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January 19, 2018

Beverly Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Submit Revised Plans For Single-Building Condo Project

By Victoria Talbot Following the November 2016 defeat of the Measure HH campaign ballot measure, which proposed a 26-story building to replace an already-approved project with two buildings of eight and 18 stories, a revised project was submitted on Wednesday afternoon with plans for a 23-story building.

This time, The Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills will be going through the City’s normal

The Beverly Hills High Dance Company took the stage at The Wallis.

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One year old Domino is this issue’s Adoptable Pet of the Week.

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George Christy, Page 6 Edoardo Baldi’s Dining Room, e.Baldi, Appears To Be A Social Club With The Who And The Who Returning For Edoardo’s Italian Cuisine That Receives Raves From Visiting Lovers Of Fine Dining

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Massive Loma Linda Project Doesn’t Bear Up Under Resident Scrutiny

By Victoria Talbot A proposal for the construction of two massive single-family homes that has galvanized neighbors who oppose the size and scale, the impacts on their neighborhood and way of life on Loma Linda Drive, and drawn their intense scrutiny, may have some legal issues beyond the development itself.

Attorney and neighbor Ronald Richards has combed through the documents on the property, together with neighbor Debbie Weiss, whose home next door is the most impacted by the two residences. Richards and his firm represent several residents

who also oppose the project, “free of charge” because, “the principal shareholders of the law firm are residents of this community… who are organizing to stop what can only be described as a system that is constantly subject to attempts to exploit its rules as well as create special treatment for… developers,” he wrote in a letter to the City Council.

With a preamble that sounds more like a call to arms and a declaration, Richards states, “We will no longer sit by and allow the ridgelines to be sliced off, allow Russian doll-like retaining walls or Starship Enterprise homes to be

#MeToo In Beverly Hills: BHHS Custodian Speaks Up About Alleged Sexual Harassment

By Laura Coleman Board of Education President Lisa Korbatov’s words about the state of Beverly Hills High School could not have been more poignantly timed at Tuesday evening’s formal board meeting after Beverly Hills Unified School District custodian Marcus Williams asked the district to open an

investigation into his department and she stated: “While I appreciate hearing about all the problems ... I would say to those custodians, why don’t you clean these buildings?”

It seems, however, that the buildings’ may require a more thorough cleaning that extends (see ‘CUSTODIANS’ page 13)

Planning Commission To Recommend Pipeline Projects Advance Ahead Of Future Focused Schools Team Basement Ordinance Unlikely To Present Comprehensive Plan For Dedicated Middle School

By Laura Coleman It became apparent at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening that the Future Focused Schools Team (FFST), which continues to meet to discuss the future of Beverly Hills education, was unlikely to have a realistic plan to create a dedicated middle school by the time the team makes its presentation to the board on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

“Our conclusions are not singular, they are not binary, we plan to provide you with options and recommendations reflecting our work, our reasoning and ultimate-

(see ‘LOMA LINDA’ page 18)

ly our final proposal,” FFST member Tristen Walker told the board at Tuesday’s meeting.

Superintendent Michael Bregy later clarified that the board would field two recommendations about possibly reconfiguring the school district’s four K-8 schools: one from the 22-member FFST and a second one from him.

“There will be a presentation on the viable options [by the FFST] and then there will be a second recommendation,” he said, noting that his recommendation would follow.

Last week, hundreds of (see ‘MIDDLE SCHOOL’ page 19)

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Planning Commission will recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution regarding basements in single family areas of the City and grading and retaining walls in the Hillside Area of the City, probably in February, that

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approval process.

The project will include 5.39 acres of open space, with a public garden on Wilshire, similar to the One Beverly Hills garden approved for the other side of Merv Griffin Way. In addition, the building design will reflect the architectural points of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, which opened last year.

The Beverly Hilton was criticized

will allow most projects in the pipeline to continue to move through the process under the current Hillside Ordinance without seeking an R-1 permit.

The Commission approved the recommendation on a 3-1 vote with Chair Lori Greene (see ‘BASEMENT ORDINANCE’ page 19)

HAPPY FOLKS — Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe partied at the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at The Barker Hanger For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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COURIER IN SANTIAGO – Beverly Hills resident and former U.S. Congressman David Dreier just returned from leading a delegation of legislative leaders to Guatemala, Peru, Colombia and Santiago, Chile, dealing with anti-corruption efforts. Dreier made sure to bring along his copy of the Courier. Pictured in Santiago is Dreier with the Courier and several delegates, including Carol Perez, U.S. ambassador to Chile. To join Dreier in the Carry the Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself with the Courier on your next trip and email it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

North Santa Monica Construction Brings More Weekend Closures

By Matt Lopez Be sure to plan ahead; more major street closures are hitting Beverly Hills this weekend as part of the North Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction Project.

The intersection of North Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard/Palm Drive will be under construction this weekend, with work set to take place Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon.

Because of that work, closures include:

• No north or southbound travel crossing North Santa Monica Boulevard at Beverly/Palm.

• Traffic on North Santa Monica Boulevard restricted to westbound only.

• Civic Center Drive requires right turn only onto Beverly Boulevard.

City officials are asking drivers to use Doheny Drive as an alternate route.

For more information on the closures and the project as a whole, visit www.beverlyhills.org/future.

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Beverly Hills Education Roundup

By Laura Coleman Here’s a look at some of this weeks top stories from the Beverly Hills Unified School District.

• BHHS Dance Company Wows At Wallis – The Beverly Hills High School Dance Company took LET’S DANCE–The BHHS Dance Company took a starring the stage at the Wallis role this week at The Wallis.

Photo by Priscilla Hopper Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for a phenomenal three-night engagement Beverly Hills Police Department’s investhis week. Exquisitely choreographed tigation into child-on-child sexual by students and professionals, the assault at Beverly Vista, the Board of enthralling production, complete with Education voted unanimously to shore expert lighting and costume changes for up sexual harassment policies. Stated each work, was edgy, nuanced and Superintendent Michael Bregy: “Our mature. Teacher Dana Findley clearly policies were outdated.”

• Board Disavows Budget found a way to inspire her 37 students Deficit – On Tuesday, Board of to tap into their authentic dancers, to the great delight of all those who Education member Howard Goldstein stated that the board did not currently attended the productions.

• Board Advocates Low Conflict have a budget deficit, despite previous In Sports – The Board of Education took board reports that have shown a proinitial steps to shore up its Conflict of jected $5 million budget deficit. “I want Interest policy on Tuesday when it dis- to make it clear we’re fiscally sound cussed creating an “Athletics Conflict of and we’re fiscally prudent,” he said.

Interest in BHHS/Athletic/Sport Team Board President Lisa Korbatov supportPolicy.” Board President Lisa Korbatov ed Goldstein’s assertion, noting that she made reference to a troubling issue that had seen a report putting the district in happened years ago when an on-cam- the black. Board member Isabel Hacker, pus summer sports camp at the high by contrast, highlighted how she had school pressured students to enroll in seen three different projected budget order to be able to participate on teams deficits and sought clarity as to which during the academic year. “This is such was the actual number. According to a a great opportunity to be collaborative,” letter dated Jan. 11 from the Los Angeles County Office of Education, said Superintendent Michael Bregy.

• Board Shores Up Sexual the district is projecting an operating Harassment Policy – In the wake of the deficit of $2.9 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

DOMINO – Don’t let this Domino fall. Domino is a 1year-old Beagle mix who weights about 20 pounds.

Domino is great with kids and other dogs. He was found near a rural road in Delano after his sibling was hit by a car. He stayed next to his brother for almost two days until rescuers picked them both up. To learn more about how to adopt this loving and loyal friend, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

Beverly Hills Makeup Artist Bobbe Joy Dawson To Close Shop

By Victoria Talbot Bobby Joy Dawson, the venerable makeup artist whose career has spanned three generations of clients, has decided to put down her brushes, close her lipsticks and shut her powder box and perhaps – pick up a pen.

“After 50-plus years as your beauty champion, self-esteem builder, makeup artist and friend, I have decided that it is time to leave my incredibly creative and inspiring profession,” she wrote in a letter to the hundreds of clients that have relied on her to enhance their natural beauty with the certainty of a perfectly-shaped eyebrow.

“I look forward to finding new avenues to inspire me... It might be a book, lecture, blog or YouTube video…

I will… surprise you all.”

Dawson and her husband, attorney

Bobbe Joy Dawson with Dolly Parton

Mitch Dawson, are a familiar presence in the City, where their two children, Portia and Ian, graduated from Beverly Hills High School. (see ‘BOBBE JOY DAWSON’ page 18)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WOMEN’S MARCH– Thousands of women are expected to attend a rally in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, where Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse will speak on the importance of exercising the right to vote. The event is one of hundreds that will take place across the nation for the second annual Women’s March.

This year, the #metoo campaign will also be a focus of the march. Mayor Bosse will be attending the event with a contingency of several Beverly Hills residents.

Wanda Continues Shedding Assets With Sale Of London Luxury Project

By Matt Lopez As part of its continuing effort to shed assets and pay down debt, billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group this week agreed to sell one of London’s largest luxury residential projects – and a pair of properties in Australia are rumored to be next on the chopping block.

According to The Business Times, two of Wanda’s units sold interests in London’s One Elms Project, located on the south bank of London’s River Thames, for around $107.5 million.

The One Elms Project is set to include hotel, residential, office and retail space. Guangzhou R&F Properties is reportedly the buyer.

Amid tightening restrictions from Chinese government officials on overseas investments, China has shed about $9 billion worth of properties in the last year, according to The Business Times.

Wanda responded late last year to rumors of cashflow problems with a statement claiming that the company was "undertaking a strategic review of its property projects and would consider any business opportunities that could create value for shareholders."

Wanda's firesale appears far from over. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Wanda was close to an agreement to sell two Australian luxury properties, one in Sydney and one on the Gold Coast, to a Chinese buyer.

It remains to be seen what ripple effect these sales will have for Wanda’s One Beverly Hills project, which has still yet to break ground. In November, the Courier reported that One Beverly Hills had been placed on the market for sale at $1.2 billion as part of a package for properties in Chicago, London and the two rumored to be nearing a sale in Australia.

COMMUNICATION CLASS – In an era of being inundated with more and more information and less and less personal communication and connection, "Communication - Its Art and Soul'' is an upcoming six-class course, which will explore how we can recapture the lost art of human connection through ancient Jewish teachings with a fresh and applicable perspective. The course will be given by Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum at a private home in Beverly Hills and begins on Jan 23. For more information, time and location, call 310-2751215 or register at MyJLI.com. Pictured: Pat Boone & Rabbi Kirschenbaum at the recent course finale of 'Great Debates in Jewish History.'

Annual Stone Canyon Crawl Moves To Beverly Hills

By Matt Lopez One of the most exclusive, highend annual “pub crawls” in Los Angeles is officially making Beverly Hills its new home next month.

Formerly known as the Stone Canyon Crawl, the Beverly Hills Crawl is set for Friday, Feb. 2 in Beverly Hills.

The evening, which sees all proceeds go toward the United Friends of the Children, is a moveable feast at three separate homes on Palm Drive.

It begins at Dr. Frank and Shelley Litvack’s home, with appetizers by Mr. Chow, Roe Caviar and a special “Crawl-Tini” cocktail designed by the Cocktail Academy.

Next, the main course created by e. Baldi will be served at Allan and Nicole Mutchnik’s home, with a

cheese-wheel pasta by Truffle Brothers.

The crawl will end at the home of Jouer Cosmetics owner Christina Zilbar for dessert.

Donors include Susie Cakes, The Palm, Lady M, with wine by Wallys and Kistler.

The mission of the United Friends of the Children is to empower current and former foster youth on their journey to self-sufficiency through serviceenriched education and housing programs, advocacy, and consistent relationships with the local community.

Seating is limited so act fast if interested in attending. Tickets are $5,000 per couple. Those interested can e-mail tracey@unitedfriends.org for more information.

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Community Leaders Receive Another Poison Pen Letter From ‘Anonymous’

By Victoria Talbot Several community leaders and influencers have received yet another letter from an anonymous source, whose complaints have created a sense of outrage from those who have spoken to the Courier.

This letter appears to be the fourth in a series, and is entitled “Fraud and Deceit.”

The last letter used the return address for a noted attorney that has represented police officers in legal proceedings with the City of Beverly Hills. He denied any knowledge or connection to the letter. This time, the return label is “B. Smith” with the address of City Hall.

The author contends that Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli is “in talks” with the City to “plan her fraudulent exit strategy by claiming an on-duty injury.”

Chief Spagnoli said she was not aware of any exit or injury, and that she has no plans to retire.

The letters have made claims regarding City staff, police and several individuals within the community.

Claims of sexual misconduct are at the top of the list, followed by cheating, undue influence, and influence peddling, among others.

The author demonstrates knowledge that would most likely come from an “insider” in the police department, including presumed knowledge of police actions, personnel issues, and current and former police officers.

The letter’s claims appear to be part a disinformation campaign and the author claims that the letters should provoke an investigation into employee misconduct. He is now leveling a charge that Spagnoli has failed to investigate the charges being brought forth in the former anonymous letters.

The new letter also takes aim at the City of Beverly Hills, claiming it overcharges for fees, building permits and parking violations.

One police officer, when asked about the letters, rolled his eyes and sighed. “We just want to serve the people,” he said. “I don’t want to know about it.”

Former Beverly Hills Property Manager Pleads Guilty To Grand Theft

By Matt Lopez Brenda Lavender, the City of Beverly Hills’ former real estate and property manager, pled guilty last week to a grand theft charge stemming from lease payments she failed to collect from a tenant on City-owned property.

Lavender, 52, was ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the City, along with completing 192 hours of communi-

ty service and serve three years on probation, along with being given credit for one day she had already served in jail following her arrest last July.

According to the City, Lavender failed to collect obligated lease payments from a tenant occupying a Cityowned property from 2012 to 2015, and failed to notify the City that the tenant was behind on payments.

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy

Baldi masterminds this successful dining room, with a private area for parties.

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he Baldis’ hometown is known for its marble and fresh peaches.

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of course, Edoardo serves a peach cobbler at e.baldi that is addictive, as is his cherry cobbler that producer Brad Krevoy finds irresistable, along with his lemon sole that is so fresh it winks.

Brad

was among the diners greeting the Reitmans, and superstar realtor Joyce Rey, who’s among the realtors representing the fabled Jerry Perenchio estate on Bel-Air Road (listed at $350 million). The residence served as the façade for the longlasting Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

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t e. baldi’s Number One booth, Jerry Bruckheimer was hosting Wyck Godfrey, the Motion Picture Group president for Chairman/CEO Jim Gianopulos of Paramount Pictures.

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times, e.baldi appears to be somewhat like a social club. Elisa Scalari,

an alluring beauty, is in charge of the dining room on most nights (a maitress d’hotel, if you will). With Everado Santiago the master of the bar since the opening.

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egulars return for the sweet corn agnolotti, hearts of palm salad, the polenta with porcini, the nourishing soups, from minestrone to lentil to broccoli. Also the non pareil grilled langoustines, the white truffle pastas and risotto, the pipinghot lasagna, the scallopini of veal, the juicy T-bone steak that carnivores love more than life. And let’s not overlook Edoardo’s butterscotch pudding with its tang of rum.

Time Magazine), A Christmas Inheritance, A Royal Winter are ratings winners.

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rad departs for a week to attend the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, then flies to Minneapolis for the February 4 Super Bowl where Justin Timberlake will entertain at halftime.

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he Internet reports, that ticket prices range from $950 to $5,000.

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a v o r i n g Edoardo’s cherry cobbler, Brad informed that the extraordinarily popular When Calls The Heart will be celebrating its fifth season on the Hallmark Channel. He’s the proud executive producer and distributor.

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is films, A Christmas Prince (rated a “Best Ten” holiday movie by Saoirse Ronan

Rachel Brosnahan

Olivia Munn

Owner-chef Edoardo Baldi, hostess Elisa Scalari and barkeep Everado Santiago comprise the dedicated team at e. baldi that has new and loyal diners in Beverly Hills favoring Edoardo’s fine Italian cuisine.

The day Edoardo Baldi opened the door of his eponymous culinary paradise, e. baldi, in Beverly Hills at 375 North Canon Drive.

Two blocks South from

our Beverly Hills Courier.

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l Pacino can’t stay away. Spaghetti with tomato-basil please. Often dining with his filmmaker Harold Becker (Sea of Love) and his designer wife Susie Becker.

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endy and Leonard Goldberg are like Al Pacino.

They can’t stay away.

Hosting out of town friends like director McG and wife Alix who discovered, while dining with Marisa Berenson that they live on the same street in Paris. Marisa, never more beautiful, was in town to meet Baby Luna, whose

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mother is Marisa’s daughter Starlight Randall.

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he intimate scale of the dining room designed with a simple modern look attracted not only the cognoscenti, but just us folks.

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he comfort of its friendly style, coupled with the good service, is an ideal Mary J. Blige setting for the food, praised as “the best the best” as Genevieve and Ivan Reitman described it the other evening after they arrived from their mainstay in Montecito. To wine and dine while lodging at their pied-a-terre hereabouts.

Mary E. Winstead

Leslie Mann

Kiernan Shipka

Kaley Cuoco

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October 10, 2006.

A day we remember.

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e was 30 when Edoardo Baldi introduced our citizenry to the excellent Italian cuisine he grew up within the seaside Tuscany community of Forte dei Marmi. His father Giorgio Baldi and his mom Roberta were gourmet cooks. After immigrating to California, they created the wonderful Il Ristorante Giorgio Baldi on West Channel Road in Santa Jessica Biel Monica.

Daughter Elena

Allison Williams’ designer gown was a stand-out during the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at The Barker Hanger Gal Gadot

Diane Kruger

Chris Sullivan

Angelina Jolie

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Rare 1958 Neutra Masterpiece Comes to Market In The Hollywood Hills

Bel-Air Residents Fight Back Against Notorious Party House On Stradella Road

By Victoria Talbot The Loring House, named for famed Hollywood choreographer Eugene Loring who commissioned Master Architect Richard Neutra to design the home in 1958, is on the market for $5.625 million.

Neutra is regarded as one of the most important MidCentury architects, and the Loring House is widely considered one of Neutra’s finest examples of mid-century boxcar design. Time magazine featured Neutra on its cover in 1949 and ranked him second only to Frank Lloyd Wright as the greatest American architect of all-time. After moving to the U.S. from Germany in 1923, Neutra became a U.S. citizen in 1929 and worked for Frank Lloyd Wright.

He then went on to work with legendary architect Rudolf Schindler.

Schindler and Neutra shared a lifelong relationship, and a home, but suffered a major falling out over a commission. Years later, in 1953, the two reconciled when they shared the same hospital room. Neutra had suffered a heart attack and Schindler was dying from cancer.

The residence brims with flat

By Matt Lopez A notorious party house in Bel-Air is causing more problems for residents.

In a letter circulating through the Bel-Air community, residents are asked to be vigilant and proactive about reporting nuisances caused by the home at 779 Stradella Rd. Listed as a vacation rental on AirBNB (www.airbnb.com/ Pictured above: Shoes and liquor bottles are rooms/22250666), the advertise- among the many items that are being left in the ment for the 1.26 acre five-bed- wake of parties on Stradella Road. room, four-bathroom home notes that “Events and parties are welAnother resident in the 800 block come.” had two young intoxicated men knock The home has been well-known in on their door at around 11 p.m., asking the community for hosting wild, raging, if it was the “party house.” all-night parties. One resident, who Alcohol bottles, cigarette butts, wished to remain anonymous, said a clothing and other trash have been left party last weekend didn’t end until 5:45 strewn about on Stradella in the wake of a.m. the parties.

Another resident, in a community According to the resident-initiated email thread obtained by the Courier, letter circulating the community, resisaid a neighbor in the 800 block of dents who observe noise violations and Stradella returned home one night to other unlawful activity should call the find their gates and doors open. Nothing police. was taken, however, and when the resi“Call 310-444-0701. The LAPD told dents returned home, they found that us it doesn’t have to be late at night; if people who entered the property did so the music is too loud at 8 p.m., or noon, because they believed it was the “party or whenever, call them and they will house.” send out a car to stop it.”

planes, an open floor plan and indooroutdoor living associated with classic Mid-Century Modern style.

Located on .65 acre on a hilltop above the Trebek Open Space, the Loring House features minimalist design with sleek presentations infused with exterior landscaping.

Throughout the home, rooms open onto private bamboo gardens or poolside vistas through walls of sliding glass doors. The oversized fireplace and concrete slab flooring bespeaks authenticity. Central to the design is the landscaping, including the inset pool and lush, manicured lawns.

The residence features three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. A separate twostory guest house is also on the property, featuring two bedrooms and two baths, and a two-story art studio.

The residence, at 2456 Astral Drive, is being offered by Steve Frankel of Coldwell Banker.

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Cedars-Sinai Study: Lack Of Evidence That Wearable

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Biosensors Actually Improve Patient Outcomes Wearable biosensors have become popular as people use them in wristbands or watches to count steps or track sleep. But there’s not enough proof that these devices are improving patient outcomes such as weight or blood pressure, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai investigators published in the new Nature Partner Journal, npj Digital Medicine.

“As of now, we don’t have enough evidence that they con-

sistently change clinical outcomes in a meaningful way,” said senior author Brennan Spiegel, MD, director of Health Services Research at CedarsSinai. “But that doesn’t mean they can’t.”

Wearable biosensors—noninvasive devices that automatically transmit data to a web portal or mobile app for patient self-monitoring or health provider assessment—have been touted as a way to reduce CEDARS-SINAI MARKS MLK DAY—Debra L. Lee, chair/CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET) was the keynote speaker at Cedars-Sinai’s 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. Lee, introduced by Keith Black, MD, chair, Department of Neurosurgery, and the program co-chair, spoke to a packed house of employees, patients and guests about inequality in access to health care. “We cannot afford to lead passive lives, We are all in the same boat and must fight for those less fortunate than us,” said Lee, recently inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment. The celebration also featured musical entertainment by Chuck Wansley After Hours.

health-care utilization, decrease costs, generate research data and increase physician satisfaction.

In their literature analysis, Spiegel and his co-authors found that remote patient monitoring with these sensors had no statistically significant impact on any of six clinical outcomes studied: body-mass index, weight, waist circumference, body-fat percentage, systolic (see ‘WEARABLES’ page 11)

Cedars-Sinai investigators (from left), lead author, Benjamin Noah, clinical research associate at the Center for Outcomes Research and Education; senior author Brennan Spiegel, MD, director of Health Services Research, and co-author Michelle S. Keller, MPH, clinical research specialist at the center.

20 YEARS OF SERVICE—At its recent holiday celebration, the City of Hope Board of Governors recognized its members with 20 years of service. From left are: Nancy and Shel Brucker, Joan and Steve Reeder, Art Friedman and Karen Marcus, Victoria and Gary Davis, Carolyn and Bernard Morse, Marilyn Stampler, Paul Strong, Jay Markoff and Cecille Krevoy. The board underwrites City of Hope scientific research.

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by Measure HH opponents for taking its plan to the voters, which is a legal initiative process, but which sidesteps the public planning process, including several rounds of public comment and debate, and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), which occurs when plans go through the normal approval process.

Though some residents opposed the height of the building, the majority of the opposition, according to polls, said a spokesman for the project, was about the use of the initiative process.

The new project will have smaller units, increasing the number of units by 30 but maintains the same number of bedrooms and total square footage. It is expected that traffic studies will find no increase in traffic due to the new, smaller units with similar bedroom counts as the approved project.

When completed, these units will be marketed to the Beverly Hills resident who is in the market to downsize, and the parents who would like their children to own a condominium in the City where they grew up.

Even Planning Commissioner Joe Shooshani, who campaigned with Councilmember John Mirisch to oppose HH, said he made the findings for the proposed mixed-use condominium proj-

ect at the Friars Club location based on his desire to retire in Beverly Hills and house his children here.

The Friars Club project price point will likely exceed the price most residents expect to pay to downsize, however, judging by the proposed dimensions and renderings.

The new Waldorf Astoria Residences project will have an SEIR, as did the Wanda project, One Beverly Hills, which went through a public process in both the Planning Commission and the City Council, for approvals and mitigations, and a revised Development Agreement for $60 million.

There will be no change in usage from the original 2008 project, which was for a residential condominium project, which is already approved and ready to be built. The proposal is for a revised project, rather than a new project, and does not require a new Environmental Impact Report.

Wanda’s One Beverly Hills project included several changes to the originally approved project, including the addition of a hotel component, an arrival court, loading dock, and several driveways to accommodate the increased traffic, while dumping cars onto Santa Monica Boulevard with no traffic lights.

The Waldorf Astoria Residences project will have many public hearings, including a scoping session, Planning Commission public comment period and City Council hearings.

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and diastolic blood pressure.

The analysis found these devices did show early promise in improving outcomes for certain conditions, including obstructive pulmonary disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypertension and low back pain.

“There is a big difference between using these sensors to track sleep for self-betterment and using them to make medical decisions,” said co-author Michelle S. Keller, MPH, a clinical research specialist at the Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE).

Investigators did a statistical analysis and in-depth literature review of 27 studies from 13 countries published between January 2000 and October 2016. Each examined the effects of remote patient monitoring using wearable biosensors.

The interventions targeted patients who were overweight or suffering from heart disease, lung disease, chronic pain, stroke or Parkinson’s. The devices studied included physical activity trackers, blood pressure monitors, electrocardiograms, electronic weight scales, accelerometers (devices measuring acceleration) and pulse oximeters (oxygen saturation monitors), among others. These

A wearable biosensor.

devices were embedded in everything from watches and belts to skin patches and textiles.

A statistical analysis of the relevant literature revealed that remote patient monitoring resulted in no significant impact on any of the reported clinical outcomes. Certain types of interventions worked best, including those that used personalized coaching.

Lack of data may be the culprit. Of more than 4,000 studies the authors initially reviewed, fewer than 1 percent were eligible to be included in the study, and only 16 were considered high-quality research. The authors found few randomized controlled trials for each of the clinical outcomes analyzed, and studies varied significantly in terms of the types of devices used, the populations studied and the interventions tested.

“Many of the studies we reviewed were still in the pilot phase,” said lead author Benjamin Noah, a clinical research associate at CORE. “There just is not enough data yet.”

POWERFUL – Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and best-selling author of Lean In and Option B, was the guest speaker at the Jewish Federation King David Society at The Beverly Wilshire on Wednesday. Sandberg, who spoke about resilience and gratitude, was ranked the sixth Most Powerful Woman in Business by Fortune Magazine in 2016. The Wall Street Journal ranks her among the 50 “Women to Watch” and Forbes has listed her as one of the world’s most powerful women, in ninth place, just after Michelle Obama. Pictured from left: Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse, Sheryl Sandberg and Jon Bosse.

ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M EDocumenta NT Two shields undergoing restoration at the Grand Egyptian Museum before they travel to California. The ancient shelds are made of wood covered with gesso and gold leaf.

‘King Tut: Treasures Of The Golden Pharaoh’ To Have World Premiere At California Science Center In March Given the early demand and history of attendance from the previous King Tut exhibition (L.A. 2005), those who want to attend “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh,” March 24-Jan.6, 2019 at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Dr., L.A. are encouraged to buy early.

For tickets ranging from $19.20-$29.95, visit www.californiasciencecenter.org.

Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of his tomb and presented by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, IMG and the California Science Center, the new immersive exhibition will display more than 150 artifacts from Tut’s

tomb—the largest assembly ever on public display outside of Egypt.

Of the artifacts on view, 40 percent will be travelling outside of Egypt for the first time.

Guests will explore the story told by the priceless burial objects and learn what science has revealed about King Tut’s life and death.

Preparations to bring the exhibition artifacts are underway in Egypt. The Golden Boy’s treasures will soon begin their journey to the Golden State before being permanently housed in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo upon completion of a 10-city international tour.

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ry Chronicling An Ordinary Couple To Have BH Benefit Premiere At All Saints Feb. 3 The award-winning documentary An Ordinary Couple, chronicling the love story of Bernardo Puccio and Orin Kennedy, will have its Beverly Hills premiere at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb 3 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 504 N. Camden Dr. Ten years in the making, the documentary by Jay Gianukos and Susan Barnes follows Puccio and Kennedy on their journey from their “funeral plan” to their wedding, in that order, intertwining themes of love, marriage and politics.

First screened at festivals in 2010, the film has been updated to include the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality and coverage of Puccio’s liver transplant.

Both men grew up in 1950s and ‘60s America, at a time when the simple act of going to a gay bar was still a crime.

Despite the challenges they faced with coming of age in pre-Stonewall America, Puccio and Kennedy persevered Unable to legally marry in 2006, the couple celebrated their longtime relationship by inviting family and friends to their “living funeral” at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Bernardo Puccio and Orin Kennedy

An impressive marble monument was unveiled, inscribed with “Two Hearts, Two Souls.

Together in Life. Forever in Eternity.”

“We wanted to build a monument to say we were here,” says Kennedy.

The unveiling made the front page of the L.A. Times in a story about an interior designer (Puccio) and film executive (Kennedy) honoring their life.

They were then approached by Gianukos and Barnes to film the documentary that takes the pair from their childhoods—Puccio in Alabama and Kennedy in New York—to current day.

The couple recently entered their 42nd year as partners and 10th year as a married couple.

“This feature documentary will make you laugh and cry,” says Puccio. “It’s hysterical and emotional.”

The church’s Rev. Stephen Huber approached Puccio about hosting a screening and he was happy to also ask The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles to take part Puccio promises an entertaining and moving evening with the chorus performing show tunes and more, before an after the screening.

Proceeds will benefit All Saints Outreach at the LA LGBT Center and the chorus.

Tickets range from $35 to $75 VIP tickets that include a cocktail Premiere Party following the event.

Visit https://www.allsaintsbh.org/calendar/premiere to purchase tickets and for more information.

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beyond the exterior with its decades of dust collection.

This week, a female custodian currently working at the high school, the state of which Korbatov declared “filthy”, told the Courier that she had been systematically sexually harassed by her direct supervisor, one of the top ranking officials in the district’s Maintenance and Operations department.

The woman, who has worked for the district for over a decade and who one district official described as a diligent worker, speaks haltingly about the sexual harassment, prefacing her revelations with the caveat that she rarely speaks about what happened to her.

“It’s really embarrassing.

It’s really hard for me to talk about this,” she explained.

“He was always bothering me, making me feel uncomfortable,” she said of her earliest experiences working with her now-supervisor who at one time had been a custodian just like her before he started getting promoted up the chain to his current role at the district.

She said the harassment and her fear surrounding her interactions with him heightened in 2016 year while she was working at the high school.

“You’re alone at night and I used to hide in classrooms and

I used to see his feet under the door looking for me,” she described. “It was very uncomfortable.”

One Friday night close to Valentine’s Day 2016, the woman recalled how her boss demanded that she come to his office in the Science and Technology Center at the high school.

“It was 10 p.m. and it was like, ‘Oh I need to talk to you,’” she recalled. “So I walk over there. As soon as I got there... he immediately started talking about, ‘I heard you had your breasts done.’ He said, ‘I heard you have to change it every 13 years.’ He said, ‘You know what, I have never seen fake boobs.’ He says, ‘You know, my wife and I sleep in separate rooms.’ He says, ‘You know, my wife and I, we don’t have sex.”

Interspersed with these comments, she said, was his offer to have her work an extra shift on a holiday, which would earn her time-and-a-half in pay, money she really needed.

“I said I have to go,” she continued. “He started talking about my boobs again. I said, ‘I’m not going to show you, if that’s what you want.’”

After reporting this instance to Human Resources, along with others, the woman said she was given a letter by former Human Resources Director Yolanda Mendoza that found her to have fabricated the allegations. She returned to

work, once again reporting to the very man she had accused of sexual harassment. The result of her returning to work following her allegations was retaliation, she said.

“He gave me double area to clean,” she said. “I was like running everywhere. After that, I feel like nobody believes me.

I can’t say anything after that.

It’s been really hard for me he’s always picking on me.”

“All of us are really ready for a change,” she added. “It’s so bad. It’s really bad."

A BHUSD official who asked to remain anonymous told the Courier that this one female custodian’s story of sexual harassment is just one of at least three accounts he knows of by women who contend they have been sexually harassed by male employees in the Maintenance and Operations department in recent years.

“It’s been happening for a few years and a lot of it’s been covered up for a long time,” said the source.

A glimpse into the nature of those problems became apparent at Tuesday’s meeting when Williams implored the district to open up an investigation into the Maintenance and Operations department.

“Our employees have been bullied, harassed, discriminated against, targeted because of their sexual preferences, targeted because of the color of their

Photographed this week: The BHHS campus in a state of disarray.

skin,” he said at the board meeting where he was later admonished for the unsightly appearance of the high school.

“I’m speaking up today because I am tired of the abuse.

I have myself been a target of the Maintenance and Operations department.”

“I have been bullied, harassed, discriminated against,” he continued. “We’re asking this district to open a complete investigation on the Maintenance and Operations department.”

Korbatov told the Courier that she had no knowledge about allegations of sexual harassment happening within the district.

“I’m aware that there was a situation that was reported and investigated,” said Superintendent Michael Bregy.

“I would need to see if there is an open complaint,” he added. “When matters are brought to our attention, we look into it. I would need to see more specifics about that investigation.”

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

24th Annual Herb Alpert Awards In The Arts To Be Presented May 18 Now in its 24th year, the annual Herb Alpert Awards in the Arts is slated to take place on May 18 at the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica.

The award provides five unrestricted $75,000 grants to five independent artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, music, theatre and visual art.

Among the 115 past winners of the award are artists Carrie Mae Weems, Vijay Iyer, Taylor Mac, Suzan-Lori Parks, Julia Wolfe, Michelle Dorrance, Tania Bruguera, Kerry James Marshall, Lisa Kron, Sharon Lockhart, Ralph Lemon, and Cai Guo-Qiang.

The awards are adjudicated by three-member panels of noted artists, including many past winners and arts professionals in each of the five categories. The honor was conceived by Herb Alpert and his wife Lani Hall

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Alpert

Alpert to reward creative experimenters who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society. In addition the awards provide vital financial support to each artist at a key juncture in his or her creative development.

THE ALIENIST – On view through March 25, The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills is taking visitors inside the opulent Gilded Age of the new TNT series The Alienist in its latest exhibition, “The Alienist: Sketchbook to Screen Exhibit,” which opened last Saturday. Through multiple costume creations, photography, illustrations, and other material from award-winning costume designer Michael Kaplan, the visionary behind the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Blade Runner, and Fight Club, visitors can preview the series’ costumes and other artifacts before its TNT debut on Monday, Jan. 22. The Alienist is billed as an unflinching psychological thriller that follows a brilliant and obsessive “Alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. The show also stars Dakota Fanning. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit paley.me/alienist.

Hollywood Beauty Awards Set For Feb. 25

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Britney Spears is set to be honored for having the “Fragrance of the Year” with her scent “Fantasy in Bloom” at the upcoming annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs) on Sunday, Feb. 25, at Avalon Hollywood.

The black tie dinner gala benefitting the Helen Woodward Animal Center, recognizes the architects of beauty in hair, makeup, photography and styling for film, television, music, the red carpet and editorial.

Radio personality Lisa Stanley (K-EARTH 101) returns as co-host for the fourth consecutive year.

Other honorees include: Rick Baker (Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects Makeup); Tym Shutchai Buacharern (Outstanding Achievement in Makeup); Gail Ryan (Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling); Camille Friend (Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling); Douglas Kirkland (Outstanding Achievement in Photography); and Ellen Mirojnick (Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design & Styling).

Supporting sponsors include LaDove, Rikoko, Moët & Chandon and Christopher Guy.

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Sally Edwards and Philip Whitchurch

The Broad Stage and Bated Breath will present the U.S. premiere of Philip Whitchurch’s Shakespeare his wife and the dog, through Thursday, Jan. 28 at The Edye, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica.

With its originating cast, Whitchurch as Shakespeare and Sally Edwards as Anne Hathaway, and directed as it was in the U.K. by Julia St. John, the play tells what happens when Shakespeare returns to Stratford, his wife and their pet, after having had the most illustrious career in theatrical history.

Performances are at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and 7 p.m.

Sunday with 4 p.m. weekend matinees.

Tickets start at $45 and are available at the box office, by calling 310-434-3200 or online at wwwthebroadstage.org.

• • • • • The L.A. theatrical premiere of My Art, a new film by artist Laurie Simmons, will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Laemmle’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

Simmons wrote, directed and stars in the film as Ellie

Shine, a single artist in New York City, frustrated with her lack of recognition, who is offered the s u m m e r home of a f a m o u s Laurie Simmons friend, and an opportunity to reinvent herself Both Simmons and film costars Lena Dunham (her daughter) and John Rothman will take part in a Q&A following the screening.

Simmons will be joined by journalist-author Nancy Griffin for a Q&A after a special 1:50 p.m. screening dedicated to women on Sunday, Jan, 21.

For more information, visit https://www.laemmle.com/film s/42841.

• • • • • The new book Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy will be the subject of a Hollywood Heritage Inc. “Evening with the Author: Gabriella Oldham” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave. The book, co-authored by Mabel Langdon, Langdon’s widow, tells how the actor honed his skills rising to join the ranks of silent-film comedic legends Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

Oldham will sign her book

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of local and SoCal events. following a screening of film highlights from Langdon’s career, presented by historian Stan Taffle, Cinecon president.

For more information visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3233991 or www.hollywoodheritage.com.

• • • • • The Jacaranda music series opens its season with Indivisible at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20 at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 Second St. The program will feature two major piano works Inna Faliks playing Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never be Defeated and Gay Guerilla for four pianos by Julius Eastman performed by Billy Childs, Scott Dunn, Louise Thomas, and Daniel Schlosberg.

For tickets and information, visit jacarandamusic.org.

• • • • • Host of the Beverly Hills View TV show in BHTV 10 Joan Agaj a n i a n Quinn will be honored by the L.A. affiliate of the Arm- Joan Agajanian Quinn enian International Women’s Association (AIWA) Saturday, Jan. 27 at a luncheon at Mr. C Hotel, Pico and Beverwill.

Last May, Quinn—along with studio executive Sherry

Lansing, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and author Victoria Kennedy— received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Luncheon tickets are $125.

For information and reservations, contact: Arsine Phillips at aphillips@pmcos.com or 323931-8088.

• • • • • The Margaret Herrick Library in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present an exhibition of celebrity photographs by acclaimed portrait phot o g r a p h e r, Michael Childers: Starstruck— A Life BeMichelle Pfeiffer, hind the Hollywood, 1982 Lens, open- by Michael ing, Wed- Childers. nesday, Jan. 31 at the Academy, 333 S. La Cienega Blvd.

The show will feature 39 portraits and behind-the-scenes pictures taken by Childers throughout his career, spanning the 1960s—and shots of stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age including Mae West, Groucho Marx, Paul Newman and Natalie Wood—to the 2000s with Cher, Steve Martin and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The free exhibit will run through Dec. 31.

HAPPY 80TH–Beverly Hills’ songwriter Carol Connors (left) made a trip to Florida to honor Connie Francis on her 80th birthday and brought along copies of the Courier for her friend to read. The pop singing icon of the 1960s-1970s was feted with a celebration at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, north of Miami.

To join the Carry the Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself with a copy of the Courier on your next trip. Email it to mlopez@ bhcourier.com. Meanwhile, many happy returns, Connie.

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S P O RT S

Casey Wasserman Named Sports Executive Of The Year, Will Be Honored Feb. 6 At Beverly Hilton

Beverly Hills 5K Run/Walk Fitness Blast Set For Jan. 28

Business mogul Casey Wasserman, who successfully led Los Angeles' bid for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also will chair the city's Olympic Organizing Committee, has been named the 2017 Sports Executive of the Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council.

Wasserman will be honored at the 13th Annual LA Sports Awards, to be held on Tuesday, February 6 at The Beverly Hilton.

Hand-picked by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to pitch the city as a host site for an Olympics, Wasserman worked tirelessly quest to return the Games to his hometown. Wasserman’s labor bore fruit on September 13 when the International Olympic

By Matt Lopez Many people use a birthday party as a chance to indulge in their favorite cakes, pies and sweet treats.

The City of Beverly Hills is taking the opposite approach.

The City’s 104th birthday celebration on Sunday, Jan. 28 will be a day of health and fitness, led by the City’s inaugural Beverly Hills 5K Run/Walk & Fitness Blast.

The event – sponsored by celebrity trainer Dion Jackson, and Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Seagren’s racing team – starts at 7 a.m. in front of City Hall.

Jackson, a top trainer for more 30 years, has trained Hollywood luminaries such as Jim Carrey, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Aaliyah, Pam Anderson, Richard Pryor and many more.

The 5K Run/Walk Fitness Blast will take runners through the Golden Triangle, including Canon, Beverly and of course, the world-famous Rodeo Drive.

The Fitness Blast portion of the day, which is sponsored by

Committee officially awarded the Olympic Games to Los Angeles for a third time (1932, 1984).

He is the chairman/CEO of LA-based Wasserman, a leading sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing and management agency that represents brands, properties and talent on a global basis. The

UCLA graduate was recently named by the Southern California News Group as the most powerful figure in Los Angeles sports.

The L.A. Sports Awards are presented annually by the Sports Council to celebrate the greatest moments of the year in sports in the Los Angeles/Orange County area.

The ceremony also will feature the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement award to Bob Miller, plus presentations to the Sportsman, Sportswoman, and Coach of the Year, and a countdown of 2017’s Top Ten moments. The awards banquet will be televised on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket, with air date and time to be determined.

Adult Soccer Registration Opens Next Week Attention footballers – registration opens next week for 7on-7 soccer in the Beverly Hills adult sports leagues.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 22, at midnight, Beverly Hills residents and business teams can begin registering for 2018

winter/spring 7-on-7 soccer.

The next day at midnight, returning non-resident teams.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, new and non-resident teams may begin registering at midnight.

A team manager’s meeting

will be held Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Roxbury Park Community Center.

For more information and to register, visit: www.BeverlyHills.org/BHrec.

Equinox, will begin immediately after the 5K. Top fitness instructors will lead short classes in yoga, dance, pilates, kickboxing and self-defense.

For families, there will be a Kid’s Run and Kid’s Zone, sponsored by the L.A. Galaxy Star Squad.

The Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, is a non-profit beneficiary of the event.

Sponsors of the event include the Beverly Hills Courier, Hilton & Hyland, First Republic Bank, The Beverly Hills Firefighters Association, The Beverly Hills Police Officers Association, Equinox, Nespresso, Cedars-Sinai, the Rodeo Drive Committee, Mayor Lili Bosse, Jon Bosse and Family, Annette and Marc Saleh, Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills, the Beverly Hills Historical Society, the L.A. Galaxy and All Seasons Fitness.

For more information and to register, visit https://beverlyhills5krunwalkandfitnessblast.com/.

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built, or allow any of our neighbors and friends to be victimized by motives of profit over people.”

The Loma Linda story began in the mid-2000s when a landslide between 1184 Loma Linda Dr. and 1117 Sutton Way below resulted in a protracted lawsuit, Reginald Hudlin vs. Phyllis Factor et al, Case No. SC085048 in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Then, in 2012, Canadian developer Francesco Aquilini bought the single-family home and studio structure on contiguous lots at the end of the cul de sac overlooking Coldwater Canyon Park and the preschool below. Estimated to be one of Canada’s richest men, Aquilini, the owner of the Vancouver Canucks NHL team, informed the City through his then-attorney Tom Levyn that he wanted to take possession of the entire cul de sac.

Following the intense community outrage over the project, Levyn was off the case.

In 2013, after demolishing the existing home on the property, Loma Linda Holdings, Ltd, as Trustee of the Loma Linda Trust, represented by Levyn, appeared at the Planning Commission for a lot line adjustment; he also sought a code change. “In considering the development options for a new single-family residence on the site, the property owner has expressed a desire to adjust the property lines so that they can ensure the maintenance of the hillside along the southern edge of the project site,” said the staff report.

The code change item was sent to the City Council with the recommendation that it be approved, and it was approved in Oct. 2013.

The lot line was not recorded until May 26, 2016. It was signed by Alana Aquilini on April 11, 2016 and by the Hudlins on July 17, 2015.

“This is now null and

BOBBE JOY DAWSON (Continued from page 4)

Dawson’s career began with the Jon Peters Salon in the early 1970s. The next three decades, she cultivated a clientele that included celebrities, locals and an international following, and freelancing in films, commercials and print media.

A chance job with an upand-coming Country Music singer led to a 20-year relationship with Barbara Mandrell, said Dawson, who also made up Mandrell’s sisters for the Barbara Mandrell Show, and the legendary stars Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton, who remain loyal clients.

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void,” claims Richards.

Through a title search, he said, “We have discovered that the recorded lot line adjustment for 1184 Loma Linda Dr. was recorded past the required 60day due date, which was Monday, Oct. 14, 2013” and it was only signed by one corporate officer. The document requires two signatures.

When it was approved, the code change was for one single family residence. One year later, the applicant returned with a plan for a massive 27,334 square feet single-family home covering both lots, which would also consume most of the cul de sac.

Opposition to the project galvanized the neighborhood, which was scheduled for an R1 Permit hearing in front of the Planning Commission on Aug. 12, 2015. Shortly before the hearing, July 17, 2015, the homeowners at 1117 Sutton signed the lot line adjustment.

Aquilini withdrew the project just before the August hearing.

The following year, after finally recording the lot line adjustment on May 26, 2016, the applicant submitted plans for two single family homes just two weeks later. This effectively split the original massive one home project into two. The two new homes were proposed for 1184 and 1193 respectively.

The final lot line adjustment gave the owner of Loma Linda a far greater scope to design a far larger home or homes on their property by increasing the setback lines.

The new setback provided room for a large deck and more retaining walls further down the slope of the 1184 lot than would have previously been possible.

A California Public Records Act shows that the City sent several email reminders to the owner’s representatives to record, and at press time, no request for an extension from the owner or the owner’s representatives has materialized. In a meeting with the Director of Community Development,

Susan Healy Keene, she told representatives of the neighborhood that she had no independent recollection of ever granting an extension, said Richards, who was at the meeting. At press time, City staff were reviewing the situation.

The owner appears to have delayed recording the lot line adjustment, evidently without an extension or reapplication requirement. “…They wanted to game the system to figure out if they really wanted this lot line adjustment,” said Richards.

“The owners on Loma Linda Drive strongly oppose any retroactive relief from waiver of this null and void covenant…” and request that the resolution be returned to the Planning Commission with the project as it exists now.

“The owner should not be rewarded or given special treatment.” The City may also void the covenant and make the owner submit plans consistent with the original lot lines, said Richards.

Unfortunately, the issues do not stop there.

Title reports provided at a resident’s expense seem to suggest that the covenants possibly restrict building to one single family residence, an issue that was broached at a City Council meeting in November and brushed off by Ryan Gohlich, assistant director of Planning.

While the original residence had a home and an ancillary structure on the property, Gohlich indicated that the second home was the equivalent of an ancillary structure.

Residents are asking the City to review the covenants.

At the November meeting, the City accepted a dedication for a fire turnaround improvement. The staff report clearly indicated that the easement would “be for providing adequate emergency vehicle access to the area, given the substandard condition of the existing ‘hammerhead’ terminus of Loma Linda Drive and the various physical constraints of the area.”

At no time during the hearing was there any mention of “lowering the street” or providing drainage, a condition that appears to be necessitated by challenges facing the developer to bring the garage and carport for 1193 into code compliance on his own property. The City Council only approved a fire turnaround.

But an expert hired by Weiss demonstrated that the garage, level with the street, would have to be raised – or, she half-joked, the street lowered.

Over the holidays, City engineers made plans to alter the street, telling the Courier that it was part of the fire turnaround. A written statement provided by the City’s fire marshal confirms that there is absolutely no reason a street would be lowered for a fire turnaround.

Finally, the owner of the property appears to be an unregistered and illegal Trustee, said Richards, who specializes in this area of law, improperly administering the Loma Linda Trust.

The City indemnified itself against any future CEQA claims and personal injury from the owner, the Trustee, which is a foreign entity that has not qualified to do business in California and is operating in violation of California’s trust administration restrictions on foreign corporations, said Richards. The Trustee is not a person, but an entity, and therefore cannot be served process, he said.

The property has an enigmatic $25 million loan, though there are no approved plans and there is no structure on the property, and the owner is a foreign trust of unknown origin.

If a CEQA suit is filed against the project, or there is a personal injury claim, the City’s “indemnification” means virtually nothing, said Richards.

Last month, the City learned that the 1260 Lago Vista project, another behemoth project proposed to be

developed by an unknown, unregistered LLC, was part of a Ponzi scheme, according to an SEC press release and legal filing, and one of the properties in a $1.2 billion bankruptcy filing by Woodbridge under Robert Shapiro, costing hundreds of man hours, thousands of dollars, and robbing the community’s sense of security in their homes.

At her own expense, Weiss has hired an expert consultant to review the plans as they go through plan check for the properties on Loma Linda.

In addition to discovering the critical drainage issues, the expert disputes the critical 1,500 cubic yards hauling threshold on each of the singlefamily structures. By keeping hauling under the threshold, the projects are by right and do not require a discretionary review for an R-1 permit.

Last month, the City Council agreed to engage a third party to review plans. The review was set to take a few days; it has been several weeks.

Rather than a review of the plans, it appears that the company, GeoKinetics, is working to assist the developer, which has also raised the ire of residents.

GeoKinetics employees are communicating offline directly with the applicant rather than communicating with City planning staff, thereby avoiding any paper trails or records of their communications, and thwarting the transparency process that was the purpose of the investigation.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOA) request for the scope of the contract has turned up short, providing a template contract which does not even have the addresses of the project.

The Beverly Hills City Council will be reviewing the scope of the issues at the Study Session on Monday.

The City Council is meeting on Monday (rather than Tuesday, as is customary) due to scheduling issues.

Along the way, Dawson also picked up Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Priscilla Presley, Stockard Channing, Mohammed Ali, Robin Williams and Paul Newman as clients.

For her clients, however, there was a lot more than makeup involved.

Dawson’s sessions are part therapy, part life coaching, reflecting her philosophy that, “the greatest beauties are those who have discovered something genuine within themselves, and communicate this to the world.”

“To me, it was a rite of passage,” said Amanda Cowan, who has been a client for over 20 years. Cowan has gifted

makeup lessons to her younger relatives, who have picked up the blush brush and become devotees.

“Bobbe helped guide me from age 12 through age 32, gave me fierce confidence, and taught me how to knock ‘em dead for the last 20 years. I know that she has touched so many lives in similar ways,” she said.

Eventually, Dawson opened Bobby Joy’s Makeup Studio on South Beverly Drive.

The studio became her kitchen, where she created her legendary recipes with luscious colors, blended her own lipsticks and created lip glosses with signature fragrances such as essence of crème brulee and

chocolate mint.

She created the look that her loyal base has shared with their children and their children’s children.

Makeup!

Bobbe Joy includes custom-blended foundation, blushes, “and other essentials, which are far beyond the limited palettes of mass-produced brands,” she points out. Dawson was nominated as Best Brows in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine, a title she upholds with pride and expertise.

Her studio has moved inside the Nelson J Salon, and her clients have followed her through 50 years of reinvention. Today she is an active member of the Beverly Hills

Chamber of Commerce Board and Executive Board, and a volunteer on several organizations and charities. She also has four grandchildren, ages 8 – 13.

“I have enjoyed spending time with each and every one of you, sharing in your special moments, sometimes as a therapist, but mostly as your cheerleader. I have always wanted you to find the best in yourself, inside and out, and show that to the world.

Dawson will be closing her studio at the end of March, and donating her remaining inventory to a charity for women entering the workforce.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL (Continued from page 1)

residents attended two community forums related to changing the school district’s current K-8 configuration.

For three months, the FFST has been meeting regularly in order to determine how to best reconfigure the district’s four middle schools while ensuring that the educational success of students remains primary.

“Our approach from the beginning has been to determine the best options for our kids, to afford them the best opportunities in the most efficient manner possible for fiscal sustainability and future success as they go out into an ever more competitive world,” Walker told the board. “We want to deliver high school

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Gordon voting nay while newly installed Commissioner Peter Ostroff recused himself.

“Pipeline projects” are projects that are currently under review by the City.

Ostroff, who owns a home in the hillside area, sought counsel on recusal from the FPPC over a possible conflict of interest. The FPPC ruling determined that the Basement Ordinance could materially affect the value of his home and recommended he be recused for a potential conflict of interest.

The Beverly Hills City Council approved the proposed ordinance at a Dec. 5 public hearing, with some changes, which amended the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to include: A definition of basement and calculation of floor area (BHMC 10—3-100 and BHMC 10-3-2502) that pertains to all single-family areas of the City.

This amended definition of floor area states that in order for an area to be considered a basement that is exempt from maximum floor area calculation, it must be directly beneath a portion of a floor above that is more than three feet above finished grade at any cross-section cut through the building, assessing the basement from all sides rather than just street-facing sides. It is intended to exclude areas that daylight more than three feet above grade from qualifying as basement.

The new ordinance would not allow a portion of a basement that extends beyond the perimeter of a structure to count as basement unless that portion is completely below the finished or natural grade, whichever is lower.

A definition of light court, finished grade, and natural grade (BHMC10-3-100) This defines as “light court” an excavated area adjacent to a building that extends more than four feet from the building

graduates who are strong and capable of matriculating in a complex world. Our conclusions will represent what we understand to best serve the area that is currently underserved in our district: young adolescents.”

While the FFST overwhelming favors creating a dedicated middle school, primarily for the educational benefits that include additional education and programming opportunities for students, sources confirm that the team lacks an effective map on how to achieve the transformation.

Bregy said he would wait until Wednesday to share his plan.

The Board of Education is expected to vote at the end of this month on possibly reconfiguring its current K-8 model. perimeter as measured horizontally from the building perimeter that is enclosed on four sides and open at the top to allow light into the grade below.

“Finished grade” is defined as the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line is more than five feet from the building, between the building and a line five feet from the building.

“Natural grade” is defined as grade that has existed five years prior to the date on which an application is submitted to the City for redevelopment or grading activities on a given site.

Traffic and truck trips (BHMC 10-3-2550) Currently, the applicant is required to disclose the number of truck hauling trips for soil removal but not the total number of trips associated with the project. The new ordinance will consider the total number of construction vehicles, truck and van trips associated with construction projects in the Hillside Area, and allows the reviewing authority to consider whether the total trips associated with the project is appropriate.

Clarification on soil calculation (BHMC 10-3-2521) The amount of earth material that may be imported or exported from a site in the Hillside Area immediately adjacent to a street that is 24 feet or less in width is 1,500 cubic yards in a five-year period. For other streets, the total allowed is 3,000 cubic yards.

Amended formula for maximum landform alteration on a site (BHMC 10-3-2521) Existing regulations related to the calculation for landform alterations have resulted in a formula that is overly generous, and allows for substantial alteration to occur without discretionary review. Furthermore, the formula is complex. The change will include a simpli-

Actress Gina Rodriguez To Host Costume Design Awards Feb. 20 At The Beverly Hilton Actress Gina Rodriguez, star of the CW series Jane The Virgin, was named Wednesday the host of the 20th Costume Designers Guild Awards.

The guild also announced that it will present its Distinguished Collaborator Award to The Shape Of Water director Guillermo del Toro, and a Career Achievement Award to costume designer Joanna Johnston.

Jeweler and metalworker Maggie Schpak will receive the Distinguished Service Award.

The ceremony will be fied formula that can be performed on site without the approval of a Hillside R-1 Permit.

The amended formula is similar to regulations recently enacted by the City of Los Angeles.

Height of walls and tiered walls (BHMC 10-3-2516) In the Dec. 5 meeting, the council directed staff to amend the ordinance to allow applicants to request deviation from the new standards related to walls and tiered walls in the Hillside Area through an R-1 Permit application.

The proposed ordinance limits the absolute maximum height of a wall, as measured on any side of the wall (upslope or downslope) to 12 feet; limits the cumulative height of all retaining walls within a 50foot perpendicular section to 12 feet; and requires that a 10foot landscaped area be included between each retaining wall in a series of walls if the total height exceeds seven feet for a series of walls (currently, the distance is three feet).

Speakers Thursday evening were comprised of several architects and expeditors with plans in the pipeline who expressed their concerns that going through an R-1 permit hearing would be costly and time-consuming.

There were also several residents who supported the staff recommendations.

The recommendations divided pipeline projects into five categories to be considered: Category 1 - “Pipeline projects that are in the Central and Trousdale areas of the City will be exempt from the new regulations.” These projects that have been submitted for building plan check or entitlements as of the effective date of the ordinance may continue through the approval process.

Category 2 - “Hillside pipeline project that have previously obtained an R-1 Permit from the City will be exempt from the regulations.” These are

held Feb. 20 at The Beverly Hilton.

“Joanna Johnston, Guillermo del Toro and Maggie Schpak have each made their unique mark in projects that have previously been reviewed and vetted by the Planning Commission or the City Council, and determined to be appropriate developments for the neighborhood.

Category 3 – “Hillside pipeline projects that have active entitlement applications as of the effective date of the ordinance and require review by the Planning Commission or City Council will be exempt from the regulations.” These include seven pending entitlement applications for Hillside Area projects, required to be considered by the Planning Commission. Therefore, they will be reviewed for consistency with the findings as outlined in the Beverly Hills Municipal Code, and the commissioners may impose conditions of approval or ask for project changes should they be unable to make the findings for approval. They may also deny a project; thus, staff recommends that these projects be allowed to move through the process.

Category 4 – “Hillside pipeline projects that have active building permit applications as of the effective date of the ordinance and are minor in nature will be exempt from the new regulations.” There are approximately 32 projects in this category that have been submitted for building permits that are under review. The proposed projects range from new single-family homes to small remodels or additions. Since the intent of the pending ordinance amendments is to address excessive grading and retaining walls, and daylighting basements in the Hillside Area, staff proposed that that projects that are not new single-family homes and projects that are not increasing the cumulative floor area by more than 50 percent should be able to continue through the process.

Category 5 - Staff was directed by the Planning Commission to change the draft Ordinance for projects that fall into “Category 5,” which they define as “Hillside pipeline projects that are sub-

our industry and on the world of storytelling,” said Salvador Perez, president of the Costume Designers Guild.

“As we commemorate 20 years of applauding the best in costume design, we couldn't be more excited about honoring their work and thanking them for their contributions.”

Perez hailed Rodriguez for her “wonderful spirit” and her close collaboration with Jane The Virgin costume designer Rachel Sage Kunin, saying it sets “the perfect tone for such a celebratory evening.”

–– City News Service mitted for building plan check as of the effective date of the ordinance that either are a new single-family home or are increasing the cumulative floor area on a site by more than 50 percent.” Staff had recommended these projects be referred for an R-1 permit, which the Planning Commission rejected on a 3-1 vote. Commissioners Alan Block and Joe Shooshani and Vice Chair Andy Licht could not make the findings. Chair Gordon agreed with the staff report.

Projects that fall into this category that were submitted to the City prior to January 11, the date of the Planning Commission meeting, will not be required to receive an R-1 Permit from the City. They would continue to move through the building permit approval process under the existing code with no additional review required.

Category 6 projects, defined as projects submitted between Jan. 11, 2018 and the effective date of the Ordinance where the total landform alteration exceeds the amended thresholds set forth in the Ordinance, will be required to seek an R-1 Permit review.

For Category 6, the staff recommended the date of Dec. 5, the date of the City Council meeting, which was changed to Jan. 11 by the Planning Commission.

The Basement Ordinance will now return to the City Council for approval, probably at the February 6 meeting.

The City Council will take into consideration the recommendations of the Planning Commission, but they may still alter the Ordinance.

There will be two readings in City Council when it is approved, and the Ordinance becomes effective 30 days after the second reading.

Editor’s Note: Vice Mayor Julian Gold and councilmember Les Friedman insisted on R1 permits for retaining walls which will allow developers to seek variations.

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BIRTHDAYS—Celebrating are Steven Gardner, Desi Arnaz Jr., Rita Wagner, Shelley Fabares, Robert MacNeil, Dolly Parton, Paula Dean, and Tippi Hedren (Jan.19); Frank Caliendo, David Lynch, Marilyn Stampler, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jordana King and Dr. Earl Mindell (Jan. 20); Robby Benson, Geena Davis, Mac Davis, Placido Domingo, and Billy Ocean (Jan. 21); Linda Blair, Suzanne Geimer, Joseph Wambaugh, Beverly Mitchell, Ronni Land, Diane Lane and Piper Laurie (Jan. 22); Richard Dean Anderson, Glorya Kaufman, Rochelle Maize, Rutgar Hauer, Herb Wallerstein, Chita Rivera and Susan Taylor (Jan. 23); Mischa Barton, Justine Handwerger, Neil Diamond, Jeannine Sefton and Nastassja Kinski (Jan. 24); Alica Keys (Jan 25); and belatedly Mario Sherman (Jan. 15).

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IMAGE MAKERS– Marie Clare’s 3rd annual Image Makers Awards brought out a “who’s who” of young Hollywood. Above (from left): honoree Issa Rae, Pamela Adlon, Emma Stone, and Gideon Adlon. (right photos (top): honoree Tom Batchik and Heidi Klum; (middle): Anne Fulenwider, Marie Clare editor in chief; (bottom): Tracee Ellis Ross and Yara Shahidi.

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The international haute fashion magazine Marie Claire hosted its 3rd annual Image Makers Awards spotlighting Hollywood’s most talented creative artists known for constructing timeless redcarpet moments, and masterminding next season’s trends. The awards were presented by MDNA Skin in partnership with AG Jeans. Zanna Roberts Rassi served as emcee.

The event, which took place at Delilah, the art deco supper club on Santa Monica Boulevard, marked the presentation of the inaugural Influencer Award to Issa Rae, co-creator/writer/star of HBO's Insecure, who with her own unique flare and infectious sense of humor has garnered millions of views online and earned two Golden Globe Best Actress noms for Best Actress.

Other honorees were Serge Normant and Peter Philips (ICON Awards for hair stylist and makeup, respectively); along with Karla Welch, Rachel Goodwin, Mara Roszak, Tom Bachik (Choice Awards for stylist, makeup artist, hair stylist, and detail maker respectively).

Among those on hand were Pamela and Gideon Adlon, Lauren Ash, Dove Cameron, Kiersey Clemons, Olivia Culpo, Kristen Davis, Tracee Ellis, Erin Flaherty, Eiza González, Gigi Gorgeous, Heidi Klum, Katherine Langford, Danielle Lauder, Danielle Macdonald, Diana Madison, Jeannie Mai, Laura Marano, Sonequa Martin Green, Jeanine Mason, Michelle Monaghan, Sydelle Noel, Medalion Rahimi, Storm Reid, Skyler Samuels, Yara Shahidi, Cailee Spaeny, Emma Stone, Amanda Steele, Sydney Sweeny, etc.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19). This solar return brings an increased spiritual awareness. You sense vibrations of the places, objects and people, leading you to places where there’s the most potential for connection, exuberance and the deep satisfaction that comes with service to a higher cause. Your Cancer and Taurus adore you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll be as unflappable as James Bond by maintaining your composure when the heat is on and the deadliest thing around is boredom. In your constancy you’ll achieve the higher levels of grace.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It may seem as though you are just one person competing among millions of similar people.

But no one is you. When you do what only you can do, you have no competition.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Truth doesn’t really change, but the rules will. The ones that held yesterday may fall apart today.

Also, there are different guidelines for different people. Get comfortable with the relativity of limits.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Yours will be the last word —just how you like it. What you may not like is how long it takes for all of the other words to get spoken, bandied about, hashed and rehashed. That’s relationships!

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Etiquette allows for you to make the rules when it’s your party and follow their rules when it's theirs.

The trouble arises when no one can agree on whose party it is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you’re doing may be a little similar to what another person is doing. People can compare forever, but the two of you are not the same person. You’re unique and becoming more unique the longer you do you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s much easier to hear things than it is to say them. It’s easier to read words than it is to write them.

It’s easier to observe than it is to do. How much easier? They won’t really know until they say, write and do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Even when you’re being extremely clear with your communication you can’t make another person understand. And if said “other person” happens to be the sort who doesn’t listen well, you’d be advised to move along.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Creativity isn’t always about art. In fact, it most often comes in other styles, forms and fields. It’s an approach and a mindset. It’s a way of being open to the world around you. You’ll have tons of creativity tonight.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You feel a kinship with a person that goes beyond the amount of time you’ve spent together or what you really know about one another. It’s part chemistry and partsomething spiritual. This kind of thing doesn’t happen every day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

They’ll ask for your opinion when they want something else entirely–for instance, your attention, your business, love or approval.

You’re wise to this, of course.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The old world had gatekeepers and quality-control managers. The new world has done away with them. As a result, you’ve become discerning and better at making decisions based on your personal values and taste.

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 18-O-2749 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.

The City Council hereby amends Section 1-9-102, “DEFINITIONS”, of Article 1, “COMPENSATED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Chapter 9, “LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Title 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS” of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code by revising or adding seven (7) definitions, with all other definitions in the section remaining unchanged.

The revised definition terms shall be inserted in alphabetical order, to read as follows: “CITY OFFICIAL: The mayor, any member of the city council, any member of a city of Beverly Hills commission, and any city employee who participates in the consideration of any Municipal Legislation other than in a purely clerical or secretarial capacity.

CONTRACTOR: A person that agrees to construct, or constructs, a building or other structure, or who provides or installs specialized portions of the construction. A Contractor shall not include any person who prepares the plans or designs of a building or other structure.

ENGAGEMENT LETTER: An Engagement Letter is the written agreement between the Client and legislative advocate that includes one or more of the following: (1) scope of work, (2) the responsibilities and obligations of each of the respective parties, or (3) fee estimates or quotes.

EXPENDITURE LOBBYIST: Any person, other than any government entity, or officer or employee of a government entity acting in an official capacity, who advises regarding, or makes, payments or incurs expenditures of $5,000 or more during any calendar year for directing or guiding public relations, media relations, advertising, public outreach, research, investigation, reports, analyses, or studies with the intent of soliciting, requesting or urging, directly or indirectly, other persons to communicate directly with a City Official in order to influence Municipal Legislation.

Expenditure Lobbyist shall not include (1) a person who pays Compensation to a Legislative Advocate or who pays Compensation to another representative who appears at a hearing on Municipal Legislation, (2) a person who pays dues to a membership organization that is ongoing in nature and whose membership services do not consist exclusively of Legislative Advocacy, (3) a organization who makes payments to distribute communications to its members, and (4) a person engaged in publication or broadcasting of news items, editorials, or commentary, provided that the person is not Compensated to take a specific position.

INDIRECT COMMUNICATION: Directing, advising or counseling another regarding Direct Communication.

Indirect Communication includes, without limitation, communication through an agent who acts under one’s supervision or control or communication through a Client.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE: Any individual who is compensated or who is hired, directed, retained or otherwise becomes entitled to be compensated for engaging in Legislative Advocacy and makes a Direct or Indirect Communication with a City Official or who is an Expenditure Lobbyist.

For example, a Legislative Advocate may include attorneys, permit expediters, and architects or designers. However, notwithstanding the definition, a Legislative Advocate shall not include Contractors.

MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION: Any legislative, quasi-judicial, or administrative matter proposed by or pending before the city council or any city commission, or any discretionary matter proposed or pending

before the city manager or any department head, or any action that involves a development project. "Municipal legislation" includes, without limitation, those matters involving the granting, denial, amendment, revocation, or restriction of any license, permit or entitlement for use (including all land use permits); the consideration, adoption, amendment or repeal of all municipal ordinances; and the consideration and award of bids and proposals for city contracts. "Municipal Legislation" does not include purely ministerial actions. A development application shall be considered to be pending before the city council or city commission or city staff once any preliminary material, including an application for concept review, has been filed with the city.”

Section 2.

The City Council hereby adds Subsections D and E to Section 1-9103, “EXEMPTIONS”, of Article 1, “COMPENSATED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Chapter 9, “LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Title 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, to read as follows, with all other subsections of “Exemptions” remaining in effect without amendment: “D. Any person making a request of the city staff for advice or for an interpretation of laws, regulations, or city approvals or policies; or who responds to a request from a City Official. However, this exemption shall not include any substantive discussion of that advice or interpretation.

E. Persons seeking any ministerial action that does not involve a development project: An action is ministerial if it does not require the City Official involved to exercise discretion concerning any outcome or course of action” The City Council hereby Section 3. amends Section 1-9-105, “REGISTRATION”, of Article 1, “COMPENSATED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Chapter 9, “LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Title 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, to read as follows: “1-9-105: REGISTRATION: A. Within ten (10) days after a Legislative Advocate begins to engage in Legislative Advocacy or receives an executed Engagement Letter, whichever is sooner, the Legislative Advocate shall register as a Legislative Advocate with the city clerk on a form provided by the city for that purpose. The Legislative Advocate shall specify: (1) the name, telephone number, business address, e-mail address and fax number of the Legislative Advocate and the Legislative Advocate's employer, (2) the identity of the Client and the contact information for the Client, (3) a description of the specific business in which the Client is involved as it relates to the Legislative Advocacy, (4) a description with specificity of the matter of Municipal Legislation the Legislative Advocate is Attempting to Influence, and the outcome desired by the Client, (5) an estimate of fees to be generated. The estimate of fees shall be a check-box on the form that will provide a range of fees as follows: up to $25,000, $25,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, and $75,001 and above.

(6) whether the Legislative Advocate has ever been sanctioned for a violation of this Article or a violation of any law, regulation or ordinance of another jurisdiction governing Legislative Advocacy or lobbying. The Legislative Advocate shall include a description of any such violation.

(7) whether a firm at which the Legislative Advocate works, has worked, or for which he owns or has owned an equity interest, has been sanctioned for a violation of this Article or a violation of any law, regulation or ordinance of another jurisdiction governing Legislative Advocacy or lobbying. Provided however, the Legislative Advocate need only report those violations that occurred while he worked for or held in equity interest in the firm. The Legislative Advocate shall include a description of any such violation, (8) a description of Legislative Advocacy conducted during the previous

twelve (12) months that was not previously reported to the city by the Legislative Advocate.

B. In addition, Expenditure Lobbyists shall indicate they are filing as Expenditure Lobbyists. If the Expenditure Lobbyist is a corporation, the form shall include the names of the corporation's chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and secretary, any officer who authorized payments to influence local legislative and administrative action, and any person who owns more than 20 percent of the corporation. If the Expenditure Lobbyist is a partnership, the form shall include the name of each partner if the entity has fewer than 5, or the name of the partner with the greatest ownership interest if the entity has 5 or more partners. If the Expenditure Lobbyist is any other type of business entity, the form shall include the name of each person with an ownership interest if the entity has fewer than 5 owners, or the name of the person with the greatest ownership interest in the entity, if the entity has 5 or more owners.

C. Any form submitted by a Legislative Advocate shall be signed under penalty of perjury, shall be available for public view in the city clerk's office as well as posted on the city's website in a searchable database and shall be forwarded by the city clerk to each City Official, the city manager and the city attorney.

lated the provisions of this article, then for the first violation of this article, the hearing officer shall prohibit the Legislative Advocate from engaging in Legislative Advocacy for a minimum period of six (6) months, for a second violation, the hearing officer shall prohibit the Legislative Advocate from engaging in Legislative Advocacy for a minimum period of one year, and for a third or subsequent violation, the hearing officer shall prohibit the Legislative advocate from engaging in Legislative Advocacy for a minimum period of four (4) years. The hearing officer may issue an order prohibiting the Legislative Advocate from engaging in Legislative Advocacy for a period of less than the maximum period set forth in this paragraph if the hearing officer determines that mitigating circumstances justify a lesser period of prohibition.

If the hearing officer determines that the Legislative Advocate has knowingly, willfully and materially violated the provisions of this article, or if the Legislative Advocate accepts the allegation of knowing, willful and material violation and waives the opportunity for a hearing, then the city's website shall identify the Legislative Advocate and indicate that the Legislative Advocate has violated the city's regulations governing Legislative Advocacy. The website identification shall remain posted on the website for one year.

D. Within ten (10) days after any information on the form becomes incorrect, the Legislative Advocate shall update the form with the corrected information.”

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 3 of this title, any decision by a hearing officer pursuant to this section shall be a final decision and not subject to appeal or review by the city council.”

Section 4.

The City Council hereby replaces Section 1-9-107, “REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS”, and replaces it with new Section 1-9-107, “NOTICE OF TERMINATION”, of Article 1, “COMPENSATED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Chapter 9, “LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Title 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, to read as follows:

Section 6.

Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance shall be and remain in full force and effect.

“1-9-107: NOTICE OF TERMINATION:

Section 7.

Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City within fifteen (15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and his certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City.

Upon termination of a Legislative Advocate’s role concerning a project, the Legislative Advocate shall file a notice of termination with the city. The notice shall be filed on the form provided by the city.”

Section 5.

The City Council hereby adds a new Section 1-9-108 “REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS” (formerly Section 1-9107) of Article 1, “COMPENSATED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Chapter 9, “LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES”, of Title 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, to read as follows: “1-9-108: REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS: Pursuant to the administrative remedies and procedures set forth in chapter 3 of this title, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this article, may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.

Additionally, the city prosecutor is delegated the authority to investigate any charge that a person has knowingly and willfully violated this article. If the city prosecutor determines that there is probable cause to believe that a Legislative Advocate has knowingly, willfully and materially violated the provisions of this article, the city prosecutor may request that the city conduct an administrative hearing to determine whether such a violation has occurred and, if so, whether the Legislative Advocate should be prohibited from engaging in Legislative Advocacy for a period of time.

Upon the request of the city prosecutor, a hearing officer shall be retained and an administrative hearing shall be conducted substantially in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 3 of this title for conducting hearings on administrative citations.

If, after conducting a hearing pursuant to this section, a hearing officer determines that the Legislative Advocate has knowingly, willfully and materially vio-

Section 8.

Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirtyfirst (31st) day after its passage.

Adopted: January 9, 2018 Effective: February 9, 2018 LILI BOSSE Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills ATTEST: BYRON POPE (SEAL) City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: LAURENCE S. WIENER City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: MAHDI ALUZRI City Manager VOTE: AYES: Councilmembers Wunderlich, Friedman, Mirisch, and Mayor Bosse NOES: Vice Mayor Gold ABSENT: None CARRIED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018008677 The following is/are doing business as: ALLBRIA ENTERPRISES 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #292, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Allen Ashkenazi 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #292, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Brian Ashkenazi 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #292, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 01, 2017: Allen Ashkenazi, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2018; Published: January 19, 26, February 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 18-O-2747 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE THE USE OF PASSENGER HEADPHONES OR EARPHONES ON MODIFIED ROOF TOUR BUSES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.

Section 7-2-211 (“Restrictions on Modified Roof Tour Buses”) is hereby added to the Beverly Hills Municipal Code, to read as follows: “Sec. 7-2-211. Restrictions on Modified Roof Tour Buses All persons presenting information or entertainment to passengers on a tour bus which has had its roof substantially modified or removed, must do so through a system requiring passenger use of headphones or earphones. No person shall use a loudspeaker, public address system or other voice amplification device, other than those requiring passenger use of headphones or earphones, on a tour bus which has had its roof substantially modified or removed.”

Section 2.

Section 7-2-206 (“Definitions”) of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: “Section 7-2-206: Definitions For purposes of sections 7-2-207, 7-2-208, and 7-2-209 of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: LIMOUSINE: A motor propelled sedan or sport utility vehicle of either standard or extended length, with a lawful seating capacity of not more than ten (10) passengers, including the driver, and used in the transportation of passengers for hire on a prearranged basis.

STAGE OR STAGING: Parking a tour bus as authorized by sections 7-2-207 through 7-2-209 of this chapter, and waiting until loading passengers as authorized by sections 7-2-207 through 7-2-209 of this chapter.

general circulation published and circulated in the city within fifteen (15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk’s certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this city.

Section 5.

Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirtyfirst (31st) day after its passage.

Section 6.

Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.

Adopted: January 9, 2018 Effective: February 9, 2018 LILI BOSSE Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills, California ATTEST: BYRON POPE City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: LAURENCE S. WIENER City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: MAHDI ALUZRI City Manager VOTE: AYES: Councilmembers Wunderlich, Friedman, Mirisch, Vice Mayor Gold, and Mayor Bosse NOES: None ABSENT: None CARRIED

TOUR BUS: Any motor propelled vehicle that is used for the transportation of passengers over the streets of the city for the purpose of showing points of interest or showing or exhibiting lands, houses, property, or any other thing or object for consideration or compensation and licensed for such use by the public utilities commission, except taxicabs and limousines.”

Section 3.

CEQA. This ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) which is the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and CEQA does not apply where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that prohibiting the use of public address systems or voice amplification devices on modified roof tour buses without the use of passenger headphones or earphones will not have a significant effect on the environment.

Section 4.

Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published at least once in a newspaper of

(a) To form a Joint Powers Authority known as the Los Angeles Community Choice Energy (“LACCE”) Authority; and

SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby approve and direct that the City proceed with the participation in the LACCE Joint Powers Authority.

(b) To specify the terms and conditions by which participants may participate as a group in energy programs, including but not limited to the preliminary implementation of a CCA program;

SECTION 4.

That the City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.

WHEREAS, representatives from the City along with the County and participating cities within the County have developed a Business Plan (a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk’s office) that describes the formation of LACCE Authority and the CCA program to be implemented by and through the LACCE Authority; WHEREAS, a final Implementation Plan will be submitted for review and adoption by the LACCE Authority's Board of Directors; WHEREAS, as described in the Business Plan, Community Choice Aggregation by and through the LACCE Authority appears to provide a reasonable opportunity to accomplish all of the following:

ORDINANCE NO. 18-O-2748 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM RECITALS

TAXICAB: Any motor propelled vehicle which, for compensation fixed by a "taximeter" as defined in section 7-4-101 of this title, is used for the transportation of passengers and which is not operated over a fixed route.

WHEREAS, representatives from the City along with representatives from the County and participating cities within the County, have developed the Los Angeles Community Choice Energy Authority Joint Powers Agreement (“Joint Powers Agreement") (a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk’s office) in order to accomplish the following:

nance, and in order to provide businesses and residents within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City with a choice of power providers and with the benefits described in the recitals above, the City Council hereby elects to implement a CCA program within the City's jurisdiction boundaries. Upon approval of the LACCE Joint Powers Agreement, the City will implement the CCA program by and through the City's participation in the LACCE Authority, a joint powers authority established pursuant to California Government Code section 6500 et seq. and California Public Utilities Code section 366(c)(12).

California Public Utilities Commission will review “Implementation Plans," which are required for submittal under the Act as the means of describing the CCA program and assuring compliance with various elements contained in the Act;

WHEREAS, the City of Beverly Hills (“City”) has been actively investigating options to provide electric services to constituents within its service area with the intent of achieving greater local involvement over the provisions of electric services and promoting competitive and renewable energy; WHEREAS, on September 24, 2002, the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill 117 (Stat. 2002, Ch. 838; see California Public Utilities Code section 366.2; hereinafter referred to as the “Act"), which authorizes any California city or county, whose governing body so elects, to combine the electricity load of its residents and businesses in a community-wide electricity aggregation program known as Community Choice Aggregation (“CCA”); WHEREAS, the Act expressly authorizes participation in a Community Choice Aggregation program through a joint powers agency, and to this end the County of Los Angeles (“County”) has been participating since 2015 in the evaluation of a CCA program for the County and the cities and towns within it; WHEREAS, through Docket No. R.03-10003, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued various decisions and rulings addressing the implementation of CCA programs, including the recent issuance of a procedure by which the

(a) To provide greater levels of local involvement in and collaboration on energy decisions. (b) To increase significantly the amount of renewable energy available to LACCE Authority energy customers, (c) To provide initial price stability, longterm electricity cost savings and other benefits for the community, and (d) To reduce greenhouse gases that are emitted by creating electricity for the community;; WHEREAS, the Act requires CCA program participants to individually adopt an ordinance (“CCA Ordinance") electing to implement a CCA program within its jurisdiction by and through its participation in the LACCE Authority; WHEREAS, based on the feasibility studies and Business Plan, it is in the public's interest and welfare to establish a CCA program within the City; and WHEREAS, the Joint Powers Agreement expressly allows the City to withdraw its membership in the LACCE Authority (and its participation in the CCA program) by providing no less than 180 advance written notice to the LACCE Authority.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated as though fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2.

Based upon the findings and declarations set forth in this ordi-

SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption.

SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after its passage.

Readopted: January 9, 2018 Effective: February 9, 2018 LILI BOSSE Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills ATTEST: BYRON POPE (SEAL) City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: LAURENCE S. WIENER City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: MAHDI ALUZRI City Manager VOTE: AYES: Councilmembers Wunderlich, Friedman, Mirisch, Vice Mayor Gold, and Mayor Bosse NOES: None ABSENT: None CARRIED

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017004608 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DAWN & THE LOCK 2) S & M 3) JORDAN & THE LOCK 4) S & THE LOCK 5520 Wilshire Blvd. #601, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Dawn & The Lock Inc. 5520 Wilshire Blvd. #601, Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Shachar Barbie, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 08, 2018; Published: January 05, 12, 19, 26, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018008676 The following is/are doing business as: ALMA BLUE 4061 Wade St. #J, Los Angeles, CA 90066; Nayle Mouannes 4061 Wade St. #J, Los Angeles, CA 90066; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Nayle Mouannes, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2018; Published: January 19, 26, February 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERS For REHABILITATION OF WELLS Within the City of BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA BIDS - Sealed Proposals for “REHABILITATION OF WELLS” within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of said City, located in Room 290 of City Hall at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk of said City Hall. For additional information, please contact Mr. VINCENT CHEE, Project Manager, City of Beverly Hills at (310) 285-2521 or vchee@beverlyhills.org.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING – A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2018 at 10:00 am at the Beverly Hills Public Works Building located at 345 Foothill Road Beverly Hills, CA. Every bidder is required to attend the pre-bid meeting. Failure by the Bidder to attend will eliminate the Bidder from the Bid process.

ADDRESS OF THE WELLS – The water wells are in a vault located at the following locations Well No. 2: 9101 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA Well No. 4: 9251 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA Well No. 6: 9300 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA SCOPE OF THE WORK - The contract work to be performed under these specifications shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, part, implements and supplies necessary for or appurtenant to rehabilitate three municipal supply wells up to 730 ft deep well.

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work: • Move equipment on (and off) the site.

• Remove existing well pump (Wells Nos. 2, 4 and 6) • Air-lifting or suction-bailing of fill from the bottom of the well.

• Conduct color video surveys as necessary to evaluate progress of chemical treatment.

• Provide two 21,000 gallon storage tanks.

• Provide phosphoric acid and acid enhancer, and introduce into the well by double swab to insure acid flows through the well perforations and into the filter pack and formation. Agitate the well to distribute the chemical. Collect water samples from the well to check pH. Replenish acid as necessary to maintain pH of 3.0 or lower for the first 6 hours of treatment.

Provide a minimum of 12-hours and a maximum of 36-hours of contact time.

• Remove the acid by air lifting through a perforated double swab, contain discharge water, test and neutralize as necessary prior to discharge to the local drain.

• Provide 5,000-gallon vacuum trucks to haul fluids not meeting discharge limits from the site for proper disposal.

• Provide sodium hypochlorite and chlorine enhancer and introduce into the well by double swab to force chlorine through the well perforations. Agitate the well to disperse the chemical. Provide a minimum of 12hours and a maximum of 24-hours of contact time.

• Remove the chlorine by air lifting through a perforated double swab, contain discharge water, test and neutralize as necessary prior to discharge to the local drain.

• Conduct mechanical redevelopment by swabbing and air lifting.

• Conduct pumping development by the pump and surge method.

• Conduct step drawdown and constant rate pumping tests.

• Conduct spinner survey and depth-specific water sampling.

• Conduct color video survey and well disinfection.

• Provide and Installation of the permanent pump, motor and well head connections for Well Nos. 2, 4 and 6; provide startup test for Well Nos. 2, 4 and 6.

• Conduct final well disinfection with the permanent pump in place.

• Complete site cleanup and repair of damaged facilities as necessary.

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Mobilization and Demobilization Mobilization between well sites Remove permanent pump Furnish and Remove 2-21,000 gal Storage Tanks Mechanical Agitation w/Biocide (Brush and Air-lift) Acid Treatment with Enhancer Chlorination/Disinfection with pH adjust Mechanical Development (swab and airlift) Vacuum Trucks (5,000 gallon each) Pumping Equipment for Well Development Pumping Development Step Drawdown Pumping Tests Constant Rate Pumping Tests Flow Meter Survey Video Surveys Final Well Disinfection Provide and Install Permanent Pump and Well Head Connections at Well Nos. 2, 4 and 6 Well Pump Disinfection Start-Up and Testing Install and Maintain BMPs Waste Management Plan and Execution Security Perimeter Fencing with access gate of work area Saturday Work (8:00 AM-6:00 PM) Sunday Work (9:00 AM-5 PM)

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and obtained at the office of the City Engineer located at 345 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California.

There is no charge or deposit required for this material; therefore, they are not to be returned to the City for refund. Each bidder shall furnish the City the name, address, and telephone number of the firm requesting specifications.

References in the project specifications to specific sections of the Standard Specifications refer to the book of "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", latest edition, written by a Joint Cooperative Committee of the Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association and Southern California District of the Associated General Contractors of California.

Contractors wishing to obtain this book may purchase copies directly from the publisher, Building News, Inc., 1612 South Clementine Street, Anaheim, California, 92802; (800) 873-6397.

TIME FOR COMPLETION - The work on this project shall start within 5 calendar days from the date of receipt of written notice to proceed from the City Engineer and the Contractor agrees to complete the entire work within 120 calendar days from Notice to Proceed LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - There will be a One Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($1,500.00) assessment for each calendar day that work remains incomplete beyond the time stated in the Proposal Form. Refer to the Proposal Form for specific details.

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION NUMBER – The Contractor is required to register with State of California Department of Industrial Relations and meet requirements to bid on public works contracts. A Public Works Contractor Registration No. shall be submitted with the bid.

PREVAILING WAGES - In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 et seq, of the Labor Code, the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rate of wages applicable to the work to be done.

The Contractor will be required to pay to all workers employed on the project sums not less than the sums set forth in the documents entitled "General Prevailing Wage Determination made by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter l, Article 2, Sections 1770, 1773, 1773.l."

A copy of said documents is on file and may be inspected in the office of the City Engineer, located at 345 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under him. The Contractor and any subcontractor

under him shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices.

Information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of the apprenticeship program may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, California, or from the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.

PAYROLL RECORDS - The Contractor's attention is directed to Section 1776 of the Labor Code, relating to accurate payroll records, which imposes responsibility upon the Contractor for the maintenance, certification, and availability for inspection of such records for all persons employed by the Contractor or by the Subcontractors in connection with the project. The Contractor shall agree through the Contract to comply with this section and the remaining provisions of the Labor Code.

INSURANCE AND BOND REQUIREMENTS - The Contractor shall provide insurance in accordance with Section 3-13 of the City of Beverly Hills, Public Works Department, Standard Contractual Requirements, included as part of these Specifications. All Subcontractors listed shall attach copies of the Certificate of Insurance naming the Contractor as the additional insured as part of their insurance policy coverage. In addition, the Contractor shall guarantee all work against defective workmanship and materials furnished by the Contractor for a period of one (1) year from the date the work was completed in accordance with Section 2-11 of the Standard Contractual Requirements.

The Contractor’s sureties for the “Performance Bond” shall be liable for any work that the Contractor fails to replace within a specified time.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form prepared for this project and shall be delivered at the office of the City Clerk within a sealed envelope supplied by the City and marked on the outside as follows: "PROPOSAL FOR REHABILITATION OF WELLS. " THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID OR ALL THE BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID, BUT IF THE BIDS ARE ACCEPTED, THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE. Public Notice of Unclaimed Funds Being held by the City of Beverly Hills The City of Beverly Hills hereby provides notice to owners of record of unclaimed funds in the City’s possession that the unclaimed funds will escheat to the City by operation of law if not claimed by the date and time set forth below.

Below is a list of unclaimed funds in the City’s possession that have not been claimed, along with the owners of record. This publication notice is the final notice to the owners that these moneys will escheat to the City at 12:01 am on March 14, 2018 by operation of law pursuant to Government Code sections 50050 through 50056, if not claimed by the date specified below.

Any claim for these unclaimed funds must be received by the City no later than 5:30 pm on March 13, 2018. Claims should be filed with the City of Beverly Hills, Accounting Division, ATTN: Unclaimed Property, 455 N Rexford Dr #350, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. A claim form may be obtained from the Accounting Division or on the City’s website at: http://www.beverlyhills.org/unclaimedfunds.

Proof of identity will be required.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Beatriz Gilinsky 44.00, Farr Company 797.48, Figueroa Investment 741.38, Fouad S Samaha 25.00, Frances Maazel 25.00, G Reno 120.00, G S Horse 28.00, George Caras 54.60, Gleda Kalker 16.15, H Klemer 20.00, H Moore 25.00, Harry Davis 495.00, Harvey Photo 28.60, Heath Architectural Lighting Sys 25.00, Henry Clement 28.48, Howard Rosov 50.27, I Hackett 44.00, Intl Nutri Meals 1,248.30, J G Snyder 68.82, J I Newman 112.37, J Jensen 21.00, J K Gold 18.00, J M Christensen 57.04, J Morton 17.00, J Semel 27.30, J Semel 23.66, J Semel 18.20, J Semel 17.20, J Semel 21.75, J Semel 37.12, J Semel 29.33, J Semel 25.66, J Semel 34.73, J Semel 23.40, J Semel 19.80, James Hoover 53.58, Jamie Simpson 460.00, Joel Seria 28.18, John Altontop 567.35, John Barry 80.56, John R Castillo 3,137.60, Jose Drummond 19.87, K E Graham 41.46, K M Engh 18.11, Katherine Baker 37.00, Keith Harrier Productions 19.08, Kirk Day 32.00, L A City Cab Co 5,460.00, L Mann 112.00, L Rombeau 16.00, L Rombeau 16.00, Leon Ltd Inc 30.62, Lily Kadosh 535.66, Lincoln Properties 280.31, M & S Edwards 39.60, M H Indermill Inc 89.63, M Hall 25.16, M Sandler 16.63, M Skeinkopg 29.26, Mark Warnick 25.00, Martial Assets, LLC 632.50, Mcintyre Media Limited 604.00, Medicine Man / M Dolke 20.00, Mehdi Mirahmadi 16.16, Merle K Gelb 18.03, Milton Stark 20.19, Moskatel'S 56.79, Nancy Fisher 85.00, Nancy Morris 18.09, Nigell Neill 1,044.98, Peter Nieman 25.00, Phillip Stone 20.00, Phoenix Center 50.50, Quality Designers Inc 25.00, Richard Klein 23.49, Richard Klein 134.51, Robin Colman / Mr Katz 32.81, S Engh 197.11, S Engh 170.26, S M Radford 40.44, S M Radford 40.44, S V Buckingham 85.50, S Zeiler 60.80, Sheikha Dena Al-Fassi 641.08, Sherman-Graig Brook 15.37, Shun Suzuki 38.00, Sidney Brookman 990.25, Sierra Design 15.50, Simcon Inc 7,700.00, So Pac Finance & Mgmt 25.00, Soni Mcalister 35.00, Sparling-Div Of Envirotech 365.94, Steve Buchsbaum 27.00, Steve O'Rourke 100.00, T A Slocum 95.30, T Miller 54.00, T R Berg 41.79, Talyor Estate 30.43, Tanas MelloPatten 492.26, The Book Club Of Calif 23.85, Theodore Briskin 71.94, Tom Foster / Ucb 35.28, Trust For St George & BH 634.43, Umbrella Associates 20.50, Valerie Crawford 36.00, W Belasco 16.62, W R Crowell 39.90, W Schifrin 90.20, Wellington Productions 78.55, Weston Construction 1,184.80, Wilma Schorr 44.00, Wilshire Almont 499.05, Womens Div Reiss Davis 30.00, Y B Fogelman 32.00 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018000982 The following is/are doing business as: CONSCIOUS CREATOR ACADEMY 1016 S. Bedford Street, Los Angles, CA 90035; Julian Melanson 1016 S. Bedford Street, Los Angles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Julian Melanson, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 2, 2018; Published: January 12, 19, 26 February 2, 2018 LACC N/C

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310/271-1680

Coordinate and oversee the day-to-day operations of events, presentations and logistics for company products.

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CENTURY PARK EAST 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATH CORNER PENTHOUSE $1,047,500

270

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CENTURY CITY New Off Market 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Jetliner Views!

Move-In Ready. $995,000

By Appointment Only.

310/557-1900

270 degree Unobstructed Views. Island Kitchen 2 Jumbo Balconies Viking Appliances Walk-In Closet Hardwood Floors

1+DEN+ 2 BATHROOM $945,000

High Floor. Renovated High Floor Ocean & City Views

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $750,000

High Floor Unobstructed City View Jumbo Balcony Totally Renovated Island Kitchen Hardwood Floors. Loft Style Lease Purchase Available

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BEVERLY HILLS

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HOLMBY HILLS

KELEMEN

6 BDRM. + 8 BATHS

Across from Holmby Park on an acre lot.

Beautiful & serene garden with pool. High ceilings. $15,000/MO. 6 mo. avail. or month-to-month

601 COMSTOCK AVE. Janet: 310/666-8179

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

•PLAZA TOWERS• 838 N. DOHENY DRIVE

A Modern Living Space

2 BEDROOM + LRG DEN + 2.5 BA With Breathtaking Views Ultimate luxury with full amenities and great neighborhood. 1554 sf.

Gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances, marble/hardwood flooring, 2 balconies, rooftop and ground floor pools, well equipped gym and much more... $5,400/MO.

By Appointment only Call 310/612-1125

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NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

1 BEDROOM /1 BATH $3,400/MONTH

High Floor Unobstructed City View Jumbo Balcony Totally Renovated Island Kitchen Hardwood Floors Loft Style Lease Purchase Available

2+Den+3 • $3,800

BH 435 S. Maple Dr. 2 + 2 • $3,000

BH 9000 Clifton Way 2 + 2 • $3,100

BH 237 N. Almont Dr. Lrg. Deluxe w/ Pool 1+Den+2 • $2,975

BH 256 S. Lasky Dr. 1+1 • $2,150

COMPASS GOLD PROP.

Marty: 310/293-2205

PARK PLACE $4,500/mo to 6,100/mo.

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

LE PARC

$7,995/mo to $8,900/mo.

ONE CENTURY $22,000/mo. to $25,000/mo.

CENTURY WOODS $9,000/mo.

10000 SANTA MONICA $10,000/mo. to $59,000/mo.

BEL AIR CREST $9,000/mo. to $125,000/mo.

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, • BEVERLY HILLS • Tennis, Doorman, 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $3,150 Houseman, Staff X-LARGE ELEGANT APT. • Newly Updated • Engineers, Switchboard, W/ granite kitchen & bath, Security Staff, porcelain tile & hrwd. flrs., Switchboard, Saunas, washer/dryer hook-ups, Business Center, Pet walk-in closet, hi-ceilings.

Shared backyard. No pets.

PlayLand, Restaurant, 310/271-6811 Acres of Flower Gardens Cell: 310/994-4122 and Grassy Lawns.

Must see! 439 S. Rexford

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Light and bright upper with hardwood floors, laundry facility and 2 car parking space. $2,450MO. 918 S. BEDFORD Sam: 310/422-6026

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Lower unit with hardwood floors, includes appliances.

Secured building.

Permit Parking Only.

All Utilities Paid.

Available Feb. 1, 2018

$1,950/MO. Call 310/409-5020 or 310/729-1400

————— Spectacular B.H. Adj.

$6,800/mo. to $7,500/mo.

435 S. Maple Dr.

221 S. Doheny Dr. REMODELED • 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

CENTURY PARK EAST Cedars-Sinai Area $3,100/mo to $4,250/mo

440

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. BEVERLY HILLS

••• PRIME ••• BEVERLY HILLS LIGHT & BRIGHT CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BEDROOM

CENTURY HILL

BH TOWNHOUSE

440

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Upper 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Hrwd. flrs., balcony w/ views, fireplace, private jacuzzi, a/c, elevator, laundry, secured bldg.+ prkg. Water paid.

$1,695/Month

By Appointment Only:

310/271-4207

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Single

• • • • • •

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

424/343-0015

Great Location!

————— BEVERLY HILLS GREAT LOCATION!

440

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440

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* BEVERLY HILLS * La Cienega & Pico SANTA MONICA School District Unfurnished • Spacious • 8725 Clifton Way Newly Remodeled Large & Spacious

Spacious, hardwood flrs., 2 Bd.+Den+2.5 Ba. huge closets, built-in a/c, dishwasher, pool, elevator, controlled access, laundry facilities. No pets.

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Luxury Units 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath New Kitchens, New Appliances.

Hardwood floors, laundry facility, parking.

Call Luisa:

3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

Dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking.

C LOSE TO F REEWAY & T RANSPORTATION .

310/449-1100 Lrg. unit. balcony, 2600 Virginia Ave. walk-in closet, 213/884-5447 C LOSE TO S ANTA central air, intercom M ONICA C OLLEGE . entry, laundry facility, Beverly Hills Adj. elevator, parking.

310 S. Sherbourne Dr. Grand Opening • CHARMING & BRIGHT • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath BRENTWOOD ’s • 310/276-1528 • Newly Remodeled.

Most Spectacular Close to Cedars, Balcony, hardwood flrs., Apartments elevator, controlled Beverly Center 120 Granville Ave. restaurants, shopping access pool, on-site * * * * *1 * * * laundry, parking. & transportation.

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•• • • • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • —————–––– 310/247-8689 • 2 B d . + 2 / B a .

• • BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Close to Cedars Sinai, • *3 B *d .*+ 2* / * B a*.

French doors in bdrm. • Shops, Transportation * * open to large balcony • 120 S. Swall Dr. ————— Large units, walk-in closet, overlooking pool • • • • • • • • • • SANTA MONICA custom kitchen, built-in 2

1

808 4th St. • • 1 Bd.+1 Bath * •• * * 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. * • 2 Bd.+2 Bath • * * • GORGEOUS UNITS • • • • • • • • • * * Hardwood flrs., central * * Very Spacious, A/C, L ARGE , U NIQUE air, pool, elevator, balcony, intercom entry, AND G ORGEOUS . on-site laundry, intercom entry.

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

• 310/246-0290 •

CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING

on-sight laundry, prkg.

Close to Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Center, shops, cafes & transportation.

424/303-7142

2

washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units w/ skylights+high ceilings.

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

Fireplace, balcony, 424/272-6596 • dishwasher, intercom Close to Brentwood entry, elevator, gated Village, Restaurants, parking, gym, pool.

• Close to Beach • UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, & Transportation.

310/394-7132

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BEVERLY HILLS

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

• KOREATOWN • • BRENTWOOD • W E S T L . A . • WESTWOOD • WILSHIRE HEART OF * HOLLYWOOD * 423 Hoover St. CORRIDOR 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. • Single • BRENTWOOD 922 S. Barrington Av. 1236 Amhearst Ave. 10933 Rochester Ave. • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • Spacious Units • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10530-10540 11931 Goshen Ave. Balcony, air conditioning,

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Fireplace, balcony, wet bar, dishwasher, laundry facility, elevator, parking.

Brand New Bldg.

Large Luxury Units Close to shops+dining.

• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. 310/826-0541 1 • 2 Bd. + 2 / 2 Ba. • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba.

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Very private, hi-ceilings, large veranda, luxury kitchen+bathrooms, walk-in closet, all new appliances, washer/dryer in unit, central air, prkg.

Please Call:

BRENTWOOD 11640 Kiowa Ave.

••••••••

Newly Updated

2 Bd.+2 Ba.

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2 Bdrm.+2 Bath Spacious a/c, fireplace,

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

pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg.

310/820-8584

Close To U.C.L.A.

WEST L.A.

WESTWOOD

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

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1370 Veteran Ave.

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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————— BRENTWOOD The Carlton 11666 Goshen Ave.

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Very Spacious Single+Loft+1 Ba. Single + 1 Ba. (•)(•)(•)(•)(•)

WiFi, central air/heat, fireplace, balcony, controlled access, pool, elevator, parking, laundry facility.

310/312-9871 Shopping & Dining in Brentwood Village

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310/442-8265

1433 Armacost Ave.

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••••••

213/385-4751

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Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, air conditioned, new hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities.

Easy freeway access 213/382-102 1

MID-WILSHIRE

340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

• • • • • Spacious 1 Bdrm + 1 Bath 1 Bdrm + 2 Bath • • • • • Balcony, controlled access, parking, elevator, on-site laundry.

Close to shopping, great restaurants and Metro.

213/738-9849

449 N. SPAULDING AVENUE MELROSE/BEVERLY CENTER AREA

2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Wifi, Bright, controlled access, balcony, pool, e levator, laundry facility, prkg.

Spacious a/c, fireplace, « « « « pool, controlled access, Close To U.C.L.A. 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. laundry fac., prkg.

310/477-6856

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2 Bdrm.+1 /2 Bath WEST L.A. = = = = = = 1343 Carmelina Ave. - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Totally Redone.

310/592-4511

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•• 2+2 Penthouse •• SMALL QUIET BLDG. • • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • • —————–––– • • •• •• • • WESTWOOD • •

B RIGHT & S PACIOUS . • Free WiFi Access • 310/473-5061 • BRENTWOOD • Balcony, dishwasher, Close To U.C.L.A. W E S T W O O D controlled access 872 S. Westgate Ave. 1380 Midvale Ave. on-sight laundry, prkg. = = = = = = • WESTWOOD • 310/479-0700 • • • • • • Very Bright 1422-1428 Kelton Av. 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. 1

Harwood+carpet floors, fireplace, patio, parking, laundry facility.

213/385-4751

310/473-1509

Rochester Ave. ————— 10933 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

WEST L.A.

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controlled access bldg., covered parking, laundry facility.

————–––– ————— & Westwood Village. ————— — 310/208-5166 —————––––

Newly Remodeled. ~ WEST ~ New hrwd. flrs., stainL O S A N G E L E S less steel appl., balcony, W E S T W O O D 12424 TeXaS Ave. controlled access, 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e .

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • on-site laundry, prkg.

•• •• S PA C I O U S U N I T. • 1307 Barry Ave. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• • On-site laundry, covered parking, controlled access.

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba.

Newly Remodeled Close to transportation, Great Views downtown & Great views, controlled great restaurants. ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ access, balcony, ∞ LOS ANGELES elevator, lrg. pool, • Luxury Living • prkg, on-sight laundry. 401 S. HOOVER St. • • • • • • • • with valet, lush garden H IKING IN R UNYON • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. surrounding pool, C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD • gym, elevator, etc.

B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

• Single Hardwood flrs., granite 323/467-8172 • • • • • • • • Control access, pool, counters, dishwasher, central air, balcony, LAFAYETTE PARK dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry laundry facility.

274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. and parking.

•••• •• • •••• • Balcony, air conditioning ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ •••••••• Granite counters, dish- dishwasher, controlled Balcony, dishwasher, washer, balcony, stove, access bldg., WiFi, 310/312-9871 a/c, heated pool, intercom-entry, on-site pool, on-sight laundry, • Easy Move-In • WiFi, elevator laundry, parking. controlled access, gym, parking.

310/826-4600 310/477-6885 • Free WiFi • B R E N T W O O D on-site laundry, prkg.

Close to Close to U.C.L.A. Call: 310/470-4474 11618 Kiowa Ave. Brentwood Village, • • • • • • • • Shops & Restaurants. 1628 S. Westgate Ave. • WESTWOOD • • MIRACLE MILE • Newly Updated • 310/826-4889 • X-St. Santa Monica Bl. 550 Veteran Ave. 615 S. Cochran Ave. • Single ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ • •••• • • • • • CULVER CITY B r i g h t & A i r y.

Newly Remodeled • • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • Single • A/C, internet access, 3830 Vinton Ave. Intercom entry, on-sight • parking, on-sight laundry Controlled access, pool, controlled access, • Single • • facility, courtyard patio. • • • • • on-sight laundry, on-sight laundry. No pets. • Very spacious, • • Close to transportation. a/c unit, kitchenette.

•• •• Close to Whole Foods, granite counters, • 310/820-1810 323/879-9611 Transportation Pool, sauna, microwave, intercom intercom entry, Close to Museums, and Restaurants. entry, on-sight laun~ W E S T ~ elevator, on-site 310/826-4889 The Grove dry, parking & WiFi. laundry, parking. L O S A N G E L E S & Restaurants.

Very close to UCLA All Utilities Paid. 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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• Free WiFi Access • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 310/473-5061

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Wilshire Bl.

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

Close to transportation.

• 310/442-8265 •

Spacious

1 Bd. + 1 Ba. •

Single •

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Hardwood floors, WiFi, pool, elevator, dishwasher, controlled controlled access, onaccess, WiFi, on-site sight laundry, parking. laundry & parking. C l o s e t o U . C . L . A .

C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. 310/473-1509

310/312-4957

FABULOUS HUGE APARTMENT 2 BEDROOM - 1.75 BATHS GORGEOUS ART DECO BUILDING GATED AND WITH SECURITY. LARGE LIVINGROOM AND PRIVATE DININGRM. HARDWD FLOORS, CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT. KITCHEN WITH BRK AREA AND LIVINGROOM WITH BEAUTIFUL BAY WINDOW. WASHER AND DRYER IN UNIT PRIVATE ONE CAR GARAGE. STREET PARKING AS WELL.

SANDRA LEWIS AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE #00456048

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BEVERLY HILLS

D I R E C TO RY

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ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

BUY & SELL

BUY & SELL

WANTED

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER CLOTHING, HANDBAGS AND ACCESSORIES.

We buy your jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches, coins, gold, antiques...

ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

Cash on the spot

No appointment necessary

TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

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PIANOS FOR SALE

1971 Steinway M. Grand Piano Black Ebony Artcase 5.7ft. Bench Included

In great condition!

Fantastic tone & touch.

Used by International Opera Singer.

Appraised at $22,000 Accepting Best Offer.

201 South Beverly Drive • Beverly Hills • 310-550-5755 store license # 19101172

760/341-4441

500

AUTOS FOR SALE

2017 LEXUS IS200 T Sport

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We Buy Collectibles: Historical Items, Vintage/ Antique Paintings & Art, Old Photographs, Vintage

Watches & Jewelry,

Gray with leather interior in Movie Memorabilia, Rare great condition, very low Books, Maps, Stamps milage. Only driven 6 times. & Entire Collections.

Asking $3,500 and take over lease Text Photos or Call Call (310) 476-5644 Lisa: 323/842-3667

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January 19, 2018 | Page 31

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 What’s up with all these bonus density projects being proposed within the City of Beverly Hills (100 Crescent Dr. and Friar’s Club)? Why is the Planning Department complacent with even letting these proposals get to the Planning Commission?

Almost in all cases, a density bonus is offered as incentive to developers in low income neighborhoods where the income hardly can either justify the cost of development to meet the shortage of low income housing or in enterprise zones not within Beverly Hills. A spot zoning of a property for density bonus has the appearance of favoritism and is an unfair practice to many other developers who play by the rules.

To allow developers to submit plans contradictory to zoning standards will not only waste City resources, but costs developers and puts a tremendous strain on residents to stop them.

Just enforce the zoning standards and spare all of us from constant lobbyist influences in the City and on the residents by asking for our votes to support their pet projects. Keep the character of this great City intact as a great place to live without living to another Metro area like downtown Los Angeles.

Wiseman Dawoody ****** During the last couple of months, I have received three separate letters from unknown persons, unsigned and making allegations about the BHPD, in particular our police chief and City–that are personal and so outrageous that if this was true, these individuals would be in jail.

These disgruntled employees are upset that they did not get the promotions they felt they deserved. Someone on the inside of operations for the City/BHPD is sending these letters. Since you are not divulging who you are, I am asking you to stop sending me this crap.

There are state and federal agencies that you can go to report these crimes but you choose not to do that, but instead to send to members of the community these slanderous allegations.

I hope the city attorney is looking into this and find the culprit(s) who are doing this.

Robbie Anderson

****** Beverly Hills was one of the first planned communities in the U,S., with a well-thoughtout mix of parks, residential lots of varying sizes, and commercial and industrial zones.

We still benefit from the foresight of the City’s founders more than 100 years later.

The voters clearly don’t want overdevelopment, having only narrowly approved The Beverly Hilton’s expansion in 2008 in a close election with some likely electoral fraud, and then rejecting a revision of its expansion plan in 2016 which included a giant residential tower, despite expenditures of $3,000 per voter by the Hilton’s owner Beny Alagem.

Now we are faced again with development that exceeds height limits in the current zoning plans, both at the site of the Friars Club and at 100 N. Crescent Dr. The Courier reports these proposals are viewed favorably by the Planning Commission.

Zoning codes exist to allow us all to live together in harmony. Projects bigger, taller, denser, and with different uses than those allowed by right benefit the developers but rarely if ever the community. They harm neighbors and lead to increased traffic.

The Crescent Drive project will cast shadows over its residential neighbors. We don’t want Beverly Hills to look like Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, or Houston, Texas. The streetscape should be harmonious.

The proposed overdevelopment isn’t right.

If the Friars Club project can’t be profitable at four stories, it shouldn’t be built. Five stories is too high. And the Crescent Drive project is too tall for its residential neighbors. A remodel or rebuilding of the facility should be allowed, with as many layers of subterranean parking as the developers want, but five stories is just too tall for that location.

The Planning Commission and the City Council should serve the citizens, and not only the developers.

Daniel Fink ******

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POLICE BLOTTER

The following assault, burglaries, robbery and grand thefts have been reported this week by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers.

ASSAULT 01/09 N. Rodeo Dr.

01/13 700 N. Camden Dr. 01/13 1500 Loma Vista Dr.

BURGLARIES 12/25 300 Reeves Dr. 01/04 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

01/07 700 N. Linden Dr. 01/08 600 N. Arden Dr. 01/10 600 N. Oakhurst Dr. 01/10 300 S. Camden Dr. 01/12 400 N. Beverly Dr. 01/12 200 Tower Rd. 01/12 9400 Olympic Blvd.

GRAND THEFTS 01/08 700 N. Rodeo Dr. 01/09 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

01/10 9600 Wilshire Blvd.

01/11 9500 Olympic Blvd.

01/11 200 N. Clark Dr. 01/13 200 N. Rodeo Dr.

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Another Phobia From Roger Lefkon THE FEAR OF CROSSING THE STREET Growing older I am no longer as swift-footed as I used to be and consequently cannot maintain a walking speed of 3.5 feet per second necessary to safely cross a street before the little green man atop the traffic light begins flashing and morphs into a sinister looking red man. As a result, my chances, and others in our aging population, of safely making it to the other side of the road have taken a hit, in some cases literally. Why does it seem as though it is always open season on pedestrians? In medical terms I have developed Agyrophobia, a profound fear of crossing the street.

While the use of regulatory signage at crosswalks such as “PED XING” (pedestrian crossing) and “BOCWDT” (beware of cars with disability tags) are well intentioned, they are not always effective, especially during a total eclipse. Since crossing solo can be hazardous to your well being I like to recruit others, preferably overweight seniors using walkers, to travel with me and in doing so create a human buffer against oncoming vehicles unable or unwilling to stop.

While studies confirm that there is safety in numbers, the downside is that crossing en masse can contribute to an increase in the pedestrian body count so if at all possible try to use crosswalks that are in close proximity to hospitals staffed with board certified orthopedic surgeons.

Successfully crossing roads at night is particularly challenging requiring chutzpah and a certain amount of luck. Many streets do not have the familiar octagonal red and white reflective stop signs that are designed to keep pedestrians out of harm’s way and instead have the word “stop” painted on the road at intersections, frequently using long, thin, wavy letters that are difficult to read and bear an eerie resemblance to the distortion mirrors you find at carnival

ROBBERY 01/14 700 N. Rodeo Dr.

fun houses.

Another configuration that attempts to give foottravelers a leg up on motorists is the diagonal crosswalk colorfully described by some as pedestrian scrambles. When this crisscross initiative works people can move freely from corner to corner and through the middle of an intersection. However, all it takes is one driver, who is distracted or confused by the human flow, to create a scene of carnage reminiscent of a battlefield. Clearly, diagonal crosswalks put drivers and pedestrians at different cross purposes. If you are fearful of being stuck in the middle of the road with a life expectancy that can be calculated in seconds you can do as my wife Phyllis does and call Uber, with a response time of under five minutes, to transport you across wide streets, a pricey but propitious alternative.

I am also fearful of using pedestrian call buttons installed at traffic lights with countdown timers that show how many seconds remain for the clearing phase to be completed. The buttons are notorious for collecting germs from sick people who have a propensity to press the knobs incessantly transferring their harmful bacteria and contaminating the button.

As a precautionary measure I always slip on a pair of one size fits all surgical gloves before coming into contact with the call mechanism.

Better to be safe than sorry. This safeguard also applies to elevator buttons which, like elevator emergency phones, seldom work. By way of illustration of the effectiveness of these devices I recently pressed a yellow traffic light button and instead of gaining passage across the street I was connected to the Mulberry Street Pizza take out department who said they would deliver to my side of the street.

On another occasion I clamped down on the call button which turned out to be a hot button and was

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treated to the sexy voice of a call girl asking me “are you interested in a good time if you manage to safely cross the road?”

However, not everyone has a fear of crossing the street. Take Chicken Little for example, as we all know she crosses the road to get to the other side and given the fact that a chicken can travel 9 mph on those skinny little legs while snarfing down sunflower seeds, which contribute to her glossy coat, she can afford to play chicken with oncoming cars. On the other hand should our girl slow down to reply to a text message from Big Bird she could wind up as chicken parmesan, chicken soup or as chicken fat in Nate n Al’s chopped liver. Remember it was Confucius, while depositing his fortune cookie royalty check, who said “virtuous chicken’s go to heaven while wicked chicken’s lay deviled eggs,” If you are crossing the street for the express purpose of smelling the roses on the other side, think twice about it. Why risk becoming a victim of road kill when you can stay safe and look at life through rose colored glasses, have a rosy future, consume rose’ wine, go to the Rose Bowl, watch Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose and listen to Nat King Cole’s rendition of Ramblin’ Rose.

Always choose your thoroughfares carefully and stay away from dangerous streets such as Skid Row, Wall Street, the Las Vegas Strip and Elm Street where you could run into that slasher for the ages, Freddy Krueger and instead head for Sesame Street, Abbey Road, Tin Pan Alley and Easy Street. Remember, no one has traveled the road of success without ever crossing the street of failures.

Beverly Hills resident Roger Lefkon is a veteran TV writer/producer, former senior executive with Merv Griffin Entertainment, and author of The World Is A Really Scary Place.

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