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BEVERLY HILLS VOLUME: LIII

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Election Endorsements Governor: Antonio Villaraigosa or John Cox Lt. Gov: Cole Harris • U.S. Senator: Dianne Feinstein

METERS ARE BACK– “I never thought I would be happy to see a parking meter,” quipped Councilmember Lili Bosse. James Anderton, owner of the boutique WEST (pictured above with Bosse), agreed. Every meter was full Thursday morning, and shops on the south side of South Santa Monica Boulevard were as well. Anderton, the unofficial spokesperson for the merchants on the south side of the street, closed his shop on several occasions to attend Traffic and Parking Commission meetings to repeatedly ask for the meters to be replaced. When the City covered them at the onset of the North Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction nearly two years ago, the merchants held onto the promise that they would be returned. But City staff said that there was no concrete evidence that the parking affected retail sales, and promoted a plan that would have smoothed traffic without parking on the south side. Bosse, however, visited every merchant on the south side and reported back to her colleagues regarding their plight, resulting in a reassessment of the street not as a thoroughfare - but as a local shopping and pedestrian-friendly area.

The City will soon be installing “scramble” crosswalks at Rodeo, Bedford and Camden Drives to encourage safer pedestrian use and add diagonal crossing options.

One of the friendliest faces at Beverly Hills City Hall retired last week.

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Rick Caruso was named Chair of the USC Board of Trustees Thursday.

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George Christy, Page 6 Our Hostess With The Mostest, Mitzi Gaynor, Birthday-Partied Friends At Her Palatial New Digs In Beverly Hills. She’s Writing Her Memoir, Which Is Destined To Be A Best Seller, We Hope She Will Add A Chapter On Entertaining.

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Beverly Hills Voters To Decide Fate Of Local Schools

By Laura Coleman With over half of its student body learning from within portable classrooms, the Beverly Hills Unified School District is clearly in need of an upgrade. On Tuesday, Beverly Hills voters will decide if the solution is Measure BH, a $385 million construction bond which will return students to permanent classroom buildings in addition to making other upgrades, including repairing Hawthorne’s century-old

auditorium.

“Cost escalations and inflation are running at 20 percent per year, compounded, every year. We can’t wait any longer,” emphasized Board of Education President Lisa Korbatov. “We’re going to end up paying much more to get much less if we don’t pass that bond on June 5.”

The resolution is expected to cost property owners an average of (see ‘MEASURE BH’ page 17)

Sarah Kaber Named New Principal At Hawthorne School

By Laura Coleman Hawthorne Interim Assistant Principal Sarah Kaber, who had been filling the role for the majority of the past academic year, has been tapped to take over the role of principal for the 2018/19 academic year. She replaces Interim Principal Rich Waters who will return to his former role as assistant principal. Sources say Waters did not apply to the position after Hawthorne’s former principal, Michelle Dar, left on maternity leave and later decided to return to the classroom as a teacher instead of continuing to lead Hawthorne.

Kaber is a familiar face throughout the district She previously served as a Technology Coach, Kindergarten, Third Grade, Fifth Grade and Middle School Math Intervention teacher at Hawthorne, Horace Mann and

By Victoria Talbot For over two years, the City of Beverly Hills has pursued plans to re-forest the south side of Lots 12 & 13, a process that, residents say, continues to frustrate and anger the community.

Toward that end, Deputy Building Official David Yelton sent Bruce Howard, attorney for the Beverly Hills Land Company (BHLC), which owns the approximately 5-acre strip of land, a request for a “Temporary Construction Easement” (TCE) on Parcel 13 for access to the City’s right-ofway, which was denied.

Instead, the BHLC attorney wrote a five-page letter objecting to the City’s plans.

Plans call for filling in areas where the trees are thin with new, healthy trees; removing dangerous and diseased trees; and replacing those trees with healthy new trees.

At a meeting on April 11, community members selected, with the help of Master

Sarah Kaber

Beverly Vista Schools.

Superintendent Michael Bregy described her has having a “natural ability” to connect with students, parents and staff .

“I love our Hawthorne community and how well I’ve been able to get to know our students this year,” says Kaber, “I’ve spent time in every grade and in every classroom, and I can’t wait to see how much our kids continue to grow.”

Superior Court Judges No. 4: Alfred Coletta No. 16: Hubert Yun No. 60: Tony Cho No. 63: Malcolm Mackey No. 67: Dennis Vincent No. 71: David Berger No. 113: Javier Perez No. 118: Troy Davis No. 126: Ken Fuller No. 146: Armando Duron

For detailed information on the candidates and measures in the June 5 election, as well as to find your polling place, visit http://www.lavote.net/

Konheim Uncooperative In Efforts To Re-Forest Lots 12-13

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THIS ISSUE

Measure BH: Yes L.A. County Sheriff: Jim McDonnell 33rd District Rep: Kenneth Wright State Senator: Ben Allen County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang County Supervisor: Daniel Glaser Treasurer: Jack Guerrero Controller: Konstantinos Roditis Attorney General: Steven C. Bailey State Superintendent: Marshall Tuck Secretary of State: Mark P. Meuser Board of Equalization: G. Rick Marshall Prop 68: No Prop 69: No Prop 70: No Prop 71: Yes Prop 72: Yes

Arborist Nick Araya of TreeCare LA, to plant Brisbane Box trees and Bailey Acacias, species compatible with the soil changes resulting from the eucalyptus trees, depending on the availability of the species and the size of the specimens.

The City is currently scheduled to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the project Friday, which is set to begin work Aug. 1.

However, an RFP was also set to be released Dec. 15, 2017 for work to begin by April 2018 under then-assistant director of Public Works Trish Rhay. She left the City and the RFP was then set to be released on March 1, 2018, with work to begin by May 30 with the project now assigned to Deputy Director of Public Works Erik Lee. But Lee left the City and the project is now under Assistant Director of Public Works Chad Lynn.

The trees on Lots 12 & 13 (see ‘LOTS 12 & 13’ page 13)

A TERRIFIC TEAM — Tom Kaplan came to Spago in 1982, and is now Spago’s senior partner, masterminding the Wolfgang Puck empire from Las Vegas. We asked Wolfgang how he finds such a wonderful staff, and his answer was, “Not hard finding them, but not always easy to keep them.”

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

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THANK YOU, LOKU – Mayor Julian Gold stands beside Park Ranger Loku Jayasekara, who served the City of Beverly Hills for 18 years. Readers may recognize Loku as working the front desk at the entrance of City Hall, where he always greeted visitors with a warm smile. Mr. Jayasekara, a native of Sri Lanka, retired last Friday.

His familiar and friendly face will be missed at City Hall.

Rick Caruso Named Chair Of USC Board Of Trustees

By Matt Lopez Real estate magnate and civic leader Rick Caruso has been elected to chair the USC Board of Trustees, the university announced late Thursday.

Caruso is a long-serving member of USC. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1980 and is a longtime member of the board. He is founder and CEO of Caruso, one of the country’s largest privately-held real estate companies.

Caruso’s election comes just days after Max Nikias stepped down as USC president following an investigation into misconduct and reporting failures at USC’s student health center.

According to a press release from USC, Caruso will continue to lead the Special Committee overseeing the investigation.

“Our most fundamental duty is to protect the dignity, safety and well-

being of our students on their own campus. What happened to our students is unthinkable and immoral, and there can be no tolerance for not protecting our students. I am outraged by the failure of this duty, and it ends today,” said Caruso.

As board chair, Caruso will be at the helm as USC searches for its next president.

“The Board of Trustees and I will be seeking input from representatives of our constituencies as we move, swiftly but thoroughly and intelligently, to identify new leadership for the university,” Caruso said.

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B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S

Traffic And Parking Commission Holds Second Complete Streets Workshop

By Victoria Talbot The Traffic and Parking Commission held a special meeting Wednesday evening for a Complete Streets workshop in the City Hall Municipal Gallery, attended by about 21 residents.

The turnout was nearly matched by the 19 City staff members and Iteris representatives leading the workshop.

Iteris is a traffic consultant group the City has contracted to facilitate the endeavor, with the goal of improving mobility and accessibility throughout the City for all forms of transportation, including pedestrian, public transportation, cyclists, conventional automobiles, smart vehicles and network technology that provides connectivity for rideshare apps and curbside management.

The two-hour workshop was the second public workshop and third public outreach, including a presence at the Farmers’ Market on Earth Day. The workshop began with a presentation on the Complete Streets program.

Through public outreach, the City hopes to prioritize some streets for certain modes of travel over others to improve safety, traffic flow and the quality of life in Beverly Hills and to diversi-

fy transportation choices.

The goals that have been determined in previous workshops are to improve walkability, reduce speeding, improve transit connectivity and access and to create a more environmentally friendly and sustainable infrastructure.

To date, reports Iteris, the top priorities for Complete Streets elements named by the community include crosswalk warning devices (18 percent), Bike Lanes (17 percent), Traffic calming (11 percent) and green infrastructure (11 percent).

During the workshop portion of the evening, community members were seated at several round tables, each with four maps on them, showing suggestions gleaned from previous workshops. Participants were encouraged to add their mobility suggestions in areas of the City that were significant, with maps for pedestrian, cycling, rapid transit and technology. Several staff members sat at each table to provide more information or clarification and to take notes on what was discussed at each table.

At 8 p.m. each table selected a representative to share the main points that (see ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ page 9)

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BHHS Alum Helps L.A. Trained Rabbis Celebrate Delta-Themed Wedding

By Laura Coleman Love was in the air last fall when Beverly Hills High School alum Jason Friedman (Class of 2013) received a message at his new job after graduating college from Emory. He recalled reading through email at his Delta Air Lines office in Atlanta, Georgia as an analyst in Customer Engagement and Loyalty, when he received something that was a bit out of the ordinary.

“I got this email from two people who I’d never met before asking me if I had anyway to help them get Delta brand cups and napkins for a Delta themed wedding,” Friedman recalled.

“It was a bit of an unusual email, not something that I typically see in my dayto-day work with Delta. But their story was really touching to me.”

Jeremy Simons and Bess Wohlner, who originally met while in rabbinical school about a decade ago in Los Angeles, decided last year to do a "mileage run" to rack up Delta SkyMiles. After spending 47 hours together flying without ever leaving an airport, the two soon realized that they might want to consider dating. When

they reconnected a couple months later on a flight to Israel, they realized that they were bound for true love.

One of their friends who had worked as a rabbi at Emory Jeremy Simons and Bess Wohlner subsequently connected them with Friedman; and a few emails later, their network became tighter.

After Friedman received the email, he took their request for cups to a new level, helping the affianced couple get various things with Delta signage to create an entire Delta-themed wedding.

Following their wedding on Feb. 18, the couple have been enjoying a long honeymoon on a traveling itinerary they planned using Delta miles.

“It’s incredible how Delta can make it a smaller world,” Friedman said.

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Resident-Funded Website Takes Aim At Hadid’s Strada Vecchia Project

The BHPD released a surveillance photo of the suspect vehicles.

Beverly Hills Police Seek Public’s Help To Catch Rodeo Drive Burglars

By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills police this week are seeking the public’s help to identify multiple suspects who burglarized a store at 465 N. Rodeo Dr. in the early morning hours Tuesday.

A Burglary in Progress report was received by the BHPD at 3:52 a.m.

Surveillance videos record four vehicles driving in a caravan formation, stopping alongside the curb, “followed by multiple suspects quickly exiting their vehicles,” according to a press release from Lt. Elisabeth Albanese, Public Information Officer for the Department, calling the event a “brazen burglary.”

The suspects first attempted to gain entrance to the store by smashing the window at Yves St. Laurent, located at 469 N. Rodeo Dr., but were unsuccess-

ful. Next, the group successfully smashed through the window at Zadig et Voltaire, located next door at 465 N. Rodeo Dr. The video shows the suspects removing several items of merchandise from the location and loading it into their vehicles.

The suspects fled in their vehicles heading southbound on Rodeo Drive.

The BHPD responded to the scene and searched the surrounding area for the suspect’s vehicles. One vehicle was located in the area of N. Santa Monica and Westwood Boulevards. Though the driver was ordered to halt the vehicle, the suspects failed to yield and a vehicle pursuit ensued.

The site, funded by Bel-Air residents Joseph and Beatriz Horacek and John and Judith Bedrosian, calls out the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety for “siding with criminal developer Mohamed Hadid, instead of our community” while claiming that if it is not brought into compliance with proper variances, public hearings and environmental review that the structure – as its URL says – must be torn down.

Nicknamed locally the “Starship Enterprise,” the nearly 40,000-squarefoot project which lurks nearly 80 feet high over the Bel-Air hillside, was built on unstable hillside without many necessary permits.

(see ‘RODEO DRIVE BURGLARY’ page 9)

MEET THE MAYOR – Mayor Julian Gold addressed a crowd of about 40 community members last week atop the Chamber of Commerce building.

Gold talked about his initiative to create a strategic plan for the future of Beverly Hills. He invited the community to participate in discussions the first and third Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. in City Council chambers. The Mayor’s Strategic Planning Committee involves all stakeholders – residents, developers and merchants, in a process to evaluate the different commercial areas of the City, and make recommendations to the City Council about a strategic vision for each area and for the City as a whole.

Crest Real Estate’s Jason Somers Flaunts City’s Lobbying Ordinances

By Victoria Talbot At a meeting of the Planning Commission last week Jason Somers, president of Crest Real Estate, a firm which “expedites” projects through the planning process and lobbies for permit approval for development, appeared as a representative on behalf of Spring Place, a membership co-working space proposed at the Gores building at 9800 Wilshire Boulevard and adjacent at 121 Spalding Dr., with rooftop amenities and dining facilities.

Somers and his colleagues, however, are not registered as lobbyists for this project.

It is another example of Crest Real Estate disregarding the laws of the City of Beverly Hills.

Somers was already the subject of one complaint filed by Debbie Weiss.

The Weiss complaint points out that Jason Somers “lied about whether he has ever been sanctioned for a violation of any law… governing Legislative Advocacy on his 1184-1193 Loma Linda form,” citing the registration form for his work on behalf of Francesco Aquilini on the Loma Linda Drive

By Matt Lopez A resident-funded website went public last week, taking aim at celebrity megamansion developer Mohamed Hadid’s oversized 901 Strada Vecchia in Bel-Air. The release of the website – www.tearitdown.net – comes just one week before the project is set to go before the City of Los Angeles’ Zoning Administrator, which will hear a resident-initiated appeal on Hadid’s Erosion Control Plan for the illegally-built structure.

That hearing is set for June 7 at 10 a.m. at the West Los Angeles Municipal Building at 1645 Corinth Ave. Los Angeles.

developments.

On that form, Somers denied that his firm had been sanctioned.

The form asks, “Have you ever been sanctioned for a violation of the Beverly Hills Legislative Advocacy Ordinance or a violation of any law, regulation or ordinance of another jurisdiction governing Legislative Advocacy or lobbying?” Somers and his employees answered, “No.” Then it asks, “Has a firm at which you work, has worked, or for which you own or has owned an equity interest been sanctioned for a violation of the Beverly Hills Legislative Advocacy Ordinance or a violation of any law, regulation or ordinance of another jurisdiction governing Legislative Advocacy or lobbying?”

He and his employess answered, “No.” Weiss detailed no less than 63 violations in her letter, dated Feb. 25, wherein Somers and his employees Parisa Nejad and Margaret Schaffer allegedly lied about sanctions involving (see ‘CREST REAL ESTATE’ page 11)

ROCKEFELLER RICHES– The Armenian International Women’s Association LA Chapter held a benefit at Christie’s auctionhouse on Camden Drive for a special viewing of jewels from the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller to be auctioned in New York City on June 12. Pictured above, from left: Sonya Rogh, Leslie Tevrizian Shahinian, Joan Agajanian Quinn, Cindy Norian and Peggy Gottlieb.

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The Hotel Bel-Air menu

for Tom’s dinner was tantalizing. How can choices offering France’s fine loup de mer and a stone fruit vacheron not be wonderful?

We met Tom in 1982,

when Spago opened on Sunset Boulevard at Horn Avenue.

Occupying the former space of restaurant Armenian the Kavkaz, where the rack of lamb marinated in pomegranate juice was the hot ticket from the kitchen of Miriam Markarian.

We early predicted that

Tom’s enthusiasm, expertise and knowledge would go far.

As he has, overseeing the countless Spago enterprises.

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ravo, dear Tom, we are, indebted and indeed proud of you, and wish plenty more happy birthdays in the years to come. ____________________ Kaplan Archives

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he’s our hostess with the mostest. Mitzi Gaynor, who birthday-partied us with her 10 friends at her new palatial digs in Beverly Hills. And where she informed that she’s begun writing her not-to-be-missed memoir. Likely to be a pistol firing up the best seller lists, and may we suggest that she complete a chapter about her entertaining smarts.

Spago’s senior partner Tom Kaplan at play with wife Liz and son Austin at their Las Vegas residence.

Birthdays, birthdays …

Wolfgang Puck, very

likely the most famous chef of all time, celebrated Tom Kaplan’s 60th birthday in Wolfgang’s posh dining room at the Hotel Bel-Air. Now, if you don’t know who Tom Kaplan is, you don’t know the world of Wolfgang.

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om’s the resident genius who oversees and coordinates the Puck empire, ranging, as Wolfgang tells us, from “Bahrain to Singapore.”

While the Spago restaurant flagship remains on North Canon Drive in Beverly Hills, Wolfgang and Tom have opened additional popular Spagos and other Puck-affiliated dining rooms throughout the globe.

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rriving in Los Angeles and taking an evening off from his myriad worldly chores, Tom greeted twenty confreres from the dining establishment that included Bella Lantsman, the general manager who keeps Wolfgang’s Chinois on Main in Santa Monica on top of the pyramid for the best Chinese food.

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personal friend, filmmaker John Goldwyn, having been Tom’s classmate at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, joined the dinner guests. He noted that daughter Emily, whose mom is Colleen Camp, is knocking out

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n birthday night, her tablescape shimmered with candlelight, Baccarat crystal and hallmarked silverware.

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the mahogany table were the brilliant and beloved Steve Wallace, who created Wally’s Wines and Spirits on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles, where we met decades ago.

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teve brought high eloquence to the wine-and-dining His palate was/is scene. remarkable, never mincing words about the yeas and nays of quality.

Retired now, he loves tra-

versing the world with friends, fishing and dining well.

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o join Mitzi on birthday night, he flew in from a holiday in the Bahamas.

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e applauded her menu.

Gravlax with the mustard-dill sauce that Mitzi prepared that afternoon. A Hungarian “casino” salad of fresh vegetables with sour cream, tender and flavorful chicken portions, and a dessert of prize-worthy vanilla cake with homemade ice cream.

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orking in the kitchen was Mitzi’s co-manager Shane Rosamonda.

While co-manager Rene

Reyes, an executive with The Paley Center, joined Mitzi in welcoming the guests.

Ballerina Kate Cahn, dancing man/choreographer Joe Tremaine, born a New Orleanian who extolled his love of the Cajun dishes thereabouts, even named his dogs Boudin and Gumbo. He finds Antoine’s his favorite dining room, as are the popular redbeans-and-rice cafés.

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lso, El Cholo’s catering manager Steven Byrket and Milan Adam, a veteran restaurant advisor who celebrated his birthday the following day.

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e were introduced to Sanborn McGraw IV, whose family pioneered the city of Detroit. Sanborn now looks after the renowned pianist and performer and terrific musical archivist, Michael Feinstein, who lately purchased the historic Cravens mansion on Pasadena’s Millionaire’s Row for $7 million. And now he’s selling his Los Feliz mansion for $26 million.

The estate of 22,000 square feet was created by Louis Hobart, who designed the magnificent Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco.

annual New Year’s Day party hosted by another great hostess Jean Howard, who partied Bogey and Lauren Bacall, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, Rex Harrison, the Oliviers, etc.

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n that New Year’s Day, Michael was performing as a friend, having been invited by June (Mrs. Oscar) Levant.

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is music enchanted, and we recommended him to play at a reception for Vogue editor, Shirley Lord, hosted by Bob and Rosemarie Stack. His fee was $100. At the Stack party, we brought him together with Liza Minnelli, and the twosome never stopped dueting to the pleasure of everyone.

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e made a match belonging in Heaven. They are bosom buddies to this day.

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is glorious success is now legend, performing around the world for big bucks.

Yet he’s never forgotten that his father was a butcher in Columbus, Ohio, and Mom Maisie a tap dancer.

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itzi invariably brings people you should know to her table together to wine and dine with her.

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ertainly one of her starry nights.

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.S. If you haven’t seen Mitzi’s Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years, videos on PBS, then why not join the music and dance to her fabulous shows choreographed by the hotshot Tony Charmoli?

You’ll be on cloud nine!

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e discovered Michael Feinstein during an

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om lives in Las Vegas, where he masterminds what we call “Puck Central.”

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ough work?

Of course. But nobody does it better than our Tom. With enthusiasm, ease, charm and fair play.

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om’s a happy daddy with a 6-year-old son named Austin.

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Sibongile Mlambo

Robin Tunney

Justina Adorno

Francia Raisa

Eline Powell

Chris Warren

Anne Winters

Eddie Cibrian and Rachel Bilson attended the Disney/ABC International Upfronts at the Walt Disney Studio Lot

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TALKING WITH TORLAKSON – BHUSD Board of Education President Lisa Korbatov and the CSBA PAC hosted a reception at her Beverly Hills home last week for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Pictured, front row, from left: Michael Hayden, Manhattan Beach USD, Sarah Bradshaw CSBA PACER, Rebecca Mieliwoki, Burbank USD , Kathy Marvin, Irvine USD, BHUSD Supt. Michael Bregy, Korbatov, Board member Howard Goldstein, Hon. Donald LaPlante (CSBA Director Region 24 and Downey School Board member) and Hon. Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, CSBA Vice-President and Azusa School Board member. Back row, from left: Erin Oxhorn-Gilpen, Castaic USD , CSBA President Mike Walsh, Butte County Office of Education and Past President Susan Henry, Huntington Beach.

Gold Chooses Love For artSHOW Winner

By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills Mayor Julian Gold selected the “universal theme of love” as the Mayor’s Choice from the Beverly Hills artSHOW last weekend, choosing a sculpture entitled “Love Letters” as the newest addition to the City’s public art.

The selection portrays the symbols for a kiss and a hug – the X and O – designed by Los Angeles jewelry designer Charles Sherman.

“It must be love,” said Mayor Gold.

“As we walked through the artSHOW I was impressed by how hard it was to make a decision when surrounded by such terrific art. Then suddenly, this piece was in front of me and I knew that it was the right one. It was an easy decision; it just spoke to me.”

“I’m extremely honored the Mayor of Beverly Hills selected this sculpture,” said Sherman. “‘Love Letters’ is a powerful, iconic symbol, a monumental kiss and hug that expresses a message everyone immediately understands.”

The selection will be displayed outside the Public Works building on Foothill Drive.

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

Dr. Barry Pressman Honored By American College Of Radiology The American College of Radiology awarded its highest honor – the ACR Gold Medal – to Dr. Barry D. Pressman at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Pressman, a former ACR president and board member, has been professor and chair of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Department of Imaging for almost 26 years.

Pressman also received the 2018 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Alumni Council of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, which was a two-year school when he attended, after graduating from Dartmouth College summa cum laude. He earned his medical degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School.

Initially planning to go to law school, Pressman was intrigued by his college science classes and chose a medical career instead. After completing a surgical internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, he entered a diagnostic radiology residency at ColumbiaPresbyterian Medical Center.

He acquired additional experience at Presbyterian’s Neurological Institute before completing a neuroradiology

Dr. Barry Pressman

fellowship at George Washington University, where he wrote several key papers on CT, an emerging technology at the time.

According to the ACR, Pressman served 12 years on the organization’s board of chancellors and “led or volunteered on no fewer than 25 ACR commissions, committees, subcommittees, and task forces.” He also is a former president of the California Radiological Society and the Western Society of Neuroradiology.

Pressman is active locally, serving on the Beverly Hills Public Works Commission for six years and on the board of the L.A. Philharmonic for 11 years.

Circle of Majesty founding chairs, from left, Annette Shapiro, Dina Leeds, Lois Bloom, Nancy Miskin, Ronnie Stabler and Harriet Rossetto.

Beit T’Shuvah Circle Of Majesty Luncheon Honors Lynn Shapiro, Supports Its Addiction Recovery Efforts Last Thursday, more than 150 women gathered at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica for Beit T’Shuvah’s 11th annual Circle of Majesty luncheon.

The group is made up of women who have pledged to support the nonprofit’s work in preventing, educating and treating the disease of addiction for all those in need, regardless of the financial obstacles they face.

The event raised more than $150,000, and honored Lynn Shapiro with the Majesty Service Award for her volunteer work with the Alternative Sentencing department. Beit T’Shuvah’s Alternative Sentencing depart-

ment works with the criminal justice system to advocate for individuals to receive sentencing at Beit T’Shuvah as opposed to jail or prison time.

Approximately 25 percent of residents come to Beit T’Shuvah as a result of crimes related to drug and alcohol abuse, “and Lynn is dedicated to compassionately supporting our clients as they struggle to repair their lives and embrace recovery,” says Beit T’Shuvah Founder/Clinical Director Harriet Rossetto. “Lynn is an integral part of the Alternative Sentencing department, and a beloved member of the Beit T’Shuvah community,” she adds.

Lynn Shapiro

Dr. Pat Levitt Named CHLA’s Inaugural Chief Scientific Officer Pat Levitt, PhD, has been named VP/chief scientific officer and director of The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).

In his new role, Dr. Levitt will be responsible for scientific, administrative and financial oversight of all research efforts at CHLA and The Saban Research Institute. He will be charged with growth and enhancement of CHLA’s research enterprise “through recruitment and development of a supportive environment for innovation that will impact improved clinical care of children,” said CHLA President/CEO Paul S. Viviano.

His research team has made significant contributions to several technical and translational research advances in determining the genetic and environmental factors that impact brain and child development, particularly related to cognitive and socialemotional functions.

Dr. Levitt’s focus on the whole child has impacted integrated treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder and those exposed to early life adversity.

Dr. Levitt is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

He currently holds the

Dr. Pat Levitt

Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics in the Institute for the Developing Mind at The Saban Research Institute and will continue to hold the W. M. Keck Provost Professor of Neurogenetics at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. In 2013, he was awarded the USC Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Mentoring Award.

Dr. Levitt is a senior fellow at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, and serves as co-scientific director of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, a policy council that brings the best research from child development, physical health and neuroscience to help state and federal policy makers and private sector business leaders in making decisions regarding child program investments.

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BEVERLY HILLS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE– Beverly Hills artist Isabelle Grahm opened a new exhibit at TAG Gallery, which features award-winning contemporary Southern California artists working in all mediums and styles.

Grahm’s work, acrylic on canvas, portrays fanciful images and complex designs that vibrate with motion, irridescence and vivid colors. The exhibit also includes the watercolor landscapes of Carole Garland and otherworldly images of Tom Wheeler. TAG is located at 5458 Wilshire Boulevard in the Arts District.

YEARBOOK EXCELLENCE – The yearbook staff of Beverly Vista School this week was, for the fourth time, awarded the “National Yearbook Program of Excellence” for 2017–18. This prestigious award is available to 14,000 schools nationally and internationally. from here in California. Pictured, from left: Beverly Vista yearbook students Leo Vergara, Matthew Jutabha, Riley Behrstock, Cosmo Toohey-Bergvall, Claudia Gauch, Warren Jacobson, Daniel Soufer, Lior Nesbit, Gabriel Bergher, Ben Jutabha, Daniel Burns and Yearbook Advisor Terry Postlewaite. Holding sign (left to right): students Jesi Smiler and Arden Brown. Not pictured: Darya Ghanean.

COMPLETE STREETS (Continued from page 4)

Wednesday evening produced a surprising independent consensus on some items.

As one participant put it, it was better “to have a few A+ bike lanes” than several substandard bike lanes.

Participants felt that key routes with few stop signs that deliver riders to Pico, Olympic, Wilshire and Sunset were preferred to routes that include stop signs on streets that are heavily parked, as in the southeast.

Participants also expressed a preference for more frequent

crosswalks on Olympic Boulevard; limiting left turns on Olympic; shuttle service from the emerging subways to key points, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Beverly Center, and the Golden Triangle; more scramble crosswalks and other crosswalk improvements; more roundabouts and improved street furniture at transit stops. Enforcing stops at stop signs was a universal lament.

The future may include more bikeshare options and AV micro-transit options, as well as BIRD electric scooters and electric bike share options for first/last mile transport to transit hubs.

The next event planned for the Beverly Hills Complete Streets public outreach is a “Walk Audit” on June 9. The Walk Audit, which meets at the Beverly Hills Public Library at 9:30 a.m., will provide participants the opportunity to walk along a ½-mile corridor segment to document and observe conditions the Plan may improve.

To participate in the Walk Audit RSVP at www.beverlyhills.org/completestreets.

One more workshop is scheduled this summer on Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Gallery, and the results will be presented to the City Council in the fall.

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Officers pursued the vehicle into the City of Los Angeles, where it abruptly came to an end in the area of Cloverdale Avenue and Rodeo Road.

The driver suddenly stopped the car and all four passengers exited the vehicle and fled on foot. None of the suspects were apprehended.

The vehicle, a black Hyundai 4-door, is in police custody. “Several items of stolen merchandise were recovered after they were discarded from the suspect vehicle during the pursuit,” said Albanese.

The three remaining vehicles are believed to be a gray/silver BMW sedan 2-door; a gray/silver BMW X5 SUV; and a black Honda 4-door Civic.

All of the vehicles had paper license plates, a tactic criminals use to avoid identification and capture, said Albanese. They were not new vehicles.

Albanese pointed out that the City is cracking down on paper license plates specifically to deter crime.

Albanese said the BHPD is working with the LAPD because “they had a similar crime about an hour before ours.”

In addition, said Albanese, the City has installed 600 security cameras and is in the process of installing 600 more cameras to capture video and identify criminals in Beverly Hills.

The BHPD has asked that anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call the Beverly Hills Police Department at 310-285-2158.

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FIRE IN THE HILLSIDE – LAFD and L.A. County firefighters were quick to respond on Tuesday when a brush fire broke out in the 900block of Beverly Glen.The fire was put down in a few hours after burining 1-1.5 acres of brush. Although it threatened a home, no structures were lost. The cause is being investigated.

City To Pay In Public Records Suit Settlement with Bankrupt Lago Vista Development

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills has agreed to pay Sagebrook Investments, LLC $54,266.74 in a settlement agreement regarding a public records request made on July 28, 2017 for records pertaining to 12581260 Lago Vista Drive and the Basement Interpretation.

The records request comprised all manner of docu-

ments and text messages, telephone communications memorandum, etc.

The settlement includes $52,414 in attorney’s fees and $1,852.74 in costs. The Lago Vista project was represented

by Ben Reznik at Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell LLP. (see ‘CITY SETTLEMENT’ page 11)

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Michael Libow On Life As A Rock Star Realtor In Beverly Hills

By Matt Lopez Selling a house might not be rocket science, but it certainly takes a lot of hard work.

Don’t believe it? Ask one of Beverly Hills’ most successful realtors, Michael Libow, who was literally on a path to becoming a rocket scientist before switching gears to real estate more than three decades ago.

“I was majoring in mathematics at UCLA and planned to be a rocket scientist,” said Libow, who graduated from Hawthorne School and Beverly Hills High. “I fell into gophering for a real estate agent named Elaine Young and got a taste for the business, I just fell in love with it.”

Libow is the first to admit he was a “painfully shy, heavy kid” who didn’t much fit in with other youth growing up in Beverly Hills. Real estate, however, opened up a side of his personality that he didn’t quite know existed and led to a three-decade career of real estate success and philanthropy in the Beverly Hills community.

Libow made the decision

to stick with real estate full time in 1986, getting hired on at Mimi Styne Associates. From there, his career took off and he’s become one of Beverly Hills’ preeminent power brokers.

“It’s always been about helping people. My clients put so much trust in me and I don’t take that trust lightly,” Libow said. “I have seen clients through marriages, births, deaths and divorces and am always made to feel as if I am a small part of their family, which is highly rewarding to me.”

Libow’s loyalty to Beverly Hills – the city he was born and raised in by his parents Sally and Mitchell, and has never left – is evident in his career

path. After joining Mimi Styne, he never changed companies.

“It’s funny, the company changed around me,” Libow said. “Mimi Styne sold to Prudential, which sold to John Douglas, and then to Coldwell Banker. I don’t believe the grass is greener; if people treat me well, I’m incredibly loyal.”

Libow has shown that loyalty in the way he gives back to Beverly Hills. In addition to several philanthropic efforts inside and outside of Beverly Hills, he has been a staunch financial supporter of the Beverly Hills Unified School District.

“My feeling has been that I profit from the community in which I live, so I need to give back in some manner,” Libow said. “Not having a legacy is a detriment to anyone, and what a great feeling to be able to assist the schools.”

Much of his giving has gone to the BHUSD’s performing arts programs. He’s funded several theater productions at the various schools. “A lot of arts programs have been decimated by budget cuts. Whether (see ‘MICHAEL LIBOW’ page 11)

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ANYBODY HOME? – A Courier reader sent this photo of a major mishap north of Sunset Boulevard on Queens Road. Residents experienced a seriously botched construction job when a repaving truck lost control and ended up in a neighbor's living room. Residents in the area have been up in arms lately over the high volume of heavy equipment filling the streets because they felt it was putting their safety at risk.

“We think this is a story, obviously,” the resident wrote in an email to the Courier. “Street Services must think it's a story, too, because they didn't bother to mention it to the CD4 office even though CD4 was obviously going to get calls.”

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As a condition of the settlement, an affidavit regarding public records on personal devices should be signed witin thirty days by the five members of the Planning Commission and the five members of the City Council concerning any documents responsive to the public records request and producing any missing on their personal devices.

Singled out are possible texts with private individuals who live on Lago Vista Drive, including attorney Ronald Richards, who led the opposition to the Lago Vista project.

He is now President of the Beverly Hills Hillside Protection Association.

Sagebrook also filed a Writ of Mandate against the City alleging that the Lago Vista project was by-right and that the City sided with opponents and “took one illegal act after another to ensure that Petitioner’s by-right project would never be approved.” It also alleges that a City memorandum “changed the definition of ‘basement’” in the Municipal Code “without legislative authorization.”

That lawsuit “seeks… to

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or not the kids ever use it, to be given that ability to think creatively is wonderful. You need that creative outlet.”

Libow still finds time to rock out with his band, Rod Lightning & The Thunder Bolts of Love. The band is set to kick off the annual Concerts on Canon series with the debut concert next Thursday at 5:45 p.m. in Beverly Canon Gardens.

Libow, a lifelong music fan, said he sort of fell into the lead singer role. His brother-in-

recover the substantial damages incurred… as a result of the illegal acts of these City officials.”

The issue is further complicated by the $2 billion bankruptcy of Robert Shapiro’s Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC; Sagebrook Investments is one of many affiliated “Debtors” representing hundreds of homes throughout the hillside area of Los Angeles, Bel Air, Holmby Hills and Beverly Hills.

“It is shameful that Reznick and his bloated firm are leveraging the City to pay their fees while maintaining their frivolous litigation to overturn the denial of the R-1 review for the now bankrupt Sagebrook Investments, LLC,” said Richards. “The victims of Robert Shapiro’s fraud, Ben’s former client’s principle, won’t be footing the bill for this. If it weren’t for Shapiro’s failed project, the voters/residents of this City who live in the Hillsides would not have been as well organized to stop future reckless projects.”

It is unclear why the City has piecemealed the settlement. City attorney Larry Wiener was not available for comment. The trial is set for next February. law Steve was in the band, and they needed a lead singer.

Libow auditioned and got the gig. The band is known for playing straightforward classic rock hits. Libow said his favorite gigs are always the ones the band plays in Beverly Hills.

“I enjoy it more when I see a face out in the crowd I recognize, because on stage I’m giving something of my soul to them,” Libow said. “It’s nice to see my fellow community members singing along and rocking out and enjoying that time together.”

mandatory reporting requirements for the City of Los Angeles. Crest Real Estate, Jason Somers and his employee lobbyist Anthony Russo were fined $15,000 each for failing to disclose lobbying activity and failing to register as lobbyists.

Beverly Hills City Attorney Lawrence Wiener confirmed that the City Prosecutor has received an inquiry on behalf of the 63 violations, and that more are pending.

Somers and his team of expediters are also under scrutiny in Los Angeles for allegations of falsifying information on his projects in Bel-Air. Crest Real Estate has been and con-

Jason Somers

tinues to systematically receive Categorical Exemptions from City Planning and approved by the BBSC. What we discovered in the hauling route Appeals of 772 Sarbonne Road, Tony Russo signed a Categorical Exemption that one could argue has false or misleading statements, wrote Maureen Levinson, Board Member of the Bel Air Beverly Crest

Neighborhood Council and the Bel-Air Association.

In fact, since the law changed on Feb. 9, ,2018, all lobbyists are required to fill out a new form. Somers added an amendment on his Loma Linda registration that reads, “Crest Real Estate was cited for failure to report lobbying activities to the city of Los Angeles for Quarters 3/4 of 2015 and Quarters 1/2 of 2016. The firm reached an agreement with the City, paid all fines, registered appropriate projects and has been reporting lobbying activity quarterly.”

Nonetheless, at deadline, Somers and his colleagues had failed to register for the Spring Place project. Lobbyists have ten days from the onset of lobbying activity to file.

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Local ‘Voice Guru’ Sara Leib Launches Mobile App Voxercise To Help Make Everyone A Singer

Reason to Hope Co-Chairs Blaire Kaplan, George-Ann Hyams, Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns and Laurie Burrows Grad.

Alzheimer’s Association’s Inaugural Reason to Hope Luncheon Launches In Beverly Hills, Raises More Than $160,000 Brentwood resident and Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Boardmember Blaire Kaplan joined forces with Author Laurie Burrows Grad, Judy Fund Chair Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns and Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Boardmember George-Ann Hyams as co-chairs to bring a signature national Alzheimer’s Association event, Reason to Hope, to Beverly Hills in May at the Waldorf Astoria.

This week, the Beverly Hills-based nonprofit announced the event raised more than $160,000 toward the Association’s goal of a world without Alzheimer’s.

Reason to Hope brought to light the disproportionate impact Alzheimer’s has on women.

Two-thirds of seniors diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are women, and two-thirds of those who serve as caretakers to those battling Alzheimer’s are women.

“Alzheimer’s is already the most expensive disease in America, and it’s growing,” said Jackie Kouri, Alzheimer’s Association California Southland board chair. “The movement to end Alzheimer’s is a race against this tidal wave that gains size and momentum every day, unrelentingly faster and larger.

Because Alzheimer’s is relentless, so must we be.”

Academy and Tony-Award winning actress Marcia Gay Harden shared anecdotes from her memoir, The Seasons of My

Alzheimer’s Association Chief Science Officer Maria Carrillo and Academy Award- and Tony-winning Actress Marcia Gay Harden.

Mother.

Alzheimer’s Association Chief Science Officer Maria Carrillo, PhD, discussed the $30 million US POINTER Study, that focuses on the potential effects of multidimensional lifestyle interventions on cognitive decline. Dr. Carrillo also announced that the Association invests more than $15 million in research in the California Southland region, more than any other specific area in the country.

The event was preceded by music performed by the 5th Dementia, a band of women and men facing dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.

For more information, visit www.alz.org/socal.

OUR HOUSE Sets Free Weekend Grief Camp Experience For Children OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center will host Camp Erin LA, June 8-10 and Aug. 17-19 at Camp Bloomfield in Malibu.

The weekend camp experience is for children and teens, 6 -17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or guardian in the past three years.

Camp is free and combines traditional camp activities with grief support, education, and remembrance projects.

Activities include rock climbing, swimming, arts and crafts, and campfires interspersed with projects and experiences used to facilitate expression of feelings, memorialize their loved one who died, and promote healing. “Trauma Informed” yoga will be offered Sunday morning.

“By offering Camp Erin LA, OUR HOUSE puts a support system into place, offering a safe space to talk and providing the tools to cope with their grief,” said Michele Prince, OUR HOUSE executive director.

“Camp might be the only opportunity they have to work on their grief with other kids.”

Camp Erin is an initiative created and funded by The Moyer Foundation in Seattle, Wash., a non-profit established

by Major League All-Star pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen. Camp Erin is named in memory of Erin Metcalf, a friend of the Moyers who lost her battle to cancer at age 17.

For more information, visit h t t p : / / w w w. o u r h o u s e grief.org/camp-erin-la-oc/.

Local voice coach and teacher Sara Leib believes everyone can sing. They just need to learn the right techniques.

To that end, Leib, singer, educator and founder/CEO of Voice Guru, LLC decided to create an app that would help her students and all aspiring singers.

In her years of teaching, Leib had come to create custom MP3s for her students, with exercises geared to their vocal range. She realized “there had to be a better way,” she says.

“And something interactive.”

So, three years ago, she started researching her app, realizing that “it had to look and function great, be easy to use and be something people could take anywhere,” Leib says.

While there were apps on the market that provided vocal warmups, Leib reports, “there wasn’t anything that was inherently both musical and educational. Bassoonists and violinists and pianists all understand that practice strengthens the neural circuitry in the brain. They call it muscle memory. Vocalists have been somehow convinced that you’re born a good singer or you’re not. That’s a ridiculous idea.”

The Voxercise app has a play-along feature that emulates the exercises in tone, range,

Sara Leib

note and pitch accuracy a vocal coach would sing and play on piano for students. Users who know how to read music can follow along with the written melodies which scroll in realtime to the audio, or they can simply listen and match their voice to a human reference as an option on all exercises.

“I realized that people online were hungry, wanting to know how to get better at singing,” says Leib, “and the answer has to do with practice.”

A lot of people confuse singing ability with coordination, Leib says. “They say, ‘I know I’m terrible; I can’t do

this.’ They need to slow down practice and gain coordination, especially with the muscles of the larynx. It’s about working for it and getting between what the brain wants to sing and the body can sing.”

In addition to the exercises, the app features videos that demonstrate how to do each exercise, stressing fundamentals of breathing, posture, tone and even rhythm.

The program has been endorsed by Asuza Pacific University’s voice program and musician/composer Patrice Rushen of USC’s Thornton School of Music.

“I designed Voxercise to work for anyone,” says Leib, “from total beginners who don't read music, but can learn by ear and use the tuning function, to experienced professionals who will employ it more as a necessary utility rather than an educational tool.”

The full version of Voxercise, which can be tailored to the ranges of each individual voice, from the female soprano or alto to the male baritone or bass, offers basic breathing exercises, tips on changing vocal registers (chest voice to head voice), and mastering pentatonic and blues scale riffs.

Voxercise is available in the App Store and Google Play.

—Steve Simmons

Book Club Stars In Maple Counseling Center’s Annual Film Screening, June 8 At MP Academy The Maple Counseling Center’s (TMCC) 19th annual Film Screening returns to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Book Club Friday, June 8 at 8949 Wilshire Blvd.

This year’s event features an exclusive private screening of Paramount Pictures’ film starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Begley, Jr., Richard Dreyfuss, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson

and Alicia Silverstone.

A dinner reception catered

by El Cholo begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the film screening at 7:45 p.m.

TMCC’s annual screening raises awareness of mental health as well as funds to help continue the center’s mission of providing low-fee counseling services to underserved members of the L.A. community, including local students through on-site individual and group school-based programs.

Tickets are $125 per person.

Ticket packages, tables, and sponsorships, as well as individual donations may be made online at tmcc.org/eventspage/2018-film-screening or sent to The Maple Counseling Center at 9107 Wilshire Blvd,, Beverly Hills, For more information visit tmcc.org or call TMCC’s events department, 310-271-9999, ext.

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L’Ermitage Foundation To Present Trio Maestri In Chamber Music Concert June 14 In Brentwood L’Ermitage Foundation will present Trio Maestri, consisting of Violinist Roberto Cani, concertmaster of the LA Opera orchestra; Cellist Ruslan Biryukov, founder of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra and Armen Guzelimian, concert and recording artist in a concert of chamber music at 8 p.m., Thursday, June 14 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, 11461 Sunset Blvd., Brentwood.

The program will include: • Dimitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, written in 1944 in the midst of

WWII. The four-movement composition was dedicated to Shostakovich’s friend, Ivan Sollertinsky, a Russian polymath and musician, and; • Arno Babadjanian’s Piano Trio in F sharp minor, written in 1952 while he was teaching at the Yerevan State Conservatory in Armenia. A multi-genre composer, Babadjanian was also praised by Shostakovich as a gifted piano teacher.

“We are honored to present a triple header concert of world renowned artists,” said Reneé Cherniak, L’Ermitage Found-

ation executive director. “Each artist is an accomplished and critically acclaimed soloist. To have them all on the same stage at the same time will be a distinct musical treat.”

L’Hermitage Foundation offers a classical music series in an intimate salon setting while raising funds for charitable organizations.

Tickets for the 60-minute concert are $50 and available by calling the L’Ermitage Foundation or emailing reneelcherniak@aol.com

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have also been reassigned from the Department of Community Services, originally under Steve Zoet and now under Director Nancy Hunt Coffey – to the Department of Public Works, originally under the direction of Trish Rhay and now under Director Shana Easton.

While the City continues to shift responsibility further away from staffers who have institutional memory of those critical events, the BHLC seems to remain committed to eventually developing the property.

Originally a railroad right-of-way from 1926-1998, according to the DTSC website, the property is contaminated up to 45 feet below the surface with elevated levels of arsenic from pesticide use on the tracks. Trees that surrounded the property were not only a welcome green belt for residents living near the noise and traffic of Santa Monica Boulevard, they provided a soil shield from wind.

The condition of the trees came to light on Nov. 21-22, 2016 when Konheim, aided and abetted by City Staff – including City Manager Mahdi Aluzri – closed one lane of Santa Monica Boulevard for West Coast Arborists (WCA) to bring heavy equipment onto the properties during a Santa Ana windstorm to remove every tree on the north side of the lots, which are highly contaminated with arsenic in the top five feet of the soil.

The 196 trees that were removed were partially located on a two-foot easement of City property and partially on property privately owned by Konheim of the BHLC. The trees were removed in anticipation of development on the property, according to the Parrent Smith Report, dated Oct. 7, 2016. During interviews with Konheim the report states that his attorney, “instructed Konheim ‘not to answer our questions about development plans for the property.’

Nonetheless, the other BHLC property owner we interviewed, Bob Barth, said: ‘We didn’t have any firm plans… but yes, ultimately it will be developed.’

Barth told us that they had talked to architects…” including Applebaum in Santa Monica. Sources tell the Courier that Frank Gehry was also considered.

According to the investigation report into the illegal removal of the trees, Konheim obtained the support of Beverly Hills Urban Forester Ken Pfalzgraf who appropriated fellow arborist Peter Ashely to write a report for Konheim suggesting the trees were dangerous and should be removed.

Then, while City staff – under Deputy City Manager/Director of Capital Assets David Lightner – was simultaneously seeking permission to rent the lots as a staging area for the Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction project, Konheim aggressively pursued Zoet, who at that time oversaw the City’s tree management, to cut the trees down.

(Both Zoet and Lightner no longer work for the City.)

Zoet was focused on Konheim’s offer to incur the costs for the removal of the eucalyptus trees and the cost of 5036” potted replacements on the south bordering Civic Center Way, where the City has the 20-foot easement.

What ensued was a debacle.

Anything that can disturb the arsenic-laced properties comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Toxic Substances Control for the State of California (DTSC), which must exercise

oversight on the properties to ensure the public health and safety. They were never informed when the heavy treecutting equipment drove onto the properties. For two wind-driven days, WCA went about cutting the trees on the north side of the property, whipping up soil indiscriminately and without regard for residents or visitors to the City’s Farmers’ Market that Sunday.

When residents called the City to complain, they were repeatedly informed by staff that the cutting was safe, legal, on private property and permitted – none of which was true.

The events that followed dove deep into the underbelly of City politics and exposed a cozy relationship with a developer that contaminated the City, right down to the elected officials on the City Council who were unwilling to go the distance and prosecute their fellow Hillcrest Country Club member and campaign contributor.

Having suffered no consequence after risking the public’s health in an attempt to clear the property without DTSC mitigation in place, Howard’s five-page letter is boldly defiant.

“BHLC is opposed to any positioning of the new trees where branches and trunks in the future would extend into and above Lot 13,” said Howard in his letter.

The letter also points out that there is no current soil mitigation plan with the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), which costs the City about $30,000 per year for DTSC to manage the property. No work can be done without the express authority of the DTSC. The last contract was signed

by City Manager Mahdi Aluzri on July 5, 2016 and ended Dec. 31, 2017.

City Attorney Larry Wiener says it is “not a problem,” and that it will be in place when the work begins. “We will be working closely with the DTSC to address any environmental concerns associated with planting new trees.”

Howard has challenged the City by asking, “can you tell me how the City and DTSC complied with CEQA with respect to the specific project finalized this month? I have no record of DTSC or the City ever contacting BHLC, the property owner of the right of way, about DTSC’s work on the soil management plan in 2017 or the City’s use of the old plan in its new tree project, which Is still in the planning stage and still being defined. The only contact we’ve received from the City about the project and the soil management plan was last week when you called…

“BHLC notes that many of [the] trees in the right of way… extend over the boundary between the right of way… We request the City to promptly remove this growth from over Lot 13, where it trespasses.”

Howard laid down terms for the TCE, which the City has not agreed to.

“We’ll just use the street for staging,” said Wiener.

Today, BHLC has replaced the trees with bushes on the north side of the property, a decidedly less-aesthetic rendition of what was once a beautiful vista.

A source close to Konheim has estimated that nearly $1 million has been spent on developing plans for the property that is zoned for transportation.

Though the City Council has repeatedly expressed their unwillingness to change the zoning for the properties, it would only require three votes.

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FUN-RAISING–Paul Mitchell Schools celebrated its 15th annual FUNraising Gala at The Beverly Hilton. Each year, Paul Mitchell Schools across the country hold a three-month long “fun-raising” campaign to benefit celebrities’ assorted philanthropies, which all culminates in L.A. for a star-studded reception to honor all participants, as well as the celebrity benefactors. Visit www.paulmitchellschoolsfunraising.org/event-info for additional event information. Pictured (from left): Dean Foster, Jeanne Braa Foster, Angus Mitchell, Kathy Buckley, Marie Osmond, Gary Sinise, John Paul DeJoria, Fran Drescher, Leeza Gibbons, Angelica Hale, Winn Claybaugh, “Miss America” Cara Mund, Seth Maxwell and Garrett Clayton.

Photo by DazzoPhoto for Paul Mitchell Schools

SHERIFF IN TOWN–Longtime Beverly Hills resident and generous philanthropist Stanley Black hosted a fundraiser for L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell in his home for 200 people on Wednesday evening.

McDonnell, who assumed the position four years ago and is running for reelection, previously served as Long Beach Police Chief. Among his accomplishments this past term has been the creation of a Human Trafficking Bureau to address the victimization of young boys and girls.

Photo by Orly Halevy

LADYLIKE FOUNDATION–Coming tomorrow to Beverly Hills, the Ladylike Foundation will present its 10th annual Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton. Honorees, who are being celebrated for their efforts to encourage and empower higher education for inner city girls, include actress/philanthropist Angela Bassett, actress/philanthropist Pauletta Pearson Washington, businesswoman Debra L. Lee, and actress/philanthropist LaTanya Richardson Jackson. Actress/philanthropist and Autism activist Holly Robinson-Peete will serve as emcee. The event is expected to raise a half million dollars for the nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, empower and inspire young girls living in underprivileged communities around the Greater Los Angeles area. Through cutting edge resource programs, workshops, mentorships and life lessons, young ladies are challenged to reach their highest potential and become the successful, well-rounded “Lady” they were created to be. The organization’s Women of Excellence Luncheon is the primary fundraiser for LadyLike Foundation. Pictured above (from left): Angela Bassett, Debra Lee, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Pauletta Pearson Washington.

ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL–The 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles held its sponsor luncheon yesterday at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Festival, which is produced by IsraFest Foundation, Inc., is slated to take place Nov. 6-20 in Los Angeles. For 32 years, the Festival has presented nearly 1,000 feature films, documentaries, television dramas and short films to close to 1 million filmgoers and brought hundreds of Israeli filmmakers to the U.S. Pictured above (from left): Consul General of Israel in L.A. Sam Grundwerg, actor Mark Hamil (Achievement in Film Award presenter), and Israel Film Festival Founder/Executive Director Meir Fenigstein.

FOSTER MOTHER’S DAY–The 10th anniversary celebration of Foster Mother’s Day drew a crowd of some 2,500 to the Willows School in Culver City. These included Beverly Hills residents and volunteers (from left): Tony Pritzker, Nick Pritzker, Jeanne Pritzker, Sacha Pritzker, Bronty O’Leary, Kat Kennedy and Lizzie Pritzker. Jeanne Pritzker founded the host organization Foster Care Counts, which advocates for improving the lives of children in foster care and ensuring they thrive. The event brought together foster moms, dads and kids for a day of family fun with the day-long festivities made possible by Paul Mitchell, Jouer Cosmetics, Wolfgang Puck Catering, Nestle, Tom Bercu Presents and the Wildlife Learning Center.

WOMEN FOR ISRAEL–The Jewish National Fund held its annual Women for Israel Luncheon last week at the Four Seasons. While celebrating Israel’s 70th anniversary, guests enjoyed an inspiring panel moderated by Honey Kessler Amado which included three women sharing their unique stories about the “Zionist Dream.”

Panelists included Holocaust survivor Gabriella Karin, an educator and sculptor from Slovakia; Elham Rad, a Judaic Studies teacher from Iran who works at Lainer School in Sinai Temple; and Titi Ayanaw, “Miss Israel 2013” and TV personality from Ethiopia. The three women told their stories of how Israel played an integral role in saving their lives and shaping them into the women they are today. Pictured above: Ninet Tayeb, one of Israel's biggest entertainment stars, a platinumselling musician and award-winning actress, sings Over The Rainbow at the Women for Israel Luncheon.

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The Actors’ Gang presents “Angels, Devils and Other Things,” an evening of 11 original short plays written and directed by The Actors’ Gang ensemble, now through Saturday, June 16 at the Actor’s Gang Theatre, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City.

The plays about life and death, judgment and the afterlife, and the anxiety and struggle of everyday survival, cover themes of habit, compulsion, anger, trauma, acceptance, chance, liberty, nature and the unnatural .

Performances are at 8 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m., Sunday.

Tickets are $34.99 and available by calling 310-8384264 or online at www.TheActorsGang.com.

• • • • • SoCal bakers, chefs, millers and bread lovers will gather for the fourth annual Los Angeles Bread Festival, Saturday (10 a.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.) June 2-3 at Grand Central Market, 317 S. Broadway, L.A. The centerpiece of the free festival is a pop-up marketplace showcasing local bread bakers as well as bread-centric workshops and demonstrations led

by Grand Central Market vendors including Chiles Secos, Clark Street Bread,and Olio Wood-Fired Pizzeria chef Brad Kent.

The family-friendly sessions will offer instruction on making a variety of breads at home and include sample tastings straight from the oven. For more information, visit grandcentralmarket.com/events.

• • • • • Artist Shirin Neshat’s Looking For Oum Kulthum, a film-within-a-film about an Iranian artist-filmmaker who attempts to make a film about her hero, female Arab singer Oum Kulthum, will screen at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Neshat’s heroine, Mitra,

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) will reopen its permanent exhibition, “Becoming Los Angeles,” exploring the history of L.A. and the diverse groups of people that have made the city their home, at 9:30 a.m., today at the museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., L.A. The reimagined exhibition will add local stories, artifacts, artwork, newly commissioned A red tutu worn by Betty Grable in works, and bilingual graph- the 1945 movie Diamond Horseshoe. ics to explore the history and future of L.A. and its diverse communities. When the exhibition opened in 2013, it was the only permanent museum exhibition to address the city’s development over five centuries, from a small pueblo to a booming metropolis.

When the exhibition reopens today, visitors will find an expanded section on Indigenous Californians, artworks inspired

by L.A. that complement each historical section of the exhibition, fresh objects from NHMLA’s history and anthropology/archaeology collection and newly commissioned works by local artists.

“We are excited for people to get reacquainted with the ‘Becoming Los Angeles’ exhibition, with its new focus on local, contemporary, and diverse Angeleno voices,” said Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, NHMLA president/director. “Our goal with these changes is to help people see themselves, and their communities, within the complicated intersections of nature and culture in L.A.” Rarely seen objects will now be on view, including a visiblyused saddle and riata (lasso) that would have been used by a Mexican vaquero (cowboy) more than a 150 years ago; a Singer sewing machine from the tailor Alpert of Hollywood, accompanied by the stories of female garment workers and their fight to unionize; and a red tutu from World War II pinup girl, Betty Grable, from the 1945 movie Diamond Horseshoe—the sequins of which had been recycled because of wartime rationing, which forced filmmakers to scale back costume designs and set construction.

For tickets and more information, visit https://nhm.org/site/. struggles as she dares to cross lines in a conservative, maledominated society—reflecting the obstacles faced by Neshat and Kulthum themselves.

A Q&A with the director follows the 90-minute screening.

For tickets to the free showing, visit Hammer.ucla.edu.

• • • • • The Sierra Club and Executive Producer Amber Valletta will premiere a new documentary, Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom, Tuesday, June 5 at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

The film highlights people in eight states working to make

clean, renewable energy achievable, focusing on those advancing it, from innovation to installation.

The evening will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., and the screening at 7:15 p.m., followed with a Q&A with Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club; Tony Valentino, film director at Transit Pictures, and model, actress and activist Valletta.

For more information and to RSVP, visit https://www.sierraclub.org/reinventing-power.

• • • • • “Native Voices at the Autry,” America’s leading Native American theatre company, will present the “24th Annual Festival of New Plays,”

June 6 (4 p.m.) and 7 (7:30 p.m.) at The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, L.A. The festival features staged readings of new and in-progress plays by Native writers followed by talkbacks with audience members.

Featured plays this year include River of Blood by Ed Bourgeois (Mohawk), Soledad

by Carolyn M. Dunn, Ph.D., (Muskogee Creek, Cherokee, Tunica-Choctaw-Biloxi) and Where the Summit Meets the Stars by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse (Tingit).

Readings are free, but reservations are recommended.

For more information, visit TheAutry.org/NativeVoices.

• •• • • All things strawberry will be celebrated at the fourth annual Balboa Strawberry Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, June 10 on Ventura Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and Amestoy Avenue in Encino.

The free event will feature strawberry-themed foods including snow cones, shortcake, frozen drinks, lemonade, funnel cake and of course, fresh strawberries.

Also included will be music, dancing, rides and games plus children activities including strawberry planting activities, train rides and face painting.

Visit www.balboastrawberryfestival.com for more information.

• • • • • Multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter John Legend will headline the fourth annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) Blue Diamond Gala, at 5 p.m., Monday, June 11 at Dodger Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave., L.A. The evening will kick off with a blue carpet and pre-show dinner party, followed by two hours of entertainment and postshow food trucks. Special guests will include the 2018 Dodgers players and coaches.

The event benefits the LADF and proceeds will support the expansion of its direct programs, Dodgers Dreamfields and Dodger RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities), enabling LADF to reach its goal of building 50 baseball fields in underserved communities.

For tickets and information, visit www.dodgers.com/gala.

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4.4 cents on $100 of assessed value for up to 25 years, with the amount diminishing significantly in the final decade.

Passing the bond is essential in order for the school district to continue its construction program to renovate and seismically upgrade all five public schools that comprise BHUSD. While the lion’s share (over $300 million) of the Measure BH bond is slated to go towards making major renovations at Beverly Hills High School, the bond also earmarks $13.59 million for classroom technology, and $46 million to ensure that El Rodeo’s current construction program is completed.

Further, BHUSD’s facilities chief, Donald Blake, has 45 years of experience in construction and ranks among the top executives in his field making it seem that finally the leadership piece is in place to successfully direct a comprehensive school-building bond.

Earlier this year, Blake told the Courier that the school district currently has $700 million in plans awaiting approval at Division of the State Architect (DSA).

It was in pursuit of a district-wide upgrade that led vot-

ers to pass the $334 million Measure E school-building bond in 2008. That bond, as anyone who has been following local politics this past decade can tell you, was riddled with problems, beyond the fact that the amount of the bond was insufficient and there wasn’t a comprehensive building strategy in place.

Further, the board who helped pass Measure E made the false and illogical promise to voters that property taxes would not rise.

And while newly renovated Horace Mann is the district’s prime example of successfully using a portion of the Measure E bond, critics of the district’s construction program can justifiably point out that delays, mismanagement and self-dealing siphoned off millions from that bond.

Just last month, BHUSD finally got off the hook for having to pay Measure E’s first casualty more than $20 million - namely the former facilities chief, Karen Christiansen, who lined her own pockets with bond money when she entered into a sole source contract to hire a firm she founded.

After a series of BHUSDTown Halls asking the community for forgiveness, in 2014 that Board of Education reinvigorated the Measure E bond program, voting to sell the

Key Objectives Of Measure BH Beverly Hills High School ($307M): Renovate and modernize the K.L. Peters Auditorium, the Salter Family Theater, choir rooms, music rooms and classroom buildings; build a new gymnasium and athletic facility, outdoor aquatic center, football and soccer field, lacrosse field, practice field, baseball field, softball field, tennis courts, new parking, and access control and security systems; repurpose and remediate the BHHS oil well site; El Rodeo ($46M): Renovate and modernize classrooms, technology labs, the library, field areas; build new parking, access control systems and security systems; Hawthorne ($12M): Renovates and modernize the historic 1914 auditorium; Beverly Vista ($2M): Provide dedicated student drop-off area, access control systems, and make security upgrades; Horace Mann ($2M): Replaces the roofing for Building A and the chiller; Technology ($14M): Deliver additional technology and resources needed to prepare students for the 21st century.

available bond issuances and move forward in the reconstruction process.

Using Measure E bonds, in addition to renovating Horace Mann to create a new classroom building, multipurpose room, underground parking lot and a turf field, the board also decided to allocate funds to successfully abate El Rodeo’s 1927 classroom building and auditorium, upgrade Beverly Vista’s athletic field, and begin demolition and abatement at

the high school.

Measure E funds were also used to create interim portable classrooms at El Rodeo and BHHS, in addition to spending approximately $13 million for Metro-related expenditures (including $7 million for excavations.) Approximately $145 million remains from the Measure E bond.

However, even if Measure BH does pass, to completely renovate the entire school district and fully create a 21st cen-

tury learning environment, a future Board of Education will need to return to residents for either an additional bond measure or a parcel tax.

Following Feb. 27th’s unanimous vote by all five elected officials on the Board of Education to place Measure BH on the June 5 statewide direct primary election ballot, only 55 percent of the electorate needs to vote in support the bond for it to pass.

In 2016, the $260 million Measure Y school-building bond just narrowly missed passing with 63.85 percent of the electorate casting a vote to support the measure; a twothirds vote was needed in that election because only three of the five board members voted to put it on the ballot.

“Measure BH follows a thoroughly detailed plan,” said Board VP Noah Margo, whose home has been ground zero for the “Vote Yes On BH” campaign.

If the bond does not pass, the Board of Education has the potential to place another bond measure on the November ballot. However, that ballot will also include the election of two individuals to serve on the Board of Education to replace Korbatov and board member Howard Goldstein, both of whom have said they would not seek reelection.

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This year marks the iconic event's 32nd anniversary. Barbara Davis is its chairman while her daughter Dana will be co-chair.

Sponsors are American Airlines, Tina and Rick Caruso, Marlyn and Robert Day, and Dexcom.

Since its inception, the Carousel of Hope Ball has raised more than $100 million for the fight against diabetes, a disease which affects more than 30 million people in the United States.

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CAROUSEL OF HOPE KICKOFF –A party at The Palm Beverly Hills announced plans for the Carousel of Hope Ball at The Beverly Hilton next fall. Above (center) is Barbara Davis who co-hosted the event with Bruce Bozzi, Jr. (left).

She is pictured (from left) with Ann Turkel, Dana Davis and Alana Hamilton Stewart; Jolene and George Schlatter, who will produce the ball.

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Oct. 6 at The Beverly Hilton should be a very special evening.

That’s when the Carousel of Hope Ball will be held to benefit The Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes and Children’s Diabetes Foundation.

To kick off the event, a party was held at the Palm Restaurant on Canon Drive, co-hosted by Barbara Davis and the restaurant’s owner, Bruce Bozzi, Jr. Barbara did the welcoming chores and said how excited everyone is that not only Jay Leno would again serve as that evening’s emcee but that the honoree will be Oscarwinning actor Robert DeNiro who is a longtime supporter of the cause. He will receive the Brass Ring Award for this and his other humanitarian efforts.

David Foster will be the ball’s musical director with Clive Davis and Quincy Jones as musical co-chairmen, George Schlatter as producer, and Sharon Stone, DeNiro’s co-star in the film Casino, as auctioneer.

We also heard from Dr. Lori Sussel, who gave us an update on the Barbara Davis Center and its great work on bringing us one step closer to finding a cure for diabetes.

Barbara thanked Bruce Bozzi, Jr. for the incredible food (shrimp, lobster, lamb chops, hamburgers, crab cakes) dished out that night at his restaurant.

You get the idea...I feared getting on the scale for several days afterwards.

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Jack and Maggy Simon opened their posh Doheny Road estate to host a cocktail reception honoring world renowned artist Jane Wooster Scott before departure for her summer home in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Among those on hand were Ben and Ruth FinkmanMarandy, Stanley Black with Joan Ashton, Constance TowersGavin, Gary Malouf with Julie Farb, Betsy Applebaum, Linda Goldman, Roberta Haft with Howard Rosoff, Mike and Virginia Kazanjian, Edye Rugolo, Juli Hutner, Jack and Cindy Jones, Dr. Brad and Jaclyn (Smith) Allen, Kameron Seagren, Noreen (Nash) Whitmore with Dr. Earle Crandall, Betty Hollingsworth, and Nancy Bergin.

ART TIME– Jack and Maggy Simon hosted a cocktail reception in their Beverly Hills home for internationally acclaimed artist Jane Wooster Scott (left).

Still more were the honoree’s son, Vernon Scott with Mary McLaglen; the host’s cousin, the Courier’s Janet Salter, and his son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Marinette Simon; plus Ellen and Alan Lowy, Kim White Peterson, Rubin and Elinor Turner, Dr. Martin and Rosalind Zane Thomas and Judy Beckmen, Don and Nancy de Brier, and Ruth Crooker. ****** The Children’s Burn Foundation has received a grant of $500,000 from the Dr. Richard Grossman Community Foundation. The organization’s Full Recovery Fund will be renamed The Dr. Richard Grossman Full Recovery Fund for the next decade. It will provide advanced medical treatments, emergency financial assistance, and psycho-social services.

The Children’s Burn Foundation, co-founded in 1985 by Dr. Grossman and the late TV star McLean Stevenson, also has a comprehensive educational outreach to “stop the burns before they start” through fire safety and burn prevention programs, yearly impacting more than 71,000 children and families.

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Honored at this years flower drop were B-17 top-turret gunner and POW, 102 year old Mike Kovich. Co-honoree was Marvin Cohn, 106 years of age and survivor of a Kamikaze attack. Also available for “meeting and greeting” were Tuskegee airmen Lt. Col. Bob Friend and Capt.

Rusty Burns.

Named by CNN as one of the top 14 air museums in the world, the museum’s four airconditioned hangers currently hold 59 flyable and static aircraft. Many of the museum’s docents actually flew these planes and served on the featured ships.

The museum also maintains a 9,230-volume research library and education center where there are not only books but also computer flight simulators to teach the principles of flight.

There is always something new at the Palm Springs Air Museum, but the museum’s ultimate purpose always come down to mission number 1: to make history come alive and never forget “The Greatest Generation” of true American heroes.

More information on the Palm Springs Air Museum is available at 760-773-6262. ****** “Times, they are a-changing.” That could be a fitting mantra for what has been going on in La Quinta this spring.

Blackstone Group, a New York-based hedge fund, has closed a deal to purchase the La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West. The seller is the sovereign wealth fund of the government of Singapore, which had purchased the property as part of a $1.5 billion package about five years ago. So, what did Blackstone get for PGA and La Quinta?

Boasting of 617 casitas and suites as well as 98 villas, the La Quinta property is second only to JW Marriott Desert Springs & Spa in guestroom capacity in the Coachella Valley.

There are 21 tennis courts, 41 pools and nine golf courses … six at PGA West’ two adjacent to the resort and one at the Citrus Club.

The purchasers have confirmed that Hilton Hotels will continue to manage the resort under the Waldorf Astoria brand.

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 2016-01407-CA A.P.N.:4339-009-158 Property Address: 970 North Palm Avenue, Unit 304, West Hollywood, CA 90069 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF I N F O R M AT I O N REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09/10/2001.

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. Trustor: Paul A. Dreher Jr., A Single Man Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 09/28/2001 as Instrument No. 01-1843216 in book --, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 06/22/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 177,793.65 THE TRUSTEE 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, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL

CODE AND AUTHOR- the property. You are IZED TO DO BUSINESS encouraged to investigate IN THIS STATE: the existence, priority, and size of outstanding All right, title, and interest liens that may exist on conveyed to and now this property by contactheld by the trustee in the ing the county recorder’s hereinafter described office or a title insurance property under and pur- company, either of which suant to a Deed of Trust may charge you a fee for described as: this information. If you consult either of these More fully described in resources, you should be said Deed of Trust. aware that the same lender may hold more Street Address or other than one mortgage or common designation of deed of trust on this propreal property: 970 North erty.

Palm Avenue, Unit 304, West Hollywood, CA NOTICE TO PROPERTY 90069 OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of A.P.N.: 4339-009-158 sale may be postponed one or more times by the The undersigned Trustee mortgagee, beneficiary, disclaims any liability for trustee, or a court, purany incorrectness of the suant to Section 2924g of street address or other the California Civil Code. common designation, if The law requires that any, shown above. information about trustee sale postponements be The sale will be made, made available to you but without covenant or and to the public, as a warranty, expressed or courtesy to those not implied, regarding title, present at the sale. If you possession, or encum- wish to learn whether brances, to pay the your sale date has been remaining principal sum postponed, and, if appliof the note(s) secured by cable, the rescheduled the Deed of Trust with time and date for the sale interest thereon, as pro- of this property, you may vided in said note(s), call (866)-960-8299 or advances, under the visit this Internet Web site terms of said Deed of http://www.altisource.com Trust, fees, charges and /MortgageServices/Defau expenses of the Trustee ltManagement/TrusteeSe and of the trusts created rvices.aspx using the file by said Deed of Trust. number assigned to this 2016-01407-CA. The total amount of the case unpaid balance of the Information about postobligation secured by the ponements that are very property to be sold and short in duration or that reasonable estimated occur close in time to the costs, expenses and scheduled sale may not advances at the time of immediately be reflected the initial publication of in the telephone information or on the Internet the Notice of Sale is: Web site. The best way $ 177,793.65. to verify postponement Note: Because the information is to attend Beneficiary reserves the the scheduled sale. right to bid less than the Progressive, total debt owed, it is pos- Western sible that at the time of LLC, as Trustee for benethe sale the opening bid ficiary may be less than the total C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 debt.

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Trustee Sale Assistant The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has execut- TS No.: 2016-01407-CA ed and delivered to the undersigned a written WESTERN PROGRESrequest to commence SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTforeclosure, and the ING AS A DEBT COLundersigned caused a LECTOR ATTEMPTING Notice of Default and TO COLLECT A DEBT. Election to Sell to be ANY INFORMATION recorded in the county OBTAINED MAY BE where the real property is USED FOR THAT PURlocated.

POSE. 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

BHC- 05/25/18, 06/01/18, 06/08/18 –––––– SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: SS027499 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: IRAN MIRZAEI To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Iran Mirzaei, Born: October 23, 1956 and presently over 18 years of age, current residence address: 865 Comstock Ave. Apt 9A Los Angeles, CA 90024 filed a petition with the

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Courthouse, West District 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 on May 11, 2018 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Iran Mirzaei Proposed Name: NIKI MIRZAEI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 22, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM Department: WEK ROOD: A-203 The address of the court is: 1425 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 West District Reason for name change: Petitioner is already known by her proposed name wishes to be known by his proposed name in all personal/business affairs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed: Iran Mirzaei Judge of the Superior Court: Gerald Rosenberg Clerk: Sherri R. Carter Deputy: Ruben Juarez Dated: 05/11/18 Published: 05/18/18, 05/25/18, 0601/18, 06/08/18 BHC-R21295 –––––– CASE NO: SS027289 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: JUDITH YEDOR To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Judith Yedor, Born: February 28, 1942 and presently over 18 years of age, current residence address: 2250 Coldwater Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Courthouse, West District 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 on May 18, 2018 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Judith Yedor Proposed Name: JUDITH SCHWAM THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: July 13, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM Department: K ROOD: A-203 The address of the court is: 1425 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 West District Reason for name change: Petitioner is already known by her proposed name wishes to be known by his proposed name in all personal/business affairs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and

correct.

Signed: Judith Yedor Judge of the Superior Court: Gerald Rosenberg Clerk: Sherri R. Carter Deputy: Tom G. Holmes Dated: 05/11/18 Published: 05/25/18, 0601/18, 06/08/18, 0615/18 BHC-R21321 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112777 The following is/are doing business as: 1) W-3 INTERNATIONAL 2) W-3 INTERNATIONAL REALTY 433 N. Camden Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Robert Pavloff Trust 433 N. Camden Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A TRUST, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2006: Robert Pavloff, Trustee: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112775 The following is/are doing business as: PYGMALION DESIGNS 137 S. Spalding Dr. #401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Cynthia Berchan 137 S. Spalding Dr. #401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2018: Cynthia Berchan, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112773 The following is/are doing business as: THE MAN CAVE BARBERSHOP N SPA 998 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Cresent Moon Franklin 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Cresent Moon Franklin, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112771 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SCMS CONSTRUCTION 2) SCMS 170 N. Crescent Dr. #205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; SCMS Construction, Inc. 170 N. Crescent Dr. #205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 2013: Mike Gordon, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112365 The following is/are doing business as: GORNIK & DRUCKER 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; William Gornik 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 1993: William Gornik, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT 2018120122 The following is/are doing business as: RENTAL REVAMP 8949 W. Sunset Blvd. #205-B, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Face Studios Inc. 8949 W. Sunset Blvd. #205-B, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Jane Anderson 1027 Camino Del Gusto, Santa Fe, NM 87507; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Annemarie Scarpa, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 16, 2018; Published: May 25, June 01, 08, 15, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018120126 The following is/are doing business as: 1) TENDER MOTHER’S LOVE, INC. 2) JR’S BAR-BQUE #2 3) JR’S BAR-B-QUE 4) JR’S BAR-B-QUE #1 5) JR’S GENUINE MEMPHIS STYLE BAR-B-QUE SAUCE 6) JR’S ORIGINAL MEMPHIS BAR-BQUE SAUCE 3055 S. La Cienega Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232; Tender Mother’s Love, Inc. 3055 S. La Cienega Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed July 2007: Gloria Jackson, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 16, 2018; Published: May 25, June 01, 08, 15, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018120124 The following is/are doing business as: THE AFRICAN SAFARI SPECIALIST 1467 Rexford Dr. #105, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Dennis Monk 1467 Rexford Dr. #105, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Myra Monk 1467 Rexford Dr. #105, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 2018: Dennis Monk, Husband: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 16, 2018;

Published: May 25, June 01, 08, 15, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018120120 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DADDYSWATCH.COM 2) DADDYS WATCH 140 S. Beverly Dr. #200, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; International Vintage Watch Company 140 S. Beverly Dr. #200, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Jack Abramov, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 16, 2018; Published: May 25, June 01, 08, 15, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018127715 The following is/are doing business as: 1) COSMETIC DENTISTS OF BEVERLY HILLS 2) COSMETIC DENTISTRY OF BEVERLY HILLS 3) BEVERLY HILLS DENTAL IMPLANTS 4) BH DENTAL IMPLANTS 416 N. Bedford Dr. #407, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Dr. Thanos Kristallis 416 N. Bedford Dr. #407, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Dr. Thanos Kristallis, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 24, 2018; Published: June 01, 08, 15, 22, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018127713 The following is/are doing business as: 1) NS SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING 2) NS SBC 1253 18th Street #101, Santa Monica, CA 90404; Noha Sahyoun 1253 18th Street #101, Santa Monica, CA 90404; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2007: Noha Sahyoun, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 24, 2018; Published: June 01, 08, 15, 22, 2018 LACC N/C

NOTICE— 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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*BEVERLY HILLS* FRENCH CHATEAU 342 N. PALM DR. 2 BEDROOM + DEN + 2.5 BATHROOM

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454 Smithwood Dr. $5,000/MO. 3 BDRM, 2 BATHS Pool and Carport Large Living Room Hardwood Floors Call 424-235-7032

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CENTURY WOODS Sorry

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.

Must see! 439 S. Rexford

3 Bdrm. + 3 Bath • • • • • •

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Bright Southwest Exposure. Every room has French Doors to Small Covered Balcony.

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•• • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •

•• • • • French doors in bdrm. • open to large balcony • overlooking pool •

BEVERLY HILLS 1 BEDROOM $1,895 2 BEDROOMS $2,450 - $2,595 Large Remodeled Units With Lots of Light In Newer Luxury Building

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Easy Move-In! *1+1 only 320 N. La Peer Dr.

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Granite counter tops, custom C LOSE TO cabinets, ample closet space, S HOPS & D INING 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH stove, dishwasher, fridge, A/C, $3,200/MO. balcony, secured entry, gated Totally remodeled with parking, gym, laundry, etc... BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

LUXURIOUS

modern fixtures and new granite counters throughout all amenities in kitchen and includes all appliances. Large closets, balconies, Berber carpet/ harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in laundry area. Secured building with garden courtyard. Choice location Near Beverly Center, Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

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1350 S. Roxbury Drive Brand New Apartment Building Large & Exquisitely Detailed

RENTALS TO SHARE

Must be employed, nonsmoker, no pets. For more info call: 323/879-9033

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLY HILLS • UPPER DUPLEX • Newly Updated •

Upper unit with balcony, 1 & 2 Bdrms w/ Office 4 Bdrm+3 Ba w/ Lrg private Rooftop Patio Granite kitchen, marble/ 1+DEN+ 2 BATHROOM $945,000 wood floors, washer & High Floor. Renovated. High Floor. Ocean & City Views BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. dryer, jacuzzi tub with LARGE HOUSE separate steam shower.

TO SHARE 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Secured tandem parking.

Fully Furnished 1 Bdrm.

Cesarstone countertops, custom cabinetry, $750,000 stainless steel appliances, hrwd flrs, lrg capacity Deluxe Unit. $4,950MO. High Floor. Unobstructed City & Guesthouse available washers/dryers, upgraded carpets in bdrm, View. Jumbo Balcony. Totally $800/Mo. each + security. By appointment only lrg walk-in closets, underground parking.

Renovated. Island Kitchen Hardwood Floors. Loft Style Lease Purchase Available

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$4,950 to $8,900/month

Formal dining rm., new hrwd. flrs. throughout, central air, fireplace, patio, balcony, 2-car garage. $5,000/Mo. Lease Term Negotiable

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REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

$6,500 to $7,000/month

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1 & 2 Bdrm $3,300-$3,850 (900-1,200sf.)

4 Bdrm $8,750-$8,900 (2,550-2,700sf.)

OPEN HOUSE • Sat’s & Sun’s 1-5pm For Add’l Info Call: 310/285-3747

8560 W. Olympic Bl.

Call 310/729-7246 B E V E R LY H I L L S Perfectly Located

218 S. Tower Dr.

• • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• •• •• • •• • Old World Charm!

Bright, intercom entry, fridge, stove, laundry fac.

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING. 323/651-2598

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Bright 1 Bedroom Olympic and Peck 90212 $2,750/MO. 1 Year Minimum

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In an attempt to reverse the Basement Ordinance, our democratic process was hijacked by Hilton and Hyland agent Branden Williams. Residents reported signature gatherers hired by his referendum committee often employed tactics that were illegal –lying to get signatures, and trespassing. While a referendum is an important checks and balances tool, this is not how this is supposed to work.

As long as the signature gathers can lie without repercussions, our referendum process is a farce and those with deep pockets can single-handedly abuse weaknesses in our current system to overturn laws they do not like. Shameful.

Here are a couple of resident experiences: “I totally feel bamboozled by this guy to get my signature.

Another said: ”He would not stop talking and would change the meaning of the petition accordingly of whatever side I was on. He was playing both sides and would say anything for me to sign.”

From a BHPD report: “They were advised on the locations they could solicit but would not comply.”

The residents have asked the City to take a stand–that the ability for falsehoods to be told in order to gain signatures without any repercussions will not be tolerated.

The Beverly Hills City Council and Mayor Julian Gold’s swift actions thus far have been tremendous, and we are very grateful. They recognize the gravity of this situation, and have instructed the city attorney to present options for the next council meeting.

The city attorney needs to follow through with an investigation, and pursue prosecution of any wrongdoing by the people behind the referendum, as well as lobbyists who have falsified information in their quest to gain access to the City’s government.

Enough is enough.

Debbie Weiss ****** In last week’s Courier, there were letters relating to the subway which contained factually inaccurate statements. In 2006 when I was installed as mayor of Beverly Hills, no decisions had been made by Metro regarding the route for the westerly continuation of the subway from its then current terminus at Western Avenue. We learned that the city of West Hollywood was lobbying Metro to have the subway route veer off of Wilshire Boulevard before reaching Beverly Hills and into West Hollywood and then down Santa Monica Boulevard through that portion of Beverly Hills.

It was important, therefore, that our City would have a voice in the decision making concerning the station locations and route. As mayor, along with the other four members of the City Council, we formed an 18-person committee to study all of the subway issues relating to our City including whether or not we even wanted any stations within Beverly Hills and, if so, where should those be located.

In January 2007, this 18-person committee unanimously recommended two stations within the City of Beverly Hills, one located at or near Beverly Drive and Wilshire Boulevard and the other at or near La Cienega Boulevard and Wilshire. The committee also stated that it was its “preference” that the line continue under Wilshire Boulevard and then veer southwest under Santa Monica and to Century City rather than “under commercial and residential properties” to the south. At that time no decision had been made by Metro as to where the Century City station location would be nor the route to be taken from Beverly Hills. The committee also understood that there were other alternatives under consideration.

It was always Metro’s decision as to where the Century City station location should be. There were a number of factors it considered at that time including projected ridership and the location of an earthquake fault. In order to obtain federal funding, a certain level of potential ridership was needed and the studies found that there would be greater ridership if the subway station was located directly in the center of Century City on Constellation rather than at its northern edge adjoining the golf course.

Ultimately Metro made the decision that a station in the heart of Century City was preferable. There was no “bait and switch” as some would have you believe, since Metro had made no decision as to a station location and was looking at different options at the time that the committee issued its unanimous recommendations which were then ratified by the City Council.

One writer stated that Metro does not run under any other school which again is a false statement. The subway runs directly under Camino Nuevo Charter Academy which is just east of the Westlake MacArthur Metro station near Langer’s. Metro took the then current boardmembers to visit the school and to discuss with their staff any possible impacts that existed.

This community has voted on three separate occasions–by substantial majorities–to continue funding the subway through sales tax increases notwithstanding efforts by some in the community to oppose these tax increases because of the subway’s location.

Notwithstanding the communities continued support for the subway, BHUSD continues to waste millions of

dollars from funds–earmarked for school improvements and education–on litigation with Metro. Our mayor is correct; this litigation should be settled now.

Stephen P. Webb Former Mayor of Beverly Hills

****** As educators, we always teach our students to support any argument they make with facts and evidence. BHUSD Boardmember Mel Spitz uses neither in trying to convince the community to believe his misleading claim that the salary formula contributes to any financial problem the district allegedly faces.

In his letter last week, Mr. Spitz lays out all the reasons why the district will face fiscal insolvency in 2020-21. He admits that the “district’s threatening financial condition did not materialize suddenly.”

(This is referring back to a 2013-2014 budget.) He mentions overstaffing as an issue. This is correct.

In 2009, for example, when student enrollment decreased from 4,900 to 4,000, the district kept the staffing levels the same. Through natural attrition, the staff would have slowly decreased saving the district millions. This was an option not taken. There are actually more teachers at the K-8 level now than in 2009. Mr. Spitz also mentions reconfiguration. The FFST committee recommended the creation of a middle school which will improve and expand educational programs as well as cut costs. This was another option not taken.

He then goes on to define the district’s structural operating deficit in two parts. First mentioned is the high revenue per student. Then a second contributor is the unsustainable salary formula adopted unanimously by the board in 2014. In this statement, he really gives no reason why this is unsustainable. In fact, BHUSD officials have publicly stated the salary formula is not the problem while the formula will actually save the district money in the future. These automatic increases allow salaries to keep up with the cost of living and retain high quality teachers.

The district office has recently expanded and the superintendent has a 3 percent raise in the next two years. All of the cuts come from the classroom teachers and not at the district level.

Viable options are there without eliminating the salary formula. The options to balance the budget without cutting the salary formula are available. The school board and Mr. Spitz just need to show the leadership to make them.

Joanna Smith Incoming VP of Beverly Hills Education Association and Teacher at Hawthorne School

****** I have been involved with the Beverly Hills schools for many years. In fact, my education began here 40 years ago and my children currently attend our public schools as well.

In the past few weeks, I have had many opportunities to speak with numerous community members regarding Measure BH. I agree we have had serious problems in the past with previous bond measures and the flawed ways they were drafted.

However, after careful review and discussions with many proponents who support the bond, I am confident this school district will not make the same mistakes.

Before exploring some of the reasons, I’d first like to list what Measure BH would do for our community. It will provide critical funding for our BHUSD to improve security, technology, and the facilities in general. While no one likes paying more in property tax, a $440 tax for every $1 million of assessed value is reasonable, especially in light of the fact that great schools (with great facilities being a critical component of that) increases property values significantly. The reality is there is no other way to fund school construction and if you want a great community with a great school district, it is a price we need to pay.

The current state of construction hurts student, teacher, and the community’s morale. If Measure BH does not pass in the June 5 election, we will delay the necessary completion of construction. This serves no one’s interest in the community and would be detrimental to our students. School construction projects would remain incomplete with students, teachers and staff enduring the construction hardships for longer than necessary.

As I alluded earlier, I have heard some argue the school district could spend Measure BH funds on Metro litigation. Looking into this, I read the resolution and ballot proposition. The wording states that funds shall be used only for projects “identified in Measure BH,” that the funds “shall be used only for the purposes set forth in the ballot measure and not for any other purpose,” and that “bond proceeds shall be expended only for the specific purposes identified herein.” The specific projects are set forth in Measure BH and do not include Metro litigation.

While there are legitimate concerns about delays and cost overruns, it does appear that many of the deficiencies that have plagued Measure E have

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Each person's mind is unique. Your experience will overlap with that of another, but it's not the same. One of the best gifts we can give each other today is to listen to the details of an experience without comparing it to our own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are able to be very honest with yourself, and this is why today will be an important milestone. If your reason for not moving forward is really more of an excuse, you'll figure out a way around it today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It's something you find odd about the mind: that you can have the most vivid show flashing on the screen inside your head and no one else can see it. Your intellectual air-sign nature will be delightfully activated.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are experiences that are really beyond words... perhaps most experience is. But if you try, with whatever words you have, you might be surprised at how it helps you process and appreciate what's happened.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Through the ages, fearful, repressive societies have branded anyone different as "ill," even though communities of all kinds are made stronger by diversity. We will be as strong as what we accept in ourselves and others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Exercise will be the panacea. Moving your body, blood and breath moves your mood, emotions and destiny.

Even though exercise isn't always about comfort, the more you enjoy it, the more likely you'll be to come back to it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The astronauts go so high they can see the whole of their country at once; then the home continent; then all of Mother Earth. Relatedly, the division between you and your love will dissolve as you rise higher and higher above it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Each of the 100 billion of your brain cells has the mark of you inside it–DNA to prove it's yours. When you expand and change your mind, universes inside do the same. There's power in this.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). The main determinant of today's outcome will be your will. Your ability or inability to accomplish a thing is defined only by your inner determination to do so. If you want it badly enough, you'll do what it takes.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Whining is the noise animals make to signal frustration, fear and distress. A young human animal produces the most annoying whines of all. Mature humans figure out a way. No complaints. been addressed. There are specific projects identified and specific plans in place. Since many of the projects already have submitted plans, we will see the start (and therefore the completion) of the projects more quickly than the sluggish pace we have experienced with Measure E. Our community, students and teachers deserve permanent, safe, and high tech classrooms, not portable ones on a construction site. We deserve to have El Rodeo Elementary School and Beverly Hills High School completed. We deserve to have safe schools which protect our children; to have state-of-the-art technology and athletic facilities; and to have auditoriums that are open and functional.

Moreover, in these difficult times we cannot afford to have funds taken from the general fund to complete the required oil well remediation. We cannot afford potentially losing $18 million in state matching funds on Measure BH projects, which we could attain if it passes. We cannot afford the additional costs of construction caused by delay if the bond does not pass.

There is no benefit to delay. Failing to pass Measure BH simply increases the hardships and costs of construction, in our time, energy, morale and money. As a community we all stand together in wanting our schools to be great. That means we must be part of the solution. We need to be there for our students, for our teachers, and for our community.

That is why I am voting “yes” on Measure BH. Rose Kaiserman Beverly Hills PTA Council Co-President

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