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L e t t e r s ‘The Turmoil of Temptation’ Re: “They Elect to Disagree,” News, June 30 The divisive rhetoric of the Venice Neighborhood Council election arose entirely from the troublemaking soul of a stillanonymous perpetrator, whose malicious wares were distributed widely in flyers and postal mail throughout Venice. One screed falsely defamed the entire Venice Neighborhood Council leadership — without naming individuals, which would have exposed its author to potential prosecution.
There was nothing subtle about the well-funded brutality that mocked the democratic process and the stated intent of the neighborhood council system. If anything, this election was about the struggle between those who rely on the law and those who abuse and exceed its limits for years on end by buying influence and, now, an entire election. The status quo won this time. As an active public servant in our intimate community — for merely a dozen years, but with
lessons learned from mentors whose positive work made the VNC one of our city’s best organized and most active neighborhood councils — and as a voter who did not see his vote counted in this election, I have a challenge for all VNC board members. I challenge them to condemn the sleazy gambit that gifted them with today’s window of hyperlocal influence and to pursue a clear and transparent path toward serving Venetians where we live and welcoming
visitors to the Venice we love — not for commerce, but for community. It has been said that we come here not to change Venice but to change ourselves. Real change is producing equality amid the turmoil of temptation. Jed Pauker, Venice Time for a Collective Effort Re: “They Elect to Disagree,” News, June 30 Now that the Venice Neighborhood Council elections are over, this new board has the opportu-
nity to listen, learn and govern. Instead of rehashing the results and the political fanfare of the past, now is the time to put forth a community blueprint of what’s best for Venice — a set of reachable goals and objectives that the entire board can agree to work for over these next 24 months. A collective effort to achieve specific goals over the next two years is what Venetians really care about! Larger issues like homelessness and gentrification should be reserved for our elected leaders on the city council. While stating an opinion matters, can the Venice Neighborhood Council detail and concretely work on more quality-of-life issues — such as parking, street paving and making Venice cleaner and safer — that will result in a more communityminded neighborhood? There is a deep well of local talent that now sits on that board. I’m hopeful we can get beyond the petty differences and work on issues that will unify Venice into an even better place to call home. Nick Antonicello, Venice Attacker Also Targeted Latinos Re: “#StandWithOrlando,” News, June 23 Let’s not be fooled by presidential candidate Donald Trump’s attempt to blame the current leadership for the Orlando massacre. After all, this was not just a gay nightclub, but one which was hosting a Latin theme the night the assailant chose to vent his deranged rage. The killer’s visits before the killings must’ve clued him into this particular event. Who among all the presidential hopefuls has derided American Hispanic culture more than Trump? So when he blurts out, “This is only the beginning” — prodding further his selfcreated message of fear and loathing — it becomes bonechillingly possible in his campaign’s atmosphere of hate, homophobia and Latinophobia. Dean James Loomos, Venice
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NEWS Airport Battle Heads to Congress Legislation would ground plans to move northern runway ..................................... 6
Officer Hurt in Playa del Rey Hit-and-Run Crash . ........................... 9
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A plane takes to the air from LAX’s north runway By Gary Walker Opponents of a controversial plan to relocate LAX’s northernmost runway closer to Westchester and Playa del Rey are lauding proposed legislation that, if approved by Congress, would prohibit the move. Last week Rep. Maxine Waters (D- Los Angeles), whose district includes LAX, introduced the LAX Community Safety Act, which would prevent Runway 24R from being moved as much as 260 feet closer to surrounding neighborhoods. “LAX operations already cause tremendous noise, air pollution and traffic congestion for the communities near LAX,” Waters said in a statement about her proposal. “Relocating Runway 24R closer to Westchester will exacerbate these impacts.” Meanwhile, airport officials appear to have backed away from their previous insistence that moving the runway is necessary for ongoing modernization efforts. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the public agency that runs LAX, named a new executive director last year. “At this time, the north runway is not a priority,” said LAWA spokeswoman Mary Grady. “Los Angeles World Airports shares Rep. Maxine Waters’ deep concern for safety at LAX and the surrounding communities.” Former LAWA Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey had argued that the current north
runway configuration slowed airport operations when larger airplanes such as the Airbus 380 and Boeing 787 would arrive or depart. A new runways configuration, she said, would allow for smoother airfield operations and increase airport safety. Waters disagrees. “Safety is a critical concern for LAX. That includes both the safety of the airport and all who use the airport, and the safety of the surrounding communities,” she said. “Relocating Runway 24R farther to the north would bring the risk of an aircraft accident closer to homes, schools, churches and businesses in Westchester and Playa del Rey, and consequently reduce safety for people who live and work in these communities.” Longtime LAX expansion opponent Denny Schneider, president of the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion, had frequently tangled with Lindsey over the runway plan. “I think there are ways that we can make the runways safe and more efficient other than moving them, so I support Rep. Waters’ legislation,” he said. Without an act of Congress, there’s no guarantee the runway will stay put, Schneider said. The runway move already had the support of the Los Angeles City Council. The council approved the LAX modernization plan, including the runway move, on a 10-3
vote in 2013. But those who voted no included L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti (then on the council) and the late Councilman Bill Rosendahl, whose successor, Councilman Mike Bonin, also opposes the runway move. During a raucous May 2013 community meeting in Westchester, Waters encouraged residents to take legal action against LAX if necessary. “The fight’s not over, because I think we know our way into the courtroom,” Waters said to thunderous applause. Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion member James Ouellet, a Playa del Rey resident, said Waters’ proposed legislation would ensure that LAX isn’t forced to move the runway by the Federal Aviation Administration. “My impression is the FAA could at some point demand to move the runway, so I hope Rep. Waters’ legislation passes,” he said. “We’d get more noise and more pollution if they moved it farther north.” FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said the agency does not comment on pending legislation. Bonin reiterated his earlier opposition to a runway move. “I do not support moving the north runway and have stood with neighbors in Westchester and Playa del Rey to protect the health and safety of neighborhoods,” he said. gary@argonautnews.com
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By Tuesday morning, county workers had removed most of the vegetation from the future park Los Angeles County workers wasted no time this week in stripping all vegetation from the site of a future wetlands park in Marina del Rey. The undeveloped 1.46-acre parcel along Via Marina north of Tahiti Way is slated to become a saltwater marsh area based on recommendations by a California Coastal Commission biologist. Planting of coastal saltmarsh plants, coastal prairie and coastal sage scrub is expected to begin this fall.
As part of county approvals for a new hotel complex nearby, hotel developer the Hardage Group is overseeing construction of the park, which will include public walking paths and nature observation areas. Site grading will begin later this summer in order to complete the park as early as year’s end, said Aaron Clark, a land-use consultant with Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP who is representing the Hardage Group.
A handful of Marina del Rey residents and the nonprofit Ballona Institute had unsuccessfully challenged plans for the wetlands park before various regulatory bodies, including the Coastal Commission. Park construction is not expected to cause road closures or traffic delays. For more information, contact Michael Tripp of the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors at (310) 305-9512.
Officer Hurt in Playa del Rey Hit-and-Run Crash A man accused of fleeing the scene after crashing his car into a motorcycle cop in Playa del Rey was arrested on Tuesday following a two-hour police manhunt by air and by foot. The collision involving a Los Angeles Airport Police motorcycle officer happened at around 12:15 a.m. at the intersection of Manchester Avenue and Pershing Drive. “He was returning to the
station at end of watch when the car pulled in front of him and made a left turn,” LAX police officer Rob Pedregon said. The officer was ejected from his bike and landed on the car’s windshield, Pedregon said. He sustained injuries to both wrists and had surgery to repair them at a local hospital. The driver of the car and three passengers fled the scene on foot, prompting police to search a mile-long
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By Gary Walker The July 7 public debut of the newly renovated Oxford Basin Lagoon in Marina del Rey was met with a small protest by environmental advocates who had opposed the project as well as praise for the new look from local passersby. The $14.5-million renovation removed 10,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the basin, upgraded its flood control capabilities and replaced pre-existing vegetation with 750 native trees and some 45,000 drought-tolerant plants. The reopening ceremony took place along the segment of the Marvin Braude Bike Path that runs between Oxford Avenue and the 10-acre basin, which is also bounded by Admiralty Way and Washington Boulevard. L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe kicked off the gathering by putting the renovation in context with the neglected tangle of non-native trees and brush that was previously there. “We’ve transformed what was once a largely unappreciated plot of land into something that is colorful, vibrant and alive. The Oxford Basin is now not just a park-like amenity that increases the flood safety and water quality in the community, but also a destination for everyone to connect with nature and with each other,” Knabe said. Marina del Rey Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Janet Zaldua said she recently saw a family of ducks swimming in the basin and that she is looking forward to seeing more wildlife — and human visitors — return. “The proximity of this amenity to our hotels couldn’t be better. It’s wonderful to actually see people sitting on benches in the basin, pointing out native birds and enjoying this warm and inviting environment,” Zaldua said. Throughout the gathering, however, a handful of protesters with the Airport
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When $3.6 Million Isn’t Enough Groceryships founder Sam Polk on his unflinching memoir of greed, addiction and misogyny on Wall Street photo by Danika Singfield
By Bliss Bowen “I was standing with a group of very intelligent people, and we were expending enormous amounts of energy developing sophisticated levels of expertise. But we were not building anything or creating anything of value. I knew hundreds of derivatives traders. I was a derivatives expert. And it occurred to me that the world would hardly change at all if credit derivatives ceased to exist. I’d become an expert in a profession that wasn’t worth a damn.” That’s a remarkable observation from a man whose driving need to have his worth validated propelled him through a poor, insecure childhood, drug-addled school years, dot-com startup jobs and internships until, at age 30, he was a senior trader for a leading Wall Street hedge fund. It was a dream-come-true job, but Sam Polk walked away when he was offered an annual bonus of $3.6 million — an amount he angrily deemed insufficient, even as he recognized the unhealthiness of his response. In 2014 Polk compared Wall Street traders’ greed to addiction and discussed his experience in a New York Times op-ed that went viral; last week he penned another provocative piece, about women being objectified on the job on Wall Street. Wealth and women, and “the often muddy confluence between them,” are key themes in his new memoir, “For the Love of Money.” The book chronicles his Southern California upbringing as an obese twin in an emotionally abusive household; a horrifying scene with a dog and his father’s casual cruelty graphically convey the emotional neglect he endured, and how that shaped the dynamics of later work relationships.
Sam Polk discusses his book in Santa Monica on Tuesday A poignant, sometimes uncomfortable read — Polk is more relentless than conscientious during chapters when he’s climbing the corporate ladder and cheating on girlfriends — “For the Love of Money” will be the topic of Polk’s conversation with Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle on Tuesday at Diesel Bookstore in Santa Monica. The discussion will also touch on Polk’s post-Wall Street life as executive director
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of Groceryships, a nutritional justice nonprofit he founded, and Everytable, a public benefit corporation that he says “grew out of what we learned in the nonprofit.” Have you received feedback from other traders about “For the Love of Money”? Most of them haven’t read it yet because it doesn’t come out until July 19. I
definitely think it’s going to be a hot topic on Wall Street, let’s put it that way. I’ve heard some people are nervous about what I’m going to talk about. Have you stayed in touch with the trader who mentored you, the one you call Marshall Masters? I am closer with him now than I was even on Wall Street. In fact, I was just staying at his apartment in New York a couple weeks ago. He’s gone on to become a board member for Groceryships and an investor for Everytable. But beyond that, he is a very important and reliable father figure in my life. The book tracks your lifelong attempts to earn your blood father’s respect and love. Did writing help resolve your feelings of loss? I think that my pain around my father is a primal wound that at best has become a scar. So I think it will always be with me. At the same point, the process of writing the book and also becoming a father myself has allowed me to finally take full responsibility for my life and [has brought] an understanding and appreciation of who he is without any (Continued on page 12)
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expectation of changing that. So even though my dad and I still pretty rarely talk, I feel better about that relationship than I have for a long time. I think that’s because in a pretty simple way, I’ve basically become, for lack of a better word, my own man. So I’m not looking for the same things I was looking for from him for so many years. Has he read the book? I’m sure he knows about the book. Don’t think he’s read it. And I don’t really know much about how he’s going to react to it. Your op-ed about wealth addiction resonated with readers at a time when Bernie Sanders was addressing similar themes of inequality and Wall Street excess. Did you attend any of his presidential campaign rallies, or feel like he was speaking to your experience? Yeah. I am a deep fan of Bernie Sanders’ message. I’m a little bit hesitant around him. Woody Allen once said, “Hey, I’m a bigot, but from the left.” I feel like that was sort of true for Bernie Sanders. After that New York Times piece, his chief of staff reached out to me and said, “Listen, Bernie is a big fan of yours, and basically we’re calling to see if you know any whistleblowers on Wall Street who can speak to the deep criminality.” What I said to him was, “Look, I have a lot of problems with Wall Street, but I personally think it’s much more systemic and cultural than it is about individual criminality.” Not to say that I don’t think there’s plenty of criminal behavior that goes on on Wall Street, but my personal perspective is I know a lot of guys who work really hard and got into the “right” school and got a job at Goldman Sachs and began trading mortgage bonds, and have been making lots of money — they’re basically doing what was laid out for them as a successful, good thing to do. I think the problem is that they
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was that the moms in Groceryships kept saying, “Look, I’m a single mom with four kids and two jobs, and this produce is great, but I don’t have time to cook. I need to get food on the go, and in this neighborhood that means McDonald’s.” And us saying, “There’s gotta be a better solution for these moms than just bringing in a ton of produce.” Think about McDonald’s; you’re competing with one of the largest companies in the world that is creating delicious, addictive food and selling it at an extraordinarily low price and marketing it with some of the most sophisticated advertising the world has ever known. To think you’re going to beat that by bringing in kale is just not gonna work. So we knew we had to provide a better solution for those moms.
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There’s some overlap between your observations and those of urban gardening advocates. Do you get your produce from local growers? We’re in talks with farmers markets in lower-income areas. We’d love to be sourcing entirely from the Watts farmers market; that’s our long-term goal. At the same time, price is really important to us and logistics are really important to us. So it’s going to be a work in progress. Do you identify yourself as a writer now? Or do you see writing as an expression of your work in the nonprofit world? I do think that with this second New York Times piece and a book published by Scribner that I am becoming a little bit of a writer, and that’s a nice feeling and experience. On Wall Street, there is a lot of pressure and it is tense, but it really is very conformist; it’s almost against the rules on Wall Street to stick out. One of the benefits I’ve had after leaving is that all of the things I’m doing — whether it’s Groceryships, Everytable or this writing — are ways to express who I am and what I believe in the world, and manifest things into them that hadn’t existed before. I’m incredibly grateful and thrilled by that. Ultimately the book is about redefining success to include making an intentional, positive contribution in the world. That’s what I’m hoping my work and my writing is part of. Sam Polk discusses “For the Love of Money” with Father Greg Boyle at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at Diesel Bookstore, 225 26th St., Santa Monica, Free. Call (310) 576-9960 or visit sampolk.me.
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By Will Theisen If you’re holding a copy of The Argonaut right now, you’re likely within the 3,000-watt signal range of KXLU 88.9-FM. If you happen to be reading this online, you could be listening via kxlu.com. The point is you could be listening along as you read this, and maybe you should be. Unless, of course, it’s a Monday night and you don’t like opera. Or it’s the weekend, and you don’t like Latin music. Or it’s Friday afternoon, when “Ultimate Sadist” is on, and you don’t like … well, sadism. In the tradition of classic college radio programming, Loyola Marymount University’s student-run station can be a bit scattered, to say the least. “You’re taking a gamble whenever you turn on KXLU,” says LMU alum and longtime KXLU deejay Mukta Mohan. That’s less of an admission than it is a statement of intention. In a confining commercial radio landscape that tends to pigeonhole musicians and audiences by genre, KXLU’s weekly mix creates room for opera, Latin and sadism alongside programs that feature new and cutting-edge hip-hop, electronic, classical, punk, metal and folk. PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT July 14, 2016
Then there’s “The Kids Are Alright,” an hour-long show featuring children’s audiobooks, which might be the strangest thing on American airwaves. Cult followers tune in Wednesday evenings to hear Mitchell Brown (aka “Professor
to someone a lot cooler, I called up to see if it was OK for me to stop by sometime. They told me to stop by anytime. I had butterflies in my stomach by the time I hung up, just like I used to.
What kind of maniac follows a tranquil Smiths song with an unlistenable Squarepusher B-side? Bikini Kill followed by Chopin?! Art Laboe doesn’t mess around like that. Cantaloupe”) and former Germs drummer Don Bolles play absurd literary gems. Hearing Sterling Holloway, the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, reading an African adaptation of “The Farmer and the Viper” is about as bizarre as it gets, and yet it’s nearly impossible to turn off. I was no stranger to the self-described “only true independent radio station in Los Angeles” when I started working on this profile. In fact, I’ve had a long relationship with KXLU, with varying degrees of intensity. Worried that this assignment was going to feel a little like interviewing an ex-girlfriend who’s moved on
*** My love affair with KXLU started fast, and I fell hard. Within a week of moving to Los Angeles, I had a T-shirt and bumper sticker. I wanted so badly to be associated with that little splatter logo. I wanted people to think I had been listening for years. In that first month, I washed my T-shirt about eight times, trying to fade it before anyone could see what a poser I was. I left my Mitsubishi Eclipse parked with its butt facing south, hoping my bumper sticker would fade faster and that no one
would notice my Pennsylvania license plates. I was in love, and it was kind of pathetic. I started going to station-sponsored club nights every week, namely Part-Time Punks at the Echo. I was trying too hard, but I was having fun and discovering a lot of new music. I tried to listen around the clock, but I couldn’t always get the signal in Pasadena and they weren’t streaming online yet. I was also learning that KXLU could be difficult to listen to, even when the signal did come in crystal clear. The wildly meandering programing that I once found adventurous was starting to test my patience. What kind of maniac follows a tranquil Smiths song with an unlistenable Squarepusher B-side? Bikini Kill followed by Chopin?! Art Laboe doesn’t mess around like that. Fifteen years later, that finally faded T-shirt doesn’t fit anymore. I sold the Eclipse long ago, and the teenage punk who drove it cross country would be ashamed to know how much talk radio he’d be listening to in 2016. That wild-eyed vandal wouldn’t have been able to pick Warren Olney out of a lineup if he was wearing a “Which Way L.A?” tank top, and now I’m a card-carrying KCRW book club member. But here we are, 15 years later, and I still haven’t stopped listening to KXLU.
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2 I’ve changed, and so has radio, but one thing has remains true. Whether you crave hardcore punk played by unpaid college students or nationally syndicated public radio, you can have it all without going north of 90 megahertz. *** There are a lot of beautiful college campuses in Los Angeles, but there’s something special about LMU. Walking toward the Malone Student Center, where KXLU lives, requires passing through the Sunken Gardens in the shadow of Sacred Heart Chapel. With 150 hilltop acres for fewer than 10,000 students, no other campus is so serene. Did I make the correct turn off of Lincoln Boulevard? It’s hard to believe I’m in the right place — KXLU makes way too much noise. After a slow ride up to the fourth floor of the Malone Center, the elevator opens to a quiet hallway. There are a few rooms in both directions that house student organizations of various types, but there’s no mistaking the direction of the studio. Decades of station-sponsored concerts and festivals have been memorialized with framed posters, and large black letters next to the iconic splatter logo offer assurance that this is the place: “KXLU 88.9 FM, LOS ANGELES.”
Through a door that an intern keeps leaving slightly ajar, the hypnotic reverb of a My Bloody Valentine song is oozing its way down the hall. This music is called shoegaze, and station manager Marina Aguerre plays a lot of it.
studio,” Aguerre says after setting up another block of music. She’s as charming as she is friendly, but it’s impossible to say whether she’s happy or sad. That’s what shoegaze does. It’s incredibly powerful stuff, this moody music, but she’s used it before and seems to know
“I’m really shy, and I don’t really like to talk on the air, you know. That’s why I growl.” — KXLU deejay Cassandra “Cass Monster” Marquez The 21-year-old film production major is just settling into the second hour of her three-hour show when I walk in. Wearing a soft, white sweater and seated behind a large desk, she’s reading a playlist from her phone so the listening audience can follow along. The afternoon sun is smiling elsewhere on campus, but not in Aguerre’s studio. She keeps the room dark during her set, which makes sense when I learn that her other show starts at 2 a.m. and ends right around the time the sun starts to rise. I take a seat on the other side of the desk and wait my turn. When she’s off the air, I can confirm that I’m the guy from the paper who’s here to snoop around. “Hi! Let me show you around the
what she’s doing. The station is much larger than I’d imagined. Aguerre takes me down a hall to a room with a Pac-Man arcade game and an old soundboard. It isn’t obvious which machine gets used more, but both seem to be functional. There are band and record label stickers everywhere, some new and some long defunct. Every kind of music is represented, and every available space is filled with it — vinyl, cassettes, CDs, flash drives, EPs, LPs, singles, maxi-singles and even a few musical instruments line the walls. Aguerre throws open a door to a large room and flips on a warm, orange-red light. She’s looking for something — something she “just saw the other day,”
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something they “need to find a better place for.” While she looks under scattered record sleeves, many of them imported and rare, I’m taking in the large, carpeted room. This is the live studio, where Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love (allegedly) set a mannequin on fire after Nirvana recorded a version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Once again, it seems impossible that this space should exist here. The names of artists who have recorded or been interviewed here — Beck, Jane’s Addiction, the Beastie Boys, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Flag, to name a mere fraction — are firmly cemented in the history of music in Los Angeles. Going beyond indie and punk, programs such as “Alma Del Barrio” and “The Brazilian Hour” have had an enormous influence on salsa and Latin music. This studio has featured legendary musicians like the late Celia Cruz and up-and-comers such as Changüi Majadero. Music history is still being made here. During a recent event that proves the greater student body isn’t completely unaware of the station, nearly 30 people jammed the studio to its capacity to watch Father John Misty perform his critically acclaimed blend of indie and folk. I feel like I should have to pay admission to be here. Instead, I’m watching Aguerre try to find “that thing.” “Ah, here it is,” she says, pulling out a makeshift record sleeve made with two squares of cardboard taped together. On one side of the cardboard sleeve there’s a crude rendition of the album cover for “Nevermind,” sketched by the Nirvana frontman himself. In his unmistakable, self-deprecating style, Cobain scribbled the words “wow, neat new innovative cover.” Yes, Marina. You should find a better place for this. Driving away from the station, I feel renewed. Music sounds better on my radio. I’ll keep listening to KXLU, even the parts that hurt a little. *** In the weeks before my next visit, some of my old frustrations with the station started to resurface. During one long commute up the 405, I hear a deliciously satisfying black metal song. I ask Siri to Shazam the song, as is the custom of the day, and I’m dismayed to hear that she has no idea. She wants to tell me that this kind of music is un-Shazamable, that if I’m so concerned with knowing what band is playing, I’m listening to the wrong station. If Siri were more talkative, she’d have told me to turn to KROQ, where they’ve been playing the same Sublime songs for a couple decades. But KXLU has never been that kind of station. There’s no easy way to determine what this is, with its barely audible (Continued on page 16)
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*** The next time I’m at Malone Student Center, it’s to meet two fan favorites. The aforementioned Mukta Mohan (just “Mukta” here at KXLU) defines the emotion and professionalism the station is capable of, and Bennett exemplifies the quirky gusto that makes it unique. The latter is known for his idiosyncratic interviews, including a memorable Q&A with the pilot of the Goodyear blimp.
KXLU dejays Mukta Mohan (seated) and Cassandra Marquez Whatever the radio equivalent of a local Emmy is, Bennett should be nominated for even thinking about interviewing a blimp pilot. Mukta frequently comes up in response to the question, “What’s new at KXLU?” She isn’t new to the station, having hosted a show since her time as an LMU student five years ago, but this was the week she found out she’d be getting her own specialty show. At KXLU, as with other radio stations, there’s a difference between the general shows, which are loosely formatted and typically between three and four hours,
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rhythm section, chords that are crushing and borderless, and vocals that can only be described as inhuman gurgling. Siri tells me, in not so many words, that Shazam isn’t going to know who this is. So I pull off the 405 at Manchester Boulevard, park my car in the shadow of Randy’s Donuts, kill the engine and wait for a college student on a hilltop in Westchester to read me a playlist from his phone. It turns out the band is called Funerary, and they have a show coming up at Perez Tire Shop in South L.A. I went from not knowing what I was listening to, to being a fan and having plans for the following Saturday. As I restart my car and drive away from that iconic ceramic pastry, I can’t say that KXLU is the easiest way to discover new music. But it’s usually worth the effort.
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and specialty shows, which are shorter and feature a specific theme. The most famous of these shorter shows is “Demolisten,” which has been showcasing unsigned artists for 32 years, and is now broadcast live every Friday from Timewarp Records in Mar Vista. Mukta has wanted a specialty show for a long time, and she’s fighting the urge to break the news to her nearly 5,000 Twitter and Instagram followers. Her exuberance is palpable, which only has a little to do with today being her birthday. Apparently, she’s this cheery every day. “When I got my first show, they called
me DJ Cupcake because I was all sweet and fresh and not hungover when I walked in every morning,” Mukta says, adding that her show started at 6 a.m. She already has the dream job that most Communications Studies majors want. After working for NPR’s “Marketplace,” Mukta now produces podcasts for MTV. She knows she’s blessed, but she just can’t quit KXLU. “This is my favorite thing that I do,” she says. “My condition with every job is that I have to be able to keep my show, (Continued on page 36)
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By Christina Campodonico The saying goes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But for David Bowie impersonator David Brighton, playing one of the greatest rock stars of all time is not simply an act of imitation or praise. It’s like taking lessons from a master. “I’ve learned so much from taking apart Bowie’s music,” says Brighton, who’s been performing as Bowie for so long — 16 years — that you could say he’s earned a PhD in all things Bowie. “Taking his songs apart and the arrangements apart and the productions apart, there’s so much to learn from that and apply. I don’t mean that you steal from it, but you learn something from it.” As frontman of the Bowie tribute band Space Oddity, which plays a free show in Playa Vista Central Park on Sunday, Brighton has molded his talents as a singer and guitarist to near-perfectly reproduce each era of the multifaceted performer’s decades-long career, from his Ziggy Stardust days to the heyday of The Thin White Duke. “Obviously no one can really become another person, but we sure make the effort,” says Brighton. “We try very hard and study everything that’s available.” With his Space Oddity bandmates,
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ties to Bowie are also uncanny. Listen to their tracks one after the other and it’s hard to know where the genuine article ends and the replica begins. Their physical attributes are so similar, in fact, that Brighton appeared alongside Bowie
“Obviously no one can really become another person, but we sure make the effort. We try very hard and study everything that’s available.” — David Brighton “I remember speaking with Earl Slick, who played guitar on and off with Bowie for about 40 years,” recounts Brighton. “And Earl paid me and the band the highest compliment possible. He just said, ‘Man, you have studied Bowie like Bowie studied Elvis.’” Bowie had a lifelong fascination with the King. His 25th and final album, “Blackstar,” possibly references an obscure Elvis song of the same name (“Every man has a black star / A black star over his shoulder / And when a man sees his black star / He knows his time, his time has come”). They even shared the same birthday, 10 years apart. Brighton’s vocal and physical similari-
in a 2003 Vittel bottled water commercial. Watching the 30-second spot, it’s hard not to take a few double takes, or hit replay again and again to figure out who’s who. The word doppelgänger comes to mind after reading a testimonial like this from “Young Americans” and “Station to Station” producer Harry Maslin: “David Brighton has the voice, moves and look to actually step in for David Bowie if he were unavailable, and few would ever know.” In the wake of the star’s death in January, that scenario is no longer as far-fetched as it might once have been. Demand for Space Oddity’s tribute
concerts has been off the charts, says Brighton. “It just exploded since Bowie passed,” says Brighton. “I never really had time to process it, because the second the news came out the phone never stopped ringing with people either sending their condolences or wanting us to perform.” He says Bowie diehards have attended Space Oddity concerts as if they were live performance wakes. “You’ve got a huge community of music lovers and Bowie fans who are coming to sort of grieve and heal together. … At a lot of shows, people are crying and are dressed like Bowie in one of his eras, or they’re just celebrating his life and his work, and so it’s pretty extraordinary.” As strange as it might seem to resurrect a recently passed persona on stage, Brighton is honored to continue filling the void that Bowie’s departure has now only made greater. When Brighton was working the Vegas music circuit, he saw that the rock star was noticeably absent from the pantheon of famous imitated personalities. “I was working in Las Vegas doing a show that had just come to an end, and I saw a show there called ‘Legends in (Continued on page 18)
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L.A. Sparks and the L.A. Lakers. The place has different character at different times. It’s a walk-up counter by day and a sit-down restaurant after 4 p.m., when the bar seating area opens. By day the food counter is hard to find; there’s no visible sign and you have to go down a corridor by the closed bar. In the evening there is table service, but by day you stand in line to order and take your food to one of the tables overlooking the ice rinks. The counter opens at 8 a.m., and on our first visit we tried two breakfasts, the Hawaiian sweetbread French toast and a cheese and vegetable omelet. The presentation was unimpressive, since everything is packed in to-go containers, but both meals were good. I’m not generally a fan of Hawaiian sweetbread, but it makes good French toast. This recipe had a little cinnamon in the batter to add another layer of flavor. The omelet covered all the bases: It
was well-made, generously stuffed and came with crisp potatoes. The other selections on that visit were a Santa Fe chicken sandwich, a Greek salad, and a cup of chicken tortilla soup. There’s not much room for creativity in a Greek salad, and this one was just what it was supposed to be, but the other two items raised our expectations. The tortilla soup was warmly spicy, a chicken broth with just enough chile and cumin to be interesting right to the bottom of the cup. It was topped with cheese and tortilla strips, but not the cilantro that is traditional. This is a great winter warmer, and since it’s always winter out on the ice I’d imagine they sell a lot of it. The Santa Fe sandwich put similar flavors between slices of bread, though the spicing was more emphatic. There was real heat and smoky flavor in the (Continued on page 20)
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Achieving any goal you set for yourself should include formulating a plan to strategize the ways you’ll achieve short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. Maintaining the value of your home is an example of a goal that requires such planning, which is why it’s important to create a financial plan in order to budget for the items that come with homeownership, such as repairs, upgrades, insurance, and taxes. After all, your home is probably your biggest investment, so a financial plan will help you avoid any surprises that will take an unexpected hit to your wallet.
It’s smart to account for maintenance such as your roof or heating system needing repairs. Also on the list should be desired upgrades. These will add value to your home and budgeting accordingly with a sound plan will allow you to accomplish such changes in the long run, such as a bathroom upgrade or a more efficient refrigerator. Once you have an understanding of all your home’s expenses, it is also beneficial to estimate the life spans of
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Many experts contend that you should be prepared to spend 1 to 3 percent of the market value of the home annually on maintenance. This means you should contribute regularly to your savings account so that you have the assets on hand to prudently handle such expenses. Another helpful tip is to set a monthly goal when it comes to savings. If you’re not meeting your monthly goal, then you need to examine where you can cut spending, such as eating out less. To encourage strong saving habits, it’s useful to create “small wins” along the way so that you can achieve a few key milestones established in your financial plan. When you’ve completed your financial plan, don’t hide it in a drawer somewhere. Keep it in the open and monitor it frequently so that you know if you’re on track. This week’s quesTion is answered by
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the major appliances and items that make up your home. For instance, water heaters last for roughly eight to 13 years, so if yours is seven years old, then you may want to budget for a new one the following year. Documenting the life spans of the important features in your home will ensure you are not taken by surprise financially when something goes wrong.
A Sheriff’s Judicial Lien Sale will be conducted at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, located at 111 N. Hill Street, Room 125B, LA, CA 90012, on July 20, 2016 at
10:00 a.m. The real property up for auction is a lovely single family residence located at 16846 Severo Place, in Encino, CA 91436. The minimum bid is $1,053,000.00. Bidders should refer to CCP Sections 701.510701.680 for terms and conditions of sale. Per public records, the home is approx. 2,052 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1966 on 0.54 acres. Wonderful views from the rear, plus near hiking and bike trails. For more info on the bidding process contact the LA County Sheriff Real Property Division at 213-972-3950. Please do not disturb occupants.
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Wake up to a view of the expansive greenbelt. Walk to the ocean. Enjoy this updated home in the exclusive community of Playa Del Rey and live the California life-style at its best. Situated across from 307 acres of a natural wild life preserve and a few blocks to the beach, this charming cottage sits on a spacious 6,000 sq ft lot. The home consists of 2 beds/ 1 bath, with a fireplace in the living room, new carpet, updated kitchen, double pane windows and much more. There is a home office/ artist studio in the back.
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“This four bedroom home in the heart of Silicon Beach is an entertainer's dream,” say agents Jennifer Petsu and Morgan Ward. “The first level’s open floor plan holds a gourmet cook's kitchen, an abundance of windows with views of the park, and large sliding glass doors that open to a side patio. Enjoy ocean breezes in your indoor/outdoor dining area. After dinner, stroll up to the third level and enjoy the sunset from your expansive patio. The light-filled master has lovely views of the park and a private balcony.”
“This modern two-bedroom and two-bathroom loft-style condo features an open floorplan with two flexible lofts,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “The west-facing floor-to-ceiling windows provide natural light throughout the day. The family room opens up to an over-sized outdoor patio in a quiet, corner courtyard location. Conveniently located near the elevator and mailboxes with a secure lobby, the unit includes two deeded parking spaces, a large storage locker, and access to bicycle storage rooms.”
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“With panoramic views from the Santa Monica bay to the Hollywood sign, this Mediterranean stunner offers the quintessential California lifestyle,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A peaceful courtyard entrance sets the mood, and a stately front door opens to a sweeping two-story foyer. Glass doors from the breakfast area connect perfectly with the patio and outdoor kitchen. At the top of the grand staircase, the serene master features a spa-like bath. This North Kentwood home is a must see!”
“This charming Craftsman home, perfectly nestled on an enchanting walk-street, is just one block to both Venice Beach and Abbot Kinney,” says agent Caroline Weaver. “This bright, airy beach house combines original period features with contemporary upgrades. This home offers one bedroom on the first floor and two on the second floor, all with their own bathrooms. Sip your morning coffee on your private deck. Also featured in this home are a lovely front porch, three parking spaces, and a roof deck.”
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“This exquisitely renovated three-bedroom, two-bath condo, of the coveted Marina City Club, offers stunning views,” says agent Charles Lederman. “With utter precision, no detail has been overlooked. The sun-flooded living room features an eco-smart fireplace and built-in surround speakers. The sumptuous master suite is the ultimate oasis with incredible views and ample closets. Additional features include solid custom oak flooring, a 110 gal water heater, and an independent HVAC system.”
“Kevin and Kaz Gallaher were recently congratulated by Gary Stager, Broker Owner of RE/MAX Execs, for consistently maintaining a top producing status as Husband and Wife Broker Associate team. For over 25 years Kevin & Kaz have been helping people move ahead with real estate goals from the Westside to Conejo Valley and Southbay. Their clients have been amazed by their devotion, as well as their ability to draw upon vast knowledge of the real estate business and keep all parties moving ahead.”
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Compiled by Michael Reyes Thursday, July 14 Beach Eats, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. The weekly festival of food trucks with a scenic harbor backdrop returns to Mother’s Beach, Lot 10, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; lotmom.com/beacheats US Sailing Junior Olympics Festival, 6 p.m. About 300 young sailors ages 8 to 18 compete all weekend in racing program that serves as a training pathway for Olympic-level competition. California Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4567; calyachtclub.com Mind Over Movies, 6:30 p.m. Free weekly film screenings followed by a discussion and Q&A. This week: “I Origins,” an ambitious indie film that bridges the worlds of science and spirituality. The Christian Institute of Spiritual Science, 1308 Second St., Santa Monica. Free. facebook.com/ MindOverMoviesLA Serving Up Comedy, 7 p.m. Comedian and actress Lydia Cornell (“Too Close for Comfort”) headlines the debut evening of a brand-new comedy night produced by L.G. Ross. After the pros do their thing, an open mic allows audience members to take the stage. Serving Up Comedy continues on alternating Mondays and Thursdays at The Warehouse Restaurant, 499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; warehousemarinadelrey.com BØRNS and Porches, 7 to 10 p.m. Nostalgic for the ‘80s? Let synthpop band Porches take you back and BØRNS keep you there with their summery dream pop in this Twilight Concert Series show at Santa Monica Pier. Free. (310) 458-9801; tcs. santamonicapier.org Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement, 7 p.m. World music and the sounds of Africa liven up the evening as part of the Boulevard Music Summer Festival. Culver City City Hall Courtyard, 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City. Free, but $10 reserved seating available. (310) 398-2583; boulevardmusic.com “The Big Day” / “M. Hulot’s Holiday,” 7:30 p.m. A double feature of French comedy classics by director Jacques Tati in honor of Bastille Day. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave.,
Santa Monica. $11. (310) 260-1528; americancinematheque.com 902oneLove, 9 p.m. Venice’s own DJ Loboman and special guests spin soul, funk, house, electronic and dance music at the Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Les Dolls Cabaret, 9:30 p.m. An intoxicating burlesque show set to seductive music and choreography at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 to $30. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Friday, July 15 Long-Term Solutions for ShortTerm Rentals, 7:45 a.m. The Westside Urban Forum hosts a panel discussion about the social and economic impacts of short-term vacation rentals on Westside neighborhoods, with speakers from Keep Neighbors First, Home Away, California Hotels & Lodging Association and the City of Santa Monica. The Olympic Collection, 11301 Olympic Blvd., West L.A. $10 to $65. Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m., breakfast at 7:45 and the panel at 8. westsideurbanforum.com
Good Cop Bad Cop, 9 p.m. Live music at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com
Saturday, July 16 Aqua Zumba, 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturdays. Splash into shape with a low-impact workout at the Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; santamonicaswimcenter. org/adult-fitness Clarity of the Mind Retreat, 9 a.m. to noon. Engage in deeply relaxing, spacious and illuminating meditation and gain deep insight into the limitless nature of your own mind. Prajnaparamita Kadampa Buddhist Center, 2809 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. Register at meditateinwestla.org 57th Annual Begonia Show & Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Westchester Branch of the American Begonia Society presents the only judged begonia show in Southern California, also showcasing ferns, orchids, bromeliads, aroids and more. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6323 W. 80th St., Westchester. Free. mdlibrarian@consultant.com.
“Enchanted,” 6 p.m. Westfield Culver City’s Summertime Cinema happens each Friday, featuring movie screenings at 8 p.m. and pre-screening entertainment and prizes. This week pairs “Enchanted” with live jazz and a princess tea party. Free. Westfield Culver City, The Promenade, 6000 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. westfield.com/culvercity
Harbor Tours & Sea Lion Adventures, noon to 12:45 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 5. This narrated tour of Marina del Rey harbor offers historical insights and a special focus on sea lions and other creatures that live in the harbor. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $6 to $12; kids 3 and under free. hornblower.com.
The El Segundo Concert Band, 7 p.m. The theme for tonight’s concerts by the South Bay Music Symposium Ensembles (7 p.m.) and the by El Segundo Concert Band (8 p.m.) is distant worlds in space, time and imagination. El Segundo High School Performing Arts Center, 640 Main St., El Segundo. Free. sbmusic.org
South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club Races, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Classic SCCYC buoy One Design regatta includes seven races over two days at the Marina del Rey breakwater. Invite friends for lunch on the dock and great views of the races. sccyc.org; scbrucefleck@gmail.com
Hedgehog Swing, 8 p.m. Gypsy jazz from Hedgehog Swing at 8 p.m., followed by DJ Doomz spinning soul, funk and blues at 10 p.m. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
“Making a Future for Earth,” 1 p.m. Educator/activist Sharon Markenson discusses climate change and how you can heal the planet. Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. smpl.org “When Lily Speaks,” 1:30 p.m. Celebrate the art and poetry of Carrie
Westfield Culver City kicks off its summer movie series with “Enchanted.” SEE FRIDAY, JULY 15. Dawn and William Duquette as the couple display their art and read poems from their newly published book “When Lily Speaks.” Lloyd Taber Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 821-3415
Ukulele Kanikapila with Cali Rose, 8 p.m. An interactive concert with attendees encouraged to sing, play and make music together at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. $12. boulevardmusic.com
Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free Latin jazz concert by Cuban-American pianist and vocalist Iliana Rose. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com
Feels, 8 p.m. This hot L.A.-based punk/pop/psych/garage band brings soaring guitars, rocksteady rhythms and transcendent vocals to Record Surplus, 12436 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. Free. (310) 979-4577; recordsurplusla.com
“Remembering and Forgetting,” 5 to 7 p.m. Lama Marut explores the place of memory in relation to karmic imprints, discussing how they shape interpretations and reactions to events, and how forgetting is a practice to live freely. Middle Way LA, 6512 Arizona Ave., Westchester. $25. middlewayla.org
Kiki and The Band, 10 p.m. Live music at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., 7 to 9 p.m. For Pop Saturdays at Burton Chace Park, the Grammywinning R&B power couple perform “Up, Up and Away! A Musical Fable,” a song-packed theatrical production loosely inspired by their rise to stardom as members of The 5th Dimension. 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. chacepark.com Baaba Maal, Classixx + Brazilian Girls with KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd, 7 p.m. The Senegalese superstar singer and guitarist headlines a bill with the deejay duo Classixx and eclectic electronic dance music band Brazilian Girls, with Byrd spinning to lead it all off. Annenberg Space for Photography, 200 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. Free. soundinfocus. kcrw.com Vonda Shepard, 8 p.m. The two-time Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner and musical director of the hit ‘90s TV series “Ally McBeal” plays a live show in support of her new record, “Rookie.” McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
The California Yacht Club hosts the US Sailing Junior Olympics Festival. SEE THURSDAY, JULY 14. PAGE 30 THE ARGONAUT July 14, 2016
Suzy Williams: The Lit Show, 8 p.m. Williams performs songs inspired by the classic literature of Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes and others. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $20. beyondbaroque. org; laughtears.com
Mission IMPROVable, 10 p.m. Each Saturday brings an unpredictable evening of high-energy improv comedy with audience interaction to M.i. Westside Comedy Theater, 1323 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. 21+; $12. (310) 451-0850; westsidecomedy.com
Sunday, July 17 Music by the Sea, 2 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free salsa concert by JB and The BC Riders. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com Space Oddity, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Singer David Brighton celebrates the creative genius of David Bowie with an eye-popping concert covering a slew of the late musician’s greatest hits. Playa Vista Central Park Bandshell, 12405 E. Waterfront Drive, Playa Vista. playavista.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues to shake up Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com Vida featuring DJ Creepy and friends, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Sundays. Ambient and dance music light up the Sunday evening soundscape at
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Love in the 5th Dimension Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. celebrate 47 years of marriage in song By Evan Henerson He was an R&B singer from St. Louis with a background in gospel. She was an L.A. pop songstress. When they first joined voices, Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo sang the blues. “Bobbie’s Blues” may have been destined for a B-side single, but the McCoo-Davis union would prove to be strictly A-list. “The first time we started singing a duet together, we started blending and that feeling of oneness just happened,” recalls Davis. “When you sing with another person, you can tell whether you’re feeling it, and that’s what happened. We knew then — at least I did — that here’s somebody who can hear like I hear. We can blend and we can invent something that can be very special.” The blending has endured for nearly half a century for Davis and McCoo, both as lead singers of the R&B supergroup the 5th Dimension and as life partners. The husband and wife of nearly 47 years perform their new work “Up, Up and Away: A Musical Fable” on Saturday in Burton Chace Park. Conceived as a theatrical evening by producer Nick Mendoza and featuring a narrative and back-up musicians, “Up, Up and Away!” touches on biographical elements of McCoo and Davis’s lives both as members of the 5th Dimension and beyond. 5th Dimension devotees will hear plenty of hits, but the performers insist that their musical fable is not a band expose in the vein of “Jersey Boys.” “It’s our love story, and it’s told through the music of our lives as well,” McCoo says. “Nick has been a fan of ours for many years, and he thought that the younger generation would have an interest in our music and our story. Billy and I wrote a book about our lives — ‘Up, Up and Away: How We Found Love, Faith and Lasting Marriage in the Entertainment World’ — and we started to look at all those elements together.
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Monday, July 18 Free Water Workouts, 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If a bad back or knee is keeping you from exercise, Southern California Aquatics wants you in the water for free community service classes at the Culver City Plunge, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. swim.net.
McCoo and Davis Jr., who perform Saturday in Marina del Rey, fell in love as members of R&B supergroup the 5th Dimension That’s how it started really taking shape.” “We talk about the other members of the group a little bit, but we don’t elaborate,”
the Billboard charts with songs like “One Less Bell to Answer” “Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes,” “Never My Love,”
“When you sing with another person, you can tell whether you’re feeling it. … We knew then — at least I did — that here’s somebody who can hear like I hear.” — Billy Davis Jr. adds Davis. “Only as it pertains to the music.” Their song catalog alone could fill an evening. Starting in the late 1960s, the lineup of McCoo, Davis, LaMonte McLemore, Florence LaRue and Ron Townson occupied a steady position on
“(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All” and “Wedding Bell Blues.” The group’s cover of The Mamas & the Papas’ “Go Where You Wanna Go” and its medley of “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from the musical “Hair” scored big, and their 1967 hit “Up, Up and Away”
took five Grammys. McCoo and Davis married in 1969 and left the band in 1975. As a duo, they continued their run of hits with songs like “Your Love” and “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (to Be in My Show).” Davis recorded a gospel album, and McCoo scaled back her singing for five years while hosting the ‘80s TV music show “Solid Gold.” Both have crossed over into acting — Davis in regional productions of “Dreamgirls” and “Blues in the Night,” McCoo in a Broadway revival of “Showboat.” In crafting the new performance, McCoo and Davis made sure to include all of the 5th Dimension hits that their fans would want to hear, but also some unexpected material. They incorporate a medley of songs from the Beatles, a tribute to a band which the 5th Dimension often encountered on the Billboard charts. “We were coming up the charts at the same time that they were,” McCoo says. “Of course they had a few more hits than we did,” she adds with a laugh. Both singers say they have worked out new arrangements for some of their hits to give them a more contemporary sound. “Up, Up and Away” also looks to provide a social context, touching on issues of their era such as the Vietnam War and civil unrest. They have performed “Up, Up and Away” sporadically over the past six months and say the piece is still a work in progress. They hope to eventually take it “up, up” to new heights. “It is more of a theatrical piece, and of course a very special thing would be for it to end up on Broadway one day,” McCoo says. “That would be great.” Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. perform “Up, Up and Away” at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16, as part of the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series in Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. Call (310) 3059545 or visit beaches.lacounty.gov.
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Free Family Beach Days, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. A family-friendly day at the beach with sports, arts and crafts, and more curated by the Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. Free. (310) 726-4131; beaches. lacounty.gov
Monica. Free. (310) 399-1000; activistsupportcircle.org
“How Do We Effectively Dump Trump?” 7 p.m. On the same night as the kickoff of the Republican National Convention, the Activist Support Circle holds a decidedly different discussion forum open to the public. UnUrban Cafe, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa
Magic Monday, 7:30 p.m. A new lineup of award-winning magic acts by magicians from the Magic Castle happens each Monday at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. All ages. $25. (310) 450-2849; magicmondayla.com
“Serving Up Comedy,” 7 p.m. Stand-up comedy followed by an open mic at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com
Karaoke at Melody Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Six-dollar mai tai cocktails loosen up vocal chords and inhibitions on Monday nights at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; melodylax.com
Tuesday, July 19
Gateway to Go Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A rotating lineup of some of the city’s best food trucks gathers each Tuesday at Crowne Plaza LAX, 5985 W. Century Blvd., Westchester. gatewaytola.org
Gourmet Food Truck Night, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each Tuesday night, a diverse array of tent vendors and gourmet food trucks takes over the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org Deep Water Aqua Aerobics, 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Water workouts accommodating various levels of ability combine cardio and strength training at Santa (Continued on page 32)
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Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; santamonicaswimcenter.org SayReal, 9 p.m. A fusion of reggae, rock and inspiring lyrics at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Wednesday, July 20 Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Make connections in your community each Wednesday at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Call Brady
H A P P E N I N G S Music at The Point, 6 to 8 p.m. Each Wednesday afternoon in July and August, live music greets diners and shoppers at The Point, 850 S. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo. Free. Today: classical, pop, jazz and rock from The Crown String Trio. thepointsb.com/events
Connell at (323) 459-1932 for breakfast reservations; or for more information call John Marcato at (310) 740-6469 or Michael Warren at (310) 343-5721. Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn to overcome your public presentation nerves at this weekly meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, Room 230A, 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131
Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. Acoustic soft rock each Wednesday at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: “The Addams Family” @ Morgan-Wixson Theater Inspired by the famous cartoon and TV show, family relations are in upheaval when daughter Wednesday, the Princess of Darkness,
Alexa Yeames and Lindsay Plake bare their “soles” as a pair of Nazi heels at City Garage falls in love with a normal guy and his parents come over for dinner. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through July 31 at Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $23 to $28. (310) 828-719; morganwixson.org Dark Days: “Kingdom of Earth” @ Odyssey Theatre An encroaching flood traps three outcasts in an isolated Mississippi farmhouse in this guest production of a rarely seen late work by Tennessee Williams. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 14 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $10 to $20. odysseytheatre.com Raised by Wolves: “The Jungle Book” @ Morgan Wixson Theater Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale about a little boy who is ad-
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opted by wolves and grows up to manhood in the wild comes to life on stage. Now playing at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays through July 31 at Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 to $12. (310) 828-719; morgan-wixson.org Manly Mannerisms: “Macho Like Me” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Helie Lee recounts her remarkable six-month journey living life as a man. She cuts her hair, dons men’s clothes and moves out of her home to begin a new life as Harry, but soon finds out that living life as a man is not as easy as it seems. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through July 23 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $35. macholikeme.com Blue Collar Blues: “The Hairy Ape” Acclaimed British writer-actor Steven Berkoff (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “Barry Lyndon”) directs Eugene O’Neill’s expressionist play about a brutish laborer called Yank and his search for a sense of belonging in a world defined by wealth and class. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through July 24 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $15 to $25. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com Weimar Recollections: “Kurt Weill at the Cuttlefish Hotel” @ Miles Memorial Playhouse Tony Award-winning actor-singer-director Paul Sand launches the Santa Monica Public Theatre with a revival of “Kurt Weill
at the Cuttlefish Hotel,” a theatrical revue featuring Weimarera collaborations between composer Kurt Weill and lyricist/ playwright Bertolt Brecht. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through July 30 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $20 to $40. (424) 372-7678; santamonicapublictheatre@gmail.com Strange Sightings: “Olive and the Bitter Herbs” @ Westchester Playhouse Olive Fisher, an elderly character actress whose claim to fame is her iconic 1980s “Gimme the Sausage” commercials, is a curmudgeon at war with the world until a series of outrageous events reveal that the spectral man she’s been seeing in her living room mirror actually has intimate links to everyone in her world. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 13 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Photo by Ed Krieger
Hand-Me-Down Heels: “Right Left with Heels” @ City Garage Two talking shoes, once belonging to the wife of Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, tell the history of Holocaust and post-war Poland in this surreal play by Sebastian Majewski. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 14 at City Garage, Bergamot Station T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $25, or pay-what-you-can at the door on Sundays. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org
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Rhythm and Blues: “Recorded in Hollywood” @ Kirk Douglas Theatre This new musical tells the true story of how trailblazing black businessman John Dolphin, who opened the legendary Dolphin’s of Hollywood Record Shop on Central Avenue in 1948, integrated L.A.’s music scene and ushered R&B into mainstream music long before Motown. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 7 at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $39 to $59. (213) 628-2772; centertheatregroup.org
Stu James plays barrierbreaking businessman John Dolphin in “Recorded in Hollywood”
The Quirks of Being a Wallflower: “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale” @ Pacific Resident Theatre In this subtle and tender play by Tennessee Williams, a preacher’s daughter tries to win the love of a young doctor. Now Playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 14 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $34. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Greek Chorus: “Go Back to Where You Are” @ Odyssey Theatre In this meta-theatrical comic romance by five-time Obie Award winner David Greenspan, a forgotten chorus boy from ancient Greece is sent back to Earth on a mission from God and finds himself summering with a makeshift family of theater artists on Long Island. Now playing at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 4 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $10 to $34. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com Moulin Rouge-y: “A Night at the Black Cat Cabaret” @ Edgemar Center for the Arts Set in 1943 Paris, soldiers, smugglers and society’s elite all try to escape the war by dancing and drinking at the Black Cat Cabaret. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 10 at Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $35 to $45. (310) 3927327; edgemar.org
The Man Behind the Ba’al “Stargate” actor Cliff Simon has quite the story to tell Cliff Simon may have played the evil overlord Ba’al in the sci-fi franchise “Stargate,” but did you know that he could also dance? Before pursuing acting, the South African model-actor spent a year dancing at the legendary Moulin Rouge in Paris. In his new memoir, “Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge,” Simon recounts auditioning for the Moulin, going to can-can school and ascending from swing dancer to principal in the dance “Formidable.” Simon speaks about his adventures in the City of Lights — on stage and off — during a book signing event this weekend in Santa Monica. “My year at the Moulin Rouge in Paris was the best year of my life, as I was completely free,” Simon said in 2005 interview with The SciFi World. “Working with all those people from all over the world was a great experience. … It was my highlight of my dance career.”
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— Christina Campodonico Cliff Simon signs his memoir at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Diesel Bookstore, 225 26th St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 576-9960 or visit dieselbookstore.com/ brentwood-info.
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However, there’s a progression that takes place in going from lust to emotional attachment. It has a hormonal profile and a general timetable, and, well, two years into a sex thing, the attachment train is probably well out of the station. In other words, it’s time to take this relationship to the next level: The End. On a positive note, it’s possible that removing yourself from this guy’s life will make him realize that he loves you and needs you in it, leading him to start showing boyfriend-type attentiveness. Either way, you’re setting yourself up to have a man you can count on to be there for you — and not just naked and at the ready whenever his Wi-Fi goes down.
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worth seeing, but she can talk about them without a hint of that I-liked-them-before-they-were-cool pomposity. Watching Marquez work the studio, one would assume she doesn’t talk much because she’d much rather be playing music. She plays more vinyl than most of the other DJs I’ve watched, which means she has to move around the station more. *** It’s impossible to ignore the influence that women have had on the station’s history and current direction. Demolisten was started in 1984 by Solana “Agent Ava” Rehne, when she started playing reel-to-reel demos from then-unsigned Jane’s Addiction and Faith No More. Among the current wave of deejays, many of the most popular are women. There’s plenty of gender equality at KXLU. Michael Stock’s “Part-Time Punks,” as well known for its Sunday night party at the Echo as it is for its three-hour radio session on Thursdays, is still one of my favorites. I’m also partial to the “Zoo Croo” on Tuesdays, when Ryan and The Rattler host their demented semi-satire of a “Kevin and Bean”-ish morning show, with occasionally outrageous political commentary in the vein of Michael Savage. It’s wild, bizarre and irreverent. Perfectly at home on KXLU. Certainly there’s enough airtime for both boys and girls on an around-theclock radio station, but there is something decidedly feminine about KXLU — at least to me. After all, the station really was my first love in Los Angeles. Perhaps I can’t disassociate it from the girl with the pixie cut at the Echo who was over the Arctic Monkeys before I’d even heard of them. KXLU will always be that for me. Driving away from the station for the last time, it occurs to me that Mukta may not have been playing that Rocketship song for anyone in particular, but I was hearing it and thinking about my relationship with a radio station. I love you like the way I used to do. It might be time to buy another bumper sticker.
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Four-sided figures Rent again Like some garages [I’m frustrated!] Border on Portable bed Conviction, to a cop Pea pod, e.g. Layers Waken Pacing, maybe Prepare for a road trip “M*A*S*H” actor David Ogden __ Coats for brolly carriers Baseball family name Military subdivision Considering everything Pair Serengeti speedsters Owns Easily damaged “Ticket to the Moon” gp. Appeared for the first time Ancient scrolls Mosque leaders Paper borders “Flow gently, sweet __!”: Burns Escort Cent Browse the mall Poi base Scent Area with moorings Sock ending Govt. subject of James Bamford’s “The Puzzle Palace” “When Will __ Loved?”: 1975 hit Botswana neighbor: Abbr. Arles article
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legal advertising FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 142469 The following person is doing business as: Malibu Tile 1956 19th St. Santa Monica, CA. 90404. Antonio Aguilar 609 Marine St. Santa Monica, CA. 90405. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/1993. 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: Antonio Aguilar. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 7, 2016 Argonaut published: June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 149544 The following person is doing business as: Clear View 3416 2nd Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90018. Registered owners: Miquel Reyes 3416 2nd Ave. 90018. Los Angeles, CA. 90018. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Migue l Reyes Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 14, 2016 Argonaut published: July 7, 14, 21, 28 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days
after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 151613 The following person is doing business as: Melisse Management 1104 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA. 90401 Registered owners: O& A Hospitality LLC 1104 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA. 90401 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 2/3/14. 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: Jobiah Citrin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 16, 2016 . Argonaut published: June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 153082 The following person is doing business as: Los Angles Beanie Co. 5700 W. 75th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: S. Smith Textiles Consulting Inc. 5750 W 75th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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
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of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: SHAUN SMITH Title: CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 17, 2016 Argonaut published: June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2016. 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
accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 159844 The following person is doing business as: West Coast Fire Protection 2213 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Bahram Manahedgi 1555 S. Bundy Dr. apt 103 Los Angeles, CA. 90025 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/1992. 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: Bahram Manahedgi. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 24, 2016 Argonaut published: June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 167203 The following person is doing business as: Med-Soft Enterprise 5760 W. 75th St Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Registered owners: S. Smith Textiles Consulting Inc. 5760 W. 75th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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: SHAUN SMITH CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 5, 2016 Argonaut published: July 7, 14, 21, 28 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set
forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 167209 The following person is doing business as: Castle Hill Records 13428 Maxella Ave. #122 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Bradley James Clinton 8675 Falmouth Ave. Playa del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Bradley J. Clinton Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 5, 2016 Argonaut published: July 7, 14, 21, 28 2016. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 169640 The following person is doing business as: Kentwood Chiropractic 7917 Emerson Ave. Los Angeles CA. 90045 Registered owners: Leslie Lauterbach-Davis D.C. 7917 Emerson Ave, Los Angeles CA. 90045. Bernard J Davis D.C. 7917 Emerson Ave. Los Agneles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by a general partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Leslie Lauterbach-Davis D.C. Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 7, 2016 Argonaut published: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2016. 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
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Superior Court of California County of los Angeles Petition for Probate Estate of Decedent CASE NUMBER 16STPB01240 Tonya E. Durrell has filed a PETITION FOR Letters of Administration and Authorization to Administer Under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. HEARING DATE: 7/28/16 at 8:30AM, in Dept. 79, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 111 N. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012. Publication will be in:(specify name of newspaper): The ARGONAUT. Petitioner: Tonya E. Durrell requests that decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. Petitioner requests that Tonya E. Durrell be appointed Administrator. Dorothy M. Shelton, aka Dorothy M. Austin. Decedent died on: 4/24/16 at: Los Angeles ,California, a resident of the county named above. Street address, city, and county of decedentís residence at time of death: 2501 W. 102nd Street Inglewood, CA. 90303. PUBLISHED: Argonaut, June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2016 SUMMONS (Family law) CITATION Fl-110 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT lee Conner You have been sued. Read the Information below and on the next page Petitioner’s name is : Catherine Ann Patterson. Case Number: YD066342. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form- FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may-make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/seIfhelp). at the California Legal Services -website (www. lawhelpca.org). or by contacting your -local county bar association. The name and address of the court are: Los Angeles County Superior Court 825 Maple Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90503. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Lovette T. Mioni, Esq. 4640 Admiralty Way Suite 500 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Sheri R. Carter, Executive Officer Clerk, Y. Husen, Deputy Date: March 6, 2015. FL-100 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: Barbara Stokes 3416 Chesapeake Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90016 USA STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3.transfering, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change
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de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exoneraciÛn de las mismas (Waiver of Court Fees and Costs). Si desea obtener consejo legal, comunÌquese de inmediato con un abogado. NOTICE The restraining order on the back is effective against both mother and father until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. AVISO Las prohibiciones judiciales que aparecen al reverso de esta citaciÛn son efectivas para ambos cÛnyuges, madre el esposo como la esposa, hasta que la peticiÛn sea rechazada, se dicte una decisiÛn final o la corte expida instrucciones adicionales. Dichas prohibiciones pueden hacerse cumpliren cualquier parte de California por cualquier agente del orden p˙blico que las haya recibido o que haya visto una copia de ellas. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es) Superior Court of California-Southeast District 12720 Norwalk Blvd. Norwalk, CA. 90650. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) Elizabeth Ruiz 5371 Manzanar Ave. Pico Rivera, CA. 90660. Date (Fecha): August 13, 2015. Sherri R. Carter Clerk (Actuario), by , A. Silva, Deputy. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. PETITION TO ESTABLISH PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP Visitation; Child Custody Case Number: VF013913. PETITIONER: Elizabeth Ruiz. RESPONDENT: Earnest Russell. 1. Petitioner is the mother. 2. The children are: a. Child’s name: Sebastien N. Ruiz. Date of birth: 09/03/2014. Age: 11 Months Sex: Male. 3. The court has jurisdiction over the respondent because the respondent: a. Resides in this state. b. Had sexual intercourse in this state, which resulted in conception of the children listed in item 2. 4. The action is brought in this county because (you must check one or more to file in this county): a. The child resides or is found in the county. 5. Petitioner claims (check all that apply): a. Respondent is the child’s father. b. Respondent who is child’s parent has failed to support the child. 6. A Completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)(form FL-105) is attached. 7. PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP a. Respondent 8. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION: a. Legal custody of children to Petitioner b. Physical custody of children to Petitioner c. Visitation of children: (1) None 9. CHILD SUPPORT. The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party. 10. I have read the restraining order on the back of the Summons (FL-210) and I understand it applies to me when this Petition is filed. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: 08/11/2015 /s/ Elizabeth Ruiz, Petitioner. NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based upon the income of both parents. Support normally continues until the child is 16. You should supply the court with the infor-
mation about your finances. Otherwise, the child support order will be based upon information supplied by the other parent. Any party required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the “legal” rate, which is currently 10 percent. Pub: ARG, 6/23/16 6/30/16 7/7/16 7/14/16 SUMMONS PETITION FOR STACY TABOR Summons (Family Law) CASE NUMBER (Numero del Caso): SWD 1501621 Filed July 16, 2016 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (ODELL TABOR): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): ODELL TABOR You have been sued. A usted le estan demandando. PETITIONER’S NAME IS STACY TABOR (EL NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE ES): You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response to Petition to Stacy Tabor. The respondent and I were married I am unaware of his whereabouts. I have not spoken to the respondent in over 5 years. A cause of action exists against Odel Tabor. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Usted tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS después de recibir oficialmente esta citación judicial y petición, para completar y presentar su formulario de Respuesta) . Una carta o una llamada telefónica no le ofrecerá protección. Si usted no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede expedir órdenes que afecten la custadia de sus hijos ordenen que usted pague mantención, honorarios de abogado y las costas. Si no puede pagar las costas por la presentación de la demanda, pida al actuario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exoneración de las mismas (Waiver of Court Fees and Costs). Si desea obtener consejo legal, comuníquese de inmediato con un abogado. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. AVISO Las prohibiciones judiciales que aparecen al reverso de esta citación son efectivas para ambos cónyuges, madre el esposo como la esposa, hasta que la petición sea rechazada, se dicte una decisión final o la corte expida instrucciones adicionales. Dichas prohibiciones pueden hacerse cumpliren cualquier parte de California por cualquier agente del orden público que las haya recibido o que haya visto una copia de ellas. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es) Superior Court County of Riverside Hemet 880 N State St. Hemet CA. 92596 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) Stacy Tabor 31546 Leather Wood Drive Winchester CA. 92596. Date (Fecha): July 16, 2015. Sherri R. Carter Clerk (Actuario), by , A. Silva, Deputy. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. Case Number: SWD 1501621. PETITIONER I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: May 15, 2016, Petitioner. NOTICE Pub: ARG, 7/14/16 7/21 7/28 8/4, 2016
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