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Oscar Winner Martin Gets Rodeo Walk Of Style Award By Laura Coleman On Friday night, Greystone mansion became the scene of one of the most exclusive Os-
El Rodeo celebrates Reflections Winners.
car weekend parties when Cate Blanchett, who nabbed the 2014 “Best Actress” Academy (see ‘WALK OF STYLE,’ page 11)
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Samson needs a home in exchange for love 4
Math Counts at Horace Mann
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OSCAR WINNERS IN BEVERLY HILLS—Just two days before Cate Blanchett took the “Best Actress” Oscar for her performance in Blue Jasmine, she presented fellow Aussie Catherine Martin (who nabbed two Academy Awards on Sunday) with the prestigious Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award.
Beverly Hills resident Ellen Anderson dies. 5
Beverly Vista sixth Graders visited JPL as part of the STEM program. 5 •Arts & Entertainment 10 •Health & Wellness 14 •Birthdays 20
Hillary Clinton Tough On Putin City Manager Rolls Over During 2-Day Southland Visit Beverly Hills Unified
A Little Known Fact: Some Members Of The Los Angeles Police Department Dress In Black Tie And Formal Gowns To Mingle During The Oscars To Offer Any Protection, If Necessary Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE
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By Courier Staff The Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to authorize a purchase order ap-
By Victoria Talbot Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Los Angeles to be honored at the Third Annual Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at UCLA Royce Hall Wednesday where she was awarded the UCLA Medal for those whose works “illustrate the highest ideals of UCLA and whose career has manifestly benefitted the public.” (see ‘CLINTON,’ page 17)
Hillary Clinton
Oscar Ratings Hit 10-Year High, Gravity Is Big Winner (AFP) The 86th Academy Awards were seen by 43 million domestically, drawing the biggest audience of any entertainment program since the finale of hit sit-
George Christy, Page 6
ONLY IN L.A.—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his only public address in Los Angeles yesterday at the Museum of Tolerance where he addressed issues affecting Israel and world Jewry, including the Middle East peace process and Iran. Pictured above (from left): Rabbi Marvin Hier, Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, shows Netanyahu (center) and Chairman of the Wiesenthal Center Board of Trustees Larry Mizel the so-called "Hitler Letter" from 1919 calling Jews a dangerous threat to Germany.
com Friends in May 2004, according to estimates by ratings service Nielsen. The three-and-a-half-hour (see ‘OSCARS,’ page 17)
ON THE TOWN After the breakup of his marriage to Wendi Deng, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is stepping out, looking hale and hearty, as he did during the Vanity Fair Oscar party. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.
proval for professional consulting services with Stegeman and Kastner, Inc. for oversight (see ‘9900,’ page 11)
Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction Costs Soar Reconstruction estimates balloon from $17 million to $35 million.
By Victoria Talbot Stakeholders from throughout the area came to Beverly Hills Tuesday to discuss the
Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction Project. Passions ran high over the (see ‘SMB,’ page 12)
Swatting Incident At Beverly Hills High School By Laura Coleman The Beverly Hills Police Department yesterday responded to a call that an alleged a
gunman was holding a student hostage at Beverly Hills High School in an incident that was (see ‘SWATTING,’ page 16)
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