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VOL 48, NO 52 Local News & Culture

As It Happened

NEWS

A timeline of 2018 milestones in Westside news, arts and culture ............................. 12

THIS WEEK

The Advice Goddess From Adhere to Eternity Women who make themselves too available to men are selling their “mate value” short .................................. 23

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Swim like a polar bear at Annenberg Beach House ........................................ 24

ARTS & EVENTS

Trader Joe’s Says Yes Specialty grocer confirms participation

Fraternal Grooves ‘Latin Blues’ brothers ring in 2019 with pre-NYE show at Harvelle’s ...................... 25

in expansive new Marina del Rey retail center ......................................... 8

Totally Skewered

Home-Sharing Limbo L.A. moves to regulate “short-term” rentals, but now “vacation rentals” are in question ....... 10

COVER STORY

New Year’s Eve Essentials A comprehensive guide to 19-plus Westside parties to usher in 2019 . .......... 15

FOOD & DRINK

The Year in Review Homelessness, cannabis, electric scooters and California’s war against Trump dominated local headlines in 2018 . ..................... 11

In with the New Hal’s revamped menu brings new flavors and old favorites to the table ................... 17

The MoFAs roast corporations not winning on the environmental front . ..................... 26 ON THE COVER: Images representing significant local news events of 2018, including (clockwise, from left) the death of artist Ed Moses, homelessness, wildfires, California’s pushback against the White House, the start of recreational cannabis sales, student walkouts to end gun violence and, of course, local government regulation of electric scooters. Ed Moses and Ted Lieu photos by Ted Soqui. Homeless encampment and scooter enforcement photos by Maria Martin. #Enough photo by Erin Neumeyer.

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L e tt e r s If You Think You Oppose Homeless Shelters, Try Volunteering for One I used to be homeless. Before I moved into senior housing, I was living in a women’s shelter.

Last month I tried attending the town hall meeting about homelessness in Venice, but I could not get in, so I am writing this letter to share a different point of view from what many in Venice are saying.

Few people are born into homelessness. It usually starts with a personal tragedy that spirals out of control. Single-parent families are often hit the hardest, and people with disadvantages get caught up in a system that can’t help or is too slow with paperwork. Homeless veterans and youth often get attention, but they wind up in a maze that keeps the spinning in circles.

The majority of homeless people are like you and me.

As the middle-class continues to shrink, people may not live in poverty but still be unable to afford a decent apartment.

Instead, they live with a family member, or in a friend’s extra room, or even in their cars. They

take jobs that pay minimum wage or are only offered part-time.

Sometimes people have to choose whether to pay rent or make a car payment, pay an education fee or buy food.

I challenge those who don’t want the city to put transitional housing in their neighborhood to visit a shelter or supportive housing, and volunteer there for just one day. There’s OPCC in Santa Monica, Catholic Charities shelters for women and families in Los Angeles, and low-income housing run by Thomas Safran Management. The list goes on to include many other remarkable organizations, but I can recommend these because I have visited them as a client and a volunteer.

Los Angeles, please don’t become blind to people who have fallen on hard times. Our middle class won’t survive alone, we need facilities that can help us transition while we are working to make it on our own.

Sylvia Mendoza, Venice Let the Homeless Sleep in City Parking Lots The 154-bed transitional housing facility proposed for

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Venice by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin is too little, too late for homeless people who need shelter from the elements and a safe place for their belongings right now as you read this.

There are existing places that can meet that need today or tomorrow, and already occupied to some degree by the homeless: the parking lot spaces underneath freeways, such as Olympic Boulevard under the 405 Freeway.

Places like these are being used for storage or as parking lots, but they could be spaces where the homeless could be allowed to pitch a tent without fear of it being swept away to clear a sidewalk, with the addition of portable restrooms and on-site social services personnel.

Allowing the homeless to camp under the freeways is not a permanent solution, but it is what could be an affordable temporary partial fix — a way for many homeless people to simply get out of the rain. Sure, these encampments won’t meet govern(Continued on page 8)

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Trader Joe’s is Coming to Marina del Rey Popular grocer finally confirms plans to open store in new Pier 44 complex

By Gary Walker After months of stop-and-go negotiations, specialty grocer Trader Joe’s has confirmed that it will open a store inside the new Pier 44 retail and boating complex currently under construction in Marina del Rey. “The store will be located at 4575 Admiralty Way, and will have an approximately 10,800-square-foot sales floor,” Trader Joe’s spokeswoman Rachel Broderick told The Argonaut on Dec. 19.

Broderick did not offer any additional details about the store, viewed as the linchpin of the expansive waterfront parcel along Admiralty above Mindanao Way. Pier 44 developers Pacific Marine Ventures LLC are including hundreds of boat slips and a waterfront pedestrian promenade to connect multiple structures that will also house a new West Marine boating supplies store, an 8,000-squarefoot restaurant, a new headquarters and dry-dock storage for the South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club, a boat repair shot, a boat sales office, a boaters’ lounge with shower facilities, and a community room

The new Pier 44 emphasizes waterfront shopping and dining for public gatherings.

About 460 surface-level parking spaces, a new Marina del Rey Visitor Center and a facility for the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors are also slated to

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be part of the project.

Prior discussion of Trader Joe’s locating at Pier 44 has raised the possibility of some boat slips being set aside for patrons of the store who arrive by water.

The possibility of Trader Joe’s opening a Marina del Rey store within Pier 44 has been on the table for years, but developers and the grocer declined to confirm a final deal until last week.

Back in September, Trader Joe’s filed a liquor license application with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and a conditional use permit request with Los Angeles County Regional Planning to sell “a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption” at an “under-construction, approximately 13,500-square-foot market.”

The liquor license application states the store’s proposed operational hours as 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, according to California ABC spokesman John Carr.

Public response to Trader Joe’s opening in the marina has been largely been positive, according to Beaches and Harbors officials. Some social media posts have raised concerns about increased traffic congestion, but the majority express devotion to the brand and excitement about having a TJ’s within closer reach.

Letters (Continued from page 6) ment housing codes, but neither do the tents currently under the 405 at Venice Boulevard.

The city needs to develop a more rational approach to the housing problem than investing big dollars in a temporary structure on land that, if rented out, could provide money for far more housing than the postulated 154 units, alas not at the beach.

Michael Ernstoff, Mar Vista Killing Trees to Build a Horticulture Classroom is Orwellian Madness Re: “Out with the Old: Venice

High School modernization means chopping down trees in The Learning Garden,” news, Dec. 20 I have written my fair share of letters to and several opinion columns for The Argonaut over the past few years, many of them on behalf voiceless trees. When I read Gary Walker’s article about the plan to cut down mature trees in The Learning Garden at Venice High School, I just couldn’t sit this one out!

I thought L.A. County was the king of removing trees around the holidays when former L.A.

County Supervisor Don Knabe allowed workers to chop down 650 trees, including 100-yearold eucalyptus trees, at Oxford Basin Lagoon in order to “put in a park.”

But now the Los Angeles Unified School District wants to cut down a 100-year-old sycamore and other beautiful mature trees at The Learning Garden, described in the article as a “community resource for budding botanists and master gardeners,” in order to build (Continued on page 25)

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Some L.A. Home-Sharing Remains in Limbo City Hall moves to regulate “short-term” rentals, but now “vacation rentals” are in question Photo by Gary Walker

By Gary Walker It may have taken four years, but the city of Los Angeles is closing out 2018 with new regulations for short-term rentals that are expected to take effect on July 1.

The biggest change is that L.A. landlords will only be able to offer their primary residences to tourists via online brokerage websites such as Airbnb, and for a maximum of 120 days per year. With the cost of long-term leases continuing to rise for permanent residents, the city ordinance aims to prevent landlords from taking houses and apartments off the market to cash in on more lucrative short stays by visitors. That’s been a major issue in tourist-attracting neighborhoods such as Venice, and one of the main reasons that many Venice activists had been pushing the city to take action.

However, a new battle is emerging over what some in the home-sharing industry are now calling “vacation rentals” — i.e. second homes and investment properties that have long existed outside the standard residential housing market, which would include many of the beachfront singlefamily homes in lower Playa del Rey. “There needs to be a [regulatory] pathway for these types of non-primary, second-home industries,” said Philip Minardi, director of policy communications for Expedia, which owns the online vacation rental brokerage HomeAway.

“Home Away is not a new platform. It has truly become a cornerstone of the economy’s mix,” said Minardi, citing a $2.5 billion annual economic impact of vacation rentals in Los Angeles.

L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin, among those who led the charge to regulate short-term rentals, cites the need to preserve availability of residential housing. He argues that commercial landlords shouldn’t be able to convert apartment buildings into de facto hotels, but resi-

Heather Santoro restocks toiletries and other essentials at a home on Rosewood Avenue in Mar Vista, one of several Westside vacation rental properties she operates dents who need to generate extra income be enacted before the new short-term to stay in their homes should be able to rental rules are enforced this summer. rent out rooms.

Heather Santoro, who owns vacation When it comes to second-home vacation rental properties in Venice and Mar Vista,

“It seems like this ordinance only applies to one subset of rentals and leaves the others in the Wild, Wild West.”

— Heather Santoro, vacation rental operator rentals, Bonin said it was premature to consider specific special exclusions related to the emerging second-home vacation rental question.

“We need to make sure that we can make this ordinance work before we can look at vacation rentals,” Bonin said.

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said she is appreciative of the city council’s “thoughtful and introspective” consideration of the complexity of home-sharing but is dismayed that vacation rentals like hers were apparently excluded from consideration.

“It seems like this ordinance only applies to one subset of rentals and leaves the others in the Wild, Wild West. I was

really hoping that they would listen to hosts’ concerns,” said Santoro, who also owns the cleaning service Heather’s Angeles.

Apartments that are subject to the city’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance are excluded from the new municipal regulations, a late adjustment pushed for by Bonin and some of his more vocal Venice constituents.

“That was one of my key requirements.

We want to protect people from de facto hotels, rogue operators and speculators that are taking affordable housing off the market,” Bonin said.

Two years ago, a proliferation of short-term rentals, many of them at property owners’ second homes, turned neighbor against neighbor in the traditionally tight-knit neighborhood of lower Playa del Rey known as The Jungle.

Playa del Rey resident Lucy Han welcomes the new ordinance, saying landlords with homes in her neighborhood that are not their primary residences were evicting residential tenants so they could offer those homes as short-term rentals to tourists.

“The new ordinance is good because it does not allow short-term rentals in rent controlled-apartments,” Han said.

Bonin acknowledged that lawmakers will likely revisit and possibly update regulations to tackle the emerging discussion of second-home vacation rentals.

“We’re going to need to tweak and improvise as we go along, as the technology changes and we get new information about how the ordinance is working,” Bonin said.

Meanwhile, Santoro vowed to continue renting out her homes.

“I’m going to continue to operate them until I’m told not to because I don’t believe any clarity has been defined,” she said.

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2018:

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Homelessness, cannabis, electric scooters and California’s war against Trump dominated our headlines in 2018

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veryone experienced 2018 differently. You might have found a great job or lost one, got married or divorced, had a child or buried a loved one — events more personally profound than anything coming out of the 24/7 news cycle. There are, however, several themes that help describe the collective experience of our Westside neighborhoods over the past 12 months. Reflecting on the five most prominent local news topics of 2018 should remind us that we go through life not only as individuals but as members of our community, and that every new day is another chance to make this community a better place to live.

Homelessness: 1ation Compassion, Constern& Backlash

Whether you live in an ocean-view penthouse or a 1988 Buick LeSabre, it was impossible to avoid witnessing the persistent proliferation of homelessness — without question Greater Los Angeles’ greatest moral indignity. Even as local governments and nonprofits expanded housing and social services resources, this past year local homeless people continued to die on our streets, some at the hands of a careless driver or hunted down by an apparent serial killer.

In Venice, the epicenter of homelessness in West Los Angeles, the city’s plan to create a temporary homeless housing facility at the former Metro bus yard on Main Street triggered passionate reactions of both support and opposition. Those fighting against temporary and permanent supportive housing projects in Venice have argued in part that expanding homeless resources could attract more unsheltered homeless and exacerbate related quality of life impacts near homes and schools. But fact-based public discussion has largely been drowned out

By J o e P i as ec k i by personal vitriol directed at L.A Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Councilman Mike Bonin, whom residents shouted down during an October town hall at Westminster Avenue Elementary School.

Step back from the noise and it becomes clear the status quo is no longer an option.

If 2018 was the year the scourge of homelessness finally came to a head, 2019 is shaping up to be the year we break it or it breaks us.

endangered species in Los Angeles, but 2018 was no easy time to wear that label on your sleeve. National media often rely on Santa Monica High School as a cultural barometer, and this fall the founder of Samohi’s youth activism club wrote eloquently in these pages that the ideological tribalism that divides America has wreaked havoc on the social bonds of students who don’t appear to be passionate enough about disliking Trump.

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If 2018 was the year the scourge of homelessness finally came to a head, 2019 is shaping up to be the year we break it or it breaks us. en’s March Los Angeles called for increased voter participation. Local Congress members Ted Lieu and Maxine Waters have emerged as national leaders encouraging confrontational resistance to the Trump administration and most of its policies. In March, thousands of Westside students joined a wave of national school walkouts demanding action to prevent mass shootings. In June, the separation and detention of immigrant families at the border galvanized local activists. In November, a Blue Wave of Trump opposition — more like a tsunami in California — culminated in a Blue Wave of Democrats retaking the House of Representatives. Local artists continually answer calls for “creative resistance.”

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to school, Santa Monica City Hall had completely flipped the script, with the arrival of regulation-friendly fleets owned by rideshare giants Uber and Lyft giving the city leverage to force major concessions from Bird and Lime.

Recreational 4 Legal Cannabis

January marked the beginning of legal recreational cannabis (industry and public officials hardly call it marijuana anymore) in Los Angeles. Long-term cultural ramifications remain to be seen, but the sky didn’t exactly fall as what some used to call pot ascended from the underground to the cultural mainstream. As expected, however, recreational cannabis is big business. Look no further than Abbot Kinney Boulevard, where leading retailer MedMen operates a thriving location that feels nothing like a head shop and an awful lot like an Apple store.

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communities in general and Santa Monica in particular were absolutely obsessed with electric scooters for most of 2018.

Consistent ridership, particularly among younger people, made fleets of scooters omnipresent from Montana Avenue to Culver Boulevard. Related safety and nuisance issues — namely dormant, often toppled scooters blocking public rights of way — gave scooter critics (some angry to the point of outright vandalism) ample reason to complain.

For the first half of the year, it felt like scooter operators operated with total impunity. At the height of summer, local officials finally took action to regulate fleet deployments and ban scooter riders from crowded sidewalks and beach bike paths. And by the time kids headed back

California’s 2018 wildfire season was the most destructive and deadly on record, with epic conflagrations obliterating the town of Paradise in Northern California and ripping through Malibu with unstoppable force. Amid the heartbreak, the latest science on climate change portends that the unusual weather patterns feeding such disasters will only accelerate in the years to come. Environmental restoration projects along Santa Monica Beach and the LAX Dunes, vastly improved water quality at Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey, and overwhelming voter approval of new funding for storm water capture demonstrate that there is hope for positive environmental change. The great existential challenge of 2019 is to amplify such victories on a global scale.

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Jan . 2 0 : Women’s March Los Angeles called for increased voter participation on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration (Photo by Maria Martin)

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JANUARY KCRW master storyteller Joe Frank dies of cancer at age 79 on Jan. 15 Police arrest a suspect in the 2014 hit-and-run death of Playa Vista resident Paul Grover on Jan. 16 The city issues permits in January for the Westside’s first legal retail cannabis shops, including four in Venice, two in Del Rey and one in Westchester Westchester celebrates the grand-opening of a community-funded pocket park on West 80th Place in North Kentwood “Cool School” painter Ed Moses dies at age 91 in his Venice home on Jan. 17 The second annual Women’s March Los Angeles calls for increased voter participation exactly one year after the inauguration of President Trump

FEBRUARY State officials end the public comment period for Ballona Wetlands restoration plans on Feb. 5, with a final determination due in 2019 A Marina del Rey couple is arrested on Feb. 8 and charged with bilking a retired teacher out of $1 million L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey presents a Courageous Citizen

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Award to Mar Vista resident Steve Oseas for foiling a local assault and robbery Night + Market Sahm in Venice and Coni’ Seafood in Del Rey open to rave reviews A routine probation check on Feb. 28 in Mar Vista reveals an arsenal of untraceable “ghost guns” connected to a network of thieves operating out of the Ballona Wetlands

MARCH Longtime Culver City Chamber of Commerce leader Steve Rose dies on March 5 at age 71 On March 8, Los Angeles County prosecutors decline to file charges against the police officer who shot and killed unarmed 29-year-old Brendan Glenn during a May 2015 confrontation near Venice Beach

Eddie Davis, aka “The Penny Man,” is killed while asleep near the Venice Boardwalk

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The Walgrove Wildlands anchored the Mar Vista Green Gardens showcase in April (Photo by Courtnay Robbins)

M ay 1 : Austin Beutner promises to fight for all students as the new superintendent of LAUSD schools (Photo by Shilah Montiel)

Caltrans unveils plans to widen Lincoln Boulevard from Jefferson Boulevard to Fiji Way

Austin Beutner is appointed LAUSD superintendent on May 1

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Cynthia Renaud is sworn in May 8 as Santa Monica’s Chief of Police

Longtime Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa leaders quit after the board declines to enforce expulsions of routinely absent members, but later quietly rejoin the board

The Venice Beach Business Improvement District offers property assessment refunds for its delayed rollout of safety and cleanup patrols, which begin in May along the boardwalk

On April 10, Daniel Lee becomes the first African-American to win a city council seat in Culver City

Controversial multimedia artist Sam Durant is feted on May 20 as the Venice Art Walk & Auction’s featured artist

The Los Angeles Times announces on April 13 that it will relocate its headquarters to El Segundo The Blue Door, a new theater created to stage plays starring disabled actors and military veterans, opens on April 13 in Culver City

Snapchat begins its retreat from Venice to a new headquarters near the Santa Monica Airport

An April 19 “Vexit” town hall in Venice explores whether the neighborhood should break away from Los Angeles to become its own city

Thousands of students throughout the Westside walk out of classes on March 14 as part of a national youth protest against rampant gun violence

Venice Beach personality Eddie Davis, aka “The Penny Man,” is killed by a wrong-way driver on April 19 while asleep on the sidewalk

County officials pass new laws about boat cleaning to combat copper pollution in Marina del Rey

The Walgrove Wildlands anchors the Mar Vista Green Gardens Showcase on April 28

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L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin announces May 24 that the city plans to use the former Metro bus yard in Venice as temporary housing facility for local homeless people County officials complete upgrades to Yvonne B. Burke Park in Marina del Rey

JUNE The Marina del Rey Halibut Derby returns June 2 and 3, without a scantily clad Miss Halibut for the first time The Los Angeles Chapter of the California Restaurant Association honors Tony Palermo of Tony P’s Dockside Grill with its lifetime achievement award on June 8

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Backlash against plans for temporary homeless housing in Venice erupts during a June 13 public information session at Westminster Avenue Elementary School Tom Hanks plays Falstaff in the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ fundraising production of “Henry IV” at the West Los Angeles VA campus The killer of popular Mercedes Grill line cook Guillermo “Memo” Carmona-Perez is sentenced to 12 years in prison on June 25 Heal the Bay upgrades the water quality score for Marina “Mother’s” Beach from an F to an A three weeks before its June 28 grand re-opening after an extensive facilities remodel Mel’s Diner completes its restoration of the former Penguin’s Coffee Shop in Santa Monica, and in short order readers of The Argonaut vote it Best New Restaurant in our annual Best of the Westside contest Decrying the separation of immigrant families and detention of children at the

L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin is one of 17 people arrested on July 2 during a civil disobedience protest blocking the entrance to an immigration detention center in Los Angeles A federal court rules July 5 to dismiss a legal challenge aiming to prevent the future closure of Santa Monica Airport A Marina del Rey woman who called herself The Bitcoin Maven is sentenced to a year in prison on July 10 after pleading guilty to money laundering for dark web drug sales Not long after the Cleveland Cavaliers trade LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant loyalists destroy a “King of L.A.” tribute by prolific muralist Jonas Never outside Baby Blues BBQ After hitting the intersection of Abbot Kinney and Washington boulevards, a homeless man who calls himself Todd the Volunteer singlehandedly removes all traces of litter along Lincoln Boulevard from Playa Vista to Marina del Rey as well as along Culver Boulevard from Lincoln to Alla Road

The Marina del Rey Symphony joins international celebrations of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with a staging of music and dance at Burton Chace Park

Loyola Marymount University opens its tech-driven Playa Vista Campus, geared especially toward film production, with the start of classes in late August

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AUGUST LAPD officers begin enforcing an electric scooter ban on the Venice Beach bike path on the first weekend in August Silver Strand locals celebrate the opening of Via Dolce Park on Aug. 4 “Crazy Rich Asians” opens in L.A. on Aug. 15 and goes on to be the top-grossing romantic comedy of the past 10 years Following years of community organizing and a herculean final push, L.A. City Council members vote 13-0 on Aug. 17 to uphold an appeal by Playa del Rey residents to block the four-story Legado apartment project slated for Culver Boulevard Frank T. Rios, who ruled the 1950s Beat poet scene as one of “the Holy Three,” dies Aug. 20 at age 82 Santa Monica’s new electric scooter regulations appear to squeeze out initial operators Bird and Lime in favor of new fleets operated by rideshare services Lyft and Uber, but Bird and Lime agree to concessions that result in all four companies operating limited fleets

Nicole Willett, chief of staff for L.A.’s Department on Disability, is killed on Labor Day when her kayak is struck by a boat in Marina del Rey’s main channel Santa Monica Pier reboots its Twilight concerts with multiple smaller stages on autumn Wednesdays Alleged serial killer Ramon Escobar is charged with four counts of murder and multiple assaults following a reign of terror against the homeless in Santa Monica and Los Angeles from Sept. 8 until his Sept. 25 arrest Trader Joe’s applies for a liquor license in Marina del Rey, but won’t confirm its plans to open a grocery store within the Pier 44 redevelopment until December The Westchester-Playa and Del Rey neighborhood councils vote in mid-September to designate “safe parking” lots where people who live in their cars can sleep securely overnight and access public services The Emerson Avenue Community (Continued on page 14)

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OCTOBER Santa Monica’s Oct. 1 COAST open streets event and related Off the Hook sustainable seafood festival celebrate alternative transportation and environmental activism The burgeoning Culver City Arts District celebrates the electric scooter zeitgeist with its inaugural Walk & Roll Festival on Oct. 6 Afghanistan-born activists join Code Pink in Venice on Oct. 7 for a vigil to mark the 17th year of the American military presence in Afghanistan Former Santa Monica city employee Eric Uller is arrested on Oct. 15 and charged with molesting children involved with the Santa Monica Police Activities League; he will die by suicide before a Nov. 15 court appearance Santa Monica Playhouse begins its month-long Binge Free Festival of experimental new theater on Oct. 15 The 23-year run of Venice Boardwalk restaurant On the Waterfront opens a new chapter on Oct. 24 as The Waterfront, a stylish hangout reflecting Venice’s more upscale trajectory

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most destructive and deadly wildfire season on record in California, including the 97,000-acre Woolsey Fire that burned 1,643 structures in and around Malibu between Nov. 8 and Nov. 21 Google unveils its adaptive restoration of the historic Hughes Aircraft Company Spruce Goose Hangar

Nov. 10 marks three milestones for local arts institutions: Otis College of Art and Design celebrates a century in Los Angeles with its 100% Festival; Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center celebrates 50 years in Venice with a “Bohemian Amid the Blue Wave of the midterm Bacchanal” honoring Viggo Mortensen elections, Gavin Newsom is elected and Will Alexander; and experimental arts governor and voters reject ballot measures incubator the 18th Street Arts Center to relax prohibitions against rent control celebrates 30 years in Santa Monica and repeal the new gas tax The Venice Neighborhood Council hosts L.A. County voters approve the Measure a Cannabis Town Hall on Nov. 13, W parcel tax to fund stormwater recycling featuring industry experts and public infrastructure and elect Santa Monica City officials Councilman Tony Vasquez to the Board Mariner’s Village is spared from the of Equalization wrecking ball after L.A. County SuperviSanta Monica voters re-elect Kevin sor Janice Hahn brokers a new renovation McKeown and Sue Himmelrich to the deal that includes nearly 200 new units of city council; challenger Greg Moreno affordable housing finishes near the top of the at-large field Firefighters responding to an apartment to bump out Pam O’Connor, the council’s fire in Westchester discover the bodies longest-serving member of two sisters, one of them a teenager, On Nov. 7 a gunman opens fire at the shot to death before the blaze; police Borderline Grill in Thousand Oaks arrest a teenage double-murder suspect during Country College Night, a popular the following week event among Pepperdine University Following an extensive remodel, Chaya students Venice suddenly closes for good after 27 The 2018 wildfire season becomes the years on Main Street Google employees in Venice, Playa Vista and around the world stage a walkout on Nov. 1 to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment reports

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L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin announces on Nov. 28 that the city will create a new public dog park on the grounds of Glen Alla Park in Del Rey LAPD Chief Michel Moore hosts a Nov. 29 town hall about crime in Venice, announcing 10 new patrol officers and new crime-fighting tactics that include enforcement of beach curfews

DECEMBER On what would have been their son’s 42nd birthday, the parents of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard join local Rotarians at Loyola Marymount University for a Dec. 1 forum prompting tolerance in the face of deep ideological divides After three years of construction along Via Marina, new residents begin moving into the 585-unit, 10.4-acre AMLI apartments On Dec. 11, the Los Angeles City Council approves funding for temporary homeless housing in Venice and other parts of the city A Starbucks coffee shop quietly opens on the Venice Boardwalk, in the former location of the Venice Beach Freakshow After 46 years in Santa Monica, Piero Selvaggio plans to shut down the iconic Italian restaurant Valentino on New Year’s Eve

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Marina del Rey Fireworks & Glow Party @ Burton Chace Park This family-friendly event starts early enough for the kids, and with dancing, face painting, bubbles, a photo booth and food trucks, there’s plenty to occupy them.

The ball drops twice, at 8:59 and 11:59 p.m., in case you want to make an early exit.

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (424) 526-7900; mdrholidays.com Midnight on the Marina @ SALT Restaurant and Bar Dance the night away with DJs and a great harbor view at Marina del Rey Hotel’s snazzy restaurant and bar. Gaze over the water at the marina’s two fireworks displays — one at 9 p.m., another at midnight — with a complimentary champagne toast for the latter. Be sure to wear your best cocktail attire. Festivities start at 8 p.m.

13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey. $50+.

(310) 301-1000; Search “Midnight on the Marina” at eventbrite.com.

NYE Party @ Brennan’s Fuel your night with some major carb loading, including an unlimited buffet, four-hour open bar (starting at 8 p.m.) and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Rock and pop band the Decadent Decades supply the live tunes.

4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. $100. (424) 443-5119. brennansla.com New Year’s Eve Dessert and Cocktail Cruise in the Marina Enjoy a wide selection of chef-prepared desserts aboard a Hornblower yacht, followed by dancing and reveling on the water. Includes a complimentary glass of champagne. Vessels depart from Fisherman’s Village at 9:15 and 9:30 p.m.

13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $136.50.

(310) 301-9900; hornblower.com Beachside New Year’s @ Jamaica Bay Inn For those focused on a great meal, this three-course prix fixe meal for two is one of your best bets. The latter part of evening features East and West Coast ball drop celebrations (at 9 p.m. and midnight

respectively) with live music and hors d’oeuvres.

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atmosphere should seek out the party at 1212 Santa Monica. The multi-level space hosts hors d’oeuvres from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., followed by a champagne toast and countdown. VIP tables and bottle service are also available.

1212 Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica. $40 to $60 in advance; $50 to $70 day of. (310) 576-9996; 1212nye2019.eventbrite.com

Balloon Drop @ Tony P’s Dockside Grill Arrive after 9 p.m. and your table is yours until 2019. Party the night away in the restaurant’s tavern, which hosts DJs, a champagne toast and midnight balloon drop.

Santa Monica New Year’s Eve 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $20 Pub Crawl @ Circle Bar for those skipping dinner. (310) 823-4534; Sometimes it’s best to cut out all the tonyps.com frills and just focus on good old-fashioned drinking to bring in the new year.

New Year’s Eve Countdown Check in at Circle Bar (2926 Main St.) or @ Whiskey Red’s Barney’s Beanery (1351 3rd St.) between If you’re interested in a sterling view 6 and 10 p.m. (But no later, or you you of the waterfront, Whiskey Red’s enormay miss the party.) And be sure to mous patio makes an appealing choice. arrange a lift to and from.

From 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., guests can 2926 Main St., Santa Monica. $48.36. partake of a decadent buffet featuring (323) 604-6030; Search “Santa Monica seafood and hardy American favorites, New Year’s Eve Pub Crawl” at eventplus champagne. brite.com.

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1301 5th St., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 384-3789; Search “Crawl Til the Ball Falls” at eventbrite.com.

The Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s Santa Monica Jazz and funk aficionados would do well to catch this show (9 p.m.), featuring Toledo and his scintillating mix of avant-jazz, smoky vocals, funky horns, stunning choreography and free champagne at midnight.

1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvells.com NYE @ Hotel Shangri-La Rooftop This indoor/outdoor rooftop celebration lets attendees welcome the new year in style starting at 9 p.m. The dinner offer includes a complimentary bottle of champagne, a cocktail reception and a five-course dinner until the midnight celebration, or there’s a cheaper bar option including DJs and a drink package.

1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $90+. (310) 394-2791; shangrila-hotel. com/offers

New Year’s Eve @ The Room This fun cocktail bar and lounge features a DJ set of ’80s and ’90s classics mixed in with Top 40 hits, as well as party favors and a midnight countdown. Arrive prior to 9:30 p.m. for half off admission.

1325 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. $20 to $40. (866) 687-4499; Search “New Year’s Eve at The Room Santa Monica” at eventbrite.com.

Venice New Year’s Eve Tropical Party, Shangri-La-La @ James’ Beach This Polynesian-themed party features Tiki decorations, waterfalls and a tropical atmosphere. Sample drinks from three bars and enjoy a four-course meal from chef Eddie Posada. Snag a reservation soon before tables are gone.

60 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $29 to $86.

(310) 823-5396; jamesbeach.com The Brobots @ Surfside If you want to rock out but you’re looking for a departure from the standard clubby DJ sets, the Brobots show at Surfside might be right up your alley. The three-piece cover group seamlessly weaves in every kind of rock ’n’ roll imaginable starting at 8 p.m.

23 Windward Ave., Venice. Free with

RSVP or $10 at the door. (424) 2567894; surfsidevenice.com/play New Year’s Eve Dance Party @ Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy The oldest bar in Venice offers two musical experiences to choose from in its dual space starting at 9 p.m. Mr Choc’s funky sounds will invade the Del Monte, while Vinyl Don will cook up a set of ’80s classics in the Townhouse. Includes complimentary party favors and a champagne toast at midnight.

52 Windward Ave., Venice. $30. (310) 392-4040. townhousevenice.com/nye New Year’s Eve Venice Beach Bash @ Canal Club The Canal Club turns their New Year’s festivities into an all-evening affair. Early birds can grab happy hour specials from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a dinner with champagne toast from 7 to 10 p.m. From then until 1:30 a.m. it’s all-out partying with a live DJ. 2025 Pacific Ave., Venice. $25+. (310) 823-3878; canalclubvenice.com Rooftop Celebration @ Hotel Erwin Ring in the New Year under the stars at Venice’s only rooftop lounge and bar. A lineup of DJs, a full menu of drinks and

snacks (including chocolate-covered fortune cookies), party favors, a champagne toast and a photo booth make for a memorable evening starting at 9 p.m.

Reserve a table for $80 per person, or float your way around the party for $20. Tickets are $60 for hotel guests.

1697 Pacific Ave., Venice. $20 to $80.

(310) 452-1111; Search “New Year’s Eve at Hotel Erwin’s” at eventbrite.com.

Westchester & Del Rey New Year’s Eve Mariachi Show @ Casa Sanchez Casa Sanchez offers a compelling mix of Mexican cuisine with Latin music. Starting at 9 p.m., dig into a three-course meal accompanied by a live m ariachi dinner show. Yari More’s Latin Band, dancing and a midnight toast follow.

4500 S. Centinela Ave., Los Angeles. $80 to $100. (310) 397-9999; Casa-sanchez.com/events New Year’s Eve @ Melody Bar & Grill If you’re looking for a hot dance spot (that also happens to be near LAX), DJ Brad Rush will be spinning tunes starting at 9 p.m. Unlike most NYE events, there’s no cover.

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12751 Millennium Dr., #140, Playa Vista (310) 751-6834 1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-3105 halsplayavista.com Sometimes a restaurant becomes so enmeshed in your memory that it becomes synonymous with family and home.

That’s the way I think of Hal’s Bar & Grill.

In the late ’80s, Hal’s was one of the fancier restaurants in Venice. It was ultra cool, hosting live jazz and serving the most diverse crowd of artists, celebrities and locals on the Westside.

My family and I would excitedly settle into one of their booths to celebrate birthdays, holidays and other special occasions. Hal became a true friend.

At some point during our meal, Hal would slide in next to whoever was at the end of our booth and chit chat about everything from art and entertainment to world headlines and local

happenings. He was warm and welcoming, and when he smiled at you, you felt special, a characteristic he shared with my stepfather, the late actor-dancer Gregory Hines. They were kindred spirits and good friends.

The night of my high school graduation, my family rented out the entire restaurant. I felt like a big shot because I got to invite my good friends to a sit-down dinner at the hippest restaurant in the neighborhood.

In her early 20s, my sister worked as a hostess at Hal’s for three years. To this day, she and Hal remain close friends.

Our family even has a running joke about Hal and how he likes the lights low. Whenever the dining room lights would dim, we would look at each other and say, “Hal’s here.”

And so it was with a heavy heart that I heard in April 2015 that Hal’s was closing, but rejoiced when the restaurant announced it would reopen down the street in the former Primitivo space and launch an additional location at Runway Playa Vista in April 2017.

Over the years, Hal’s Bar & Grill has had to weather the

storms of a drastically changing neighborhood and rising rents, but has landed surefootedly in Playa Vista.

This past November, Hal’s announced another change: the arrival of a new executive chef, Lee Garman, who has marked his arrival with the unveiling of a new menu.

“This new menu has a lot more comfort, slow food,” explains Garman, who comes to Hal’s via Trejo’s Cantina in Woodland Hills and Plan Check, “food that takes time to make and needs a lot of love: collard and mustard greens for ravioli and salads, slow-cooked foods like red beans and rice.”

The fresh collard green salad is a small mountain of healthy living bursting with sharp flavors — blue cheese crumbles, crispy bacon and candied pecans — tossed in a honey cider vinaigrette, with a beet pickled egg on the side.

The pan roasted sea scallops show off the chef’s love affair with Mexican flavors.

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Garman replies when asked about his favorite cooking style.

The scallops are floating in a bed of esquite — an exquisitely creamy, limey, cotija cheesy Mexican street corn — with added swirls of guava jelly. The duck asada tacos, sweetened with pineapple and passion fruit chutney, are another popular and scrumptious new addition.

This New Year’s Eve, Hal’s will be offering live music and a prix fixe menu, featuring your choice of blackened halibut, prime rib or cacio e pepe, sorrel salad and Pavlova dessert (a meringuebased cake with whipped cream and fruit on the top). Each seating (one from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at $45 per person, another from 7 to 9 p.m. at $60 per person) includes a glass of Gérard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Rosé. Those dining during the second seating, can enjoy an additional glass of Ballerine Brut Etoile Rosé.

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Avocado toast with heirloom pico de gallo is among the new dishes on offer at Hal’s including the Caesar salad, turkey burger, organic half chicken and the restaurant’s beloved original burger, which is now called the “off-the-menu” burger.

They’ll also be delighted at the irresistible new additions, like the braised short rib, house made pasta with queso fresco, cotija and pink peppercorn, and the salted caramel mousse and sweet potato pudding, shaped into a perfect scoop by vanilla gel sitting atop a shortbread cookie.

You could say these dishes are the perfect balance of old and new.

On a recent Saturday night, my mom and I sat facing each other in a well-positioned booth at the newer Hal’s in Playa Vista. We were reminiscing about the good times we’ve had at the restaurant over the years and deeply satisfied with our meal from the new menu, when the lights dimmed.

“Hey mom,” I said with a smile, “Hal’s here.”

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“The grand entrance welcomes you to the entry level of this home, featuring European oak floors, and nine-foot ceilings,” says agent Jane St. John. “On the first floor are a bedroom suite, powder room, and patio doors to the decking and drought-friendly yard. The second floor offers remote-controlled skylights, three bedrooms, a laundry room, and a family room with a built-in office. The master suite boasts a private deck and a luxurious bath. The security system comes with motion lighting installed.”

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“This extensively renovated two-bed, two-bath, townhome boasts upgrades, including white oak floors, a remodeled kitchen with quartz countertops and a breakfast nook, and newly tiled bathrooms,” says agent Jesse Weinberg.

“The expansive living room boasts a vaulted ceiling, a cozy fireplace, and sliding glass doors that open to a patio perfect. The unit also includes a direct-access two car garage, in-unit laundry, and extra storage. Villa Velletri is a gated community just a short bike path to the Marina.”

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“These four-bed, three-and-a-half-bath, homes create space with its rooftop deck, large balcony, and ninefoot ceilings,” says agent Bill Ruane. “Details include engineered wood floors, an executive kitchen with quartz counters and Shaker maple cabinets, and a two-car garage. The large master bath offers a soaking tub and large shower with tower controls. The fourth bedroom has a separate entrance, kitchenette, and private bathroom.

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The Hand that Rocks the Ladle I’m a 57-year-old twice-divorced man.

Though I never wanted to get to a point where romance wouldn’t be in my big picture, I’m feeling done with it. I’ve replaced dating and getting married again with gourmet cooking for one. I’m really enjoying it, but it worries me. Is it OK to be done?

— Single and Culinary Well, according to some research, married people do live longer. However, that’s sometimes just because they were unsuccessful at killing each other.

There’s this notion that your life is pretty much a black chasm of nothingness if you’re without a “significant other.” Psychologist Bella DePaulo blames this thinking on what she calls “the cult of the couple.” DePaulo, who researches the elements of being satisfyingly single, marvels at “the strange implication” (in a paper by noted marriage researchers) “that people without a stable sexual relationship are wandering adrift with open wounds and shivering in their sleep.”

Though we humans evolved to be interdependent — people who need people — we don’t have to be sleeping with those people on the reg for them to count. In fact, having good friends and close acquaintances you can rely on is associated with a whole

bunch of physical and mental health benefits, including better cardiovascular health, increased happiness, and decreased stress and depression.

Interestingly, research increasingly suggests that providing social support may be even better for you than getting it — psychologically and physically. A study co-authored by psychiatrist Randolph Nesse on elderly people who regularly did generous acts for others in their lives is one of a number that find an association between being a “giver” and increased life expectancy. Conversely, Nesse theorizes that the rising tide of depression in our society has roots in how disconnected many of us are, leading to a deficit in the level of kindness we evolved to give and receive.

Well, you’re set up perfectly to extend yourself for others — like by handing them a plate of your gourmet chow.

Consider using your newfound love of cooking to bring a social circle together around your dining room table. Invite friends over every Friday or so to dine or even help you make dinner. Before they arrive, nothing’s stopping you from whispering the same seductive thing you would to a woman: “So … what are you wearing?” The turkey: “The same little paper socks you put on me an hour ago, stupid.”

From Adhere to Eternity I’m a 42-year-old woman, and I’ve been dating the guy in the townhouse next door for two years. I love him, and I’d like to get married, but he has always taken me for granted. My friends say I’m too available. Yes, I’m always there for him, always picking up the phone or texting back right away, etc. Why is this a bad thing? I’m loyal and caring. Also, I’m not sure how I could be less “available” when he lives next door.

— Undervalued Being neighbors is so convenient: “Hi … could I borrow your stepladder until tomorrow … and your vagina for, like, an hour?”

Unfortunately, being ready, willing, available and conveniently located is not exactly the launchpad to romantic longing. Consider that the restaurant everybody wants to go to is the one where getting a table requires Hollywood connections plus selling twothirds of your soul to bribe the maitre d’. The food there might not be substantially better than that of the bistro up the street. But exclusivity — how tough it is to book a table — elevates the apparent value of a place.

There’s a related concept in relationships, “the principle of least interest.” The term was coined in the 1930s by a sociologist, Willard Waller, and it describes how the person who has the least interest in continuing a relationship has the most power over it. (Modern research by sociologist Susan Sprecher supports Waller’s theory.)

Sadly, your boyfriend most likely has a set opinion of your value, so your chances of getting more appreciation from him are probably blown. Still, it’s important to note that in a relationship, you don’t have to keep up the “least interest” gambit forever; you should just hold off on being full-on loyal and caring till you have somebody who’s inspired to do that for you, too.

Ultimately, it’s important to work on yourself so you’ll be “hard to get.” But before you get to that point, you can act “as if”— like by setting an alarm for four hours and returning texts then instead of 8.6 seconds after they hit your phone. It’s sure to be seriously difficult at first. But you could probably get into a balanced, loving relationship if you’d just adhere to “the principle of least interest”: We pine for what’s slightly out of reach, not what’s all over us like an oil spill.

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter and visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne “The Shop Around the Corner”, 7:30 p.m. Margaret Sullivan and James Stewart star in this Ernst Lubitschdirected rom-com classic about two gift shop employees who hate each other by day, but correspond lovingly by night. A screening of “Christmas in Connecticut” starring Barbara Stanwyck follows. Lubitsch’s daughter, Nicola Lubitsch, introduces the films.

Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. americancinemathequecalendar.com Songwriters Round, 8 to 10 p.m. Four artists settle in for a “Nashville-style” songwriters circle, sharing songs and stories for a night of live acoustic music, storytelling and community.

UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

Friday, Dec. 28 “It’s a Gift” & “Never Give a Sucker an Even Break”, 7:30 p.m. This double feature of W.C. Fields films highlights the actor/writer/comedian in “It’s a Gift,” the madcap story of a grocer determined to move to California to grow oranges, and “Never Give a Sucker an Even Break,” the zany tale of a screenwriter who attempts to sell his script to Esoteric Studios and falls out of an airplane along the way. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $8 to $12. (310) 260-1528; americancinemathequecalendar.com

Rusty’s New Year’s Swing Dance, 8 p.m. to midnight. Dress up to the nines and dance the night away to live music by The Moontones, a dynamic, all-star group playing great dance tunes from the 1950s. A half-hour beginner swing dance class happens from 8 to 8:30 p.m. (no partner needed) and is followed by live music and a DJ from 9 p.m. to midnight. $25 cover includes the class. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606 5606; rustyfrank.com Brobots Live, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Rock ‘n’ roll tribute band the Brobots bring live tunes to a night of gastropub plates and microbrews at The Craftsman Bar & Kitchen, 119 Broadway, Santa Monica. (310) 573-8426; thecraftsmanbar.com

Saturday, Dec.29 Westside Jazz Band Concert, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Listen to live music, nibble on light refreshments and dance the afternoon away. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Culver City Senior Citizens Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. $5. (310) 253-6700 Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a blues concert by U.S. 99.

Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Marina Holiday Lights and Movies, 4 to 8 p.m. Victorian carolers

The Voices of Christmas sing a capella holiday music under beautiful Christmas lights followed by a screening of the family holiday film “Frozen.” Bring a low-back chair or picnic blanket. Dress warmly. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com 2nd Annual Polar Bear Swim, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refresh yourself for the new year by plunging into the great Pacific’s cool waters, then warm up in the Annenberg Community Beach House’s heated pool. Enjoy s’mores, warm beverages, games and photos with a polar bear mascot. Creativity and costumes are encouraged. The event is full, but limited day of registrations are available at Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica. $4 to $10.

(310) 458-4904; beach.permits@ smgov.net Happy Holidays & Live Music from Al.’s Peace & Lucy Morningstar, 9 p.m. to midnight. With roots in Orange County ska, Al.’s Peace brings a collective of seasoned musicians together for a blues-funk-soul-reggae boogie. Surfside Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. (424) 256-7894; surfsidevenice.com

Sunday, Dec. 30 Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a salsa concert by the Susie Hansen Latin

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Vanessa Claire Stewart, French Stewart and Bruce Nozick in “Finks” The Hollywood Blacklist: Rogue Machine’s “Finks” @ Electric Lodge On the verge of TV stardom, a comic meets an actress/activist and their romance blossoms as the House Un-American Activities Committee ramps up its investigation into communist subversion in Hollywood. Hundreds of directors, actors and screenwriters are blacklisted, and those who testify against

friends or family inside the industry are branded “finks.” Writer Joe Gilford and director Michael Pressman, both children of blacklisted actors, team up for this endeavor based on the lives of Gilford’s parents.

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half price at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4. (855) 585-5185; roguemachinetheatre.com Manhattan Project: Rogue Machine’s “Oppenheimer” @ Electric Lodge The Westside’s newest resident theater company Rogue Machine tackles the mind of the “father of the atomic bomb” in this play by London-based playwright Tom Morton-Smith.

Last shows: 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 29 & 30) at the Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $40. (855) 585-5185; roguemachinetheatre.com “The Annual One-Time-Only New Year’s Eve Musical Revue” @ Santa Monica Playhouse This family-friendly evening of entertainment features prizes, sing-a-longs, a buffet dinner, dancing in the aisles and other delights culled from five decades of Santa Monica Playhouse productions.

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“Capernaum,” 8 p.m. In this Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, gutsy, streetwise 12-year-old Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) survives on his wits through the streets of Beirut and sues his parents for giving him life after he is jailed for a crime. $13 to $15. (310) 260-1528; americancinemathequecalendar.com

Editor’s Note: For a full list of Westside New Year’s Eve parties check out our guide on page 15.

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Champagne Brunch Cruise, noon to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy a pre-party brunch or relax post-party with a New Year’s Eve or Day champagne brunch, live jazz music and scenic views of the harbor. $75. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com New Year’s Eve Cruises, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., 9:45 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. and 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ring in the New Year with either a five-course seated dinner or a dessert and cocktail cruise with a variety of tray-passed appetizers. Both cruises feature holiday decorations, party favors, a boarding glass of champagne, DJ entertainment and a front row seat to the marina fireworks display. Boarding begins a half hour before launch. $136.50 to $236.25.

(310) 301-9900; hornblower.com Old Town Music Hall New Year’s Eve Celebration, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Ring in the new year with tunes by the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, great performers, an assortment of classic shorts and a surprise feature film. Includes complimentary refreshments and sparkling apple cider.

Reservations recommended. $20. 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org

Tuesday, Jan. 1 “Duck Soup,” 2 p.m. Groucho Marx stars as the prime minister of Freedonia in this classic comedy. Groucho’s grandson Andy Marx introduces the film at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $8 to $12. (310) 260-1528; americancinemathequecalendar.com “GIRL,” 5 p.m. Born with the body of a boy, 15-year-old Lara (Victor Polster) deals with the challenges of both gender transition and her ambition to become a top ballerina in this Golden

Wednesday, Jan. 2 Plaza Film Nights, 6 p.m. Start the evening with family-friendly holiday film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” followed by “Los Angeles Plays Itself,” which explores the many representations of the city of Los Angeles. 1324 5th St., Santa Monica.

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Thursday, Jan. 3 Community Jam, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Join Jenny & Chris for a jam night the first Thursday of each month. Bring your songs and instruments. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

Museums and Galleries “Narrative Works from the 1960s,” through Saturday, Dec. 29. Artist Ray Brown takes a retrospective look at his seminal work from the early ’60s with multi-layered pieces that continue to impact his artistic output today. FIG, Bergamot Station D2, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 829-0345; figgallery.com Wende Exhibitions, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dec. 26 to Dec. 30; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28. “War of Nerves: Psychological Landscapes of the Cold War” addresses the various layers of mutual suspicion and mistrust between the Soviet Bloc and the Western World.

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