16-member parade organizing committee (including one of Clayton’s former Little League coaches) took to crowdfunding website IndieGoGo to raise $4,000 over 27 days to defray event costs. This year the chamber doubled down on a direct call for community donations. The overwhelming success of that effort made this weekend’s Westchester Fourth of July Parade the first that will be completely funded by donations. “We have some people who own properties that have been sponsors since almost day one; some companies are longstanding supporters each year,” said Davis. “Sometimes we get local residents who really just enjoy the parade, and they’ll write a $100 to $500 check. And then you have people sending in $20 checks — so really, a combination of residents and businesses help support the parade.” The 15th annual Westchester Fourth of July Parade starts from Westchester Park (7000 W. Manchester Blvd.) at 11 a.m. and continues down Loyola Boulevard until arriving at Loyola Marymount University at 1 p.m. Call (310) 645-5151 or visit laxcoastal.com for info. JuLy 2, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17
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Marina del Rey and Culver City go all out with fireworks shows for July 4 Photo by Mike Yokotake
No traditional Independence Day celebration is complete without a fireworks show, and Westsiders are fortunate to have two of L.A.’s best right here in our own backyard:
Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show
A 20-minute light show hosted by Los Angeles County and performed once again by Zambelli Fireworks International, the Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show stands out not only for its pyrotechnic prowess, but also for its unique harbor location. “It is right over the water, and just being able to have the vantage point of viewing it from the land side of the harbor or being on a vessel in the harbor is different from other firework displays in the area,” L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors spokeswoman Carol Baker said. The fireworks begin promptly at 9 p.m., with Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way), Fisherman’s Village (13755 Fiji Way), and Mother’s Beach (4101 Admiralty Way) encouraged as prime viewing locations. Burton Chace Park once again features a KXLU 88.9-FM broadcast of synchronized music over loud speakers — mostly
The Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show is among L.A.’s best traditional patriotic songs in years past, but remixed this year to include a wider range of familiar tunes. “The musical arrangement will be a little different this year. It is a little more contemporary,” Baker said. Baker encourages visitors to come early to spend some time enjoying the marina and to secure a good viewing spot. “The fireworks are a highlight and the main event, but most families make a day of it and stay in the park or find another vantage point like Fisherman’s Village to view the firework display. They really enjoy themselves all day long,” she said.
Arriving early not only increases the fun factor, it also makes the outing more stress free—especially when it comes to finding parking, as there’s no street parking in the marina and most countyrun public lots fill up by 6 p.m. or even earlier. Once in the marina, consider riding the Marina del Rey WaterBus, operating from 11 a.m. to midnight, or the Beach Shuttle, operating from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., to get around after you’ve parked. — Sam Catanzaro
Culver City Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Culver City’s annual fireworks show at West L.A. College is no pyrotechnic quick stop — it’s a four-hour patriotic affair complete with 16 food trucks, live music, raffles, carnival games and some 15,000 to 20,000 people in attendance The event, presented by the Exchange Club of Culver City, begins at 4 p.m. with fireworks starting at 8 p.m. and running for nearly 30 minutes. Last year’s fireworks show (the Exchange Club’s first at West L.A. College) was big but this year’s is even bigger, with launch points on the top of various campus buildings and The Firefall — a
mesmerizing cascade of falling fireworks — making a celebrated return. “This is the biggest and most-attended event at any of the Los Angeles community colleges, year-round,” Exchange Club of Culver City President John Cohn said. The Exchange Club has been hosting fireworks shows in Culver City for more than 40 years, the event doubling as a fundraiser for local youth development and child abuse prevention activities. The club encourages attendees make a $5 donation (except for kids 5 and under). Parking on campus costs $10, with entrances at both 9000 Overland Ave. and 10100 Jefferson Blvd. Another option is to catch the Culver City Green Bus, which will be running a special route from the Culver Westfield Mall to Overland Avenue and Venice Boulevard, with stops on both Overland and Sepulveda Boulevard. The fare is just $1 each way. Visitors are encouraged to bring picnic baskets and blankets, but chairs with sharp edges and pets are not allowed. “We love your dogs and cats, but I don’t think your dogs and cats are going to love this,” Cohn said. Call (310) 429-2850 or visit culvercityfireworksshow.com for more information. — Billy Singleton
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The smoky pork and more delicate crab were in remarkable balance. A dash of basil aioli added to the flavor, which was complex and satisfying. first and started the meal on a high note — chowder with bacon is no new idea, but in this case the smoky pork and more delicate crab were in remarkable balance. A dash of basil aioli added to the flavor, which was complex and satisfying. The other two dishes were less outstanding but still valid innovations on contemporary classics. The flatbread with fontina cheese, wild mushrooms and caramelized onions used high quality ingredients and had a crisp medium crust. It was topped with whole arugula leaves — I would have preferred shredded so that they were easier to eat and the flavor and texture more evenly distributed.
mustard vinaigrette made this one stand out. I think the dish might have been a trifle better with more cheese, but applaud the tinkering with a standard. The wine menu at Del Frisco’s is weak at the low end and has few by-the-glass options, though some good bottles are available at the midrange. For $40 we got a Tablas Creek Rhone-style red blend called Patelin, and I liked it enough to note for the next time I restock my collection. Our main courses were a seared tuna and noodle salad, veal meatloaf, mesquite-smoked pork chop and those aforementioned sand dabs cooked in a paper bag. (Continued on page 20)
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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A
What are the Three Ways to Invest In a Home and Not Get Hurt? Buy low, sell high. That’s the investor’s maxim that never fails. Buy within your means The trick is in knowing when to buy and when to sell. Investing in Irresponsible lending led to one of the biggest recessions in a home is never as easy or as quick to deliver returns as you may modern history. Many homeowners lost their homes. You don’t wish. We all want to ride the boom and avoid the crash. Here are want to join them by buying a home that’s bigger, more luxurious three ways to buy a home safely. or pricier than you can reasonably afford. Don’t try to time the market Lenders are facing heavy government penalties for lending to Some homebuyers believe that waiting for prices or interest rates unqualified borrowers, so they’re insisting that lending standards to go lower is the way to buy a home. But there are two things return to historically safe and sustainable parameters. wrong with that approach. That means you won’t be able to pay half your income toward First, what is the market going to do? Unless you have a crystal housing which was common during the housing boom. Today, ball, it’s hard to know. Between 2006 and 2011, home prices fell you’ll pay approximately no more than a quarter to a third of your an annualized 7.7% a year, or 27%, according to Fiserv Case and gross monthly income for a home. Shiller. Since 2011 and 2014, they’ve gained back that much and As your income improves, your home becomes even more more on an annual basis. affordable, allowing you to meet other life goals, such as adding Mortgage interest rates follow the U.S. Treasury yields. A quarter new members to your family or starting a business of your own. point rise in interest rates will cost you roughly $25 more per Buy long term month. Lock in an interest rate with your lender and don’t The longer you own your home, the more equity you build. Equity second-guess yourself. You’ll have more peace of mind as well is the percent of ownership you have in the home. Think of equity as a stronger negotiating position with the seller. as money you’ll get back when it’s time to sell.
To protect your equity, reinvest in your home to keep it in top condition. Then when it’s time to sell, your home will be more appealing to buyers and sell for more money than similar homes that aren’t as updated or attractive. If you buy a new home every few years, you’ll throw away thousands in moving and closing costs. It’s far better to hold on to your first home for as long as you can. At some point, you can turn it into a rental property that produces income for you. Choose the best home you can for the money and it will return the favor.
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Bringing the Art Community back to Venice: Celebrating the June Venice Art Crawl A street performer is invited up the stairs as I walk through the green, gray, and wooded space of the newly merged Re/Max Abbot Kinney office. It’s June 18th and the summer Venice Art Crawl has taken over Abbot Kinney Boulevard for the night. Agents, affiliates, and crawlers alike are crowded throughout the modest office, gazing and commenting on the artwork displayed on the walls by Malibu artist Lisa Robyn Deutsch of Soulful Design. Her ideas of a “Love & Passion” gallery have come to fruition as different pieces displaying the words “love,” “sex,” “soulmate,” and “happiness” are intensified through her artwork. In a post-work Thursday night haze, party-goers take a moment of their day to sip wine and enjoy the creative community the Venice Art Crawl organization has developed throughout the past five years. Since before the very first Venice Art Crawl in August of 2010, now president Sunny Bak, was a volunteer ambassador who helped to create the backbones of the Art Crawl with its creators, Daniel Samakow and Edizen
Stowell. As a photographer Sunny says, “it was my first community participation, really. I’ve lived in Venice for many years… but it wasn’t until [the Art Crawl] that I actually met other people in my neighborhood. It was the Art Crawl that really made me have a sense of humanity; it was the first thing that had called to me in Venice.” Going on five years, her involvement with the Art Crawl isn’t the only way she’s become involved in the community. She also offers free social media classes, writing classes, and hosts mixers for the months that the Art Crawl doesn’t occur for people to network and promote their events. Sunny makes sure to note that, “the Art Crawl is really a team, I may be the president of it, but honestly, none of it would happen without the Venice Art Crawl team of volunteers.” Each Art Crawl is a huge undertaking that cannot be done alone. It’s created for the community by the community because without the help of the volunteers, local businesses, and artists, it would dissolve.
The Art Crawl has been constantly evolving since 2010. It started with art showings in local Venice homes, but has grown into an event that local businesses crave to support. Sunny continues by saying that the Art Crawl is “bringing creativity and having Venice be the art community it historically has been” by opening homes, the street, and businesses. It allows the community to collaborate creatively in order to come together as Venice every few months. Sunny believes that “Venice is a destination for the world” which needs to be utilized and should continue to be reminiscent of the artist and writer community that it once was. The Venice Art Crawl seeks to keep the Venice community both vibrant and eclectic with hopes to inspire its people to keep art in its future. To get involved with the Venice Art Crawl as a volunteer, please visit: http://www.veniceartcrawl.com/volunteerjoin-us-and-be-part-of-our-community/ Be sure to check out the Venice Art Crawl Facebook page to find out more information about their 5th birthday party on August 15th!
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This nicely landscaped, spacious 5-bedroom, 3-bath home, is located on a very quiet street. Formal living room with fireplace and vaulted ceiling, family room with fireplace and dry bar, separate dining room, large eat-in kitchen with fireplace. Hardwood floors throughout most of the house. Spacious master bedroom and bath. 5th bedroom could be used as an in-laws quarters, study or den. 3-car garage with a huge storage area. Large, secluded backyard. Located just minutes from the beach, LAX, Playa Vista and the bluffs walking trail. This is the perfect place to start, or raise your family. Big home, big lot and a great location.
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Culver City
june ‘14
june ‘15
hOMes sOlD average PriCe
31 $692,200
39 $600,900
Marina Del rey
june ‘14
june ‘15
26 $1,298,000
16 $974,500
hOMes sOlD average PriCe Mar vista
june ‘14
june ‘15
hOMes sOlD average PriCe
1 $85000
2 $1,082,500
Playa Del rey
june ‘14
june ‘15
hOMes sOlD average PriCe
8 $691,300
10 $892,500
Playa vista
june ‘14
june ‘15
hOMes sOlD average PriCe
11 $903,400
12 $855,500
santa MOniCa
june ‘14
june ‘15
71 $1,868,400
61 $1,485,400
june ‘14
june ‘15
hOMes sOlD average PriCe veniCe hOMes sOlD average PriCe
35 $1,568,700
WestChester
june ‘14
hOMes sOlD average PriCe
9 $892,300
tOtal # Of sales
202
24 $1,838,500 june ‘15 7 $845,700
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“This gorgeous tri-level single family home features three bedrooms and three and a half baths,” says agent Bill Ruane. “The first floor offers a huge bedroom and bathroom with Travertine flooring and access to the beautifully landscaped yard. The main floor has a sunken family room with built-in shelving, a walkout balcony and gas fireplace. The master bedroom has a large walk-in closet, two sinks with marble counter tops, jetted tub and a walkout balcony.” offered at $1,295,000 INFormAtIoN Bill ruane. RE/MAX Beach Cities 310-877-2374
“This is a wonderful quintessential Westchester Beauty,” says agents Kevin and KazGallaher. “A remodeled two bedroom, one bath home that features a granite kitchen overlooking a huge private back yard. Includes a designer bathroom that accents the light and this bright home. The huge back yard has mature fruit trees and an extra large detached studio. There is also a single car garage with a laundry area. The property is easy to show anytime. Please call the agent for details.” offered at $3,200 per month INFormAtIoN Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs, (310) 410-9777
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Kentwood home
“Feel immediately welcomed into this beautifully remodeled Kentwood home where rich hardwood floors and an abundance of natural light adorn the open concept floor plan,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The formal dining area, perfect for family dinners, opens to the stylishly upgraded kitchen, with stainless appliances, custom cabinets, elegant granite counters and a large island breakfast bar. The large, private backyard and garden befit summer entertaining while the detached two-car garage provides ample storage. Located minutes from Silicon Beach, hiking trails, beaches and all that Southern California has to offer.”
“This one bedroom, one bath condo has gorgeous views,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “Enjoy Marina City Club’s great amenities: pools, courts, gym, full restaurant and bar, café, convenience store and 24-hour guard gated security. Walk to great restaurants, the marina and the beach.” offered at $469,000 INFormAtIoN: eileen mccarthy, marina ocean Properties, (310) 822-8910
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“This is an awesome Silver Strand home in a superb location steps from the beach and Ballona Lagoon,” say agents Peter and Ty Bergman. “There are three stories with a roof deck. Features include soaring ceilings in the living room with a fireplace and a raised dining room that flows into a good-sized kitchen. It also has a convenient ground floor family room and patio doors off the living room that lead to a south-facing patio that has a fire pit.” offered at $7,900 per month. INFormAtIoN Peter & ty Bergman, Bergman Beach Properties (310) 821-2900
“Buyers will enjoy this modern and spacious three bedroom, two bathroom renovated condo in the heart of Culver City,” says agent Debbie Castner. ‘The kitchen has been completely remodeled with custom cabinetry, granite counter tops, recessed lights and tile flooring. The living and dining areas are dressed in a cool classic white with moody hued accent walls. The master suite is spacious with contemporary tile, granite vanity and a walk-in closet. This condo has an open air entry and shares no walls with other units in the complex.” offered at $529,000 INFormAtIoN Debbie castner, The Real Estate Consultants (310) 308-1436
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sailing, rowing, kayaking, windsurfing, and stand-up paddling equipment. Free to $630. 14001 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-0048; marinaaquaticcenter.org
LAX Coastal Public Policy Committee Meeting, 7:45 to 9 a.m. The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce’s monthly discussion of local political issues covers redevelopment proposed for Fisherman’s Village, Annenberg’s new plan for an animal care center in Playa Vista and more. $5 or free for members. LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Westchester. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com
“Marshmallow Engineering,” 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Kids build a tower with mini marshmallows and toothpicks. Santa Monica Public Library, Ocean Park Branch, 2601 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8663 “Beach Eats” Food Truck Event, 5 to 9 p.m. Mother’s Beach hosts a variety of gourmet food trucks each Thursday through Oct. 1 in a dog-friendly setting. Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; beaches. lacounty.gov
Burton Chace Park Walking Club, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free weekly walks around Marina del Rey harbor. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9595
Mind Over Movies, 6 p.m. Free weekly movie screening followed by a roundtable discussion. This week: Christopher Nolan’s mind-messin’ breakthrough feature, “Memento.” The Christian Institute, 1308 Second St., Santa Monica. Free. facebook. com/mindovermoviesla
Marina del Rey WaterBus, 11 a.m. to midnight. (Thursdays through Sundays through Sept. 1.) Hop on for a water’s-eye view of the marina with shopping and dining opportunities at eight of the WaterBus’s stops. $1 each way, cash only. marinawaterbus.com
Single Mariners Social Meetup, 7 p.m. Every first and third Thursday of the month have drinks and a light dinner with the Single Mariners of Marina del Rey at the Pacific Mariners Yacht Club, 13915 Panay Way, Marina del Rey. $7
Rentals at UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, 2 to 6 p.m. (Also 2 to 6 p.m. Fridays) Every Thursday during summer the MAC rents
cash. (310) 823-9717; singlemariners.net Opera at the Shore, 7 p.m. Finalists and winners from the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition and other special guests join the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony for a free concert. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com “Bonnie & Clyde” / “The Boston Strangler,” 7:30 p.m. Two late1960s explorations of the criminal world: the first, Arthur Penn’s bank robber epic starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty which — along with Sam Peckinpah’s films — ushered ultra-violence into American film; the latter an intense portrait of a serial killer directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Tony Curtis. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $11 to $13. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre. com “The Homecoming,” 8 p.m. (Also at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through August.) This staging of the Harold Pinter play explores an uncomfortable gathering in England of a Brit, his American wife, and his male relatives. $25 to $34. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com
DJ Dimitri, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Old school funk and soul at Seventy 7 Lounge, 3843 Main St., Culver City (in the alley behind Rocco’s). (310) 559-7707; seventy7lounge.com
Friday, July 3 Del Rey Farmers Market, noon to 7 p.m. Food and produce vendors gather weekly, with free musical performances on the first Friday of each month, at Glen Alla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey. delreync.org Westchester First Fridays at the Triangle, 4 to 9 p.m. Communitybased monthly event featuring food trucks and music along the 6200 Block of West 87th Street, Westchester. facebook.com/ WestchesterFirstFridays Abbot Kinney First Fridays, 7 p.m. A collision of fashion, music and food trucks happens on the first Friday of each month on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. facebook.com/AbbotKinneyFirstFridays “20 Questions,” 7 p.m. Quizmaster John Rosenthal emcees the trivial pursuit game every Friday night at TRiP, 2102 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
“Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Celebration,” 7:30 p.m. Director Yabo Yablonsky’s 1979 concert film captures the legendary country singer’s annual Independence Day three-day celebration of beer, BBQ and outlaw country. Also featuring Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doug Kershaw, Michael Martin Murphey and Leon Russell. Filmed at Texas World Speedway in 1974. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $11 to $13. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Hornblower Dinner Cruises, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Enjoy a four-course dinner with dancing and a harbor view. Board at 7 p.m. at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. hornblower.com Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 7:30, 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. Dinner with traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com “Dirty Dancing,” 8 to 10 p.m. Free screening of the 1987 movie musical that catapulted Patrick Swazye to the Hollywood superstardom. Playa Vista Concert Park, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. playavista.com (Continued on page 31)
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Whole Foods Playa Vista is equal to the sum of its parts, which were largely influenced by locals Photo by Michael Aushenker
By Michael Aushenker Walk into the brand new Whole Foods Market in Playa Vista, and you’ll see things that you won’t see at any other Whole Foods Market: a stand-alone juice bar with a custom açaí bowl counter; phrases such as “Cultivate and Elevate” and “Watch the Clouds” integrated into the décor; and the family-friendly Astro Pub, an indoor/outdoor dining space with views of a colorful-yet-dystopian mural taking aim at, of all things, overdevelopment and loss of green space. That’s because many of these nuances are the result of an “envisioning” — ideas arrived upon after the planners of this supermarket consulted with the community, says Janette Rizk, vice president of social media at Phelps Agency and a Whole Foods spokesperson. The retail core of the $260-million Runway at Playa Vista development, Whole Foods Playa Vista (or store #422, as it is known within the national chain’s Austin headquarters) officially opened to the public on June 17. And at 35,000 square feet, the store is well-poised to handle the tech-crowd lunch rush and serve the 13,000 residents who will inhabit Playa Vista when construction is complete. Two years ago, Whole Foods, in true focus group fashion, held community meetings to canvass the input of Playa Vista residents. The resulting store represents “a mix of community input, and the design group wanted to incorporate the history of aerospace and aviation,” Rizk says. Built on the former grounds of the Hughes Aircraft Company, the
Featuring limited-edition designer goods and on-the-spot 3-D printer maker experiences, the new brand 5 POINTS has opened a pop-up shop at 1306 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice. 5 POINTS offers apparel, home furnishings, poster prints, leather goods and other items — all of it crafted by a team of artists and artisans.
to Santa Monica Travel & Tourism. “The general consensus was that our former name confused visitors and clients with the impression that Santa Monica is home to a convention center, which is not the case,” SMTT President Misti Kerns said. The name change follows the organization’s May 14 “brand refresh” unveiling during its sixth annual Travel & Tourism Summit, which included a revamped santamonica.com website, a redesigned logo and the launch of a new visitors guide and visitors map.
Chamber Events Whole Foods crowd-sourced ideas for the design of its Playa Vista location market’s interior design reflects Playa Vista’s storied past as well as its preset Silicon Beach occupants and the family-friendly residential community beside it. Nowhere do the echoes of Howard Hughes, James McDonnell and Donald Douglas seem more apparent than at the Astro Pub — a Space Shuttle-esque dining area that offers wine and spirits to adults as well as grilled cheese and chicken fingers for the tots. The crowd-sourcing of ideas have produced many other unique elements to the story, including the first-ever Whole Foods stand-alone juice station, run by Jeremy Black’s Sambazon. It is also the first Whole Foods to offer home delivery via InstaCart while its parking structure has a bike lock-up area. There are also first-ever poké bars, a bulk protein powder section, self-serve pizza station, kids section and even a kids club offering activities. The bakery, which includes an in-house cake decorator ready to customize
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desserts for any occasion, also vends filled kouignettes. “Unique too about this store is that it opened with about 150 local products,” Rizk says. Another interesting area connection: Whole Foods regional wine buyer Ryan Frick, who tends to Playa Vista’s expansive wine, beer and cheese section, used to work at Whole Foods Venice on Lincoln Boulevard, as did the Playa Vista store’s specialty section manager. Moreover, Whole Foods Playa Vista has already begun participating in events benefiting its host neighborhood. The store partnered with Ballona Wetlands for pre-opening carnival and raised money earmarked toward Friends of Ballona Wetlands. On July 8, about 5% of all purchases will go toward ourfoods.org, dedicated to urban agricultural education. “It’s just another example of how they are partnering with the community,” Rizk says.
The 5 POINTS pop-up store hosts frequent creative happenings The location also invites shoppers to participate in creative activities such as contributing to a wall-sized mural painting or typing postcards on a 1930s typewriter or simply watching goods being crafted in-store on a 3-D printer and laser cutter. “We appeal to a creative-minded shopper,” co-founder Johnny Dawbarn said. For more information, visit weare5points.com.
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July 10: The Venice Chamber of Commerce launches Fitness Fridays, an eight-week series of free one-hour exercise sessions intended for chamber members of all fitness levels and led by personal trainers, yoga instructors and other fitness pros. Chamber members meet at noon at the corner or Rose and Penmar avenues. Kate Wilson of Exhale Venice will be guest instructor for the inaugural July 10 session, and snacks will come courtesy of Brittany Cook from Allstate Insurance Company/BNC Insurance. venicechamber.net July 17: The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly Lunch ‘N’ Learn gathering, this time featuring Vincent Dignan, founder of Magnific, who will give a talk titled “Growth Hacking Live: Boost your Startup in Real Time.” Bring your own lunch or buy a sandwich, chips and drink for $10. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m., and Dignan speaks at noon. LAX Coworking, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 208, Westchester. Call (310) 645-5151 or visit laxcoastal.com.
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Like Father, Like Son Rarely seen short films by Robert Altman and Michael Altman’s “American Songwriter” screen Sunday in Venice
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shooting his 1997 film “Kansas City,” set in the Missouri jazz mecca, where he was born and raised in the 1930s. Michael Altman’s “American Songwriter” is the program’s closer. It was on the “Kansas City” set that musician Danny Darst “gave me a play that he wrote. I told him, ‘If you ever want to do this, let me know,’” he recalled. A decade later, Darst returned. Altman left his job at Universal working sound post-production on Steven Spielberg films (including “Amistad,” “Jurassic Park: The Lost World,” “Schindler’s List” and “Munich”) to helm Darst’s play. After the play’s short run, Altman hired a film crew and filmed Darst on tour for nine months across 15 states. “I’m really proud of the film,” the 60-year-old Santa Monica resident said. “It’s all music. The dialogue is interwoven between the lyrics.” In 2012, Altman screened “American Songwriter” at film festivals in Malaysia, Europe and Australia, winning awards. If Altman and his brothers learned anything from Dad, it’s perseverance and determination. It was only when receiving a life achievement Academy Award the same year he would die that Robert Altman announced to the world that he was a decade-long heart transplant recipient. “He kept that secret,” Michael Altman said, as revealing his medical situation would jeopardize his ability to get his movies financed and bonded. The filmmaker’s son said his father had no use for hospital beds or film criticism: “He didn’t give a shit what people said. A B OV E : Michael Altman will screen his work alongside films he He didn’t care either way. He was helped his dad make untouchable in that respect.” B e low: A family photo of Michael Altman and father Robert Altman Robert Altman finished “Prairie Home purposely “shot that in Malta and was focus that he had [on filmmaking]. He was Companion” prior to his death but left completely off the radar” so as to escape completely embroiled and engrossed,” his several projects in development, including a long-gestating “Nashville” sequel. the watchful eyes of Paramount and son said. “It almost got made so many times, it producer Robert Evans. Beyond Baroque’s program opens with was ridiculous,” Altman said. “He always To get a Robert Altman film made, “you the nine-minute “Pot au Feu,” which had one movie in pre-production, one in need someone very passionate or very Robert Altman (“an advocate of pot stupid to finance it,” Altman said, laughsmoking back in the 1960s and ‘70s,” his production, and one in post-production.” As custodians to Robert’s unproduced screenplays, the Altman brothers want to realize that material. “There are lessons to be learned about both what to do and what not to do,” Altman continued. “I have so much — Michael Altman respect for his style of filmmaking, technically and in attitude. Everyone on ing. “Studios would change heads and son said) shot in his backyard in 1965. the set was equal. It always was such a “When I see this film, it’s like looking at passionate environment. It was about they’d give him another chance and were then left wondering why they let him make a family album: parents, grandparents, all making a good film. It was never about of our neighbors and friends,” the younger making money.” the film.” Altman knows that his father, who began Altman said. Robert Altman made “Jazz ’34” — a directing television, worshipped Akira 7 Dudley Cinema hosts “Robert & 72-minute, Harry Belafonte-narrated Kurosawa and learned tons from “his Michael Altman Films” at 7:30 p.m. documentary featuring a roster of initial encounter with Alfred Hitchcock Sunday at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice musicians, including Ron Cater, Jesse [who was] kind of a rebel as well.” Blvd., Venice. Call (310) 822-3006 or Davis and David “Fathead” Newman and visit laughtears.com. But Robert Altman spent no time a “battle of the saxes” between Craig ruminating about past cinematic heroes: Handy and Joshua Redman — while “It’s hard for people to understand the michael@argonautnews.com Photos courtesy of Michael Altman
By Michael Aushenker He was one of cinema’s most eclectic filmmakers, turning Raymond Chandler’s Anglo gumshoe Philip Marlowe into a Semitic private eye, adapting Popeye the Sailor as a live-action feature and, with “Nashville,” all but inventing the ensemble, multiple sub-plot rambler later emulated by younger filmmakers such as Paul Thomas Anderson. His Hollywood career seemingly thrived and died a thousand deaths — launched with the 1970 smash “M.A.S.H.” and revived in 1992 with “The Player” — even as he hovered near death in his final decade, harboring a dark medical secret. Through it all, Robert Altman remained fiercely independent, uncompromising and eternally true to his vision. “He didn’t suffer fools and liars, which is why he didn’t get along with anyone in the movie business,” said Michael Altman of his father and inspiration, who died at 81 in 2006. On Sunday, 7 Dudley Cinema at Venice’s Beyond Baroque presents a program of rarely seen Robert Altman shorts and son Michael Altman’s documentary “American Songwriter.” Across 49 films, Robert Altman enjoyed immense peaks and valleys, making a huge comeback in the 1990s with “The Player” and “Short Cuts” and enjoying late-career acclaim with 2001’s “Gosford Park.” He created several films considered masterpieces by critics, including “Nashville,” “The Long Goodbye” and “McCabe & Mrs. Miller.” “He always struggled to get his projects together. You would think with his legend he would be able to get something funded but it was always a challenge,” Michael Altman said of his dad. Only six months old when his parents divorced, Michael Altman shuffled between his mother’s home and his father’s home in Malibu. He and brothers Steven and Bobby not only visited his father’s film sets, they worked jobs on them. “That was the only way to spend time with him,” Altman said, laughing. “We had to perform; we were held to a high standard.” Michael Altman was only 14 when he wrote the lyrics to the “M*A*S*H” theme song, “Suicide is Painless.” “He hated Christmas,” Michael Altman said of his workaholic father. “He’d say, ‘Where’d everybody go?’” Conversely, “Thanksgiving was always 40 people. Not just family, but whoever was around.” With a screenplay by cartoonist Jules Feiffer and original songs by Harry Nilsson, the Robin Williams-starring “Popeye” was perhaps the greatest anomaly in Robert Altman’s filmography. “The studios didn’t get what they were expecting, that’s for damn sure,” Michael said. With “Popeye,” Robert Altman
“It was about making a good film. It was never about making money.”
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Independence Day Weekend Kick-Off Party, 8 p.m. The turtles take a break as sponsor Tub’s Fine Chili (to be featured on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives” later this month) sells chili from 8 to 11 p.m. on the patio as the band Skeeters Pool Party performs classic rock and surf music beginning at 9 p.m. Area drummers are invited to bring their sticks and take part of a massive cover of “Wipeout” on a communal drum, while local guitarists can jam on “Crossroads.” There will also be prizes for the best go-go dancers. Brennan’s Pub 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. No Cover; 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la. com The Towels, 9 p.m. Throw in this rock band for some live music at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com DJ Nikolas Degas, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dance to the refined sounds of the French native behind the tune “Horns,” who shares a surname with the master French impressionist painter of ballerinas. Seventy 7 Lounge, 3843 Main St., Culver City (in the alley behind Rocco’s). (310) 559-7707; seventy7lounge.com Ray Goren, 9 p.m. The young blues rocker, who has been compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix, returns to rock the house at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com. All-Male “Cinderella,” 9:30 p.m. (Fridays and Saturdays through July 25.) A comic musical twist on a classic tale at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $19.50. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com
Saturday, July 4 OULA Fitness Club, 8:30 a.m. Dance to high-energy music in a non-judgmental environment each Saturday in July at the Los Angeles Art Collective, 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 105, Westchester. $10 per session; first session free. oulalosangeles.com “Mr. and Mrs. Muscle Beach Contest,” 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 7 a.m., judging starts at 10 a.m., finals at 1 p.m.) Catch Muscle Beach’s famous annual July 4 body-building showcase at the Venice Recreation Center, 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Free to watch. musclebeachvenice.com Marina del Rey Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find locally grown produce, desserts, prepared food and arts and crafts at the corner of Via Marina and Panay Way (parking lot
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11) each Saturday. (310) 305-9545; facebook.com/MDRFarmersMarket Ocean Park Independence Day Parade, 9:30 a.m. Under this year’s theme “Inspirational Heroes,” the Ocean Park Association’s annual July 4 celebration begins at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Main Street in Santa Monica. opa-sm.org Westchester Fourth of July Parade, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Westchester’s 16th annual Independence Day Parade features 50 entries, including interactive floats, under the theme “American Beach Party.” Free to watch; $25 to enter. The parade starts at Westchester Park (7000 W. Manchester Blvd.) and continues down Loyola Boulevard until reaching Loyola Marymount University. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Pacific Palisades Americanism Parade, 2 p.m. Skydivers drop from bi-planes on Sunset Boulevard and Swarthmore Avenue, kicking off the annual parade in Pacific Palisades followed at 6 p.m. by a multi-band concert at Palisades High School, headlined by Tom Freund and Jack Johnson band member Adam Topol, and fireworks at 9 p.m. Palisades Charter High School, 15777 Bowdoin St., Pacific Palisades. palisadesparade.org “The Magna Carta at 800: The Birth of Liberty,” 4 p.m. Guest artists read and sing alongside visual displays of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other historic documents. Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $4. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org “Jaws,” 5:30 p.m. Eat|See|Hear celebrates Independence Day with a special screening of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller, a.k.a. the original summer blockbuster, music from the band Suspect and, of course, plenty of food trucks. Santa Monica High School Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $14. eatseehear.com “Jaws,” 7:30 p.m. The Aero’s “Films of the 4th” weekend continues with the mother of all blockbusters — Steven Spielberg’s iconic, career-making suspense thriller about a great white shark terrorizing a Long Island beach — on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and a mechanical shark named Bruce. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $9 to $11. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Culver City Fireworks Show, 8 p.m. (Gates open at 4 p.m.) Carnival games, food trucks, live music by Cover 2 Cover and raffles precede this year’s fireworks extravaganza at West L.A. College, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City. Suggested $5 donation to support
community activities; $10 parking on campus. culvercityfireworksshow.com Marina del Rey Fireworks Show, 9 p.m. Experience the annual 20-minute fireworks extravaganza over Marina del Rey Harbor. Suggested viewing locations include Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way), Fisherman’s Village (13755 Fiji Way) and Mother’s Beach (4101 Admiralty Way). Head to Burton Chace Park to hear synchronized music played over loudspeakers, courtesy of KXLU 88.9 FM. Parking fees at county lots in the marina range from $7 to $12.50. Catch the Marina del Rey Waterbus until midnight or the Beach Shuttle until 8 p.m. marinadelrey.lacounty.gov DJ Marcus Shadden, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Chicago turntablist spins the old-school hip-hop, funk and R&B like it’s 1993. Seventy 7 Lounge, 3843 Main St., Culver City (in the alley behind Rocco’s). (310) 559-7707; seventy7lounge.com
Sunday, July 5
Mar Vista Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shop, eat and mingle with you neighbors every Sunday at the intersection of Venice and Grandview boulevards. marvistafarmersmarket.org Open Poetry Reading, 5 p.m. (Sign-ups begin at 4:45 p.m.) Poet and artist Steve Goldman hosts this weekly open reading for local poets. Five-minute limit per reader. Suggested $5 donation. Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 5, 7 and 8:45 p.m. Dinner comes with a side of traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com PaintNite at Dave & Buster’s, 7 p.m. Enjoy drinks and food while artist Otman Perez guides you through a painting step-by-step. No experience needed. $45, with smock, canvas, paint and brushes provided. Food/drinks not included. First come, first served. Promenade at Howard Hughes, 6081 Center Drive, Westchester. paintnite.com “1776,” 7:30 p.m. Director Peter H. Hunt appears in person to introduce his 1972 faithful film adaptation of the 1969 Broadway hit. Featuring William Daniels (John Adams), Howard Da Silva (Benjamin Franklin) and Ken Howard (Thomas Jefferson) as the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $9 to $11. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Films of Robert and Michael Altman, 7:30 p.m. Robert Altman’s son Michael Altman hosts a screening of shorts by his father, including “Pot au Feu” (7:30 p.m.)
and “Jazz ’34” (7:45 p.m.), followed by his own “American Songwriter” (9 p.m.). Performance and discussion with Danny Darst, subject of the documentary, follows at 10 p.m. Free. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 306-7330; laughtears.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey; (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10, plus a two-drink minimum. (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, July 6 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. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (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. The melodic rock act continues their Mondaynight residency at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. Cover: $5, plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com
Tuesday, July 7 Culver City Farmers Market, 2 to 7 p.m. Shop and stroll each Tuesday along Main Street between Venice and Culver boulevards. culvercity.org
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Wednesday, July 8 Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m. Meets Wednesday mornings at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Contact: Peter Smyth (310) 916-3648 Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memoir-writing workshop meets Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester. Donation: $10/semester. (310) 397-3967 Toddler/Preschool Storytime, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Join the children’s librarian for an interactive story time that includes songs and games. Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea, 11 a.m. to noon. Meets every Wednesday. 12000 Vista Del Mar, Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131 Playa Vista Chess Club, 4:15 p.m. Every Wednesday join other students and learn from expert Ben Eubanks. Grades 1-6. Players of all levels welcome. Playa Vista Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive. Free. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org California Sunset Series Sailing Regatta, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 9. Hosted by California Yacht Club on the harbor’s main channel, Marina del Rey’s biggest annual sailing event. Watch races from Fisherman’s Village (13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey) or Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey). calyachtclub.com (Continued on page 35)
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Brett Morris launched his gamer community on June 15 at Cinemark Playa Vista “That’s where the genesis of doing it in a theater comes from. I understood the relationship with the theaters,” said Morris, who has partnered with the
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“We have kids who love to game. So we began asking ourselves: How do we create, for a community of gamers, a place to go to like a soccer or baseball field?” — Super League Gaming founder Brett Morris
nation’s three biggest theater chains — Regal, AMC and Cinemark, which represent 40 percent of the screens in North America. “All three are our partners and committed to it long-term.” Movie theater chains have been facing a hard reality that fewer and fewer young people are spending money to watch films on the big screen. “They’re going home and playing games and not going to movies,” Morris said.
partner with Super League Gaming will see attendance increase at typically weak times. Morris and his partners are all Santa Monica- and Pacific Palisades-area fathers. “We’re all dads of gamers,” said Morris, who has two girls: Carter, 13, and A.J., 8. His daughters enjoy Minecraft (which appeals to ages 7 to 15), Wii sports games, and Mario Brothers the most.
“We have kids who love to game,” Morris said. “So we began asking ourselves: How do we create, for a community of gamers, a place to go to like a soccer or baseball field? How can we create that same environment?” The normal after-school scenario, Morris explained, sees a kid coming home and watching an hour of YouTube, then playing an hour of video games. “Now we have an environment where they can game together,” he said. Seven members of the Super League Gaming team — from technology specialists to brand ambassadors — oversee each event. Parents, who do not pay to be there, can be present, and Morris finds that they are coming to Super League Gaming events like soccer moms and dads to sports outings. “We now have the Minecraft mom and Minecraft dad coaching them,” Morris said, chuckling. Minecraft is not the only game in Morris’ crosshairs. League of Legends and Clash of Clans also translate well for ages 7 to 70, and Morris says he is “in serious talks with all of the game developers” to partner up as well. Come September, Super League Gaming starts six-week gaming camp sessions for $120 in L.A. and other cities nationwide. For now, Morris looks forward to spending his summer as an entrepreneur traveling from burg to burg, like a digital Pied Piper, bringing gaming to the kiddie masses. “It’s a terrific opportunity in the Mark Cuban mindset of doing something different and groundbreaking,” Morris said. Super League Gaming’s next event happens at 4 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Dine-In Theatres 6, 13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Participants pay $20; parents enter free. Buy tickets at superleague.com. michael@argonautnews.com
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without the John Williams music. An evolutionary connection between birds and dinosaurs is evident: The big boys may not have survived, but the smaller ones adapted, grew feathers and took to the skies. Heron couples often produce another batch of eggs in the spring, and these hatchlings fledge in the summer. As a matter of fact, while several have already flown, there are still a few left. If you can make it to Mariners Village this weekend, you may be fortunate enough to see them fly for the first time! A seven-story tower At Mariners Village provides a good view of the remaining young herons’ nests. I worry, however, that if they are still PAGE 32 THE ARGONAUT JuLy 2, 2015
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By Michael Aushenker Some 50 excited kids filled a movie theater at the brand new Cinemark Playa Vista multiplex on June 15 — bouncing, cheering, and ooing and aahing at the silver screen. But they weren’t watching “Jurassic World” or “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Instead, they were taking part in the onscreen narrative: entering the realms of Nether and the End; battling all varieties of Ender Dragons, creepers and zombies. These kids were competing against each other in a multiplayer game of Minecraft. Welcome to the world of Super League Gaming, where kids game together 100 minutes at a time. “It couldn’t have been any better,” co-founder Brett Morris said of Super League Gaming’s inaugural event. The fun continues Tuesday at the AMC Dine-In Theatres 6 in Marina del Rey. Morris and his partners, Chief Technology Officer David Steigelfest and Chief Visionary Officer John Miller, have a big summer ahead. Super League Gaming is in the midst of hosting one-off gaming events at 87 theaters in 23 cities across the country. Recent stops have included the Bay Area, New York, Miami and Atlanta. “We’re going from city to city. The purpose it to get people to experience it for the first time,” Morris said. Over the past six months, Morris was “kicking tires” for the launch of his entrepreneurial endeavor. Now commuting to a Santa Monica office from his home in Pacific Palisades, Morris left billionaire Mark Cuban’s fold last month after nearly five years of employment with Cuban’s Landmark Theatres chain. It was while working for Cuban that Morris developed the Super League Gaming concept and researched the logistics of having movie theater chains host alternative entertainment events during what are traditionally sluggish times of the movie calendar — afterschool hours Mondays through Thursdays.
nesting here during the Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show, there’s a risk that the loud explosions could spook them and cause them to fall out of their nests. Thankfully, a group of concerned Mariners Village residents, led by Lina Shanklin, are rallying to form a baby great blue heron search party during and after the fireworks show. Young herons could be found at the base of a tree or on a nearby rooftop. If so, they would need to be carefully captured, placed into a carrier, held overnight and driven to the nearest animal rescue location when it opens. Fireworks, however, are not the worst of our concerns about the herons of Marina del Rey. If deforestation continues as it has in the area, their nesting trees and habitat
will be gone — not to mention that of many other birds, including the blackcrowned night heron, great cormorant and snowy egret. According to a 2011 California Coastal Commission document, “the county shall incorporate findings of commission ecologist Dr. Jonna Engel and designate non-native tree stands serving as multispecies heronries in Marina del Rey as ESHA.” ESHA stands for environmentally sensitive habitat area. “The county does not recognize ESHA in Marina del Rey; however, the county is committed to protecting tree stands that provide important nesting and roosting habitat for birds,” the document continues.
We saw what happened to the 650 trees at Oxford Basin Lagoon. I’m not sure what kind of Jedi mind trick the county used on the Coastal Commission, or if it was all the lobbying efforts with our tax dollars, but without ESHA protection we could lose the more than 1,000 trees currently growing at Mariners Village — most definitely an environmentally sensitive habitat area. I speak for many people and local wildlife when I say that Marina del Rey should be designated a National Marine Sanctuary — just like the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, a federally protected marine area off California’s central coast. If you need convincing, just get to know our local great blue herons.
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The Moth founder George Dawes Green takes back-porch stories center-stage like “Courage” and “Vice” that connect each of the participants’ stories. “There’s going to be some theme at some point at one of the Moth nights where, if you had some story about getting food poisoning on a cruise ship, and that’s how you realized you actually did love your grandmother, or something like that, that one story that resonated with you so much and has gotten such a reaction, [you could tell it],” she says. Oral storytelling is a minefield of an art, deceptively simple yet filled with myriad pitfalls. So how exactly does one tell a story effectively, while still confining themselves to The Moth’s five-minute time limit? “There is, in general, the idea that you need to project a certain vulnerability,” says Green, who warns against telling hero’s tales, as it were. “Great stories have, at the core, some human flaw. There’s an error; there’s a mistake. There’s simply humanity, and from that flows a great story.” “It’s really hard, because the last thing you want to think about when you already feel vulnerable enough just being in front of people is to reveal the thing that would
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Calè and Conganas, 7 to 9 p.m. Free outdoor concert with Calè mixing Latin and flamenco rhythms with rock guitar, and Conganas shuffling salsa, cumbia and Latin jazz. Courtyard at Culver City Hall, 9770 Culver Blvd. culvercity.org Morris Day and the Time with Dam-Funk, 7 to 10 p.m. It’s opening night for KCRW’s Twilight Concert Series of free outdoor music at the Santa Monica Pier. tcs.santamonicapier.org “The Fisher King” / “The World According to Garp,” 7:30 p.m. The American Cinematheque pays tribute to the late actor Robin Williams with a double feature of two of his most acclaimed films: the former a 1991 offbeat comedy by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam co-starring Jeff Bridges and Mercedes Ruehl; the latter George Roy Hill’s 1982 dramedy co-starring Glenn Close and John Lithgow. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $11 to $13. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com “The Triplets of Belleville,” 7:30 p.m. Belgian filmmaker Sylvain Chromet’s debut, an animated feature from 2003, centers on the quest of elderly Madame Souza to rescue her Tour de France cyclist grandson Champion, who has been kidnapped by thugs to the city of Belleville. Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. $14. eatseehear.com
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legal advertising FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015150534 The following person is doing business as: Estrada Fine Art 5333 Inglewood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90230. Registered owners: Geneen Estrada 5333 Inglewood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Geneen Estrada. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 5, 2015. Argonaut published: June 11, 18, 25, and July 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015150720 The following person is doing business as: Concierge Live Feed 6733 Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 240 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Alec Rubinstein 13700 Marina Pointe Drive #812 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: Alec Rubinstein.
Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 5, 2015. Argonaut published: June 11, 18, 25 and July 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015151794 The following person is doing business as: Gospel Karaoke Club and Christian Events L.A. 3947 West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90043. Registered owners: Thomas Jones 3947 West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 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 Jones. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 8, 2015. Argonaut published: June 11, 18, 25 and July 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
trant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Jason Burbidge. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 16, 2015. Argonaut published: June 18, 25, July 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015151779 The following person is doing business as: Gospel Supperclub and Gospel Social Club 3947 West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90043. Registered owners: Thomas Jones 3947 West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90043. 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 Jones. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 8, 2015. Argonaut published: June 11, 18, 25 and July 2, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015159450 The following person is doing business as: Diamond Liquids 5251 Don Pio Drive Woodland Hills, CA. 91364. Registered owners: The Diamond Group LL 5251 Don Pio Drive Woodland Hills, CA. 91364. 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 regis-
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015159742 The following person is doing business as: Switchman Press 405 Culver Blvd. Apt 220 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Alexander H. Rosenberg 405 Culver Blvd. Apt 220 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. 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: Alexander Rosenberg. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jun 16, 2015. Argonaut published: June 18, 25, July 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. 2015160590 The following person is doing business as: SSJLAW and SSJ 426 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Stephen Warren Solomon 97 Wellesley Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90049, Ralph Barat Saltsman 5 Latimer Road Santa Monica, CA. 90402, Stephen Allen Jamieson 2722 McConnell Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90064, Rodney Bruce Evans 1601 Crest Drive Altadena, CA. 91001, and Ryan Michael Kroll 5024 NE 15th Avenue Portland, OR. 97211. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Stephen Warren Solomon. Title: Managing Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 17, 2015. Argonaut published: July 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. 2015161573 The following person is doing business as: 26 Beach restaurant 3100 Washington Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners:
Francis Mori 3100 Washington Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Francis Mori. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 18, 2015. Argonaut published: June 25, July 2, 9, and 16, 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. 2015163851 The following person is doing business as: Mediterranean Ways 11440 Clarkson Rd. los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Ted T. Lekas 11440 Clarkson Rd. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Ted T. Lekas. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 22, 2105. Argonaut published: June 25, July
2, 9, and 16, 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).
Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BUlK SAlE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13601-MP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: PHILLIP HONG SIV, 4000 LINCOLN AVE, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 Doing Business as: WENDY’S DONUTS All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within the three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and business address of the Buyer(s) is/are: CHAN THOEUN UNG AND TERRI HO, 5128 N. ELDERHALL AVE, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 The assets to be sold are described in general as: INVENTORY, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENTS and are located at: 4000 LINCOLN AVE, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: BARRINGER ESCROW, 2234 S GRAND AVE, SANTA ANA, CA 92705 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 14, 2015 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: BARRINGER ESCROW, 2234 S GRAND AVE, SANTA ANA, CA 92705 and the last date for filing claims shall be JULY 13, 2015, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: 6/15/2015 BUYER: CHAN THOEUN UNG AND TERRI HO
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