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VOL 44, NO 34 Local News & Culture
OPINION Letters to the editor............................................................................4 Jay Adams, The Spark at Rest......................................................... 6
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NEWS Green Dot charter opens near Playa Vista....................................... 8 Coyote bites dog in Playa del Rey ....................................................9
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Westchester pot clinics still in court . ............................................. 10 Pediatric clinic breaks ground in Del Rey........................................ 10 Endangered sea turtle swims to into the bay................................... 11
FEATURE Officials hope to tame the Venice boardwalk with 24-hour police surveillance cameras...................................................................... 12
THIS WEEK Lee “Scratch” Perry plays Santa Monica Pier.................................. 15 Westside Happenings...................................................................... 18 Milo Gonzalez joins Venice Beach Music Fest................................22 On Stage.........................................................................................26 Fiesta La Ballona is no walk in the park..........................................31
FOOD& DRINK An unexpected delight at Paco’s Tacos .......................................... 17 Jobs, apartments and more . ..........................................................32
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Letters Beach curfew should be lifted
Re: “Bonin draws line in the sand over Venice Beach boardwalk chaos,” news, Aug. 7 Councilman Mike Bonin only presents half the story to make his case about Venice Beach. The hard and strong language regarding law enforcement could be better phrased. Robust, prepared, or resilient are all better words to describe those who protect us all. Or, understanding and kind, as was the case when state troopers in Ferguson, Mo., brought peace to a chaotic situation. The city is violating the state Coastal Act by preventing access to the beach at night. The act implements and mirrors the U.S. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, which governs access. The City Council has abused the general plan for the beach/ park for decades. Only the director of that agency can implement a curfew
there — temporally, and only for juveniles pursuant to agency regulations. Article X of the state Constitution guarantees access to public trust lands at night. Yet, Mike Bonin supports the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 63.44(B) (14)(b). Any law abiding citizen can be arrested, fined and jailed in this city for simply accessing the beach at night for a peaceful walk under the moonlight. The beach belongs to all of us.
it. It was so unfair to those of us who waited hours to see Roberta, only to have a sea of people stepping right in front of us to “take pictures” until we screamed loud enough that they might move. More likely we got the finger. We left mid-concert — the five of us couldn’t stand it anymore. The sidewalk should be blocked off from the bottom of the hill and also at the top of the hill closest to the water. People can just take the back side around. John Davis Our charming Marina is gone and the Westchester traffic-jammed, impolite and rowdy throngs have taken over. So sad. Mary Jo Durand Crowd control lacking at Flack Marina del Rey concert Re: “Love is a song,” this week, Aug. 14 MdR Symphony is a local treasure The Roberta Flack concert on Saturday He did it again! Maestro Frank Fetta night was awful in that there was zero crowd control. Even those in uniform kept conducted another unforgettable performance at Burton Chace Park. A saying they couldn't do anything about
program highlight was “Rhapsody in Blue” withy the gorgeous Russian pianist Yana Reznik as soloist. The audience would not let her go and twice she played encores. The park is magical: a flaming sunset, boats gliding past with seagull “passengers” hitching a ride for a free cruise, the early arrivals spreading their picnic suppers on the grass. I love to see the wide-eyed children enchanted by the music, and the sprinkling of family pets are perfectly behaved (not one bark). There are often some whimsical surprises: the good-humored maestro circling stagehands wrestling with the huge piano, loyal emcee Rich Capparela’s familiar voice broadcast in from a distant location, a surprise guest appearance by a “Star Wars” celebrity (now there’s a “selfie”) and, at the end, the chance to mingle with — even hug — these gifted
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I was on the beach that day, July 31, and no one left the beach because no one was informed as to what was actually happening. I did not witness a single lifeguard notify anyone to get out of the water and, even if they tried, they are ill-equipped to do so effectively. The handheld PA system they use to direct swimmers and surfers is as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Lifeguards need better equipment and they need a better PA system.
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As far as the firefighters having trouble getting to the beach because of traffic, there was an ATV fire patrol unit on the beach and there were also lifeguard paramedics. That should be able to do just as much. Steve Re: “Bring back Bar Harbor walking path,” letters, Aug. 7 We miss the Bar Harbor walking path now blocked by fences covered with blue plastic.
Closing it is bad for business at the restaurants close to Mother’s Beach and, of course, the Thursday farmers market at Mother’s Beach. Will public access continue to be denied once the construction is finished, whenever that may be? Is there anything anybody can do about it? If the redevelopers spent a little time and money to provide a temporary access, it would be a start in improving their public image. Brian Cashion, Marina del Rey
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Jay Adams rides again during the April 12 Flex Jay Boy Classic at the Venice Skatepark
The Spark at Rest
Jay Adams, the coolest of the Z-Boys cool, 1961 – 2014 By Joe Donnelly Maneuvering softly through last week’s screaming headlines about the passings of Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall came the news that another icon, Jay Adams, died on Friday, Aug. 15, in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. He was there on a surf trip with his family. Reports say he went to bed complaining of chest pains on Thursday evening after a day of surfing with longtime friend and fellow Z-Boy Allen Sarlo. Apparently he had a heart attack during the night and died Friday morning at 53. Adams could do that — maneuver softly, that is. One of the things that gets lost in all the hype about how Adams’ and the legendary Z-Boys’ mid-‘70s exploits turned skateboarding from something slightly less embarrassing than roller-skating into one of the more enduring and defiant cultural touchstones of our times is that they had as much style and grace as they did fury and flash. Adams, many will argue, was the one with the most style and grace. He would never collect the world championships, top rankings and fat paychecks that fellow Zephyr Competition
Skate Team teammates Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta would see come fast and go just as quickly. Adams, though, would be widely regarded as “the spark that ignited the flame,” to appropriate one of the cornier promotional lines that came in the wake of Peralta’s 2001 “Dogtown and Z-Boys” documentary and the 2005 feature “Lords of Dogtown.” Back in 2001, when I was assigned a cover story for the LA Weekly in anticipation of Peralta’s well-regarded documentary, that flame had become a wildfire. Skateboarding, long a fringe pastime, was climbing to the top of the pop-culture charts. It wasn’t just a $3 billion industry by then, it was also an aesthetic and attitude that had reached deeply into art (see: Beautiful Losers) and film (Larry Clark, Spike Jonze, Harmony Korine, et al.) and music (Warped Tour) and marketing (see: almost everything “youth-oriented” but especially anything X-Games or RedBull-centric) and style (Vans, Volcom, D.C., Supreme … and on and on.) Much of the credit for how deeply skateboarding shaped the vernacular of pop culture can be traced to the Z-Boys. Yes, they
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were innovative kids who were at the forefront of the polyurethanefueled progression that swept skateboarding in the mid-‘70s. But that would have happened with or without them. What made the Z-Boys special was the made-to-order mythos that accompanied their rise. Much of that came courtesy of artist, photographer and cultural historian C.R. Stecyk III. Stecyk was friends with Skip Engbloom and Jeff Ho, partners in Ho’s Surfboards and Zephyr Production’s surf and skate shop on the corner of Main and Bay streets in Santa Monica (now home to Dogtown Coffee Shop). Engbloom, who would be played pitch-perfectly by Heath Ledger in the feature film, put the Z-Boys skate team together. In this ragtag group of street urchins hanging around Ho’s shop, Stecyk saw worthy art-project muses that would make perfect fodder for the 1975 re-launch of Skateboarder magazine. Using tongue-in-cheek pseudonyms such as John Smythe and Carlos Izan, Stecyk wrote gonzo-inflected, dizzyingly divergent articles about the Z-Boys’ exploits with inscrutable headlines such as “Aspects of a Downhill Slide” and “Fish-eyed
Freaks and Long Dogs with Short Tails.” He accompanied the stories with his and protégé Glen E. Friedman’s beautiful, iconic black-and-white photographs. The pieces looked like artifacts and read like anthropological studies of an exotic tribe. They had the effect of creating a cultural history of cool for skateboarding where one hadn’t previously existed. They also had a feeling, like the dime novels that mythologized Wild Bill Hickok, of documenting the final days of some sort of frontier life and of the nullifying effects of polite society’s encroachment. For Adams and his cohorts, that frontier was the last seaside ghetto in Southern California, the stretch of northern Venice and south Santa Monica known as Dogtown. Dogtown was the Z-Boys’ latchkey-kid paradise, where products of broken homes and economic stress could surf among the ruins of Pacific Ocean Park pier and skate through the detritus of urban blight and renewal that comprised their neighborhood. In the Z-Boys, Stecyk had perfect foils to document the utopian-dystopian dichotomy that Southern California embodied
circa 1975. This study of feral youth turning its bombedout urban environment into a cement playground was as apt a metaphor for the nation’s hippie hangover as anything. To kids as far away and landlocked as Pittsburgh, Pa., who were also trying to navigate their parents’ hippie hangovers, the Z-Boys’ pyschography rang familiar and looked like heaven. On the pages of Skateboarder, Adams and Alva and company were beach-buzzed Tom Sawyers and Huckleberry Finns embodying a sort of sunsoaked juvenile delinquency we wanted badly but weren’t quite sure how to get out there in the boonies. We were jealous of their style, their surf, their sand, their cement and, of course, their apparent lack of parental guidance. The Z-Boys were the coolest, and Adams was the coolest of the cool. The way he rode. The way he dressed. His style, his attitude. He was punk rock before there was punk rock and seemed to have the keys to Xanadu. There’s often a tough road to negotiate between the man and the myth, and the man usually walks it alone. As their legend grew, Adams grew more disillusioned with the cultural appropriation of skateboarding in general and of his Z-Boy peers in particular. He seemed to harden as his childhood started to expire. He embraced the violent side of punk rock, and in 1982 he was charged with murder and convicted of assault in a violent incident that left a young, gay man dead after a Hollywood punk rock show. Adams started doing serious time on drug charges and parole violations in the ‘90s, spurred, he has said, by a heroin addiction that he picked up following the deaths of his half brother, his grandmother, the suicide of his biological father and death of his mother after a prolonged bout with cancer — all in the span of about a year and half. More recently, he seemed to be free of both his addictions and his debts to society. He was by all accounts sober, spending a lot of time with family and surfing in the months before he died. In peace, one hopes. ª Joe Donnelly worked as editor of Bikini magazine, arts editor for New Times Los Angeles and deputy editor of the LA Weekly. He was founding editor of the snowboarding magazine Stick, co-founded the L.A. literary journal Slake and was most recently executive editor of Mission and State. Find him at joedonnellywrites.com.
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After a $5-million investment, Animo Westside Middle School opens on Monday across from the incoming Playa Vista Whole Foods not on equal terms with the host school,” he continued. “We couldn’t continue in that same space, and we’re happy to have a home with our own space.” Considering the large number of young families in Playa Vista and the 2,600 new homes currently under construction there, there may have been no better place to build a middle school than right across the street. That, and the closeness to Playa del Rey Elementary, isn’t lost on Petruzzi. “If a student is coming out of either school and their parents are looking for a quality education, I would imagine that we are a good option,” he said. But that wasn’t the plan. Petruzzi, a Venice resident, said Green Dot had actually hoped to open Animo Westside in Venice or Mar Vista — where hundreds of parents petitioned for a Green Dot charter middle school several years ago — but couldn’t find a good fit. “Our intention all along was to have a middle school near our [Animo Venice Charter] high school, but finding land on the Westside that is big enough for a school and then purchasing it is not very easy," he said. Next year’s Animo Westside enrollment has been chosen via lottery, with about 80% to 90% expected to come from within a five-mile radius. Demographics aren’t available until students actually show up, but “we generally attract a high percentage of minority students,” Petruzzi said. Venice parent Troy Takaki, a film and television editor, said the Playa Vista-adjacent middle
Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.
By Gary Walker It has been a long time coming for Green Dot Public Schools CEO Marco Petruzzi, but on Monday the charter school group will finally open its brand new Westside school. The two-story, 21,000-squarefoot Animo Westside Middle School stands at the northeastern corner of Jefferson Boulevard and McConnell Avenue, directly across from the future Whole Foods Market that will anchor the Runway at Playa Vista retail district. Animo Westside has enrolled about 450 students evenly divided among the sixth, seventh and eighth grades and will be operated by 21 teachers and seven staff members, Petruzzi said. Green Dot, he said, spent $5 million to renovate and reconfigure the former home of Mercury Air Group, which it is leasing. The site is positioned about a mile away from two K-5 schools — Playa Vista Elementary and Playa del Rey Elementary. For the past three years, Green Dot middle schoolers have shared campus space with Cowan Elementary School in Westchester, where the charter enrolled 351 students last year, according to the California Dept. of Education. “We finally have a school all to ourselves,” said Petruzzi, a Venice resident. Though Green Dot students and teachers were treated cordially, “We were guests at Cowan in a very tight situation. With a co-location, you’re there on a year-to-year basis and you’re
Green Dot Public Schools CEO Marco Petruzzi at Animo Westside Middle School, which opens Monday
school may be close enough. “I’m very excited that we’re going to have our own campus, even if it’s not in Venice,” Takaki said. The portion of LAUSD from El Segundo to north Venice and east to Culver City already contains a number of charter schools, some of them sharing space with public school campuses. Animo Venice Charter High School, for example, is located on the campus of Broadway Elementary School. While that arrangement has reportedly gone smoothly, several others have not. In 2011, Green Dot looked to colocate with Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice, but the proposal ran into a buzz saw of opposition from elementary school parents who didn’t want their kids sharing space with much older students.
Many of the parents who complained had also signed the petition for a charter middle school, an irony that was not lost on Green Dot and caused the group to turn down LAUSD’s offer of classroom space at Westminster. Two years later, Westside LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer proposed allowing charter schools to build on five acres at Walgrove Elementary School in Mar Vista, but the school board voted it down. Zimmer said he is glad that Animo Westside Middle School has its own building. “I’m always generally supportive of solutions that can relieve the tensions that have been created through colocation,” Zimmer said. ‘It’s actually a pretty good location.” Coby Dahlstrom, a Westchester parent whose daughter is in
the fourth grade at Cowan Elementary, said she would consider Green Dot for sixth grade now that it has its own campus. “I’m a big fan of Green Dot. They do it the right way academically, and the best way for a charter to operate is when it has its own campus,” said Dahlstrom, who had signed the earlier petition for a Green Dot middle school and grappled with the co-location controversy while her children attended Westminster Elementary. Petruzzi, meanwhile, is focused on the first day of school at Animo Westside. “Now we can continue to do what we have always done — offer students a quality education — but in our own space,” he said. ª gary@argonautnews.com
Coyote attacks dog during morning walk in Playa del Rey Animal gave chase as a resident and her terrier fled, biting the small dog several times By Gary Walker A coyote attacked a small dog out for a walk with its owner early Thursday morning in Playa del Rey, pursuing the terrier and biting it several times as it fled alongside the woman back to her house. Cindy Curphey said she was walking her cairn terrier (the same breed as Toto from “The Wizard of Oz”), Tessa, along Hulbert Avenue near 80th Street
when the coyote sprinted out from bushes and attacked the 11-pound dog. “I was running as fast as I could and yelling as loud as I could,” she said. Curphey, who lives on 80th Street, said the coyote gave chase until she reached home and was able to slam a gate behind her and the dog, leaving the animal about four feet away on her driveway.
The dog was treated for a puncture wound and received several stitches but is expected to recover, Curphey said. “To have them walking around the neighborhood like this … this could have been someone’s child,” she said. The California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the incident, said state wildlife warden Lt. Ron Hoffman. “If there is an attack on a
human or even a threat, then we immediately deploy someone to investigate,” Hoffman said. Officials recommend that people use leashes during walks and not leave their pets unattended outside in areas where coyotes may be present. This morning apparently wasn’t the first report of a coyote in the neighborhood. “My husband saw a big coyote coming up 80th just last week in
the middle of the street. Watch your dogs, cats, all animals and small children. These guys are hungry,” one resident posted Monday to the Google Group Playa del Rey Neighbors. “It’s common knowledge that there are coyotes living in the bluffs,” Curphey said. “Several people [said they] have seen them walking along the streets recently.” ª gary@argonautnews.com
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News in brief Photo by Edizen Stowell / Venice Paparazzi
Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.
A memorial for Jay Adams outside the Venice Originals Skateboard Shop
Skaters remember Jay Adams Gabriel Vargas, who received a lifesaving diagnosis from Venice Family Clinic doctors, pitches in with the groundbreaking of the Children’s Health & Wellness Center
Venice Family Clinic expands into Del Rey The nonprofit Venice Family Clinic broke ground Monday on a new location in Del Rey expected to provide medical, dental, vision and mental health care services to some 4,000 children each year. The Children’s Health & Wellness Center at 4700 Inglewood Blvd. will be the Westside’s first low-income health clinic focused exclusively on pediatric medicine, according to Venice Family Clinic, which serves low-income and homeless residents at eight other locations. The new pediatric clinic will also offer fitness classes, a
teaching kitchen and an herb garden. Patricia Vargas, a former tenant at the nearby Mar Vista Gardens public housing project, spoke about the medical care that her family has received through Venice Family Clinic over several years. Vargas’ son Gabriel had been treated for fever at a local hospital and released when she decided to seek a second opinion at Venice Family Clinic’s Colen Family Center in Del Rey. “My maternal instinct kicked in. I knew that it was something more serious and I knew where
to go for help,” she said during the groundbreaking ceremony. Clinic doctors diagnosed her son with Kawasaki disease, which inflames the body’s blood vessels and is potentially fatal. Venice Family Clinic CEO Elizabeth Benson Forer said Vargas’ story was a prime example of the need for a pediatric clinic in Del Rey. “Patty and her family’s experience really demonstrates the impact that our staff and our programs have on this community,” she said. — Gary Walker
Volunteering 101 A weekly list of ways to give back on the Westside The Neighborhood Youth Association in Venice teaches writing, math and science skills to nearly 200 low-income kids, many of whom do not speak English at home. In a “Write This Way” class taught by volunteer Kendell Shaffer, a Venice resident, kids write screenplays and follow through to stage original theatrical productions. Local architect Brad Johnson volunteers to teach kids about science and engineering through egg drops and other fun activities. A volunteer team from Boeing helps kids learn computer programming skills by working together to build a functional robot. The nonprofit needs tutors in math and English, college prep mentors and interns and is also seeking a martial arts instructor. Call (310) 3906641 or visit nyayouth.org.
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The Giving Spirit delivers food and hygiene kits to the homeless and is currently recruiting professionals who can volunteer to help with fundraising, copy editing, public relations, event planning, graphic design, grant writing, tax accounting and delivery services. Call (310) 442-9489 or visit thegivingspirit.com. School on Wheels is searching for volunteer tutors and tutor coordinators and needs help sorting and packaging school supplies, extending community outreach, planning parties for homeless students and conducting a backpack drive. Call (213) 896-9200 or visit schoolonwheels.org. Send tips about local volunteering opportunities or a personal story about volunteering to letters@argonautnews.com.
Dogtown is mourning the death of Jay Adams, who as a member of the Z-Boys skateboarding crew in the late 1970s helped to pioneer the sport and define skateboarding subculture (see “The Spark at Rest,” page 6). Adams, 53, died of a heart attack on Aug. 15 while surfing in Mexico and is survived by his wife Tracy, 19-year-old son Seven and 12-year-old daughter Venice. Family members plan to scatter his ashes in the ocean off Venice Beach during a memorial paddle out on Aug. 30. A sidewalk memorial for Adams stands outside the Venice Originals Skateboard Shop on Pacific Avenue in Venice and local muralist Jonas Never, who frequently refers to skate culture in his work, is painting a mural of Adams nearby. Z-Boy Allen Sarlo was vacationing with Adams and his wife when he died. “He was having the best surfing
trip of his life,” Sarlo, who grew up down the street from Adams in Venice, said from Mexico. “He was a rebel, but he had style. He was the James Dean of skating.” Venice Originals’ Lance Lemond knew Adams for 30 years and said Adams remained humble despite his notoriety. “As famous as he was, he never made anyone else feel like they didn’t belong [to the skating subculture],” Lemond said. “We skated in a lot of the same places, and even though I was younger than he was he never made you feel different.” Adams served time in prison for a 1982 assault that led to a man’s death and for drugrelated charges in the 1990s, but Sarlo said he had turned his life around. “He was really spiritual,” Sarlo said. “The last couple of years had been pretty good.” — Gary Walker
Cases against Westchester marijuana clinics delayed Proprietors of two medical marijuana clinics accused of operating illegally in Westchester will get their day in court, but not just yet. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office filed separate misdemeanor charges against the owners of both Green Cross LAX at 5589 Manchester Ave. and Clean Green LAX at 8338 Lincoln Blvd. in June, alleging that neither business had legal right to operate in those locations. The clinics are not among those grandfathered in under the voter-approved city ballot initiative Proposition D, officials charged. At an Aug. 12 Los Angeles Superior Court hearing, the case
against Green Cross LAX was continued to Oct. 2 for a pretrial hearing, city attorney’s office spokesman Rob Wilcox said. The owners of Green Cross decided to close that dispensary on their own volition pending the hearing, according to Wilcox. The case against Clean Green LAX, which still appears to be operating, was continued to a pretrial hearing on Sept. 2 over prosecutors’ objections, he said. “Both cases are a part of City Attorney [Mike] Feuer’s aggressive enforcement of Prop. D to uphold the will of the voters in their desire to limit the number of dispensaries in the city,” Wilcox said. — Gary Walker
Nautical News Photo by Maddalena Bearzi courtesy of the Ocean Conservation Society
An endangered Pacific green sea turtle surfaces for air in the Santa Monica Bay, waters where the species was not known to travel.
Endangered sea turtle spotted in Santa Monica Bay Whether a sign of El Niño or climate change, rare sighting is due to warmer waters By Pat Reynolds I have the good fortune of being friendly with Maddalena Bearzi, a local marine biologist who has been studying marine life here in the Santa Monica Bay for nearly 20 years. Bearzi has written scientific reports and also books about her time spent in local waters researching primarily the local dolphin population. She is president of the Ocean Conservation Society and knows these waters as well or better than anyone around. With that said, when I got word from her that she ran across a creature that even she had never seen swimming in the bay, I took notice. Last week, Bearzi and her team were conducting research a couple of miles offshore when they spotted what at first they thought was a fallen party balloon. It turned out to be a solitary Pacific green turtle swimming along off the Los Angeles coast — a rare sight for these parts. In fact, Bearzi said it’s the first one she’s ever seen in these waters. “It’s interesting. People talk about sea turtles in this area, and I know they are around the San Gabriel River, but mostly turtles are found from San Diego on down to Mexico. The water in Santa Monica Bay is usually too cold for these animals,” she said. Bearzi, who used to study turtles before she began her marine mammal research in Los Angeles, explains that the green turtle colony in the San Gabriel
River area is a bit of a special circumstance because the water there is artificially heated from two industrial electric power plants on both sides of the river that make the water very warm, creating what she called an “artificial habitat.” So does this lonely little turtle’s presence speak to larger issues? Perhaps. Scientists are split about whether we are presently in an El Niño period. The World Meteorological Organization officially states it is not the case, but suggests things are on the borderline: "While the tropical Pacific Ocean surface temperatures have reached El Niño thresholds, and exceeded them in the far eastern portion of the basin, atmospheric indicators remain neutral, and hence an El Niño is not considered to have started,” according to the group. There is, however, a current consensus about a somewhat unusual general warming of our local waters. “We see a lot of weird stuff going on here right now,” Bearzi said. “For instance we have seen by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish [a warm water species], more sunfish, who also like warmer water, subtropical fish and different marine mammal species — this is all associated with warmer water temperatures. Some scientists are saying we’ll see more and more of these tropical species coming this way.” Beyond the possible indication
of climatic change, the notion of sea turtles becoming a part of our community is just plain interesting. These peaceful animals live as long as 80 years, are basically vegetarians and will often return to the same beach used by their mothers to lay their eggs. So, our little friend is a bit of a mystery. According to Bearzi, the scientists who are studying the San Gabriel turtles have tagged that population, but she did not see any tags on this individual. Its presence will no doubt create plenty of interest for the scientific community, who work with academic as well as conservation motives: the green turtle is an endangered species. “For sea turtles in general, it’s quite bad,” Bearzi said. “They’re all endangered. There’s a huge problem with by-catch, lack of habitat, pollution, poaching — these are just some of the issues. “The bottom line: “It’s important that we know the status of these animals, because if we don’t do something they can disappear,” she said. Bearzi will soon head back out into the bay to continue her research for the Ocean Conservation Society and says that she will, of course, keep an eye out for more sea turtles. The presence of the animals is important in respect to the population and sustainability of the species itself, and sightings can also be a powerful telltale for what’s happening in our ª environment.
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The setup is intended to discourage trespassers and create a photographic record for investigators in case of vandalism, graffiti or another crime occurring. “Recreation and Parks installed the taking of the picture as a test,” said LAPD Pacific Division Capt. Brian Johnson, adding that similar systems have proven useful at other locations in the city. “I think it has been a positive deterrent.” A second deployment of security cameras headed to the Venice boardwalk later this year takes things a step significantly further: real-time, ‘roundthe-clock LAPD surveillance intended to stop crime both as and before it happens. In the wake of several well-publicized outbursts of violence at the beach — a driver mowing down pedestrians on the boardwalk last August, a restaurant worker stabbed to death a few blocks east on Washington Boulevard in November, a homeless man beaten with a folding chair in December, crowds throwing bottles at police officers attempting to shut down the Venice Beach Drum Circle in March, a double stabbing near Windward Avenue in April — city officials plan to install a network of 20 LAPD surveillance cameras spanning the length of Ocean Front Walk that would be actively monitored by officers at the Pacific Division’s Venice Beach Substation. The move comes as part of a larger package of public safety measures being rolled out by L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, who has called Ocean Front Walk “an apocalyptic scene” that breeds chaos and rampant quality of life issues. “Venice Beach and the surrounding neighborhood is a tourist attraction, but it also a residential neighborhood and a business district — and it too often is held hostage by rowdy punks and criminals PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT August 21, 2014
who manipulate vending rules and laws meant to protect the homeless to create their own sketchy environment and campground. It is not acceptable,” Bonin wrote at argonautnews.com about his pledge to restore order to the boardwalk after personally handling the overnight cleanup of a mattress that had been set on fire near Windward.
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Though it may be new for historically freewheeling Venice Beach, the LAPD has used security cameras to actively keep an eye on public safety trouble spots for about a decade. Los Angeles police currently operate approximately 300 cameras in areas such as downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley, South L.A. and various public housing developments, said Sgt. Dan Gomez of the LAPD’s Tactical Technology Section. And that’s in addition to another 300 or so closedcircuit cameras deployed at public buildings such as L.A. City Hall, he said. In Santa Monica, meanwhile, police also use security cameras to monitor areas in and around the Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier, SMPD Sgt. Rudy Camarena said. Not that any of this is some big secret. Camera deployments are frequently trumpeted in press conferences, and Gomez said the vast majority of LAPD cameras are easily visible to the public. “None of them are covert. You can look up and see them. They’re not hidden in any way, shape or form,” Gomez said of the cameras planned for Venice. Officers assigned to camera monitoring duties will receive special training on how to use the equipment, but the rest relies on old-fashioned police-work. “We utilize the cameras like looking
"It’s touchy. I have the same feelings a lot of people do about the use of public funds for cameras. On one hand, it feels a little like Big Brother, a little like spying. After I gave it some thought and heard the arguments on both sides, there’s not much that’s private about being in a public space on a public beach with millions of people around you." — Venice Ale House owner Tom Elliott through the window of a police car. Whether out on their beat or looking through a camera, you still have to have probable cause, reasonable suspicion [to take action],” Gomez said. The LAPD’s track record with cameras has not been perfect. An inspector general report this week found placement of cameras inside police stations to be inadequate, and in late 2011 the LA Times reported that most of the LAPD’s downtown surveillance cameras hadn’t been working for two years. Dave Maass, a spokesman for privacy and technology access advocates the Electronic Freedom Foundation, said those concerned about civil liberties have plenty of other misgivings about what happens when the cameras are rolling. “Cameras in any place where there’s First Amendment activity raises concerns that there could be a chilling effect if police are using footage to create
profiles,” Maass said. “There are cops who do good things, but there is also a real possibility there might be potential to abuse these things. When you have a camera system like this, the police need to put stringent policies in place regarding circumstances of access, how long recordings are stored, how they can be shared and whether audits are done to make sure they are being accessed properly.” Gomez said the cameras can only be accessed by trained officers and that footage is typically stored for 30 to 45 days, unless saved as evidence related to an arrest, in which case the timeline extends to a minimum of five years. Footage may be shared with other law enforcement agencies on a case-by-case basis, “no different than other kinds of evidence.” The LAPD also conducts audits to ensure cameras are being used properly, he said.
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“Cameras in general act as a force multiplier,” Gomez said. “Technology on its own does not reduce crime, but having the technology, having the officers in a particular area, other crime reduction strategies such as community involvement … it’s a combination of all those things that make for success.”
Privacy in public?
Following the death of an Italian tourist during the vehicular rampage on the boardwalk, Bonin proposed a series of public infrastructure improvements for Ocean Front Walk, prompting a city report that contemplated retractable traffic barriers, lighting improvements and increased police patrols in addition to cameras. So far, the LAPD has expanded bike patrols and the city has converted more than 40 of 152 outdoor lights along the boardwalk to brighter and more energyefficient LED lights. Some new traffic barriers have also gone up, but Bonin hopes to add bike racks and public art installations that would have the same effect. “This is comprehensive, and it requires and approach that is as diverse, unique and special as Venice is,” said Bonin spokesman David Graham-Caso, who said the councilman is also working to establish programing — a winter ice rink, perhaps — to encourage positive activities on the beach. Community programming, he said “pushes out the bad and lets in the good — it’s about how to be creative in turning the page at the beach.” The city is obtaining its 20 cameras through a donation from Samsung pending approval of the gift by the L.A. City Council, Graham-Caso said. The cost of maintaining and operating the cameras and potential funding sources are still in the process of being identified, said LAPD Chief Information Officer Maggie Goodrich. The idea of funding a city security camera network on the boardwalk met resistance from the Venice Neighborhood
Beachgoers gather around a busker on the Venice boardwalk
Council, both several years ago and earlier this year. “The Venice Neighborhood Council did not vote to have the city pay for cameras, but rather to have more feet on the ground,” said former council President Linda Lucks. For some on the council, “Cameras implied an invasion of privacy and a police maneuver against the homeless,” said Ira Koslow, a neighborhood council member who lives near the boardwalk. LAPD officers routinely use footage from security cameras maintained by boardwalk businesses after a crime occurs. “It is all about evidentiary surveillance. They are used after the fact, after someone
has been robbed, to find the person who did it,” said Daniel Samakow, co-owner of Danny’s Venice and James’ Beach, who maintains security cameras at his businesses. Going forward, “The issue is improving the amount of police coverage relative to a growing amount of visitors,” said Samakow, a former co-chair of the neighborhood council’s Ocean Front Walk Committee. Tom Elliott, owner of the Venice Ale House and a current co-chair of the Ocean Front Walk Committee, said he was initially against active police surveillance on the boardwalk — that is until considering the relatively low expectation of privacy that currently exists in one of
the region’s most popular hangouts. “It’s touchy. I have the same feelings a lot of people do about the use of public funds for cameras. On one hand, it feels a little like Big Brother, a little like spying. After I gave it some thought and heard the arguments on both sides, there’s not much that’s private about being in a public space on a public beach with millions of people around you,” Elliott said. “That doesn’t mean that someone out walking their dog at night should get thrown in jail,” he continued, but “once everybody realizes they’re on camera, the bad guys might be less inclined to stab ª somebody.”
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•This Week• Return of The Upsetter Reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry — from whom Bob Marley, The Clash and the Beastie Boys took notes — heads to Santa Monica to play a free show on the pier By Michael Aushenker Reaching Lee “Scratch” Perry by an overseas phone call comes with an interesting set of circumstances. Perry, 77, is hard of hearing and often hard to understand as he delves, with heavily accented English, into detours about the Illuminati, witchcraft, Biblical angels and how white magic trumps black magic. Yet there is a warmth to Perry’s patter, his good-natured sentences often punctuated by a hoarse chuckle, that makes this affable reggae legend endearing. The word “legend” is not cheap hyperbole. Perry — who performs Thursday, Aug. 28, as part of the free Twilight Concert Series on the Santa Monica Pier — is one of reggae’s biggest stars. In addition to making his own critically acclaimed music since the late 1950s, Perry has worked as a vocalist or producer with Bob Marley, The Clash and the Beastie Boys. He’s lived in Europe with his wife Miri for the past 25 years, but continues to produce and record. “I live in Switzerland because I did have to be here to communicate with my good vibrations with the nature itself, a lot of mountains, a lot of trees. I love the people who love trees. Trees are our beings, they’re alive,” Perry said. Perry began his musical journey in Jamaica in the 1950s. A decade into his career, Perry started his own label and began recording with his studio band The Upsetters, creating beloved albums such as “Clint Eastwood,” “Super Ape” and “The Return of Super Ape.” “The music comes from the jungle, the Earth and the spirit of the animals,” he said of the inspiration for the latter two albums. “The whole thing is Africa, the African jungle.” Given his many roles in the music industry, Perry prefers the experience of appearing in concert. “I love to perform live. You can understand me more. I prefer to perform live. They make it so hard, you don’t want to think about doing it anymore,” he said
of making albums in the record industry. By the mid-1970s, as England experienced social turmoil, reggae music and its underlying anti-authoritarian messages of rebellion were embraced by the burgeoning punk rock scene. “It was so great and it was wonderful,” he said of the first-wave English punk scene that included The Clash, whose aggressive rocker “Complete Control” Perry produced on their seminal 1977 self-titled debut. He also co-wrote, with Junior Murvin, the classic reggae anthem “Police and Thieves,” which The Clash covered on that same album. In the studio, “everyone was smoking ganja. They were very calm,” he said, laughing. He loved “the energy of the music” and “there was no special occasion to be Illuminati.” If Perry gave any direction to The Clash during the recording of “Complete Control,” it was that they were “playing their instruments too loud. I said there was too much distortion and turned their instruments down.” Collaborating with Clash frontmen Joe Strummer and Mick Jones was “wonderful, wonderful! The love inside those people, it was perfect people,” he said. In fact, making music with The Clash and, decades later, with the Beastie Boys (for the song “Lee Ph.D.” on the 1998 album “Hello Nasty”) was “easier with the white boys. They give more respect. What you give is what you get. People give me more respect, I get more energy, more power.” Whether working with reggae musicians or rock stars, “when I’m working with musicians, you got to be good,” he said. Many of Perry’s ‘70s albums refer to classic Spaghetti Westerns (“Django,” “Clint Eastwood”) and kung-fu movies. “I was a big fan of all those movies, the Hollywood scene, Clint Eastwood, I was loving the action,” Perry said, lapsing into quotes from said movies with a chuckle: “‘You were the gringo who come to challenge the king, well?’ ‘Pow! Senorita
you insult me?’” When asked about how the success of the 1972 Jamaican blockbuster “The Harder They Come” and its soundtrack enriched reggae’s cache globally, Perry is quick to make the distinction between Marley’s music and that of “Harder” star Jimmy Cliff (who capped off last year’s Twilight Series). Marley’s music was “spiritual music; the music [from the film] is rock steady, not reggae. It’s ska and something different. It was a different type of thing. Completely different,” he said. Perry appears to prefer 1980s reggae sensation and albino dancehall legend Yellowman: “He was the best DJ — the most modern singer modern DJ and he was funny. He bring the DJ to the top. We need more DJs like Yellowman, he brings good vibrations.” (In reggae parlance, the DJ is the MC or vocalist.) However, Marley reigns supreme.
“Yes, he was the best,” Perry said. “He did not have any competition. He was sent to me by magic to do the job.” Perry has a special affection for his album “Blackboard Jungle,” from which he will perform cuts next week. “The music is international,” he said, also promising tracks from “Inspector Gadget” and “Super Ape.” “We take some of the good songs from each album.” Plus, expect Marley covers “One Drop” and “Sun is Shining.”When asked if he was looking forward to returning to Santa Monica, Perry responded, not so directly, “I was sent from heaven to legalize marijuana,” before offering one more hoarse chuckle. ª Lee “Scratch” Perry performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, on the Santa Monica Pier. Free. Visit santamonicapier.org. michael@argonautnews.com August 21, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15
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Plenty of tacos at Paco’s But try the cochinita pibil — pork marinated in citrus and brilliant red achiote paste — for a real delight Photo by Richard Foss
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I have a friend who stubbornly refuses to learn anything about modern technology — had he been around when some caveman invented the wheel, he would have regarded the breakthrough with deep suspicion. He has avoided learning how to send texts on his phone, and when I demonstrated my phone’s turn-by-turn directions feature, he greeted it with the same skepticism he shows whenever I try to convince him of technology’s virtues. I was glad that our destination on that particular trip wasn’t Paco’s Tacos in Westchester, because it would have been embarrassing when we arrived at a spot where you couldn’t actually enter the restaurant. In vain I would have explained that we were at the right address and there used to be a door here back when it was the Red Onion; he would have blamed the app. But once you go around the building and find the actual entrance, it’s hard to believe Paco’s Tacos has only been in this location for about a decade. The interior resembles a colonial hacienda, with a menu of mostly old-school Mexican food. In a corner alcove a woman pats tortillas by hand and fries them on a grill, a sign that one of the staples of Mexican food will certainly be fresh. The portions here are massive, so I rarely get starters, even though I know the albondigas soup is quite good. On my most recent visit I did order taquitos because I like them when they’re well made, which is surprisingly rare. I have never cooked these at home, but it must be difficult because they’re frequently greasy, tough or overcooked — sometimes, in a trifecta of awfulness, all three. These were above average: nicely crisp and not at all oily, the string beef just a bit chewy, as it should be. They’re served with a bit of lettuce topped with a sprinkle of cheese and a dab of guacamole, and it’s a nice snack while you
The carnitas burrito, seafood tostada and buzzworthy tacos cochinita pibil
wait for your main course. You can also occupy yourself with chips and a fresh-tasting salsa that is at least halfway up the heat meter, which means on the spicy side for most gringos. On this particular trip we ordered a carnitas burrito, seafood tostada and tacos cochinita pibil. The latter is a style of marinade from Yucutan, in which pork is marinated in sour orange or lime juice with garlic, onions and achiote paste made from the annatto seed, and then slow roasted in a banana leaf. The achiote gives the resulting dish a subtle peppery flavor and a brilliant red color that transfers to everything else if you’re not careful — if you’re wearing white clothing, handle with care. The caution is worth it, because cochinita pibil is a delight. The acids in the citrus juice tenderize the pork and add to the depth of flavor. The version at Paco’s is exceptional and is a very good way to familiarize yourself with this rarely encountered dish. The tacos were rather messy, but if you ask they will make a burrito or tostada with the same meat even though it isn’t on the menu. The carnitas burrito was massive and filled with pork that had a concentrated, slightly smoky flavor. Carnitas varies from moist and tender to nearjerky, and this was the softer variety. I prefer carnitas with a bit more cumin and spice, but for a mild version this was quite good. The tostada is served in a flour tortilla shell, unless you request otherwise. On a previous trip I remembered to do so, but this time it was in a fried flour bowl.
The seafood was finely diced and small shrimp were used — these don’t have much flavor, so I tasted the scallops and fish along with the beans, lettuce and cheese. A mild sauce added a delicate flavor, but I might have enjoyed something a bit more assertive; I’ve had seafood tostadas with a tomatillo sauce and like the mild kick. We dined while enjoying the jolly atmosphere of the place. At one point the servers scurried up to a man at a nearby table, put a gaudy sombrero on his head and began bellowing a Mexican version of “Happy Birthday” with mariachi flourishes. This happens a lot here — Paco’s is apparently a favorite special occasion joint for the community. I might have left without ordering dessert, but my companions like flan and cheesecake and both were offered. The berry cheesecake was a bit heavy and sweet for my taste, but the flan was better, with a delicate caramel flavor. Our very full lunch ran under $20 per person including soft drinks, and I might have enjoyed a margarita but was quite ready for a siesta even without one. It was a pleasant midday meal in a place that isn’t on the cutting edge of Mexican cuisine but has plenty of character. It may take you some looking to find the door, but Paco’s is worth the hunt. ª Paco’s Tacos Cantina opens at 11 a.m. daily and closes at 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 p.m. Fridays through Saturdays. Full bar; some vegetarian items; park behind the restaurant. August 21, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17
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Chess Club, 4:15 p.m. Kids ages 5 to 16 can learn to play chess or improve their strategy through free classes each Thursday at Venice-Abbot Kinney Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org/branches Venice Art Crawl 4th Anniversary Party, 6 to 11 p.m. Party in support of an Art Crawl milestone with the artists and supporters who make it all happen, with plenty of art and fun on hand, at Full Circle, 305 Rose Ave., Venice. veniceartcrawl.com Bernadette Peters, 7 p.m. The Broadway songstress best associated with Stephen Sondheim musicals and the 1982 movie “Annie” plays the marina park. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; marinadlerey.lacounty.gov Showtime Dinner Club, 7 p.m. The Westchester theatre-going group attends the Bernadette Peters concert at Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey. No cover. Call J. Adrienne Pender for meeting time and place: (310) 215-1892. The Zombies, with Mystic Braves and KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole, 7 p.m. Continuing the Twilight Concert Series, the second British Invasion group to top the U.S. charts arrives to perform such classics as “She’s Not There” and “Time of the Season.” Free. Santa Monica Pier. santamonicapier.org Balance and Fitness Class, 7 p.m. Free class offered Thursdays; also 9:45 a.m. Saturdays. Class builds total core strength with squats, push-ups, lunges and other techniques utilizing StrongBoard Balance, a new fitness product. Equipment provided on a firstcome, first-served basis. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. $5 donation recommended, with proceeds earmarked for Heal the Bay. (310) 804-0514; strongboardbalance.com Sundown Stand-Up: Venice Beach Revival, 8 p.m. Every Thursday, area comedians bring spoken word and comedy performance back to the Venice Bistro, 323 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. No cover. (310) 392-3997; thevenicebistro.com
Friday, Aug. 22 Cigar & Whiskey Night, 5 p.m. Grab a $5 cigar from Hollywood Smoke and hoist a $5 bourbon by Bulleit while learning to roll cigars. Last Friday of each month on the patio. Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com
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“The Magnificent Seven,” 7:30 p.m. “The Great Escape” director John Sturges’ 1960 Americanized version of the Akira Kurosawa classic “The Seven Samurai” (which in turn cribbed from Dashiell Hammett’s classic novel “Red Harvest”) has nearly eclipsed the original. With Steve McQueen in his first starring role opposite Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn, all set to Elmer Bernstein’s most famous film score. Part of American Cinematheque’s “Eli Wallach: The Quintessential Chameleon” tribute. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com
A night not be Miss-ed A new Miss India America is crowned Saturday in Westchester Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but come Saturday night judges will name a new Miss India America at the Renaissance LAX Hotel. The 22nd annual Miss India America Beauty Pageant and gala dinner features more than 30 contestants from around the country competing in traditional wear, formal wear, talent and Q+A rounds. Also being chosen this weekend: Mr. India America and Mr. And Miss Teen India America. The ultimate purpose of the competition, according to event creator and coordinator Jinnder Chohaan, is to advance careers and mint worldwide role models. “They become instant celebrities in the Indian community around the world and are invited as special guests to many events and become role models for the youth,” Chohaan said of pageant winners Bollywood director and producer Anurag Kashyap (“Black Friday,” “Gangs of Wasseypur”) and Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive host this year’s event, with celebrity guests Natalie Burn (“The Expendables 3”), actress Natasha Blasick (“Paranormal Activity 2”), Agam Darshi (“Sanctuary”), Janina Gavankar (“True Blood”), Bai Ling (“The Crow”), Christina De Rosa (“Entourage”), Maitland Ward (“White Chicks”), model Courtney Strodden, L.A. Laker Kareem Rush and NFL player Bret Lockett also expected to attend. The Miss India America Beauty Pageant begins at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Renaissance LAX Hotel, 9620 Airport Blvd., Westchester. $80; $100 to $150 with dinner. (310) 994-9500; spiritofindia.com — Michael Aushenker Roses and Cigarettes, 9 p.m. Formed in 2013, the duo of Jenny Pagliaro and Angela Petrilli bring their combined influences of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lindsey Buckingham, and Duane Allman to an Americana package that will soon inform their debut album. Witzend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. All ages; one item minimum. (310) 305-4792; witzendlive.com Scaredy Cat, 11 p.m. The rock acts plays Trip, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Sutter Zachman, 11 p.m.: This 25-year-old songwriter who signed with Chrysalis Music in 2008 has recorded albums with Dave Palmer (Fiona Apple), Mike Daly (Whiskeytown) and Michael Beinhorn (Herbie Hancock, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Described on Witzend's website as somewhere between Nick Lowe and Lô Borges.” Witzend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. All ages; one item minimum. (310) 305-4792; witzendlive.com
Saturday, Aug. 23 Venice Beach Music Festival IX, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Milton Rosenberg’s popular outdoor music and arts festival returns with a line-up that includes The Untouchables, Glen Douglass Band, Zen Robbi, The Roots Collective, Jah Faith and the Hashishans, Willie Chambers, The King Brothers, and an after-party headed by Milo Gonzales and
Friends, including special guest Chuck “The Duke” Dukowski of Black Flag notoriety. 1 Windward Ave., Venice. Visit venicebeachmusicfest.com. Afterparty: Danny’s Deli, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 566-5610; dannysvenice. com. “Pippi Longstocking,” 1 to 2 p.m. A slapstick stage show based on Astrid Lindgren’s novels and various films following the life of Pippi Longstocking, who likes to dance with burglars, fight the strongest man in the world and play tag with police officers. Recommended for ages 3 and up; also on Sunday, same time. Runs until Sept. 7 at Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica. $12 to $20. (310) 8040223; creatingarts.org Saturday Jam Sessions, 2 to 6 p.m. Hang out with cool musicians and jam out on stage. Open to all; first come, first play. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Saturdays with LA Opera, 3 p.m. Santa Monica Public Library presents the 15th annual season of this semi-regular series of multimedia talks. Today’s lecture: Larry Verdugo on Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 4588600; smpl.org “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” 3 to 4 p.m. A musical based on cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s beloved
characters, recommended for ages 3 and up. Also on Sunday, same time. Runs until Sept. 7 at Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica. $12 to $20. (310) 804-0223; creatingarts.org
Real Men Cook!, noon to 3 p.m. Lunch with delicious tastings from more than 40 chefs. Santa Monica Synagogue, 18th Street and Broadway . $35 per couple; $20 per single. (310) 453-4276; thesms.org
following a 7 p.m. open mic, at the Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey; $5, no drink minimum. To sign up, call Vicky at (310) 883-4177.
Movies With Mike, 6:30 p.m. City Councilman Mike Bonin presents a family-friendly evening including a screening of “Despicable Me” and a softball game hosted by Los Angeles Police Department. Plus: music by Del Rey Community Jazz Band. Culver Slauson Rec Center, 5072 S. Slauson Ave., Del Rey.
Tai Chi, 2 p.m. Reduce stress in this free community seminar. Dharma Health Institute, 143 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey, (310) 822-7755; dharmahealthinstitute.com
Stand Up Mondays, 8 to 10 p.m. Live comedy every Monday at Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 566-5610; dannysvenice.com
BADBADNOTGOOD, 7 p.m. Musical trio, which has collaborated with Boosty Collins and The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan blends jazz, hip hop at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive. (310) 4407300; getty.edu “Two Across,” 7 p.m. Through Sept. 28. Revival of Jerry Mayer’s comedy about a chance meeting between crossword puzzle-solving commuters on a Bart train in San Francisco. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $29.50. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” 7:30 p.m. Third and most famous installment of Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti mid-1960s Western trilogy stars Clint Eastwood as “Blondie” and Lee Van Cleef as “Angel Eyes” with American Cinematheque tribute subject Eli Wallach as the comic relief Mexican bandit Tuco. Features one of the most oft-imitated and spoofed finales in cinematic history. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com DJs and Waves, 8 p.m. Dance under the stars and enjoy special summer dinner and cocktail menus at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com “Global Economic Amnesty,” 8 p.m. An evening of poetry, theater and revolution, featuring the new work by Mark Lipman. Special guest poets: Revolutionary Poets Brigade. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $5. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Heather Catalena, Jasmine Jordan, Xian and the Infidels, The Leapin Lizards, Jon Piazza, 7 p.m. An eclectic bill of original music takes over Witzend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. All ages; one item minimum. (310) 3054792; witzendlive.com Paul McDonald Big Band with Tom Nolan, 9:30 p.m. Old-school big band music at Typhoon, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South, Santa Monica. $10. (310) 390-6565; typhoon.biz Twin Oaks, 11:15 p.m. The dream pop duo trips out at Trip, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 3969010; tripsantamonica.com
Sunday, Aug. 24 Post Natal and Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 10 a.m. Part of the free open house running 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will also include free 30 minute classes for people of all ages including hip hop, ballet, groove, family yoga and pilates. House of Movement Studio, 4204 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey. houseofmovement.co
Nebraska Girl Open Reading, 2 p.m. Open reading with features hosted by Wyatt Underwood and Melissa Alvarado. This month features Rick Lupert and Brendan Constantine. Five-minute limit, signups at 1:45 PM. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. Donation: $5. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Seaside Soireé, 2 to 9 p.m. Silent Dance Parties (using headphones) run Sundays throughout summer on the west end of Santa Monica Pier. $10. silentfrisco.com “La Poeisa Salon, Bookstore, 6 p.m. Poesia Festival and Vagabond Press birthday potluck party with Mark Lipmann and Antonieta Villamil and friends. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. Donation: $5. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Sunday Jazz Suppers, 7 p.m. Local bands create a lounge atmosphere on the patio of Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com The Toledo Show, 8 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com Live Blues and Soul at the Brig, 10:30 p.m. The Abbot Kinney bar features live blues and soul every Wednesday night. No cover. The Brig, 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 399-7537; thebrig.com
Monday, Aug. 25 Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892 Balance and Mobility Program, noon to 1:30 p.m. For people who feel unsteady on their feet and have concerns about falling, this program helps improve confidence, posture and reduce risk of falling. $15 per class; also meets Thursdays. Holy Nativity Parish, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. (310) 6704777; spiritedbalance.com Learn to Knit, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Knitting classes every Monday at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Bring supplies. (310) 4588600; smpl.org Music and Me Class, 5:30 p.m. Music classes for children half a year to four years old in both Russian and English, includes guitar, drums, voice and violin lessons. Kids can enjoy singing and dancing to music, learning rhymes, counting and colors. $18 per class. Music Teacher LA, 1400 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey. (424) 488-3361; musicteacherLA.com Comics on the Spot, 7:45 p.m. Weekly Monday-night stand up comedy show,
Tuesday, Aug. 26 Tidewater Goby Exhibit, 2 p.m. The tidewater goby, an endangered species featured in only one other aquarium in the nation, takes center underwater stage in a special exhibit alongside 100 other types of local marine life at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. $5; kids 12 and under free. (310) 393-6149; healthebay.org Tongue & Groove Literary Variety Show, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Evening features Taylor Negron, Tonya Ingram reading from Growl and Snare, David Darmstaedter reading from Costa Rican Schadenfreude, Ann Buxie. Music by Logan Heftel. Annenberg Beach House, 4 15 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture Life Drawing Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. YWCA offers uninstructed life drawing classes with diverse models each Tuesday. $15 per week or buy four sessions at discount. YWCA Santa Monica/Westside, 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. (310) 452-3881; smywca.org
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With the Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Gonzalez opened for the Meat Puppets and the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the funk-punk band’s “Stadium Arcadium” release party in 2006, striking up a bond with Flea. “Flea and Chuck are friends. To be able to see them so upclose was really inspiring and rad,” Gonzalez said. “Such a cool dude. He got us a gig at Coachella that same year. He let us record [the 2006 Sextet album ‘Eat My Life’] in his home studio for free out of the goodness of his heart.” As a boardwalk contortionist/ musician, you could say he’s witnessed the gentrification of
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Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).FICTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT File No. 2014191859 The following person is doing business as: 321 On Demand 41 30th Ave. Los Angeles CA. 90291. Registered owners: Susan Heins 41 30th Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a 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: Susan Heins. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 16, 2014. Argonaut published: July 31, August 7, 17, and 21, 2014. 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. 2014201927 The following person is doing business as: DevelopNGreatness, and Gang Gang Records 3505 W. 139th St. #53 Hawthorne, CA. 90250. Registered owners: Michael A. Daily Jr. 3505 W. 139th St.
#53 Hawthorne, CA. 90250. This business is conducted by a 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: Michael A. Daily Jr. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 25, 2014. Argonaut published: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2014. 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. 2014201954 The following person is doing business as: Rowena Ake Realtor8409 Lincoln Blvd. Registered owners: Rowena Ake 8701 Delany Ave. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by a 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: Rowena Ake. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 25, 2014. Argonaut published: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2014. 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. 2014204384 The following person is doing business as: Ppaolo The Chef.com 6105 Summertime Lane Culver City, CA. 90230. Registered owners: Pierpaolo Mattei 6105 Summertime Lane Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by a 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: Pierpaolo Mattei. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 29, 2014. Argonaut published: July 31, August 7, 14, and 21, 2014. 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. 2014209128 The following person is doing business as: Ever After Creative Workshop 844 Dickson St. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Terry Groehler 844 Dickson St. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a 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: Terry Groehler. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 31, 2014. Argonaut published: August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2014. 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. 2014209150 The following person is doing business as: Willow Of Wonder and Wonderfully Made 30311 Goodspring Dr. Agoura Hills, CA. 91301. Registered owners: Jacqueline Williams30311 Goodspring Dr. Agoura Hills, CA. 91301. This business is conducted by a 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: Jacqueline Williams. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 31, 2014. Argonaut published: August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2014.. 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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conducted by a 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: Erick Dahlin. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 19, 2014. Argonaut published: August 21, 28, September 4 and 11, 2014. 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). united states District Court Central District OF CALIFORNIA, suMMONs ON A tHIRD PARtY COMPLAINt CASE NUMBER CV13-05062-DMG-E Plaintiff: The Chuck Olsen Co. INC., a California corporation, vs. Defendants: F.P.D. INC., a California coporation; and Joseph Balcom, an individual. Third Party Plaintiffs: F.P.D., INC., a California corporation; and Joseph Balcom, an individual, vs. Third Party Defendants: Joseph Pisciotta 300 San Juan Ave. #5, Venice, CA. 90291, an individual, Chuck Olsen, and individual and Dave Perez, an individual NOTICE! A lawsuit has been filed against defendant FPD AND BALCOM, who-as third-party plaintiff is making this claim against you to pay part or all of what the defendant may owe to the plaintiff CHUCK OLSEN COMPANY. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) - or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2)or(3) - you must serve on the plaintiff and on the defendant an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the defendant or defendant's attorney, whose name and address are: JOSEPH P. DIVINCENZO & GRIFFITH, 2121 E. PACIFIC COAST HWY., STE 280, CORONA DEL MAR, CA. 92625, 949-759-0781 It must also be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney, whose name and address are: PATRICK J. GORMAN, ESQ., WILD, CARTER & TIPTON, 246 W. SHAW AVENUE, FRESNO, CA. 93704 If you fail to respond , judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the third-party complaint. You also must file the answer or motion with the court and serve it on any other parties. A copy of the plaintiff's complaint is also attached. You may - but are not required to - respond to it. Date: 10-4-13
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