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Changing the Conversation A Westside liberal discovers common ground with conservatives ........................ 9
Politics by the Gallon Water Replenishment District candidates call for greater transparency .................... 10
Return of the Venice BID Public hearing do-over happens Tuesday at L.A. City Hall ........................... 11
ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS The Argonaut Voter Guide
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‘The Best Place in the World’ Meet local visionary Flavio Campagna Kampah .............................. 14
COVER STORY Faces of Democracy Voters share why they’re casting a ballot on Tuesday — and why you should too .......... 16
Lunetta sets a new table for The Georgian Hotel .............. 21
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Hunt for Deals at the Playa Vista Community Yard Sale . ........................... 35
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OPINION Don’t Get Taken for a Ride Big Blue Bus responds to campaign against Ocean Avenue route ............................. 13
A Tale of Two Kitas The CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is also quite the poet . .............. 19
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L e tt e r s No Voice for the Middle For the first time in 48 years of voting I had to choose the lesser of two evils. We were given the choice between the two most hated politicians running for the presidency. This election is a direct result of our divided nation — liberal vs. conservative, men vs. women, and black vs. white. They say it is my way or the highway. Gone are the days of compromise and civility, replaced by partisanship and anger. Moderates like me feel that there is no longer a place for us in today’s divided nation. Arnold Lipschultz Westchester Support Parks, Transit and Measure LV Dear Santa Monica Voter, Elections are a great time for honesty and truth about issues. You won’t get much of either from the full-color brochures filling your mailbox, so here are some bits of both: If you love parks and hate traffic, vote YES on L.A. County Measures A and M in support of parks and mass transit.
Two words: Hillary Clinton. One of the easiest ways to know how to vote on propositions is to know who is for and against them. For example, tobacco companies are spending millions to defeat Prop 56, so vote FOR it. YES on 56. Big pharmaceutical companies are against Prop 61. So vote FOR it. YES on 61. Use the above examples to guide you on Measure LV, Santa Monica’s LUVE Initiative. You know big developers don’t want it and are spending big money to defeat it, so vote FOR it. YES on LV. Some well-established politicians and groups claim it is too restrictive, but there is nothing in Measure LV that prevents any developer or even the city from proposing projects above 32 feet. If the Miramar wants to bring back that 320-foot Godzilla, they can try. But under LV, even if the current council or a future council approves it, residents can vote to reject it. Measure LV simply gives residents the final say. That’s it. Don’t believe the BS in the brochures mentioned above. Just remember who is paying for them.
Finally, who should you support for Santa Monica City Council? Well, with more than 45 new projects in the pipeline, a city manager who recently said traffic has reached “a tipping point” (his words, not mine), and four incumbents seeking re-election to four council seats, if you want more of the same you know exactly what to do. John C. Smith Chair, Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission Don’t Let ‘Experience’ Fool You Re: “The Argonaut’s Election Endorsements: California Assembly, Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City,” Oct. 20 I take offense that Autumn Burke should be endorsed over Tony Leal because Mr. Leal has not held a public office. What makes Ms. Burke so qualified? Until two years ago she never held a public office either. Of course Burke has political privilege, thanks to mommy Yvonne Burke and her political
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Changing the Conversation A Westside liberal heads into conservative territory and discovers a better way to talk about politics By Stephanie Case As a self-described “bleeding heart liberal,” Venice-based actor Joe McGovern has boldly gone where few Democrats have gone before. He’s stood beside Confederate flag wavers in the heart of South Carolina, crashed College Republicans meetings and hunted squirrels alongside Second Amendment advocates, wearing head-to-toe camouflage. For his first documentary, “The Other Side: A Liberal Democrat Explores Conservative America,” McGovern and his dog Charlie spent five months zigzagging the country in an old Chevy, interviewing 80 different conservatives along the way. It’s a premise that seems destined for conflict — a battle between left and right that could easily boil into on-camera shouting matches — but McGovern, who starred in the Pacific Resident Theatre’s acclaimed production of “Henry V,” wasn’t looking to win an argument. “I was looking for a way to have a positive political conversation with someone I disagree with,” he says. “I realized: I don’t have to lash out at this person. I could get curious instead of trying to get even.” Two years ago, McGovern realized his steady diet of “The Daily Show” was leaving him with a negative characterization of “the other side” that seemed out of sync with reality. A few channels away, Fox News was doing the same: showcasing his side in extremes. In one segment, McGovern remembers, a vagabond surfer from La Jolla bragged about getting “free money” from the welfare system and gorging on lobster dinners with his EBT cards. “Most people aren’t dealing with a real enemy,” McGovern says. “They’re dealing with a caricature of conservatives or a caricature of liberals. They’re fighting against the hyperbole and not the value system underneath.” On his cross-country trip, McGovern met people more nuanced — and more interesting — than their caricature.
Joe McGovern, right, traveled the country in search of common ground There was Bill, a Zen Buddhist priest with strong pro-life beliefs; Brent, a Tennessee teen who admires the Confederate flag as an emblem of his Southern roots, but stands for marriage equality; and Al and Renee, a Minnesotan couple with a burgeoning business, who felt weighed down by the complicated EPA paperwork necessary to keep with regulations. “At first,” McGovern says, “I shot [Renee and Al] the typical liberal response: ‘What, you don’t care about clean water?’”
divisiveness: one candidate categorizing conservatives as “deplorable” and “irredeemable;” another bemoaning that the race is rigged to liberal advantage, and hinting he may not accept a peaceful transition of power. Through the vitriol and discord, McGovern kept working on the film, his small slice of political hope. “The election hasn’t changed my thesis at all. If anything, I feel like it’s strengthened it,” McGovern says. “You know
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how an addict has to hit rock bottom? I feel like our country has hit division bottom. I can feel people hungering, thirsting for some other way to start talking to each other.” That conversation, McGovern believes, starts on a small scale. “We the people need to start listening to each other and getting along first — and then, maybe, our politicians will do the same,” he says. “The Other Side: A Liberal Democrat Explores Conservative America” is now streaming online at theothersidedocumentary.com. It’s free to watch, but a McGovern asks for a pay-whatyou-can donation to help cover production costs.
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Politics by the Gallon Candidates for a seat on the scandal-rocked Water Replenishment District campaign on conservation and transparency By Gary Walker The politics of water have perhaps never been as polarized since the California Water Wars of the early 20th century, when agricultural interests competed with urban leaders for control of the vital natural resource. A historic drought, unprecedented statewide water conservation mandates and allegations of public corruption among water management boards have all been making headlines and could focus more voter attention on the Water Replenishment District of Southern California. The somewhat obscure agency manages local and imported groundwater supplies for more than four million residents in the southern region of Los Angeles County, including Playa del Rey and Westchester in Division Two. That race has three contenders seeking a four-year seat on the board: incumbent director Robert Katherman; Jim Kennedy, a former deputy to the late City Councilman Bill Rosendahl; and Merrill Kruger, a San Pedro landscape contractor. The agency’s — and Katherman’s — reputation took a hit in August 2014 when he and his wife Marilyn were indicted and charged with embezzlement of public funds. A jury acquitted the Kathermans of all charges in March of this year. Prosecutors had accused the Kathermans of conspiring with former West Basin Municipal District Director Ronald Smith to syphon $20,000 from the water district to a Torrance nonprofit of which Robert Katherman was president. That nonprofit accepted donations from West Basin and allegedly paid for rent and boat repairs for Smith, as well as dance and tennis lessons for his children. Although jurors found the Kathermans not guilty, Smith pleaded guilty to the public corruption charges; Smith also told a judge that Katherman was the true mastermind of the swindle, casting himself as the fall guy. Loyola Marymount University professor Joseph Reichenberger says water district races, while still not followed by the majority of voters, have become far more politicized over the past decade. “When water boards do their job they often operate in the background. Political parties look at water boards as a stepping stone to higher office,” said Reichenberger, a former member of the San Gabriel Valley Water District. “The better-run districts tend to have a lot more stability among their members. Anything that comes up in terms of a possible conflict of interest can be magnified at this level.” Created by the state in 1959, the replenishment district’s 420-square-mile service area uses about 250,000 acre-feet of groundwater per year, which equates to
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“We were found innocent: What else does he want?” Katherman challenged Kennedy’s ballot designation as a water policy advisor in court but a judge ruled in Kennedy’s favor. Kruger has largely tried to stay out of the fray. She says the quixotic presiden-
“We are in reasonable shape because we’ve been using a lot of recycled water, but we still need to make groundwater basins completely free from the need to purchase imported water,” he said. Kruger said that on the campaign trail she frequently hears interest in desalination, a chemical process that removes contaminants from saltwater to make it useful for irrigation or even potable. “It’s a great temporary fix, but we need to come up with alternate solutions,” Kruger said, citing an emphasis on stormwater retention and reuse. Kennedy promises to explore new methods of improving stormwater capture and to continue promoting recycled water. “These are among the less expensive alternatives to desalination,” he said. Incorporating more graywater recycling on properties is another form of conservation that the agency should explore, Kruger said. “Washing machines are a popular and simple retrofit. However, selective use of sink water, for instance, when washing vegetables and rinsing dishes that don’t have meat or dairy is also an excellent source of reclaimed water for edible and drought tolerant gardens,” she said. All three candidates agree that the agency’s meetings, which are not currently televised, should be broadcast as a gesture toward openness and transparency. Katherman thinks voters should reelect him “because I’ve done a good job,” he said. “Our board and staff have done an outstanding job of weaning ourselves off imported water.”
“… they knew that the charges were a bunch of bull. We were found innocent: What else does he want?” — Robert Katherman
Katherman and Kennedy have exchanged pointed barbs during the campaign and accused each other of dishonest if not outright unethical behavior. Kennedy, a member of the nonprofit Friends of the Ballona Wetlands, noted that Katherman had not faced a challenger for his position director’s seat since 2008. “The rot is at the head the agency, and the lack of daylight seems to have made the incumbent insular,” Kennedy said. “There is a need to clean the board without the distraction of personal misbehavior.” Katherman, a civil engineer, argues that he has the most experience with water management and accused Kennedy of playing politics. Katherman said he has put the embezzlement trial behind him and is ready to serve his final term on the board. “People who I’ve met and people who I know tell me they knew that the charges were a bunch of bull,” Katherman said.
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tial campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary inspired her to run for public office. “I grew up in Los Angeles and was often discouraged from following politics because of its element of corruption. I felt like politics was something that I could never be a part of,” she said. “I think that [Sanders] represented a lot of ideals that a lot of people agree with and I had never heard [from a candidate] before.” Kruger said her background as an environmentalist and landscape contractor will bring new ideas to the agency — which she, like Kennedy, believes has been damaged by scandal. “It’s really difficult to step into an office that is tainted, because there’s a lot to clean up,” she said. Katherman said he wants to keep water rates low, build an advanced water purification plant in Carson and focus on how global warming is impacting water resources.
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Venice BID Comes to a Vote — Again Public hearing do-over happens on Election Day at L.A. City Hall By Gary Walker Venice commercial property owners are once again voting on whether to pool their resources into a local business improvement district, with a final public hearing happening on Nov. 8 at L.A. City Hall before the votes are tallied. The 10 a.m. hearing on Election Day comes after city officials invalidated the Aug. 23 vote in favor of a Venice BID and subsequent L.A. City Council because of due process complaints. BIDs allow property owners to assess themselves in order to fund cleanup, maintenance and public safety initiatives beyond what the city currently provides. The proposed boundaries for the Venice Beach Business Improvement District include the Venice Boardwalk, Windward Circle and Main Street as well as Venice Boulevard from the beach to Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Rose Avenue from the beach to Fourth Avenue. Because only commercial property owners (including the city) would pay into the BID, only they can vote on whether it should form. However, anyone is entitled to speak on the record during the hearing. Back in August, L.A. City Clerk Holly
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connections to “Moonbeam” Obama and the unions. On Burke’s first adventure into the political arena in 2014, she was one of six Democrats. This year not one single Democrat — zero — attempted to place their name on the primary ballot for the 62nd Assembly District. Funny how DNC politics work, especially in California. Marc Rener 62nd Assembly District Republican Committee El Segundo No LUVE for Santa Monica’s Land Use Voter Empowerment Measure L is for the loopholes to abuse. U is units rental we will lose. V is vehicles that won’t be absenteeicles. E is economic; growth will bomb like the atomic. LUVE to recognize what’s really true. LUVE to go through just who LUVE will screw. Don’t do what a chump does. LUVE makes less sense than a Trump does. LUVE. I hate it. So should you. A. D. Draycost, Santa Monica Which Way, America? Re: “The Argonaut’s Election Endorsements: Federal Offices and State Propositions,” Oct. 13 Thank you, Argonaut, for simplifying information about the candidates and measures on the Nov. 8 ballot. The verbiage on election materials can be misleading and inundating. Speaking of verbiage, it is utterly appalling that a presidential candidate can say what he wants about any nationality, religion, or gender and be rewarded with running for president, while an entertainment newscaster is fired (no pun intended). We are ‘hiring’ someone to represent us, and we can learn from recent elections around the world. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is gunning down his citizens involved with drugs and comparing himself to Hitler; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ran a clean, positive campaign. We all have mothers, and some of us daughters and wives. We know people of different races and religions. We should take pride in ourselves, as a nation. Look at the candidates’ resumes and think about what it is they could really do for you and for this country. Morgan Jackley, Playa del Rey Reasonable People Can Disagree As I watched the third and final presidential debate, I couldn’t help but reflect on the level of incivility and division in this year’s presidential campaign. And I also couldn’t help reflecting on how that incivility and
division is reflected in our local elections this year. There is broad agreement that the many serious issues facing Santa Monica need addressing. There is no argument about that. The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica welcomes robust discussion and debate on these issues. We are people of involvement: We understand that democracy is a participatory sport. A new Zogby Survey on Civility in U.S. Politics, commissioned by Allegheny College, found that the uncivil behavior that has marked the presidential campaign appears to be numbing the electorate. After reviewing the survey, the college president went on to say that “These findings are stunning and deeply disturbing for everyone who believes civil discourse is essential to the longterm health of our democracy.” Let’s all remember that reasonable people can disagree and should be able to debate issues civilly. We will still be neighbors on Nov. 9. Barbara Inatsugu President, League of Women Voters of Santa Monica A Call for Civic Discourse Over the last few weeks, we have noticed a great number of letters to the editor regarding the controversial Santa Monica Measure LV. There are very strong opinions on both sides of the issue and we want to kindly remind your readers that regardless of what voters decide on Nov. 8, we’ll still be part of the same community on Nov.9. The proliferation of community involvement and opinions surrounding the future of Santa Monica is a wonderful thing. Democracy works best when those who disagree on issues can come together, compromise and move forward. We would like to encourage everyone to practice civil discourse. What is civil discourse? It is being respectful to those who have different opinions than your own. It is refraining from name-calling or attacking someone’s character. Civil discourse means avoiding antagonism when engaging in discussion with someone you disagree with (or even someone you agree with). It means focusing on the issues before us and understanding that others may not share the same life experiences. When we practice civility and civil discourse, we may even inspire more Santa Monicans to become involved in our city. Too many currently shy away from sharing their opinions for fear of hostility from anyone who may disagree with them. Civil discourse may be simple, but it’s not always easy. It takes conscious effort and practice. Please try to be kind to each other—and remember we’ll still be neighbors after Nov. 8. Natalya Zernitskaya and Karen Carrey League of Women Voters of Santa Monica
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Open Letter: Don’t Let Politics Make You a Monster The Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council (SMAIC) and community continue to struggle together toward the day when every person is treated with dignity and respect, regardless of sexual identity, creed, color, ability, religion, age, culture, gender or gender expression. As members of the Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council, we recognize that election seasons bring our differences into sharp focus. We celebrate healthy, robust debate that helps advance our understanding of the decisions voters are asked to make. Passionate disagreement is a hallmark of our constitutional democracy. We draw the line, however, at racism, xenophobia, misogyny, antisemitism and other forms of intolerance. Such expressions of hate have no place in Santa Monica — or anywhere else. Nor does the implication that the only “real” residents are those who have lived here for a certain period of time. It has come to our attention that a Santa Monica-focused Facebook group recently became the forum for a series of explicitly anti-Semitic posts, addressed toward a Los Angeles-area rabbi and a local Jewish family. Comments included offensive allega-
tions that they are “part of the same cabal,” suggestions about connections between Jews and banking and Jews and power, allegations about the Torah, and suggestions that Jews are “maggots” and “bred for such logistics.” Just as disturbing to us is that these posts have stayed up without comment or criticism by other members of the group in question. These posts are unacceptable in any forum, and we condemn them — and the silence that has surrounded them — without equivocation. We call upon all Santa Monicans to do the same. The election is only a short time away. Emotions are running high, and people in entrenched camps are demonizing one another. To be clear, the Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council has not taken a position on anything that is on the ballot. This letter is not about defending one “side” or the other. We strongly believe that there is no place for this kind of behavior, no matter which initiatives you support or oppose. We believe that this community can and must do better. We call on the members of this community to engage with one another in an attitude of dignity and respect for all people.
Rev. Janet Gollery McKeithen, senior pastor, Church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica Rev. Eric C. Shafer, senior pastor, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Santa Monica Amir Hussain, Muslim, Professor of Theological Studies at LMU Dennis Hardwick, chair, JustFaith Peace and Justice Ministry, St. Monica Catholic Church Omar Haroon, Muezzin and former vice chair of Islamic Center of Southern California The Rev. Nathan A. Rugh, rector, St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, minister, Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Santa Monica Jamshid Ashourian, member, Baha’i Community of Santa Monica Dr. Bill Wood, pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica Ann Miks, Buddhist, Soka Gakkai International USA Vicar Sharon M. Ruff Richter, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Santa Monica Rev. Amy Rosenbaum, hospice chaplain and retired United Methodist clergy, Curtis Raynor, clerk of Peace and Social Action committee, Santa Monica Quaker Meeting Mahomed A. Khan, interfaith and outreach director, King Fahad Mosque Rev. Jim Conn, United Methodist Clergy, retired; former mayor, Santa Monica Rev. James E. Boline, pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Santa Monica Theresa Bonpane, founder, Office of the Americas Blase Bonpane, executive director, Office of the Americas Nathaniel Trives, member, Calvary Baptist; former mayor, Santa Monica Darya Jones, Orthodox Christian, member, Church in Ocean Park Sue Schuerman, Unity of the Westside in Culver City Andre van Zijl and Debrah Friedland van Zyl, interfaith ministers, All Paths Divinity School Rev. Herman Kemp, (Baptist) Chaplain, Veteran’s Administration Jeremy Iversen, Baha’i Community of Santa Monica Joanne Berlin, United Methodist Clergy, Committee for Racial Justice Bonnie Johnstone, Interfaith, member, Church in Ocean Park
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Election Endorsement Recap Take a deep breath. Election season is almost over. There’s only one thing left to do: Vote. The Argonaut published its endorsements for candidates and ballot measures in our Oct. 13, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 editions. The following is a quick summary of those endorsements — a handy reminder to finish the job and go out and vote. Disagree? Before you make up your mind, visit argonautnews.com/category/ editorials to read the explanations behind our endorsements.
Prop 53 – Bond Approvals: No
Measure A – Parks Funding: Yes
Prop 54 – Legislative Transparency: Yes
Measure M – Transportation Funding: Yes
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Prop 64 – Marijuana Legalization: Yes
Prop 55 – Taxing the Wealthy: Yes Prop 56 – Cigarette Tax: Yes Prop 57 – Criminal Sentencing: Yes Prop 58 – Bilingual Education: Yes Prop 59 – Repeal Citizens United: Yes Prop 60 – Condoms in Porn: No Prop 61 – Prescription Drugs: Yes Prop 62 – End the Death Penalty: Yes Prop 63 – Ammunition Sales: Yes
Initiative JJJ – Construction Rules: No Amendment RRR – LADWP Controls: Yes Amendment SSS – Police Pensions: No
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Prop 65 – Paper Bag Tax: No
U.S. Senate: Kamala Harris
Measure GSH – Retail Transaction Tax: Yes
Prop 66 – Speed up Executions: No
House of Representatives: Ted Lieu, Karen Bass, Maxine Waters
Prop 67 – Uphold Plastic Bag Ban: Yes
Measure GS – Spending Priorities: Yes
62nd Assembly District: Autumn Burke
Measure LV – Voter Approval of New Construction: No
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Measure SM – Campaign Finance Reform: Yes
L.A. County Supervisor: Steve Napolitano
Measure V – Santa Monica College Funding: Yes
Prop 52 – Hospital Fee: Yes
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Prop HHH – Homeless Housing: Yes
President: Hillary Clinton
Prop 51 – School Funding: No
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Get on the Bus Putting conflict above cooperation to attack mass transit only hurts the common good By Ed King King is transit director for Big Blue Bus. He is responding to the Oct. 20 story “They Beat the Bus,” about Venice residents who campaigned to keep buses from using Ocean Avenue. Big Blue Bus has consistently provided safe, reliable and economical transportation services to both residents and visitors of the Westside. We do this well because, in large part, we have become partners with our stakeholders to better understand the needs of the community, businesses, schools and neighborhoods that we serve. This process includes outreach and dialogue with our partners. Our approach to service planning and delivery is simple and straightforward — as evidenced in the 18 community and stakeholder meetings that Big Blue Bus staff conducted over a 12-month period prior to making final service recommendations for integrating bus service with the newly expanded Expo Phase II rail network, presented to the city council in March 2015. As part of this outreach effort, we engaged with the Ocean Avenue residents at the request of L.A. City Council District 11, who requested a special community meeting of the Ocean Avenue
residents to discuss recently added service to their area. During this meeting, BBB staff was professional and courteous, as were many residents, but some residents resorted to personal attacks and accusations. Our bus
government” solution, as stated in your article of Oct. 20, which included a photo of a child striking a Big Blue Bus piñata with a stick. Big Blue Bus’s mobility strategy is to provide viable and economical options
Some residents of Ocean Avenue resorted to throwing bottles at buses, riding their bicycles slowly in front of the bus, vandalizing bus stop signs and verbally harassing drivers. operators and operations staff provided safe service to this area every day, while faced with the customary challenges of navigating traffic and congestion. After this meeting took place, some residents of Ocean Avenue resorted to throwing bottles at buses, riding their bicycles slowly in front of the bus, vandalizing bus stop signs, and verbally harassing drivers. Our response was to professionally and collaboratively provide alternative solutions to this service on Ocean Avenue and to look for compromise. We feel that the outcome was a win-win for everyone involved — not a “beating
for people who do not have access to an automobile, to allow residents to leave their automobiles at home and to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips which clog our street infrastructure in our service area. It seems that somewhere along the way, that concept was lost, and for many the process became one of banding together to defeat a common foe. That was unfortunate, because we were there to help the economically disenfranchised, the fragile and the socially conscious residents of Venice get to their destinations. We were also there for those who would never use our service because one
goal of providing bus service in a corridor is to remove more cars from the roadway for the benefit of all residents. Ocean Avenue, like many north-south streets in Venice, is an extremely congested corridor due to the high number of single-occupancy vehicle trips that traverse it daily. When we encourage our residents, and especially our youth, to embrace public transportation as a viable mobility option, we reduce congestion, reduce pollution and improve community wellbeing. Big Blue Bus expanded service in Venice to help the community lessen dependence on cars, and to help those who are ready to let go of driving have an easier travel experience. We understand that the choice of Ocean Avenue was not considered by everyone to be a wise choice. Still, there is much that can be gained by continuing to work together rather than labeling each other as foes. The problem of traffic congestion affects all of us, rich and poor, old and young. When it comes to addressing this problem, we are truly all in this together. Let’s focus on educating our youth that public transportation is an integral component of a healthy and sustainable community, not one that should be beaten with a stick.
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The Many Lives of Kita Shantiris Curry The CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is also an accomplished poet I fell for your ginger hair the same way birds went for it during nest building. It made me think in Spanish— of the sun falling asleep on my pillow and the sun waking. Of la puesta del sol and el amanecer. Of the masculine and feminine. Of broken chairs that needed a man’s touch. — from “Oranges,” by Kita Shantiris By Andy Vasoyan As CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Dr. Kita S. Curry oversees a nonprofit that handles more than 55,000 calls a year on its 24/7 Suicide Prevention Center hotline and provides crisis counseling, support and referral services to as many as 90,000 adults and children. She’s testified before the California Legislature, led professional association boards and
rallied supporters at annual fundraisers. Google “Kita Shantiris,” however, and you’ll get results from an entirely different life. That Kita is an awardwinning poet; her work is dark, introspective, often seductive and sometimes disconcerting. “Something edgy and intense haunts Kita Shantiris’ poems, always threatening to flare up just outside their frames,” writes poet Amy Gerstler, winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award. On Sunday, Kita Shantiris joins actor George Segal (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) at Diesel Bookstore for a reading from her first book of poetry, “What Snakes Want.” You’re a psychologist, a CEO, and a poet; some would think it unusual to find each of those aspects together in one person. How did all of these things become part of your life? It’s actually not that unusual, or it didn’t use to be! Wallace Stevens was an insurance executive. T.S. Eliot was a banker. William Carlos Williams was a
doctor. It seems less common now, maybe. Back then, it actually came about in a pretty orderly way. I entered college at the University of Pennsylvania as a Chinese major, but I quickly learned that I didn’t want to be an academic. I discovered psychology by accident. I took a yearlong course and it was amazing! I say that it combines poetry and science because there’s the intuitive, emotional part of psychology, and there’s a very scientific part of it too. I knew I wanted to go to grad school for that, but I was also an on and off writer, so I changed my major to English and took statistics and psychology courses. I’m one of those people who like math and English, and I like that in math you know when you have the right answer: it’s like a spreadsheet, all beautiful and organized. A poem is not at all a spreadsheet. Did you go straight into getting your PhD and working in psychology? Oh no, I spent four years working.
When I finally did go to grad school, I actually started getting distracted during my lectures, thinking about poems I could write. After that I found the writing scene in L.A., at Beyond Baroque in Venice. This was in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. I took a leave from graduate school, wrote and published, went to Spain, taught poetry, all that. Went to Spain? Oh yes, isn’t that what all writers do? I went there not knowing Spanish, just wandering around, and I even ended up at the home of the poet Robert Graves. He tried to get me to stay in this little expatriate town. I wanted to learn Spanish from the locals, so I left. Eventually I came back to L.A. and started teaching poetry in schools, while also working as a bartender at a fern bar in Venice. They called me “Daytime Kita,” because I wasn’t allowed to bartend at night. (Continued on page 20)
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So you’re a bartender, a teacher and a writer; where does psychology reenter the picture? In the schools. A lot of my friends from Beyond Baroque were also teaching in schools, coming in as guest poets, and I was too. I realized that I didn’t just want to help kids write about their feelings, I wanted to help them deal with their feelings, too. I went back to graduate school after that. Was there something about working with kids and teens specifically that made you reconnect with psychology? When I was young I had depression, and my mom told me not to tell anyone about it. I got treatment at a community mental health center. For a time, we didn’t have a roof over our heads, and we weren’t supposed to say anything about that. My sister has bipolar disorder, although she won’t acknowledge it. We still haven’t escaped the era of when mental illnesses were things caused by demons or possession or whatever. If we didn’t understand something we were afraid of it. The same thing is true about the things that happen in people’s lives: Don’t tell anybody that we had the lights turned
Dr. Kita S. Curry oversees a mental health organization that serves 90,000 people off, don’t tell anybody that dad beats mom, don’t tell anyone that you made a suicide attempt. Mental illnesses and the problems in people’s lives shouldn’t be their shame; that’s my approach to writing and that’s my approach to leading an agency trying to erase the stigmas associated with mental illnesses.
How do you find time to do both your work in the agency and your writing? I like to work in the middle of the night, because it’s quiet — there’s no distraction and you can be alone. Poetry itself is very solitary, unless you’re doing a reading. But for a while I thought the poetry well had run dry. I hadn’t written in many years. I was
immersed in my work, and then I wrote one poem, and then another, and I found it again. Now that you’re doing both jobs, who are you? Are you Kita Shantiris, or Kita Curry, or do you contain multitudes? Both? (Laughs). Yeah, both! It wasn’t the case at first, because at work I wear suits and everyone at work only sees that narrow slice of me, and then there’s the part of me that was a writer. By now, most of the people have seen me read or seen my work. I did have to think about, “Oh God! Maybe I shouldn’t read this sexy poem in front of them,” because that is not something I would do as the CEO. But then, I was like, “Well, sex is in everyone’s life, so why not write about it?!” So is that what snakes want? Oh, snakes want lots of things! There are male and female snakes, and they have various needs … but in the case of the title, that’s not what snakes want. You’ll have to read the poem to find out. Kita Shantiris reads from “What Snakes Want” from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, at Diesel, A Bookstore, 225 26th St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 576-9960 or visit kitashantiris.com.
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Salmon benedict is one of many new dishes Chef Raphael Lunetta is slowly introducing to The Georgian Hotel’s menu
By Jessica Koslow The Georgian Hotel
1415 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica (310) 395-9945 georgianhotel.com As Raphael Lunetta stands on the veranda of The Georgian Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, he sees heaps of possibility. For the past six months, Lunetta has been the consulting chef for the historic 83-year-old art-deco property — helping to update everything from the menus to the silverware. This is Lunetta’s first public project since his own JiRaffe closed in Santa Monica after an amazing 18-year run. He has future plans for a new restaurant at 2424 Pico Blvd., once the home of Josie, but on most days — like this sunny Saturday morning — he’s all in at The Georgian. “When you take on something like this, it’s a hotel,” Lunetta starts, “you have be able to accommodate the guests’ needs
and exist in that environment. But I also want to apply some of the style of cutting-edge boutique hotels. I also don’t want to strong-arm people into working one way. When you
ing roasting the shitake mushrooms for the filet of beef and creating homemade vinaigrettes for the salads and sandwiches. When Georgian GM Juan Viramontes hired Lunetta as
“This patio, the view, the menu, the speakeasy: It has such incredible potential. It’s not going to happen in six weeks. I want to take the time to develop it, grow it.” — Chef Raphael Lunetta force something too much, your result is feeling like it’s forced. Everything takes time.” Lunetta is taking his time with The Georgian’s transformation. He calls it the hotel’s “developmental phase.” He’s working with the chefs, whom he compliments again and again, to encourage them to come up with their own ideas. One longtime chef suggested fire-roasted tomato salsa for the guacamole and chips, and it’s a big hit. Lunetta has also been encourag-
consulting chef, he was already a fan of JiRaffe. Plus, they had worked together before at a private event in the hotel’s speakeasy downstairs. Viramontes knew Lunetta was the right man for this job: He was a local — Lunetta attended Washington Elementary, John Adams Middle School and Santa Monica High School — and a celebrated chef who could lend his guidance, vision and, (Continued on page 22)
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best of all, an authentic touch to The Georgian’s modernization. “This area — Santa Monica, Venice, the Boardwalk — is changing rapidly,” Lunetta says. “It’s not about bringing tour buses here. It’s about trying to create a nice experience in Santa Monica. If I can keep some authentic individuality here, that’s what I want to do.” Lunetta also wants to make The Georgian more appealing to locals. “I want this to be a very comfortable place for the community: wine, a view, steamed clams and mussels,” he says. “That’s the evolution of where I want it to go.” The main hotel lobby has plans for renovation and will feature a whiskey bar with cappuccino machine. Dining on the veranda of The Georgian is lovely any time of the day. It’s one of the highlights of The Georgian experience. And now, little by little, Lunetta is adding his take on Coastal California cuisine to the menus, like his chicken sandwich from JiRaffe. The menus didn’t change
Photo by Ximena Kupferwasser
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Chef Raphael Lunetta overnight — a dish here, a plate there. Lunetta’s love of food is obvious as he describes his dishes in detail. His sentences are chock-full of ingredients: basil, shallots, fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, butter, aromatic broth. You can almost visualize him, deep in concentration, behind the stove. On a tour of his kitchen, his knowledge of food and its preparation is on full display as he explains each ingredient and technique.
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A new standout on the breakfast menu is Ojos Rojos: two sunny side up eggs, grilled eggplant, fresh mozzarella and chunky heirloom tomato sauce — and be sure to add cherry-wood smoked bacon. Then there’s the herb chicken and cheese omelet with poached Jidori chicken breast, fresh mozzarella, goat cheese, asparagus, tomatoes and herbs. Since Lunetta’s arrival, The Georgian has expanded its lunch menu and now serves dinner. For the majority of his life, Lunetta has lived and worked in Venice and Santa Monica. And he’s had his eye on The Georgian since he first stepped foot in there years ago. This opportunity to help make the hotel a dining destination feels like the perfect fit for him. “This patio, the view, the menu, the speakeasy: It has such incredible potential,” says Lunetta. “It’s not going to happen in six weeks. I want to take the time to develop it, grow it.” “This is not JiRaffe moved down to The Georgian,” Lunetta assures. “This is a Georgian experience that’s evolving and will continue to evolve.”
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“We knew this was something that could be a reality and we started working on it at said $10,995,000 $15,000/Mo Lease sixOffered months ago,” Chukumerije, whose clientele is made up of names such as Clippers point guard Chris Paul, former Lakers point guard Chris Duhon, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner and rapper Lil Wayne. AS SEEN ON THE LATIMES.COM, OC REGISTER, DAILYBREEZE
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“Situated on one of Kentwood’s view streets, this meticulously updated home has been re-imagined to strike the perfect balance between contemporary sophistication and classic detailing,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The bright atrium offers operable skylights. The patina of red oak floors draws your guests inward. Just off the living room is a remodeled kitchen. Outside, fruit trees create lush landscaping. Modern upgrades, stylish curb appeal and jaw-dropping Westside views make this home perfect for LA living.”
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“This spacious, single-level, three-bed, three-bath condo has stunning marina views and is only half a block from the beach at Playa Del Rey,” says agent Bill Ruane. “In just minutes you can be walking on the beach or biking, running or rollerblading on the paved bike path around the marina. For stellar views, you can enjoy dining and relaxing on the rooftop deck. The location of this condo is hard to match and if living at the beach is something you’ve dreamed about, then this unit is perfect for you!” Offered at $1,095,000 Bill Ruane, Beach Cities Realty 310-877-2374
“Revel in panoramic city, mountain and palm tree vistas that encompass the Wilshire Corridor, the Getty, and the Malibu coastline from this three-bed, two-bath home,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The spacious great room leads to a large patio overlooking the newly renovated Oxford Basin. Adjacent is a luxurious open kitchen. Both bathrooms have been updated with wood vanities and bronze fixtures. Additional features include recessed lighting, wood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows.”
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“This classically styled home offers a superb combination of original details and clever improvements,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Enjoy cozy nights around the stately living room fireplace. The spacious kitchen invites endless design possibilities with ample space ideal for additions. Refinished hardwood floors lead into the bright and cheerful master bedroom, which boasts large windows framing views of the backyard. Mature landscaping in the backyard establishes tranquil privacy for the outdoor hot tub and a natural transition to the detached studio space, which features a full bath and kitchenette.” Offered at $929,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020
“This stunning custom-built home is on a quiet street, west of Lincoln,” says agent Janin Paine. “The threebed, three-and-a-half-bath plan combines openness and flexibility for luxury living. The first floor boasts oversized windows and glass sliders for indoor/outdoor living. Included is an extra large three-car garage. A walnut staircase leads to the second floor, where the master bedroom may be found. Also included is a family room which can be turned into a fourth bedroom, laundry room and large balcony.” Offered at $3,380,000 Janin Paine, Keller Williams Santa Monica 310-560-5088
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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A How Can I Create a Financial Plan for My House? Achieving any goal you set for yourself should include formulating a plan to strategize the ways you’ll achieve short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. Maintaining the value of your home is an example of a goal that requires such planning, which is why it’s important to create a financial plan in order to budget for the items that come with homeownership, such as repairs, upgrades, insurance, and taxes. After all, your home is probably your biggest investment, so a financial plan will help you avoid any surprises that will take an unexpected hit to your wallet. Develop a holistic look at what it costs to operate your house and you could save money in the long run. An important first step is to write a list of expenses you already have. Keep an up-to-date list of what expenses you have that are recurring and when you must pay them (i.e. annually, monthly). These expenses likely include your mortgage, insurance, property taxes, and essential maintenance. It’s smart to account for maintenance such as your roof or heating system needing repairs. Also on the list should be desired upgrades. These will add value to your home and budgeting accordingly with a sound plan will allow you to accomplish such changes in the long run, such as a bathroom upgrade or a more efficient refrigerator. Once you have an understanding of all your home’s expenses, it is also beneficial to estimate the life spans of
the major appliances and items that make up your home. For instance, water heaters last for roughly eight to 13 years, so if yours is seven years old, then you may want to budget for a new one the following year. Documenting the life spans of the important features in your home will ensure you are not taken by surprise financially when something goes wrong. Many experts contend that you should be prepared to spend 1 to 3 percent of the market value of the home annually on maintenance. This means you should contribute regularly to your savings account so that you have the assets on hand to prudently handle such expenses. Another helpful tip is to set a monthly goal when it comes to savings. If you’re not meeting your monthly goal, then you need to examine where you can cut spending, such as eating out less. To encourage strong saving habits, it’s useful to create “small wins” along the way so that you can achieve a few key milestones established in your financial plan. When you’ve completed your financial plan, don’t hide it in a drawer somewhere. Keep it in the open and monitor it frequently so that you know if you’re on track. This week’s quesTion is answered by
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section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIoUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT File No. 2016 241562 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Foxbit International 8172 Manitoba St #5 Playa del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: John Jeffery Howarth 8172 Mantioba St #5 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sept 30, 2016 . 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 John Jeffrey Howarth Owner Sept. 30th
2016 Argonaut published: Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIoUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT File No. 2016 241737 The following persons is (are) doing business as 1)The Mattern Law Firm APC 2) Law Offices of Lisa H. Mattern 6601 Center Drive West suite 500 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Registered Owners: Lisa H. Mattern 6601 Center Drive West suite 500 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 05-2016 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 Owner Sept 30, 2016 Argonaut published: Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.
FICTITIoUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT File No. 2016 245720 The following persons is (are) doing business as: CAMC INC 8168 Manitoba St #2 Playa Del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Eldon H. Christensen 8168 Manitoba St #2 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 . This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/1997. 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 Christensen Associates Management Consulting Oct. 6, 2016 Argonaut published: Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2016, NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-
vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIoUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT File No. 2016 245727 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Chris Christensen 8168 Manitoba St #2 Playa Del Rey CA. 90293. Registered owners: Eldon H. Christensen 8168 Manitoba St #2 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 . 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 Ted Toki Owner Oct. 6, 2016 Argonaut published: Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.
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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, Nov. 3 WestEdge Design Fair, Thursday through Sunday. Showcasing the best in California and international design, WestEdge allows attendees to shop from 150 exhibiting brands and products, ranging from furniture and lighting to kitchen and bath lines. Opening Night Party is from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday and features a silent auction of one-of-a-kind Schwinn bicycles, with proceeds going to Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House. The Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave., #203, Santa Monica. (917) 822-0350; westedgedesignfair.com Stan Kenton Milestones Festival, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The L.A. Jazz Institute presents concerts, rare films, and other events to honor the influential jazzman. Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles, 6101 W. Century Blvd., Westchester. $10-$450. (562) 200-5477; lajazzinstitute.org Current Events Discussion Group, 1 p.m. What’s new this week? This is an open forum for sharing information and opinions on the key events of the week in the context of today’s political, socioeconomic and cultural issues. Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. Free. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org Kids Club, 4 to 5 p.m. Children ages 8 to 11 meet each Thursday for art activities, board games and other after
Venice Chamber of Commerce Happy Hour, 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy conversation, appetizers and drinks at Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop, 1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. $5 suggested donation. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net West Coast Swing, 6:30 p.m. Move your body and free your mind. Come out to celebrate Swing with a class or open dance. Intermediate swing dance classes start at 6:30 p.m., beginner and intermediate/advanced classes at 7:30 p.m., followed by open dancing with deejays at 8:30 p.m. $15 includes the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; philandmindiadance.com Toastmasters Speechcraft — Culver City, 7 to 8:30 p.m. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. $25. YMCA 4500 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (310) 621-8006; jdoggan@aol.com Toastmasters Speechcraft Workshop — El Segundo, 7 to 8:30 p.m. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. $25. St. Michael’s Episcopal
Comic Books and Comedy, 8 to 9:45 p.m. Former “Late Night with David Letterman” comic Andy Hendrickson, Traci Stumpf, Eddie Della Siepe and Brad Silnutzer perform standup comedy at Hi De Ho Comics, 1431 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 suggested donation. (310) 394-2820; hidehocomics.com Salsa Night at Wokcano, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Dance teachers Nicole Gil and Charlie Antillon lead a beginner lesson at 8 p.m., an intermediate class at 9 p.m. and social dancing from 10 p.m. until close every Thursday at Wokcano, 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. $8. facebook.com/DanceSalsaLA
Friday, Nov. 4 Mar Vista Senior Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon. The club meets each Friday for speakers, bingo, live entertainment, parties, trips and tours for people 50-plus. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. (310) 351-9876 Mat Pilates, 11:30 a.m. Work out your core muscles and stretch away stress. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
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Rotary Club of Santa Monica, noon. The Rotary Club of Santa Monica meets each Friday at Riviera Country club, 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades. (310) 917-3313 Jimmy Brewster, 6:30 p.m. to close. Get the full American steakhouse and classic cocktail bar experience featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones and The Beatles each Friday night at Dear John’s, 11208 Culver Blvd., Culver City. (310) 397-0276; dearjohns.net Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
The Playa Vista Community Yard Sale returns to Concert Park. SEE SATURDAY, NOV. 5 school activities. Materials supplied; creativity wanted. Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. (310) 559-1676; colapublib.org Computer Coding Discovery for Kids, 4 to 5 p.m. Now is the time to for kids to learn coding. Bring a computer or use the library’s. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista. (310) 4376680; lapl.org Sound Healing Journey, 6 p.m. An improvised sound presentation of Tibetan singing bowls and harmonic style vocals that fuses vibration and sound fuse for healing and well-being. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m. (Sign up at 6:30 p.m.) Show up and prove your talent, then stay to support
Church, 361 Richmond St., El Segundo. (310) 621-8006; catherinetoastmaster@gmail.com
your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. unurban.com Simrit, 7:30 p.m. Known for her profound relationship with melody and rhythm, Simirt brings the depth of the sacred and ancient to her live performance at Full Circle, 305 Rose Ave., Venice. $25 (310) 452-2201; fullcirclevenice.org Roy Zimmerman, 8 p.m. Satirical songwriter Zimmerman tackles war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear during a live show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
Saturday, Nov. 5 Open Wetlands at Ballona, 9 a.m. to noon. The Los Angeles Audubon Society hosts its monthly Open Wetlands event at Ballona Salt Marsh. Take a stroll through the sand dunes to the creek and explore your neighborhood wetlands. Enter through the gate in the northeast corner of the parking lot behind Alkawater/Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. (310) 301-0050; losangelesaudubon.org Playa Vista Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 60 vendors sell clothing, artwork, furniture, electronics, housewares, jewelry, tools, books and more. Concert Park, Playa Vista. oudoorgirl9@gmail.com
Live Music Showcase, 7 p.m. Stop by for a showcase and open mic night each first Thursday of the month. Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Early Childhood Skills Discussion, 7 to 9 p.m. Erin Ramsey, senior program director for Mind in the Making at The Bezos Family Foundation, discusses the importance of promoting executive function life skills in early childhood. Westside Neighborhood School, 5401 Beethoven St., Mar Vista. Free. (310) 574-8650; wnsk8.com
More than 60 artists mused on heroism to create an art book commissioned by Venice boutique In Heroes We Trust. SEE THURSDAY, NOV. 10.
Free Flu Vaccine Clinic, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone six months of age and older. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
Singer-songwriter Roy Zimmerman finds humor in human vice at McCabe’s. SEE FRIDAY, NOV. 4.
Ilene Cohen Puppet Theater, 10:30 a.m. Cohen and her puppet friends entertain with stories to tickle your funny bone. Ages 3 to 7. Children’s
Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com Philosophic Explorations, 1 p.m. Edmond Cohen encourages you to explore the deep questions of life. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 821-3415; colapublib.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a Latin jazz concert by Bob DeSena. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Open Mic, 2 p.m. Hang out with musicians, jam on stage and enjoy a cold one. Open to all. First come, first play. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com “One Minute Till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You off to Sleep” book launch, 2 p.m. Former Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt presents this anthology of all new poetry illustrated by award-winning artist Christoph Niemann. Ages 4 to 10. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com Turf, 4 p.m. An outgrowth of a progressive arts community seeking sustainable ways to share work with the world, Turf provides up close and intimate dance performances. The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $10. (310) 306-1854; mdkellydances.com Sofar Sounds: Venice, 4:45 to 7 p.m. and 7:45 to 10 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Sunday, November 6 Aqua Aerobics, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Build strength and (Continued on page 36)
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On Stage – The week in local theater c o m p i l e d b y C h r i s t i n a ca m p o d o n i c o
Déjà vu: “Grace Needs a Mirror” @ Highways Performance Space In this experimental piece written and performed by Joyce Lu, a professor is thrown out of academia and into a psychiatric hospital where she must confront the bad karma from her past life as a Shanghai opium lord. Two performances only: 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (Nov. 4 and 5) at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 315-1459; highwaysperformance.org American Tragedy: “A Touch of the Poet” @ Pacific Resident Theatre This rarely produced Eugene O’Neill play centers on the dispossessed life of Major Cornelius (“Con”) Melody, who puts on lordly airs to relive his glory days while his hardworking wife and daughter struggle to keep their tavern business alive in 19th-century Massachusetts. Opens Saturday (Nov. 5) and continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25
to $30. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Eight’s a Crowd: High Voltage @ The Electric Lodge At this monthly gathering, artists from all artistic disciplines and genres experiment with performance art forms. This month eight performers, from monologist Cheryl Rae Fidelman to choreographer Kara Alter, show off their crafts. One performance only: 9 p.m. Friday (Nov. 4) at The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $10 advance; $15 at the door. (310) 306-1854; electriclodge.org Plays on Parade: Theatre Fare @ Pacific Resident Theatre At this monthly gathering, PRT company members lead a free play reading class for senior citizens. Readings begin at 9 a.m. sharp and end at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 8) at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-8932; pacificresidentheatre.com Over the Moon: “Raise Me Up” @ Santa Monica Playhouse This romantic comedy based
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endurance during the early shallowwater workout or the later deep-water workout at the Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; santamonicaswimcenter.org/ adult-fitness Live Music, at the Market 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Rusty Steel Band perform live at Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. smgov.net Aviation and Aerospace Day of Discovery, noon to 3 p.m. Interactive exhibits, activities for kids and booths from major companies and government agencies such as NASA, March Field Air Museum and Boeing. Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. Free. (424) 646-7561; lawa.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a salsa concert by Susie Hansen Latin Band. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Music and Comedy at Unurban, 2 to 8 p.m. performances by Almost Vaudeville (2 to 5 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (5 to 6 p.m.)
to create a first-hand report on mankind. Unfortunately, she lands in the U.S. during an election year. (Includes nudity.) Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 13 at City Garage, Bergamot Station T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $25, or pay-what-you-can on Sundays. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org
Eating Your Feelings: “Fati’s Last Dance” @ LMU In this comedy by FranceLuce Benson, a young Haitian woman named Fatima LaBelle loses her passion for dance when her father dies and replaces her love of movement with an appetite for television and eating. Closing soon. Last performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Nov. 3, 4 and 5) at Barnelle Theatre, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. $10 to $15. cal.lmu.edu
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: “Vicuña” @ Kirk Douglas Theatre In this hot-off-the-press satire, a tailor to A-list clientele reexamines his role in remaking the image of a blustering real estate tycoon and reality TV star turned presidential nominee. Now playing at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20 at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $70. (213) 972-7231; centretheatregroup.org
Out of This World: “Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth” @ City Garage An artificial intelligence robot in the form of a shapely young woman is sent to Earth
Partisan Romance: “How to Love a Republican” @ Santa Monica Playhouse When Margie’s parents introduce her to two congressmen
from opposite sides of the aisle (who also happen to be running against each other), she has to choose where she’ll cast her vote inside and outside of the bedroom. Now playing at 7 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $30. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com
Harry Groener plays a blustering businessman turned presidential nominee in “Vicuña”
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precede the “Funny Feminist” Comedy Show from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com “Key Issues for Santa Monica Police Reform,” 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Committee for Racial Justice looks at some of the key issues arising from the recently concluded trial in federal court in which a Santa Monica police officer was found liable for using excessive force on Justin Palmer, an African-American man charging his electric car in Virginia Avenue Park. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. following a potluck dinner. Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg., 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 422-5431 The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues to shake up Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
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on a true story follows the drama and hilarity of a “moonstruck” young couple’s forbidden love and how they spend their last day on Earth together. Now playing at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $29.50. (310) 394-9779 ext. 2; santamonicaplayhouse.com
Monday, Nov. 7 Seated Breath Meditation: Naam Yoga, 10:15 a.m. This class aims to calm and clear the mind through controlled breathing, mudras (handseals) and simple seated movements that promote balance and rhythm in our emotions, thoughts and physical bodies. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Medi-Cal & CalFresh Sign-up, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Find out if you qualify for Medi-Cal or CalFresh benefits. DPSS staff on hand to assist. Bring ID, Social Security number, verification of income and expenses, and verification of citizenship or legal residency. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org All-Ages Knitting, 3 to 5 p.m. Gather each Monday to meet new friends and knit. All experience levels welcome. Westcheser Loyola Village Branch Library, 7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 348-1096; lapl.org Music Mondays, 6 to 9 p.m. Showcasing a diverse selection of up and coming indie musicians and deejays, Runway at Playa Vista hosts an ongoing weekly music event incorporating a community atmo-
sphere and an innovative musical experience. Runway Playa Vista, 12760 Millennium Dr., Playa Vista. (310) 596-1427; runwayplayavista.com Kristallnacht Commemoration, 6:30 p.m. In remembrance of the Night of Broken Glass, Rabbi Zachary Zysman gives a blessing followed by a solemn candlelight ceremony, and then a screening of “Jan Karski and the Lords of Humanity,” a film documenting an underground courier who crossed occupied Europe to bring eyewitness accounts of the unfolding atrocities of the Holocaust to the Allied powers. Roski Dining Room, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. Free. (310) 338-2700; lmu.edu Mahalo Mondays, 8 p.m. Alton Clemente, Dorian Bey, DJ Vinyl Don and Record Surplus take over the Townhouse with live entertainment, tiki cocktails, Hawaiian and Polynesian vinyl, plus special guests. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com The Setup Comedy Show, 8 p.m. A rotating comic lineup that you give a “setup” and then they make you laugh with their ad-lib genius performs the first and third Mondays of each month.
TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Karaoke at Melody Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Six-dollar mai tai cocktails loosen up vocal chords and inhibitions on Monday nights at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; melodylax.com
Tuesday, Nov. 8 Election Day, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Don’t forget to vote. Find your polling place at lavote.net. Gateway to Go Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A rotating lineup of some of the city’s best food trucks gathers each Tuesday at the Sky View Parking Lot, 6101 W. 98th St., Westchester. gatewaytola.org Santa Monica History Museum, Free Admission, noon to 8 p.m. Wear your “I Voted” sticker and receive free admission all day to Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. (310) 395-2290; santamonicahistory.org Teen Nanowrimo, 4 p.m. Promoting craft and self-expression, this weekly (Continued on page 40)
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A Return to ‘Earth’ Alicia Bay Laurel has made her landmark ‘70s counterculture guide into a musical By Bliss Bowen When Random House published Alicia Bay Laurel’s hand-illustrated book “Living on the Earth” in paperback in 1971, it sold over 350,000 copies and became the first paperback on The New York Times bestseller list. That marked a genuine cultural moment. Subtitled “Celebrations, Storm Warnings, Formulas, Recipes, Rumors and Country Dances Harvested by Alicia Bay Laurel,” “Living on the Earth” was a how-to guide for off-the-grid living during a fraught time when America was wrestling with cultural norms, political upheaval and environmental consciousness. Born in 1949 in Hollywood to an artist mother and surgeon father, Laurel has self-identified as a musician, writer and artist since childhood, and was selffunding and -promoting before DIY even entered industry vernacular. Since writing “Living on the Earth” while living on Wheeler Ranch commune in Sonoma County, she has released seven albums, written and illustrated several books, exhibited her drawings, worked as an underwater photographer and yoga teacher, and operated a wedding business in Maui for 11 years. Now based in Phoenix, she just returned from her 10th tour of Japan, where people are living with consequences of the Fukushima disaster. This Saturday, she offers a solo “autobiographical story show” about how “Living on the Earth” came into being “and what happened afterwards,” illustrated with songs she composed while writing the book. Los Angeles was more freewheeling when you were growing up; where did you live, and did you start performing then? I grew up in Hancock Park, in a Spanish-style mansion my grandparents built in the pre-crash housing bubble of 1926. When I was growing up in the 1950s, the GI bill was enabling real estate developers to build the first housing tracts in the Valley. Certainly many bohemians lived in Los Angeles in the ’50s and ’60s (I met them through my artist mother). The first time we all got a look at each other was KPFK’s initial Renaissance Pleasure Faire fundraiser in 1963 (I was 14, and came in costume, playing a lute-shaped guitar). Art Kunkin’s LA Free Press began there; I later worked for him doing graphic layout at the Freep when I turned 17. I did not make music in Los Angeles then; I enrolled in San Fran-
What do you recall about learning open tunings and improvisation from your cousin’s then-husband, John Fahey? I was 15 years old and had been playing folk guitar for three years, preceded by five years of classical piano lessons. After my cousin Janet Lebow married John Fahey, I began listening to his recordings, and I liked them very much. One night my mother had a big family party at our house. Jan was there with her new husband, who was clearly bored to death. I told him I’d been listening to his records and really liked them. This did not impress him. I said that I would like to learn to play in his style. Under any other circumstances, he would have ignored me, but that night he was stuck at a social event he didn’t want to attend, and from which there was no escape. So he followed me into another room, and showed me how to tune my guitar into drop D tuning, and into G tuning, how to play alternating thumb bass, and how to make scales of thirds and sixths going up the neck. After that, I practiced these skills daily, continued to expand my understanding of open tunings through experimentation, and began composing songs.
“Living on the Earth” author Alicia Bay Laurel wears clothes she made for herself in this 1974 photo cisco State University and played for tips in coffeehouses in that city. I did spend a few months living in Venice Beach in 1967, which was then a slum that artists had begun to populate. My studio apartment on Dudley Court, half a block from the beach, cost me $50 per month. What inspired you to write “Living on the Earth”? Did you feel like you were tapping into the counterculture zeitgeist? I was 19 years old when I began writing, designing and illustrating “Living on the Earth,” in a spiral drawing pad with a Rapidograph drafting pen, at a commune in Sonoma County, where I had just begun living after accidently discovering it while hitchhiking. I created it as a service to the community, which mainly consisted of young people from large cities, as was I. Everyone knew something useful for living without electricity, running water,
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telephones and automobiles, but no one knew everything, so I asked everyone to tell me what they knew that everyone else should know. I had not intended to write a book for publication. That was a surprise when it happened. What basic principles did you want to convey to readers, and how would you adapt them today for urban or suburban dwellers? Actually, living in a city confers a smaller carbon footprint to a household, because merchandise does not have to be transported so far, and more people can inhabit less area of the earth, allowing for more land to remain wild. City dwellers are growing food organically on roofs and balconies, insulating their homes to save on electricity, and making their own solar power. They are also creating urban food gardens in vacant lots in “food deserts,” that is, in poor neighborhoods where fresh fruits and vegetables are unavailable.
You’ve lived a free-spirited life — yet you’re also a creative entrepreneur, running an independent business. How do you navigate tension between business demands and creative needs? When “Living on the Earth” was first published in 1970 by the Bookworks in Berkeley, I was 21 and had no business experience at all. I kept hoping that someone would come along to help me with the business part of my work. I did eventually have a literary agent, an accountant, even an attorney at times, but, basically, I had no idea how to run a business. It was through 11 years of owning and running a wedding business on Maui that I learned about inventory, insurance, bookkeeping, advertising, promotion and so forth. The businessperson I had been waiting for turned out to be me. I spend a fairly large amount of time organizing my events and projects at a desk, but my passion for my creative projects gets me through those mundane tasks. Alicia Bay Laurel presents “Living on the Earth: The Musical” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $20. Call (310) 822-3006 or visit aliciabaylaurel.com. See argonautnews.com for an extended version of this interview.
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‘Instant Christmas’ The 34th annual Holiday Home Tour keeps the spirit of the season — Halloween and Thanksgiving, too By Stephanie Case It’s Oct. 31, and Playa del Rey homeowner Molly Waggoner is prepping for a transformation. “Tonight at midnight, Halloween is going to be banished, and it’s going to be instant Christmas at our house,” she says. Two or three dozen mismatched Christmas trees — one made of seashells, one dripping with beads, some in green, red and silver — will scatter the house. An army of nutcrackers will stand at the ready, while handmade stockings hang from the mantle. “I’m so obsessed with the Christmas holidays that my family, many years ago, dubbed it ‘the Mollidays,’” she says with a laugh. This year, Waggoner’s feverish decoration is for a good cause: the 34th annual Holiday Home Tour, a fundraiser for the Airport Marina Counseling Service (AMCS), put on by the Westchester Mental Health Guild. On this Sunday’s self-guided tour, attendees can wander through five of Westchester and Playa del Rey’s most striking homes, each embellished with their own holiday twist. Those waxing nostalgic for Halloween can start at the Westchester bungalow: a renovated Craftsman home, full of windows and skylights, and decorated with autumnal flair. Nearby on Naylor Avenue, a mid-century modern gem, built in 1941, sets the stage for a vintage Thanksgiving. The single-story house is full of original architectural features and splashes of ‘60s color. Also in Westchester, an American farmhouse — designed with a marriage of rustic and modern touches — is ready for New Year’s Eve. Over in Playa del Rey, two homes are
The five Westchester and Playa del Rey houses featured in this year’s Holiday Home Tour will be decked out as perfect examples of how to decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas embracing the Christmas spirit. One is a Cape Cod-style two story, packed with fine art, antiques and “features you couldn’t find anywhere else,” dishes Linda Peterson, co-chair of the tour. “The homeowner’s father was a NASCAR racer, and she has the roof of his car mounted on the wall of her family room,” Peterson says. The Waggoners’ place, a freshly remodeled beach cottage, is an apt location for a Christmas on the coast. They bought it in early 2014, back when it was a small structure on an overgrown corner lot. “[The land] looked like a giant forest, with a pool that had been built in the 1920s, and I thought, ‘We can really make this a paradise,” says Waggoner. After two-plus years of painstaking
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and a pop-up holiday marketplace. There, local vendors will sell an array of ready-to-gift goods like vintage jewelry, children’s books, handbags, Christmas trees and cupcakes. Proceeds for the tour will benefit the AMCS, a nonprofit mental health clinic that provides thousands of hours of low-cost counseling to the surrounding community each year, including youth therapy at Boys & Girls Clubs and elementary schools. The Holiday Home Tour runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov 6. Tickets can be purchased for $30 in advance or for $35 on the day of the event at the Westchester Elks Club, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. For more information, visit westchestermhg.org.
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