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VOL 46, NO 50 Local News & Culture

NEWS

COVER STORY

THE ADVICE GODDESS Photo by Maria Martin

No Bullseye for Boat Central Marina del Rey isn’t keen on having a big dry stack storage facility on Fiji Way .............................................. 9

Miracles in the Message

‘Reusable Happiness’ Experiences are the gifts that keep on giving . ............................................ 35

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Carl Reiner, Tippi Hedren and Cute Puppies in Ugly Sweaters .................................... 36

Volunteers help the homeless reconnect with estranged family members . ............. 10

$111 Million for Venice High

Culture in a Cup How local coffee shops compete against the megachains ..................... 14

LAUSD releases conceptual plans for a major makeover of the 1930s campus . ............. 11

OPINION

ARTS & EVENTS Mar Vista’s Christmas House Local family brings Santa’s magic to hundreds of local kids ............................ 38

THIS WEEK

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Writing on the Walls In Venice, Gajin Fujita and friends bring L.A. street art indoors . ............................ 19

A floating Mariachi party, Santas galore and even a pole dancer ........................ 42

FOOD & DRINK A Growing Behemoth Despite halt to Westchester encroachment, LAX flight traffic will increase ................. 13

Holiday Boat Parade Photos

A Cosmopolitan Christmas Holiday flavors from around the globe abound in your backyard ....................... 21

On The Cover: A perfect latte, poured by Eric at the Venice Grind coffee shop in Mar Vista. Photo by Maria Martin. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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L e tt e r s Desperate for Solutions I am a longtime resident of Venice. The homeless population is growing day by day. When I walk to the grocery store I see men masturbating and screaming, drug dealing, tents, people living on the sidewalk and off-leash dogs. When did it become OK to set up a tent wherever you want to? Where are the rights of the taxpayers? Using the Metro land at Main Street and Sunset Avenue to

build about 20 units of housing for the homeless is not going to solve the problem. Using that land to build housing for the teachers in the area would serve our community better. Using the dog park on Westminster Avenue as a storage facility for possessions of the homeless is a bad idea. We are enabling them. In addition, it is across from an elementary school. Using Penmar Park as additional storage space would be even worse. The park is used

for baseball, soccer and tennis, and there is a playground. These are not the best solutions. There is open land near LAX that could be put to use. It could be set up as a campsite with portable showers, toilets and trash bins. Recreation and parks could maintain the area. As a taxpayer, when I call the police they do not show up but they are constantly being used to deal with the homeless. The same can be said of our fire department.

Hopefully we can find an amicable solution. Maria Coray Venice

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Think Outside the Box Plans for a 70-foot high dry stack boat storage facility on Fiji Way are unpopular but still treading water Image courtesy of L.A. County Dept. of Regional Planning

By Gary Walker For all that a dry stack boat storage facility proposed for Marina del Rey would offer in land-use efficiency, it still lacks community support. The 47,100-square-foot Boat Central structure would stand 70 feet high on County Parcel 52 at 13483 Fiji Way, with water access for boats displacing Marina del Rey Sportfishing and other charter services that launch from slips at Dock 52. Boat Central would employ a five-ton jib crane and multiple launch/retrieval elevators to store boats in 345 berths on six levels, with 30 additional spaces for mast-up sailboat storage, 134 automobile parking spaces for boaters and a 1,560-square-foot public promenade along the waterfront. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had planned to discuss the proposal by developers MDR Boat Central L.P. in November, but instead they sent the project back to the county’s Department of Beaches and Harbors for additional review. The county’s Regional

A boat-stacking dry dock facility like this one could store nearly 350 boats along Marina del Rey’s Basin H Planning Commission gave a green light to the project in April 2013, and the California Coastal Commission approved it last year. According to a county staff report, the storage stacking method would “greatly

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Breaking Down Communication Barriers Miracle Messages volunteers help homeless people reconnect with long lost family members Photos courtesy of Will Hawkins

By Stephanie Case For 27 years, Bread & Roses Café has been a Venice mainstay — a spot where hundreds of local homeless men, women and children can sit down each morning and be served a gourmet meal. But on a recent December afternoon, the restaurant turned into a makeshift detective’s office. A group of amateur internet sleuths clustered around a breakfast table, laptops out, scouring WhitePages.com for a phone number. It wasn’t long before one of them — Stephen Butler, assistant vice president of programs at the St. Joseph Center — found it, grabbing his cell and punching in the newly discovered digits. When a woman picked up on the other end, Butler told her he had something to deliver: a message of love from the homeless niece she hadn’t seen in years. Butler and the team were helping Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that reconnects people living on the street with their estranged family members and friends. The group is exploiting our technologically-saturated world for good: First, by recording video postcards from people in need; then, by using their digital savvy to track down the recipient. Since Miracle Messages’ inception, the San Francisco-based organization has reunited dozens of loved ones, sometimes after half a lifetime apart. “It blows my mind that 10, 20, 30 years can go by where someone hasn’t talked to their sister, their mother, someone they care about,” says Jessica Day, Miracle Messages’ vice president of programs. “In this day and age, you think that everyone could be connected if they wanted to be — that anyone can tap into what’s out there through the internet,” she says. “But then you meet some people on the street who are technologically illiterate, or who have emotional barriers. People that think, ‘I’m not good enough to reach out to my family.’ Or, ‘Maybe they haven’t reached out to me because they don’t love me. Why don’t they just find me?’” For two days this month, Day trekked the streets of Venice in the hopes of breaking past those barriers. Along with a slew of volunteers dressed in matching black T-shirts, she wandered the neighborhood, striking up conversations with people living on the beach, curled up on Ocean Front Walk or tucked into the tents that line Third Avenue. The team asked each person they met if they wanted to reconnect with a person from their past. Many took them up on the offer, braving the emotional ramparts that once kept them apart.

Miracle Messages volunteers and outreach workers from Safe Place for Youth and the St. Joseph Center fanned out around Venice offering to mediate conversations between the homeless and estranged loved ones “It uproots all these feelings,” says Day, “whether it’s a heavy wave of sadness, grief, anger or guilt that it’s been so long.” Many turned down the opportunity, but the team remains hopeful that the service will catch on.

chapter can work with St. Joseph Center and Safe Place for Youth to help collect videos, then scour the web to deliver them. If a successful connection is made, the group can even help raise funds to send someone to live with a

“This is a perfect example of how a community can mobilize itself. We’re not waiting for the city to find a solution to homelessness; we’ve created one.” — Will Hawkins

“Sometimes we’re just planting a seed,” says Will Hawkins, the new chairman of the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Homeless Committee, who was the catalyst for Miracle Messages’ trip to Southern California. “People might feel a little too vulnerable [today], but they could be ready tomorrow.” Starting this month, volunteers in Los Angeles’ brand new Miracle Messages

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loved one. “Just a few months ago, a guy went from San Francisco to Tennessee, back to family we found that he hadn’t even known existed,” Day says. Their local chapter rallied, pooling together $500 to help cover a cross-country bus ticket, food, a haircut and new clothes. Hawkins, who also organized a Dec. 4 benefit concert to raise funds for the

effort, thinks helping people move off the streets and in with friends and family could help alleviate Venice’s homeless epidemic. “This is a perfect example of how a community can mobilize itself,” he says. “We’re not waiting for the city to find a solution to homelessness; we’ve created one. These are things that people can do tomorrow — or even right now — to make a positive change.” Hawkins recognizes that staying with a loved one isn’t a solution for every member of Venice’s homeless community, but at the very least, Miracle Messages can remind them that they’re not alone. “Just hearing her voice again, after it’s been so long …” one Venice woman reflected, teary eyed, after the team helped her make a phone call to her once-estranged aunt. “It’s inexplicable, indescribable. … It’s a blessing and a half.” To connect with the Miracle Messages’ local chapter, visit miraclemessages.org/ getinvolved.

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Venice High School’s $111-Million Makeover The 1930s campus will get new classrooms and athletic facilities but retain its historic front By Beige Luciano-Adams LAUSD has given locals a first look at what the coming $111.5-million modernization of Venice High School might look like, releasing three preliminary sketches of potential campus layouts during a Nov. 29 community meeting in the school’s cafeteria. Each of the competing plans aims to preserve the school’s historic frontage along Venice Boulevard — that’s Rydell High to “Grease” fans — while reworking academic, athletic and parking components into a more polished composition. More than 41,000 square feet of new classroom construction will create seven general classrooms, seven special education classrooms, two art classrooms, new chemistry labs, a horticultural classroom and an attendance office that doubles as a parent center. New vocational workshop classrooms include 16,000 square feet of space for auto shop, a graphic design and photo lab print shop, and two flexible engineering labs or maker spaces. A new gymnasium, rubberized track and upgrades to campus athletic fields round out the overhaul. The bond-funded project follows a comprehensive survey in which the LAUSD board deemed Venice among 11 schools most in need of rehabilitation among a pool of 584 campuses districtwide. “Venice, based on its condition, its physical state, was one of the campuses the board felt — and we felt in Facilities — needed our attention immediately for a major modernization project,” explained Scott Singletary, a facilities development manager with the district. With a limited purse for so many campuses, Singletary said, “the primary idea is we’re focusing on safety and doing critical work. Critical repair work, critical modernization work.” This includes

compact iteration in terms of the three major buildings’ relation to one another, offering the “least outdoor quad potential.” Input from parents and teachers at the meeting spanned questions of density, solar capacity, asbestos, parking and traffic modifications — and the high school’s pool, a popular issue among parents that is, however, not part of the modernization program. Craig Jaffey, a Venice High alumnus and the father of two current students as well as a third-grader he hopes will attend one day, said he is encouraged that Venice was included in the list of schools most in need but disappointed that public commentary was not more directly engaged. “This is a community with a lot of One of three potential campus layouts would create a new central quad history, and I would venture to guess there are large percentages of people in buildings studied under AB 300, the 1999 will also play a role in the new design. this room today who have ties to Venice law requiring the state to survey K-12 “The front entry is a historic piece of High School. So there are strong feelings buildings for earthquake safety. Venice High School,” explained Singlein wanting to keep the history but Venice High will remain open and active tary. “It’s the scene from ‘Grease’ ... it’s with no shutdowns expected during a this beautiful presence to the community. certainly improving,” Jaffey said. “I’m hopeful it will all work out well in the construction period of two to four years, We actually had a historian study the end, but it still feels like there’s a lack of which will begin following project campus and come up with all the characinformation. I really don’t understand approvals by the state. District officials ter-defining features of Venice that led to why they’re showing three concepts to a expect to complete work in 2021. its historic significance.” packed room of people, and why they’re Most of the campus is included in the Singletary reported that the school’s not taking a poll to see what the commuproject’s scope, with many existing portable historic buildings function well, don’t nity feels would be the best direction to classrooms marked for removal while need to be fundamentally altered and historic buildings are to be refurbished. “will last a very long time.” Improvements kind of focus their work on.” The district’s team of architects and engiBlair Ripplinger, a principal with will include paint, floors and bathroom neers as well as local, state and federal gkkworks design firm, described working renovations. officials will ultimately decide which closely with the district to develop a The 1935 school’s distinctive PWA concept best fits the district’s vision. comprehensive modernization program. Moderne style (an aesthetic proliferated Only after the scope of the project, “The program defines all of the possible by the Depression-era Public Works functionality and layout are determined elements, all the outdoor athletic elements, Administration), Ripplinger said, is will architects and planners dig further addresses what’s being demolished, what evident in symmetrical formal design, into the details, including aesthetics, we have to replace, as well as what the including exterior curvilinear elements vision is from the campus for the curricu- that can be utilized in composing outdoor Singletary said. “We are really here to try to pull out of lum moving forward,” Ripplinger said, learning areas. referring to the specialized classroom and Two of the three preliminary design plans everyone who is interested in our project their thoughts and opinions about the shop spaces slated for construction. include a significant outdoor scenic quad work we’ve done and where we are The high school’s historic value and area, while the third —“a departure,” today,” he said. “very distinct style,” Ripplinger added, according to the architect — is the most

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David Levine said his organization has been against building a dry stack facility since the proposal first surfaced in 2003. Levine said the association’s key issues are the building’s height and the fact that part of it would extend over the water. “Our opposition has been consistent, including at the Small Craft Harbors and Design Control Board commissions or before Regional Planning,” he said. “We’re also very concerned about the project’s economic viability. I think that it is unlikely that it will be as low-cost as some of the out of the water options,” he said. Michael Leneman, who owns the boat sales, design and consulting firm Multi Marine on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, initially supported the boat storage concept, but not anymore. Developer Pacific Ventures LLC is also planning to build a dry dock storage

L e tt e r s This is a great example of how we can make a difference right here at home. Nathalie Boutin has a huge heart, and her kindness in not choosing to drive by Wally and instead stopping to hear his story teaches us how we can all take a moment to help others. Her generosity is inspiring and what a great lesson for her children, too. This is a wonderful story. Melissa Re: “Better Late Than Never: County leaders look to create more affordable housing in Marina del Rey,” News, Dec. 8 I lived in the marina for 15 years and then in Playa del Rey. I have always considered it home. Now I can’t afford anything but a room in Baldwin Vista. It’s sad. I want to know how to get on an affordable

facility as part of renovations to Pier 44 on Admiralty Way, and Leneman says there’s no need for two such facilities. “I’ve seen [stacked storage] work very

hang over the water. I don’t know any options for locals and visitors alike. sailors who are happy with the design,” Marina residents and small boat owners Leneman said. have consistently pushed back against Both Leneman and Levine also said there increased density and other changes, however. Public pressure played a big role in former L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe’s 2014 decision to scrap plans to relocate the public boat launch from Fiji Way. More than 150 boaters had com— Multi Marine owner Michael Leneman plained during a county Small Craft Harbors Commission meeting that the move was not only inconvenient, but would expose launching boats to unsafe well in many places in Florida. That’s are existing mast-up storage vacancies in wind conditions. why I thought it was a good idea,” he the marina, further questioning the need A similar rejection could happen with said. But, “Why do we need this countyfor such a large facility. Boat Central “because no one I know has run storage place when you have a private But county officials foresee a much more really been in favor of it,” Leneman said. entity that’s going to build one? That active and more densely developed “The case against the launch was that it makes no sense whatsoever.” Marina del Rey in years to come. The was dangerous if it was moved. The case Leneman also takes issue with the Fiji guiding document for the marina’s on the stacked storage is they haven’t Way storage building’s planned design. redevelopment aims to make room for shown that there’s a need for it.” “The Pier 44 storage place won’t more retail, restaurant and entertainment

“I don’t know any sailors who are happy with the design.”

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Re: “Venice BID Wins Again: Despite losing the popular vote, supporters emerge victorious in do-over election,” News, Nov. 17 This is sobering news, with a number of disturbing comparisons to our country’s crazy election (whose voter suppression gambit appears to have been the deciding electoral vote factor). That the city failed to verify the full complement of petition signatures is unsurprising, as City Council approval was an obvious foregone conclusion at the Election Day meeting — whose agenda was brimming with a cauldron of high-profile issues

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There’s no stopping the Westside Behemoth When LAX agreed to abandon its incursions into Westchester, it won the right to increase flight traffic without limit Photo by Ted Soqui

By Charles Rappleye I see that some of the communities around LAX are again talking about court action. Not that they ever dropped the ongoing litigation against airport expansion — Culver City has been suing the airport for years, as if that’s the only way to talk to what may be the region’s most important public agency. And they’re still in court, demanding new limits and compensation for airport noise. But the biggest lawsuit against LAX, the one that tied up its expansion plans and forced the agency into compromise with its neighbors, was settled this summer. In return for neighborhood comity, the airport agreed to abandon plans to push incrementally into Westchester. That was good enough for airport critics exhausted by years of wrangling with the Westside behemoth. “The airport and the surrounding neighborhoods have been at war for decades,” said City Councilman Mike Bonin, announcing the deal in August. “Today there is peace.” “Instead of total animosity, now we’re on the same page,” echoed Denny Schneider of ARSAC, the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion, in a phone interview. All very reassuring in this time of strife, but if you think it sounds too good to be true, you’re right. Yes, the settlement heads off the northward runway-creep that was threatening Westchester. But it does nothing to limit future expansion of what is already the nation’s second-busiest airport. In fact, it stripped out the only clause limiting future growth in the number of passengers using LAX. A court order that was sidelined by the settlement set strict limits on the number of gates — and thus the number of passengers — that LAX could deploy. Now those limits are off, and the airport is moving ahead with a multimilliondollar renovation. Officials there offer no firm projections for growth, but the neutral Southern California Association of Governments recently projected total volume of 100 million passengers in 2040 — up from 75 million today. Nor is that a wildly high estimate; 10 years ago, SCAG expected upward of 170 million. The point is that the airport is growing. Sure, work is underway on people-movers and a new car-rental center, but that doesn’t change the fact that more flights will mean more congestion, more noise, and more pollution for all of the Westside and, in the case of dirty air, for all the residents of the L.A. basin.

An A380 cuts the ribbon for LAX’s 2013 grand opening of its Villaraigosa Concourse at the Tom Bradley Terminal It doesn’t have to be that way. The alternative to a larger airport by the beach is to build up other airports in the region so that all the traffic isn’t concentrated at LAX. In fact, that was the whole point of ARSAC: the group was advocating a “Regional Solution.”

room to build out. As to transit, tunnel through the mountains from the Antelope Valley to downtown L.A. and travelers could deliver passengers to Union Station half an hour after landing. That’s faster than the city-operated Flyaway bus takes to get there now from LAX. Sure, people

Sure, work is underway on peoplemovers and a new car-rental center, but that doesn’t change the fact that more flights will mean more congestion, more noise and more pollution for all of the Westside. And there are obvious candidates for carrying some of the LAX load. One is Ontario Airport, which LAX treated like a hick country cousin until Ontario sued to regain control of its facility. Even better would be to erect a new facility in Palmdale, home to a military air base and plenty of space to land international flights and the big jumbojets that already find the tarmac at LAX too constricting. I’ve long thought that with a genuine public commitment, Palmdale could be the perfect solution. How would that work? Well, there’s an airfield up there already, with plenty of

would have to drive downtown to pick up friends and family, but that would take a lot of pressure off the 405. Certainly, it’s feasible. Heck, the airport could share the tunnel with the bullet train, which is contemplating the same route. It’s such a good idea it’s not even mine. As far back as 1968 a Palmdale International Airport was being called inevitable. The idea gained currency again just over ten years ago, when then-Mayor James Hahn was pushing an $11-billion airport expansion plan. At that point several Valley lawmakers, including Richard

Alarcon and Supervisor Michael Antonovich, saw Palmdale as an alternative. Former mayor Richard Riordan chimed in to tout the train tunnel. It was a good idea, but it never became more than that. The managers at LAX saw regionalization as a threat to their dominance, and they resisted any effort to develop new airfields. This sort of thinking was apparent in their actions, but was confirmed in emails that surfaced in the Ontario v. LAX litigation. What stung city officials in Ontario was a reference in an email dismissing the concerns of the “inbred Inland Empire.” But more damning in policy terms was the frank confession in a 2010 email by Gina Marie Lindsey, then airport executive director, that the ostensible agreement to develop regional alternative airports was just a ruse, a “politically driven mantra to appease LAX neighbors.” Now, six years later, so it appears to have been. Whether through knavery, bureaucratic empire-building or simple inertia, LAX has driven all viable alternatives from the field. Today the airport appears destined for unlimited, unfettered growth. Got a problem with that? Tell it to the judge! Charles Rappleye, winner of the 2007 George Washington Book Prize, recently published “Herbert Hoover in the White House,” his fourth historical biography.

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Culture in a Cup How local coffee shops compete against the megachains

By Chase Maser Fresh-baked veggie samosas and vegan muffins call to patrons from a glass display case at the counter. An indie rock playlist curated by hipster baristas plays softly as a barefoot writer taps away on a screenplay or term paper. After sundown, there’s often a poetry reading or local musicians in the house. It’s hard to believe this place used to be kind of a dump. Café 212 Pier, just off Main Street in Ocean Park, has undergone some major identity changes since Roopinder Bhullar bought it in early 2015. “This place was known for aggression and fights back in the day,” Bhullar shudders. “The police were coming here almost every night. It takes a lot to change that mindset.” More than she would have imagined, actually. The new Café 212 Pier is objectively nicer and more inviting, but that isn’t for everyone. Four-star Yelp reviews praising the new atmosphere and menu are interspersed with ruthless criticism of a tighter restroom key policy, a $5 minimum purchase for Wi-Fi use and higher prices for coffee and snacks. “The public doesn’t understand what it takes to sustain a place like this,” says Bhullar. “It’s very difficult to operate a community café, especially in Santa Monica. It’s no longer the sleepy village it used to be 25 years ago. Rents here are like Beverly Hills!” And competition is fierce. There are 21 Starbucks locations in Santa Monica (about 2.5 per square mile), and dozens of other local and chain competitors — more than half a dozen along Main Street. So what does it take to sustain a local independent coffee shop with profits trickling in one or two cups at a time? For starters, you have to fill a local niche, say a handful of Westside coffee shop owners who’ve been successful in the biz. Sometimes you find that niche, and sometimes you have to create it.

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About nine miles south of Café 212 Pier on a different Main Street — El Segundo’s — families are the key demographic, says Dale Inghram, who with his wife Toni owns and operates the popular Blue Butterfly Coffee Co.

to keep pace with the economy. But they didn’t just raise prices overnight. “At first I had to leave the prices the same when we took over because the town doesn’t like change. If I were to remodel and then up the prices right away, I would have the community up

“The public doesn’t understand what it takes to sustain a place like this.” — Roopinder Bhullar, Café 212 Pier

“You can’t just say,‘Hey, here’s who I am.’ You have to say,‘Hey, who is my community?’ and ‘What can I be within this community?’” — Dale Inghram, Blue Butterfly Coffee Co.

“I’ve learned that you can’t just say, ‘Hey, here’s who I am.’ You have to say, ‘Hey, who is my community?’ and ‘What can I be within this community?’ If you come in a certain way but the community isn’t that way, then it’s not going to work,” Ingraham says. Blue Butterfly, therefore, is not just about coffee. There’s a kids menu featuring a French toast rollup, grilled cheese, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, with bagel sandwiches, kale salads and blended drinks for mom and dad. “When I was designing this place, the designer told me that the walkways were big enough so that one person could fit through. I told her, ‘Yeah, but can a double-stroller fit through?’ I designed it for families,” he says. The Inghrams took over Blue Butterfly about three years ago. Like Café 212 Pier, the shop had been around for more than two decades, and current prices are a little higher than they used to be in order

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in arms. But since we established ourselves first within the community,” says Inghram, “the community decided that they liked us.”

COMMUNITY CATALYST

Instead of adapting to his surroundings, the owner of the Venice Grind Coffee Company in Mar Vista had to help build the community around him. Demetrios Mavromichalis, who grew up in the neighborhood, remembers when the red hot intersection of Venice and Grand View boulevards didn’t have all that much to offer. “It was basically all thrift shops along here,” he recalls. “And they weren’t like shops you’d see on Melrose and Hollywood and other places. They were just sort of secondhand stores, and they were shady. The only attraction back when I was growing up was the old Mar Vista bowling lanes.” But things were about to change. In 2004, Mavromichalis was checking out

a business for sale when he noticed another space next door going for a bargain. “I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do, but I knew there was an opportunity here,” he says. “At the time, the only new business on the block was a surf shop where Timewarp Records is now. The owner of the surf shop said to me, ‘If we just had a coffee shop in the neighborhood, then things could really turn around here.’ I ran with that.” When he opened the Venice Grind, Mavromichalis started attending Mar Vista Community Council meetings, and the coffee shop became a hub for gatherings. He teamed with other neighborhood and business leaders to form the nonprofit that launched the Mar Vista Farmers Market in 2006. “We had over 2,000 people show up on our first day, and from then on out the market started growing. We created a foot-traffic that never existed before, and everything started from the coffee shop,” he says. “I’ve learned that you can’t just wait there and hope for people to come in. You have to embed yourself and get involved and make it happen. And if things aren’t going as planned, you have to tweak it to what it needs to be.”

‘AN OPEN DOOR’

Half a block east of the Venice Grind at the corner of Venice and Centinela Avenue, Coffee Connection is finding success with an entirely different kind of business model: being a nonprofit. Coffee Connection is owned and operated by the Westside Vineyard Church, and the café is “nothing more than the church’s open door to the surrounding community,” says Chris Newkirk, the church’s executive administrator. Even though it operates like a business, revenue is only a secondary concern. (Continued on page 16)

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4 3 1. Venice Grind barista Eric puts a little love into every pour. 2. Kelly Lee and Tatiana Kim strive to preserve the homey vibe of Tanner’s Coffee Co. 3. Coffee Connection operates as the outreach arm of the Westside Vineyard Church. 4. Local students hit the books at Tanner’s on a Sunday morning in July. 5. Blue Butterfly Coffee Co. baristas Meadow Klassen (left) and Devin Haaker enjoy their work. 6. Café 212 Pier owner Roopinder Bhullar takes a hands-on approach to building her business. Photo #1 by Maria Martin; #2 through #6 by Chase Maser.

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“By design, Coffee Connection is not a revenue-generating income stream. All the dollars that come through the café either pay directly for the cost of operating it or go back out into some kind of café-sponsored community program,” says Newkirk. “At the end of the day, our café breaks even, and that’s by design; that’s what we want to do.” Coffee Connection serves organic, fair trade and even carbon neutral snacks from local vendors, and the nonprofit mission helps keep prices down. “We take our café business as seriously as we take our church business, and we really want to be a good café,” says Newkirk. “We are not motivated by money, but money is a good metric. If the café is doing well enough to cover its own expenses and provide a surplus of funds to give back to the community, that’s a sign of health.”

A SHARED HISTORY Whereas Blue Butterfly adapted to a niche and Venice Grind built a niche around itself, Tanner’s Coffee Co. in Playa del Rey offers a third approach:

When something is working, change as little as possible. Tanner’s has always had a very casual, even homey feel about it, and operator Tatiana Kim plans to keep it that way.

When the 1922 brown brick Dickinson and Gillespie Building on Culver Boulevard that houses Tanner’s changed ownership about seven years ago, the neighborhood rallied to protect the

“They were just sort of secondhand stores, and they were shady. The only attraction back when I was growing up was the old Mar Vista bowling lanes. … I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do, but I knew there was an opportunity here.” — Demetrios Mavromichalis, Venice Grind Coffee Company “The community here is very strong,” Kim states proudly. “A lot of people grew up here and the residents are mostly older, so they’ve known about this place for a long time. I’ve met people who say that they used to come here when they were little kids, and now those people are around 25 years old. There’s definitely a history.”

structure from possible demolition — and save Tanner’s — by filing a successful petition to grant it historic landmark status. While many locals are aware that there’s also a Tanner’s Coffee Co. on Sepulveda Boulevard just across the 405 Freeway, Kim explains that there used to be a third location in Santa Monica and that all

three were owned by the same person more than 20 years ago. The two remaining Tanner’s locations have different ownership, but Kim says the two try to offer a lot of the same products and menu items in order to honor their shared history. “A lot of customers come here and go to the one over there. We keep in touch and try to make them similar,” she says. Before taking over the Tanner’s in Playa del Rey, Kim was studying law in Brazil. That is until her uncle bought the place in 2007 and asked her to run it. “The first time I came into the shop it was love at first sight. The vibe, the beach, the air, the people — it’s all amazing,” she says. “And it’s still almost exactly the same as it was when I started.” Which is good news, because that’s the business plan. “A lot of people have a routine here: getting a coffee, taking long walks on the beach, going to work in Manhattan Beach. It’s convenient for them,” says Kim. “We want to keep Tanner’s consistent with everyone’s needs.”

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Patrick Martinez’s “public school pee chee” illustrates schoolyard scenes from the San Gabriel Valley

From Boyle Heights to Venice Beach “Roll Call” unites 11 artists who’ve defined L.A. street art for decades By Christina Campodonico Walking through Gajin Fujita’s landmark curatorial project “Roll Call,” you get the sense that you’re seeing L.A. through the internationally renowned artist’s eyes. Tags and graffiti scripts once known only in the back alleys of Boyle Heights, where Fujita grew up, make a stark and vivid statement on the white walls of L.A. Louver’s fine art gallery, which has represented Fujita since 2001. Jesse Simon’s sculpture “Tessio’s Territory (Area Code Remix)” recalls a crumpled up piece of street trash, but here the beauty of its curled up folds — polished foam, resin, fiberglass and wood — are revealed and sanctified, illuminated and glistening under the glow of gallery lighting, like a crucifix hung in an urban Catholic Church.

Ricardo Estrada’s “Coatlicue con su arete de luna” — a striking face-to-face encounter with a half-face, half-skull on canvas — feels like a brush with death after a curbside tussle. And Patrick Martinez’s paintings of blown-up Pee Chee folders with drawings of kids scrambling for a basketball or getting wanded for guns are a reminder of long school days spent doodling on whatever surface was available during the nooks and crannies of passing period, or the doldrums of a long bus commute across town. (As a youth, Fujita spent many hours traversing from East L.A. to Melrose Avenue’s Fairfax High to attend the school’s arts magnet program.) For Fujita, each work not only shows a slice of Los Angeles’ urban fabric — “Hopefully you can see with their works

a little glimpse into the city of L.A.,” he says — but also his connection and deep respect for each of the 11 artists featured in the show. “I wanted to kind of show a group that I have worked with, that I have been in touch with and connected with throughout my career,” says Fujita of curating the show, whose title references when members of a graffiti crew tag their names on a collaborative work. For instance, Fujita, who’s known for his whimsical collisions of Japanese ukiyo-e style illustration with L.A. graffiti scripts by his friends, feels deeply connected to Estrada’s work “because he paints the Boyle Heights community and he’s on the street studying the interesting characters of Boyle Heights.”

Martinez’s work resonates with him because he “brings in his region, which is the San Gabriel Valley. He paints what he sees and what he interacts with in his community” with a “very powerful energy.” Fujita owes Simon for letting him into the KGB (Kidz Gone Bad) graffiti crew, which gave him street cred in the ’80s, and looks up to Chaz Bojorquez because “he’s been like a mentor — not only to myself, but all the artists here. He’s been a champion of L.A. graffiti.” The respect is mutual for Bojorquez, a godfather and pioneer of L.A.’s graffiti movement. “I’m really happy to be part of this group, because this group represents our (Continued on page 20)

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unique style of artwork, our West Coast style of graffiti … our unique history, about being kind of gangsters and surfers, skaters and cholos. What West Coast graffiti has made us do, it has given us the freedom to do anything we want,” says Bojorquez. But with freedom has also come responsibility, the responsibility to represent the true spirit of street art in the ever-critical and competitive world of contemporary art. “Real graffiti is still in the streets,” says Bojorquez, whose work is in the permanent collections of MOCA, LACMA and the Smithsonian. “But when you want to talk about its issues and its history and intent — its purpose, its identity — that’s when you have to bring it indoors. The canvas really serves our function to be a better graffiti artist, [to] expand the definition of being a graffiti writer and a graffiti artist … “Now, it doesn’t make it easier. One bad stroke and you could lose your reputation. It’s easier in the streets, even though there’s police and other gangsters and other writers hassling you, but in some ways there’s a lot more freedom, a lot more acceptance out there. You come to the gallery, it’s very critical. So you have to come up to the

Big Sleeps’ “Por todo El Mundo” showcases the graffiti lettering style that earned him his rep plate. You have to come with your best work.” If there’s one feature that defines Fujita’s cohort — especially the K2S (Kill 2 Succeed) graffiti crew, whose members Alex “Defer” Kizu, Jose “Prime” Reza, David “Big Sleeps” Cavazos and Slick are also featured in the show — it’s the drive to constantly innovate and improve their craft. “We try to basically work with what we have and push ourselves individually and collectively,” says Kizu, who befriended Fujita over their shared love of street art on long bus rides from Boyle Heights to their middle school in Mid-City back in

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the ’80s. “L.A. was like a big playground back then, where we jumped on the RTD bus and cruise. There wasn’t like designated places to paint … it was kind of like you had to jump over the brown fence and then turn this corner, or go in this alley.” “A common thread I think that runs in all of us is courage,” adds Fujita. “Because to be able to go through the ups and downs and ebbs and flows of life, in general, and to make it this far, I think it took a lot of courage.” Bojorquez, 67, knows that from his firsthand experience of the gallery world’s initial rejection of graffiti art

when the artist was first working in the medium during the ’60s. “When I was young I would tell gallery directors and curators, ‘I know this beautiful work. It’s up this alley.’ They won’t go up there. I could never prove that graffiti was art,” says Bojorquez. “What I had to do is make a painting of graffiti. I had to create graffiti art to prove it.” Over time, through shows at museums and galleries across the world and guerilla art pieces throughout L.A., Fujita and his multigenerational class of street artists have gone on to prove that graffiti art is legitimate both on city streets and in the elite world of contemporary art. But a rebellious streak still unites them all. “We’re all graffiti painters. And we still go up live and we still carry a marker in our pockets. All of us. We’re still tagging. We’ll still put up a sticker where we’re not supposed to,” says Bojorquez. “No. 1 rule of graffiti, there are no rules.” But there is a sense of loyalty. “All these young men feel like not only companions, but family,” says Bojorquez. “That’s the beauty about us. We’re a gang.” Of artists, that is. “Roll Call” continues through Jan. 14 at L.A. Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. Call (310) 822-4955 or visit lalouver.com

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Have a Cosmopolitan Foodie Christmas Explore holiday flavors from around the globe without leaving the neigborhood By Richard Foss

richard@richardfoss.com Think of the aroma of Christmastime and what probably comes to mind are baking spices — the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves that accent everything from fruitcake to holiday candles. Those seasonal flavorings date back to the Elizabethan era, but most other elements of Christmas celebrations have their roots in 19th-century London. Queen Victoria and her German-born husband Albert took such delight in Christmas that they turned a minor holiday into a commercial bonanza. The Christmas tree, sled rides and candy canes from Albert’s boyhood in Bavaria and the bright Scottish plaids and English plum puddings Victoria favored became part of their culture as well as ours. The eccentricity of a beloved and trend-setting royal couple captured the world’s imagination. Other flavors might come to mind if you didn’t grow up in England or the U.S., or if your family honored other ancestral holiday traditions. Romanians get nostalgic over cakes filled with brandied cherries, Ukrainians over sweet nut-and-grain pudding, Argentines a heady mix of sparkling wine and pineapple juice. Some of these dishes involve rare ingredients or are difficult to make. Since you only get one chance to serve the perfect holiday meal it’s a safer bet to just go ahead and buy these speciality foods. Denmark’s Prize Pig The Danes have a charming Christmas tradition that involves a huge bowl of rice pudding called risalamande and one almond. Whoever gets the almond in their portion gets a special treat: a marzipan pig called a julegris. You can make risalamande easily, but making your own marzipan pig is not easy. Get one at Copenhagen Pastry instead. And while you’re at it, treat yourself to some of their handmade Christmas

Copenhagen Pastry is the best place in town to get an authentic Danish marzipan pig cookies made with vanilla, ginger, butter and cinnamon. Copenhagen Pastry 11113 Washington Blvd, Culver City | (310) 839-8900 copenhagenpastry.com

England’s Plum Pudding and Mince Pies The works of Charles Dickens have given us all a vision of plum pudding and mince pies at Christmas, even if we aren’t entirely sure what those are. Both have misleading names. Plum puddings contain raisins and currants rather than plums, and while traditional mincemeat pies contain lamb or beef along with apples, sugar and spices, there are now even vegetarian versions. Confused yet? The people at Ye Olde Kings Head Gift Shoppe & Bakery know their English holiday foods and will be happy to help you have a very British Christmas. Ye Olde Kings Head Gift Shoppe & Bakery 132 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica | (310) 393-6869 yeoldekingshead.com

France’s Famous Log Cake It’s no surprise that the French dine well in this season, because they do that all year. The crowning glory of a Parisian table at Christmas is the bûche de Noël, a cake shaped like a log and filled with chocolate and raspberry jam. These are a triumph of the decorator’s art, and you can find them at Caprice

Fine French Pastries in Santa Monica. You should definitely order in advance, however, as they make only a limited number each day. Caprice Fine French Pastries 3213 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 453-1932 | capricefrenchpastries.com

German and Dutch Delights Though the British and Americans copied many German traditions, there are still plenty that are unique to that country. The stollen, a cake filled with dried fruits and dusted with powdered sugar, is probably most famous, but the gingerbread-like spice and honey cookies called lebkuchen are popular too. You can get these and also Dutch Christmas items like pepernoten cookies and speckulaas marzipan bars at Shoop’s European Market in Ocean Park. Some are in limited supply, so shop early! Shoop’s European Market 2400 Main St., Ste. A1, Santa Monica |(310) 452-1019 shoopsdeli.com

Italy’s Feast of the Seven Fishes Italian-Americans celebrate Christmas Eve with the Feast of Seven Fishes, a seafood extravaganza that originates in the Catholic tradition of eating no meat on the day before Christmas. (In Italy this dinner (Continued on page 22)

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can contain as many as nine kinds of fish, but Italians here settled on seven.) Alongside the various fresh fish there is always bacala, the dried codfish that is used in codcakes and stews. You can get your codfish, and much else, at Sorrento Italian Market in Culver City, the place Italians have been shopping for over 50 years. Other available items are panettone, the Tuscan almond cookies called Ricciarelli di Siena, and Neapolitan struffoli. Those crisp fried doughballs mixed with honey were traditionally made by nuns and given to people who had performed acts of charity, and they’re a delightful reward. Sorrento Italian Market 5518 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City | (310) 391-7654 sorrentoitalianmarket.com

Japan’s Patriotic Cream Puffs There is nothing wildly innovative about the Japanese Christmas cake or cream puff: they’re basically pastries either stuffed or topped with whipped cream and strawberries. Nevertheless, it has great symbolism in modern

Tuscan almond cookies at Sorrento Italian Market Japan. The red and white colors match the Japanese flag, and it’s a symbol of prosperity. The local Japanese community buys their cream puffs at Mitsuwa Marketplace, generally ordering in advance because they sell out quickly.

them at Tamara’s Tamales. To keep with tradition, wash those tamales down with Ponche Navidado. Some Mexican markets stock the hawthorn berries and guavas that are pulped and mixed with tequila or brandy to make this sweet concoction. The distinctive pastry of the season is buñuelos, which are fried pastries scented with anise or cinnamon and sometimes served with syrup. Venice Bakery has those fragrant holiday doughnuts, but you need to call two days in advance to reserve them. Tamara’s Tamales 13352 Washington Blvd., Mar Vista | (310) 305-7714 tamarastamales.com

Mitsuwa Marketplace 3760 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista (310) 390-7307 | mitsuwa.com

Venice Bakery 10943 Venice Blvd., Palms | (310) 839-3478 culvercitybakery.com

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Whether your Christmas is a holiday of great reverence or an excuse to gather the family and give presents, connecting your menu with your heritage helps make a connection with your culture. Whatever you eat and drink, have a joyous holiday season.

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4172 Baldwin Ave.

2/2 Remodeled modern duplex in Carlson Park

$2,089,000

Todd Miller

Keller Williams Santa Monica

310-560-2999

Sun 1-4

4808 Beloit Ave.

3/2 California modern

$1,025,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

Sun 1-4

11910 McDonald St.

2/1 Classic cottage style

$699,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

Sun 1-4

4767 Imlay Ave.

3/2 Timeless California style

$929,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-410 2020

Sun 2-4

849 Sheldon

3/2 Desirable location, 4,558 square foot lot

$899,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

Sun 2-4

754 Hillcrest

4/3 2, 243 square foot house on a 5,218 sq ft lot

$1,488,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

culver city

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4310 Glencoe Ave. #2

3/3 West-facing townhome w/ great open floor plan

$775,000

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

4730 La Villa Marina #J

2/2.5 Townhome overlooking courtyard

$759,000

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

4730 La Villa Marina #A

2/2.5 Renovated townhome overlooking courtyard

$799,000

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

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4115 Glencoe Ave. #308

2/2 Immaculate architectural loft style condo

$875,000

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

1 Ironsides St. #11

2/2 Remodeled south-facing unit steps from the sand

$1,325,000

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

800-804-9132

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6505 Esplanade #2

2/3 Ocean and lagoon views

$1,295,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

Sun 1-4

8828 Pershing Dr. #138

2/2.5 Coastal condo living

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-410-2020

Sun 1-4

5700 Seawalk Dr. #6

3/3 Highly desirable townhouse w/ bonus room

Jesse Weinberg

Jesse Weinberg & Associates

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

12975 Agustin Pl. #304

2/2.5 Luxury living in Playa Vista

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-410-2020

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3008 Ocean Ave.

2/2 Charming bungalow near beach

$1,395,500

Terry Ballentine

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-351-9743

Sun 1-4

521 Vernon Ave.

4/3.5 Stunning custom built dream home

$3,380,000

Janin Paine

Keller Williams Santa Monica

310-560-5088

Sa/Sun 1-4

7407 W. 82nd St.

3/2 West of Lincoln, north of Manchester

$1,249,000

Anna Kadinowa

Keller Williams Santa Monica

323-828-5023

Sun 1-4

8100 Bleriot Ave.

3/2 Elegance & style, fabulous backyard

$979,000

Kevin and Kaz Gallaher

RE/MAX Execs

310-410-9777

Sun 1-4

8133 Belford Ave.

3/1 Upgraded in Osage

$879,000

Amy Frelinger

Teles Properties

310-951-0416

Sun 1-4

5868 W. 77th Pl.

3/2 Plate to playground, a killer kitchen & backyard

$1,099,000

Amy Frelinger

Teles Properties

310-951-0416

Sun 1:30-4

6402 Wynkoop St.

4/3 Stunning custom home, top No. Kentwood loc

$1,690,000

Waldron & Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-780-0864

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7560 McConnell Ave.

3/2 Impressive turnkey home, prime No Kentwood

$1,160,000

Waldron & Heredia

Coldwell Banker

310-780-0864

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8836 Croydon Ave.

3/2 6156 sq ft lot, secluded master suite

$949,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

Sat 2-4

8741 Airlane Ave.

3/2 Completely remodeled in 2016

$979,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

Sun 1-4

8408 Regis Way

3/2 Classic Westchester home

$899,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

Sun 1-4

8121 Westlawn Ave.

5/5 Carolers and coffee

$1,695,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

Sun 1-4

7965 Chase

3/2 Carolers and cocoa

$1,569,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-410-2020

Sun 1-4

7222 Kentwood Avenue

5/5 Shown by appointment

$2,288,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

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$699,000

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“Located in the popular Villas del Rey complex, this is a single-bed, one-and-a-half bath condo,” says agent Jane St. John. “The condo offers an open living and dining area, complete with a fireplace, and sliding doors to large private balcony. There are stainless steel appliances in kitchen, along with cream counter tops and dark cabinets. Enjoy the ease of the stackable washer and dryer. This is a resort-like complex which offers a pool, spa, and two tandem parking spaces in gated secure parking for your use.” Offered at $529,000 Jane St. John, RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-567-4906

“Relish in panoramic vistas from this two-story Tuscan style penthouse,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The 20-foot floor-to-ceiling windows create the sweeping views. The master suite includes a loft space for your office, while the guest bedroom directly overlooks the Marina harbor. Additional features include custom Venetian plaster, a large patio, ample storage, a separate laundry room and two sideby-side parking spaces. This one-of-a-kind abode, flooded with natural light, is ideal coastal living.” Offered at $1,275,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980

sophisTicaTed design

WesTchesTer home

“Smart lines and modern details inflect this three-bed, two-bath, home with style and sophistication,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Dinner parties go off without a hitch when prepared in the exquisitely updated kitchen. Sit down in the charming formal dining room. Whether it is winter or summer, take the party outside to the finely landscaped private back patio. When the party’s over, retreat to the generously sized master suite and its attached small patio. This is your smart modern design home.” Offered at $1,025,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020

“This home is a terrific combination of traditional character and quality improvements,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “Inside, freshly painted walls and beautifully refinished hardwood floors accentuate the ideal floor plan. A roomy master suite features ample closet space and a gorgeous attached bath. Three additional well-sized bedrooms, another two bathrooms, an attached two-car garage with direct entrance complete this jewel of a home. This is a top Westchester location.” Offered at $979,000 Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs 310-410-9777

marina del rey condo

playa del rey home

“Presented to you is an immaculate loft-style condo in the heart of the Marina Del Rey Arts District,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “This unit boasts an open floor plan, accentuated by soaring ceilings. Features such as the white oak floors, new cabinets, sliding closet doors, deck tiles, and sconces reflect high attention to detail in respects to the upgrades. The community roof top deck provides 360-degree views. The unit is walking distance to restaurants and theaters, as well as a short bike ride to the beach.” Offered at $875,000 Jesse Weinberg, Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132

“Builders have just completed this four-bed, four-bath, contemporary Mediterranean-style home, perched on Playa’s sought after Oceanside Bluff,” says agent James Allan. “This fabulous home was designed using the highest level of material. Set above the street, you are greeted by tiered landscaping before entering the two-story entrance. The rooftop deck and spa boasts amazing views. This home is the perfect blend of modern style, privacy and a dramatic open-floor plan for the discerning buyer.” Offered at $2,595,000 James Allan, Coldwell Banker 424-280-7400

The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

What a Trump presidency means for the housing market Is he going to repeal Dodd-Frank? The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) has made several significant changes to how real estate professionals do business in today’s post-Millennium Boom market. The most visible of these changes has been to regulate the mortgage lending sector from local loan brokers and appraisers to national lenders and credit agencies. During Trump’s campaign, he expressed a wish to “dismantle” Dodd-Frank. In the days since he’s been elected, he’s confirmed his commitment to pull back Dodd-Frank, but his transition team indicates this may actually look less like a full repeal and more like numerous changes to make Dodd-Frank less restrictive for mortgage products. In the meantime, Trump and others have called for a cessation of any new regulation, according to HousingWire. Californians went through this situation in the 1990s under Governor Wilson, including deregulation.

For instance, Trump can and will replace Obama’s appointees of the watchdog agencies created by Dodd-Frank, including Richard Cordray’s oversight of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — if he doesn’t do away with the Bureau altogether. The CFPB’s purpose is to inform and empower consumers to make healthy financial decisions. It also takes aggressive enforcement actions against companies that act in deceptive or abusive ways against consumers. Since its inception in 2011, it has: • translated a number of mortgage and other financial forms into plain language for ease of use by the borrowing public; • collected and responded to consumer complaints; • filed dozens of lawsuits against financial companies which have harmed or intimidated consumers; • implemented and enforced new

federal consumer financial laws, including most recently an overhaul of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA); and • implemented changes under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). Replacing the current leadership at the CFPB will likely undo much of the regulatory progress the Bureau has made in the last few years. A Republican appointee will certainly act to deregulate CFPB rules, which means fewer lawsuits and consumer protection laws. The potential will increase for a return to the over-lending of the Millennium Boom, a deceptive environment which caused tenants to over-extend themselves as homebuyers, directly contributing to the 2008 Great Recession from which we have not yet fully recovered. Will he replace the Federal Reserve chair? Trump believes interest rates are currently too low, blaming Fed chair Janet Yellen. He also stated in his campaign he would

likely replace her upon entering office, probably unknowing at the time that Fed chairs are granted four-year terms and Yellen’s isn’t up until February 2018. The only way to fire a Fed chair prior to the expiration of their term is to find “cause” to do so. A disagreement between the president and the Fed chair’s policies do not constitute cause, according to the Financial Times. However, the potential replacements he’s named for Yellen’s spot, when it opens in 2018, are likely to stick with the “hawkishness” (read: more concerned with over-inflation than a lack of economic growth, thereby inclined to increase interest rates) of Republicans, meaning higher interest rates are likely no matter what Trump wants. Carrie Reyes, Editor at firsttuesday Realty Publications, Inc firsttuesday Journal PO Box 5707, Riverside, CA 92517

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legal advertising FIcTITIOUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT 2016 296000 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Teddies 2540 Camino Diablo suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA. 94597 Emily Irion 2540 Camino Diablo suite 200 Walnut Creek,CA 94597 This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. 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)). Emily Irion OWNER This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 7, 2016. Argonaut published: Dec .8, 15, 22, 29, 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 285718 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: The Mattern Law Firm APC 6601 Center Drive West suite 500 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a corporation. 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 THE MATTERN LAW FIRM APC President This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 23, 2016. Argonaut published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29, 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 290375 The following persons is (are) doing business as 1)Fingerprint Live Scan 6601 Center Dr West Ste 500 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Registered Owners: Patricia Kossitch 6601 Centrer Dr West Ste 500 Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by an indivdual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true 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)). This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 1, 2016 Registrant PATRICIA KOSSITCH Owner Argonaut published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29, 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 2016 271200 The followiersons is (are) doing business as: 1) Pascale’s Atelier 13308 Kansas Ave. Gardena, CA. 90247. Pascale StromsSchellenbach 13308 Kansas Ave. Gardena CA. 90247. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/2016 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) PASCALE STROMSSCHELLENBACH Owner This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 4th 2016 Argonaut published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 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 2016 275713 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Crumpet’s Corner 2439 Louella Ave #A Venice, CA. 90291 Denise St Jean 2439 Louella Ave. #A 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 07/2011 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)) Denise St. Jean Owner This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 23, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 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 2016 279323 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) WORKCOMPWIRE 12963 Runway Rd #120 Playa Vista CA. 90094. Nextwire Media Inc. 12963 Runway Rd #120 Playa Vista, CA.

90094 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true 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)) NEXTWIRE MEDIA INC.CEO This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 16, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 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 2016 279869 The followiersons is (are) doing business as: 1) Passion8media 1204 California Ave. unit 6 Santa Monica, CA. 90403 Christina Kline 1204 California Ave. unit 6 Santa Monica, CA. 90403. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2016. 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)) CHRISTINA KLINE This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 17th 2016 Argonaut published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 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.

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 2016 283159 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Ecole Claire Fontaine 352 Westminster Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 Joelle Dumas 325 Westminster 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)) JOELLE DUMAS Owner This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 21, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 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.

lars ($1,000)) THOMAS MARTIN Owner This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 1, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 8, 15, 22 29, 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 2016 293989 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Evolution Salon Gallery 8 Brooks Ave. Apt 1, Venice, CA. 90291 Nicole Vann 8 Brooks Ave. apt 1 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 01/2016 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)) Nicole Vann Owner This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 5, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec 8, 15, 22 29, 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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FIcTITIOUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT 2016 285236 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Reidenbaugh Finish Carpentry 932 Palms Blvd Venice, CA. 90291 Andrew Reidenbaugh 932 Palms Blvd 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 07/2016 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)) ANDREW REIDENBAUGH Owner This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 10, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 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 2016 291368 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Event Nets 13428 Maxella Ave. #576 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Thomas Martin 13428 Maxella Ave. #576 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 dol-

FIcTITIOUS BUSINeSS NAme STATemeNT 2016 294777 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Venice West Products Inc. 1383 Appleton Way Venice, CA. 90291 Emotional ABCS INC 1383 Appleton Way Venice, CA. 90291 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/2012. 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)) Emotional ABCS INC President This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 6, 2016 Argonaut published: Dec. 8, 15, 22 29, 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 2016 288365 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Americaís Best Contacts & Eyeglasses 39224 10th St. W Palmdale, CA. 93551 2) Americaís Best P.O. Box 460 Braselton, GA. 30517. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. 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)). National Vision Inc. Senior Vice President This statement was filed with the county on Nov. 29, 2016. Argonaut published: Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 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. SUPeRIOR cOURT OF cALIFORNIA, cOUNTY OF LOS ANGeLeS, SUmmONS cASe NUmBeR Sd035304 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Kevin James, an individual, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMONDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Kendall Wilson an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The courtís lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Santa Monica Courthouse 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. 90401. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): David Pisarra 1305 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA. 90405 310-664-9969 The Date the Complaint was filed: June 22, 2016. Clerk Issuing Summons: Evyone N. Brown, Deputy, PUBLISH: The Argonaut Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016

SUmmONS (Family Law) cITATION FL-110 NOTIce TO ReSPONdeNT (Name) miguel A. Samayoa Pozuelos You have been sued. Read the Information below and on the next page Petitioner’s name is PAMELA RODRIGUEZ Case Number:VD090585 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form- FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may-make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ seIfhelp). at the California Legal Services -website (www.lawhelpca.org). or by contacting your -local county bar association. The name and address of the court are: Los Angeles County Superior 12720 Norwalk Blvd. Norwalk, CA 90650. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Pamela Rodriguez 9130 Hornby Ave. Whittier CA. 90603 Sheri R. Carter, Executive Officer Clerk, D Santana Deputy Date: Oct 27, 2016 FL-100 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: USA STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3.transfering, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICEACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com or call Covered California at 1-800-3001506. WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division or property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. Argonaut Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 2017.

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Women are really cuckoo when it comes to gifts. If my lady didn’t get me a present on my birthday, I wouldn’t really care. But if I didn’t buy her something for hers or if I chose badly, brace yourself! Don’t get me wrong; I love my girlfriend. I just wish I understood how to avoid the minefield here. — Lost in Santa’s Wonderland Unfortunately, you can’t just tell her that your relationship was “a gift from God.” So was the plague of locusts. Gift-getting generally is a bigger deal to women than it is to men (like, if you miss the mark on her birthday, you might have to call in the U.N. peace negotiators). To understand why, consider that our emotions aren’t just feelings; they’re motivational mechanisms that evolved to guard our survival and help us pass on our genes. For example, you feel jealousy when you sense a threat to your relationship — like that your girlfriend’s compleeeetely platonic male BFF sees the friend zone as the dugout for the sex friend zone. Of course, both men and women feel jealous and are deeply hurt by both sexual

infidelity (“Did you have sex with him/her?!”) and emotional infidelity (“Do you love him/her?!”). However, evolutionary psychologist David Buss finds that men and women differ in which type they find more distressing. Because men experience “paternity uncertainty” (“Mama’s baby, Papa’s maybe”), they’re more distressed by sexual infidelity, which could chump them into raising a kid who’ll pass on some other dude’s genes. There’s no such thing as “maternity uncertainty” because babies are delivered not by storks but by obstetricians — who coach screaming, profanity-spewing mothers-to-be to push a bowling ball-sized human out a very small opening. Accordingly, Buss finds that women are more distressed by the prospect that a man might be emotionally elsewhere, leading him to divert his investment in their children into diamond-encrusted loot for that hussy he’s been stepping out with. In light of this, it makes sense that a woman puts more weight on a male partner’s displays of love and commitment — which is ultimately

what gifts to your girlfriend are. Maybe understanding that can help you convert giftgiving from a perilous chore to a way to tell your girlfriend that you love her, that you don’t take her for granted, and that it means something to give her a little burst of happy. Unfortunately, this may not make your shopping any easier on Official Girlfriend Holidays (Christmas, Valentine’s Day, your anniversary, and her birthday). What might is asking for advice from women close to her, like her mom, her sister, her BFF. As a bonus, they’re likely to gab about what a loving, thoughtful boo you are. As a secondary bonus, if some gift is a bust, they’re also handy targets for blame. However, there’s a way to minimize the effects of any big-gift fails, and it’s with semi-frequent little gifts — like picking up her favorite overpriced smoothie or that special cheese she raves about. Doing this tells her something very important: that you love her enough to pay attention — uh, to more than the game scores from a hidden earpiece while she’s telling you about all the intrigue at Book Club.

Poor Your Heart Out I’m a struggling musician (singer/songwriter), so let’s just say I’m not swimming in cash. I adore my girl, but I don’t have money to spend on her like her previous rich ex (who’d buy her expensive jewelry and designer handbags), so I feel weird buying her anything at all. What can I get her that shows my love without breaking the bank? — Underfunded It probably hasn’t escaped her that you sometimes prepare for dates by visiting the Coinstar machine.

Money — even just a little bit of money — actually can buy happiness, but it helps to know what to spend it on. Research by psychologist Thomas Gilovich finds that money spent on experiences tends to make people happier than money spent on material stuff. That’s because we quickly acclimate to the new things in our lives and they stop giving us the same happiness bump they did at first. But an “experiential gift” — like writing a song for your girlfriend and singing it to her in a romantic location — is what we might

call “reusable happiness.” Experiences are a renewable resource because we reenjoy them as we reflect on them and talk about them. They also become part of a shared relationship history, and that’s very bonding. Who knew? It seems there’s an upside to not having a bunch of money to spend: your girlfriend looking back fondly on a day with you in a way she never could with all those romantic afternoons she spent with her Ford Fiesta-priced Prada purse.

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave., Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. Alkon’s latest book is “Good Manners for Nice People who Sometimes Say F*ck.” She blogs at advicegoddess.com and podcasts at blogtalkradio.com.

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Bunny Gibson’s Dance Revolution Marina del Rey’s resident “American Bandstand” alum heads back to Philly for “Hairspray Live!”

How did you get on American Bandstand? Did you have to audition? No audition. You went down to the show. There were requirements that you were between 14 and 18 and you just waited in line. [There were] two greens doors: the girls on the left, the boys on the right. Now I was only 13, but when I found out about the show and saw it and I said, ‘Wow, they look like they’re having fun. I want to go.’ And I didn’t come from too happy of a household, so I said, ‘That’s it. That’s where I belong.’ So one day I put my mother’s makeup on, her perfume. I stuffed my bra with tissues, wore a hip girdle, everything to make me look like I was 14.

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By Christina Campodonico From 1959 to ’61, Bunny Gibson danced her way into the hearts of American teenagers as a regular mover and shaker on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.” The actress and Marina del Rey resident recently relived some of those moments from her youth at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, where she was a special guest at a VIP viewing party of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” During commercial breaks for the live musical broadcast, TV hosts reported with live shots of adoring fans from five U.S. cities. From Philadelphia, Gibson waved and cheered to not only cameras, but also a group of young dancers performing the very same dance styles she used to do on “American Bandstand.” “These kids were just phenomenal,” said Gibson, whose given name is Kathleen Elizabeth. “Just the energy, the amazing youthful happiness about doing those dances — the jitterbug and the pony and the twist and all those dances. Just so happy.” Gibson was also honored to have a special fan in the crowd with her: her 23-year-old granddaughter Nicole Weiss. “Seeing the glow in the eyes of my granddaughter … she was so proud of me,” said Gibson. “She was twittering. She was recording me being honored and being introduced to everyone, and she was absolutely thrilled to see her grandmother have that honor.” Nowadays, Gibson is still a working actress, having made appearances on “How I Met Your Mother,” “Glee,” “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Las Vegas.” She’s also the founder of Devoted to Youth, a non-profit that holds dance contests for disadvantaged children and awards them toys and prizes for sharing their moves. Gibson, who says she’s 16 if you ask about her age, shared her American Bandstand story with The Argonaut.

Bunny Gibson dances with a partner at a “Hairspray Live!” viewing party in Philadelphia So I apparently did a good job looking older and I stepped into the door of fantasyland, of TV land, of bright lights, of seeing the dancers, the regulars that I had watched on TV and Dick Clark. And

just look at it and do it. It was very organic for us. A lot of the dancers, we would go to the record hops and see a new dance, and some of the dances we learned from

“Because why? Because I shook my booty on TV. Because I went outside of the envelope and dared to dance.” — Bunny Gibson

it was almost like a dream. Like a dream. I was just gaga over everything. I sat in the bleachers and came back and back. I said, ‘This is it. This is my real home.’ And then eventually a regular asked me to dance, and from there I got fan mail. Then I was in. I was now a regular and receiving thousands of letters each week. We were the first reality stars. Back then we were really the first revolution of teenagers in this country because it was the first time that we had buying power. We bought records. It was a new name that was given us. We were the teenagers. And it was phenomenal. So how did you learn all those dance steps on Bandstand? There’s something maybe in the Philadelphia water, in the bread, something like that, but we could easily see a step and they’d say this is the pony or this is the mashed potato and we would

black kids. They stopped us from being beaten up a lot of times. In Philadelphia I had to leave St. Hubert’s Catholic High School because I got a note on my desk: ‘If you don’t leave here, you’re going to be killed.’ Because why? Because I shook my booty on TV. Because I went outside of the envelope and dared to dance. And we were dancing to ‘the black music.’ So there were times we’d go to record hops and you would get beat up and it was black kids that really defended us. What was your first impression when you met Dick Clark? Knowing him since I was 13 and through the years, he was a part of my family. But truly the first feeling that I had when I saw him was, ‘Why is he orange?’ [Laughs.] … I said to my friend, ‘How come he looks orange?’ I never realized it was orange make up in person, but on TV it looked great.

How did the Bandstand chapter of your life come to a close? It came to a close because, sadly, in 1961, it seemed that one by one we were banned from Bandstand. … I had a fight [with] an ex-boyfriend outside the show and that was the reason to use to ban me. What it truly was, we had become so popular, that Dick, I guess, felt like it was getting out of hand. So one by one we ended up having to leave, which was really hard. Frani [Giordano] ran down the street crying, ‘My life is over.’ And that’s how we felt. All we had was Bandstand. And that was our family. So when we left, there was nothing. Probably the gold that came from Bandstand was the fact that one of the fans, and his name is Don Travarelli, he watched me on the show. He was from New Jersey, fell in love with me watching me dance, [and] came down to Bandstand to find me. They wouldn’t let him in because he was 21. But he found one of the dancers and he found me. He met me and ended up marrying me. So even though I lost my whole life with Bandstand, it picked up because then Don and I dated, and we actually got married on my high school Thanksgiving vacation in my senior year. So Bandstand, it played cupid. I guess Dick Clark played cupid. He was Mr. Cupid. “Hairspray Live!” is available to stream at nbc.com. To make a donation to Devoted to Youth, email bunny@ bunnygibson.com.

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, Dec. 15 “Songs of the Season” Winter Concert, 11 a.m. SMC Emeritus College’s Lyric Chorus performs a concert of seasonal songs and Broadway tunes at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Kids Club, 4 to 5 p.m. Head to the library on Thursday afternoons for an hour of after-school activities such as art, board games, Legos and more. They supply the materials, you bring the creativity. For ages 8 to 11. Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 559-1676; colapublib.org Mystery Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Each month join fellow readers for a discussion on a chosen mystery. This month’s selection is “The Rogue Lawyer” by John Grisham. Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org West L.A. Hike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A community of friendly people gather each Thursday for one of five West L.A. routes. Check website for weekly location. meetup.com/los-angeleshiking-group/events

An Evening with Carl Reiner, 7 p.m. Legendary comedian Carl Reiner returns to Santa Monica Public Library to sign and discuss his latest book, “Carl Reiner, Now You’re 94.” Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8606; smpl.org 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 Sofar Sounds: Culver City, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Culver City. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com ROAM with Live Bands and Live Painting, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Several performers come together in unity to collect donations for the Water Protectors at Standing Rock. Activist Iliana Carter depicts her journey to Standing Rock. Colleeen Lovejoy, AnA Saldana, Malik Moore and Ireesh Lal perform. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $10. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Friday, Dec. 16 Cute Puppies in Ugly Sweaters, noon to 3 p.m. Adopt & Shop is holding a Facebook Live holiday telethon highlighting absolutely adorable and adoptable pets, broadcast from the Michelson Found Animals Adopt & Shop, 4235 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. facebook.com/FoundAnimals

The Culver City Symphony gives a concert to mark the 246th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. SEE SATURDAY, DEC. 17. West Coast Swing, 6:30 p.m. Move your body and free your mind. 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 Caris, 7 p.m. Performing music from their new CD “Drifting Sand,” David Caris and Terry Rangno mix folk, blues and rock at Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

Holiday Swim, 6 to 7 p.m. Get fit this holiday season or give the gift of fitness to a loved one with holiday swim workouts each Friday and Monday evening at Culver City Municipal Plunge, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 390-5700; scaq@swim.net

prove your talent, then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. unurban.com Tomasso Cappellato, 8 p.m. Running the gamut from free-form techno to hip-hop production and jazz improvisation, Tomasso Cappellato peforms music from his solo artist project “Aforemention,” followed by DJ Doomz spinning soul, funk, hip-hop, disco and dance at 10 p.m. in The Del Monte, plus DJ Jedi in Townhouse bar at 10 p.m. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com U.S. 99 Band, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Groove to the sounds of Martin Bennett’s U.S. 99 Band as they perform their early rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly and surf music at Prince O’Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826;

Saturday, Dec. 17 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 9 to 10:30 a.m. A 12-step program for anyone struggling with their relationship with food. Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Youth Center, 3838 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista. Free. (310) 902-3040; foodaddicts.org Family Holiday Festival, 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Snow slides, moon bounces, a children’s fitness challenge, cookie decorating, arts and crafts, caricatures, photos with Santa and more are some of the family-friendly activities at this sixth annual holiday celebration. There’s also a raffle for toys and prizes, and every child in attendance receives a gift bag. Abbot’s Habit, Big Daddy’s Pizza, Gjusta, Lemonade, Salt & Straw and Wurstkuche are among

Jazzman Preston Smith blows through a grooving set of jazz and blues. SEE SATURDAY, DEC. 17 the local businesses providing food and refreshments. Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Ave., Venice. vncholiday@venicenc.org Hands on History Workshop: Railroads, 11 a.m. to noon. Rail has been a part of Santa Monica since the city’s early years, and the Santa Monica History Museum’s December workshop covers its history. Afterwards, participants move to the lobby for related crafts and activities. Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. (310) 395-2290; santamonicahistory.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for an R&B concert by the band Friends. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (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. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

Preston Smith & Friends, 2 p.m. Winner of the Ventura County Blues Award, Preston Smith performs jazz and blues at El Segundo Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo. (310) 524-2728; library.elsegundo.org “Tippi” Book Discussion and Signing, 3 p.m. Discussing her memoir, classic Hollywood star Tippi Hedren shares never-before-revealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time. A book sale and signing follows the program. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8606; lapl.org 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 Prize Fight Records Showcase, 8 p.m. A rock ‘n’ roll, funk and electronic showcase is followed at 10 p.m. by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop and electro in The Del Monte and DJ Shiva in Townhouse bar at 10 p.m. No cover. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Beethoven Birthday Celebration, 8 to 10 p.m. Celebrating the birth date (Dec. 17) of Ludwig van Beethoven, the Culver City Symphony Orchestra presents a special concert. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. $10 to $15. (310) 717-5500; culvercitysymphony.org

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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

Music at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mayaztek perform live at Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. Free. smgov.net

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Each December, David and Carol Gusman bring Santa to hundreds of local kids Story by Jessica Koslow Photos by Mia Duncans Sitting comfortably one Saturday afternoon in mid-December in his Mar Vista home, David Gusman doesn’t look like Santa Claus. But in a few hours, that’s exactly who he’ll be representin’ — as he told one nine-year-old boy who questioned his authenticity. That was obviously the right thing to say, because the tough kid revealed to “Santa” what he wanted for Christmas, and his mom, who was standing to his side, gave Gusman a big thumbs up. Each December for the past four years, hundreds of kids have marched through Gusman’s front gate on Federal Avenue to sit on his lap, tell Santa what they want for Christmas (some even hand him a letter) and receive a gift: a candy cane, pencil and eraser. Gusman’s front lawn is filled with blow-up characters — Mickey and Minnie, Snoopy, Nutcracker soldiers. His house is strewn with colored bouncing lights. A Christmas tree of lights shoots up to the sky. Holiday music plays softly in the background. It’s like a scene from Disneyland popped up in the 90066. Gusman’s wife, Carol, dresses as Mrs. Claus, and three of his friends from high school — Oscar, Tim and Tony —dress as elves and direct traffic. For the eight years that the Gusmans have lived at the northwest corner of Palms Boulevard and Federal Avenue (a block west of the Mar Vista Recreation Center), they have always decorated their house. But it was only four years ago that the family decided to go all-out. Carol makes all of the costumes and David does all of the decorating, a project that begins each year on the first day of October. Holiday decorating is a tradition passed down from David’s parents: His mom always handled the inside of the house and his dad took care of the outside. “I love seeing the little kids’ faces when they see Santa,” says Carol. “We’re giving back to what our community gave us when we grew up.”

David Gusman reps for Santa at his home on Federal Avenue, which is fully decked out for the season Both Carol and David grew up in Mar Vista. They have five adult kids together and two grandchildren, and all but one of their kids (who lives out of state) come back to enjoy the evening festivities. “The first day that he lights up the house, I sit in driveway and have tears in my eye,” says Carol. “My husband’s amazing. He doesn’t let anyone help him.

Everything is perfect.” “Christmastime has always been my favorite,” says David. “I love decorating. The kids are so happy. Everybody is so happy. It makes me feel good.” Santa makes a second visit from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 3425 Federal Ave. in Mar Vista. Even if you miss Santa, the lights stay on until 11 p.m.

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Venice Underground Comedy and Bootleg Bombshells Burlesque Show, 9 and 11:30 p.m. Start the night with some of L.A.’s best comics, and finish it with a burlesque show featuring special guests Missy May & Erin Bridges. No cover. The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

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Orson Bean is Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” boy cross paths in unexpected ways in this production by The Industrial Players. Last performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 16, 17 and 18) at City Garage, Bergamot Station T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Pay what you can at the door. RSVP to (661) 874-5100 or industrialplayerstroupe@gmail.com Chicken Soup for the Storyteller’s Soul: “Soul Food” @ The Promenade Playhouse This month’s SHINE — a gathering of multidisciplinary storytellers — brings together beatboxing comedian Steven Briggs, poet and educator Hardy Keith Edwards, history buff Nicole L. Murph, voice actress Roxana Ortega, actress Margot Rose and authoress Wendy Paris for an evening centered on the bounties of holiday meals. Alan Aymie hosts and musician Sandy Seufert accompanies the storytellers. One performance only: 7 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 18) at The Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $10. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com

Bachata 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 and social dancing from 10 until close every Tuesday at Wokcano, 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. $8. facebook.com/dancesalsala

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Hound Dog Dave & the Mel-Tones, 9 p.m. to midnight. Playing blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll, Hound Dog Dave & the Mel-Tones perform at Seventy 7 Lounge, 3843 Main St., Culver City. (424) 341-2740; seventy7lounge.com

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 to 8:30 a.m. A 12-step program for anyone struggling with their relationship with food. Unitarian Universalist Community Church, The Cottage, 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 902-3040; foodaddicts.org Westchester Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Each Wednesday morning kids ages 18 months to 4 years can participate in stories, songs, rhymes and more. Storytime lasts about 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes of free playtime with boardbooks and toys. Westchester Loyola Village Branch Library, 7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 348-1096; lapl.org Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. 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. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conf. Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com

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Local artist John Park shows his dreamscape canvases in Venice. SEE GALLERIES & MUSEUMS. in ever-changing interlocking patterns. All interested musicians are invited to participate. Bring pitched instruments only, acoustic preferred. Arrive by 6 p.m. for a short rehearsal. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Rusty’s Rhythm Club, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Andy Cowan & The Nina Beck Trio play swing-era tunes and big band hits in varying tempos, plus some Sinatra and Big Band hits. A half-hour beginner swing dance class with a DJ starts at 7:30 p.m., followed by two sets of live music from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. and 10 to 11 p.m. $15 includes the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; rustyfrank.com

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Galleries & Museums “100 Years of National Parks: The West,” through Dec. 24. This is the fourth and final installment of a year-long series celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service. The show highlights the 11 western states of the continental United States representing the vast diversity of geography, climate and beauty of the American West. The

Grand View Market Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Every Wednesday night, Grand View Market serves up a side of entertainment to go with its juice bar, made-to-order deli sandwiches and Area 1 craft beer bar. Anyone can sign up to do a four-minute comedy set or perform two songs. There is an open mic strictly for musicians on Friday nights. Grand View Market, 12210 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-7800

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Terry Riley’s “In C” Community Performance, 7:30 p.m. Students and faculty from Southland colleges gather to perform “In C,” a single page of sheet music containing 53 melodic fragments of different lengths repeated

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54th annual Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade A floating mariachi party and a pole dancer make it “An Animated Holiday” out on the water

xcited crowds packed the shoreline at Burton Chace Park and just about anywhere with a clear view of the marina’s main channel on Saturday to watch the 54th annual Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade, a festival of lights powered by more than 60 vessels decked with holiday cheer. The parade’s “An Animated Holiday” theme brought out a dancing marionette Santa in a mainsail, “Despicable Me” minions galore, and even a cameo by Princess Elsa of “Frozen.” But the 55-foot powerboat “Blue Chips” brought to life the night’s biggest surprise: a high-heeled “North Pole” pole dancer twirling above the bow. “Turn around kids!” exclaimed one of the parade announcers at Burton Chace.

4 1 Olympic gold medalist and collegiate champion water polo player KK Clark, the parade’s grand marshal, waves to an adoring crowd at Burton Chace Park.

4 A Christmas teddy bear gets a hug from a crustacean friend behind Killer Shrimp owner Kevin Michaels’ “Clueless,” the parade’s Best Powerboat winner.

2 The Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay (foreground) sets the pace for holiday cheer.

5 A tricked-out inflatable power boat makes the most of its 28-feet.

3 Peter Ellis and Colin Kastner’s mariachi party onboard the “Ellis Island II” dazzled crowds and judges alike, winning them the parade’s Best Overall Entry award.

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6 It wasn’t Santa but a feisty pole-dancing elf that stole the show on Gisele Ozeri and Craig Melone’s 55-foot power boat Blue Chips. 7 Grand Marshal KK Clark boards her catamaran chariot outside the Del Rey Yacht Club

7 Photos by Ted Soqui (tedsoquiphoto.com)

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