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BHPD officers celebrated Valentine’s Day with seniors at Roxbury Park. 4

Tina is a long-haired Chihuahua mix looking for her forever home.

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BHHS student and budding magician Jonah Okum performed at The Magic Castle.

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Roger Neal and Ed Lozzi are teaming for a big Oscars party.

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HALL OF FAME WALK — Newly-elected Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens joined the Beverly Hills Walk With the Mayor on Monday for what was perhaps the biggest turnout ever. Walkers visited Sunrise Assisted Living and the Alzheimer’s Association’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. Owens said that he joined the walk in honor of his grandmother Alice Black, who suffered from dementia before her death. Owens wrote on his Instagram page: “A BIG THANK YOU to the #BeverlyHills Mayor [Lili Bosse] for inviting me to participate in the Walk with the Mayor to raise awareness for #Alzheimers and #Dementia as we kicked off Celebrate Kindness Week. I had a great time.”

Owens, the second-leading receiver in NFL history behind only Jerry Rice, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August.

Residents To Have Last Word, Says Sunshine Task Force

By Victoria Talbot Residents will finally have the last word on development projects if a recommendation from the Sunshine Task Force is approved by the City Council.

The proposal is a major victory for residents who currently must remain silent after a rebuttal or staff report that might be misleading on City Council decisions.

It could also be a major victory in their battle for sustainable, sensible development that preserves neighborhoods in an arena where

developers have long had the upper hand.

Applicants typically bring their best arguments, and sometimes their most egregious claims, after the last public comment period and prior to council deliberation, leaving frustrated residents who are muted by an arrangement that gives the applicant an unfair advantage, according to members of the Sunshine Task Force.

In recent years, Legislative Lobbyists and lawyers have (see ‘SUNSHINE TASK FORCE’ page 17)

Residents Appeal Over Grading At Hadid’s 901 Strada Vecchia George Christy, Page 6 The New Editor Of Vanity Fair, Radhika Jones, Is Hosting The Magazine’s Annual Oscar-night Party For Several Thousand At The Wallis On March 4. Several Hundred Arrive For Dinner While 3,500 Are Invited Afterward For In-N-Out Burgers

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Spagnoli Insists BHUSD Schools Safe In Wake Of Florida School Shooting

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By Matt Lopez A group of Bel-Air residents are taking celebrity megamansion developer Mohamed Hadid back to court over the illegal construction at his 901 Strada Vecchia project.

In a filing on behalf of Bel-Air Residents Joe and Beatriz Horacek and John and Judith Bedrosian, the group’s attorney Victor de la Cruz states that the residents are appealing an Erosion Control Plan approved by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) in 2017 “that is nothing more than an illegal scheme aimed at disguising significant amounts of grading that require discretionary

entitlements and California Environmental Quality Act review for the entire project.”

The residents are appealing an Erosion Control Plan approved by LADBS allowed 2,283 cubic yards of grading, which the filing says brings the total amount of grading at the site to date to 14,199.69 cubic yards – all without a single valid grading permit having ever been issued to the project.

“Approximately 17,000 cubic yards of grading has now taken place at the Site without the issuance of a single valid grading permit or required discretionary (see ‘901 STRADA VECCHIA’ page 17)

By Laura Coleman In the wake of another school shooting this week, which left 17 dead at a Florida high school, the importance of school safety is being felt acutely across the nation.

In Beverly Hills, a previously scheduled Town Hall led

by Beverly Hills Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli (slated to begin Thursday evening, just after the Courier’s deadline), was set to discuss crime trends, crime prevention and commu-

nity/neighborhood safety.

Spagnoli insists that Beverly Hills schools remain safe.

“I feel strongly that our collaboration with the schools has made both our public and private schools safe,” she said.

While the Town Hall was not being done in partnership with the Beverly Hills Unified School District, which is responsible for educating the vast majority of local students, (see ‘SCHOOL SAFETY’ page 13)

Pictured, from left: National Merit Scholarship finalists Jamie Kim, Jason Harward, Jonathan Artal and Brian Harward.

Beverly Hills High Fields Four National Merit Finalists

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills High School seniors Jonathan Artal, Jamie Kim and twin brothers Jason and Brian Harward, who were named 2018 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in September, have all advanced to finalist standing in the competition. They were among roughly 16,000 semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

According to the program, about half of the finalists will win one of 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million.

“Being able to represent Beverly in a nationwide scholarship contest is a good feeling, I’m so proud to represent

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Norman nation,” said Jamie, who participates in Science Olympiad, Swimming and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the high school's student-run publication Highlights.

About 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.

National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April.

45 YEARS TOGETHER — Homeland’s popular Mandy Patinkin with wife Kathryn Grody, wed more than four decades, was honored with the 2,629th Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

Mandy delivered a stirring speech about his life, career and happy marriage that wowed the crowd.

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

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Former Ambassador And Movie Star John Gavin Dies At Age 86

Los Angeles firefighters fought the blaze last Thursday night at a Bel-Air home.

Photo by Maureen Levinson

Two Firefighters Injured In Bel-Air Housefire

By Matt Lopez A house fire in Bel-Air last Thursday left two firefighters hospitalized with burn injuries.

The blaze occurred in a 7,500 square-foot home at 10835 Bellagio Rd. and was first reported around 5:27 p.m., according to Amy Bastman of the L.A. Fire Department. The LAFD’s Erik Scott said a knockdown was declared around

8:01 p.m.

According to Scott, one firefighter suffered burns to his face and hands while another was burned on his ears.

Scott said the homeowners, children and a nanny were alerted to the blaze by the home’s smoke alarms.

Everyone made it out of the home unscathed and firefighters were seen on television

cameras bringing out belongings from the house they were able to retrieve and giving them to the homeowners.

The LAFD dispatched 107 officers to the scene. The house’s roof collapsed during the place.

Scott said the cause of the fire is still being looked into by arson investigators.

By John L. Seitz Acknowledged as one of Hollywood’s handsomest actors during his movie heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, John Gavin died last Friday in his Beverly Hills home at age 86.

Born in Los Angeles on April 8, 1931, he attended St. John’s Military Academy, Villanova Prep, and graduated from Stanford with degrees in economics and Latin American Affairs.

After serving in the Navy as an intelligence officer aboard the aircraft carrier Princeton during the Korean War, he joined UniversalInternational Pictures, where he was cast opposite leading actresses — Lana Turner in Imitation Of Life, Sophia Loren in A Breath Of Scandal, Susan Hayward in Back Street, Katharine Hepburn in The Madwoman Of Chaillot, Janet Leigh in Psycho, and Julie Andrews in Thoroughly Modern Millie. He appeared as Julius Caesar in the studio’s legendary Spartacus.

Gavin was slated to play James Bond in the early 70s, but after losing the parts to Sean Connery and then Roger Moore, his movie career ebbed and he began to appear in various TV series’ such as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

After serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, he became increasingly involved in inter-American political affairs as a special adviser to the secretary general of the Organization of American States, and then promoting American and Latin American film production for the Alliance for Progress.

For five years, he was ambassador to Mexico under President Ronald Reagan and after that went on to a successful business career with the Atlantic Richfield as a public relations executive, president of Univisa Satellite Communications–the former parent of the Spanish-language television network Univision, and then a director of various capital investment and financial consulting companies.

He is survived by actress Constance Towers, his wife of 44 years, two children and stepchildren and several grandchildren.

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BHUSD Moves To Overturn $23M Karen Christiansen Verdict

CELEBRATING WITH SENIORS – Beverly Hills Community Services hosted a Valentine’s Day dance celebration at Roxbury Park Tuesday and were joined by Beverly Hills police. Pictured, from left: Officer Tom West, Officer Joshua Cudworth, Captain Mark Miner, Lieutenant Elisabeth Albanese, Sergeant David Dimond, Officer Michael Yamada, Chief Sandra Spagnoli, Assistant Chief Marc Coopwood, Sergeant Billy Fair, Dispatcher Anabel Margosian, Officer Dominique Sandifer, Officer Nicholas DiMento and K9 Officer Dave Rudy.

Social Studies Teacher Drew Stewart Tapped To Fill BHHS Assistant Principal Vacancy

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills High School Social Studies teacher Drew Stewart has been promoted to interim assistant principal at BHHS effective this week. The position had been vacant since the beginning of the year when Superintendent Michael Bregy moved former BHHS AP Chris Regan to Beverly Vista to serve as its interim principal after the school’s former Principal Christian Fuhrer was placed on administrative leave.

Drew Stewart

Stewart joined BHHS in 2017 after spending 14 years

teaching in San Diego County.

A Los Angeles native, Stewart also served as ASB advisor for Steele Canyon High School for seven years while also coaching boys and girls soccer.

“In less than one year at the high school Mr. Stewart has endeared himself to students, his department members and staff,” said BHHS Principal Mark Mead. “He has received uniform praise from colleagues and students alike as a caring and diligent instructor.”

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District’s prospects for finally triumphing in its legal battle against former BHUSD facilities chief Karen Christiansen could not have been better following Wednesday’s Court of Appeals’ hearing in the case of Strategic Concepts LLC v. Beverly Hills Unified School, according to BHUSD attorney Fred A. Fenster of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP. “The panel clearly understood the purpose of Section 1090 and that Karen Christiansen’s actions violated its conflict of interest prohibitions which justified [her and her company’s] termination,” he said.

The reach of Government Code Section 1090 – the very code that a jury used to convict Christiansen of criminal behavior six years ago after she used her BHUSD position to enter into a sole-sourced contract with the company she founded, Strategic Concepts, LLC – is at the heart of overturning a 2015 verdict that now has her owed in excess of $23 million.

On Wednesday, Presiding Judge Arthur Gilbert for the Court of Appeals of the State of California’s Second Appellate District posed the following question to begin the hearing: “Isn’t this appeal simply a matter of deciding whether or not Government Code, Section 1090 applies to the contracts that Karen Christiansen entered

President Trump Nominates Beverly Hills Tax Lawyer To Head The IRS "Lawyer of the Year" (Litigation and Controversy, Los Angeles)

by Best Lawyers in both 2016 and 2017, has served as chair of the IRS Advisory Council for nearly 20 years.

In a February 2016 column for Forbes.com, Rettig publicly defended Trump’s decision not to release his tax returns – which broke decades of precedent from other presidential candidates.

“Is there any legal impediment to Trump publicly releasing his tax returns? Absolutely not,” Rettig wrote. “Would any experienced tax lawyer representing Trump in an IRS audit advise him to publicly release

(see ‘CHRISTIANSEN’ page 17)

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SWEET TREATS– The Beverly Hills High School PTSA showed the high school staff and administration a bit of Valentine’s Day love on Wednesday with a lunch prepared by BHHS Culinary Arts students, under the direction of Chef Rick Leece. The menu included heart-shaped pizza, watermelon feta salad, chicken piccata and more. Pictured with the students, (from left): Laura Margo, Patti Stein, Stephanie Rund, Eliza Eshagian, Jodi Galen (PTSA co-president), Chef Rick Leece, Laurie Okum (PTSA co-president), Dori Kenneally, Dagny Dubelko, Dorit Abramov, Carolynne Dyner and Monique Gibbons.

By Matt Lopez A prominent Beverly Hills tax attorney was tapped by President Donald Trump this week to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

Charles P. Rettig has been with Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, PC – which is headquartered on Wilshire Boulevard near South Oakhurst Drive – for more than 35 years.

According to the White House, Rettig has represented taxpayers in front of every administrative level of the Internal Revenue Service, as well as the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Rettig, who was named tax

into with BHUSD, and if it does, isn’t the role of the Court of Appeals to decide whether the Code Section was violated?”

BHUSD is currently appealing the 2015 ruling by L.A. Superior Court Judge Stephen Czuleger that the school district breached its contract with Christiansen when she was fired as BHUSD’s facilities chief after her company, Strategic Concepts, entered into a $16 million contract with the school district to help build and repair Beverly Hills schools as part of the $334 million Measure E bond voters passed in 2008.

Christiansen’s 2012 conviction was subsequently overturned on appeal with the court ruling that Christiansen was not subject to Gov. Code Section 1090 because she was an independent contractor.

To support BHUSD’s position that the trial court erred when it instructed the jury that Strategic Concepts did not have a conflict of interest and that BHUSD did not have a valid basis for terminating the contracts that had been entered into with Strategic Concepts, on Wednesday Fenster summarized the most recent cases addressing this issue which hold that independent contractors who are in a position to influence public contracting decisions are prohibited by Section 1090 from having a financial interest in

Pedestrian Injured In Beverly Hills Crash Last Week Charles P. Rettig

his tax returns during the audit?

Absolutely not.”

Rettig’s nomination will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before it becomes official.

By Matt Lopez Traffic in Southeast Beverly Hills was gridlocked last Thursday night, Feb. 8, after a pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle.

The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. near Olympic Boulevard and Beverwil Drive, according to

BHPD. The pedestrian, whose identity has not been revealed, was transported to CedarsSinai Medical Center.

According to police, the crash was not a hit-and-run and no arrests were made. The intersection re-opened early Friday morning.

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Wanda Sells Stake In Soccer Team In Attempt To Shed More Debt

SERIOUS SKILLS – On Feb. 3, the Beverly Hills High Career Education Department sent culinary and KBEV broadcast students to compete in the annual SkillsUSA regional competition held at LA Trade Tech. The medal winners and students advancing to the SkillsUSA State competition this coming April in Ontario are: Gold Medal Broadcast team (Ethan Bootesaz, Eva Danesh, Noah Danesh, Arian Tabibian); Gold Medal Job Skill Demonstration Student (Donya Noubaharestan); Gold Medal Radio team (Ryan Dubin, Tohar Samir); Silver Medal Broadcast team (Ben Cohan, Sophia Martin, Jacob Suomi, Gabrielle Urman); Silver Medal Culinary (Eric Cherdak); Silver Medal Radio (Jacob Kurtz, Gabriel Tabariei); Bronze Medal Broadcast team (Bridgette Fussman, Leo Padilla, Hunter Trost, Noelle Trost; Bronze Medal Culinary (Ethan Eils); Broadcast All Freshmen team 7th Place (Fiory Carey, Riley Mehdizadeh, Alana Perkins, Ryan Tabatabai).

Fragrance Company Creed To Open Boutique In Beverly Hills

By Laura Coleman The scent of success was in the air this week following JLL’s announcement that it had signed a lease with international fragrance company Creed for a flagship boutique inside the 1930’s brick facade building at 9533 Brighton Way in Beverly Hills.

Located on the corner of Brighton Way and Camden Drive, between Rodeo Drive and Camden, the location marks Creed’s first California location. Creed is set to occupy the building’s corner suite this fall, joining some of the world’s premier retail brands including Isaia, Berluti and Vhernier.

According to a JLL report, having a store on Rodeo Drive has long been a staple of luxury brands’ marketing strategies.

“The Beverly Hills Triangle is a

retail area where very few spaces become available because of its iconic location and consumer profile," said JLL’s Houman Mahboubi, who together with Devin Klein secured the deal for the landlord. "We were looking to fill this space with a retailer that fits the demographic and complements the surrounding area. Creed is that perfect tenant with its 250 year international history and reputation with consumers as one of the highest quality retailers in the world."

Founded in London in 1760 by James Henry Creed, The House of Creed has been handcrafting fragrances for royal houses and patrons since its first commission for a bottle of “Royal English Leather” by King George III. Today, the brand is based out of Paris.

Artists 4 Israel To Debut West Coast Premiere Of Healing Ink In Bel-Air the Clifton Film

By Laura Coleman Festival.

Artists 4 Israel, “Tattooing is an artists’ rights an intense, intiorganization that mate, personal advocates for Israel journey. But, when and its freedoms, is done on a global slated to celebrate scale, it can bring its ground-breaking people together to Healing Ink program form powerful at a special celebrabonds,” said Craig tion in Bel-Air on Dershowitz, execMarch 22. utive director of The event will also feature the West Matan Berman and Luke Wessman Artists 4 Israel and Coast premiere of the award-winning the Healing Ink project.

Hosted at a private mansion in Bel Healing Ink documentary, which details the stories of 20 Israeli sur- Air and drawing guests both from the vivors of war and terrorism who were tattoo community and the Jewish tattooed by 16 of the world’s most world, the celebration will be a wholly famous celebrity tattoo artists over the unique experience for all involved.

The evening includes an open bar, course of two days.

“It’s much more than just a mem- catered food, swimming pool and live ory; it’s going to stay with me for life,” music.

All proceeds from the night will go said one Israel Defense Forces war hero whose scars were covered with directly to Healing Ink’s 2018 programs benefitting those injured in vioink.

The film explores the relationship lence in Israel as well as in Orlando between artist and recipient and fol- and potentially Las Vegas. Healing Ink lows the program from inside the Israel continues to seek to expand this proMuseum in Jerusalem to the scene of gram to all who are looking to cover the 2016 Tel Aviv shooting. While their scars, helping them reclaim their there, artists gained a deep and bodies and begin healing both physinuanced understanding of the country, cally and emotionally.

A limited number of tickets are all of which is documented on film.

The documentary won “Best available at www.healingink.org/celeDocumentary” and “Best Director” at bration for $95.

By Matt Lopez After selling off numerous properties and stakes in its entertainment endeavors, the Dalian Wanda Group’s ongoing fire sale has moved into the sporting arena.

On Wednesday, the Chinese conglomerate announced it has sold a 17 percent stake in Spanish soccer club Athletico Madrid.

The sale was made to Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer for an undisclosed sum, reports Reuters, bringing Wanda’s sales tally over the last year to about $16 billion.

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Group purchased a 20 percent steak in Athletico Madrid in 2015 for around $56 million, becoming the first mainland Chinese company to invest in a top European soccer club.

Jianlin said in January that Wanda

would continue to seek avenues to reduce debt “through all available means.”

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, offshore groups either fully or partly-owned by Wanda have around $10.7 billion in outstanding long-term debt.

Wanda has been under pressure to shed assets since the Chinese government late last year began cracking down on overseas acquisitions that were completed by running up large debts.

With major purchases over the last few years such as AMC Theatres ($2.6 billion), Legacy Entertainment ($3.5 billion) and major real estate developments in London, Australia and Beverly Hills (One Beverly Hills) – Wanda had been one of the country’s biggest acquirers.

BIDEN TIME – Local attorney and Beverly Hills Health & Safety Commis- sioner Gary Ross (right) had an opportunity to visit with former Vice President Joe Biden during his Los Angeles stop on the American Promise Tour last month. Ross reports the two discussed the Biden Cancer Initiative (https:// bidencancer.org) aimed at curing cancer. In addition to his civic duties, he is advocate for cancer patients and on the Board of Directors of the Disability Legal Rights Center.

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and wife Anna Carter, schmoozing with the glamorous guests.

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ate with a Ph.D., majoring in English and comparative literature, Radhika, 44, has an impressive literary résumé.

raydon commented that hosting Vanity Fair’s Oscarnight was rather like being the maitre d’hotel in a dining room meeting and greeting guests.

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more elegant than wining and dining at home, and Ed’s estate, designed

and built by Dick Powell in the 30s for wife Joan Blondell, merited coverage in Architectural Digest.

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olfgang Puck hosted a sensational annual Oscar night at Spago, with Irving “Swifty” Lazar his Major General in command. A born salesman and tough native of Brooklyn, Swifty found a niche as a literary agent, representing best-

seller authors, who claimed he never read their books. But Swifty knew how to hustle hot bucks from publishers.

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he comes to Vanity Fair after serving as the editorial director of The New York Times book department for the past year, deputy managing editor of Time magazine responsible for editing special issues such as Time’s Person of the Year.

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adhika’s salary is one-quarter the paycheck of Graydon’s.

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n March 4, The Wallis will be transformed into a multimillion dollar setting for the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party.

Designed and produced by the innovative Sara Marks, longtime director of the magazine’s special projects.

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nvitations were mailed this week. No “plus one.”

Several hundred are promised dinner with 3,500 (!) arriving afterward for In-N-Out burgers. In France, after-dinner guests are considered “toothpicks.” A putdown? Go figure.

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hatever, it’s a coveted invitation for Oscar night.

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anity Fair’s new editorin-chief Radhika Jones is hosting. Missed will be Anna Wintour, Conde Nast’s artistic director for all magazines in its publishing empire.

Additionally serving as the editor-inchief of Vogue. Anna will be covering the designer collections in Paris.

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Sarah Silverman

Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt

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e christened Ed “The Barefoot Host in the Versace Shirt,” with Donatella Versace Fed-Exing new custom designs for him to wear as her gifts.

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ne could count on Garydon Carter, drink in hand,

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Radhika Jones, the new editor at Vanity Fair, is hosting the magazine’s annual Oscar-night on March 4 at The Wallis

scar weekend proliferates with parties, and for those of us who have bounced around the Hollywood carousel, nothing compares with Ed Limato’s annual Friday evening kick-off of the weekend at his memorial estate off Coldwater Canyon. The powerful agent at WME, Ed, who represented Denzel Washington, Mel Gibson and others, opened his huge property with its vast lawn and pool house to more than 500 friends and the Who and Who of our company town.

Gossiping and laughing a lot while dining on Along Came Mary’s beckoning buffets.

Some of us visited in the kitchen with his mom Angelina, who eyed us all with a wary gaze.

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ormer Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter launched the Oscar party in 1994 at the original Morton’s in West Hollywood.

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esigning in September of last year, he will be in the South of France developing his secret media venture.

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Best-dressed Greta Gerwig during the 2018 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton

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City Council To Consider Canon/Wilshire Closure For Metro At March 6 Meeting

By Victoria Talbot A proposal to close Canon Drive at Wilshire Boulevard for at least two years during Metro construction will be discussed Mar. 6 by the City Council.

The proposal is a mitigation measure for the Wilshire/Rodeo Purple Line Extension station construction and would be implemented in the fall.

The station box will span Wilshire Boulevard between Beverly and Crescent Drives, with on-street work west of El Camino Drive and east of Rexford Drive.

The City and Metro have conducted extensive public outreach, reaching out to the businesses including the Montage Hotel, Coldwell Banker, Spago and Citizen restaurants at stakeholder’s meeting Jan. 9 that included the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Conference and Visitors Bureau, and a public community outreach meeting Jan. 10 and Feb. 7.

Public notices were mailed by the City Jan. 22 to all the business on N. Canon Drive between Wilshire and S. Santa Monica Boulevards and adjacent areas north and south of Beverly and Crescent Drives on Jan. 22. The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce mailed notices to the entire business community Jan. 23 The North Canon Drive Closure Feasibility Study which will be presented to City Council will also include a traffic impact analysis report and recom-

mendations for council consideration.

The closure was acceptable to businesses concerned about the impact of noise and the disruption of on-again, off-again closures, which could create uncertainty and affect business traffic.

A sound wall will help to mitigate impacts and there would be a cul-de-sac created by the closure on Canon. The center of the cul-de-sac would become parking spaces, accessible for vehicles traveling north after circling the cul-desac.

The design for the cul-de-sac will be determined by City Council. One design encompasses six parking spaces, and another has 11 spaces, to replace those lost to construction.

Metro’s Construction Relations Manager Casey Shuda said that there is a phase of construction when Wilshire will also be closed. As with the La Cienega Station, the closures would take place on 12-15 weekends from Friday at 9 p.m. to Monday at 6 a.m. That would happen in early 2019. Metro would “avoid the volume weekends,” including High Holidays, awards weekends, Fourth of July, Christmas, and New Year’s as was the case with the La Cienega station construction.

Traffic would be impacted on nearby intersections. Suggested mitigations could include timing of traffic lights, possible left-turn lanes, an additional traffic signal at Crescent Drive and Clifton Way and other measures.

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Could Property Coin Become The New Real Estate Cryptocurrency?

By Victoria Talbot Property Coin may one day soon become the new trend in real estate.

That’s what Andrew Jewett and his partners Matt Miles and Rudy Cortes are banking on.

Jewett and Miles are the co-CEOs and Cortes is the COO of Aperture Real Estate, a South Bay start-up real estate investment and technology company offering Property Coin as a new form of cryptocurrency.

With bitcoin surfacing as a legitimate, albeit volatile, new currency, Aperture hopes to make their assetbacked Property Coin a significant opportunity for investors.

Co-founders Jewett and Miles share a background as Wall Street investment bankers in the real estate industry.

They moved to the West Coast and became part of a senior management team for “the largest purchaser of foreclosed properties in the US,” said Jewett.

“We founded Aperture in 2016 to capitalize on the opportunity we saw to implement unique and innovative sourcing and process management technology into a market that has traditionally lagged behind the innovations of the technology industry,” said Jewett.

They use their knowledge and data to find distressed properties that could be turned around with added value and flipped.

Aperture also creates short-term loans for construction to contractors or brokers, for turnaround properties.

Together, said Jewett, these are the assets that back their cryptocurrency, adding asset stability to their currency and “revolutionizing the way real estate is transacted.”

Bitcoin cryptocurrency has made some headway in the real estate market with the first real estate cryptocurrency purchase last month, a $270,000 Miami condo.

But high-value individuals remain largely unconvinced, according to some sources.

The cryptocurrency system remains vulnerable to whiplash fluctuations and hacking.

Bitcoin investors know that the value can fluctuate wildly, but the value of real estate is set at a specific point in time and remains stable.

Aperture backs Property Coin with real estate assets, adding the element of stability to the venture.

Perhaps Aperture will turn the tide.

By month’s end, the company plans to launch their Initial Coin Offering (ICO). 100 percent of the proceeds from the Property Coin ICO will be invested in real estate property or loans through the Property Coin purchasing entity.

Each Property Coin holder will own a fractional percentage of all assets in the Property Coin purchasing entities (LLC, PCX and affiliates), and will be entitled to 50 percent of the net profits from Aperture investments.

Property Coin will create 21 mil-

Pictured above, top to bottom: Matt Miles, Andrew Jewett and Rudy Cortes

lion tokens for their ICO. But unlike the wildly speculative bitcoin market, Aperture is bringing “a currency backed by assets,” said Jewett.

He plans to raise $150 million in the first round to buy properties and write loans.

Aperture targets the “most liquid and affordable markets with the most buyers,” said Jewett.

Their purchases are in cities such as Charlotte, Memphis, Nashville and Dallas, rather than Miami, New York City or Beverly Hills. “We buy it, fix it up and sell it to a family. We’re socially responsible.

We offer homes to veterans, people with disabilities… we involve local charities and housing non-profits.”

“We flip houses. We write loans.

It’s a far more stable, less volatile option for crypto investors. It’s understandable.”

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COURIER IN ITALY – Beverly Hills residents Frank and Rio Morse took their copy of the Courier to Turin, Italy at the Duomo, where they visited the famous shrine. The Morse’s have lived in Beverly Hills for 25 years and always join the Monday morning Walk with the Mayor. To join the Morse family in the Carry the Courier Club, simply snap a photo of yourself on your next trip and email it, along with caption info, to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

Best-Selling Author To Discuss New Tax Law Wednesday At The Beverly Wilshire With the GOP’s new tax reform bill, millions of boomers getting ready to retire, and a tremendous retirement savings gap, Rebecca Walser’s book Wealth Unbroken: Growing Wealth Uninterrupted

by Market Crashes, Taxes, and even Death, out in paperback earlier this month, seems time-

ly.

Walser will discuss the book in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at The Beverly Wilshire.

Walser is a tax attorney and Amazon best-selling author. Her appearance at The Beverly Wilshire is one of three California events – she’ll be in

LOVE IS IN THE AIR – Residents Peter and Michelle Williams got their photos taken in front of the giant Happy Valentine’s Day heart on the north-facing wall of parking garage attached to the Courier’s office at 499 N. Canon Dr. Valentine’s Day might be over, but the heart is still up... for now! Get your photo taken with it while you still can.

San Francisco on Sunday and San Diego next Friday.

Walser will discuss the recent tax reform, the loss of some deductions for Californians, what the “IRA Tax Trap” is and how to leverage tax law changes for one’s benefit.

To attend, visit http://taxtour2018.com/.

GOP Group Cancels Planned Talk by Milo Yiannopoulos at UCLA A speech by conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos about Mexico planned for this month at UCLA has been canceled, the campus' Republican club announced Wednesday evening.

"The decision to host Milo has polarized the leadership of the organization between

those wishing to move forward with the event and those who wish to cancel it," a statement on the Bruin Republicans Facebook page said.

"In order for an organization to be able to function properly, it must do so with the unequivocal support of all its members. This does not mean that we all must agree 100 per-

cent on all issues but we must have at least a clear majority.

Consequently, we have decided not to move forward with the event."

The cancellation "has nothing to do with" any "public backlash to this event," the statement said.

–– City News Service

AND... ACTION! – BHHS is Broadway Bound…via college first.

Beverly High seniors Kate Froemmling, Solomon Margo and Lauren Aviram met up at the National Unified Auditions in Los Angeles, where universities from all over the country hold their auditions.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

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

CHLA Heart Transplant Patients Gather For Emotional Reunion This month, The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its pediatric heart transplant program, the first dedicated pediatric heart transplant program in a free-standing children’s hospital in Southern California. To date, CHLA surgeons have helped provide new hearts to more than 130 children, and counting.

The program launched in 1993 under the leadership of Dr. Vaughn Starnes, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. “We are proud to mark a quarter century of giving children with the most complex

heart conditions a new start,” he said. Today, the Heart Institute's heart transplant program is led by medical director JonDavid Menteer, MD, and surgical director Cynthia Herrington, MD. On Monday more than 35 CHLA patients, ranging from 1 to 37 traveled from as far as San Francisco for a moving reunion with their CHLA medical family—surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and other caregivers.

Many are now grown and working as speech therapists, nurses and surgical technicians, hoping to inspire the younger generation of CHLA pediatric heart transplant patients.

‘YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART’—Patients and doctors celebrated the 25th anniversary of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Heart Transplant Program at a reunion Monday at the hospital. From left are Makana Kadoguchi, Dr. Cynthia Herrington, Melanie Wickersheim, Brooklyn Ledesma, Dr. JonDavid Menteer, Zerkari Payne and Michael Young.

VALENTINE’S DAY TREAT—TV Personality Mary Hart and husband Burt Sugarman celebrated Valentine’s Day Wednesday by buying lunch for 1,487 staff members and doctors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). It was the fourth time the couple has treated CHLA employees to lunch. “It is such a joy to be here. All the employees work so hard to make CHLA’s patient families happy,” says Hart, a longtime hospital trustee and member of CHLA Foundation Board of Trustees.

“I’ve met hundreds of employees here whose hearts are so big and love what they do. This is the best Valentine’s gift Burt and I could give each other.” From left are: Dan Bisno, Debra Miller, Brian Ichihara, Burt Sugarman, Mary Hart, Karen Wirick, Julie Halverson-Godson and Leslie Nafie.

Health Happenings Tower Cancer To Present Best-Selling Author Rabbi Steve Leder Tower Cancer Research Foundation and Dr. Fred Rosenfelt will present Rabbi Steve Leder, discussing his latest book, More Beautiful than Before-How Suffering Transforms Us, in conversation with Sarah Brokaw from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22 at the foundation office, 8767 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401, Beverly Hills.

Brokaw, daughter of Tom Brokaw, is a licensed therapist and author of Fortytude: Making The Next Decades The Best Years Of Your Life.

Leder, senior rabbi of Wilshire Blvd Temple is the author of such acclaimed books as The Extraordinary Nature Of Ordinary Things and More Money Than God: Living A Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul.

His latest book became the No. 6 best seller on Amazon in its first week.

Leder received the American Jewish Press Association’s Louis Rappaport Award for Excellence in Commentary and the Religious Action Center’s Kovler Award. Newsweek named him one of the 10 most influential rabbis in America.

Light bites and validated parking will be provide.

To RSVP, call 310-299-8470 or email Brooke@towercancer.org.

Men And Women In The Workplace Topic Of TMCC Town Hall The Maple Counseling Center (TMCC) will present a town hall-style

group discussion, “Where Do We Go From Here? Men & Women In Today’s Workplace,” from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the center, 9107 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

Aside from following employer HR guidelines, men and women in today’s highly charged workplace are looking for guidance on how to be sensitive to their co-workers, while maneuvering the “gray areas” of social interaction.

Dr. Sharon Schwartz and Jessica Herzog, PsyD, will discuss men and women working together in an anxietyfree environment.

For more information, visit www.tmcc.org.

NAMI Program For Families Of Those With Mental Illness The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Westside Los Angeles will present its 12-week Family-to-Family Education Program, starting Thursday, March 8 at 1990 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles.

The sessions, from 6:15-8:45 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays through May 17, are for families, caregivers and others with a loved one with a mental health diagnosis. The course is designed to help caregivers support their loved one while maintaining their own well being.

Taught by family members with loved ones with mental illness, the course covers schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and panic and anxiety disorders.

For the required registration, call 310-889-7200 or email info@namila.org.

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BEVERLY HILLS WHITE-OUT FOR SHERMAN – When 51 percent of his neighbors did not agree with permit parking on his street, Sherman Gardner went to the man he called his “good friend Les Friedman” at a Sept. 2016 Traffic & Parking Commission. According to Deputy Director of Transportation Aaron Kunz, a Traffic Engineer determined that the nonpermit zone for the small section of the south side of Dayton Way between the north/south alley and Maple Drive could be changed administratively from 2-hour, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to “2-hour” at all times.

The neighbor across the street consented, and six parking spaces were changed on the street. The City simply “whited-out” the hours 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and the words “except Sunday.”

Jewish Community Foundation’s VP Elana Wien Awarded Wexner Field Fellowship president in 2017. She manBy John L. Seitz ages the vetting and distribuThe Jewish Community tion of The Foundation's Foundation of L.A. (www.jewgrantmaking and works with ishfoundationla.org) andonors to help plan their nounced that Elana Wien, the philanthropy more strategiVP of its Center for Designed cally and with greater imPhilanthropy, has been pact. awarded a Wexner Field FelShe graduated magna lowship.

Elana Wien cum laude from UC BerkeThe prestigious fellowship from the Wexner Foundation in partner- ley, received her master's degree in anship with the Jim Joseph Foundation is a thropology from the Universidad de las three-year intensive program of group Americas as a Rotary Ambassadorial workshops, individualized coaching Scholar to Mexico, and serves on the and education, designed to develop Family Philanthropy Advisory Council leadership skills and community among of Southern California Grantmakers.

The Jewish Community Foundation emerging Jewish leaders nationwide.

Wien joined the Center for De- of L.A. manages charitable assets of apsigned Philanthropy in 2012 as senior proximately $1.1 billion entrusted to it program officer, became its director in by over 1,300 families and ranks among 2014, and was promoted to its vice the 10 largest local foundations.

TO SEE AND BE SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS–Beverly Hills dads and daughters had some fun and showed of their fashions at the annual Father Daughter Dance at Greystone this last Saturday.

Pictured above is a group of 5th grade girls who have been attending the dance for the last five years, with this year marking the final year they’re still “of age” and allowed to attend!

Said one father: “There were a good number of tears at the end of the night as that reality set in for these girls, but the dads vowed to continue the tradition on their own next year!”

Pictured (from left): Bill Durling and Arielle Efron; Farshid and Chloe Nejad; Scott and Barbara Cotliar; Pascal and Maya Javaheri; Nathan and Karina Kruger; Sidney and Ella Mathalon; Alexandra and Monty Abramov; Scott and Bradyn Prisand; Rajesh and Diyah Tuli; Jonathan and Presley Forster; and Leo and Kaia Lopez.

NOWRUZ–Farhang Foundation’s 10th annual Nowruz (the Iranian New Year) celebration is set to take place at UCLA's Royce Hall and Dickson Court on Sunday, March 11, starting at noon. The free daylong celebration will include a colorful Spring Walk parade, spectacular dances, children’s activities, a puppet show, authentic musical performances, and a rare performance by Iranian legend Sima Bina. Visit: farhang.org..

SCRIPTER AWARDS–Beverly Hills residents were on the University of Southern California campus this past weekend for the prestigious USC Libraries 30th annual Scripter Awards. Speakers at the event, including Francis Ford Coppola, who received the Literary Achievement Award, underscored the importance of libraries as repositories for truth and the written word; particularly important in a world that increasingly appears to put less value on truth. Dean of the USC Libraries Catherine Quinlan highlighted how the school’s libraries are essential pillars of intellectual and cultural life at USC. “By joining us this evening, you are supporting our excellent libraries that inspire creativity, discovery, and achievement among students, faculty, and staff across the entirety of USC.” In addition to Coppola, the evening also honored Valerie and Ronald Sugar (former CEO of Northrop Grumman) with the Ex Libris Award. Call Me By Your Name screenwriter James Ivory and author André Aciman were awarded this year’s Scripter Award for film.

The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood and screenwriter Bruce Miller (who wrote the episode “Offred” in the Hulu series) were awarded this year’s Scripter Award for television. Pictured (standing, from left): Julie Schloss, Todd Okum, Ronit and Ron Stone; (seated, from left): Doug and Jodi Galen, Laurie Okum, and Franny and Steve Rennie.

MEDAL OF HONOR– Beverly Hills resident Joan Agajanian Quinn was honored last weekend at a luncheon at Mr. C by the Armenian International Women's Association for being the recipient of the 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The sold-out event was attended by people from the arts, politics and entertainment fields. State Senator Anthony Portantino presented Quinn with a scroll from the California Senate. Pictured above (from left):director Carla Garapetian greets honoree Joan Agajanian Quinn (standing), designer Zandra Rhodes and architect Frank Gehry.

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Rodeo Drive Celebrates 50 Years of Luxury On Feb. 25 With ‘Runway To Rodeo’

MAGIC MAN – Jonah Okum, a junior at BHHS, has always had a deep passion for understanding the world of magic. He has attended Tannen’s Magic Camp for the last five years and founded the Magic Club at BHHS in 2015. Okum got his big break with a debut performance as a magician at famed The Magic Castle on February 11. Magicians and magic enthusiasts around the world have come to know the Castle as the ultimate magic clubhouse and home of the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. Okum’s goal is to grow an Instagram page to showcase his magic and to continue his shows at the Magic Castle. You can follow him on Instagram @jonahokum.

By Victoria Talbot Rodeo Drive is celebrating the history and grand tradition of fashion and elegance that is to be found nowhere else in the world Feb. 25 with the “Runway to Rodeo – 50 Years of Luxury” street party event.

It was just about half a century ago that some of the world’s top designers first came to Rodeo Drive, harboring a vision that has endured to this day.

Fred Hayman, known as “the Father of Rodeo Drive,” opened Giorgio in 1967. He was followed in 1968 by Aldo Gucci, who shared his vision of

Dentist Arrested In Beverly Hills Murder Of His Mother

By Matt Lopez A prominent Southern California dentist was arrested this week in the October strangulation death of his 67-yearold mother in an alleged murder that police say was motivated by financial gain.

Daniel Yacobi, 36, of Los Angeles was arrested Monday and was being held without bail on suspicion of murder.

The incident occurred on Oct. 10 at his mother’s home in the 600 block of North Roxbury Drive, when Beverly Hills police and fire units responded to a call of a woman unconscious and not breathing.

Violet Yacobi, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a release from the BHPD, after combing over physical and digital evidence, authorities ruled the death a homicide and began to suspect that her son Daniel was responsible for his mother’s death, with money as his main motivation.

The suspect ran a well-

reviewed dental practice in Sherman Oaks, which averaged 4-1/2 out of five stars on Yelp, although there had not been a review left for him since July 2015.

Daniel wrote a chilling Facebook post on what would have been his mother’s birthday on Jan. 8 – well before he was arrested – extolling her virtues. As of Thursday, the tribute was still publicly available on his Facebook page.

“Today marks the day that my mom would have been 68 years old and not a day goes by that I think about her. She was an amazing mom who wanted nothing more than to see her children and loved ones happy around her and would do all in her power to achieve it,” Daniel wrote. “She had an everlasting presence that made those around her feel comfortable and joyous seeking her companionship and love.”

Yacobi was arraigned at the Airport Courthouse on Wednesday.

SCHOOL SAFETY

so many of these mass shootings now plaguing the nation, Spagnoli said that it was critical that everyone be vigilant.

“I couldn’t stress more that parents have a responsibility,” she said. “We need to be proactive as a community, and if we see a crack in the system we need to say something.”

Wednesday’s shooting, during which an armed officer was present, clearly did not prevent the tragedy.

“You can’t throw police at it and think it’s going to solve it,” Spagnoli said. “It needs to be a comprehensive strategy.”

Despite the BHPD’s sub 2.6-minute response time to incoming calls and comprehensive safety plans, both of which contribute to her belief that the schools are safe, she underscored that the vigilance of others is crucial in order to mitigate threats.

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Superintendent Michael Bregy told the Courier that another BHUSD representative from his team would be in attendance as he would be out of town due to an emergency.

“We need to have open dialogues,” Spagnoli emphasized about the need to continue having town halls on safety and creating other opportunities to empower, educate and engage the parent community, such as having “coffee with the cops.”

Still, she underscored that the most important aspect of that safety is that there’s a three-pronged responsibility between the schools, the police and the parents.

Particularly in light of the preponderance of mental health issues that are triggering

luxury and the legend was born.

The two were soon followed by Van Cleef & Arpels, and the iconic Vidal Sassoon, and Bijan, a trend that continues to bring international fashion to Beverly Hills, making Rodeo Drive one of the most famous and desirable retail locations in the world.

The party kicks off Sunday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. with food trucks, live entertainment and dancing, a towering cake by local Beverly Hills patissier Nahid Parsa, a champagne garden and of course, fashion.

Nothing mixes as well as Rodeo Drive and the Awards

Season, which is at its peak, bringing with it the most beautiful designs of the season.

“More than 50 years ago the most brilliant designers in the world chose Rodeo as the place to make their statement about beauty and luxury and that conversation is still happening today… We will still be talking about Rodeo Drive and fashion for many decades to come,” said Mayor Lili Bosse.

Visitors are encouraged to take selfies at the new awardwinning art installation, the #ONLYONRODEO infinity room-inspired photo installation.

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T Los Angeles Museum Of The Holocaust To Present Roger Neal, Edward Lozzi Join Forces For Annual Oscar Event The third Annual Roger Neal Style Hollywood (RNSH) Oscar Viewing Black Tie Dinner Gala and it’s accompanying celebrity gift suite, presented at the Hollywood Museum, will take place on Oscar evening Sunday March 4 at the Hollywood Museum, 1660 Highland Ave. Edward Lozzi, co-organizer and PR director of the Night of 100 Stars, which has ended its run, has now joined the event.

“We are thrilled to produce our party at the Hollywood Museum, which houses the largest collection of entertainment memorabilia on display in the world,” said Neal. “I cannot think of a more perfect place to host 80 stars many who are past Oscar nominees, winners and presenters. Young and classic stars from TV and film will have the opportunity to tour this incredible museum before a sitdown gourmet dinner to see a special Academy Awards exhibit and the brand-new, just-opened ‘Batman 66’ exhibit.”

Donelle Dadigan, Hollywood Museum founder said, ”we are thrilled to have Roger and his Oscar Viewing Dinner back with us, we are right in the middle of all of the Oscar night activity; and we know that the guests and stars coming to this dinner will have an incredible

Roger Neal and Edward Lozzi

time.”

The RNSH Icon Awards will be presented before the Oscar broadcast to Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning actress /screenwriter Renee Taylor, presented by Fran Drescher and Lainie Kazan; Marion Ross, presented by Don Most and Anson Williams; Burt Ward, presented

by Lou Ferrigno; Karen Kramer, presented by Billy Bob Thornton and Lilly Tomlin, and recording artists The Pointer Sisters.

The gift suite is private. For dinner seats, at $1,000, call 323-366-2796 or 714-8830231.

Official charities benefitting from the event include The Thalians and Life & Hope.

Acclaimed Young Musicians In Chamber Music Concert Celebrating Polish Jewish Musicians Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, in collaboration with the USC Polish Music Center, will present a concert highlighting the work of Polish Jewish composers at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24 at the museum, 100 Grove Dr. in Pan Pacific Park.

Works by Ignacy Waghalter (1881-1949), Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996), Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879-1953), Artur Gelbrun (1913-1985), Roman Ryterband (1914-1979) and Maurycy Moszkowski (18541925) will be performed by pianists Piotr Rózanski, Grzegorz Mania and violinist Maria Sławek, all members of the Society of Polish Chamber Musicians.

• Rózanski was born in Kraków and won the 1999 National Piano Competition at 10. He has since competed in piano competitions throughout Europe and the U.S. as well as appeared in solo recitals and as a featured soloist around the world, in addition to collaborating with various musicians and chamber orchestras.

• Since 2007 Slawek and Rózanski have performed as a duo, appearing in Europe and the U.S. The pair recently released two CDs of violin

Piotr Rózanski Maria Sławek

sonatas by Robert Schumann, Sergei Prokofiev and Weinberg.

• Mania, a Kraków native, works as a soloist with orchestras and as an accompanist and chamber musician. He graduated from both the Music Academy in Kraków and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

He is a member of the Extra Sounds Ensemble, with whom he recorded a CD for the Solo Musica label in Munich; and he serves as president of the Society of Polish Chamber Musicians.

• Sławek was born in Gdansk and began playing the violin at 4. She graduated with honors from the Kraków Music Academy in 2011. She is currently an assistant professor of violin and viola there.

Slawek has received schol-

arships and awards from the Sapere Auso Foundation (2009), the City of Kraków and the Solti Fo u n d a t i o n Award (2011), Grzegorz and the Mania Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2010 and 2013). In 2007 she was awarded a special prize for Young Outstanding Polish Musicians, funded by the late maestro Jerzy Katlewicz.

Besides performing solo concerts, Sławek is also an active chamber musician.

The USC Polish Music Center, associated with the USC Thornton School of Music, houses the largest collection of Polish Music in the U.S. Museum admission is free.

Concert tickets, with a suggested donation of $15 are available at https://lamoth.ticketleap.com/chambermusic/dates/Feb-242018_at_0400PM .

For more information, visit http://www.lamoth.org/news-events/events/chamber-musicby-polish-jewish/.

Conductor/Composer Sandro Zaninovich, Founder

Life’s A Pooch, Hadleigh’s Latest Of Beverly Hills Chamber Orchestra, Dies at 83 Compilation Book, Is For Dog Lovers Funeral services were held Just in time for the Chinese zodiac’s Year of the Dog, which starts today, author Boze Hadleigh, a Beverly Hills resident since 1986, has released his latest book, Life’s a PoochQuotes About Dogs By People Who Love Them.

Hadleigh began collecting the selections in 2000 and they include several from resident Betty White, former resident Doris Day, animal psychologist Dr. Roger Mugford, who’s trained Queen Elizabeth’s corgis, and many more covering every aspect of the human-dog bond.

The book’s five chapters comprise hundreds of quotes and anecdotes about “everyone’s best friend.”

Some examples include: • “A dog will never tell you to shut up.” —Marilyn Monroe.

• “To his dog, every man is Napoleon.”— Aldous Huxley • “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” — President Harry Truman.

• “Finding exactly the right dog is a lot like falling in love.”— Renee Zelweger.

• ”I’m happy to be my dog’s best friend.”—Adele Written for every dog lover, the 205-page compilation book is heavily indexed.

Hadleigh has taped several

radio interviews discussing the book including a 30-minute talk to air next month on Pet Life Radio.

He was asked if there will be a cat book follow up, and there may be, Hadleigh says.

“But there is no Year of the Cat, even though there’s a Year of the Dragon.”

Hadleigh points out that even though more Americans now own more cats than dogs (70 million dog owners), “dogthemed books are much more popular.”

For more information, visit Skyhorse Publishing, www.skyhorsepublishing.com.

—Steve Simmons

late last month for Sandro Zaninovich, founder of the Beverly Hills Chamber Orchestra, at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he was a onetime parishioner.

Zaninovich, 83, died following a long illness, at Beverly Hills Senior Care.

Born in Croatia, Zaninovich graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Music in 1961. His first professional position was as conductor of the Zagreb Radio Symphony Orchestra.

He moved to the U.S. in the late 1960s where he attended UCLA and received his master’s degree and Ph.D. candidacy in music.

In 1972 he founded the Beverly Hills Chamber Orchestra, serving as its music director and conductor.

Attorney Jerry Glaser recalled meeting Zaninovich at a birthday party his ex-wife arranged for him at his home where Zaninovich brought a group of musicians.

“We both shared a love of music and became friends,” says Glaser. “Sandro said he wanted to form a chamber music orchestra and needed some help. I helped him draw up nonprofit documents for the organization that became the orchestra.”

Glaser joined the board that

Maestro Sandro Zaninovich

was formed to help fund seasons of concerts at Greystone Mansion.

The concerts proved popular and were chronicled numerous times in the Courier.

“The concerts were lovely, outside in the beautiful courtyard setting,” said Glaser.

Zaninovich often led his own compositions. An awardwinning composer he wrote works for orchestra, piano, violin and cello, chamber music, music for theatre, TV and educational video productions. He received UCLA’s Atwater-Kent Award for Improvisations for Twelve.

Leading soloists joined Zaninovich in the concerts, including violinist Eugene Sarbu

Sandro Zaninovich (left) with composer Henry Mancini.

Zaninovich was the inaugural winner of the Henry Mancini Award for Composition and the Production of Music for Motion Pictures and Television Films.

and cellist Jeffrey Solow.

Organists Lawrence Strohm, and Zeljko Marasovich played Albioni’s Adagio in G Minor, a piece Zaninovich frequently programed in his concerts, at his memorial, Jan. 29.

His daughter, violinist Sandra Zaninovich, played his Hvar Nocturne.

A violinist with the Palisades Symphony, and a graduate of El Rodeo and BHHS, Sandra Zaninovich survives her father, along with her brother Igor.

Together the three formed the “Trio Zee,” which performed over the years at various events.

—Steve Simmons

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S P O RT S

Dodgers Move On From World Series Loss, Begin Spring Training In Arizona

BEWARE THE WOLFPACK – The Beverly Hills AYSO Girls Under 10 Wolfpack team went 4-0 in the South LA Hauptman Freeman Tournament last weekend, shutting out their opponents in three games and winning the championship against a very strong Palos Verdes All Star team 3-2 on Penalty Kicks. Back row: Coaches Josh Maurer (left) and, Rick Wolfen. Front row, (from left): Bella Jones, Charlotte Weinberger, Shaili Betesh, Sophie Gimbel, Lexi Gelbard, Honor Maurer, Romy Harari, Lily Gimbel and Jasmine Cohanim.

Beverly Hills High Boys, Girls Basketball Team Reach CIF Playoffs

By Matt Lopez It’s playoff time for the Beverly Hills High boys and girls basketball teams.

The Norman boys team began the playoffs Wednesday with a 71-53 rout of Buena Park in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs. BHHS trailed 20-12 after the first quarter, but went on an 18-7 run in the second to pull ahead for good.

BHHS (20-8) is set to host Capistrano Valley tonight at 7 p.m. at

the Swim Gym. If the Normans win, the quarterfinals would be played on Tuesday.

On the girls side, the BHHS girls team (19-5) was set to open CIF Division 3A play Thursday against Golden Valley in a game played after the Courier's press time. If BHHS wins, the second-round would be played Saturday against either Granite Hills or Murrieta Mesa.

Los Angeles will be the center of the basketball universe this weekend as athletes and celebrities descend upon L.A. for the 2018 NBA All-Star weekend, being hosted at Staples Center. The NBA All-Star game will be played Sunday, but there are plenty of other sporting events and parties leading up to the big game this weekend to get yourself in the sporting spirit.

Friday, February 16 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | 4 p.m.

Stars like Jamie Foxx, Justin Bieber, Nick Cannon and Quavo compete in the annual celebrity hoops competition at the L.A. Convention Center. ESPN Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars game | 6 p.m.

The NBA’s top rookie and second-year players compete in a game featuring basketball’s future stars. Lakers youngsters Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma will play in the game at Staples Center. TNT Kendrick Lamar Concert | 8:30 p.m.

The 12-time Grammy-winning rapper will perform at L.A. Live as part of the TNT American Express Road Show. Ticket proceeds from the concert go toward Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.

Saturday, February 17 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night | 5 p.m.

A star-studded crowd will be on hand at Staples Center to witness the NBA’s top players compete in a skills challenge, the annual 3-point shootout and the always-popular slam dunk contest. ESPN Jack Daniel’s “Blame It On The Game” Party | 10 p.m.

Jamie Foxx will host this post-All-Star Saturday Night party at Jeremy in West Hollywood, where DJ Irie will spin until 2 a.m. Beware, this party is invitation only.

GQ All-Star Celebration | 10 p.m.

GQ teams up with Neiman Marcus for a slam dunk of a party at the Nomad Los Angeles, featuring music by Metro Boomin and a performance from Cardi B.

Sunday, February 18 67th NBA All-Star Game | 5 p.m.

An All-Star team captained by LeBron James will go head-to-head with a team led by Steph Curry in the NBA’s annual clash of the stars at Staples Center. TNT

Los Angeles Dodger pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Glendale, Arizona Tuesday.

The 22 pitchers and three catchers on the 40-man major league roster and nine non-roster pitchers and three catchers invited to the major league team's spring training camp underwent physicals Tuesday and had their first workout Wednesday.

The rest of the roster will report Sunday and hold its first workout the following day.

Since the Dodgers 2017 season ended with a 5-1 loss to the Houston

Astros in Game 7 of the World Series Nov. 1, the team dealt first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to the Atlanta Braves in a five-player deal that brought outfielder Matt Kemp back to the Dodgers, declined their option on outfielder Andre Ethier and lost reliever Brandon Morrow to the Chicago Cubs through free agency.

The Dodgers will play their first spring training game Feb. 23 against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch-Glendale.

–– CNS

Golf: Tiger Woods Finishes One-Over In Roller-Coaster Return To Los Angeles A lost ball, some errant drives and some "really silly bogeys" added up to a one-over-par 72 for Tiger Woods in his return to Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on Thursday.

The 14-time major champion, playing just his second US PGA Tour event since spinal fusion surgery last April, was erratic off the tee.

As Torrey Pines three weeks ago, he displayed a solid short game in an eventful round that included five birdies, four bogeys and a double-bogey.

After rolling in a nine-foot birdie putt at his opening hole, the 10th,

Woods quickly found himself in trouble when a wayward tee shot at the 11th lodged in a eucalyptus tree, costing him his double bogey.

A bogey at the 12th had him twoover and in recovery mode the rest of the way.

Woods has a long history at Riviera, where he played his first US PGA Tour event as a 16-year-old amateur in 1992.

But in 11 prior appearances he has never won here, and he hadn't teed it up on the classic course since 2006.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Just in time for Presidents’ Day, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) will display its 1864 commemorative lithograph of the Emancipation Proclamation—one of only two prints signed by Lincoln in museum collections on the West Coast.

The rarely-seen, calligraphed artifact from NHMLA’s Seaver Center for Western History collection will be on view through March 30 at the museum, 900 Exposition Blvd.

Visitors will learn how Lincoln issued the proclamation on Jan, 1, 1863 as the country entered its third year of civil war, freeing all people held as slaves in seceding states.

Admission to see the Emancipation Proclamation is included with museum admission. For information, visit nhm.org.

• • • • • Chamber Music at All Saints’ will present Hommage A Claude Debussy, honoring the centennial of the composer’s death, at 5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 at All Saints’ Church, 504 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills.

Camille King, soprano; Paul Baker, harp; Patricia Cloud, flute and Linnea Powell, viola, will perform Debussy’s Melodies for soprano and harp, Syrinx for solo flute and Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, plus Byron Adams’ Ronsard A Son Ame. Tickets are $20. To purchase and for information, visit https://www.allsaintsbh.org/mu sic/.

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Three Plays By Resident Willard Manus To Run In Repertory Three By Will—In Rep, a production series of three plays by resident Willard Manus, including two world premieres, will run in repertory through May 25 at Write Act Repertory @ The Brickhouse Theater, 10950 Peach Grove St., North Hollywood.

• Prez, which tells the story of jazzman Lester Young (Leslie A. Jones), whose style brought him fame with the Count Basie band, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Teddy Wilson, and his best friend and alter ego, Billie Holiday, is now playing at 2 p.m., Sundays.

Tickets: are available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3328664.

• The Wicked, Wicked Mae West, a new comedy about the actress, writer and sex symbol, opens Saturday, Feb. 17 and plays Saturdays at 8 p.m.

The show stars Colette • • • • • Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank will present “A Story of Triumph,” at 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 at The Los Angeles Theater, 615 S. Broadway, L.A. In 1938, Eva, her parents, and her brother fled Austria for Holland, where they were neighbors with the Frank family,

Leslie A. Jones in Prez.

Rosario and Michael Robb.

Tickets are available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3328677.

• The Finest Hour: Churchill And Murrow, shedding light on the relationship between the prime minister and newscaster, opens April 20 and plays Fridays at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3328722.

Admission for all shows is $20. For information, visit http://www.writeactrep.org/i ndex.html. before going into hiding. Her family was betrayed, captured, and sent to Auschwitz, where her father and brother were murdered.

After remaining silent about her experiences for 40 years, Schloss began to share her story to promote Holocaust education around the world, writing three books, inspiring a play, and

recounting her experiencess.

Tickets for the event, hosted

by JCC-Chabad of Downtown LA are $25 and available at www.evaschlossla.com.

• • • • • What better way to wind down than with Wine Down Wednesdays? Beginning March 7, the Hotel Bel-Air’s spa will host Wine Down Wednesdays, where guests can enjoy nail services along with a complimentary wine pairing.

The offer is available from 5 to 9 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month in the Hotel Bel-Air’s spa.

March 7 wine pairings include Cabernet (Martin Ray Synthesis), Chardonnay (Jayson North Coast Chardonnay) and Sparkling (Langlois Chatea Cremant Rose).

For more information, call 310-909-1681.

• • • • • The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Westside has set its Annual Gala for 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, May 20 at Berbere World Imports, 8728 Aviation Blvd., Inglewood.

The nonprofit works to fight stigma and raise awareness about mental illness and recovery.

Organizers of the event include Janis Black Warner, Adaline Fagen, Dorit Kahan Horoni, Sharon Dunas and Suad Cano.

For more information, visit www.namila.org or email adaline@espacedesign.com.

BHHS To Present Musical Comedy Farce The Drowsy Chaperone The Beverly Hills Performing Arts Department and Michael J. Libow, in association with the Beverly Hills Education Foundation will present the musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone at 7 p.m., March 2, 8, 8, 9 and 10 at the Salter Family Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr. Beverly Hills.

With music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, the show is described as a musical within a comedy, set in 1928’s

Jazz Age and featuring non-stop song and dance.

Winner of several Tonys on Broadway, the musical tells what happens when the man in the chair puts on his favorite record. The cast recording of a fictitious musical comes to life with two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs and more.

Tickets are available at bhhs.bhusd.org.

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Correcting The Record In last week’s print edition of the Courier, the article titled School Board Eyes Parcel Tax In Lieu Of Reconfiguration incorrectly stated that Board of Education member Isabel Hacker originated the idea for the board to discuss going after a parcel tax. Board President Lisa Korbatov originated the idea.

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the contracts they play a role in making.

“When the trial court told the jury that Section 1090 did not apply as a matter of law and that it was an invalid basis for the termination of the contracts in question, it was not only wrong but disregarded California Supreme Court authority which prohibits independent contractors-like Strategic Concepts LLC from influencing public contracts for their own financial benefit since that is an impermissible conflict of interest,” stated Fenster.

Christiansen’s attorney Philip Kaufler maintained that

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sometimes used that “last word” as an opportunity to denigrate residents who are without recourse.

In some cases, City staff has misled councilmembers, minimizing resident’s concerns or impacts.

The Sunshine Task Force has proposed a measure that would allow residents the opportunity to dispute points advanced during an applicant’s rebuttal, which has historically ended public comment and questions unless a councilmember requests clarification from a speaker.

Thus, residents could have the opportunity to clarify or correct issues on the record before public comment is closed and after the applicant has put forth their final rebuttal.

The proposal will come to the City Council at the March 6 meeting.

The issue brings a new measure of fairness to the people most impacted by proposed construction but will also apply to all commissions.

“I have personally experienced numerous skewed facts…. Which has led to skewed deliberations, and in my opinion, skewed decisions, as the opportunity to correct the record does not currently exist,” wrote Debbie Weiss in a letter. Staff, she wrote, can also present “incomplete or inaccurate information” that has an enormous impact on council deliberations.

Weiss pointed out that residents “are held to the 3 minutes.” In the Lago Vista deliberations, she pointed out that the

Section 1090 does not apply because his client was a private person who was simply trying to negotiate the best deal she could with the BHUSD. Fenster maintained that such matters are irrelevant in considering whether Section 1090 has been violated.

“Strategic Concepts LLC should not be permitted to reap a multi-million-dollar profit at the public’s expense due to the conflict of interest and use of her insider influence to obtain the contracts in which she was financially interested,” he said.

The Court of Appeals decision is expected to be published within 90 days.

Developer’s presentation and rebuttal totaled 83 minutes, while residents could only watch.

In her letter she referred to an incident at the Aug. 13, 2016 City Council meeting when attorney Alan Hearty, representing the Loma Linda Trust and billionaire developer Francesco Aquilini, was allowed to unleash a lengthy personal attack on Weiss.

Hearty spoke for several minutes, charging that Weiss is a “developer” because she is building her own single-family home in Malibu that is 10,000 square feet. The home is on property that constitutes 35.4 acres of mostly flat land and does not incorporate cantilevers or off-pad floor area, does not alter landforms, and doesn’t impact neighbors on a narrow, winding street above or below on a hillside.

Weiss, who opposes the project because she feels it threatens the health and safety of her children and her neighborhood, was unable to respond to the allegations, which had no bearing on the Loma Linda project.

Furthermore, Weiss’s character was not on the agenda.

Most recently, Hearty accused the City Council of “pandering” to the “disgruntled neighbors,” and threatened legal action against the City, though the firm is already suing over the Hillside Ordinance on behalf of the Loma Linda project. Mayor Lili Bosse countered that decisions on the Loma Linda project would not be influenced by legal action on behalf of the applicant, but by the right action on behalf of the City.

approval.” De la Cruz writes.

A maximum of 6,000 cubic yards of grading are allowed without discretionary entitlements, which makes it puzzling that Hadid was ever allowed additional grading at the site.

“Simply put,” writes De la Cruz in the lawsuit. “LADBS erred in allowing Mr. Hadid to subsume grading under an erosion control plan to somehow evade discretionary review.”

In 2015, LADBS inspectors cracked down on the property, ruling all unapproved construction, which they said included features like retaining walls, concrete decks and an underground theater, were to be removed.

In the time since, as the case toiled in the court system for nearly two years, Hadid eventually pled no contest to misdemeanor charges stemming from the illegal construction at the site.

All the while, as Hadid has allegedly tried to bring the project into compliance, resi-

dents say work has apparently been continuing at the site.

Last October, LADBS officials confirmed to the Courier they ordered the removal of new elements inside the home – including ceiling lights, detailed woodworking, furniture and paintings.

These incidents appeared to fly under the LADBS’ radar until it was brought to their attention by a group of determined residents who took street-level pictures of the work inside the house.

De la Cruz and the group of Bel-Air residents believe that the Erosion Control Plan is simply a way for Hadid to continue work under the nose of inspectors.

“They’re essentially trying to hide the ball on all the grading quantities,” De la Cruz told the Courier by phone Thursday.

“What we’re saying is that Hadid needs to request all these entitlements from the city, and I think he’s concerned about it because he doesn’t want a public process.”

De la Cruz said the project simply cannot go forward without discretionary review and

In recent years, residents impacted by overdevelopment have become increasingly sophisticated. “They’re not just residents,” said one source.

“They’re activists.”

Together, these resident activists are working to change the ordinances that govern development and seem to favor developers over residents.

The Sunshine Task Force will also recommend that the City expand their public outreach and notification from 500 feet of a proposed construction site and the block face, to 1,000 feet and the block face.

The additional notification area is significant. In areas where irregular topography, larger lot size and narrow, twisting streets can impact more distant neighbors, such as the Hillside Area, a project in one area of a street can impact neighbors on the entire street and hillsides above and below the proposed project.

It can also be significant in areas where traffic impacts can be felt blocks away when density is increased in a built-out environment, as happened with the 9200 Wilshire Blvd. project.

The task force also proposed that noticing for items that will appear on the City Council or Planning Commission agendas should be 20 days in advance, rather than the current 10 days.

Notices, sent by mail, often arrive only days before the Planning Commission or City Council meeting, leaving residents at a distinct disadvantage when preparing their opposition.

As residents have become

much savvier, they hire their own experts to argue finer points that a less sophisticated opposition might not have recognized in the past. To allow time for experts to confirm or dispute traffic, architectural, engineering and geological issues, the task force will ask the City Council for the increased notification time.

Making legislative advocacy more transparent is another area where residents are making headway.

In the past, developers would have targeted former mayors as lobbyists, which has raised deep objections in the community. Recently, however, residents with deep ties to the community but with no connection to planning or land use issues have been recruited, using personal relationships within the community and the City government as leverage in development, in exchange for salaries and bonuses.

The Sunshine Task Force has also recommended that legislative advocates who have registered using forms prior to the effective date of the new ordinance, February 9, should be required to complete the new forms with the additional information, including estimated fees. The Task Force recommended that forms submitted in the past year be updated, capturing most of the active developments in the City.

This would assure that those who are currently serving as Legislative Advocates will be in full compliance with the City’s ordinance.

Mayor Lili Bosse and Councilmember John Mirisch will address the role of Planning Commissioners in

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February 16, 2018 | Page 17 that short of doing that, the project should be completely torn down.

“The subject erosion control plan is more of the same, and the notion that this project may somehow be retroactively brought into compliance through by-right permits – without a single discretionary entitlement or discretionary review – is a charade that needs to end now once and for all.”

The appeal is the latest in a string of bad press for Hadid, whom The Hollywood Reporter revealed Wednesday was the subject, along with Guess co-founder Paul Marciano, of a police report filed Tuesday evening by 23year-old aspiring model Miranda Vee, alleging sexual harassment and assault.

According to TMZ, Vee first made the allegations in a sincedeleted social media post. After the initial accusation went public, The Hollywood Reporter said: “Hadid admitted that he had met with Vee, who claimed to be a fan, but that ‘it was not a date and not once did I touch her.’”

upholding the General Plan on March 6 as an agenda item.

BHMC 10-1-102B states that the duty of the Planning Commission is to “Implement the general plan through actions including, but not limited to, the administration of specific plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances.”

Last month, Planning Commissioner Joe Shooshani, whose term began in March 2014, and continues until 2020, argued forcefully with Planning Commission Chair Lori Greene Gordon that the General Plan was “old” and “outdated,” and that he favored a proposed project in spite of the fact that it would require a “spot” zone change.

He also said he would like to live in the proposed building.

A week later Shooshani was unhappy to find that the proposed Basement Ordinance, which has been in the commission for more than a year, included provisions for basements throughout the City of Beverly Hills, and not just in the Hillside Area. “If I would have known that, I wouldn’t have voted for it,” he said. The proposed ordinance includes a definition of “basement” and its application to the maximum square footage or FAR, that is citywide. The ordinance has been to the Commission multiple times.

The City Council may also discuss the requirement for additional training for planning commissioners, who assume a quasi-legislative capacity when they accept a position on the commission.

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A N O T H E R B I RT H D AY ! ?

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Annette Goodman, Florence Rhodes, John McEnroe, Levar Burton and James Ingram (Feb 16); Stuart Raffel, Paris Hilton, Rene Russo, Jim Brown, Hal Holbrook, and Lou Diamond Phillips (Feb. 17); Molly Ringwald, Matt Dillon, Cybill Shepherd, John Travolta and Vanna White (Feb 18); Justine Bateman, Jeff Daniels, and Smokey Robinson (Feb. 19); Sandy Duncan, Ali Kasikci, Sir Sidney Poitier and Peter Strauss (Feb. 20); Tyne Daly, Kelsey Grammer and Kyle MacLachlan (Feb. 21); Drew Barrymore, and Traude Winik (Feb. 22).

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A NOT-SO ORDINARY MOVIE–The Beverly Hills premiere of An Ordinary Couple was held before a SRO audience at All Saints Episcopal Church on Camden Drive. Congratulating the two stars Orin Kennedy (left) and Bernardo Puccio (right) are Shelley Hann and Barbara Luna.

Photos by Shana Forman and Barbara Luna

It was a wonderful evening as the documentary award-winning An Ordinary Couple, starring Bernardo Puccio and Orin Kennedy, had its Beverly Hills premiere at All Saints Episcopal Church.

When the film ended, there was overwhelming applause and cheers... even bravos!...from the sold-out audience of more than 300. Intertwining themes of love, marriage and politics, the film delivers humor, the occasional touch of drama, and a deeply personal look at the pair’s 40+ plus year relationship. These men live a life that’s anything ordinary! Famed interior designer Puccio was born in Alabama and after arriving in California, became a pal of Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor and others in the Hollywood set. New Yorker Kennedy came here to be an actor but ended up as a successsful TV location executive. In fact, he is now chairman emeritus of the Location Managers Guild International.

The film was directed by Jay Gianukos and Susan Barnes. All Saints’ Rev. Steve Huber was the event’s emcee, which also also featured a musical performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of L.A. The evening concluded with a reception where the fun continued for the attendees who included Sandy Krause and Bill Fitzgerald, Stanley Black and Joan Ashton, Ruta Lee and Webb Lowe, Janet Salter, Madeline Gussman and Bob Vernon, Annie and Shelly Lehrer, Shelley Hann and Jeff Brunetti, Dr. Ronald Karlsberg, Gloria Levishon and Derek Levishon, Grace Robbins and Jere Ring, John and Gloria Gebbia, Ada Sands, Grace Scherrer, Judy and Dr. Jay Sher, Phyllis Abrams and Harvey Grant, Elaine and Peter Bernard, Jennifer and Dr. Graham Woolf, Alice West and Arvin Brown, Ronnie Kassorla and Robert Rock, Barbara Luna, Paul Matsumoto, Bob and Cindy Williams, Lisa and Marty Greenberg, Julie Farb, Lana Scherone, Marlene Kreedman, Adele Heller, Diane Morton, Elaine Weinstock and Harlan Feldman, Shana Forman, Jeff Lehman, Marilyn Stampler and Jay Markoff, Merrie Lynn Ross and Ralphael De Marchena Huyke.

Can’t wait to read Bernardo Puccio’s upcoming autobiography 13 Pieces Of Unmatched Luggage And My Poodle. ******

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This new creation by two of Canada’s celebrated companies is a boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance.

Betroffenheit” is the German word for the shock and bewilderment in the wake of a tragic event–in this case the tragic death of Young’s teenage daughter.

Jane Deknatel, director of The Broad Stage, said: “The beauty of this piece of dance theater is that it offers insight into how we manage the unthinkable. It’s a deeply personal story about how we move through moments of trauma and come out transformed and uplifted on the other side.”

This performance contains strobe-like effects, nontoxic theatrical haze and strong, and is not recommended for children.

Tickets are on sale at www.thebroadstage org or by calling 310-434-3200. Tickets start at $45. ****** On Jan. 28, one year after her passing, a gathering of those nearest and dearest to the beloved Joyce Green was held to honor her memory at one of her favorite restaurants, Upstairs 2, sponsored by CORI (California Oncology Research Institute) at Providence Saint John’s Health Center. Mel and Joyce Keefer, Sister Maureen, Rob and Suzanne Davidow, Howard Banchik, Ruth Weil, Diane and Danny Feldman, Lois Rosen, Ilene Eisenberg and Donna Rosen were amongst those sharing some of their favorite memories of Joyce.

Her support of Dr. Donald Morton, one of the pioneers of cancer research, helped save many lives and improved the quality of life for patients dealing with cancer. As an inspiration to many, generous in spirit, and helping those in need, Joyce never let her own disability, as one of the last polio victims, to slow her down.

During the last decade, she devoted time to visiting underserved areas in L.A. and by sharing her story motivating women to get screening mammograms and forfamilies to be screened for cancer. She loved life, was always happiest giving to others, and is already greatly missed by those who knew her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUZZ– International contemporary art collector and proponent Eugenio Lopez Alonso (above, left) opened his Trousdale home to honor Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on the latter’s 88th birthday. The former astronaut, shown above with his longtime friend, artist Leith Eaton, was the second human being to walk on the moon as part of the famed Apollo 11 crew in 1969. Among the many on hand to congratulate him was TV and media personality Paris Hilton (left),

Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup

“Build it and they will come,” the mantra of the real estate developer, can be heard throughout the Coachella Valley.

From Palm Springs in the west to Indio in the east, real estate developments that were lying fallow the past decade are showing new life renovated by renewed enthusiasm and … money.

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is in the planning stage for expanding its existing high-rise hotel, resort and casino in Rancho Mirage by adding hundreds of new hotel rooms and greatly increasing the gaming space.

The expansion of the band’s facility is spurring plans to add increased activities to two of its other projects. The first major announcement was made by the tribe last fall, and provides for expansion of gaming space 68,000 square-feet of additional floor space.

A new casino to be built just north of the existing venue will also contain a newly constructed Tribal Cultural Museum and spa.

But, not all the growth is on tribal land. The tribe has announced a large-scale investment in Cathedral City–the first time a gaming facility will be off the existing reservation made possible pursuant an agreement made with the city about 18 months ago. ****** The city of Indian Wells has given the go-ahead (and $5.5 million) for the TMC Group to begin developing 130-million hotel/condominium project on land adjacent to the highly successful Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. The project will combine a five story, 139-room boutique hotel, 56 condominiums and 31 vacation villas. The fivestory hotel will have a rooftop pool, bar and restaurant, but be hard pressed to make a return on its investment when across the street the popular Renaissance Esmeralda hotel and spa averages about 85,000 unsold room nights a year, and that does not include the vacancy figures from the nearby Hyatt hote1. ****** Each year, the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center produces its much-heralded “Champion Honors” luncheon on March 9 at which a worldclass sports figure is interview.

This year’s luncheon features Simone Biles, America’s most decorated female artistic gymnast, who will be interviewed by iconic interviewer, Beverly Hills’ own Larry King.

Tickets sell out quickly for this event. Call: 760-773-1636.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 RFQ 18-18: NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS LIST Notice is hereby given that the City of Beverly Hills (“CITY”) requests qualified contractors to submit their name and pertinentinformation to be placed on a list of qualified contractors. This listshall comply with Section 22034 of the California Uniform PublicConstruction Cost Accounting Act. Purpose of the List The purpose of the list is to have a compilation of interested andqualified contractors that the City may use for negotiated orinformal bidding as projects arise for one year, with an up to three year extension. Up to seven of the highest ranking contractors will be on the qualified contractors list. The City reserves the right toreject any or all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity inany bid. However, any contract awarded will be to the lowestresponsive and responsible bidder.

List Categories Lists will be established for thefollowing areas: Class “A” General Engineering Contractor Class “B” General Building contractor Class “C-5” Framing and Rough Carpentry Class “C-6” Cabinet, Millwork and Finish Carpentry Class “C-7” Low Voltage Systems Class “C-8” Concrete Class “C-9” Drywall Class “C-10” Electrical Class Class “C-11” Elevator Class “C-12” Earthwork and Paving Class “C-13” Fencing Class “C-15” Flooring and Floor Covering Class “C-16” Fire Protection Class “C-20” Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Class “C-23” Ornamental Metal Class “C-27” Landscaping Class “C-28” Lock and Security Equipment Class “C-33” Painting and Decorating Class “C-35” Lathing and Plastering Class “C-36” Plumbing Class “C-39” Roofing Class “C-43” Sheet Metal Class “C-45” Signs Class “C-46” Solar Class “C-54” Ceramic and Mosaic Tile Class “C-61” Limited Specialty Classification Class “D-3” Awnings Class “D-16” Hardware, Locks and Safes Class “D-28” Doors, Gates and Activating Devices Class “D-42” Non-Electrical Sign Installation Class “D-47” Tennis Court Surfacing Class “D-50” Suspended Ceilings Class “D-52” Window Coverings Class “D-62” Air and Water Balancing Contractor’s questionnaire and forms can be found on the City of Beverly Hills’ website: http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfq1818es tablishmentofaqualifiedcontractorslist/ Procedural or substantive questions must be submitted in writing to Karen Domerchie, Project Manager by email to kdomerchie@beverlyhills.org. Completed forms must be submitted via email to Karen Domerchie, deadline to submit information is March 1, 2018 at 5:00pm PST.

NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

BID PACKAGE NO. 18-11 CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC WORKS - PROJECT ADMINISTRATION 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 LEGAL NOTICE - BIDS WANTED Greystone Estate – Slope Irrigation & Tree Planting The City of Beverly Hills ("City") hereby requests sealed bids for the materials, supplies, equipment or services set forth herein, subject to all conditions outlined in this Bid Package, including: SECTION 1: NOTICE INVITING BIDS SECTION 2: INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS SECTION 3: GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 4: CONTRACT SECTION 5: BONDS SECTION 6: INSURANCE SECTION 7: SCOPE OF WORK SECTION 8: TENTATIVE PROJECT MILESTONE DATES SECTION 9: PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 1: NOTICE INVITING BIDS 1. Notice Inviting Bids a. Date of Request:

February 15, 2018

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18-11

c. Item Description: The project scope consists of new irrigation system & new trees on the North & Northeast slopes of Greystone Estate. Project is located at 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. d. Obtaining Bid Documents: The Bid Package, including the plans and specifications may be viewed and downloaded from the City’s website: http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/ To obtain a hard copy of the Bid Package by mail or in person, please contact Ji Kim, Project Manager at telephone number 310-288-2817 or email jikim@beverlyhills.org. Request must be made at least one (1) business day in advance for in person pick-up and at least five (5) business days in advance to receive by mail. Pick-up location will be at the Department of Public Works - 345 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Interested bidders must have experience working on similar type projects located on a hillside. On proposal form, bidder must list three (3) similar projects located on a hillside, and projects must have been completed within the past ten (10) years. e. Bid Opening: Thursday – March 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. f. Due Date and Location for Submittals: Sealed bids will be received at all times during normal business hours prior to the Bid Opening, at the City Clerk’s Office, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 290, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All bids must be in writing and must contain an originalsignature by an authorized officer of the firm.

Electronic bids (i.e., telephonic, FAX, etc.) are NOT acceptable. All bids shall clearly contain on the outside of the sealed envelope in which they are submitted: BID PACKAGE 18-11: GREY STONE ESTATE – SLOPE IRRIGATION & TREE PLANTING g. Contractor's License: In accordance with provisions of Section 3300 of the California Public Contract Code, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California Contractor's License Class A – General Engineering Contractor or Class C-27 Landscaping, or other appropriate license classification under the State Contracting Code at the time the contract is bid. Failure to possess such license may render the bid non responsive and bar the award of the contract to that non responsive Bidder. h. Liquidated Damages: There shall be a $250.00 assessment for each and every calendar day work remains undone after date fixed for completion. i. Prevailing Wages: In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., this Project is a “public work,” and thus, the Contractor and any Subcontractors must

pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works, and are available to any interested party upon request.

Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. j. Pre-bid Conference Date and Location: A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. k. Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount. All cashier's checks or certified checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS. Bid bonds must be issued by a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of California. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security shall be rejected. Cash and personal or company checks are NOT acceptable. The City shall return the bid security checks of unsuccessful bidders to them when the successful bidder ("Contractor") enters into the Contract with the City. l. Payment Bond and Performance Bond: A Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount, will be required of the Contractor. m. Insurance: Upon award of contract, contractor will be obligated to file certificates of insurance evidencing coverage as specified in the bid documents and in a form acceptable to the City. The certificates shall be on the City's standard proof of insurance form. n. Time of Completion: The contractual completion time shall be 75 calendar days from the date of Notice To Proceed. o. Retention: In accordance with the contract, five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, and City shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Refer to the contract for further clarification. p. Contact Person: A bidder or potential bidder who has questions regarding this project should email those questions to Ji Kim, Project Manager at jikim@beverlyhills.org. Written responses to all questions will be issued via addendum.

THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID OR ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

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PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018037592 The following is/are doing business as: HERBERT’S PHARMACY 9001 Wilshire Blvd. #101, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Herbert Allen Glicksman 3117 Colby Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 1987: Herbert Allen Glicksman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 13, 2018; Published: February 16, 23, March 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018037594 The following is/are doing business as: L COX AND ASSOCIATES 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #270, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Lance Cox 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #270, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Lance Cox, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 13, 2018; Published: February 16, 23, March 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018037593 The following is/are doing business as: DOGGI DOG PET SITTING 3950 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #1921, Studio City, CA 91614; Monika Cox 3950 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #1921, Studio City, CA 91614; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2013: Monika Cox, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 13, 2018; Published: February 16, 23, March 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018037595 The following is/are doing business as: SAVE-ON INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. 10835 Santa Monica Blvd. #209, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Save-On Insurance Services, Inc. 10835 Santa Monica Blvd. #209, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed 1988: Kamran Tavakoli, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 13, 2018; Published: February 16, 23, March 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018027613 The following is/are doing business as: MASBIA LA 4929 Wilshire Blvd. #985, Los Angeles, CA 90010; Congregation Levy Yitzchak 4929 Wilshire Blvd. #985, Los Angeles, CA 90010; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed : Michael Weiss, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 13, 2018; Published: February 16, 23, March 02, 09, 2018 LACC N/C

PUBLIC NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS BEING HELD BY THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS The City of Beverly Hills hereby provides notice to owners of record of unclaimed funds in the City’s possession that the unclaimed funds will escheat to the City by operation of law if not claimed by the date and time set forth below. Below is a list of unclaimed funds in the City’s possession that have not been claimed, along with the owners of record. This publication notice is the final notice to the owners that these moneys will escheat to the City at 12:01 am on April 11, 2018 by operation of law pursuant to Government Code sections 50050 through 50056, if not claimed by the date specified below.

Any claim for these unclaimed funds must be received by the City no later than 5:30 pm on April 10, 2018. Claims should be filed with the City of Beverly Hills, Accounting Division, ATTN: Unclaimed Property, 455 N Rexford Dr #350, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. A claim form may be obtained from the Accounting Division or on the City’s website at: http://www.beverlyhills.org/unclaimedfunds. Proof of identity will be required.

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR LISTINGS Contact George at 310-278-1322

814 S. Robertson Blvd.

750 Sf of retail space 1,500 sf of 2nd floor office Retail and Office FOR LEASE

Part-TIme Kosher Chef A wonderful LA based Jewish Family is in need of a Kosher Chef. This is a part-time position.

Service will be required three (3) to four (4) days a week. Each day can last anywhere between three (3) to four (4) hours. This will involve meal planning and discussion with the head of the family, meal preparation, cooking etc.

Compensation, work hours, etc. will be discussed during the interview. Certificates, letters of recommendation, etc. are not required.

However, they are very much appreciated.

For your questions and queries, please leave a voicemail or send a text to 562-412-0876

—————–––– CAREGIVERS NEEDED At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent English and can also speak Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian or Polish. Must have car and available for live-in positions.

Call 323/655-2622 DO NOT APPLY IF NOT EXPERIENCE

Adj. to Montage Hotel • Large Offices •

Please contact the exclusive agents

Cory Schaffel & Sy Schaffel Leasing info: 310.289.7855 Office 310.550.8710

cschaffel@theschaffelgroup.com & sschaffel@theschaffelgroup.com DRE# 00842890 & 01220690 220 S. Almont Dr. Beverly HIlls, CA 90211

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

An a m a z i n g o p p o r t u n i t y to lease class A office space in Beverly Hills’ 90 prestigious EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY G o l d e n Tr i angle.

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

For more info call 310.887.7000

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CONDOS FOR SALE

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••• PRIME •••

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

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

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

BEVERLY HILLS GEM RARE PENTHOUSE WESTWOOD BEVERLY HILLS 2 APARTMENTS BRENTWOOD NEAR WILSHIRE NOT YET ON MARKET !

LIGHT & BRIGHT Near Bverly Hills 925 S. Barrington Ave. LEASE IN 2 BDRM, 2 BATH 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath 3000sf • 4 BD + 3.5 BA 1 BEDROOM BEVERLY HILLS *** CONDO *** 2 BDRM, 2 BATHS 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath Single Family Traditional Lower unit with hardwood $6,000/MO. FOR RENT Hardwood floors, Best Location North of Wilshire.

Asking $3.59 mil Qualified Principal Only

ON ITS OWN FLOOR! 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH

Call Irene 310/993-6141

310/666-9377

415

ROOMS FOR RENT

1+DEN+ 2 BATHROOM $945,000

NEED A ROOM?

High Floor. Renovated High Floor Ocean & City Views

All Service Included Near UCLA

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $750,000

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

Free in exchange for some help for senior.

Non-Smokers Only For more info call Judith 872/985-7329

425

HOUSES FOR RENT

Westwood Area •• Home ••

Century Park East 10941 Ayres Ave. 90064 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $949,000 2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath 17th Flr. Corner Condo

Front+back yards, Jetliner views: BH, Hollywood Sign, Dntown+Century City! central air, new washer/ Beautiful remodel: hrwd. flrs., dryer+dishwasher+ spa tub, awesome kitch+baths, stove, 2-car garage. custom closets, 2-balconies! $3,900/Month

• DIANA COOK •

468 N. Camden Dr., B.H., 90210

310-203-8333

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

BEVERLY HILLS

310/621-1293 Very Close to Westside Pavilion Mall.

300

HOUSES FOR SALE

PANORAMIC CITY VIEWS!

CALL KRYSTLE

& 1 BDRM, 1 BATH Huge balcony, granite floors, includes appliances. dishwasher, on-site Secured building.

Both units include: counters, brand new laundry & parking.

Permit Parking Only. laminated floors and fridge, oven, dishwaser 310/826-0541 All Utilities Paid. new window coverings. and microwave.

Available Feb. 1, 2018 Close to shopping, Convenient location. $1,950/MO. dining & transportation.

Call 818/881-0949 $3,300/MO. Call 310/409-5020 or 818/342-3401 Call 310/498-1090 or 310/729-1400 • BRENTWOOD •

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• BEVERLY HILLS •

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Ave. = = = = ————— 872=S.=Westgate

2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $3,150 443 S. Oakhurst Dr. Very Bright Beverly Hills Adj. X-LARGE ELEGANT APT. • • 310 S. Sherbourne Dr. 2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath • Newly Updated • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • License 00957281 = = = = = = • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath all listings are on W/ granite kitchen & bath, • • • •• • • • • CenturyCityLiving.com porcelain tile & hrwd. flrs., Newly Remodeled. Totally Redone.

• • Balcony, hardwood flrs., washer/dryer hook-ups, Harwood+carpet B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S N O W AVA I L A B L E walk-in closet, hi-ceilings. elevator, controlled floors, fireplace, GATED 5 STAR B E V E R LY H I L L S Shared backyard.

No pets. patio, parking, access pool, on-site LUXURY PROPERTIES LIVING. F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED 310/271-6811 laundry facility. laundry, parking.

Balcony, dishwasher, *BEL AIR Cell: 310/994-4122 310/592-4511 310/247-8689 skylight, elevator, inter*WESTWOOD Must see! 439 S. Rexford *CENTURY CITY Close to Cedars Sinai, com entry, on-site laundry, parking.

Shops, Transportation B R E N T W O O D CENTURY PARK EAST 11730 SUNSET BLVD. P LEASE C ALL : 1 BEDROOM /1 BATH BEVERLY HILLS 310/274-8840 Grand Opening NEWLY REMODELED $3,400/MONTH • • • • • Beverly Hills BRENTWOOD ’s • 237 N. Almont Dr. High Floor School District Most Spectacular • Large Deluxe Unobstructed City View • Jr. Executive Jumbo Balcony Apartments 1 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. BEVERLY HILLS 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • Totally Renovated • L IGHT & B RIGHT • *School District* 120 Granville Ave. Island Kitchen • Hardwood Floors Pool, central air, * * * * *1 * * * 8725 Clifton Way ••••••• Loft Style locked intercom entry, Newly Remodeled • 2 B d . + 2 / 2 B a .

Rooftop pool, Lease Purchase Available 1 Large & Spacious • 3 B d . + 2 / 2 B a . parking, elevator. deck, central air, 2 Bd.+Den+2.5 Ba. * * * * * * * * $2,975/Month elevator, intercom CENTURY PARK EAST • • • • • • • • • Large units, walk-in closet, on-sight laundry, $3,100/mo to $4,250/mo COMPASS GOLD PROP. Lrg. unit. balcony, custom kitchen, built-in entry, gym, parking. walk-in closet, Marty: 310/293-2205 washer/dryer, all appli- • Free WiFi Access • PARK PLACE central air, intercom ances, hardwood floors ~ 310/476-3824 ~ $4,500/mo to 6,100/mo. entry, laundry facility, throughout, some units BRENTWOOD & elevator, parking.

CENTURY TOWERS w/ skylights+high ceilings.

U.C.L.A. CLOSE • CHARMING & BRIGHT • $6,500 to $7,000/month Health club, wifi, sauna, • 310/276-1528 • heated pool, controlled • BRENTWOOD • CENTURY HILL Close to Cedars, acess, parking.

922 S. Barrington Av. $6,800/mo. to $7,500/mo.

Beverly Center 424/272-6596 • • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • BRIGHT & SPACIOUS restaurants, shopping Close to Brentwood Fireplace, balcony, LE PARC & transportation.

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHS $7,995/mo to $8,900/mo. wet bar, dishwasher, Village, Restaurants, Upper with balcony, brand laundry facility, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, ONE CENTURY HILLS BEVERLY elevator, parking. & Transportation. new wood floors, lots of GREAT LOCATION! $22,000/mo. to $25,000/mo.

Close to shops+dining. closet space, all appliances •• • • • • • • • 310/826-0541 CENTURY WOODS HEART OF • REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

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SANTA MONICA OFF WILSHIRE

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and laundry facility.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • BRENTWOOD ————— • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • 11931 Goshen Ave. BRENTWOOD 10000 SANTA MONICA Parking available. No pets. • • 11640 Kiowa Ave. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $10,000/mo. to $59,000/mo. $2,700/MO. French doors in bdrm. • •••••••• open to large balcony • Brand New Bldg.

Call 310/278-4884 BEL AIR CREST overlooking pool • Large Luxury Units Newly Updated $9,000/mo.

$9,000/mo. to $125,000/mo.

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• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.

Some Complexes include BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. • 2 Bd. + 2 1/ 2 Ba. Heated Pools, Sundeck, • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba. REMODELED • GORGEOUS UNITS • Very private, hi-ceilings, Tennis, Doorman, 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Hardwood flrs., central Houseman, Staff large veranda, luxury air, pool, elevator, Engineers, Switchboard, Light and bright upper kitchen+bathrooms, on-site laundry, with hardwood floors, Security Staff, walk-in closet, all new intercom entry. laundry facility and Switchboard, Saunas, appliances, washer/dryer Easy Move-In! *1+1 only 2 car parking space.

Business Center, Pet 320 N. La Peer Dr. in unit, central air, prkg. $2,450MO. PlayLand, Restaurant, Please Call: • 310/246-0290 • 918 S. BEDFORD Acres of Flower Gardens 310/312-9871 CLOSE TO and Grassy Lawns.

Sam: 310/422-6026 S H O P S & D I N I N G • Easy Move-In •

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

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Balcony, dishwasher, a/c, heated pool, WiFi, elevator controlled access, on-site laundry, prkg.

Close to Brentwood Village, Shops & Restaurants.

• 310/826-4889 •

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

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BRENTWOOD SANTA MONICA W E S T W O O D • WESTWOOD • * HOLLYWOOD *

1380 Midvale Ave. 10933 Rochester Ave. 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

The Carlton

11666 Goshen Ave. (•)(•)(•)(•)(•)

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

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CHANEL, HERMES, 808 4th St. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • • • • * * * * * • • GUCCI, PRADA * * • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. * 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. * 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. * * * * * AND ALL HIGH-END Spacious a/c, fireplace, * * Single Newly Remodeled DESIGNER CLOTHING, pool, controlled access, • * * HANDBAGS AND * * Great Views • • • • • laundry fac., prkg.

L ARGE , U NIQUE ACCESSORIES. Great views, controlled WiFi, pool, elevator, • Free WiFi Access • AND G ORGEOUS . access, balcony, 310/473-5061 controlled access, on-

WiFi, central air/heat, ALL NEW, USED elevator, lrg. pool, Fireplace, balcony, fireplace, balcony, sight laundry, parking. Close To U.C.L.A. OR VINTAGE. prkg, on-sight laundry. controlled access, dishwasher, intercom Close to U.C.L.A. H IKING IN R UNYON TOP DOLLAR PAID pool, elevator, parking, entry, elevator, gated WILSHIRE 310/473-1509 Call 310/289-9561 C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD laundry facility. parking, gym, pool.

CORRIDOR B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

310/312-9871 • Close to Beach • W E S T W O O D 10530-10540

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310/394-7132

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10905 Ohio Ave.

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Wilshire Bl.

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323/467-8172

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340 S. St. Andrews Pl. • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• • • • • • • 1628 S. Westgate Ave. • • 922 S. Barrington Av. • 2+2 Penthouse • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • Spacious • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • X-St. Santa Monica Bl. • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • 1 Bdrm + 1 Bath •• ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ Fireplace, balcony, ∞∞∞∞∞∞ •• 1 Bdrm + 2 Bath •• wet bar, dishwasher, B r i g h t & A i r y. ∞ •• • • • • • laundry facility, Intercom entry, on-sight Wifi, Bright, controlled • Luxury Living • Balcony, controlled elevator, parking. parking, on-sight laundry access, balcony, access, parking, with valet, lush garden Close to shops+dining. pool, e levator, elevator, on-site laundry. facility, courtyard patio. surrounding pool, 310/826-0541 laundry facility, prkg.

Close to shopping, Close to transportation. gym, elevator, etc.

Close To U.C.L.A. great restaurants 310/820-1810 Hardwood flrs., granite BRENTWOOD 310/477-6856 and Metro. counters, dishwasher, 11618 Kiowa Ave. 213/738-9849 central air, balcony, • • • • • WEST L.A. • • • • WESTWOOD • laundry facility.

Newly Updated 1433 Armacost Ave. LAFAYETTE PARK

• BRENTWOOD •

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• Single « « « « « « « • Bachelor • • • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • A/C, internet access, B RIGHT & S PACIOUS . pool, controlled access, Balcony, dishwasher, on-sight laundry. No pets. controlled access Close to Whole Foods, on-sight laundry, prkg.

Transportation 310/479-0700 and Restaurants.

310/826-4889

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2 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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550 Veteran Ave. ••••• • 2 Bd.+ 2 Ba. • ••••• Very spacious, granite counters, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, parking & WiFi. Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village.

310/208-5166

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North of Wilshire

• CONDO QUALITY •

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L.A.

• Free WiFi •

Call: 310/470-4474

310/473-5061 4 Blks. to Beach.

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

310/820-8584

New Kitchens, New Appliances.

Hardwood floors, laundry facility, parking.

Call Luisa:

213/884-5447

—————–––– 615 S. Cochran Ave.

Newly Remodeled • Single • Controlled access, on-sight laundry, a/c unit, kitchenette.

323/879-9611

Close to Museums, 310/477-6885 The Grove Close to U.C.L.A. & Restaurants.

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5.7ft. Bench Included

In great condition!

Fantastic tone & touch.

Used by International Opera Singer.

Appraised at $22,000 Accepting Best Offer.

760/341-4441

STUNNING CHICKERING GRAND PIANO. 1941. 5’10”

fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities.

213/382-102 1 Easy freeway access

Comsky 310/895-6145

500

AUTOS FOR SALE

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SOUTH LE DOUX

LE DOUX / BURTON WAY

*** 1988 *** RANGE ROVER

RED LARGE 2 BDRM, 2 BA.

BEST OFFER!

with Bamboo, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer and Dryer in unit, Pool, 2 Parking, A/C units.

CALL 310/294-0008

By appointment only

2017 LEXUS

Call 310/653-2551

IS200 T Sport

1 Ba.

Hardwood floors, • • • • • • • • dishwasher, controlled Control access, pool, access, WiFi, on-site dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry laundry & parking. and parking.

C LOSE TO U.C.L.A.

310/312-4957

1971 Steinway M. Grand Piano Black Ebony Artcase

La Cienega & Pico Granite counter tops, Ivory keys. Burled Walnut case. Bench included.

Unfurnished stainless steel appliances, Currently owned by LA air conditioned, new Luxury Units Philharmonic Musician hrwd. flrs., designer 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Excellent condition.

14K finishes, balcony, ceiling

• 1 Bd. +

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL.

+1 Bath ————— • 1 Bdrm.

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1236 Amhearst Ave. 8 4 3 4 th S t .

• Spacious Units • • WESTWOOD • LOS ANGELES * * * * * 1422-1428 Kelton Av. 401 S. HOOVER St. Newly Remodeled ^ ^ ^^^^^^^ • • • • • • • • Spacious 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath ^

Balcony, a/c, wet bar, large closets, walk-in closet, controlled access, elevator, laundry room, parking.

Heated pool/gym/sauna.

PIANOS FOR SALE

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WESTWOOD • MIRACLE MILE •

Newly Remodeled.

•• • 1370 Veteran Ave. • • •• New hrwd. flrs., stain1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Pool, sauna, less steel appl., balcony, •••• •• intercom entry, • •••• • controlled access, Balcony, air conditioning elevator, on-site laundry, parking. on-site laundry, prkg. dishwasher, controlled All Utilities Paid. 1307 Barry Ave. access bldg., WiFi, 310/841-2367 310/473-1509 pool, on-sight laundry, SMALL QUIET BLDG. gym, parking.

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213/385-4751

www. bhcourier .com 310-278-1322

Gray with leather interior in great condition, very low milage. Only driven 6 times.

Asking $3,500 and take over lease Call (310) 476-5644

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parking spaces have always come at a premium in Beverly Hills. However, it seems like some people feel they are entitled to stand guard in the actual space on the street, holding it for their friends until they arrive to park there. I call them parking space bullies because they have no trouble intimidating some who just want to park his or her car when they find a space. They use all methods of stalling and hassling while they insist on standing watch in the street to claim their space as a prize.

This has happened to me on South Beverly Drive a couple of times and to someone I know on North Canon Drive just last Saturday. A young woman refused to get out of the way and told my friend she was rude for actually trying to park her car. Fearing that she would be accosted my friend let it go and moved on.

This situation is apparently nothing new and needs to be addressed. Beverly Hills is know for its strong, capable and reliable police department. I hope BHPD is aware of these parking space bully bandits and can explain to anyone trying to hijack empty parking spaces that there are rules and laws to obey. They can’t act like vigilantes and disrespect other people who are just going about their business. It is time to end this nonsense before someone really gets hurt.

They might try being considerate and treat others a little nicer.

Frances Terrell Lippman ****** After serving on the board of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc., I don’t think the trees selected to replant Parcel 13 (Brisbane Box and Bailey Acacia, both native to Australia), are the best choices for our particular environment.

Yes, those are hearty plants able to survive a harsh environment with low water needs once established--and they are pest-resistant. But this means their leaves won’t serve as food for insect larvae, which in turn serve as food for birds. We need (both in City plantings and in our yards) to use those native California plants which grew here before we arrived. Surely there has to be a suitable tree among them!

Daniel Fink ****** One of the things I most vividly remember about a long-ago trip to Tijuana is how music poured from every shop on to the sidewalk and into the streets. That cacophony–along with the strobe-lights and blaring horns was intended, no doubt, to attract shoppers. Now this repulsive practice has, I hear all too vividly, been adopted

by Beverly Hills.

While Tijuana I am sure has many fans, I cannot see that Beverly Hills is in any way improved by its emulation. I, for one, have managed for 60 years to shop here without the “stimulation” of other people's taste in muzak. In fact, I find it so unpleasantly intrusive, it just makes me want to do my shopping as quickly as possible, and get out of town. Gone, then, are the days of casually meandering from one store to another.

I urge the City Council to restore to the streets of our shopping district the dignity it deserves–and can the canned “music.”

Sara R. Willen ****** With the unfortunate rise in mass shootings in this country that also involves schools, it is comforting to know that the BHUSD and our police are protecting us so well. However, proper prevention begins in the home and community.

We are a caring City that puts emphasis on raising young people to be responsible adults to make good decisions based on sound judgment.

That seems to lack in areas where lesser guidance leads to problems.

Where open communication is not in the home, we must always be aware of the outside world, because lessons must be learned from it, even if we feel that “those problems” are not here. They will be if we rest on our safety nets.

Knowing so many good people here as I do, I am confident that Beverly Hills will always be a place where we are all truly caring leaders.

George Vreeland Hill ******

BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli is quite correct in identifying police, schools and parents as critical to student safety. But there is a fourth and increasingly important component. It is the students themselves and a culture of, “if you see something, say something,” as it relates to other students.

In a number of recent cases, school violence never took place because a student heard or saw something that concerned or frightened them enough to report it to an adult. The student report was taken seriously and further investigation revealed a tangible and immediate threat.

This happened two weeks ago in Pennsylvania. A 14 year old overheard another student's threats to shoot classmates and told his parents who contacted police. Police determined that the threatening student had access to a range of lethal weapons and was planning to kill at least four other students. The student that made the report was remarkably mature and was not “ratting out” someone. As a substantial benefit, he will not have to live with the consequences of an actual shooting and not having said something. Sometimes heroism is easy.

No one doubts BHPD's ability to respond rapidly and appropriately to an incident. But that is, by its nature, reactive and generally after a perpetrator has done some level of damage. So too with lockdown drills, school emergency response planning and teacher training; necessary but not sufficient.

As remote and problematic as the risk might seem in our community, students need to be taught at school and at home that threats have to be taken seriously. This is not simple nor trivial in the world of maturing psyches, bullying and complicated interpersonal relationships. But students need to understand that they might be the ones best positioned to save themselves and their classmates by acting responsibly to, “if you see something, say something.”

David Seidel ****** To keep the record straight, the “camera” accomplishment was a project of Nancy Krasne who sadly lost in the last election–with her we had a real friend of the people. The news is that we are going to have 600 cameras in Beverly Hills to decrease crime. I assume they will be continually monitored. Would the cameras note all the violations including never enforced dogs without leashes, bicycles on sidewalks or Segways or smoking in the streets, speeding and not stopping on stop signs?

The Beverly Hilton is once again seeking to modify an existing law. Why is it just not told that there are City regulations with which it must comply? If there will be any existing permit changes to occur, it should take place after the next election with five City Council members who don't have to recluse themselves for “hiring” friends and not necesarily best qualified individuals.

The Friars' Club is again wasting City employees' time in trying to obtain nonexistent permits and seeking a change of the rules in order to obtain such, helped by Thomas Levyn, a former councilmember who made $500,000 while working for “us” on the deal between Beny Alagem and Merv Griffin in the sale of The Beverly Hilton.

This brings us to “lobbying.” No previous nor present City Councilmember should be allowed to lobby in our City.

Pablo Nankin, M.D. Editor’s Note: Former Beverly Hills City Councilmember Thomas Levyn is a duly registered legislative advocate. In 2003, it was he who introduced Beny Alagem to the late Merv Griffin, then-owner of The Beverly Hilton, for the purpose of discussing the possible purchase of his hotel with the deal being consumated shortly thereafter.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 16). It's said that you can't lead where you haven't traveled -- patently untrue. Look at all of the exploration missions that have proven otherwise! This year will be such a mission. Not only will you have the pleasure of finding new places, emotional states and manners of being, you'll also bring others on your journey. Leo and Scorpio adore you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you want to spin in circles instead of move forward with life, worry is absolutely the way to do it. Analysis and speculation will also help. To move forward, lighten up and do some experimenting.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Here comes a magical sense of flow.

It's like time stands still and its rules just doesn't apply to you: You're totally engaged with life. This is what you were meant for.

Get more of it.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). To be able to give someone a good referral is a gift in and of itself. So if you can't help the situation but you know someone who can, linking the two up could be a huge favor.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). You were chosen because you're the best person for the job. Someday the position will be handed to a newcomer. Knowing this is the inevitability of all things, you do your best to make the maximum positive impact.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). With careful conservation of personal energy and resources you'll make it to the triumphant end of a long slog. The first step in this victory will be in realizing that you are indeed on a lengthy journey and not a short race.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Try to explain a television drama to someone who's never watched it. The plot sounds confusing! Yet when you watched from the beginning all events flowed naturally.

Today, trust yourself, and don't explain your choices to others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The sign that says “You are here” is the most clarifying and orienting and the best kind of start to the journey. So take stock. These signs don't just come on mall maps.

Sometimes they are reflected in the eyes of others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To an outsider it may seem that you've got quite a lot figured out, and yet you don't feel that way on the inside. Many things you wanted fell through. Consider that it was for the best. And look at all you have now!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Much will boil down to this: which problem are you trying to solve? Find one that's resistant to solution, because it's an exciting place to start and because you're up to it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Keep an open mind, because your first idea isn't always your best one. And you'll have lots of stellar ideas if you let yourself play around, experiment and stay curious.

Don't worry, your aha! moment is coming.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People associate nervous behaviors with dishonesty, and sometimes this is the case. But the truly dangerous people are the ones who aren't the least bit nervous about their lies.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). How do you know if you're coming up against reality or a mistaken belief about it? Does it change when you change? Does it bend to your will? Reality won't -- ever.

And anytime you fight with reality, reality will win.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assault, burglaries amd grand thefts were reported this week by BHPD. Locations are usually shown in block numbers.

ASSAULT 01/29 Charleville Blvd.

BURGLARIES 02/05 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

02/05 N. Canon Dr./Brighton Way 02/05 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

02/05 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

02/05 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

02/06 600 Endrino Pl. 02/06 900 Benedict Canyon Dr. 02/06 200 S. Rodeo Dr. 02/06 400 S. Swall Dr. 02/06 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. 02/06 200 N. Crescent Dr.

02/06 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. 02/07 Charleville Blvd./S. Robertson Blvd.

02/07 200 S. Robertson Blvd.

02/10 200 S. Beverly Dr. 02/10 200 S. Willaman Dr. GRAND THEFTS 01/29 9600 Wilshire Blvd.

02/06 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

02/06 200 S. Rexford Dr. 02/07 400 N. Beverly Dr. 02/07 300 S. Canon Dr. 02/10 200 N. Crescent Dr.

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