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Innocent Or Not? Brian Goldberg’s Story City Watch

Metro exceeded its noise threshold on the first day of construction work.

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Pictured: Chance Comanche hoists BHHS’ CIF championship plaque.

CIF CHAMPIONS The Blue Ribbon played host to prominent art forces from around the world. 5

Horace Mann students celebrated “Holi”, a traditional spring festival in India. 5

The California Science Center held its 17th annual Discovery Ball.

8 •Health & Wellness 12 •Sports 16 •Birthdays 20

The Balmy Night At The Four Seasons Hotel Hosted By Urgent Care’s Dr. Shahriar Daniel Safvati And Wife Mojgan Celebrated Happy Nowrooz Dating Back To The Spring Equinox Of 1394 Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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formal Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Gary Woods read a statement on Goldberg’s behalf announcing that he was stepping down as board president “in order to keep the focus on the board’s business.”

Goldberg still remains on the board, however, on Tuesday, there will be a board reorganization meeting where now acting Board President Howard Goldstein will be sworn in as President and there will be an election for a new Vice President.

Goldberg, who hired defense attorney Anthony V. (see ‘BRIAN GOLDBERG’ page 22)

Beverly Hills Elder: Jack Simon, Gornik & Drucker – Still A Cut Above After 79 Years From Battle Ships To Beverly Hills This year, The Courier celebrates 50 years in the community.

Part 27 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have

Throughout the year, The Courier will honor the legacy of excellence in Beverly Hills’ heritage businesses that have called the City their home since 1965 or earlier.

grown with the Centennial City.

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills nonagenarian Jack (John B.) Simon shows no signs of slowing down in life or love as the beautiful California sunshine fills the stunning residence just a stone’s throw from Greystone mansion that he has called home the past four decades.

Every morning, together with his wife of five years, local songstress Maggy, this 6-foot-3, 160-pound silver-haired Beverly Hills Elder walks three miles around the City, ensuring health and happiness. ”For me, it’s the most idyllic spot in the nation to live and I can

By Matt Lopez

Jack Simon

say having been around the whole U.S. and more than 60 countries,” he said. (see ‘JACK SIMON’ page 22)

Jury Rules Against BHUSD, Awards Christiansen’s LLC $13.7M

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Beverly Hills High’s boys basketball team wins first CIF Championship since 1969. See page 16 for more on the historic win.

By Laura Coleman The 11-day trial of Christiansen vs. Beverly Hills Unified School District ended Wednesday morning, with the jury reaching a verdict that former BHUSD project manager Karen Christiansen’s LLC, Strategic Concepts, should be awarded $13.7 million in damages.

Following Friday’s ruling by L.A. Superior Court Judge Stephen Czuleger that BHUSD breached the 2008 contract with Strategic Concepts because the district voided it, the jury was tasked with deciding how much Christiansen’s LLC was due. After listening to closing arguments on Monday, the

jury deliberated for a day-and-ahalf and returned with its verdict on the two counts open for determination: Strategic Concepts was entitled to recover $7.710 million for breach of contract and $6 million for destruction of Christiansen’s business.

“After a long battle of nearly 6 years my client Karen Christiansen and her company finally obtained justice,” said Christiansen’s attorney Philip Kaufler, who had asked the jury to award his client’s LLC $22.7 million in damages.

In 2012, Christiansen was prosecuted by the L.A. district attorney and fined $3.5 million after (see ‘CHRISTIANSEN’ page 22)

William Gornik doesn’t often work for free, but on one rare occasion some 30-plus years ago, he made a special exception.

President Ronald Reagan was a regular monthly visitor when the shop was run by Harry Drucker (the Drucker in Gornik & Drucker). Drucker had never charged President Reagan for his appointments, but the first time he visited the shop after Gornik took over, Reagan insisted on paying.

The president reached into his pockets and soon realized he wasn’t carrying any cash.

He asked around to those in his convoy, and none of his Secret Service members were carrying cash either.

Reagan told Gornik he

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Beverly Hills went to the dogs on Sunday for the annual Woofstock event.

By Laura Coleman At approximately 8 a.m.

Tuesday morning, the president of the Beverly Hills Board of Education, Brian Goldberg, walked home to his condominium a changed man; now with an arrest record for alleged assault and a misdemeanor citation for which he is scheduled to appear at LAX Superior Court on May 5.

After spending 12 hours in a Beverly Hills jail cell, feeling, he said, like a “caged animal,” he had a new perspective on the justice system: "When you're held in jail, you don't feel like you’re innocent until proven guilty," he said.

Later that evening, at the

William Gornik

would write him a check and sure enough, a check arrived in the mail not long after, with Reagan’s own personal postage, made out to Gornik. It sits framed on the wall at the entrance of his shop, in pretty (see ‘GORNIK & DRUCKER’ page 10)

A S C A N DA L O U S NIGHT — Tony Goldwyn and co-star Kerry Washington participated in The Paley Center For Media’s 32nd annual Paleyfest LA for their series Scandal at the Dolby Theatre.

For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: March 26, 2015 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting on Thursday, March 26, 2015, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS REVISING AND CODIFYING RECONSTRUCTION STANDARDS RELATING TO BUILDINGS DAMAGED BY DISASTER

In 1995 the City adopted an Ordinance to establish a program to facilitate reconstruction of commercial and residential areas after a disaster. On March 26, the Planning Commission will consider an Ordinance to revise and codify the existing program. A majority of the proposed revisions consist of minor language changes to bring the program into conformance with the current structure and practices of the Community Development Department. An additional revision would extend the amount of time that a temporary structure or use, as allowed by the program, can be in place after a disaster from 90 days to 180 days, with the possibility of a one-time 180-day extension.

This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The adoption and implementation of the Ordinance is eligible for a class 5 categorical exemption for minor changes in land use limitations and will not have a significant environmental impact. Accordingly, the Planning Commission will consider the recommendation to find the Ordinance exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Timothea Tway, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1122, or by email at ttway@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including associated documents are on file in the Community Development Department, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely, Timothea Tway, Associate Planner

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Metro Exceeds Noise Threshold On First Day Of Purple Line Work

TEAM BEVERLY HILLS —Team Beverly Hills graduated its 2015 class on Wednesday night at City Hall.

Pictured, back row (from left): Marsha Tauber Sallai, Josh Greer, Emma Osore, Natasha Shabani, Lucas Harward, Alison Hawkins, Paige Dubelko, Jon Paul Puno, Ben Reiss, Robbie Anderson, Rick Wolfen, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, MD, April Jergens, Don Rosen, Councilmember John Mirisch, Jay Solnit, Merle Bauer, Zachary Okyle, Deborah Frank, Scott Redston, Lisa Wolfe and Steve Dahlerbruch. Middle row (from left): Sharon Persovski, Bernice Balson, Tanaz Akhlaghi, Kimberly Reiss, Elizabetti Candido, Mayor Lili Bosse, Rachel Levin, Victoria Gordon, Lindsey Daniels, Michelle Khalatian, Michelle Redston, Isabel Hacker, Marjorie Blatt and Gail Millan. Front row (from left): Team BH City Liaison Gisele Grable, Bryan Roberts, Stella Sarraf, Tony Storm, Lanna Solnit, Vic Nol, Team BH Chairperson Larry Kohn

Beverly Hills School Board Close To Making Decision On Measure E Bond Acceleration

By Laura Coleman

The Beverly Hills Board of Education edged closer to making a decision on whether to accelerate the Measure E bond to its full remaining capacity at Tuesday night’s formal meeting, which district financial advisor Chet Wang of Keygent Advisors said would be roughly $190 million based on current interest rates. "Accelerate" is the term used to mean raising that portion of Beverly Hills' property tax rates dedicated to the Measure E bonds to allow more bonds to be sold to "accelerate" construction

and repayment of the bonds.

The original 2008 $334 million Measure E approval included actual authority for the school board to make the "acceleration."

The decision is fraught with political overtones forcing the current school board to confront the non-binding assurances that property taxes would not be raised given by the then-board when the bond measure was overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2008 versus stark financial realities of skyrocketing construction costs, recently-uncovered seis-

mic safely problems with school buildings throughout the City, and avoiding massive interest costs in future years.

Only member Brian David Goldberg was on the school board at the time the bond measure was put before voters.

He opposed the measure then and opposes the proposal to accelerate now. The BHUSD board at the time was comprised of Myra Demeter, Myra Lurie, Nooshin Meshkaty, Steven Fenton and Goldberg.

Of the $334 million authorized, the BHUSD can only (see ‘BOND ACCELERATION’ page 14)

Dogs Galore In Beverly Hills At Woofstock Sunday

By Victoria Talbot Winners lined up to show off their glam in the Best Dressed contest, while others demonstrated amazing pet talents last Sunday at Woofstock at Roxbury Park.

It was a Dog’s Day in the park as hundreds strolled through the booths and watched the doggie demos.

One side of the field was taken over by adoption doggies, seeking their furrever families on the lawn at Roxbury.

Cute little terriers, baby pits and a pair of handsome German Shepherds were among the many breeds available for adoption today.

Among the costumed

pooches, Sophia Loren dressed in a long gown, Chuck the cowboy-dog, a labradoodle with a water station on his back was a “water dog” and there were more.

Talents included a singing dog and a dog that pushed his shopping cart.

Demonstrations included a frisby-dog demo, with multiple flying frisbees – and dogs flying after them.

“It’s been good for us,” said Terry Austin, founder of the Amanda Foundation. Doggiecentric give-aways were distributed by smiling representatives at booths throughout the grounds. People with dogs were everywhere.

HEADING FOR STATE–After months of hard work and preparation, El Rodeo's Middle School Team successfully participated in the Los Angeles County Regional Science Olympiad finishing 8th out of 40 teams and earning a spot to compete in the Southern California State Science Olympiad Finals on Saturday, April 4th, 2015 at Canyon High School in Anaheim. Beverly Vista and Horace Mann are also headed for the state finals. Pictured (from left), top row: Alex McDermott, Luke Jankowski, Mrs. Brizuela (Supervising Teacher); 2nd row: Brian Rund, Nolan Dzubak, Louis Chung, Kian Vahabzadeh; 3rd Row: Maya Golban, Nicholas Cohen, Ben Maizes, Aaron Neman, Ethan Paz Front row: Sam Wolf, Sasha Avakyan, Finley Walshe, and Ryan Dubin.

Not pictured: Charlie Levy.

By Matt Lopez It didn’t take long for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to draw the ire of some Beverly Hills businesses.

On its first day of saw-cutting work (March 3) on utility relocation for the Purple Line Extension last week, Metro spokesman Dave Sotero confirmed to The Courier that a noise complaint came from the Saban Theatre near Wilshire and La Cienega. After investigating the complaint, Sotero said Metro realized it had exceeded the allowed noise threshold by four decibels. The allowed limit is 64 decibels.

Sotero said the noise levels were addressed by Metro staff by placing additional blankets around the construction site.

“The additional mitigation was put in place that morning

and the levels have been in compliance since then,” Sotero said.

Deputy City Manager David Lightner said the City’s on-site monitor directed Metro’s contractor to adjust its mitigation measures after the complaints.

Tim Buresh, a transportation consultant for the Saban, fired off an e-mail to the Metro staff, informing them of numerous complaints tenants of the building were making due to the excessive noise.

Lightner added that a meeting was held afterward with Metro, City staff, the City’s construction consultants and Saban Theatre representatives to review the situation.

Sotero noted that no complaints have been received since March 3.

HE’LL HI-JACK YOUR HEART!– Jack is a 5-month old, 18-pound, Queensland healer/ border collie mix puppy. He was found as a stray in rural Tulare. With no microchip or tags, he ended up facing death row at the local shelter.

Luckily, ShelterHopePetShop.org came to his rescue. This non-profit, rescue only pet store is offering free microchips for all pets through the month of March. Those interested in adopting Jack or micro chipping a furry family member may contact Shelter Hope at 805-379-3538.

Two Meetings Set For Input On Purple Line Subway Extension

FLYING PUP — One of the many high-flying dogs from Disc Dogs in Southern California goes after a Frisbee during a performance at the City of Beverly Hills annual Woofstock 90210 Pet Extravaganza at Wiggly Field (also known as Roxbury Park).

By Laura Coleman The City of Beverly Hills wants to hear what residents have to say about potential impacts from construction of the La Cienega Metro Station as part of the Purple Line subway extension. To facilitate that community dialogue, the City will host two meetings at the La Cienega Park Community Center, on Monday, March 16 from 6:30-8 p.m., and Thursday, March 26 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

“We hope to get a great turnout at the meetings, particularly from the residents and businesses close to the station,” said Mayor Lili Bosse. “It is important to hear their concerns and recommendations as their input will really help us craft an agreement with Metro that will allow the La Cienega station construction to proceed as smoothly as possible as we ensure that we do everything we can to alleviate impacts to the quality of life for our residents and our business community.”

The City Council will soon review a potential agreement between the City and Metro to coordinate construction activi-

ties for the Wilshire/La Cienega station and will be fully made aware of resident comments.

Metro has already begun the construction work to relocate the utilities in preparation for construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Station which is expected to begin in 2017-18.

During the meeting, City staff will provide an overview of how the La Cienega Station will be constructed and what to expect during construction including permit conditions related to construction work hours/days, traffic, parking, and utility service. Construction for the Purple Line from La Cienega to Century City is not being reviewed at this meeting.

Residents unable to attend, are invited to send comments directly to the city via email at transportation@beverlyhills.org or call (310) 285-2467.

La Cienega Park Community Center is located at 8400 Gregory Way. Free, two-hour parking is available at the La Cienega Tennis Center, located across the street from the Community Center at 325 S. La Cienega Blvd. Limited street parking is also available.

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BHHS Grad Samantha Rawlins Honored In Sacramento

BLUE RIBBON–The Blue Ribbon of The Music Center played host to six prominent forces in the art world at a “Leaders in the Arts” panel discussion and luncheon in the Eva & Marc Stern Grand Hall at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. On hand to discuss the future of fine art in Los Angeles and the innovative directions in which the museum community is moving were: Earl (Rusty) A. Powell III, director of the National Gallery of Art and former director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, who flew in from Washington, D.C. to moderate the panel; Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); Dr. Steven S. Koblik, president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens; Ann Philbin, director of Hammer Museum; Dr. Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum; and Philippe Vergne, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Pictured (from left): Dr. Steven S. Koblik, Philippe Vergne, Ann Philbin, Blue Ribbon President Carla Sands, Dr. Timothy Potts, Earl (Rusty) Photo by John McCoy A. Powell III and Michael Govan.

Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive Debuts Monthly Art Exhibit With Local Artist Karen Lee Fisher

By Laura Coleman The Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive debuted its first monthly ongoing art exhibition on Wednesday evening, with a reception featuring the work of local Beverly Hills artist Karen Lee Fisher. For the next three weeks, her whimsical landscape paintings will be on view in the lobby area.

“These are my inner landscapes,” described Fisher, who has studied Iyengar Yoga for the past 25 years and always meditates before filling a blank canvass with the natural forms that derived from her inner world.

She characterized her im-

pressionistic work with evoking “peacefulness, balance and quiet.”

Cypress trees in golden fields evoke an Italian countryside; a meandering blue stream reminds viewers of idyllic wanderings: All are created from her meditative state ART OPENING-Artist Karen Lee Fisher beside before she begins her paintings with Luxe Rodeo Hotel Owner applying the acrylic Efrem Harkham and his daughter (a student of Fisher’s), Natalie. paint to canvas.

Fisher, who has been Academy and has lived in Bevpainting since she was 12, erly Hills since 1984. teaches art at Maimonides

By Laura Coleman On Monday, former Beverly Hills High School student Samantha Rawlins was one of 19 Cal Poly students with honors attending the Learn by Doing University in San Luis Obispo who was recognized by state lawmakers at the Capitol in Sacramento for her accomplishments. Rawlins, an aerospace engineering student in the College of Engineering, is the first Cal Poly student inducted into NASA’s Student Ambassadors Virtual Community, an online network designed to elevate the experiences, visibility and contributions of NASA interns.

“These students are indicative of our Learn by Doing philosophy and reflect what their peers are also accomplishing at Cal Poly,” said university President Jeffrey D. Armstrong. “We want to honor these representatives of our six colleges for their success in the classroom and for their extracurricular activities throughout the community.”

Rawlins joined 104 other

Samantha Rawlins

top-performing students across the nation selected to serve as Cohort VI student ambassadors, representing the sixth year of the program. In 2013, Rawlins worked as a summer intern at NASA Langley Research through the Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars Program, one of NASA’s most prestigious and successful student research programs. In 2012, she interned at the NASA Propulsion Academy in Huntsville, Alabama.

L.A. Marathon Comes To Rodeo Drive Sunday

By Victoria Talbot On Sunday, Rodeo Drive will host 25,000 runners for the ASICS L.A. Marathon “Stadium to the Sea” challenge. Since its inception, the marathon has become one of the largest in the country.

Thousands of volunteers and spectators will also participate along the route.

Runners from all 50 states and 55 countries will come to enjoy the route from Dodger Stadium to the beach. The route passes world-famous

landmarks in downtown L.A., Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.

The Beverly Hills route will begin at Santa Monica Boulevard, turning south on DohenyDrive at the Troubadour. Runners will turn west on Burton Way/Santa Monica turning south on Rodeo Drive. The route will pick up again on Wilshire Boulevard and rejoin at Santa Monica Boulevard.

Drivers should plan for street closures in Beverly Hills from approximately from 6:30

a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Block party and spectator viewing will be located on Crescent/South Santa Monica at City Hall. Best viewing spots are Crescent Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard, North Rodeo Drive between Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards, and Wilshire Boulevard between Rodeo Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard.

For more information and maps, check out: www.lamarathon.com.

PEARL—At a press conference held at The Beverly Hilton Wednesday morning, representatives from Legend River Entertainment (Beijing) announced it will produce a theatrical show, entitled Pearl, based on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. The show is also being co-produced by an American company, Studiomusica USA. The story, which is familiar to both the Chinese and Western audiences, will be brought to life through the art of dance, highlighting the blending of two cultures and “East meets West” in abstract form.

The show will run from August 27-30, 2015 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Pictured, front row (from left): Kyoko Katsumuna, Steve Parker, Emanuela Cottu, Yasmine Lee, Marco Marchesi, Chiara Bonfatti, Adam Meyers, Dario Forzato and Michael Contren Pena. Back row, (from left): Rob Resella Jun Miyake, Michael Cotton, Daniel Ezralow, Angela Tang, Wenbiao Tang, Shu Tong and Pamela Carroll.

CELEBRATION–Horace Mann 2nd graders celebrated “Holi,” a spring festival known as the “Festival of Colors" observed in India, last Friday.

The Tuli Family made a special presentation for the 2nd grade about the significance of Holi and hired an Indian teacher, Joya Kazi (on stage), to teach the children dance moves from India.

Beverly Hills Offers C.E.R.T. Training to Residents

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills is again offering residents the opportunity to train for the Community Emergency Response Team. An important part of disaster response, CERT training makes you a valuable member of the response team in the event a disaster strikes. Team members receive instruction in disaster preparedness, basic disaster response skills, fire safety, search and rescue, procedures to set up disaster medical operations and instructions on how to work with first responders and emergency agencies. CERT trainees can help by taking an active role in emergency preparedness in their communities.

C.E.R.T. trained residents learn how to care for themselves, their family and their neighbors when emergencies

or disasters strike. Registration is free. Call 310-281-2754 or email CERT@beverlyhills.org.

Training dates are: Wednesday, April 15, 5:30-9 p.m. – Introduction Saturday, April 18, 8a.m.noon – Fire Extinguisher/Search and Rescue Wednesday, April 22, 6-9 p.m. – Terrorism/Active Shooter Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m. to noon – Medical I/ Medical II Wednesday, April 29, 6-9 p.m.

– Disaster Psychology/CERT Team Organization Saturday, May 2, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. – Review/Jeopardy/Final Simulation Participants must be residents (18 or over) with graduation requiring attendance at all six scheduled trainings.

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy

Klaus Seggelkeall

Dancing girls performed between the dinner courses with vocalist Sohrab and his band

Celebrating Happy Nowrooz, the New Year dating back to the Spring Equinox of 1394 at the Iranian Medical Society dinner/dance were Marine Corporal Douglas Banker with hosts Mojgan and husband Dr. Shahriar Daniel Safvati along with Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence at the Four Seasons Hotel

Oh,

did they dance.

Uplifting to gaze of an evening at glamorous ladies in their silk finery swirling to exotic rhythms with spiffy gents. Or dancing with youngsters. Or grandmoms and grandpops shaking a booty on the dance floor with a chuckling tot having the time of his or her life.

Anything better than families having fun?

The balmy night at the

Four Seasons Hotel heralded the rites of spring. “Of winter giving in to spring, of clouds to sunshine, of winds to breezes.” Our hosts were Urgent Care’s Dr. Shahriar Daniel Safvati, who addressed the party-hearty guests, joined by his beautiful wife Mojgan.

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Society celebrating Happy Nowrooz, dating back to the Spring Equinox of 1394. If more festivities shared such high-spirited camaraderie, you’d aim to take this unharnessed fun home to mother, father, sister, brother.

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ur hosts were overseeing every detail every minute, and attending lavishly to their friends that included Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence with Marine Corporal Douglas Banker, currently appearing in Clint Eastwood’s powerful American Sniper that was ridiculously bypassed for Oscar honors. Aren’t we beginning to wonder where the Oscar voting is heading.

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ojgan sparkled in a sexy cranberry-red silk chiffon, designed by Zuhair Murad, while Princess Lilly chose a three-year-old Marchesa with wraparound pleated ruffles from Neiman Marcus that she

Family physician Fariba Ariz with Klaus Seggelkeall

tucked away in her voluminous closet and forgot. Wearing it now for the first time.

Accessorized with a collier owned by the Queen of France that was mounted with pigeon blood rubies the size of quail eggs. Fabled jewelry inherited from her mom Mahin, whose jewelry treasurechest rivaled Queen Elizabeth’s.

Lilly was especially hon-

ored to dine with petroleum engineer Farschid Ariz and artist wife Afsar with daughter Fereshte and husband software developer Klaus Seggelkeall.

Also dining with them was family physician Fariba Ariz, affectionately known as Massi, and a dead ringer for Penelope Cruz. Ariz served as the leading petroleum engineer for Lilly’s illustrious father, Reza Fallah, the ambassador for oil in Iran under the Shah of Iran.

Ariz revered Reza, who we were honored to know, describing him as the “most

Sina Simon Safvati is a law student at UCLA

Petroleum engineer Ariz Farschid

powerful.”

After the red and golden

beet napoleon, the menu choices included a five-spiced chicken breast or the thymeroasted Chilean sea bass.

“Scrumptuous,” sighed Lilly, suggesting hotel owners Beverly and Joe Cohen allow the chef a raise. Mojgan also complimented the Four Seasons’ catering manager Linet Alexanian.

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he Safvatis arrived with 23-year-old son Sina Simon studying for his J.D. at UCLA. Also with sixth grader Nora, a young and talented artist in her own right. Daughter Niloufar remained in Florida pursuing medical studies. Also with us were Shahriar’s parents Saleh and Moulouk.

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ancing girls floating in seven veils belly-rocked between courses to the exotic sounds of the Nowrooz tradi-

t i o n a l instruments Soma and D o h o l .

S i n g e r Sohrab and his band performed non-stop.

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hat a dancer is that Big Boy orthopedic surgeon f r o m The Safvatis sixth grade daughter Bakersfield.

Nora A smoothie.

A n y o n e desiring a lesson or two please come forward. Truth to tell, our Iranian chums don’t need lessons. Like Fred and Ginger, they are born to boogie!

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DISCOVERY BALL–The California Science Center Foundation’s 17th annual Discovery Ball last Saturday, inspired by “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” raised more than $1.5 million, distinguishing it as the most successful philanthropic event in the history of the Science Center. More than 800 gala attendees previewed more than 600 artifacts from the exhibition, enjoyed cocktails in a setting reminiscent of the caves of Qumran, where the scrolls were discovered, and walked through the “Passage to Jerusalem,” to dine amidst the ambiance of the ancient city. As they enjoyed gourmet Mediterranean/Middle Eastern fare, guests were entertained by a procession of traditional dancers representing the Islamic, Christian and Jewish faiths. Discovery Ball 2015 cochairs were Lynda Oschin, and David DiCristofaro, Los Angeles regional president of Wells Fargo.

Pictured: From left, Bedouin actor with goat; Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles David Siegel and Myra Siegel; Science Center President Jeffrey N. Rudolph; Lynda Oschin; and actor Edward James Olmos; Dead Sea Scrolls Imax film producers George Duffield and Taran Davies; Astronaut Garrett Reisman and wife Simone Francis; and Marie Olivas and Astronaut John D. Olivas.

The Dori Collection Moving Sale This Weekend

By John L. Seitz Dori Schneider, one of Beverly Hills’ noted private couturiers for the past three decades, is holding a first time ever ladies’ high fashion sale at her home studio from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.

Everything in The Dori Collection (www.doricollection.com) will be reduced 20 to 60-percent prior to the relocation of her studio next month to Palm Desert.

The sale is at 9900 Sunset Blvd. with parking on Greenway Drive.

Call 310-271-9089.

NEW YEAR–The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra raised $535,000 at its annual gala to celebrate the Lunar New Year at The California Club. The fundraiser attracted more than 300 guests to ring in the “Year of the Ram” and honor philanthropists Julia S. Gouw, East West Bank president /COO, and Judith Rosen for their dedication to the arts, LACO and the community. Pictured are Gala Co-Chairs Sandy and Pat Gage.

Photo by Jamie Pham

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likely the same condition it was in when he received it.

“I never did cash that check,” Gornik told The Courier. “I hope it didn’t mess up the president’s bank account.”

Long before the shop became Gornik & Drucker, the two legendary barbers were longtime rivals. Drucker, who died in 1998, always seemed destined to become a barber. He worked in New York before being lured to Los Angeles, where he founded Druckers Barber Shop in 1936 at Wilshire and Linden and soon became known as the “Barber to the Stars.”

Among his names on Drucker’s powerful list of clientele, aside from Reagan, were Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, Danny Kate, Spencer Tracy, Orson Welles, George Raft, Lew Wasserman, Jack Benny and George Burns. His more notorious clients included gangsters Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen.

Siegel, in fact, visited Gornik & Drucker for a shave in 1947, and later that day was shot to death in the Beverly Hills’ home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill.

Gornik, meanwhile, said he fell into the trade by accident. He had been working at William Morris for around $67 a week, when he began cutting hair on the side at The Beverly Wilshire. He soon found he was making more money as a part-time barber than he was in his regular day job and was eventually offered the chance to run his own shop, Rothschild’s, which he took over from Harry Gelbart.

Drucker had actually originally run Rothschild’s, but eventually went and started his own shop, causing a split of clientele and a longtime feud between he and Gelbart. When Gornik took over Gelbart’s shop, he inherited an A-List group of clients that included Gene Kelly, Desi Arnaz, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

Gornik and Drucker developed a cordial relationship over the years, often

BEVERLY HILLS spending time together at Drucker’s favorite haunt, Santa Anita Park racetrack. Drucker confided in Gornik that he was soon retiring, and Gornik was the only one he trusted to take over his shop.

After combining their services in 1989, the two worked together for a few years before Drucker officially retired.

“It was an honor,” Gornik said of being asked to take over Drucker’s shop. “The name Gornik & Drucker has such a legacy, and we want to do everything we can to keep it going.”

Today, the shop sits comfortably in the Montage Beverly Hills, a partner that Gornik said has been “wonderful” to him, servicing longtime community members, families and tourists from around the world.

Of course, the stars still come through, although Gornik said he prefers to give them their privacy.

“We still have some of the actors and the ballplayers come through for a cut or a shave,” Gornik said.

Gornik stressed that although you can get a fantastic haircut, Gornik & Drucker is “really more of a shave shop” because “it’s hard to find a place to get the right shave, or to get your beard just right.”

As The Courier visited Gornik on a gloomy Wednesday afternoon, one of the shop’s barbers Cesar Paniagua was busy grooming a customers beard.

“Cesar is the best in the business at beards,” Gornik said. “And it took an act of congress to get him over here.”

Gornik, 71, said he “probably works too much” but does it because he loves the job, and there’s no signs of slowing down.

In fact, Gornik said discussions are accelerating to open a second Gornik & Drucker in the currently-in-development Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Drucker at one point decades ago worked out of New York’s Waldorf Astoria.

“I still love coming in every day, it’s always an amazing experience and a great education,” Gornik said. “This community is really like a family.”

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RIDING FOR A CURE—Local Sharon Shimanovsky hosted a “LoveLiv” fundraiser at SoulCycle on Wilshire to raise funds for A Foundation for Building Strength (AFBS). Shimanovsky joined the national nonprofit funding research and a cure for Nemaline Myopathy (NM) when her daughter Liv (pictured with Shimanovsky above) was born with the congenital disorder that effects one in 50,000 births. The hereditary neuromuscular disorder causes muscle weakness and people with NM, generally cannot eat, breathe and walk on their own. Life expectancy is greatly reduced because of respiratory complications. Fundraiser participants, mainly family and friends, rode stationary bikes for an hour.

They were asked to raise a minimum $500 in pledges to participate, and many came in with $1,000 to $2,000. AFBS will use the total $80,000 raised to fund research grants. “Scientists all over the world are working on this rare disease, and we want to encourage them, bring new scientists into the fold, and let them know there is money to run labs and a supportive patient population,” says Shimanovsky, who is now an AFBS board member. “We put out requests for proposals and got back 11 or 12 great ones; and are hoping to fund 10 of them.” Liv, now 3, was first diagnosed at 7 months through a muscle biopsy at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she is still treated. “We knew something was wrong when she had difficulty feeding and was really ‘floppy’ and not thriving. Now she enjoys reading, music and her dolls,” says Shimanovsky, but can’t crawl, stand or walk without assistance.

For more information, visit www.loveliv.org

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

UCLA Ranks In Nation’s Top 10 Medical Schools, Reports 2016 U.S. New & World Report Survey The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ranked #7 among 57 accredited U.S. medical schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 survey of the best medical schools for primary care in the U.S. UCLA also received high marks in clinical specialty training programs, ranking #3 in geriatrics and #8 in AIDS. In the publication’s rating of the best medical schools for research, UCLA ranked #13, based largely on funding from the National Institutes of Health.

“The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is proud to be recognized for its superb track record in training physician leaders who provide extraordinary care for patients in every type of community,” said Dr. Clarence Braddock, vice dean for education at the David School and chief medical education officer for UCLA Health System.

“Nearly 48-percent of our graduates choose primary care careers, reflecting our curriculum’s emphasis on the importance of both treating disease and preserving health through prevention,” Braddock said.

“UCLA’s high score in pri-

Dr. John C. Mazziotta

mary care education offers hope in the face of projections by the Association of American Medical Colleges of a shortage of up to 31,100 primary care physicians in the next decade.

As thousands of baby boomers turn 65 and enter the Medicare program, the number of older Americans will double by 2039,” said Dr. John Mazziotta, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the Geffen School. “Placing #7 is a wonderful tribute to our dedicated students--and to our outstanding faculty, staff, affiliated hospitals and community partners who play a role in training our gradu-

ates.”

U.S. News & World Report surveyed 157 medical schools based on two types of data: (1) peer experts’ opinions about program quality and (2) statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty and students. The latter consider students’ undergraduate gradepoint average, medical college admission test score and jobplacement success upon graduation, as well as the school’s acceptance rate, total enrollment, out-of-state tuition and faculty-to-student ratio.

Each school’s primary-care rank was further calculated by averaging the percentage of graduates from its 2012, 2013 and 2014 classes who entered residencies in the fields of family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine. Specialty trainingprogram rankings were based solely on peer ratings by medical school deans and senior faculty.

Founded in 1951, the Geffen School employs more than 2,500 full-time faculty members, including recipients of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Medal of Science.

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Irwin Gold

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Mira Lee

Brian Lee

Independent School Alliance To Honor Three Impact Awardees At Beverly Wilshire Gala

By John L. Seitz

The Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs (independentschoolalliance.org) will salute three members of the L.A. community at its 30th anniversary Impact Awards’ gala, March 17, at The Beverly Wilshire.

E-commerce entrepreneurs Brian and Mira Lee along with Irwin Gold, executive chairman of Houlihan Lokey, will be the honorees.

Actress/author Jessica Alba will present the awards while Fox 11 News anchor Jeff Michael serves as emcee at the event chaired by Nina Shaw, founding partner of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano.

“Each honoree is a role model for the children we serve, having demonstrated a long-standing commitment to their education and well-being,” said Keishia Gu, executive director. “Their collective vision, generosity and devotion enable us to provide independent school education to members of racial communities presently underrepresented in independent schools.”

Brian Lee brings with him unparalleled expertise in launching successful e-commerce brands such as LegalZoom, the nationwide leader in online legal services. Together with his wife Mira, a former teacher and TV broadcaster, they later created ShoeDazzle, one of the most valuable start-ups in America.

Irwin Gold has consistently been recognized as one of the preeminent investment bankers in his field. He supports numerous causes in the areas of education, the arts, and healthcare/medical research relating to childhood diseases, AIDS and cancer.

Established in 1985, The Independent School Alliance is an organization of 54 private, independent elementary and secondary schools endeavoring to increase diversity. Over the past 14 years, alliance students have received nearly $70 million in financial aid from member schools.

Individual tickets for the gala begin at $500. Call: 323-9044400.

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Román Zaragoza (left), BHHS class of of 2014, is part of the cast of Off The Rails, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure by Randy Reinhyoltz (Chocktaw), set in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West being presented through Sunday, at at The Autry, 4700 Western Heritage Way, L.A. Presented by Native Voices, final performances are today and tomorrow at 8 p.m., with weekend matinees at 2 p.m.

For information, visit http://theautry.org/ or call 323667-2000.

• • • • • Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Shohl will headline the 2015 LA Writers Conference from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Doheny Campus, Donohue Center, 10 Chester Place, L.A. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with authors, plot consultants, community writing groups, literary agents, editors, book clubs and booksellers.

Workshops and panels will

cover a variety of topics and writers may also sign up for a “Boot Camp Pitch Class” and one-onone plot consultations.

Giovanni, poet, author, commentator, activist and educator, will be closing keynote speaker Stohl will open the conference. She is The New York Times bestselling author of the Beautiful Creatures and Icons young adult series. Tickets are $129 general admission; $25 for students. For complete information, and to register, visit www.lawritersconference.org.

• • • • • The “Spirit of David” Gospel Choir will join the Shabbat service at 8 p.m. on March 20 at the Temple of the Arts in the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd.

According to Rabbi David Baron, the event–called “Shared Heritage of Freedom”– is free and open to the public.

••••• Jane Fonda, Josh Stamberg, Marsha Mason, Jobeth Williams, Judith Light, Ed Asner, Stacy Keach, Hector Elizondo, Susan Sullivan and many more actors, directors and playwrights will take part L.A. Theatre Works’ 40th Anniversary Gala celebrating 500 plays and eight million listeners, at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 25 at The Beverly Hilton.

The celebration will also honor Geoffrey Cowan, president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and USC professor, and the L.A. Theatre Works company of Artists.

The evening will feature tributes from the BBC, NPR and Radio Beijing.

An excerpt from Cowan’s play Top Secret: The Battle For The Pentagon Papers highlights the evening along with a surprise finale.

Tickets start at $350 and are available by calling Lauran Huff at 310-201-5033, ext. 3, or online at www.latw.org.

The weekly update of events for the Southland area.

BOND ACCELERATION (Continued from page 4)

sell bonds that can be paid by property taxes at the time. So far, only bonds for $117 million have been sold. The last bond sale was in 2013.

“From a purely financial standpoint, we recommend you get on it as soon as possible,” Beverly Hills Unified School District Finance Committee member Terry White recommended to the board at a study session last week.

If the board votes to move forward with that option (acting Board President Howard Goldstein said the item would likely come up at the March 31 meeting), the issuance would trigger a process that would temporarily more than double special assessed property taxes for the bonds throughout the City.

Wang said taxpayers would wind up paying a maximum of $106.5 per $100,000 of assessed value, which would decrease to $58 per $100,000 of assessed value in 2040.

For example, a property tax bill on a $2.4 million Beverly Hills home shows that 2013’s $45 million bond issuance raised the property’s taxes from $26,943 to $28,182 for the 2013/14 year; which subsequently returned to the prebond issuance rate for the 2014/15 year. On the 2013/14 tax bill, the line item Unified Schools reflects a 0.0458 rate of the overall property value, $1,101; for 2014/15 it’s 0.0445, $1,065.

Wang estimated that Beverly Hills property owners would spend at most 8.5 percent of their total property tax bill on Beverly Hills schools.

“It’s really not astronomical,” Boardmember Lisa Korbatov said. “I really think you have to do this.”

The current board is confronting a recent report by the State Seismic Mitigation Program which identified 14 buildings across the district that are subject to “collapse or failure” in the event of an earthquake.

Interim Facilities Director Tim Buresh said that the school-building process has reached a critical stage and needs more money now to continue moving projects through the State approval

BEVERLY HILLS process and begin new construction at additional schools beyond Horace Mann. The board is currently deliberating whether or not it is feasible to move Beverly Hills High School students out of classrooms and into portable classrooms during the 2015/16 winter break in anticipation of renovating the high school.

Korbatov underscored that a multitude of other school districts have communities that are investing significantly more through school bonds.

For example, according to L.A. County Unified School District Tax Rates for 2014/15 cited by Keygent on Tuesday, compared to the Beverly Hills schools tax of 45.84 per $100,000 of assessed value that property owners pay here, L.A. City communities spend $146.88 per $100,000 of assessed value for Los Angeles schools.

The district currently estimates that it will cost $450 million to modernize all five of the district’s schools in terms of seismic upgrades and refurbishing the buildings; which means that taxpayers will once again be asked to pass an additional bond to complete the school modernization process.

On Tuesday, former Beverly Hills Mayor Robert Tanenbaum, armed with a several pamphlets from 2008 issued by the then-board assuring voters that property taxes would not rise with the passage of Measure E. He urged the board to vote against accelerating the bond sales despite the danger to current buildings and rising construction costs.

"As I have said for the last year-and-a-half, I will not support any board resolution that raises a portion of the property taxes without first holding an election that allows the community to decide,” Boardmember Noah Margo said. “I believe we can get community support to get these schools up to where they're supposed to be. I think now that we have a clear plan, we take it out to the public.”

Goldstein said following the completion of Horace Mann, the school district will begin to renovations on the high school.

ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T

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The Wallis Announces Five New Board Members

LMGA AWARDS–The 2nd annual Location Managers Guild of America Awards were held last Saturday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, saluting outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in seven categories of feature films, TV and commercials.

Presenters included actresses Alfre Woodard and Debbie Allen, actors Ted Lange and Tony Denison, writer/director James Manera and Association of Film Commissioners international Executive Director Kevin Clark. Pictured is Orin Kennedy (right), LMGA chairman emeritus, with Bernardo Puccio.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced five new board members: “We are pleased to be adding five extraordinary women to our board, “ said Wallis Managing Director Tania Camargo. “They each bring a wealth of leadership and experience with their deep commitment and service to the broader community. Collectively, their reach ranges from local classrooms to the international arena, and from social services to the performing arts.”

• Debbie Allen has earned three Emmys, a G o l d e n Globe, five N A A C P I m a g e Awards, a Drama Desk, an Astaire Award (for Best Debbie Allen Dancer) and the Olivier Award.

•Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist, has served as president of the Neighbors of Jacqueline Watts and the sup- Avant

port group for the South Central Community Child Care Center, entertainment chairman of the 1975 NOW benefit auction and dinner dance, and chairman of NOW membership in 1974.

• Lyricist Carol Goldsmith has a history of service to the American Film Institute, the American Youth Symphony, AntiDefamation League, the Carol Goldsmith Beverly Hills Board of Education Arts Commission, the Friends of the Israel Museum, the Overseers for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Museum of Tolerance, the Blue Ribbon Group of The Music Center, UCLA Live Royce Center Circle, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and the Westside Schools Mind Rangers program.

• Cinny Kennard joined the Annenberg Foundation in January as managing director to work with Board Chair Wallis Annenberg and Executive Director Leonard Aube, overseeing one of the country’s largest

family foundat i o n s .

Previously Kennard played leadership roles in a variety of AnnenCinny Kennard berg initiatives including the Annenberg retreat at Sunnylands where she organized outreach to Washington, D.C. stakeholders including the White House, • Jamie M c C o u r t ’s investment firm, Jamie Enterprises, was an early investor in ZipCar, the n a t i o n ’s largest peerto-peer car sharing serv- Jamie McCourt ice, Kite Pharma, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, and Yo, the push notification system.

From 2004 to 2011, McCourt was co-owner, president/CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers– making her one of the few female executives in all of professional sports.

‘L.A. Collections’ On KCET’s Artbound In an ongoing partnership with the USC Libraries, and the libraries’ “L.A. as Subject” partners, KCETLink’s arts and culture series, Artbound will air Monomania L.A, profiling five “L.A. as Subject” collectors and their monomaniacal obsession with a particular aspect of L.A. history at 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 17.

Collections spotlighted in this episode include: a Mexican rancho, African American photographers, the California orange, sci-fi reading circles and political posters. Collectors are members of “L.A. as Subject,” a collaborative of 250 libraries, museums, and private archives hosted by the USC Libraries.

For more information, visit www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/proj ects/monomania/.

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S P O RT S NORMANS TRIUMPH – BHHS Basketball Wins First CIF Title Since 1969 Normans advance to CIF State Playoffs, where they defeated Bernstein on Wednesday

BHHS players, coaches (and mascot) celebrate their CIF Southern Section Championship Photo by Matt Lopez

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills High Boys Basketball team accomplished something that hadn’t been done in more than 40 years last Friday – winning a CIF Southern Section championship.

Jalen Sands and Denzel Holt led the way with 12 points each, leading Beverly Hills High to a 55-47 win over Corona del Mar in the CIF-SS Div.

4A finals at Azusa Pacific University.

“It’s the ultimate experience,” Arizona-bound center Chance Comanche said. “It feels amazing.”

BHHS led early and never really looked back, but was never quite able to fully pull away from a feisty Corona del Mar team.

The Normans game plan of allowing Corona del Mar to

shoot themselves out of the game worked to perfection, with CDM finishing just 6 of 25 from beyond the 3-point line. “"We knew the last game they shot and made a lot of three's, but over the course of the year they didn't shoot the three-ball well," BHHS coach Jarvis Turner said. "So we went with the numbers and trusted the numbers."

Corona del Mar, with no

one able to match Comanche’s 6-foot-11 size, clogged the paint to attempt to limit his attempts, leaving BHHS’ shooters open on the outside.

Comanche did finish with 10 points. Ryan Manoocheri had nine and Navid Rafelian had eight.

“We work so hard in practice that when we get to the game it’s almost too easy for us,” Holt said. “The coaches have done a great job preparing us.”

Turner said the team couldn’t have brought home the title without the support of the community.

"We appreciate all the support that Beverly Hills has given our program, from community members to board members, staff, administration, alumni," Turner said. "We really, sincerely appreciate all that support."

BHHS wasn’t done after Friday’s win. In fact, in a way they are only just beginning.

The CIF Southern Section win qualified BHHS for the prestigious state playoffs, and they hosted their Division 3 first round game on Wednes-

day with a 78-48 romp over Bernstein.

Trevor Begher had 25 points to lead BHHS in the win.

Comanche had 15 and Manoocheri added 10.

BHHS will travel to Whittier High on Saturday to play Cantwell Sacred-Heart at 6 p.m. in a second-round game.

Ryan Manoocheri takes flight against a Corona del Mar defender. Photo by David Berke

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Center for Early Education’s Summer Institute For Kids Offers Wide Variety Of Opportunities For Learning And Fun he Summer Institute for Kids at the Center for Early Education offers a huge variety of stimulating and fun classes for first-sixth graders, from all over the community.

Students may delve deep into interests they have or try something completely new.

Sessions run: • June 15-19 or July 13-17—One Week Intensive Classes: Basketball, Camp Invention, Volleyball, Science, Creative Drama & Dance, Ar t, Debate, Animation.

• July 22-July 10 & July 13-July 31—Three-week sessions with lots of classes to choose from.

The Center’s West Hollywood campus includes two gymnasiums, one with a state-of-the--art auditorium, two art rooms, two science labs, two music rooms, an outstanding librar y and the two-year-old Innovation Center that includes a film and computer lab and a shop lab with many building supplies and tools at the ready. Classrooms are extralarge.

The Center embraces a philosophy of education that combines a nurturing, inclusive learning environment with an increasingly challenging academic program that addresses the developmental needs of each child.

STEAM Classes run the gamut from: • Science — Chem Kidz, Marine Biology, Science Explosion, Dino World • Technology — Video Game Creator, Computer Animation, Coding, Minecraft • Engineering — Lego Robotics, Architecture Model Building, Camp Invention • Arts — Studio Art, Anime,

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Printmaking, Photography, Furniture Making, Origami • Math (and other academics) — Algebra Readiness, Skills & Thrills, Math Games, Writing Workshop, Debate, and Others - Cooking, Sports, Magic, Spanish, Filmmaking & more And there is lots of Camp fun with the center’s Wednesday Fundraising Lemonade stand, Friday Theme Days, The Climbing Wall, Riddle of the Week and Water Play.

What parents are saying about the Summer Institute for Kids: “Teachers brought both passion and a knowledge of their subjects to the program.”

“We were delighted with the nature of the projects undertaken.”

“Small classes and intriguing projects.”

“Fabulous!”

“Courses were exciting, fun, challenging and creative.”

"They loved every minute...The teachers were fun, positive, exciting and kind.”

“The level of artistic productivity was amazing.”

"She learned many principles that she could use in everyday life.”

“You all run an incredible program, and we look forward to enjoying it for many years to come!”

For registration or more information visit http://www.centerforearlyeducation.org/summerinstitute.

The Center for Early Education, a socio-economically and culturally diverse independent school for children, toddlers through grade six, strives to graduate students who are joyful, resilient, life-long learners.

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Raising Cain Author Thompson To Speak At Pacific Oaks College r. Michael Thompson, author, consultant, and psychologist specializing in children and families, will present “Raising Cain: The Nature of Boys” at the Pacific Oaks College 2015 Evangeline Burgess Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 14 at the Pasadena campus 45 Eureka St. “We are grateful to have such a notable psychologist and best-selling author as Dr. Thompson speak to our community,” said Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School President Ezat Parnia, Ph.D. Thompson is the supervising psychologist for Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts and has worked in more than seven hundred schools across the U.S., as well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Dr. Thompson co-authored, The New York Times best-selling book, Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life Of Boys. He is the author of Speaking Of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons, and Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve

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Social Problems.

Dr. Thompson wrote The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Achieve Success In School and In Life to help parents understand the complex journey of children through school, from kindergarten through senior year.

His third book, written on the psychology of boys, It’s A Boy!: Understanding Your Son’s Development From Birth To Eighteen focuses on the importance of undirected, free play in the lives of boys.

Most recently Dr. Thompson authored Homesick and Happy: How Time Away From Parents Can Help a Child Grow.

A dedicated speaker and traveler, Dr. Thompson has appeared on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC’s 20/20, CBS‘s 60 Minutes, The Early Show, and Good Morning America.

He has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time and U.S. News & World Report and has been a guest on NPR’s Morning Edition with Susan Stamberg, Talk Of The Nation with

Dr. Michael Thompson

Ray Suarez and the Diane Rhem Show. He wrote, narrated, and hosted a two-hour PBS documentary entitled Raising Cain that was broadcast nationally in 2006.

The annual Evangeline Burgess Memorial Lecture Series features widely recognized leaders in the field

of human development and early childhood education. The series was instituted in memory of Pacific Oaks College's first president, Evangeline Burgess, who had a clear vision of the important role of early childhood education and recognized the need for well-educated teachers for young children. Under her leadership, the college added programs to prepare nursery school teachers.

She also initiated the school's first research programs and established the cooperative master's degree program with nearby colleges.

Despite her untimely death in 1965, Pacific Oaks continued to flourish as the time for early childhood education was ripe and opened new avenues for prospective teachers. The inaugural lecture was delivered in 1968 by early childhood exper t Milton J.E. Senn of Yale University The public is invited to attend the free lecture and reception.

Contact The Office of Advancement, at pocadvancement@pacificoaks.edu or call 626-529-8091.

Reservations should be requested by Wednesday, April 8 to pacificoaks.edu/events/2015/burgess.

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H-W Summer Students Can Make A Film, Write Poetry, Design A Website, Polish Math & Language Skills And More... arvard-Westlake (H-W) Summer has taken the core elements of what the school does best during the academic year and opened that experience to everyone with its summer programs with diverse offerings and the top-notch faculty parents and students expect.

Summer students can make a film, write poetry or news articles, design a website, learn leadership and debate, polish math and language skills, go outside or hit the gym playing their sports of choice.

• Now in its 10th year, The Summer Film Program, led by Cheri Gaulke, has a peerless track record in teaching aspiring filmmakers skills in directing, cinematography, editing, production design and acting.

Students have learned from guest speakers like director Jason Reitman (Juno), editor Dana Glauberman (Up in the Air), and screenwriter Matt Ember (Get Smart).

Student films have rocked the festival world as official selections at NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth), Westport Youth Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, International Student Media Festival, Reel Youth Film Festival, Cine-Youth, and Citizen Jane Festival among

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many others.

This year Summer Film has two courses with an activist center: “Righteous Conversations Project: Digital Storytelling” and “Righteous Conversations Pro-ject: Public Service Announcement.” Both connect teens with Holocaust survivors.

• Now in its second year is the World Youth Leadership Institute program that embraces the 21st Century global community of business, politics, scholarship, art and culture in a challenging and fun workshop setting.

Students learn to understand the dynamics that drive the ever-changing world and build leadership tools through discussion-based lectures, simulations, and student-led presentations.

This program brings together both L.A. students and visiting Chinese students, with activities all day long. This one is for students interested in playing a leading role in the evolving international landscape.

• For students who love to write the school’s award-winning publications instructors offer up beginner and advanced level courses in print and digital news writing.

Just take a look at The Chronicle

(www.hwchronicle.-com) or Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake’s annual powerhouses of student news and yearbook to see what these students will be learning during our summer journalism courses.

H-W Summer also offers fun and challenging Creative Writing courses for grades 7-12.

• Forget the athletes? Never.

Har vard-Westlake coaches bring their experience and expertise to

engage the young athlete in everything from golf to fencing to football to water polo. Most sessions run for a week and strike the perfect balance of enjoyment and rigor.

For more information, visit h ttp://www.hw.com/summerprograms/Welcome.aspx.

Harvard-Westlake School, 700 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, (310) 274-7281 or visit www.hw.com.

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Grace Lyons Barry Brucker Lily Collins Sue Rosenwasser Sam Goldman BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Dana Delany, William H. Macy, Mike Stoller and Neil Sedaka (Mar. 13); Judd Hirsch, Dr. Edward Riceberg, and Grace Lyons (Mar. 15); Erik Estrada, Jerry Lewis, Kate Nelligan, and Chuck Woolery (Mar. 16); Rob Lowe, Lesley Ann Downs, Barry Brucker, Patrick Duffy, Sam Goldman, Gary Briskman, Candace Smith, and Kurt Russell (Mar. 17); Bruce Willis, Lily Collins, Glenn Close, Sue Rosenwasser, and Ursula Andress (Mar. 19); and belatedly Joan Ashton (Mar/ 7)

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BABY BUGGY LUNCH–A myriad of comedy legends descended on The Palm in Beverly Hills as Jerry Seinfeld hosted Baby Buggy’s L. A. Fatherhood Initiative luncheon/fundraiser. Above (from left): Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Judd Apatow; and Jessica Seinfeld, the group’s founder/board president.

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Jerry Seinfeld hosted Baby Buggy’s (www.babybuggy.org) inaugural L.A. Fatherhood Initiative lunch at the recently opened Palm Restaurant on Canon Drive.

Nearly $250,000 was raised towards the group’s ongoing efforts to support fathers in need. In the U.S., 20-percent of children under age five live in poverty while 43-percent of families affected by poverty are headed by a single mother, which contributes to their economic challenges. In fact, children in father-absent homes are 4x more likely to be poor than those in two-parent homes. For these reasons, Baby Buggy, working through the Childrens’ Institute, decided to expand its reach to focus on fathers.

Seinfeld spoke about the partnership between Baby Buggy and fatherhood programs, and the success of his wife Jessica’s nonprofit which she started 14 years ago. The audience also heard from Alan-Michael Graves, director of Project Fatherhood at The Children’s Institute, Inc., who explained that most of their fathers don’t have resources, and that the organization’s donations, along with its services, help make fatherhood present on a daily basis.

Guests included Michelle Trachtenberg, Jason Alexander, Jason Bateman, Dax Shepard, Kevin Hart, Judd Apatow, Jay Leno, Seth Green, Bill Maher, Gwyneth Paltrow, George Wallace, Michael Richards, Bob Saget, James Van Der Beek, and David Walton.

Dr. Laurel Parker West, Baby Buggy’s VP of National Programs, stated: “Because of our generous supporters. we will be able to add four new, highly tailored fatherhood program sites, expand our services and provide more meaningful experiences for dads and their children.

Underwritten by Bruce Bozzi and his Palm Restaurant, the event was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, Rag & Bone, and www.nataleethai.com United Talent 10101 Venice Blvd., Culver City Agency, with (310) 202-7013 additional support from 998 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills Esquire .

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Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup It was an evening of musical alchemy as a Merlin of the grand piano transformed the masterful sounds produced by the black and white keys into luxurious classical music.

This all started 37 years ago when Joanna Hodges, a music teacher at College of the Desert, devised a competition designed to give gifted young pianists performance opportunities, with the winners receiving recital and concerto dates at prestigious concert venues throughout the U.S. and Europe.

By the turn-of-the-century the competition had become moribund. That’s when the musical talents and organizational acumen of Desert resident and internationally renowned pianist, Virginia (Mrs. Fred) Waring, took over the reigns of the competition and reorganized it into what is now known world-wide as the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition Virginia is no longer with us, but dedicated supporters such as Executive Committee President Peggy Cravens (pictured below with honoree Gary Hall) and wellknown entertainers like Peter Duchin, Carlo Ponti, Jr., Marilyn Horne and Byron Janis ably guide the mission that carries her name.

While most competitive

events are held annually, the actual performances of the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition occur in every oddnumbered year. However, the cost of transporting contestants and housing them is substantial–hence the organization’s major fundraiser … its Black & White Gala.

This year’s gala, flawlessly chaired by Donna MacMillan and honorary chair Gwen Weiner, awarded two Lifetime Achievement Awards: one to Gary Hall, senior VP with Wells Fargo’s Private Bank who is instrumental in getting Wells to significantly support Valley causes, and the other to the city of Palm Desert, home to and a key sponsor of the competition.

This year, the competition begins March 28 and continues to April 4, at the confusingly named Indian Wells Theatre in Palm Desert. There will also be a winners’ concert April 6 at the McCallum Theatre.

Most of the competition’s performances are free of charge and more information is available at 760-773-2575. However, tickets for the finale are only available at the McCallum, 760-346-6505.

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Salerno after he was arrested, swears that he is innocent of the allegations that led to his arrest Monday night at his condominium in the 200 block of South Tower Road after an 18year-old female neighbor called police to report that Goldberg had shoved her to the ground following a verbal row, causing her to hit her head on the interior of the elevator.

Beverly Hills Police spokesperson Lt. Lincoln Hoshino said the police took Goldberg into custody without incident after they responded to the scene and the alleged victim said she desired a citizen’s arrest to be made.Hoshino said the responding officers believed there was physical evidence “consistent with the report” to make the arrest.

Goldberg is now alleging that not only should he not have been arrested, but that BHPD detained him for signifi-

JACK SIMON (Continued from page 1)

Born in Newark, NJ amidst the Great Depression, Jack lost his father, a World War I veteran, when he was but one-yearold. His mother, a milliner who had her own store, eventually re-married, giving Jack a little brother and a step-father. As a child, Jack was very interested in music (he was the drum major of the high school band and played trombone in the school’s orchestra) and scouting (he became an Eagle Scout). He got a B.A. in economics at Duke University while simultaneously participating in the Naval ROTC. Upon graduation he was commissioned as an officer in the Navy. One month later, he was aboard the battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts as a gunnery officer shooting down Japanese Kamikaze planes and bombing Japanese bases and munitions factories.

“I wasn’t scared at all,” he said–not even when 100-foot waves pummeled his ship in what he said was the worst typhoon in the Pacific’s recorded history. “Aircraft carriers had decks just ripped off. One ship split in half.”

He returned to New Jersey briefly after World War II before moving to California.

Jack recalled: “My ship came into Long Beach Harbor in February and it was 78 degrees and the palm trees were swaying and I thought, ‘Why

cantly longer than they should have.

“When I was brought in for booking, I was told that it would be two to three hours for the fingerprints to come in and then I would be released,” he described. “And then all of a sudden it turned into 12 hours with no explanation.”

Hoshino said the long hold was because there was a delay in receiving information on Goldberg’s fingerprints back from the Department of Homeland Security.

Goldberg told The Courier the woman and her family, who live in the condo directly below Goldberg, have had a longstanding issue with Goldberg’s family, dating back to several calls Goldberg made to the BHPD over the last year reporting domestic disturbances he and his wife have heard at the residence.

Goldberg said when he pulled into the parking lot Monday evening, he admits he was driving “a little too fast” KOSHER?–A copy of a check made out to Dave Snowden from an employee of EBI is dated after Snowden said he was no longer receiving money from the private security firm.

and the woman began scolding him for driving fast and not being more careful.

“She confronted me about my driving, and was shouting expletive and I unfortunately responded in kind,” Goldberg said, adding that he disengaged from the conversation and headed to an elevator, but was followed by the woman. From there, Goldberg claims she blocked the door and refused to let him off at his floor, saying her dad was going to “teach him a lesson.”

Goldberg said he attempted to walk past her to exit the elevator, and that’s when she claims he knocked her to the ground. Goldberg said he only remembers making slight contact as he walked by, but that she never fell to the ground and he never pushed or shoved her.

BHPD Sgt. Max Subin said police procedure was followed “100 percent” and there was nothing improper involving the time it took to have his finger prints checked through the State of California and the FBI. “We have to wait for those to come back,” he said. “I’ve seen it take hours or days.” “[Goldberg] was like anybody else who comes here in our jail,” Subin added.

However, Goldberg suspects that’s not accurate.

“It’s common knowledge that I’ve been very critical,” he

said. “I’ve been a critic of the Chief of Police and the Police Department with regard to EBI and the SRO program.”

In fact, on Feb. 25, Goldberg sent an email to Mayor Lili Bosse, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, Goldstein, Woods, and BHUSD General Counsel Vincent Ewing where he made the mayor and vice mayor aware of concerns related to BHPD Chief Dave Snowden’s involvement as a paid consultant for EBI. The email reads: “I received the following check showing that it is made out to Dave Snowden from a concerned resident in response to the interview that ran in The Weekly several weeks ago. The person who shared the check with me asked to remain anonymous. This person claims that this check was from Karen Borders who is listed as an employee of EBI, Inc on their web site. The check appears to be made out to Dave Snowden for $2,520.00 and is dated 10/16/14. If this payment is for EBI, Inc. services it would contradict the interview where Chief Snowden is quoted as saying he had not received any funds after July of 2014. If this payment is indeed for services it also came around the same time EBI, Inc. claimed they were bankrupt and ceased providing services to the Dis-

am I going to the East Coast?’”

He moved out to L.A. with $600, on which he lived until getting his first job as a glass salesman. Driven by an innate acumen, he recognized an opportunity to go into business for himself and secured a $1,250 loan using his car as collateral, thereby founding West Coast Glass Distributors. Three decades later in 1977, he sold the company when it had 15 distribution centers in every major city in the West, along with 180 franchised and company-owned glass shops. Jack became a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and subsequently became a member of the World Presidents Organization (WPO). After his selling his company, Jack became a real estate developer and investor and is still active managing his properties in five western states.

Jack took up residence in Beverly Hills for the first time in 1949, moving into a one bedroom duplex on South Bedford for which he paid $45 a month.

Shortly after he moved in, a snowstorm blanketed the City.

“The snowflakes came down here–the size of silver dollars,” he recalled. “Everyone went outside and were cheering as the snow had covered the hills. By noon the next day it was gone.”

While on a trip to Las Vegas with his cousin, Jack espied the woman he was soon fated to marry: Sandra. She was

dancing with a man (he later learned it was her step-father) and he couldn’t take his eyes off her. “I thought, my God, I would love to meet that woman,” he recalled. On the ride back to L.A., his cousin convinced him that even if he had approached her, it would be for naught. After all, she probably lived in Chicago. For her part, Sandra, aware of Jack’s eyes on her, told her step-father she was drawn to him, to which he replied she might as well let the idea go, since the smitten man likely lived on the East Coast.

“A few months later, friends invited me over for brunch, and when I entered the house, amazingly, she was sitting on the sofa,” Jack recounted. They had their first date at now-gone Beverly Hills restaurant Sugie’s Tropics. That first night, he recalled her telling him: “I don’t know how to tell you this, but I’m in love with you.” He kissed her after that, cementing their relationship.

Following a three-year stint living on Olympic Boulevard after they got married, the growing family moved out of Beverly Hills to the Sherman Oaks for the next 20 years. Together, they raised four sons: Mark, Kenneth, Jon, Daniel.

“After I became successful, I thought I’d like to live in Beverly Hills,” he said, describing his reason for returning. “I love the City. I started out here and thought I may as well end up

here. From $45 to this.”

After 30 years of marriage, Jack lost his first wife to leukemia. Together, before her death, the two became active in the hospice movement. They co-founded Hospice L.A. After Sandra’s death, Jack served as president of the Leukemia Society L.A. Chapter for three years.

Jack has also served on a number of Beverly Hills committees, including the one which acquired the Wallis from the U.S. Post office and a committee that considered changing the City's charter. Jack has also served on the board of advisors of Department of Neurosurgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center since its inception as well as being founding member of Board of Advisors of the USC Entrepreneur program.

In speaking of his wife Maggy, he exclaims: “We’re really in love and at this stage of life that is really incredible. It was definitely love at first sight.”

He married the former Universal Studios’ official eight months after they met and has been actively producing and directing her emerging career as a nitery chanteuse. “We have been travelling throughout the world on cruise ships ever since we were married,” he said. The two of them also serve on the board of directors of the Center Theatre Group.

Jack has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

BEVERLY HILLS trict. This is outside the purview of the District but the district did rely on Chief Snowden's recommendations and support of EBI, Inc. when making our decisions and at no time was the fact Chief Snowden was being paid or (having) been paid by EBI, Inc. disclosed to the District.”

Attached to the email is a copy of the check.

“I am highly confident the District Attorney’s office will not file any charges against Goldberg,” Salerno said, adding that Goldberg used only the “minimum degree of force” needed to exit the elevator. “Brian, in my view, could have filed a claim for false imprisonment. But he wasn’t looking at it in those terms. He just felt it was another neighborly dispute.”

For the last eight years, Goldberg has worked with Casa de la Familia, a non-profit that offers psychological counseling and/or psychiatric treatment to victims and their families to help them cope with the trauma of being either a victim or a witness of a crime.

There are surveillance videos in the elevator and other parts of the building that Goldberg said he hopes will exonerate him. Hoshino confirmed surveillance video does exist and that it is part of the BHPD’s ongoing investigation.

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a jury convicted her of violating a California criminal statute that prohibits public officials from entering into contracts that benefit them personally. That conviction was subsequently reversed on appeal with all criminal charges dismissed and all records ordered destroyed.

“I think there's good grounds for appeal,” BHUSD’s attorney Fred Fenster with Greenberg Glusker said of Wednesday ruling.

Fenster said he plans to appeal on the following four grounds: (1) the court improperly ruled that Government Code Sec. 1090 does not apply; (2) the damages which were awarded were speculative in terms of the destruction of her business and the amount for breach of contract that the jury awarded was improper because her compensation was based upon a percentage of the bond proceeds and only $72 million was actually received by the district, whereas the jury awarded her 6.5-percent of $300 million; (3) the court erroneously ruled that the district could not proceed on its cross complaint which was designed to obtain the return of the funds that she was overpaid on; and (4) the 2008 contract contains a limitation of damages to three months of the average earnings which the jury totally disregarded.

Kaufler said before the appeals process begins, he will request to be reimbursed by the district for his attorney’s fees.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1390430-31 APN: 5554-006-030 TRA: 001319 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx8085 REF: Wilson, Andrew I M P O R TA N T NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED July 22, 2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 30, 2015, at 9:00am, C a l - w e s t e r n Reconveyance LLC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded July 27, 2010, as Inst. No. 20101028029 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Andrew J. Wilson, A Single Person, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive Vineyard Ballroom Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1330 N. Crsnt Heights Blvd 15 West Hollywood CA 90046. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, con-

dition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $231,350.09.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one

mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800)280-2832 or visit the Internet Web Site, w w w. a u c t i o n . c o m , using t h e f i l e n u m b e r assigned to this case 1390430-31.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES I N F O R M AT I O N : (800)280-2832 CalW e s t e r n Reconveyance LLC, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 920229004 Dated: February 16, 2015. (DLPP442258 03/06/15, 03/13/15, 03/20/15) –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015018844 The following is/are doing business as: WILSHIRE LINDEN PHYSICAL THERAPY 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435 Los Angeles, CA 90025; Phisician’s Physical Therapy Service, Inc. 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435 Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 1, 1987: Mariko Edwards, President, Phisician’s Physical Therapy Service, Inc. : Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 22, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043423 The following is/are doing business as: THE RECOVERY COM-

PANION 14013 Old Harbor Lane #217, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; American Alternative Healing Center PLLC 14013 Old Harbor Ln. #217, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Andre D. Zitcer, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043424 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BURTON STREET PRODUCTIONS 2) CRAFTS BY PERL 3) NANCY’S WORKSHOP 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D114, Encino, CA 91436; Melissa Lugo (Perl) 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D114, Encino, CA 91436; Michael Perl 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D-114, Encino, CA 91436; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Michael Perl, Co-Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043425 The following is/are doing business as: 1) RARE GOURMET MEATS DIRECT 2) RARE GOURMET MEATS 8711 Dorrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Rare Gourmet Group, Inc. 8711 Dorrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Debra Rocker, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043426 The following is/are doing business as: CAREGIVER AGENCY, CORP 421 S. La Fayette Park Place #322, Los Angeles, CA 90057; Caregiver Agency, Corp.

421 S. La Fayette Pk. Pl. #322, Los Angeles, CA 90057; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Mary Grace Nina D. Olaco, CFO/Secretary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles:

February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043427 The following is/are doing business as: RHYTHMIC LEADERSHIP 1335 S. Mansfield Ave. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90019; Jason Stubbers 1335 S. Mansfield Ave. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jason Stubbers, Founding Principal: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015053016 The following is/are doing business as: 1) HOUSE OF BEAUTY 2) HOUSE OF BEAUTY BY ANI 17412 Ventura Blvd. #290, Encino, CA 91316; Ani Sargsyan 17412 Ventura Blvd. #290, Encino, CA 91316; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ani Sargsyan, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 27, 2015; Published: March 06, 13, 20, 27, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015063514 The following is/are doing business as: PAA FOUNDATION / EBOLA HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FUND 502 N. Citrus Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Pacific Asian Atlantic Foundation (PAAF) 4601 W. Sahara Ave. #L, Las Vegas, NV 89102; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Glenn R. Washington, V.P. Special Projects/Director: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 09, 2015; Published: March 13, 20, 27, April 03, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015057349 The following is/are doing business as: 1) L.A. PACKING, CRATING AND TRANSPORT 2) L.A. PACKING AND CRATING 3) L.A. PACK 4) LAPACT 5) L.A. PAC 6) L.A. PACKING & CRATING INC. 5722 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016; L.A. Packing, Crating And Transport, Inc. 5722 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016; The

business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein May 09, 1997: Jimmy Isenson, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 04, 2015; Published: March 13, 20, 27, April 03, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015034796 The following is/are doing business as: INQUIRY SYSTEMS 1235 Edris Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Patrick O’Shea 1235 Edris Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL , registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Patrick O’Shea, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 9, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 LACC N/C ––––––

N OT I C E — Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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310/849-5432 www.10324Miss.com

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KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

Updated kitchen and

407

Near Doheny & Burton Way Front unit with 3 balconies

Loaded with Amenities Granite Kitchen, Bathroom Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer in the unit, Hardwood Floors, Central A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas Fireplace, Vertical Blinds, 24/7 Digital Surveillance – Controlled Entrance, Assigned parking.

12’ High ceiling. NO PETS

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

Tear down or refurb

NO BROKERS

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3500sf 2-Story Home

BEVERLY HILLS

Approximate sizes, land 6500 feet, 2 story house 3500 feet.

BRE# 01349048

License 00957281

House for Sale

Near to Beverly Center.

Call 310/259-9911

BEVERLY HILLS

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2 BD. + DEN + 2 BA.

Includes Full Amenities, Doorman (day & night) Pool, Spa, Gym and Recreational Room.

Completely Remodeled From A to Z, Hardwood Floors Throughout.

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310/860-9991 Brand New 310/433-1949 Construction 213/926-4213 Completed in Nov. ‘14 BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

large family

Call 310/985-9188

310/922-2141

310/617-5564

+ POWDER ROOM

Av a i l a b l e

(310) 951-0711

Steve Geller BRE: 01153015

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Sale See our Ad Sec. 270

building, garage side-by-side parking.

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PICO/ROBERTSON

Large Remodeled 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath Dining rm., high ceiling, refrigerator, laundry, hardwood flrs., garage+ storage. No Pets. $2,850/Month Call 10am to 8pm:

————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. •• SPACIOUS •• 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Modern kitchen, ample closet space, balcony, gated garage, 2 parking spots, laundry, swimming pool, a/c. $2,650/MO. Call 323/388-9326

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Gorgeous Newly Remodeled 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath New stainless steel appliances, new tile in kitchen+bath, new quartz countertops, hardwood floors, parking, 900sq.ft. $2,350/MO 818/321-1942

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Pico/Robertson

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. $2,250 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH • L IGHT & A IRY • New carpet and paint, New custom built-ins central air/heat, granite, in kitchen, humongous all applainces, washer & closets, balcony, dry bar, skylight, a/c, central dryer, recessed lighting, heat, 2-car parking, fireplace, pool, secured laundry facility. building, 2 parking, elevator.

Exceptional Condition! $2,975/MO. 323/937-3737 Call 818/321-1942

BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT 2 BEDROOM + DEN +2.5 BATH Newly Remodeled with new granite countertop, hardwood floor, central air & heat, washer/dryer. $2,900/MO. Call 310-651-2551

A PA RT M E N T / C O N D O R E N TA L S

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ Bedford/Olympic 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO $2,150/MO.

* B E V E R L Y H I L L S * • BRENTWOOD • **CENTURY CITY** 8725 Clifton Way 125 N. Barrington Av. 2220 S. Beverly Glen Newly Remodeled N E W LY U P D AT E D • •

WESTWOOD 10966 OHIO AVE.

W E S T W O O D • MIRACLE MILE •

1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e . 615 S. Cochran Ave.

• •1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • • 1 Bdrm. + NEWLY REMODELED 1 B d . + D e n + 1 B a .

• • • • • •• • • •• Approx. 1400 Sq. ft.

Den + 2 Bath • • 2 Bdrm.+ 2 Bath • • • TERRIFIC Extra Large • Bachelor • • • Lower unit with fridge, Lrg. unit. Balcony, • 1 Bdrm.+ 1 Bath • • • L o t s o f • • 2 BR/2 BATH • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • washer/dryer in unit Walk-in closet, Upscale, Bright, Character & Charm !

•• 1 BR/1 BATH and 2 car parking.

•• intercom entry, laundry Gorgeous & Spacious. Glass Fireplace

Call 310/880-7281 facility, elevator, prkg.

————— • C BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. $1,900/MO. Spacious 2 BD + 2BA Newly decorated unit, air condition, hardwood floors, stove, fridge, laundry, storage, carport.

No Pets.

Call 818/701-6600 or 818/640-8082

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• • • • •

HARMING & BRIGHT • With Pool, balcony, Close to Cedars, central air, fireplace, restaurants, shopping stove, elevator, inter& transportation. com entry, prkg. gym.

• 310/276-1528 •

• 310/476-2181 •

BEVERLY HILLS

Close to shopping, dining & schools.

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French doors in bdrm. to • patio overlooking pool •

• GORGEOUS UNITS •

NEW hardwood and tile Newly Remodeled. floors and GRANITE counNew hrwd. flrs., tertops, Laundry on each granite counters, stainless steel appl., floor, ELEVATOR-Intercom, Gated Parking, No Pets. Close To U.C.L.A. 1769-1775 alcove fireplace, 310/477-6856 N. Sycamore Av. 323-252-5600 fridge, laundry facility, • • • • • gated parking, intercom W I L S H I R E • Single entry, WiFi and more.

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310/435-3693

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————— 321 S. Sherbourne Dr. LARGE LOVELY

• • Spacious • • 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH • Jr. Executive • Parking. Beautiful • Single • • • • • Brentwood Area. Balcony, controlled

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• • • • • • • • BRENTWOOD SANTA MONICA • • S i n g l e • • The Carlton 808 4th St. • • • • • •

BEVERLY HILLS B R E N T W O O D

Living+dining rooms, hrwd. flrs., appliances, washer/dryer hook up, bar, central air, walk-in closet, 2-parking. No pets.

Robert: 310/403-6812

340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

access, balcony, elevator, lrg. pool, prkg, on-sight laundry.

H IKING IN R UNYON C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

** • • • • • ** WiFi, a/c, intercom * 2 Bd.+2 Ba. * Spacious entry, laundry facility, Single+Loft+11/2 Ba. * 1 Bd+Den+1 Ba * elevator, parking, pool. 2 Bdrm + 2 Bath ** * * CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., • • • • • (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) Large, Unique & Balcony, controlled 323/467-8172 WiFi, central air/heat, Gorgeous. Fireplace, SHOPPING & 1 BLK. access, parking, fireplace, patio, balcony, dishwasher, TO WESTWOOD PARK. elevator, on-site laundry.

310/478-8616 controlled access, intercom entry, LAFAYETTE PARK Close to shopping, pool, elevator, parking, elevator, prkg., pool.

274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. laundry facility.

• Close to Beach • •• WESTWOOD • great restaurants 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath and Metro.

10933 Rochester Ave. 310/312-9871 310/394-7132 Granite counter tops, stain213/364-8423 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Shopping & Dining in less steel appliances, Brentwood Village Jr . Executive air conditioned, new 1628 Westgate Ave. Spacious a/c, fireplace, L.A.’S FINEST, BRENTWOOD ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ pool, controlled access, MOST LUXURIOUS hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling 11933 Darlington Ave. APT. RENTAL laundry fac., prkg.

Bright & Airy. * * * * * * fan, elevator, controlled 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ==== • Free WiFi Access • Dishwasher, access. Fitness ctr, yoga ==== 310/473-5061

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WEST L.A.

310/473-1509

310/820-1810

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412 N. OAKHURST DR. 11730 SUNSET BLVD NEWLY REMODELED ~ Luxury Large ~

MID-WILSHIRE

11666 Goshen Ave.

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(•)(•)(•)(•)(•)

1240 GRANVILLE AVE access, a/c, stove, elevator, laundry Unit Apartment 5.

Intercom entry, on-sight facility, parking.

Spacious, Hardwood $1,400/MO. Close To U.C.L.A. • 310/247-8689 • parking, on-sight floors, dishwasher, Call 805/379-2000 Close to Cedars-Sinai, laundry facility. on-sigXPht laundry • WESTWOOD • Beverly Center & or 805/231-8415 Close to transportation. 550 Veteran Ave. and parking.

Trendy Robertson Bl.

Top Flr. 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

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for more information.

310/531-3992

Wifi, Bright, controlled Close to Museums, access, balcony, Grove & Restaurants. pool, elevator, laundry facility, prkg.

HOLLYWOOD

Central air, large Close to Everything. balcony, pool, elevator, Luxury Living •••••••• 2600 Virginia Ave. access bldg., WiFi, on-site laundry, with valet, Balcony, dishwasher, • S p a c i o u s • pool, on-sight laundry, intercom entry. * HOLLYWOOD * lush garden a/c, heated pool, WiFi, • 3 Bd. + 2 Ba. • 320 N. La Peer Dr. gym, parking.

• 310/246-0290 • elevator controlled surrounding pool, 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. Approx. 1,100sf.

310/477-6885 CLOSE TO access, on-site laundry, Patio, dishwasher, * * * * * C l o s e t o U. C . L . A . gym, elevator, etc.

SHOPS & DINING parking. Close to on-site laundry, parking.

Hrwd. flrs., granite • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath B E V E R L Y H I L L S Brentwood Village, Close to school, freeway W E S T W O O D counters, dishwasher, * * * * * 443 S. Oakhurst Dr. Shops & Restaurants. & transportation. 1409 Midvale Ave. central air, balcony.

Newly Remodeled • • • 310/826-4889 • 310/449-1100 Great Views •• • • • Call: 310/470-4474

Unit 102, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, $1800.00. Recently renovated front unit 1930 controlled-access building one block From Beverly Hills. Features include • 1 Bd+Den+111/22 Ba • new stainless appliances, • • • • • granite Countertops, • • • • • • • breakfast nook, tile floors, spacious living B R I G H T & S P A C I O U S BEVERLY HILLS room and Bedroom feature LIVING. hardwood floors. Laundry Balcony, dishwasher, on-site. Unassigned park- elevator, intercom entry, on-site ing. NO PETS. 1 year lease. laundry, parking.

Available March 15th P LEASE C ALL :

Text Lisa 310-720-4810

Controlled access, on-sight laundry, a/c unit, kitchenette.

CORRIDOR • Bachelor • 310/552-8064 • W E S T W O O D BRENTWOOD Rooftop jacuzzi 1370 Veteran Ave. 10530-10540 Controlled access, Wilshire Bl. ∞∞∞∞∞ 11640 Kiowa Ave. with panoramic laundry facility.

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Utilities Included. city views.

•••••••• Balcony, air conditioning • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Newly Updated 323/851-3790 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath S A N T A M O N I C A dishwasher, controlled ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

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CULVER CITY

WEST L.A.

room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities.

• • • • • Easy freeway access • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. 213/382-102 1

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Ba.

• •• •••••• 1433 Brockton Ave. • • • • • • Jr. Executive • Single • S p a c i o u s Very spacious, ••••••• granite counters, • • • Bachelor Rooftop pool, • • •• microwave, intercom deck, central air, Balcony, dishwasher, Pool, sauna, entry, on-sight launelevator, intercom parking, entry, on-sight laundry, intercom entry, dry, parking & WiFi. elevator, on-site gym, parking. laundry facility.

Very close to UCLA • Free WiFi Access • laundry, parking. Please Call: & Westwood Village. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ All Utilities Paid.

310/479-0700 310/208-5166 BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE 310/841-2367 3830 Vinton Ave.

“The Mission” • Westwood •

• • • • • 6-Month Lease Avail.

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401 S. HOOVER St.

* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury • • • • • • • •

custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, • 1 B d . + 1 B a . pool, health club, spa. • • • • • • • • • Free WiFi Access • Control access, pool, • Close to UCLA • 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry and parking.

• 310/864-0319 •

213/385-4751

BEVERLY HILLS

S E RV I C E

475 Garage/Estate Sale

ENCINO ESTATE SALE Ant. & Vint., Fine Furniture & Bedrooms, Dining Sets, Sofas, Oil Paintings, Bric-A-Brac, Costume Jewelry, 2 Player Pianos & Rolls.

Fri. Mar. 13th 10am-3pm • Sat. Mar. 14th 10am-4pm Sun. Mar. 15th 1pm-5pm • Mon. Mar. 16th 10am-3pm and Tue. Mar. 17th 10am-3pm

4467 WOODLEY AVE. (South of Ventura Bl.)

Preview at estatesaleshop.com

ESTATE SALE FOR THE UPSCALE BUYER B E V E R LY H I L L S E S TAT E Fabulous lifetime collection of fine furniture, art, silver, glassware, and Chinese porcelain.

Moser - "Splendid Glasses" Baccarat, Steuben, Lalique Glasses & Decanters

507

D I R E C T O RY

ANTIQUES BUY & SELL

AUTOS WANTED

WANTED

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN ADDITION TO

ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

YOUR AD HERE call: 310.278.1322

507 AUTOS WANTED

Antiques - Old Coins Tiffany Items Paintings - Objets d’Art Estate Jewelry: Gold - DiamondsVintage Watches Lalique - Art Glass Fine Porcelains: Meissen - Sevres Marble Statues Bronze Sculptures Clocks - Silver Furniture: French English - American One Item or Entire Estates Purchased For Cash. Prompt & Considerate Response to All Inquiries.

House Calls O.K. ••••••••••

Tiffany “Shell and Thread” Service for 12 Wallace Sterling “Golden Aegean Weave” Service for 12

HIGH-END & CLASSIC CAR

MICHAEL NEWMAN

CALL ERIC

310/276-0188 818/888-9200

George III and George IV silver including a pair of wine coasters, salvers, salts, tongs, and a large canteen “Kings Pattern”, Matthew Bolton epergne.

310/345-1487

Paintings - Martin Ferriers, Maclet, Paul Madeline, Marcel Cosson, Dietz Edzard, Luce, Bombois, Camoin, School Of Paris.

CA$H FOR CAR$

Visit my website at beverlyhil santiques.com

WE WILL BUY YOUR CAR, RUNNING OR NOT!

Collection of Chinese porcelain: Han, Tang, Ming, and Ching, Export

China: 135 piece set of “Red Aves” Royal Crown Derby, Service for 12 Royal Copenhagen.

Sorry, no Clothes, Kitchen Items or Linens.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY MARCH 13th, 14th, 15th 10:00AM to 4:00PM

By appointment only Call 310/288-1727

BUY & SELL

PRICES PAID ••••••••••

WE BUY CARS

Furniture: including French chairs and chest, Empire sideboard, large dining room table, half round cabinet

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

HIGHEST CASH

Georgian silver, including salvers, dishes, canteen & Sterling Silver Flatware.

Maciel, Mexico. Large Mexican Sterling Tea Tray, Other Sterling Items.

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ALL TYPES OF CARS ANY YEAR • ANY MODEL

Will Appraise Your Car For Free!

Visit us at

www.chequeredflag.com

Call John or Neil:

323-868-4119 sales@chequeredflag.com

SERVICE DIRECTORY To advertise your services

call: 310.278.1322

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S E R V I C E

BAR-B-Q CLEANING

CARPET CLEANING

D I R E C T O R Y

HANDY

HANDY

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

C L E A N Y O U R • WHITNEY'S • • HANDYMAN • • Home Repairs CARPETS ELECTRICAL AND Spring Special $30/Room 3-rm min-12’x12’

Professional Cleaning for your Barbecue -Grill racks & Heat Plates -Control Knobs/drip pan/burners -Complete interior Cleaning -Thorough exterior cleaning -Check, clean, and unclog burners

For Appointment Call 310-684-3526 www.bar-b-clean.com

CONTRACTORS

CLEAN CARPET CARE • Steam Cleaning • Free Deodorizer • Free Spot Removal Residential/Commercial

All Janitorial Services 30+ Years Experience.

www.elaninnovativeconstruction.com

Albert Sedighpour

General Building Contractor

310-294-6866

Lic. No. 953274

albert.sedighpour@gmail.com

CONTRACTOR

• AC • REMODELING & NEW ADDITIONS FREE Estimates

310.278.5380 L I C : # 8 0 1 8 8 4 • F U L L Y INSURED

805-252-2122

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or Too small!

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HANDYMAN

ELECTRICIAN

HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING

35 Years Experience

CARE ELECTRIC

• Carpentry • Drywall • Painting • Ceramic Tiles • Flooring • Roofing • Kitchen Cabinets • • • • • • • • • • No Job Too BIG or Too Small

All Electrical Needs!

Residential/Commercial Expert Repair Small Jobs OK Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed! www.careelectric.net

310/901-9411 Lic.# 568446

CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CONTRACTOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

Call Robert at

LICENSED HANDYMAN

• 323/540-0448 • Quality Cleaning!

ELAN INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION - New Home Construction - Smart Homes - Environmentally Friendly Pointers - Help with your ideal design through wide variety of floor plans & innovative features

• Remodeling • Carpentry HANDYMAN SERVICE • Ceramic Tile • Plumbing Lamps, Fixtures and • Drywall • Painting Furniture Restored • Plaster • Wallpaper • Call Dave • 30 years of Quality service.

Cell: 213/300-0223 Big and small jobs.

323/651-1832 Immediate Response No Job Too BIG Excellent reference.

Call 626/376-5028

—————–––– LICENSED HANDYMAN Lic. # B650400

N o j o b t o o S M A L L or BIG .

From A to Z.

310.278.1322

GENERAL CONTRACTOR 4 0 Ye a r s E x e r i e n c e i n L A

T HE S OLENDER G ROUP I NC .

New Construction, Remodeling & Additions.

Also, Exp. Forensic Expert Free Consultations and Estimates.

Hi Rise - Lo Rise • Cal. LIC #348195 WWW . SOLENDERGROUPINC . COM

Stephenmishka90025@yahoo.com

310/203-0323 • 323/850-0080

FREE ESTIMATES

Kitchen/Bathroom & Additions • Electrical Plumbing • Painting Int./Ext. • Concrete Drywall • Carpentry Welding • Roofing We Can Help with All Your Home Needs.

CALL DAN @ 323/855-8400

PEST CONTROL

RAFAEL

PAINTING

YALE

PAINTING PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Residential/Commercial Quality Custom Painting References Available.

Interior/Exterior House • Commercial Apt. • Industrial • Hi-Rise

NO JOB TOO SMALL. Since 1982 LIC. # 641602 I Have Great Preparation BONDED + INSURED 20 Years Experience Lic. # 689667 • Bonded / Insured

323/658-7847 3 2 3 / 7 3 3 - 4 8 9 8 323/864-2490 Call Young anytime FREE ESTIMATE

“I Do My Own Work”

ROOFING • ROOFING SERVICE • • • •

N EW R OOFS / R EPAIRS R AINGUTTER & S KYLIGHT S ER VICE G ARAGE /O FFICE C ONVERSION ’ S Written roof inspections for real estate agents.

30 Years in Business • 3rd Generation Roofer

• Orsinis Roofing • Call Steve 24-hrs.: • 800-213-6806 • • 213-675-3769 •

E XCELLENT L OCAL R EFERENCES Insured • Bonded Mobile Credit Card Payment And Payment Plans Available.

(800) 797-7329 “Call and Bug Us” General Pest Control: Ants - Roaches - Rats Mice - Fleas Termites & more. + FULL SERVICE Structural Repairs BUILDING MAINTENANCE Monthy - Bi Monthy Estimates.

One Time Service Call Rony: Call Dave (Owner) Direct ext-2

Bonded & Insured

PAINTING

HOME REPAIR & REMODELING

Electrical • Plumbing • Painting Int./Ext. • Framing • Tile • Concrete Drywall • Glasswork Carpentry • Welding Additions • Remodeling

YOUR AD FREE HERE • 310/245-1717 • call:

State Lic. #914589

BEVERLY HILLS

SUDOKU

www.fatcatexterminator.com

Honest, Reliable & Effective Service

MARBLE RESTORATION

GOLD COAST ~ MARBLE ~ • Marble Polishing • Sealing • Floor Restoration • Grout Cleaning Call For Free Estimate:

818/348-3266 • 818/801-9503 • Cell: 818/422-9493 • • Member of BBB • REAL ESTATE AGENTS/SELLERS, PREP YOUR PROPERTY.

SERVICE DIRECTORY To Advertise Your Business Call 310-278-1322 www.bhcourier.com

BEVERLY HILLS

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Chairman Emeritus Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs ******

Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons ****** Founding Publisher March Schwartz (Publisher 1965-2004) Clifton S. Smith, Jr. (Publisher 2004-2014)

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Education Partner

From The Publisher

MARCIA WILSON HOBBS With all the chaos happening internationally and even locally, it’s often a good idea to bring a little humor into our daily lives. For this, we turn the space over to our Roger Lefkon.

Another Phobia From Roger Lefkon

Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter

THE FEAR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

Astrology

My first encounter with customer service occurred when I was eight years old. I called Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole (collect) to complain that I did not receive the model train set that was atop my Christmas list although by all accounts I had aced the “naughty or nice” test. I ate all of my vegetables, brought my dates home before curfew time, earned good grades in school and opened wide for the dentist.

The anonymous voice at the other end asked for my birthday, just like they do at the hospital, pharmacy and dry cleaner, to be sure I was whom I claimed to be and not an imposter looking to score a set of trains. I asked to speak with Santa and was told he was having his beard colored and couldn’t be disturbed.

I next pleaded for Mrs. Claus and was informed she was being fitted with a new red velvet 3/4 length zipper jacket and running late. I was finally handed to off to one of the elves who had recently been reassigned to customer service after opting to take a lucrative early retirement package. He displayed no interest in my plight and turned me over to a former department store Santa who did little to hide his extreme dislike for kids.

The next voice on the line had an Indian accent. It was a customer service rep in Mumbai asking me, between bites of his lamb kebab, for my date of birth before dropping the call and transferring me to voicemail hell. (Why do all service providers have this infatuation with birthdates?) Over the years, nothing much has changed and consequently dealing with customer service “help desks” continues, to this day, to be a foreboding experience driven by negative expectations and pre-established fears and hostility, much like paying a visit to my in-laws.

The catch phrases used then are almost identical with today’s customer service protocol. How many times have we heard a CSR try to pacify us with expressions such as, “please accept our apology; your business is very important to us; have I answered all of your questions?; the computer won’t let me do that; wait time is 55 minutes but we can call you back, just press number one on your phone and say the secret word; let me find someone who can assist you further, you do speak Mandarin don’t you?”: and my favorite, “have I helped you to become a better person and motivated you to give back to society?”

Is it any wonder so many dissatisfied customers feel so passive and hopeless about getting a satisfying resolution that they don’t even try complaining to the company. Well, I am not one of those people. In this era of exploding connectivity I have reached out to call centers at home and abroad including on-line interaction, social media, face to face confrontation at retail outlets and most recently virtual customer support people who can be anywhere since they are secretly working for companies out of their own homes, igloos, prison cells, caves, space craft, monasteries, and shoe houses. Remember the “old lady who lived in a shoe” well she now handles customer service for Jimmy Choo.

To see justice done I have fought the good fight and have the scars to prove it. Over time, I have returned fortune cookies because their messages were intimidating: “you will die alone and poorly dressed” and “the fortune you seek is in another cookie.” I have also purchased a parrot who, despite my considerable efforts, would not utter a word. A very impatient customer relations person, who apparently was a parrot in another life, informed me that they develop their ability to speak by talking to other exotic birds. He said: “keep the one you have and I’ll send you another, who will fly non-stop into your living room,” and he did bringing all his possessions with him. So now I have two parrots who converse very nicely with each other but not with me.

Calling my satellite TV provider for technical support is always a daunting experience. While recently attempting to program a new remote unit, I had to navigate my way through three levels of technicians until I was able to receive a picture on my TV–then it was a local news broadcast originating from Islamabad, Pakistan! With the help of two weightlifters from Gold’s Gym, I once returned an elliptical trainer to a skeptical customer service rep citing the fact that only a space age engineer could assemble a treadmill with the instructions provided noting that I even went so far as to call in a treadmill concierge doctor who gave up after three hours although he did give me a flu shot so all was not lost. I must confess, however, that not every exchange with customer service has resulted in a horror story. Did you know, for example, that you can eat half a box of chocolates and still return it to most national candy stores for a full refund with no questions asked? Now that’s what I call a sweet deal!

When dealing with CS, it is important to keep in mind that, for the most part, these folks, who come to work with fictitious names, altered voices and wearing disguises, are lightening rods for abuse and are paid low wages with the prospect of little upward mobility….a classic lose-lose situation.

Two thirds of our economy is in the service sector. So why then is service so bad? The customer service credo may provide us with a clue: “Just because you’re insanely paranoid doesn’t mean you’re not being followed by trees.”

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 13). The next three months are a makeover for your life. You’ll fix the bothersome parts and celebrate three distinct wins. In June, a quest will take you to gorgeous locations where you’ll connect with interesting people. July brings a disruption to your plans, and the result you get in August will make it all worthwhile. Capricorn and Scorpio people adore you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You’ll get better results when you ease up on yourself. Approve of yourself with that same generous approval you so readily give to others. Tonight will bring the end of a struggle.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Integrate your talents instead of choosing between them. Anyone who tries to limit your activities isn’t being a friend right now, because you have the ability to do several things at once.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). There is no success without failure. No one feels good without the contrast of feeling bad. If you keep your attitude on track with the positive, the contrasts in this day will only make you stronger.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You build your reputation with each action you take. Little by little, day by day, your legacy is coming together. Tonight, someone new to your situation will give you a fresh point of view.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t want to “cry wolf.” Yet, in order to truly understand the strength of your support system, you have to put it to the test. Implement some version of a fire alarm.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Follow an orderly process, and you’ll be lucky. It will require more preparation than you think. In fact, most of the day will be spent in preparation for something that will unfold in less than an hour.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Heed the physical manifestation of hesitancy: a tightness in the throat and chest and/or a heaviness in the arms. While your ambition tries to push you forward, your intuition may hold you back.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). We all think things that should not be said out loud, but some people haven’t developed the social filter necessary to keep conversation polite. Luckily, your friends have you to keep them in check.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You love your family today, and you’ll treat most people you meet like they are a part of it. Domestic projects will be lucky, as will anything to do with feeding your people.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What’s in your mind cannot be observed by anyone else, and today that’s a good thing, because you’re working on what truly belongs to you. Don’t share it. The world isn’t ready for it yet.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Wishes are not goals, but if you add a timeline, they will be. Tonight features an unexplainable spiritual bond. In the upcoming weeks, you’ll become more and more convinced that you belong together.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your enthusiasm is catching. Your joy needs no qualifiers. It will open people up and make them feel like unleashing their own natural exuberance.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers.

Reported losses in brackets.robberies and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.

Roger Lefkon is a veteran television writer/producer, a former senior executive with Merv Griffin En- ASSAULTS 03/02 200 S. Elm Dr. tertainment, and author of The World Is A Scary Place.

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03/07 400 N. Rodeo Dr. ($245) 03/08 700 N. Roxbury Dr.($75,700) 03/02 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. GRAND THEFTS 03/04 9000 Robbins Ave. 02/22 9000 Wilshire Bl. ($5,330) 03/07 400 N. Canon Dr. 02/23 9000 Wilshire Bl. ($1,444) BURGLARIES 02/27 9000 Wilshire Bl. ($6,585) 03/03 200 S. Doheny Dr. 03/03 200 S. Roxbury Dr.($27,000) 03/04 9000 Wilshire Bl. ($10,500) 03/03 200 Reeves Dr. ($9.000) 03/04 100 N. Almont Dr. ($700) 03/06 600 Hillcrest Road ($80,000) 03/05 600 N. Rodeo Dr. ($7,365) 03/08 9000 Wilshire Bl. ($1,300)

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