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August 10, 2018

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THIS ISSUE

Beverly Hills held its annual Picklefest celebration last Sunday.

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The City came together Tuesday with police and fire personnel for National Night Out. 5

Jojo, this issue’s Adoptable Pet of the Week, is looking for his forever home.

5 •Real Estate •Birthdays •Letters to the Editor

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George Christy, Page 6 Online Reports Suggest That Celery Juice May Benefit Lowering Blood Pressure And Cholesterol ...

Is A Natural Laxative And A Natural Diuretic ...

Flushes The Liver Of Toxins, etc.

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School Board Hires Temporary Armed Private Security For Beverly Hills Schools

By Laura Coleman On Tuesday, the Board of Education voted 4-1 to enter into an eight-week temporary contract with Calabasas-based Nastec International, Inc. to provide armed security at Beverly Hills Unified School District starting Monday when classes resume.

Boardmember Noah Margo was the lone no vote.

“As a trustee of the school district, I have an obligation to protect students and staff,” said Board VP Howard Goldstein. “We want to make a safe learning environment and in this day and age, this is part of it.”

In May, the board inked an

exploratory five-week contract with Nastec to provide armed guards through the end of the previous academic year.

Subsequently, the school district issued an a Request for Proposals (RFP) to secure proposals to provide armed security on a long-term basis. Proposals are due this week.

The new eight-week temporary contract with Nastec authorizes the fully licensed private patrol operator to provide six armed security officers throughout the district (two at the high school and one at each of the K-8 schools) at an estimated total cost of (see ‘ARMED SECURITY’ page 11)

Beverly Hills Students Head Back To School Monday

By Laura Coleman While summer vibes continue strong throughout the southland, roughly 3,844 students are set to resume classes once again this Monday throughout Beverly Hills Unified School District.

With recent Beverly Hills High School graduates heading to prestigious schools including Stanford University, Princeton University and UC Berkeley, to name a few, the upcoming 2018/19 academic year is poised to be a positive one.

“I know that an exemplary school district is one that demonstrates high-level educational programming and rigorous and relevant teaching and learning experiences in state of the art classrooms, performing arts theaters and athlet-

ic facilities,” stated BHUSD Superintendent Michael Bregy, who is scheduled to address the district’s employees this morning at the Saban Theatre as part of staff opening day. “It's an ideal time to celebrate our students' accomplishments and ensure we lay the foundation for a smooth transition into next year.”

With multiple new leadership teams in place throughout the district, engaged PTA leaders and scores of talented educators, students can certainly look forward to a dynamic year.

Myriad academic accomplishments from the 2017-18 year included: El Rodeo received the (see ‘BHUSD’ page 11)

a mixed-use designation. Two mixed-use projects at 8600 Wilshire Blvd and 9200 Wilshire Blvd. approved in 2007, are currently under construction or in plan check.

Located at 9908 South Santa Monica Blvd, in an area that vigorously enforced the three-story limit when The Peninsula Beverly Hills was proposed, Commissioner Joe Shooshani, Vice Chair Robert Block and Chair Andy Licht heartily endorsed the project.

Yet, The Peninsula, which hosts some of the world’s most discriminating guests, could be deeply impacted by the building.

In a letter from Peninsula (see ‘FRIARS CLUB SITE’ page 17)

Apartment Owners Sue Beverly Hills Over City’s Rental Registry

By Victoria Talbot The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) is suing the City of Beverly Hills by challenging the City’s Rental Registry “on behalf of apartment tenants and owners,” according to a press release from AAGLA. Also a named plaintiff, Orit Blau, is allegedly a longtime Beverly Hills resident and owner “of a ‘mom-and-pop’ apartment building,” according to the press release.

The City adopted the Rental Registry as part of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) in response to a demand from residents and apartment owners that the City establish a database of factual information to make informed decisions

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BHFD AIDING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS – Beverly Hills Fire Units are still assigned to the Mendocino Complex Fire north of San Francisco. This is now the largest fire in California’s recorded history. On Wednesday, BHFD sent nine members on a chartered bus to relieve the personnel who have been fighting California wildfires since July 25. “All members are in good health and spirits and look forward to coming home,” said BHFD Fire Chief Greg Barton “We will continue to monitor the fire’s progress and keep everyone updated of any changes as we continue to battle these fires throughout the state.” Pictured (from left): Firefighter Tanner Greeley, Captain Mike Cherry, Engineer Austin Hain, Engineer Amy Horst, Firefighter/Paramedic James Charron, Captain Kevin Reed, Firefighter/Paramedic James Weinstein, B/C Mike Hand and Firefighter Mike Weidl. Due to the need for continued resources, Beverly Hills Firefighters will continue to assist with the devastating fires. Through the Master Mutual Aid Program, states from all across the country are assisting in Mendocino including Maine, Florida, Alaska and even internationally from Australia and New Zealand.

By Victoria Talbot In a move that could have consequences that will change the City forever, the Planning Commission, in a 3-2 decision, voted to allow a proposal for a mixed-use condominium building to proceed in the South Santa Monica business district, with the developer promising to return on Sept. 13 with a redesign that removes one story of the five-story building.

“The proposed change in land use from commercial to mixed-use would result in lasting changes to the character of this existing commercial corridor,” according to the staff report.

Beverly Hills does not have

about the RSO. The Rental Registry was instituted in 2017. Through the registry, the City verifies rents and rent increases, which are regulated by the RSO. Currently, landlords cannot use no-fault eviction to remove a tenant to raise rents or for Airbnb; tenants must verify rental rates reported by landlords or enter a dispute.

Registration of units are required within 30 days of rerental, change of ownership, change of owner’s or manager’s contact information and when there is a termination of a rental unit’s exempt status.

Information includes address and unit number, number of bedrooms and (see ‘BEVERLY HILLS RENT’ page 13)

NATURAL HEALING — Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence advises that we must always listen to our doctors, she finds that Mother Earth also offers some natural healing.

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

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BEVERLY HILLS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ADOPTING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT WITH ENERGY EXPRESS SERVICES INC. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4217.10 ET SEQ The City Council will consider adoption of a resolution of findings and authorize execution of an energy service contract with Express Energy Services Inc. for the implementation of certain energy related improvements to City Facilities pursuant to Government Code Section 4217.10 et seq. Entering into the service agreement and implementation of proposed projects will result in a significant energy cost savings to the City.

If you challenge the Council’s action in regard to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the hearing.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Josette Descalzo, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Programs Manager, in the Beverly Hills Public Works Department at 310.285.2467, or by email at jdescalzo@beverlyhills.org.

BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400 or TTY (310) 285-6881.

Please notify the City Clerk’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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EAGLE SCOUTS – Beverly Hills Boy Scout Troop 110 held an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at City Hall’s City Council chambers last week, where a remarkable seven Eagle Scouts were honored. All seven teens took part in service projects that directly benefitted Beverly Hills: three at Franklin Canyon Park; one at Beverly Hills High School; and one at Virginia Robinson Gardens.

Pictured front row (from left): Daniel Weiner, Jack Klines and Nate Alpern. Back row (from left): Alex Kleerup, Michael Huang, Toby Orvin and James Masutani.

Beverly Hills Tennis Inks Contract To Remain In City Through 2038

By Laura Coleman While every player starts out with love in the game of tennis, there’s ultimately always one side that triumphs.

On July 24, Beverly Hills Tennis emerged as the winner in providing the City’s tennis needs for the next two decades following a 4-1 vote by the City Council to amend and reinstate the City’s lease agreement with the service provider.

Vice Mayor John Mirisch was the lone “no” vote.

For 23 years, Beverly Hills Tennis, which is the DBA for The Tennis Place,

Inc., has been the concessionaire for the City in terms of meeting its tennisrelated needs. In addition to operating tennis courts at La Cienega Park, Roxbury Park and Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills Tennis runs a pro shop and offers more than 150 classes and private lessons per week. In recent years it has also hosted charity tournaments benefitting The Maple Counseling Center and the Beverly Hills Police Foundation.

“This is the council just emphasizing that we’re the people and they’ve

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

Beverly Hills City Council Bans The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco Products

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products Tuesday, including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigar products, and any tobacco product that “produces characterizing flavor.”

A “tobacco product” is any product derived for human consumption including chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco, cigarillos, hookah tobacco, electronic cigarettes and smoking devices, and the solutions used for those devices and accessories expected to be used with a tobacco product.

“The ban on the sale is not just limited to nicotine,” said Keith Sterling, public information manager for the City of Beverly Hills. “For example, any electronic cigarette that emits a taste or aroma other than that of tobacco would also qualify under the restrictions. So, candy flavored e-cigarettes, for example, would also be restricted.”

While flavored cigarettes, not including menthol, are banned by federal law, there is no such ban on associated products.

The ban will take place three months and 30 days after the second reading of the ordinance, which is anticipated to be Aug.21.

The ordinance then would become effective on Sept. 21 and enforcement would begin Dec. 21.

The prohibition is aimed at reducing the availability of these products to youths who are enticed by flavored products, which may lead to a lifetime habit that can damage their health.

According to the Food and Drug Administration kids who smoke are more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes; half of smokers 12-17 smoke menthol cigarettes.

The City Council unanimously support smoking cessation efforts, and expressed enthusiastic support for the ordinance.

“If this ordinance were to ban the entire habit of smoking, I would probably support that, too,” said Councilmember Les Friedman.

“I want to go on record that we look forward to the day when our City is entirely smoke-free,” said (see ‘TOBACCO BAN’ page 15)

(see ‘BEVERLY HILLS TENNIS’ page 15)

PUCKER UP FOR THE PICTURE, WINNERS!– The winners of PickleFest 2018 for “Best Dill Pickle in Beverly Hills” were first place - Bryan Chabrow of Los Angeles; second place - Darrell Fluman of Chatsworth; and third place - Jeanne Ackerman of Beverly Hills. For “I Can Pickle That” first place - Darrell Fluman for Russian Watermelon Pickles; second place - Jeanne Ackerman for Pickled Blueberries with Lemon and Thyme and third place - Marsha and Burt Roseman, Van Nuys – Pickled Peppers. Winners received gift certificates to Nate ‘n Al, which sponsored the event. First place received a $200 gift certificate, second place winners received $100 and third place received $50. Pictured, from left: Gloria Leon, a waitress at Nate ‘n Al; Burt Roseman, Recreation and Parks Commission Chair Frances Bilak, Mayor Julian Gold, Marsha Roseman, Jeanne Ackerman, Darrell Fluman, Bryan Chabrow, Next Beverly Hills Committee member and Instagram influencer, Noelle Freeman and Ron Sasiela, last year’s winner.

Beverly Hills High Grad’s Story Focus Of New TV Show On The CW

By Matt Lopez A new television show set to debut this fall on The CW will be, at least partially, centered around Beverly Hills High School.

All-American, set to premiere Oct. 6, will center on former Beverly Hills High and NFL star football player Spencer Paysinger, who grew up in South Los Angeles before attending BHHS. While at Beverly High, where two of his uncles taught and coached sports teams, Paysinger made the long, daily commute to school as part of a program that bought students from other areas into Beverly Hills.

After graduating as captain of the football team, Paysinger attended the University of Oregon, then made it to

the NFL, where he won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants. He retired from the NFL last year at age 30.

The show stars Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, a talented teenage football player, who transfers from a South Central high school to Beverly Hills after being recruited to play by head coach Billy Baker, who is played by Taye Diggs.

Paysinger is acting as a consulting producer on the show, and said during a TV Critics Association presentation meeting on Monday that he is particularly interested in the authenticity of the football action scenes.

“As an ex-football player and coming from a family of football coaches, I can't have a TV show be fake,” he said.

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Update On South Santa Monica Pilot Program Set For Aug. 21

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT – Families enjoyed National Night Out on Tuesday, a fun-filled evening with police and community, including displays, demonstrations and information booths for everything from CPR classes to Police Explorers. Food trucks and interactive fun with BHPD officers and BHFD firefighters completed the evening. Pictured: a family takes a photo op with Councilmember Lili Bosse, Mayor Julian Gold, Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli, Councilmember Les Friedman and Fire Chief Greg Barton.

New California State Assembly Bill Would Extend Alcohol Sales Hours

By Matt Lopez A state assembly bill that would extend the hours alcohol can be served in bars for several Los Angeles cities was the subject of much debate this week at Los Angeles City Hall.

SB 905, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would allow alcohol to be sold in bars past 2 a.m.

Wiener says the 2 a.m. call time is not in line with other major cities, and actually hurts the state’s economy.

If passed, the bill could have a ripple effect in Beverly Hills, since several nearby cities are named in a proposed five-year pilot program, including Los Angeles and West Hollywood, as well as Cathedral City, Coachella, Long Beach, Oakland, Palm Springs, Sacramento and San Francisco.

The bill has support from the majority of mayors in those cities, including L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman, and

mayors from Palm Springs, Oakland and Sacramento.

L.A. Fifth District Councilmember Paul Koretz took a strong stance against the bill this week during a Monday news conference at City Hall.

“Resulting DUIs and alcohol-related deaths and injuries are not going to stop at the borders of... [each] city,” Koretz said, pointing to how extended hours could affect neighboring cities.

“It will affect all the hundreds of square miles of Los Angeles.”

Koretz was joined by members of the California Alcohol Policy Alliance and Mothers Against Drunk Driving in speaking out against the bill.

Wiener proposed a version of the bill last year that would allow bars in the state to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., but it failed to gain much support.

SB 905 would give cities flexibility in deciding how late alcohol can be sold.

Texture Abounds At Marc Selwyn Fine Art Exhibition Of Beat Artist Jay DeFeo three oil paintings

By Laura Coleman from 1986-88, gallery Through Sept. 5, owner Marc Selwyn art aficionados can said the exhibit focusenjoy a thoroughly es on an essential compelling show at point in DeFeo’s Marc Selwyn Fine Art career in the early featuring the work of 1980s when she onetime Bay Area returned to oil after Beat artist Jay DeFeo working with acrylics (1929-1989). Entitled, in the 1970s.

“Jay DeFeo: The “DeFeo viewed Texture of Color,” the the elemental issues exhibition features a of texture and color as selection of the artist’s inseparable and gestural abstractions always in dialogue,” rendered, atypically, described Selwyn. in color.

“She approached her “Unless I have a paintings as a sculptor feeling or a particular need for a certain Jay DeFeo’s Untitled (Rear would, building and Window series), 1982. removing surfaces color, I really see no sense or reason to use it,” DeFeo once and playing off subtleties of form in stated. “But these works that do have light and dark, shiny and matte.”

Marc Selwyn Fine Art is open more of a brilliant palette, I have done because I feel a rightness about them.” Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 Featuring more than 20 paintings p.m. For additional information, visit: on paper from 1982-86, as well as www.marcselwynfineart.com.

By Victoria Talbot The City Council will receive a three-month update on the pilot program for the South Santa Monica Boulevard restriping project Aug. 21 at 2:30 p.m. at the City Council Study Session.

The City Council requested an update after three months to determine how well the restriping was working.

The program included reducing the eastbound travel lanes from two lanes to one lane between Bedford and Beverly Drives.

The council expressed that its goal was to create a “village-like” atmosphere on South Santa Monica Boulevard with a view towards a future streetscape that has a more intimate neighborhood experience to encourage local residents to shop and dine.

The report will include data collection for the three months since implementation as traffic patterns have adjusted and an analysis of operational success within six months of the implementation.

Mark Egerman of the Egerman Law Group, LLP has been retained by Kami Hebroni of Royal Motors at 9732 Santa Monica Blvd. Hebroni complained during public comment at Tuesday’s City Council meeting that there were traffic issues and that the new configuration posed a public safety hazard near his business on South Santa Monica Boulevard.

Public comment can be emailed to transportation@beverlyhills.org or submitted in person at the meeting. For more information, call 310-285-1128.

LITTLE JOJO – Jojo is still looking for a home. Just one-anda-half years old and weighing 22 pounds, this Bichon Poodle is sweet and good with families. He is looking for his forever home now. For more information on how to adopt Jojo, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

GEORGE CHRISTY

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suggests that there may likely be a lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol … is an ideal tonic after workouts for replacing electrolytes … prevents the formation and development of cancers in the stomach and colon … is a natural laxative … and a natural

diuretic … flushes the liver of toxins … also can reduce bloat ... its potassium and sodium offer relief from inflammation like rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, asthma and bronchitis … promotes healthy kidney function by eliminating toxins … may curtail the formation of kidney stones … its organic alkaline minerals have a calming affect on the nervous system … assists weight loss when drank throughout the day by curbing cravings for sweets and rich foods … skin appears better … there may be more energy … and digestion may be improved.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

HOLLYROD GALA–The HollyRod Foundation celebrated its 20th annual DesignCare Gala at the private estate of Tamara and Eric Gustavson in Malibu, which honored Earvin "Magic" Johnson (pictured above right with Cookie Johnson) and Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Produced by actress Holly Robinson Peete (above with puppy) and her husband Rodney Peete through their nonprofit organization, the HollyRod Foundation (HRF), which they founded in 1999 after they lost Holly's father to Parkinson's and their eldest son was diagnosed with autism, the gala served as a fundraiser to benefit treatments related to autism and Parkinson’s disease. Pictured right: Aaron Wolf and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Photos by Tiffany Rose/ Getty Images

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

The Paley Center For Media Hosts 12th Annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews In Beverly Hills

By Laura Coleman The Paley Center for Media will host its 12th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Sept. 616 at the Paley Center’s Beverly Hills location.

The 10-day festival celebrates the most anticipated new shows of the Fall 2018 television season as well as returning favorites from all five major broadcast networks, cable television,and premium streaming services.

“Every September television fans know PaleyFest Fall TV Previews is the place to be for a first look at the most buzz-worthy new shows of the fall TV season, and engaging conversation and insight from the cast and creative teams behind them,” said Paley Center President/CEO Maureen J. Reidy.

Each event includes screenings followed by star-studded discussions. This year’s

...AND ACTION!–PaleyFest attendees will hear from television stars, such as last year’s panel from The Mindy Project, pictured above.

PaleyFest kicks off with an engaging panel featuring the cast and creative team of Netflix’s Atypical and BoJack Horseman.

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit paley.me/previews or download the Paley app at paley.me/app.

DAY OF BEAUTY– Scores of beauty professionals and over 100 cancer fighters and volunteers from across Southern California joined Tower Cancer Research Foundation’s fifth annual “Day of Beauty,” held this year at B2V Salon. Hosted by Tower’s Young Leadership Division–Cancer Free Generation–the Day of Beauty, where cancer survivors are invited to indulge in complementary spa and beauty services, is one of the foundation’s most beloved patient support programs. Pictured left: a cancer fighter enjoys a bit of pampering during the course of the day. Above right (from left): Tower Chairman Donna Rosen, Cancer Free Generation co-president Jennifer Levy and Tower Executive Director Linda David at this year’s Day of Beauty.

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Special Olympics Run, Inclusion Walk Set For Aug. 18 Special Olympics Southern California has set its Fun Run and Inclusion Walk for Saturday, Aug. 18, beginning at the intersection of Lakewood and Carson Boulevards in Long Beach.

Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. with the walk/run starting at 8:15 p.m. The run distance is 3.1 miles, while the walk is approximately two miles.

Pre-registration is $25, $30 on event day or until sold out.

All participants receive a commemorative medal and shirt, and only 500 participants are allowed.

The walk/run is in conjunction with Special Olympics Southern California’s Plane Pull, a team competition at Long Beach Airport to see which group of 25 can pull a FedEx airplane 12 feet the fastest.

Participants test their strength, stamina, and heart, but no skill level is required to participate.

All proceeds support people with intellectual disabilities who train and compete in lifechanging sports programs.

For more information visit fundraising.sosc.org/.

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

Cedars-Sinai Study Shows Wearable Devices Can Help Assess Quality Of Life, Daily Functioning During Cancer Treatment

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment, a new study has found.

The trackers, also known as wearable activity monitors, include commercial devices worn on the wrist that log a wearer’s step counts, stairs climbed, calories, heart rate and sleep.

“One of the challenges in treating patients with advanced cancer is obtaining ongoing, timely, objective data about their physical status during therapy,” said Andrew Hendifar, M.D., medical director for pancreatic cancer at the CedarsSinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute. “After all, patients typically spend most of their time at home or work, not in a clinic, and their health statuses change from day to day.”

Hendifar was the principal investigator and Gillian Gresham, Ph.D., postdoctoral scientist at the cancer institute, was the first author for the study, which was published online in the journal npj Digital Medicine.

The study focused on 37 patients undergoing treatment

for advanced cancer at CedarsSinai. They wore wrist-mounted fitness trackers throughout the study except when showering or swimming. Sets of activity data were collected for three consecutive visits during treatment.

After the final clinical visit, patients were followed for six months to gather additional clinical and survival outcomes.

Investigators then compared data from the trackers with patients’ assessments of their own symptoms, including pain, fatigue and sleep quality, as collected from a National Institutes of Health questionnaire. These data sets also were compared with two common scales used to gauge physical status and overall health: the Eastern

Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG) and Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scales.

Results suggested that objective data collected from wearable activity monitors can supplement and enhance current assessments of health status and physical function, which are limited by their subjectivity and potential for bias, Gresham said. In the study, increased daily step and stair activity correlated with more positive ratings of a patient's condition on the provider surveys and lower rates of adverse events and hospitalization.

“Data gathered through advancements in technology has the potential to help physi-

cians measure the impact of a particular treatment on a patient’s daily functioning,” Gresham said. “Furthermore, continuous activity monitoring may help predict and monitor treatment complications and allow for more timely and appropriate interventions.”

As a next step, investigators plan to study long-term use of the monitors in a larger, more diverse group of advanced cancer patients and correlate that data with clinical and selfreported outcomes. “Our hope is that findings from future studies with wearable activity monitors could lead to development of individualized treatment and exercise plans that may result in increased treatment tolerability and improved survival outcomes for patients,” Hendifar said.

“We are at the beginning of a revolution in healthcare in which digital wearables, coupled with broadband telecommunication, will allow remote monitoring of cancer patients and anticipate the need for intervention before symptoms occur,” said Dan Theodorescu, M.D., Ph.D., director of the cancer institute.

CureCervicalCancer Reaches Major Milestone of 100,000 Women Screened CureCervicalCancer (CCC) the Beverly Hills-based nonprofit announced it has reached a major milestone of having screened 100,000 women.

In the U.S., the incidence of cervical cancer has been dramatically reduced by regular screening through PAP smears.

Women in resource-poor countries do not have the same access to basic screening and treatment services because of lack of infrastructure and trained healthcare professionals.

“We have a global epidemic— upwards of 300,000 women die every year from a nearly 100 percent preventable disease,” says Dr. Patricia Gordon, Dr. Patricia Gordon CCC founding director/board chair. “Eighty-five percent of these women are in countries where women do not have access to services.”

Cervical cancer can be prevented if pre-cancerous cell changes are detected and treated in early stages through regular screening. By employing its “See & Treat” method, CCC is able to help women receive the screening and treatment needed, anywhere in the world.

“See & Treat” uses VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) to identify precancerous cervical lesions and treats these lesions with cryotherapy in the same visit. For women in remote villages, the opportunity to be screened and treated in one visit is key, because traveling to

and from a clinic is often difficult and tedious.

CCC also supplies a “Clinic in a Suitcase” that contains all equipment necessary to build a cervical cancer prevention clinic. By training local staff in “See & Treat” and providing required equipment and support, CCC creates sustainable prevention clinics in remote areas around the world and utilizes Community Health Volunteers to increase awareness in local communities.

Since 2013, CCC has trained more than 500 healthcare professionals, screened 100,000 and treated more than 7,000 women. Founded by Gordon in 2014, the organization has opened 80 sustainable clinics: 7 in Ethiopia, 8 in Guatemala, 33 in Kenya, 15 in Haiti, 10 in Vietnam, 2 in Nigeria and 5 in Tanzania. More than 538 Global Trainees continue to screen and treat women for cervical cancer on a daily basis.

For more information, visit http://www.curecervicalcancer.org.

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NBC4, Telemundo 52 “Clear The Shelters” Initiative Returns Aug. 18

By Victoria Talbot NBC4 Southern California / KNBC and Telemundo 52 Los Angeles / KVEA announced the return of their awardwinning pet adoption campaign “Clear the Shelters” reducing adoption fees at 65 local shelters and rescue locations to $20.

Hundreds of shelters across the country will participate to Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption drive on Saturday, Aug. 18, to help find loving homes for animals in need.

More than 150,000 pets found their forever homes since 2015.

Last year, Clear the Shelters campaign resulted in more than 11,500 pet adoptions across five Southern California counties, making it the largest single-day pet adoption in Southern California.

On Aug. 18, Telemundo 52 and NBC4 will broadcast live from shelters beginning with NBC’s Today in LA morning news at 7 a.m. Live reports will be broadcast throughout the day, with success stories and highlights on the news at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.

VCA Animal Hospital health teams will be at the shelters to offer a limited

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California Distinguished School and the California Distinguished Arts Program award.

Hawthorne retained its “Schools to Watch” designation for the 2017-2018 school year with 88 percent of the school’s 3rd grade students having met/exceeded state standards in English Language Arts and 93 percent having met/exceeded state standards in math.

In addition, Beverly Vista’s Science Olympiad Team received the Gold Medal at the regional competition and the district’s K-8 Honor Choir received gold at the Spring Music Festival.

At Beverly Hills High School, where 15 seniors were named a

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$136,320. As part of the contract, Nastec will also provide a supervisor at no additional charge throughout the duration of the eight weeks.

Board members have repeatedly emphasized how critical it is for the school district to work in collaboration with the Beverly Hills Police Department to best protect students and teachers.

“We continue to be a partner in school safety and we are continuing to dedicate resources,” said BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli, who underscored that her department is actively working with the school district in shoring up its security plan.

Superintendent Michael Bregy said that come Monday, the school district would resume the same security protocols that were in place when the previous academic year concluded.

“Not only are we prepared, but we’re ready for that next step too ... the preemptive piece,” he said. “That’s an area that we’re going to concentrate on.

There’s just so much more that we should be doing.”

In March, BHPD launched its newly created “Adopt-a-School Program” whereby the schools now each have a dedicated Adopt-a-School

health guarantee and a certificate for a free first exam to all new pet owners to ensure a healthy start.

The public can take advantage of the reduced adoption fees of $20 in advance as well, on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Bella Terra, 777 Edinger Ave. in Huntington Beach and on Sunday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Citadel Outlets, 100 Citadel Dr. in Los Angeles.

“Adoption is one of the best ways to save pets and enrich our own lives with a loving companion,” said President/General Manager of Telemundo 52 Celia Chavez. “We remain committed to help find good homes for thousands of shelter animals.”

“Every year the stations’ total adoptions surpass the year prior and we look forward to doing it again as we help shelters alleviate overpopulation and make adoptions affordable for all families,” said NBC4 President/General Manager Steve Carlston.

For more information visit MBCLA.com/cleartheshelters and Telemundo52.com/desocuparlosabergues.

Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program (four were ultimately named finalists), students further excelled last year with the girls basketball team celebrating another championship season; students competed once again in the national SkillsUSA competition.

Elsewhere at BHHS, the Academic Decathlon Team won 16 individual medals; and the BHHS Robotics Team nabbed the prestigious Engineering Inspiration Award at the FIRST Robotics regional competition.

“We’re looking forward to a brand new school year,” Bregy said. “This is going to be a year where we’re going to take a deeper dive in terms of making deeper instructional curriculum.”

Officer and share two Security Resources Officers (SRO). In addition to increased police patrols and traffic control officers, campuses throughout the district are now closed with a single point of entry during the school day.

Further, all five schools share two BHPD detectives who specialize in juvenile issues.

In the process of creating the most robust security program possible, the school district has further been working to retool various security measures ranging from working closely with the Maple Counseling Center to provide mental health services to securing all campuses with fencing, ensuring functional door locks and implementing standard protocols to certify that only students, parents or people who have business at the schools gain entrance.

“We’re being methodical and we’re not rushing into anything,” Goldstein said about the district’s efforts to enhance security measures.

“Everything I’ve heard on the national level....and listening to law enforcement at the local level...In the event of an active shooter incident, time is the biggest factor in mitigating loss of life,” he added. “The way you mitigate a shooting situation or deterring it is having someone who is armed on campus.”

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HGTV Buys, Will Restore Brady Bunch Home

By Matt Lopez Cable television network HGTV won a bidding war for the famous Studio City home use in exterior shots for The Brady Bunch, beating out former NSYNC singer Lance Bass, among others.

HGTV - known for its home-improvement programs – said through Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav that it plans to “restore the home to its

1970s glory as only HGTV can.”

There was no immediate word on the final sales price of the property at 11222 Dilling St., but the asking price was $1.8 million. Bass, who initially thought he had won the bidding war, but announced over the weekend to TMZ that he was “heartbroken” to learn he had been outbid.

Ernie Carswell, the real

estate agent who listed the property, said earlier the home "is reportedly the second most photographed home in the United States after the White House."

Although the home's exterior is universally known as home to the Brady clan, its interior was not used in the show, since those scenes were filmed on a Paramount Studios lot.

REALTOR, BHPD HELP TO REUNITE A DOG WITH ITS OWNERS – Steve Geller, a residential real estate agent at Coldwell Banker in the Beverly Hills North office, goes above and beyond–and not only to make a deal. On the morning of July 29, Steve received a phone call from the Beverly Hills Police Department which had found a stray dog belonging to a tenant who had recently rented a home Geller had listed. Unable to reach the tenant, they reached out to the realtor. Geller first tried to reach the tenant and he too, was unsuccessful. Geller didn’t give up. He reached out to the landlord. He told the landlord about the dog and the inability to reach the tenant. His hunch was right on the money. The landlord contacted the tenant, who then called Geller.

Geller happily connected the tenant with the BHPD. In no time, the tenant was reunited with the dog!

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L.A. City Council Committee Wants To Lower Speed Of Electric Scooters A Los Angeles City Council committee refined some proposed regulations for dockless electric scooters Wednesday, recommending that their top speed be capped at 12 mph while also creating a conditional use permit system for them and other emerging mobility devices.

The Transportation Committee had previously approved a set of regulations for the electric scooter industry in June, but brought them back to make further revisions.

Councilman Mike Bonin, who chairs the committee, said he wanted to make changes after he heard some companies were considering raising the speed level of their scooters to be more competitive.

Bird, which is operating scooters in several Westside communities, currently offers devices with a top speed of 15 mph, Bonin said. Another company active in the city, Lime, says on its website that its scooters have a top speed of 14.8 mph.

Bonin also continued to express support for the scooters despite his fellow committee member, Councilman Paul Koretz, pulling his support for them last week and calling for

a temporary ban on them in the city until full regulations are in place.

“This is a little more confusing at first because it's a relatively new mode of transportation for folks, so it's going to take both smart regulation and enforcement,” Bonin said.

The amendments approved Wednesday would allow for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to approve or revoke conditional use permits for companies already operating in the city, but would not allow them to expand to new areas until the final regulations are approved the council.

Koretz introduced a motion last week to ban the operation of electric scooters until the city drafts full regulations on their use, and Beverly Hills recently invoked a sixmonth ban.

Koretz repeated his concerns about safety and said he has seen about 1,000 scooters on the streets in his district, but few people operating them legally while riding on sidewalks, without helmets or with children driving them.

However, Koretz did not object to the amended regulations that Bonin proposed.

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Daniel Yukelson, executive director of AAGLA, is quoted as saying: “The City would be better served by obtaining this confidential information directly from the tenants themselves, should they wish to offer it, rather than imposing this onerous rental registry on income property owners.”

“The City of Beverly Hills has undertaken a vicious campaign against small residential income property owners by forcing them to comply with burdensome administrative reporting requirements.”

Yukelson has become a pervasive presence in the rental world, regularly writing letters to the editor and creating controversy in public forums with his descriptions of tenants.

In his comments to the City Council Tuesday evening, Yukelson claimed that relocation fees “put us all at risk of the professional tenants that are looking for a payday to be evicted… With just-cause eviction, you make it nearly impossible for us to get rid of bad tenants. Don’t do it… it is too difficult to evict a tenant under ‘just cause.’”

He has made it clear that he does not believe allegations of excessive rent increases or evictions. “They are all untrue,” he said at City Hall. “… We live in a free country. That means government officials like you should be staying out of my business. It does not mean ‘free’ rent.”

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bathrooms, move-in date of current tenant, current monthly rent, effective date of last rent increase, whether utilities are provided by the landlord (gas and/or electricity) in the rental fees, if parking is included in the rent and the contact information for the owner and/or property manager.

“I haven’t seen the lawsuit yet,” said City Attorney Larry Wiener. “I understand they’re objecting to the disclosure of certain information on behalf of the tenants and the apartment owners. The City Council values the privacy of its citizens and requires only such information as is necessary to administer the RSO. I haven’t seen the complaint but this information was due last January and we have had compliance from all but one landlord.”

The suit claims that the rental registry discloses “sensitive and confidential data about tenants and their apartments,” and seeks relief from the RSO that requires the registry.

AAGLA contends that the information is being obtained by the City without the consent of the tenants or landlords and is a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.

AAGLA has a similar pending suit against the city of Los Angeles.

HILTON GIVES BACK – For Hilton’s Global Week of Service, The Beverly Hilton gave back by donating to The Brown Bag Lady.

They gathered hundreds of products – from toothbrushes, toothpaste, sleeping bags, tents, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, blankets, and more – that were delivered and distributed to the homeless community that occupies skid row. The Brown Bag Lady organization was founded in 2014 by a women who never realized how many people were without homes, food, or cleanliness products and decided to make a difference. Pictured, from left: Samantha Rollins, Human Resource Administrative Assistant and Amber SprolingNelson, Events Coordinator.

ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T BH Artist Hoffer, Working In Ancient Medium, To Present First Solo Show Longtime Beverly Hills resident and artist Jamie Lee Hoffer will present her first solo art show of encaustic paintings and sculptures, “After The Fall,” Aug. 19-Nov. 15 at the National Council of Jewish Women Center, (NCJW/LA), 543 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. An opening reception, open to the public, will be from 4-7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19.

Hoffer specializes in an ancient medium called “encaustic”—molten paint comprised of a mixture of beeswax, dammar crystals and special pigments—and works on a larger scale then most other encaustic artists. Hoffer will present nearly 30 pieces including her most recent work, “After the Fall,” for sale with a percentage of proceeds benefitting NCJW/LA. In addition to her passion as a midcareer artist, for 16 years, Hoffer was the art director for L.A.’s Simon Wiesenthal Center. Most recently, she has been, and remains, a pre-school teacher at the Temple Isaiah Pre-School on Pico Boulevard working with children ages 12-24 months.

Hoffer suffered a serious injury in a bike accident a year ago. “It was a hard year, and I was depressed and afraid my creativity was gone,” says Hoffer. “Then one year later, almost to the day, I had a fantastic dream that became my muse and I began to paint again. I call this first new painting, ‘After the Fall.’

“After the Fall” by Jaimie Lee Hoffer

Artist Jamie Lee Hoffer

“The encaustic medium found me after I’d worked for most of my life in other mediums, such as printmaking and oils,” says Hoffer. “Although I had taken a course in art school called ‘Techniques of the Masters,’ and read about encaustic, I hadn’t thought about (see ‘ARTIST’ page 16)

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Author To Discuss His New Book On Hitler’s Rise At Museum Of The Holocaust Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and local author Cory Taylor, will discuss his new book, How Hitler Was Made: Germany And The Rise Of The Perfect Nazi, at 3 p.m., Sunday,Aug. 12 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, 100 S. The Grove Dr. The book, released in June by Random House/Prometheus Books, focuses on German society immediately following WWI and is based on archival research in Germany, England and the U.S. and interviews with experts. “It’s a historical narrative that explains how propaganda and political uproar both influenced Hitler and simultaneously put him on the path toward dictatorial power,” says Taylor.

His previous projects were documentaries about human rights leaders he admires like participants in Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya.

“So this time I decided to investigate and shine the light on the dark side,” he said.

Taylor was stricken with bone marrow cancer “and lying in bed. I couldn’t walk,” he says, “and I thought I’ve got to do something of value.” He was treated

by Dr. James Berenson, “and now I’m stable and enjoying life.” Berenson and his wife Debra, introduced Taylor to Paul Nussbaum, president of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.

Taylor was also moved by a visit to Dachau concentration camp when he was 14. “I’m not Jewish,” he says, “but I think my parents wanted my brother and me to gain a sober appraisal of human evil; and experience it firsthand.”

In writing the book, Taylor’s goal was to explain the causes and conditions that gave rise to Hitler in Germany, “and communicate those clearly for readers to understand.”

The four-year writing process began with Taylor reading hundreds of books and frequenting archives in Munich and London “to uncover parts of the story not taught in school.”

When discussing causes that led to Hitler’s ascent, Taylor focuses on Germany’s humiliating defeat in WWI and the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the hyper-inflation, depression and famine that followed and the postwar socialist revolution led by Jewish intellectuals “trying to introduce morality and democracy into German govern-

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ment. “They were trying to do the right thing,” says Taylor, “and they saw the war defeat as an opportunity, and didn’t grasp the extent of anti-Semitic hostility.”

Taylor also points out that in Mein Kampf, Hitler portrays himself as a selfmade man who saved the German Workers’ Party. “But actually he was discovered and groomed by a highly sophisticated network of anti-Semites and nationalists looking for a spokesman.”

Hitler’s main mentor, Taylor writes, was Dietrich Eckart, “a failed playwright who blamed the ‘Jewish mafia’ for his inability to get plays staged. He had a background similar to Hitler, though he was considerably older.”

Then the book explores how that assembly of anti-semites came together “like a trainwreck in show motion,” Taylor adds.

“Also, the German military lied to the people,” says Taylor. At the end of the war when the U.S. became involved and defeat was imminent, General Erich Ludendorff didn’t want to accept blame and came up with what Taylor terms the “stab-in-the back” theory.

They would empower a civilian government to surrender; and once that occurred they could spread the rumor that politicians had betrayed the German (see ‘AUTHOR’ page 16)

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BEVERLY HILLS STUDENTS SPEAK OUT– Beverly Hills High School students enrolled in the school’s Medical Science Academy spoke out in favor of the flavored tobacco ban just before the City Council voted to implement the ban. Pictured (from left): Sophia Cohen, Jason Mirharooni and Leo Padilla.

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Council- member Lili Bosse.

Vice Mayor John Mirisch sought to extend the ban to all smoking products, which was not on the agenda and could not be considered Tuesday.

The City has a history of supporting smoking cessation and limiting tobacco sales and consumption. In 2017, the City prohibited smoking in the public right-of-way, increased the no-smoking zone in open air dining areas from five to 20 feet and prohibited smoking in

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been so happy,” Beverly Hills Tennis cofounder Steve Walfish said following the City Council vote.

In anticipation of the previous agreement’s March 31 expiration, which was ultimately extended through Sept.

30, last November the City issued an RFP (Request for Proposals) for the operation of tennis concession and lesson services. A panel consisting of City staff, two commissioners from the City’s Recreation and Parks Commission and an outside panelist from the City of Torrance subsequently conducted an evaluation of the seven proposals received and then interviewed four companies.

Following a second round of interviews after the initial sub-committee of four were split between Beverly Hills Tennis and Just Tennis Group, Inc., the committee recommended the City move in a new direction.

“It was a baffling headscratcher,” Walfish stated. “We’ve provided 23 years of impeccable service with virtually no complaints.”

Recreation and Parks Commission Chair Frances Bilak, who was on the recommending sub-committee, said she didn’t know why the City Council, who subsequently met in closed session to discuss the proposed rent/lease terms from both finalists, didn’t take the committee’s recommendation.

multi-family units. The City was first to ban smoking in restaurants.

But while prohibiting smoking, the City has not banned sales of tobacco products. In order to sell the products, however, retailers must obtain a tobacco sales permit from the City in addition to State licensing requirements.

There are about 40 retailers in the City who could be affected financially.

Ten of them are permitted but not active, according to staff.

Since 2014, 10 California cities have regulated flavored tobacco products, including menthol.

“We sat and we talked and we said, ‘What do you think?’ Bilak recalled of the committee discussions that followed that second round of interviews. “It was fairly clear that each interviewer thought we should go with Just Tennis.”

However, after Beverly Hills Tennis sweetened its offer, City staff ultimately made the recommendation to City Council to continue contracting with its current tennis concessionaire.

Mirisch said he voted against the agreement because he found fault with the process for not allowing both RFP finalists–Beverly Hills Tennis and Just Tennis–to submit a best and final offer.

“This was done fairly,” stated Councilmember Lili Bosse.

The new contract provides for an initial term of four years with four fouryear options to extend, subject to the approval of the city manager. It further includes an annual minimum payment of $126,000, including a percentage rent consisting of 10 percent of gross receipts for merchandise or services sold, leased, licensed or delivered in or from the premises, exclusive of summer camps and group instructional programs.

Under the previous lease, Beverly Hills Tennis paid approximately $91,000 per calendar year in a combination of base rent, percentage rent and other quarterly or biannual payments related to specific types of programming.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, robbery and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. ASSAULTS 07/31 400 S. Wetherly Dr. 08/02 300 N. Canon Dr. 08/02 8600 Wilshire Blvd.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S The Odeum Guitar Duo will present “Baroque, Classical and Romantic Traditions of Two Guitars” at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11 in the theater at the Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.

The program will include works by J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Antonio Soler, Wolfgang A. Mozart and Johann K. Mertz.

Admission is free with museum admission. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. for general seating.

For more information,visit https://www.nortonsimon.org or call 626-449-6840.

• • • • • “Update, Books into Film,” will be the theme of the next meeting of the Book Publicists of Southern California at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Guest speakers will include: • Kenneth Atchity, “the ‘Story Merchant,” who has launched more than 30 books and films, divulging tips and strategies highlighted in his new book Sell Your Story To Hollywood.

• Alexis Krasilovsky, a professor in the department of cinema and television arts at Cal State Northridge, discussing her book, Great Adaptations: Screenwriting & Global Storytelling.

Tickets are $38 for the cocktail reception, buffet dinner and program; $10 for program only.

For more information, visit www.bookpublicists.org.

• • • • • Japan House Los Angeles and the Petersen Automotive Museum will present “Reimagining Mobility for Los Angeles,” a talk with experts discussing their vision for L.A. linking technology, transportation and urban development, at 6:30

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Many disenchanted soldiers bought the story of betrayal by the left and ultimately by Jews, says Taylor. Many were angry by the defeat and the armistice.

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Costumes From Filmdom’s Golden Age In Friends of Greystone’s Hollywood Revisited The Friends of Greystone will present Hollywood Revisited, a musical review showcasing original costumes from Hollywood films, at 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Doheny Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Dr, Beverly Hills.

Greg Schreiner, well known collector of movie costumes, who has appeared on numerous TV shows and is curator of special collections at the Hollywood Museum, is also a concert pianist.

He will accompany vocalists who will sing and dance while wearing pieces from his collection that includes designs worn

by Gene Kelly, Bette Davis, Mae West, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire among others.

Schreiner will also provide anecdotes about the designers, the movie and the scene for each costume.

A dinner buffet by Wolfgang Puck Catering will be provided before the performance in the mansion’s living room.

Attendees will also be able to tour the mansion’s first floor.

Tickets are $165. For more information, call 310-858-9238 or visit https://www.greystonemansion.org/home.html

p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Presenters will include Dr. Shunji Yamanaka, industrial designer and professor at the University of Tokyo; Greg Lynn CEO of Piaggio Fast Forward and professor in UCLA’s department of architecture/professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna; Seleta Reynolds, general manager, L.A. Department of Transportation, and a member of the city of L.A.’s urban design team.

The event will feature the world premiere public demonstration of the “ride-roid” CanguRo, created by Professor Yamanaka and members from the Chiba Institute of Technology. Professor Lynn will showcase the Piaggio Fast Forward project’s personal robot Taylor will be introduced by Nussbaum, himself the child of Holocaust survivors. The free and open-to-the-public event is part of the museum’s Holocaust Survivors Stories program and will include a Q&A. For RSVP information, visit http://www.lamoth.org/news-events/events/cory-taylor or call 323-651-3704.

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A reception with the speakers will follow. For more information on the free event, visit https://www.petersen.org/event s/2018/7/11/re-imaginingmobility-for-los-angeles.

• • • • • Will Brahm and his group Homenaje will present a free concert at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.

An alumni of Cal. State Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, and a five-time KJazz Scholar, guitarist Brahm formed his group in 2017, releasing their debut album La Mariposa y el Mentiroso featuring all original compositions.

He has worked with artists including The Gordon Goodwin

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it again until 10 years ago, while viewing some of my favorite artists at LACMA. I had known that Jasper Johns worked in wax, but it never occurred to me that encaustic was anything other then melted crayons, until one particular day when I was viewing one of John’s famous flag paintings, I saw the word encaustic instead of wax. It changed my life, and I’ve been using this amazing medium ever since.”

Encaustic paint is a mixture of beeswax, damar crystals and pigment kept molten on a heated palette. It is applied to a prepared wooden surface or “substraight” then reheated to fuse each layer of paint after every application.

The result is impervious to moisture, doesn’t deteriorate, yellow or darken and has a flash point of 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

It can be polished to a high gloss, molded, sculpted, textured and can be combined

Phat Band and Jane Monheit.

For more information, visit thrap://www.lacca.org/event/w ill-brahm-homenaje.

• • • • • Metro Art will conclude “Filmdom,” its series of foodtheme films with I Am Love at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug 17 on Union Station’s North Patio, 800 N. Alameda St., L.A. Starring Tilda Swinton and directed by Luca Guadagnino, the 2009 film is set in Milan and follows one family through changing times and fortunes.

Food plays a central role in the film and Alessandro Ago, director of programming and special projects at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, will introduce the film.

Food trucks in attendance will include Comet BBQ, Phillyfornia and Nitropod.

Admission is free and doors will open one hour before start time. For more information, visit unionstationla.com.

• • • • • Beverly Hills songstress Debbie Joyce will present her Nancy Wilson Songbook at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Pips on Labrea, 1356 S. La Brea Ave., L.A. An accomplished song stylist and long associated with Debbie Joyce the Monterey Jazz Festival, Joyce is the niece of Grammywinning singer Wilson.

Joyce will be accompanied by the Tony Campodonico Trio with Campodonico on keyboards, Paul Morin on bass and Jon Stuart on bass.

For more information, visit pipsonlabrea.com/index.html. with collage materials.

“It cools immediately, so there is no drying time, yet it can always be reworked,” says Hoffer. She works with a variety of tools and materials such as razor blades, sand paper, etching and carving tools, oil sticks and oil paints, heat guns, torches and “anything I can find that will create a mark on the wax.

“Art, in particular, is a necessary vehicle for expressing the frustrations of our times,” says Hoffer. “And there’s a lot out there that challenges the way we look at the world. I do believe there is a need for that reminder. My pieces offer a reprieve from that—a moment to breathe, a safe place to lose one’s self within the layers—to journey to places both physically and emotionally—to a memory, a dream, or a desire. I express love, because it is in such need today.”

Visit www.jamieleehoffer.com or call 323/852-8512 for more information.

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COPS AND KIDS—Beverly Hills families enjoyed a back-to-school ice cream social with the Beverly Hills Police, including Chief Sandra Spagnoli, outside the police station on Thursday just days before the public schools resume classes once again on Monday.

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General Counsel Michael Tenner, the hotel raised objections to the height (presently allowable is 45 feet), which would have a negative impact on Peninsula guests lounging on the pool deck, including casting shade through the summer from 3 p.m. to sunset and in the winter, from 1-3 p.m.

They also object to the ingress and egress on two streets and loading on the alley that will impact Peninsula guests with noise and bottlenecking traffic; and the allowable floor area, which is 72,000 square feet of 100 percent commercial use.

The project exceeds the General Plan zoning limit by 27,218 square feet with only a small portion for retail.

City Treasurer Howard Fisher and former City Treasurer Eliot Finkel also oppose the project because it removes valuable retail space and replaces it with residential.

In Beverly Hills, 70 percent of revenues ($150,387,616.51) for the City are derived from the business district, which comprises only nine percent of the total built environment.

Commissioner Peter Ostroff took to task two competing reports on the economic impact of the project. One report provided by the applicant was created by HR&A; another report prepared for the City, was provided by Keyser Marston Associates.

Using figures from 2013 to the present, and projecting 20 years into the future, the reports compared the proposed project to a mythical codecompliant commercial development built to code.

Ostroff pointed out that the comparison was “apples to oranges.” The report reflected value increases post-recession (2013) with a seven percent appreciation, effectively doubling the project’s value in 10

years.

Both reports showed the project adding more economic benefit – based on faulty reasoning, said Ostroff. The proposed project is five stories, not three; has a high FAR, and is expected to generate revenue from transfer tax, sales taxes and other fees at a loss for ten years, and at a gain from 10-20 years.

The Keyser Marston representative agreed with Ostroff.

The proposed condominiums will range in price from a one-bedroom for $2 million to a 5-bedroom for $13 million, and an average price of $5 million, according to the report.

Zoned for commercial retail and office space, the project on the agenda Wednesday evening was a fivestory, 66-foot tall building with 13,000 square feet of residential with a 3-foot setback to the sidewalk.

Two commissioners, Lori Greene Gordon and Peter Ostroff, could not support the findings to grant the entitlements to alter the General Plan.

The area is currently zoned C-3A. A Zone text amendment, which would have to be approved by the City Council, would be needed to create an Overlay Zone, much the same as has been done at 9200 Wilshire Boulevard, to M-PD5, or mixed-use.

Spot zoning in 2007 for the 9200 Wilshire project has forced the owners to include retail in a project to “promote walkability” on Wilshire Boulevard – when in fact, the years since have reduced any “walkability” in the area, forcing the owners to comply with a vision that was served by spot-zoning rather than an overhaul of the General Plan.

The Planning Commission is tasked with implementing the General Plan. It can also periodically revise the General Plan. The state of California General Plan Guidelines rec-

ommend updating a General Plan every 20 years. It has only been eight years since the last General Plan overhaul for the City of Beverly Hills, a process that took nearly ten years complete.

Yet, Commissioner Joe Shooshani has been vocal that he has no reverence for the General Plan, and that he is interested in purchasing units in the building. “I’m looking for something to buy for my children,” he said. “I can’t find a dog house. I like this project.

We are not a village anymore.

Our village time is over. I’m 100-percent for this project.”

Shooshani said the General Plan doesn’t reflect “what it is today.”

Chair Licht agreed.

Pointing out that he lives in the area and has an office building across the street, Licht said that he felt there was a “clear and compelling reason to make a change.”

It is not clear if he would benefit financially from redevelopment in the area or if he should have recused himself.

Both said it would change the neighborhood character, but neither commissioner was clear as to how they made the findings.

The project has returned several times to the Planning Commission over the past two years.

The project, as initially proposed in September 2016, consisted of a 27-unit luxury condominium building with units ranging from one to four bedrooms, with no commercial or retail uses, and 74 parking spaces and one level of subterranean parking. The project was 89,988 square feet of residential floor area (2.5 FAR) in a 66-foot tall, five-story building.

The project was revised at Commission direction to include 3,541 square feet of retail on the ground floor, a total of approximately 93,374 square feet of floor area (2.59

KICKING IT OFF IN THE SPOTLIGHT – The Beverly Hills City Council were out and about last Thursday, celebrating the kick-off of BOLD, Bussiness Open Later Days, with social art installation, live music, fireworks, delicious food, branded takeaways and more. Beverly Hills comes alive this August every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with an ever-changing array of activities to entertain shoppers and visitors. Don’t miss a thing! Take advantage of an array of great offers from local merchants - find out what’s happening with BOLD! Visit LoveBeverlyHills.com/bhOpenLate for more information. Pictured left to right are Councilmembers Les Friedman and Lili Bosse, Mayor Julian Gold, Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmember Robert Wunderlich.

FAR) and a ground floor with a mix of retail and residential units, three full stories of residential units and a partial fifth level of stepped back penthouse residential units, for a total of five stories and a building height of 66 feet.

T h e n - P l a n n i n g Commissioner Craig Corman asked that the fifth floor, which has a setback from the street, be retained, and the floor beneath it be removed.

The project returned in January 2018 with 27 units, 15,000 square feet of retail and 2.87 FAR and three levels of underground parking.

The Modified Revised Project proposed Wednesday was a 27-unit residential project redesigned with 103,500 square feet of floor area (2.88 FAR) consisting of 15,500 square feet commercial retail space at street level and 88,000 square feet residential. The Modified Revised Project remains five stories high, but reduced in height to 58 feet.

There are 178 parking spaces on three underground parking levels with a South Santa Monica Boulevard entrance dedicated to the proposed commercial portion of the project and a Charleville Boulevard entrance for residential use.

In the first round of commissioner comments Wednesday evening, Greene Gordon and Ostroff made it clear that they would not approve the project because it did not uphold the General Plan. Shooshani supported the project. Block and Licht objected to the height and the project was close to being denied.

But, sensing denial, the developer agreed to remove one floor, a request made months ago by commissioners and then ignored. He promised a 10-day turnaround, even without his architect present – if he could be on the agenda for the next meeting of the Planning Commission Sept. 13.

Claiming he did not want the process to take “months and months,” he stipulated that, in addition to a staff report, he would like to have staff draft a resolution memorializing the Planning Commission’s decision to make it available as soon as possible to go to City Council.

Licht, Shooshani and Block readily agreed.

Tenner and several residents objected to the quick turnaround, but the Commission did not even request a revised shade/shadow report for the potential impacts on The Peninsula and nearby residential property. The majority of commissioners showed little concern for Peninsula guest amenities.

The revised project would have to be received by Aug. 20 to make it into the agenda for the Sept. 23 meeting, which is anticipated as a 7 p.m. meeting.

“Commissioners Gordon and Ostroff clearly understand the sanctity of the General Plan,” said Tenner in an email, “the very bad precedent this type of mixed use project will set and what a bad deal economically this will be for the City, as do the current and former city treasurers. It is disturbing how cavalierly this seriously flawed project was supported by the other Commissioners.

Likewise, their rush to vote on the new “phantom” project without the applicant even submitting plans or allowing staff to review those plans or the public to offer comment was shocking.” Tenner also said they found the original shade/shadow study was insufficient.

In the event that the project is approved and advances to City Council, The Peninsula will continue to oppose the project as long as it does not comply with existing zoning, said Tenner.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Dorothy Richberg, Viola Davis, Eric Carmen, Chris Hemsworth, Steve Wozniak, and Sela Ward (Aug. 11); Jeannie Anderson, George Hamilton, Bill Ellis, Enid Jones, Casey Affleck, Jay Solnit, Pete Sampras and Peter Waggoner (Aug. 12); Kathleen Battle, John Beal and Dawn Lewis (Aug. 13); Steve Martin, June Winkler, Nanaz Pirnia, Halle Berry, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Mila Kunis, Danielle Steele, Tim Tibow, Phyllis Klein and Susan Saint James (Aug. 14); Madeline Gussman, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck, Debra Messing, Jimmy Webb, Jim Dale and Abby Dalton (Aug.15); Angela Bassett, Katie Lee Gifford, James Cameron, Eileen Olsen, Rumer Willis, Steve Carell, Anita Gillette, Joan Seidel and Carole Shelley (Aug. 16).

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When growing up, most of us–regardless whether it was in Manhattan, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, or good ole L.A.–had one thing in common. That was the love of cowboy movies or “oaters” as they were nicknamed by Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

From the early days of Tom Mix, Johnny Mack Brown, Roy Rogers and Gene Autry to the glory years of John Wayne, Steve McQueen, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Alan Ladd and so many others, they were sure winners at the box office for the studios and later on, garnered huge TV ratings.

With all that in mind, the 21st annual Silver Spur Awards will be doled out on Friday, Sept. 21, at Sportsman’s Lodge in Studio City. Presented by the non-profit Reel Cowboys, the event will benefit Taurus for injured stunt men and women and the Veterans Memorial of America.

Being saluted will be the 60th anniversaries of two classic TV series Wanted Dead Or Alive with Chad McQueen representing his late father and The Rifleman with one of its stars Johnny Crawford on hand.

The latter will also join five others as individual honorees; Patrick Wayne (The Searchers, The Alamo, Cheyenne Autumn); Robert Carradine (Bonanza); Billy Zane (Tombstone); Dawn Wells (The Wild Wild West); and stunt coordinator R. L. Colbert (Return To Lonesome Dove, The Yellow Rose).

Of course, we know Pat Wayne is currently board chair of the John Wayne Cancer Institute while Johnny Crawford has led a popular dance band around our town.

Marguerite Happy will emcee the awards with entertainment

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This outdoor event features music and dance, activities for kids and adults, with an array of musical performances. KCRW’s Anthony Valadez, voted L.A.’s top deejay brings his musical flare to the festival between exuberant performances by Jungle Fire serving up their musical recipe for Afro-Caribbean funk; Element Band & Ara Dabandjian with their melodic contemporary Armenian groove, and the all-female percussion and vocal group, Adaawe, blending African, R&B, Jazz, Latin and Reggae. On the dance floor, Santa Monica College’s Global Motion dancers, led by faculty member Bernard Keali’i Ceballos, demonstrate and teach social dances throughout the day.

Admission is free. For information and a complete festival lineup, visit: thebroadstage.org/broadfest.

Jerry Cutler On Film Director Spike Lee has given us an important message that should resonate throughout the world with hope, glory and an indelible imprint on history.

In BlacKkKlansman, hatred and inequality, once again, come to the fore this time with a hard-hitting message delivered by one of America’s iconic directors. Very simply, it is the true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) who broke barriers as the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Not long after his arrival, Stallworth is given orders to infiltrate and expose the area’s Ku Klux Klan and expose their vitriolic and misguided hatred of Blacks and Jews. Given that his color will not sit well with the hate mongers, a white detective Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) is ordered to take his place at the meetings. In the solitude of his office, Stallworth would communicate with members of the KKK including its leader, David Duke (Topher Grace) who becomes enamored with Stallworth’s profound hatred of Negroes and commands his “officers” to make him a card-carrying member of the inner circle of this venomous organization. It is the visible Flip who is ecstatic to be welcomed into the group.

Interjecting actual newsreel films of the KKK’s spreading of its maliciousness at various gatherings throughout the film, Lee doesn’t hesitate to disguise his feelings as he superbly interjects deprecating humor and pathos, never once relinquishing the deep animosity he feels towards them.

BlacKkKlansman brings a visible message to a blind populace who turn their heads and close their minds to the threat of the foundations of our country by decadent groups of people who hate others because of the color of their skin or the different way they worship.

It is a good film powered by an ever-present story that mars the fabric of our country and our lives. We are indebted to Lee for his courage and his vision for educating those Americans who walk with blinders and are incapable of seeing the threat that still looms heavy in our country.

God bless America. God bless Spike Lee.

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This season’s production of “One Night Only” pays tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber and benefits the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center located on the campus of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, ****** The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced details about early ticket sales for the festival taking place Jan. 3 through 14, including its signature awards gala held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Jan. 3.

The gala is one of the premier back-tie events in Desert, attracting by 2,500 people and honoring the year’s best achievements in cinema in front or behind the camera. This past year’s event recognized such performers as Allison Janney, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Holly Hunter, Jessica Chastain; Mary J. Blige. Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, and Willem Dafoe.

With 135,000 attendees the PSIFF is one of the largest film festivals in North America, known for its featuring of celebrated international features and documentaries.

Equally well known is the black-tie awards gala, which honors the year’s best entertainment. Some of the past winner’s are: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper, George Clooney, Daniel DayLewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Matthew McConaughey, Brad Pitt, Eddie Redmayne, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon.

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: LO-30707-CA Loan No. ****CA17 APN No.: 4333-029-026 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE. PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERENCED BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPY PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/09/2014.

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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Alon Darvish and Lili Omatyar, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship Duly Appointed Trustee: N a t i o n w i d e Reconveyance, LLC. Recorded on 06/12/2014 as Instrument No. 20140608682 in Book XXX Page XXX of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 08/17/2018 at 11:00 AM,

Place of sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,176,443.30.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 224 S. Hamilton Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

A.P.N.: 4333-029-026.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 949-860-9155 or visit this Internet Web site www.innovativefieldservices.com, using the file number assigned to this

case LO-30707-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 07/19/2018 Nationwide Reconveyance, LLC. For Sales Information Please Call 949-860-9155 By: Rhonda Rorie (IFS# 8664 07/27/18, 08/03/18, 08/10/18) –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018181038 The following is/are doing business as: SUPER FARMS MARKETPLACE 17977 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316; Genesis Specialty Group, Inc. 17977 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Said Javdanfar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 23, 2018; Published: July 27, August 03, 10, 17, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018192828 The following is/are doing business as: JETSETPAL 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #166, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Joseph Hobbs 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #166, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2015: Joseph Hobbs, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 03, 2018; Published: August 10, 17, 24, 31 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018 18164348 The following is/are doing business as: GNOSIS-PUBLISHING 14400 Valerio St. #207 Van Nys, CA 91405; Don P. Hainesworth 14400 Valerio St. #207 Van Nys, CA 91405; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in ON June 2016: Don P. Hainesworth , Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 5, 2018; Published: August 3, 10, 17, 24, 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).

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS Project: Beverly Hills High School Modernization Buildings B1 – B2 Owner: Beverly Hills Unified School District Lease / Lease Back Contractor: ProWest Constructors, CSLB #: 706619 PROPOSAL RELEASE #2 PROPOSAL DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 PROPOSAL TIME: 2:00 PM

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PROPOSAL PACKAGES 02.1 Final Clean 04.2 Abatement at South Bridge 04.3 Site Grading 04.4 Site Concrete 04.5 Site Utilities 04.6 Landscaping 08.1 Precast Concrete Specialties 08.2 Masonry 11 Cabinets & Finish Carpentry 12 Waterproofing 13 Flashing & Sheet Metal 14 Roofing 15 Doors, Frames, Hardware & Installation 16 Glass & Aluminum 17 Metal Stud Framing, Drywall & Insulation 18 Plaster & Stucco

19 Ceramic Tile 20 Flooring 21 Epoxy Flooring 22 Acoustical Ceilings 23 Painting 24 Specialties 25 Operable Partitions 26 Signage 27 Window Coverings 28 Elevator 29 Wheelchair Lifts 30 Fire Protection 31 Plumbing 32 HVAC & Controls 33 Electrical, Low Voltage, Security and Fire Alarm

Submit sealed proposals to: ProWest Constructors, 22710 Palomar Street, Wildomar, CA 92595. For Proposals in the amount of $150,000 and over, a Proposal Bond in the amount of 10% of the Lump Sum Base Price shall accompany the Proposal. For Lump Sum Base Price amounts of less than $150,000, Proposal Bond shall not be required.

Proposal Documents available August 13, 2018 at IB Reprographics (951) 682-1850, www.ibrepro.com and www.BidMail.com.

Two non-mandatory Job Walks have been scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM and Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 10:00 AM. Attendance is highly recommended.

Participants shall meet at the upper south parking lot at Beverly Hills High School, 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

The Project consists of the modernization of 57,750 SF of existing buildings B1 and B2 at Beverly Hills High School located at 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. These buildings consist of administration space, a media center, classrooms, record keeping and conference rooms.

Prequalification of MEP Subcontractors. In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 20111.6, all mechanical, electrical or plumbing (“MEP”) Subcontractors of any tier (contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 or C-46 licenses), must be prequalified. All MEP Subcontractors holding any of the licenses listed must be prequalified. This prequalification requirement for MEP Subcontractors applies even if the subcontractor will perform, or is designated to perform, work that does not require one of the licenses listed above, but the subcontractor holds one of the licenses listed above. Prequalification packets may be submitted up to ten (10) days before the proposal due date.

The purpose of the proposal is to enable ProWest Constructors to select the most qualified firm that provides the best value to ProWest Constructors and the Owner and with whom ProWest Constructors will subcontract. Based on the received proposals, ProWest Constructors will create a list of the highest-ranking respondents, based on a best value selection criteria and will identify the selected firm(s) to enter negotiations for specific scopes of work to be subcontracted. Formal award of any subcontracts will not occur unless and until the Owner has concurred to the scope of the subcontracted work and to the price of the subcontracted work.

ProWest Constructors reserves the right to request additional information at any time, which in its sole opinion, is necessary to assure that a proposer’s competence, business organization, and financial resources are adequate to perform the requested work. ProWest Constructors also reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informality or nonsubstantive irregularity in any proposal.

Contact Lease / Lease Back Contractor, ProWest Constructors – (951) 678-1038 for further information.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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OFFICES / STORES FOR LEASE

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OFFICES & STORES FOR LEASE

Prime Beverly Hills Boutique Bldg.

Job is for 5 Days a Adjacent to Week – 5 Hours per Montage Hotel Day – Salary is $18 on Canon Dr. per Hour. For more • Large Office • details about the position, email me at: 16 ft. x 18 ft. eric.cvensonjr@gmail.com $2,700/Month

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CAREGIVER NEEDED

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FIRST CLASS FULL SERVICE MANAGEMENT

With reception, library

NEED A TRANSLATOR and kitchen.

ENGLISH TO FARSI 310/273-0136 Main task will be to Close to shops translate a manuscript & restaurants. written in English into Farsi. Must have excellent communication skills. BEVERLY HILLS SUBLEASE Please call 2-OFFICES 310/709-8809 for more details Wilshire Blvd. @ San Vicente

—————–––– PRIVATE MONEY LOANS

————— Looking for a HOUSEKEEPER/ CLEANER

West LA area. Someone who likes to cook.

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Quiet, private, professional environment.

Possible phone answering service.

Unfurnished. 140 sqft. $925/Mo.

COMPETITIVE RATES & FEE'S ALL TYPES OF REAL ESTATE CONSIDERED

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310/281-2667

R O Y A LT Y M O R T G A G E C O .

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At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent * * * * * * * * * * * English and can also speak Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, In Boutique Building Armenian or Polish. Must Adj. Beverly Hills have car and available for Building has been www. live-in positions. completely remodeled. bhcourier Call 323/655-2622 Preferred Attorneys .com DO NOT APPLY 310/653-2551 IF NOT EXPERIENCE

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CONDOS FOR SALE

NMLS # 313559

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CONDOS FOR SALE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

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CENTURY PARK EAST

INCOME PROPERTY FOR SALE

CORNER 2 BED, 2 BATH $969,500 WARNING! DO NOT BUY ANY CENTURY CITY HIGH RISE CONDO UNTIL YOU SEE THIS UNIT.

PRIME BEVERLY HILLS • 4 9 9 N . C A N O N D R .

An amazing opportunity to lease class A office space in Beverly Hills’ 90 EMPLOYMENT p r e s t i g i o u s OPPORTUNITY G o l d e n Tr i angle.

This prime location on the cor ner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Nor th Cañon Drive is t w o b l o c k s e a s t o f t h e w o r l d - r e n o w n e d R o d e o D r i v e a n d a c r o s s f r o m Wa l l i s A n n e n b e r g Center for the Per for ming Ar ts. Offices feature spectacular views with plenty of natural light and on-site valet parking. This is an ideal loc a t i o n f o r a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e .

For more info call 310.887.7000

Century Park East

Rare Private Doggy Park with Dog Park Parties!

N/S Tennis-Tennis Anyone?

6-Lane pool, fitness center, valet too. A Great Lifestyle!

$579,000 • 3rd Fl. 1+1

Unobstructed City Views.

Totally Renovated. Mid Floor Location. 2 Jumbo Balconies Real Hardwood Floors. State of the Art Kitchen. SubZero Gagganeau. 2nd Bedroom is Office. Lots of Fitted Closets Value Priced for Quick Sale

Least expensive in Century City! No common walls.

Quietist location in complex.

1+DEN+ 2 BATHROOM $945,000

468 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, 90210

High Floor. Renovated. High Floor. Ocean & City Views

$825,000 • 6th Fl. 2+2

Beautiful garden setting, treetop views, light/bright.

Great location in building.

• DIANA COOK • • 310-203-8333 •

2DianaCook@gmail.com

CENTURY PARK EAST $671,000 TO $1,050,000

CENTURY TOWERS $699,000 TO $1,099,000

PARK PLACE $935,000 TO $1,139,000

LE PARC

————— PRIME WESTWOOD 10756 Rochester Ave L.A CA 90024

$1,369,000 TO $2,799,000

2 story 5 BD. + 4 BA. Asking $2,839,000 OPEN HOUSE Sat. & Sun • 2-5pm Call Julie Sharma @ (310) 592-8104

BEL AIR CREST

Sotheby's International Realty

$1,788,000 TO $9,500,000

DRE No. 01516121

$2,099,000 TO $2,895,000

CENTURY HILL

$1,250,000 TO $2,390,000

ONE CENTURY

$3,400,000 TO $10,099,000

CENTURY WOODS

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

BEVERLY HILLS

440

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HOUSES FOR SALE

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

308 N. WETHERLY DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS

BEVERLY HILLS APT

FOR SALE • OPEN SUNDAY AUG. 12 & 19 • 1PM-4PM

North of Wilshire 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath.

Ready to entertain your guests.

Spacious living room, pool & spa, fruit trees galore!

Call Homa: 310-570-6000

3 Bdrm. + 3 Bath • • • • • •

Century Towers $6,950 • 7th Fl. 3+2.5

Jetliner Views of Downtown BH/Century City/Hollywood Sign. Remodeled custom cabinets, balcony off 2 bdrms. Full service bldg.

So very easy to show!

• DIANA COOK • 468 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, 90210

• 310-203-8333 •

2DianaCook@gmail.com

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

N O W AVA I L A B L E GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

PRIME WESTWOOD 10756 Rochester Ave L.A CA 90024 2 story 5 BD. + 4 BA. Asking $2,839,000 OPEN HOUSE Sat. & Sun • 2-5pm Call Julie Sharma @ (310) 592-8104

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HOUSES FOR LEASE House For Rent in

BEVERLY HILLS 3 Bdrm.+2 Full Bath

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

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

Top Floor with High Ceilings. Beverly Hills School District. $4,500/Month LaPeerApt@aol.com

————— Beautiful Beverly Hills Condo For Lease Great Location, Near school, shopping, Roxbury Park, Updated 2 BR 2 BA + den, high ceilings, 2 s/s gated parking 350 S.Spalding Dr. #3 $4,475 / monthCall/text 310/502-4855

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Facing Roxbury Drive CENTURY PARK EAST 2 Blks So. of Roxbury Park 2 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH 2 BDRM /2 BATH / DEN Upgraded unit with Viking $5,650/MONTH range, Bosch dishwasher & Unobstructed Views. Jumbo LG stainless steel fridge.

Corner Condo.. 2 Large Balcony, pool, central air, Balconies. Totally Renovated Hardwood Floors. Décor extra storage, washer/dryer Kitchen/Baths. Quiet Location in unit, 2 tandem parking Lots of Fitted Closets and secured building.

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

August 10, 2018

440

Luxury Studio behind Saks 5th Ave. Fully Furnished Condo Roof top patio with 360 view of the city. Close to all of Beverly Hills finest shops and restaurants!

Viking appliances and Miele W&D Hardwood flooring/ marble counters. Plenty of closet space (2). Secured gated One parking space in building with small locked storage, permits for day/night street parking per city of Beverly Hills Asking $3,200/mo.

Available For immediate move in.

LUXURIOUS

Totally Remodeled BRIGHT & AIRY 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH On 2nd floor, A/C, central heat, laundry facility.

Near Beverly Hills Schools.

1 car parking. No dogs.

Call 310/210-6683

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443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

• 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. • • • • •• •• •

B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S B E V E R LY H I L L S ONE BEDROOM LIVING.

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8544 BURTON WAY

BEVERLY HILLS

WESTWOOD

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH GUESTHOUSE $3,200/MO. Private entrance, newly Totally remodeled with remodeled. Caesarstone, modern fixtures and new kitchenette, alarm, street granite counters through- parking. Gas, electric out all amenities in & WiFi included. No Pets $1,825/MO. kitchen and includes all On Holmby Ave. appliances. Large closets, Please Text: balconies, Berber carpet/ 216/235-7373 harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in BEVERLY HILLS laundry area. Secured *School District* building with garden 8725 Clifton Way courtyard. Choice location Newly Remodeled Near Beverly Center, Large & Spacious Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, 2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets. • • •• Shown By Appointment.

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

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Contact Vilayvanh 310-248-0923 Email: vshah38@yahoo.com

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

9601 CHARLEVILLE

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Balcony, dishwasher, skylight, elevator, intercom entry, on-site laundry, parking.

P LEASE C ALL :

310/274-8840

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. ( • • • ----- • • • )

1 Bd.+1 Ba.

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Good closet space, a/c, elevator, dishwasher, controlled access. Close to Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

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• • • • • • • • • BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

Lrg. unit. balcony, walk-in closet, central air, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking.

• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

120 S. Swall Dr. • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Bath • • • • • • • • • • • •

Call 310/273-6770 1,700sf., Marble in $4,150/MO. 1 BEDROOM /1 BATH or 213/444-8865 $3,650/MONTH living area, hardwood Call 310/721-7539 or 310/734-7263 High Floor.

Unobstructed East in bedroom, fireplace, Views. Jumbo Balcony • 310/276-1528 • Very Spacious, A/C, Sotheby's International Realty central air, breakfast balcony, intercom entry, Viking Kitchen Close to Cedars, BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. DRE No. 01516121 Hardwood Floors on-sight laundry, prkg. area, granite counters, Beverly Center LUXURIOUS Loft Style Interior • BEVERLY HILLS • Close to Cedars-Sinai, washer/dryer inside, 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH • Newly Updated • restaurants, shopping Beverly Center, 5-car parking. & transportation.

PENTHOUSE CENTURY PARK EAST 425 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $3,100 shops, cafes $5,800/Month $4,000 to $5,300/month Includes Spacious Loft X-LARGE ELEGANT HOUSES & transportation.

FOR LEASE

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310/666-9572

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FOR LEASE IN BEVERLYWOOD 5 BEDROOM NEWER CONSTRUCTION

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PARK PLACE $4,200 to $4,950/month

CENTURY TOWERS $6,500 to $7,000/month

CENTURY HILL $4,950 to $8,900/month

LE PARC Sorry

ONE CENTURY $16,500 to $27,000/month

G O R G E O U S M E D I T E R I A N C O N T E M P O R A RY T W O S T O RY WITH FIVE BEDROOMS & TWO MASTER SUITES PLUS FA MI LY R OOM , A ND FA B UL OU S GY M . H U G E F ORM A L LIVINGROOM AND DININGROOM WITH MASSIVE HIGH CEILINGS. OPEN FLOOR PLAN AND SECOND MASTER S U I T E W I T H P R I VAT E L I V I N G R O O M A N D D E C K W I T H VIEW. LANDSCAPED LUSH TROPICAL BACKYARD WITH TOWERING TREES $20,000 PER MONTH SANDRA LEWIS AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE #00456048

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.

BEVERLY HILLS w/ Private Bath, & SUNNY APARTMENT 424/303-7142 221 S. Doheny Dr. Closet, Bonus Room & Upper, hi-ceilings, ————— Large Rooftop Deck. granite kitchen, marble • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. GRAND OPENING bath, new carpet/drapes, • Brand New Large closets, balconies, washer/dryer hook-up, • • • • • • 2018 Construction all amenities in kitchen Spacious, hardwood flrs.,

w/ breakfast area + granite counter tops and all stainless steel appliances. all harwood floors and verticle blinds.

Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in laundry area. Secured building with garden courtyard. Choice location Near Beverly Center, CedarsSinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

walk-in closet.

Shared backyard. No pets.

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424/343-0015

BEVERLY HILLS 2 BDRM, 2 BATH

Great Location!

4 Bdrm.+ 3 /2 Bath

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floor plan, high —————–––– Open ceilings, French oak

9520 W. Olympic Blvd. BEVERLY HILLS 218 S. Tower Dr. flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. $2,960/Month • • walk-in closets, stainNo Pets •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• less steel appliances, Completely Remodeled

New Bath, Granite-Kitch+ Bath, New Kitch+Bath Cabinets, New Hrwd Flrs+ $3,850/MO. Carpets, Dwash, Stove, Shown By Appointment. Central A/C, Lots of Closets, 8544 BURTON WAY Enclosed Balcony, Call 310/273-6770 Security-Gate, Parking

or 213/444-8865

= BRENTWOOD =

huge closets, built-in The Sanremo a/c, dishwasher, pool, 310/271-6811 417 S. Barrington Av. elevator, controlled Cell: 310/994-4122 : : : ::::::::::: access, laundry Must see! 439 S. Rexford 3 Bdrm. + 21/2 Bath facilities. No pets.

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Call 310/721-3769

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Old World Charm!

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

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING. 323/651-2598

quartz countertops, pool, state of the art gym, laundry hook-ups, controlled access, prkg, free WiFi. Close to Brentwood Village.

• 310/477-6885 •

VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE

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

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BEVERLY HILLS

16 FULLY REMODELLED SPACIOUS STUDIOS

B R E N T W O O D SANTA MONICA • Spacious • 2 B d . + 2 B a . 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

904-908 Granville Av.

Includes:

Dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking.

Air conditioning unit, C LOSE TO F REEWAY laundry facility, subterranean prkg. & T RANSPORTATION .

310/449-1100 Near Whole Foods.

Completely Renovated Period Building. Original Features Retained. Air Conditioned. Rent Control. New Kitchen Cabinets. Rent Control. New Stainless Steel Appliances.

2600 Virginia Ave. 310/592-4511 Dishwasher & 1½ Bowl Sink. Re-tiled Bathrooms with C LOSE TO S ANTA Tub & Shower. Hardwood Floors. Video Security Entry • BRENTWOOD • M ONICA C OLLEGE .

System . Fitted Walk in Closets. Cable TV & Wi-Fi 872 S. Westgate Ave. = = = = = = Ready. On-Site Laundry Room. Dog Run for Small Pets.

CULVER CITY Very Bright 3830 Vinton Ave. FURNISHED & SHORT TERM ALSO CONSIDERED 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath OPEN HOUSE 12:30-2:30 DAILY • • = = = = = = • Single • 121 S. ELM DR. BEVERLY HILLS 90212 Totally Redone.

•• • • • •• Call Jade on 818-732-5441 Harwood+carpet

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————— ————— Grand Opening BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD ’s 519 S. Barrington Ave. Most Spectacular Apartments 120 Granville Ave.

* * * * * * * * • 2 B d . + 2 1/ 2 B a . * * * * * * * *

Large units, walk-in closet, custom kitchen, built-in washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units w/ skylights+high ceilings.

Health club, wifi, sauna, heated pool, controlled acess, parking.

424/272-6596 •

Close to Brentwood Village, Restaurants, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, & Transportation.

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11818 Darlington Av.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

Newly Remodeled Spacious floor plan & master bedroom, balcony, a/c unit, fridge, stove, dishwasher, controlled access, laundry room, covered parking. Pets ok.

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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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125 N. Barrington Av.

N E W LY U P D AT E D • • • • • • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath •

Upscale, Bright, Gorgeous & Spacious.

With Pool, hardwood floors, balcony, central air, fireplace, stainless steel appliances, elevator, intercom entry, parking. gym.

310/592-4511

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Pool, sauna, intercom entry, elevator, on-site laundry, parking.

All Utilities Paid.

310/841-2367

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• WESTWOOD • WESTWOOD • L.A.’S FINEST, MOST LUXURIOUS 1422-1428 Kelton Av. 10933 Rochester Ave. APT. RENTAL Spacious Jr. Executive *

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“The Mission” • Westwood •

• • • • •

6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury

Close To U.C.L.A. —————–––– — ————––––

WESTWOOD 1370 Veteran Ave.

• Close to UCLA •

1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

controlled access, pool, access bldg., WiFi, pool, on-sight laundry, elevator, gated prkg., on-sight laundry, pool. gym, parking.

••••••• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. •••••••

• • 1769-1775 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. N. Sycamore Av. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • Intercom entry, a/c, • • • • • • Single • dishwasher, on-sight • 11305 Graham Pl.

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laundry & parking.

C L O S E TO S C H O O L & F R E E WAY S

310/477-8171

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WiFi, pool, elevator, • B a c h e l o r controlled access, onControlled access, sight laundry, parking. laundry facility.

Close to U.C.L.A. Utilities Included.

310/473-1509

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WESTWOOD 1810 Prosser Ave.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Dishwasher, a/c, controlled access, on-site parking & laundry facility.

310/820-8584

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• Bright Unit • On-site laundry, on-site parking.

- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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423 S. Hoover St.

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213/385-4751 Close to transportation, 1409 Midvale Ave. downtown & • • • • • • • • • • • great restaurants.

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. •

WESTWOOD

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Large & Bright Unit.

Elevator, controlled elevator, intercom access, on-site entry, on-sight laundry, laundry facility, gym, parking. balcony, parking.

• Free WiFi Access • Close to ~ 310/476-3824 ~ Brentwood Village, BRENTWOOD & Shops & Restaurants.

• 310/826-4889 •

U.C.L.A. CLOSE

Fireplace, balcony, dishwasher, intercom entry, elevator, gated parking, gym, pool.

• Close to Beach •

310/394-7132

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appliances, washer/ dryer in each unit, central air. Pool, jacuzzi spa, fitness center, rooftop garden patio+ fire pits, courtyard, controlled access, prkg.

310/209-0006

Steps to UCLA & Westwood Village.

Close to Everything.

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on-site laundry, • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • controlled access.

• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • Nice, Quiet Balcony, air conditioning, 12-Unit Building. controlled access bldg., 310/477-6885 Close to covered parking, Century City. laundry facility.

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323/851-3790

+1 Bath • KOREATOWN • ^ ^ 1 Bdrm.

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The BHUSD budget for the upcoming school year and two subsequent years is a hoax. It was adopted by the Board of Education on June 24 by a vote of 3 to 2. Isabel Hacker and I voted against it because it understates expenses in order to falsely report financial sustainability to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). That budget forecasts deficit spending over the next three years at $1.5, $2.4, and $1.9 million, leaving $8.2 million of unencumbered ”spendable” reserves at the end of the third year, 2020-21.

Just one month after the budget was adopted and reported to LACOE, staff acknowledged these additions to annual expenditures: $800,000 for security initiatives, $200,000 for operating a “fusion” security center (commencing in mid 2018-19), and $400,000 for enhancements to our Special Education department.

In addition, the expense account “Services & Operating Expenses” is understated in the budget. That “catchall” account includes Special Education, contracted services, litigation and legal fees, repairs and maintenance, janitorial, food service, insurance, security, and other operating expenses.

That account is budgeted at $9.6, $9.5, and $9.6 million over the next three years, which is the same as it was in the 2016-17 audited financial report, 2, 3, and 4 years earlier. Assuming increases of just 3 percent annually, that expense projection should have been $10.1, $10.4, and $10.7 million.

Including the omitted and understated expenses, deficit spending over the next three years projects to $3.3, $4.7, and $4.4 million, which will leave the district insolvent at the end of 2020-21, with just $1.6 million of spendable reserves.

If you hear soon-to-retire school board members boasting about BHUSD’s excellent financial condition, know that their boasts are based on a false and deceptive budget.

If you hear candidates for election to the school board suggest that the district’s financial condition is satisfactory, look for others to vote for.

Mel Spitz Member and past president, BHUSD Board of Education ****** I really don’t want to get into a “flame war” with Robert Block, and the Courier staff assured me that it had given my email to him, but the reply I got was his letter in last week’s newspaper which is something I must respond to.

I apologize for stating that he was wrong. I personally don’t like being told I’m wrong, but I guess in the long run it really doesn’t bother me that much. That’s how I learn. I wasn’t disagreeing with Mr. Block's opinion as he is entitled to his opinions, as are we all. However, he is not entitled to his own version of the facts.

The facts are that the Burton Way median is part of the City’s legacy as a Pacific Electric line route, not as a grand European promenade. The facts are that the proposed plantings are not a “cactus zoo” but two 15-foot bioswales.

In Washington, D.C. these days, the abnormal has become the new normal as it also has as far as our climate is concerned. The average annual rainfall in the Los Angeles basin now appears to be about 7 or 8 inches, not 15 inches as it has been for a century.

Unless there is a massive monsoon rainfall between now and Sept. 30, the Los Angeles region is on track to get fewer than 5 inches of rain this year. That’s less rain than the 5.12 inches annual rainfall Joshua Tree National Park has averaged for the last two decades.

We continue to water our lawns as if the drought isn’t happening. The leaders at the

Metropolitan Water District assure us that we have nothing to worry about.

I’m not so certain. Our climate is getting hotter and drier. There was minimal snowpack in the Sierras at the end of winter. In both California and other parts of the world (e.g. Cape Town, South Africa), the water supplies are disappearing and the taps are indeed running dry. We can drink Perrier or San Pellegrino, but can’t water our lawns with either of them.

That’s the harsh reality. I like green lawns as much as anyone else. I didn’t say “zero tolerance” for green lawns. They look great are pleasing and even soothing to the eye. There really isn’t a good alternative to grass for athletic fields, golf courses, and small areas for dogs and children to play. But expansive green lawns so common in our City are not sustainable. We just can’t waste scarce water on them any more.

I’m glad Mr. Block is aware of the Theodore Payne Foundation’s native grass recommendations, and I have no hard feelings. My invitation for him to join me on the foundation’s Garden Tour remains open.

Dr. Daniel Fink ****** I have written to Shana Epstein, our City’s director of the Department of Public Works, about a roadway in Beverly Hills named Monte Leon Lane.

How can this street be considered to be in good condition when it has been dug up and repatched multiple times? Perhaps Monte Leon Lane is being confused with the other cul de sac being drive or road. I really would like to know what street is worse?

What is more disconcerting is that the department has been determining the condition of a street based on four years ago with no one bothering to come around to see the reality. Like I said many times anything outside the triangle is “postponed”–e.g. sidewalks are filthy dirty and in terrible condition as well as the center median on Sunset etc., etc. ,etc.

I think it is time for someone to take a look at it.

Pablo Nankin, M.D. ****** In every large organization, company or in our case, small city, there are one or two people who go about their job, oftentimes for years without getting a whole lot of recognition or for that matter, even attention.

They are bridges between warring and contentious factions as well as conduits to people higher in power and position.

They do their work so quietly and so efficiently that almost everyone who comes in contact with them takes them for granted. In just a short while one learns they will not only treat you fairly and honestly but as promptly as possible and always with impeccable manners as well as explanations on the law or regulations being dealt with.

Nestor Otazu, the City’s code enforcement manager, is such a man. He deals in the hotbed of code enforcement where tempers are at a boiling point and both tenants and property owners often feel they are being treated unjustly.

He understands the code and the law better than anyone, although you would not know that when speaking to him as he is unfailingly polite and a wonderful listener. He is extremely fair in his neutrality and gives excellent practical honest advice to both tenants and property owners alike.

In this no mans land of constant conflict, he is that rare individual where both sides are made calmer and soon understand he is there to help.

I don’t know if the City of Beverly Hills has an employee of the year. But if it does, Nestor Otazu deserves to be a recipient.

Earl Goldstein, D.D.S.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 10). Though you don’t seek fame, you’ll love what you do and become well-known for it this solar return. Longevity in love and other things that matter to you will be a cosmic boon of 2019–largely because you are magnetized toward making healthy, sustainable choices. Cancer and Virgo adore you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The situation will pique your existential curiosity and challenge your beliefs. Don’t worry: Even the most devoted religious follower or confident atheist is likely to experience moments of spiritual perplexity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll add new friends in the weeks to come. Ideally, they will possess qualities to fit your style, such as an above-average sense of humor and at least one heartbreak in their past. You resonate with the experienced.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Love comes with problems and risks — always. That’s the nature of it. You’ll gladly take those on for the one you love and the joys of your heart will make the downside seem negligible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a logical option on the table, but don’t decide strictly based on what looks good on paper. You don’t live on paper; but on the emotional oxygen of your feelings and senses. As guides, they won’t let you down.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You would never jump ship at the first sign of rough seas. However, you also shouldn’t, on purpose, sail directly into a storm. The time to think this through is before you embark at all.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Two paths meet, and suddenly you're in a face-off with someone going the opposite direction.

Neither of you is right. Neither of you is wrong. But for the blockage to clear, someone has to yield the right of way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As is typically the case in human development, being a person of character matters more to you the older you get. You’ll forgive someone young for being flighty while still acknowledging the behavior as less than ideal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). It is possible to assess and manage a situation without being judgmental about it in a personal way.

This type of compartmentalization will make you efficient today.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Today will call back to an era in which conversation was a status symbol, and those who could manage one artfully were elevated, while those who couldn’t were demoted. The judgment will be on a subconscious plane.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Where you invest love, you invest hours, attention and money. Anyone who knows you knows whom and what you adore without you having to say a word.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re in a mood to do something spontaneous for the one you love. People may not like being caught off guard today, though. Sometimes what makes a surprise most pleasant is that it’s not really.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Technically, every day is a chance to begin anew. And yet, for better or worse, we are so entrenched in our own identity, relationships and environments that “new” sometimes takes a herculean effort. You're part Hercules today.

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