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Art advocates hope Los Angeles will once again become ‘mural capital of the world’

By Gary Walker After 11 years of being exiled from the city that once embraced them with passion, murals will no longer take a back seat to commercial signage and can legally become part of Los Angeles’ visual landscape.

The Los Angeles City Council, after postponing a vote on a mural ordinance for over a week, finally voted in favor of ending a moratorium on new murals Aug. 28. The 13-2 vote will allow artists who pay $60 to the city the ability to create their own artistic vision without having their murals equated as commercial speech.

The passage of the ordinance now allows the city to begin its journey back to becoming the “mural capital of the world.”

Communities such as Venice on the Westside and Boyle Heights and Silver Lake in eastern Los Angeles have been waiting eagerly for a new municipal law that will permit

digital as well as printed art works in their neighborhoods, as these communities share a long history and acceptance of murals.

East Los Angeles is home to countless mural projects, many led by Venice muralist Judith Baca, while Venice is famous for its art from noted muralists such as Rip Cronk and Emily Winters, among others.

Venice Neighborhood Council Arts Committee CoChair Cynthia Rogers said having an ordinance that now specifically regulates murals as art without ambiguity is one of the most important components of the new citywide law.

“I’d say the numberone benefit is clarity. Our communities are screaming for clarity,” Rogers said. “With the passing of this ordinance we will be one step closer to putting in a workable framework by which current and future artists will be able to commission their works and with that a greater likelihood (Continued on page 9)

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Photo by Jorge M. Vargas, Jr.

L.A. mural ordinance passes, includes ‘opt out’ provision for neighborhoods

A mural of skater Jay Adams, one of the original Z-Boys, adorns a wall of Pork Belly’s sandwich shop on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. It is one of the community’s latest murals.

Assembly bill would give Coastal Commission power to issue fines

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Built during the Depression on the site of the former Evening Outlook newspaper’s building, the Elmiro Theatre was not only the first concrete structure in Santa Monica, it was the only theater in the United States constructed between 1931 and 1934.

By Gary Walker One of the most influential commissions in the state could soon join its fellow agencies in having stronger regulatory authority over its domain.

The California Coastal Commission, if Assembly Bill (AB) 976 is passed, would join other state commissions empowered to take administrative action against violators through penalties and fines.

The commission’s mission is to “protect, conserve, restore, and enhance environmental and human-based resources of the California coast and ocean for environmentally sustainable and prudent use by current and future generations.”

The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D- San Diego), has the support of environmental and conservation organizations throughout the state. It is opposed by business and agriculture groups, which argue that the ability to levy fines will create a “bounty hunter” situation between the commission and violators.

The California Chamber of Commerce says AB 976 “inappropriately expands the Coastal Commission’s enforcement by allowing the commission to impose administrative civil penalties and incentivizes the imposition of fines and penalties at the expense of due process that occurs in the judicial system.”

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No permit parking to allow for LMU parking fees

Re: “Homeowners take issue with preferential parking survey questions,” (Argonaut, Aug. 22).

Please help keep Westchester in tact as a peaceful, quiet parking-free zone. Stop Loyola Marymount University from its greed and trying to take over Westchester.

I’m a neighbor and every day I am surrounded and harassed by the LMU parking situation. All LMU should do is to not charge excess amounts of money to its own staff and students for parking; it is horrendous.

By the way, I have lived and owned property here for 19 years, and I have never experienced any parking problems until this past year. Also, there was never an agreement between LMU and myself or any of my neighbors for the master plan. In fact, all my neighbors and surrounding area friends

having been steadfast against permit parking and keeping Westchester’s local community pure and simple the way we bought into it.

Why would there ever have been an agreement that would force us to have permit parking if LMU wants to charge absurd amounts of money to its own staff and students? LMU is ruining our lifestyle and our neighborhood. I pay high property taxes, which allows me to own a piece of this neighborhood.

I have not been able to have friends or family park, or myself for that matter, due to the LMU parking fees. My clients park blocks away in order to come to see me. I am forced to stand outside and covet a parking spot for my elderly father and clients. This only just started last year when LMU began charging an absurd amount of money for its own staff and students to park. In the meantime, LMU’s parking lots remain virtually empty, while our little neighborhoods are littered with cars and VOL 43, NO 36

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aggressive students speeding up and down our small neighborhood streets. I was nearly hit by a student recently.

There is a whole legal issue as well. LMU is a private entity, not a public business. LMU legally, ethically and morally should provide parking to its staff and students who already pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to attend LMU. Let me be clear, I am against permit parking so LMU can charge an absurd amount of money to its staff and students and ruin the neighborhood for Westchester and force neighbors to pay for their own street parking. Please don’t get me started on the so-called “master plan” and LMU offering me two to three permits for my home. We will be forced to move our cars, pay permit fees year after year and be constantly patrolled by parking police. Why would anyone agree to this?

I would have hoped LMU would have set a standard to follow moral and ethical decisions and keep parking free to its staff and students – because right now LMU is not following moral and ethical standards, and even allegedly breaking city codes. This is an awful and horrible situation LMU has caused.

Susan Abbott Westchester

Welcoming medical marijuana dispensaries

Re: “Santa Monica City Council moves to consider regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries,” (Argonaut, Aug. 22) Santa Monica city activists were ready to ban toy guns from their city limits, but the City Council is only willing to consider investigating the benefits and potential costs of medical marijuana dispensaries within the

city’s borders. I do not know how to reconcile these divergent moves.

Toy guns would harm no one, and marijuana, properly used, can help in many ways.

First of all, medical marijuana in itself is not as dangerous a drug as drug enforcement officials have attempted to impress on voters.

The medicine has empirically proven health benefits, and the revenue that the city would receive from the dispensaries could help finance major public projects. So far, only Republicans have been willing to lead on this issue.

A recent study from the American Journal on Community Psychology concluded that in regions near and surrounding pot dispensaries, the crime rates declined, despite fears of more crime in such areas.

Aside from the occasional criminal who might want to make a fast buck or get high, medical marijuana dispensaries would have very little negative impact on the well-being of a community, provided that the drug remained outside the reach of minors, of course. But please let the kids have their toy guns, Santa Monica.

Yes, indeed, the drug has harmful side effects (like all substances) when abused: lethargy, sloth and even symptoms that afflict cigarette smokers.

If Santa Monica residents are so concerned about these health risks, then perhaps Rep. Henry Waxman should hold hearings on the matter of defederalizing the enforcement of controlled substances (since he refuses to investigate anything else of substance).

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Don’t be so hard on Waxman

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Waxman should have been more focused historically on Re: “‘Fast Times’ begin assuring that the West Los when Waxman out,” (Argonaut Angeles Veterans Administration letters, Aug. 29). facility is focusing on caring I wanted to address some for homeless and other veterans points brought up by the letter rather than fundraising to build writer, which somehow had a fancy fence and renting out tied in Rep. Henry Waxman’s some of their grounds for other reign over some Santa Monica activities.

Bay politics with an earlier Despite the economic Argonaut article on Fast Times at collapse in recent years, I don’t Ridgemont High. think one can blame Waxman First, in regards to Waxman for that; plus the Santa Monica and airports: he has shown Bay region is in better shape a healthy interest in more (except for traffic, etc.) than regulation and possible closure most communities in the region of Santa Monica Airport in or nation.

2015. While this airport looks minor compared with Los Bruce Campbell Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles it is the closest in the nation to neighborhoods, has more jets than the airport was designed for, and has smaller planes We want letters: We encourage readers to that use leaded fuel (as well as submit their reactions to safety concerns related to flight stories or thoughts on local schools). issues for our Letters to the An advocate for closing Editor page. Include your Santa Monica Airport believes name and place of residence, that Waxman largely follows the email lead of the cities that provide Letters@ArgonautNews.com him information on the airports.

The city of Santa Monica has serious concerns about its airport, while Los Angeles Local News & Culture World Airports is cheerleading Editor Vince Echavaria 122 for expansion – and they Staff WritEr Gary Walker 112 Staff WritEr Michael Aushenker 105 provide Waxman’s office with ContributorS Richard Foss, information to emphasize their Geoff Maleman, Pat Reynolds points.

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Overtime loopholes render DWP salary concessions meaningless

By Odysseus Bostick

As Robert Greene wrote in the 48 Laws of Power, “preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once.” In this, you create the appearance of progress, but in a measured format. String along your audience and they are soon so deep within the pit of your trap that escape is futile.

Whether or not Los Angeles City Hall recognizes it, they are certainly employing this tactic in their hard sell of the “victory” they secured for ratepayers in the Department of Water and Power (DWP) “negotiations.”

The plan appears to be simple: Focus on the good stuff – salary concessions – and put forth a unified front of positivity.

Champion yourselves as stalwart defenders of the people, leaders who have stood up to the big bad wolf and proven their mettle in this – the first of many battles that lie ahead. And if anyone talks about the failure to get even token concessions on health care contributions, remind everyone that this is the first step down a long road of a big fight.

The problem is that the centerpiece of this victory is salary concessions. On the surface, this sounds good – especially to a public that is fatigued with a department where 10,210 employees average $100,000 a year in salary.

Framed within that perspective, making them wait three years to get a 2 percent raise is progress and it’s half of what they were going to get before negotiations started. But the reality is that delaying the salary increases does not achieve our most basic need here: controlling the labor costs.

To control those labor costs, you must be able to predict changes from year to year and have an agreed upon set of criteria for how those costs vary, criteria that is logical, fair to all parties, and designed to promote the DWP’s stated mission: providing clean, reliable water and power and excellent customer service in a safe, environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner.

Herein lies the rub. The real labor cost-drivers in the DWP are not salary raises, but loopholes in criteria for awarding overtime – rules that have been abused over the last five years to provide the average employee a 12.5 percent bump in overtime, each year, for five years.

So, what are the criteria for awarding overtime? Understaffing was not part of the negotiation battle and with a labor force 10,000 strong, we must assume that their staffing levels are adequate.

Overtime happens at a public utility. Earthquakes, tsunamis, aging infrastructure, and various

natural forces conspire to wreck havoc on infrastructure, and those disasters have a high potential to take lives and devastate economies.

The costs in disease and human capital far outweigh the overtime.

Unfortunately, overtime rules at the DWP are not restricted to emergency response. Their overtime rules are fairly arbitrary, hidden within line items of the contract and seemingly focused on protecting the unionization of their labor force more than emergency response. One recently well-publicized code for paying out

overtime says that if the department hires outside contractors to perform jobs that permanent employees can do, the permanent employees get overtime – while someone else performs the work.

How bad is the overtime at the DWP? On this, City Hall can’t say with any certainty. They purport to be as surprised as we are whenever the Los Angeles Times publishes some new shocking abuse like the one described above, or the recent discovery that the department paid out 415 years of sick pay since 2010. All that money paid

out without even a note from the doctor. But that’s fixed now.

In the light of this, salary concessions are meaningless when discrete rules hidden in the contract permit DWP employees carte blanche to earn overtime. Couple that with the fact that management has proven time and again, that their loyalties remain, first and foremost, to the political arm of their union.

The DWP hasn’t missed a raise in over 20 years. Why won’t they use overtime loopholes in the contract to compensate for

a delay in their official raise?

They consistently use every other loophole to its maximum benefit.

Until the criteria for paying out overtime is based on providing reliable, safe service to the city, salary concessions are meaningless.

They will pay out more in overtime to compensate for the delay in raises.

Considering this, perhaps another one of Greene’s laws of power is more appropriate for City Hall: “use the surrender tactic. Turn your weakness into power.” And don’t cross the DWP.

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By Gary Walker Weary of what they consider to be a lack of interest by city officials regarding their infrastructure woes, a group of Mar Vista residents have done what some voters have been leery of doing in previous years: they decided to tax themselves in order to pay for street and sidewalk repairs.

Homeowners who live south of Venice Boulevard voted late last month by a 4238 margin to create an assessment district in a small segment of the community of approximately 35,500. The district was approved by the Los Angeles City Council and residents within the newly created district will see an additional $7,000 on their property tax bills beginning in 2014.

“Other cities use tax dollars to pave their streets and they don’t ask the property owners to double dip into their own pockets,” said Steve Wallace, president of the South Mar Vista Homeowners Association and one of Mar Vista’s staunchest critics of Los Angeles city government. “The main question has to be, where is the city wasting all the money if other cities can afford to take care of their own streets, trees and infrastructure?”

The Argonaut reported on the frustration of a group of homeowners last year in Mar Vista that included Wallace who said they were at their wits end watching the deterioration of their sidewalks, streets and curbs. While many

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community members did not take them seriously, some of the homeowners, prior to settling on creating an assessment district, openly mused about breaking away from Los Angeles and perhaps joining Culver City.

“I’ve been trying to get my streets paved for 26 years. I see what Culver City does for their residents,” said Connie Kay, a South Mar Vista homeowner who works at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City.

“A group of residents and business owners of south Mar Vista have been meeting for several months to discuss the pros and cons of south Mar Vista being run by Culver City instead of Los Angeles,” began an email obtained by The Argonaut from the homeowners association last year.

“Some of the items that have been the topic of discussion is that south Mar Vistans put millions of tax dollars in the city of Los Angeles’ coffers and basically get nothing in return. The streets are full of potholes, you can’t drive down most alleyways without damaging your car; the streets are filthy and some are not even cleaned on a weekly basis; the city has a build, build, build policy so that they can build up city funds with permit fees and total disregard to the increased density and increased traffic, making all streets CONNIE KAY says she has been waiting for years for the city to fix her street. south and north gridlocked from around 4-7 p.m. every day and we have a mayor this city.”

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to advance the proliferation of murals in Los Angeles.

“This is a huge win for all.”

City Councilman José Huizar, one of the ordinance’s most outspoken supporters, said the colorful and often historically based artworks have been part of the fabric of Los Angeles for years, especially in Latino neighborhoods.

“Murals are one of the things that define our unique and diverse city,” Huizar said in a prepared statement. “(On Aug. 28), we as a city decided to embrace our history and re-affirm our commitment to supporting the arts, community building and beautifying our neighborhoods through murals.”

Two neighborhood councils within The Argonaut coverage area, the Mar Vista Community Council and the Neighborhood Council of WestchesterPlaya, both passed resolutions asking the City Council to allow individual neighborhoods to determine whether they would like to have murals in certain areas, including residential neighborhoods.

In its resolution, Westchester-Playa wants murals excluded from apartment buildings and single-family homes. The board also wants funding for enforcement mechanisms and procedures, as well as the prohibition of digitally printed murals, a request that mural advocates resisted.

Mar Vista wanted the requirement that neighborhoods that support the art form in residential zones apply for permission from the city and exceptions for R1 and/or all other residential zones. The Mar Vista board additionally asked to limit murals in residential zones to areas that are not visible from the public right of way, among other conditions.

“It still needs work,” replied Mar Vista resident Steve Wallace, when asked what he thought of the final version of the ordinance. “Some council members

SANTA MONICA has been much more mural-friendly than Los Angeles in recent years. Above, a new mural on Ocean Park Boulevard by artist Kristel Lerman is nearly completed.

wanted to rush it through by the looks of it, when in fact it still needs work.”

The City Council approved a version that honored Westchester-Playa’s, Mar Vista’s and like-minded communities’ wishes regarding residential zones, but Huizar, who represents Council District 14, added an amendment where neighborhoods that welcome murals – like Venice – can “opt in” to allowing the art forms in residential neighborhoods by petitioning city officials.

Wallace, who helped craft his community council’s resolution, thinks communities that enjoy murals should be required to go before neighborhood councils and homeowner groups before they are created.

“If people feel strongly about putting up a mural, they should go speak with their neighbors and try to convince them,” he said.

Twelve organizations, including the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, the Venice-based Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) and Venice Arts Council, sent a letter to all City Council members imploring them to let communities that want murals allow for them to be created.

“For those council districts that want a mural free zone, we believe an overlay zone would be appropriate. The majority of communities that have supported murals in their districts for decades should not be penalized for those few districts that oppose murals,” the letter states.

“Our streets and neighborhoods are our museums. We owe the next generation an opportunity to contribute to and learn from the rich mural legacy that once made Los Angeles the ‘mural capital of the world.’

“Let’s regain this title by passing an

ordinance that sends a message that the city of Los Angeles is a mural-friendly city once again,” the letter continues. “The mural community has worked hard to help shape a mural policy that we all believe to be fair and just.”

Wallace, a co-chair of the Mar Vista Community Council’s Land Use and Planning Committee, said he was opposed to having murals of any sort on a single family home, despite the opt-out option.

“I still believe that a mural does not belong on the front or side of a single family home or multi-family home without 100 percent neighbor support first,” he said.

City Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents Council District 11, which includes Venice, voted in favor of the ordinance.§ Gary@ArgonautNews.com

Santa Monica City Council approves covenant to preserve historic post office building The Santa Monica City Council has approved a covenant that is intended to ensure adequate protections are in place to preserve the historic character of the former post office building in downtown.

The council voted 5-1 Aug. 27 to support the preservation covenant, which will be attached to the deed for the Works Project Administration building at 1248 Fifth St. and will prohibit the buyer and any future owners from taking any action that would affect the historic features of the property without first seeking approval from the city government. With the covenant in place, the U.S. Postal Service, which has placed the property on the market, is allowed to proceed with the sale of the 75-year-old building once a buyer is selected.

The preservation contract additionally paves the way for the post office building to be designated as a city landmark, as the city previously lacked the jurisdiction to landmark the structure while it was owned by the federal government.

Retail postal services were relocated

from the WPA-era building to a carrier annex facility at 1653 Seventh St. after the Fifth Street site closed in late June.

While many community members and city officials had objected to the relocation, City Attorney Marsha Moutrie said the city has expressed an interest in doing whatever it can to preserve the historic structure, which has served customers since 1938.

The building is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, but Postal Service spokesman Richard Maher has said the federal agency considered the property to be historic whether it was on the registry of historic places or not.

The preservation covenant was prepared with recommendations from the city Landmarks Commission and received the support of the Postal Service.

The federal agency followed the same procedure when it sold another of its WPA-era properties in Venice, which contains a historic 1941 mural by Edward Biberman.

Landmarks Commission chair pro tem Margaret Bach told the council that the covenant process marked a “rare instance of consensus” between the federal and local governments on how to protect the building.

“This is a critically important step that paves the way for the sale of the building for adaptive reuse while ensuring the preservation of its character-defining features as identified in the covenant language,” Bach said.

According to the covenant, the interior historic features that can not be altered without permission from the council include the hanging light fixtures, horizontal wood wall paneling and ceilings, metal staircases, terrazzo flooring and original tall tables. Among the historic exterior features are the main façade, poured concrete exterior siding, the Art Deco-style lettering reading “United States Post Office,” the dedication plaque and original wood frame windows.

Landmarks commissioner Roger Genser urged the council to support the

covenant, saying the former post office is an important building in the city’s history.

“This is one of the very instances where we have an opportunity to save a real bit of the historic fabric of our downtown,” Genser said.

Carol Lemlein, president of the Santa Monica Conservancy, has said the conservancy wants to make sure everything is in place to be able to landmark the building.

Resident Jerry Rubin said that while he and others had hoped for the post office to remain in downtown, he supports having the Fifth Street structure incorporate an adaptive reuse or cultural use after it is purchased.

Mayor Pam O’Connor, the lone council member to oppose the covenant, said she is in favor of protecting the historic building but does not believe the covenant is the right way to preserve it and believes the process could create problems for the city in the future.

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Venice residents say authority to issue fines will help coastal areas Photo by Gary Walker

Christie said now is the time to give the Coastal Commission the power to Currently the only way for the Coastal issue citations and fines. In 2008, there were 1,260 violations of the Coastal Act. Commission to act against those who In 2013, that number has jumped to 1,944. violate the California Coastal Act is to “Violations are coming in at a much take them to court. faster rate than we expected,” she said.

Sarah Christie, legislative analyst “We’re in a constant state of triage in the for the commission, says the Coastal enforcement division.”

Commission feels that it is a “noSeveral local environmental brainer” for the body commission to organizations are waiting to see if have administrative authority, as does the commission will take any action virtually every other state commission. against Playa Capital, which installed a That is one reason, she believes, why those who do not comply with the Coastal drainage system without permits in the Ballona Wetlands. The drainage pipes Act are currently emboldened to act in were discovered earlier this year and the an unlawful manner because they realize commission sent the developer a letter there is no true enforcement power. apprising it of an apparent violation of the “That’s why our enforcement program Coastal Act. is extremely inefficient and bordering on Lucks said in her community there dysfunctional,” said Christie. are other actions taken by residents Not all environmentalists are in favor and developers that might not occur of AB 976. Marcia Hanscom, co-director if violators knew the commission was of the Ballona Institute in Playa del empowered to levy fines.

Rey, thinks the public has done a good “There are some developments in job of keeping certain violators honest Venice that were built illegally and once without the commission having regulatory they are done, they are done. I would love authority. for the California Coastal Commission “The Coastal Act has a citizen to do something about it and also the provision in it that I fear will be left illegally closed beach and boardwalk,” meaningless if the fine abilities are she said. “If the Coastal Commission passed,” Hanscom said. “And I predict had ‘teeth,’ people would be less willing (Continued from cover)

“Violations are coming in at a much faster rate than we expected.

We’re in a constant state of triage in the enforcement division.”

— Sarah Christie Coastal Commission legislative analyst

that means the commission staff’s past practices of granting after-the-fact permits will be preceding at an even faster pace.

“If this bill were to explicitly prevent after-the-fact permits, it might be more palatable.”

Hanscom, who has testified before the commission on numerous occasions, thinks elements other than protecting the state’s coastlines often affect the body’s rulings.

“Some of the best enforcement solutions have happened because of the citizen enforcement provision of the Coastal Act. The Coastal Commission is far too political of a body to be truly excellent at enforcement on its own,” Hanscom asserted.

Venice Neighborhood Council President Linda Lucks feels the opposite way. “I would love the California Coastal Commission to be able to levy fines on the illegally installed ‘No parking’ signs and red curb paint, also rampant in Venice,” said Lucks, who has lived in the coastal community for nearly four decades.

to take chances trying to get away with illegal activities.”

David Ewing, another Venice resident, agrees with Lucks. “The lack of enforcement invites violators to fight citations or ignore them,” he said.

In Venice, The Argonaut reported that all of the street furniture that had been installed in that beachside community in recent years was done without coastal development permits. Street furniture is a term used to describe objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various purposes, such as bus benches and kiosks, public restrooms and waste receptacles.

All development, which includes street furniture, within the coastal zone must receive a coastal permit.

State Sen. Ted Lieu (D- Marina del Rey) supports AB 976. “I believe that it gives the California Coastal Commission the additional tools that it needs to enforce the laws governing our coasts,” said the senator, whose district also includes Venice. “The Coastal Commission has

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Venice Neighborhood Council President Linda Lucks supports legislation that would give the California Coastal Commission enforcement power to issue fines to those who violate the California Coastal Act.

generally done a good job of protecting our beaches and coastal areas.”

Christie said the bill could be voted on in the state Senate anytime within the next month. Last month, it passed a Senate committee hearing. AB 976 cleared the

Assembly in May. Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin, whose 11th District includes a large swath of coastline, including Venice, could not be reached for comment. § Gary@ArgonautNews.com

Marina del Rey

Traffic delays expected due to Admiralty Way improvement project Motorists are advised to expect traffic delays through Marina del Rey over the next couple weeks as the county Department of Public Works constructs a street improvement project on Admiralty Way. During the project, construction will take place on Admiralty Way, between Fiji Way and Via Marina, and along Via Marina, between Washington Boulevard and Marquesas Way. Work began Sept. 3 and is scheduled to continue through Sept. 17.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction along Admiralty Way from Fiji Way to Via Marina for the next two

weeks to accommodate the construction of new bus pads on Admiralty Way. Public Works officials note there will be unavoidable delays with minimal rightturn movement at Bali Way and Palawan Way heading north and westbound.

Businesses will remain open during construction and driveway access will be maintained.

Motorists are encouraged to use Washington and Lincoln boulevards as alternate routes.

Information, www.dpw.lacounty.gov/pdd/ marinadelrey.

•This Week•

Punch rock

Singer-songwriter Sasha Haley Stern to perform acoustic show at the Witzend

By Michael Aushenker She may wield a ukulele but this isn’t any Hawaiian Punch.

Singer-songwriter Sasha Haley Stern, otherwise known as “Punch,” will serve up a set of lovelorn originals, punctuated by a cover or two, when she returns to Witzend at 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.

“You grow up really fast but you never grow up,” Stern said of her lifelong Venice residency.

Currently residing along a walk street, the 23-year-old has grown up all over the community and attended Santa Monica High School.

Stern has also lived in Marina del Rey. “It was cool,” she said. “My friend has a boat out there.”

Nicknamed “Punch” by her dad at an early age, the raspy voiced Stern will play her DIY (do-it-yourself), punky music on a ukulele fed through distortion pedals. Her originals include “Blame It on the Moon,” “Validate Me,” “Never Quit,” and “Soul Sucker,” mostly tunes chronicling romantic turmoil - what Punch likes to call “sad songs with happy sounds.”

Stern has myriad favorites and influences, chief among them

The Distillers, Muse, and Ellie Golding. She also digs hip hop acts Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Atmosphere, ASAP Rocky, and Kendrick Lamar; hardcore rap acts NWA, Wu-Tang Clan and Tech 9; New Wave bands such as the Smiths and The Cure; metal bands Metallica, Iron Maiden and Pantera; The Misfits, and Danzig’s solo stuff; the Cramps, the recently resurrected Bikini Kill, and Radiohead. “Blame It on the Moon,” as well as her earnest cover of Kid Cudi’s overthe-top “Pursuit of Happiness” (performed at Santa Monica’s UnUrban Café) can be screened on YouTube.

Stern laments the gentrification of parts of Venice, such as Abbot Kinney Boulevard.

“There were always high-end boutiques but since the expensive restaurants and the food trucks go there, they’ve all upped their prices even more so.”

However, for those who want to find the unvarnished Venice, “if you are looking in the right places, it is easy to find,” she says. “There’s still those raw, authentic (parts of town).

“That’s what so great about it, it’s always a different kind of spot,” Stern continued. “I can go to the boardwalk and I feel like

I’ve never left the boardwalk.”

Regarding her songwriting process, Stern explained she does not take to the beach or the local coffeehouse to work on her songs.

“I love to sit in my garage,” she said. “I love to sit in my room, so I can focus. And it’s usually late at night; two or three in the morning.”

Stern praised the people running UnUrban Café on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica.

“In L.A., it’s hard to find people with their noses that aren’t already up,” she said of the Santa Monica coffeehouse and live entertainment venue.

“It’s a very comfortable place to showcase and let people know what you’re about. Everyone really cares about what you’re doing.”

UnUrban also proved very supportive when she was starting out, she says.

“They egged me on to keep playing,” she said. “I was so nervous, I couldn’t get through a set.”

Stern, who has also played West Hollywood’s Viper Room, the Bootleg near downtown, Danny’s and Santino’s in Venice, lauds the Witzend as “a comfortable spot, not too big, not

Musician Punch (a.k.a. Sasha Haley Stern).

too small” with terrific acoustics.

“It always sounds amazing,” she said. “You can’t really do wrong.”

She added that she eventually intends to play the main stage at House of Blues on the Sunset Strip and the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood.

“I love festivals,” Stern said, “my ultimate goal is to play festivals.”

But for now, Stern is workshopping her songs acoustically at venues such as UnUrban Café

and Witzend while in the process of putting a full band together to back her performances. As of press time, she had not come up with a name for the outfit, with whom she will record an EP in 2014.

“This is my last acoustic show,” Punch said of her Witzend show this weekend, “and then I’m going to work with these musicians.”

Information, witzendlive. com; soundcloud.com/ sashahaleystern.§ Michael@ArgonautNews.com

History will be served Santa Monica History Museum celebrates silver anniversary with gala honoring founders

Built in 1894, the North Beach Bathhouse was, for many years, the Westside’s favorite resort facility. A special feature of this Santa Monica destination was the hot saltwater baths. The admission fee: a hefty 25 cents. The building also housed a restaurant and a bowling pavilion.

By Michael Aushenker It’s only fitting that the Santa Monica History Museum will hold its silver anniversary gala fundraiser, celebrating 25 years, at Casa del Mar on Sunday, Sept.

15.

The venerable Santa Monica hotel has a lengthy history that goes back to the building’s original incarnation, Club Casa del Mar, a beach club that opened in 1926. Casa del Mar became a hotel and recreation service for the military during World War II, and post-war, the Italian Renaissance Revivalstyle building went through a succession of usages, including

the headquarters of Synanon and Pritikin Longevity Center.

Local history, after all, is what Santa Monica History Museum has been all about in its past quarter-century.

On Sept. 15, the gala dinner event will honor museum founders Louise and Bob Gabriel, museum architect Kris Andresen, and longtime supporter Mary Ann Powell, CEO of Pacific Park at Santa Monica Pier. The casino-themed gala will echo the Rex gambling ship anchored offshore in Santa Monica Bay back in 1939 , with music of the epoch by singer

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Savi Labensart.

“The first day I saw Santa Monica, I knew I wanted to spend my life here,” Louise Gabriel told The Argonaut.

“We started with nothing,” Gabriel said. “In three years, my husband and I were drafted to start the museum.”

Santa Monica, after all, is where destiny played its hand in 1946, when Gabriel was visiting California with her mother from their native Detroit.

“This was like heaven,” she recalled. “This was like God’s country.”

Sweetening the deal is the fact that she met Bob Gabriel, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy who had fought in the Pacific theater during World War II, right on Broadway and Third Street in the middle of downtown Santa Monica.

Gabriel said she is proud of “what we have accomplished (at the museum). Now we have tens of thousands of original documents and memorabilia.”

Among them were documents and ephemera scored

Santa Monica History Museum founder Louise Gabriel.

when Santa Monica Bank went out of business and a treasure trove from the Santa Monica Outlook, the newspaper of record since 1875 that printed its final edition in 1998.

“We acquired over 600,000 photographs, most of them are originals, plus negatives,” Gabriel said.

That also includes the personal collection of founding Santa Monican Sen. John B. Jones that descendent Arcadia Bandini had attained. Outlook photographer Bob Smith is another local from whom the museum gleaned mementos, including 25 years worth of his local photography.

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because of Louise’s leadership, determination and especially her enduring love of Santa Monica and guiding passion for preserving its rich, vibrant history to share with everyone,” said Andrea Engstrom, who has worked with Gabriel at the museum since 1998.

“Louise has made a great lasting contribution to the city of Santa Monica by founding the museum and working tirelessly to secure an elegant and permanent home for its history,” Engstrom said.

Originally an appendage of the local historical society with the unwieldy title of Santa Monica Historical Society Museum back in 1975, the Santa Monica History Museum spent 13 years of collecting artifacts before opening its doors in 1988, inside an industrial building on Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica which Sony occupies today.

“They gave us free rent,” Gabriel recalled after a $30,000 investment had established the museum.

Since October 2010, the museum has been located on Seventh Street, housed within the same building as Santa Monica Main Library. Before that, Santa Monica History Museum floated around several locations, including a temporary location on Euclid Street.

“Every day, it’s a great pleasure to be part of the stimulating atmosphere at the museum where visitors, volunteer and staff all thoroughly

enjoy the many different ways we become immersed in the fascinating history of Santa Monica,” Engstrom said. “We really like to talk history with everyone.”

Local television personality Stephanie Edwards served as honorary chair of the museum’s silver anniversary and annual gala tribute dinner. Edwards, who began her career as an actress, is best known as longtime co-host of the Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena with Bob Eubanks.

“I was at the original gathering when the museum opened 25 years ago and it seems like yesterday,” she told The Argonaut.

The correspondent, a longtime Santa Monican who today lives in the San Fernando Valley, still has a crush on the Bay City.

“My husband and I lived there for 17 years some while back now,” she said.

“The museum is a lovely one,” Edwards continued. “It continues to grow because of the efforts of people who know how loved it is.”

Engstrom, who works as the museum’s image archive manager and development director (financial management), offered her professional highlight: “The implementation of our online photograph archive with over 3,000 historic images of Santa Monica that the public can access from their home.”

In fact, aside from some shared imagery from the very

beginnings of Santa Monica’s history in 1769 (and since its incorporation in 1886), the museum’s online imagery varies (and complements) the images offered by Santa Monica Historical Society and Santa Monica Library. The Bill Beebe collection, comprised of the work of another Outlook photographer, informs a great deal of Santa Monica History Museum’s online inventory, Engstrom added.

Gabriel said she is proud of what Santa Monica History Museum has accomplished in its first official quarter-century for the Bay City, home to some 90,000 citizens today.

“It shows the accomplishments of the city as it developed,” Gabriel said of her museum. “And it brings the community together.

As for Edwards, she can not attend the gala because of a family and class reunion in her native Minnesota. However, she says her heart will be in Santa Monica on that night.

“I love the town,” Edwards said. “I wish I was still living there, frankly.”

The Santa Monica History Museum is located at 1350 Seventh St. Hotel Casa del Mar is located at 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica.

Tickets for the silver anniversary gala are $150 per person. For information and tickets, Danielle Lewis at (310) 395-2290, or dlewis@ santamonicahistory.org; santamonicahistory.org.

Reggaethon Breakout Jamaican film ‘The Harder They Come’ and sequel ‘No Place Like Home’ illuminate the art of director Perry Henzell

By Michael Aushenker Jamaica-based filmmaker Perry Henzell had always envisioned a cinematic trilogy: “The Harder They Come,” “No Place Like Home” and “Power Game.”

The first became legendary thanks to an iconic soundtrack, and the second became lost in the mist of time, only to be resurrected eight years ago, while the third surfaced only as a novel.

The American Cinematheque will screen 1972’s “The Harder They Come” and 2006’s “No Place Like Home,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Aero Theatre at 1328 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica.

Most fans of the reggae music genre have already embraced “The Harder They Come,” which made a star out of singer Jimmy Cliff and brought reggae and Cliff’s music beyond the outskirts of Kingston to a world audience.

Soundtrack songs include Cliff’s title track and “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” Toots and the Maytals’ “Pressure Drop” (famously covered by seminal English punk band The Clash), and Scotty’s “Draw Your Brakes.”

The Aero’s screening of “The Harder They Come” is well timed, given the anticipation for Cliff’s Sept. 12 appearance at the Santa Monica Pier, which will close out this summer’s free “Twilight Concert Series.”

Less known is the back story behind “No Place Like Home,” Henzell’s derailed spiritual sequel which almost didn’t see the light of day had it not been for the efforts of Santa Monica’s David Garonzik, who became the movie’s producer in a trial-by-fire scenario.

“No Place Like Home,” a sort of “Harder They Come” in reverse in which Susan O’Neara, a Caucasian New Yorker who normally worked as the producer of commercials, plays a character on a road trip into Jamaica’s countryside.

After much difficulty, Henzell completed “No Place” circa 1982, around the time when iconic reggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley had passed away.

Struggling to finance the film, he had to put what he shot on indefinite hold. Then, misfortune struck.

“The vault had a massive flood,” Garonzik explained. “All the footage was destroyed.”

Garonzik said that as a source of heartbreak, Henzell “never wanted to mention the film again.”

Henzell, who was too frustrated to return to film after his foiled sequel, wrote “Power Game,” where the two conflicts

presented in his first two works converge, as a novel for a small press.

Meanwhile, in the early 2000s, Garonzik, who had worked as a projectionist running the screening room at independent

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Born in Jamaica, Henzell created the nation’s first feature film when he directed 1972’s “The Harder They Come.”

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film studio Miramax’s L.A. headquarters, without any knowledge of Henzell’s 1972 film or reggae, fell hard for “The Harder They Come” and was interested in cutting his teeth as a producer of a remake.

“It changed my life,” he said of the movie.

On a mission to Jamaica to find Henzell and get his blessing and the rights to such a reboot, Garonzik found Henzell’s son, Jason, thanks to a local travel show he appeared on.

“I told Jason, ‘I’m a huge fan of your father’s work,’” the producer said. “He said, ‘My dad would love to hear that.’”

Filmmaker Henzell lived on the north part of the island country and was quietly ailing from bone marrow disease. He was five years into his treatment when Garonzik entered his 400-year-old stone home to meet him, but Henzell remained a force of nature.

“In that true Jamaican spirit, he had so much strength,” Garonzik recalled. “He drove the car to come get us.”

In the early 1960s, instead of working the family business on sugar plantations, Henzell had gone to England, where he worked for BBC television, learned the ropes, and returned to Jamaica to direct the country’s first feature film shortly after the country had gained its independence in the early 1970s.

The movie not only proved instrumental to Cliff’s career, but arguably the biggest of all reggae singer-songwriters, Marley, had piggy-backed a tour as an upand-coming musician on “The Harder They Come’s” screenings on the U.S. college circuit. The persistent Henzell would fly all over the world, including Bangkok, Tokyo and Abuja, Nigeria carrying cans with a print of “Harder” directly to theater owners to have them screen the movie on consignment.

“Someone had given him a VHS tape of his last edit where he last left off (on ‘No Place’),” Garonzik explained. “A 50-minute edit. It was basically a copy of an old three-quarters tape shot off the screen of an editing table.”

“It was almost completely unwatchable,” he said.

Nevertheless, Garonzik was impressed.

“It was like finding (buried treasure),” he said. “The scale of the film was amazing to me.

Especially for a third world filmmaker doing aerial shots, tracking shots. It had sociopolitical (themes). That (tape) was all that existed of the film.”

With the help of Justine,

Henzell’s daughter, Garonzik followed a paper trail of where film footage of the lost sequel had changed hands. In 2005, the path led to a post-production company in New Jersey, where 880 pounds of footage laid in storage within 450 boxes labeled “No Place Like Home.”

Garonzik called some favors.

With the help of his friend, Jim Hardy, who ran HTV Illuminati, a Studio City post-production house, the footage was shipped out and transferred.

Henzell came to Los Angeles and stayed with a friend, actress Judy Geeson, while he, Garonzik and editor Alexis Chavez worked feverishly to complete the film.

By the time Henzell returned to Jamaica, they had a rough cut in the can.

“He was working crazy hours,” Garonzik said. “I was blown away. He was 70 years old.

He was also writing a musical version of ‘The Harder They Come,’ which was to premier in London.”

Crush Voodoo, a nowdefunct Santa Monica postproduction company, cleaned up the print while Riot did the color correction. Producer Chris Romano had boarded the project to help get the movie into theaters. In the midst of it all, the Toronto Film Festival expressed an interest by June 2006 in premiering “No Place” at the September 2006 event, and in July of that summer, the festival officially accepted the movie.

Then, in the first week of August, due to a hard drive failure, “all the work we had done from Christmas to August was all gone,” Garonzik said.

With only five weeks until the festival date, Garonzik said the seemingly cursed sequel had, once again, broken Henzell’s heart.

“Perry said, ‘This was not meant to be,’” Garonzik recalled.

However, the company had brought in computer experts who were able to retrieve the cut. Its frames re-shuffled, it took about a week to be restored to its original sequential form. While not a

perfect cut, it was good enough to screen. At the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, “We had two shows, both sold out, both with a standing ovation,” Garonzik remembered.

“It was amazing.”

Years in the making, from 1973-83 and then revived in 2004, “No Place Like Home” finally came together by 2006.

Back in Henzell’s home country, the Flashpoint Film Festival wanted to host the Jamaican premiere on the last day of November 2006. Henzell died the night before “No Place” screened at Flashpoint.

“It’s just a beautiful film, so many issues to comment on – land grabbing, the politics of community, interracial sex,” said its producer. “It’s not (preaching about) these issues, the film just is.”

By the summer of 2007, the film had been totally completed.

In March 2010, as Cliff was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the American Cinematheque screened “No Place” at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.

“Women can relate to it more,” Garonzik said of “No Place.” Whereas “Harder They Come” is straight ‘Scarface,’ a gangster film, this is much more of an ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ It’s more of a love letter to Jamaica.

It’s a road trip movie (like an ‘Easy Rider’).”

In addition to Garonzik, Roger Steffens, co-founder of KCRW’s “Reggae Beat,” founding editor of The Beat magazine, and founding chairman of the Reggae Grammy Committee, and Michael Ochs, publicist for “The Harder They Come” under American distributor Roger Corman and former host of KCRW’s “Archives Alive,” will speak following the screening of “The Harder They Come.”

Because of music clearance issues, the screening of “No Place Like Home” will be free.

Information, aerotheatre. com.§ Michael@ArgonautNews.com

Mar Vista art mavens Two of TAG Gallery’s new exhibits spotlight diverse artists from Westside community

By Michael Aushenker When TAG Gallery in Santa Monica showcases a trio at its latest art exhibit, two out of three of the creators at the Bergamot Station co-operative will hail from Mar Vista: Lorraine Bubar and Pam Douglas. Bubar and Douglas, along with Pasadena’s Katie Crown, will celebrate the trifecta of new works at a Saturday, Sept. 7 reception at 6 p.m.

“I love having a deadline,” said Bubar, who will enjoy her third solo show as a TAG member.

Retired from working with middle and high schoolers at Mar Vista’s Windward School

In addition to these faroff lands, Bubar has drawn inspiration from her own neighborhood, namely what she says is the second largest community garden in Los Angeles, the Mar Vista Community Garden.

“It’s an amazing place,” she said.

For the past 28 years, Bubar, a former commercial animation artist and an avid runner, has enjoyed the mix of creative people and working class in the community.

“The whole Westside is attracting more creative people,” she said.

Douglas said she has

Artist Lorraine Bubar poses next to one of the paper cut creations appearing in her new series, “My Lovely Planet.” Bubar is one of three artists with exhibits at TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station this week.

Bubar’s “No Turning Back.”

after teaching art for 12 years, Bubar now devotes her time to creating art and traveling the world with her husband, Ron Fine.

Bubar and Fine, who have two daughters, have been all over – the Joshua Tree desert, the Sierras, Costa Rica, even Antarctica. The ecosystems and fauna and flora from these varied environments, as well as trips to Asian countries such as Japan, China, India and Malaysia, have directly influenced the 12 fragile, layered paper works she will have on display at the exhibit.

“They look like color block prints, but they’re cut out of paper,” she said of her art.

“So many cultures do paper cutting,” she continued, noting the Asian countries as well as Eastern European Jewry where “paper cuts were used to mark (life cycles).”

Bubar’s goal has been to “elevate the craft into a more painterly way.”

seen “newcomers come in; young families with children, professionals who are well off” and occupy the post-war houses around her block.

“It’s a great location, with access to things and nice air quality from being so close to the ocean,” Bubar said.

“It seems anachronistic to be in this community,” Douglas added. “It’s like we were going back in time. This is an extremely traditional street with lovely single-family homes.

When we first moved in, some little ice cream truck came out; it felt like ‘Leave It to Beaver.’”

Like Douglas, Bubar appreciates Mar Vista’s proximity to Bergamot – about 15 minutes away by car.

“I’ve really enjoyed being a part of TAG,” she said. “It’s actually a very supportive and diverse group. We run the gallery, hired the director, and we each had to contribute a certain amount of time together.”

From her days working at special effects firms such as West Indigo, Bubar said she has carried over the “graphic element” into her work. Also, “there’s always movement in my piece (and) my appreciation of craftsmanship. As everything goes more toward computers, I really want to emphasize a handcrafted aesthetic.”

Douglas, on the other hand, does not see a concrete connection between her art and her screenwriting.

For the past 20 years, Douglas, a professor, has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The author of “Writing the TV Drama Series” and the upcoming 2014 tome “The Future of Television,” Douglas has received Emmy nominations and Writer’s Guild Awards for her dramatic scripts for episodic television and television movies such as “Between Mother and Daughter,” which won the

Humanitas prize. But her best known work, she conceded, may be her episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (“Night Terrors”), of which she is not as proud.

For Douglas, the fine arts have always been “my mistress, not my wife.” While writing has been her bread and butter, the Vassar College and Columbia University alum said she finds more freedom painting.

“The way I paint is exploration, discovery and surprise,” she said. “The industry is a very focused type of work where you have to deliver on deadline. You’re communicating to a public through a filter (via) the production process (where) so many crafts are involved.”

Titled The Life of Air, Douglas’ portion of the show beginning Sept. 7 closes out a trilogy comprised of her 2011 TAG show The Life of Water and 2012’s The Life of Fire. Whereas she had employed raw linen and transparent plastics, respectively,

in her previous series, this time around, Douglas turned to silk with its “porousness and ephemeral nature.”

“The paint and ink set on it in a very delicate way,” she said.

With the support of John Spencer, a space architect and founder and president of the Space Tourism Society, Douglas said she has found the piece of mind to create when she is not teaching. Whether it’s painting in her home studio or in her backyard art space, Douglas divines her muse at her Mar Vista environs.

“I’m surrounded by very talented, creative people,” she said, including her singersongwriter daughter, Raya Yarbrough.

TAG Gallery is at Bergamot Station, D-3, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica.

Information, taggallery. net; lorrainebubar.com; pamdouglasart.com.§ Michael@ArgonautNews.com

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Opening reception begins at 5 p.m., BOBBY MATOS AND THE AFRO exhibit runs through Oct. 4 on the LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Latin first floor of Emeritus College, jazz bandleader Matos and his boys 1227 Second St., Santa Monica. continue the tradition popularized by Information, smc.edu.

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SAUSAGE GRINDER – Intimate concert series at the Santa Monica FRIENDS – The R&B band History Museum presents the allperforms at 2 p.m. Free outdoor naturally hillbilly and country concert. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 blues band from L.A., 8 p.m. at Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) Santa Monica History Museum, 301-9900.

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Restaurants EL ABAJENO Latin American, Mexican cuisine served is described fondly by satisfied customers who have eaten here for 25 years as a “mom and pop home cooking in the neighborhood restaurant,” and having “the best chilaquiles and menudo around.” El Abajeno serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, specialties, beer, burritos, carnitas, super tostadas, guacamole and chips, chilaquiles, seafood, open 7 days, opens at 8 a.m., take-out, catering, 4515 Inglewood Blvd. (at Culver Blvd.), Culver City, (310) 390-0755

EL RINCON CRIOLLO “The Creole Corner,” presents authentic and always fresh, Cuban cuisine, known for roast chicken dishes and the leanest, firmest lechon (pork) dishes, served with rice, black beans, plantains, and lots of wonderfully seasoned onions. Eleven seafood dishes, Generous portions at good prices in a warm, friendly atmosphere. The walls are covered with paintings imported from Cuba, and many are for sale. Cuban and Spanish catering, takeout, 4361 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, 9310) 391-4478, www.bestcubanfood.com.

HACIENDA PLAYA DEL REY Great traditional Mexican food and margaritas, this restaurant joins the original restaurant, established in Westchester in 1973, and owned by the Hernandez family. The popular menu includes their famous homemade tortillas, tacos, combo dishes, seafood, nachos, guacamole. The full bar with ample seating. On Sundays at 9 p.m., a live Mariachi band performs at the Lincoln Blvd. location only, 8415 Pershing Drive, Playa del Rey, (310) 751-6135, and 8347 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester, (310) 670-8588

HAL’S BAR AND GRILL Eclectic bar and grill is a renowned Venice locale, home to specialty cocktails, an extensive wine list, a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, and a diverse clientele. Distinctive American cuisine for lunch and dinner. Half-price for featured wines on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Live jazz every Sunday night from 8 to 11 p.m., Monday night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., no cover charge. Hal’s upstairs hideaway is perfect for private parties/events,1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 396-3105, www.

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HINANO’S CAFE A permanent fixture at Venice Beach, Hinano’s is a beer and wine bar legendary for its cool and unpretentious atmosphere, terrific burgers and ice-cold beer. Sawdust on the floor gives it that folksy flavor, and the popcorn machine and jukebox are favorites among locals and visitors alike. Three pool tables are continuously busy, and strangers get to know each other over a friendly game, 15 Washington Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-3902, www.facebook.com/hinanocafevenice

HUMBLE POTATO The “Original Hambaga” combines American comfort with a Japanese kick. A neighbor-

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HURRY CURRY Enjoy Indian and Pakistani cuisine at this friendly neighborhood restaurant. Local residents say this is the place to go for delicious, authentic food. Appetizers include Samosa, a crispy pastry with mildly spiced potatoes and peas, and Chicken Chat, flour crisps with diced potatoes, garnished with yogurt, tamarind and chat masala. Tandoori dishes, cooked in an Indian clay oven, include marinated whole/half/quarter chickens, served with rice and salad, 12825 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista, (310) 398-2948, www.hurrycurryla. com

J. NICHOLS KITCHEN Nichols Restaurant opened in 1974 as a casual neighborhood coffee shop and diner, served traditional comfort favorites and service with a smile. Still family-owned and operated, Nichols evolved to keep pace with dining habits, never losing sight of its roots as a diner, staying true to its humble beginnings.

Food is still made from scratch daily, with fresh, whole ingredients. The menu showcases many original dishes, and includes a new, broad assortment, 4375 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey, (310) 823-2283, www.jnicholskitchen.com

JONI’S CAFE This is the place to go for coffee roasted on the premises, brewed one cup at a time, great food, and meeting friendly people. Breakfast is served all day, 7 days a week, and lunch starts at 11 a.m. Owners Julie and Jim Jungwirth say they take great pride in Joni’s being a second home, the pulse of the neighborhood, and are dedicated to maintaining this feeling of community, 552 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, (310) 305-7147, menu online, www.JonisCoffee.com

KABUKI Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theater that began performing during the 17th century, with performers traveling the land and sharing their stories. We hope that while you dine with us, you too can share stories with those around you. The wide variety of the menu includes appetizers, salads, seafood, sushi and sashimi, specialty rolls, entrees, and signature dishes. A kid’s menu is available, Howard Hughes Center, 6081 Center Drive, #203, Westchester, (310) 6415524, www.kabukirestaurants.com

KILLER SHRIMP Serving our signature dish for 20 years, Killer shrimp, cooked to order in spicy, secret sauce. Enjoy the tasty Killer Mac and Cheese, fresh seafood, steak, salad and soup. Every seat boasts fabulous waterfront views, outdoor seating, special banquet room, Happy

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LE CELLIER WINE BAR & RESTAURANT A neighborhood gastro pub and wine bar, perfect for business lunches and networking, dining or private events and functions. A convivial atmosphere with good food and conversation. Bernard, the general manager, is a wine connoisseur, with a strong background in importing. Serving lunch and dinner, fine wines and microbrewed beers, paired with contemporary French-Vietnamese cuisine.

The menu includes starters, salads, charcuterie and cheese items, sandwiches, small bites, large bites, platters, 417 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, (424) 228-5491, www. le-cellier-winebar.com

LIBRARY ALE HOUSE This pub offers a wide variety of microbrews, select imports on tap, and beers from around the world that are difficult to find, and a selection of white and red wines. This unique restaurant has a diverse and eclectic menu, with clever descriptions for food items, such as Light Reading (salads), The Stacks (burgers), and Endnotes (desserts). The menu includes fish and chips, taco sliders, pasta primavera, and more, 2911 Main St., Santa Monica, (310) 314-4855, www.libraryalehouse.com

MACCHI’S BISTRO This long-established Italian dining spot offers traditional fresh pasta dishes, such as ravioli, linguini al pesto and gnocchi. Popular seafood dishes include Linguine Pescatore.

Locals and visitors say the atmosphere is warm and family-oriented, and say they can’t get enough of the fresh, warm bread with a garlic/olive oil dip. Tiramisu and Caesar salad are on the menu. Chicken and veal dishes include Pollo al Limon and Veal Marsala.

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MARLA’S CAFÉ A professional caterer and party planner for over 20 years, Marla Barreira brings her fusion of American, Latin, Italian, Portuguese cuisines to her menu. The cozy dining spot offers a heated patio. The full menu offers both lunch and dinner, with daily specials.

Small bites, sandwiches, wraps, salads, pizza, pastas, and various entrees, with choices of sides. Desserts include Marla’s famous cookies, brownies and pecan squares. Take-out, delivery, catering, 2300 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 827-1843, www.marlascafe. com

MELODY BAR AND GRILL Start your busy day off with breakfast from our large menu in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Our chef ensures that all of our ingredients are top quality and completely fresh. Enjoy starters, salads and entrees, sandwiches and wraps. Serving dinner daily, weekend brunch, kitchen open nightly to 1:30 a.m. Happy Hour is 4 - 7 p.m. daily, live bands on Fridays and Saturdays. 9132 Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester, (310) 670-1994, www. melodylax.com

MERCEDES BAR/BIN 73 An ultra-cozy wine bar just steps from the iconic Venice Pier for a sophisticated, yet hip bar with casual prices. Complimentary wine tastings and great menu of small bites, cheeses and meats, platters, flatbreads and salads. Happy hour wine bar 4 – 7 p.m., brunch, open seven days for dinner, 3 to 11 p.m. 14 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey 310.827.6209.

MORFIA’S RIBS AND PIES

Delectable cuisine from Spain. The diverse menu offers meat, Spanish cheeses, vegetarian, cured meat, desserts, beverages, and salads. 2510 Main St. Santa Monica 310.450.3900, www.manchegoonmain.com.

Brick pit smoked BBQ, sliced BBQ meats include corn bread and sauce (beef brisket, pork, sausage, and chicken), dinner specials include combination plates as well, BBQ sandwiches on a French roll or on a hamburger bun. Known as the home of the “Baklava cheesecake,” desserts include homemade pies and cakes. Catering, parties/ events and take-out only, Small party trays, large party trays and the Texas-size party tray, open 7 days, 4077 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, (310) 821-6939, www.morfiasribsandpies.com

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“We feature the best Monday Night Football party in town,” carrying all college and pro games, prizes, raffles and fun, NASCAR, four pool tables, a dart board and Golden Tee Golf. Full breakfast menu served Sat./ Sun. and holidays until 2 p.m., appetizers, salads, burgers, steaks, specialties, drinks, daily special featured on Mo’s Board, fresh Friday chowder in a bread bowl. Open 7 days a week, happy hour, Mon. – Fri. 4-7 p.m., 203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey, (310) 822-6422, www.mosplacepdr.com

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OSCAR’S CERVETECA South American comfort foods, dine inside or on the patio, casual, friendly atmosphere.

Serves brunch, lunch, dinner, salads, seafood, burgers, sandwiches, platos grandes, platos verdes. Enjoy shrimp cocktail Veracruz, Chipotle beer shrimp, Hoyos Peruvian sashimi, chicken queso empanadas, herb and garlic-basted game hen, Baja fish tacos, fried pickles, L.A. Street Dogg, brunch Sat./Sun. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., beer and wine, happy hour, 3 – 6 p.m. Open 7 days, 523 Rose Ave., Venice, (310) 310-8937, www.cervetecala.com

OUTLAW’S BAR & GRILL Known as the “Grubbin’ and Guzzlin’ Establishment, Outlaws looks like an old-time Western saloon, and offers delicious steaks, seafood, burgers and barbecue rib. Lunch, dinner daily, breakfast weekends only. Try to finish our Desperado Burger by yourself, win an Outlaws T-shirt, and have your picture taken and posted. Try our Tex-Mex on Mondays and Tuesdays only. Sports fans can enjoy big screen TVs. Both indoor/outdoor seating. 230 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey, (310)822-4040, www.outlawsrestaurant.com

PIKNIC Enjoy a crisp salad, artisan sandwich, or gourmet hamburger for lunch. At dinner, experience a candle-lit ambiance and begin with our unique Mediterranean Platter, and choose from our Chilean Sea Bass or Delmonico steak and Alaskan Halibut. We are available for Corporate Catering or private events at our 2 locations: 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista, CA 90094. Phone: 310-496-3966 or 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 20, Century City, CA 90067. Phone: 310-277-2700. Visit: www.piknic.us

PIZZARITO N.Y. PIZZA BY THE SLICE This is the place to go if you‘re in search of authentic New York pizza by the slice.

Established in 1984 at the Marina Marketplace in Marina del Rey, Pizzarito offers New York thin crust or Sicilian deep dish pizzas with a wide variety of toppings. Enjoy calzones, sandwiches, lasagna, manicotti, stromboli, pinwheels, garlic knots, tiramisu, N.Y. cheesecake, beer & wine. All sauces and dough made fresh daily. Dine inside or outside, take-out and delivery. Enjoy the sounds of authentic Italian music. 4371Glencoe Avenue, B7, Marina del Rey between Pavilions and CVS, 310.823.7333. www.pizzarito.com

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I decided to surprise a friend by taking her to a restaurant that it seemed unlikely she would know about on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. “Oh Marla’s,” she responded when I mentioned the name. “At the studio where I work we get food from there once a month, and everybody figures out an excuse to be at work that day.”

So much for surprises.

Marla’s is very well known in the local film community as a caterer, though some people who enjoy their food all the time have never visited the place.

And if you are right now saying to yourself “Hey, I drive down Abbot Kinney all the time and have never seen the place,” you aren’t alone. Marla’s is on the section between Washington and Venice boulevards, which seems to get about a hundredth as much traffic as the stretch just north of Venice.

If you’re dining in, don’t go to the front door, because that’s the catering office and kitchen. The restaurant entry is on Victoria Avenue, a residential side street, and at first it doesn’t resemble a restaurant either.

Instead, it looks like a whimsical interior designer and a florist needed a place to put their stock, and they did so around some tables and chairs.

In fact, this isn’t too far from the mark – our server informed us that this space was originally where they stored catering equipment, and when they decided to make it a dining area they used set pieces from years of film studio catering.

The spangled curtains, massive potted plants, butterfly kites, and garden statues create an atmosphere that’s just plain fun.

The menu is less over-thetop than the décor – they serve stylish comfort food; items like pork ribs, grilled steaks and seafood, pastas and sandwiches.

We decided to start with pupusas, Salvadoran corn-flour turnovers, and a Mediterranean salad (which by any other name would be called Greek). Our server brought spice-dusted flour tortilla chips and pico de gallo to snack on and glasses for our wine – Marla’s doesn’t serve alcohol but allows you to bring

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Salvadoran food is not generally highly spiced, and the pupusas were appropriately mild, tasting mainly of chicken, corn kernels and mozzarella cheese – the dusting of powdery cotija cheese adding a little tang to go with the crisp, toasted corn flavor of the wrapper. It was served with a very mild guacamole – I usually prefer a bit of heat and onion in guac, but this was an appropriate complement.

The salad was standard in ingredients but well made, with fresh heirloom tomato, Persian cucumbers, a moderate amount of onion and plenty of feta cheese. Greek salads are designed to show off good produce, and this did just that.

Also noteworthy were the excellent rolls that came with it – fluffy, buttery things with notes of herb and garlic. I don’t usually like this kind of roll, but these won me over.

For main courses we selected lamb chops with mixed vegetables and onion rings, and an order of chicken Parmesan with wilted spinach and sautéed mushrooms. The chicken was an enormous breast nicely cooked and layered with cheese, but on the day we were there the sauce was watery and turned the breading soggy. We had chosen our sides from an expansive list and were satisfied with those –both were lightly cooked so they maintained the natural flavors and textures. The mushrooms had a delicate dash of paprika and garlic that made them a standout – I’d order these again any time.

That goes double for the lamb chops, though they were

loin chops rather than rib chops, and thus a bit more difficult to get the meat off the bone. The flavor was fantastic – lightly smoky, with a sweet-and-sour sauce made with garlic and what I’m guessing was pomegranate juice. The menu mentions that there are two chops, which sounds like a small portion, but these were quite meaty and an ample main course. The vegetables were a mix of green beans, zucchini, snap peas, carrots and mushroom, and the onion rings were crisp and fresh, so all in all it was a splendid repast.

Several desserts were offered, among them black and white cookies. We were considering ordering these when our server mentioned that they were complimentary, which made that decision easy. The cookies weren’t what we expected – instead of the deli style half black and half white, we received a cookie with nuts in the dough that also had both black and white Ghirardelli chocolate bits.

I’m not a big white chocolate fan but liked these just fine.

The bill for a long, leisurely dinner for two in peaceful surroundings was just under $85, and would have been much more if this restaurant was a few blocks north. Marla’s is an odd little gem, a peaceful oasis on the Westside with quite a bit of style, very good food and worth a visit.

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By Michael Aushenker Marina del Rey has thrown its horseshoe into the local gourmet food truck event derby and is hoping to land a lucky one.

Billed as part of the “Tasty Thursdays” programming, which includes the recently launched weekly farmers market from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Beach Eats, a lineup of about a dozen gourmet food trucks offering everything from burgers and fries to gyros, various Asian cuisine, ice cream sandwiches and yes, even lobster.

Since last summer, Beach Eats, with an average of eight trucks per week, has set up every Thursday evening in parking

lot #10 from 5 to 9 p.m. off Marina (Mothers) Beach at 4101 Admiralty Way. Barely more than a year into its indefinite run, Beach Eats still seems to be in its nascency as a full-blown event. However, a steady and enthusiastic flow of families and adults have been frequenting the event.

For visitors, free weekend beach shuttle bus service is offered between Playa Vista, Marina del Rey and the Venice Pier (Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays and holidays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

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A line forms for Germany’s Famous Bratwurst food truck at the Aug. 22 Beach Eats event.

One of the most popular vendors at Beach Eats is the downtown L.A.-based George’s Greek truck.

A gyro and side delicacies from George’s Greek.

Riding the WaterBus to the finale of “Classical Thursdays” free summer concert series. Marina del Rey offers the WaterBus taxi during the summer season.

Frank Fetta conducts “Russian Reprise,” the final “Classical Thursdays” concert, on Aug. 22 at Burton Chace Park.

Marvel Comics founding father Stan Lee appears in Muscle Beach on Sept. 2 to present “The Incredible Hulk” star and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno with a lifetime achievement award.

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The Pharaoh’s Festival, an Egyptian-themed event “where the Pacific Ocean meets the Nile River,” offered food, music, items for sale, and children’s activities across Labor Day Weekend.

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8687 Falmouth Avenue, #108, Playa del Rey

Fabulous 3-story estate with 5 bed/5.5 bath. Luxurious master. Almost 4,300 square feet.. ................. $2,100,000

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Priceless Views in Marina City Club

Westport Heights Home

“This is a completely unique, gorgeous one-bedroom, one-bath condo located closer to the water than any other one-bedroom unit in Marina City Club,” says agent Charles Lederman. “This beautifully appointed unit offers floor-to-ceiling windows that frame majestic Marina, ocean and Catalina views. Gourmet kitchen has custom cabinetry, top-of-the-line Bosch appliances, and Kosmus Granite countertops.” The property is offered at $450,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.

“Set on a lush knoll in a wonderful neighborhood, this home with original details and quality improvements is an exceptional find,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A sunny living room with picture window leads to a formal dining area accented by a stunning vintage chandelier.

The adjacent cook’s kitchen has Ceasarstone counters, stainless steel appliances and custom cabinetry. The spacious family room features an elegant gas fireplace and French doors opening to a private, tranquil backyard replete with lush landscaping, al fresco dining area, large covered deck, and water fountain.” The property is offered at $719,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.

Architectural Delight

Marina Home with Views

“Nestled in this wonderful Playa del Rey neighborhood, this four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home is gorgeous,” says agent Mina Bharadwa. “Features include gorgeous chef’s kitchen, Traulsen refrigerator, center island with wine refrigerator, custom cabinets, charming breakfast area, adjacent dining room and a huge great room with newly installed hardwood floors. 2 master suites are located upstairs- one has a claw foot tub, soaring ceiling and skylight, and the second one has a sitting area, custom closet and private balcony.” The property is offered at $1,425,000.

Information, Mina Bharadwa, The Real Estate Consultants, (310) 351-1167.

“Feel the ocean breezes from this impeccably maintained Canal Front home, and delight in the views from the extraordinary roof top deck,” says agent Veronica Klein.

“Walk to the beach from this 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home.

This great home has light-filled rooms with an open floor plan, flowing between the beautiful kitchen, breakfast area and living room, or simply relax while sitting on the garden patio overlooking the canal. Large guest suite with its own private direct access, great for out of town guests. Sporting a 3-car garage, this ideal location is minutes to LAX, Marina shops and theaters.” The property is offered at $2,389,000.

Information, Veronica Klein, Gibson International (310) 622-7499.

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The deadline for Open House listings is TUESDAY NOON. Call (310) 822-1629 for Open House forms. Your listing will also appear on the Internet, www.argonautnewspaper.com

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Culver City Sun 2-5

12024 Lucile Street

3/2 Great home near Playa Vista park nicely remodeled

$749,000

Todd Miller

Keller Williams Realty

310-923-5353

Sun/Sat2-5

12519 Preston Way

4/3.5 4 bdrm home w gorgeous custom pool and spa

$1,499,000

Berman Kandel

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-424-5512

Sun 2-5

7111 La Tijera

3/3 Top flr w/loft condo, cathedral ceilings, 3 frplcs

$419,000

Jesse Weinberg

Keller Williams Realty

800-804-9132

Sun 2-5

12957 Bonaparte #3

1/1Remodeled condo /low HOAS/bamboo & granite

$415,000

Jesse Weinberg

Keller Williams

800-804-9132

Sat/Sun 2-5

2008 Preuss Rd

3/3 Grand opening party, 4 new homes

$899,000

Miller Walker Spanier

Keller Williams

310-571-8008

942 7th Street

3/2.5 Completely remodeled Hermosa bch home

$1,499,000

Berman Kandel

Re/Max Estate Properties

310-424-5515

Sun 2-5

13360 Maxella Ave, #1

2/3 Extensively remodeled end unit apx. 1,900 s.f.

$755,000

Jesse Weinberg

Keller Williams Realty

800-804-9132

Sun 2-5

4350 Glencoe #6

2/2.5 End unit, Beautifully remodeled upgrades

$725,000

Bob & Cheryl Herrera

Pres

310-578-0332

Sun 1-4

13082 Mindanao #61

2/3 Cape Cod TH, 2217sf, 2 fps, huge patio, tennis

$885,000

Richard Chernock

Keller Williams Realty

310-301-4520

Sun 2-5

920 Burrell St.

3/3 Artists Dream Compound w/blg lot & guest house

$1,888,000

Tom Thompson

BRC Realty Group

310-890-9054

Sun 2-5

13107 Mindanao #5

2/2 Beautiful TH, w/large patio & private garage

$675,000

Sue Miller

Coldwell Banker

310-821-5090

6400 Pacific #105

2/2 Zen-like atmosphere with great views of lagoon

$755,000

Berman Kandel

Re/Max Estate Properties

310-424-5512

Los Angeles

Hermosa Beach Sun 2-5

Marina del Rey

Playa del Rey Sun 2-5

Playa Vista Sun 2-5

7100 Playa Vista Dr. #117 2/2.5 TH-Style condo, Playa Vista 2000sf, P.V.

$849,000

Linda Black/Dennis Kean

Coldwell Banker

310-292-5326

Sun 2-5

13031 Villosa Place #111

3/2.5 Rare corner unit gorgeous faces Concert Park

$875,000

Michelle Martino

Keller Williams Realty

310-880-0789

Sun 2-5

5742 Kiyot

3/3 Capri Court home w/lavish upgrades throughout

$1,269,000

Berman Kandel

Re/Max Properties

310-424-5512

Sun 2-5

13031 Villosa Pl #416

3/3 Elegant 2 story townhse with city views

$925,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

3/2 Sunny home in Westport Heights

$719,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

Westchester Sun 2-5

7893 Flight Place

Sun 1:30-4

7401 W. 91 Street

3/2.5 Beautiful & spacious, upgraded, MBR ste., pool

$769,000

Bob Waldron

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

Sun 1-4

7870 Truxton Ave

3/1 Fixer on Lrg Lot, hrdwd floors, fresh paint, hurry

$599,000

Nanci Edwards

TREC

310-713-2024

Sun 2-5

7719 Emerson Ave

3/2 Move right in this N Kentwood home

$739,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

Sun 2-5

8009 Belton Drive

4/3 Charming Loyola Village, 2160sf, new crpts

$969,000

Dan Christian

Shorewood Realtors

310-251-6918

Sun 2-5

7747 Mildfield Ave.

3/3 Large fenced yard, wood floors

$659,000

Dan Christian

Shorewood Realtors

310-251-6918

Sun 2-5

5800 Abernathy Drive

2/2 Stunning remodel, on corner lot

$719,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

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“Enjoy the best in both indoor and outdoor living in this spacious two story, 3-bedroom, 2.5 bath home,” says agent Bob Waldron. “This special home has terrific curb appeal and is situated at the top of the hill on a tree-lined street.

The formal dining room has crown molding, hardwood floors, wet bar, and sliding glass door to the patio and pool.

The spacious and inviting master bedroom suite is upstairs with a city lights view, walk-in with closet organizer, sitting area, crown molding, ceiling fan and carpet. The wonderful rear yard offers a fabulous area for outdoor enjoyment and entertaining.” The property is offered at $800,000. Information, Bob Waldron, Coldwell Banker, (310) 337-9225.

Marina Penthouse with Views

“Enjoy panoramic unobstructed views of Santa Monica Bay stretching from Malibu all the way up to the Hollywood Hills,” says agent Mitch Hagerman. “The main level boasts 20 ft floor-to-ceiling glass walls and a private outdoor terrace. This penthouse has a spiral staircase leading up to a loft with unobstructed ocean views and 2 bedrooms plus a laundry room. Enjoy five-star resort services of the Marina City Club including 6 tennis courts, 3 pools, 24-hour gated security, state-of-theart fitness center, bar, restaurant and salon.” The property is offered at $850,000. Information, Mitch Hagerman, Coldwell Banker, (310) 963-4358.

Marina and City Views

“Enjoy spectacular views from this 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit in Marina City Club,” says agent Jesse Weinberg.

“Features include travertine floors throughout, Brazilian slate counter-tops, stainless-steel appliances and maple cabinetry in the open kitchen. Enjoy all amenities of Marina City Club including 16,000 sq. ft. executive spa and gym, 3 swimming pools, 6 tennis courts, 3 racquet ball courts, 2 paddle tennis courts, restaurant and bar, 24-hour gated security, mini-market, daytime café and car wash.” The property is offered at $649,000.

Information, Jesse Weinberg, Keller Williams Marina/LA Realty, (800) 804-9132.

Westchester Home

“This 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, situated in an established peaceful Westchester neighborhood, is full of potential,” says agent Nanci Edwards. “Loaded with charm, this ‘Nowell built’ home features fresh paint, hardwood floors, wainscoting, ceiling designs and more. A large backyard makes this a great home to expand and build your dream home. Located close to transportation, shopping, beaches, LMU and Otis College.” This property is offered at $599,000. Information, Nanci Edwards, The Real Estate Consultants, (310) 645-7785.

Marina City Club Condo “This 2-bedroom, 2-baths unit in West Tower South has gorgeous coean and sunset views,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “Amenities at Marina City Club include six tennis courts, racquetball courts, pools, spa, executive gym, beauty salon, convenience store, and 24-hour guard gated security.”

The property is offered at $579,000. Information, Eileen McCarthy, RE/MAX Estate Properties, (310) 822-8910.

The Argonaut ~ Home Sales Index~

Home Sales

Median Price

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Westchester Home with Pool

+10.3% +17.5% Culver City

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

39 $587,000

52 $654,000

Marina Del rey

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

31 $725,000

41 $675,000

Palms/Mar Vista

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

39 $682,600

48 $867,900

Playa del Rey

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

23 $565,000

21 $539,600

Playa Vista

Homes Sold MediaN Price

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

16 $535,100

26 $724,300

Santa MONICA

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

81 $1,236,000

72 $1,487,000

Venice

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

32 $1,261,800

24 $1,569,400

Westchester

Aug ‘12

Aug ‘13

Homes Sold MediaN Price

38 $651,300

46 $845,600

Total # of sales

299

330

The Argonaut Home Sales Index is presented the first week of each month.

The August figures are sourced from sales reported to MLS as of September 4, 2013.

Argonaut Home Sales Index C The Argonaut, 2013.

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Q&A What’s the most important factor to successfully selling your home?

Finding the right asking price can be tricky. On one hand, overpricing can turn off some potential buyers who might automatically assume that other lower-priced homes might be better values; on the other hand, underpricing might make some prospects think, “So, what’s the catch?”

That’s why it’s particularly important to understand that there’s a difference between a home’s asking price and its fair market value. The latter fluctuates based on the current market, and is basically defined as the highest amount that an informed buyer would pay which, in many cases, isn’t the actual asking price.

The real trick is finding the perfect balance that will net you top dollar and land you multiply offers; that’s where the help of an industry professional can be truly indispensable. One of the first things that a reputable agent should do is conduct a competitive market analysis of your home in order to establish its fair market value, which will be a strong indicator of the ballpark your asking price should find itself.

The key to receiving multiple offers lies in competitively pricing your home in relation to your local market. After a market analysis has been performed, and you’ve

researched how long similar homes in the area have been on the market prior to landing buyers, you’ll have a realistic expectation in terms of your closing timeframe.

Objectively is key. Your home should be priced around its true market value, not what you believe it’s worth. You’ll know where to target your home’s asking price after you research similar properties with the same approximate style, number of rooms, square footage, etc. that have sold in the past six months. Scale your asking price according to extra features and/or amenities that your home has (or doesn’t have) compared to those similar properties that you find.

Keep in mind that the simple act of strategically listing your property at a price that’s a little lower than market rate will typically, in and of itself, stimulate multiple offers. Historically, bargain-hunting buyers come out in droves if they see a great deal, and the resulting multiple offers almost always exceed the original asking price.

Here’s another time-tested tip that’s as simple as it is effective: set your asking price just below a whole number. For example, listing a home for $829,900 will tend to close faster

than a home listed at $830,000.

The good news is that the real estate market in Southern California is steadily gaining steam, which is a great opportunity for sellers to take control. But be very careful about overpricing your property. There are many factors that exist that might instinctively prompt you to raise your asking price too high, and many of these factors aren’t warranted. In this seller’s hot market, it helps to have an experienced realtor on your side who knows how to carefully steer clear of overpricing dangers while creating excitement and buzz about your home. A strong and enthusiastic industry professional should know how to cast a wide net while promoting your open house; from scheduling brokers’ opens during “off” hours so that working professionals can visit your home after their workday is over, to organizing charming cheese, cracker and wine-themed open houses. A real pro should be willing to get as creative as necessary in order to stimulate productive conversation about your property, and land solid offers.

This week’s question was answered

by Jean-Paul Issock, ROC Real Estate and Property Management, (310) 822-9008, Extension 411.

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Shores 544-unit apartment complex opens Photo by Jorge M. Vargas, Jr.

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Shores, Marina del Rey’s newest apartment complex, opened Aug. 12 and has 270 apartments available for leasing, say development representatives.

The 544-unit, five-story complex replaced Del Rey Shores and is at 4201 Palawan Way. “We have over 120 leases,” said David Levine, president of the Marina del Rey Lessees Association. “The response has

been very positive and the level of interest in Shores has been greater than we anticipated.”

Plans for Shores have been in the making since 2001.

In prior news reports, Levine said the complex could be one of the largest apartment construction projects initiated in the United States since 2009.

All units have ocean and marina views, large balconies,

Energy Star washers and dryers, Black Star appliances and central heating and air conditioning.

There is also a fitness center, a clubhouse, a full-service business center and communitywide Wi-Fi hot spots.

Shores is a smoke-free and dog-friendly community.

Information, (310) 822-7700 info@shoresmdr.com.

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THE MAR VISTA SPARKS of the Mar Vista Recreation Center earned the first-place trophy in the “Get Spark” basketball tournament at Staples Center after defeating the Baldwin Hills Scholars 22-17.

A team representing the Mar Vista Recreation Center’s girls basketball program won a Los Angeles Sparks-sponsored tournament, “Get Spark,” after defeating a Baldwin Hills team 22-17 in overtime at the Staples Center late last month.

The Mar Vista Sparks, comprised of 11- to 14-year-old girls, reached the tournament finals against the Baldwin Hills Scholars Aug. 27 after competing in weeks of elimination games.

The two teams were tied at the end of regulation and went into two minutes of overtime, where the Sparks pulled ahead to take the championship. The Mar Vista team is coached by basketball veterans Sherland Chensam and David Trujeque.

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The girls and coaches were awarded the tournament trophy at halftime during the LA Sparks game against the Connecticut Sun. The team players include Emylee Anderson, Brisa Cruz, Junie Dickson, Carmen Donate, Devon Jackson, Yoaxi Olivera, Daisy Rivas, Clarissa Santiago and Malia Verge.

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NEIGHBORHOOD STAR- Westchester resident Ann Wexler was honored at the Sept. 3 meeting of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa as the 2013 “Star of the Neighborhood.” Wexler is a co-founder of Westchester Secondary Charter School, which opened earlier that day.

The award is sponsored by the neighborhood council to identify unsung heroes in Westchester, Playa Vista and Playa del Rey. “The committee’s decision was very difficult because we have so many people who do great things in our committee,” said Sibyl Buchanan, who chaired the selection committee. “But Ann’s efforts set her apart.” Left to right: Sibyl Buchanan, Ann Wexler, Sandy Menotti, who nominated Wexler for the award, and Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa President Cyndi Hench.

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Recently I was chatting with a friend and the conversation turned towards the rise in popularity of standup paddleboards within the boundaries of Marina del Rey harbor.

He and I were both rather amazed at how a once novel and rare little vessel has proliferated and now become so very omnipresent. Mike, who has been a marine professional in the area for decades and has seen the Marina go through plenty of changes, shrugged and said it was okay with him – adding it was nice to see young people and a mix of genders in an area dominated by middle-aged men.

And a mixture it is. By 11 a.m. on a weekend morning, dozens of paddlers are working their way slowly up from Mothers Beach and Phins Water Sports Club in D Basin on what are essentially 10-to-12-foot enlarged surfboards propelled by a long paddle. Teenagers, young couples, old couples, middle-aged ladies, solo riders with little dogs up front, are all in the eclectic mix – this basic, primitive sport seems to bridge a very wide demographic chasm.

“Stand-up paddling has been steadily growing,” said Steve Phinny, owner of Phins Water Sports Club that rents paddleboards, kayaks and rowboats. “We get a large number of first-timers; the learning curve is really short - as little as 15 minutes. I think the popularity is due to it being a

great affordable way to be out on the water, enjoy the marine life, fresh air and get as much of a workout as you want.”

Although Phinny has incentives to publicly promote the sport, his assessment is clearly on the mark. The sport allows people to get out and enjoy time on the water for very little investment, physically or financially. Would-be paddlers can rent a board for about $30 an hour (varying) or pick up a new or used one for $700-1,000.

Unlike boating, there are no real maintenance or storage fees and no moving parts to be concerned with.

“I think its major appeal is that it’s possible for anyone to enjoy, regardless of their age or athleticism,” said Sarah Tiefenthaler, who operates Yogaqua, a stand-up paddle yoga business. “You can make it as easy or as challenging as you like. You can cruise around in a harbor, learn some paddle technique and race, you can take it into the waves, or of course, go through your yoga flow on it while floating on calm water.”

Tiefenthaler represents another aspect of the standup paddle equation – the paddleboard as a yoga mat.

Beyond the cruising/paddling action, the boards are also becoming more and more popular in the world of yoga.

What was once a rather strange sight of a few people doing headstands on paddleboards in the harbor has become more commonplace, with many full

SARAH TIEFENTHALER, owner of Yogaqua, leads a yoga class at Mothers Beach in Marina del Rey, all performed on stand-up paddleboards.

classes going on regularly.

Tiefenthaler created Yogaqua in Marina del Rey and is seeing the trend growing by leaps and bounds.

“This is the third summer now for Yogaqua and there has only been growth with my business,” she said. “And it’s not only Yogaqua that is growing there are more and more (standup paddle) yoga organizations popping up all over the world.”

Both Tiefenthaler and Phinny, who are in the business of stand-up paddling, are both encouraged with the sport’s popularity but the looming question is whether or not it’s a fad. Many boaters feel that having such an influx of uneducated operators of watercraft is a recipe for future accidents and problems.

For instance, longtime Marina del Rey boaters Paul and Jeannie Miller, who own and operate the California Sailing Academy, have become frustrated with what they’ve seen. They say that most riders don’t have an understanding of navigational rules as they travel throughout the harbor, noting it’s become “way out of control.”

At this stage it’s hard to determine if the two factions will happily coexist into the future or if this present discomfort is simply growing pains brought on by a new element that will now always be a facet within marina environments.

Phinny is optimistic and sees the paddleboarding popularity as an opportunity for more people to be exposed to Marina del Rey and places like it, and hopefully become concerned about its stewardship. Beyond the learning curve or lack thereof, he sees stand-up paddlers as possible future advocates that will potentially help in the long run even if they may frustrate some in their learning stage.

Indeed, just recently many stand-up riders were involved in a Marina clean-up for the Kurmalliance organization and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation will soon host its Ninth Annual Marina

del Rey Kayak Cleanup Day Saturday, Sept. 21, where dozens of paddlers are expected to be involved.

Phinny also believes the sport will continue to grow: “All of the people we work with in the industry have high hopes for its future,” he said.

“We remain optimistic, as long as the industry promotes itself properly, devotes time to making sure that all the participants get the best instruction with an emphasis on safe, responsible paddling. It will continue to grow and be a regular part of marine life, much like snowboarding is now to ski resorts.” §

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Officials break ground on repowering project for Scattergood plant The Scattergood Generating Station in Playa del Rey is set to undergo a major overhaul that officials say will help reduce ocean water cooling, decrease emissions and improve power reliability and integration with renewable energy.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) was joined by city elected officials and environmental leaders Aug. 29 in breaking ground on a $950 million repowering project at the Scattergood power plant. The 55-acre plant, located along the coast off Vista del Mar, has three existing units operating as conventional steam turbine generators that burn natural gas in boiler units to produce steam. Units 1 and 2 were built in the 1950s and Unit 3 began operation in 1974.

“The Scattergood Unit 3 Repowering Project promises a clean energy future for Los Angeles through improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and the protection of local marine habitats thanks to modern, new technology that does not require the use of ocean water cooling,” said DWP General Manager Ronald O. Nichols.

“This project also provides significant economic benefits. Over the course of the construction schedule, Scattergood will support over 9,500 annual jobs, generate more than $2 billion in economic output, and over $189.3 million in tax revenue.”

DWP officials say the modernization of local power plants is a key element of the department’s major power supply transformation. Over the next five to 15 years, DWP plans to replace over 70 percent of existing power generation with major investments to modernize its infrastructure, meet renewable energy and energy efficiency goals and eliminate the use of coal power, a department spokesperson said.

DWP officials were joined at the groundbreaking by representatives of the state Air Resources Board, state Water Resources Control Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District, California Energy Commission, the city of El Segundo, and Heal the Bay. The repowering project will replace the

plant’s existing Unit 3 with a more efficient combined cycle (natural gas and steam) turbine and two simple-cycle turbines, according to DWP. The new generating units are expected to be 33 percent more fuel efficient than the existing Unit 3 and feature advanced pollution control systems, helping to reduce emissions of air pollutants and greenhouses gases, the department spokesperson said.

DWP officials also anticipate that the project will greatly reduce harmful impacts on marine habitat by replacing the current ocean cooling system at Unit 3 with an air-cooled condenser for the combined-cycle unit and an air-cooled heat exchanger for the smaller simple-cycle units.

Frances Spivy-Weber, vice chair of the state Water Resources Control Board, said her agency worked collaboratively with DWP in an effort to eliminate ocean cooling at DWP’s coastal power plants.

“The Scattergood Repowering Project demonstrates LADWP’s leadership in creating partnerships that can turn regulations and strategic planning into opportunities for water, power and wildlife resources,” Spivy-Weber said.

Along with repowering Scattergood Unit 3, DWP will lower the current capacity of Unit 1 to maintain the same total power output and meet air quality standards, said Aram Benyamin, senior assistant general manager for the power system.

“Today, we continue the massive transformation of our power supply by replacing 1970s-era power generation with efficient stateof-the art, advanced technology turbines that serve the dual function of increasing the plant’s reliability and supporting current and future generation of renewable energy,” Benyamin said.

Sarah Sikich, science and policy director of coastal resources for Heal the Bay, added, “The groundbreaking is a big step in the continued improvement of our valuable coastal resources in the Santa Monica Bay.” Construction began in April and project completion is expected by December 2015.

Santa Monica-Malibu school board appoints new directors of curriculum, instruction The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has approved the appointment of Dr. Ellen Edeburn and Irene Gonzalez-Castillo as the new directors of curriculum and instruction.

The board voted Aug. 28 to approve the appointments for Gonzalez-Castillo, who will focus on teaching and learning as it relates to grades pre-kindergarten through fifth, and Edeburn, who will focus on grades 6-12.

“I would like to welcome Dr. Edeburn to SMMUSD and congratulate Ms. GonzalezCastillo on her new position for 2013-14,” district Superintendent Sandra Lyon said.

Both directors will assist the assistant superintendent of educational services as the district moves forward with Common Core Standards, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Professional Learning

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She previously served as the assistant principal at Hillside Middle School in the Simi Valley Unified School District and as the district interim assistant principal at Canyon High School in the William S. Hart Union High School District.

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FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT File No. 2013 155217 The following persons are doing business as: Parvin-M-USA 1483 Wooster Street Los Angeles, CA. 90035 Parvin Moheby 1483 Wooster Stree Los Aneles, CA. 90035 County of Los Angeles.

Registered owners: Parvin Moheby 1483 Wooster Street Los Aneles, CA. 90035 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name: Parvin Moheby This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 25, 2013 Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5 2013. 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. 2013 159005 The following persons are doing business as: Finishes 4079 Glencoe Ave. #424 Marina el Rey, CA. 90292. County of Los Angele.

Registered owners: Anthony Murphy 4079 Glencoe Ave. #424 Marina Del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names liste).d above on 7/31/13. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name: Anthony Murphy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 31, 2013. Argonaut published: August

8, 15, 22, 29, 2013. 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. 2013 159135 The following persons are doing business as: 1)Urban Whale 2) Urban Whale Promotions 8517 Pershing Dr #4 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 County of Los Angeles.

Registered owners: RD Travers Enterprises 8517 Pershing Drive #4 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 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 7/31/13. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name RD Travers Enterprises LLC: Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 31, 2013, 2013. Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013 2013. 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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legal advertising FICtItIOUS bUSINeSS NAme StAtemeNt File No. 2013 160964 The following persons are doing business as: 1) Artists Agency international 2)Elizabeth St. Denis 3520 Overland Ave. suite A-139 Los Angeles, CA. 90034 Elizabeth Orem Bjorklund 2462 Zorada Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90046 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name Elizabeth Orem Bjorklund Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 1, 2013. Argonaut published: August 22, 29, Sept 5, 12, 2013 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. 2013 163692 The following persons are doing business as: Edith Elle Photography & Associates 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd #110-233 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Registered owners: Edith

Levandoski 5710 W. Centinela Avenue #305 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Michael Levandoski 5710 W Centinela Ave. #305 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by a married couple. 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name Edith Levandoski Owner. Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 6, 2013.

Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013 2013. 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. 2013 163693 The following persons are doing business as: Marie-Antoinette Macarons 449 San Vicente Blvd Apt A Santa Monica, CA. 90402. MarieAntoinette LLC 449 San Vicente Blvd Apt A Santa Monica, CA. 90402 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Marie-Antoinette LLC 449 San Vicente Blvd Apt A Santa Monica, CA. 90402. This business is conducted by a limited liability

company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name: Marie-Antoinette LLC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 6, 2013 Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Spet 5, 2013 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. 2013 163694 The following persons are doing business as: maison la queue 4079 Glencoe Ave. #320 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 Registered owners: Megumi Garvey 4079 Glencoe Ave #320 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

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Garvey. Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 6, 2013. Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. 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. 2013 163695 The following persons are doing business as John White Plumbing and Rooter Connection 3517 S Centinela Avenue Los Angeles CA. 90066 County of Los Angeles . Registered owners: John White Rooter Connection Inc. 3517 S. Centinela Ave. Los Angles CA. 90066 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Registrant Signature/Name:John D. White. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 6, 2013. Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013. 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. 2013 163696 The following persons are doing business as: 1)Compliagent 2) Compliagent Inc. 11845 W. Olympic Blvd. #510 Los Angeles, CA. 90064 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: The Compliance Institute LLC 11845 W. Olympic Blvd. #510 Los Angeles, CA. 90064 This business is conducted by a limited liabiliity company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Registrant Signature Charles Nelson CFO :Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 6, 2013. Argonaut published: August 15, 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013 2013. 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 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. 2013 168524 The following persons are doing business as: 1) Wild Squrl 2) Scenix 7312 West 87th Place Los Angeles, CA. 90045 7312 West 87th place Los Angeles CA. 90045 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Michelle Mohlere 7312 West 87th Place Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which

he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name Michelle Mohlere Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 13, 2013.

Argonaut published: August 22, 29, Sept 5, 12, 2013. 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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L o s A n g e L e s T i m e s s u n d Ay C r o s s w o r d P u z z L e “HURRY!” By JULIAN LIM

ACrOSS 1 Clerics in un monastère 6 Scanner reading 13 Directory of notables 20 Jeweler’s aid 21 “Umbrella” singer 22 Collaborative instructional website 23 *Similarly troubled 25 Muslim domain 26 Like an emcee who’s overdoing it 27 Home to millions 28 High-tech film effects, for short 30 Worst 31 Till the cows come home 33 Part of TNT 36 Colorado River feeder 37 Acronymous 13-Down gun 38 *Mythological trick 42 Rapids phenomenon 45 “That’s so sweet!”

46 Where Rome is 48 “In Dreams” actor 49 Coral element 53 Donne’s “Death Be Not Proud,” e.g.

55 1996 Summer Olympics star 57 Good way to find a relic 59 It might involve a bouncing ball 62 “Crowd Goes Wild” host, familiarly 63 *Design on a shield 66 Secret observer’s

opening 68 1998 insect-world animated film 69 Draft status 70 Psyche’s beloved 71 Some OR workers 75 Snaps 78 *Most people can’t stand to work in one 80 Ames native 83 Coal-rich region of central Europe 85 How stock may be bought 86 __ Faso 88 Loire Valley city 91 Latin clarifier 92 Nitrogen-based dye 93 Skinks and geckos 96 Straight up 98 Novelist Jaffe 100 *Fire 102 Sponsor of PSAs on DUI 106 Flow forcefully 108 Response to “Clean your room,” perhaps 109 One adding things up 111 Old Spice rival 112 Seeking, in ads 113 Some ER cases 116 “Keep dreaming!”

117 Bread with salad?

119 Embarking on something exciting, and a hint regarding what this puzzle’s starred answers’ endings have in common 123 Mist-ify?

124 125 126 127

Psyched Church responses Post-soak condition “Friends” had 10 of them 128 Impetuous DOwN 1 Glitterati groups 2 Bit of wit 3 Lighter liquid 4 “Heartburn” screenwriter 5 Words below a bad grade, perhaps 6 Cup holder?

7 Strives 8 South Korean president, 1948-1960 9 Pool room 10 John __ Lennon 11 Some court evidence 12 Face up to an embarrassing mistake 13 Global conflict, briefly 14 “Forget __”: 1964 hit 15 Striped rainforest critter 16 Quiet as a mouse, e.g.

17 *“Bor-r-r-ring!”

18 Have the __ for 19 Have a mortgage 24 Elec. instrument 29 Like the “Saw” films 32 Prohibition proponents 34 __ peace 35 Angle symbols 36 Singer Halliwell 39 Love letter symbols 40 Letters for occupants?

(Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis)

41 By hook or by crook 97 Designer cologne 104 Respectable 43 Co-star of Tom in “A 99 Fall 105 Not casual Few Good Men” 101 Cybermemos 107 “Socrate” composer 44 Holiday tubers 102 Puccini’s “__ Butterfly” 110 Rabbi’s study 45 Vision: Pref.

103 Eatery where “you 111 Galleria display 47 Marx not seen in films can get anything you 112 Model Sastre 49 Type type want” 114 Dimwit 50 “__, you noblest English”: “Henry V” 51 Future D.A.’s exam 52 First name of two Israeli prime ministers 54 __ in November 56 Shoe insert 58 Some sky lights, to some 60 Runs 61 Sedgwick of “The Closer” 64 Ancient Indians of the Four Corners region 65 Int.-lowering option 67 1952 Winter Olympics site 72 Baguette spread 73 “JAG” spin-off 74 9, perhaps: Abbr.

76 Indigo dye 77 Watch over 78 Reds, on scoreboards 79 Pique 80 Support beam 81 Greek spirits 82 *Bad thing to get off on 84 Ice skater Cohen 87 Close at hand 89 Notable age 90 Religious offshoot 94 MLB nos.

95 Puts a new top on

115 117 118 120 121 122

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013 172689 The following person is doing business as: 1st Pacific One Smart Services, 3010 Wilshire Blvd., #333, Los Angeles, CA 90010, County of Los Angeles : Registered owner: Jim Peterson 1430 Ridgley DriveLos Angeles, CA 90019.

This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 18, 2012. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Registrant Signature/Name: Jim Peterson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 19, 2013 . Argonaut published: August 22, 29, Sept 5, 12, 2013. 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. 2013 175126 The following persons are doing business as: FindMyCharter.com

5301 Beethoven St. #265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066 County of Los Angeles, American Sailing Assoc.

5301 Beethoven Ste 265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name Cynthia Shabes Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 21, 2013.

Argonaut published: August 29, Sept 5, 12, 19, 2013 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. 2013 175820 The following persons are doing business as: Wunderbar Travel 1900 Vine Street Apt 402 Los Angeles, CA. 90068 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Christiane Busch Nyfield 1900 Vine Street Apt 402 Los Angeles, CA. 90068 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Registrant Signature/Name Chistiane Busch Nyfield Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 22, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 2013 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. 2013 177456 The following persons are doing business as: Stage Right Home Staging 18 Privateer St #3 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Julie M. Lane 18 Privateer St #3 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is

true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Registrant Signature/ Name Julie M. Lane Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 23, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 2013 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).

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Application July 29, 2013 To whom it may concern The name of the applicant is at: SK Resturant Concepts LLC The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at 1519-1521 Griffith Park Los Angeles, CA. 90019 Type of license applied for 41- ON SALE BEER AND WINE EATING PLACE ARGONAUT August 22, 29, Sept 5, 2013

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