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A pair of adorable Cockapoos are up for adoption now!

Beverly Hills High ROP students head to state culinary arts competition. 4

Beverly Vista students visited Beverly Hills seniors on Valentine’s Day. 5

The BHHS boys varsity soccer team won the Ocean League title.

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PETS 902120—Beverly Hills residents Paula Kent Meehan and Bill Crowe of Pets 90210, a Beverly Hills non-profit pet adoption foundation. Pets 90210 had an award-winning float in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade. Crowe said the foundation has helped more than 6,000 pets find new homes. Pictured (from left): Paula Kent Meehan, councilmember Lili Bosse and Bill Crowe.

85th Oscar Awards Set To Take Over Hollywood Sunday

Beverly Hills Finally Files Federal Lawsuit Over Subway Giving into election year pressure from the Beverly Hills Courier and school families, the City of Beverly Hills late last Friday finally filed suit against the Federal Transportation Administration, challenging the Westside Subway Extension funding. The lawsuit claims the FTA violated the National Environ-

mental Policy Act (NEPA) and related federal laws. The move comes after months of stalling by the city council majority led by incumbent Mayor Willie Brien. The City set aside up to $1.25 million to fight the feder(see ‘NEPA,’ page 9)

By Laura Coleman Will the controversial Zero Dark Thirty nab the Oscar for 2012’s greatest film at Sunday’s 85th Academy Awards? Or will the most coveted prize in Tinseltown go to Argo or Les Miserables, both of which claimed wins at this year’s 70th Golden Globes. Or could it be Lincoln or Life Of Pi? Whichever one of the nine films up for Best Picture takes

SIGNING PARTY—Beverly Hills High School track and cross country stars Alex Rohani and Sydney Segal had a signing party at Beverly Hills High last Friday to put pen to paper on their college scholarship offers. Rohani, a senior, will attend USC and Segal, a junior, will attend Columbia. Pictured (from left): Gregory Segal, Giulia Segal, Sydney Segal, BHHS track coach Jeff Fisher, Alex Rohani, Zara Farmani and Shardad Rohani.

Beverly Hills High Track Stars Sign With USC, Columbia Univ. Queen of the Sexy Blockbuster Jackie Collins Has Published The Power Trip, Her 29th Novel; Lilly Lawrence’s Castle Kashan, her Grand Estate in Malibu, Has Been Listed with Jade Mills. Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills High champion runners Sydney Segal and Alex Rohani celebrated the next step in their lives last Friday night when they signed National Letters of In-

Offer Nissenbaum

(see ‘TROUSDALE,’ page 14)

Mayor John Mirisch and Planning Commissioner Brian Rosenstein. They are competing for three seats on the council in (see ‘EDITORIAL BOARD,’ page 16)

YOUNG, GIFTED AND GORGEOUS —India Irving wrote and stars in Mont Reve, the romantic comedy about a private boarding school directed by Lynn von Kersting and Rocky Collins. The film has won awards here and abroad.

(see ‘SIGNING PARTY,’ page 9)

By Matt Lopez As the City of Beverly Hills gears up for its 100th birthday, Offer Nissenbaum, managing director of The Peninsula Beverly Hills, is ready to do his part to make sure it’s an unforgettable party. Nissenbaum, who also serves as chairman (see ‘NISSENBAUM,’ page 14)

This is the second part of our report on the editorial board interviews conducted by The Courier with city council candidates Mayor Willie Brien, attorney Katherine Cohan, former Mayor Nancy Krasne, Vice

tent to attend colleges in the fall during a reception held at the high school. Cross country runner Segal,

Nissenbaum Named To Beverly Hills Centennial Committee

ments to an ordinance regarding Trousdale view restoration permit procedures and redefined standards for walls, fences and hedges in Trousdale

Courier Editorial Board Pt. II – Pay, Pensions, Schools

Courtesy of Andrew Freedman

George Christy, Page 6

(see ‘OSCAR,’ page 9)

MACFARLANE TO HOST OSCARS—Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Oscar Awards on Sunday evening at Hollywood and Highland’s Dolby Theatre. MacFarlane is the an actor, voice actor, writer, producer and director who is best known as creator of FOX’s hit Family Guy.

By Matt Lopez A standard palm tree could now be considered a “hedge” in the Trousdale area of City of Beverly Hills. The City Council voted Tuesday to make amend-

•Health & Wellness 10 •Special Sections 16-17 •Birthdays 20

home the Oscar, this year’s Academy Awards promises to be a lively event when the everhumorous Seth MacFarlane takes the stage as host at Hollywood and Highland’s Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24. For those not fortunate enough to have landed a ticket to see who goes home with an Oscar in person, the place to be is The Beverly Hills Hotel’s

Beverly Hills City Council Says One Tree A “Hedge”

Norby Walters’ 23rd ‘Night of 100 Stars’ – this Sunday at The Beverly Hills Hotel!

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India attended the film’s premiere at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood during the 8th Annual Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest this week. India’s also written Dead Man Blues, a winning romantic comedy set in India. She’s now completed her first novel, The Last August, A Romantic Reverie, about a summer love affair in Capri. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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WESTSIDE SURF—The Westside Surf, a youth soccer team comprised of Beverly Hills athletes, made it to the State Cup finals in San Bernardino on Sunday. The Westside Surf finished in second place out of 64 teams and three weekends of play with single elimination games throughout California. Back row (from left): Coach Joe Penanich, Jashia Morrissey-Jakel, Amyas Njoku, Tommy Meek, Jackson McDermott, Wyatt Sarkisian, and Jack Rocchio. Bottom row (from left): Julian Gancman, Jonah Okum, Joufred Leiva, Isaiah Anaya, Nick Barnouw, Henry Sanderson, Sunay Bargotra and Mason Lee. Not pictured: Lleyton Bocaccio.

Planning Commission Flushes Idea Of Open Air Bathroom Near The Beverly Hills Hotel By Matt Lopez Citing concerns of visitors and guests at The Beverly Hills Hotel nearby, the Planning Commission turned away a request for construction of an open air bathroom space at 904 Hartford Way at its meeting last Thursday. The applicant came to the commission seeking approvals on a Hillside R-1 permit and Tree Removal Permit to allow for the removal of two protect-

ed trees. Among the items included in the proposed project was a 14-foot tall open-air pool house accessory structure which would include a bathroom and entertainment space. The structure would be 38-feet, 11-inches from the front property line of Hartford Way and 20-feet, 11-inches from the Glen Way street side property line. Immediately east, across

Glen Way, sits The Beverly Hills Hotel and the commission had concerns about the sights, and sounds hotel guests might experience from the open air bathroom. Planning Commission Chair Craig Corman and Vice Chair Brian Rosenstein said they visited the hotel and observed the proposed structure from both the bungalows and second floor hotel rooms 344, (see ‘PLANNING,’ page 12)

Witch’s House Among Three More Official Local Landmarks By Matt Lopez Three more historic Beverly Hills properties have officially been designated as Local Landmarks. The Witch’s House, 516 N. Walden Dr.; the Hilton Office Building, 9990 Santa Monica Blvd; and Waverly mansion, 9401 Sunset Blvd., were approved by a 5-0 City Council

vote Tuesday The Witch’s House is owned by real estate magnate Michael Libow, who oversaw a complete renovation of the home when he purchased it. The 3,500-square-foot home was designed by Hollywood art director Harry Oliver and originally served as a dressing (see ‘LANDMARKS,’ page 14)

H.O.M.E.—Beverly Hills’ newest jazz club “H.O.M.E” (House of Music & Entertainment) received a proclamation from the City Council Tuesday. H.O.M.E. is now open at 430 N. Camden Dr. Pictured is H.O.M.E owner Dennis “D. Anthony” Robertson with Vice Mayor John Mirisch.

Ex-Mayors Centennial Committee Formed, Retail Store Discussed

FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE—Beverly Hills families enjoyed a fun evening at Greystone mansion at the City’s Father/Daughter event sponsored by the Recreation & Parks Department last week. Pictured (from left): Howard and Taylor Fuchs, Renee and Manuela Torres, Boris and Naomi Mayzels, Mitch and Alexa Newman, Jerid and Samantha Maybaum, Don and Melina Rosen, Simon and Natalie Raviv, Josh and Camille Lieber, Glen and Ella Revivo, Michael and Arden Brown, Brad, Addison and Alexa Kreshek.

By Matt Lopez Plans continue to move ahead for the Beverly Hills’ massive Centennial celebration in Jan. 2014. At Tuesday’s City Council study session, the council ensured that Beverly Hills’ former mayors will have a heavy hand in the celebration with the new

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, eventually spearheading a fundraiser at Crustacean that raised $159,779.81 for CHLA. Today, at 18, An is a United Nations Foundation spokesperson, part of an (see ‘UNITED NATIONS,’ page 12)

Bosilika An CULINARY ARTS—Beverly Hills High School ROP Culinary Arts students advanced to the SkillsUSA State Competition this month. Pictured (from left): Maxwell Iskiev, Julian Gomez, Bianca Fonseca, Shivani Patel, Roy Petito and Amanda Massaband.

(see ‘CENTENNIAL,’ page 14)

PURIM BALL—The 6th annual Beverly Hills Purim Ball will honor Scott Shlecter, Dr. Elisa Newman White and the Markowitz family (pictured) of Factor’s Famous Deli on March 13 at Temple Emanuel’s Greer Social Hall. For more information contact Judie Fenton at FTA97@aol.com. Pictured: Back row (from left): Marvin Markowitz, Debbie and Suzee. Front row (from left): Edie, Lili and Fred.

Beverly Hills’ Bosilika An Shines as United Nations Youth Champion in Year-Long Role By Laura Coleman When Beverly Hills’ Bosilika An started seventh grade at Harvard-Westlake, like many adolescents she struggled with her selfidentity. But instead of closing herself off to the world, she began volunteering at

establishment of a former Mayor’s Centennial Committee. According to the staff report, the committee will “leverage their unique talents in promoting the City’s Centennial.” All living former mayors would be invited to the committee and the members would then

Soho Gallery Beverly Hills Debuts “American Dreams” Thursday By Laura Coleman Soho Gallery Beverly Hills debuted “American Dreams” last night, which runs through April 10. An artistic journey exploring the highly subjective dream that has lured millions to America, six artists share their impressions through vari-

ous media including photography, mixed-media, and paint on canvas. “There’s a lot of different interpretations because America’s become a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” Soho Gallery founder (see ‘SOHO,’ page 9)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEVERLY VISTA VALENTINES—Beverly Vista fifth-graders visited Beverly Hills Carmel Assisted Living home on Valentine’s Day to bring cheer to some of the City’s seniors. Pictured (from left): Lisa Zacarias, Noah Kaiserman, B.H. resident Natalie, who lives in the assisted living home, 5th grade teacher Jonathan Weiss, Andrew Rugendorf, J.J. Gluckman and Leia Gluckman.

Honest Families Pervade Beverly Hills Schools Recertification Shows By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District Chief Academic Officer Jennifer Tedford last week informed the Board of Education the district has not disenrolled one student after having certified that roughly 17 percent of BHUSD students

Middle School Winter Sports Program Games Kick Off Monday With Flag Football By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills middle school students’ first Winter Sports Program game kicks off on Monday, with Horace Mann and El Rodeo hosting the inau-

gural competitive flag football games starting at 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 25, against Beverly Vista and Hawthorne, respectively. “The response has been overwhelming,” Horace Mann

Principal Steve Kessler told The Courier. “You get to play the finesse type of football.” Roughly 30 students from (see ‘MS WINTER SPORTS,’ page 12)

SOCCER CHAMPS—The BHHS boys varsity soccer team won the Ocean League championship this season. Pictured (from left, bottom to top): Jacob Prince, Josh Horowitz, Kooshawn Gordnia, Miguel Ramirez, Max Parnia, Jonny Leiter, Phin Bauer, Nacho Gonzalez, Roman Zaragoza, Daniel Kahn, Coach Ricky Minars, Anton Saleh, Elijah Lichtenberg, Cole Offer, Harry Green, Ammon Mendes, Gefen Laredo, Ryan Feinberg, Rod Shayan, Golan Khorshidi, Harry Georgiou, Jonathan Berger and Coach Steve Rappaport.

13-Year-Old UNICEF Ambassador With Cerebral Palsy Starts Fundraising Campaign By Laura Coleman Thirteen-year-old UNICEF ambassador Lucy Meyer is at it again, this time trying to raise $50,000 to help children with disabilities in developing countries. Meyer, who has cerebral palsy as a result of oxygen-deprivation at birth, knows first-hand the challenges that accompany living with a disability and is dedicated to making a difference for children with disabilities around the world. “It makes me sad when kids cannot go to school, cannot play sports, and cannot do things that kids like to do,” Meyer told The Courier. “I want UNICEF to make it so that kids with disabilities can play, learn and (see ‘UNICEF,’ page 12)

Lucy Meyer POSTER FOR PEACE—Hawthor ne School student Jenny Park was named the grand prize winner of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Over 400,000 entries were received. Park’s poster features a self-portrait surrounded by portraits of individuals who have had an impact on world peace such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa. Her goal was to convey the idea that peace begins with any regular individual. As the grand prize winner, Park and her family will receive a trip to the special awards ceremony in Hamburg, Germany.

Young Israel of North Beverly Hills Launches Weekly Sunday Night Programs on Feb. 24 By Laura Coleman Fresh on the heels of its one-year anniversary celebration of its new Synagogue this month, Young Israel of North Beverly Hills (YINBH) will kick off a weekly Sunday evening

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program starting Feb. 24. The free weekly Sunday night program, which will take place at 8 p.m. at 9261 Alden Dr., will be led by Rabbi David Lapin and delve into philosophical examinations of the

Bible. “We do outreach that might bring in the spiritual experience and growth within Judaism,” YINBH President Philip (see ‘YINBH,’ page 12)

FLEMING’S—Fleming’s of Beverly Hills was honored with a proclamation by the City Council Tuesday, thanking the restaurant for hosting a grand opening event that raised $45,000 for the Beverly Hills Education Foundation. Pictured (from left): Fleming’s Beverly Hills Operating Partner Tai Nguyen and Councilmember Dr. Julian Gold. Fleming’s is now open at 252 N. Beverly Dr.

live within City limits. “It’s always a good sign when we don’t disenroll anybody because that means that people are monitoring themselves and we’re keeping honest people honest, which is re(see ‘RECERTIFICATION,’ page 12)

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy girlfriends and can’t commit. ( G e o r g e Clooney?) An out-of-thecloset Spanish singing sensation. (Ricky Martin?). The married U.S. senator chasing after interns (a few too many to nail down “who,” say insiders).

hot-totrot glitzarama of the mighty, the high and the low (mob-

s always with Jackie, a gifted storyteller, the roundthe-clock romps become guessing games. Who are these latest characters? A Cuban-African supermodel hot for the Russian billionaire. (Naomi Campbell?) A People Magazine ’s Sexiest Man Alive who’s the fiftysomething actor-bachelor known for revolving door Page 6 | February 22, 2013

sters), The Power Trip, as with all of Jackie’s novels “transports my readers to places they may not know, and for that I do my research … I write about real people in disguise. If anything, the characters are toned down, the truth is much more bizarre.

“My theory is that peo-

ple in Hollywood don’t read … they may flip the pages of Vanity Fair , and consider themselves well-read. Which is why I believe I can write about anybody without getting caught.”

ackie’s first novel, The World Is Full Of Married Men , published in 1968, damned by a Brit author as “filthy, nasty and disgusting,” created a scandalous sensation. That launched Jackie into the genre of wham-bamthank-you-ma’am action that fills the steamy pages of every Jackie Collins bestseller.

“I

’m a pop culture addict … inspiration’s all around me … a sentence in a newspaper may trigger an idea for the next novel.” Jackie makes no bones about being booted out of school at fifteen for throwing her boring uniform into the Thames.

rue or false? That during her late teens she seduced Marlon Brando? So she says.

if she wanted the meat a tad more than well-done to ask for “well-done plus.” Done. Douglas ordered the lamb chops, and couldn’t resist savoring the last of the juice from the bones.

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e proudly serve USDA prime beef, corn-fed, hand-selected, and aged a minimum of 35 days,” says manager Cedric. “USDA corn-fed beef has abundant marbling that makes the beef more tender, juicy and flavorful.”

he Palm’s just as famous for its broiled jumbo Nova Scotia lobster (three pounds, or larger!), with Cedric recommending the dining room’s signature surf and turf.

ne of the city’s best bargains is The Palm’s $25.95 business lunch. We suggest googling the generous menu. Choices from the three diverse courses will have you satiated.

s for Lilly’s Castle Kashan, an unrivaled grand estate in the ocean-view hills of Malibu, the listing’s gone to Jade Mills, lately championed by her Coldwell Banker bosses in full page advertisements, touting her huge successes in Beverly Hills, BelAir, etc. Jade’s sales are truly mind blowers. Online at www.bhcourier.com/georgechristy

Beverly Hills resident who enjoys whipping up a shepherd’s pie for dinner parties, Jackie designed her stark white modernist residence and the swimming pool inspired by artist David Hockney, who o b s e s s e d about painting California pools.

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ailing to Cabo San Lucas, Russian billionaire Aleksandr Kasianenko claps hands about hosting a 30th birthday party of the century for his Cuban-African supermodel girlfriend, Bianca – on his state-of-the-art yacht named after her. To his regret, Bianca will invite only five couples for the celebration. And so it is, as we discover each guest carries naughty baggage (not the valise kind).

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Queen of the sexy blockbuster, Jackie Collins, has published her 29th page-turner, The Power Trip. The Kirkus critic praises Jackie’s “chronicling the lives of the jetsetters (intrigue, scandal, etc) ... keeping the action moving and the sex abundant ... life in the fast lane on the open seas.”

ackie Collins’ bestsellers have topped 500 million in sales and are translated in 40 languages. She’s back with her 29th pageturner, The Power Trip , released last week around St. Valentine’s Day. Early readers are singing Hallelujah – “Jackie delivers every time.” Badassing the rich and the powerful, the lusty billionaires and les girls. In army lingo, her characters shamelessly engage in plenty of hump-two-three-four.

Tracey from her first marriage that Oscar adopted; Tiffany atrical agent, represented the and Rory. Beatles, Tom Jones, and f I wake up one mornShirley Bassey, who’ll perform her classic rendition of ing with Paris on my mind, Goldfinger from the 1964 who’s to stop me from picking James Bond film during this up my passport and visiting for a day or a week,” she Sunday’s Oscarcast. reflects about being alone. nterviewers marvel that “Paris is a thrill forever.” Jackie has seven desks. Every uper rich herself, the book is written with a blue pen in her crisply legible UK lists Jackie as their fifth longhand in composition richest author, with her notebooks. (If only she’d con- wealth estimated in 2011 at duct penmanship classes for $96 million. the medics who write our preacked! On St. scriptions.) Her longtime personal assistant Jennifer Valentine’s Day. The Palm in Daugherty transcribes the West Hollywood. We were composition books into com- the guest of Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence and Marine puter discs. Corporal Douglas Banker, oft-spoken, impressive- who are loving the lifestyle of ly organized, and with a com- the West Coast and Los forting yet cunning intelli- Angeles. They cover the gence, Jackie’s a wonderful waterfront, from dining at Sir conversationalist. Witness Winston’s on the Queen Mary her popular appearances on in Long Beach to overnighting the hundreds of TV chat in Las Vegas for dinner with Paris chef Joel Robuchon at shows. his well-groomed and sophiser sister Joan Collins, ticated dining room in the also a bestselling author (Past MGM Grand. Imperfect), is out and about, n that special “lovers’ when not working, living large here and abroad, often night” at The Palm, maestro at her nest in the South of Cedric Castro managed the France. Joan continually crush of guests with ease and invites Jackie to houseguest aplomb. If you haven’t had and join in the everyday the succulent lump crab meat lunches and dinners there- flown in from Maryland at abouts. “Every day? For me The Palm – or the luscious that would be a nightmare!” crab cakes – do yourself a sighs Jackie. Not that she favor and relax with a delidoesn’t enjoy dinner and a cious taste memory. fine wine at Joanna and illy ordered the rib eye. Sidney Poitier’s, dining with Barbara Davis, or during pro- Our waiter motional tours in her beloved F r a n k Australia (Melbourne and P o t t e r explained Perth being favorite cities). that hile she loves a good party, Jackie sometimes prefers a spot away from the buzz of the crowd. “I observe and take photos with my camera, which goes everywhere … one day I’ll compile the photos into a book.”

Dad Joe Collins, a the-

aving lost Oscar Lerman, her husband of 26 years, and her fiance Frank Calcagnini, she doesn’t mind being single. Jackie has three children.

Mila Kunis, James Franco, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams attended their premiere of Oz The Great and Powerful in Hollywood.

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Crystal Ballroom for the almost-as-exclusive “Night of 100 Stars” viewing party. Hosted by music agent and producer Norby Walters for the 23rd time, this year’s sold-out black tie Academy Awards viewing gala for celebrities not attending the ceremony is expected to include more than 50 former Oscar winners and nominees. In January, Beverly Hills played

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al agency, based on alleged deficiencies in the environmental impact statement prepared by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority “Metro.” The Beverly Hills Unified School District previously filed a similar lawsuit after the school district and City failed to persuade Metro to avoid a route underneath Beverly Hills High School. Both the school district and the City have also filed suit under California’s Environmental Quality Act. The NEPA suit has long been awaited. The Courier, the Beverly Hills Board of Education, parent and community groups have implored the City Council to take action against Metro to protect Beverly High. The council majority of Brien, and members Barry Brucker and Julian Gold regularly ignored pleas in open council session from dozens of local residents to join the struggle to save the high school. Brien, up for reelection March 5, voted to oppose strong measures against Metro and has appeared at Metro events with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villiaraigosa to promote the

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whose 2012 time of 16:18 for a 3-mile cross country race was the seventh fastest time in the U.S. will be attending Columbia University. 2012 High School All American, Rohani was named California State

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Steve Perkins told The Courier. “’American Dreams’ seeks to explore the different interpretations of today’s Ameri-

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At the Las Madrinas Annual Meeting this month, Leslie Wilson, president, announced that more than $600,000 will be donated to the Las Madrinas Pediatric Simulation Research Laboratory Endowment. Under the direction of Dr. Theodora A. Diane Hawley, incoming Las Madrinas presiStavroudis, the dent; Dr. Theodora Stavroudis, director of the simulation labo- Las Madrinas Pediatric Simulation Research ratory at Chil- Laboratory Endowment at CHLA, and Leslie Wildren’s Hospital son, outgoing Las Madrinas president. Los Angeles tory will enable healthcare pro(CHLA) provides a controlled fessionals to further develop and environment that recreates real- refine the skills required to prolife patient-care settings such as vide accurate medical assessa pediatric operating room, ments, improve hospital safety emergency department, neona- and enhance pediatric patient tal delivery room, or even the care. interior of a helicopter or ambuAlso part of the meeting was lance. the announcement that two Las Within this re-created envi- Madrinas members—Jane Ackronment is a lifelike but artificial erman and Margaret Given— “patient,” computer wired to ex- will have their names added to hibit real and evolving medical the Las Madrinas plaque in the conditions. CHLA lobby in recognition of Research and training con- their “dedication and generosiducted in the simulation labora- ty” to the organization.

St. John’s Health Center was named one of the nation’s 50 best hospitals, according to Healthgrades, an online resource for consumers to search, evaluate, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals. The distinction, which was achieved based on clinical performance over seven years, places St. John’s in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide, out of the nearly 4,500 hospitals evaluated. “St. John’s remains dedicated to providing the best possible care to its patients in a healing and comforting environment,” said Paul Natterson, M.D., president of St. John’s medical staff. Being named one of America’s Top 50 Hospitals for the seventh year in a row only further supports what I’ve always seen at St. John’s: it’s dedicated to taking care of its patients.” The previously released American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report To The Nation, highlighted that significant variation in outcomes can exist not only across the nation, but specifically within a particular region. For example, out of the 37 hospitals that were evaluated

for treatment of Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/Stent) in the Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale CA Metro Division, there was a wide variation in hospital quality as measured by risk-adjusted mortality rates (from 0.6 percent on the low end to 4.4 percent on the high end). St. John’s is among the hospitals with the lowest riskadjusted mortality rates providing patients in the division with measurably superior care. While many of the nation’s hospitals are eligible for the list, St. John’s was one of two out of 14 eligible in its division to receive this designation. “Hospitals earn this distinction by providing better than expected outcomes across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures and maintaining these superior results over an extended period of time,” said Evan Marks, EVP Informatics and Strategy. “As such, by selecting a hospital on the Healthgrades America’s 50 best hospital list, consumers can expect a commitment to exceptional quality and clinical care that is among the best in the nation,” Marks added.

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Building A Father-Son Relationship, Helping Kids Survive A Move Q: Dr. Fran, my wife complains I am not involved with our 9-year-old son. I work long hours and travel several times a year for business. I love our son very much but am not accustomed to playing games. How can I connect more with my child? Adam R. A: Dear Adam, it’s great you’re reaching out. You will need to find activities that both you and your son enjoy such as spectator or active sports, wrestling, or sharing a hot fudge sundae. Begin by reading the different types of attachment below and identify yourself. • Healthy Attachment Dad is interested and well-engaged with his son. When Dad gazes at his son his eyes beam adoringly. • Detached Father - Father is not there. Either Dad and Mom have archaic assigned roles that Dad is the breadwinner while Mom is the primary custodial parent, or Dad’s personality is limited by an inability to emotionally connect. • Unavailable Father - Dad is there, but focused on other things. He is not readily available to warmly respond consistently to his son’s needs. • Sports Dad - Father is intensely into sports and can only relate to his son on an athletic level, both as spectator and ac-

tive participant. • Disciplinarian Father This dad has entered into a usually unspoken agreement that Mom is the nurturer while Dad is positioned in the family as the disciplinarian. This family dynamic causes serious problems in the kids when they go through adolescence. From birth to 12 months of age, the primary psychological goal for every boy (and girl) is bonding or developing a strong, secure, healthy attachment to Mommy. Daddy takes a backseat to Mommy during this first important phase of developing trust and security within the newborn infant. The following crucial goals including Self-Declaration (I am “me”—not you), self-feeding, self-soothing, toilet-training, delayed gratification, frustration tolerance, language and motor skills and sexual identification—all must be practiced and established by every child by age 4 years. Little boys are facilitated in both potty training and sexual/gender identification by showering/bathing with Daddy, wrestling, tossing a ball backand-forth, and playing running, chase and tag games. If Daddy is absent or unavailable, a warm empathic and fun uncle, grandfather, or Mom’s buddy can step into this

Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions needed role. During Latency Phase (7-12 years of age), boys need their dads to rough-house, wrestle, do sports and talk with. Teens need more of the same. Also key is that sons are carefully observing their fathers with laser-sharp radar. Dads need to know they are the model for how and what their sons will become. Try taking your boy out to dinner one night—just Dad and son. The key, Adam, is for you to be present and available in your growing son’s life on a consistent basis. Continuity is crucial to imprint your child’s identity. Q: Dr. Fran, my husband and I bought a fixer-upper home last year, remodeled, and are planning to sell it. This will be our second move in the last 18 months. I am worried about how my young children ages 4, 6 and 8 years old will handle the change. What can I do to help them through the move? Myra L. A: Dear Myra, a child’s sense of security, continuity and

confidence—all necessary ingredients for building solid selfesteem—is often affected by frequent moves. During this time, encourage your child to directly express all powerful feelings to you, including sadness, excitement, fear and anger. Encourage friendships with children who will treat your son or daughter kindly. Any transition or change in a child’s life can cause separation anxiety. As much as there may be a positive effect of excitement for the child, there is usually anxiety and worry attached to saying goodbye to the familiar and hello to the unknown. If at all possible, keep your child in the same school. It is especially difficult for a child to handle too many changes all at once. Common symptoms of separation anxiety include sleep disruption, changes in eating patterns, increased clinginess, and accelerated worries about being alone and isolated. Parents should make a book of “our old house and our new house” to help comfort and calm your child’s fears about

moving often. Let him know the house changed, but the people in our family always stay together. Let your child draw pictures to include, and choose the special place where his book sits. This gives him a little bit of control over a situation in which he has none. As with any life change, talk things through out loud with warm empathy and tell your child you understand that change is hard for everyone— kids and grown-ups. Dr. Fran Walfish–Beverly Hills psychotherapist and author of The Self-Aware Parent at www.DrFranWalfish.com. Send her a question at franwalfish@gmail.com.

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342 and 340 and found the bathroom could easily be viewed from the rooms. They surmised the view would be just the same for the first floor rooms immediately below. “I couldn’t make the findings for a structure that has a bathroom that is not only visible from across the street hotel rooms, but unfortunately can also be heard across the street depending on the time of day and what was going on,” Corman said. Commissioner Dan Yukelson called it a “bad design altogether.” All hope is not lost for the applicant, however. While the commission couldn’t make the findings, it agreed to let the ap-

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elite group of young women who make year-long commitments to serve as Youth Champions through the UN’s Girl Up campaign, which raises awareness and funds for programs that help some of the world’s hardest to reach adolescent girls. “You can’t just think about you all the time,” An said. Inspired by her first volunteer experience five years ago, An culled together a group of her friends (ages 13 to 16) in an effort to stylize philanthropy for the Millennial Generation. The result was “The Bash Organization,” which has raised nearly

$350,000 now for CHLA under the auspices of having teens helping teens on a local level. “Teens can make a difference,” she said. “I’m 18, if I fail, who’s going to notice, but again, I’m 18, if I succeed, who won’t notice?”

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ally all the goal is,” Board President Jake Manaster said. Following a board-directive in Aug. 2012 to recertify 35 percent of the district’s enrolled students (excepting Permit students) to ensure that as a Basic Aid district Beverly Hills public school funding remains local, staff has been working to engage students and families in the now-annual process. “I think people are really

each middle school – boys and girls – successfully completed try-outs last week to join varsity and junior varsity flag football teams where players stop each other from advancing by pulling flags from the students’ waists. In addition to flag football games, which will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 20, about 40 middle school students will also play volleyball games on Mondays and Thursdays at El Rodeo as part of the Winter Sports Program. The Middle School sports program began last fall with boys and girls basketball as an outcropping of the Superintendents’ Athletic Advisory Committee.

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NOTICE OF POLLING PLACES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Beverly Hills on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, there shall be ten voting precincts consisting of consolidations of the regular election precincts in the City established for the holding of state and county elections, and that the polling places for the respective precincts shall be the places designated below and the language other than English in which assistance will be provided. Voting Precinct 1, comprising regular election precincts 1 and 6 Polling Place: Beverly Hills Hotel, Room 101, 9641 Sunset Boulevard Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 3, comprising regular election precincts 3 and 4 Polling Place: Coldwater Canyon Park, Preschool Classroom, 1100 N. Beverly Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 5, comprising regular election precincts 5, 8 and 9 Polling Place: Hawthorne Elementary School, Auditorium, 624 N. Rexford Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Spanish Voting Precinct 10, comprising regular election precinct 10 Polling Place: El Rodeo Elementary School, Clubhouse, 605 N. Whittier Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 12, comprising regular election precincts 2, 12, 13, and 16 Polling Place: City of Beverly Hills – City Hall, Conference Room 101, 455 N. Rexford Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Spanish Voting Precinct 18, comprising regular election precincts 18, 20 and 46 Polling Place: AUDI – Beverly Hills, Main Showroom, 8833 Wilshire Boulevard Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi, Spanish Voting Precinct 21, comprising regular election precincts 11, 21 and 23 Polling Place: BHUSD District Office, Board Room, 255 S. Lasky Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 25, comprising regular election precincts 25, 26 and 36 Polling Place: Beverly Vista Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room, 200 South Elm Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 30, comprising regular election precincts 30, 41 and 47 Polling Place: La Cienega Community Center, Homeroom, 8400 Gregory Way Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi Voting Precinct 33, comprising regular election precincts 7, 14, 15, 33, 37 and 39 Polling Place: Roxbury Park Community Center, Room 102, 471 S. Roxbury Drive Accessible to Handicapped: Yes Assistance will be provided in: Farsi, Spanish The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00am and 8:00pm. BYRON POPE, CMC, City Clerk

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$200,000 and the City and view owner would share the cost between $200,000$300,000. After $300,000, the City would bear all legal expenses, which Mirisch voiced concerns about. Mirisch said the schedule could cost the City upwards of $1 million if a legal battle got “bitter” and escalated out of control. City Attorney Larry Wiener, however, said the City had the right to terminate litigation if costs rose too high. “I support the idea of view restoration and voted in favor of it and that is in fact where the focus here should have been,” Mirisch said. “The code enforcement element of this may pit neighbor against neighbor in a way that could be avoided...what I have a problem with is that instead of trying to tighten up view restoration to make sure it works, we have a code enforcement hedge ordinance with a definition of hedge that by any reasonable standards defies common sense.”

BEVERLY HILLS Under the newly-approved definition, a standard tree can now be considered a hedge and any two plants within eight feet of each other are also considered a hedge. Once a plant is considered a hedge by the City, it will forever be considered a hedge. Any hedge that violates code three times in two years will be removed. City Planner Michele McGrath noted that the definition only applies to areas between two adjacent properties where the view could be obstructed. Councilmember Lili Bosse said the amendment was a long time coming. “We have all been waiting for this moment for a long time...this shows we have a passionate, caring residential community that cares about how they live,” Bosse said. “I agree it’s not perfect, but I also think that we owe it to each other to show that when the community comes out and has an issue that we try and find a way to compromise and make something work.”

only the City, but the hotel community as we plan for the Centennial,” he told The Courier. “The most important thing to me is to foster the closer relationship between the CVB and the Centennial Committee,” Nissenbaum said. “That alignment is going to be most important.”

Sandy Murphy, general manager of The Beverly Hilton, was named as Nissenbaum’s alternate. “[Nissenbaum] is really an excellent leader and a very bright fellow,” Centennial Committee Chair Dick Rosenzweig told The Courier. “We’re excited to have him head up this committee.”

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room for his film studios. The Hilton building was erected in 1957, designed by Charles Luckman and for many years housed the personal headquarters for Conrad N. Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels Corporation. Waverly Mansion, built in

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be selected from a pool of exmayors who show interest. “This is a committee of volunteers of the highest level that will be extremely helpful to our Centennial celebration,” Centennial Committee Chair Dick Rosenzweig told The Courier. There were also discus-

1925 and designed by Leland Fuller and Charles Gibbs, is currently owned by Beverly Hills Women’s Club President Jill Collins. “I want to thank the owners of these properties,” councilmember Lili Bosse said. “You are showing the heart and soul of this community.”

sions Tuesday of a dedicated Centennial retail store. Staff recommended leasing the ground floor retail space of City-owned 9400 Santa Monica Blvd. (1,454 rentable square feet) for a store that would be open for 16 months (Sept. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2014), but made no decision to proceed.

HEDGE—According to the City Council majority, a standard slim palm tree (pictured) can under some circumstances now be considered a hedge in the City of Beverly Hills.

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estates. The amendments passed by a 4-1 vote with Vice Mayor John Mirisch dissenting. Among the approvals was a cap on view owner litigation costs should a legal challenge to the City View Restoration permit arise. Under the new pay scale, the view owner would be responsible for any costs up to $100,000. The City would then cover costs between $100,000-

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of the Conference & Visitors Bureau, was named to the City’s Centennial Liaison Committee at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Nissenbaum’s role as the designee from the CVB will be to “ensure that we are looking after the best interests of not

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the March 5 election. The Courier's editorial board included publisher Clif Smith, associate publisher Marcia Hobbs, senior editor John Seitz, special sections editor Steve Simmons and Beverly Hills High School representatives Anton Saleh and Jason Friedman. SCHOOL FUNDING: Funding local public schools is the responsibility of the State of California. In 1971, the California Supreme Court decision in Serrano v. Priest held that public schools must spend the same amount of money per pupil statewide. Today, public K-12 schools are funded by a combination of state money, a share of local property taxes, and specific grants. The Courier (including student representatives) asked: What is your view about funding our public schools? Responses: All candidates said pretty much the same thing -- the City must continue to fund the JPA and provide as much financial support for the School District as it can. Because of the lack of differences between them, we do not report the individual statements.

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PAY/PENSIONS: In Beverly Hills, the City government pays all of it -- employees pay nothing. Public safety employees recently agreed to pay 1% after five more years. Nonpublic safety employees continue to pay nothing towards their retirements. Anticipated pensions for each Beverly Hills City employee who retires after twenty years of service range from approximately $2 million to as much at $4.5 million based on life expectancy. City Treasurer Eliot Finkel has pronounced the current system "unsustainable." The Courier asked, what is your view about current city pay and pensions? If you would change them, how would you do so? Willie Brien: "Our employees need to start contributing to the employee component of retirement pensions. We've done this with police, fire and current council policy will be to do the same with other bargaining units. We begin negotiations later this year, that's current policy. As council changes, policy can change, but if this council remains intact that would be our direction." Said the unfunded pension liability is an issue but that the "surplus" was real and

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should not be combined with the unfunded liability (don't have exact quote here). Katherine Cohan: We cannot just make the employees suddenly pay into their pensions. I have interviewed with the police department and noticed that the officers are upset. They feel that after all these years that they have been employed, they never had to pay into their pensions and now that the cost of living has gone up, they have to contribute to their pensions. They are simply not happy. We need to come up with a "formula" so that we can keep our current contract employees happy and that it would be fair and sustainable for the Beverly Hills residents. It takes 18 months and lots of funds to train each new qualified officer. The funds expended to train new officers could potentially be more than to keep the ones we have now. We have officers that have experience that would take years to learn. We want the most qualified, thus we have to pay a little more. Some of our employees drive 30-40 miles to get to work. One officer noted that he would just apply to the police department in his community if Beverly Hills continues making him contribute to

his own pension. Nancy Krasne: The pension problem must be solved. It will bankrupt us. Right now, we are spending a growing portion of our budget for "unfunded" pension liabilities. That just means we owe more money than we've put away. That won't work and the trends are in the wrong direction. We have to have the courage to plan for 5-10 years out, not just the year we run for election. John Mirisch: The current system is unsustainable. It's another case of local government treating the people like an ATM machine. I've worked statewide on pension reform. The California League of Cities has an excellent proposal. We need to try to implement that model. We just cannot afford to get so far behind like we are now. That's one reason I voted against the current budget. I have a young son in public school here. I'm third generation Beverly Hills. My job, as I see it, is to make decisions that mean we have police, fire, paramedics, parks, good streets and a successful city in the future, not just today. With our major collective bargaining agreements coming up in this next council term, we must have city councilmembers who

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see the facts as they are and make responsible financial decisions. We've not done that and this is why we are in trouble. Of course I support our public employees, but fair is fair. What they have today is not fair. The taxpayers need a voice, too. But just speaking from a practical point of view, we need to make sure we have the money in the future. We have to change the current system. Brian Rosenstein: I think everyone knows that public employee pay and pensions are killing governments everywhere -- other countries, the states, counties and cities here. With the money that comes into Beverly Hills, there is no reason for us to fall behind. But no matter how much money we come up with, the costs for pensions go up faster. We have to change that. Reality is reality. I'm very close to our public safety employees. No one believes in them more than I do, but we have to be able to pay for things and the way it's going now, that won't happen after awhile. Editors note: Part III next week will include answers on Transparency at City Hall.

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Fact Check: Mayor Willie Brien's Beverly Hills City Council Campaign Claims The Brien Campaign Ad

By Marla Schevker

Reporter's Note: This fact check article is based on viewing over 30 hours of city council session videotapes, reading interviews, reviewing public statements issued by the Re-elect Willie Brien campaign, and reading literature produced by the Brien campaign. The "Re-elect Willie Brien, M.D." ad was produced by the Brien campaign. As the only candidate running who has been President of the School Board and Mayor, they know I have always been a clear and strong advocate for the children of our community. I made sure that no one on our City Council broke the contract with our District for JPA funding.

THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT "JPA" RENEWAL BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: MAYOR BRIEN CLAIMS: "I made sure that no one on our City Council broke the contract with our District for JPA funding."

I successfully negotiated the $39 million/4 year deal with our schools. I negotiated the additional $4 million in funding for classrooms from the City surplus. With my leadership as Mayor, we approved the magnificent renovation of our Children’s Library. Together with Chief Snowden, I have worked to increase the number Police patrols at our schools. Keeping our schools secure, financially and physically, has always been my priority. It will continue to be at the top of my agenda. That is why I ask for your vote on March 5. With best regards,

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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: Brien was not responsible for City Council votes. All councilmembers voted "yes" to renewal of the JPA contract. No councilmember expressed any opposition whatsoever to the JPA renewal. Although in 2010, the council expressed some displeasure in the way that some JPA funds were being spent, no one recommended breaking the contract with the district. No single councilmember has any legal power or ability to "make sure" any other member votes in any particular way. Source: (http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=1976&meta_id=109478 from June 22, 2010; http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2362&meta_id=132043 from June 7, 2011; and http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2570&meta_id=141891 from January 10, 2012).

$39 MILLION FUNDING LEVEL FOR JPA: MAYOR BRIEN CLAIMS: "I successfully negotiated the $39 million/4-year deal with our schools."

WORKING TO INCREASE POLICE PATROLS AROUND SCHOOLS: MAYOR BRIEN CLAIMS: "Together with Chief Snowden, I have worked to increase the number of police patrols at our schools."

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: The JPA was negotiated during Barry Brucker's terms as mayor. Brien was vice mayor and voted to reduce the contract by $1.9 million from the previous agreement. He cited "budget reasons." The reduced funding granted to the school JPA represents a portion of the $10 million "surplus" he has taken credit for in this campaign. Effective from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2016, the Joint Powers Agreement between the City Council and the BHUSD was negotiated in closed session by School Board President Brian Goldberg, Board Vice President Jake Manaster, Councilwoman Lili Bosse and Vice Mayor Willie Brien. The new contract, which gives the BHUSD $9.825 million a year for four years as opposed to the previous $10.3 million, represents a $1.9 million reduction for the Beverly Hills Unified School District over the life of the contract from the previous contract.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: After the Newtown, Connecticut massacre, the entire public safety and school administration of the City and Beverly Hills Unified School District met immediately and formulated plans to enhance school safety. The task force included Beverly Hills Police Sergeants Max Subin and Joe Chirillo, BHUSD Supt. Gary Woods, City Manager Jeff Kolin, and Board of Education members Jake Manaster and Brian Goldberg.

Sources: City Council Formal Session January 10, 2012. Data extrapolated from the staff report attached to the approval of the new Joint Powers Agreement. http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2570&me ta_id=141892 THE RECENT $4 MILLION CONTRIBUTION OF THE CITY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT: MAYOR BRIEN CLAIMS: "I negotiated the additional $4 million in funding for classrooms from the City surplus." WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: The award to the School District was John Mirisch's proposal. “The idea of using some of the City’s surplus funds for the school district originated from Vice Mayor John Mirisch at a council study session in November. Earlier this month, the City Council/BHUSD liaison committee, which includes Board President Jake Manaster, Board VP Noah Margo, Mayor Willie Brien and councilmember Julian Gold, hashed out a four part plan on how to allocate funds help alleviate the impending fiscal crisis confronting Beverly Hills schools.” Sources: The Beverly Hills Courier January 25, 2013, pg 1: "Council, School Board in Unison on School Funding." Jan 24, 2013 Study Session approval and Formal Session vote of $4 million to be given to BHUSD out of the City surplus. http://bhcourier.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-publicationarchive/includes/openfile.php?file=http|bhcourier.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/01/012513Fissue.pdf THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: MAYOR BRIEN CLAIMS: "With my leadership as mayor, we approved the magnificent renovation of our Children’s library." WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: This occurred while Barry Brucker was mayor. The principal advocate of the Children's Library on the council was Councilmember Lili Bosse with major support from City librarian Nancy Hunt Coffey. Sources: City Council Formal Session December 6, 2011. Approval of the contract with W.E.O’Neil Construction Inc. for the Library Renovation Project and approving plans specifications and a purchase order in the amount of $3.525 million to W.E. O’Neil Construction Inc. for the contract work. Approved 4 (Mayor Barry Brucker, Vice Mayor Willie Brien and Councilmembers Lili Bosse and Julian Gold) – 1 (Councilmember John Mirisch). http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2532&meta_i d=140208

WATER RATE HIKES - CITY INCREASED RATES 40% ABOVE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT PRICES. HOW MAYOR BRIEN VOTED: "Yes to all water rate hikes." HOW JOHN MIRISCH VOTED: "No to water rate hike." Source: City Council Formal Session May 15, 2012. Approval of the first reading of an ordinance to increase water rates 7 percent in FY 2012/2013 and 7 percent in 2013/2014. The City is proposing to increase water utility rates for FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 so it can adequately fund increasing O&M expenditures, continue investing in infrastructure maintenance and replacement and maintain adequate operating reserves. Increase of water rates approved 4 (Mayor Willie Brien and Councilmembers Barry Brucker, Julian Gold and Lili Bosse) – 1 (Vice Mayor John Mirisch) http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2702& meta_id=147966 “I didn’t like the 7 percent increase either. Having said that though, when you actually look at…fiscal responsibility we cut over $30 million in the last several years from our general fund budget, we continue to try to control our costs as best we can. We have certain escalators that happen. This was an example of a five percent increase in water rates from the delivering source that at some point has to be passed on to the ratepayers… I will support the 7 percent increase.” HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: Mayor Brien Now Claims He Created It. What Really Happened: It was the "original brainchild of Councilmember John Mirisch," said Mayor Willie Brien in his State of the City speech on September 6, 2012. “Beverly Hills just installed its 11th commission [Historic Preservation Commission]. The original brainchild of Councilmember Mirisch, the cultural heritage commission will take the lead in preserving our most iconic and architecturally significant buildings. Historic preservation comes from a desire and a need in this community in this case to save our classic architecture. In the last year we have gone from no historic preservation to one of the strongest in the state. And under the leadership of my friend and colleague Barry Brucker we passed the historic preservation ordinance, we formed the cultural heritage commission to inventory our historic buildings and to find ways to protect and restore them.” Source: State of the City Speech September 6, 2012 http://vimeo.com/48990699#at=0

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 22). The next three weeks bring recognition for your professional and creative efforts. In March, you’ll be victorious We have always remarked about the high level in a game or ongoing dispute. April offers a welcome change of scenery. of diversity in the Desert, but last weekend under- Resist temptation, and you’ll be rewarded in May. June reconnects you scored this fact. Valley music lovers were able to with old friends and romantic interests. Virgo and Leo people adore you. choose between a performance by world famous, PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you memorize may inform you, but Grammy-winning Itzhak Perlman at the McCallum what you learn through experience will transform you. Get your hands Theatre or performances by world famous, Gram- dirty today. Throw yourself into the process, not the theory. my-winning Queen Latifah and Melissa Etheridge at ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your subconscious works overtime to help the 19th Steve Chase Awards Gala at Palm Springs you sort out the facts and feelings of the day. Tonight, your dreams Convention Center benefiting client services pro- reflect the unusual circumstances going on in your life. vided by Desert AIDS Project. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It is not a bad thing to owe a debt. While the Steve Chase Awards is a major Regardless of the type of debt you owe, it can keep you going, working celebrity-attended event, it was the major support- and trying on a level that you wouldn’t if you didn’t have something to ers of Desert AIDS Project who stole the spotlight at pay back. this year’s gala. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have so much in common with the one Co-chaired the past five years by Barbara Keller you meet today that it will seem as if you are destined to know each and Jim Casey, president/CEO of the presenting- other. A short conversation reveals the many interests, associations and sponsor, Integrated Wealth Management, this year experiences you share. marked the fulfillment of Integrated’s five-year, $1 CANCER (June 22-July 22). Do you really need a reason to celebrate? million commitment to the Steve Chase Awards. The sequence of events that had to occur for any of us to come into Unwilling to give up the fight against AIDS, Casey being is so highly improbable that we might consider being amazed that dropped to one knee and offered Desert AIDS Prowe exist at all. ject $1.5 million the next two years if Keller would LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Today will go by quickly, but it is long enough continue on as his Steve Chase Awards co-host durfor you to accomplish amazing things. For instance, you’ll make someing that period. She accepted. one happy, share a meal, affirm a relationship and wonder deeply. Following up on her donation of $1 million to VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When something is going on emotionally, Desert AIDS Project last year at the 2012 gala, phiyour body soon adopts a sympathetic pain. So address the emotional lanthropist Annette Bloch repaid her receipt of the need now, and you’ll keep the physical one from manifesting. 100 Women Award by asking the ladies in attenLIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Try not to be so uptight about the schedule. dance to join the 100 Women support group which. until that evening, had 80 women who pledge Nothing is set in stone. Whether you’re prompt, late or early, it will all $1,500 a year to Desert AIDS Project. Thanks to her work out. A relaxed, cheerful tone is the most important thing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have every right to take up space, so efforts, more than 100 women made the pledge. use it and use it well. And if you can manage to be graceful in the Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson hosted the evening that featured performances by Melissa process, you’ll be not only effective, but also a delight to behold. Etheridge, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You reach the end of a commitment but still feel a lingering attachment. Cut the emotional strings. Once Matthew Morrison and Queen Latifah. Awardees were: Mario Lopez (Act and Ac- you’ve paid a debt in full, it’s over. Leave the baggage behind. tivism); Jake Glaser (Partners in Activism); Lorna Luft CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have yet to tap into the full range (Community Service); Annette Bloch (100 Women); of what your community has to offer your latest endeavor. There may be a professional organization that can help you reach your goal. and Julian Diciurcio (Partners for Life). AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t always have to know what to For information on how you can become part of the work – and fun – of Desert AIDS Project, call do, but it helps if you at least know what not to do. There’s no point to going into a situation completely blind. Ask for guidelines. 760-323-9865.

I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME By Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

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P U B L I C N OT I C E S NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Bid Deadline: 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Place of Bid Receipt: 255 Lasky Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 – Purchasing Department Project: BEVERLY VISTA SCHOOL SHADE STRUCTURE PROJECTBID #12-13/003

security in the form of cash, a certified or cashier's check or bid bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, payable to the DISTRICT.

Each Bidder is required to furnish and maintain proof of Commercial General Liability I n s u r a n c e , Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, and NOTICE IS HEREBY Workers’ Compensation GIVEN that the Beverly Insurance. Hills Unified School DISTRICT District of Los Angeles The County, California, act- reserves the right to ing by and through its reject any or all bids or Governing Board, here- to waive any irregulariinafter referred to as ties or informalities in bids or in the bid"DISTRICT," will receive any ding process. up to, but not later than, the above?stated time, The DISTRICT has sealed bids for the obtained from the award of a contract for California Department the above Project from of Industrial Relations General Contractors. the general prevailing Those bids timely rate of per diem wages received shall be in the locality in which opened and publicly this work is to be performed for each craft or read aloud. type of worker needed A “MANDATORY” Pre- for the Project. Such Bid Conference and rates are as follows: walk will be held at 9:00 Craft, Classification, or a.m., March 11, 2013 at Type: Use Applicable the Beverly Vista Prevailing Wage Rate general prevailing School (Main Office), The rate of per diem wages located at 200 South is based upon a workElm Drive, Beverly ing day of eight (8) Hills CA 90212. Late hours. The rate for holiarrivals will not be day and overtime work allowed entrance. All shall be at least time attendees will be and one?half. It shall be escorted through the mandatory upon the school site by a District successful bidder to Representative. Any whom the contract is bidder failing to sign-in, awarded, and upon any attend the entire job subcontractor listed, to walk and conference will pay not less than the be deemed a nonre- said specified rates to sponsive bidder. Bids all workers employed by “WILL NOT” be accept- them for the Project. ed from any bidder who bidder may withdraw did not attend the Pre- No any bid for a period of Bid Conference. Sixty (60) calendar days Prospective bidders after the date set for the may not visit the Project opening of bids. Site without making arrangements through Pursuant to Section the Facilities and 22300 of the Public Planning Department. Contract Code, the Agreement will contain Bidders may obtain an provisions permitting electronic copy ONLY of the successful bidder to the Contract substitute securities for Documents from the any monies withheld by DISTRICT to District’s Facilities and the performance Planning Department ensure 241 Moreno Drive, under the Agreement or Beverly Hills, CA at permitting payment of earned (310) 551-5100, Ext. retentions directly into escrow. 2390 at no cost to the contractor. To the extent Award of Contract: The required by Public District shall award the Contract Code Section Contract for the Project 20103.7, the District to the lowest responsishall also make the ble bidder as deterContract Documents mined from the base bid available for review at alone by the District. one or more plan The District reserves the right to reject any or rooms. all bids or to waive any In accordance with the irregularities or inforprovisions of California malities in any bid or in Business and the bidding process. Professions Code Bid protests, if any, Section 7028.15 and must comply with the set forth Public Contract Code requirements in the information for Section 3300, the DIS- Bidders in order to be TRICT requires that the timely and considered bidder possess the fol- by the District. lowing classification(s) of contractor's The last day to submit license(s) at the time questions shall be the bid is submitted: March 18, 2013. All General Contractor’s questions must be subLicense “B”. Any bid- mitted in accordance der not so licensed at with the procedures set the time of the bid open- forth in the Information ing will be rejected as for Bidders. nonresponsive. Publication Dates: Each bid shall be February 22, 2013 and accompanied by a bid March 1, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015094 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ULTRALITE 2) THE WEIGHT LOSS INSTITUTE 3) DIA SNACKS 9903 Santa Monica Blvd. #281, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212; Transformations, Inc. 9903 Santa Monica Blvd. #281, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 15, 2013: Al Pirnia, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015119 The following is/are doing business as: IANDESIGN 920 N. Kings Rd. #130, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Ian Parker 920 N. Kings Rd. #130, West Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 15, 2013: Ian Parker: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015131 The following is/are doing business as: IMAGERY COMMUNICATIONS 759 S. Detroit St., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Theresa Renee White 759 S. Detroit St., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Theresa Renee White: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015678 The following is/are doing business as: TRUTHFINDER INVESTIGATIONS 1278 S. Camden Dr. #104, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Steven J. Flores 1278 S. Camden Dr. #104, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Steven J. Flores: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015689 The following is/are doing business as: ANGELA PETILLO, ESQ. 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Angela Petillo Cuneo 626 Radcliffe Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Angela Petillo Cuneo: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013015692 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DVO DEVELOPED SUSPENSION 2) DVO SUSPENSION 29033 Ave. Sherman #203, Valencia, CA 91355; Bryson Martin Racing, Inc. 29033 Ave. Sherman #203, Valencia, CA 91355; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: John Pelino, Vice-President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 23, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013013535 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LOVE KATE 2) LOVE KATE JEWELRY 9250 Wilshire Blvd. #325, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3376; B. Catherine Berry 9250 Wilshire Blvd. #325, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 08, 2013: B. Catherine Berry: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 18, 2013; Published: February 01, 08, 15, 22 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025663 The fol-

lowing is/are doing business as: BISCUIT BAKESHOP & CAFE 7998-C Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046; Two X Gourmet LLC 7998-C Santa Monica Blvd., Wes Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Gavin Wise, Managing Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 08, 15, 22, March 01, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025500 The following is/are doing business as: BEVERLY HILLS URGENT CARE 822 S. Robertson Blvd. #350, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Safvati Beverly Hills Medical Corp. 822 S. Robertson Blvd. #350, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein February 2008: Shahriar Safvati, M.D., President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025407 The following is/are doing business as: MAGIC TOUCH WAXING SALON 321 S. Beverly Dr. #P, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Genia Beker 321 S. Beverly Dr. #P, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein June 18, 1991: Genia Beker: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025411 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CENTER FOR ADVANCED SINUS SURGERY 2) CENTER FOR ADVANCED PAROTID SURGERY 3) CENTER FOR ADVANCED PARATHYROID SURGERY 4) CENTER FOR ADVANCED THYROID SURGERY 9401 Wilshire Blvd. #650, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Babak Larian M.D., Inc. 333 S. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Babak Larian M.D., Inc., President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025432 The following is/are doing business as: BOVINO RAILSBACK LLP 9720 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Marcy Railsback 340 N. Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90004; David A. Bovino 804 Hunter Creek Rd., Aspen, CO 81611; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 24, 2013: Marcy Railsback: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025447 The following is/are doing business as: MATCH MADE 4 TWO 209 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Ilene Woolf 209 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Susan Scott 209 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ilene Woolf: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06,2013;Published:February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025454 The following is/are doing business as: LA DIGITAL PRINT & COPY 437 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Diversified Funding Solutions, Inc. 437 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business

under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2013: Morris Nass, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025465 The following is/are doing business as: 1) FURNITURE MEDIC BY PRECISION WOOD WORKS 2) FURNITURE MEDIC 1420 S. Oakhurst Dr. #101, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Alan Robert Gordon 1420 S. Oakhurst Dr. #101, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Elizabeth Ann Shatzkin 1420 S. Oakhurst Dr. #101, Los Angeles, CA 90035 The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Alan Robert Gordon: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025479 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ALTERNATIVES ADDICTION TREATMENT 2) ALTERNATIVES 226 S. Beverly Dr. #225, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Life Management Skills, Inc. 226 S. Beverly Dr. #225, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Marc Kern, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: February 15, 22, March 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013019912 The following is/are doing business as: OAK FITNESS CLUB 9346 Civic Center Dr. #145, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Performance Strength and Wellness 6607 Orange St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 25, 2012: Aaron King, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 29, 2013; Published: February 22, March 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013019921 The following is/are doing business as: CINEMA CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. 6380 Wilshire Blvd. #1115, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Celebrity Video Distribution, Inc. 6380 Wilshire Blvd. #1115, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 05, 2012: R. Feinstein, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 29, 2013; Published: February 22, March 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013019891 The following is/are doing business as: GET WIRELESS 118 S. Beverly Dr. #207, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Quirino Lopez 118 S. Beverly Dr. #207, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Quirino Lopez: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 29, 2013; Published: February 22, March 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013024017 The following is/are doing business as: 1) KANOON 2) DRONA 250 N. Wetherly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Kanoon Software Systems, Inc. 250 N. Wetherly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 1998: Rony Sawdayi, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 05, 2013; Published: February 22, March 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C

BEVERLY HILLS Trustee Sale No. 20089019205236 Title Order No. 3892310 Space above this line for recorder’s use only NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/04/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/28/2013 at 10:00 A.M., First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 08/20/2003, as Instrument No. 03 2410858, in Book , Page , , of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: HENRY BUSHKIN, as Trustor, PEOPLE'S CHOICE HOME LOAN, INC.,, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Legal Description: THAT PORTION OF LOT 36 OF TRACT NO. 10636, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 171 PAGE 1 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED

P U B L I C N OT I C E S AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE N O R T H W E S T E R LY LINE OF SAID LOT, DISTANT THEREON NORTH 66º 00' 00" EAST 73.54 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY TERMINUS OF THAT CERTAIN LINE SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SAID LOT, HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF "NORTH 66º 00' 00" EAST 165.00 FEET"; THENCE NORTH 82º 48' 26" EAST 37.65 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62º 14' 43" EAST 28.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54º 28' 13" EAST 27.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 55º 50' 13" EAST 24.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47º 51' 08" EAST 21.99 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT IN THAT CERTAIN COURSE DESCRIBED AS "NORTH 42º 08' 52" EAST 151.00 FEET IN THE LAND DESCRIBED TO S. JON KREEDMAN AND WIFE, ON JANUARY 29, 1951 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 983, IN BOOK 35424 PAGE 385, OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID LAST MENTIONED POINT BEING DISTANT THEREON NORTH 42º 08' 52" EAST 71.86 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY TERMINUS OF SAID CERTAIN COURSE; THENCE NORTH 42º 08' 52" EAST 79.14 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT IN THE CURVE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT, SHOWN ON SAID MAP AS BEING CONCAVE S O U T H W E S T E R LY HAVING A RADIUS OF 70.00 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 185.09 FEET, SAID LAST MENTIONED POINT BEING DISTANT THEREON AN ARC DISTANCE OF 80.00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHERLY TERMINUS OF SAID CURVE; THENCE N O R T H W E S T E R LY ALONG SAID CURVE AN ARC DISTANCE OF 105.09 FEET TO ITS WESTERLY TERMINUS, AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP; THENCE SOUTH 66º 00' 00" WEST 91.46 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT ALL MINERAL AND OIL RIGHT UNDERLYING OR APPURTENANT TO SAID LAND, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED FROM J. HOWLAND PADDOCK, AN UNMARRIED MAN, RECORDED DECEMBER 2, 1948 IN BOOK 28864 PAGE 224, OFFICIAL RECORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 931,634.86 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property:

2327 GLOAMING WAY BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 APN Number: 4388-004-014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold ''as is''. DATE: First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC, as Trustee First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor Westlake, TX 76262 First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, this information can be obtained from one of the following NATIONWIDE

POSTING PUBLICATION at (916)9390772, or visit the Internet Web site http://search.nationwideposting.com/prop ertySearchTerms.aspx (Registration required to search for sale information) using the Trustee Sale No. shown above. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NPP0213564 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 0 2 / 0 8 / 2 0 1 3 , 0 2 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 3 , 02/22/2013 ————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7777.18908 Title Order No. 120354493 MIN No. APN 4342-018-007 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/22/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE P R O C E E D I N G AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Jill Horlick, an unmarried woman Recorded: 04/03/07, as Instrument No. 20070786960,of Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 02/28/13 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street,, Pomona, CA The purported property address is: 311 N ALPINE DR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210

Assessors Parcel No. 4342-018-007 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $161,216.60. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO

February 22, 2013 | Page 23 PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or 800280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site w w w . U S A Foreclosure.com or w w w. Au c t i o n . c o m using the file number assigned to this case 7 7 7 7 . 1 8 9 0 8 . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in

time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: February 5, 2013 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Melissa Myers, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Sale Info website: www.USAForeclosure.com or w w w. Au c t i o n . c o m Automated Sales Line: 8 7 7 - 4 8 4 - 9 9 4 2 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: 866-387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY I N F O R M AT I O N OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7 7 7 7 . 1 8 9 0 8 : 02/08/2013,02/15/201 3,02/22/2013 ——————————

SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) CASE NO: 12C02703 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: DAVID ARISTOTLE PHAN, an individual; MARVEL MULTIMEDIA STUDIO, a limited liability company, and DOES ONE through TEN, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CROSSCHECK, INC., a California corporation NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles 9355 Burton Way • Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: D. Lilah Mclean, SBN 203594, CrossCheck, Inc. 1440 N. McDowell Blvd.Petaluma, CA 94954 • (707) 665-2110 DATE: AUGUST 2, 2012 By: John A. Clarke, Clerk • R. Montiel , Deputy Beverly Hills Courier • Published 02/01/13, 02/08/13, 02/15/13, 02/22/13

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Caregiver/Homemaker Live Out (hourly) $18/hr (8hrs) For Details Call I was with my last client Caregiver/Homemaker Live Out (hourly) $15/hr (10-12 hrs) VOICE / PIANO Celebrity Trainer for 22 years. I am Caregiver Live In with driving (24/7) $180/Day LESSONS Michele Laybourn: No Long Term Contracts responsible, honest and Years of Experience 310-923-3237 caring with great doctors Use our services only as long you’re 100% satisfied as Professional Singer/Musician/Teacher. REFERENCES AVAILABLE references. Looking for LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED I NCLUDING BM-Northwestern Univ. School of Music

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

TOWNHOMES/ CONDOS FOR SALE

Private Office Suite at 9595 Wilshire Bl.

• PRIME • BEVERLY HILLS

California Dreaming

Seeking Experienced Female Caregiver For Disabled Patient Mar. 08 - May 04 Fri’s. & Sat’s. Only 7am-7pm

• ELDERCARE • IN-HOME SPECIALIST • Caregivers • CNA • CHHA

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EXPERIENCE & REFERENCES REQUIRED.

Call Dave At:

818/986-7200 • Companions —————–––– • Live-In / Live-Out APT RESIDENT

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BEVERLY HILLS SALON

26-Units. West L.A. Strong leasing, computer & maintenance skills. 1 employed outside ok. Local experience. No pets. 1 Bdrm. + Salary. Please Email: hbmg33@yahoo.com

Great People Make GOOD COMPANY Our premiere private duty home care agency is currently seeking professional caregivers to assist our senior clients. CNA’s, CHHA's, MA's preferred. Great paying positions available throughout Los Angeles, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills, Bel Aire, Pacific Palisades and San Fernando Valley.

Please call (323) 932-8700

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BEVERLY HILLS OFFICES

Part-Time 5-10 Hrs/Week Experience required, flex- Prime Location on ible schedule, eves/wknd, Wilshire next to insurance interface necAcademy of essary. Beverly Hills and West Hollywood location. Motion Picture. Competitive salary. • Executive Suite References. Email at: medjob100@gmail.com $400up include utilities

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Has Great Private • 4F with views room with stations. OCLA LIMO CO. Licensed Bonded • Insured 2500-5000 sf Available February 1st. SEEKING • M EMBER BBB • @ 2.65/sf ***** CHAUFFEUR • 310/657-5703 • 2 Hairtylist Stations Must be safe driver. Mylene 310/246-9625 WWW.SENIORCARE or 310/242-0507 Serving Local Available Now! SPECIALISTSLTD.COM Los Angeles, Great location & parking Beverly Hills, West L.A. ***** For Info. Call, Please call for appointment. BEVERLY HILLS Jake: 213/330-5072 Call 310/246-1365 Psychotherapy office is

508 RSF • $2,300/Mo. 1 Large Executive Window Office & 1 Support/ Reception Area. Contact: Stan Gerlach Or: Bryan Dunne 310/550-2500

—————–––– 9665 WILSHIRE BLVD Office for Sublease Window office inside Beverly Hills Law Firm. Fully furnished, 1,300sq.ft suite with access to conference room and waiting area $1,750/MO. Contact Maria at: 310/270-9044

******* WE UNDERSTAND.. . Mama’s caregivers are loving, caring, trained & bonded. Live in or out.

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MAMA’S HOME CARE 323/655-2622

AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOME CARE a company that provides excellent and affordable home care. Licensed•Bonded•Insured

Contact Cindy: 213-300-4492

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Upscale Salon in West Hollywood has stations available for Hairstylist w/clietele. Great location Also looking for Hairstylist Assistant For more info call 310/358-0936

www. bhcourier .com

ASST./ RECEPTIONIST PT up to 20 hours a week Exp’d with scheduling, insurance & pharmacy interface and good interpersonal skills. Computer literate required, minimum 2 years experience. Busy medical practice office. Email resume to: medjob100@gmail.com

P REVIOUSLY A B EAUTY S ALON . Also ideal for food/cafe, dessert, bakery, office, etc Please Call:

310/268-7770

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A COURTYARD FACING OFFICE [approx 950 square feet].

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Shared waiting room, call light system Interior decorated office separate exits, full with private entrance/ kitchen, free parking. $900/MO. exit, kitchen area and Utilities Included. Email: signal system available and Thursday mornings.

mcbensonasst@gmail.com

Call: 323/938-4012

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DAVID @ THECRISPIFAMILY. COM

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

• DIANA COOK • COLDWELL BANKER • BH

310/203-8333

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

This Weeks Listings

CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BED, 1 BATH $399,000 Unobstructed East Views Best South Tower Location No Assessment

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1 BED/1 BATH $435,000

Penthouse Ocean & City Views Renovated Kit/Bath South Tower Quiet Corner Locationn

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2 BED/2 BATH $579,500

Jumbo 1,412 Sq. Ft. Corner w/ 2 Balconies Good City Views

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2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS $779,500

2 Large Balconies. 270 Degree Unobstructed Views. Totally Renovated. Huge Spa Oversized Master Bedroom Travertine Tile Floors Prime CPE Location

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560 S . F. • $825/MO. ************ Great location w/ views and parking available.

Call: 310/395-7272 or email: gary@westhillmgmt.com

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E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E IN BEVERLY HILLS 90210

PART TIME MEDICAL DATA ENTRY Evenings & Weekends Computer knowledge a must, good organizational with attention to details. 2 years experince req’d. Refrences Please. Email resume to: medjob100@gmail.com

Come to the heart of the golden triangle starting at $550 a month. FREE wireless internet access phone reception/forwarding, mail receipt, conference room times and more..

468 North Camden Drive For more info call: 888-909-0210

1+1 • $450,000

12TH FLR • LRG. BALCONY CENTURY PARK EAST • CITY OCEAN+MOUNTAIN VIEWS Century Towers • 7th Flr Dramatic Unobstructed Views Century City & Mountain! Elegant Remodel Flr. to Ceiling Windows, Elevated Ceilings Just Perfect! ILoveCenturyCity.com Condo Sales & Leases

RETAIL FRONTAGE & SMALL OFFICE *** SUITES *** NO NNN All Utilities Included. Must Lease Now!

Fairfax/Wilshire

242sq.ft. w/ Bath * * * * *

All Utilities Included

310/487-7735 Or Email:

Call 310/237-2977 or 713/266-1444

Maids Unit • Office $199,000•SELDOM AVAIL. Must own another condo @ Century Towers. to purshase.

* * * * 2+2 *• $1,050,000

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CENTURY CITY

OFFICE SPACE

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UNIQUE & QUIET PSYCHOTHERAPY available all day Mon.-Tue. ~ OFFICE ~

Call 310/843-9943

Retail Space Available

One story corner office building with lovely interior courtyard across the street from Beverly Hills on the corner of 5th Street & San Vicente Blvd., between Wilshire & WILSHIRE BLVD. La Cienega Blvds. Just East of Fairfax ONE REAR PARKING from $295/Mo. SPACE INCLUDED . 1-Room window suite Minimum 1-year lease. with separate entrance * Location: ***** New carpet & paint. 498 S. San Vicente Bl. $995/Mo . 4-Room office suite. Los Angeles, CA 90048 Hip mid-century decor. ****** Please Contact Spot lighting/sink/built-ins. David Crispi At: 323/954-1318

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Penthouse, One of a Kind Sky Lounge Den, 2 Jumbo Balconies, Walk-In Closet Hardwood Floors, 270 Degree Unobstructed City & Ocean Views

CENTURY TOWERS 2,000 SQ. FT. 2 BDRMS / 3 BATHS $1,790,000 270 degree unobstructed city views. Totally renovated Black Granite Counters & Floors. European Kitchen & Baths. Jumbo Master Suite 2 Huge Walk-in Closets Indoor/Outdoor Balcony.

Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Gardens & Lawns, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

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300 HOUSE FOR SALE

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HOUSES FOR RENT

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Do you want the award-winning

Beverly Hills School District, an elegant 5Bd 5Bth home, beautiful yard, pool & more…

1100 Maybrook Drive, 90210

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. BEVERLY HILLS SANTA MONICA = BRENTWOOD = 218 S. Tower Dr.

Montana Ave. 417 S. Barrington Av. REMODELED HOUSE • Single • 427 •• • • :::::::::::: 5 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATH • • •• •••• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • S i n g l e • • • 1 Bdrm. * * * * * * * * * * * * Old World Charm ! • • • • •• +1 Bath • Granite counters, wood Bright, intercom entry, •••• ••• :::::::::::: floors, full appliances, fridge, stove, laundry fac. Controlled access, central air/heat, 2 car CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS garage, laundry facility. Hardwood floors, Close to Beach. pool, garage, beautiful yard. & SHOPPING . 310/394-7132 laundry facility, 310/531-3992 $4,300/MO. controlled access, prkg. Contact Haim at Close to 323/244-9470 *BEVERLY HILLS* SANTA MONICA 8725 Clifton Way • CONDO QUALITY • Brentwood Village. Newly Remodeled 8 4 3 4 th S t . • 310/440-5051 •

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• 2 Bdrm.+ • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE Den+2 Bath • Heated pool, balcony, a/c,

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GUESTHOUSE FOR RENT

GUESTHOUSE • • • • • • • • •

Unique Property With Privacy 1 Bedroom-

Completely Furnished Turnkey, Designer Done

A Home Away From Home, ~ Lower ~ Benedict Canyon

Patio in woodsy setting. Hardwood flrs., built-ins, 2 tv’s, cable, DSL, spa tub, washer/dryer. $2,600 • Short-Term Avail. www.1100maybrookdrive.com WONDERFUL HOME IN BEAUTIFUL LOWER BENEDICT CANYON LOCATED ON A FLAT LOT NEXT TO CUL DE SAC. ELEGANT TWO STORY ENTRY, BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT. FIRST FLOOR HAS SUNNY FAMILY ROOM, INVITING LIVING ROOM WITH FIREPLACE, WET BAR AND FRENCH DOORS. POWDER ROOM AND FORMAL DINING ROOM. GORGEOUS LARGE GOURMET KITCHEN WITH CUSTOM CHERRY WOOD CABINETS, BUILT INS, SUB ZERO, PROFESSIONAL RANGE. & TEMP CONTROLED WINE CABINET. ONE BED & BATH DOWNSTAIRS, LAUNDRY ROOM AND 3 CAR ATTACHED FINISHED GARAGE. FABULOUS SUNROOM OPENS TO A PICTURESQUE YARD, POOL WITH RETRACTABLE COVER AND AN OUTDOOR COOKS DREAM; BUILT IN BBQ, COOKTOP, FRIDGE AND BAR. UPSTAIRS 4 BEDROOMS & 3 BATHROOMS INCLUDES LUXURIOUS DOUBLE DOOR MASTER SUITE WITH HUGE WALK IN CLOSET, DRESSING AREA, STEAM SHOWER AND SPA TUB.

Priced to sell at $3,750,000.00 For an exclusive showing call

Cheryl Gussman Kaupp Nelson Shelton & Associates Cell: 323-841-2437 cherylon@sbcglobal.net

425

GARAGE/ STORAGE

HOUSES FOR RENT

SANTA MONICA

WESTWOOD/ CENTURY CITY

427 Montana Ave.

Storage Space Av a i l a b l e for Rent. Close to Beach . 310/394-7132

425 HOUSES FOR RENT BEVERLYWOOD HOA

440

Beautiful Mediterranean 3 Bd, 3.5 Ba New Home 3200sf. Gourmet kitchen, wood/carpet flrs, marble fireplace, sunny family room, large French doors to patio w/beautiful garden. $9,500/MO. Call 310/720-7159

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R ESTAURANT R OW . 310/531-3992

310/394-7132

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The Carlton

P LEASE C ALL :

310/435-3693

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pool, elevator, parking, laundry facility.

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310/207-1869

BRENTWOOD

1409 Midvale Ave.

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• Free WiFi Access • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • Border of “The Mission ” ~ 310/476-3824 ~ • • • • • • W e s t w o o d • B E V E R L Y H I L L S BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE •Granite counters,

•••• ••• •••• • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • • • • • WiFi, a/c, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking, pool.

C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. 310/478-8616

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550 Veteran Ave. = Single = = = = = = = =

= = = = = = = = Very spacious,

granite counters, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, 321 S. Sherbourne Dr. parking & WiFi. built-in appliances, • Spacious • Very close to UCLA BRENTWOOD • • dishwasher, on-sight & Westwood Village . + 1 B a . 1 B d . 11640 Kiowa Ave. laundry, parking. • •

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Newly Updated 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • •

•••••••• Balcony, controlled ~ WEST ~ Balcony, dishwasher, L O S A N G E L E S access, a/c, stove, a/c, heated pool, WiFi, 12424 TeXaS Ave. elevator, laundry elevator controlled • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • facility, parking. • Free WiFi Access • access, on-site laundry, V E R Y N I C E U N I T. • Close to UCLA • • 310/247-8689 • parking. Close to Dishwasher, 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. Close to Cedars-Sinai, Brentwood Village, balcony, on-site L.A., 90024 Beverly Center & Shops & Restaurants. laundry, covered prkg. Contact Mgr.: Trendy Robertson Bl.

• 310/826-4889 •

310/208-5166

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custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

• 310/864-0319 •

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424/202-7286

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WEST L.A.

12333 TeXaS Ave.

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Hardwood flrs., dishGranite counters, balwasher, cony, stove, heated pool, intercom dishwasher, entry, on-sight lndry., prkg. intercom-entry, on-site laundry, parking. Close to Everything.

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Every Extra Luxury:

• 424/744-6342 •

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∞∞∞∞∞∞ 1 Bd.1 Ba. ∞Bdrm. 1 + 1 Bath Large, Sunny & Bright.

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* BEVERLY HILLS * • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • • • • NORTH OF WILSHIRE • J r. E xe c u t i v e • 6-Month Lease Avail.

2005-BUILT HOME 3 BED, 2.5 BATH with 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath Home formal living & dining area, Hardwood floors, full central HVAC & security stainless steel appliances, system, plus 1 bed + 1 central air/heat, 2 car ba maid’s quarters. No Pets. Available March 1. garage, beautiful yard. $6,500/MO. Daytime: $4,750/MO. 310/466-6567. Eves. & Wknds: 562/943-6627. Call 310/922-5437

3 BDRM. + 3.5 BATH

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Central air, large 904-908 Granville Av. 310/312-9871 In The HEART of balcony, pool, elevator, 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Shopping & Dining in BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE on-site laundry, • • • • • • Brentwood Village 170 N. Crescent Dr. intercom entry. Includes: * * * * * * * 320 N. La Peer Dr. 2 Bdrm. +11/2 Bath B R E N T W O O D Granite counters, • 310/246-0290 • Fireplace, balcony, * * * * * * * 11730 SUNSET BLVD. CLOSE TO Large & Bright. • • • • • • NEWLY REMODELED laundry facility, SHOPS & DINING subterranean prkg. Pool, a/c, balcony, • Jr. Executive • • • • • • • Near Whole Foods. fridge, stove, laundry rm., prkg., intercom • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 310/207-1965 entry, elevator. Rooftop pool, L O W M O V E - I N ! C L O S E T O S H O P S deck, gym, central air, B R E N T W O O D L.A.’S FINEST, MOST & R ESTAURANTS . elevator, intercom entry, 11931 Goshen Ave. LUXURIOUS APT. RENTAL 310/858-8133 on-sight laundry, parking. • • • • • •

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CENTURY WOOD

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443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

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PRESTIGIOUS LE PARC 2 BDRM. + 2.5 BATH over 2200 sq. ft. Completely Remodeled $7,100/MO. *************

Lrg. unit. Balcony, dishwasher, controlled • BRENTWOOD • over 2800 sq. ft. Walk-in closet, access, elevator, 125 N. Barrington Av. intercom entry, laundry laundry room, parking. Feels like a private home. • 2 Bdrm. facility, elevator, prkg. 310/929-0610 $10,000/MO. + 2 Bath • • CHARMING & BRIGHT • 4 Blks. to Beach. • 1 Bdrm. Close to Cedars, CALL 310/413-8481 restaurants, shopping + 1 Bath • SANTA MONICA • • • • • • • & transportation. 808 4th St. • 310/246-3889 • Newly Remodeled, WEST L.A. * * Upscale, Bright, ** 1342 Centinela Ave. + Den + 1 Ba. * * 1 Bd. Beverly Hills Gorgeous & Spacious. - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 138 N. Hamilton Dr. ** * * With Pool, balcony, - - - - • Bachelor • Large, Unique & central air, fireplace, • Bright Unit • Kitchenette, microwave, Gorgeous. Fireplace, Granite counterstops, stove, elevator, Controlled access, balcony, dishwasher, patio, on-site intercom entry, prkg. laundry facility intercom entry, laundry, On-site • 310/476-2181 • C LOSE TO C EDARS , elevator, prkg., pool. parking. Close to B EVERLY C ENTER , transportation. • Close to Beach • Close to shopping.

UNFURNISHED 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. 11666 Goshen Ave. (•)() APT’S/CONDO’S B R I G H T & S P A C I O U S ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) Single BEVERLY HILLS LIVING. Single+Loft+11/2 Ba. Balcony, dishwasher, (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) BEVERLY HILLS elevator, intercom WiFi, central air/heat, entry, on-site • • • • • • • fireplace, patio, • laundry, parking. controlled • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. access,

• GORGEOUS UNITS

DRE License #: 00941824

407

Single Occupant Call: 310/271-5971 Owner • Realtor

2 GREAT LEASES IN GATED COMMUNITY • CENTURY CITY •

424/744-6342

1380 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • Single • 1 Bd. +Den +1 Ba. ••••• • • WiFi, pool, elevator, controlled access, onsight laundry, parking. Close to U.C.L.A.

310/473-1509

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

BEVERLY HILLS

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

~ WESTWOOD ~ 10992 Ashton Ave.

• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • Balcony, intercom entry, elevator, onsight laundry, prkg. Close to UCLA & Westwood Village .

California Dreaming ® CENTURY CITY

S A N T A M O N I C A WEST HOLLYWOOD B E V E R L Y H I L L S BEVERLY HILLS N o r t h o f W i l s h i r e Lower Spanish Duplex 336 S. Rexford Dr. • CONDO QUALITY • 3 Bedroom, 2 Baths U p p e r 2 B d . + 1 B a . 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,595/MO. Living room with fire- ~ N E W L Y U P D A T E D ~ 8 4 3 4 th S t .

Remodeled 2 Bd+2 Ba place, breakfast room, New kitchen w/ granite, dining room, kitchen S.S. appl., hrwd.+stone+ with stove, fridge and tile flrs., french doors, dishwasher, laundry 310/479-8977 CENTURY TOWERS balcony, a/c, lrg. closets, room & hardwood floors. $3,150/MO. • WESTWOOD • 2+2 • $5,788 dishwasher, controlled

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10933 Rochester Ave.

Beautiful Remodel Pretty Hardwood Flrs. Spacious, balcony, a/c, Custom European Kitch. fireplace, pool, controlled Granite Counters access, laundry fac., prkg. Stainless Steel Appl.

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

• Free WiFi Access • 310/473-5061

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• • • • S i n g l e •• •• •• • L o t s o f • •Character & Charm !•

$3,695/Month 310/980-3384

Call 310/820-0122 or 818/398-7793

• DIANA COOK • COLDWELL BANKER • BH

310/203-8333 ILoveCenturyCity.com

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Alcove fireplace, fridge, PRIME BRENTWOOD laundry facility, gated 1000 Granville Ave. parking, intercom entry, WiFi and more. Marble entry, Viking • 310/552-8064 • S.S. appl., hrwd. flrs., Rooftop jacuzzi with 2-balconies, dishwasher, panoramic city views. elevator, controlled access, laundry in unit.

—————–––– CULVER CITY 3830 Vinton Ave. • • Single • • • • • • • •• Pool, sauna, fridge,

Stove, A/C, Fridge & Parking. Special: 1/2 Securtiy deposit OAC. Call 310/278-8999

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310/247-8547 • HOLLYWOOD • 310/433-1949 RETRO 60’S APTS.

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HILLS ADJ UPPER 1 BDRM, 1BA. ————— BEVERLY Bedford/Olympic New carpet, large deck,

BEVERLY HILLS

1 block from Century City 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO 4 Blks. to Beach. $2,150/MO. 2 BD + OFFICE + 2 BA. Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. B E V E R L Y H I L L S Large unit over 1600 s.f. Lower unit with fridge, with lost of closet space, Remodeled Apt. laundry facility and 2 car washer/dryer in unit 3 Bd.+2Ba. • $3,650 and 2 car parking. parking. $3,000/MONTH 2 Bd.+2Ba. • $3,300 Call 310/880-7281 By Appointment Only Washer/dryer incld. Call 310/557-3516 Very good location. BRENTWOOD Very Spacious. NORTH OF WILSHIRE CENTURY CITY ADJ. TOTALLY REMODELED 323/898-9241 3 BDRM./DEN + 2 BA. UPPER 2 BDRM, 2 BATH $2,850/MO. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. $2,150/MO. Newly remodeled with all All new kitchen appliances, 1017 S. SHERBOURNE Very Private & Spacious new appliances. Elevator, balcony, laundry facility, pool, laundry facility, parking in non-smoking 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH parking in non-smoking, upper unit with breakfast and no pets building. no pets building. and formal dining room. Ask About Move-in special Yard, laundry & parking. Call 310/475-8337 Call 310/826-8819

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Close To U.C.L.A. 2220 S. Beverly Glen

access, elevator, laundry room, parking. Heated pool/gym/sauna.

New countertops, oak cabinets & dishwasher. Hardwood floors, a/c, laundry, covered prkg. $2,200/Month

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with courtyard pool, laundry facility, gated parking, non-smoking building. One cat ok. $1,495/MO. Call 323/823-7870

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1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,495/MO. Stove, A/C, Hi-ceilings, new carpets, bright unit. 1 Parking. Pets OK. Special: 1/2 Securtiy deposit OAC. Call 310/278-8999

2 Bd. +Den +2 Ba. Mediterranean Condo $3,500/MO. O FFERING L ANDSCAPED BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. R O O F G A R D E N W I T H Call 213/804-3761 CENTURY CITY Adj. B E V E R L Y H I L L S Near 3rd / Robertson 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Condo 422 S. Maple Dr. #4 VIEW OF AMAZING dishwasher intercom TERRIFIC 1,124 Sq. Ft. entry, elevator, on-site Sunny, Bright Upper W AT E R F E AT U R E 2 Bd..+1 Ba. • $1,950 ONE BEDROOM laundry, parking. $3,895/Month WESTWOOD CONDO Newly Renovated w/ New kitchen w/ granite 310/841-2367 2 Bd.+21/2 Ba. • $3,450 hardwood flrs., central counters. Mirrored wall Ceiling fan, tub + stall 310/980-3384 1,875 sq. ft., Lrg. living air, upper w/ pool view, in DR, hardwood flrs. shower, A/C, ELEVATOR HOLLYWOOD gym, tennis, valet. rm., dining rm., den+wet Quiet Bldg. Pets ok. balcony, gatage garage 1769-1775 Sycamore Av. Quiet bldg. Close to mall. • OPEN HOUSE • ccontrolled access in bar & fireplace, 2-car • Single PENTHOUSE garage, 2-balconies, $2,850/Month • Bachelor Sat. & Sun. • 9-3pm quiet building. No pets ROOFTOP 310/883-8412 Controlled access, w/d, secured bldg. 310/556-1284 non-smoking facility. laundry facility. BEAUTIFUL UP TO 4-5 STUDENTS WELCOME. 310/689-3905 $1,450/MO. Utilities Included. 310/430-1626 Chateau Beverly 320 S. Clark Dr. BEVERLY HILLS 323/851-3790 P R I M E L O C A T I O N 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 145 S. MAPLE Close to Everything. S A N T A M O N I C A All appliances Incld., Call 323/252-5600 2 BD + DEN + 2.5 BA FANTASTIC LARGE

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UPSCALE CONDO IN With locked elevator, 4 0 1 S . H O O V E R S t . private rooftop patio, BEVERLY HILLS • • • • • • • • huge deck. large kitchen 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH • Single with new appliances Updated kitchen with all • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. and granite countertops, • • • • • • • • washer & dryer in unit, new Viking appliances, Control access, beautiful new hardwood central air and heat, pool, floors, washer/dryer in dishwasher, elevator, Subterranean parking. unit, 2 parking, 24 hour Plenty of storage space. on-site laundry security w/all amenities. Bev. Hills School District and parking. $3,295/MO. 213/385-4751 Available Now. $3,750/MO. Call 323/467-5740 PRIME BRENTWOOD CALL 310/432-3125 or 323/317-8414 1000 GRANVILLE AVE.

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3 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. Mediterranean Condo O FFERING L ANDSCAPED BEVERLY HILLS ROOF GARDEN WITH TOWNHOME VIEW OF AMAZING BUILT IN 1989 W AT E R F E AT U R E

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310/980-3384

2 Large Bedrooms with lots of closets, 2 Baths and Powder Room. Light & bright, fireplace, dining area, kitchen with eat-in area, 3 car parking.

$3,700/MO. Call 310/740-0414

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hardwood floors, hi-ceilings, cental air ***BEVERLY HILLS*** fireplace, LARGE & BEAUTIFUL sundeck, laundry facili- BRIGHT & SPACIOUS Upper front unit. Hard- ty each flr., 1-prkg. UPPER 1 BEDROOM wood floors, appliances, 137 N. Wetherly Dr. with balcony, carpeted patio, front+back yard. $1,900/Month throughout, stove, 7-Blocks to Beach Call Elena: fridge, laundry, parking 310/858-0905 $2,595/Month

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10966 OHIO AVE.

Teriffic Bright Upper X-large 2 Bdrm + Den $2,550/MO. ELEVATOR, stall shower + tub, laundry on each floor, balcony, quiet, no pets. Call 323/252-5600 or 310/470-2834 Larry 310/456-2622

NEWLY REMODELED 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHS New kitchen appliances, washer & dryer in unit, wood floors, secured building, subterranean parking, etc. Must See! 132 S. Bedford Drive $3,200/MO.

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2 BEDROOMS, 1.5 BATH Lower with hardwood Clean, no-pets, nonsmoking building. Parking. $1,700/MO. Call 310/429-5063

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No pets. $1,425/MO. Call for appointment at 323/653-1892

————— BEVERLY HILLS TRIANGLE! 145 S. REEVES DRIVE ADORABLE BRIGHT 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,400/MO. CALL 310/994-3460

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS ADJ 1211 HOLT AVE #5 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,125/MO. Fridge, stove, parking.

Call 805/379-2000

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CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BED / 1 BATH $2,950/MO High Floor. Brand New Renovation Showplace Kitchen & Baths. Real Hardwood Floors. No Balcony Available in December

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2 BED / 2 BATHS $3,200/MO Totally Renovated. High Floor Ocean Views. Real Hardwood Floors. Marble & Granite Huge Balcony

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2 BED /2 BATHS $3,200/MO Renovated, Sub-Penthouse Granite Counters, 2 Huge Balconies, Unobstructed 270 degree Views, Of LA & Santa Monica Bay.

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2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS $4,750/MO Jumbo Condo, High Floor Ocean Views, Brand New Renovation, 2 Large Balconies Hardwood Floors, Luxurious Baths, Lots of Closets

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2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS $7,500/MO Jumbo Condo, High Floor Unobstructed East, & South Views, Travertine Floors, Open Kitchen, Stainless Steel, Granite Counters, Party Sized Spa

CENTURY TOWERS 2 BDRMS / 3 BATHS $7,850/MO 2,000 Sq. Ft. Fabulous Newer Kitchen & Baths. Marble & Granite Breathtaking City Views Fully Furnished

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WE ALSO P ROVIDE COLLATERAL LOANS Call John: 323/868-4119 Lic. #1900-0845

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Page 30 | February 22, 2013 Publisher Clifton S. Smith, Jr ******* Associate Publisher Marcia W . Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Steve Simmons ****** Founding Publisher March Schwartz (Publisher 1965-2004) The Courier is proud to be a

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From the Publisher CLIF SMITH

NOTHING EVER HAPPENS SMALL IN BEVERLY HILLS The Beverly Hills Courier is absolutely committed to protecting, promoting and defending the City of Beverly Hills. We make no apologies – none – for our unequivocal support for our own City. We also think it is a hoot that the stumbling giant Los Angeles Times printed a screed against The Courier. In our business, a daily NEVER acknowledges the existence of a WEEKLY – no matter what. Well, looks like we are on their radar screen. Could it be that our Beverly Hills Courier (as we “fawn” all over Los Angeles Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich – who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Beverly Hills) helped stop their vaunted “Measure J,” the sales tax scam that would have dried up ALL county transportation money in perpetuity? Talk about a sore loser. “Courier to Times: We won. We won. We won. You didn’t.” ‘nuf said. For our City Council race to get one inch of space in the “Los Angeles” Times is telling. Now they’ve tried to weigh in twice! What? They don’t have enough going on with their own mayoral race. Listen to their candidates. Every one of the L.A. mayoral candidates admits our giant neighbor to the north/south/east/west is in trouble. Their #1 fix: cut employee pay and benefits. Sound familiar? It should. Every government jurisdiction in the United States is saying the same thing. A big difference here is that we have mayor who has NOT reduced any of that but claims he has. The City’s employee contracts prove that is not correct – the tiny “reduction” (if it really exists) is five years out and then only pennies. By then, CPI raises and new health benefits will more than offset anything now on the books. Our public employee unions are putting money up to keep up Mayor Brien. Why? Guess. The West Hollywood Beverly Hills Democratic Club is putting up money (where did they get it?) to keep up Mayor Brien – and Brian Rosenstein sometimes and Nancy Krasne sometimes – but mainly Mayor Brien. After all, he’s the true “regional” candidate. What is really interesting is how the Willie Brien camp has now called in every marker it has to attack The Courier and insult the publisher (me) personally! The Courier is not running for office but maybe they think we are on the ballot. Is this healthy? Probably. Is it enjoyable? No. Not at all. But our nation was founded on vigorous political debate. When it turns personal, that’s not what any of us likes. We note that every attack on The Courier is a personal insult. To us, that simply means they have no facts. If they had facts, they would use them. The Courier has the facts and we use them. They use insults, so there you go. We believe Beverly Hills voters are mainly interested in facts, not insults. Our City certainly tends to vote that way. Insults, personal attacks, smear campaigns are not welcome here (or at least there is no evidence up to now).

The Courier trusts in the people of Beverly Hills. And we trust our readers enough to publish our sources, document our articles, and even write, “Don’t take our word for it – read/check/verify for yourselves.” Our position remains unchanged: to The Courier, the major campaign issues are: protecting Beverly Hills High School from the Metro subway tunnels of the Westside Subway Extension; imposing fiscal sanity on Beverly Hills City finances by rewriting our public employee pay, pension and benefits to a rational sustainable level; bringing transparency to our City government; and dealing with water rates in an honest manner. We have no quarrel “personally” with anyone. We believe in facts, sources, documentation and urge everyone else to do the same. We are irrepressibly proud of Beverly Hills and we do not care who know its – certainly not the Los Angeles Times (the #2 ranked newspaper in Beverly Hills). The Courier remains #1 by a wide margin. For that, The Courier thanks the people and community of Beverly Hills – our home.

Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY The Courier welcomes “Letters to the Editor.” Remember the following guidelines: (1) The shorter the better; (2) Refrain from personal attacks or insults; (3) Keep to one topic; (4) Do not send letters appearing elsewhere. Email: myopinion@bhcourier.com; Facimile: 310-271-5118; Mail to: The Courier, 8840 W. Olympic Blvd. Beverly Hills CA 90211

Rabbi Jacob Pressman GATHER ROSEBUDS WHILE YE MAY One of my fondest memories has been of my school days when we lustily sang: “Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain; for purple mountains’ majesty, above the fruited plan. America, America, God shed His grace on thee; and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.” It comes as a shock when our learned astronomers inform ordinary earthlings like me that we are far from alone in our orbit around the sun. For most of my life I have been comfortable with the belief that circling around our sun are great spheres such as Mercury, Venus, then Earth, Mars, Jupiter. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. There may be more. Weaving their way among the above are other bodies, some of which plunged into Earth and left the round scars of their burned-out presence. It seems we have had a scare recently by another heavenly body. Further study by astronomers revealed there are actually thousands of such wandering masses circling around us, some of which are drawn into earth’s magnetic field and burned out without threatening our populated areas. However, we may not always be so lucky. In the meantime let us “gather ye rosebuds while we may” and continue to enjoy Earth’s salubrious climate while we may through our instruments, our poets and even in persons while we just plain folks thank our Creator, try hard to live in peace with all our fellow men and women, and marvel at just being alive.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We now know that Dr. Brien can’t keep his numbers correct, he misguided us having us believe that he has made us “money,” when in fact the City doesn’t have enough funds or reserves to cover existing debts – especially it’s long-term obligations. He also seems to do anything for a picture with the L.A. mayor, including failing to deflect the subway which is planned for under BHHS. Now the Teachers’ Association adds its nonresident partisan opinions to this man who fails to recognize the subway safety issues for our high school among others failures well-written previously. But, that is not all. Dr. Brien is unresponsive and non-caring as regards the residents of Beverly Hills. For example, he has never responded to any of my emails relating to graffiti on residential walls, badly damaged and cracked streets, dog owners parading their dogs without a leash, Segways on sidewalks, traffic jams due to tourist busses, and armored vehicles parking wherever they wish. Why does Dr. Brien always join Dr. Gold in his vote? Is it because they think alike or is it because their campaigns were managed by the same person, someone with deep connections to the City’s associations? Finally, I strongly suggest that all the associations, most of whose members do not live in the City, not endorse any candidate as it may look as if they are primarily concerned with their own issues instead of those of the City. Pablo Nankin, M.D. ****** Blaming Beverly Hills for “gumming up the rails” ignored relevant facts. The “Santa Monica Boulevard route” was touted by Metro for years before Century City developers lavished their political dollars to suddenly switch the route to their properties and under Beverly Hills’ only high school, using faulty seismology as an excuse. Otherwise, why would Los Angeles grant entitlements for a new high-rise building on the exact Santa Monica site where the subway station had been planned before developers got their way? You blame Beverly Hills for defending students and teachers from potential construction accidents which have occurred globally. Instead blame Sup. (Zev) Yaroslavsky who imperiously told us: “If you disagree with us [Metro], sue us.” Metro has an alternative only one block away. Not very far to stretch that gum. Ken Goldman, President of the Southwest Homeowners Association. This letter was sent in response to an editorial of the Los Angeles Times urging Beverly Hills to accept subway tunnels underneath BHHS. ****** Beverly Hills has “election fever”...not a disease, not contagious...but beware. Our residents have lost their voices and become victims of a virus “lobbyist influence” and the highly contagious bacteria of “recurring cronyism.” The time has come for the voters, the residents, our community...it does not belong to the MTA, to the money brokers of L.A. and Century City, nor the City Hall insiders who envision Beverly Hills as another “mall city.” Let “no subway tunnel under BHHS” be our resolve. We must not accept “half-hearted leadership” from any of our elected officials and must demand they go to the mat to protect the integrity and essence of our wonderful community. We voters can cure “election fever” by electing focused and insightful leadership with seasoned experience. Gloria Seiff ****** There are six reasons to change the City Council majority. (1) We deserve representation from a majority which is aligned with representing the community and less interested in regional and outside concerns; (2) We deserve representation from a majority which will stand shoulder to shoulder with our community and school families and fight MTA’s proposed tunneling under our one and only high school; (3) We deserve representation from a majority which will explore all options before resorting to tremendous water/utilities rate increases; (4) We deserve representation from a majority which will advocate for real transparency, beginning with preserving e-mail for a period of no less than two years; (5) We deserve representation from a majority which will seriously tackle the financial challenges facing our community beginning with pension reform; (6) We deserve representation from a majority which will listen to the voice of residents and not spend millions on such projects as outlandish community centers nobody wanted or needed. March 5 we have a choice, and that choice is clear . . . . let’s change the City Council majority to one which will represent us...”We The People” . . . . Tim Cagney

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