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L etter s Slower Does Not Mean Safer Re: “Let’s Prevent Tragedy, Not Embrace It,” Guest Opinion, June 29 How thoughtful of your publication to give Mike Bonin an opportunity to defend his so-called Safe Streets initiative in the latest issue of The Argonaut. But his article begs the question: Has his noble
experiment actually made our streets safer? I think not. I have lived in Playa del Rey for decades and am currently dealing with a cancer diagnosis — a formidable challenge in and of itself. But since the advent of Councilman Bonin’s initiative, I have literally had to take my life into my hands each time I drive to or from my
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Street merges into Culver — a transition that was once difficult to negotiate but has now become nothing short of death-defying. So it would seem that, contrary to Bonin’s dictum, slower has not necessarily meant safer. I know that Councilman Bonin would probably caution me to be patient, inasmuch as change takes time. But I may not have time. So please tell the councilman that if anything should happen to me while driving on his allegedly safe streets, my survivors will file a lawsuit against the city that will make the Larsen family’s legal actions pale in comparison. Andrea Fellows , Playa del Rey
that spanned 1,100 miles of track, and dismantling it left a populous addicted to cars out of either necessity or desire. Now the city wants to rehabilitate us into riding bikes, but many people are not physically able to bike to work or for household errands. Others don’t want to arrive smelling like an old gym bag. Until we have a mass transit system that serves all neighborhoods (with plenty of parking at transit hubs) or double-deck freeways that can accommodate traffic, please stop taking away the lanes we do have! Carol Katona, Venice
Not Everyone Can Bike to Work Re: “L.A. Already Makes Plenty of Room for Cars,” Letters, June 22 People in favor of expanding bike lanes on Venice Boulevard near Centinela Avenue are not living in the real world. Drivers don’t like the “smell of speeding cars” either, but dislike the smell of idling engines even more. They don’t want a leisurely drive to gawk at coffee shops, restaurants and bookstores along the way. They want to get to work un-frazzled by traffic congestion and return home as quickly as possible so they have more time to spend with their families. Los Angeles once had the Red Car, an efficient rail system
No Way Out in Hurry Re: “No Shortcuts to Safety,” News, June 1 On the south side of Culver Boulevard, between Nichols Street and Jefferson Boulevard, there is a sign that reads: “Evacuation Route.” With traffic as it is now, good luck Playa del Reyans: Charred if by fire; Davy Jones’ Locker if by water. Bea Mitchell, Playa del Rey
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VOL 47, NO 27
NEWS
Local News & Culture
Feature STORY
Pedal Power
Flooding the Wetlands
Marina del Rey teen Casey Maclean goes the distance for local firefighters ................ 6
Sea level rise has complex ramifications for the L.A. coast — especially Ballona ........... 14
Counting Down the Days City Hall contemplates limiting short-term vacation rentals to 180 days a year . .......... 9
OPINION Road Diet Disaster Traffic lane reductions in Playa del Rey and Mar Vista aren’t making streets healthier or safer .................................... 10
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Ballad of a Busker 21st-century rambler Ben Bostick finds a musical home on Santa Monica Pier ...... 17
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VENICE STORIES Birth of the Legends First Greg Cruz found peace, then he founded the Venice Street Legends . ......... 12
Hidden Treasures A hip new poke shop is hidden in the back . of a Culver Boulevard convenience store. 19
Voyeurs in Our Own Lives Artist reconciles distrust in technology by painting her iPhone interactions ............... 36
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Pedal Power 16-year-old Casey Maclean goes the distance to raise money for charity By Gary Walker Teens have a reputation for being fickle. Trends can be an obsession one minute and forgotten the next. Goals can shift from week to week. But 16-year-old aspiring firefighter Casey Maclean remains steadfast in his drive to raise money for charitable causes through ambitious annual bike rides along the coast. Over June 24 and 25, Casey pedaled from Fire Station #62 in Mar Vista all the way to Del Mar in San Diego County, stopping at Fire Station #63 in Venice and Fire Station #110 in Marina del Rey before heading south along the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to other fire stations along the way. Through community donations, corporate sponsorships and an online auction, Casey’s ride — his fourth two-wheel journey of 100 miles or more — raised more than $12,000 in support of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which provides additional equipment and training for local firefighters. Firefighters return the favor with a fire engine escort out of Mar Vista each year. Casey, a resident of Marina del Rey, was
Marina del Rey teen Casey Maclean rides through Camp Pendleton with Patrick Bradley and the Whole Foods team accompanied by support vehicles and several adult cyclists on his journey to Del Mar. One of them was Whole Foods Market Southern Pacific Region President Patrick Bradley, the supermarket chain being a returning sponsor. “I’m really impressed with Casey. He has not only a good entrepreneurial spirit but a real charitable spirit,” Bradley said. “He’s getting stronger and it showed. We were able to go a lot faster this year.”
On the second day of his ride, Casey left Laguna Niguel at 7:30 a.m. and arrived in Del Mar at noon, breaking a personal speed record. He credits his improved performance to an intensified training regimen and the encouragement of his escorts. “I was riding with a lot of men who are good cyclists, so that pushed me to go faster,” said Casey, who pedaled to Santa Barbara for his first charity ride in 2014
but has headed south ever since. “This was definitely the strongest that I’ve felt during the three times that I’ve done this route.” Having outgrown the 10-speed he rode last year, Casey also had the advantage of new 11-speed DSW SL Sprint Comp racing bike courtesy of ride sponsor Subaru Santa Monica. “I really like it. It’s an entry-level bike for racing. It’s really light and has a lot of aerodynamic components,” he said. Digital marketing firm WPromote, action camera makers Go Pro, cycling wear brand Santini and media designers Outlaw Graphix also sponsored Casey’s ride. Another milestone this year: Casey moved closer to his goal of becoming a firefighter by enrolling as a cadet with the Explorers Program at Fire Station #63 — a program paid for by the foundation Casey’s ride helps support. “I really enjoy it a lot,” he said. “You learn everything from how to keep the equipment clean to teamwork and how to respect others.” Visit mybikeride.net to read Casey’s blog or donate to the cause.
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Counting Down the Days L.A. City Hall moves to cap short-term vacation rentals at 180 days per year Photo by Maria Martin
By Gary Walker Those who favor L.A. City Hall stepping in to restrict the practice of short-term vacation rentals argue that renting housing to tourists for days at a time takes permanent rental housing off the market, making housing more expensive for locals — especially in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods such as Venice. But for Edward Coleman, who has lived in Venice for 35 years, being able to host out-of-town visitors in his 560-square-foot guest room has been “a real life saver” — his sole source of income besides Social Security. Coleman, 65, was downsized from his job at a postproduction firm four years ago, and it’s been difficult to find work due to his age. “I’m trying to create some kind of economic stability in an unstable world,” he said of offering a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen area, free Wi-Fi and a spacious patio on Naples Avenue over the online brokerage site Airbnb. “I would like to see unlimited home sharing by legitimate hosts who are just trying to pay their mortgage or send their kids to college.” Coleman was among dozens of vacation rental operators and critics who gathered at L.A. City Hall on June 13 to speak out about a proposed city ordinance that would both limit short-term rentals to no more than 180 days per year, and prohibit them anywhere but a person’s primary residence — essentially outlawing the conversion of entire homes or apartment units into de-facto hotels. Airbnb has been relatively supportive of Los Angeles’ proposed regulations, but not the 180-day ceiling. “Placing limits on individuals who share their primary home — renters and owners — would impose an economic burden on thousands of Angelenos who rely on home sharing to make ends meet, and does little to address affordable housing concerns. More than 3,400 of our hosts reported using the income they earn from sharing their home to avoid foreclosure or eviction,” Airbnb Deputy Policy Manager Connie Llanos, formerly a
Longtime Venice resident Ed Coleman says being able to rent his guestroom to tourists has been “a real lifesaver”
spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Garcetti, told the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee during its June meeting. In Coleman’s words, “That would literally cut my [potential] income in half. If they leave it at 180 days, I might have to sell my home and leave Venice.” L.A.’s draft ordinance, coauthored by L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, would prohibit short-term rentals at units protected by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and also require hosts to register with the city and pay the same transient occupancy tax as mainstream hotel operators. Venice community activist Judith Goldman, a proponent of vacation rental restrictions who heads the local advocacy group Keep Neighborhoods First, thinks the city is heading in the right direction. “Although not perfect, this ordinance goes a long way toward reining in commercial short-term rentals and protecting true home-sharers,” she said. “This is a good framework that gives power back to the community, but still allows people to help make ends meet.” By “commercial short-term rentals,” Goldman is referring to vacation rental units that would otherwise be available for long-term leases to permanent residents. In Santa Monica it is already illegal to operate a short-term vacation rental out of anywhere other than the operator’s primary residence. As the L.A. City Council grapples with regulatory policy,
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has been suing property owners accused of illegally converting long-term rental housing for residents into shortterm vacation rentals for tourists. That includes two Venice hoteliers specifically accused of violating the city’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance by converting entire apartment buildings into short-term vacation rentals. Carl Lambert, who owns the 32-unit Venice Suites at 417 Ocean Front Walk, faces a civil court trial on July 26. On June 20, the Venice Neighborhood Council — many of whom Lambert, a past president of the Venice Chamber of Commerce, supported in their bids for office — voted to recommend granting a change of use to the property to officially re-zone the parcel to allow a hotel. Feuer has also gone after the Venice Beach Suites & Hotel at 1305 Ocean Front Walk, with a ruling in the case expected on July 17, according to the City Attorney’s office. Owner Andy Layman has denied any wrongdoing, saying last year that the structure “was originally built in 1912 as hotel/apartments to serve the many visitors to Venice of America and remains as hotel/ apartments today.” The L.A. City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee is expected to vote on the vacation rentals ordinance as early as the end of July. If approved there, the ordinance would then go before the entire city council for a final vote.
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Road Diet Disaster Draconian traffic lane reductions in Playa del Rey and Mar Vista aren’t making neighborhoods any healthier or safer, they’re enabling the next tragedy Photo by Joe Piasecki
By John Russo, Jordanna Thigpen and Brooke Eaton The authors are community organizers in Playa del Rey, Venice and Playa Vista affiliated with KeepLAMoving.com, formed in opposition to traffic lane reductions in Playa del Rey and Mar Vista. In last week’s issue of The Argonaut, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin justified his newly implemented “road diets” with an insulting diatribe about rich commuters from outside of our communities using our residential streets as highways. The truth is that Bonin’s “road diets” are wildly unpopular with his constituents and he refuses to admit it. He is replacing arterial lanes with bike lanes and parking on the premise that safety and commute times are mutually exclusive. Rather than objectively looking at facts, data and the numerous solutions that can truly make our streets safer, Bonin is misrepresenting details and using divisive rhetoric to force his personal ideals on us. As part of the grassroots coalition fiercely opposing this injustice, we have a message for Councilman Bonin, which we bring from tens of thousands of residents of Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, Venice, Marina del Rey, Culver City and Mar Vista: We are opposed to these road diets! We are the people who live with the increased congestion, increased pollution and longer commute times to and from work every day. It is our voices you refuse to acknowledge. It is our experiences you callously dismiss as hysterical and hyperbolic. You seem to have gone into hiding since implementing the changes, refusing to take calls from people who oppose your view. You even delete or block negative posts from your social media feeds. You send assistants to public events to take the flak, and ignore the fact that there are many less draconian ways for bikes, pedestrians and cars to safely co-exist. We challenge you to come to our neighborhoods and meet the patient who couldn’t make it to a critical doctor appointment, the hourly employee who lost her job, and the single mother who had to pay an extra $200 for childcare last week. Look them in the eyes and tell them they are having irrational emotional reactions to the new lane configurations. Come to Culver and Venice boulevards and talk to the business owners who’ve been trying to get a meeting with you. Listen as they say they may lose their businesses, their livePAGE 10 THE ARGONAUT July 6, 2017
Traffic reconfiguration opponents have plastered signs like this one (on Highland Avenue) throughout Playa del Rey, Westchester and Manhattan Beach lihoods, because sales are down as much as 25%, then tell them they are overstating the problem. Are you deaf to the impact you’ve had on hourly workers who use the affected streets? These
do something back in 2013? You visited Vista Del Mar then — two years before Naomi Larsen’s death — and identified it as a high-priority area for pedestrian safety improvements. You saw
We are the people who live with the increased congestion, increased pollution and longer commute times to and from work every day. It is our voices you refuse to acknowledge. individuals punch a clock and get paid for every minute at work. Their employers and coworkers depend on them being on time. How many people will lose their jobs because of your lane reductions? And let’s not forget the most important users of these roads: first responders. Every second counts when police and fire departments drive to an emergency. Even seconds lost navigating the gridlock you’ve created can mean the difference between life and death. Why haven’t the lives that could be lost due to longer emergency response times been considered? And what gave you the right to essentially disable the Area G Tsunami Evacuation route? Councilman, if you were really trying to prevent tragic deaths, such as the ones you have exploited over and over again in your communications, why didn’t you
the LADOT proposal to install additional lighting and crosswalks, along with medians, barriers and “No Ped X-ing” signs. Still, you took no action. Repeated failures to follow traffic engineers’ recommendations put the city on the hook for $9.5 million. You now use Ms. Larsen’s death to justify your scheme, yet you wouldn’t testify at her lawsuit and face the family that lost their daughter as a result of the city’s negligence. Furthermore, the accidents you cite all took place at night (three out of four after midnight) on poorly lit roads without safe crosswalks. Your lane reductions would not have changed those conditions, which is why road diets are notably not among the DOT’s recommendations. You say you want our streets to be safe. Yet on Culver alone we’ve counted 13 accidents in the past three weeks.
Considering the six accidents per year you cite to justify your plan, that’s shocking. How many more people must risk serious injury before you admit your “pilot program” is a failure? The sad fact is the “safety improvements” you have championed will not prevent the next tragedy. They’ve shortened the time until one happens again. There are solutions that could go a long way toward improving safety and traffic flow for everyone. Your office and the DOT have been flooded with suggestions that include removing the parking on Vista Del Mar (there’s ample lot parking to assuage the California Coastal Commission), reducing the speed limits, adding lighted cross-walks, and installing green bike lanes on non-arterial roads. These are just some of the many low-cost improvements that can benefit all stakeholders. You may envision a utopian future in which everyone rides bicycles everywhere. But that isn’t the reality of life for people with children, the elderly and the disabled, to mention just a few. L.A. doesn’t yet have the public transportation infrastructure to support the carless future you dream about. Mass transit is what your office should focus on, and we will stand with you if you do. We live and work on the Westside, and we know it is possible to meet the needs of commuters and enhance safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. Admit you made a mistake and restore our car lanes now. And restore our confidence in your judgment and leadership.
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An Appeal for Civil Discourse The Mar Vista road diet has tempers flaring, but shouting people down only makes things worse By Damien Newton The author is a board member of the Mar Vista Community Council and former editor of Streetsblog LA. The reconfiguration of Venice Boulevard has been the dominant conversation in our community over the past month. At the June 13 meeting of the Mar Vista Community Council (an elected board of volunteers who live in the community), the city made its case for removing two lanes of car and bus traffic in favor of protected bike lanes. The reaction was fierce. The city’s representatives were jeered and heckled. Many attendees, frustrated by increased traffic congestion since the change, booed and even shouted down anyone who dared to voice support for the changes our even suggest the pilot project test period should go forward. The following night, the MVCC’s Great Streets Ad-Hoc Committee responded to community concerns by passing a resolution calling for Venice Boulevard to return to its original six-lane configuration. That motion comes before the MVCC Board of Directors at our July 11 meeting. Currently there are two points of view concerning the project in Mar Vista. The first is that the “road diet” is a pilot project that will last for a year (or two if it’s going well) and should be allowed to run its course. The second is that the changes are so awful that they must be undone immediately. If you get your news from the Nextdoor social network, you may believe that nobody likes these changes. But if comments on Nextdoor truly reflected what communities believe, the anti-
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development Measure S would have cruised to approval this March instead of getting crushed by a 2-to-1 margin at the ballot box. Personally, I have been supportive of the project in the past, writing previews for Streetsblog LA and attending Great Streets meetings held by the neighborhood council before I joined as a board member last summer. I am generally supportive of
I hope that we can come together as neighbors and agree to a basic set of facts so that we can have a productive conversation about the best way forward. projects that make streets safer for people who are bicycling or walking, as that is what I am usually doing. Knowing this issue will remain contentious, I hope that we can come together as neighbors and agree to a set of basic facts so that we can have a productive conversation about the best way forward, instead of repeating the acrimony we saw in June. First, let’s not romanticize how great Venice Boulevard was before the road diet. Five people died along the one-mile stretch of road, now a focal point of the city’s Great Streets program, in the past decade. There was a significant amount of congestion at rush hour, and the bike lane had a reputation among bike commuters as one of the worst in Los Angeles because of the terrible road conditions. At the same time, let’s not minimize the bad experiences many commuters are having since the road diet, especially at evening rush hour. My personal experience along this stretch of Venice Boule-
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young man, innocent and vulnerable, inside of a major prison, subject to all the turmoil and violence that occurs there — and, at one point, facing death by electric chair! Yes, it’s wonderful that he has finally been freed, but at what cost? This is just one example of how dangerous it is to be black in America. Jan Schulman Re: “Abbot’s Habit Quits Venice: It was never really about the coffee, it was about community,” Opinion, June 29 The gentrification of Venice is nearly complete. Abbot Kinney Boulevard has become Rodeo Drive West and most of the retailers have zero, if any relationship or partnership with this urban beach enclave. Does Venice really need another
vard hasn’t been as negative when I’ve driven, biked or walked the street in the morning, but I’m told that congestion is far worse in the evening than at other times of the day. Supporters of the project, myself included, have posted comments about our experiences on the dieted stretch of road that don’t match the rhetoric against the project that we’re hearing. That many
of us are experiencing the project differently is one of the reasons we should be approaching discussions of the project’s benefits and downsides as neighbors with differing points of view. Next, let’s agree that protected bike lanes aren’t some wild idea cooked up in downtown Los Angeles; they are a road design that has worked around the country and throughout the world to make streets safer for all. Maybe they’ll work here and maybe they won’t, but it’s not as though the city created a strange new design concept out of thin air. This isn’t to say the current road design is perfect. Confusion about how drivers and passengers with disabilities can safely exit their vehicles and cross the protected bike lane to the sidewalk remains a serious concern. And some small business owners have expressed frustration that the design makes it more difficult for customers to get to their shops and restaurants.
But many of the people that have worked on the project, be they volunteers or professionals, have received their share of criticism. Much of this criticism has, sadly, become personal in nature. Thanks to my previous job covering transportation and development in the city for StreetsblogLA, I’ve had a chance to get to know Jessie Holzer of Councilman Mike Bonin’s office and Carter Rubin of the mayor’s Great Streets program as professionals and people. I can tell you that both believe their work will make our communities safer and more attractive places to live, work and play. You may not share their vision — you may even think they are crazy — but they are hard-working and dedicated to what they’re doing. Lastly, I hope we can agree that a recall campaign against Mike Bonin is a gigantic waste of time and resources that could be better spent. Bonin was re-elected a couple of months ago with over 70% of the vote, three times more than his closest opponent. He’s not going to lose a recall campaign, but the time and effort spent on such a Quixotic venture would surely divide the community and take our focus away from tackling issues to benefit all of us — such as improving the Great Streets plan for Venice Boulevard. No matter how the board’s vote goes on July 11, this should not be the end of the conversation about Venice Boulevard. Four lanes or six (and I suspect it will be four lanes for the next year), I think we can all agree there’s more work to be done toward making this Great Street work well for all of us. Visit lagreatstreets.org/venice for more information about the project and marvista.org to contact the Mar Vista Community Council.
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By Sharon Zhang In the late 1800s, the landscape of Los Angeles encompassed 14,000 acres of sprawling wetland habitat. Alkaline meadows covered what’s now the path of the 10 Freeway between La Cienega and Crenshaw boulevards; the water table was shallow, making for moist earth. Meadows stretched, unbroken, from the southeastern boundary of L.A. County up to Beverly Hills. Salt flats and salt marshes covered the coastal expanse of Venice and the entirety of Marina del Rey. Now all that’s left of the once ubiquitous wetland habitat in Los Angeles is the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, some 600 acres of protected habitat bordering the marina and Playa del Rey. A concrete levee installed decades ago on Ballona Creek restricts water from flooding the area, drying the wetlands. It’s hard to imagine the historic wetlands now — especially in Marina del Rey, created by dredging subaqueous sediment and dumping it into the adjacent wetlands. As the only wetlands in Los Angeles proper, Ballona is critical for wildlife. Audubon California has documented more than 300 bird species there, both permanent residents and migratory visitors. For the least tern, fist-sized shorebirds with black “caps,” Ballona serves as a foraging ground while they nest on Venice Beach. Birds are threatened, then, when homeowners on the edges of the wetlands let pets run free in their backyards and beyond. “You can imagine the devastation cats can do to the bird population and lizard population. They’ll clear out a perimeter around the property,” said Richard Brody, who manages the Ballona Wetlands for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Brody often has to go door to door educating those living around Ballona about the ecological significance of their backyards; they may move in next to the wetlands, but think only about the view. Recently, a resident on the edge of the reserve was painting her apartment, washing her brushes and throwing the toxic water into the reserve.
A king tide swallows the lifeguard tower on Mother’s Beach And there’s more than a hint of bitterness when Brody tells me he spends a lot of time on the job “kick[ing] homeless people out” of the wetlands. He’s chased away countless illegal campers and
release a years-overdue environmental study this summer. They’ve previously discussed the possibility of clearing away some of the sediment dumped into the wetlands
“As sea level rise occurs, we’ll lose some of the wetlands we have but we’ll gain wetlands along the perimeter.” — Richard Brody, California Department of Fish and Wildlife trespassers — people doing drugs and huffing glue and even bicycle chop shop operators — then cleans up after they leave. “That’s what my biology degree has been reduced to,” he said. Over the years, the wetlands have been subject to the gradual buildup of stressors such as litter, human encroachment and invasive species. The Department of Fish and Wildlife, Coastal Conservancy and the Bay Foundation have been working on conservation plans for the wetlands, promising to
during the creation of Marina del Rey as well as removing the concrete levees along Ballona Creek. Those ideas have faced staunch resistance, however, from environmental groups such as the Sierra Club, who argue that lowering the land to allow tidal flow into the wetlands is destructive to existing habit. Creating one habitat at another’s expense, critics say, is not restoration. With impending sea level rise, though, flooding parts of the wetland will become inevitable.
*** The sea is expected to rise between three and six feet by 2100. By that same year, between 31% and 67% of beaches in Southern California will be completely eroded if nothing is done to protect them. But sea level rise is often brushed off as an issue for the far future. “Rising sea levels — it’s such a longterm process. For a lot of people, it’s not the first thing they think about with climate change. Because it’s not affecting me today, tomorrow,” said Nick Sadrpour, a science and policy specialist at USC Sea Grant. “However, we know the impacts will be severe so we are planning now to minimize the risks. Cities are using the CoSMoS-COAST tool to help identify vulnerable locations and assets.” CoSMoS-COAST stands for Coastal Storm Modeling System – Coastal One-line Assimilated Simulation Tool; it’s a U.S. Geological Survey sea level rise and coastal erosion model that communities like Venice and Santa Monica have been taking data from in order to update local coastal programs with regard to rising seas. To help people visualize what sea level rise might look like, Sea Grant organizes walks on the coast on days with exceptionally high tides, called king tides. These occur around the winter solstice in December and this winter came as high as seven feet one inch above the mean tide line — on the high end of sea level rise predictions for the next century. Tour participants are encouraged to take pictures. In one from January 2015, the elevated floor of the lifeguard tower on Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey sits just inches above the waterline. Scientists and coastal planners are considering options to mitigate the effects of sea level rise and erosion. In Santa Monica, the Bay Foundation is conducting a dune restoration project to test the success of softscaping — a term that describes more natural solutions than
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This CoSMoS-COAST map shows low-lying areas that will be at high risk of storm-related flooding due to rising seas hardscaping, such as sea walls. Last December the Bay Foundation seeded the site with native plans. They’re “seeing thousands of little seedlings right now,” said Melodie Grubbs, who manages watershed projects for the organization. “It’s really exciting.” Over time, mini dunes, or dune hummocks, will form around the plants. Commonly found on the East Coast to protect against storms, the dunes will help absorb wave action and work as a natural wall between the sea and a sidewalk, parking lot, house — whatever’s on the other side. The issue, though, is that not every beach is as wide as those in Santa Monica. With the project site in place and the Bay Foundation’s goal that two of three acres of dune habitat will be restored, there is still plenty of room for beachgoers to relax. In places with narrower beaches, this sort of softscaping isn’t an option. “What works in Malibu isn’t going to work for Venice; what works for Venice isn’t going to work for Long Beach,” Sadrpour said. “Those really local
decisions are going to have to be made by those communities.” *** As for Ballona, as the sea rises and floods the existing wetland basin over the years, wetland habitat will be created on what is now hilly meadow upland habitat. Wetland habitat, which comprises only a quarter of the Ballona Reserve now, about 153 acres, will expand in size. “As sea level rise occurs, we’ll lose some of the wetlands we have but we’ll gain wetlands along the perimeter,” Brody says. “We can still maintain a few hundred acres of habitat even as we lose some down closer to wetland fringe or tidal fringe” — by which he means the current habitat by the coast and creek. For peregrine falcons, savannah sparrows and other federally protected birds that use the Ballona wetlands as habitat, sea level rise could create more nesting and feeding area. Inland-dwelling shorebirds like least terns and western snowy plovers may benefit from an increase in habitat as well, but terns and plovers will also lose critical beach habitat with sea level rise.
Researchers don’t know if shorebirds can move freely from inland to coastal habitats, so it’s unclear whether coastal dwelling shorebirds will be able to use the newly-created wetlands as habitat. But the birds are unlikely to leave their historical habitats, says Kimball Garrett, ornithology collections manager at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. “These seabirds are so philopatric,” — meaning that they tend to return to where they were hatched to nest — “it’s not like ‘Oh, we’ll just pick up and leave.’… They’re not that plastic,” he said. Shorebirds stand to lose a lot of habitat as the sea floods areas that they normally nest on. For instance, western snowy plovers typically nest on open beach. They “rely on being cryptic,” said Garrett, so they scatter their nests, which blend into the sand. Federally designated as a threatened species, the plovers already face problems of human disturbance and predation. But because of rising seas, many of the plovers’ critical habitats will be partially underwater. A critical habitat in Malibu Lagoon, for example, will be almost
entirely underwater with six feet of sea level rise. When they’re not tied to a nest, shorebirds may be able to feed in inland habitats like the wetlands, said Garrett. But when historical nesting areas are underwater, snowy plovers — pale, apple-sized birds whose chicks are as small as a thumb — will be in trouble. And with so much uncertainty surrounding the future of the coast and the wetlands, it’s not clear as to whether the species will survive. Part of that future may become clearer when the long-awaited environmental review for the state’s Ballona Wetlands restoration plans is released later this year. Garrett hopes that coastal planners don’t wait around, though, to protect species. “I always worry that we get too focused on climate change,” he said, “at the expense of also addressing correctible things that are happening right now, impacting habitats and populations.” Sharon Zhang recently graduated from USC, where she served as the science and tech editor for USC Annenberg Media. July 6, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15
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Ballad of a Busker 21st-century rambler Ben Bostick hangs his hat on Santa Monica Pier By Bliss Bowen What registers first is the bearded visage, then the casual brimmed hat and the unhurried movements as he fingerpicks his guitar while sitting astride a cajón and manipulating percussion-equipped foot pedals. Then the ear picks up the unvarnished baritone sketching out vivid stories: A riverboat gambler chasing a woman he can never find. A “juggler” who “burns through Trojan rubbers like no other.” A first love who commits suicide. The “outsider country” troubadour in question is Ben Bostick, who can usually be found busking Tuesdays through Fridays on Santa Monica Pier. If Bostick hasn’t personally encountered the characters in his songs, he’s probably kicked the dust in their towns. Raised in the Carolinas and (briefly) Minnesota, Bostick got turned on to the Ryan Adams-fronted alt-country band Whiskeytown by a high school teacher who also inspired him to major in English.
He followed his 2005 graduation from NYU with colorful adventures that offered abundant source material: working as a ranch hand in Nevada, an album reviewer for a Seattle weekly, an independent film loader in Seattle and Los Angeles,
Kerouac-style road trip, but Bostick says his rambles were a bit more calculated. “I loved the Beat poet and Hunter S. Thompson philosophy of getting inside of things,” he explains. “So there was definitely a sense of adventure about it,
“I loved the Beat poet and Hunter S. Thompson philosophy of getting inside of things. So there was definitely a sense of adventure about it, and also a literary sense of gaining experience.” — Ben Bostick attending film school in Paris during a Metro strike, producing an undistributed feature film, and working as an MTV production coordinator in New York. It’s tempting to view his colorful escapades as spontaneous off-ramps from a
and also a literary sense of gaining experience. Meeting people my own age in New York that were doing things that I didn’t know you could do, like working in film and using these cameras, was honestly mind-blowing, because I figured that was
something wizards did out in California. [Laughs.] From there I got the bug — I wanted to see things, and I wanted to see America too.” Bostick returned to L.A. in July 2010. While fronting a funk band called Music Force X (“music for sex”), the bassist encouraged Bostick to return to country music after “freaking out” over an early demo of “Independence Day Eve.” By that point Bostick was ready for a break from wrangling musicians, dancers and audiences for shows. “In L.A., getting together a dinner party is hard; getting together a seven-piece funk band for rehearsal on a regular basis is almost impossible,” he says, laughing. “So I thought it would be nice to just do it alone, because nobody plays funk alone. [Laughs.] I started going to open mics and stuff, and then playing on the pier. That was the first time I’d ever done something (Continued on page 18)
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musically that people responded to so strongly and immediately.” A “huge” Jason Isbell fan who cues up Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” album when he’s trying to bust through creative blocks, Bostick released his first proper EP two years ago, the amiably low-key “My Country.” It’s highlighted by “Running on Fuel,” whose earthy poetry and hard melodic curves evoke classic Merle Haggard: “I ain’t lazy and I ain’t no martyr I ain’t leaning on Uncle Sam I just drink coffee like crazy and whiskey like water And smoke like a power plant” The most emotionally piercing track of his new self-titled album, due out July 7, is “Paper Football.” Inspired by a high school girlfriend, it deploys simple but vivid images over piano and strummed guitar to convey “the blow” of learning she’d committed suicide: “Feel the ridges, the valleys, the ridges of your bones While I paint my name on your skin in Coppertone And you cheat on your homework over the phone” “I didn’t how to process it,” he says. “I’m usually a quick writer, but that song took months — maybe a year
of last year he can usually be found there from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., his preferred timeslot. “It’s great because I have other business to attend to and I like to spend the afternoon practicing, writing and being creative. There are many performers who do double shifts out there as much as possible; I do that as little as possible. My voice can’t take that kind of beating.” A daily lottery determines his location, which influences song choices. A scenic spot at the pier’s far end encourages tourists to linger, and Bostick to perform his own material. “There’s a strange psychology to it,” he observes. “Usually you’ll go through 10 minutes or something where you won’t see people stopping, you’ll collect a dollar here or there, and then all of a sudden a couple people stop, and within 30 seconds you have a huge crowd around you. A crowd attracts a crowd. That’s when it’s the most fun, having a crowd of strangers gathered ’round to entertain, clapping along.”
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Beautiful spacious 3BR 3BA w/ fireplace,hardwood floors, guest apt+loft area upstairs
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Pristine, untouched Mid century Ranch home. 3BR 2BA. Lg lvg rm,hardwood flrs in bedrooms
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Enchanting neo-farmhouse just completed by top design/build firm GES Construction
Great opportunity to own a rare Silicon Beach 5 unit Building on the Marina Peninsula.
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Super mid-century rancher fixer w/ an ocean view on Playa’s West Hill. Many opportunities!
4BR 3.5BA 3-story detached ASHER home w/ private elevator, solar panels.Approx 2,757 sq ft
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Jeffrey J. Fritz & Laura Buffone (310) 754-8148
Alice Plato (310) 704-4188
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Enjoy the Venice Beach lifestyle. 3 bd beach bungalow 3 blocks to beach, 1 door to canals!
8321 Westlawn Ave | 3BR 2BA| Impressive Kentwood remodel, FR, MBR suite, custom upgrades
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$524,000
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Stephanie Younger The Stephanie Younger Group 310.499.2020 | stephanieyounger.com Open House
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7546 Dunbarton Avenue, Kentwood
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Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. To reach the Compass main office call 310.230.5478. CalBRE# 01365696
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The ArgonAuT PRess Releases Charming TradiTional
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“Past the white picket fence, lush greenery, and under the eaves of the covered porch sits a charming traditional brick home,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Hardwood floors and oversized windows give a fresh feeling that flows throughout the home. Open the floor-to-ceiling French doors to reveal the expansive patio that overlooks the backyard. Guests can enjoy their own space in the cozy guest cottage with vaulted ceilings, skylights and small fireplace. Come enjoy this gorgeous Kentwood home.” Offered at $1,399,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020
“Live in the lap of luxury in this elegantly remodeled residence,” says agent Denise Fast. “This is a sunny end unit in a prime location designed for the most discriminating buyer. Minutes to beaches, the harbor, shops, restaurants, theaters, and the Marina Arts District. In this gated community, you are surrounded by acres of lush landscaping with mature trees. This residence has an open floor plan, volume ceilings, and each room is spacious. The living room opens to a large terrace perfect for enjoying ocean breezes.” Offered at $1,199,000 Denise Fast, RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-578-5414
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“This fabulous town home style luxury condo is in the heart of Playa Vista,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “Upgrades include a newly painted second floor, recessed LED lighting, crown molding, and newly installed retractable screen doors in the front and patio doors. There are beautiful travertine tiles downstairs and new carpet upstairs. The unit also boasts a separate laundry room upstairs and two parking spaces. Chatelaine has its own concierge, pool, and spa, as well as the amenities of Playa Vista.” Offered at $999,000 Jesse Weinberg, Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132
“Enjoy SoCal living in this gorgeous remodeled three-bed, two-bath, home,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “Hardwood floor, new windows, crown molding, and a finished garage and crawl space are featured. The inviting living space opens to the impressive dining room. Relax in the sunlit family room with access to southwest facing rear yard. This thoughtfully laid out home opens to a spacious rear deck, perfect for entertaining in your private park-like rear yard.” Offered at $1,279,000 Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia, Coldwell Banker 424-702-3010
MARINA CITY CLUB Eileen McCarthy With on-site office
ONE BEDROOM
“Spectacular, panoramic Marina Harbor and Channel views are offered by this charming one-bed, one-bath home,” says agent Charles Lederman. “Features include an open kitchen, recessed lighting, and travertine floors. The entry way has additional storage as well as a built-in home office. The large living space leads to an enclosed patio overlooking the Marina. ility to all of Marina City Club’s amenities.” Offered at $549,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980
“This is an amazing opportunity to live right on the sand in Playa del Rey in a corner unit,” says agent Debra Berman. “The light and bright kitchen offers granite counter-tops and large walk-in pantry. There is a fireplace in the master suite, one in living room, and a two-way fireplace in the foyer and library. There is a tile and carpet flooring throughout. The separate laundry room inside the unit has a tank-less water heater. Three parking spaces with four guest spaces in community garage come with the unit.”
Offered at $2,550,000 Berman Kandel, RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-577-5300
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WHAT NOT TO DO AS A NEW HOMEOWNER You’ve finally settled into your new home. You’re hanging pictures and pinning ideas for your favorite bath. But in all your excitement, are you missing something? Now that you’re a bonafide homeowner are there things you should know that you don’t? Probably so. Here are six mistakes new homeowners often make, and why they’re critically important to avoid. #1 not knowing where the Main water shutoff Valve is Water from a burst or broken plumbing pipe can spew dozens of gallons into your home’s interior in a matter of minutes, soaking everything in sight — including drywall, flooring, and valuables. In fact, water damage is one of the most common of all household insurance claims. Quick-switch reaction is needed to stave off a major bummer. Before disaster hits, find your water shutoff valve, which will be located where a water main enters your house. Make sure everyone knows where it’s located and how to close the valve. A little penetrating oil on the valve stem makes sure it’ll work when you need it to.
#2 not Calling 811 before digging a hole Ah, spring! You’re so ready to dig into your new yard and plant bushes and build that fence. But don’t — not until you’ve dialed 811, the national dig-safely hotline. The hotline will contact all your local utilities who will then come to your property — often within a day — to mark the location of underground pipes, cables, and wires. This free service keeps you safe and helps avoid costly repairs. In many states, calling 811 is the law, so you’ll also avoid fines. #3 not Checking the slope of Foundation soil The ground around your foundation should slope away from your house at least 6 inches over 10 feet. Why? To make sure that water from rain and melting snow doesn’t soak the soil around your foundation walls, building up pressure that can cause leaks and crack your foundation, leading to mega-expensive repairs. This kind of water damage doesn’t happen overnight — it’s accumulative — so the sooner you get after it, the better (and smarter) you’ll be. While you’re at it, make sure downspouts extend at least 5 feet
away from your house. #4 not knowing the depth of attic insulation This goes hand-in-hand with not knowing where your attic access is located, so let’s start there. Find the ceiling hatch, typically a square area framed with molding in a hallway or closet ceiling. Push the hatch cover straight up. Get a ladder and check out the depth of the insulation. If you can see the tops of joists, you definitely don’t have enough. The recommended insulation for most attics is about R-38 or 10 to 14 inches deep, depending on the type of insulation you choose. BTW, is your hatch insulated, too? Use 4-inch-thick foam board glued to the top. #5 Carelessly drilling into walls Hanging shelves, closet systems, and artwork means drilling into your walls — but do you know what’s back there? Hidden inside your walls are plumbing pipes, ductwork, wires, and cables. You can check for some stuff with a stud sensor — a $25 battery-operated tool that detects changes in density to sniff out studs, cables, and ducts.
But stud sensors aren’t foolproof. Protect yourself by drilling only 1¼ inches deep max — enough to clear drywall and plaster but not deep enough to reach most wires and pipes. Household wiring runs horizontally from outlet to outlet about 8 inches to 2 feet from the floor, so that’s a no-drill zone. Stay clear of vertical locations above and below wall switches — wiring runs along studs to reach switches. #6 Cutting down a Tree The risk isn’t worth it. Even small trees can fall awkwardly, damaging your house, property, or your neighbor’s property. In some locales, you have to obtain a permit first. Cutting down a tree is an art that’s best left to a professional tree service. Plus, trees help preserve property values and provide shade that cuts energy bills. So think twice before going all Paul Bunyan. This week’s quesTion was answered by
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 149932 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Sixlumens Limited 8172 Manitoba St #5 Playa del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners Anne-Marie Fabishak 8172 Manitoba St #5 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 June 2017. 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 ANNE- MARIE FABISHAK Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 9, 2017 Argonaut published: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it
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expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 149944 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Castle Rock Associates 8172 Manitoba St #5 Playa del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners Anne-Marie Fabishak 8172 Manitoba St #5 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 June 2017. 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 ANNE- MARIE FABISHAK Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 9, 2017 Argonaut published: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 149948 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Foxbit Global International 8172 Manitoba St #5 Playa del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners Anne-Marie Fabishak 8172 Manitoba St #5 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 June 2017. 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 ANNE- MARIE FABISHAK Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 9, 2017 Argonaut published: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-
ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 149957 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Properties in Playa Vista Inc. 5636 Spinnaker Bay Drive Long Beach CA. 90803. Properties in Playa Vista Inc. 5636 Spinnaker Bay Drive Long Beach, CA. 90803. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/2007. 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)). Properties in Playa Vista Inc. This statement was filed with the county on June 9, 2017 Argonaut published: June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 20117 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 152084 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Silicon Beach Homes 13900 Marquesas Way suite 6003 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 Silicon Beach Homes 13900 Marquesas Way 6003 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Silicon Beach Homes Title CEO This statement was filed with the county on June 13, 20017 Argonaut published: June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2017. NOTICE-In
accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 152086 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Allsthat Stuff Productions 3700 Pacific Ave. #9 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/2017. 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)). Allsthat Stuff Productions LLC This statement was filed with the county on June 13, 2017. Argonaut published: June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 157103 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Planted Animals 7829 McConnell Ave. LA CA. 90045. Matthew Alan Cox 7829 McConnell Ave. L.A. CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/2017. 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)). MATTHEW ALAN COX TITLE Owner This statement was filed with the county on June 19, 2017. Argonaut published June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gen-
legal advertising erally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 167292 The following person is doing business as: Riviera Financial 11990 San Vicente Blvd. ste 340 Los Angeles, CA. 90049. Registered owners: Teles Properties, INC. 11990 San Vicente Blvd ste 340 Los Angeles, CA. 90049. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Cy Scott Kirshner. Title: Vice president. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 28, 2017 Argonaut published: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOuS BuSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 171080 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Sacred Seasons 7832 Nardian Way Los Angeles, CA. 90045.
Michelle Hague 7832 Nardian Way Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/2016. 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)). Michelle Hague Owner This statement was filed with the county on July 3, , 2017 Argonaut published: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code SuMMONS (CITACION JuDICIAl) CASE NuMBER: (Numero del Caso) A-17-754206-B NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO Paul D. Quick, an individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Robert R Susnar III individual: Liberty Tavern LP a California limited partnership , LIBERTY TAVERN LLC a California limited liablilty You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal require-
ments. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesza por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumpilmiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, pueda llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en cantacto con la corte o el colegio de abagados locales The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court District Court Clark County , Nevada The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is 400 South 4th St 3rd Flr, Las Vegas, NV 89101 : (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Date (Fecha): June 27, 2017 Clerk (Secretario), by Steven D. Grierson (Adjunto) Argonaut Newspaper July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017
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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, July 6 Santa Monica Chamber Networking Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come for a networking lunch, leave with a goody bag and maybe even a raffle prize. Bring at least 40 business cards and be ready to share a 30-second elevator pitch. Obicà Mozzarella Bar Pizza e Cucina, 606 Broadway, Santa Monica. smchamber. com Color, Create, Relax for Adults, noon to 1 p.m. Coloring isn’t just for kids. It’s a great way for adults to relax and unwind. Come by for this noontime break and take colored pencils in hand, listen to soothing music and create something unique. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 821-3415; colapublib.org Book Making with Laurel Koss, 2 p.m. Koss leads participants in a fun-filled class to design their own diary or other book. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Beach Eats, 4:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. The weekly festival of food trucks with a scenic harbor backdrop continues its run at Mother’s Beach, Lot 10, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; lotmom. com/beacheats Nutrition Classes for the Summer Season, 6:30 p.m. This set of classes focuses on digestion and using food as
medicine to ease into summer. The goal is to improve vital energy as a means to keep cool in the heat. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org West Coast Swing, 6:30 p.m. Move your body and free your mind with a swing class and open dance. Intermediate swing dance classes start at 6:30 p.m., followed by beginner and intermediate/advanced classes at 7:30 p.m., and open dancing at 8:30 p.m. $15 includes the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; philandmindiadance.com West L.A. Hike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A community of friendly people gathers each Thursday for one of five West L.A. routes. Check website for weekly location. meetup.com/los-angeleshiking-group/events Opera by the Shore, 7 p.m. The Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series kicks off with the Marina del Rey Symphony backing finalists from the prestigious Loren Zachary opera competition. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (424) 526-7900; marinadelrey.lacounty.gov Serving Up Comedy, 7 p.m. Featuring a new lineup of standup comics each week, the main show is followed by an open mic at 8:30 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover;
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Maestro Frank Fetta and the Marina del Rey Symphony kick off another season of free outdoor concerts at Burton Chace Park. SEE THURSDAY, JULY 6. of photographs taken on land and sea while researching shark populations around Baja California’s coastal fishing villages. Adventure 16 Outdoor Outfitters, 11161 W Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 473-4574; bajaswildside.com
books sales, and children’s programs. There will be hourly prizes with a grand prize awarded 4 p.m. Sunday. This year’s featured gem is amethyst. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Blvd., Culver City. Free. culvercityrocks.org
Toasted Fridays Workshop Open House, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Improve your public speaking skills in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere with food and drinks at this weekly open house. Oaklands Apartments Conference Room, 4111 Via Marina, Marina del Rey. (563) 508-0260; facebook.com/ toastedfridays
“Women in Speed” Fan Day and Banquet, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet some of the amazing women who shaped the industry for female racers: Shirley Muldowney, Lyn St. James, Paula Murphy, Jessi Combs and more. Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. $5 to $10. (310) 909-0950; theADM.org
Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 7:30 p.m. to midnight. The Ladd McIntosh Swing Orchestra presents a Red, White & Swing Independence Day dance, bringing the Big Band sound of the 1930s and ’40s to life. A half-hour beginner swing class (no partner needed) happens from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. $20 cover includes the class. (310) 606-5606; rustyfrank.com
Artists & Fleas, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Established as a marketplace to bring together emerging artists, indie designers and vintage collectors outside a retail setting, Artists & Fleas is a community gathering spot and hipster haven, with shopping and food trucks each second and fourth Saturday of the month. Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Free. artistsandfleas.com
Beach Movie Night: “The Secret Life of Pets,” 8 p.m. Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier accidentally bound for the pound in this 2016 computeranimated adventure comedy. Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. Free. (310) 726-4128; beaches.lacounty.gov Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Saturday, July 8 Wild elephants roam under Mount Kilimanjaro transformational visit to Africa on Wednesday during a free talk and Q&A session. — Christina Campodonico “Behind the Camera with Roberto Cabral” happens from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (July 12) at G2 Gallery, 1503
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Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. The talk is free, but RSVP to G2ArtistTalk.eventbrite.com. “Roberto Cabral: Fragile Strength” is on view daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 5 at G2 Gallery. Call (310) 452-2842 or visit theG2gallery.com.
VJCC Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Venice Japanese Community Center hosts a day of crafting, shopping, feasting and fun. Venice Japanese Community Center, 12448 Braddock Dr., Del Rey. Free. (310) 822-8855; vjcc.com Culver City Rock and Mineral Club 56th Annual Fiesta of Gems Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. This free educational event provides fossils, gems and mineral exhibits, demonstrations, jewelry-making classes, tools and
Westchester’s Wood-Fired Community Oven Bake, noon. Bring dough and toppings to bake your own pizza in an authentic earthen oven. Oven is ready for baking bread around 2 p.m. Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Free. (310) 850-8022; westchestercommunityoven@gmail.com KJazz Champagne and Brunch Cruise, noon to 2 p.m. Jazz lovers can enjoy this two-hour harbor cruise with live music, free-flowing champagne and sparkling cider and brunch buffet. Boarding begins at 11:30 a.m. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $67.95; reservations required. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com Authors on Architecture: Buckner on Lyman, 1 p.m. The Society of Architectural Historians celebrates the work of architect Frederic P. Lyman with a discussion by SAH member Cory Buckner on the little-known work of this inventive and skilled architect practicing in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. Lyman’s work is detailed in Buckner’s new book “The Lyman House and the Work of Frederick P. Lyman.” Santa Monica
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on the Telephone), The Breakaways and The Plimsouls, does a solos show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
Park Meeting Room, 1525 Euclid St., Santa Monica and R Studio, 10604 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. $12 donation. meditateinhollywood.org Sunday Boat House, noon to 6 p.m. Featuring deejays, weekly themed events and luxury cabana rentals, this Sunday pool party is back by popular demand to keep you refreshed throughout the summer. Ends Sept. 3. Marina del Rey Hotel, 13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-1000; marinadelreyhotel.com
Brock Brothers Band, 9 p.m. Featuring the powerful vocals and firehouse energy of Ginger Daniels and double drummers, the Brock Brothers Band play a set of blues, soul and classics at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
Music and Comedy at UnUrban, 1 to 7 p.m. Performances by Almost Vaudeville (1 to 4 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (4 to 6 p.m.) precede the Screenwriting Tribe workshop Meetup group at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com
Sunday, July 9 Aqua Aerobics, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Build strength and endurance during the early shallow-water workout or the later deep-water workout at the Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; santamonicaswimcenter.org/ adult-fitness
Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a jazz funk concert by Chazzy Green “The Funky Sax Man.” Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com
Single Seniors Book Club and Potluck, 10:30 a.m. Seniors can make new friends while enjoying good food and good books. Address supplied upon request. Free. Alan Ross at alanzip@gmail.com
Red Hen Press: An Evening of Poetry and Performance, 4 p.m. Featuring poetry by t’ai freedom ford and Brendan Constantine, accompanied by a Samuel Beckett-inspired string quartet arrangement composed by Michael Roth. The Broad Stage,
Sunday Morning Meditation, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 11:15 to 12:45 p.m. Learn how to develop inner peace with Peter Case, 8 p.m. The singer and this class series “Understanding the guitarist who performed with The Mind: Buddhist Psychology and Nerves (Blondie covered their “Hangin’ Meditation” at two locations. Euclid
1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $35. redhen.org Sofar Sounds: Venice, 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com “White Privilege and What We Can Do About It,” 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Committee for Racial Justice presents a framework for addressing white privilege that minimizes the defensiveness that often accompanies such discussions and focuses on using awareness of privilege to take action for meaningful change. Potluck supper is at 6 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m. Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg., 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 422-5431 Subversive Cinema, 7 p.m. Curator Gerry Fialka screens experimental and political activist films and documentaries, from the worlds of literature, art, music and the avant-garde, provoking new questions and igniting fiery discussions. Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues to shake up Sunday nights at
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Monday, July 10 LAX Coastal Young Professionals Planning Meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Meet other dynamic young professionals from the area looking to better their communities while developing solid professional relationships. This meeting covers LAX Coastal pillars, the year plan and how to be a better organization. LAX Coastal Chamber Office, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 210, Westchester. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Magic Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Albie Selznick hosts a rotating cast of master magicians and variety acts at 8 p.m. each Monday, with a special interactive performance in the lobby a half-hour before showtime. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $40. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Salsa Night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. World champion dance instructor Cristian Oviedo leads a beginner salsa class from 8 to 9 p.m. and a beginner bachata lesson from 9 to 10 p.m. followed by live music and social (Continued on page 37)
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By Michael Aushenker Loyola Marymount University has invited dozens of movie legends to address School of Film and Television students though its ongoing Hollywood Masters conversation series, but none exemplify the term “industry maverick” more than B-movie king Roger Corman. Corman closed out the seventh Hollywood masters season on April 19, telling students that all great film directors possess three traits: intelligence, work ethic, and — perhaps most elusive — creativity. Those qualities convinced Corman to launch the careers of three young directors who went on to become household names: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and James Cameron. Most aspiring filmmakers that Corman employed started out as assistants before graduating to directing, but Corman hired Scorsese for 1972’s “Boxcar Bertha” after viewing a film Scorsese made in college. “They wanted to fire Marty based on his dailies,” Corman, who recently turned 91, recalled of criticism that the future “Taxi Driver” director’s footage contained too much camera movement and not enough basic coverage. Corman, of course, went with his gut and protected Scorsese. Cameron started in special effects at Corman’s Venice studio New World Pictures, where Cameron met future ex-wife, producer and “Aliens and “The Terminator” collaborator Gale Anne Hurd. Coppola was hired by Corman to direct the low-budget 1963 suspense flick “Dementia 13.” After Coppola broke big with “The Godfather,” he returned the favor by casting Corman as a senator in “The Godfather Part II” and surprised the nervous non-actor by inviting Jack Nicholson on set to prank Corman by booming through a loudspeaker that Corman had better not blow his lines or he’d be through in Hollywood.
Roger Corman tells LMU students he’s still in love with making movies The director of such fare as “It Conquered the World,” “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,” and “The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the
Raven” with Nicholson, who made 10 movies with Corman (and wrote three of them). Nicholson gave a memorable performance as a pain-mongering dental
“Forget the momentary pleasure of snuffing me out,” Corman recounted telling the biker, “and go for the million dollars.” Waters of the Great Sea Serpent,” Corman has also been on the money about discovering acting talent. His slew of schlocky low-rent classics includes “Deathrace 2000” (featuring David Carradine and then-unknown Sylvester Stallone) and “The Wild Angeles” (starring Peter Fonda). Corman mined the Edgar Allan Poe catalogue for several adaptations, including “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” with Vincent Price and “The
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critic for the school paper to get access to local movie theaters, the engineering major did a stint with the U.S. Navy before returning to California as a script reader for a literary agency. That’s where he slapped a fake name into one of his own scripts and sold it for $3,500, which he parlayed into producing his first film, 1954’s “Monster from the Ocean Floor.” Corman had originally titled the Wyott Ordung-directed flick “It Stalked the Ocean Floor” but “they thought the title was too arty,” he said. In 1966, Corman directed “The Wild Angels” featuring Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and actual members from the Venice chapter of Hell’s Angels as rowdy extras. Believing itself a “social organization” rather than a biker gang, the Hell’s Angels tried to sue Corman for $1 million in a defamation lawsuit. A group leader also threatened to kill Corman, he said. “Forget the momentary pleasure of snuffing me out,” Corman recounted telling the angry biker, “and go for the million dollars.” (Corman survived and didn’t lose the million, either.) Of all his films, Corman said he was proudest of distributing the anomalous arthouse feature in his oeuvre: Ingmar Bergman’s “Cries and Whispers.” He told LMU students that technology has made it easier than ever to make a low-budget movie but, conversely, attaining theatrical distribution has become more arduous. “There’s still a little bit of money in DVDs,” he said, relating the wisdom of a friend that streaming amounts to making 20 nickels instead of a dollar. Despite diminishing returns, Corman is still fascinated by and infatuated with making movies. “The love of it remains,” he said. “That’ll never fade.”
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Screenshots on Canvas Laura Karetzky reconciles an ‘inherent distrust’ of technology by painting scenes from her digital life By Christina Campodonico Apple’s iPhone, which just marked its 10th anniversary last Thursday, has become a ubiquitous part of many people’s lives. It’s how we communicate with each other, find our way around, search for information and share precious or everyday moments from our lives. A world without the iPhone is now almost impossible to imagine — it’s our recent past, most definitely our present and most likely our future, or some iteration of it. And that future is moving fast. When New York artist Laura Karetzky started painting iPhone screenshots, text messages and FaceTime conversations about two years ago, she was already racing against the clock. “The interface of the phone kept updating,” she says, “so that every time I made a painting, it was the old interface.” Outdated before the paint even dried. Karetzky eventually decided to do away with Apple’s iconography in her paintings, instead focusing on the visual relationship between the two callers on her iPhone’s screen or Mac. “They became more powerful when I took away all those buttons and whistles and clues,” she says. “I looked to hone the idea down to its very basic relationship. And I realized that the power in this work was really the embedded diptych — one window inside another window, one frame inside another frame, those two frames looking back at you.” The result is a series of timely doubleand self-portraits now on view in the show “Embedded” at Bergamot Station’s Lora Schlesinger Gallery. In these paintings, a disembodied head (usually the artist’s) hovers over or near another, calling to mind the mediated experience we have whenever we reach out to a friend or loved one via smart phone — two visages, however physically far apart, somehow compress onto a single digital plane. “It’s a self-portrait, but it’s also a portrait of a relationship — an attempt to be connected,” she explains. Karetzky finds the outcome to be intriguing, eerie and disorienting. “When you’re FaceTiming, you’re watching yourself as an outsider. There’s this double portrait that looks back at you and it’s very uncanny,” she says. “In these paintings, what I’m interested in is this embedded window, the moment when two things intersect and that moment where it creates a whole new narrative — where there’s something surprising or something new that happens.” To capture such happenstance moments Karetzky surreptitiously screen grabs instants from her FaceTime calls with PAGE 36 THE ARGONAUT July 6, 2017
Laura Karetsky’s “Embedded Laundress” (left) and “MCell” give a window into the artist’s digital life friends and family — people who wouldn’t mind their faces being turned into art, she says.
It’s a painting based on a picture from an iPhone of a woman taking a picture on her iPhone of a man looking at his smart
“Everybody’s now a voyeur to their own life.” — painter Laura Karetzky “Nothing is staged. Nothing is set up,” says Karetzky. “They’re actual events or things that I capture on my phone.” These include a woman snapping a photo of a man looking at his phone as he walks in front of a trapezoidal window in New York’s Breuer Building, the former home of the Whitney Museum of American Art and now the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Breuer. “There was something so interesting about a man walking through an art gallery looking at his phone and somebody else photographing the window, which is actually kind of an iconic window, and photographing [that] instead of looking at the art,” recalls Karetzky.
phone — a frame within a frame within a frame, or a phone within a phone within a phone. When you think about it, it’s almost like the mind-boggling twist from the end of the movie “Inception,” when the Leonardo DiCaprio character’s dream-hopping bandit isn’t sure where one reverie ends and the next one begins. Karetzky’s aptly titled painting “Inception” drives this point home. It’s a painting of an iPhone with a picture of an iPhone on its screen based on an iPhone photo — #meta. “It’s kind of like the game of telephone,” explains Karetzky. “It travels and travels and travels and changes ever so
slightly, and you get a new window — a new perspective that you look at it through each time. It’s like an infinity mirror.” Interestingly enough, Karetzky’s preoccupation with the iPhone and its Apple siblings doesn’t stem from a fascination with technology, but suspicion of it. “I have an inherent distrust of the computer,” she says. “It was my attempt to try to reconcile that distrust, or just to try to familiarize myself more with that interface.” With the prevalence of technology and social media in our everyday lives, Karetzky is surprised that more artists haven’t directly tackled the subjects. “Everybody’s now a voyeur to their own life,” she says. And for the moment she doesn’t mind looking back. “Embedded” is on view through July 15 at Lora Schlesinger Gallery in the Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., Ste. B5b, Santa Monica. Call (310) 828-1133 or visit loraschlesinger.com.
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Tuesday, July 11 Building a City: Part One, 11 a.m. Calling all designers, engineers and artists. Help the library make a city out of recycled materials. Everyone gets a chance to contribute. All ages welcome. The project will be displayed in the children’s area. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Red Hen Press Reading, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join Lynnell Edwards, t’ai freedom ford, Diane Gilliam, Genevieve Kaplan and Jessica Piazza in this omnibus reading, with Caitlyn Conlin providing a musical interlude. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com
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Venice Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Locals can come check out the constantly rotating arsenal of local talent in the spotlight at Larry’s, 24 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 399-2700; facebook.com/ veniceopenmicnight
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Twilight Concert Series: Marcia Griffiths and JAH9, 7 p.m. Kingston reggae songstress Marcia Griffiths, who once recorded a duet with the legendary Bob Marley, headlines the first July concert with the mystical JAH9, whose musical roots are also in Jamaica. Santa Monica Pier. Free. tcs.santamonicapier.org
On Stage – The week in local theater compiled by Christina campodonico Photo by Liz Lauren
Family history gets a touch of whimsy in “King of the Yees” Coming Home: “The Hero Within” @ Promenade Playhouse Seven local veterans share the trials and tribulations of transitioning from the military to civilian life and their search for the hero within themselves. A talkback with the directors and veterans follows each performance. Limited run: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (July 7, 8 and 9) at Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica. $15. (310) 902-8220; Search “Hero Within” at performingartslive.com
delves into all aspects of race and asks questions that many are too afraid to ask aloud. One performance only: 2 p.m. Saturday (July 8) at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $8. Search “Mulatto Math” at eventbrite.com Black and Blue: “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” @ Edgemar Center for the Arts Indie film queen Tanna Frederick and Ovation Award-winning actor Robert Standley star in John Patrick Shanley’s brooding romantic drama about a young man and woman on the fringes of society who find redemption and connection at a rundown Bronx bar. Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in “Rocky” and in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, directs. Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 10 at Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 3927327; edgemarcenter.org A Reliable One-Liner: “Annie Korzen Famous Actress” @ The Braid Annie Korzen, best known for her reoccurring role as Doris Klompus on “Seinfeld,” shares stories about her eclectic and electric life as a perennial bit player on big and small screens in this onewoman show. Opens with a preview at 8 p.m. Saturday (July 8) and continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 13 at The Braid, 2912 Colorado Ave. #102, Santa Monica. $30 to $40. (800) 838-3006; jewishwomenstheatre.org
Racial Tension: “Mulatto Math: Summing up the Race Equation in America” @ Beyond Baroque This 60-minute workshop production by Monique DeBose explores a mixedrace girl’s journey into herself as she
Family Secrets: “King of the Yees” @ Kirk Douglas Theatre This semi-autobiographical play by Lauren Yee explores the world of her father Larry, diving into the mysteries of San Francisco’s Chinatown after the family
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A Family Affair: “Born for This” @ The Broad Stage When gospel artists BeBe and CeCe Winans have the opportunity to become television celebrities and integrate TV evangelism, they have to choose between fame, fortune and their true callings. Based on the real-life rise to fame of the Winans siblings, this musical by Grammy Award-winner BeBe Winans stars his nephew Juan Winans and niece Deborah Joy as BeBe and CeCe. Charles Randolph-Wright (“Motown: The Musical”) directs. Opens Tuesday (July 11) and continues at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 6 at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $50 to $105. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org Photo by Enci Box
Sound and Vision: “Juliette Marshall: Wavy and Blurry” @ Highways Performance Space Actress Juliette Marshall (“Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Xanadu”) sings about losing her sight but gaining new vision in this one-woman show with 70 minutes of original music by Marshall and Mitch Kaplan. Two performances only: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (July 7 and 8) at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org
patriarch and president of a seemingly obsolescent Chinese-American men’s club goes missing. Previews happen Sunday (July 9) and continue at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (July 11, 12 and 14) and at 8:30 p.m. Thursday (July 13) at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $70. (213) 6282772; centertheatregroup.org
The songs of Jacques Brel find new life at the Odyssey Theatre
Found in Translation: “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” @ Odyssey Theatre This off-Broadway hit by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman introduced American audiences to Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, the “Bob Dylan of France.” Singers Marc Francoeur, Susan Kholer, Miyuki Miyagi and Michael Yapujian combine their vocal power for this funny, dark and romantic revival directed by Dan Fishbach. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, and some Wednesdays and Thursdays (July 13, 19 and 27) through Aug. 27 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $27 to $36. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com Stroke of Genius: “Einstein!” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Actor Jack Fry explains how Einstein’s hair went “crazy” in this one-man show about the genius physicist’s early personal life and revolutionary scientific discoveries. Closing soon. Last show is at 3 p.m. Saturday (July 8) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $40 to $60. einsteintheplay.com Blind Sheep: “Rhinoceros” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Guillermo Cienfuegos directs Eugene Ionesco’s comic masterpiece, a wild and biting farce about a small provincial town outside Paris taken hold by a dangerous herd mentality. Think Kafka meets Monty Python. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 13 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 to $34. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com
ArgonautNews.com Galleries and Museums “Reveries,” opening reception 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Threadwinner artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn present an immersive installation of various crocheted landscapes, including flower and succulent gardens, a massive waterfall and a park-like lawn area. The imagery found in each environment ranges from realistic renderings of foliage to metaphorical gardens found in the human body and skeleton. The work reflects on how humans are both stewards and consumers of the Earth, simultaneously cultivating and destroying the world around us. Through Aug. 11. Branch Gallery, 1031 W. Manchester Blvd., Ste. 3, Inglewood. (310) 395-3880; theknittingtreela.com “Mark My Words,” opening reception 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Stalwart of the international Street Art movement Kid Acne presents work that explores a variety of themes, from colloquialisms and typography to mythology and architecture. Most notable are his depictions of a self-realized tribe of enigmatic female warriors known as Stabby Women. C.A.V.E. Gallery, 55 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 428-6387; cavegallery.net Eric Denver: “Light, Energy and Matter,” through July 30. This exhibit of 45 paintings brings the viewer on a journey similar to the path of the artist. Denver’s approach embraces color’s shifting correspondence with light (white), energy (red) and matter (black), and echo Denver’s studies of material nature and the gunas, which in Samkhya philosophy are subtle qualities woven together that underlie all existence. William H. Hannon Library, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester. (310) 338-2788; lmu.edu Fig Next (Part One), through July 22. This first installment of a two-part exhibition features signature works in a variety of media by Southern California gallery artists Ray Brown, Claire Chen, Laura Danielson, Helen Desmond, Paul Donaldson, Theresa G. Fernald, Shirley Asano Guldimann, Arleen G. Hendler, Carla Jerome, Chris Madans, Susan C. Price and Elena Mary Siff. FIG, Bergamot Station G6, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 829-0345; figgallery.com Marian Crostic: “Salt/Air,” through July 22. Venice-based photographer Marian Crostic showcases three recent bodies of work from her “Salt/Air” series. Each focuses on a different aspect of Venice Beach, documented during Crostic’s morning walks, revealing an abstracted, introspective view of the beach and ocean environment. Venice Arts Gallery, 13445 Beach Ave., Venice. (310) 392-0846; venicearts.org “Moments in Time,” through Aug. 12. Photographers, painters, sculptors and glass artists with the Blue 7 Collective display a variety of work to
spark the imagination, whether one drives a Bentley or rides the No. 7 Big Blue Bus. Blue 7 Gallery, 3129 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 449-1444; blue7gallery.com “Patterns Bigger Than Any of Us,” through Aug. 13. In this two-person exhibit, Pat O’Neill and Jesse Fleming use film and video to raise questions about the self in relation to others, collective norms, and the built environment, directing us to see the links and fissures in our lives and the larger system that we attempt to grapple with. Ben Maltz Gallery, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. Free. (310) 665-6800; otis.edu
“Alarmer 2,” through Aug. 20. Jacob Kassay’s show takes the domestic space and its suburban Venice Beach locale as both subject and medium, endowing it with the aggressive appearance of a vacant home by adding steel security screens to the windows and doors, and enclosing the sides of the house with sheets of transparent polycarbonate. By restricting access to the home in this manner, Kassay implies the mysterious existence of a custodial figure or corporation, an invisible force that maintains the unused property. team(bungalow), 306 Windward Ave., Venice. teamgal.com
“Objects from the Ashes,” through Sept. 3. Spurred by a desire to breathe new life into the remains salvaged from his studio fire, Flavio Bisciotti encouraged artists to take anything from the wreckage and recycle, reuse and reinvent to produce new artworks. The exhibit features the documentary “Palimpsest-Venice,” a film by Felipe Martinez Carbonell. FAB-Gallery, 2001 Main St., Santa Monica. fab-gallery.com
supporting underserved young adults interested in studying the visual arts. The students were asked to explore their identities through a study of short stories, lectures, films and poems concerning immigration, gender, race and stereotypes, then respond with sculpture, photography, video, painting or drawing. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com
Art Division: “Identity in Los Angeles,” through Nov 6. “Identity in Los Angeles” showcases work by the students of Art Division, a nonprofit organization dedicated to training and
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Safe at Home
Home Accessibility Program Santa Monica residents can apply for a grant to modify their home under the Home Accessibility Program (HAP). Modifications at home help to reduce the risk of falls and eliminate barriers that limit mobility in the community. Grants have been used to purchase grab bars, hand held shower heads, handrails, entry ramps and much more!
Eligibility for the HAP:
-You must be a resident of Santa Monica, -50 years or older OR a person with disabilities, and, -Qualify under the HAP income guidelines: Household Size Maximum Income 1 Individual $47,850 2 Individuals $54,650 3 Individuals $61,500 4 Individuals $68,300
How to Apply:
Contact the HAP program at (310) 390-3611. A trained specialist will work with you on completing an application and collecting supporting documentation needed to qualify.
For more information about other WCIL programs, services and groups, please call us at (310) 390-3611. Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) is a nonprofit social services agency. WCIL assists people with disabilities and older adults achieve and maintain self-directed and community-based independent lives. July 6, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 39
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