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LMU PROFESSOR ANNA MURACO has been one of the most outspoken members of the university’s faculty regarding its Board of Trustees’ decision to eliminate abortion coverage from its employees' insurance plans.
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LMU Board of Trustees removes abortion coverage from healthcare insurance By Gary Walker Moving in the direction that other Catholic universities have taken over the last several months, the Loyola Marymount University Board of Trustees voted Oct. 7 to eliminate elective abortion coverage from its employees’ health insurance plans. In a joint statement, LMU President David Burcham and Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead, chair of the Board of Trustees, explained the board’s decision and delved into some of the history surrounding this controversial topic. “When we learned that LMU had, for the first time, been given the option to exclude elective abortions from its principal health insurance plans, we decided that the governing board of LMU should address this difficult issue,” Hannon Aikenhead and Burcham wrote. “We did so because we take very seriously our fiduciary role as guardians of LMU and, particularly, upholding its Jesuit/Marymount and Catholic identity, mission, history and tradition. “We acknowledge that the issue of abortion is extremely complicated and encompasses varied and competing values that often leave no one happy,” they continued. “Nonetheless, we believe that the right to life and dignity for every human being is a fundamental part of Catholic beliefs (all other rights flow from this primary right to life and dignity), and that this vision needs to be evidenced in LMU’s policies and procedures. “Thus, the board decided that LMU’s principal insurance plans in 2014 will not provide coverage
for elective abortions. All other aspects of reproductive health coverage will remain the same. We will continue to cover therapeutic abortions, contraception and other forms of reproductive care mandated by the state of California. The rates for the principal LMU plans will be set based solely on the benefits provided under those plans.” The Argonaut first previewed in its Oct. 3 issue the university’s intent to remove the abortion coverage from its employees’ insurance and subsequently, the topic has generated national attention. Over the last three weeks, some of the university’s professors have mobilized to counter the university’s plan, which was first announced Aug. 15. Over 100 faculty and staff members signed a petition asking the trustees to refrain from removing the elective reproductive portion of their insurance prior to the board meeting. In lieu of the eliminated abortion coverage, the board said it will offer another insurance option to its employees that will cover elective abortions, called a third party administrator plan. “The (plan) will be selected very shortly in order to facilitate an alternative,” the board wrote. The third party-managed plan will cover elective abortions, but employees will pay a “slightly higher premium,” Hannon and Burcham said in their joint statement. “The employee will be responsible for the entirety of the cost associated with this additional coverage and, thus, no LMU dollars will be used in paying for this additional coverage,” they wrote. Jessica Osorio, who graduated from LMU (Continued on page 8)
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Local council votes down motion requesting alcohol enforcement unit By Gary Walker A motion asking Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin to create an alcohol enforcement and compliance unit for the Venice area was soundly rejected by the Venice Neighborhood Council at its meeting last month. The council’s Neighborhood and Land Use and Planning committees had met in a joint session earlier and approved the motion by an 8-2 vote, but when it came before the neighborhood council, it garnered only one vote from board vice president Marc Saltzberg, with 15 against and two abstentions. In the beachside enclaves of Venice and Santa Monica, two communities that see a high rate of tourism annually, there are an equally high number of outlets that sell alcohol, according to the
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Westside Impact Project. In Venice, there are 106 businesses licensed to sell liquor, beer and wine within the seaside town of 3.17 square miles, which equates to 33 outlets per square mile on average. The county average, according to Los Angeles County officials, is 16 alcohol outlets per square mile. In addition, Venice has 32 alcohol outlets per 10,000 residents, while Council District 11, which includes Venice, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Playa del Rey and Westchester, has 21.5 per 10,000 residents. The Westside Impact Project is a Los Angeles County campaign that is seeking to lower the number of alcohol-related problems in Santa Monica and Venice. “The point of the motion was that someone should do inspections (of these establishments) and enforce the conditions of operations,” Saltzberg (Continued on page 11)
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Removal of elective abortion coverage ‘dismissive’ of women’s intellects
religious sensibilities. This is, in part, exactly because there is no one “Catholic position” on abortion – not unless we are willing to conflate Catholicism with the teaching of modern bishops. According to the Guttmacher Institute, approximately 22 I am joined by many staff and faculty in per 1,000 Catholic women in the United regarding the decision to exclude so-called States have had an abortion, and Catholic elective abortion from insurance coverage women are 29 percent more likely to have as frankly dismissive of women’s and girls’ an abortion than Protestant women. experiences – and of their intellects. I will We would be rash to assume all these defend the right of my colleagues and their Catholic women perceive themselves as daughters to have coverage for abortions that having committed a “particularly egregious they – not their doctor, not their university – evil” (Robert Caro, Loyolan, Sept. 26). determine necessary. When we talk about Catholic identity, The question of abortion coverage with whom are we willing to engage in is not, as some have framed it, one of conversation? I hope we are willing to balancing Loyola Marymount University’s speak with the women of LMU, who will Catholic identity with its commitment disagree among themselves and sometimes to plurality and diversity of moral and fiercely about the morality of abortion – VOL 43, NO 41 Local News & Culture
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why shouldn’t they? Our varied voices must surely count for something. It is precisely matters of real moral significance that test the truth of LMU’s stated commitment to plurality and diversity. If abortion coverage is declared “off limits” on the grounds that we are a Catholic university, LMU will have failed this test, declaring a preemptory role over the conscience of its employees. Having done so, our university will have conceded that when it really matters, plurality and diversity do not really matter. Anna Harrison Associate Professor Department of Theological Studies Loyola Marymount University
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Re: “‘The Wizard of Oz’ lyricist Yip Harburg, Bruria and Judge David Finkel, and former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg to be honored,” (Argonaut, Oct 3). Thank you for your coverage of the Oct. 5 fundraiser benefitting the Sholem Community and the Workmen’s Circle/ Arbeter Ring. Prior to learning of this event, there were many people (including myself) unfamiliar with the progressive ideals and work of Yip Harburg - although many of his songs were so well-known to us - as well as unfamiliar or somewhat familiar with the other honorees and those who performed. The program was wonderful - a memorable evening marked with performances both touching and humorous. One of the highlights was when 92-yearsyoung, House Un-American Activities
Committee-blacklisted, progressive African-American singer Hope Foye, sang, “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe.” (Now I want to learn more about this remarkable woman, who might have earned a high level of fame in the U.S. had she not been forced to leave the country to work). Not only were the benefitting nonprofit organizations grateful for your story (there were reprinted copies on hand), but it seemed fitting that this event and the honored individuals (who worked on behalf of civil rights, labor, women, children, renters, the LGBT community and more) should be noted in The Argonaut. Regan Kibbee Venice
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Re: “Construction traffic madness” (Argonaut letters, Oct. 3). I don’t want to beat a dead horse (maybe those responsible for the mess on Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey). I agree, no one apparently has given any thought to the mess that has been created with the construction nightmare we are now enduring. One step that could have been taken would be to temporarily adjust the timing of the traffic lights so that more vehicles could move through intersections along Admiralty, especially in the area of Ralphs. The workers seem to take great pleasure stopping traffic instead of being more courteous and aware of the delays they are causing. An effort could also have been made to (Letters continued on page 6)
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The Argonaut welcomes a new editor on Monday, Oct. 14 and says a heartfelt goodbye this week to editor Vince Echavaria, who has guided the paper’s news and culture coverage with a steady hand for the past six years. Echavaria has accepted an editing job at the San Francisco Examiner, and we wish him the best of luck in his new adventure. The Argonaut’s new editor is Joe Piasecki, who comes to the paper after a three-year stint as a Los Angeles Times community news reporter. In addition to the Times, Piasecki’s recent work has appeared in the pages of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and the late Pasadena Sun. Before joining the Times, Piasecki
was a reporter and deputy editor for The Argonaut’s sister paper, the Pasadena Weekly, from 2001 to 2009. Piasecki left the weekly for a fellowship with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where he earned a master’s degree in specialized journalism with an emphasis on public policy. “The Argonaut has a strong legacy of performing a vital community service as the area’s news leader. I’m honored to become a part of it,” Piasecki said. “Going forward, we’ll continue to provide essential local news while digging deep for investigative reports and strong feature stories about the people, places and events that define our Westside communities.” Echavaria said he’ll be following The Argonaut’s growth through the fog of the San Francisco Bay. “The Argonaut will always have a piece of me as a place where I spent most of the early years of my journalism career. It has been a privilege and rewarding experience covering such distinctive communities in one of the most ideal parts of Los Angeles,” Echavaria said. “We have worked hard to provide the most comprehensive news coverage possible and I look forward to seeing that continue.” Piasecki can be reached at (310) 8221629, ext. 122, or Joe@ArgonautNews. com. Find him on Twitter at @JoePiasecki.
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OPINION Close the Santa Monica Airport… with a caveat By Odysseus Bostick The recent catastrophe at the Santa Monica Airport has pulled the greater city of Los Angeles into a debate we’ve been having on the Westside for years: how to deal with an airport that has been enveloped in density. There was a point in time when this airport made sense. When it was used in World War II by the Army Air Corps, it positioned us well to fight in the Pacific theater. As Los Angeles bloomed in the corresponding aviation era, our little airport meant jobs and economic growth. Housing tracts burst up to support the employees of the Douglas Aircraft Company working onsite to produce the fabled DC series. With the collapse of the aviation industry, there was a small window of time to utilize this asset to our benefit. In doing so, we capitalized on the demand by private air traffic and hobby pilots in order to replace lost economic growth from the exit of airplane manufacturing. It was a good decision, but at best should have been looked at as a momentary patch because the window of time when an airport could safely operate amidst the increasing density of Los Angeles has grown increasingly smaller since the 1960s, when our population was just about half of what it is now. Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin frames this story well when he shares some startling statistics. Since the 1980s, when jets were allowed back on the runway, there have been 80 accidents. The population density in the area has grown so much that the Federal Aviation Administration has neutered its requirement that homes be at least 1,000 feet from the runway. Instead, as Bonin shares, some houses are as close as 300 feet from the runway. One home was just over 50 feet from the burning hanger in the most recent disaster on Sept. 29 that claimed four lives. It is abundantly clear that this airport must close. This is also a good thing. The land offers a fantastic opportunity to reimagine life on the Westside, not just for the neighbors directly adjacent to the property. At 227 acres, the closure of airport operations after such a long run is essentially equal to creating new land. It’s a new urbanist’s ideal situation and an opportunity for the cities of Santa
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Monica and Los Angeles to initiate a transformative effort that would render Brooklyn’s Highline a mere pittance to the people of New York. Imagine the open space, dog parks, jungle gyms, and running tracks alongside an integrated service industry entertaining travelers from across the world with live music and yearly festivals. The infrastructure of the former airport also offers potential light industrial space – think of a slightly inland Silicon Beach, coupled with a bike-friendly paradise just one mile from the Expo Line. So, it makes a lot of sense that our councilman, Bonin, is championing the closure of the airport and I thank him for it. It’s intelligent advocacy for better land use from a man we have high hopes can make transit work for Los Angeles. There’s one caveat to this, though, and it rests below the Santa Monica Airport: bedrock. Our little airport is the only one in the region that is centrally located within the city of Los Angeles and was built upon solid ground. In the event of a major catastrophe, be it an earthquake, tsunami or terrorist attack, the Santa Monica Airport will be the only runway that we can count on to be operational, and its position in the midst of so much density makes it the perfect point for disaster relief efforts. Considering the Los Angeles City Council’s recent history of failing to account for earthquake fault lines below skyscrapers in Hollywood, I feel compelled to make this very public request: please incorporate the potential use of Santa Monica’s runway into the next manifestation of this property. This is not a plea for anyone to keep the Santa Monica Airport open; it has outgrown its safe use. However, I plead this one request to our local government. You are responsible for maximizing the public value of this incredible opportunity. Demand that the next incarnation of this land is designed in such a way that the former runway be available for emergency use in the event of a disaster. We will thank you later for doing it. Odysseus Bostick is a Westchester resident and former teacher who campaigned for the Los Angeles City Council 11th District seat earlier this year. §
Many of these people do not heed the traffic laws, road signs or traffic lights and are making the roads very dangerous for both study traffic patterns and attempt to schedule pedestrians and car drivers. When I drive I try work on “off” hours. It is clear that no one to be extra careful but feel it’s like an obstacle cares about the residents and visitors to the course, and I’m afraid I will hit someone and area. then I will get blamed for it. I have never seen Ken Teicher police in the area to stop these people. Marina del Rey Also, I walk regularly on the footpath that goes between Marina del Rey beach and the Trouble with cyclists inlet (at the end of Via Marina), where there Re: “A watchful eye on cyclists, skaters,” are clearly signs for no biking as it is a path (Argonaut letters, Oct. 3). for pedestrians, and yet every day there are I couldn’t agree more with the letter cyclists biking down there so fast that I am writer. I also live in the Marina del Rey/ particularly afraid for the elderly and infirm Venice area and the situation with cyclists and people as well as young children walking skateboarders has become really dangerous, there. especially on the weekends. Angela Durrant
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University will offer alternate abortion coverage at higher premium plan to the university’s employees a capitulation. “At the end of the day, this insurance scheme facilitates employees’ abortions,” Cardinal Newman Society in 2008, sees the third party offering as an attempt to President Patrick Reilly said in a statement to the placate those on both sides of the abortion divide. Catholic News Agency. “LMU wants it both ways. It wants to make a stand “The bishops declared a similar scheme unacceptable by eliminating abortion coverage from faculty and its in the federal (Health and Human Services) mandate, staff’s health insurance plans so that it can align itself which forces Catholics to facilitate coverage for more closely with Catholic doctrine,” she said. “Then, contraceptives and sterilization. Much worse, LMU to appease supporters of full reproductive rights, LMU is itself funding coverage for contraception and will offer a separate plan where an employee may opt for sterilization, while also enabling abortion coverage.” abortion coverage by paying more for it.” The Cardinal Newman Society is a conservative LMU professor Anna Muraco says she understands Catholic organization that says its mission is to “promote that the board had to take into account the church’s and defend faithful Catholic education.” teachings and beliefs when it voted to end the abortion Christopher Kaczor, a philosophy professor at LMU, provision and thinks that others are now somewhat did not return calls for comment. But he told Catholic mollified with the alternate plan. Education Daily, an online publication of the Cardinal “I’m not as convinced as others that this is a Newman Society, “It’s like saying abortion is seriously compromise,” said Muraco, a tenured professor who wrong, I will not drive you to the abortion clinic, but teaches sociology. wait here and I’ll have my brother drive you — and She also takes issue with the notion that the Board that somehow gives them clean hands,” he said. “It’s of Trustees’ stance on abortion is grounded solely in the a victory for the side that wants LMU to be a secular church’s teachings. “That is faulty logic to presuppose place.” that there is only one Catholic doctrine,” said Muraco, Serena Josel, director of public affairs for Planned who was raised Catholic. “Not all LMU employees are Parenthood of Los Angeles, sees the LMU trustees Catholic.” vote as part of a broader plan by religious and social Some of the more conservative Catholic organizations conservatives nationwide to curtail or eliminate consider the decision to provide an alternate insurance reproductive freedom. She cited North Carolina, Texas (Continued from cover)
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LMU PRESIDENT DAVID BURCHAM, in an Oct. 7 statement, explained why the university is removing the elective abortion coverage.
and Missouri as states that have moved to reduce abortion care or where clinics cannot offer contraception. Muraco agrees that the LMU action can impact reproductive freedom. “It is also an issue of equity,” the professor told The Argonaut Oct. 3. “This policy change affects only women, so on that basis it can be perceived as being discriminatory.” While it may be unknown to the public, the majority of healthcare plans include abortion coverage, according to Josel. “At least 65 percent of insurance plans cover abortion and contraception,” she noted. Osorio sees a correlation between the national debate around healthcare, the Oct. 1 opening of healthcare exchanges through the Affordable Care Act, its position on reproductive rights and LMU’s ability to eliminate elective abortion coverage. “This decision by LMU’s Board of Trustees needs to be contextualized within the health policy changes rolling out of the Affordable Care Act. Millions of the uninsured will gain heath coverage in a few months, yet we need to question which legal rights are in jeopardy because of this policy,” she said. The LMU alumna views the healthcare laws as putting “individual rights against the rights of religious institutions,” therefore allowing LMU to deny abortion coverage to its employees. “This has repercussions for reproductive rights nationwide and has left an open door to those inclined to chip away at reproductive rights,” she asserted. Muraco said the board wants the comprehensive benefits committee to oversee the new third party plan, but she noted in the Oct. 3 Argonaut story how the board previously decided to bypass the committee and take a vote on the health insurance plan. “I find it a little strange that the board would want to have this vetted by the comprehensive benefits committee after they’ve already taken a position on (the elective abortion provision),” she said. “Abortion has never been discussed in any of the committee meetings.” Beginning Oct. 28, LMU employees will be able to choose their desired coverage during the open enrollment period. Muraco reiterated what she had said previously regarding legal action. While her statements were characterized on certain websites as a “threat,” the professor said she had not decided whether or not to explore the legal option. “I think it would be unwise to take anything off the table,” she said.§ Gary@ArgonautNews.com
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Lack of compliance with license requirements cited as major concern (Continued from cover)
said after the vote. Bonin’s office has received several complaints from Venice residents about the number of establishments serving alcohol. Westside Impact Project Manager Sarah Blanch was disappointed that the local council voted against the motion by such a wide margin. “There is a distinct disconnect between the Venice Neighborhood Committee’s vote of 8-2 in favor of this motion and the Venice Neighborhood Council’s almost unanimous rejection of it, with 15 ‘no’ votes and only one ‘yes’ vote,” Blanch said. “At the Venice Neighborhood Committee/ LUPC Sept. 10 special meeting on this subject, multiple Venice residents expressed their concerns about quality of life issues related to alcohol outlets in the community, primarily in the form of littering, noise and vandalism.” Land Use and Planning Committee Chair Jake Kaufman did not vote on the motion, but said he understands how some have grown frustrated by what they claim are establishments
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violating conditions of their lease and planning approvals. He himself has heard them firsthand. “I get frequent phone calls from people who have called various city departments who say they know of (certain violations) and no one is doing anything about them,” he said. Kaufman, who is also a member of the neighborhood council, says while he understands that Los Angeles has been mired in a budget crisis for years before the last fiscal year, he feels that Venice does not receive the kind of enforcement services, as well as attention to its local infrastructure, that it should. “We have 16 million people that come to Venice Beach every year. With those numbers, why don’t we have the resources to take care of our beaches?” he asked. Blanch said the Neighborhood Committee’s vote was significant and made her wonder why the full board decided to vote against the motion. “The committee’s majority ‘yes’ vote for the motion indicates an interest from the community in putting attention and resources into better managing alcohol-related
VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT MARC SALTZBERG was dismayed that he was the lone vote to support an alcohol compliance unit.
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— Sarah Blanch problems in Venice – yet the Venice Neighborhood Council voted it down,” she said. Saltzberg said he was discouraged by the vote because at the joint meeting, both committees heard testimony from residents who live adjacent to the establishments that sell alcohol about some of the problems that they have encountered. The Los Angeles Police Department Pacific division enforces and monitors all of the outlets that have been granted liquor licenses by the state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control in Venice. Recently, the city Planning Department created a similar unit that Saltzberg called for in his motion to be headed by city
engineer Roxanne Wiles. “There has not been a designated ‘Venice’ enforcement plan to my knowledge,” said LAPD Sgt. Mark Griego of the Pacific division. Griego said there are no venues that are currently targeted and no single restaurant, bar or store has been more of a problem than others in Venice. “Every now and then there will be a fight or an assault, but there are no patterns pointing at any one specific ABC establishment,” he said. “If there is a problem, we contact the owner of the establishment to resolve the problem. “To my knowledge, there are no statistics that connect crimes to drinking behavior.” Wiles did not return calls or
email inquiries for comment. Approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year as a result of underage drinking, and 1,900 of those deaths are from automobile accidents, according to statistics from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. And approximately one in three high school students has been a passenger in a car driven by someone who had consumed alcohol. Kaufman thinks the council should direct its focus on the enforcement of the conditions of the leases and existing planning ordinances. He believes that Mayor Eric Garcetti, Department of City Planning Director Michael LoGrande and Councilman Mike Bonin, who
represents Venice, understand the current problems related to alcohol-serving establishments. “I believe that they get what’s happening, but the community must continue to remind them that Venice should be a top priority,” he said. “We’re very fragile here and we need help. “We need to be the shining example of what Los Angeles should be.” Saltzberg thinks that given the anecdotal data from residents as well as the complaints regarding little or no enforcement being done, the council motion was a no-brainer. “To my mind, the reason that it should have passed is clear and obvious,” said the neighborhood council vice president. Blanch is hopeful that the neighborhood council will reconsider a similar motion or ask Bonin’s office to step up enforcement of those operators who have been delinquent. “This is a topic of increasing importance for Venice residents,” she pointed out. “The Venice Neighborhood Council should make it a priority to determine better solutions for managing alcohol-related problems in the community.” § Gary@ ArgonautNews.com
October 10, 2013 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 11
Santa Monica
Waxman requests quick action on runway safety after airport crash By Gary Walker The plane crash that killed four people, including the president/CEO of a local construction company and his son, has prompted a United States congressman and safety activists who live near the site of the accident to demand that the federal government consider runway protection at Santa Monica Airport. Rep. Henry Waxman ( D-Venice) whose district also includes Santa Monica, wrote to Deborah Hersman, the acting head of the National Transportation Safety Board, voicing his concerns about how homeowners who reside less than 250 feet from the runway are at risk if a plane overruns the runway. The Sept. 29 crash has sparked renewed concern about the lack of protection at the airfield’s runway. “I am writing on behalf of my constituents who reside near the Santa Monica Airport. I have repeatedly called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address concerns in the community over safety conditions at the airport,” the congressman wrote Hersman in the Oct. 3 letter. “But the FAA has inexcusably failed to act. “I request you immediately address these problems and establish additional safeguards as quickly as possible.” Victims identified in the fatal accident were Mark John Benjamin, 63, the president and CEO of Morley Builders,
and his son Luke, 28. Also killed in the Cessna Citation 525A were Lauren Winkler, 28, the younger Benjamin’s girlfriend, and Kyla Dupont, 53. Santa Monica city officials offered their condolences days after the bodies were indentified and cited the elder Benjamin as a respected community advocate. “We mourn all of the victims lost in the tragic aircraft accident of Sept. 29. Mark Benjamin is well known to the city of Santa Monica. He was a treasured member of our community as a corporate and community leader as well as a generous philanthropist,” said Santa Monica City Manager Rod Gould. “Under Mark Benjamin’s leadership, Morley Builders has been a tremendous partner for the city in constructing major projects benefitting the community and the region such as our beloved Main Library, the Big Blue Bus Maintenance Facility, Parking Structure 6, and the Douglas DC-3 Spirit of Santa Monica Memorial. “Mark supported numerous community organizations including the Ocean Park Community Center, the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation, Santa Monica-Malibu schools, the Westside Family Health Center, the Santa Monica History Museum, and the Santa Monica Police Activities League to name a few,” Gould continued. “Mark will be sorely missed by all he touched and by the
Santa Monica community that he served as a corporate leader and humanitarian. “I extend my condolences to the employees of Morley Builders and feel their loss at this tragic time.” The transportation board is investigating the cause of the accident. Arriving from Hailey, ID, the jet hit an airport hanger upon landing and subsequently collided with three other hangars, causing a fire, according to the FAA. Waxman said he would be following the probe and the results of the accident. “I will closely monitor the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the cause of the crash. If the crash was the result of airport safety problems, I’ll want to do all I can to correct them,” the congressman pledged. Santa Monica Airport Commissioner David Goddard said one way to make the airport safer is to have fewer aircraft landing and taking off from the airfield. “We’re attempting to get the City Council to reduce the number of flight operations,” he said. The city’s Airport Commission recommended what is known as a flight operation reduction rule to the council last year and the city’s governing body has directed its staff members to analyze the recommendation. Waxman, who has written several times over the years to the federal government regarding the city-owned airport, told Hersman how the FAA has
REP. HENRY WAXMAN is asking the National Transportation Safety Board to review safety conditions, especially regarding the runway, at Santa Monica Airport in the wake of a fatal Sept. 29 crash.
role to play in charting the airport’s future and requested a meeting with you to discuss moving forward with a public forum,” the congressman continued. “To date, I have not received an answer from you. “I expect one without delay.” Goddard said he welcomes any assistance that Waxman can provide. “We deeply appreciate Rep. Waxman’s assistance with airport safety,” the
“The fatal crash should be a wakeup call. You should thoroughly review the conditions at the airport, implement safeguards to protect the community, pilots, and passengers, and make the safety of the Santa Monica Airport an urgent priority.” — Rep. Henry Waxman been unwilling to work with him in even small ways. He referenced a community forum in Venice in June where the federal agency was invited. “Three months ago, I wrote the FAA with the simple request that the agency participate in a forum in Santa Monica with city of Santa Monica officials and members of the community to discuss options for the future of the airport,” Waxman stated in his letter. “I was extremely disappointed when the FAA declined the invitation to participate in a public forum. “(At the end of September), I wrote that ‘the FAA has an important leadership PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT October 10, 2013
commissioner said. While tragic, Waxman said the crash that killed Benjamin and his party can serve as an opportunity to examine safety conditions at the general aviation airport. “The fatal crash should be a wakeup call,” he concluded. “You should thoroughly review the conditions at the airport, implement safeguards to protect the community, pilots, and passengers, and make the safety of the Santa Monica Airport an urgent priority.” FAA representatives did not respond to inquiries regarding airport safety at Argonaut press time. § Gary@ArgonautNews.com
•This Week•
Keepin’ it reel
Celebrating its first decade, the Other Venice Film Festival will unspool Oct. 11-13
"The Republic of Two" is among the films screening at the Other Venice Film Festival.
By Michael Aushenker If there’s one thing Other Venice Film Festival impresario Reuben De La Casas can not believe, it’s how fast time flies. Known in the Venice community as “Ruby Tuesday,” De La Casas founded the Other Venice Film Festival back in 2003. On Friday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 13, the California community’s answer to Italy’s Venice Biennale will celebrate its 10th anniversary by adding music to the movie mix. “We’re the only festival that has music score competition,” De La Casas said. “The only other festival that has it is the Academy Awards.” With the tagline “Like No Other,” Other Venice Film Festival celebrates the cinematic form with more than 70
features, shorts, music videos, documentaries and experimental films, drawn from both locals and outsiders whom De La Casas and his colleagues view as “embodying the Venice spirit.” “When a film is submitted, it must embody the diversity of Venice Beach, California,” De La Casas said. The Other Venice Film Festival will launch with an opening night cocktail party at Killer Shrimp, 4211 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey, on Friday, Oct. 11 from 6-8 p.m., kicking off three days of film screenings, panel discussions, local artists, parties and live music. Following the screening of “The Republic of Two,” directed by Shaun Kosta and starring Brent Bailey and Janet Montgomery, an after-party at Killer Shrimp will feature music,
dancing, food and libations. A slate of films will also be screened at The Venice Love Shack, 2121 Lincoln Blvd. in Venice. Films on the program will include the short “Crazy Town” by Venice-based muralist Jules Muck, a mistaken identity comedy co-starring Sean Young (“Blade Runner”) about a young girl who comes to Hollywood with the surname “Downey, Jr.” Actress Sally Kirkland will appear in “Posey,” a film about a woman afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Billy Damota will additionally present his film “Linda Fleming. Live music will also be featured, with part of the programming a tribute to keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors, as Doors cover band Peace Frog celebrates its 15th anniversary performing (Continued on page 18)
The art of charity
Three Westside events will employ the fine arts to raise proceeds for non-profits By Michael Aushenker Three unrelated events this month will employ the Westside’s rich fine arts scene to assist local charities. Santa Monica-based Instacanvas is hosting its inaugural Instacanvas Night Out Gallery Show at Hamilton Galleries, 1413 Ocean Ave. in Santa Monica from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, bringing to life the company’s digital storefront (a marketplace to buy, sell and discover Instagram art and photography from around the world) and honoring more than 50 artists who have submitted imagery through the Internet startup’s website. All proceeds will go to Santa Monica-based environmental organization Heal the Bay. The finalists were chosen from more than 200,000 photographers in 120 countries
submitting their images via Instacanvas’website. Anchored by a silent auction in which prints of the canvassed images can be purchased, this event will also include giveaways and raffle prizes. The Instacanvas Night Out Gallery Show is free and open to the public. Matt Munson, co-founder and CEO of Instacanvas, told The Argonaut that this project is based “to empower the world’s up-and-coming photographers and help them get a larger audience.” Originally from Michigan, Munson started Instacanvas with his partners after creating and selling several startups, including the car-shopping website Smarter Purchase. “We really wanted to do something local,” Munson said, adding that he wants to tap into the mix of creative artists and
technology companies inhabiting the burgeoning Silicon Beach. He says it’s the reason he based his company in Santa Monica. “I love L.A. creativity and technology and we love the creative scene, the fashion scene and art scene. The conversion of these scenes is awesome,” he said. Also on Thursday, Oct. 10, “A Night to Remember 4Ever” will combine the fine and performing arts for a benefit supporting West LA’s Cancer/ Benjamin Center from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lois Lambert Gallery at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Tickets run from $1020. Event organizers are expecting some 300 people to attend the event, featuring a silent and a live auction, Gary Gray’s jazz trio along with food (Continued on page 20)
A piece by Venice artist Isabelle Alford-Lago, who is known for her gorilla characters and whose murals adorn her neighborhood’s streets. October 10, 2013 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13
Raymond Chandler’s Santa Monica By Michael Aushenker For a fleeting moment in the early 1940s, Raymond Chandler, pillar of the crime fiction genre and lion of the Los Angeles literature movement, lived in Santa Monica - a community he fictionalized as a corrupt and amoral cesspool. Now, author Tom Williams chronicles the novelist’s story, including the intersection of Chandler’s life and fiction with L.A.’s Westside, in the just-released “A Mysterious Something in the Light: The Life of Raymond Chandler.” “He certainly moved quite a bit between the coast and the mountains,” Williams told The Argonaut. The primary reason for Chandler’s peripatetic life was not that he was as restless as his celebrated imagination. His wife Cissy, 18 years his senior, had bad lungs, so they reportedly
gravitated between the ocean and the mountains, depending on the season, in search of dry air. Aside from his brief association with Hollywood, where he substantially boosted his income as a screenwriter on such films as director Billy Wilder’s noir masterpiece “Double Indemnity,” Chandler wrote novels. His most popular creation, private detective Philip Marlowe, first appeared in novel form in 1939’s “The Big Sleep” and went on to inhabit eight more books, including “Farewell, My Lovely,” “The Long Goodbye,” and the unfinished “Poodle Springs” in 1959, the year Chandler died. Along the way, Chandler used his fiction to convey feelings he harbored about the area’s largest coastal city. “He saw Santa Monica as particularly corrupt,” Williams told The Argonaut. “And Santa
Monica was a good microcosm of the whole Los Angeles.” After literary agent Williams decided to make the crime fiction author the subject of his debut book, the 32-year-old Englishman flew from London to Los Angeles in order to get to know the fabled streets on which Marlowe walked, engaged in fisticuffs, and dodged bullets. Stationed in West Los Angeles, Williams’ February-May 2009 sojourn included Westwood, where he did much of his research at UCLA, and Santa Monica. “It’s very nice, I loved it,” Williams said of the latter. “I lived between Santa Monica (Boulevard) and Sepulveda (Boulevard). I would meet friends in Santa Monica to go out.” There have been many biographies already written about Chandler. However, Williams believes his work goes the extra
A new biography of Raymond Chandler, published by Chicago Review Press, sheds more light on the noir novelist’s early past.
Chandler poses with his cat Taki at one of his Pacific Palisades residences in the 1930s. The author, who along with Dashiel Hammet and James M. Cain led the crime fiction genre movement, also briefly lived in Santa Monica at 449 San Vicente Blvd. PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT October 10, 2013
mile. “The previous biographies have missed something,” Williams said. “They tend to focus more on the end of Chandler’s life, particularly the final six years when he was drunk and in a downward spiral (after Cissy Chandler died in 1953). That’s the most gossipy part of his life. I just wanted to show that there was more to him. I try to uncover more about his earlier life.” Born in Chicago to a violent, alcoholic father, Chandler spent his teen years in England before returning to America. Chandler’s arrival in Los Angeles coincided with the City of Angels emerging “from some small West Coast town to a global city,” Williams said, with the Los Angeles Aqueduct bringing water to its 100,000 residents. “Los Angeles was at its most corrupt. He sees this all and he’s at the heart of it,” Williams said. Chandler worked as an executive at the Dabney Oil Company in downtown L.A. as the industry was booming. In 1917, he fell in love with and married Cissy Pascal, his best friend’s stepmother. When Chandler was eventually fired because of his drinking problem, he decided, at 44, to become a writer. Serialized in magazines,
his famed gumshoe, Philip Marlowe, caught on. Marlowe was famously portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in the 1946 film “The Big Sleep,” as well as actors including Robert Mitchum and Elliott Gould. In “Mysterious Something,” Williams also hones in on Chandler’s fictionalized view of Santa Monica: “‘Farewell, My Lovely’ was outlined as ‘the corrupt alliance of police and racketeers in a small California town, outwardly as fair as the dawn,” but the novel that resulted was much more than that, Williams said. To give the book a backbone, he wove together elements of his stories ‘Mandarin’s Jade,’ ‘The Man Who Liked Dogs,’ and ‘Bay City Blues,’ setting the bulk of the novel in Bay City, a thinly veiled avatar for Santa Monica. One of the cops in “Bay City Blues,” whom Marlowe nicknames “Hemingway,” sums up the ersatz Santa Monica culture this way: “A guy can’t stay honest if he wants to… You gotta play dirty or you don’t eat.” Meanwhile, the private detective deems Santa Monica “a nice town. It’s probably no crookeder than Los Angeles. But you can only buy a piece of a big city. You can buy a town like this all complete, with the original box (Continued on page 16)
The fountainhead of Persian art Shulamit Nazarian incorporated her background in architecture to create a monument to L.A.’s Persian and Jewish artists in Venice By Michael Aushenker On a sleepy, sunshineflooded Tuesday afternoon, the pop artist, illustrator, and award-winning animated TV series creator Gary Baseman is inside the slick, funky, contemporary building housing Shulamit Gallery, located just on the edge of Venice Boulevard before it segues into the Venice Boardwalk. Nearby, the art house’s namesake, Shulamit Nazarian, wears a relaxed smile as Baseman works the room, passionately recounting his personal history and his artistic process to a small circle of visitors, hopping one by one through the 22 paintings and other pieces on display with the enthusiasm of a little boy trying to impress his parents’ friends. Meanwhile, Nazarian’s employees at Shulamit Gallery shine in the afterglow of the past weekend’s crazed and chaotic opening reception for Baseman, the creator of Disney’s animated series “Teacher’s Pet” (for which he won three Emmy Awards) and the popular board game Cranium. Celebrating Shulamit Gallery’s one-year anniversary this month, Nazarian, with three years worth of exhibits lined up, is, along with artists such as Baseman, continuing her gallery’s mission is to give exposure to Persian, Jewish, and Persian-Jewish artists. So far, Shulamit has represented such artists as David Abir, Orit Hofshi, Krista Nassi, Tal Shochat, Jessica Shokrian, and now Baseman, whose exhibit opened on Oct. 5 at the 17 N. Venice Blvd. location. Nazarian, who originally conceived Shulamit as a “roaming gallery” in 2006 with art events at her Holmby Hills home, found a mixed-use home and gallery residence at the western end of North Venice Boulevard, next door to LA Louver, and employed her architectural talents to overhaul the interior before opening the facility in October 2012. “I didn’t build the building but I remodeled it to be a commercial gallery,” said Nazarian. “I worked with interior designer Linia Rosette. Once they gave me the floor plan, I changed it and did all of the finishing details.” It may come as no surprise that Nazarian has the knack to embellish the cultural scene.
Nightclub/restaurant impresario Sam Nazarian is her brother. Her sisters are author Angela Nazarian and Sharon Nazarian, head of UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. Her parents, Younes and Soraya Nazarian, are big philanthropists within and outside of the Jewish community. Born in Tehran, Iran, Nazarian immigrated to
the United States to study architecture at the University of Southern California and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Upon graduating, she returned to Los Angeles and found employment at the interior design firm Wilson & Associates. On some occasions, Nazarian still uses her home, a Smalley house by architect A. Quincy
Visitors traverse the “forest” at the Oct. 5 opening of “Mythical Home(Continued on page 17) land,” Gary Baseman’s new exhibit at Shulamit Gallery.
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Santa Monica, he moved there shortly after the publication of ‘Farewell, My Lovely,’ so this seems unlikely. Ray’s intention appears to have been to explore that relationship between the police and racketeers, but what
started out as a book about a corrupt town became one about how a town corrupts.” Indeed, Chandler moved frequently, living all over Los Angeles before finally buying a house in La Jolla. A few of the addresses he and Cissy occupied were on the Westside, where they resided briefly in Santa Monica at 449 San Vicente Blvd. “It’s changed so much,” Williams said of Santa Monica. “It’s much more sanitized. “It was the hypocrisy of it that Chandler objected to,” he continued. “It was this idea that Santa Monica was sold as this clean, uncorrupt (neighborhood) when actually it wasn’t; it was as corrupt as everywhere else. It wasn’t the gambling ship, it was the pretending that he objected. He doesn’t see gambling or alcohol or drugs itself as a corrupting influence.” The oddest detail regarding Chandler’s Santa Monica was his pseudonymous description of the coastal community as “Bay City,” since the author otherwise used real location names, Williams said. “I’ve never found a satisfactory answer for it,” Williams said. Information, tomwilliamsonline.com § Michael@ArgonautNews.com
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Jones that was featured in a recent Hammer Museum exhibit, to hold events for “some smaller groups of people I know or for a nonprofit organization.” Nazarian also curated an exhibit of her mother’s work at Levine Gallery in West Hollywood in 2009. “My mother was my first artist that I was inspired by,” she said. But it’s her recently opened Venice-based gallery which has really taken off since she opened it last year. Nazarian credits her fiancé, Bruce Adlhoch, for supporting her dream of opening her Venice venue. “He has been instrumental in helping me create my gallery,” she said. She also praises the support from her children from a previous relationship: Ariel, 25,
community, all have been very supportive.” While not of Persian descent, the Jewish-American Baseman and his work fits snugly with Nazarian’s vision for her endeavor. “We look for artists whose message is clearly of cultural heritage,” she said. “The work that we choose is pretty strong and they reference their cultural heritage in one way or another.” Baseman has long flirted with comics and animation and he uses cartoon characters in his paintings as a way of encoding his personal history, going back to childhood in the Fairfax District and his teen years at Fairfax High School. Baseman’s Shulamit show, which runs through Dec. 14, is awash with his signature landscapes of cartoon characters gone amok. His exhibit at Shulamit picks
Shulamit Gallery founder Shulamit Nazarian.
Aaron, 23, and Elan, 19. “We wanted to be close to the ocean,” Nazarian said of her enterprise’s location. “We thought Venice had been a predominantly very creative area.” Venice, as it turns out, has become the perfect place for her gallery, she says. “Our neighbors have been extremely welcoming,” she said of L.A. Louver and James Beach restaurant. “The artist community, even the non-artist
up the thread from his career retrospective, which ran in BelAir over the summer. “It’s really the continuation of what he had done at the Skirball (Cultural Center),” Nazarian said. “This new art reflects on his new awareness of his own family background. His parents both passed away pretty recently so there are revelations in his mind in how he has seen his parents (who were Holocaust survivors).” Earlier this week, while
Pop artist Gary Baseman, seen here leading visitors on a tour of his new exhibit, is one of the artists benefiting from Shulamit Gallery’s mission to give more exposure to artists of Jewish, Persian, and PersianJewish descent.
giving a private tour of “Mythical Homeland,” Baseman told The Argonaut it was Shulamit Gallery codirector Anne Hromadka who approached him during the period of the Skirball retrospective about the prospect of doing a show with Shulamit. For Baseman, the birch tree forest environment he has created to house his ultrasymbolic “Mythical Homeland” pieces alludes to the forest in which his parents retreated to in order to survive the Nazi occupation of Poland. The name of the Polish town (today Ukrainian) from which his father came from – Berenze – literally means “birch tree.” Other symbols floating through Baseman’s unbridled canvases, loaded with cartoon characters, include references to the L.A. neighborhood he grew up in and still lives nearby: a lion, inspired by Fairfax High’s mascot; or a pink cardboard box, like the ones at the bakery inside Canter’s Delicatessen. A short film echoing the story of Baseman’s parents as well as his recent journey to Eastern Europe to visit his parents’ homeland, plays in the back of the gallery. Baseman said this short film has been accepted at Sundance Lab, and at month’s end, he will be flying to Utah to begin developing the short into a feature-length documentary. As with the Skirball exhibit, “Mythical Homeland” reflects Baseman’s personal and physical journey in the Ukraine following the passing of his parents to learn how the Poles treated the Jews during wartime, as well as the current residents’ attitudes toward them. One photo on
display, snapped in a Ukrainian park which used to be a Jewish cemetery, shows Baseman in an animalistic costume, flanked by his art and photos of his parents tacked onto tree trunks. The imagery is meant to serve as a reminder to the people who live there today: “You can’t hide from the truth,” he says. Hromadka views Shulamit as a gallery where its artists have “political conversations,” but that also provides “enriching experiences that are not always steeped in politics and as a way
community.” In the gallery’s first year of operation, Nazarian believes “we’ve surpassed our own expectations. I know we are a different gallery because our focus is the cultural art behind it.” Despite strides taken in exhibiting such artists as Krista Nassi; Pooya Afshar, a nonJewish Persian who comments on such political situations as the Iran-Iraq War; and Jessica Shokrian, a documentary photographer and video artist,
Shulamit Gallery occupies a former residence at the beginning of North Venice Boulevard.
to see beyond the politics.” To her surprise, Nazarian has found that “the bigger impact (of her gallery) has been in the larger art community,” not among L.A.’s Persian Jewry. However, she hopes “to communicate with my own community more clearly and engage with the Persian-Jewish
Nazarian says there’s more work to be done. “There still aren’t enough galleries that exist in Los Angeles to respond to the creativity around us,” she said. Information, ShulamitGallery.com.§ Michael@ArgonautNews. com
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Past recipients of the festival’s Abbot Awards (named after Venice founder Abbot Kinney and a signature of Other Venice Film Festival) have included a mix of Venice-based artists and film industry people associated with or representative of the Venice aesthetic, including Oliver Stone, Roger Corman, Werner Herzog, Catherine Hardwick, Stacy Peralta, Dennis Hopper, Gregory Hines, Laura Petty and Tony Bill. A Community Service Award has been presented in the past to artists such as Ed Ruscha and Attaway. On Oct. 13, the Community Award will go to former City Councilman Bill Rosendahl at Beyond Baroque. Former actress Aileen Quinn, who portrayed the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie in the 1984 movie “Annie” (based on the smash Broadway play), will lead her rockabilly band The Leapin’ Lizards. One of the featured fine artists this year will be British transplant Matt Warren. “He does these amazing billboards that are just drawn based on movies like ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’” De La Casas said. Warren, a 2007 Otis College of Art and Design graduate now living in Koreatown, developed a kinship with the Venice
The Doors tribute band Peace Frog will perform at Beyond Baroque.
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at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd. As with The Doors, Peace Frog is a Venice-based band. Led by singer Tony Fernandez impersonating the late Jim Morrison, Peace Frog will perform their renditions of various classics across The Doors’ six studio albums. Another group, Fly N Lion, will also perform Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. at Venice Love Shack.
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community when he used to live near Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Main Street while attending art school. Today, he riffs ironic juxtapositions of the poster art of Martin Scorsese films “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” with classics such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” “It’s not pretty images, it’s blood and sweat,” Warren said of the textures he derives from these images. “As an artist, it’s more interesting to draw.” Warren’s drawings, simultaneously based on and commenting on movie advertising art, will hang at Killer Shrimp and Beyond Baroque. Other Venice Film Festival has its “roots” at Slave hair salon, a warehouse-sized space where its hairstylist and manager of 15 years, De La Casas, used to put together monthly events, creating bills that featured “poetry, sex therapists, fire dancers,” he said. The rowdy variety show caught on. Soon, celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Dwight Yoakam and Edward Furlong were spotted taking in the shows. Inspired by this success, De La Casas drew up a business plan to celebrate his two greatest loves: Venice and cinema. “It’s a passion project that I do for the community,” said De La Casas, who today works at
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All About Color, a Mar Vista salon. De La Casas said that as the festival expands, he’d like to get even more venues citywide. “We wanted to do a beach event but we’re going to be doing it next year,” he said. De La Casas, who is single and enjoys surfing, has lived in Venice for 20 years and still loves his eccentric community. “It’s a city by the beach. There’s no other place like Venice, it’s like a circus. An adult circus playground,” the festival founder said. He clearly relishes his role of giving exposure to aspiring filmmakers. “This takes all year (to plan),” he continued. “We go
Community Calendar Thursday, Oct. 10 GUIDING LIGHT AWARD – The Flight Path Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary with a gala benefit honoring Flight Path President Rowena Ake from 5-9 p.m. in the Los Angeles International Airport Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Highway, Westchester. Reservations: $75. Information, flightpathmuseum.org. JON MAYER QUARTET – Monthly jazz concert takes place at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church at 5 p.m. 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. Information, mtolivelutheranchurch.org.
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ARTIST MERWIN BELIN – At the opening reception running 5-6:30 p.m., the California conceptual artist will present his latest collage and sculpture work through Nov. 8 at Santa Monica College Emeritus Art Gallery, 1227 Second St., Santa Monica. Information, (310) 4344306.
Blvd., Venice. Information, (310) 822-3902.
Saturday, Oct. 12
FREE CRAFTS AND STORY WORKSHOP – The Santa Monica History Museum invites children in grades kindergarten through 5th from MEMORY LOSS AND AGING – Member 10:30-11:30 a.m.. at the museum, of the Alzheimer’s Association will 1350 Seventh St., Santa Monica. discuss the topic at 7 p.m. in the Information, (310) 395-2290. Santa Monica Main Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium at 601 FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL – A haunted Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. house, Fairyland, multicultural food booths, carnival games, bounce Information, smpl.org. houses, arts and crafts, live music “HELLO, HERMAN” – Red carpet and a bake sale runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at premiere of the DVD release of a Open Magnet Charter School, 5540 new feature film by Michelle Danner W. 77th St., Westchester. Information, begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25. (323) 393-5135. Edgemar Center fo the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. Information, THE POWER OF SISTER CITY FRIENDSHIPS - Santa Monica hellohermanthemovie.com Sister City Foundation will hold a reception from 3-6 p.m. at SGIUSA Youth Center, 606 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Information, “WORLD OF WONDER” – Special santamonicasistercity.org Olympics Southern California will hold its annual Pier del Sol fundraiser, ARTIST ELLIOT ELGART – “Selected with title sponsors JAKKS Pacific toy Work” will showcase the painter’s company and Bui and Herb Simon work from across his career, Family Foundation, at 10 a.m. on the launching with an opening reception Santa Monica Pier at Pacific Park. at 5-7 p.m. FIG gallery at Bergamot Tickets: $45-$150. Information, sosc. Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Information, figgallery.com org.
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through the submissions process. It’s taken us years to put our rules together. The hardest part is refusing films or not being able to fit in films. Everything else is just work.” The organizer said he will not include any films that have already appeared online. As it takes the entire year for him to plan and organize the event, De La Casas is already thinking about 2014, when he said the festival will include closed captioned boxes for the hearing impaired. “We’re trying to keep Beyond Baroque but we’d love to get a theater in Venice,” De La Casas said, akin to the former Fox Theatre on Lincoln Boulevard. “We need a theater that has over 300 seats.” “The best part of the journey for De La Casas over the past decade has been “meeting all of the filmmakers, the artists and the musicians. If it wasn’t for the huge, strong community support for this festival, it wouldn’t be going.” Still, he prefers to look ahead than back. “I have a whole different vision for next year; pushing the envelope, taking this to another level,” De La Casas said. Information, othervenicefilmfestival.com. Michael@argonautnews.com
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UNKLE MONKEY – The veteran Marina del Rey act will perform from 5-9 p.m. at Hinano Café, 15 Washington
“THE BIGGEST SHOW” – Actors Ed Helms and Mindy Kaling (“The Office”), Rashida Jones (“Parks
Community Calendar and Recreation”) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”) round out the star-studded gala beginning at 6 p.m. benefiting Young Storytellers Foundation, a volunteer-based creative arts program active in more than 35 schools across Los Angeles in which adult mentors help school children write and produce a short screenplay. Moss Theatre at New Roads School, Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. Adults: $100; students, $50. Information, youngstorytellers. com.
Sunday, Oct. 13 THE POWER OF JUST DOING STUFF – Rob Hopkins, U.K. founder of the Transition movement, along with local activists Andy Lipkis and D’Artagnan Scorza, will address grassroots solutions to climate change, peak oil, and the economy from 5-7 p.m. Tickets: $10. 8065 Emerson Ave., Westchester. Information, TransitionLA.org; (310) 670-4777. ARTBLOCK – Venice ArtBlock Open Studios event, featuring 45 local artists, runs from noon to 5 p.m. at Fourth Street and Sunset Avenue, Venice. Information, veniceartblock.com
ages 3-5 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. Information and pre-registration, smywca.org; (310) 452-3881.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 “WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE” – YWCA Santa Monica/Westside will offer free meditation class with Carol Hahn for girls ages 11-13 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. Information and pre-registration, smywca.org; (310) 452-3881. VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING – featuring Gary Goelitz, senior vice president of Matrix Consulting, who will give a presentation on the planned reorganization combining L.A. City Planning, L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety and elements from three other departments into a new “Development Services Department.” Meeting begins at 7 p.m., Westminster Elementary School auditorium, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Information, venicenc.org.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
“WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE” – YWCA Santa Monica/Westside will offer free self-defense for kids for ages 6-10 with sensei Dana Thompson “WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE” – YWCA Santa at 4-5 p.m. 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. Monica/Westside will offer free self-defense Information and pre-registration, smywca.org; class with sensei Dana Thompson for children (310) 452-3881.
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7 to 11 p.m., the combination of charity, art, and music will mingle at Sulkin/Secant Gallery at Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., T-6, in Santa Monica, where the Laroa Artflow Foundation charity event will showcase the art of Venice artists Kelcey Fisher and Isabelle Alford-Lago, and Westwoodbased Kevin Brewerton. The Venice Symphony Orchestra will perform as will an acoustic singer and a DJ. Mark Otto, who with Casey Creaney created the Baltimorebased Laroa Artflow in 2011, commends his non-profit’s West Coast liaisons Colby Rhodes, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Fisher, who is one of three local artists participating in the Bergamot Station event. Otto enlisted the trio after visiting Los Angeles last January. Otto noted that “Laroa” is a made-up world meaning “to live a full, fulfilled life” inspired by a catchphrase he and Creaney caught on to while visiting Costa Rica. It has become his organization’s mantra to “inspire cultural and artistic development in youth.” Laroa Artflow primarily uses “art shows to give exposure for rising artist proceeds from art shows to buy art supplies for local schools,” Otto told
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and a wine bar. The Bergamot event will feature more than 80 high-end auction items. Phil Brock, chairman of Santa Monica Parks and Recreation Commission, will serve as the evening’s emcee. For event chairwoman Ellen Knable, the work done at the Benjamin Center network of cancer treatment facilities is personal. Knable has lost her father, two best friends and two aunts to cancer. Knable, who runs Green Envi, an environmental public relations firm, told The Argonaut that “the fact that there’s a center where anyone touched by cancer can go to get emotional support for free is amazing.” On Saturday, Oct. 12 from
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The Argonaut from his East Coast headquarters. In the past summer, Laroa Artflow has expanded to Hawaii, where the charity supports in-school and after-school programs to support Hawaiian education in the native tongue that is deprived of government support. “The more we can expand and grow our brand, the more legitimacy we’ll have (as a nonprofit) and we can turn this into a movement to raise awareness in arts and culture.” Nicole Muyingo, an active member of Venice Art Crawl’s board, is behind the Laroa Artflow Foundation charity event. Originally from England,
Venice resident Muyingo has been tapped as the event’s coordinator. “In many schools unfortunately, when budget cuts are made, the first thing to go is art,” Muyingo said. “It is crucial to maintain this form of artistic expression as for many people this is the main source of communicating and truly connecting with their environment.” The featured artists represent “three completely different concepts,” Muyingo said. Muyingo had rounded up several sponsors for this event, including Colorado-based Suerte Tequila, Venice Art Crawl, and
Venice beverage label JustChill. A minimum donation of $10 is recommended. Thirty percent of proceeds from this event will go to two yet-to-be-determined L.A. high schools in support of their art education programs. With this event, Muyingo intends to create “a social experience for everybody. L.A. is such a big place and we’re always in our cars. We want people to get people together and be connected.” Information,Laroaartflow.org ;cancersupportcommunitybenjam incenter.org.§ Michael@ArgonautNews.com
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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
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
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
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
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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
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8611 Truxton St., Westchester 310-417-8789. There’s a joke about the secret of comedy, and it is only funny when told wrong. You probably know it, and if not, ask your friends and I’m sure someone will share it with you. The answer, of course, is timing, and it’s important when it comes to restaurant meals as well. At any good restaurant there’s a rhythm we expect to experience – prompt arrival of menus, leisure to choose what we want, and then an orderly procession of dishes from appetizers to soup or salad, main course and dessert, but it’s often something we only notice when it goes wrong. We had an object lesson at a recent visit to Truxton’s in Westchester, a restaurant I’ve patronized before and is one of the more inventive places in this area, just north of Los Angeles International Airport. As is often the case, they were packed when we arrived. The hostess estimated that we would wait 10 minutes for our table, and we were indeed seated with menus within that amount of time. From there on, things went oddly. Our server handed us menus, recited the specials, and then disappeared for about a minute. When he came back, he asked if we wanted drinks and appetizers. Since we hadn’t finished reading either section, we hadn’t made a decision. To his credit, he was helpful when asked for recommendations; he knew the menu well and didn’t fall back on the “everything is good” platitude. We decided on the housemade potato chips with blue cheese sauce, bacon, green onions and chopped tomato. The idea was excellent, the execution wasn’t – the crisp chips had been tossed with a thin blue cheese dressing which softened them almost instantly. If the dressing had been on the side, or if chunks of blue cheese had been used instead, this would have been a winner. The Caribbean Crunch salad that arrived at the same time – a combination of greens with papaya, mango, pickled onions, fresh basil and avocado – was excellent. The salad also contained taro chips, which I usually don’t like, but
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they worked perfectly in this combination. We ordered glasses of two different Sauvignon Blancs, a Joel Gott and a Charles Krug. The Gott was our favorite before the food arrived, and as we were taking our first bites of the appetizer we discussed whether we might like the Krug better when paired with the salad. We were interrupted by something unexpected – the arrival of the rest of our dinner, a daily special of seafood pasta and an order of the popular beef brisket. It had been no more than two minutes since our salad and starter had been delivered. Our server apologized as he put our plates down and then headed for another table, and when he next came into view I pointed out that the meals had arrived long before we were ready. He offered to put them under the heat lamp, which would not have done any favors for my wife’s pasta or the coleslaw on my plate. The appropriate thing would have been to take the items back and have them remade when we were ready, but that option was not offered, so we finished our appetizers while our dinners cooled. When we got around to the meals they were still fairly warm, and the brisket was delicious. The menu boasts that the meat is rubbed with 11 spices and slow-roasted for seven hours, and the combination makes it very tender with a complex, peppery flavor. The three slices were a substantial meal, and along with good mashed potatoes and excellent horseradish coleslaw, it was quite a meal.
My wife’s pasta was less to our liking – several sauces were offered to complement the mix of shrimp, fish and scallops, and the garlic cream sauce she chose tasted flat and undersalted. A small portion of green herbs added an indistinct flavor, but a bit more boldness would have improved it greatly. The pasta was properly cooked al dente and the seafood was portioned correctly, but it just didn’t have much life or interest. As compensation for the mistiming of our dinners, the server offered a free dessert and we selected a chocolate pecan tart. This was well made, topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce, and proved that this kitchen’s strengths extend to sweet items. The bill was $82 for dinner for two with a glass of wine each. They would have sold two more glasses of wine if we had been able to finish the ones we ordered with our starters. Despite the mixed results with this meal, Truxton’s is still on our list of go-to places in the area. It’s one of the only modern eateries in the area, and there are enough things that they do well to keep us coming back. Truxton’s American Bistro is at 8611 Truxton St. in Westchester, by the corner of Manchester Avenue. Another location is at 1329 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica. Open Mo-Fri 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sa/Su 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. Free parking in adjacent lot, full bar, children welcome, wheelchair access OK. Corkage $10. Menu at truxtonsamericanbistro.com. 310-417-8789.
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“This 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse is one short block from the beach and features remodeled bathrooms, kitchen and roof-level balcony with an ocean view,” says agent Debra Berman. “The middle level is comprised of an upgraded any discrepancies in your appraisal. The size of kitchen, opening to the dining room/great room area with the lot might be wrong, or it might be the num- fireplace, vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors. The lower ber of bathrooms. It might even be something level contains the master bedroom, en-suite bath, walk-in apparently inconsequential like the number of closet, extra storage and private balcony. The 4th floor patio fireplaces the home has. If there are any factual will be your retreat from the world, with ocean views and ample room to entertain.” The property is offered at $819,000. Information, BermanKandel, RE/MAX Estate Properties, (310) 424-5512. problems, start with those. Next, you need to do some research to figure out the actual value of your home. These are several ways to go about this, but choosing more than one method will offer a fuller picture and a stron- “This 1950s era gem has two bedrooms, one bath, and is ger case. First, you can work with a REALTOR® adjacent to Marina life – shopping, theaters, entertainment, to find properties that are very similar to yours. fine restaurants are all within walking distance,” says agent Dan Christian. “This fenced property is in a peaceful neighFinding three or more comparable properties – borhood and has upside potential galore. Newly painted, “comps” as real estate agents call them – can help with hardwood floors throughout. A fabulous location, close you determine what the real market value of your to the beach.” The property is offered at $619,000. Informahome is. Second, you can use sites like Zillow. tion, Dan Christian, Shorewood Realtors, (310) 251-6918. com to get a sense of what similar homes in your area are selling for. Finally, you can also hire a private appraiser. While this does cost money (usually between $350 and $600), the word of an “This stylishly updated home on a corner lot has an open expert does carry a lot of weight in court. and airy living room with abundant light, hardwood floors The last step is to actually present your case. and elegant crown moldings,” says agent Stephanie YoungTo do so, contact your county assessor’s office. er. “A formal dining area leads to a roomy kitchen with new You can often speak to the assessor informally on quartz stone counters and an adjacent laundry room. There the phone, but if that doesn’t work out or you are is a large master bedroom with a sunny, built-in window unsatisfied with the results, you may request a for- seat, two more well-sized bedrooms, a spacious full bath mal interview. If you go this route, you must be and a powder room. The backyard has a pergola-covered meticulous about meeting deadlines and follow- deck, brick patio and a sprawling lawn. Other quality features include central air and heat, ceiling fans ing procedure, as even minor issues can be cause and rooftop solar panels.” The property is offered at $789,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles for the denial of your appeal. You will receive Properties, (424) 203-1828. a decision in writing and this process generally takes between one and three months. Finally, if the review does not go well, you can choose to appeal to an independent board. This “Enjoy serene Marina and channel views from this 3 beddoes not require the help of a lawyer and the fil- room, 2 bath home, located on the coveted Plaza level ing fee is usually quite small, around $10 to $25. of the Marina City Club,” says agent Charles Lederman. However, this process can become extremely “This charming unit, perfect for entertaining, features time-consuming. If you reach this stage, you track lighting, a granite bar area, breakfast bar and two are more likely to see a reduction in your assess- patios. Revel in Marina City Club’s unparalleled amenities: 16,000 square foot executive gym, 3 swimming ment. This week’s question was answered by: Bob pools, free classes (yoga, spinning, cardio and more), 6 and Cheryl Herrera, Professional Real Estate tennis courts, 2 paddle tennis courts, 3 racquet ball courts, restaurant and bar, room service, café, convenience store, beauty salon, car wash and more.” The property is offered at $569,000. InforServices, (310) 306-5427. mation, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.
How can we appeal our property taxes? As surprising as it may seem (if you’re not a cynic), property taxes do not always get adjusted according to market values. In fact, the National Taxpayers Union estimates that as many as 60% of properties are assessed at a higher rate than their actual market value. Further, since many local governments are hurting for cash, property taxes are likely to be increased as municipalities seek ways to bridge budget gaps. It is possible to appeal or otherwise protest property taxes; people typically undertake the process when they feel their taxes have been assessed at too high a rate. Most appeals are not successful – estimates state that only between 20% and 40% of appeals are accepted. However, well-researched cases increase one’s chance of succeeding. The first step to appealing a property tax assessment is to double-check your assessment letter. Such letters are usually mailed to homeowners on a yearly basis, but depending on where you live, it may be only every two or three years. This assessment is conducted by the local government – not a private appraiser – and the value given in the appraisal is not necessarily the current market value. The letter will also include general information about the property like the lot size, number of bedrooms, date of construction, and some sort of legal description. If you are ever interested in finding out what is on record about your home, you can contact your local government. One of the most important details in appealing a property tax appraisal is getting in under the deadline. A challenge to the appraisal should be filed immediately because the deadline is counted based on the date the letter was sent out. Most municipalities give homeowners less than 30 days to file an appeal. However, the length of this period can vary from state to state, and even within a state, so be sure to check with your local government to find out exactly how long you have to file. After filing your initial challenge, you need to begin building your case. Start by considering
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“This walk street triplex is just a stone’s throw from Venice Beach and Pier, restaurants and the bike path,” says agent Terry Ballentine. “The first unit has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, the second has one bedroom and one bath, and the third is a studio with a bath. These are spacious units with good storage. The first two have fireplaces and large closets, and are light and bright. The upstairs studio has a balcony with an ocean view.”The property is offered at $1,895,000. Information, Terry Ballentine, RE/MAX Estate Properties, (310) 351-9743.
“This recently remodeled architectural gem offers four bedrooms and four bathrooms, and there are panoramic views from the private rooftop deck,” says agent Alex Eychis. “The gourmet kitchen has custom cherry-wood cabinets, stainless appliances and granite counter tops with an island. The living room has a wood-burning stove and the master bath has a spa tub and steam room shower. There is outdoor entertaining space with fountains and an in-ground spa, and the two-car garage has its own storage. Features include a brand-new roof and a tank-less water heater.” The property is offered at $1,099,999. Information, Alex Eychis, Keller Williams Marina/LA Realty, (310) 745-2359.
Ocean and Lagoon Views
“This exquisitely remodeled, end-unit townhome has 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and a huge loft,” says agent Patricia Hamada. “Enjoy ocean, beach, lagoon and park views from almost every window. The beautiful gourmet kitchen has custom cabinets, top-of-the-line appliances and granite counters. Rich hardwood floors and dramatic lighting guide you through this inviting home. Enjoy your evenings on your private rooftop deck. It’s just one block to the beach, and within walking distance of many shops and restaurants.” The property is offered at $925,000. Information, Patricia Hamada, The Real Estate Consultants, (310) 613-5582.
“This spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bath top floor corner unit features a formal entry and large master suite,” says agent Lezlie Brazil. “The sizable living room has access to the balcony, and a fireplace. The galley kitchen has a breakfast nook and there is plenty of storage space. Complex amenities include: pool, spa, sauna, and a recreation room with pool table and library. HOA fees include basic cable and gas. Located on a secluded street.” The property is offered at $415,000. Information, Lezlie Brazil, Keller Williams Pacific Playa, (310) 991-4263.
“This beautifully remodeled Westchester Heights home exudes charm and warmth,” says agent Kevin Gallaher. “This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home has a sparkling pool and spa, a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry and stainless appliances. Abundant natural light fills the living and dining areas. The roomy master bedroom is ensuite, and the two other bedrooms have a centrally-located bathroom. There is an extra-large backyard and lots of curb appeal.”The property is offered a $699,000. Information, Kevin & Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Estate Properties, (310) 410-9777.
Sea Colony II
“This west-facing corner penthouse has glorious ocean views from every room,” says agent Susan Stark. “The 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit has a spiral staircase to the oversized loft which opens to a roof deck. The open floor plan has vaulted ceilings, big windows and a wood-burning fireplace, with a balcony off the living room. The eat-in kitchen has Caesarstone counters and stainless appliances. The spacious master suite has a walk-in closet and a bath with double sinks and a soaking tub. Amenities include 24-hour guard, guest parking, pool, spa, sauna, gym, and rec. room.”The property is offered at $1,895,000. Information, Susan Stark, Gibson International, (310) 622-7450. October 10, 2013 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 27
Architect Stephen Francis Jones
A life by his own design Meet the Marina del Rey-based architect behind Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, Lucky Strike Lanes and Santa Monica’s Redwood Grille By Michael Aushenker Seventeen years ago, architect Stephen Francis Jones made the conscious decision to open his firm in Marina del Rey based on one simple factor: rowing. Jones has been making the Marina the site of his favorite exercise for 20 years. Proximity to UCLA Aquatic Center, where he floats by Mother’s Beach every day, was a key selling point. “In the morning, the whole place is full of crew from UCLA, the men’s and women’s teams,” Jones said. “For me, it’s my hour in the morning where I can think through my day. My one hour of meditation.” Apparently, his morning dose of meditation is paying off. Among the notches on Jones’ professional belt: MB Post restaurant in Manhattan Beach, the retro bowling/nightclub chain Lucky Strike Lanes, Redwood Grille on the second tier of Santa
Monica Place, and Del Frisco’s Grille, overlooking Santa Monica Bay. He also had a hand in creating four Greenleaf Chop Shop locations (including Costa Mesa and Corona Del Mar); the sultry Whisper Lounge at The Grove; Grill on the Alley Westlake; the Asian-contemporary Bui Sushi Bar in Malibu; Diamondhead Grill at Honolulu’s W Hotel; Rainbow Junyuan Plaza, a fivelevel retail complex in Kunming, China; and four Java House outlets in Kenya. (One of his Java House projects, housed in the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, was damaged in the recent shooting massacre; Jones mentions as an aside that he was inside that very mall just a week prior to the Sept. 22 attack that left nearly 60 people dead). Jones’ current obsession: a re-design of the flagship La Brea Bakery store in a La Brea Avenue
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retail space once housing a large corner flower shop. In recent years, La Brea Bakery has passed hands from Nancy Silverton of Osteria Mozza fame to the corporate entity Aryzta, which has made good about going national with its French baked goods. “I don’t think I can ever retire,” the easy-going Jones told The Argonaut in an interview within his snug, loft-topped sanctum, which he admitted to tinkering with, before showing sketchbooks filled with the freehand ink line drawings he’s made on trips to Europe. Originally from Orlando, Fla., Jones grew up in the shadow of some interesting architecture: Sleeping Beauty’s castle, the Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain. Both of his parents worked for Walt Disney World, and the young Jones spent much time wandering the enchanted theme park. Despite the plethora of imaginative edifices and some urban planning that included the quaint communities of Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorrowland, he insists these quirky environs did not set him on his pathway to becoming an architect. However, he realizes the strangeness of “growing up in Disney World where that was my reality. I was visiting Charles Street in New Orleans and my reaction was, ‘Wow, this is just like Main Street!’” A graduate of the University of Florida, Jones went to work for Robert Brannen’s prestigious architectural firm in Boston before coming to out to California to get his master’s at UCLA. It was at the Westwood campus where, in the last quarter of his last year, he met wife Stephanie, an environmental planner. As an aspiring architect, Jones considered “the two Franks as my biggest early influences: Frank Lloyd Wright with his harmonious interplay between architecture and nature, and Frank Gehry’s use of form and scale to articulate spaces.” Jones additionally cites his “early experience working in Spain for the world-renown architect Ricardo Bofill. I worked for him for a year and really developed an understanding of classical design order set to a post-modern aesthetic.” Jones cut his teeth as an inhouse architect for Wolfgang and Barbara Puck (prior to their divorce). Jones, who was assigned to the casual dining department, needed to be involved in fine dining in order to work on the new Spago restaurant, which relocated from West Hollywood to Beverly Hills in the 1990s. “So I quit,” Jones said, “and I started working for fine dining as an outside consultant.”
It was then that he officially began SF Jones and Architects, and designed the Spago in Beverly Hills “that just had a facelift (a few years ago),” Jones said. “It’s still the same architecture, still the same space, they just reapplied the makeup.” He also worked on several additional projects for Chef Puck, including a restaurant in Japan and the private dining room addition to Chinois on Main. Puck’s Santa Monica annex is not the only project in that community that Jones has designed. He worked on Typhoon restaurant at Santa Monica Airport; Del Frisco steakhouse; Daily Grill at Yahoo Center; and the short-lived Anisette, which visually resembled the type of French brasserie artists Manet or Monet would have felt at home at in-between paintings. A partnership between Chef Alain Giraud, and Mike Garrett and Tommy Stoilkovich, owners of
everything. It’s what pulls it together (to realize the customer’s experience).” Sometimes, collaborating with a corporate entity can mean too many chefs in the kitchen. However, he says his experience with Aryzta on La Brea Bakery has been positive, despite a branding re-direction emerging from corporate well into the creative process. With his handful of architects and interior designers in a relatively small studio space, Jones enthusiastically walks The Argonaut through conceptual designs, pointing out the expansive and contemporary yet tasteful environment he has created for La Brea Bakery, incorporating a restaurant and a bakery with an inviting airiness and transparency that creates an intimacy, despite the vastness. Jones has also enjoyed creating concepts for private individuals, such as the men
Del Frisco's Grille, along with Redwood Grille, Typhoon and Anisette (now The Misfit Restaurant and Bar), is among the Santa Monica restaurant projects S.F. Jones and Architects has designed.
Falcon in Hollywood and Pearl Dragon in Pacific Palisades, Anisette became an expensive endeavor after the 2008 recession hit, coupled with the fact that the owners made the mistake of signing a lease and paying rent before Anisette had opened. The months waiting for various approvals from city officials became costly and paved the way for Anisette’s shuttering in 2010. Nevertheless, the restaurant, now Misfit under new ownership, still has the majority of Jones’ handiwork, down to the word “Anisette” still inexplicably scrawled in big letters across the tile floor. With Redwood Grill, some of the detail in his interior décor scheme, such as the lamps, was replaced last minute by Redwood’s pair of owners. “They thought they looked too Asian (and didn’t fit with the restaurant’s motif)” said Jones, smiling as he adds how the lamps are stockpiled in the next room. While such a haphazard decision may sound trivial, Jones insists that “details are
behind the original Lucky Strike at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, which he designed before the upscale bowling chain branched out to Orange County and other locations. “My best projects turn out to be my best clients,” Jones said. In the past two years, Jones has taken to the iPad like he has to the Marina’s waters, and the Apple tablet has streamlined his process. And all the while, the avid rower, who also loves that he is able to bike from his Manhattan Beach home - where he lives with his wife and their children Quinn, 16, and Camryn, 11 - to his office on Thursdays and Fridays, will continue to commute to and operate from his cozy Marina del Rey digs in a fashion as customized to his way of life as his designs are for his clients. “When I have a Sig alert,” he said, facetiously, “it’s because the wind is blowing sand on my path.” Information, sfjones.com. § Michael@Argonautnews.com
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WESTCHESTER PLAYA VILLAGE EVENTS Westchester Playa Village will offer the following free events to the public during the month of October: Oct. 21 – Laughter Yoga Club, 1 to 2 p.m., at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6323 W. 80th St. in Westchester. This class runs from Oct. 21 to Dec. 16 and is taught by registered nurse Carol Hahn. Laughter yoga combines simple laughing exercises and gentle yoga breathing (no poses) to help enhance overall health and happiness. Reservations are requested. Oct. 22 – Driving Tips for Seniors, 2 to 3 p.m., at Westchester YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone St, in Westchester. Take preventative measures to reduce the risk of accidents and losing the freedom to drive. Includes discussion with Bob Christy, owner of Drive Drivers Training, about driving retraining, safety tips, and how to survive the Department of Motor Vehicles. Oct. 24 – Film Hour: Iconic Roomates in TV and Film, 12:30 p.m., at Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Blvd. in Culver City. Watch Oscar and Felix go head-to-head in “The Odd Couple” and enjoy the classic antics of “Laverne & Shirley” and the “Golden Girls.” Information will be provided on the local homeshare program and services offered by the Westchester Playa Village. Reservations are required.
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Discover Marina del Rey returns for autumnal excitement By Julia Arciga Marina del Rey will be hopping, dancing, playing and painting its way to fun and discovery Sunday, Oct. 13 during the community’s annual “Discover Marina del Rey” event. From 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., kids are invited to enjoy a myriad of activities and games, the featured events being kayaking in the harbor and pumpkin hunting at the on-site pumpkin patch. Parents are also welcome to enjoy the nearby Marina shore, the fun fair atmosphere, live music, and information booths regarding recreational boating, health,
child safety, and environmental awareness and preservation. Discover Marina del Rey will again be hosting the popular inflatable bounce houses, giant blow-up slides, face-painting, games, rides and an arts and crafts workshop conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. Taking advantage of the surrounding waters will also provide fun, with harbor kayaking in the main channel for those aged 6 and above available thanks to the Department of Beaches and Harbors’ WATER youth group. While last year’s Coast Guard
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Japanese-American memorial marker project gets $5,000 donation from Supervisor Ridley-Thomas A planned memorial marker identifying the Venice site from where local Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II has received a $5,000 donation from the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. A 9-foot-6-inch-tall obelisk is slated for installation at the northwest corner of Venice and Lincoln boulevards to mark the location where more than 1,000 Japanese-American men, women and children living on the Westside of Los Angeles boarded buses to be transported to the Manzanar internment camp, beginning on April 25, 1942. In its letter of appreciation to the supervisor, the Venice Japanese-American Memorial Marker Committee also thanked Ridley-Thomas for leading the board’s unanimous vote in June 2012 to rescind and revoke the 1942 Board of Supervisors’ approval of Executive Order 9066. In signing the order, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the military to designate areas in Washington, Oregon and California from which residents could be forcibly removed.
The committee says it has raised over $86,000 to date, well over the initial target of $75,000 which includes the $25,000 independently raised to qualify for the National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites matching 2:1 grant of $50,000. Unexpectedly high bids, however, have added to the costs of reworking civil engineering drawings, required geotechnical testing and a possible city grading inspection, architectural drawings and structural engineering, the committee says. The group hopes to raise an additional $20,000 to meet its anticipated expenses. Ridley-Thomas’ name will join other donors of $5,000 or more on the marker, including former Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who contributed $5,000 in April, 2011; the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program of the U. S. Department of the Interior, and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who donated $5,000 in February. Information,www.venicejamm.org.
Marina Del Rey Hospital acquires image-guided surgery apparatus Marina Del Rey Hospital has announced its acquisition of Brainlab’s Curve image-guided surgery platform and 3D C-Arm navigation software. The hospital, which is also equipped with Brainlab’s NaviVision 3D navigation system, anticipated having the new technology installed and operational by Oct. 1. The 3D C-Arm navigation assists surgeons during spine and trauma procedures by providing real-time navigation of intra-operative 3D datasets which doctors say are also ideal for less-invasive and complex surgery. The surgeon’s use of the software results in more accurate screw placement, which helps reduce reoperation rates and post-surgical fractures, and the device also reduces radiation exposure to the patient
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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 201333 The following persons are doing 1)TJ’s Financial & Incometax 2) Jaime Toledo Income Taxes 2218 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90016 Jamie A. Toledo 2218 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 9016 This business is conducted by an indivdual. 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
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information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name JAIME A. TOLEDO It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 25 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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).
he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/ Name: Ralph B. Saltsman Partner The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 25, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 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 154918 The following persons are doing business as: Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson 426 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners Stephen Warren Solomon Inc. 426 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 2) Ralph B. Saltsman Inc. 426 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 3) Stephen Allen Jamieson Inc. 426 Culver Blvd Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 4) R. Bruce Evans 1601 Crest Drive Altadena, CA. 91001 5) Ryan M. Kroll 5024 NE 14th Place Portland, OR. 97211 This business is conducted by a general partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1987. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which
FIctItIoUs bUsINess NAMe stAteMeNt File No. 2013 182900 The following persons are doing business as Sharon’s Laundromat 214 W. Rosecrans Ave. suite 104 Compton, CA. 90222 Registered owners Fblobel Inc. 13082 Mindanao Way unit 60 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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 Fblobel Inc. President Fred B. Lobel Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 183320 The following persons are doing Xfernet 3250 Wilshire Blvd suite 90010. PSI Premier Holdings LLC 3250 Wilshire Blvd suite 301 Los Angeles, CA. 90010 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 PSI Premier Holdings LLC CFO It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 3, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 184249 The following persons are doing business as REAL | Los Angeles 8225 Handley Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Registered owners Kathleen Marinaccio 8225 Handley Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Tino Cho 4974 S. Centinela Ave. unit B Los Angeles, CA. 90066 This business is conducted by a co-partners. 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 Kathleen Marinaccio co partners Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 186882 The following persons are doing business as Elephant Moving Company 8727 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90034. Los Angeles, Registered owners Donald Patrick Tonty 8513 W. Venice Blvd., #116 Los Angeles, CA. 90034 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/28/04 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 Don Tonty Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 17 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 189889 The following persons are doing business as: 1)Awesome Soccer 2) Awesome Sports 3) Del Rey City Soccer Club 4) Del Rey City S.C. 5) DRCSC 6) F.C. Playa Vista 14010 Captains Row #244 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Brian Perez 14010 Captains Row #244 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 Feb. 2009. 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: Brian Perez Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2013. Argonaut published Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 191681 The following persons are doing business as 1) The Veterinary Spot 2) The Vet Spot 3)Vet Spot 4) Veterinary Spot 534 N. La Cienega Los Angeles, CA. 90048. Registered owners Helen Sindell 5079 Parkglen Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90043 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/12/13 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 Helen Sindell DVM Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2013 Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 194005 The following persons are doing business as 1) Mar Vista Denim 2) Minxy Mouse and Mo 12138 Lawler Street Los Angeles, CA. 90066 Registered owners Lisa
Drew 12138 Lawler Street Los Angeles, CA. 90066 This business is conducted by a joint venture. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/1/2013 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 Lisa Drew Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 194433 The following persons are doing business as South Bay City Realty 712 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 Registered owners Charles Lederman 4267 Marina City Drive #714 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 Charles Lederman Owner/Broker was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 194449 The following persons are doing business as 1)The Perfect Piece Vintage 1216 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291 2) The PerfectPiece.com P.O. Box 11493 Marina del Rey, CA. 90295 3) Theperfectpiece Registered owners Ron Rosenthal 927 Indiana Avenue Venice, CA. 90291 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which
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he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Registrant Signature/ Name Ron Rosenthal Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 194453 The following persons are doing business as 1. Najomi Inc. 72537255 Jordan Avenue Canoga Park, CA. 91303 Registered owners Nancy Rosenblum 7204 Sage Meadow Park City, UT. 84098 Steven Rosenblum 7204 Sage Meadow Park City, UT 84098. Nathanial Rosenblum 7204 Sage Meadow Park City UT 84098 4) Jonathan Rosenblum 7204 Sage Meadow Park City UT. 84098 Naomi Rosenblum 7204 Sage Meadow Park City UT 84098 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Registrant Signature/ Name Nancy Rosenblum Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 194473 The following persons are doing business as Sparkling Cleaners 8123 W. Manchester Ave. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 Registered owners Sherna Wade 4533 W. 134th Street Hawthorne, CA. 90250 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 Sherna Wade Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2013.
Argonaut published: Sept 19, 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 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 196173 The following persons are doing Please Pass The Manners 315 Richmond Street El Segundo CA. 90245 Registered owners Nina Rachel Isgar 6775 Altamor Drive 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 9/1/2013. 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/ Nina Rachel Isgar Education Consultant It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 199298 The following persons are doing business as IBIS Maternity 583 Hargrave Street Inglewood, CA. 90302. Registered owners Alina Ivette Torrens 583 Hargrave Street Inglewood CA. 90302 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 Alina Ivette Torrens Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 17 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 199449 The following persons are doing 1) 6002 S. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90056 2) Braccey Communications Registered owners Sandy Braccey 6002 S. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90056 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 Sandy Braccey Owner was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2013. Argonaut published: Sept 26, 2013 Oct. 3, 10, 17 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 199758 The following persons are doing 1)Frenkel & Company 2) Frenkel Benefits Insurance Services 3) Frenkel & Company Insurance Services 725 South Figuera Street suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA. 90017. 350 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014. Frenkel Benefits LLC 350 Hudson Street New York, NY. 10014. 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 12/22/2010 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 Frenkel Benefits LLC Treasurer Richard Eknoian It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 201273 The following persons are doing 1) Kigala Preschool 2) Kigala International Preschool 2705 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA. 90405. KindergartenLA, LLC 932 Vernon Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 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 Kindergarten LLC PRESIDENT/CEO ELKE MILLER It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 25 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 201308 The following persons are doing 1) Teles Commercial Properties 2) Teles Commercial 11990 San Vicente Blvd. suite 100 Los Angeles, CA. 90049 Registered owners Teles Properties Inc. 11990 San Vicente Blvd. suite 100 Los Angeles, CA. 90049 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name Teles Properties, Inc. President was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 201303 The following persons are doing 1) Siena Property Management 11990 San Vicente Blvd. suite 100 Los Angeles, CA. 90049 Registered owners Teles Properties Inc. 11990 San Vicente Blvd. suite 100 Los Angeles, CA. 90049 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/NameTeles Properties, Inc. Peter Hannis Hernandez President was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 204129 The following persons are doing business as: dailykaffe 12725 Marco Place Los Angeles, CA. 90066. County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Eric S. Richter 12725 Marco Place Los Angeles, CA. 90066 California. Viola K. Richter 12725 Marco Place Los Angles CA. 90066 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: Eric S. Richter Co-Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2013. Argonaut published Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 205269 The following persons are doing business as: Subterfuge Cellars 12906 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 County of Los Angeles. Registered owners: Paul Davis Architects PC 12906 Venice Blvd 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: Paul Davis Architects P.C. President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 1, 2013. Argonaut published Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 206492 The following persons are doing Drawn For You 1934 18th Street #6 Santa Monica, CA. 90404 Julia Gomelsky 1934 18th St. #6 Santa Monica, CA. 90404 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/16/13. 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 JULIA GOMELSKY It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 207545 The following persons are doing business as Innovative Design & Effects Associates 12617 Short Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 Erik Haraldsted 12617 Short Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 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 Erik Haraldsted Owner It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 207546 The following persons are doing liv-INg-yoga with jasmine lieb 46 Ozone Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 Jasmine Lieb 46 Ozone Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name Jasmine B. Lieb Owner It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 207558 The following persons are doing Climate Clothing 5339 Shannon Valley Rd. Acton, CA. 93510. Rafael A. Perez 5339 Shannon Rd. Acton, CA. 93510. 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 Rafael A. Perez Owner It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 209623 The following persons are doing business as 1) HEART for HEART 2) Petwell Group 3)DOG for DOG 4) Freehand 5) EcoWellDog 6) EcoWellPet 7) Cain and Able Collections 8) Happytails 9) Dirty and Hairy 10) Kissable 3000 31st St. suite C Santa Monica, CA. 90405. Heart United LLC 3000 31st St. suite C Santa Monica, CA. 90405 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 9/19/2013. 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 Heart United LLC Owner/ CEO It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 209631 The following persons are doing business as Ali Optimal Wellness 9000 Washington Blvd 2nd flr Culver City, CA. 90232. 2) My Herb Guy Ali Acupunturist Ent Inc. 3734 Tilden Ave Los Angeles, CA. 90034 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2/2002. 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 Majid Ali Owner/CEO It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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 209635 The following persons are doing business as Marna Ro 1031 S. Broadway Ste 726 Los Angeles, CA. 90015 Marna Ro LLC 1031 S Broadway Ste 726 Los Angeles, CA. 90015. 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 11/2011. 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 AARON ISMAIL, COO Marna Ro LLC It was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2013. Argonaut published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 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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