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Available only to qualified customers through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services at participating dealers through November 02, 2015. Not everyone will qualify. Advertised 36 months lease payment based on MSRP of $42,025 less the suggested dealer contribution resulting in a total gross capitalized cost of $41,074. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect your actual lease payment. Includes Destination Charge and Premium 1 Package. Excludes title, taxes, registration, license fees, insurance, dealer prep and additional options. Total monthly payments equal $14,364. Cash due at signing includes $3,359 capitalized cost reduction, $795 acquisition fee and first month's lease payment of $339. No security deposit required. Total payments equal $18,518. At lease end, lessee pays for any amounts due under the lease, any official fees and taxes related to the scheduled termination, excess wear and use plus $0.25/mile over 30,000 miles, and $595 vehicle turn-in fee. Purchase option at lease end for $26,056 plus taxes (and any other fees and charges due under the applicable lease agreement) in example shown. Subject to credit approval. Specific vehicles are subject to availability and may have to be ordered. See participating dealer for details. Please always wear your seat belt, drive safely and obey speed limits.

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Available only to qualified customers through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services at participating dealers through November 02, 2015. Not everyone will qualify. Advertised 36 months lease payment based on MSRP of $58,205 less the suggested dealer contribution resulting in a total gross capitalized cost of $54,680. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect your actual lease payment. Includes Destination Charge and Premium 1 Package. Excludes title, taxes, registration, license fees, insurance, dealer prep and additional options. Total monthly payments equal $19,044. Cash due at signing includes $3,749 capitalized cost reduction, $795 acquisition fee and first month's lease payment of $519. No security deposit required. Total payments equal $23,588. At lease end, lessee pays for any amounts due under the lease, any official fees and taxes related to the scheduled termination, excess wear and use plus $0.25/mile over 30,000 miles, and $595 vehicle turn-in fee. Purchase option at lease end for $34,341 plus taxes (and any other fees and charges due under the applicable lease agreement) in example shown. Subject to credit approval. Specific vehicles are subject to availability and may have to be ordered. See participating dealer for details. Please always wear your seat belt, drive safely and obey speed limits.

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Contents

VOL 45, NO 41 Local News & Culture

News

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Feature

New Arrests in Cadillac Hotel Murder

Fall Festivals, Whale-Watching for a Cause, and Hard-Driving Punk in a Speakeasy......................................... 29

Police nab alleged gang-connected shooter; witnesses get jail time for assault at victim’s memorial................................. 8

Arts

Holding the Line on El Niño Playa del Rey breaks down communication barriers to build a wall against winter storms. 9

Local Heroes 2015 Heroes Wanted

LOCAL HER0O15ES

Nominate a neighbor to help us celebrate Westsiders who make our community a better place................ 10

Catch and Release The Marina del Rey Anglers have restored 100,000 California White Seabass to local waters. ................................... 14

This Week

It’s Raining Opportunity El Niño can help end the drought, unless we let all that water run out to sea............ 11

‘Saving Capitalism’ Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich brings compelling economic arguments to Santa Monica.................................... 12

celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pacific Resident Theatre........................ 30

Moments of Bliss

Play with a Purpose

Opinion

A Life on the Stage Orson Bean bears his soul to

IndieCade, ‘the Sundance of independent games,’ takes over downtown Culver City............................. 17

Food & Drink Bullfight on Rose Avenue La Fiesta Brava stands its ground against being priced out of Venice. ......... 19

Photographer Jay Blakesberg documents the evolution of the Hippie Chick. ............ 31

Closing the Gap Mike “The Poet” Sonksen brings ‘Three Generations’ of wordsmiths together in Venice............................................... 32 ON THE COVER: A mature California White Seabass. Illustration by Amadeo Bachar, a marine biologist who sells scientifically accurate sea life prints at abachar.com. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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L e tt e r s Frustrated, but Not Surprised Re: “D.A. won’t File Charges over Kardashian Midnight Fireworks,” argonautnews.com, Oct. 1 As a person who was startled out of my bed that night by what turned out to be a celebrity privilege firework show, I’m frustrated and disappointed by D.A.’s lack of prosecution. But I’m not surprised. L.A. has much bigger problems than some screwy, media-hungry family who rudely decided to wake up tens of thousands of sleeping Angelenos at midnight.

Hopefully we can all appreciate the fact that it will never happen again and go back to sleep on this issue. In any case, filing charges would move the Kardashians more into the spotlight than they deserve. After all, they’re simply famous for being famous, if you don’t count Caitlyn Jenner, and somehow people never do. Spencer Greene Playa del Rey Save the 11th Street Bungalows Re: “Choose History over the Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8

I didn’t know the rich history behind this row of houses on 11th Street, but every time I pass I slow down a little as my eye investigates each and every porch, window and roof. Thank you to Ms. Suntree for sharing this rich history that is all too precious to erase from our streets. I hope there will be actions to preserve 11th Street and save our history. Valerie Fowler Pacific Palisades History isn’t just for the Rich Re: “Choose History over the

Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8 I completely support giving these mid-city bungalows historic landmark status. We cannot just represent the history of Santa Monica by preserving the former homes of the wealthy. As a member of the Santa Monica Conservancy and the Ocean Park Association, I am grateful for the historical homes landmarked in my neighborhood and I hope to see the rest of the city’s history honored and protected in this way. Susan Mason Santa Monica

Love Your Home Again!

Keep the ‘Architectural Documentary’ Rolling Re: “Choose History over the Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8 Please Landmark 1223 11th St. and give Historic Bungalow Cluster status to the group of bungalows on the block. As the article states: “The whole cluster of early 20th-century bungalows on 11th Street between Arizona Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard is a rare piece of the city’s early history like nothing else within Santa Monica’s original boundaries,

(Continued on page 10)

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New Arrests in Cadillac Hotel Murder Police nab alleged gang-connected shooter; witnesses get jail time for assault at victim’s memorial By John Seeley and Gary Walker Weeks after the fatal Aug. 30 shooting of a Venice street musician outside the Cadillac Hotel, police have arrested an alleged gang member they believe to be the gunman and several witnesses to the shooting have been convicted of assaulting a man who tried to destroy a boardwalk memorial to the victim. The LAPD-FBI Fugitive Task Force arrested suspected shooter Francisco Cardenaz Guzman, 28, on Oct. 5 in Los Angeles, Lt. John Radtke of the LAPD’s West Homicide Bureau said. On Oct. 7 Guzman pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Bail was set at $3 million and he remains in custody. After an Oct. 14 pre-trial hearing at the LAX Courthouse in Westchester, L.A. County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said Guzman is a member of the Venice 13 street gang. Guzman was convicted of transporting or selling cocaine in 2008 and sentenced to a year in jail, according to court records. Known as “Shakespeare” on the boardwalk, 26-year-old Jascent Jamal Warren was shot to death near the intersection of

Dudley Avenue and Ocean Front Walk while intervening in a 2 a.m. dispute between a group of homeless men and Cadillac Hotel owner Sris Sinnathamby. Witnesses have told police that Sinnathamby, 54, ordered the men not to sleep outside the hotel and appeared to have directed the gunman to fire at them, killing Warren and injuring another man. Sinnathamby was arrested the next morning and charged with murder. He was released from jail on $1 million bond after surrendering his Sri Lankan passport. Both Guzman and Sinnathamby appeared in court this week, but it is not yet clear whether they will be tried together. A discovery hearing was set for Nov. 6. During Wednesday’s hearing, L.A. Superior Court Judge Lauren Weis Birnstein denied a motion by Guzman defense attorney Garrett Zelen for a judicial order barring prosecutors or police from releasing evidence to the public — including private security camera footage of the shooting. McKinney said he believes Zelen wants to suppress the tape because “the video shows that his client recklessly fired into a crowd and killed a man.”

Sinnathamby’s attorney, former highprofile county prosecutor Alan Jackson, did not join Zelen’s motion to suppress the tape. Outside the courtroom, Jackson told The Argonaut that the surveillance video footage would “absolutely 100% exonerate my client.” Jackson declined to speak about whether Sinnathamby had employed Guzman to provide security at the hotel, and the LAPD’s Radtke said detectives are still investigating any and all connections between the two men. Meanwhile, a violent Sept. 13 confrontation outside Warren’s makeshift boardwalk memorial has resulted in arrests and felony convictions for several key witnesses to the murder. Mays Baskerville, 42, a wheelchair-bound Desert Storm veteran who administered CPR to Warren as he died, and two younger homeless men, Kim Kilpatrick and Derick “Bigs” Noralez, were convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to four years behind bars (all but 30 days of that sentence suspended). Noralez, who says Warren “died in my arms,” told The Argonaut “a tall, skinny

guy” whom none of the them had seen before “rolls up on a bike, spits on [Warren’s] picture, spits toward me and says ‘You guys are next!’” After the stranger, identified by police as 55-yearold Edward Martinez, “messed up the memorial,” Noralez said, “I clotheslined him.” Noralez said Martinez left the area only to return moments later and provoke another fight, this time including several others and ending with Martinez being hospitalized for head injuries. The weapon involved in the assault charge was the footrest of Baskerville’s wheelchair. During a discussion on the boardwalk with talk show host Pat Raphael of the show “420 w/ Pat Raphael,” Noralez speculated that the confrontation could have been a setup to discredit witnesses. California law on the use of criminal records to impeach witnesses gives trial judges wide discretion, said UCLA law professor Paul Bergman. “Since the two incidents are sort of linked together here, the judge might be more inclined to let the defense bring the matter in [to show that] these are not three neutral people,” Bergman said.

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After Ruth Lansford, left, told Lucy Han about the damage that previous El Niño storms had done in Playa del Rey, Han campaigned hard to build a protective sand berm enough to fill more than 1.4 million gallon-sized pails. According to the county’s application, a large volume of untreated storm water flowing out of Ballona Creek coupled with a storm surge at high tide could cause an uprush of untreated water over the beach, flooding the area. “In the past, similar events have led to the pooling of contami-

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By Gary Walker When heavy El Niño rains pounded Southern California in the winter of 1997-98 — and before that, the Super El Niño storms of 1982-83 — some streets in the lower section of Playa del Rey known as The Jungle ended up looking more like shallow canals. “I couldn’t believe the amount of water that was in our neighborhood. It was really amazing,” Lucy Han, who’s lived on Trolleyway for about 10 years, said about seeing neighbors’ photographs of some of the damage. With another El Niño expected to hit this winter, she was shocked to hear last month that Los Angeles County officials didn’t have plans to extend a protective sand berm along the beach as they had done in prior years. Han rounded up several friends, and they took to Facebook, organized the neighborhood and started an online petition. Just a few weeks and nearly 600 signatures later, county officials announced that Playa del Rey will get its protective berm. “She was relentless. Within 48 hours of starting the petition we had 180 signatures,” Julia Greene, a 21-year resident of Playa del Rey, said of Han and her efforts. “Our biggest fear down here is flooding, because we’re at sea level and that puts us in a very precarious position.” Han’s campaign included calls to L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin and L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, who both represent Playa del Rey, the Neighborhood Council of WestchesterPlaya members and several city and county agencies. She and several allies also pled their case at an L.A. County Beach Commission hearing in September. Earlier this month, the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors sent Playa del Rey residents a letter stating that the agency had asked the California Coastal Commission for permission to extend the seasonal sand berm near the lifeguard building below Ballona Creek an additional 1,300 feet south in order to protect The Jungle. The commission approved the berm extension last Friday. At up to 15 feet tall and 20 feet wide, the berm will require about 7,000 cubic yards of sand —

Han began to rally the neighborhood, and according to Han the only elected official who contacted her back was Knabe. Pressuring the county to build the berm is the latest in a series of community organizing efforts in Playa del Rey in the last several years. Two different groups have been pushing for improved traffic and safety measures, and the Playa del Rey

“Our biggest fear down here is flooding.” — Julia Greene

nated water on a plateaued area of the back beach between Culver Boulevard and south of Surf Street,” it reads. The berm will be constructed in November, according to the Beaches and Harbors letter. Beaches and Harbors spokeswoman Carol Baker said the agency had always planned to build a berm, and Knabe spokeswoman Cheryl Burnett said her boss was always behind getting it built. But Greene said county officials did not respond to any of Playa del Rey residents’ concerns until

Guardians have been pushing back against plans to build several large buildings in Playa del Rey’s downtown area. Han said the experience of working with her neighbors to get the job done has made her proud of her community and introduced her to perhaps this century’s best organizing tool. “Everyone rallied,” she said. “I can’t believe that we actually made a difference and I can’t believe how powerful social media is.” gary@argonautnews.com

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Don’t Flush El Niño Down the Drain Record rainfall can help end the drought — unless we let it all run out to sea

L e tt e r s and this history deserves to be celebrated and protected. “Still standing on the original subdivision in almost their original shape, these seven bungalows built between 1904 and 1913 (and one back house built in 1924) were homes to the middle-income people — carpenters, brick kiln owners and artists — whose dreams and schemes created our city and contributed to developing the film culture of Greater Los Angeles. Made of old-growth redwood and Douglas fir, they stand as a kind of architectural documentary about the life and growth of Santa Monica and a testimony to the ordinary people

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By William Hicks Why are the most valuable things the least valued? We’ll spend our most valuable commodity — time — at a job we don’t like, using up hundreds of hours to earn thousands of dollars for things we really don’t need. At the same time, the air is free, although we wouldn’t last minutes without it; and water is still cheap, although we wouldn’t last days without that. Why don’t we value these things? Because when we think something is limitless, we take it for granted — time, air, water. But fresh water isn’t limitless. Only 3% of the water on Earth is fresh water. Since 1913, Los Angeles has had water surging in, due to the efforts of people like William Mulholland, who brought drinking water from the Owens Valley. Before that people relied on groundwater and rainwater. Well, now we’ve come full circle. Our need for groundwater and rainwater has returned. Since 2013, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been working on a Storm Water Capture Master Plan in the hope of doubling or even tripling its rain-capture capacity over a period of 20 years. That may seem ambitious, but storm water capture and water recycling systems currently account for only 10% of L.A.’s water resources, compared to 86% in Israel. Avrahm Tenne, head of desalination at Israel’s water authority, recently told Southern California Public Radio that he would blame America’s drought problems on hodgepodge water management.

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 60% chance of above-average rainfall in Southern California during the first three months of next year, but it won’t be enough to bust the drought if we let it all go to waste “There is no central management of the water sector in the United States — not even

handle it. Back in July, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Water Scientist Jay

A single storm in Los Angeles County can send up to 10 billion gallons of water rushing straight into the Pacific Ocean. [individual] states!” he said. “Nobody is responsible for the water sector.” DWP may beg to differ with Mr. Tenne on this, but water is too important a commodity for people to rely solely on others to

Famiglietti wrote in a column for the Los Angeles Times that Southern California had only 12 to 18 months of available water left, barring some major snowfall up north this winter. That should make the hairs on

the back of your neck stand up! And it begs the question: Why does DWP think that we have the luxury of 20 years? Will El Niño 2015-16 offer enough snowfall to save us? Nobody has a crystal ball, but some NASA scientists say the rains could mainly hit Southern California, which wouldn’t provide the kind of Northern California snowfall we need to quench the state’s thirst for years to come. Which basically means that we would be on our own. If you own property in Los Angeles, install gutters and rain barrels ASAP to catch that precious rain. There’s always that landowner who has multiple properties but won’t spend a dime on them unless he or she is forced to do so. You want to shake that person and say, “Hey, your property needs some attention! What are you saving for, a rainy day? Guess what: the rainy days are coming.” Please don’t be that kind of landowner. This is believed to be California’s most severe drought in some 1,200 years, and we are expecting our biggest rainstorm this winter after 17 pretty dry years. L.A. gets an average of 15 inches of rainfall per year, while El Niño could bring up to 30 inches in just a few months, according to an accuweather.com forecast. A single storm in Los Angeles County can send up to 10 billion gallons of water rushing straight into the Pacific Ocean.

By my math, if every home in the Greater L.A. area had rain barrels, we could collect around 138 billion gallons of water from El Niño, which would buy us 276 more days of water, and then 138 days for every year thereafter ad infinitum. So dip into your bank account and get those gutters and rain barrels in place, Mr. Stingy, if for no other reason than to save money on your water bill. Here in Marina del Rey, people are fixing their roofs, but I don’t see any rain barrels. I do see a few rain gutters here and there for practical reasons. According to a neighbor here at Mariners Village, several parking garages in the marina flooded during the last El Niño in 1997-98, the biggest (so far) in recorded history. You can let the bank hold your money and invest it in whatever it is they invest in, or you can take responsibility for your own money, your own home, your community, and get those rain catchers in place — not because the city is requiring you to do so, but because it is the right and smart thing to do. Let’s invest in our homes, offices, and local economy. In North Africa, the Malibubased nonprofit RainCatcher is harvesting rainwater in East Africa to provide clean drinking water to people who’ve really never had any. They’ve been doing this for a decade. “There is no shortage of water given by nature,” says RainCatcher founder Mark Armfeld, “only a shortage of water being received efficiently by us.”

worthy historical window into the past and should be saved. Gary SnyderNevada City

is to preserve the character and the worldview of earlier generations. That is the responsibility of the current generation. We hope future generations will do the same for us. Charles Bailey Houston, Texas

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who actually did the work it took to create this city.” Gayle Kimball Chico Count Me In Re: “Choose History over the Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8 I passionately support the preservation of the 11th Street bungalows. All her points are valid and she articulates so well our need for an appreciation of history. I have known the house 1223 11th St. for over 20 years. I attended rehearsals there for the eco-political street theater troupe FrogWorks, when the house was known as “FrogWorks Central”

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and we were performing on the Third Street Promenade and all over the area to save the Ballona Wetlands. I had my baby shower there, dog- and house-sat there, and tended the beautiful garden there, so it is close to my heart and part of my personal history as well. Allaire Koslo Lake Hughes Me too! Re: “Choose History over the Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8 I’m writing in support of Susan Suntree’s idea that the still-intact original Santa Monica bungalows represent a specific and

What We Owe the Past Re: “Choose History over the Wrecking Ball,” opinion, Oct. 8 Susan Suntree’s essay arguing that cities create an identity by preserving their past is a compelling treatise for architectural preservation. A house and a neighborhood are expressions of the consciousness of people — in the case of the latter, the collective consciousness of the people who originally chose to live there together. To know their homes is to know them. To preserve them

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‘Saving Capitalism’ Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich heads to Santa Monica to discuss his compelling new book By Bliss Bowen “What do you think?” That’s typically how former Labor Secretary Robert Reich signs off his blogs and Facebook posts, in which he offers facts, figures, media links and commentary on issues of the day, and through which he continually encourages citizen involvement. Actually, he insists on citizen involvement, describing it as the only meaningful redress to the “new gilded age of wealth and power” in which most working Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Reich’s new book, “Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few,” is an engrossing treatise addressing prevailing economic inequality, which he perceives as an assault on not just our economic system but also on America’s democratic principles and governance. It continues the discussion animating Reich’s 2013 documentary “Inequality for All,” including his contention that the civic cost of noninvolvement could not be higher. What is needed, he argues, is for citizens to honestly recognize “where their interests lie.” Thus, the book is Reich’s effort to empower readers with concise information and history. The UC Berkeley public policy professor unravels complexly knotted issues and presents individual strands in clear, comprehensible terms, thus making the book equally accessible to political economists and those who think Hobbes is a cartoon character or confuse John Maynard Keynes with that guy who wrote the national anthem. He is calmly articulate, not alarmist; yet a sense of urgency pulses through his unambiguous prose. “In 2008, the debt bubble burst, just as a similar bubble had burst in 1929. It is not coincidental that 1928 and 2007 marked the two peaks of income concentration in America over the last hundred years, in which the richest 1% raked in more than 23% of total income. The economy cannot function without the purchasing power of a large and growing middle class.” Chapters in the extensively footnoted book’s first section,

Robert Reich addresses rising income inequality on Wednesday at New Roads School grassroots organizations (e.g., the American Legion), farm cooperatives, small retailers, and local and regional banks that collectively balanced corporate power in decades past. Reich explains how countervailing power has been eroded, making abundant references to court cases, Wall Street practices, cronyism and disturbing statistics about low voter turnout and high-dollar political campaign contributions. He also ponders a future “When Robots

… making the book equally accessible to political economists and those who think Hobbes is a cartoon character or confuse John Maynard Keynes with that guy who wrote the national anthem. “The Free Market,” are organized around “the building blocks of capitalism”: property, monopoly, contracts, bankruptcy and enforcement. At times it reads like a high-quality textbook, but it’s informative and necessary to ground Reich’s dissection of the false (and politically popular) conflict between the government and the so-called “free market” — a misnomer if ever there was one, as he explains in sometimes exasperated detail. “This debate,” he writes, “hides a larger reality: the necessary role of government in designing, organizing and enforcing the market to begin with. It therefore

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obscures the myriad choices facing legislators, administrators and judges in carrying out this basic task.” Capitalism, he takes pains to emphasize, is an economic engine, not a governmental system; one that, like democracy, requires maintenance of basic checks and balances to serve the broader populace. In the book’s second section, “Work and Worth,” he debunks the “meritocratic myth” that people are paid what they are “worth,” demonstrating how CEOs are not worth their enormous (and taxpayersubsidized) exit packages. The third section concerns “Countervailing Power”: unions,

Take Over” (one of the most thought-provoking chapters), and considers the economic and social consequences when creators of blockbuster technology platforms with hundreds of millions of customers served by just dozens of employees are sold for colossal sums. Reich’s personable style prevents the subject matter from getting too oppressively grim, although there’s no way to avoid feeling dispirited by the steady, subtle corruption of longstanding democratic norms. Not when you’re seeing how much more Big Pharma spends on lobbying than the military; or how Monsanto has systematically

undermined agencies federally mandated to protect farmers and consumers; or how Donald Trump has reorganized debts with four bankruptcies while the law forbids the use of bankruptcy to reorganize mortgage or student loan debt; or how the chain store-supported repeal of state “fair trade” laws contributed to the closure of millions of locally owned community businesses. Reich reels off statistics (and at least one controversial remedy). “The richest 400 Americans have more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans put together; the wealthiest 1% own 42% of the nation’s private assets; and the share of wealth held by the lower half of households has fallen from 3% in 1989 to 1% today. One way to get your mind around this is to compare a household at the top with the average household. In 1978, the typical household in the wealthiest 0.01% was 220 times richer than the average household. By 2012, the household at the top was 1,120 times richer.” Thomas Piketty has also identified the trends Reich examines and expressed doubt that they can be reversed, but Reich maintains that Piketty “disregards the political upheavals and reforms that such wealth concentrations often inspire.” It is in history that Reich finds hope. “Americans have always tended to choose pragmatism over ideology. When we have recognized a problem and understood the reason for it, our habit has been to get on with the messy job of solving it. Whenever capitalism has before reached points of crisis, we have not opted for communism or fascism or any other grand scheme. Again and again we have saved capitalism from its own excesses by making necessary corrections.” Robert Reich appears in conversation with CNBC commentator Roger McNamee at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the New Roads School’s Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. Tickets are $25 to $45, or $95 with admission to a 6:30 p.m. reception. Visit robertreich.org or livetalksla.org/events/reich.

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Saving the Seabass

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The Marina del Rey Anglers raise what they hope to catch

delivered to the group from a hatchery in early July. “They’re great. We’ve gotten really attached to them,” Moret said as he threw high-protein food pellets into the water and watched the silvery-white juvenile seabass fish swim up to the water’s surface to feed. Although the Marina del Rey Anglers have been participating in the state’s Ocean A “pen pal” volunteer releases juvenile California White Seabass into Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Marina del Rey harbor after a quick visual inspection Program for about 15 years, the club’s two fiberglass “raceway” growout pens are new — built over the last year at a cost of about $35,000, much of it raised through donations. The old pens had been weath-

“As fisherman we often get accused,‘You guys are the ones taking all the fish.’ So we wanted to be involved with something that gives back to the fishery. … This release is particularly significant for us because it will put us at over 100,000 juvenile seabass released since we first started.”

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By Bonnie Eslinger When local anglers head out from Marina del Rey to fish the waters of the Santa Monica Bay, their potential haul includes halibut, yellowtail and maybe, if they’re lucky, the elusive California White Seabass. California White Seabass have long been popular among sport and commercial fishers — so popular that the stock in Southern California was severely depleted, said Mark Drawbridge, a senior research scientist at the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. Although changing ocean conditions and loss of shallow estuary breeding habitat

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A Sporting Give-and-Take

Marina del Rey realtor Keith Moret, who oversees the Angler’s growout pens, spent a Saturday morning in September feeding the group’s 6,000-plus seabass minnows,

ered by time and storms, Moret said. Protected above the water by a chain-link fence and a canvas roof, the Angler’s growout setup includes an automatic feeding mechanism and equipment to maintain healthy oxygen levels in the water. Metal gates on the underwater sides of the pens let fresh water flow through while protecting the small fish from ocean predators. “The seals would love to come in and eat all our fish,” Moret said. About a dozen members of the fishing club are part of the current rotation of volunteers, called “pen pals,” who do daily check-ins at the growout pens. The job includes scrubbing the end gates with wire brushes to prevent algae and bacteria buildup. “As fisherman we often get accused, ‘You guys are the ones taking all the fish.’ So we wanted to be involved with something that gives back to the fishery,” Moret said. “I’ve caught white seabass before, but I hadn’t caught one in a long time.”

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Three of the roughly 6,000 seabass raised this season in the Marina del Rey Anglers’ pens at Burton Chace Park Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.

may play a role, he said, overfishing is probably the primary cause of the seabass’ precipitous decline from the early 1960s into the 1980s. In an effort to turn the tide, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has developed a fisheries program in recent decades to repopulate California’s coastal waters with seabass. An important part of that effort, Marina del Rey hosts one of the state’s 10 “growout” sites where baby seabass are tended to by volunteers for several months until they are big enough to conceivably fend for themselves in the ocean. The Marina del Rey Anglers, a local saltwater fishing club, owns and operates these two local pens, located in a slip adjacent to Burton Chace Park.

The seabass more than double in size during their three-month stay with the Anglers

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Marina del Rey Anglers member Paul Thompson shows off a large California White Seabass he caught in the Santa Monica Bay

An illustration of a California White Seabass by artist and marine biologist Amadeo Bachar (abachar.com) Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.

The juvenile fish came from Hubbs, a non-profit research organization affiliated with SeaWorld and contracted by the state to run the enhancement program, including a hatchery in Carlsbad where the fish are spawned and reared. Four breeding groups produce fish several times a year, Drawbridge said. California White Seabass begin as nearly microscopic eggs (about a millimeter in diameter) that hatch into free-swimming larvae. “After about 40 days, they start to look like fish. We move them out to the pens when they’re about 100 days old,” he said. Each fish was about three to four inches in length when first delivered to their temporary growout homes and will typically be about eight inches long at the time of release. Mature fish can grow as long as several feet and weigh more than 50 pounds. Before Hubbs delivers the fish, a hair-like coded wire tag is inserted into the cheek muscle of each fish. When commercial and recreational fishers voluntarily turn the heads of the seabass they catch into collection stations at various docks up and down the coast, Hubbs biologists can scan the tags to learn when each fish was raised and where it was released. “We use that data to understand how to release the fish to maximize their chances of survival,” Drawbridge said. Hubbs also monitors the fish to determine when they’re ready to be released out into the wild and helps train the growout pen volunteers, assistance that Moret described as invaluable to the program’s success. “None of us are marine biologists. We’re just fisherman,” he said. After the fish are released, the Anglers clean out the pens and do some maintenance in preparation for another batch of fish. “This release is particularly significant for us because it will put us at over 100,000 juvenile seabass released [by the Anglers] since we first started,” Moret said with discernable pride.

‘A Heck of a Comeback’

The Anglers raise the sea gate and encourage their juvenile seabass to follow the tide out of Marina del Rey Harbor

The newly-released seabass in Marina del Rey will be too small to legally take from the ocean; it will be several years before they reach the state-required minimum of 28 inches. In the bigger picture, the statewide hatchery and growout program has so far released about 2.2 million seabass back into the ocean, Drawbridge said. Rick Oefinger, owner of Marina del Rey Sportfishing, gives credit to the program for greatly improved California White Seabass hauls over the past 20 years. “The last 10 years or so has been probably some of the best white seabass fishing in Southern California history,” said Oefinger, whose company charters several fishing trips out of the harbor each

day. “They’ve made a heck of a comeback. I think the Hubbs-SeaWorld program has been a tremendous success.” “Back in the day it wasn’t nearly as common to catch them in the numbers we do now, and everybody accepts that it’s because of the white seabass program,” concurs Mike Thompson, a manager with Channel Islands Sports Fishing in Ventura County. California White Seabass catches have died down a bit over the past two years due to warmer coastal water temperatures attributed to the El Niño cycle. Adult seabass typically feed on squid, and as squid move further out to sea to find colder waters, so do the seabass, Oefinger and Thompson said. But El Niño gives as much as it takes, bringing with it exotic species typical to the Mexican coast, high numbers of marlin, and “the best yellowtail scene in my lifetime,” Oefinger said. People who hunt and fish are coupled to conservation efforts as the sale of hunting licenses, tags and stamps is a primary source of federal funding toward efforts to protect animal life and habitats, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “This is one of the most prized game fish there is, white seabass,” said Moret. “When there’s more it encourages people to go out and buy a license, buy fishing tackle, pay money to go on the party boats. Recreational sport fishing generates a lot of revenue for the economy and for the state.” The $1.3 million earmarked this year for California’s Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program comes from an enhancement stamp on fishing licenses and federal Sportfish Restoration Act dollars. Hubbs pitches in another $500,000 on top of that, according to Drawbridge. The hatchery program began in 1982 and started releasing fish in 1986. While its initial research also focused on California halibut, it eventually narrowed down to white seabass exclusively because of the “depressed condition of the stock and its higher value to both the recreational and commercial fisheries,” according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website.

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In late September, the Marina del Rey Anglers released their latest group of seabass, with volunteers opening the gates to let the fish swim with the outbound tide into the unprotected waters of the Santa Monica Bay. “I was a little bit emotional about it, but I was happy to see them go. It’s sort of like kids growing up. It’s also great to feel like we contributed something to a sport that we love, helping to sustain the fishery,” Moret said. “And, to be honest, I want to catch some of them in about three or four years.” Learn more about the Marina del Rey Anglers at mdranglers.com.

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friends 10 years ago in her living room in Santa Monica. At the time there wasn’t anywhere to present or discover independent games, says Barish, so they decided to create their own. It’s since been dubbed the Sundance of independent games. This year’s lineup carries on IndieCade’s independent spirit by presenting games “So many of this year’s games, their whole rooted in individual experiences. “I do think, to me, this year’s selections goal and struggle is to get people to underare, more than any other year, about very stand or be comfortable in a different specific experiences. And they’re experiences we’ve never seen before … or experience than they might typically have.” [haven’t seen] really in depth, deep — IndieCade Festival Director Sam Roberts representation[s] of experiences that we think about all the time, but maybe people haven’t made games about,” IndieCade reps from PlayStation, Nintendo, Microsoft but it’s kind of a street fair. So even the and the National Endowment for the Arts. very structure with which we approach our Festival Director Sam Roberts said. “And Gamers can even play under the stars so many of this year’s games, their whole event is trying to create something new during Night Games, an annual event that and that can reflect the future,” said Indie- goal and struggle is to get people to transforms downtown Culver City into a Cade founder and CEO Stephanie Barish. understand or be comfortable in a different experience than they might live playground. IndieCade’s free-form style stems from typically have.” This varied program, like IndieCade’s the festival’s foundations. Barish first (Continued on page 18) mission, is meant to challenge the definidreamed up the concept with a group of October 15, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17

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IndieCade promotes greater industry and public awareness of alternative games and their designers completing tasks and more to do with allocating one’s time wisely. “The conflict in our game is about how to spend one’s time,” says Fullerton, who encourages users to “play deliberately,” “slowly” and “with consideration.” “I actually think that’s a much more modern dilemma, how we spend our time here. How do we balance between the grind of daily life and … keeping of the flame of our inspiration?” she muses. Even though “Walden, a game” is set in centuries past, its central struggle is a highly contemporary one that challenges gamers and non-gamers alike to rethink their relationship to time. IndieCade’s

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“I remember being in third or fourth grade and wanted to be with my dad after school. I would clean tables and help in back,” Camarena says. “My aunt met her husband while she was working here. They now have four children.” To get to La Fiesta Brava, I rode my bicycle down Rose Avenue (it’s too much of a hassle to find parking for cars nowadays) and passed as many yoga gear-clad women as I did homeless-looking men on my way. Caught somewhere in the middle are the longtime establishments — and their working- and middle-class customers. “We have customers coming in saying they’ve just been evicted and are living out of their cars. We’re one of the last affordable places for them to eat,” Camarena tells me. Plates cost around $10 here ($6.95 for burritos to $13.95 for mixed-meat fajitas), and almost everything on them is made in-house. Every day, cooks fry the tortilla chips that come to the table, and all the salsas are made from scratch. They have one dessert: homemade flan (a creamy vanilla custard). “We are very proud of our food, so we keep the menu small and don’t change it very often,” Camarena explains. “That helps us make sure we are serving great food. We stick to what we know.”

The family specializes in Jalisco-style Mexican food — a broad, regional term often typified by “wet” (sauce-covered) burritos and meats that are simmered rather than served seca, or dry and crispy. The roasted pork burrito (Carnitas Estilo Tepatitlan) is covered in homemade green chile salsa and filled to small football size with rice, homemade pinto beans and slowroasted, tender pork. Despite being thrust into the spotlight over the looming closure of La Fiesta Brava, Camarena laughs as she tries to keep something secret about the Steak Picardo, a chopped steak plate marinated in “secret” ranchero sauce and then grilled with peppers and onions. Think of it as a “wet” fajitas plate, the meat served in its sauce with rice, corn or flour tortillas, and homemade smashed pinto beans on the side. Mexican Cokes (the ones still made with real sugar and bottled in glass) and Jarritos, a Mexican brand of flavored sodas, are served from a refrigerated case surrounded by posters and velvet paintings depicting the restaurant’s namesake: bullfighting. The family lost Samuel, its patriarch and the founder of the restaurant, in a tragic car (Continued on page 20)

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“This 17th floor unit at the full service Azzurra features two b e d r o o m s a n d t w o - a n d - a - h a l f b a t h r o o m s , ” s a y s a g e n t J e s s e Weinberg. “This unit boasts a wrap-around balcony, new wide plank oak hardwood floors, a remodeled master bath with an extra-large shower, custom walk-in closets in both bedrooms, stainless-steel a p p l i a n c e s , a n d g r a n i t e c o u n t e r - t o p s . H O A d u e s i n c l u d e w a t e r , earthquake insurance, internet, and cable. Azzurra amenities include valet parking, two spas, a media lounge, a professional fitness center w i t h a y o g a / P i l a t e s t r a i n i n g s t u d i o , a n d m o r e . ”

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“ T h i s s p a c i o u s h o m e o f f e r s f o u r b e d r o o m s a n d t h r e e b a t h s , ” s a y a g e n t s B o b W a l d r o n a n d J e s s i c a H e r e d i a . “ E n j o y t h e w a r m a m b i e n c e o f t h e s u n l i t f o r m a l l i v i n g r o o m a n d d i n i n g r o o m . T h e high quality gourmet kitchen features a center island and eating a r e a . T h e h o m e a l s o i n c l u d e s t w o s e p a r a t e f a m i l y r o o m s . T h e master bedroom suite features a sitting room and a ﬁreplace. A t h r e e - c a r g a r a g e , w i t h d i r e c t a c c e s s t o t h e h o u s e , c o m p l e t e s t h i s c o m f o r t a b l e h o m e . T h e h o m e s i t s a b o v e t h e s t r e e t l e v e l , w i t h a terraced lawn, to maximize the curb appeal of this inviting house.”

“ T h i s V e n i c e ‘ b i g l o t ’ c o n t a i n s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 , 4 1 2 s q u a r e f e e t , ” s a y s a g e n t L i n d a L i g h t . “ E n j o y t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e m o d e l , o r b u i l d o n o n e o f t h e m o s t d e s i r a b l e s t r e e t s i n V e n i c e . T h e e x i s t i n g p r o p e r t y i s a c h a r m i n g T u d o r h o m e , f e a t u r i n g t h r e e bedrooms, two bathrooms, hardwood ﬂoors, and a garage. There i s a l s o a d e t a c h e d r e a r s t r u c t u r e , c o n t a i n i n g a s t u d i o a b o v e a n o t h e r t w o - c a r g a r a g e w i t h a l l e y a c c e s s . B o t h u n i t s h a v e p r i v a t e e n t r a n c e s a n d p r i v a t e y a r d s . ” Offered at $2,495,000 Linda Light, Coldwell Banker-Venice/Marina del Rey 310-963-7010

Offered at $1,195,000 Bob Waldron, Coldwell Banker 310-337-9225 Jessica Heredia, 310-913-8112

WESTCHESTER CONDO

TRADITIONAL CULVER CITY HOME

Offered at $799,000 Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties 424-203-1828

Offered at $999,000 Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs 310-410-9777

“ T h i s i m p e c c a b l e t h r e e b e d r o o m , t h r e e b a t h h o m e i s o n l y m i n u t e s f r o m t h e b e a c h e s o f P l a y a d e l R e y , ” s a y s a g e n t Stephanie Younger. “The open kitchen features quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, and ﬁne cabinetry. Dine a l f r e s c o o n t h e u p s t a i r s p a t i o , w h i c h f e a t u r e s p a n o r a m i c o c e a n and city views. The master suite boasts a walk-in closet, as well as an en-suite bath with a deep sunk tub, and a Juliet balcony. O n e m o r e b e d r o o m , f e a t u r i n g i t s o w n b a l c o n y , a n d a n a t t a c h e d two-car garage complete the ﬂoor plan of this sophisticated W e s t c h e s t e r r e s i d e n c e . ”

“ W o n d e r f u l c u r b a p p e a l i n t r o d u c e s y o u t o t h i s t w o - s t o r y , t h r e e b e d r o o m , t w o - a n d - a - h a l f b a t h h o m e , ” s a y s a g e n t K e v i n G a l l a h e r . “The kitchen includes granite counters and custom cabinetry. A sunlit living room, with granite-framed ﬁreplace, leads to two bedrooms that share a centrally located full bathroom. Down the h a l l , a c c e s s a h a l f - b a t h r o o m a n d a d j a c e n t l a u n d r y r o o m . O u t s i d e , enjoy a dazzling pool. Upstairs, the master retreat has a walk-in closet, separate bathroom, and balcony. This ﬁne home is within walking distance to shops, neighborhood dining, and great public s c h o o l s . ”

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Keller Williams

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$1,599,000

Todd Miller

Keller Williams

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3130 Vera Ave.

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Todd Miller

Keller Williams

310-560-2999

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11938 Culver Dr.

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$839,000

Veronica Jones

Keller Williams

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EL SEGUNDO Sat 2-4

315 Center St.

2/1 Hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen

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601 Lomita St.

4/3 Entertainer’s home, city & mountain views

$775,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Beach Cities

$1,899,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Beach Cities

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310-877-2374

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$529,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Beach Cities

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3/3 Nice town home, with upgrades

$335,000

Bill Ruane

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3/3 Gated Community, behind Forum, model look

$475,000

Linda Johnson

The Service Company

310-628-6041

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4/3 Impressive Ladera Crest home, 2FR, gourmet kit

$1,195,000

Waldron/Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

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$2,550,000

Petsu/Ward

Coldwell Banker

310-945-6365 310-578-7777

HAWTHORNE Sat 2-4 INGLEWOOD Sun 1-4 LOS ANGELES Sun 1:30-4

MANHATTAN BEACH Sun 1-4

1601 Pine Ave.

PLAYA DEL REY Sun 1-4:30

259 W. Manchester Ave.

5/5 Ocean view home

$2,205,000

Corte/Wright

ERA Matilla Realty

Sun 2-5

7970 W. 79th St.

4/3.5 Two story home, chefs kit, 3car gar+Guest Hse

$1,895,000

Pat Cornog

Power Brokers Int’l Inc.

310-463-3733

Sun 2-5

8687 Falmouth Ave. #126

2/2.5 Double master suite TH in Seagate Village

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

5742 Kiyot Way

3/3 Newly renovated town home w/private garage

$1,989,000

Weinberg/Lesny

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

310-995-6779

Sun 1:30-4

8308 Altavan Ave.

4/2.5 Gorgeous new home. Open flpl, MBR suite

$1,195,000

Waldron/Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

Sun 1:30-4

8310 Altavan Ave.

3/2.5 Fantastic new home, great quality & style

$995,000

Waldron/Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

Sun 1:30-4

8506 Wiley Post Ave.

1/1 Two units, perfect investment opportunity

$719,000

Waldron/Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

Sun 1:30-4

6306 W. 77th Pl.

3/1.5 Custom & spacious home in heart of Kentwood

$975,000

Waldron/Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-337-9225

Sun 2-5

7301 W. Manchester Ave. #113 3/2.5 Bright, modern townhome with city views

$799,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

Sun 2-5

8131 Colegio Dr.

5/4 Modern remodeled home in North Kentwood

$1,699,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

Sun 2-5

6422 Wynkoop St.

3/2 Fabulous quality & style in Westchester

$1,149,000

Stephanie Younger

Teles Properties

424-203-1828

$599,000

PLAYA VISTA Sun 2-5 WESTCHESTER

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How does an appraiser determine a home’s value? “Comps,” or comparable sales, is a term anyone on either side of a real estate transaction should know well. It refers to homes located in the same area and very similar in size, condition and features as the home you are trying to buy or sell. Buyers look at comps when deciding what price to offer on a home, and sellers use them to figure out how to best price their home for the market. Real estate agents look at comps all day long as a way to keep on top of their local market. If you are a buyer or seller, it’s helpful to have a strategy to analyze comps, because all comps aren’t created equal. Location is the highest priority If you are trying to price a home or figure out its value, you need to look nearby. The market is based on location, so keeping as close to the subject property as possible — meaning, within the same neighborhood — is the most effective approach. If you can’t get enough comps nearby, it’s fine to keep expanding out. But the lenders have

gone from looking back one year, then to six month’s back – to now 3 months back for comparable solds. This often creates huge problems for the seller, realtor and appraiser who can’t find enough comparable solds close to the subject property. Under these circumstances – the Appraiser will have to use homes that are less similar and then do a Plus Minus Cost Analysis for the home. Say, for example, the only homes sold within the last three months all have 3 or 4 bedrooms and are larger in square footage. The appraiser will then take the sale prices of those homes and start subtracting the value of the additional amenities, the additional square footage, etc. Upgraded homes have additional value for newer kitchens, appliances, windows, roofs, plumbing, electrical, and the list goes on. Timeframe matters The best comps are homes that are currently “pending.” Why? Because a pending home is a piece of live market data. A pending home means that a buyer and seller made a deal, and

that deal will reflect the most up-to-the-minute stats on the market. A good real estate agent can get a fairly accurate idea what the ultimate sale price or range is for a pending deal. Try to stick with sales in the past three months, and never go more than six months, because older data is not reflective of the current market. Factor in home features Once you have location and timeframe, it is key to look for homes with similar features that have sold, as opposed to comparing price per square feet. While the latter is helpful, it won’t consider factors like views, a new designer kitchen or other features. If you have all three bedrooms on the top floor, look for something similar. Try to compare your subject property to like properties when it comes to traits like total size, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and the size of the lot. You can make adjustments once you have found similar homes.

Don’t overanalyze the comps Putting your trust in a good local agent will keep you from agonizing over the petty details of each comparable home. Your agent is likely familiar with some of the recent sales, and can help shed light on why one comp fares better than another. You may not know that one home was next to a fire station or across from a parking lot, or that another didn’t have a real backyard, but your agent will. These small nuances will affect the home’s value. This week’s quesTion is answereD by Jesse Weinberg, Jesse Weinberg and Associates (310) 995-6779 www.JesseWeinberg.com

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Thursday, Oct. 15 Mar Vista Chamber Coffee Time, 9 to 10 a.m. Each third Thursday, join the Mar Vista Chamber of Commerce for conversations and networking with business owners. This month’s topic is logos and branding, with featured speaker Jean Roth of Rotem Designs. $5 members, $10 non-members. Coffee Connection, 3838 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista. Pre-School Reading Program, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Kids learn to love reading each Thursday at the Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454 The Silver Seminar Series, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Join Diana Hoffman, clinical director of Airport Marina Counseling Service, for this month’s topic on post-retirement changes and how you can adapt and thrive in the process. Westchester Senior Citizen Center, 8740 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. RSVP to Westchester Playa Village at (310) 695-7030 or airportmarina.org Halftime Happy Hour with DJ Flye, 4 to 8 p.m. Music and drink specials every Thursday at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com Rotary Cultural Dinner, 6 p.m. The Playa Vista Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation holds its annual Rotary Cultural Dinner. This year’s theme is “Return to Italy.” Tony Palermo of

Tony P’s Dockside Grill and Ty Pennington of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” are the guests of honor. Playa Vista CenterPointe Club, 6200 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. $85. (310) 306-8525 Conflict Resolution Day in L.A., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Southern California Mediation Association Education Foundation joins the Association for Conflict Resolution in support of National Conflict Resolution Day. Mayor Kevin McKeown’s office will present the Conflict Resolution Day proclamation before youth presentations on “Peer Mediation, Making Peace: Kids and Their Conflict Stories” at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. scmediation.org Margaret Stohl and The Women of Marvel Comics, 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of Margaret Stohl’s “Black Widow: Forever Red,” the first ever young-adult novel from Marvel Comics. Joining her in a discussion panel are Marguerite Bennett (author and artist for Marvel’s A Force), Lorraine Cink (host of the comics web series “The Watcher”), Ann Foley (costume designer of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and Judy Stephens (a Marvel producer and cosplay enthusiast). A book sale and signing follows the discussion. Free. Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8606 Venice Art Crawl Mixer, 7 to 10 p.m. Meet and mingle with artists, venue hosts, sponsors and active community

members as planning begins for the next Venice Art Crawl on Dec. 17. $5 donation. Drink specials. The Venice Whaler, 10 Washington Blvd., Venice. veniceartcrawl.com; venicewhaler.com Electric Comedy, 8:30 p.m. Each Thursday, an intimate night of stand-up comedy that may include a few of L.A.’s well-known comics. $25. Free pizza. The Little Theatre, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. electriccomedy.com

Friday, Oct. 16 WISE & Healthy Aging Volunteer Orientation, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WISE & Healthy Aging enhances the independence, dignity and quality of life of older adults through leadership, advocacy and innovative services. Learn how you can get involved. Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 394-9871, ext. 552, or visit wiseandhealthyaging.org to register. Mar Vista Seniors Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon. The club meets each Friday and activities include trips and tours, speakers, bingo, live entertainment, parties and holiday celebrations for seniors 50+. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. For more information, call Byron Stalcup at (310) 351-9876. Marina del Rey Historic Harbor Tours, 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Fridays and 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov.

A Sea Life Excursion to Save Lives

Westchester’s Jon Dickens honors his late wife with a whale-watching trip to fight Huntington’s Disease Photo by Pat Reynolds

Watching whales rise out of the ocean’s depths is a majestic experience. Raising awareness and funds to combat rare and heartbreaking disease can be even more uplifting. When longtime Westchester resident Merril Dickens died after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease, a degenerative and hereditary brain disorder, her family decided to do something about it. “No one should have to go through the misery that Merril and thousands of others like her have gone through,” said Jon Dickens, who was her husband. “I decided I couldn’t stand on the sidelines any longer and just hope that a cure would be found. So, to honor Merril and her courageous battle, our family decided to do something — something fun that people would enjoy, while raising awareness of Huntington’s Disease and funds to help end it,” Dickens said. In collaboration with the Huntington Disease Society of America’s Los Angeles Chapter, the Dickens family has chartered a 65-foot boat through Marina del Rey Sportfishing for a whale watching excursion and fundraiser on Saturday. Docents from the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium will be on hand to help identify sea life, and one lucky participant in an on-board charity raffle will win a weekend

A gray whale dives in Santa Monica Bay in a luxury Las Vegas penthouse. Lucy Walker, director of the HBO documentary “The Lion’s Mouth Opens” (about filmmaker Marianna Palka’s struggle with Huntington’s Disease) will also be on deck. This trip along may not result in a cure, said Dickens, but “the funds donated can make a whale of a difference.” Out there on the high seas, it may also just make your spirit soar. — Christina Campodonico The boat departs at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, from Dock 52 (13552 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey) and returns at 1 p.m. Tickets are $40 for adults or $20 for kids under 12. Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20. To register, call (310) 902-3675 visit greaterla.hdsa.org.

29. In honor of Marina del Rey’s 50th anniversary year, the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors and Marina del Rey Historical Society are sponsoring 45-minute informative tours for just $1. Board at Hornblower Cruises and Events, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com Del Rey Farmers Market, 2 to 7 p.m. Food and produce vendors gather weekly, with free musical performances on the first Friday of each month. Glen Alla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey. delreync.org The World’s First Street Art Gallery, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Beautify Earth features the world’s first street art gallery and live music event featuring interchangeable and sellable art pieces, a concept created by artist Blake Byers. Proceeds from each piece sold will go to the artist and Beautify Earth to fund an entire new mural in the community. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com. $5 to $10. RSVP at BEblakebyers.eventbrite.com. “Now and Then,” 7:30 p.m. It’s the 20th anniversary of this mid-‘90s film that follows four friends 20 years after one pivotal childhood summer. A discussion follows with actresses Thora Birch and Lolita Davidovich, writer I. Marlene King, producers Suzanne and Jennifer Todd, and moderated by Krista Smith from Vanity Fair. $11. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Hornblower Dinner Cruise, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Enjoy a four-course dinner with dancing and a harbor view. Board at 7:30 p.m. at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $86.95 plus fees. hornblower.com Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 7:30, 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. Dinner with traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com “Awake and Sing!” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 29 (Also 8 p.m. Thursday performances on Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and 19.) Clifford Odet’s play about the hopes and struggles of a lower-middleclass, three-generation Jewish family living in the Bronx during the Great Depression continues to resonate 80 years after its 1935 premiere. Director Elina de Santos and lead actress Marilyn Fox return with a 20th anniversary revival of the smash Odyssey Theatre production that ran for nine months in 1994-95. $15 to $34. The Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. (310) 477-2055; odysseytheatre.com Jolie Holland (with Mike Coykendall), 8 p.m. Live music at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com “Ravenscroft,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. In the Kentwood Players’ staging of Don Nigro’s mystery-thriller, a detective investigates a murder at an English country estate inhabited by five

women and encounters lies, selfish motives and one unpredictable ending. $20. Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org The Towels, 9 p.m. Live music at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com

Saturday, Oct. 17 Marina del Rey Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find locally grown produce, prepared food, desserts and arts and crafts at the corner of Via Marina and Panay Way (parking lot 11) each Saturday. (310) 305-9545; facebook.com/MDRFarmersMarket “BOO Fest,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Playa Vista Elementary’s annual Halloween Festival features game booths, bounce houses, face painting, a chili cook-off, pumpkin decorating, a haunted house, food and shaved ice. Free. Buy game tickets at the door. Playa Vista Elementary, 13150 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista. (424) 2281800; playavistaschool.com “Aladdin: An Interactive Play,” noon Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 26. Music, magic and creative movements combine to tell the classic story of Aladdin. $15. 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 622-4482; blackboxtheater.org Max Diamond Yoga, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (Also 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, and 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.) The benefits of yoga can increase strength, flexibility, balance and endurance, promote spinal safety, and reduce stress. All levels welcome to this weekly, donationbased yoga class at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 922-8879; mtolivelutheranchurch.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. The free waterside concerts at Fisherman’s Village continue with blues from Soul Dogs. Free two-hour parking with validation. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900 “Off The Hook,” 3 to 7 p.m. Santa Monica’s first-ever seafood festival celebrates National Seafood Month at the Santa Monica Pier with live music, chef demos and tasting from top seafood restaurants including Herringbone, The Lobster, FIG, Geoffrey’s Malibu, Gladstone’s, The Albright and Jolly Oyster. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Seafood For the Future, Santa Monica Pier Restoration, and help raise awareness for the sustainable seafood movement. $60 to $100. offthehookseafoodfest.com. “Climax,” 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1. A Malibu restaurant owner entangles himself in an affair after his wife’s fertility treatments are unsuccessful, leading to hurt and danger. $29.50. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com (Continued on page 31)

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The Story Continues Orson Bean, “the Raconteur of the Venice Canals,” bears his soul on stage to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pacific Resident Theatre Photos by Christina Campodonico

By Christina Campodonico “Lies are called theatre,” quips Orson Bean on his way into rehearsal for his new one-man show, “Safe at Home,” which begins preview showings this week at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice. While the dramatic arts may trade in tall tales, the 87-year-old actor and television personality promises an authentic account of his life story — highs and lows. “I turn tragedy into comedy,” Bean, a 30-plus resident of the Venice Canals, says of his autobiography for the stage. In it, he surveys his life chronologically. Bean starts with his childhood, touching upon the time his dog was taken away from him and his mother’s suicide. He then moves from his early days of performing standup in New York to the end of a failed marriage, finding love again and finally a life-changing experience firewalking. “I felt that I could do anything. I felt like I could walk on fire — oh wait, I did!” Bean jokes. Though actually walking on fire may seem far-fetched, Bean promises that there are no “lies” in this production, based on his self-published memoir of the same title. (I am told, however, that there are some magic tricks and a paper eucalyptus tree involved.) Bean says the show and the book are intended to verify as much as document his unusual life on and off stage and screen. “I self-published this memoir because I just wanted to put everything in there, so when the great-grandchildren say, ‘Tell us about great-grandpa. Was he really that nuts?’ … they would be able to read about it,” Bean says. The translation of material from page to stage was a natural one for the veteran entertainer. Bean has regaled audiences with trivia, jokes and stories on Broadway and on television, serving as Johnny Carson’s regular fill-in on “The Tonight Show” and in recurring appearances on “I’ve Got a Secret” and “To Tell the Truth.” Even so, being candid on the page and stage is not something Bean takes lightly. “I think that you have to pay a price if you’re going to be really honest as a writer. Eugene O’Neil exorcised his family demons when he wrote ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night.’ I’m not just willing, but happy to pay the price, even though it’s painful,” he says. “Safe at Home” director Guillermo Cienfuegos says Bean’s honesty on stage almost doesn’t need direction or coaching. “This guy is a raconteur. A conversationalist of the very first order,” says Cienfuegos (also known as actor Alex Fernandez), whom Bean recruited to direct the show after seeing Cienfuego’s critically acclaimed handling of “Henry V” at PRT last year.

L E F T : Alex Fernandez (aka Guillermo Cienfuegos), Marilyn Fox, Allie Mills, Orson Bean and Ruth Galanter on the set of Bean’s “Safe at Home” R i g h t : The group stands under the PRT’s Venice Boulevard marquee

As he leans back in an old movie theater chair in the Pacific Resident Theatre’s lobby, Bean’s éclat for storytelling extends into his account of how the PRT’s main stage, 703, almost didn’t happen. About 20 years ago, Bean and his wife, actress Alley Mills (“The Wonder Years” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”), worked with then-L.A. City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter to secure permits to establish a theatre in this space, once a nickelodeon. He takes us back to that moment in time when they were about to open the theatre’s doors. “We gather together when the last of the permits had been gotten and my wife, who had been down at City Hall with Ruth Galanter’s help, seeing this person and that person and standing over an inspector to see if wheelchairs could get into the building, or if the seats were wide enough, or separated from each other or not too close — all of that stuff. And we finally finished and raised a glass of champagne, right in this lobby, and the door opened and a man came in and said, ‘I’m the toilet ceiling fan inspector.’ And our hearts sank.” The build up to this ironic moment is so expertly executed that it elicits a good chuckle from this writer, rather than a sympathetic sigh. “We can laugh about it now. At the time our hearts sank. Luckily the toilet ceiling fan worked,” Bean remarks wryly. In many ways, Pacific Resident Theatre is the perfect place for Bean to weave his witty anecdotes. The company, along with

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its theatre and workshop spaces, is as much of a fixture in the Venice arts community as he is. Now approaching its 30th anniversary, the PRT traces its roots to 1985, when a group of American Conservatory Theatretrained actors headed south from San Francisco to found a theatre company in L.A. PRT Artist Director Marilyn Fox, who joined the original group of transplants soon after they formed their ensemble, has been with the theatre ever since, whether acting, directing or administrating. The company has garnered over 200 awards since its inception and continues to offer classes, workshops and a co-op space for actors to put on plays of their choosing, in addition to producing shows for the main stage. Keeping the company going has been a labor of love for Fox, who has guided the nonprofit since 1995 with the help of stalwart supporters like Bean, Mills and Galanter. Orson’s show, she says, was the best way to kick off the company’s 30th anniversary season and celebrate one of its major financial and creative backers. “I thought, ‘What a way for us to give a gift to our community and honor Orson and do something beautiful and authentic and original,’” says Fox, who knew she wanted to produce “Safe at Home” the minute she heard Bean read it at a regular PRT play-reading workshop for seniors. “I got myself up and actually got here in

nine in the morning, which is a big thing for me. And I watched it and tears were just rolling down my face and I was laughing so much and I was so moved.” Fox emailed Bean soon after, expressing her enthusiasm for the show and eagerness to produce it at PRT. He immediately agreed. This isn’t the first time that Bean and Fox have teamed up. They met when Fox was directing a PRT Co-op Space production of “The Seagull” and an actor fell through. A mutual friend recommended Bean for the role, so she sent him a script. Bean came to a rehearsal and asked Fox about her “concept.” Fox didn’t have one, but that didn’t seem to perturb the prospective PRT thespian. “I said I just wanted to get some wonderful actors in a room and do this beautiful play,’” Fox recalls. “So he looked at me and he went, ‘I’ll do it.’ So see, it was a trick question. He wanted something that was just pure.” Bean may be less wily in his latest role — playing himself — but may just have a few more tricks up his sleeve. Catch a preview staging of “Safe at Home: An Evening with Orson Bean” at 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, and 3 or 8 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $12. The show officially opens at 8 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 22, and runs through Nov. 29. $25 to $30. Call (310) 822-8392 or visit pacificresidenttheatre.com.

Brains, Brawn, Guitars Cerebral Ballzy injects the Del Monte Speakeasy with a concentrated dose of punk

Moments of Bliss Photographer Jay Blakesberg documents the evolution of the Hippie Chick Photo by Jay Blakesberg

When was the last time a punk rock outfit with power pop sensibilities performed in a legit speakeasy? Not the kind that say they’re speakeasies and have been operating since 2010, but the kind that actually operated during those dark times when tossing back a few was forbidden by law? The answer could be never — until now. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the Del Monte Speakeasy welcomes Brooklyn’s own Cerebral Ballzy to their hallowed space under The Townhouse for an evening full of elbows, torn T-shirts and safety pins. The Townhouse opened in 1915 and the hidden basement bar below the floor housed many a drinker during Prohibition. The beauty of the Del Monte is not only in its rich history, but that fact that original owner Cesar Menotti really didn’t care too much about honoring the stringent liquor laws of the time. While he made attempts to legitimize the Townhouse by turning it into a grocery store, locals knew the Del Monte was the spot for some proper hooch. Now, imagine a well-choreographed tumble down a flight of stairs. Violent, gripping, and relief when it’s all over … only to fall down again. That’s what Cerebral Ballzy sounds like. The four-piece unleashes a hurricane of distortion one minute then

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Straight Outta Brooklyn: Cerebral Ballzy frontman Honor Titus downtempo moodiness the next. Hardcore to harmonic in an instant. When asked what it’ll be like performing in a windowless, closed-quarters speakeasy, Cerebral Ballzy bassist Melvin Honore says “intense ... like getting a concentrated dose of your favorite anything.” Be that a dose of alcohol or punk-fueled animosity, the Del Monte will play home to both, if only for one evening. — Ian Joulain Red Bull Sound Select presents Cerebral Ballzy on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. Tickets are $3 with RSVP at redbullsoundselect.com/events or $12 without. Doors open at 8 p.m. for a bill that also includes punkers HO9909 and rapper Fat Tony.

Fall is Community Festival Season

Mar Vista, Del Rey and Santa Monica celebrate neighborhood bonds this weekend

MAR VISTA FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday The theme of this year’s bigger-than-ever Mar Vista Fall Festival is “Heroes Among Us.” Alongside the usual fun — including music and dance performances by local students, a children’s play zone, family yoga sessions and a silent auction fundraiser — this year’s festival is a celebration of more than 50 people nominated by their neighbors for doing extraordinary community work in Mar Vista. Their names and photos will appear on a “Heroes Wall” at the Mar Vista Recreation Center during the festival. Event co-chair Albert Olson said this year’s festival will have at least 52 vendor booths, the biggest count to date, with several dedicated to resources for local seniors. Rep. Karen Bass (D- Los Angeles) is expected to attend, and L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin is hosting a local government information booth. Mar Vista Park | 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista | marvistafallfestival.blogspot.com

well as an outing of the Westside Repair Café, in which electricians, needleworkers, bicycle experts and other people gather at the Thelma Terry Building to help repair clothes, books, furniture, bikes, toys and household appliances. Get a repair ticket at smgov. net/r3. Virginia Avenue Park |2200 Virginia Pumpkins-a-plenty at Virginia Avenue Park Ave., Santa Monica | smgov. net/vapark

DEL REY DAY 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday As Westside neighborhoods go, Del Rey is quiet but it isn’t shy. On Sunday, the Del Rey Neighborhood Council VIRGINIA AVENUE PARK FALL FESTIVAL hosts the 12th annual Del Rey Day at Glen Alla 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday Park — this year focusing on emergency preFamily-friendly Halloween fun and responsiparedness. The Del Rey Residents Association is ble use of our planet’s resources go hand-in- sponsoring an earthquake-simulating “Shakey hand at the Virginia Avenue Park Fall Festival. Quakey House,” LADWP is conducting powerline In addition to a hay bale maze, pumpkinsafety demonstrations and MySafe:LA is offering carving demonstrations and storytelling, the hands-on CPR training and free smoke alarms. festival features a Halloween Costume Swap, But there’s also going to be plenty of food and in which those who’ve already dropped off fun, with a number of community booths to visit a gently used costume at a local library (including one hosted by The Argonaut) and can pick up a different one to wear this year. the Del Rey Community Jazz Band performing A glow-in-the-dark costume parade with throughout the day. illuminated jack-o-lanterns and a glowing Glen Alla Park | 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey | juggling performance starts at dusk. delreync.org The event also features the annual Santa Monica College Glass Pumpkin Sale as — Gary Walker

Santa Monica hippie chick Brigitte Bard revels in a Phish concert, as seen in Blakesberg’s book The live music experience is about more than the band. As many a musician has said on stage, the show really is all about the crowd. In a brand-new photobook called “Hippie Chick: A Tale of Love, Devotion & Surrender,” celebrated photographer Jay Blakesberg presents the most visually stimulating study to date of the heart and soul of the crowd. Blakesberg’s 240-page collection includes an introduction by original hippie chick Grace Slick, an afterword by contemporary hippie chick Grace Potter, quotes from some of the book’s subjects and a series of essays by Edith Johnson titled “Love,” “Devotion” and “Surrender.” The essays discuss how these women build community around the music they love and, during shows, find “those moments of bliss where you can recharge your soul,” he said. The photos in Blakesberg’s book were taken at smaller music festivals (10,0000 to 30,000 people) that tend to focus more on the music experience than fashion and social media — “a little more true to the

hippie ethos,” he said. A lot has changed since Blakesberg first started following the Grateful Dead as a fan photographer in the late 1970s, but many images he shot last year could be scenes from decades past. — Joe Piasecki Blakesberg discusses and signs copies of “Hippie Chick: A Tale of Love, Devotion & Surrender” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Mr. Musichead Gallery, 7511 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Singer-songwriter Luther Russell performs. Books are $40. Visit rockoutbooks.com.

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Closing the Gap Mike “The Poet” Sonksen brings ‘Three Generations’ of wordsmiths together in Venice Photo by Mike Murase

By Bliss Bowen “Who’s rockin’ the populace In the postmodern metropolis?” Chances are better than good that you’ve heard at least a fragment of “LA Authors” over the past 10 years if you’ve attended a slam or spoken-word event in the area, or if you’ve taken one of Mike “The Poet” Sonksen’s guided tours through downtown L.A., or attended one of his workshops, or read one of his “LA Letters” columns for KCET. The self-described “interdisciplinary artist” has been a ubiquitous, open-spirited presence in Greater L.A.’s literary community for at least 15 years, and “LA Authors” — which virtually explodes with names, images and hip-hop energy — is one of his bestknown pieces. Beyond Baroque honored Sonksen’s “distinguished service” to the Los Angeles poetry community in 2013. On Sunday afternoon he returns for “Three Generations.” The multi-artist, multigenerational event is an extension of the monthly shows he used to coordinate at the Last Bookstore in downtown L.A. “I have my perspective, my point of view, my platform, the whole vision of what I’ve been doing,” he says. “I have poets who are 16 to 75 there. I like to mix the different styles — some of the more page poets or academic poets, then there’s the spoken word poet, there’s the kind of punk rock and political poet. There are so many genres of poetry you can’t even have them all in one place, but I try to have as many as I can. It’s kind of an old-fashioned jam session.” As host, Sonksen strives for a democratic balance of thoughtful page poets and charismatic performance poets. He grew up in the hip-hop scene and consequently has a keen understanding of crowd dynamics; but he’s also learned the value of being literary and “knowing the canon.”

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Whether teaching in Playa del Rey or organizing “LA Authors,” Mike“The Poet” Sonksen is the contemporary bard of Los Angeles “The best thing about being well read is it prevents you from putting your foot in your mouth,” he observes. “The more I read of the Romantic poets, the more I

brother-and-sister team Dante Mitchell and Monique Mitchell, former high school students of Sonksen’s. “They’re really talented poets, really nice kids,” he says. “He’s 24 now and she’s 22.” Sonksen is currently teaching 11thand 12th-grade AP English, journalism and creative writing at St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey, where he also oversees a poetry club. “I can literally see the LAX runway from my classroom,” he says with a laugh. “It’s a smart school. They’re really amazing kids. They’re 16 or 17 and they’re all pretty hungry; I have them writing up a storm.” “Kids are so up on language,” he adds, after an amusing exchange about slang phrase du jour “throw shade.” “We have a good time playing with language.” Born in Long Beach, Sonksen graduated from UCLA in 1997, and got his master’s in English and history from Cal State L.A. in 2014. To him, poetry and history are flipsides of a cherished coin; he uses poetry to pique his students’ interest in L.A. history. “I was telling my students I got my identity through both,” he explains. “I

“The best thing about being well read is it prevents you from putting your foot in your mouth.” — Mike “The Poet” Sonksen

realized I was just saying the same thing that Shelley and Coleridge and Ralph Waldo Emerson were saying 200 years ago. The only thing new is if you put a different twist on it or modernize it a bit.” He’ll be joined Sunday by prolific poet, playwright and essayist (and onetime Doors running mate) Michael C Ford, whom Sonksen refers to as “my literary uncle.” Also taking the podium will be

just love writing. And I like cataloguing history. Poetry was the first form that sort of came naturally when I was a teenager, but even then I liked writing essays. Above all I consider myself a writer, but I’m equally poet and journalist. ... The poem is the outline, and the essay is the longer version.” He recently did some readings in celebration of “Slices of Los Angeles,”

an artful packaging of selected poems and essays with archival photos and maps that underscore his writing’s abundant imagery. He has subtly revised his thesis, “Poetics on Location,” which he describes as “kind of a new edge of poems about geography and history,” and expects it to be published soon by Writ Large Press. He’s also updating 2006’s “I Am Alive in Los Angeles,” his signature collection, for a new compilation, “Still Alive in Los Angeles,” and hopes to “get a whole bunch of books out” in the next few years. That full schedule has compelled him to “work smarter” to allow more time with his wife, 6-year-old daughter and 1-yearold son. Two years ago, as a favor to his then-pregnant wife, he went on hiatus from performing while finishing his master’s. It was the first time he’d taken a break in 15 years. It was good to do, he says, but he “missed bringing people together” — and bringing people together from different segments of the community is central to his work, and arguably his identity. It seems as organic to him as walking or writing. “Now I’m doing it maybe six or eight times a year versus monthly,” he says. “The perfect compromise is I host quarterly at Beyond Baroque, and then I occasionally host at Avenue 50 in Highland Park and occasionally at Last Bookstore in downtown L.A. I really love bringing people together. A lot of it is friendship and camaraderie, as well as the art. Afterward, we’ll all go out for a burger.” Three Generations on a Stage: host Mike “The Poet” Sonksen, Michael C Ford, Dante Mitchell, Monique Mitchell and more perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $5 to $10 suggested donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Call (310) 822-3006 or visit aliveinlosangeles. com and beyondbaroque.org.

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Electric Comedy, 8 p.m. Each Sunday, an intimate night of stand-up comedy that may include a few of L.A.’s well-known comics. $25. Free pizza. The Electric Lodge, Electric Ave., Venice. electriccomedy.com Robbie Fulks, 8 p.m. World-famous weekend concerts at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com “Tattooed”, 8 p.m. A launch of Carine Topal’s collection of Holocaust poems, “Tattooed,” and a special collaborative reading with Topal herself and Laure-Anne Bosselaar — a bill of one

Semite daughter and one daughter of an Anti-Semite. $6 to $10. Beyond Baroque, 681. N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Cafe R&B, 9 p.m. Enjoy a night with the raging vocals of Roach and the blazing guitar licks of Byl at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $15 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Sunday, Oct. 18 Mar Vista Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Score delicious prepared foods to eat under the big deejay tent and browse dozens of stands featuring fresh

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produce and other goods. Venice and Grandview boulevards. marvistafarmersmarket.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. The free waterside concerts at Fisherman’s Village continue with R&B from Floyd and The Fly Boys. Free two-hour parking with validation. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900 Grow LA Victory Garden Workshop, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through October. Join locals for a four-part workshop series on growing organic foods in the time of water restrictions and droughts. At this third workshop, learn basic vegetable botany, seed

saving and storage, and water conservation and irrigation strategies. Emerson Avenue Community Garden, 6550 W. 80th St., Westchester. $15 per class. Register at eacgc.org. Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 5, 7 and 8:45 p.m. Dinner comes with a side of traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com SHINE Storytelling’s “Spooked” Show, 7 p.m. The monthly live music and storytelling event returns with performers sharing inspiring true stories about their greatest fears, phobias and freaky encounters.

Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $10. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com (Continued on page 33)

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Vida featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com

Monday, Oct. 19 Volunteer Afterschool Facilitators Needed, Monday through Friday

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. reDiscover Center provides lightly-facilitated tinkering and creative art activities with recycled materials. Facilitators maintain a safe tinkering environment and provide support to participating students ages 7 to 12. 12958 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista. Email volunteer@ rediscovercenter.org. Special Optimist Club Meeting, 6 p.m. The new district governor of the Optimists Club, Carol Morack, will speak at Playa Vista Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892

Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. Weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com

while enjoying the beautiful view of the Marina del Rey harbor. Burton Chace Park, 13640 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free, but RSVP by calling (310) 305-9595; beaches. lacounty.gov

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by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Kira M. Lindsay. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 11, 2015. Argonaut published: September 24, October 1, 8, and 15, 2015. 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).

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. 2015248317 The following person is doing business as: 310 Sales 8431 Kittyhawk Los Angeles, CA. 90045 and 8431 Kittyhawk Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Blanca Nelly Camarena 8431 Kittyhawk Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Blanca Nelly Camarena. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 25, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2015. 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).

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 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Sharon Ruth Elenbaas. Title: Co-Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 1, 2015. Argonaut published: October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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FIcTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015241815 The following person is doing business as: Mahalogy 238 Horizon Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Mahalogy, LLC 238 Horizon Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Jennifer Theaker. Title: CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 18, 2015. Argonaut published: September 24, October 1, 8, and 15, 2015. 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. 2015243947 The following person is doing business as: International Yacht Services 1720 Penmar Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Patrick OíBrien 1720 Penmar 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 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Patrick OíBrien. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 22, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29, and November 5, 2015. 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

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FIcTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015251861 The following person is doing business as: Nanaka Design 12626 Greene Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Michelle Brusuelas 12626 Greene 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 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Michelle Brusuelas. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 30, 2015. Argonaut published: October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015. 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. 2015252523 The following person is doing business as: Never Event Prevention 816 Camino Real Unit 103 Redondo Beach, CA. 90277. Registered owners Sharon Ruth Elenbaas 816 Camino Real Unit 103 Redondo Beach, CA. 90277 and Mark Elenbaas 816 Camino Real Unit 103 Redondo Beach, CA. 90277. This business is conducted by a Married

FIcTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015252829 The following person is doing business as: FRK Consulting 12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 650 Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Frederick R. Kuhns 3249 Butler 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 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Frederick R. Kuhns. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 1, 2015. Argonaut published: October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015. 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. 2015255454 The following person is doing business as: medical Sales Associates 115 Ω Hurricane St. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Robert P. Debiase 115 Ω Hurricane St. 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 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Robert P. Debiase. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 5, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-

ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FIcTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015258775 The following person is doing business as: Lulu Lekay 257 Hampton Dr. #1 Venice, CA. 90291 and Bionic Woman P.O. Box 1115 Venice, CA. 90294. Registered owners: Lyndsey McCumsey 257 Hampton Dr. #1 Venice, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Lyndsey McCumsey. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 8, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2015. 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. 2015261207 The following person is doing business as: The Litvin Group LLC 3435 Ocean Park Blvd. #107-221 Santa Monica, CA. 90405. Registered owners: The Litvin Group LLC 3435 Ocean Park Blvd. #107-221 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 n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Richard Litvin. Title: Managing Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 13, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29, and November 5, 2015. 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. 2015261195 The following person is doing business as: Srilo Ventures 409 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Srilo LLC 1 Oak Meadow Lane Carmel Valley, CA. 93924. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Cy Kirshner. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 13, 2015. Argonaut published: October 15, 22, 29, and November 5, 2015. 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). Public Notices NOTIcE OF APPLIcATION FOR POLIcE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Board of Police Commissioners for a permit to conduct a MASSAGE. NAME OF APPLICANT: Clara Lee. DOING BUSINESS AS: Venice Therapy. LOCATED AT: 1806 S. Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. Any person desiring to protest this Issuance of this permit shall make a written protest before Nov. 3, 2015 to the: LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION 100 West First Street Los Angeles, CA. 90012. Upon receipt of written protests, protesting persons will be notified of date, time , and place for hearing. BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTIcE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ALFREDO WILLIAM WALKER, ESTATE NO. bP167265 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and contingent creditors of Alfredo William Walker and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both: A petition has been filed by Kenneth Adler in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, requesting that Kenneth Adler be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of Alfredo William Walker. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. This will avoid the need to obtain court approval for many actions taken in connection with the estate. However, before taking certain actions, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or have consented to the proposed action. The petition will be granted unless good cause is shown why it should not be. The petition is set for hearing in Dept. No. 11. at Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90012 on November 6th, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined

in subdivision (b) of Section 58 of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery of the notice to you under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are interested in the estate, you may request special notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Section 1250 of the California Probate Code. Kenneth Adler, Petitioner 21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, suite 500 Torrance, California 90503 STATE OF cONNEcTIcUT SUPERIOR cOURT www.jud. ct.gov ORDER OF NOTIcE IN FAMILY cASES JUDIcIAL DISTRIcT OF HARTFORD AT HARTFORD HHD-FA-15-4078972-S PLAINTIFF’S NAME: Andrew Pinnock DEFENDANT’S NAME: Ramonda Scott. NOTICE TO Ramonda Scott. RETURN DATE: December 9, 2015. The Court has reviewed the Order of Notice in Family Cases, Motion for Order of Notice in Family Cases, Writ, Summons, Divorce Complaint (Dissolution of Marriage), Notice of Automatic Court Orders And Summary of Automatic Court Orders THE COURT ORDERS that notice be given to the party to be notified by placing a legal notice in The Argonaut, a newspaper circulating in Marina del Rey, California containing a true and attested copy Order of Notice in Family Cases, Motion for Order of Notice in Family Cases, Writ, Summons, Divorce Complaint (Dissolution of Marriage), Notice of Automatic Court Orders And Summary of Automatic Court Orders of this which have been issued in the case as required by Section 25-5 of the Connecticut Practice Book and are a part of the Application on file with the Court. The notice shall appear once a week for two successive weeks commencing on or before November 22, 2015 and proof of service shall be filed with this Court. STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPERIOR COURT ORDER OF NOTICE FAMILY ACTIONS BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, you are hereby commanded to make due and legal service of this Summons and attached Complaint and Notice of Automatic Orders JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD AT HARTFORD RETURN DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2015 ADDRESS OF COURT: 90 Washington Street, Hartford, CT CASE MANAGEMENT DATE: 12/09/2015 PLAINTIFF’S NAME: Andrew Pinnock PLAINTIFF’S ADDRESS: 15 High Court East Hartford, CT 06118 DEFENDANT’S NAME: Ramonda Scott DEFENDANT’S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 4241 Via Marina #505 Marina del Rey, CA. 90202 NOTICE TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT 1. You are being sued. 2. This paper is a Summons in a lawsuit. 3. The Complaint attached to these papers states the claims that the plaintiff is making against you in this lawsuit. 4. To respond to this Summons, or to be informed of further proceedings, you or your attorney must file a form called an “Appearance” with the Clerk of the above-named Court at the above Court address on or before the second day after the above Return Date. 5. If you or your attorney do not file a written “Appearance” form on time, the Court may enter judgment against you for the relief requested in the Complaint, which may result in temporary or permanent orders without further notice. 6. The “Appearance” form may be obtained at the above Court address. 7. If you have questions about the Application for Custody or Visitation and Order to Attend Hearing plus Notice of Automatic Orders you should consult an attorney promptly. The Clerk of Court is not permitted to give advice on legal questions. PUBLISHED: ARGONAUT on DATES: October 15, and October 22, 2015.

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