BH Courier 02-03-2012

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WITH ALL HER WISDOM—Former Mayor MeraLee Goldman (right) met with Aung San Suu Kyi during her recent trip to Burma.

The Museum of Tolerance hosts The Survivor Mitzvah Project’s fundraiser.

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Whole Foods partners with El Rodeo’s garden.

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Art & Sole celebrates its opening at the Lab Art Gallery on La Brea.

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Former Mayor Shares Visit With Aung San Suu Kyi

By MeraLee Goldman Exclusive for The Courier The invitation to adventure came by e-mail from the Metropolitan Museum in New York: “Golden Stupas, Ancient Temples: The Treasures of Ancient Burma.”

Burma is the traditional

name of that Asian nation, while Mayanmar is the name used by the despotic government regime in power. As our government had not yet recognized its legitimacy, we Americans were still calling the country by it’s traditional name.

Jones To Be Honored By Palm Springs Women In Film and TV Shirley Jones will be honored by Palm Springs Women in Film and Television at the organization's awards gala, organizers announced Wednesday.

The singer-actress will receive the Gena Rowlands award at the group's fourth Broken Glass Awards on March 2 at Agua Caliente Casino.

“Named for the actress who broke many glass ceilings with her stunning portrayals on screen, the award celebrates

Jones’ work taking the same risks against type in her choices and giving the world outstanding performances,” according to a PSWFT statement.

Jones starred in the musicals Oklahoma, Carousel and The Music Man, and won an Oscar for her role as a prostitute in Elmer Gantry. She later starred as the widowed mother of five children in the television series The Partridge Family.

Los Angeles Basin cannot be supported due to inadequate data.

As for the Constellation location itself, Exponent – Failure Analysis Associates reports this location to suffer from methane gas problems and leakage to the surface which were not considered at all. Exponent further reports that post-construction operational safety issues were never considered and that inadequate provision was made for existing old “wildcat” oil wells on the Beverly High property. The report further warns of potential damage to existing high school buildings, homes, and water mains which was neither considered nor addressed adequately in the MTA studies.

These are excerpts from the 70-page report: “While the Century City (see ‘INDEPENDENT STUDY,’ page 4)

STUPENDOUS— LA Phil Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Elmo will demonstrate the word “stupendous” by conducing sheep playing a violin, an octopus playing the drums and a chorus of penguins singing opera when he guests on PBS’ Sesame Street Monday.

Photo Courtesy of the LA Phil

(see ‘JONES,’ page 14)

Bosse Demands Transparency On Roxbury Center Revisions

By Courier Staff Reform Councilmember Lili Bosse posted a promise on her Facebook to community members still feeling anxious about the proposed massive Roxbury Park project promoted by Mayor Barry Brucker, Vice Mayor Willie

Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Her 60th Year On The Throne This Month; In June The Queen Launches A Diamond Jubilee Pageant On A Royal Barge Followed By A Thousand Boats On The River Thames

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Brien and Councilmember Julian Gold.

“Roxbury Park Community Center will not be built as the large expansion that was originally proposed,” Bosse wrote.

“Stay tuned as there will be a (see ‘TIMELINE,’ page 14)

Brucker Bans Bosse, Mirisch From Roxbury Committee

Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE • Announcements • Real Estate • Rentals • Sales • and More

Exclusive to The Courier In a stunning setback to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the independent experts retained by the Beverly Hills City Council, Exponent – Failure Analysis Associates, report in their assessment to be released today that MTA’s study for the Westside Subway Extension fails to consider the risks of the project properly, employs a “simplistic” methodology inadequate for the purpose, fails to consider methane risks at the Constellation location as opposed to the Santa Monica Boulevard location, gives inadequate data to recommend either site, fails to consider the impact on existing homes and buildings, states that no tunneling can be conducted with students present at Beverly High due to safety concerns, and concludes MTA’s claims of safety based on other operations in the

(see ‘BURMA,’ page 12)

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Independent Experts Rip MTA BHHS Tunnel Study Completely

Hawthorne School celebrates the opening of its new Mac lab.

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The Peninsula to host many Valentine’s Day events.

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THEY ARE OUT AND ABOUT—Michael Jackson’s children Blanket, Paris and Prince (whose mom is rumored to be Debbie Rowe) attended Michael Jackson (The Immortal) premiere presented by Cirque du Soleil at the Staples Center. Inset: Mary Tyler Moore was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. More photos in George Christy’s column on page 6.

Janet Gough & Scott Downie/Celebrity Photo

By Courier Staff Mayor Barry Brucker again refused to place either of the City’s two reform councilmembers, Lili Bosse or John Mirisch, on the council’s important “ad

hoc” liaison committee for the Roxbury Park project. Instead, he continued with Vice Mayor Willie Brien, M.D., and Julian Gold, M.D. Both Brien and Gold (see ‘LIAISONS,’ page 16)

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Area Fault Investigation Report outlines many of the hazards associated with the tunneling project, such as fault rupture, gas explosion and ground settlement, Exponent’s overarching opinion is that neither report demonstrates the presented findings as based on rigorous risk assessment(s) on these subjects. Specifically, no attempt is made to quantify or even qualitatively assess the potential risks from these scenarios. No quantitative nor qualitative risk assessments have been presented to either a) estimate the likelihood of such events or b) characterize the potential severity of such events to the public. “. . . It is Exponent’s view that the alternative Constellation Boulevard station, while generally in a more favorable location with regards to faulting issues, is instead faced with potential methane gas hazards which could represent at least as great a hazard to the public as the faulting hazards associated with the Santa Monica Boulevard station. In the absence of a quantitative risk assessment, the choice between the stations is more likely to be made on the basis of risk perception rather than risk quantification. Additional steps can and should be performed at both station locations to better quantify the seismic and gas hazards at these locations . . .

“The proposed tunneling project has been characterized as having a low probability of causing disturbance to overlying structures based on the application of a simplified methodology for assessing such hazards and optimistic assessments of tunneling proficiency using pressure-face tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Frequent reference is made to previous favorable experience in the Los Angeles Basin using such de-

vices. Such references, however, have little meaning in the absence of detailed data from the earlier projects.

“Even if the actual ground disturbances turn out to be as low as anticipated, the subway tunnels are projected to extend beneath older neighborhoods that are underlain by old, fragile water lines that could experience damage as a result of even minor soil disturbances.

Special precautions will be needed to safeguard these lines from damage during construction. Gas hazards will not be insignificant for the proposed project. Most of the narrative in the reports focuses on gas hazards within the tunnel segments during construction. Almost no attention is paid to the potential for gas releases to the surface as a result of tunneling activities or to the future safe operation of the Constellation station, which would extend into geological deposits that have been closely associated with gas hazards at other locations in the Los Angeles Basin.

“Substantial shortcomings exist in the efforts carried out to date to locate early wildcat wells along the proposed subway alignments, especially in the vicinity of BHHS. The reports are mute regarding the potential surficial hazards of encountering well casings during drilling or the ramifications of having to stop drilling and remove a casing while the TBM is parked beneath a sensitive structure. It is Exponent’s opinion that unknown factors such as these will preclude tunneling beneath the high school while in session.

With regards to future construction of deep foundations in the vicinity of subway tunnels, the reports are somewhat vague and address only the concerns raised by BHHS. Other stakeholders along the route may also anticipate future construction activities that could be potentially impacted by the

B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S presence of underlying subway tunnels.”

MTA obtained the consent of Beverly Hills in 2006 to dig its Westside Subway Extension through the City routing under Wilshire Boulevard continuing under Santa Monica Boulevard. In October 2010, MTA suddenly switched its plan by placing the tunnel under Beverly High in order to benefit Century City developers. MTA’s own ridership studies showed that the original route – with a station on Santa Monica Boulevard–was preferable. The MTA seismic study, if accurate, shows some earthquake faulting from thousands of years ago that might impact the Santa Monica location. MTA has used that report to argue that it must tunnel under Beverly High. The MTA study also purported to show faulting under Beverly High. To date, the actual trenching reveals no such faulting. The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education is opposing the tunnel under Beverly High. MTA’s board is expected to vote on a final EIR toward the end of next month.

The study supports the conclusions and positions of the BHUSD’s Board of Education, its experts and attorneys in opposing MTA’s plans for a tunnel under Beverly High. It is not known whether reform City Council members John Mirisch and Lili Bosse will now be able to obtain a third vote on the council from Mayor Barry Brucker, Vice Mayor Willie Brien, M.D., or Councilmember Julian Gold, M.D., to defend Beverly High from the MTA’s plans.

The Courier obtained these excerpts from City staff on the basis they would not be identified. The Courier submitted its California Public Records Act demand to obtain a copy of the complete final report.

SURVIVOR MITZVAH—The Museum of Tolerance played host to the Survivor Mitzvah Project’s humanitarian effort to help the last survivors of the Holocaust as a part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 26.

The project, founded by Zane Buzby, is an effort to bring emergency aid to holocaust survivors. Hollywood stars read letters and testimonies from elderly Holocaust survivors as a part of dramatic readings called In Their Own Words. Pictured is: Liebe Geft, Zane Buzby, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper and Frances Fisher. Courier Photo By David Murphy

Preservationists Meet To Discuss How To Save The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden Bel Air residents and garden lovers met at the Community Magnet School auditorium to discuss what they could do to save the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, which UCLA is making plans to sell, Tuesday.

The garden was designed

by Nagao Sakuri and Koichi Kawana and constructed between 1959 and 1962. The Carter family donated it to UCLA in 1964. Edward Carter, once chair of the UC Board of Regents, died in 1996. Hannah Carter vacated the residence in 2006 and died in 2009.

one day, he would rise to establish a bank in Beverly Hills.

Gould’s story is chronicled in Remembering Joe, which could have been lost when he died at age 83 in 2005. With the help of legacist Loren Stephens, Gould’s memoir was

written by his wife, Dorothy, who completed the book together with her sons Marc and David Gould, and her grandchildren, Sarah and Justin.

Stephens, who founded Write Wisdom after a success(see ‘GOULD,’ page 9)

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES— Hawthorne School celebrated the opening of its new Mac Lab on Wednesday. The lab was sponsored by the Hawthorne PTA and Friends of Hawthorne. Pictured (from left): Principal Kathy Schaeffer, Assistant Principal Christian Fuhrer, Hawthorne PTA Co President Lorraine East- man, Hawthorne PTA Co President Dana Gilbert and Superintendent Garry Woods.

Courier Photo By Marla Schevker

(see ‘GARDEN,’ page 12)

BOTANICAL BEAUTIES—Former B.H. Mayor Jimmy Delshad (left) represented the City at the Cherry Blossom Centennial ceremony at the Huntington LIbrary, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens.

He is pictured here with Jun Niimi, consul general of Japan (right).

Delshad arranged for Beverly Hills to receive 10 Cherry Blossom Trees, to be planted later this year.

Banker Gould–A Success Legacy, As Told By His Family

By Rachel Schwartz When 14-year old Joe Gould embarked on his cross country trek from Chicago to Los Angeles during the depression, driving his widowed mother and siblings to California, he never imagined that

UCLA first announced plans to sell the garden in November. According to a letter written by Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor/provost at UCLA, maintenance of the garden exceeds the estimated payout from the endowment by about $100,000 per year and the lack of parking “We determined that continued maintenance of the garden was impractical,” Waugh wrote in the letter dated Jan. 25.

Waugh wrote the garden

Michelle Obama Concludes BH Visit First lady Michelle Obama concluded a two-day visit to the Southland Wednesday with a pair of appearances on behalf of her “Let's Move!” initiative and by speaking at a fundraiser for her husband's re-election campaign.

“Let's Move!” is dedicated to solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation, including bringing grocery stores and other forms of healthy food retailers to underserved communities.

Obama celebrated an example of the progress toward that goal when she speaks at the future site of a Northgate

Gonzales Market in Inglewood Wednesday morning.

The California FreshWorks Fund, a public-private financing fund that has raised $264 million to invest, has committed $20 million in financing to Northgate for its first three projects, which are in South Los Angeles and the City Heights portion of San Diego in addition to Inglewood.

The fund is part of a nationwide commitment announced July 20 involving retailers, foundations and small businesses.

Obama will also discuss (see ‘MICHELLE OBAMA,’ page 14)

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Repairing The World, One Coin At A Time Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries—hoping to shift consciousness toward helping others in a time when the world desperately needs it —has gone to a new level in social responsibility by going back to the basics. In a nod to Jewish tradition, they are distributing “Tzedakah”—or charity—boxes throughout California, Arizona and Nevada.

“We want to make giving personal again. We want it to be from the heart and meaningful,” said Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries General Manager Len Lawrence. “We’re encouraging the Jewish community to create centers of kindness somewhere in their home, office or place of business, dropping coins into the box whenever they can, and then donating the proceeds to the charity that moves them the most.”

”If you’re like me, you may remember those blue tin Tzedakah boxes that sat on the kitchen counter when you were a kid,” Lawrence continued. “I used to drop coins into the box because it made me feel good and I felt like I was doing my part.”

By providing space for inscription on every box, Mount Sinai is also encouraging donations in honor or in memory of a loved one.

Tzedakah: A different kind of charity “Tzedakah,” although translated into English as “charity,” is somewhat different in meaning.

While “charity” generally denotes giving out of generosity and a desire to help the less fortunate, Tzedakah is motivated by the need for justice and righteousness. Giving to the poor in the Jewish tradition is

an obligation because it is simply the only just and righteous thing to do.

According to the Talmud, a central text in Judaism that

records rabbinic discussions of Jewish law and ethics, the mitzvah—or good deed—of giving Tzedakah is equal to all of the commandments in the Torah.

Tzedakah also goes hand in hand with “Tikkun Olam,” or “repairing the world,” a fundamental precept of the religion.

“By giving Tzedakah, even in very small amounts, we are repairing the world piece by piece, or in this case, coin by coin,” Lawrence explained. “The world can’t be made whole unless everyone participates in the healing.”

The chai of giving Chai is the Hebrew word for life, and in Jewish tradition is the value of 18. Therefore, a “chai packet”—18 cents in

coins—will be included with every Tzedakah box distributed as symbolic of Mount Sinai’s dedication to life, the needs of the living and the mitzvah of giving.

“The chai packet is our way of getting the recipients involved in the mitzvah of giving as soon they receive our box,” says Lawrence.

All welcome at Mount Sinai Dedicated as a service to the entire Jewish community by Sinai Temple of Los Angeles, Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries blends tradition into a modern setting and honors all streams of Judaism at both its Simi Valley and Hollywood Hills locations.

Anyone wishing to receive a limited edition Mount Sinai Tzedakah box and chai packet free of charge should visit www.mountsinaiparks.org call 800-600-0076.

The Peninsula Celebrates Valentine’s Day At The Peninsula Beverly Hills, ceive a long-stemmed red rose. ValidatValentine’s Day 2012 can be celebrat- ed valet parking is included. ($78 per ed in one of three romantic settings, person.) In both venues, dinner will be with special menus available in The served between 5 to 10 p.m., and popBelvedere and Roof Garden restaurants ular jazz guitarist Keith Chagall will and in the private Pool Cabanas. perform.

Twelve couples can reserve one of The hotel’s Belvedere, the only the private rooftop Pool Cabanas for a Forbes Five Star, AAA Five Diamond private Valentine’s restaurant in the Day dinner. NorLos Angeles area, mally available will offer a gourmet only to hotel guests, five-course Valenthe cabanas are tine’s Day dinner outfitted with iPod accompanied by stations and the music of resiheaters, and offer dent pianist Antoviews of the City nio Castillo de la lights below or, Gala.

A longwith the curtains stemmed red rose closed, complete The rooftop Pool Cabanas at night for the couple and privacy. The couples will enjoy a four- validated valet parking are included. course candlelight dinner served by a ($135 per person or $185 per person personal attendant. Monogrammed with premium wine pairings). Dinner napkins, a red rose centerpiece and will be served in The Belvedere from 5 validated valet parking are included. until 10 p.m. ($325 per couple.)

For information or to make a reserThe same menu will be available in vation, phone 310-551-2888; visit or The Roof Garden Restaurant, along www.peninsula.com/belvedere with an à la carte menu. Guests will re- www.peninsula.com/roofgarden.

THE GREEN GREATNESS—Third graders Carly Arebalo and Lizzy Brooks in the El Rodeo Green Community Garden.

Whole Foods Partners With El Rodeo For Garden Winter harvest of organic vegetables is well on its way in the El Rodeo Green Community Garden. More than 200 K-3 students harvested four varieties of winter lettuce, snap peas, carrots, turnips, parsley, rosemary, mint, peppers, and planted a new crops over the last week.

They are part of a school wide, PTA sponsored, green garden program which was started in 2010.

El Rodeo is committed to eco-education and hopes to also impact students’ edible education.

In this effort, the Beverly Hills Whole Foods store, coordinated through Ellen Prager, marketing supervisor, has agreed to donate healthy snacks, which are served in the garden when students participate in ER’s garden program, throughout the school year.

“We are thrilled with Whole Foods’ generous snack donation. It supports our effort to model good eating habits, which is one of the goals of El Rodeo’s eco-education garden program,” Garden Chair Jackie Kassorla said.

NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCIES: CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS COMMISSION – deadline to apply February 24, 2012 The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified residents to fill one vacancy on the Charitable Solicitations Commission.

VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE—The Horace Mann Elementary Student Council designated Wednesday as Horace Mann V.I.P. Day. Students went to school wearing V.I.P. outfits and the entire elementary staff surprised Principal Steve Kessler by dressing up like him complete with fake moustaches. Pictured is the elementary staff sporting their fake moustaches and Principal Kessler with his real moustache.

For more information on this Commission position, please visit the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org or call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

GEORGE CHRISTY

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tical things. At an early age, she drove a two-ton army truck during World War II, learned to strip down an engine, change a tire and spark plugs. Stalked deer when she was 16, crawling through prickly brush at her Sandringham and Balmoral terrain. Maintains a tool kit with a screwdriver that she uses to lock in her diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and pearls into the tiara she’s chosen to wear. Her grandmother Queen Mary wore a tiara every night to dinner, even when dining alone with King George V.

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isn’t happy with spaghetti and its messy sauces.

She's known to serve lunch to friends, and clear the table herself.

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ueen Elizabeth likes her martinis neat. Only one during dinner. Prince Philip prefers his shaken. At lunch, she likes equal parts gin and Dubonnet. Again, one drink.

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he loves the outdoors, walking with Prince Philip at her estates, where she looks after her stables and rides with one of her beloved thoroughbreds.

A fter losing her father demon driver, she doesn’t have King George VI to lung cancer a license, but then Queens (yes, he smoked), she ascended never do. the throne of the British Empire at age 25. The Oscar-winning

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t 85, the Queen’s in excellent physical shape, with a beguiling smile, an exuberant spirit and a witty sense of humor. She has the twinkliest blue eyes and a flawless complexion,” says Sally, author of six previous bestselling biographies. Among them: CBS titan William Paley; the grand courtesan Pamela Harriman (courtesans attain power with marriages and liaisons); Diana, Princess of Wales (who suffered a “borderline personality disorder”); John and Jacqueline Kennedy; Bill and Hillary Clinton.

“The Queen sleeps very

well, has very good legs, and can stand on her feet a long time … her secret is to keep them parallel. She’s tough as a yak,” adds Sally, who interviewed more than 200 insiders, including duchesses, jewelers, courtiers, horse whisperers, dog handlers, etc.

This is a richly readable history of the woman who’s reigned over the British Empire for 60 years, with 12 prime ministers, four recessions, wars and turbulent times and vast technological changes. Elizabeth The Queen is a fascinating summation of a life of intelligence, composure and grace, with duty being paramount and personal life seco n d a r y.

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woman to inherit the throne of England in 1553 was Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII – she was often overshadowed by her long-reigning sister Elizabeth I.)

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ueen Elizabeth describes her husband of 64 years as being “strength and stay,” having fallen in love when she was 13 and he was a naval cadet, a penniless member of the Greek royal family.

(Her parents hoped for a wealthy English aristocrat.) A private secretary confided that Prince Philip “is the only man who treats the Queen as another human being, and the only one who can.”

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n an era plagued by flawed public figures, the world’s most famous woman has graced her realm impeccably these 60 years,” observes Walter Isaacson, biographer of Steve Jobs. “Sally shows how the Queen balances being both modern and traditional … our celebrity-saturated world could learn a lot from her – and from this book.”

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ally assesses the Queen’s travails with her four children and their chaotic marriages, providing balanced analyses of their relationships.

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The Artist’s Michel Havanavicius with Berenice Bejo (in Ralph Lauren Collection)

he passed on seeing The Queen starring Helen Mirren, but invited Helen to tea. So reveals Sally Bedell Smith who digs deeper and beyond these friendly details that she’s solicited from behind palace doors in her engrossing and deeply human biography, Elizabeth The Queen, The Making Of A Modern Monarch.

Pages of photographs before and after Elizabeth’s coronation through the decades enrich Sally’s book.

The King’s Speech starring Oscar-winning Colin Firth is based on her family.

Busy Phillips in Simone by Katie Nehra

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Diane Lane in David Meister

Dianna Agron in Carolina Herrera

Emily Blunt in Emma Stone in Oscar de la Renta Alexander McQueen

Octavia Spencer (in Tadashi Shoji) and Viola Davis (in Marchesa) won Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress for their roles in The Help during the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium.

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his month, Queen Elizabeth will be the second monarch after Queen Victoria in 1,000 years of British history

to participate in a Diamond Jubilee. Celebrating her 60th year on the throne, the Diamond Jubilee begins during the first week in June. No matter what controversy arises about the monarchy, Sally says the Queen’s approval rating stands at 80 percent.

On June 3, a thousand

boats led by the Queen on a royal barge will prevail on the River Thames launching the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

Thousands of beacons will be lighted around the world the following day to commemorate her six decade reign over the UK and as head of the Commonwealth with two billion people in 54 countries.

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Castle, and museums are feahe will not abdicate,” turing exhibitions relating to Queen Elizabeth who rules the says Sally. “Her duty is to serve until death.” world’s last great monarchy.

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he Queen and Prince Philip will visit England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and members of the Royal Family will travel throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

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ancers, musicians, military and equestrian displays from around the world will come together for three nights at Windsor Beginners’ Christopher Plummer, winner of best supporting actor

Gretchen Mol in L’Wren Scott

Naya Rivera in Naeem Khan

Paz Vega in Carolina Herrera

Zoey Saldana in Givenchy Couture

The Artist’s Jean Dujardin, winner of best actor

Penelope Ann Miller in David Meister

Regina King in Alberto Ferretti

Rose Byrne in Elie Saab

Shailene Woodley in L’Wren Scott

Sofia Vergara in Marchesa

Sarah Hyland in Temperley

Stacy Keibler in Marchesa

Tilda Swinton in Lanvin

Tina Fey in vintage Versace

Glenn Close in Zac Posen

Julianna Margulies in Calvin Klein

Jayma Mays in Reem Acra

Jessica Chastain in Calvin Klein

Julie Bowen in Temperley

Kira Sedgewick in Emilio Pucci

Lea Michele in Versace

Michelle Williams in Valentino

Natalie Portman in Giambatti Valli Haute Couture

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Fashion News & Notes

Neiman Marcus Announces Christian Louboutin Appearance In Beverly Hills Store Neiman Marcus welcomes the iconic designer, Christian Louboutin, to its Beverly Hills store to mark his 20th Anniversary.

In honor of the anniversary Mr. Louboutin has created a special capsule collection which includes 20 unforgettable shoe styles and 6 one of a kind bags. Mr. Louboutin will be in the Beverly Hills store signing shoes and bags customers purchase during the event.

Neiman Marcus commissioned street artist Gallo to design the Christian Louboutin outdoor board installed on Sunset Blvd. In keeping with the graffiti theme seen on the billboard, the Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills store will have graffiti inspired windows and graffiti artists on hand completing an art installation during the event.

Friday, February 3rd 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Saks Fifth Avenue Launches Charitable Promotion Saks Fifth Avenue is giving back.

Throughout the month of February, the retailer will donate 5 percent of all registered purchases made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card to five charities in Los Angeles: Children’s Institute, P.S. Arts, The Jewish Federation, MOCA, and The Saban Free Clinic. Customers may select which local charity they wish to receive their donation.

“Saks Fifth Avenue is committed to our local communities. We appreciate our customers’ charitable involvement and look forward to giving back locally with this exciting and newly implemented national program,” said Stephen I. Sadove, chairman and chief executive officer of Saks Inc. WWD LVMH Q4 Sales Up 20.4% LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said sales in the fourth quarter rose 20.4 percent to 7.35 billion euros, or $9.92 billion, and it was confident of maintaining its sales momentum in 2012 despite an uncertain economic environment in Europe.

LVMH, whose brands include Christian Dior, Sephora and Tag Heuer, said revenues for the full year advanced 16 percent to 23.66 billion euros, or $32.94 billion.

The group cited excellent momentum in Europe, Asia and the United States, with Louis Vuitton, its cash cow brand, once again posting doubledigit revenue growth during the year.

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ful career as an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, works with individuals and families to capture their legacies and life stories. Often written as gifts to be passed on to children and families, these books are also homages to the uncommon heroism of “ordinary” people.

In Remembering Joe, the pen is passed from one generation to the next as each family member contributes their individual and unique experiences of Gould as a husband, father, and grandfather, creating a nuanced, touching and colorful portrait of a unique man.

Dorothy Gould recounts her husband’s humble beginnings as the son of poor Jewish immigrants and his ascent in L.A. from restaurant worker during the depression to owner of Gould & Co. Transportation, and later his career in banking.

Together with a group of investors, he founded Hollywood National Bank (later acquired by U.S. National Bank), and then became president of one of its branches in Beverly Hills. He managed to run a model bank in the middle of all the financial industry difficulties, remaining unscathed by the indictments that came down against C. Arnholt Smith, chairman of the holding company.

Gould was called in by regulators to put failing banks on a stronger financial footing. In his wildest dreams, he never imagined he–a man who never graduated high school–would achieve so much success.

After retiring from banking, he worked with his son at David L. Gould Company. Arriving at 6 a.m. in time to

open the office, he worked there until three years before his death. It was a wonderful opportunity for father and son to bond and David, together with Marc, share “Lessons Learned from My Father” in another part of Remembering Joe. Stephens’ interest in documenting legacy began in 1996, when persuaded her mother to write her memoir. She wanted to capture her mother’s life against the tapestry of the changing role of women in the 20th century.

Though initially resistant to her daughter’s pleas, her mother eventually relented allowing Stephens to conduct interviews over a 2-year period. In 2000 she published her mother's life story through her own imprint.

Working on the memoir deepened her relationship with her mother, and when the latter died in 2006, she read passages from her mother’s book at the funeral.

The importance of transmitting values and legacy to the next generation is at the source of Stephens’ work.

In her workshops at museums all over California, she enables people to collaborate with their parents and family members to fully record their parents' life stories.

“It can be very intimidating to take on the role of interviewer or ghost writer, especially because sensitive issues often come out during this process,” says Stephens. “Despite the challenges, this is a very special experience for most people, one they never forget.”

For help with writing a life story, or to attend a memoir workshop, visit www.writewisdom.com or call 310820-2052.

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Happenings

•PDS To Honor Julie Andrews At Gypsy Awards BevHilton Luncheon March 18 Legendary stage and screen star Julie Andrews will be honored Mar. 18 as the Professional Dancers Society stages its 25th anniversary Gypsy Awards luncheon in The Beverly Hilton.

Mitzi Gaynor, PDS president, will host the always lively event, which is chaired by Joni Berry and will feature scores of surprise celebrity guests on hand to raise funds to assist professional dancers in need of housing, retirement and nursing facilities.

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•Angels At Risk, King Foundation Hosting Pacific Palisades Fundraiser Feb. 11 Angels at Risk and The Jena and Michael King Foundation are hosting “Stand Up To Addiction in the Name of Prevention” fundraiser at a private estate in Pacific Palisades on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 1 p.m.

X Factor finalist Chris Rene performs and there will also be specialties from celebrity chef Stephanie Goldfarb.

The host committee includes Shelley and Irving Azoff; Heather Thomas and Skip Brittenham; Barbra Streisand and James Brolin; Linda and James Caan; Katrina Danson; Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson; Jena and Michael King; Lauren and Richard King; Bernadette and Sugar Ray Leonard; Jennifer and Tobey Maguire; Mo Ostin; Kristina Brittenham and Jesse Sisgold; and Susie Spain.

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MORPHESIS COLLECTION–The town turned out in force to view artist Jim Morphesis' new collection at the Garboushian Gallery, 427 N. Camden Dr. Pictured are (from left): Doug Walker, Louise Taper, Morphesis, and Ava and Chuck Fries. Ava Fries, who supports local artists through benefits for Music Center Affiliates, has added a Morphesis’ work to her own extensive Beverly Hills collection.

Big Miracle is the heartwarming story of three gray whales–a mommy, a daddy and an adorable baby (that is, if you can call a 15 foot, ton weighing mammal, a baby), who are trapped beneath 5 miles of arctic ice.

It seems the other whales had already made their departure but someone failed to tell the mommy and daddy they were leaving for a body of water that does not freeze over. Either that, or they had a lousy travel agent. At any rate, their harrowing escapade in 1988, captured the interest of the entire world.

There is actual footage of three network anchors–Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings–keeping America posted on the efforts to save the desperate whales as time is of the essence.

Inspired by true events, it’s pretty easy the tell which are actual and those manufactured for the sake of the film that stars John Kasinski (Adam) as a TV reporter in Anchorage, Drew Barrymore (Rachel) as a Greenpeace activist and Ted Danson (J.D. McGraw) who is an oil executive and the bane of Rachel’s existence.

As gray whales deep dive for 3 to 6 minutes and surface sprouting 3 to 5 blows, the anxiety builds to free them as quickly as possible.

The other side stories that don’t amount to much. However, kids attending the theatres throughout America (and hopefully there will be many) will be thoroughly transfixed with the collective humanitarian efforts to save the whales. It is as wholesome a family movie as I have seen in a long time. There is a lot to criticize but coming in the midst of werewolves, macabre killings, comedies bordering on pornography, Big Miracle is a welcomed arrival.

And, that isn’t a fish tale!

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It took only a moment for me to decide to travel there–and, my hope was I might be able to meet an important woman in the politics of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi. This country, which had been so closed to much of the outside world, had come to an auspicious time in its history and seemed to be interested in opening up normalization of relations with the West. In fact Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was due to visit Burma shortly before my own travels there.

Everywhere I have traveled in the “third world” the past few years, there is evidence of Chinese activity. From friends who have lived in Yangon (formerly Rangoon) for 10 years I learned about China's activity in the north of Burma. Yes, roads were built, but also huge concessions were sought in terms of natural gas, minerals and gemstones. It was clearly an auspicious time in the modern history of this region.

The new movie The Lady tells the history of Aung San Suu Kyi very well. Her father, Aung San was a commander of the British Independence Army who was assassinated with his entire cabinet just prior to achieving Burma's independence from British colonial rule–when this daughter was only 2. Educated abroad, she married an English academic

and was raising two sons in England when she received a call that her mother had a serious stroke. Retuning to Burma to care for her mother, she became involved in the democracy movement beginning to emerge and being brutally suppressed by the government. Her first speech, outside Burma's most important Buddhist Shrine, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, was attended by several thousand people-–and then the reigning government saw her as a serious threat. Daughter of a national hero, carrying her father's name as part of her name, she became the rallying force for this new anti-government movement. Following her mother's death, she remained in Burma to carry on with the family tradition of serving her people.

The story is well known of her years under house arrest (1989-2010), of the government’s unwillingness to grant visas to her husband and sons when the husband was terminally ill at the age of 55, and of the Nobel Prize awarded her, in absentia, with her eldest son giving her acceptance speech.

Her dedication to freedom and democracy and her people has long been an inspiration the world over–but would it be possible to meet her and speak with her during my visit to her homeland?

With dedicated efforts on the part of the museum, our extraordinary art historian

Olivier Bernier, and the local guide who knew her well, we were given a set time on a Sunday morning–her only personal rest time–to visit with her in her home–the very place she had so long been under house arrest. It meant chartering a special plane to meet the time schedule, and planning ahead as to how to best utilize the time we were so graciously given. It was very clear we must not ask any political questions nor anything that might put her in danger.

Thus, each of us would be personally introduced to her, with our personal credentials and a few minutes to speak to her, and then she would speak to our small group, followed by another opportunity to speak to her informally over tea.

Aung San Suu Kyi, a tall, stately and serenely beautiful woman, very poised and dressed in a colorful but simple national dress of her country, with the traditional fresh flowers she always wears in her hair, entered the room to welcome us. She met us one by one, responding to our individual credentials with an amazing amount of knowledge about the various fields of our endeavors. I was able to ask her two important questions –first about whether she had started training her staff for the important positions they will soon begin, once elected to Parliament–and she replied the training has already begun.

Then I asked about the education of the children, which is so sorely lacking, particularly in outlying regions. Many boys and girls are sent to monasteries during the school year–both for food and education–rather than for becoming life-long priests and nuns.

She told me it is a huge problem, as there are no supplies or books, and she asked if I might be able to help in organizing a shipment of pencils, paper, and crayons for the school children. This is a project which would have to involve shipping to the American Embassy in Yangon as soon as our new ambassador is in place. I hope to bring this issue to our Board of Education and to BHEF to see if our children can participate in helping those of Burma/Myanmar. She told us of surviving her long years under house arrest by teaching herself to meditate each day and calm her mind. Along with a small radio, it was all she had to occupy herself. Fortunately, her doctor was able to visit and bring her books occasionally. We too brought her books.

It was exciting and inspiring to meet this woman who has suffered so much, but still stands so strong in her resolve to move her country toward democracy and improve the lives of her people. It was a truly memorable and meaningful experience at a historic moment.

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and residence, which can be sold separately or together, are valued at approximately $15 million.

“Consistent with the agreement, $4.2 million from the proceeds of the sale will be used to establish professorships and endowments for programs across campus, from the arts to medicine to management,” Waugh wrote.

“Any additional revenues from the sale of the residence and the garden will be available for other campus priorities at the discretion of the chancellor.”

UCLA will not put any covenants or requirements calling for the garden to be maintained or preserved.

Hannah Carter’s oldest son, Jim Caldwell said he felt if the home, which he said was appraised at $12 million, was sold, a portion of the proceeds could be used to maintain the garden.

UCLA Spokesperson Phil Hampton said through the gift agreement UCLA could sell both the residence and the garden if the residence could not be used for what it was intended: either a home for the chancellor or a guest house for UCLA visitors. Hampton also mentioned a bid package will be made available this month. He said the property was available to be sold last Fall but was instead held until the university could reach out to Bel Air residents and “preservation minded individuals and groups” to let them know of UCLA’s plan.

Caldwell spoke at the meeting on behalf of her five children. He said their goal was to honor his mom and Ed’s philanthropic legacy.

“This garden meant a great deal to our mother and Ed, and their decision to donate the garden to UCLA in 1964 was one that was made to preserve it forever... and always be open to the public,” Caldwell said.

“We think that if UCLA does not change its position on this extremely generous gift from my mother and Ed, there will be man other potential donors who will have second thoughts about giving money to (UCLA).”

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timeline for the community to keep in the loop of the process which will be transparent and will reflect the vision of our community.”

Bosse told The Courier she has demanded that City staff provide her with its timeline to revise the project so she and fellow reform Councilmember John Mirisch can monitor what is happening with the project.

Brucker banned both Bosse and Mirisch from the Roxbury ad hoc liaison committee, which means they will not be included in any staff or other non-public meetings about the revisions.

Bosse said she publicly requested a timeline because the community has spoken on their priorities and vision for the park and need to be kept in the loop.

Brucker refused to commit on the issue by stating “the timeline is important but my priority is to handle the Roxbury situation expeditiously yet responsibly to allow time for proper analysis, community involvement and outside expertise.“ Brucker has publicly denied there is any real disagreement

over the planned project despite the citizens' protests at last Thursday's council meeting.

“Our council is committed to transparency as we have always been,” Brucker said.

“When we establish the timeline, this whole community will know about it. As soon as the liaisons meet with the architects, designers, staff and other interested parties, they’ll be providing us with timelines that are realistic.”

Bosse said with the countless meetings and thousands of hours of staff time spent, the community deserves to be informed step-by-step.

“This needs to be an open and transparent process where the community is aware of the meetings that the liaison will have on the issue so they can participate if they would like,” Bosse said.

Community member and parent Alma Ordaz gave a response that seemed to reflect most public opinion. She said that while she supports the renovation provided it stays on budget, she said she thinks a timeline is critical for keeping the staff in line and the community involved and informed.

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Other women who will be honored at the gala include actress Raquel Welch (Lifetime Achievement award); director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Broken Glass award); philanthropist Barbara Keller (Jackie Lee Houston Humanitarian award); and producer Kim Waltrip (Desert Diva award).

The Broken Glass awards will include dinner, awards and entertainment. For tickets, call 760-238-0306.

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MICHELLE OBAMA (Continued from page 4)

“Let's Move!” which will celebrate its second anniversary Feb. 9, when she tapes an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired yesterday.

Obama brought food from the White House kitchen garden to an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Tuesday, encouraging him to eat an apple “because I heard you haven't had an apple in a decade.” She suggested Leno dip the apple in some “White House honey” because “it will help it go down just a little easier.”

Leno jokingly replied, “White House honey? That sounds bad,” drawing laughs.

“With a different president, that could mean a whole different thing.”

Obama then went to a Beverly Hills fundraising reception benefiting her husband's reelection campaign. She praised his efforts to improve the economy and prodded the 135 people in attendance to work on his behalf.

Speaking at the home of Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to The Bahamas, and her husband, Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for the Netflix Corp., Obama said that “over the last few years, your president has worked very hard to dig us out of this mess. and we have made some magnificent progress.

“But we know that there are still a lot of people struggling and we have a long way to go,” she told the crowd, which included such music industry figures as Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones and Jerry Moss and movie executives Jeffrey Katzenberg and Harvey Weinstein.

Before the reception, Ryan Mahoney, a regional press secretary with the Republican National Committee, told City News Service that the first lady's visit was “just another sign that they view the state as a piggybank for Barack Obama's reelection campaign.”

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support Brucker's plans for the massive expansion which has attracted much community opposition.

One of the few powers granted a “mayor” of Beverly Hills by its governing documents is to appoint various committees. In practice, those “ad hoc” committees conduct virtually all of the work related to a specific topic and generally control the process leading to a full council vote. Brucker's exclusion of Bosse and Mirisch came after the heavily attended open meeting on the Roxbury project last Thursday. His continued refusal to balance views on the committee occurred despite a request from community

members to replace either Brien or Gold with one of the reform members who have raised multiple questions about the handling of the project, its scope, size, cost and impact on city's premier park.

Southwest Homeowners Association President Ken Goldman, who spoke at the meeting, said while he believes that Brien and Gold are capable of reducing the size of the project, they both have supported a larger facility than a majority of the community wants.

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man said. “This has zero to do with anyone’s integrity, this has everything to do with a fair representation of the different view points in the community.”

Brucker said he chose Vice Mayor Dr. Willie Brien and Councilmember Dr. Julian Gold as the liaisons because they were currently the designated council liaisons to the Recreation & Parks Commission and the only councilmembers with previous Recreation & Parks Commission experience.

“Back in December, we realized the bids were $2 million over budget. It was clear we needed further input from the community as to their vision with respect to size, scope and programmatic offerings all within our budget constraints,” Brucker said. “Although all councilmembers expressed interest in being designated liaison, I as mayor assigned it to our council’s Recreation & Parks liaisons. Unless someone can provide a compelling reason why these two councilmembers could not perform their duties with the utmost integrity and professionalism then my decision stands."

Bosse said she was disappointed neither she nor Mirisch were appointed to the liaison committee.

“I felt very strongly that this

BEVERLY HILLS would be a wonderful way to bring our community together on this divisive issue and would have provided a very balanced approach,” Bosse said. “(Brien and Gold) had supported the expanded project while John (Mirisch and) I had not, so to have one from each perspective work together, we could come to a fair compromise.”

The council's usual majority of Brucker, Brien and Gold previously approved plans for the huge project which was then put out to bid.

When the bids came in higher than expected, the majority regrouped. Changes to the plans are now expected but not assured.

Even with reductions, The Courier has learned that the council majority intends to invade City general funds in an amount up to $8 million to pay for the project.

Acting on behalf of the council majority, City Attorney Larry Wiener previously opined that an environmental impact report was not required by law.

Bosse, former head of the Planning Commission and an expert on the law, continues to dispute that conclusion.

Without an EIR, citizens have no real power to contest the project short of a voters' referendum.

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Combining the traditional workmanship of woodcraft with scientifically-tested technology in modern appliances has driven the company’s goal to capture a client’s personality by elevating design, style, and use of personal space.

At the hear t of ever y home, kitchens breed life that starts every bright morning and provide a soothing calm at the end of the day.

“Your kitchen is unique to your personal style and use,” Sahagan said. “Creating that custom kitchen becomes a personal pursuit to define one’s character within such a hightraffic space. Our custom cabinets are our creations—from design, fabrication and finish—we invest in a solid commitment to high-end custom cabinetry.”

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Fine Italian Fare With Korean Flare Perfect For Romance t Erbe Matte, Chef Louis Kim has put a lot of thought into his Valentine’s Day menu.

“Food is the second most intimate thing after love,” says restaurant Manager Young Beck. “If you look at the courses (right) you’ll see dishes that contrast, yet all complement each other.”

A successful Valentine’s Day menu, Beck says, has to be playful, aesthetically pleasing, “something you can interact with, and yes, even sexy.”

• So the first course is a riot of colors—red purple and crimson—with a playful take on the apples with crunchy, crispy walnuts.

• In the second course, the shallots give sharpness while the raisins are sweet, and the sweet bread is creamy.

“It’s almost an aphrodisiac,” Beck says.

• The chapaghetti is cooked in the spinach juice giving it a green hue to contrast with the black sauce, which is sweet and salty, to round off the earthiness of the spinach. “Slupring the noodles is also messy and fun,” Beck adds.

• With the langoustines, “you have to get in there with your hands,” Beck adds. “Yet the soup is so delicate.”

• While the grilled beef is “very masculine,” the dessert ties the whole meal together. The tartness of the aged balsamic, sweetness of the mouse and berry flavor accented by thyme, “finishes off the meal in a euphoric way,”Beck concludes.

Kim's fare at Erbe Matte is Italian food with a Korean influence and occasional touch of Korean ingredients. His

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erbe matte Valentine’s Day Menu Amuse Bouche Course One Oven baked Beets with Local Seasonal Apple and Candied Walnuts Course Two Pan Seared Sweet Bread w/Shallot Confit, Golden Raisin and Mache Salad Course Three Spinach Chapaghetti w/Black Bean Sauce Course Four Langoustine Bouillabaisse Course Five Grilled Beef Tenderloin w/Garden Vegetables Course Six Sauteed strawberry w/Aged Balsamic, Thyme and White Chocolate Mousse $65 per person

Erbe Matte's Valentine’s Day Menu 6 courses: $65

1st course:

Oven baked beets with local seasonal apples and honey lemon dressing.

Korean background informs his take on Italian food, meaning he uses classic Italian dressings and sauces, but Korean combinations and ingredients others don’t. “Erbe matte” translates loosely as “wild herbs.”

Every dish at Erbe Matte is from scratch, to order. Dishes like the Pancetta di maiale brassato, pork belly with cucumber, dill, cranberry, curry and cherry tomato in a Mediterranean cream sauce; and Penne Al Oxtail, pasta with oxtail in a rosemary tomato sauce, feature meats that are braised for three to four hours.

A classically trained chef who studied in 40 countries, Kim started cooking at 19, and graduated from the KyoungJoo Hotel Management School, and ChoDang University where he earned a B.A. and a master’s degree in culinary science and arts.

He worked at the Four Seasons in Singapore and Milan, Hotel Okura, and

Oven Baked Beets with Local Seasonal Apple and Candied Walnuts 2nd course: Pan Seared Sweet Bread w/ Shallot Confit, Golden Raisin and Mache Salad 3rd course: Spinach Chapaghetti w/ Black Bean Sauce 4th course: Langoustine Bouillabaisse 5th course: Grilled Beef Tenderloin w/ Garden Vegetables 6th course: Sautéed Strawberry w/ Aged Balsamic, Thyme and White Chocolate Mousse

Hotel Shilla in Seoul, Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, and was executive chef at Saipan World Resort.

Most recently, Kim served as executive chef at Spasso restaurant in the Chungdam neighborhood in Seoul.

So he has the background and 30 years experience. What sets Kim apart from others is his passion—"cooking from the heart and soul," he says.

"When you cook for your children, after you wash everything, then you care about the food and how you prepare it," Kim says. That’s his approach at Erbe Matte where the slogan is “hand-crafted food and drink.”

To introduce diners to the restaurant, Erbe Matte now serves a gourmet lunch buffet from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday-Thursday featuring two appetizers, three salads, the restaurant’s always fresh-baked bread and a side of pasta (a recent offering was pasta with crawfish and clams); all for $9.99.

The rotating buffet menu might include menu staples like the ginseng salad with generous portions of the root, or the chop salad.

With four restaurants in Korea; two italian—one fine dining, one casual— and two sushi establishments, Erbe Matte is Kim's first restaurant venture in America.

The new Cañon Drive site has a modern yet warm interior with varying wood-tone finishes, light stucco walls and beige chairs. Diners can eat indoors, on the covered patio with a skylight or on the heated patio, accompanied by light jazz on the sound system.

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Dicker And Dicker Is The Source For Fur, Leather & Fur Accessories ome and discover Southern California’s largest collection of fur, leathers and fur accessories at Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills.

The company is renown for its wide array of fur coats and accessories from sable and chinchilla to mink, sheared mink, lynx, fox, rex rabbit, knitted furs, cashmere and furs, shearlings and more. The fashionable, chic and stylish designs originate from all over the world. The newly redecorated Dicker and Dicker showroom on S. Robertson Boulevard.

It has always been the goal at Dicker and Dicker to restyling of outdated furs. Delivery and design and manufacture the highest pick-up are available.

The company can also create comquality furs at affordable prices by sellplete custom-made furs specifically to ing direct to the public. Each handcrafted coat is made from the finest a client’s design requirements “or we materials and all of the garments are can work with you to create your own comfortable and lightweight, allowing custom-made fur from our vast style collections,” Becker said. for almost any activity.

The newly redecorated Dicker and The Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Dicker showroom is at 215 S. Hills name has long-been synonymous Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills; open with furs of the finest quality. “We sew from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday our label into our garments only after they meet our high quality standards,” through Saturday.

The company also operates a facsaid Larry Becker, owner. tory outlet at 9428 Eton Ave. in Dicker and Dicker is a true fullChatswor th, 818-998-4387; and a ser vice furrier offering customers expert fur cleaning, glazing and cold seasonal location at 109 Main St., storage in its temperature-controlled Ketchikan, Alaska (open May through facility as well as expert repairs and September).

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Early Childhood Published Philosophy Hits Nail On The Head armine and Phyllis Visone, owners of Home Away From Home Academy in Aberdeen, N.J., hold a deeply rooted belief that, given the right tools, balanced with the right kind of play and guidance and then delivered during the right stages of development—children would grow into adults who were not only “smart” academically, but smart in a life sense—children who would grow up to lead productive, abundant lives.

With practice and research based theory, the school produces academic success for all students which developmentally prepares them for higher learning, at a younger age.

Before this, the widely held belief was that the early childhood years were strictly about fun, until children could be enrolled in “real” school.

These now passé studies claimed young children forgot what they learned. The Visone’s philosophy is a common sense approach to early childhood education that happens to be extraordinary—it considers the whole child at every turn.

As they realized their method was unquestionably successful, the next par t of completing their dream became clear: putting it into a book, The Visone Method: A New Philosophy in Early Childhood Education, so everyone involved with young children could practice it.

This book is the fruition of that admirable dream, bringing it full circle. The Visone Method hits the nail on the head—and has the research to

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back it up. The main purpose of this book is to give parents and teachers a complete and new understanding of how a child’s learning develops in the early years.

The Visone Method is a proven philosophy that is strongly recommended to all who influence vulnerable, eager young minds and emotions.

The procedures in its philosophy absolutely work, with 70 percent of the children exposed to it remaining in the top ten percent of their class and a full 30 percent invited into Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) programs.

The Visone Method centers on the fact that between birth and 6 years of age, we learn 50 percent of what we need for our lifetime. Step by step, the Method specifically identifies the most credible procedures for each particular stage and age of development to ensure high quality early childhood education.

The Visone’s have enthusiasm, integrity and love for what they teach.

They have been awarded the Publisher’s Choice Award for The Visone Method. The book has also completed its second edition printing and has been raised to STAR status within the publishing company.

For more information or to contact the authors, visit www.thevisonemethod.com.

Books are available for purchase at Barnes and Noble as well as www.bn.com, www.amazon.com and www.borders.com.

Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 27). Your feelings of safety, security and certainty won’t come from the outside world. Your experiences help you continue to grow a powerful core inside of you. The goals you set next month will bring you into new circles.

You’ll give a presentation in March that attracts investors. Love drives the action in April. Pisces and Aries people adore you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll embark on an adventure. It starts off in familiar waters, and quickly you’re out to the unknown and unpredictable sea. You’ll navigate both with equal skill.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Lately there have been a few mismatches in your world.

You would love to know about the people who would love to know you. Your social luck is about to turn around.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Your communication skills will be highlighted. You’ll make your story interesting–so others may ask for follow-up guidance as to how they might have a similar experience.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). You don’t live to serve, but you may have to serve to live.

Making others happy is just part of your deal now. The better you do this the more personal satisfaction you’ll derive from your interactions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Recreation is not just for fun now. Your competitive instincts will kick in. You'll be sure to address the issue of rank. Everyone will know the score.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may resist change even though you know it’s inevitable and possibly even beneficial. You don’t want to let go. That is only natural and a way of honoring this special time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will ask for assistance, but you won’t depend on it.

Anything you get will be a bonus. Your reliance on yourself is unshakable. The more you can do on your own the more confident you’ll be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your focus on joint finances, children and friends yield an interesting, unexpected outcome. Realize how well you know your people and how much there still is to learn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). How would you like to be honored in this lifetime? You’ll soon get a taste of it. Start now by focusing your energy and aim it on what you would like to accomplish in the long term.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be locked in on your target like an animal on the hunt. There’s something you need to understand, and you'll learn it from your experiences chasing this goal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have not yet reached the limit of your capacity for joy. You won’t willfully be able to go there, but you can quietly suggest this to yourself and give yourself permission to investigate the boundaries.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may visit the land of dissatisfaction with your life–but you’ll stay only for a short time. Move immediately to the feeling that will help you be positive and craft a stellar plan of improvement.

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Time Again For Frank’s ‘Little Party In The Desert’ or a long time, it has been known as “Frank’s little party in he desert;” a long-weekend event where Frank Sinatra and a few of his friends would get together for an abundance of food, drink, golf and, since the “chairman of the board” was involved, fun.

But the board had a vice-chair: Barbara Sinatra and she envisioned her husband’s mid-winter Deser t party has having a higher calling.

So in 1988 the Sinatras founded what is now the Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity Invitational golf tournament, supporting the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower Medical Center, which the Sinatras had founded two years earlier to provide therapy for children suffering from physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

And, because of generous support from the Sinatras, their friends and supporters, no child is ever turned away because of a family’s inability to pay.

This year the tournament kicks off on Thursday, Mar. 1, with dinner and a Parings Party featuring entertainment by Margo Rey and comedian Ron While.

Golf begins the following morning at Eagle Falls Golf Course where admission to the gallery is free and photos are not only expected, but

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is the host venue for the Sinatra weekend, with 250 luxurious hotel rooms, Vegasstyle gaming options, dining and world-class enter tainment. How world-class? Here’s a sample: Willie Nelson (Mar. 9); Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Mar. 17); Kelly Clarkson (Apr. 7); and, Whoopi Goldberg (May 5).

For more information about becoming a part of “Frank’s little party in the Desert,” call 760-6748447. ****** The Desert arguably has more museums per capita than any similarly-sized location in the country, many of which are historical or cultural museums remembering and honoring the past. Nowhere is this appreciation of history, and the men and women who lived it, more in evidence than at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

This museum preserves, educates and honors the great sacrifices made by this country’s aviators during WWII in both the European and Pacific theaters. The museum carries out its mission by featuring 28 flyable aircraft from those built more than seven decades ago, along with a youth center, 8,500-volume library, as well as static and interactive exhibits,

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encouraged. But for those, especially the ladies not golfing, the traditional luncheon/fashion show will be held mid-day Friday and feature the designs of Ali Rahimi of Mon Atelier.

Friday night’s spotlight is on dinner and a live auction, with Dick Van Dyke & The Vantastix providing the entertainment.

Round two of the golf begins Saturday, but golfers will be off the tees in time to get black-tie-ready for the evening’s gala. This has become legendar y over the years for the stature of its headliners; icons such as Frank Sinatra himself and Tony Bennett. This year the headliner is truly entwined with Sinatra. It is the legendar y singer/songwriter Paul Anka, creator of Frank’s greatest hit My Way. Sunday is “back-to-reality-day,” especially if one stops by the open house hosted by Barbara Sinatra at the Children’s Center. Here you will see first-hand how tournament proceeds support the continuation of the center’s mission.

As it has for the past several years, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

all housed in 65,000 square-feet of climate-controlled hangers.

The museum also has programs focused on the era, such as the talk recently given by Hugh Ambrose, historian and best-selling author and the son of noted historian, Stephen Ambrose.

Hugh Ambrose is the author of The Pacific, a non-fiction account of WWII and served as historical consultant for the book’s HBO miniseries (24 Emmy noms with 8 wins) produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Garry Goetzman. The take-away from his informal talk: our lives, and history, are entwined.

The Ambrose event was prelude to the Palm Springs Air Museum’s annual fundraising gala, this year taking place on Friday, Feb. 10. Here, guests—dressed in black-tie or military dress uniforms—will enjoy cocktails and dinner surrounded by vintage warbirds. The evening’s theme is “Hollywood in the Skies” and honors the Tuskegee Airmen, subjects of the George Lucas film about their exploits, Red Tails.

There are not many Tuskegee Airmen still alive, but we have it on good authority that a majority of those still among us will be in attendance. Frankly, it is they who honor us by their presence. The dinner and program will be held beneath the huge (Continued on next page)

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FLYING HIGH—Hugh Ambrose, right, historian and author of The Pacific, a non-fiction account of WWII and who also served as historical consultant for the book’s HBO miniseries (24 Emmy nominations with 8 wins) produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Garry Goetzman, gave a recent lecture at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Fred Bell, executive VP, Palm Springs Air Museuml, left, has announced that the museum's annual fundraiser has been set for Friday, Feb. 10.

Photo by Sherman Fridman

(Continued from previous page) Stan Stokes mural dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen.

The Palm Springs Air Museum is located on Gene Autry Trail and ticket information is available at 760-7786262, ext. 221.

***** If you think Snoop Dogg is a cartoon character or that Dr. Dre is the name of the new surgeon in town, then the rest of this column will not have much impor tance for you.

However, if you think that the Coachella Music Festival is Mecca for pop music artist and their fans, second only to Woodstock as the Temple Mount for rap, rock and heavy metal icons, then hold on to your wallets.

Each year literally tens of thousands of young and used-to-be-youngbut-still-loving-it adults flock to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio for a long weekend of non-stop musical performances. Tickets are always sold-out and the crowd is immense. So, in a classic case of “be careful what you wish for,” the promoters of the Coachella Music Festival had what they thought was a good idea: Run the music festival over two consecutive weekends with each featuring the same line-up of stars and the same performances, just different fans.

The promoters loved the idea because it would bring in twice the money; local hotels, motels and businesses liked the idea for the same reason; and polo ground neighbors just cringed.

But you have to take your hat off to the promoters. Imagine getting nearly 100 famous (just ask your child or grandchild) music ar tists and groups to coordinate their schedules for two back-to-back weekends. And Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, they are the headliners of the two weekends and will perform on April 15 and 22.

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OFF TO THE RACES–The ladies of SHARE celebrated their annual “Day at the Races” last Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Joining them (below) were Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. flanked by two players from the new HBO series Luck, jockey Chantal Sutherland and actor Spencer Garrett.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Marion Goldenfeld and Morgan Fairchild (Feb 3); David Brenner, Alice Cooper, Lisa Eichhorn, and Dan Quayle (Feb. 4); Barbara Hershey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Courier’s David Murphy, Greta Feigler, Robin Blake and Jane Bryant Quinn (Feb. 5); Tom Brokaw, Natalie Cole, Carol Katzman, Fabian, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Patrick Macnee, Rip Torn, Robert Townsend, Michael Tucker and Shirley Arconti (Feb. 6); Garth Brooks, Chris Rock, Ashton Kutcher and James Spader (Feb. 7); Nick Nolte, Mary Steenburgen, and Robert Klein and (Feb. 8); Mia Farrow, Judith Light and Joe Pesci (Feb. 9).

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Joan Mangum It was a picture postcard, gorgeous day at Santa Anita last Saturday with the ladies of SHARE, Inc. held their annual “Day at the Races” fundraiser.

Board President Mandie Rush welcomed more than 100 who jammed the Club House Terrace for the event chaired by Lynn Brody Slome.

We spotted Niki Dantine Kuelpman, Joan Rush, Joanna Carson, Neile Adams McQueen, Susie Blakely, Gia Bay, Beverly Bergmann, Joanna Pitt, Caryn Mintz, Kate Holford, Julie Maxfield, Nancy Perlman, Ellen Feder, Doreen Wallach, Diane Forester, Debra Rechler, and Susan Chalek.

More were former “Miss Universe” Corrina Tsopei Fields, Nancy Gregory, Marci Gross, September Sarno, Edye

Rugolo, Nica Ferguson, Sandra Siegel, Miriam Nelson Meyers, Annabelle Weston-Shulman, Diane Merrick, Sami Faulkner, Dolores Nemiro, Jane Jelenko, Nanette Francini, Merri Jean Ross, Leanne Myers, Nanette Francini, Wendy Hammers, and so many others.

One of the special guests on hand was retired champion jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., who donated autographed copies of his book Laffit, Anatomy Of A Winner to SHARE. Among those sharing his table were his racing partner Tom Kessler, Kathleen Hopp, Melinda Manos and actress Mara New. Also joining the group were cast members of the new HBO series Luck, which is primarily filmed at the track, including Spencer Garrett and jockey

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Beverly Hills-based SHARE is a 56-year old philanthropicnon-profit composed of women dedicated to raising funds for the developmentally disabled, abused and neglected children as well as medical research for all forms of developmental disabilities. The group is currently planning its Boomtown gala. ****** The Style Network hosted the third “Give & Get Fete” benefiting “Dress for Success Worldwide-West”on the rooftop of The London West Hollywood, where guests were treated to Bobbi Brown Cosmetics make-up touch ups, eyebrow shaping, OPI mini-manicures and other services. Marchez Vous shoes, Linea Pelle leather goods, Brookside chocolates, lia sophia jewelry, Love & Toast natural bath & body care and BCGBMAXAZRIA were all on hand to pamper attendees.

Cocktails by Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur and Milagro Tequila, wine by Little Black Dress and hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction were among the highlights.

Congrats to the host committee Garcelle Beauvais, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Whitney Port, Sara Rue, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tiffani Thiessen and Jenna Ushkowitz, along with President Salaam Coleman Smith and beauty mogul Bobbi Brown.

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BEVERLY HILLS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012005567 The following is/are doing business as: H & H TV PRODUCTIONS 100 S. Doheny Dr. #818, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Howard Pearlstein 6283 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Helaine Ross 100 S. Doheny Dr. #818, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Howard Pearlstein: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012005580 The following is/are doing business as: 1) EVER EVOLVING PRODUCTIONS 2) THE MEN CAVE BARBER SHOP N SPA 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Cresent Moon Inc. 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Cresent Moon Franklin, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012008105 The following is/are doing business as: EXCLUSIVE GUARDS INC 501 Eastmont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022; Exclusive Guards Inc 501 Eastmont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2007: Mario A. Gasca, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 13, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012008790 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LIFE INSIDE THE CEL 2) CAPITAL FOUR SUPPLY 333 Washington Blvd. #333, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; Joseph Mariam 333 Washington Blvd. #333, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Joseph Marion: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 17, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013477 The following is/are doing business as: 1) PERFECTION CONNECTION 2) CABLEMAN 1 8765 S. Denker Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90047; Damon Glaude 5440 Tanook Ln. #242, Agoura Hills, CA 91377; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein December 16, 2003: Damon Glaude: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 24, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012001162 The following is/are doing business as: HEAD SPACE 8000 Sunset Blvd. #26, West Hollywood, CA 90046; Joseph Grover 803 N. Spalding Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2012: Joseph Grover: Statement is filed with the

County of Los Angeles: January 04, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013765 The following is/are doing business as: FLEA KIT.COM 835 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Matthew W. Tenggren 835 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Matthew Tenggren: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 25, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013780 The following is/are doing business as: 1) FORKED 2) FORKED.COM 3750 S. Robertson Blvd. #100, Culver City, CA 90232; LA Bite.Com Inc. 3750 S. Robertson Blvd. #100, Culver City, CA 90232; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: James Lee, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 25, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013813 The following is/are doing business as: JM BLOWDRY 9410 Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Blown LA LLC 445 N. Rossmore Ave. #313, Los Angeles, CA 90004; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein December 21, 2011: Paul Lindsey, Member/CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 25, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013826 The following is/are doing business as: LANEY & CO 9940 Robbins Dr. #204, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Melaney Wyzykowski 9940 Robbins Dr. #204, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 2011: Melaney Wyzykowski: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 25, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012014713 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DOUBLE 19 TALENT 2) DOUBLE 19 MANAGEMENT 8205 Santa Monica Blvd. #1-287, Los Angeles, CA 90046; Double 19 Productions 8205 Santa Monica Blvd. #1-287, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Julie Stevens, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 26, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20081035785 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: ELEMENTS ENTERTAINMENT 1635 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 5th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90028; The fictitious business name

referred to above was filed on (date): June 11, 2008 in the county of Los Angeles; Nils Larsen 10990 Wilshire Blvd. 8th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL declare that all information in this statement is true and correct, Signed: Nils Larsen, Owner/President; Statement #2012003705 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 06, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012004427 The following is/are doing business as: DESDE AQUI LOS ANGELES 2091 W. 30th St., Los Angeles, CA 90018; Desde Aqui TV.Com LLC 2091 W. 30th St., Los Angeles, CA 90018; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 08, 2008: Josefa Interiano, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 09, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012012300 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SHOE RELATED 2) TAINTED PEPPER 11308 Joffre St. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90049; Kim Pollock 11308 Joffre St. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90049; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Kimberly Pollock: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012010870 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DINNER MATTERS 2) DINNER MATTERS... THE TIME THAT BINDS 10376 Ilona Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064; Mary Cleary 10376 Ilona Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Mary Cleary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 19, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012015158 The following is/are doing business as: RENTTODAY.US 18730 Oxnard St. #216, Tarzana, CA 91356; WCPS Management Tarzana, Inc. 18730 Oxnard St. #216, Tarzana, CA 91356; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2012: Mia Melle, Treasurer: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 26, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012015159 The following is/are doing business as: RENTTODAY.US 175 N. Indian Hill #203, Claremont, CA 91711; WCPS Management Claremont, Inc. 175 N. Indian Hill #203, Claremont, CA 91711; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2012: Mia Melle, Treasurer: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 26, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C

Touba Haghani Karubian February 26, 1920-January 27, 2012

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ouba Karubian, born in Tehran, Iran, was the fourth of eight children born to Khalil Haghani and Monireh Nehorai. She passed peacefully days before her 92nd birthday in her Beverly Hills home which she had shared with her husband Rouhollah. Touba had been a Beverly Hills resident for over 50 years. She was most often described as “amazing” - a grand hostess and a charming woman who loved and was loved by many.

A recognized artist, an acclaimed poet, and a dedicated philanthropist, Touba was an inspiration to her family and to the community alike.

A lover of the arts, her education included Sage College in Tehran. Her fluency in English and French facilitated a position with Voice of America in Tehran at the age of nineteen.

She later received a degree from the New York School of Interior Design where she was the top student in her class. She travelled extensively. Her collection of antiques and objects d’art displayed in Touba-Kay Galleries at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard was a hallmark of good taste for 3 decades.

Touba’s community work was extensive. Her dedicated fundraising efforts and commitment to causes brought her accolades and respect from both the community and the numerous charitable organizations in which she participated. She was co-founder and an early President of the Iranian Jewish Women’s Organization of Southern California, and President of the Iranian Committee for Support of Medical Research Chapter #1445 of The City of Hope for which she raised millions of dollars as a one-person chapter; she was a member of B’nai Brit and sat as a Board Member of the National Council of Jewish Women.

She is survived by her three loving children, Vida Foroutan, John Karubian and Guitta Karubian, her son-in-law Manuchehr Foroutan, her sister Pari Matz, her grandchildren Lailee, Dahlia, Jordan, Vanessa, Natalia, Daniel, Laela, Nathan and Sara, and her great-grandchildren Noah, Lola, Olivia and Stella.

The family chose a private funeral at Mount Sinai where she is now lying alongside her beloved husband. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a charitable donation be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Foundation (www.alz.org)

SNOW WHITE’S EMPLOYMENT AGENCY By Adam Fromm / Edited by Will Shortz

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Page 28 | February 3, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. PA R-12-140 RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS APPROVING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR AND A P P R O P R I AT I N G FUNDS THEREFOR The Board of the Parking Authority of the City of Beverly Hills does resolve as follows: Section 1. That certain document entitled “Parking Authority of the City of Beverly Hills 2011/2012 Fiscal Year Budget", a copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Parking Authority, which may hereafter be amended by the Parking Authority, is hereby approved as the operating budget for the Parking Authority of the City of Beverly Hills for the Fiscal Year 2011/2012, beginning July 1, 2011.

Section 2. Appropriations in the amount not to exceed $22,794,800.00 are authorized for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Parking Authority.

Section 3. The Executive Director of the Parking Authority (“Executive Director”) or his designee may make budget adjustments to accounts, provided that the Parking Authority is within its approved budget.

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publication, to be Authority’s bond trust entered in the Book of agent as a continuing Resolutions of the Board commitment to disclose of the Parking Authority. thoroughness to enable investors to make Section 8. In the case of informed decisions. fee-based activities, if the revenues for such The Authority’s Budget programs exceed the should satisfy criteria as amount budgeted, the a financial policy docuBoard of the Parking ment.

Authority hereby authorizes the To provide a reasonable Executive Director or basis for making the his designee to required representaincrease the appropria- tions concerning the tion of said activity in finances of the Parking the same amount of the Authority, the Authority increased revenue. has a comprehensive internal control frameSection 9. The Executive work that is designed Director or his designee both to protect the is authorized to make Authority’s assets from such other revisions, loss, theft, or misuse individual appropriation and to compile sufficient line-items, changes in reliable information for summaries, totals, the preparation of the grand totals, and other Authority’s financial portions of the budget statements in conformity document as necessary with GAAP. The to reflect and imple- Executive Director or his ment the programs designee is given the specified in this resolu- responsibility and tion, and in full accor- authority to develop and dance to the direction maintain proper internal provided by the Board controls on all financial of the Parking Authority aspects of the Authority up until the adoption of and maintain all the this resolution. books of the Authority for inspection. Because Adopted: the cost of internal conJanuary 24, 2012 trols should not significantly outweigh their BARRY BRUCKER benefits, the Authority’s Chairman of the Parking comprehensive frameAuthority of the City of work of internal controls Beverly Hills has been designed to provide reasonable ATTEST: rather than absolute BYRON POPE (SEAL) assurance that the Secretary of the Parking financial statements will Authority be free from material misstatements.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: The Executive Director LAURENCE S. WIENER or his designee shall General Counsel endeavor to maintain cash reserves sufficient APPROVED AS TO to fully fund the net CONTENT: present value of accruJEFFREY C. KOLIN ing liabilities including Executive Director of the self-insurance proviParking Authority sions, obligations to employees for vested EXHBIT A payroll and benefits and similar obligations as City of Beverly Hills they are incurred, and to maintain the highest Parking Authority credit rating possible for Financial Policies the Authority.

Section 4. The Executive Director or his designee may appropriate up to $300,000 during the Fiscal Year from Parking Authority balance to any accounts as long as it meets the purposes of the Authority. An annual report shall be made to the Board of the Parking Authority describing each transfer and the Section 1. Financial The Executive Director Reporting Policies reason therefore. or his designee, as The Parking Authority’s appropriate, shall preSection 5. The Board of (Authority’s) accounting pare and present to the Parking Authority rat- and financial reporting the Board of Directors ifies the prior payment of systems will be main- of the Parking budgeted demands from tained in conformance Authority interim revthose funds which have with state and federal enue and expenditure been certified or laws, generally accept- trends to allow evaluaapproved by the ed accounting princi- tion of potential disExecutive Director or his ples (GAAP), and the crepancies from budgdesignee and may Government Finance et assumptions.

Association appropriate funds for Officers non-budgeted items, and (GFOA). Further, the The Authority should any such appropriation Authority will make avoid committing to new for a non-budgeted item every attempt to imple- spending for operating shall constitute an ment all changes to or capital improvement approval to issue a war- governmental account- purposes until an analyrant in payment of a ing practices at the ear- sis of all current and proper demand or liest practicable time. future cost implications demands therefore. is completed and preThe Authority’s CAFR sented to it by the and other financial Section 6. The Parking Executive Director or his Authority hereby adopts statements should be in designee. the Comprehensive conformity with GAAP, Financial Policies of the demonstrate compli- Section 2. Operating City of Beverly Hills ance with finance relat- Management Policies Parking Authority for ed legal and contractu- The Executive Director Fiscal Year 2011/2012, al provisions, disclose or his designee is priand marily responsible for attached hereto as thoroughness detail sufficiency, and the Exhibit A. development, minimize ambiguities implementation, and Section 7. The Secretary and potentials for mis- evaluation of all finanof the Parking Authority leading inference. cial management polishall certify to the adopcies and procedures. tion of this resolution and The Authority’s CAFR However, other offishall cause this resolu- will also be submitted to cers, employees repositories and/or contractors will tion and his certification, national identified by the together with proof of participate in the

responsibility of meeting policy goals, budget goals, and ensuring the long-term financial health of the Authority.

Future work plans, program initiatives, and performance indicators will be developed to reflect current policy directives, projected resources, and future service requirements.

The budget process is intended to weigh all competing requests for Authority resources within expected fiscal constraints. Requests for new, ongoing programs made outside the budget process will be discouraged.

The Authority will endeavor to avoid budgetary and accounting procedures that balance the current budget at the expense of future budgets.

Budget development should utilize strategic multi-year fiscal planning, conservative revenue forecasts, and program-based cost accounting that require every program to be justified annually in terms of meeting intended objectives (“effectiveness criteria”). The process will include a diligent review of programs by staff, the Executive Director or his designee, and Board of Directors.

adequate cash reserves to fund 100% replacement of certain capital equipment.

Replacement costs will be based upon equipment lifecycle financial analysis approved by the Executive Director or his designee.

The Authority shall endeavor to balance revenue and expenditures. Forecasts will be prepared by the Executive Director or his designee to examine the Authority’s ability to absorb operating costs due to changes in the economy, service demands, and capital improvements.

The forecast will be updated annually and include a four or five-year outlook. The Executive Director or his designee will prepare and present these estimates to the Board of Directors at least once a year.

Alternative means of service delivery will be evaluated by the Authority to ensure that quality services are provided at the most competitive and economical cost.

The Authority will identify activities that could be provided by another source and review options/alternatives to current service delivery.

The review of service delivery alternatives and the need for the service will be Utilization of a pro- performed annually or gram budget format on an “opportunity” will provide a basis for basis. evaluation of service and other impacts of Cash and Investment potential increases or programs will be maindecreases in funding. tained in accordance with the Government Revenues will not be Code and the adopted dedicated for specific investment policy or purposes, unless the City of Beverly required by law or gen- Hills’ investment policy erally accepted until the Authority accounting practices adopts an investment (GAAP). Current rev- policy. The Authority enues will fund current will ensure that proper expenditures and to the controls and safeextent possible a diver- guards are maintained. sified and stable rev- Authority funds will be enue system will be managed in a prudent developed and main- and diligent manner tained to protect pro- with an emphasis on grams from short-term safety of principal, liqfluctuations in any sin- uidity, and financial gle revenue source. return on principal, in that order.

The The Authority shall Executive Director or strive to avoid returning his designee, at least to the Board of Directors annually, shall recomfor new or expanded mend necessary revia p p r o p r i a t i o n s . sions to the Board of Exceptions may include Directors of a detailed emergencies, unfore- investment policy. In seen impacts, mid-year addition to liquidity adjustments or new requirements, the opportunities.

Executive Director or his designee will also Addition of personnel consider the appropriwill only be requested to ateness of investment meet program initiatives decisions vis-à-vis and policy directives: debt management. after service needs have been thoroughly The Authority, through examined and it is sub- the Executive Director stantiated that addition- or his designee, will al staffing will result in follow an aggressive, increased revenue or consistent, but sensienhanced operating effi- tive policy of collecting ciencies. revenues, with proper internal controls, to Capital equipment meet the needs of the replacement will be Authority and follow all accomplished through a applicable state and life cycle funding federal laws. mechanism.

The Authority shall Section 3.

Capital endeavor to maintain Management Policies

A five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) will be developed and updated annually, including anticipated funding sources. Capital improvement projects are defined as infrastructure or equipment purchases or construction which results in a capitalized asset and having a useful (depreciable) life of two years or more.

The CIP will attempt to include adequate funding to support repair and replacement of deteriorating infrastructure and avoidance of a significant unfunded liability.

Proposed capital projects will be considered through the Authority budget development process and reviewed and prioritized regarding accurate costing (design, capital, and operating) as well as for overall consistency with the Authority’s goals and objectives.

The Authority’s Executive Director or his designee will then identify financing sources for the highest-ranking projects.

Capital project contract awards will include a fiscal impact statement disclosing the expected operating impact of the project and when such cost is expected to occur.

Pay-as-you-go Capital Improvement Plan financing should account for a minimum of 50 percent of all capital improvement projects for each five-year planning period. Pay-as-you-go financing is defined as all sources of revenue other than Authority debt issuance, i.e., fund balance contributions, developer contributions, grants, endowments, etc.

Pay-as-you-go financing should generally be considered as the preferred option.

However, the potential for debt issuance that provides additional economic and/or strategic values could be considered as recommended by the Executive Director or his designee.

Debt Service costs in order to control fixed costs and ensure expenditure flexibility.

Debt financing should not exceed the useful life of the infrastructure improvement with the average (weighted) bond maturities at or below thirty years, unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors.

A ratio of current assets to current liabilities of at least 2/1 will be maintained to ensure the Authority’s ability to pay short-term obligations.

Section 5. Reserve Policies General Fund All fund designations and reserves will be evaluated annually by the Executive Director or his designee for longterm adequacy and use requirements in conjunction with development of the Authority’s balanced five year financial plan.

It is a goal of the Authority to obtain and maintain a general operating reserve in the form of cash, of at least 40% of operating revenues.

The first 25% shall be considered a contingency reserve to cover normal seasonal cash flow variations, as well as unforeseen emergency or catastrophic impacts upon the Authority.

Funds in excess of 25% may be used for short term economic investment in the community when justified by projected financial return to the Authority and specifically authorized by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Executive Director or his designee.

One-time revenue windfalls should be designated as a reserve or used for one-time expenditures. The funds are not to be used for on-going operations.

To the extent such funds are not required for current expenditures, one-time expenditures and/or capital improvements such funds should be maintained as operating reserves or used to reduce debt.

Section 4.

Debt Management Policies The Executive Director or his designee will seek to establish and, improve the bond rating(s) in order to minimize borrowing costs and preserve access to For purposes of this credit. policy, one-time revenue windfalls shall New debt issues, and include: refinancing of existing debt, must be analyzed • Lump sum (net present for compatibility within value) savings from the Authority’s overall debt restructuring financial planning and • Sale of authorityapproved by the owned real estate Executive Director or his • Pure unexpected designee. The review revenues shall not be limited to • Contributions and Gifts cash flow analysis, potential for unexpected • Any other revenues revenue surprises, and the Board of Directors the maintenance of the may elect to designate Authority’s bond ratings. as extraordinary Annual debt service shall not produce an Self-Insurance Reserves, inordinate impact upon where appropriate, will future operations. The be maintained at a Executive Director or his level, which, together designee will endeavor Continue to page 29 to minimize Authority

BEVERLY HILLS with purchased insurance policies, will adequately cover the Authority’s property, liability, and health benefit risk. A qualified actuarial firm shall be retained and report on a bi-annual basis recommended appropriate funding levels.

The Authority shall endeavor to maintain reserves equal to 90% of the estimated net present value of such liabilities.

Contingency Reserves, to be determined annually by the Executive Director or his designee, will be maintained to offset unanticipated revenue shortfalls and/or unexpected expenditure increases.

Contingency reserves may also be used for unanticipated and/or inadequately budgeted events of an emergency nature. Use of contingency funds shall be approved at recommendation of the Executive Director or his designee.

Budget Reserves are presented in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) in the Financial Statement section designated as unreserved fund balance.

Section 6.

Audit Policies An annual audit will be performed by an independent public accounting firm with an audit opinion to be included with the Authority’s published Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

The Board of Directors will maintain a standing committee of its members to serve as the Audit Committee to provide oversight and review of the annual and special audits of the Authority.

The Committee will meet at least twice annually with the Authority’s independent auditor, once for a pre-audit meeting, and once for a review of the final audit results.

Internal audit activities will be guided by the Audit Committee. The results of these audits are then presented to the Board of Directors Audit Committee for consideration and later reported to the full Board of Directors for its review and consideration. Should conditions necessitate an urgent internal audit of a particular area, the Audit Committee will be advised and the results of the audit will be reviewed with the Committee.

VOTE: AYES: Directors Gold, Bosse, Brien, and Chair Brucker NOES: Director Mirisch ABSENT: None CARRIED

February 3, 2012 | Page 29 ORDINANCE NO. 12-O-2618

ORDINANCE the foregoing, as part of Chapter 3 (“Zoning”) of NO. 12-O-2619 the Conditional Use Title 10 (“Planning and Permit process for the Zoning”) of the Beverly ORDINANCE OF THE Hills Municipal Code to AN ORDINANCE OF establishment of a new CITY OF BEVERLY read as follows: THE CITY OF BEVERLY or expanded automoHILLS AMENDING THE HILLS AMENDING SEC- bile dealership, the BEVERLY HILLS “An architectural com- TION 10-3-3801 OF THE Planning Commission MUNICIPAL CODE TO mission CODE may permit: is hereby MUNICIPAL REDUCE THE TRAFFIC established which shall REGARDING THE AND PARKING, FINE consist of five (5) mem- PARKING REQUIRE- 1. The required parking ART, HUMAN RELA- bers who shall be MENTS AND CALCULA- to be provided in a tanTIONS AND ARCHITEC- appointed by the coun- TION OF FLOOR AREA dem and/or compact TURAL COMMISSIONS cil. At least one of the FOR NEW OR EXPAND- configuration provided FROM SEVEN MEM- members AUTOMOBILE that at least half of the shall be ED BERS TO FIVE MEM- appointed from each of D E A L E R S H I P S overall parking supply BERS. the following disci- APPROVED PURSUANT is devoted to the storplines: building con- TO A CONDITIONAL age of new automoTHE CITY COUNCIL OF struction, architecture, USE PERMIT. biles.

THE CITY OF BEVERLY landscape architecture, 2. The exclusion of HILLS HEREBY and visual and graphic WHEREAS, on above-grade parking ORDAINS AS FOL- design, and at least September 26, 2011 and and circulation areas LOWS: three (3) members shall October 27, 2011, the and up to half of belowbe laypersons. In the Planning Commission grade areas devoted Section 1. Traffic and event no person is eli- conducted duly noticed solely to vehicle service Parking Commission. The gible for appointment in public hearings to con- from the definition of City Council hereby the designated field sider a proposed amend- Floor Area as set forth amends Section 2-2-701 who is a resident of the ment to the parking in Section 10-3-100 of (“Establishment”) of city, the council may requirements and calcu- the Beverly Hills Article 7 (“Traffic And waive the residency lation of Floor Area for Municipal Code, providParking Commission”) of requirement.” new or expanded auto- ed that the building Chapter 2 (“Commissions mobile dealerships housing the automobile and Committees”) of Title Section 5. Severability. approved pursuant to a dealership does not 2 (“Administration, If any section, subsec- Conditional Use Permit exceed 45-feet in Personnel, and tion, subdivision, sen- as set forth in the height measured purProcedures”) of the tence, clause, phrase, or Beverly Hills Municipal suant to Section 10-3Beverly Hills Municipal portion of this Ordinance Code and recommended 100 of the Beverly Hills Code to read as follows: or the application thereof that the City Council Municipal Code.” to any person or place, is approve the proposed “There is established a for any reason held to be amendment.

Section 2. The City traffic and parking com- invalid or unconstitutionCouncil hereby approves mission consisting of five al by the final decision of WHEREAS, on this Ordinance and (5) members.” any court of competent December 19, 2011, authorizes the Mayor to jurisdiction, the remain- the City Council con- execute the Ordinance Section 2.

Fine Art der of this Ordinance ducted a duly noticed on behalf of the City.

Commission. The City shall be remain in full public hearing to conCouncil hereby amends force and effect. sider proposed amend- Section 3. Publication.

Section 2-2-801 ments to the parking The City Clerk shall (“Establishment”) of Section 6. Publication. requirements and cal- cause this Ordinance to Article 8 (“Fine Art The City Clerk shall culation of Floor Area be published at least Commission”) of Chapter cause this Ordinance to for new or expanded once in a newspaper of 2 (“Commissions and be published at least automobile dealerships general circulation pubCommittees”) of Title 2 once in a newspaper of approved pursuant to a lished and circulated in ( “ A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , general circulation pub- Conditional Use Permit the City within fifteen Personnel, and lished and circulated in and introduced the (15) days after its pasProcedures”) of the the City within fifteen Ordinance. sage in accordance with Beverly Hills Municipal (15) days after its pasSection 36933 of the Code to read as follows: sage in accordance WHEREAS, the City Government Code, shall with Section 36933 of Council hereby finds and certify to the adoption of “There is established a the Government Code, concludes that the this Ordinance and shall fine art commission con- shall certify to the Amendment has been cause this Ordinance sisting of five (5) mem- adoption of this e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y and his certification, bers.”

Ordinance and shall reviewed pursuant to the together with proof of of the publication, to be cause this Ordinance provisions Section 3.

Human and the City Clerk’s California Environmental entered in the Book of Relations Commission. certification, together Quality Act (Public Ordinances of the The City Council hereby with proof of publica- Resources Code Council of this City.” amends Section 2-2- tion, to be entered in Sections 21000, et 1403 (“Membership”) of the Book of Ordinances seq.(“CEQA”), the State Section 4.

Article 14 (“Human of the Council of this CEQA Guidelines Effective Date. This Relations Commission”) City.

(California Code of Ordinance shall go into of Chapter 2 Regulations, Title 14, effect and be in full force (“Commissions and Section 7. E ff e c t i v e Sections 15000, et seq.), and effect at 12:01 a.m.

Committees”) of Title 2 Date. This Ordinance and the City’s environ- on the thirty-first (31st) ( “ A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , shall go into effect and mental guidelines, and a day after its passage.

Personnel, and be in full force and effect Final Environmental Procedures”) of the at 12:01 a.m. on the thir- Impact Report has been Adopted: Beverly Hills Municipal ty-first (31st) day after its prepared by the City and January 24, 2012 Code to read as follows: passage. certified by the Planning Effective: Commission, and a February 24, 2012 “The human relations Adopted: statement of overriding commission shall consist January 24, 2012 considerations has been BARRY BRUCKER of five (5) members who Effective: adopted by the Mayor of the City of shall be residents of the February 24, 2012 Planning Commission Beverly Hills, California city, except that up to two and City Council con(2) members may be BARRY BRUCKER cluding that the bene- ATTEST: nonresidents who are Mayor of the City of fits of the project out- BYRON POPE (SEAL) active in religious, edu- Beverly Hills, California weigh the significant City Clerk cational, or social service and unmitigable agencies serving the ATTEST: impacts.

APPROVED AS TO Beverly Hills community. BYRON POPE (SEAL) FORM: NOW, THEREFORE, LAURENCE S. WIENER City Clerk The commission shall THE COUNCIL OF THE City Attorney request that the Beverly APPROVED AS TO CITY OF BEVERLY Hills Unified School FORM: HILLS DOES ORDAIN APPROVED AS TO District and the police LAURENCE S. WIENER AS FOLLOWS: CONTENT: chief appoint a represen- City Attorney JEFFREY KOLIN tative to attend meetings Section 1. A new City Manager when the commission APPROVED AS TO Subsection E is hereby deems it appropriate.” added after subsection SUSAN HEALY KEENE CONTENT: D and before the final Director of Community JEFFREY KOLIN Section 4. Architectural City Manager paragraph of Section 10- Development Commission. The City 3-3801 (EXEMPTIONS Council hereby amends VOTE: AND RESTRICTIONS) VOTE: Section 10-3-3002 AYES: Councilmembers of Article 38 of Chapter 3 AYES: Councilmembers ( “ A r c h i t e c t u r a l Gold, Bosse, Brien and of Title 10 of the Beverly Gold, Bosse, Mirisch, Commission”) of Article Mayor Brucker Hills Municipal Code to Brien, and Mayor 30 (“Architectural NOES: Councilmember read as follows: Brucker C o m m i s s i o n , Mirisch NOES: None Architectural Review, ABSENT: None “E. Automobile deal- ABSENT: None And Procedure”) of CARRIED erships. In addition to CARRIED

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0125250 Title Order No. 110105536 APN No. 4336018-003 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/27/2004.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CHRISTINE S EDWARDS, A WIDOW, dated 07/27/2004 and recorded 8/12/2004, as Instrument No. 04 2072845, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 88428844 ROSEWOOD AVENUE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90048. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $527,065.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the

declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office.

DATED: 01/26/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.151534 1/27, 2/03, 2/10/2012

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2011157113 The following is/are doing business as: YANINA’S KITCHEN DELIGHTS 360 S. Elm Dr. #3, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Yanina Zajdman 360 S. Elm Dr. #3, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Yanina Zajdman; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 29, 2011; Published: January 20, 27, February 03, 10, 2012 LACC N/C

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20101470543 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: JM BLOW DRY 9410 Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on (date): October 14, 2010 in the county of Los Angeles; Joseph B. Kendal 504 Walden Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Martin D. Fassnidge 9255 Doheny Dr. #1805, West Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP declare that all information in this statement is true and correct, Signed: Joseph Kendall, Partner; Statement #2012005546 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012005547 The following is/are doing business as: JM BLOW DRY 9410 Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Paul Lindsey 445 N. Rossmore Ave. #313, Los Angeles, CA 90004; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein December 21, 2011: Paul Lindsey: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012005555 The following is/are doing business as: LA SWEET STOP 12121 Wilshire Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Gabul LLC 12121 Wilshire Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein September 22, 2011: Gabriella Namvar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012005560 The following is/are doing business as: FACTOR’S FAMOUS DELI 9420 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Factor’s Famous Deli, Inc. 9420 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein May 28, 2010: Susan Markowitz, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 11, 2012; Published: January 27, February 03, 10, 17, 2012 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012013773 The following is/are doing business as: ADAM’S LIMO 11601 Gorham Ave. #12, Los Angeles, CA 90049; Afshin Nouri 11601 Gorham Ave. #12, Los Angeles, CA 90049; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Afshin Nouri: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 25, 2012; Published: February 03, 10, 17, 24, 2012 LACC N/C

Page 30 | February 3, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-11-460548-LL Order #: 110367919-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/13/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ROMEO REDFORD, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 4/28/2008 as Instrument No. 20080738202 in book xxx , page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/24/2012 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $374,357.93 The purported property address is: 1230 NORTH HORN AVENUE #309 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 Assessor’s Parcel No. 5559-006-158 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-5731965 or Login to: www.priori t y p o s t i n g . c o m Reinstatement Line: 619645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this

loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0021592 2/3/2012 2/10/2012 2/17/2012 —————————— APN: 4340-022-066 TS No: CA08002240-11-1 TO No: 6036750 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9000 CYNTHIA STREET NO. 302, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/4/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/28/2012 at 09:00 AM, Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/18/2005 as Instrument No. 05 0380432 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: LIOR MATIAN, SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 9000 CYNTHIA STREET NO. 302, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $479,368.84 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and

PUBLIC NOTICES advances will increase this figure prior to sale.

Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: 1/25/2012 TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA08002240-11-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714573-1965 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P918992 2/3, 2/10, 02/17/2012 —————————— T.S. No.: 2011-01687 Loan No.: 902258576 APN: 5554003-048 TRA No.: 01319 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/7/2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: Alan P Moore, a married man as his sole and separate property, Beneficiary Name: ING Bank, FSB, Duly Appointed

Trustee: Integrated Lenders Services, a Delaware Corporation and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 3/16/2007, as Instrument No. 20070592635, in book -, page --, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 2/23/2012, at 9:00AM. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $693,742.28. The property heretofore is being sold "as is." The street Address or other common designation of real property is purported to be: 1420 North Laurel Avenue, Unit 404, West Hollywood, CA 90046. As more fully described on said deed of Trust. A.P.N.: 5554003-048. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: 1/24/2012.

Integrated Lenders Services, a Delaware Corporation, as Trustee, 2411 West La Palma Avenue, Suite 350 – Bldg. 1, (800) 232-8787, For Sale Information please call (619)590-1221.

Linda Mayes , Trustee Sale Officer.

(20/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12. R-402942) —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.: 6071355 TS No.: CA1100236522 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN:4385?016?003 Property Address: 9611 ARBY DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS AREA, CA 90210 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/08/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM, First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/14/05, as Instrument No. 05 1389163, in book , page , of Official Records in the Office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: DALE W. TALBERT AND BETH C. TALBERT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in

lawful money of the United States) INSIDE THE LOBBY OF THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 628 NORTH DIAMOND BAR BLVD., SUITE B, DIAMOND BAR, CA. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 4385?016?003. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:: 9611 ARBY DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS AREA, CA 90210.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $958,116.86. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's Trustee. The beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporations a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the Notice of Sale is filed and/or The timeframe for giving Notice of Sale specified in subdivision (s) of California Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has been provided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. Date: 01/28/12, First American Title Insurance Company First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers -FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916) 939-0772. First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC May be Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to Collect a Debt.

Any Information obtained may be used for that purpose.

NPP0195826 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1324307-10 APN: 4339-015-134 TRA: 001349 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6884 REF: Jones, Christopher IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 23,

BEVERLY HILLS 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 16, 2012, at 9:00am, CalWestern Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded March 30, 2007, as Inst. No. 20070746490 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Christopher L Jones A Single Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 960 Larrabee St #219 West Hollywood CA 90069 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $277,594.87. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221.

Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 26, 2012.

(R-401564 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12) —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0123333 Title Order No. 11-0103642 APN No. 5554-026-112 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/10/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-

TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SANDRA LEA SMALL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, AND LORRAINE ANNE SZYBIST, A SINGLE WOMAN AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/10/2003 and recorded 11/19/2003, as Instrument No. 03 3491013, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1221 NORTH KINGS ROAD NO. 204, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90069. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $356,422.52. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 01/25/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt.

Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.151494 1/27, 2/03, 2/10/2012

BEVERLY HILLS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1324307-10 APN: 4339-015-134 TRA: 001349 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6884 REF: Jones, Christopher IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 23, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 16, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western R e c o n v e y a n c e Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded March 30, 2007, as Inst.

No. 20070746490 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Christopher L Jones A Single Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 960 Larrabee St #219 West Hollywood CA 90069 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $277,594.87. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221.

Cal-Western R e c o n v e y a n c e Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 26, 2012.

(R-401564 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12) ——————————

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0123333 Title Order No. 11-0103642 APN No. 5554-026-112 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/10/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SANDRA LEA SMALL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, AND LORRAINE ANNE SZYBIST, A SINGLE WOMAN AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/10/2003 and recorded 11/19/2003, as Instrument No. 03 3491013, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1221 NORTH KINGS ROAD NO. 204, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90069. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $356,422.52. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly record-

ed with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office.

DATED: 01/25/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.151494 1/27, 2/03, 2/10/2012 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0125250 Title Order No. 11-0105536 APN No. 4336-018-003 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/27/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CHRISTINE S EDWARDS, A WIDOW, dated 07/27/2004 and recorded 8/12/2004, as Instrument No. 04 2072845, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8842-8844 ROSEWOOD AVENUE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90048. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $527,065.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and

the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office.

DATED: 01/26/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.151534 1/27, 2/03, 2/10/2012 —————————— T.S. No. 20110489 Loan No.: 1310092/HANKS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED July 6, 2004 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed

by STEPHEN K. HANKS, A SINGLE MAN recorded 7/28/2004 in Book N/A Page N/A Inst. # 04 1924271, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell there under recorded 9/30/2011 in Book Page Inst. # 2011-1326032 of said Officials Records, will SELL on 2/14/2012 at 9:00 AM: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA at public auction to the highest bidder for cash (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) (NOTE: CASHIER’S CHECK(S) MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1426 NORTH LAUREL AVENUE #402 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046 APN# 5554-003-029 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of

the Notice of Sale is $483,604.64.

The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid.

In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal of the note secured by said deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The mortgage loan servicer, beneficiary, or authorized agent has not obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53.

UnionBanCal Mortgage 8248 Mercury Court M-520, PO BOX 85416 San Diego, California 92186-5416 858496-5484 UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: TONI SCANDLYN, ASST. VICE PRESIDENT P915540, 1/20, 1/27, 02/03/2012 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No: K387798 CA Unit Code: K Loan No: 0031054141/BENSHIAN Investor No: 0031054141 Min No: 100024200012206021 AP #1: 4336-006-025 POWER DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., F/K/A AHMSI DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier's, certified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: SHERI BENSHIAN Recorded June 28, 2006 as Instr. No. 06 1423804 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded April 30, 2009 as Instr. No. 09-0631862 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED JUNE 6, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 8723 RANGELY AVENUE,

February 3, 2012 | Page 31 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048 "(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness)." Said Sale of property will be made in "as is" condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: FEBRUARY 10, 2012, AT 10:30 A.M. *NEAR THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA POMONA, CA At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $1,329,210.61. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed; The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: January 10, 2012 POWER DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., F/K/A AHMSI DEFAULT SERVICES, INC. as said Trustee, as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary CHERYL L. GRECH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 927111988 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures.com.

TAC# 952853 PUB: 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12 THIS NEW NOTICE SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ANY PREVIOUS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED UNDER T.S. # K387798 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1342185-02 APN: 4333-030-063 TRA: 002410 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx2320 REF: Nollinger, Vickie H IMPOR-

TANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 14, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 09, 2012, at 9:00am, CalWestern Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded March 22, 2007, as Inst. No. 20070650505 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Vickie H Nollinger and Daniel Nollinger, Wife And Husband, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 234 South Tower Drive 2 Beverly Hills CA 90211-3431 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $816,388.10. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221.

C a l - W e s t e r n R e c o n v e y a n c e Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 18, 2012. (R401186 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12)

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310/918-1051 NO CAREGIVERS.

————— ESTHETICIAN MICHAELJOHN SALON AND SPA Room available in quiet serene environment.

Call 310/859-9679

Small Private Office Suite PICO/BEVERLY DR. Living Place at 9595 Wilshire Bl. 2 Bd.+21/2 Ba. Condo WANTED to RENT 508 RSF • $2,300/Mo. Lrg. unit-1,800sf. City w/ parking & fridge. views: 2-balconies, 1 Large Executive in Beverly Hills, hrwd. flrs., central air, Window Office & Westside, Adj. Areas washer/dryer, gym, 1 Support/ Professional, storage, secured Reception Area.

Quiet Gentleman. building & parking.

Contact: Stan Gerlach $699,000 • Low HOA Or: Bryan Dunne 310/850-9171 310/550-2500

Non-smoker. No pets.

14 Years at Current Beverly Hills Home.

Home

BEVERLY HILLS FOR SALE

EXCELLENT REFERENCES.

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Great paying positions available throughout Los Angeles, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills, Bel Aire, Pacific Palisades and San Fernando Valley.

MAMA’S HOME CARE 323/655-2622

WANTED TO RENT

PSYCHOTHERAPY AND MEDICAL

Cargivers, CNA’s & HHA’s for seniors needing companions to drive them to doctors, prepare meals, light housekeeping, etc...

We offer responsible and nurturing care. Our staff is thoroughly screened and we care. Live In/Out.

Mama’s caregivers are loving, caring, trained & bonded.

Live in or out.

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Beverly Drive

We can help YOU!

NEED HELP?

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BEVERLY HILLS

ARE YOU A SENIOR AND NEED ASSISTANCE?

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 323/806-9498

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Fairfax/Wilshire UNIQUE & QUIET PSYCHOTHERAPY ~ OFFICE ~

6210 WILSHIRE BL. @ FAIRFAX AVE. MOVE-IN SPECIAL OFFICES FOR LEASE

Shared waiting room, call light system separate exits, full kitchen, free parking. $900/MO. Utilities Included.

Email: mcbensonasst@gmail.com

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Call: 323/938-4012

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* * * * * * * * * * * * RETAIL FRONTAGE Great location w/ views & SMALL OFFICE and parking available. *** SUITES ***

Call: 310/395-7272

or email: gary@westhillmgmt.com

NO NNN All Utilities Included.

Must Lease Now! Call 310/237-2977 or 713/266-1444

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Newly Renovated

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1 & 2 - PERSON PRIME *BEVERLY HILLS* RESIDENT 489 S. Robertson Bl. BEVERLY HILLS MANAGEMENT OFFICE SPACE 500sf. - 1,000sf.

TEAM Single Studio Offices. N e a r Wilshire on

Professional appearance.

Unique space, all

amenities, skylights, Small complex, B.H.+Westside Area high ceilings. Above standard improvements.

Management/ BELOW Maintenance MARKET RATE! Experience a Plus.

Call Ray: GREAT OPPORTUNITY! 310/274-7988 Fax Resume:

310/829-2630 Or Email: THEROBERTSCO @ THEROBERTSCO . COM

Yuki Sharoni Beauty & Lifestyle

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Up to 3,800 Available immediately Building signage available Contact Kosha 310/691-5520

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KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 all listings are on centurycityliving.com

This Weeks Listings

CENTURY PARK EAST $549,000 2 Bdrm Suites, 2 Bath.

Updated Kitchen & Baths Wood Lam Floors, Large Balcony City Views, Quiet Location

321 N. OAKHURST DR.

407 1 BD + DEN + 2 BA GARAGE / 2nd Floor Front Unit.

STORAGE Large and Spacious Approx. 1,600 sq. ft.

SANTA MONICA Full service building, 427 Montana Ave. front view, security guard (day & night), pool, suana, gym & rec. room, parking. Hardwood flrs throughout. Av a i l a b l e for Rent. $450,000 Close to Beach .

Call Charles Dizengoff 310/394-7132 310/259-9911

Storage Space

$700,000

425

Sub-Penthouse 2 bed, Den, 2 Baths Extra Large Corner 2 Jumbo Balconies Unobstructed Views of Los Angeles & Bev Hills Quiet Location

HOUSES FOR RENT

••BEVERLY HILLS••

$825,000 19th Floor 2 Bed, Den 2 Baths Extra Large Corner, City & Ocean Views, Totally Renovated Black Marble, Granite, Stainless Steel Kitchen, Luxurious Baths 2 Jumbo Balconies

PREMIER COLLECTION $1,100,000 Corner Penthouse. Lowest high rise penthouse in West LA 2 Bed, 2 Baths Unobstructed 270 degree views Sky Lounge with 2 Balconies Walk-in Closet, Stone Island Kitchen, Stainless Steel Appliances

$1,895,000

341 S. Clark, Beverly Hills $5300/MO. 3 bedroom with upperstairs Master Private Suite, Family room and pool.

SANDRA LEWIS AGT • 310 770-4111

TROUSEDALE B.H. ON CARLA RIDGE

Corner High Floor, Extra Large Condo, Totally Renovated 2 Bed, 2 Baths Travertine Floors, Stainless Steel Appliances, Granite Counters Unobstructed 270 degree views Huge Spa Tub, 2 Large Balconies

Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Gardens & Lawns, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center Spacious spa room available for rent inside of Yuki Sharoni Beauty & Lifestyle, located in Beverly Hills. Only serious spa professionals, who have an established clientel, should inquire. Our spacious spa room is ideal for spa professionals such as massage therapists, estheticians, nail technicians, and eyelash technicians. We look forward to having you join our team. Please call Cynthia at 310.282.5440 with any questions.

310/246-9228

CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

Home for lease. 3 Bedroom plus family room. Gorgeous views. Open Floorplan. Gated Entry.

SANDRA LEWIS AGT • 310 770-4111

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= BRENTWOOD = • BRENTWOOD • BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 417 S. Barrington Av. 125 N. Barrington Av.

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3 Bath

Private backyard Hardwood floors, pool, laundry hook-ups, controlled access, prkg.

Close to Brentwood Village.

BEVERLY HILLS

HILLS BRENTWOOD H O L L Y W O O D BEVERLY Newly Remodeled 11640 Kiowa Ave.

2 bdrm. + 2 ba.

1769-1775 Sycamore Av. Upper in small building. • B a c h e l o r •• •• •• •• •• N EWLY R EMODELED Brand New Kitchen: • S i n g l e Dishwasher, microwave, • 2 B drm.

Controlled access, granite counters; + 2 B ath • laundry facility. hardwood floors, Upscale, Bright, Utilities Included.

A/C, laundry.

Gorgeous & Spacious.

323/851-3790 MUST SEE! With Pool, balcony, Close to Everything.

Call 818/881-0949 central air, fireplace, stove, elevator, WEST L.A. intercom entry, prkg.

1343 Carmelina Ave.

2 BDRMS + 2 BATHS Newly Updated Hardwood floors, new 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath kitchen, central air & ••••••• heat, laundry, parking. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Near Cedar Sinai and Balcony, dishwasher, The Beverly Center. a/c, heated pool, Susann 310/560-4092 elevator controlled Michael 310/497-9193

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NORTH OF BURTON WAY 1 Blk. East of Doheny

1 BEDROOM Clean, bright, nice size apartments. Swimming pool, laundry facilty and gated garage.

Call 310/276-9871

access, on-site laundry, parking. Close to • WESTWOOD • • 310/440-5051 • 1433 Armacost Ave. Brentwood Village, 10933 Rochester Ave. VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE • 310/476-2181 • SANTA MONICA Shops & Restaurants.

- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 1 B d r m .

427 Montana Ave. 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath + 1 Bath Close to shopping.

• 310/826-4889 • •• • Bright, on-site • Jr . Executive 440 Bright & Spacious.

••• ••• laundry, On-site • S i n g l e • Spacious, balcony, Dishwasher, UNFURNISHED • • ~ WEST ~ WEST L.A. • • • • • parking. Close to • controlled access ••• ••• APARTMENTS L O S A N G E L E S 1343 Carmelina Ave. a/c, fireplace, pool, transportation.

Controlled access, on-sight laundry, prkg.

•••••• - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath controlled access, 213/663-8513 2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath garage, laundry facility. • 310/654-1507 • laundry fac., parking.

Bright, on-site Close to Beach.

BEVERLY HILLS’ Patio, stove, Close To U.C.L.A. laundry, On-site 310/394-7132 BRENTWOOD B R E N T W O O D parking. ~ BEST ~ controlled access, 310/473-5061 Close to 519 S. Barrington Ave. 904-908 Granville Av. L O C AT I O N on-site laundry, prkg. transportation.

BRENTWOOD ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ • • • • • • North of Wilshire 1307 Barry Ave. 11988 Kiowa Ave. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • 310/654-1507 • LARGE & LOVELY 3 0 3 N . S w a l l D r.

310/473-1509 BH CONDO 2600+ S.F. •••••• Includes: L rg. 2 B d.+2 B a.

Bright unit.

SMALL QUIET BLDG. • • BRENTWOOD • 2 BD. + DEN + 2.5 BA. 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. Fireplace, balcony, Dishwasher, On-site * * * * * * • • 922 S. Barrington Av. Large dining room, full a/c, laundry facility, Key-controlled intercom SANTA MONICA • • • • • laundry, parking.

Large & Bright Unit. subterranean prkg. • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • security building with entry, subterranean Close to • CONDO QUALITY • Elevator, controlled Near Whole Foods. parking, laundry th Fireplace, balcony, pool, gym & doorman.

843 4 St. Brentwood Village.

310/207-1965 access, on-site facilities, large private $5,500/MO. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. wet bar, dishwasher, 310/472-8915 laundry facility, balcony, huge Call 310/433-3326 • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. balcony, parking. laundry facility, • WESTWOOD • closets, tiled floors, or 818/458-6188 Heated pool, balcony, a/c, ~ WEST L.A. ~ 5 5 0 V e t e r a n A v e .

Close to elevator, parking. ceramic tile bath floors, dishwasher, controlled Brentwood Village, 1675 Colby Ave. = = = = = = = = CLOSE TO SHOPS+DINING. central air. No Pets. access, elevator, = 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath = Shops & Restaurants. 1 Bdrm. * * * * * * * * * 818/669-1990 laundry room, parking. • 310/826-4889 • Spacious,, microwave, + 1 Bath VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS • OPEN HOUSE • 310/929-0610 Spacious & Bright. intercom entry, on-sight **CENTURY CITY** B E V E R L Y H I L L S • Sat. & Sun • 4 Blks. to Beach. BEVERLY HILLS laundry & parking.

• ROOFTOP POOL • A/C, balcony, • 11am-1pm • V e r y c l o s e t o U C L A 2220 S. Beverly Glen 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • • • • • dishwasher, stove, Call For Appointment: BEVERLY HILLS • 1• Bedroom • • wet bar, intercom entry, & W e s t w o o d V i l l a g e . • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • 2,000+sf., granite gas 310/550-6038 443 S. Oakhurst Dr. • 1 B a t h 310/208-5166 • • S i n g l e • • kitchen, washer/dryer, • on-sight laundry, prkg.

BeverlyHillsApartments.net 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • GORGEOUS UNITS • • • L o t s o f • • balcony, central air, huge 310/477-0072 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. W E S T W O O D Character & Charm! closets. Quiet bldg.

Central air, large 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e . Alcove fireplace, fridge, B R I G H T & S P A C I O U S balcony, pool, elevator, $4,800/Month WEST L.A. •••• •••• BEVERLY HILLS laundry facility, gated on-site laundry, 310/600-2350 • • 1236 Amhearst Ave. BEAUTIFUL LIVING. intercom entry. parking, intercom N EAR P ENINSULA • •1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • • Large Unit • 1 & 2 • •• Balcony, dishwasher, 320 N. La Peer Dr. • • • H OTEL AND BHHS entry and more.

B d r m . A p t ’ s elevator, intercom • 310/246-0290 • 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. Bright, controlled access, • 310/552-8064 • Available Dishwasher, a/c, balcony, pool, elevator, entry, on-site CLOSE TO Rooftop jacuzzi with • • • laundry fac., prkg. walk-in closet, wet laundry, parking.

• • • • • • SHOPS & DINING panoramic city views. *** PRIME *** Beverly Hills & bar, controlled access, Close To U.C.L.A. Please Call: Beverly Hills Adj. 310/477-6856 BEVERLY HILLS on-site parking 310/435-3693 • BRENTWOOD • WEST L.A. CALL FOR MORE & laundry facility.

2 BD. + DEN + 2 BA. 872 S. Westgate Ave. I N F O R M AT I O N • WESTWOOD • 12333 TeXaS Ave. 310/820-8584 ∞ ∞ ∞ Beautiful apt. Lots of Dan: 310/273-9626 1628 Westgate Ave. * * * * * * 1 2 ∞ ∞ ∞ 672 Kelton Ave. ∞ 2 Bd.+1 / Ba. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath lights, washer/dryer X-St. Strathmore 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Hardwood floors, • • • • ~ WEST ~ in unit, 2 prkng space.

Balcony, stove, patio, dishwasher, L O W M O V E - I N ! • 2 Bdrm. +1 Bath • B r i g h t & A i r y.

• fridge, dishwasher, • LOS ANGELES Balcony, Dishwasher, Furnished $4,295 parking, • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • intercom-entry, on-site 12424 TeXaS Ave. laundry facility, Intercom entry, on-sight Unfurnished $4,200 “ T h e M i s s i o n ” Controlled access, • 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath • laundry, parking.

310/207-1965 parking, on-sight Very Nice Unit.

• W e s t w o o d • parking, laundry facility. 310/207-1869 Call: 310/927-2140 laundry facility.

Close to U.C.L.A. Dishwasher, CLOSE TO TRANSPORTATION. W I L S H I R E 310/208-3085 BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. balcony, on-site C O R R I D O R L.A.’S FINEST, MOST BEVERLY HILLS 310/820-1810 laundry, covered prkg.

120 S. Swall Dr. 10530-10540 LUXURIOUS APT. RENTAL In The HEART of UPPER DUPLEX 310/654-1507 • • • • • • • • • * * * * * * Wilshire Bl. BRENTWOOD HILLS TRIANGLE BEV. • + • 1 Bedroom • FOR LEASE L O S A N G E L E S 11666 Goshen Ave. ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ • 2 Bd. 2 •Ba. • • • • • 170 N. Crescent Dr.

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∞∞∞∞∞∞ ∞Luxury Living

with valet, lush garden Central air/heat, * * * * * * * * surrounding pool, fireplace, patio, Control access, pool, gym, elevator, etc. controlled access, dishwasher, elevator, Dishwasher, on-site laundry pool, elevator, parking, central air, balcony. and parking. laundry facility.

213/385-4751 Call: 310/470-4474 310/312-9871 (•)(•)(•)(•)(•)

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* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury: custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

• Close to UCLA • 1350 S. Midvale Ave. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

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Very Spacious, A/C, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ New kitchen, fireintercom entry, Large & Bright. on-sight laundry, prkg. place, 2 car garage.

Pool, a/c, balcony, fridge, stove, laundry Close to Cedars-Sinai, Nr. Horace Mann School rm., prkg., intercom Beverly Center, $4,200/MO. entry, elevator. shops, cafes C L O S E T O S H O P S & transportation.

211 ARNAZ DRIVE

& R ESTAURANTS .

310/385-9169

310/597-9750

Call 323/829-4256

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 1017 S. SHERBOURNE Very Private & Spacious 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH upper unit with breakfast and formal dining room.

Yard, laundry & parking.

BEVERLY HILLS

*KELEMEN* REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

BEVERLYHILLS Adj. 2+2 Top Flr • $2,495 • OPEN HOUSE • B EVERLY HILLS

*BEVERLY HILLS* NORTH OF WILSHIRE Spacious 3 Bedrooms Plus Den, 3 Baths.

Formal Dining Room, Living Room, Central Heating & Air, Security System and Laundry Hook-ups. No Pets. $4,250/MO. Daytime: 310/466-6567 Evenings & Weekends 562/943-6627

————— WEST HOLLYWOOD LUXURY PENTHOUSE 3 BDRMS + 2.5 BATH Remodeled kitchen with granite counter tops.

New hardwood floors.

Large living room with floor to ceiling windows and breathtaking views.

Master suit with granite counters, private elevator entry to unit, central air, w/d hook-up Large patio off living/ dining rooms, pool, parking in gated subterranean garage.

Limited access bldg. $3,950/MO.

$3,500/MO. Call 213/804-3761

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

159 N. HAMILTON DR.

BEAUTIFUL UPPER DUPLEX 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Includes Hardwood Floors, Fireplace, Central Heating & Air Conditioning, Dining Room, Charming Breakfast Nook, With All Appliances, Washer & Dryer, Storage, Garage 2 Car Parking and Freshly Painted.

Upper with balcony, $2,850/MO. Granite kitchen, marble Call 323/658-5332 floors, jacuzzi tub with separate steam shower.

Deluxe Unit.

HANCOCK PARK ADJ $3,400/MO. LUXURY 3 BEDROOM (Minimum 2 year lease) By appointment only DUPLEX APARTMENT

Bay windows, new kitchen, wall-to-wall (No Calls after 8 PM) carpet, owner occupied.

————— No garage. Retired BEVERLY HILLS professional couple LARGE 3 BEDROOM preferred. No Smokers.

DUPLEX APARTMENT Call 323/944-0270 $2,800/MO. Cell 310/351-0729 Newly remodeled, hardwood floors, central a/c Call 323/829-2933 BEVERLY HILLS 145 S. MAPLE BEAUTIFUL PENTHOUSE 2 BD + DEN + 2.5 BA With locked elevator, private rooftop patio, huge deck. large kitchen with new appliances and granite countertops, washer & dryer in unit, central air and heat, Subterranean parking.

Plenty of storage space. $3,750/MO. CALL 310/385-7188

818/679-6747

& heat, upper floor. $3,300/MO.

174 SWALL DRIVE 213/447-4832

• PRIME • ————— BEVERLY HILLS PRIME BEVERLY HILLS IN 4-UNIT BUILDING Large 2 Bdrm + 2 Ba. Hardwood floors, central A/C, All appliances in kitchen included, new bathroom, laundry room. $2950/MO. Call 310/8439355

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Newer Construction 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $3,650 Gourmet granite kitch. w/ Viking appl. Lrg. master w/ double sinks, spa-tub, walk-in closet. Hrwd. flrs., high-ceilings, w/d in unit, central air, balcony.

ELEVATOR OPENS DIRECTLY INTO UNIT. Lisa Sherman • Broker

310/786-1851

Granite gas kitchen, huge closets, central air. Quiet building.

2 BD. + DEN + 2 BA

Front 3rd Floor Unit Balcony, central air/heat granite counter tops, wet bar, ample closets, hardwood floors, 2 car parking and strorage.

137 S. MAPLE DR.

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• BEVERLY HILLS •

CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BDRM, 1 BATH $2,750/MONTH High Floor Partial Ocean Views.

Huge Master Bedroom. Walk-in Closet, Separate Stall Shower Renovate Stainless Steel Kitchen.

Real Hardwood Floors. Heating & Air Conditioning Incl. Valet or Self Parking Extra Storage.

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1 BED, 1 BATH $2,750/MONTH High Floor, Renovated, Large Balcony Manhattan Views

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10966 OHIO AVE. $2,800/MO. Call 310/653-2551

www. $2,900/MO. bhcourier Call 310/385-7188 .com

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Cell: 310/994-4122 310/704-4656 Art-deco style bldg. w/ Must see! 439 S. Rexford intercom entry+attractive main lobby. Lovely courtBEVERLY HILLS yard pool. Kitchenette.

Laundry fac. • $895 DOHENY/OLYMPIC

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2 BED, 2 BATH $3,150/MONTH

fans, 2-entrances, prkg. No pets. QUIET,

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2 Large Balconies. Renovated Kit & Baths/ Hardwood Floors Quiet Corner

WELL MAINTAINED BLDG.

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2 BDRM, 2 BATHS $3,150/MONTH

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Upper Duplex

Shown by appointment

Corner High Floor. Renovated Granite Counters. Hardwood Floors 2 Large Balconies. Unobstructed City Views

Totally Renovated. Marble Floors, Stainless Steel Kitchen, Huge Living Room Walk-in Closet, Recessed Lights, Luxurious Marble Bath, High Floor Breathtaking City & Ocean Views

NEWLY DECORATED XL Living Room 26’x17’ + Den with bar 17’x13’.

Laundry facility, balcony, ELEVATOR, gated, QUIET 12 units, no pets.

1 bedroom + 1 bath GUESTHOUSE Available Immediately.

Beverly Hills Schools Month-to-Month.

9633 W. Olympic Bl. Private & Secured.

Adj. Roxbury Park Female Preferred.

2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,875 Near Olympic Blvd.

Updated kitchen w/ Call: 310/717-7651 granite, hrwd. flrs., $1,350/MO d/w, fridge, a/c, restricted entry.

320 S. CLARK DR. • 323/828-7170 Robertson/Burton Way

By Appt. Only

hook-ups, hi-ceilings.

2 Large Balconies. Renovated High Floor. Granite Counters. Hardwood Floors. City & Ocean Views

310/471-2737

TOP FRONT 2 BD/DEN

Sun. • 12-1pm

• 818/783-4969 IMMACULATE 2 Bdrm. • $2,790/Mo. SINGLE X-LARGE LUXURY APT. BEVERLY HILLS A/C, ceiling fan, balcony, Professionally deco- Spacious Upper 1 Bd. controlled access, quiet building, no pets. rated. All new interior. COMPLETELY RENOVATED $1,100/MO. Hrwd., drapes, granite New fridge, stove, carpet, Call 323/252-5600 kitch/bath, s.s. appl., w/d blinds, paint, floors, ceiling or 424/249-3012

Newly Remodeled unit w/ updated kitch.

Spacious & Light. Hrwd.

CENTURY TOWERS

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NEW LISTINGS EVERYDAY

Near Peninsula Hotel and BHHS $2,800/Month

BEVERLY HILLS WESTWOOD Beautiful Well Lit

• WESTWOOD •

• ROOFTOP POOL • 1,200 + S.F.

all listings are on centurycityliving.com Valet and Guest Parking. Huge Heated Pool, Security Staff, Doorman & Houseman, Switchboard Tennis, Fitness Center Business Center

2 Entrances, lrg living Roof Garden Panoramic B.H. Views Hi-ceilings, tile+carpet.

Pool, sauna, elevator, central air, prkg., marble lobby.

1259 S. Camden Dr.

$3,250/MONTH 1 BED, 1 BATH

CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURYTOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Sale See our Ad Sec. 270

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818/422-3755

Spacious 2 Bd.+1 Ba. Lrg. living, dining & breakfast rms., Italian tiled bath, hrwd. flrs., high celings, decorative fireplace, 2-lrg balconies, remodeled granite countertop kitchen, new fridge & oven, 5-lrg. closets, newly painted.

Hardwood flrs/Carpets

310/966-1014

WATER+GAS+ELECTRIC INCLD

RIMMA: 323/653-3112 RADU: 310/826-4380

————— BEVERLY HILLS BACHELOR $650/MO. Includes Utility.

1/2 Month Free Rent (OAC) Lower unit, hot plate, microwave, laundry and compact fridge.

Call 310/278-8999

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Excellent Area. $1,950/MO. Call 310/908-1919

CLASSIFIED SECTION

LIKE-A-HOME CEDARS-SINAI AREA Large 2 Bd.+1 Ba. ~ Duplex ~

(310)278-1322 Ask for George....ext 121 Jordan......ext 109

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Fridge, stove, central air, washer/dryer, hardwood floors. No pets. $1,900/Month

323/653-4379

www. bhcourier .com

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472 HANDBAGS WANTED

ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE, EXOTIC SKINS & DESIGNER BAGS HANDBAGS AND ACCESSORIES VINTAGE & NEW TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

475 GARAGE / ESTATE SALE 1041 SUMMIT DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS Furniture, paintings, household items, designer clothes & shoes, some antiques, & more!

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From the Publisher CLIF SMITH THANK YOU, DR. BRIEN, FOR CONFIRMING WE’RE CORRECT The Courier is very pleased Vice Mayor Willie Brien, M.D., a frequent critic of The Courier’s coverage of City issues, implicitly endorsed our coverage of his and Mayor Barry Brucker’s failing machinations about Roxbury Park.

At last Thursday’s open City Council session where over 150 residents spoke or attended, Brien used his wrap-up speech to condemn “outsiders” and “those who would divide our community,” meaning, of course, The Courier. What he did not do was dispute, correct or contradict any of our reporting. To us, that means that his Nixonian personal slur (“McCarthy-ite”?) was the only thing he could think of, thus conceding our accuracy. Disregarding for a moment that such a tactic on his part is really beneath him – or at least certainly beneath the image he conveys – whenever the only thing you can say is that the messenger is a bad guy, you’ve confirmed the message.

Our message has always been clear about Roxbury, as it has been about Beverly Hills issues in all cases. We support full public disclosure, actual transparency, and listening to the people. For those who try to hide the ball, manipulate the release of information, and carefully orchestrate City matters, that drives them crazy. It apparently makes fine people say and and do very un-fine things.

Well, Dr. Brien is a public official and this is the newspaper of record of Beverly Hills. We will examine his actions and statements while in office about official affairs. As our vice mayor, just because he says something does not necessarily make it so. (Please believe though, that if he tells us something about orthopedics, we absolutely will believe him.)

As for residency, The Courier was born and reared in Beverly Hills. It has never left the City. It lives in Beverly Hills and works for Beverly Hills. True, its actual residence is on Olympic – not above Santa Monica Boulevard – but we don’t believe Dr. Brien really meant that people living below Santa Monica are not entitled to be heard. He certainly implied that residents without his and Mayor Brucker’s version of a hereditary pedigree should not speak or be heard. After all, that’s pretty much what he said. Interesting that Dr. Brien does not disqualify City Manager Jeff Kolin from speaking.

Mr. Kolin lives outside Beverly Hills in a home financed by Beverly Hills. Of course we should legitimately hear from our city manager and every other person who contributes to Beverly Hills or participates in our affairs. We do not believe discrimination of this sort is proper.

As for the specifics of Roxbury, The Courier had to force release of the Roxbury Master Plan through a California Public Records Act demand. We saw – as did hundreds of residents when they were given the chance by City staff – a project on a scale completely out of proportion to historical uses of Roxbury Park. We noted a huge public room suitable for banquets. Then, our reporter confirmed with one of the designers of the complex that in fact and in truth banquet capability was included in the project. Brucker and Brien now deny it, but that’s what their own designer/architect/staff member (we promised confidentiality to the source) said. It is true that had we applied our normal skepticism about anything City staff tell, we might not have published that revealing admission. So, maybe we should have refused to take at face value what a City-hired person told us.

What we still cannot agree with is holding the seniors hostage over Roxbury. The truth is former City Manager Rod Wood and his then-council refused to fix the bathrooms or fix up the meeting rooms. Instead, the false choice we were given under the Master Plan was a huge new complex or nothing at all. Until last Thursday, that was still our only choice. Given the years that have passed and the more than $1.4 million spent just on plans, why couldn’t someone at City Hall allocate $50,000 – $100,000 to fix up the bathrooms? (True, it should only take a fraction of that, but then this is our City government’s budgeting.)

We certainly have no apologies about disclosing the manipulation by city attorney Larry Wiener, at the behest of Brucker and Brien, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to avoid preparation, circulation and approval of an environmental impact report for the project. Wiener said we don’t need one; Lili Bosse says we do. We believe Bosse, but you be the judge. We also believe that whether or not one is legally required, in a small city like Beverly Hills where everyone is so close, respect for the views of others would seem to demand that City officials err on the side of compliance.

The usual majority did not.

We also have no apologies about publicizing the proposed 40-foot-plus height of the proposed complex or the serious under-parking built into the plan.

Finally, we have no apologies for reporting that the final plans were approved. They were.

That’s why the City put them out to bid. You don’t put final working drawings out to bid unless you have first approved them. The only reason they have not been put into action is that the bids came back too high – a fact we promptly and accurately reported.

The fact is that this community is “divided.” It is divided between Brucker, Brien, and councilmember Julian Gold, on the one side, and just about everyone else on the other. The Courier did not do that. If we did, well, publishing the truth about City Hall actions before it’s too late for the the people to do anything about it is exactly what we do, even if it divides Dr. Brien’s world.

Now that The Courier has again caught them with their hands in the cookie jar, they finally seem to be willing to listen to the people. We pushed the council majority to this point, along with hundreds if not thousands of concerned Beverly Hills residents and community members, not to mention reform Councilmembers Lili Bosse and John Mirisch who have tried to do the right thing.

If the council majority follows through, that will be a good thing no matter how we got there. So, for this proud Beverly Hills resident – The Courier – thank you, Dr. Brien for showing how accurate our reporting has been. We’re also glad you noticed.

POLICE BLOTTER BURGLARY Occurred between 4:30 p.m. on 1/20 and 7 a.m. on 1/23 in 9200 block of W. Olympic Blvd.

Unknown suspect cut lock to wooden gate, entered location and stole construction equipment.

Loss $7,000 Occurred between 5 p.m. on 1/23 and 7 a.m. on 1/24 in 1200 block of Laurel Way. Unknown suspect cut fence, entered construction site and stole equipment.

Occurred between 9 a.m. and 9:02 p.m. on 1/24 in 300 block of S. Swall Dr. Unknown suspect used hard object to break French door glass, entered and ransacked residence, then stole property.

Loss $2,250 Occurred between 10:15 p.m. on

1/26 and 12:40 a.m. on 1/27 in 300 block of S. McCarty Dr. Unknown suspect entered victim’s apartment through sliding glass door and stole property. Loss $830 Occurred between 10 p.m. on 1/28 and 2 a.m. on 1/29 in 9800 block of Wilshire Blvd.Unknown suspect approached location and stole victim’s property.

Loss $7,300 Occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 1/29 in 1000 block of Summit Dr. Unknown suspect approached victim’s residence, pushed boarded door open, entered but fled without stealing property.

Occurred between 8 a.m. on 12/26 and 9 a.m. on 1/23 in 600 block of Mountain Dr. Unknown

Rabbi Jacob Pressman VITUPERATION “Vituperation: speaking abusively to or about someone.” So says the dictionary, and so say I about the nature of the political campaigns in which we, the people of these United States are currently engaged. I could add: “Nasty, mean spirited, vicious, mendacious and a great many other pejorative adjectives to describe the muck and the mire through which the current candidates for the presidency of our beloved nation are dragging us. How embarrassing! How shameful!

If only out of this morass might come some constructive plans to improve the economy, increase employment, raise the quality of life for the have-nots and bring it closer to the level of the have-italls, it would be a blessing. Instead, each and every candidate, to a greater or lesser degree, is spending millions to find the Achilles heel of the others.

Public forums and public debates have a place in our society, but they have degenerated into comic Punch and Judy shows with the doll-like T.V. proscenium arching over them all to the delight of the moderator and, often, to the confusion of the viewer.

With 10 months yet to go before Election Day, and the summer doldrums intervening, I think the candidates should give themselves and us a few months of quiet during which those now in office can pay attention to the problems and constructive plans of the moment.

Then let us give thoughtful attention to casting our ballots in November, not in anger but in hope.

LETTERS

Are you aware of the Beverly Hills false alarm fees for BHPD response which have been in effect since July 1, 2011?

•First offense $123.10 •Second offense $246.20 •Third offense $369.40 (The first fee is waived if one participates in “alarm school” on-line) For some reason, the City doesn’t like “round numbers.”

There is a $37.30 fee for returned checks and $29.20 fee for late payment.

My questions are: Has this policy reduced false alarms?

(They say it was 5,000 per year) If it has, has the City been able to reduce police department staff?

The fees seem a bit punitive.

Why should there be a charge for the first one at all? Don’t we pay taxes? How about the first heart attack call?

How much are these fees adding to City revenues? Does it really cost $369 to respond?

Larry Post ****** Having read the recent editorial about Roxbury Park and the letters that followed, I must comment about our beloved City of Beverly Hills. Yes, many changes have occurred here over the years, and they are not all good. I grew up in a New York suburb and saw countless changes to the town I once suspect used key to steal cash from called home. What was once a locked closet drawer. Loss $50,000 beautiful area with farms and Occurred between 2:50 p.m. on 1/24 and 8:30 a.m. on 1/25 in 9700 block of Wilshire Blvd.

Unknown suspect entered office suite and stole victim’s computer.

Loss $1,600 Occurred between 7 p.m. on 1/25 and 7 a.m. on 1/26 in 200 block of N. Crescent Dr. Unknown suspect entered secured facility, broke lock securing TV to wall mount and stole property.

Loss $2,000 GRAND THEFT Occurred between 7:45 and 10 p.m. in 9600 block of S. Santa Monice Blvd. Unknown suspect stole victim’s purse from back of her chair as she dined. Loss $3,900 Occurred between 5 and 7 p.m. on 1/23 in 8700 block of Wilshire Blvd. Suspect: Male Black, 25,

6'00'', 170, black hair–entered store posing as a customer, selected merchandise and paid for it with stolen credit card.

Loss $4,450 Occurred between 4:15 and 5 p.m. on 1/27 in 200 block of S. Robertson Blvd. Suspect: Male White, 48, 5'09'', 150, brown hair and green eyes–entered store, sold items to victim and stole other items.

Loss $35,350 Occurred at 12:04 p.m. on 1/28 in 9500 block of Wilshire Blvd.

Suspect: Male Asian, 24, 5'11'', 115, black hair and brown eyes–entered store, selected handbag from table display and concealed itside additional bag.

Loss $1,995

apple orchards is now nothing more than an extension of NYC. A park, much like Roxbury, changed as well. Some change can be a good thing, but too much can rob a place of its true culture and history.

Beverly Hills has lost some of that in the 30 years since I first came here on a vacation in the 1980s. Now there is much talk and finger pointing about plans to change Roxbury Park.

Throw in heated accusations and you have a great divide at a time when we should all be coming together. After all, the future of Beverly Hills demands it. Everyone needs to take a step back, take a deep breath and talk about what will be gained by more changes, or should I say, what will be lost.

Roxbury Park is a beautiful place that offers something for everyone. It has that culture and history that I just wrote about.

Changes are not needed.

Nor are they welcomed. The good people of this City want a future that is like the past. A place to be proud of that others continue to envy. A place with a park like Roxbury, where our citizens can feel like home.

George Vreeland Hill ****** Who is responsible to sign off on the new fence being installed around the greenspace between Santa Monica Boulevard and Civic Center Drive? If this were on my property I would have the installers yank it and try and get it right.

The fence posts are not aligned and not of the same height. They do not look like the image Beverly Hills portends to portray.

And this fence will be there for a couple of decades at least.

The intentions were no doubt good but the execution is lacking. If the same party is going to re-fence the much more visible island in the middle of Santa Monica immediately west of Doheny hopefully there will be some supervision and oversight. Millions of drivers a month, millions of photographs a year are snapped here.

Who is responsible to protect the image of the City on public grounds?

David Reid

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