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Beverly Hills Tree-Cutting Cover-Up: Aluzri Withheld Info While Staff Prepared For Public Outrage

THIS ISSUE

Brenton leads this week’s group of Freshpet adoptable pets of the week.

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Beverly Hills Rotary held its annual youth music competition at The Peninsula. 4

John Mirisch will be installed as mayor of Beverly Hills Wednesday. 5

Hammer Museum debuted a groundbreaking new youth art program.

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George Christy, Page 6 The Passing Of First Lady Nancy Reagan Brings To Mind Her Passionate Love For Husband Ronald.

People Magazine Calls Their Marriage “The Greatest American Love Story”

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Local Water Company Leaves Schools Thirsty For Donations

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Drink Company president Jon Gluck drives a large tinted window SUV with the license plate 90H20 which he refers to as the “9OH2O mobile” “It’s one of a kind,” he insists.

Since launching his trademark 9OH2O glass water bottle line in 2013, Gluck, who graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 2002, has effectively embedded himself in the community as a businessman.

A member of Beverly Hills Rotary since last year, he has donated and served as a sponsor for multiple events in the City, providing his 9OH2O water bottles at no cost. At last week’s California-Israel Water Summit held at the Wallis, for example, the trademark sapphire-blue plastic water bottles that comprise the brand’s “lifestyle collection” sat prominently before each of the panelist.

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Indeed, he has donated his water bottles generously to the City, the Beverly Hills Unified School District and a multitude of other organizations including Beverly Hills Bar Foundation, Beverly Hills Firefighters Association, Beverly Hills Rotary, Friends of Greystone Mansion and Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, to name a few. (see ‘9OH2O’ page 17)

Bel-Air Association Special Meeting March 17 Despite Leadership Misdirection

By Matt Lopez Despite persistent stalling tactics by leadership of the organization, members of the Bel-Air Association (BAA) have called a special meeting for Thursday, March 17 to set a course for a new direction of leadership within the BAA. The agenda of the meeting, set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the BelAir Country Club, calls for votes on important items such as the adoption of a new set of bylaws and the election of new directors. Additionally, the BAA’s Executive Director Paulette DuBay has been asked to come before the community and speak about her role in the organization.

The meeting was originally called by a handful of members two weeks ago, before a wrench was thrown into those plans by a

Wednesday BAA blog posting appeared aimed at misleading members as to the importance of the special meeting, by erroneously claiming that it was “unauthorized.”

Pursuant to BAA bylaws, nothing could be further from the truth.

Four members called for the special meeting - which is more than the three required in the bylaws and the members gave 15 days written notice instead of the required five days written notice.

The Bel-Air Association, which started as a homeowners organization in the early 1920s, was originally intended to assist in the sale of lots in developing the Bel-Air Community.

Until March 2014, the present (see ‘BEL-AIR ASSOCIATION’ page 12)

the land owner [sic] of Parcels 12 and 13 (Land between Civic Center & Santa Monica Blvd), which has been in the works for a while. We plan on knocking out the project Saturday & Sunday as fast as safely possible.

Quick Overview: All the trees/bushes along Santa Monica Blvd are being removed.

The Eucalyptus & Ficus hedge on the south side of the parcels facing Civic Center drive will remain standing. There will be stumps left behind that will be removed at a later date as the property owner doesn’t want to kick up dirt.

Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you receive phone calls about tree work occurring at the private property. It has gone through the proper channels at the city and (see ‘TREE CUTTING’ page 24)

Pictured: A sneak peak at L’Ermitage’s new Avec Nous

L’Ermitage’s New Avec Nous Offers Tasty Bistro Fare

By Victoria Talbot The newest dining experience in Beverly Hills is a classic French Bistro with a modern flavor. Adjacent to the Five-Diamond L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, Avec Nous boasts a scrumptious bistro fare served in a streamlined interior by

Celebrity Photo Agency/Scott Downie

JUMPING FOR HEART – Beverly Vista K-5 students raised $4,679 by participated in Jump Rope for Heart, benefitting the American Heart Association. Pictured are BV’s fifth-grade students. This event was coordinated by Coach Todd Radonsky.

By Victoria Talbot The Courier has received another 2,000 pages of documents regarding Parcels 12 & 13 as a result of a California Public Records Act request to the City of Beverly Hills.

Among the thousands of pages of documents a picture has emerged that City staff knew the morning before that Konheim was going to clear-cut the trees, but no one informed the City Council until after the close of business Friday.

On Friday, Nov. 20, at 9:22 a.m., City staff received the following message from West Coast Arborists, contracted privately by developer Lyn Konheim to remove all the trees and shrubs on Parcels 12 & 13: “Good morning everyone, Just wanted to give you a heads up that we are doing a large project this weekend for

SFA Design that vibrates with warmth and hospitality.

Under the direction of executive chef Olivier Quignon, Avec Nous will offer Mediterranean-inspired menu in a classic French culinary experience. (see ‘AVEC NOUS’ page 12)

A PERFECT EVENING — Jennifer Lopez with beau Casper Smart and Paula Patton attended the premiere of Lionsgate’s The Perfect Match at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: March 24, 2016 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, March 24, 2014, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider the following: Zone Text Amendment. A request for a Zone Text Amendment to amend the Beverly Hills Municipal Code regarding provisions for rooftop employee lunchrooms on commercial buildings. Current code provisions allow for rooftop employee lunchrooms to be exempted from applicable parking requirements only when the rooftop lunchroom would exceed the otherwise allowable maximum height for the property. The requested amendment would allow rooftop employee lunchrooms to be exempted from providing parking, regardless of whether said employee lunchroom exceeds the otherwise allowable maximum building height; and Development Plan Review. A request for a Development Plan Review for the property located at 228 South Beverly Drive to allow the construction of an approximately 2,200 square foot rooftop employee lunchroom on the roof deck of the existing building without providing additional parking spaces. This request is being made pursuant to the proposed Zone Text Amendment described above, and would be contingent on the approval of the Zone Text Amendment by the City Council.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The project qualifies for a Class 5 Categorical Exemption for minor alterations in land use limitations and a Class 1 Categorical Exemption for interior and exterior alterations to an existing commercial building, and the project has been determined not to have a significant environmental impact and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA. Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Ryan Gohlich, City Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1194, or by email at rgohlich@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the applications, plans, and Categorical Exemption are on file in the Community Development Department, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely: Ryan Gohlich, AICP, Assistant Director of Community Development / City Planner

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School Board Votes To Remove Hard Cap Of 20:1 For K-3

By Laura Coleman Class size is likely to increase in Beverly Hills following the Board of Education’s 41 vote Tuesday to remove a 20:1 hard cap on K-3 classroom size and change Board Policy 6151 to allow for a maximum of 24 students per class.

This policy change, which will be finalized at the board’s next formal meeting, comes concurrent with layoffs now taking place throughout the district in order to achieve budget projections.

Boardmember Lisa Korbatov, the lone “no” vote and the only member of the seated board to serve when the hard cap class size limit was instituted in 2011, called the change “foolish.”

“The foundation of any subject is literacy and if [students] are not proficient in reading by third grade, they will never read well,” she said.

Tuesday’s decision appears

to undermine the policy, which states: “The highest priority for maintaining small class sizes shall be in the primary grades in order to support young students as they acquire the basic skills that serve as the foundation for subsequent learning.”

Board VP Mel Spitz said he was “very, very much in favor of changing the cap due his interpretation of STAR data from the California Department of Education which showed there is virtually no relationship between achievement and pupil/teacher ratio.

“There is no discernable difference between 20 and 23 in terms of academic achievement or preparation,” he said.

Superintendent Steve Kessler and board President Howard Goldstein likewise concurred, stating that a high performing educator can just as effectively teach a few additional students.

DECA – Beverly Hills High School students Jake Wolken and Jackie Hauser won third place at last weekend’s California DECA State Career Development Conference. The two will next compete at the International Career Development Conference this April in Nashville.

LET THERE BE MUSIC – The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills held its annual music competition finals at the Peninsula Beverly Hills last week. The panel of Rotary judges chose five outstanding musicians from the many Beverly Hills High students who auditioned. All performers received a grant from the Rotary Club. Julia Choi (pictured third from left) was chosen to perform at the Rotary District Competition. Pictured, from left: Bill Bradbury, BHHS instrumental music teacher; Wanda Presburger, BH Rotary member and music competition chair; Choi (piano); Yoona Lee (flute); Scott Senior (voice); Sarah Rudolph (voice) and Andie Chao (violin).

Michelin Star Chef Vongerichten To Open First California Spot At Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills just got a little more tantalizing this week with the announcement that Michelin-star rated chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten would open his first restaurant in California at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills in spring 2017.

One of the world’s most famous chefs, Vongerichten has an impressive three-star Michelin background and is revered for his culinary genius and extensive involvement in every aspect of his restaurants.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Chef Jean-Georges, an acclaimed talent in the restaurant industry, to bring true epicurean excellence to Los Angeles,” said Luc Delafosse, managing director of Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills.

As yet unnamed, there will be two restaurants helmed by the acclaimed French chef once the Waldorf opens at the

intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica next year.

Delafosse said that both the signature Jean-Georges restaurant and unique rooftop poolside dining at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills will embody the elegance that will permeate the luxury hotel now under construction.

From concept to menu to architectural design, as well as Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten staff selection and nity to bring exquisite food and trainings, Delafosse said that discerning guests together in Vongerichten will bring his vi- one place and look forward to sion of farm to table cuisine to becoming a part of the Beverly Beverly Hills with offerings that Hills community, bringing a are certain to draw those in new inspiring environment to search of a sublime dining ex- life and having a presence in perience.

California for the first time,” “I truly value the opportu- Vongerichten said.

Beverly Hills Bike Share Testers Enjoy the Ride

Brenton is a four-year old, 23-pound Wheaton terrier mix rescued from doggie death row at San Bernardino shelter by ShelterHopePetShop.org. He is a lively guy who loves to jump and play catch.Those interested in adopting this adorable, agile pup may contact Shelter Hope at 805-379-3538

Peanut is a sweet 2-yr Butters is a 1-yr old Harlie is a female Toby is a 2-yr-old old male pit lab mix just 40 lbs! mini male corgi mix, Chi/Beagle mix visit www.wagsandwalks.org/adoption-application for these guys and contact Wags and Walks at info@wagsandwalks.org to donate or volunteer!

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Bike Share program is in its pilot phase and volunteer bike share testers are riding through the City, providing a glimpse into the future when bicycles may become part of the regional traffic solution.

The distinctive green bikes currently can be found at the corner of North Crescent Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard at City Hall and on the Southwest corner of North Camden Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard adjacent to Wells Fargo Bank.

Volunteers are permitted 60-minutes per day of cycling before the bike must be returned to a docking station.

Riders engage their rides through the Social Bicycles smart phone app (available at the app store to download) to reserve a bike. Entering a username and password on a digital pad at the back of the bike,

the U-lock releases and the rider can start the ride.

When finished, volunteers return the bikes to one of the two racks and re-engage the Ulock.

The bikes are heavy-duty with a bell on one handle and gears on the other. A convenient basket is located at the front of the bike.

This reporter enjoys the added mobility and greater distance covered on a bike throughout town, grabbing a ride when needed, dropping it off when finished, with the added flexibility of having a bike available at work.

Volunteers can provide feedback on the quality of their experience and suggest improvements in the system through April 22.

Then in April, for Earth Month, the City will roll out a general pilot program with 50 smart bikes and 100 racks in 10 docking stations throughout

the City. The onboard technology will be compatible with all ten docking stations and with the bike share program in Santa Monica.

It is hoped that soon, bike share will be one way commuters will ride to and from Metro stations for the first mile/last mile of their commutes, taking cars off the road and avoiding parking hassles.

When the pilot program begins in Beverly Hills, a rider will be able to leave bikes at any public bike rack for a small fee. Bikes can be located for pick up and returned by tracking devices through the onboard technology.

Visit www.beverlyhillsbikeshare.com to sign up, find available bikes and docking stations, or to reserve a bike.

For more information or to volunteer for the test phase, visit transportation@beverlyhills.org or call Transportation Planning at 310-285-1161.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SPREAD THE WORD – Alexander Hamilton High School was among several schools around the country spreading the word to end the “R” word on March 2. Hamilton’s R-word campaign included more than 3,000 students at a pep rally educating them on the pledge against using the Rword. The students filled up six Spread the Word to End the Word banners with 1,500 signatures. Among the students was Lucy Meyer, a 16year-old and Special Olympics Southern California athlete and Global Messenger. She also serves as the official spokesperson of the Special Olympics-U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partnership. To take the pledge, or for more information on the R-word campaign, visit www.r-word.org.

Anat Hoffman To American Jews: Speak Up

By Laura Coleman As a young Israeli girl, Jewish activist Anat Hoffman never envisioned that she would help galvanize a movement that would change the lives of women throughout the world who want to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem; or indeed, women who don’t want to sit at the back of a bus as they journey through Israel.

But this is what she does; she works to right institutional injustices. And she helps the Jewish diaspora to find their voices to promote values of quality, plurality and tolerance in Israel.

“It’s okay to criticize Israel,” she told The Courier a few hours after she landed at LAX on Tuesday. “North American Jews have been quiet too long.”

Hoffman was in town for panel discussion on Wednesday night at Temple Beth Am, which was hosted by the Jewish Journal and entitled “What does pluralism at the western wall mean?”

For the past 40 years, Hoff-

man, executive director for the Israel Religious Action Center, has worked to break the Orthodox monopoly that segregates women as second class citizens in Israel. Since 1998, Hoffman has been working with Women of the Wall, a group she helped found, to enable women to pray reading from the Torah and wearing prayer shawls at the holy wall.

The Wall wasn’t always a place of division where women are afforded just a quarter of the space to pray as men and denied fundamental traditional items such as a Torah. In fact, the partition didn’t go up until 1986.

Indeed, Hoffman became an international symbol of gender equality in October 2012 after she was arrested at the Wall, violently dragged across the ground, all because she recited the Shema aloud in a prayer shawl.

“It was awful, humiliating,” Hoffman described of a process that included a body check and had her in handcuffs and leg cuffs.

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Mirisch To Be Installed As Beverly Hills Mayor March 16

By Victoria Talbot John Mirisch will be sworn in as the next mayor of Beverly Hills at an installation ceremony to be held March 16.

Vice Mayor John Mirisch was elected mayor on Feb. 16.

Councilmember Nancy Krasne will be sworn in as vice mayor.

Council members are elected ‘at-large’ for a term of four years. Then each year, the city council holds an election for mayor and vice mayor.

This will be the second time Mirisch has been mayor; he held the office in 2013-14.

The installation ceremony

is free and open to the public.

The installation begins at 6 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences located at 8949 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills.

Because of parking limitations on site, the City will provide free shuttle service from the 450 N. Crescent Dr. parking structure to the Academy, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

The City bears no cost for the installation ceremony.

For more information call 310-285-2456.

Israeli-American Council To Hold 8th L.A. Gala At The Beverly Hilton On Sunday

Anat Hoffman

Across the world, in Beverly Hills, local resident Lisa Greer, a member of the City’s Cultural Heritage Commission, was having lunch with Consul General of Israel David Siegel when she became aware of what was occurring to Hoffman. Greer had met Hoffman several years prior through Temple Emanuel Rabbi Laura Geller and was aghast, particularly so because she said Siegel had no knowledge of the incident.

By Laura Coleman On Sunday, the IsraeliAmerican Council (IAC) will hold its 8th annual L.A. gala at The Beverly Hilton under the theme “More than a Community. Family.”

Building a strong Jewish community in America is fundamental, and something the IAC has worked tirelessly to grow since it started here in 2007, said co-founder Shawn Evenhaim.

“Our vision was to strengthen and support what there is in Jewish community and if something’s missing, build it,” he said. “From day one, our mission was to build and engage a strong Jewish community [and] we were able to engage and create an IsraeliAmerican community across

the U.S.” Evenhaim, CEO and founder of California Home Builders, is this year’s gala honoree. Comedian Howie Mandel will serve as emcee during the evening, which includes several musical performances and an inspiring look at IAC’s work.

By engaging the next generations, working to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship and strengthening the Jewish American community, Evenhaim said the organization has found increasing success. But the key, he said, has been to consider the whole community.

For more information, visit: http://www.israeliamerican.org.

(see ‘ANAT HOFFMAN’ page 18)

Montage Hotels Names Literary Hammer Museum Inspires Art Appreciation In Ambassador To Inspire Children Youth With Groundbreaking Program To Read And Promote Literacy

By Laura Coleman Last Friday, the Hammer Museum, in conjunction with UCLA’s Visual Arts and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) program, “graduated” 27 young artists from Cienega Elementary School who will move through the rest of their lives with a zest for art that they hereto never possesed.

“On a basic level, we’re making them more comfortable and confident in a museum,” described VAPAE associate director Kevin Kane.

Now in its fourth year, the week-long Classroom-in-Residence program at the Hammer, which is offered twice yearly, just won the California Association of Museum's Superintendent Award for excellence in museum education, chosen by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson.

Cienega teacher Rosa De La Portilla, whose fourth grade

CREATIVITY AT THE HAMMER – Cienega Elementary School students participate in creating a “living sculpture” at the Hammer.

students predominately hail from families with financial hardships, said she was amazed by just how much she and her students were transformed by the experience.

“I’ve always seen their potential, now coming here and seeing their conversations in relation to art, it makes me feel such joy that they learned to interact with art this way,” she

said. “I wanted them to feel museums aren’t just some place for rich people. I wanted them to feel that they belong here.”

As part of the residency, Portilla was asked to select a theme that she wanted to focus on with the students. She chose transformation.

“I have a lot of kids with (see ‘HAMMER’ page 12)

By Laura Coleman In celebration of Read Across America Day on March 2, Montage Hotels & Resorts kicked off a program to promote literacy this month where each child staying at the hotel will now receive an illustrated childrens book by Brad Meltzer.

“This is really an incredible experiment for the good of literacy,” said Meltzer, who was named the brand’s inaugural literary ambassador. “What it means is that hotel is saying, ‘Let’s give kids dreams.’”

Now, when families check into the Montage Beverly Hills, children will be able to choose from one of four books in Meltzer’s ”Ordinary People Change the World” series.

Meltzer said he was inspired to craft this children’s series by his own children in response to the barrage of uninspiring reality TV stars and athletes using their popularity

to become unintentional role models. This series, which he began four years ago, takes famous historical icons and makes them relatable to children by depicting them as children and sharing inspiring true feats that led to their greatness.

Each of the five Montage hotels will carry four books from Meltzer’s New York Times bestselling children’s series, including I Am Lucille Ball, I Am Jackie Robinson, I Am Abraham Lincoln, and I Am Amelia Earhart.

“Montage Hotels & Resorts strives to inspire younger generations and nurture creativity,” said Alan J. Fuerstman, founder/CEO. In his role as Literary Ambassador, Meltzer will also pen “Brad’s Book of the Month,” recommending his current favorite literary finds for both children and adults each month on MontageMagazine.com.

GEORGE CHRISTY

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Marcia Wilson Hobbs Archives

At right: The Reagans weekending at Betty and Bill Wilson’s ranch in Mexico.

Betty’s in red and Bill, our Ambassador to the Vatican, wears a straw hat. Daughter Marcia Wilson Hobbs, our BHC president and publisher is at the far left

George Christy joins Nancy and Ronald Reagan at the White House

Nancy and Ronnie, as we knew him, were a lot of fun. We loved them.

A Nancy Reagan celebrating handsome couple, her July 6th birthday they dressed any room they were in with their style.

Very friendly. In no way imposing.

Ronnie e mourn the passing cracking a joke or two, bestof First Lady Nancy Reagan. dressed Nancy looking gorn the long ago when geous. Both of them unquesRonald Reagan served our tionably charismatic, smart, country as governor of and easy for us and others to California, we flew to appreciate their adoration of Sacramento to meet with each other.

Nancy Reagan for a luncheon hey married in 1952 at interview assigned by West Magazine in the Los Angeles the Little Brown Church in the Times. By the way, a favorite Valley. This week, People dish of Nancy’s was a grits Magazine coverlined their relationship as “The Great souffle.

American Love Story.” e initially met Nancy t didn’t take long for us, and Ronald Reagan during dinner parties at the Lorna as the roving editor, to inform Lane residence in Brentwood our Town & Country editor-inof the international interior chief Tony Mazzola that the designer Billy Haines. Billy Reagans were an ideal couple told us he bought the house who belonged on the cover of With great for $13,000. Times certainly the magazine. enthusiasm, Tony replied, “Go were different then, weren’t for it.” they?

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e did, and their cooperation was magical. Would that such assignments were as comfortable to pursue today, what with all the publicists, managers, accountants, stylists, and who knows who else we must deal with. Ours was a simple phone call to Nancy, a date set, and, voila, the terrific

cover photo became a reality.

Ours was the first magazine cover with the Reagans. We received three “Nancy” rosebushes as a thank you.

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fter inhabiting the White House, they appeared on four Vanity Fair covers, as well as dozens of national and global periodicals. Nancy loved American fashion, and preferred the color red (a “picker uppper”), and only wore American designers – James Galanos, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass during their 56 State dinners.

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ancy championed stem cell research for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, mammograms for breast cancer, etc.

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t the time when the Reagans were on the presidential campaign trail during the eighties, our birthday fell in the midst of it, and our philanthropist best friend, Louise Danelian, insisted on hosting a black-tie party.

We held back.

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ouise booked the ideal party room upstairs at the fabled Bistro with its separate bar, and we invited 120 guests. Nancy and Ronnie were campaigning in California. Ronnie was busy with strategic meetings, but

The Reagans arriving for their audience with the Pope at the Vatican

Nancy was available. She accepted the invitation, dined with the Who and the Who.

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an Francisco friends joined us. Ravishing redhead Ann Getty … Bay Area’s glamorous hostess Lita Vietor of the rub-a-dub voice, who raised millions for the arts in her city … Dodie Rosekrans, whose jewelry wardrobe was priceless (any wonder why we anointed her the Baroness of Baubles) and who underwrote couturier John Galliano’s Paris collections ... Lynn and Oscar Wyatt of the billionaire oil fortune from Houston.

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o, who fell in love with Nancy? Truman Capote, and, yes, they twirled on the dance floor with Clark Keen’s band playing Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. If only we’d had a photographer! Those were the days before Smartphones, that may even be baking chili soon.

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everal years later, Alfred Bloomingdale phoned, suggesting we host a birthday dinner for his iconic wife Betsy.

“At a small spot, that would be best, somewhere private.” The kind of place we often discovered for our Great Life column in the Hollywood Reporter.

“Maybe eight people,” he mused. We invited Betsy’s list, which included the Reagans.

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Ronnie impressed us hugely with his recitative of global statistics, noting that they were rarely mentioned in the media.

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e Saint Michael owner Paul Guillermin remarked that Ronnie had a healthy appetite.

The guests praised our menu choices. To start, those tiny Long Island Bay scallops sautéed with Chablis wine and herbs by chef Frederic (who agreed with our mom to never cook with cheap wine since good wine made quite a difference in taste). A main course of roast saddle of veal with pommes soufflé was followed by the watercress salad with a selection of California and French cheeses. Topping off the dinner, a lemon soufflé with fresh raspberry sauce. Far Niente Chardonnay from the Napa Valley, a vintage Chateau Lynch Bages from Bordeaux, and Louis Roederer Cristal for that birthday toast to Betsy.

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n nights like these, God’s in His Heaven, and all‘s well with the world.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS HOLLYWOOD COLLECTION–Timothy White and Whoopi Goldberg hosted a party for the Morrison Hotel Gallery's launch of its Hollywood Collection at the Sunset Marquis Hotel.

Pictured (from right): Ty Taylor, lead singer of the soul/rock band Vintage Trouble; Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg of ABCTV’s The View; Timothy White, celebrity photographer; and Taylor’s niece Dakota.

Photo by Tiffany Roohani/courtesy of Morrison Hotel Gallery

THE FREEDOMS FOUNDATION–The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge national awards luncheon in the Peninsula Beverly Hills brought out a large group of City residents. Pictured are (from left): Elaine duPont Bernard, Noreen Nash Whitmore, Dr. Earle Crandall and Diane Deshong.

Morgan Freeman And Jeff Skoll To Be Honored At Geffen Playhouse Event

BIRTHDAY GIRL–Actress Robin Blake of Bel-Air was honored on her birthday with a party at Bedford & Burns in Beverly Hills. Joining in the fun were (from left): Katya Seton, Judge Rita Wagner, hostess Stephanie Hibler, honoree Blake, Julie Farb and Shirley Freis.

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman will receive the “Distinction in Theater Award” and and social entrepreneur Jeff Skoll the “Distinction in Service Award” when the Geffen Playhouse stages its 20th anniversary “Backstage at the Geffen” invitationalfundraiser on May 22.

Freeman and Skoll join an elite group of past honorees including: Mellody Hobson and George Lucas, Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, Steve Martin, Kristin Chenoweth, Helen Mirren, Billy Crystal, Rita Wilson, Bruce Ramer, Jim Gianopulos, Creative Artists Agency, Alan Horn, Barry Meyer, Leslie Moonves, Herb Gelfand, Annette Bening, Robert Iger, and Colin Callender. “’Backstage’ illustrates the great creative chemistry that results when such allstar talent comes together for a great cause,” said Geffen executive director Gil Cates, Jr., who produces the show in tandem with Geffen Playhouse board member Kevin Bright. “This event has evolved into a living testament to the vitality of theater, music and the arts.”

With City National Bank returning as title sponsor and Audi of America as presenting sponsor, superstars from the worlds of stage and screen share often irMorgan Freeman Jeff Skoll reverent, behind-the-curtain stosor, superstars from the worlds of stage and screen share often irreverent, behind-the-curtain stories of the struggles and surprises that memorably shaped their lives and careers. The always SRO show has raised millions to support education and the arts. Funds are earmarked for a host of endeavors including new play development, playwright commissions, second productions and artistic risks, as well as the Geffen’s education and outreach programs.

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History for Sale: Schindler and Neutra, Lifelong Friends

SCHINDLER’S TISCHLER HOUSE–Designed for a steep lot, the architect’s primary elevation resembles the bow of a ship, thrusting forward, the angle of the roof’s gable placed in front.

Glass elevates spaciousness in the 1,740 square foot house built for friend, artist Adolph Tischler. Bottom: Tischler’s signature fireplace.

By Victoria Talbot Two iconic homes are on the market, representing not only historic Mid-Century art in architecture, but two lifelong friends, Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra.

The two men met in 1912 at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, the foundation of a relationship that would see their careers parallel and cross. Each would become recognized as early modernists who heralded the California message of climate and style, and often they shared the same clients. Both left their indelible marks on Southern California, particularly in Los Angeles.

The Tischler residence (Schindler - 194950) at 175 Greenfield Ave. is Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #506, offered for the first time since completion. The three-story street facade is topped with a blue translucent, sky-like roof, with glass planes throughout, making the home appear transparent. A free-floating metal fireplace by artist Adolph Tischler dominates the living room. The home is offered by Crosby Doe Associates at $1.7 million.

One of the last projects of his lifetime, 18918 La Montana Place in Tarzana was completed with Richard Neutra’s son and partner, Dion, in 1972. The three-acre parcel set on a promontory boasts breathtaking 360-degree views and water features inside and outside of the home, a Neutra classic adaption of the natural landscape with the architecture. Represented by the John Aaroe Group and Wish Sotheby’s, the home is listed at $4.9 million.

NEUTRA ON LA MONTANA–Richard and Dion Neutra created this incredible space atop a 360-view with unique water features in and out. Details of the 5,500 square foot home include pool and water features traversed with raised stepping stone paths, elegant built-ins on 3-acres. Below: Enjoy the million-dollar infinity view throughout.

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AVEC NOUS

EVENING AT TIFFANY’S – The Beverly Hills Women’s Club (BHWC) enjoyed a night a Tiffany & Co. on Rodeo Drive, getting a preview of its latest jewelry designs. From left, are member Elaine Woo, Mumsey Nemiroff, BHWC president; Ashley Carter, Tiffany store director, Trisha Dunn Grey, BHWC board member, and Lindsey Rottenberg, club member and Tiffany & Co. client development director.

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Inside a glass wine cellar conceals a private chef’s table for an intimate rendezvous, with a world-class wine program directed by Conrad Reddick, former general manager and beverage director of Alinea. Alex Bachman manages a classic cocktail program.

Outside, a cozy deck welcomes intimate meetings or festive groups.

Tableside cart services include a champagne cart, carving cart for cote de boeuf and whole roasted cauliflower, and a candy cart with sweets from Sugarfina.

Custom menus by Jean Andre are part of a curated art program, which includes installations from various artists.

Chef Quignon brings St. Tropez to Beverly Hills. “The menu at Avec Nous is true to its French roots but it is lighter in style. Grab a glass of wine and indulge in great cuisine.”

“In designing Avec Nous, we introduced a modern West Coast interpretation of a classic bistro with a couture twist,” said Kara Smith, President of SFA Design. Avec Nous is located at 9291 Burton Way. Call 310-860-8660 for reservations.

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BAA board members and Executive Director steadfastly refused to manage development or assist residents with solving development-related problems, such as construction trucks parked in front of their homes or clogging traffic on narrow and steep community streets.

The Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance, which began in spring 2014 and spawned from continuous community complaints and dangerous interactions between construction vehicles and residents, immediately began to interact with the L.A. Department of Building and Safety and L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz’s office to change the culture of ignoring the residents to one involving them in the decision-making about projects close to them.

Among the BAHOA’s many successes was getting City officials involved in closing down Mohamed Hadid’s 901 Strada Vecchia, whose neighbor Joe Horacek’s pleas for BAA intervention fell on deaf ears.

Those community concerns, the BAA’s refusal to operate with normal non-profit transparency and actual misstatements on their IRS Form 990’s along with conflict-of-interest concerns, have led to skepticism in the community and 50 percent decline in membership.

“Based on my experience with the BAA, I found the leadership unapproachable and that is only one of many reasons why the current BAA leadership lacks a finger on the

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negative home situations,” she explained. “I wanted to make my theme about transformation so my kids can know you don’t have to remain how others perceive you or how you perceive yourself; you can transform yourself.”

In one project where students were asked to create a duo of self-portraits, the results were powerful.

“Your heart just breaks in what changes; art being the channel of communication,” Portilla described.

One little boy, for example, had projected himself into an abusive parent, whose screams he sought to keep outside the home. In a sense the museum became a safe place for him to express himself.

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pulse of the Bel-Air community.” said Bel-Air community leader and BAA member Maureen Levinson. “It’s time for a change and new representatives who will listen to our community’s concerns about the degradation of health, safety, our public roads, among other quality of life issues for residents.”

Levinson added: “I’m glad the Court ordered the BAA to allow me to join as a member.

I turned in my membership application and dues check on July 10, 2015 and had been waiting months for a response—I attempted several follow-ups with no response from the BAA office. Even though I hand-delivered my application and check during normal business hours, I had to slip it through the mail slot because the office was locked.

Finally membership was granted in February of this year—after the Court order.”

As previously reported on in The Courier, a lawsuit was filed by BAA member Marcia Wilson Hobbs, over the BAA’s lack of disclosure issues and the refusal of the present BAA board to accept all homeowners in Bel-Air as members as required by their 1940s bylaws forward. The L.A. Superior Court concurred on many points and granted a motion to stop an earlier attempt by the BAA’s incumbent officers to hold an unlawful election, and also ordered the BAA to accept applications from members it had refused to accept.

Now, a new obfuscation has arisen, in addition to its at-

tempt to confuse the community over the validity of Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. special meeting at the Bel-Air Country Club, the BAA blog also falsely claimed the group had “successfully defend[ed] [a] meritless lawsuit” against the BAA. “My DNA would never allow me to crumble, and transparency and democracy were ingrained in me from birth. My lawyers Eric George and Russell Wolpert read the bylaws very carefully and advised that three members or more could call a special meeting to conduct business for the BAA.” Hobbs said. “At that point, when I became aware of that, I realized that democracy was the best option and that I could halt my lawsuit and trust that my neighbors will come to Thursday’s meeting at the BelAir Country Club and listen to all points of view and make the right decision for the future of this community. We welcome one and all and want this to be a dynamic discussion about the future of Bel-Air and I hope in the end, we will all agree to return control to our residents and neighbors instead of developers whose only concern is their personal financial gain.”

"The community is tired of being abused by the leadership of the BAA" said BAA member and community leader Dan Love. "They are only accountable to themselves and the community has had enough. Its time to take our community back and bring openness, transparency and effective leadership to our community again.”

gram, which hails from Canada, is unique in the U.S. During the five-day program, students learn to be creative, think critically, problem-solve and reflect while simultaneously developing a deep appreciation of just what a museum represents through a variety of lessons and activities.

“You really do see the evolution of the transformation of the students in terms of their confidence in being here,” said Hammer academic programs coordinator Noelle Valentino.

“By the end, their comfort level has gone from day one’s ‘What’s a museum?’ to knowing who works at a museum, how to look at art, and knowing the social interactions that a museum offers.”

The program is intented for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from at Title 1 schools, and offers a

week-long residency for students and teachers at the museum, and where they have the space and time to deeply refect on and observe their surroundings in an informal learning environment.

In addition to teaching children how to think critically by taking a moment to consider another’s reality as seen through a piece of art, the program also serves as a chance for UCLA students to hone their craft by designing and implementing arts lessons in pursuit of becoming effective classroom teachers.

Teachers, like Portilla, likewise develop their capacity for arts education.

“I feel like I’m creating and that’s all that matters,” she said at the close of the program. “It’s just a process, everything is art.”

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

Cycle For Survival Raises Funds CHLA’s ‘Make For Research On Rare Cancers March Matter’ Resident Karen Saken (left) was among the riders taking part in Saturday’s Cycle For Survival at Equinox West L.A. Participating teams committed to raising at least $1,000 per bike.

One hundred percent of funds raised at Cycle For Survival, a national movement to beat rare cancers, go directly to research and clinical trials by Memorial Sloan Kettering to change the way cancer is diagnosed and treated.

About half of all Americans with cancer have rare forms of the disease, including thyroid, brain, ovarian, pancreatic, all pediatric cancers and many others.

More than $100 million has been raised since the first ride 10 years ago.

Also taking part in the West L.A. ride were actors Kristin Davis, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Brittany Daniel, Chris Mintz-Plasse, plus patients, caregivers and survivors.

Health Happenings...

The Jeffrey Foundation’s ‘Circle Of Love’ March 18 The Jeffrey Foundation celebrates its 44th anniversary with the Circle of Love awards dinner on Friday, March 18, in the Grand Ballroom at the Olympic Collection.

Honorees attending the gala will include individuals and organizations contributing to the foundation's success throughout the year. Larry Covin of CoCo Entertainment will fill the evening with entertainment and dancing. The Billy Mitchell Jazz Trio will also perform.

Channel 11’s Christine Devine will emcee.

Event chair is Joanna Kermani with co-chairs being Poppy Paulos, Mauria McPoland, Elaine DuPont Bernard, Suz Landay, Linda Schwartz, Marcy Anderson, Sonya Waldow and Mara New. Founded in 1962, The Jeffrey Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to serving special needs children and their families. It provides therapeutic day-care services, recreational, pre-school and school-age educational services, and family support programs. Services are made possible by gifts, grants, and designated public funds.

For tickets ($150), call 323-965-7536 or email: cclark@thejeffreyfoundation.com.

Beverly Hills Meals On Wheels Seeks Volunteers Beverly Hills’ Meals On Wheels is seeking volunteers to deliver meals to homebound seniors in Beverly Hills and adjacent areas, Monday through Friday.

Volunteers pick up meals at 10:30 a.m and are finished by noon, says program coordinator Pat Jacobson.

Volunteers can also choose to work as many days a week as they want, adds Jacobson. A car is required.

For more information, call Jacobson, 310423-3517.

Fundraising Has Local Angle Local businesses are giving the community the chance to take part in Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ (CHLA) Make March Matter, a month-long campaign to rally businesses and individuals in support of children’s health. The goal of the first year, of what is planned to be an annual campaign, is to raise $1 million to support CHLA which each year treats more than 111,000 children facing a broad range of health issues, from common illnesses to traumas to chronic diseases.

Local participating businesses include: • Neiman Marcus— Shop at CUSP in Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 17 and a portion of sales from selected vendors will be donated to CHLA. Attendees must RSVP to: rsvpbeverlyhills@neimanmarcus.co m.

• Ralph Lauren—For every customer who says “I’m shopping for CHLA” during March, the boutique will donate 10 percent of purchases to CHLA. • Glamboutique—From 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, Glamboutique, 8113 Melrose Ave., will donate 25 percent of sales to the hospital (5 percent all month long).

• BJ’s Restaurants, including the Culver City location, will donate 20 percent of all food sales from 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday-Thursday this month.

• California Pizza Kitchen Fundraising Event, TuesdayThursday, March 22-24. Dine at one of nine participating locations and CPK will donate 20 percent of sales. For participating locations, visit MakeMarchMatter.org.

A full list of participating businesses—including locals: Beverly Hills 9OH2O, Hilton & Hyland, Il Pastaio Restaurant, Los Angeles Clippers and Nespresso—is also available at MakeMarch-Matter.org.

“We owe a debt of gratitude to the corporations and collaborators that we have in the community who will be campaigning for us all month long,” said DeAnn Marshall, senior VP and chief development officer at CHLA. “Being able to launch our first campaign with more than 45 local businesses already on board sends a strong message to the community about how philanthropic the L.A. business community truly is.

“The #MakeMarchMatter campaign is designed to rally businesses and our local community for one month out of the year to support the commitment we bring to our mission every day,” Marshall said.

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Special Supplement

Meryl Kern Starts Survivorship Program To Help Other Women With Breast Cancer When Meryl Kern was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she realized there were a lot of issues that weren’t being addressed for women going through chemotherapy and other types of cancer treatment.

She decided to fill the gap.

The result is the Meryl Kern Surivorship Program and The Blush Panel Series, underwritten by her and her husband Russell, and now administered

by Tower Cancer Research Foundation (TCRF).

“When I used to go in for treatment, I chose to honor myself. And by that I mean I chose to look in the mirror, apply foundation to my rather grey pallor, draw on my eyebrows, did my eyes the best I could (it’s hard when you have no eyelashes, but I learned a few tricks of the trade) and got dressed with all the femininity I could muster,” relates Kern.

“I needed to retain my dignity and I wanted to have control over what was going on the outside. I couldn’t control my body; so that was the way I handled it. I wanted to walk into the infusion room holding my head high and feeing glamorous and in control.

“It seemed women who were getting treatment were curious about who I was,” remembers Kern. “I was asked if I was really sick. Was I really wearing a wig?

How was I getting through this emotionally? So if these women were asking, how many more women across L.A. were asking the same questions?

“I begin to think that something was missing in how we see ourselves and though we couldn’t change how many

infusions we were to receive, we could change how we looked and how we felt,” Kern says.

She became aware of many issues she wished were addressed. “There was a lot of talk on acute care, but nothing on post care,” Kern says.

“Wouldn’t it be wonderful to educate, support, and provide women going through treatment an opportunity to look and feel their best?” asked Kern.

Kern was always supportive of TCRF, attending its annual gala as well as the organization’s Spirit of Hope Luncheon.

But she became even more involved after her diagnosis. “When I approached Nancy Misken (TCRF board chair) and Linda David (TCRF executive director) they embraced the program,” reports Kern. “They thought it was a wonderful idea and were extremely supportive.”

Tower Cancer Research Foundation, The Meryl Kern Survivorship Program and the Blush Panel Series will provide educational and intimate discussions. “We will be providing conversations with top physicians, surgeons and psychological professionals in a safe, comfortable environment, as well as medical and beauty services to those who can’t afford it.”

The first in the series will be from 6- 8 p.m., Thursday, March 31 at TCRF’s new location, 8767 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401, Beverly Hills. Featured presenters will include: • Dr. Robert Katz, F.A.C.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women’s Care of Beverly Hills discussing The MonaLisaTouch, a laser therapy used to

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treat changes in vaginal health often caused by menopause. It can also be used to treat similar side effects in women who have undergone a hysterectomy or breast-cancer treatments. Dr. Robert Katz performs this procedure and will discuss the benefits for a healthy sex life.

• Prominent breast reconstruction surgeon Dr. Jay Orringer discussing techniques to achieve the most natural result possible in the mastectomy setting.

• Betsy Goodkin MFT, discussing a psychodynamic approach utilizing techniques from mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy “to help women deal with the stress of emotional and behavioral issues associated with cancer.”

Kern will moderate and “speak from knowledge and from the heart,” she says,

“touching on all the things that touched me.” The program, “more of a discussion than a lecture, will give women a safe environment to talk about what they’re going through and get information and answers from health-care professionals.

“Tower Cancer Research Foundation is proud to be able to offer this provocative series,” said David. “It’s time for the topics of the Blush Panel to emerge from the whispers in dark corners and into the light for open discussion. We are grateful to the Kerns for their generous donation and their willingness to fund this much-needed program.”

At last week’s open house for TCRF’s new home and celebrating its 20th year, Kern spoke about this new program, and the response was, “wow, this is something we really need,” said Kern. “What people don’t understand is that once you’re done with chemotherapy or radiation, people often think that suddenly you’re all better. It takes a year or two before your body cleanses itself of all those toxins.

“When you’re in treatment, you’re in the safest place you can be. But when that treatment is over, you are often left feeling quite alone,” says Kern.

“My hope is to help other women get the answers to the many personal and intimate questions they might have, and to survive cancer with dignity, beauty and inner strength,” Kern adds.

The evening is free, but reservations are required. For more information or to register, call 310-299-8470, email tcrf@towercancer.org or visit http://towercancer.org/lacansurvive.

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Four Premier Presidental Historians Set For 2017 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

HARMONY HELPS CONCERT–Beverly Hills residents celebrated backstage at UCLA’s Royce Hall at the Harmony Helps Concert benefitting the Salvation Army charities for veterans and homeless families.

From left are maestro Gary S. Greene, founder-conductor of the LA Lawyers Philharmonic, soloist Golda Berkman and event co-chair Lori Gordon. The musical evening featured the LA Lawyers Phil with Berkman singing Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly, actor Edward Asner narrating The Impossible Dream and singer-dancer Carol Lawrence in Top Hat, a musical-comedy routine with members of the audience.

KCET Adds Two New Dramas To Lineup Independent TV station KCET has added two new dramas to its lineup of acclaim British programs.

• The Fixer, premieres at 10 p.m., Monday, March 28. The show stars Andrew Buchanan (Broadchurch, The Honorable Woman) as John Mercer, an ex-British Special Forces soldier turned-government assassin with his own ideas of moral conduct when it comes to the law.

• Shetland will debut at 9 p.m., Sunday, April 3. The detective drama, based on the series of novels by Ann Cleeves, stars Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez, a detective who solves mysteries in a tight-knit island community against the backdrop of the remote Shetland Isles in Scotland.

“American Presidents” will be the theme for the fourth annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, Jan. 28-29, 2017, at the at the award-winning Rancho Mirage Public Library.

Each evening, talks and panels will be presented at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort, the official hotel of the Festival.

Taking part in the 2017 event will be authors: • H.W. Brands—Historian/ author/educator, Brands has been termed “the great American presidential story teller.” He has authored 25 books of U.S. history and biography and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice.

• Douglas Brinkley—Has been called “America’s new past master” by the Chicago Tribune. CNN referred to him as “a man who knows more about the presidency than just about any human begin alive.”

He is the CNN presidential historian, and has written more than 20 books. He was editor of The Reagan Diaries, written by President Ronald Reagan while in the White House.

• Jon Meacham—His book, American Lion: Andrew Jackson

In The White House, was a New York Times bestseller, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 2009.

His latest book, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey Of George Herbert Walker Bush, was named one the best books of the year by the New York Times.

• Richard Reeves—His book President Kennedy: Profile of Power is now considered the authoritative work on the 35th president, He has won several national awards and his book was named the Best NonFiction Book of 1993 by Time and Book of the Year by Washington Monthly.

Writers will talk about their books, their source of ideas, and the mechanics of writing for publication.

The festival was founded in 2014 by Jamie Kabler, “to bring

the most famous and acclaimed writers each year, who will amaze our readers with their stories.”

It has grown from a small gathering with 400 readers and six founding angels to a soldout event that attracts more than 1,000 readers and allows only 150 angels.

The festival has featured authors who are the recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, among other honors. Many featured books are New York Times bestsellers.

Evening passes are $200.

Checks may be sent to: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, 71-100 Highway 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.

For more information,, visit www.http://www.rmwritersfest.org or call 760-341-7323.

Sir Patrick Stewart Joins Shakespeare Evening Hosted By Britweek At The Wallis Sir Patrick Stewart will join 25 other actors performing an evening of scenes from Shakespeare plays, Murder Lust & Madness, at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 23 in the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Celebrating The Bard’s 400th anniversary and hosted by BritWeek (marking its 10th anniversary), the evening, directed by Louis Fantasia, will feature “verse, prose, song and dance from William Shakespeare.“ Actors Joely Fisher and Ioan Gruffudd will serve as co-hosts and actors Jimmy Akingbola, Ashley Bell, Eric Braeden, Adan Canto, Jane Carr, Suzan Crowley, Karen David, Neil Dickson,

Judy Geeson, Michele Greene, , Randy Guiaya, Harry Hamlin, Isabella Hofmann, Stacy Keach, Jen Lee, Jack Lowe, Jim Nowakowski, Victoria Platt, Joe Spano, Joan Van Ark, Sherry Williams, Robert Wisdom and Michael York will perform scenes from Othello, MacBeth, Romeo & Julie, The Merchant Of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and more.

Tickets are $75 and available by visiting http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2491676. For more information, visit www.britweek.org.

Jacob Jonas The Company Presents Side Door Series Jacob Jonas The Company, a contemporary dance troupe founded and directed by BHHS grad Jacob Jonas will present Side Door Series at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19 in the intimate studio environment of the Side Door Theater at Los Angeles Ballet Center 11755 Exposition Blvd.

The program will include In A Room On Broad St. (2014), and world premieres Primary and Obstacles with a cast of nine dancers combining contemporary ballet, acrobatics, and breakdance techniques.

• Obstacles looks through the lens of Mallory Smith (BHHS grad), a 23-yearold with Cystic Fibrosis, “to discover how to overcome a challenge, the repetitive nature within, and the intense physicality between a person and their obstacle,” Jonas said.

• Primary, about color, explores escapism and togetherness through three solos and three duets. Neil Harbisson, a Sonochromatic Cyborg Artist, provided sounds for the composition.

Tickets are $25 and are available at jacobjonas.com.

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The original 1L luxury glass bottle retails from $8-$12 a bottle and the 500 mL lifestyle blue plastic bottle retails for $1.65.

BHUSD sources estimate that he has easily donated in excess of hundreds of dollars worth of his products over the past two years where at every single Board of Education meeting a 9OH2O bottle sits before the five elected officials and top administrative staff.

Pam Kraushaar, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent’s Office said that Gluck has never asked the district for a donation letter.

“I don't keep track on an individual basis,” he explained to The Courier.

“I've got so much going on, we have to pick and choose.”

A local attorney told The Courier he had “never” heard of a business not keeping track of donations it makes.

City spokesperson Therese Kosterman said the City did not keep a list of his donations and now ”prefers to purchase water from him for our events.”

The award-winning water is in fact unique. Gluck touts it as being the “world’s first crafted water.”

According to water sommelier Martin Riese, who spent a year “combining a pristine natural spring water with carefully selected natural minerals,” the result is “the ultimate water.”

On Oct. 22, 2014, the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce awarded Gluck’s company its “Best of Beverly Hills Golden Palm Award” for innovation. It’s a prestigious award and one which is prominently displayed on the brand’s sapphire-blue plastic bottle.

Next to that traveling accolade, the bottle bears the statement: “5% of profits donated to local schools.”

To date, 18 months after Gluck sent

out an announcement for the launch of the blue plastic 9OH2O line in September 2014, his company has not donated one penny to the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, Foundation sources confirmed. Gluck told the Courier that he had only “officially launched” the product in October 2015.

Gluck told The Courier that he was not yet donating to local schools because he had yet to make a profit on the line.

“When we are able to, we intend to donate to BHUSD schools,” he stated.

On Feb. 18, 2015, Beverly Hills Drink Company announced that it had entered a “multi-year, multi-million dollar distribution agreement with Dubaibased VKOB Beverages” through which Beverly Hills 9OH2O–including Gluck’s blue plastic bottled water–would be distributed in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

“This deal is part of Beverly Hills Company’s aggressive worldwide expansion” the release stated.

According to the release, “the distribution agreement...could represent over $20 million in revenues over the next three years.”

Beverly Hills 9OH2O’s product line includes lifestyle, sommelier, luxury and diamond. The diamond collection is priced at $100,000 per bottle and features black and white diamonds.

Gluck said he planned to keep the water bottles as they are for now.

“Our company's legal counsel advises us and we make sure not to make any false advertising claims,” he told The Courier. “If you have a written legal opinion from an expert advertising attorney that states otherwise please send it to us and if our counsel determines it has merit we will be sure to change our label accordingly for our next printing.”

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Alfred Molina, Harry Hamlin, Jane Kaczmarek and Joanne Whalley will star in L.A. Theatre Works’ staged readings of Fathers And Sons at the James Bridges Theater, 235 Charles E. Young Dr. on the UCLA campus.

Irish dramatist Brian Friel’s adaptation of Ivan Tugenev’s classic story will feature Molina as both fathers, Vassily and Nikolai.

Recorded for broadcast on public radio across the country and in China, readings will be at 8 p.m. today, 3 and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 12 and 4 p.m., Sunday, March 13.

Tickets range from $15 to $60, and are available by calling 310-827-0889 or visiting www.latw.org.

• • • • • The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2016 gala celebration, “Broadway on Grand,” featuring Broadway showtunes, will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 Jason Robert p.m., Saturday, Brown. Photo by March 19 at Maia Rosenfeld the Walt Disney Concert Hall downtown.

For the celebration, Artistic Director Grant Gershon conducts the Grammy-nominated chorus in a program of music by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter, with special guest composer/performer Jason Robert Brown, three-time Tony-winning composer of such shows as Parade, The Last Five Years, and The Bridges Of Madison County.

Tickets, starting at $750, include a post-performance dinner by Patina in BP Hall and dancing. Tables for 10 start at $7,000.

For information and to buy tickets, call 213-972-3162 or visit www.lamc.org.

• • • • • The second Los Angeles Persian Parade, with floats, the 120-member Inglewood High School Marching Band, the L.A. Police Jazz Band, the Pasadena Pipers, the Persian Choir Group and more, will kick off at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 19 at 200 N. Grand Ave. downtown, and cover four blocks, ending in front of L.A. City Hall.

Part of Nowruz, the Persian celebration of spring, the event will also include ethnic and other food vendors.

For information on buses and other transportation, call 310-645-6585. For more information on the parade, visit, www.la-persianparade.org • • • • • Jazz artist Richard Shelton will present his show An Englishman In Love In LA, also the name of his recently released debut American album, at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March

Richard Shelton combines the stylings of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, but with an English influence.

24 at the Catalina Bar & Grill, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.

Shelton—who was nominated “Best Actor in a Leading Role” for portraying Frank Sinatra in the hit Rat Pack Confidential on the London stage—will highlight tracks from the album including Young At Heart, Pure Imagination, a sensual ballad version of It's Not Unusual, Lennon-McCartney’s And I Love Her, and the title track by composer Alexander Rudd.

Tickets start at $20 and are available by calling the 866468-3399 or by online at TicketWeb.com.

• • • • • Children will be able to pet real bunnies, get photos taken with “Big Bunny” (nominal fee), and watch resident animals as they uncover Easterthemed papermache eggs and baskets filled with treats at the L.A. Zoo’s “Big Bunny’s Spring Fling”, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The L.A. Zoo’s “Big Fr i d ay - S a t u r- Bunny.” Photo day, March 25- by Jamie Pham 27.

Additional activities will include face painting, bunny-ear crafts, Easter egg coloring, musical entertainment, costumed bunny and fairy characters and a strolling stilt walker.

An “EGG-ucation Station” with scent containers will demonstrate what it’s like to have a bunny’s sense of smell, how to use hands like a bunny’s paws, and how to identify a bunny’s emotions by the movement of its ears.

All events are included in zoo admission, $20 general, $17 seniors and $15 children (2 to 12).

The L.A. Zoo’s is in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways.

For tickets and additional information, call 323-644-6001 or visit lazoo.org.

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ANAT HOFFMAN (Continued from page 5)

Hoffman said that in Israel it wasn’t a big deal what had happened to her, but across the world, the Jewish diaspora banded together and wrote letters.

“That helped change things,” she said.

In part because of Siegel’s efforts, today there is security protecting women who pray.

And as of earlier this year, the Wall now has a portion where men and women can pray together.

Hoffman began her journey into social activism shortly after graduating with her BA in psychology from UCLA. Once she returned to Israel, she quickly found out that her degree was of little value in the eyes of would-be employers.

But then fate found a way of giving her purpose in the form of an $8,200 phone bill from Israel’s only telephone company, Bezeq. She knew immediately there had been a mistake and asked for an itemized bill.

Bezeq refused and said that it was impossible to create one for her and in fact, anyone in the country, as it would be too costly.

She refused to pay her phone bill and Bezeq cut off her service.

Driven by the knowledge that she was the victim of an injustice, Hoffman, a champion swimmer, decided to take on the phone company. Soon, she had found 5,000 people who paid her to represent them on their ostensibly inaccurate bills. In small claims court, she sued the company, winning 43 out of 46 cases. All of her clients were able to not pay those bills and as a result, Bezeq now has itemized phone bills.

“The thing about monopolies is, you lose the ability to dream,” she said.

More recently, Hoffman, who served on the Jerusalem

BEVERLY HILLS City Council from 1988 to 2002, triumphed against segregation on buses.

In fact, until three years ago, 109 bus lines throughout Israel, which represented some 2,500 rides a day, forced women to sit in the back of the bus. Why? Orthodox men, Hoffman explained, contend that they are unable to control themselves if they are too close to a woman.

Representing 26 Orthodox women who refused to sit on the back of the bus, she sued the government and the Ministry of Transportation until every bus had a sign that stated riders could sit where they want and that harassment is a crime. However, the path to implement that change was fraught, with “freedom riders”, including Greer, travelling on bus lines and sitting in the front of the bus in order to bring recognition to the plight.

More recently, Hoffman has been pressuring El Al to end a policy of gender segregation on its airplanes where flight attendants instruct women to move from their ticketed seats at the request of Orthodox men who refuse to sit next to a woman. A recent of client of hers, an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor who flew from Newark to Tel Aviv, said she was advised to move her seat after an Orthodox man requested the flight attendant that she be moved.

While that battle is not yet over, Hoffman now has her sights set on taking on the issue of racism in Israel against Arabs. With 1.2 million Arab Israelis, the country has the largest population of muslims of any democracy.

“We’re trying to help israel live up to its own dream,” she said. “In our own Declaration of Independence, it says, Israel will give full and complete social and political rights to all it’s inhabitants without difference of sex or religion or race.

This is our own dream.”

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S P O RT S

Beverly Hills High Football Team Searches For New Coach After Charlie Stansbury Resigns The search began this week for a new Beverly Hills High School varsity football coach after the resignation of Charlie Stansbury.

Stansbury, a BHHS graduate, stepped down this week after three difficult seasons that resulted in a 2-28 record.

Stansbury took the job in 2013 after the resignation of former coach Donald Paysinger, hoping to bring fresh ideas to a program that had begun to trend downward in recent years.

But Stansbury ran into problems immediately. Stansbury constantly faced a num-

bers issue, not having enough players to field a competitive team without many having to start on both offense and defense, an issue which was aided by the inability to accept permit students from outside the district.

What also hurt Stansbury was a strengthened Ocean League, which has been bolstered in recent years by the emergence of Culver City, El Segundo, Lawndale and Santa Monica as perennial powerhouses.

Stansbury had been coaching at Golden West Community College before taking the

Charles Stansbury

Normans top job in 2013.

Stansbury’s father Bill coached football with the Normans for eight years in the 1980s.

Beverly Hills High School Sports Roundup The Beverly Hills High boys and girls track teams had stellar showings on Wednesday at a tri-meet between the normans, Mira Costa and North Torrance.

Amanda Block had another strong showing, clearing 116 in the pole vault for a dominant first-place finish.

Block went over 12-1 on a jump, which would have set a new BHHS record, but hit the bar coming down.

In the boys hurdles, Stanley Wu recorded personal bests in the 110 (15.86 seconds) and ran a 42.82 in the 300 hurdles.

In the boys varsity 100, Raehan Poonja ran a 11.02 for the victory. Jonathan Cohen won the 800 in 2:06.78 with brother Jason following in at 2:10.88.

Mohammed Abikenari took second in the boys 1,600 in 4:47.86.

Shimon Dubner won the 3,200 in 10:22.76 and Noah Lee took third in 10:47.52.

Victoria Han Pham ran a 6:02.59 in the girls varsity 1,600 race.

Wednesday’s results fol-

lowed a similar strong performance on March 5 at the Culver City Invitational at Culver City High. The girls freshmansophomore 1,600 relay team of Danna Rosman, Kate Liner, Sarah Smith and Zoe Hinton earned a new school record with a finish of 4:16.33.

Jonathan Cohen took first place in the boys 3,200 in 10:00.49. Brother Jason took second in 10:11.46 and Mohammed Abikenari was third in 10:18.24.

Block dominated in the girls pole vault, clearing 11-6.

Next up for the Normans track team is this weekend’s Redondo Nike Track Festival, a yearly track event that has become one of the most anticipated in the nation, welcoming around 75 top track teams and elite individual competitors to compete in a concert-like atmosphere with a live DJ and several Nike apparel booths.

Baseball The Normans varsity baseball team is off to an 0-3 start to the season after three nonleague losses to open the 2016

campaign.

The most recent was a 2-1 decision against Salesian on March 8 in the Bosco Tech Arcadia Elks Tournament. On March 5, the Normans lost 4-0 to Temple City and opened the season on March 4 with a 3-2 loss to Pasadena.

The Normans were playing Eagle Rock in a nonleague tilt Thursday, but results were not available before The Courier’s press time.

Boys lacrosse The BHHS boys lacrosse team is off to a solid 2-1 start on the heels of a 17-0 drubbing of Jordan High on Wednesday.

That followed up a 9-8 loss to Royal High on March 3.

Zach Antin had three goals to lead BHHS and Kyle Khalili added two. Amanuel Behailu, Jonny Perez and Joe Kolko each added a goal.

The Normans opened the season on Feb. 29 with a 14-8 win over Westchester. Antin had five goals and Khalili had four. Behailu added three and Kolko and Dylan Ticknor had one goal each.

March Madness Comes To Beverly Hills The Parks & Recreation Division is calling all Beverly Hills Sixth to Eighth grade residents and BHUSD students to participate in the March Madness 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 19 at Roxbury Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a check-in time at 9 a.m.

A valid student ID or proof of residency is required.

Register online at www.beverlyhills.org/BHRegOnline.

For more information, see www.BeverlyHills.org/teens or call 310-285-6823.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.

ASSAULTS 02/22 Wilshire/S. Santa Monica Bl. 02/22 700 N. Camden Dr. 02/24 100 S. Rodeo Dr. 02/25 9000 Wilshire Bl. 02/26 Wilshire Bl./S. Rodeo Dr. 02/26 600 Hillcrest Rd. 02/27 100 Reeves Dr. 03/01 200 N. Crescent Dr. 03/04 200 S. Beverly Dr BURGLARIES 02/19 400 N. Bedford Dr. ($134) 02/21 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($2,210) 02/22 9100 Wilshire Bl. ($850) 02/22 200 N. Maple Dr. ($45,000) 02/23 200 S. Robertson Bl. 02/23 100 S. Maple Dr. ($80) 02/23 9600 Wilshire Bl. ($325) 02/24 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($1,750) 02/24 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($500) 02/26 500 N. Bedford Dr. 02/27 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($2,100) 02/27 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($300) 02/27 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($30)

02/29 200 S. Swall Dr. 02/29 500 N. Elm Dr. 02/29 100 S. Beverly Dr. 03/01 400 N. Beverly Dr. ($2,620) 03/02 300 Reeves Dr. ($13,150) 03/02 300 Reeves Dr. ($300) 03/02 300 Reeves Dr. ($180) 03/03 300 Reeves Dr. ($1,520) 03/03 500 Hillcrest Rd. ($200) 03/03 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($1,415) 03/04 300 Reeves Dr. 03/06 9500 Brighton Wy. ($1,462) 03/06 9500 Brighton Wy. 03/06 200 N. Crescent Dr. ($70) GRAND THEFTS 01/23 300 N. Beverly Dr. ($1,400) 02/20 1016 S. La Cienega Bl. ($1,950) 02/20 200 Peck Dr. ($2,550) 02/21 300 S. Robertson Bl. ($1,350) 02/25 200 S. Robertson Bl. ($1,000) 02/26 200 S. Rexford Dr. ($23,600) 02/27 700 N. Linden Dr. ($1,000) 02/29 400 N. Roxbury Dr. ($3,750)

Astrology by Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 11). It's simple really -- you meet people you would love to spend more time with, then you make that happen.

Ambitions will be fired up over the next six weeks. Your commitment to a job will attract the heavy hitters who can help you excel beyond your expectations. July and November represent landmark agreements. Leo and Sagittarius adore you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You want your loved ones to feel your love, so you demonstrate it in the way you think they would most like to receive it. It is worth mentioning that this may be very different from how you'd most like to give it.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Alone you'll get stuck on a project, but with a partner you'll accomplish what you both can be proud of. Keep with the same partner you started with. Your loyalty will be rewarded.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Living the easy life gives you no joy today.

There's something in you that needs to contribute in a way your heart deems worthwhile. If you can make someone else's life better, that's what will give you joy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're the only one holding you back. Today, the recognition of this may inspire complicated emotions that will fill the entirety of your emotional wheelhouse.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don't always wish to be spoiled by great waves of admiration and affection, and yet, once in a while, it's nice to feel the rush of power that comes with knowing that someone is absolutely crazy about you!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Follow the bright lights and noise of the crowd.

There's something in the mix that will speak to you. Valiant and creative, you defeat the odds and carry at least one other forward into victory.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your best efforts will be richly rewarded.

Unfortunately, some efforts that wouldn't even make your top-10 list will also be richly rewarded, so you'll be faced with the challenge of being extremely honest with yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is always an element of unconscious material at work in the situation. However, now it's bursting through your awareness in such a way that you can no longer ignore it, at least inwardly. It may still be inappropriate to talk about.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While you are won over by positive thinking, you are quite skeptical of those who seem to be operating from a state of chronic denial. While you don't want to burst anyone's bubble, neither do you want to co-habitate inside of it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Not all attention is love. Those with a victim mentality get that wrong.

They also tend to confuse love with what others can do for or give to them. You'll show real love by believing in a person's ability to help himself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

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

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Robert Lorsch, Tara Riceberg, Debbie Joyce, Bobby McFerrin and Kay Brown.(Mar. 11); Dana Delany, William H. Macy, Mike Stoller and Neil Sedaka (Mar. 13); Judd Hirsch, Dr. Edward Riceberg, and Grace Lyons (Mar. 15); Erik Estrada, Jerry Lewis, Kate Nelligan, and Chuck Woolery (Mar. 16); Rob Lowe, Lesley Ann Downs, Barry Brucker, Patrick Duffy, Sam Goldman, Gary Briskman and Kurt Russell (Mar. 17); and belatedly Gerald Freisleben (Mar. 4).

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DEBORAH AWARDS–The 21st “Deborah Awards” were presented by the Anti-Defamation League at the SLS Hotel. Pictured (from left): Emcee Lisa Bloom, honorees Mónica Gil and Carol Cheng-Mayer, and ADL Regional Director Amanda Susskind; and honoree Jil Black Zalban being congratulated by her father, Stanley Black. More than $300,000 was raised for ADL programs.

Photos by Michael Kovac

The Anti-Defamation League honored three extraordinary women at its 21st “Deborah Awards” dinner on March 3 at the SLS Hotel on La Cienega. The event, co-chaired by Faith Cookler and Sharyn Nichols, raised $300,000 for ADL programs to fight anti-Semitism and bigotry.

Honored for their philanthropic dedication to the community were Carol Cheng-Mayer, senior VP of Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC; Mónica Gil, senior VP/general manager of Multicultural Growth & Strategy at Nielsen; and Jill Black Zalben, partner of Black Equities Group and director of the Joyce and Stanley Black Family Foundation.

Attorney Lisa Bloom, herself a previous Deborah award recipient, served as emcee and referred to the honorees as “smart, successful, dynamic women who give their time to improve our community and raise the bar for all of us.” ******

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Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup It was an evening of musical alchemy as a Merlin of the grand piano transformed the masterful sounds produced by the black and white keys into the golden sounds of luxurious classical music.

It all started 37 years ago when Joanna Hodges, a classical pianist and music teacher at College of the Desert, devised a competition designed to give gifted young pianists performance opportunities, with the winners receiving recital and concerto dates at prestigious concert venues throughout the United States and Europe.

By the turn-of-the-century the competition had become moribund. That’s when the musical talents and organizational acumen of Desert resident and internationally renowned pianist, Virginia Waring, took over the reigns of the competition and reorganized it into what is now known world-wide as the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition Virginia is no longer with us, but dedicated supporters such as Executive Committee President Peggy Cravens and well-known entertainers Peter Duchin, Carlo Ponti, Jr., Marilyn Horne and Byron Janis ably guide the mission of the competition that carries the Waring name.

While most competitive events are held every year, the actual performances of the competition occur in every odd-numbered year. However, the cost of transporting contestants and housing them is substantial; hence the organization’s major yearly fundraiser … its annual Black & White Gala.

This year’s gala was flawlessly chaired by Peggy Cravens and Dr. Chuck Monell with additional inspiration from Honorary Chairs Ruta Lee and Dr. Jerry Benston. Sadly, the evening’s honoree, Gloria Greer, passed away shortly before the gala, turning the event into a celebration of remembrance.

The passing of one of the Desert’s most beloved local writers, television broadcaster and philanthropist, gave the formallyattired guests pause to reflect on Greer’s numerous accomplishments since coming to the Valley more than 50 years ago. Making sure they remembered, Ruta Lee and Bill Marx gave poignant Gloria Greer reminders of how much Greer had impacted the lives of themselves and other Desert residents.

Adding to the evening’s fun entertainment was dancing to the music of Doc Poster & His Orchestra. But, the guests were simply left in awe by the piano performance of guest artist, 11 year-old David Du, the junior 2nd place winner in the competition’s 2015 concerto category..

Most competition performances are free of charge and information is at 760-773-2575. ****** No local organization has benefited more from the efforts of Gloria Greer than ACT for MS, a nonprofit she founded to ease the burden on families and sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis. Greer founded it when her daughter was diagnosed with MS. Today, ACT for MS brings assistance and quality-of-life improvements to nearly 100 Valley residents living with the disease.

A long-time-in-the-planning Disco Fever night, co-chaired by Nancy Stone and Marc Byrd, honoring Harold Matzner, was held last week with plenty of fun and excitement.

There wasn’t a polyester shirt to be had as guests searched closets and resale shops, ferreting out appropriate period clothing.

And, as with all ACT for MS events, there were fun table-favor items themed to the occasion, including lighted sunglasses.

It was only fitting that in addition to remembering Greer the evening’s honoree was Harold Matzner, a bi-coastal businessman whose efforts have resulted in raising more than $50 million for local charities over the past 20 years.

It was also fitting that in lieu of a trophy or plaque Matzner received a pair of sneakers, albeit crystal-studded, in recognition of his signature wardrobe item: tennis shoes.

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everything is up to code with the project.

Thanks, Justin Menzel West Coast Arborists” This email was attached to a string of emails that sifted through City Hall, including a note from Community Services to be sure to inform the Watch Commander at the Beverly Hills Police Department (which was directed to Captain Erik Lee) and to inform the City Clerk’s office. “Thanks for letting us know. This will help us prepare for the calls we might get as a result. Cheers!” wrote staffer Rebecca Criscillis prophetically.

The City Council, however, was not informed about the tree cutting until 5:22 p.m. Friday. An email from City Manager Mahdi Aluzri (below, Nov. 5) indicates that Konheim had contacted Mayor Julian Gold and Councilmember Willie Brien.

Gold, whose elderly parents were both hospitalized at the time, stated that he has no recollection of any contact from Konheim at any time. He confirmed that he had no knowledge of the impending plan to cut the trees.

Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmembers Lili Bosse and Nancy Krasne report they also did not have knowledge of any plans to remove the trees.

Documents show Councilmember Brien was referenced several times in emails with Konheim on this issue.

Then on Saturday, Nov. 21, a concise public message was prepared by (then –Assistant) Director of Community Services Nancy Hunt-Coffey, which was shared throughout every City department, directing City staff to tell anyone who called that the tree-cutting was on private property, was permitted, was legal, and that it was safe, all of which was not true.

What is unclear is what shifted between Nov. 5 and Nov. 20 with the City Manager that led to the obfuscation over informing City Council.

On Nov. 5, Director of Community Services Steve Zoet, wrote an email telling Aluzri that Konheim “is getting very anxious over this issue and calling nearly every day. I’ve tried to contain it at my level as we work through the details but I’m guessing he’s going to be elevating this to you or higher very soon. I believe he thinks that we’re stalling though I’ve shared with him the process that has to be undertaken.”

Attached to his email to Aluzri is a Nov. 5 email from Konheim to Zoet, where he tells Zoet, “We would work to complete the tree removal in the next two weeks.”

Aluzri responded to Zoet’s email (the same day): “Set up a meeting with him

to go over the schedule which should include first notifying the council, second notifying the nearby residents and then removal of the trees. If he wants to go ahead and remove his trees before we talk to the nearby residents he can do so after we notify the CC [City Council]. He is already calling both Willie and Julian so let’s discuss best approach.” (There was no mention in this email of the mandated Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) process).

Surprisingly, the City Manager did not tell Zoet, who had advocated for a public process, that he had abandoned plans to inform the public.

On Friday, Nov. 20, at 12:02 p.m., Zoet reacted to the letter announcing that West Coast Arborists were planning to cut down the trees that weekend by sending this email to Deputy City Manager David Lightner and to Aluzri: “Did either of you know about this? Am just hearing about it now via the below message (letter from West Coast Arborists attached) forwarded to me by one of my Urban Forest Inspectors.”

No emails are included in the release of documents that may have passed between Aluzri, Lightner and Konheim to explain the abrupt change of plans.

Aluzri did not respond to Zoet until 5:42 p.m. that Friday evening, minutes after he sent a 5:22 memo to City Council members to inform them, “Konheim will be removing the trees on his property as described in the attached memo and it is expected to be done very soon.”

Oddly, though the entire City staff had been informed Friday morning that the trees were to be removed that weekend, Aluzri did not tell the City Council members, who may have moved to delay the process, until after City Hall was closed Friday evening.

He also did not tell them that the trees were to be cut down immediately.

He said that new trees cannot be planted until there is a remediation plan with the DTSC and that trees on the south side of the property are in the City’s right of way so there will be a notification process before any of those are removed.

He copied the letter to City staff on Saturday at 1:29 p.m.

Aluzri also did not tell City Council members that the majority of trees were on Cityowned property and the discussion of the toxic soil only appears as an attached memo from Zoet that states (erroneously, confirmed Tedd Yargeau at Senior Scientist and Project Manager at DTSC) that by not grinding the stumps of the trees, the workers would not disturb the toxic soil.

(Editors note: The equipment on the property did disturb the soil, which was confirmed by DTSC scientists.)

The Courier has not yet received any emails that might have passed between Konheim, Mayor Julian Gold or Councilmember Willie Brien, Konheim’s friend and fellow Hillcrest Country Club member.

Although Aluzri personally apologized to Courier Publisher and President Marcia Hobbs for not reading his emails, thus missing several maps, the Alta Survey, and references to the City right-of-way on the north side of Parcels 12 & 13 where the trees were removed, these additional documents show that the City and Beverly Hills Land Company (BHLC) negotiated through several iterations over the right-of-ways.

City staff worked closely with Konheim following the June 17, 2015 DTSC public meeting on the RAW plan, in which residents expressed their concerns about the toxic soil on Parcels 12 & 13, development of the property and the preservation of the trees that once grew there.

Having taken ownership of BHLC in early 2014, emails show that Konheim set up meetings with Brien and Aluzri in July of 2014.

At the same time, the City was working with PSOMAS to develop a plan for the reconstruction of North Santa Monica Boulevard (SMB) that included leasing Parcel 12 as a staging area for the construction.

Konheim pressed the DTSC to develop the draft Remedial Action Work Plan (RAW) as the first step towards getting the arsenic-laden soil remediated for his planned development.

As the DTSC worked on a the RAW plan, and the City worked on plans for the Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction, sources tell The Courier that Konheim had as many as five architects preparing drafts of plans for a mixed-use retail/residential project on the site, including world-famous architect Frank Gehry, though his plans were rejected.

The project includes underground parking that required excavation to a depth of approximately 20 feet. It also requires that the trees be removed.

The land is currently zoned for transportation and cannot be developed without a zone change.

Following the RAW meeting, on June 18, public outcry over the trees prompted Lightner to report to Aluzri, “People are viewing this as the first step in denying any development other than a park… The ‘no development in our neighborhood’ signs should go up soon…”

Konheim and his lawyers walked out of the June 17

DTSC RAW meeting when the public began to ask what his plans were for development.

The RAW plan was abandoned when it was discovered that the plan was for a property without trees, and without residential for four miles, not at all the reality of Parcels 12 & 13.

In the next two months, Konheim kept up a steady pressure on City staff. He commissioned Ashley Consulting Arborists to prepare a tree assessment. Dated August 26, 2015, the report said many of the trees were in poor condition and in danger of falling.

Konheim later cited a single accident that occurred nearly six months earlier as urgent evidence for action on the trees.

Gruen Associates, in conjunction with PSOMAS and the SMB reconstruction project, projected the need to remove “12-13 trees” for the reconstruction. City arborist Ken Pfalzgraf at the time, concurred. “I talked to Ken finally and [he] says if the tree “flare” is touching the back of curb, then it should be removed.”

The trees were deemed in “moderate” condition.

However, following the Ashley report, Pfalzgraf wrote a memo advising for the removal of at least 115 trees, and possibly more, on Oct. 15, 2015.

After the trees were removed, former Mayor Chuck Aronberg and his wife, Public Works Commissioner Dr. Sandra Aronberg, commissioned a report on the condition of the remaining trees dated Jan. 2 2016. Pfalzgraf wrote Assistant City Attorney (CC: Director of Community Services Steve Zoet) Subject: Contacted by arborist “FYI . . . I had a voicemail from Karl Mellinger arborist . . .

He has been retained by homeowners near the parcels and wants to talk about the “Ashley” report (Konheim arborist) . . . There is good opportunity here to have some veteran ar-

BEVERLY HILLS borists come to similar conclusions . . .”

Records show numerous public calls came in about the arsenic-contaminated soil, but the City waited almost two weeks until DTSC physically came to the site and told Aluzri that blowing soil must be remediated.

On Dec. 6, the City conducted air quality tests (nearly two weeks later) only on the City’s right-of-way; tests were not conducted on Konheim’s property, filled with contaminated “hot spots,” according to soil maps.

Soil Sement was used to seal toxic dust from the soil.

In cutting the trees, Konheim did not use a Hazmat certified (Hazwoper) team to cut the trees in a heavily populated area, indicating that the public and the workers were possibly exposed to harmful arseniclaced soil dust.

The City, under the direction of Aluzri and Deputy City Manager Cheryl Friedling, continued to misinform the public for weeks after the incident.

Later, when a report was delivered to City Council from Assistant City Attorney Carol Lynch, the incomplete report further clouded the facts that surrounded the incident.

And finally, when the City Council was about to discuss the administration of a committee of citizen-appointees to investigate the circumstances, Konheim and his attorneys brought in a battery of supporters to the study session who alleged that Konheim was being misrepresented, and that his only concern was for the public safety.

The City Council now must decide how to proceed. The investigation has stalled under Julian Gold, who will be stepping down as Mayor on March 16.

Mayor-elect John Mirisch has stated that he intends to investigate the incident thoroughly.

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BEVERLY HILLS

PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016033964 The following is/are doing business as: BUCKEYE MEDIA GROUP 269 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; 1319 Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; Jeffrey Shore 1319 Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jeffrey Shore, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 11, 2016; Published: February 19, 26, March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016032712 The following is/are doing business as: DREAM DETECTIVES 1097 S. Bedford Dr. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Liza Glazer 1097 S. Bedford Dr. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Ted Stefan 1097 S. Bedford Dr. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Liza Glazer, Wife: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2016; Published: February 19, 26, March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016035144 The following is/are doing business as: HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC BARBER SHOP 7268 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046; Amir Tarkashvand 402 Veneto, Irvine, CA 92614; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Amir Tarkashvand, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 12, 2016; Published: February 19, 26, March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016031558 The following is/are doing business as: SMOKE MUSIC 6917 Lexingtion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038; Evangelos Michael Arakas 6917 Lexingtion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein February 07, 2016: Evangelos

Michael Arakas, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 09, 2016; Published: February 19, 26, March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016022237 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SPMS 2) LA CIENEGA HEALTH SERVICES 99 N. La Cienega Blvd. #106, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Surgical and Pain Management Specialists, LLC 99 N. La Cienega Blvd. #106, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Daniel Mandel: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 28, 2016; Published: February 19, 26, March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016040114 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BEVERLY HILLS ORGANIZER 2) BEVERLY HILLS CLOSETS 242 S. Tower Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Beverly Hills Organizer, Inc. 242 S. Tower Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Linda Koopersmith, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 19, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016040115 The following is/are doing business as: BARNES INTERNATIONAL REALTY 222 N. Canon Dr. #206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Barnes International Luxury Real Estate Inc. 222 N. Canon Dr. #206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Daniel Azouri, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 19, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

ALAIN SALMEA JEWELRY 2) SALMEA JEWELRY 607 S. Hill St. #808, Los Angeles, CA 90014; Steptall Inc. 607 S. Hill St. #808, Los Angeles, CA 90014; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein June 30, 2014: Alain Salmea, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 19, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016040112 The following is/are doing business as: 1) KENWORTHY INVESTMENT GROUP 2) KENWORTHY PROPERTIES 16161 Ventura Blvd. #C-460, Encino, CA 91436; Paul A. Kenworthy 16161 Ventura Blvd. #C-460, Encino, CA 91436; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Paul A. Kenworthy, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 19, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016040113 The following is/are doing business as: BONJOURCALI 2932 S. Palmgrove Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016; Sharon Coca 2932 S. Palmgrove Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016; Jazmin Perla 2932 S. Palmgrove Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Sharon Coca, Owner/Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 19, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016043037 The following is/are doing business as: TVOX PRESENTS 510 N. Orlando Ave. #308, West Hollywood, CA 90048; Teresa Ann Delucio 510 N. Orlando Ave. #308, West Hollywood, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT STATEMENT 2016040111 The follow- begun to transact business under the ing is/are doing business as: 1) name(s) listed herein: Teresa Ann

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Delucio, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 23, 2016; Published: February 26, March 04, 11, 18, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016044596 The following is/are doing business as: VENUS MOON MUSIC 8530 Holloway Dr. #203, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Nadia Sahari Prod. LLC 8530 Holloway Dr. #203, West Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Nadia Sahari, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 25, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016044595 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CBN CUBA 2) CUBANETWORK 3) CUBA NETWORK 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave., Bldg. #25 3rd Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90038; CBN Cuba, LLC 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave., Bldg. #25 3rd Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90038; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein July 14, 2015: Paulette Bass, Managing Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 25, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016044594 The following is/are doing business as: THE EDMON 5168 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038; The Historic Bar, Inc. 5174 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Vicky Simonian, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 25, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016044593 The following is/are doing business as: BRIGHT ENTERPRISES 426 S. Norton Ave.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016042591 The following is/are doing business as: 90210 SURGERY MEDICAL CENTER LLC 450 N. Roxbury Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; 90210 Surgery Medical Center LLC 450 N. Roxbury Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein September 01, 2006: Kerry Assil, MD, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 23, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016033838 The following is/are doing business as: RPM AUTO & AIRCRAFT 1310 W. 50th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; RPM Auto Detail, LLC 1310 W. 50th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Humberto Pimentel, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 11, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016041946 The following is/are doing business as: THREE BLACK DIAMONDS PRESS 3621 Kalsman Dr. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90016; 369 S. Doheny Dr. #1400, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Dianne Shorte 3621 Kalsman Dr. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90016; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein December 29, 2015: Dianne Shorte, Owner: Statement is filed

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57 Lead-in to care or dare 58 Nike ____ Max 61 Dedicated works 62 See blurb 67 How to play solitaire 68 Some conversation interruptions 69 See blurb 79 Italian fine?

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BEVERLY HILLS

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE INVITING BIDS

shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time and place.

BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 10:00 AM on the 21 day of April 2016 sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following: BID NO. 15-16/017: El Rodeo School Abatement and Demolition of Building A, B, C and D All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Bids shall be received in the Office of the Beverly Hills Unified School District at 255 South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place. Any bids received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and job walk at El Rodeo School at 605 Whittier Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Bidders should meet at the entrance to the Swim Gym on Moreno Drive. The mandatory pre-bid conference shall commence at 7:00 AM and end at approximately 8:30 AM on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

Any Contractor bidding on the Project who is late or fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk and conference will be deemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened. All attendees will be escorted through the school site by a District Representative. All potential subcontractors planning to submit a bid for the project are also encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and job walk to become familiar with the conditions of the jobsite and the project requirements. Prospective bidders may not visit the Project Site without making arrangements through Michael Dobrotin of the Program Management firm, Totum Consulting. (michael@totumconsulting.com)

The Contract Time is 218 calendar days.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and General Requirements regarding Milestones and Liquidated Damages.

Prequalification of Bidders As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and in accordance with California Public Contract Code section 20111.6, prospective bidders have been prequalified by the District in December, 2015. No bids shall be received or opened from Bidders who have not been prequalified with a Class B (General Contractor) license through the District’s Pre-Qualification Procedure. The list of prequalified abatement and demolition contractors with a “B” license is included below.

1. American Integrated Resources, Inc. Tom Stevens 714 921 4102 2341 N. Pacific St. Orange, CA 92865 2. Unlimited Environmental, INC. Cynthia Skiff 562 981 6600 1390 32nd Street Signal Hill, CA 90755 3. Ferma Corp Tim Ruff 650 968 3945 1265 Montecito Ave STE 200 Mountain View CA 94943 4. Northstar Demolition and Remediation Sharon Katsiroumbas 714 672 3500 404 N. Berry St. Brea, CA 92821 5. Ampco Contracting Angela Eyre 949 955 2255 1328 S. Allec St. Anaheim, CA 92805 6. Clauss Construction Paul Daly 619 390 4940 8956 Winter Gardens Blvd. Lakeside, CA 92040 7. Environmental Remediation Services Inc. DBA: ERSI Matt Mutton 909 606 4225 16395 Chino Corona Rd. CA 91708 8. Interior Demolition, Inc. George Molina 818 249 4932 2621 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020 9. NorthStar Contracting Group, Inc. Joe Catania 714 639 7600 13320 Cambridge St. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 10. Environmental Construction Group, Inc. Clifton M. Shirley 562 438 7999 3271 E. 19th Street Signal Hill, CA 90755 11. National Demolition Contractors Jennifer L. Perry 310 732 1991 1536 W. 25th street # 248 San Pedro, 90732 Bid Documents shall be available for bidders after 10 AM, March 25, 2016 from the Beverly Hills Unified School District Website at www.bhusd.org at no cost to the contractor and to the extent required by Public Contract Code Section 20103.7 on line at the following websites: • • • •

Planwell – C2 Reprographics – www.c2repro.com FW Dodge Mcgraw Hill – www.construction.com iSQFT – www.isqft.com Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com Miscellaneous Information

Bids shall be received in the place identified above, and

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code, and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must possess a valid and active Class ”B” License (General Contractor) at the time of award and throughout the duration of this Contract. The Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the Work called for in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General Conditions.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor.

Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents.

In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized

by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are included in this Bid Package.

Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on the Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the bid.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location designated as specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

Publication Dates: March 4 2016 and March 11 2016.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 20118.2 BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 11:00 AM on the 7th day of April, 2016 sealed proposals for the award of a Contract for the following: PROPOSAL NO. 2016-002 Horace Mann School Building B Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Telecommunications System All proposals shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Proposals shall be received in the Office of the Beverly Hills Unified School District at 255 South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above state time and place. Any proposals received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

The award will comply with the Public Contract Code 20118.2 which allows the District to select the most qualified proposer(s) whose proposal meets the evaluation standards determined by the District and will be the most advantageous to the District with price and all other factors considered, or to reject all responses to the Request for Proposals, whichever is in the best interest of the District. The District further reserves the right to award specific items or services on an individual per line item basis to one or more of the proposers, whichever is in the best interest of the District. The successful Proposer will be notified in the event of an award. All proposers shall be assessed based on the evaluation factors described herein and the specific needs of the District and the District will follow the competitive negotiation process described in Public Contract Code section 20118.2.

Miscellaneous Information Proposals shall be received in the place identified above, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the abovestated time and place.

Bidders may obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents and Prequalification Documents from the District’s Facilities and Planning Department, 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA at (310) 551-5100, Ext. 2390 at no cost to the contractor. Bid and Prequalification Documents shall be available for bidders after 12:00 PM, March 15, 2016. To the extent required by Public Contract Code Section 20103.7, the District shall also make the Contract Documents available for review at one or more plan rooms. The Documents shall be found on

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PUBLIC NOTICES • • • •

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There will be a mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference at Beverly Hills Unified School District, 255 S. Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT. Any Contractor proposing on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory conference will be deemed a non-responsive proposer and will have its proposal returned unopened.

Each proposal must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General Conditions.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposals.

Each proposer shall submit with its proposal — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor.

Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.

All bonds (Proposal, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, proposers must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are included in this Proposal Package.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to proposers on the District premises at any time.

It is each proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure its proposal is timely delivered and received at the location designated as specified above. Any proposal received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of proposals shall be returned to the proposer unopened.

Publication dates: March 11, 2016 and March 18, 2016

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 20118.2

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to proposal on, be listed in a proposal proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a proposal that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

No proposer may withdraw any proposal for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of proposals.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor.

Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.

Each proposer’s proposal must be accompanied by one of the following forms of proposer’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a proposer’s bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such proposer’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of proposal as a guarantee that the proposer will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such proposer, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 11:00 AM on the 5th day of April, 2016 sealed proposals for the award of a Contract for the following: PROPOSAL NO. 2016-003

Each proposer’s proposal must be accompanied by one of the following forms of proposer’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a proposer’s bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such proposer’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of proposal as a guarantee that the proposer will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such proposer, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

Horace Mann School Building B Physical Security Systems All proposals shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Proposals shall be received in the Office of the Beverly Hills Unified School District at 255 South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above state time and place. Any proposals received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

The award will comply with the Public Contract Code 20118.2 which allows the District to select the most qualified proposer(s) whose proposal meets the evaluation standards determined by the District and will be the most advantageous to the District with price and all other factors considered, or to reject all responses to the Request for Proposals, whichever is in the best interest of the District. The District further reserves the right to award specific items or services on an individual per line item basis to one or more of the proposers, whichever is in the best interest of the District. The successful Proposer will be notified in the event of an award. All proposers shall be assessed based on the evaluation factors described herein and the specific needs of the District and the District will follow the competitive negotiation process described in Public Contract Code section 20118.2.

Miscellaneous Information Proposals shall be received in the place identified above, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the abovestated time and place.

Bidders may obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents and Prequalification Documents from the District’s Facilities and Planning Department, 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA at (310) 551-5100, Ext. 2390 at no cost to the contractor. To the extent required by Public Contract Code Section 20103.7, the District shall also make the Contract Documents available for review at one or more plan rooms. The Documents shall be found on • • • •

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The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to proposal on, be listed in a proposal proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a proposal that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

No proposer may withdraw any proposal for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of proposals.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

All bonds (Proposal, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference at Beverly Hills Unified School District, 255 S. Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PDT. Any Contractor proposing on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory conference will be deemed a non-responsive proposer and will have its proposal returned unopened.

Where applicable, proposers must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are included in this Proposal Package.

Each proposal must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General Conditions.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to proposers on the District premises at any time.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any pro posals.

Each proposer shall submit with its proposal — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act,

It is each proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure its proposal is timely delivered and received at the location designated as specified above. Any proposal received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of proposals shall be returned to the proposer unopened.

Publication dates: March 11, 2016 and March 18, 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 2013-29304 A.P.N.: 5767-039-033 Property Address: 109-109 1/2 S BALDWIN AVENUE, SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA 91024-2588

Deed of Trust Street Address or other common designation of real property: 109-109 1/2 S BALDWIN AVENUE, SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA 91024-2588 A.P.N.: 5767-039-033

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the PURSUANT TO CIVIL street address or other CODE § 2923.3(a), THE common designation, if SUMMARY OF INFOR- any, shown above.

MATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warrant, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The amount of the unpaid NOTE: THERE IS A total principal balance of the SUMMARY OF THE obligation secured by the INFORMATION IN THIS property to be sold and reaDOCUMENT ATTACHED sonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is : $886,617.04

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU NÀY

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default IMPORTANT NOTICE TO and Election to Sell to be PROPERTY OWNER: recorded in the county YOU ARE IN DEFAULT where the real property is UNDER A DEED OF located.

TRUST DATED 7/13/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL ACTION TO PROTECT BIDDERS: If you are conYOUR PROPERTY, IT sidering bidding on this MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB- property lien, you should LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED understand that there are AN EXPLANATION OF risks involved in bidding at THE NATURE OF THE a trustee auction. You will PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON- be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing TACT A LAWYER. the highest bid at a trustee Trustor: CARLO B auction does not automatically entitle you to free and LASALA. A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: clear ownership of the Western Progressive, LLC property. You should also Recorded 7/20/2007 as be aware that the lien being Instrument No. auctioned off may be a jun20071721759 in book ---, ior lien. If you are the highpage --- and rerecorded on est bidder at the auction, --- as --- of Official Records you are or may be responin the office of the Recorder sible for paying off all liens of Los Angeles County, senior to the lien being aucCalifornia, tioned off, before you can Date of Sale: 3/24/2016 at receive clear title to the 11:00 AM property. You are encourPlace of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN aged to investigate the LOCATED IN CIVIC CEN- existence, priority, and size TER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC of outstanding liens that CENTER PLAZA, may exist on this property by contacting the county POMONA, CA Estimated amount of recorder’s office or a title unpaid balance and other insurance company, either charges: $886,617.04 of which may charge you a fee for this information. If WILL SELL AT PUBLIC you consult either of these AUCTION TO THE HIGH- resources, you should be EST BIDDER FOR CASH, aware that the same lender CASHIER’S CHECK may hold more than one DRAWN ON A STATE OR mortgage or deed of trust NATIONAL BANK, A on this property.

CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL Note: Because the CREDIT UNION, OR A Beneficiary reserves the CHECK DRAWN BY A right to bid less than the STATE OR FEDERAL SAV- total debt owed, it is possiINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI- ble that at the time of the ATION, A SAVINGS ASSO- sale the opening bid may CIATION OR SAVINGS be less than the total debt.

BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE NOTICE TO PROPERTY FINANCIAL CODE AND OWNER: The sale date AUTHORIZED TO DO shown on this notice of sale BUSINESS IN THIS may be postponed one or STATE: more times by the mortAll right, title and interest gagee, beneficiary, trustee, conveyed to and now held or a court, pursuant to by the trustee in the here- Section 2924g of the inafter described property California Civil Code. The under and pursuant to a law requires that informaDeed of Trust described as: tion about trustee sale postponements be made More fully described in said available to you and to the

amend portions of Title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to clarify the definition of an “Exceptional Work,” to refine the criteria for issuance of Historic Incentive Permits in the Trousdale Estates area of the City, to clarify applicability of the ordinance to interior spaces, and to clarify timeframes for applicability of the revised historic preservation ordinance versus applicability of the prior ordinance (collectively, the “Amendments”).

On February 16, 2016, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, Date: 3/24/2016 received public testimoWestern Progressive, LLC, ny, and thereafter introas Trustee for beneficiary duced this Ordinance. 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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/Default Management/TrusteeServi ces/Sales.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 201329304. 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.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale

c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Section 2. This Automated Sale and the Information Line: (866) Ordinance Amendments were 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/Default Management/TrusteeServi ces/Sales.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 2403530 Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY I N F O R M A T I O N OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPPOSE. BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 02/26/16, 03/04/16, 03/11/16

—————————— ORDINANCE NO. 16-O-2700 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING ARTICLES 32 (HISTORIC PRESERVATION) AND 32.5 (HISTORIC INCENTIVE PERMIT) OF THE BEVERLY HILLS ZONING CODE TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN ARCHIVED PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PROPERTY IS AN "EXCEPTIONAL WORK," TO REFINE THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF HISTORIC INCENTIVE PERMITS IN THE TROUSDALE ESTATES AREA OF THE CITY, TO CLARIFY APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE TO INTERIOR SPACES, AND TO CLARIFY TIMEFRAMES FOR APPLICABILITY OF THE REVISED HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE VERSUS APPLICABILITY OF THE PRIOR ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City.

The City Council finds that adoption of the Amendments will not have a significant environmental impact and is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 (class 5 categorical exemption) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The class 5 exemption is applicable because the Amendments constitute minor changes in land use limitations, and will apply City-wide, which area has an average slope of less than 20%.

Section 3. The Amendments are consistent with the objectives, principles, and standards of the General Plan. General Plan Policy “HP 1.4 – Develop Incentives to Protect Significant Historic Resources” calls for the development and funding of financial and regulatory incentives to encourage the protection of historic buildings, districts, and public landmarks/monuments from demolition or significant alteration, which may include flexible development standards and other incentive-based mechanisms to make preservation feasible for owners and developers.

Further, General Plan Policy “HP 1.1 – Local Register of Historic Resources” calls for the establishment of criteria for identifying resources.

Section 4. The City Council hereby amends Section 3202 of Article 32 of Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to modify the definitions of “Exceptional Work” and “Landmark” as follows, with all other portions of Section 10-3-3202 remaining in effect without amendment:

Section 1. On November 12, 2015 and January 28, 2016, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing after which it adopted Resolution No. 1759, recommending that the City Council “EXCEPTIONAL WORK:

A remarkably superior example of architectural work that has been recognized as such by members of the architectural community. At a minimum, the work's exceptional quality shall have been documented by at least one of the following: a) it was the subject of a major architectural award; b) it was substantively discussed (i.e., not just mentioned) and photographically depicted in a monograph on a master architect's career; or c) it was substantively discussed or photographically depicted in at least two (2) publications (e.g., a book, treatise, trade magazine article, film, or set of photographs made available to the public by an institutional archive) authored by acknowledged experts in the field of architecture. A monograph or publication made available to the public solely in electronic form and without any reasonable expectation of compensation to the author, or substantially authored by the architect of the work, shall not count toward this minimum.”

“LANDMARK: Any property, including any building, structure, object, place, landscaping, or natural feature located on it that has been designated as a landmark pursuant to this article and is listed on the local register. In addition, any interior space or spaces of a landmark that is or was regularly open or accessible to the general public, or to which the public is or was regularly invited, including, but not limited to, a lobby area, restaurant areas, theaters and banks, may be included in the property's landmark designation.”

Section 5. The City Council hereby amends Section 3253 of Article 32.5 of Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to read as follows, with all other portions of Section 10-3-3253 remaining in effect without amendment: “10-3-3253: HISTORIC INCENTIVE PERMIT AUTHORITY: Upon application by a property owner, in a form satisfactory to the director of community development, the reviewing authority may, if it makes the necessary findings, issue a historic incentive permit to waive or deviate from any development standard set forth in this chapter, except that no waiver or deviation shall be granted to: exceed the building height standards for the Trousdale Estates Area of the City, as set forth in Section 10-3-2605 of this chapter; allow construction off the level pad in the Trousdale Estates Area

of the City, as set forth in Section 10-3-2603 of this chapter; and/or allow grading of sloped areas for the Trousdale Estates Area of the City, as set forth in Section 10-3-2604 of this chapter. No certificate of appropriateness shall be required for any project for which a historic incentive permit is granted pursuant to the provisions of this article.

Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to permit any waiver or deviation from land use requirements or restrictions set forth in this chapter.

Section 6.

Applicability.

A. The Historic Preservation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 12-O2617) that was in effect prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 15-O-2682 shall apply to: (i) Applications for Nomination by a Property Owner or Property Owners that were deemed complete for processing and had a complete historic assessment report on file with the Community D e v e l o p m e n t Department prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 15-O2682; and

Section 7.

Severability.

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

Section 8.

Declaratory of Existing Law. The amendments relating to the definitions of “exceptional work” and “landmark” are intended to clarify the intent of the existing ordinance, and are declaratory of existing law and, as to the definition of “landmark” also declaratory of the the regulations enacted by Ordinance No. 12-O-2617.

Section 9.

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

(ii) City Council or Cultural Heritage Commission-initiated nominations initiated prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 15-O-2682 and for which a historic assessment report had been completed prior to the Section 10. effective date of Ordinance No. 15-O- Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into 2682. effect and be in full B. The Historic force and effect at Preservation Ordinance, 12:01 a.m. on the thiras amended by ty-first (31st) day after Ordinance No. 15-O- its passage.

2682, shall apply to: Adopted: March 1, (i) Applications for 2016 Nomination by a Effective: April 1, 2016 Property Owner or Property Owners that JULIAN A. GOLD, were deemed complete M.D. for processing and had Mayor of the City of a complete historic Beverly Hills, California assessment report on file with the Community ATTEST: Development Department BYRON POPE (SEAL) prior to the effective date City Clerk of this Ordinance No. APPROVED AS TO 16-O-2700; and FORM: (ii) City Council or DAVID M. SNOW Cultural Heritage Interim City Attorney Commission-initiated nominations initiated APPROVED AS TO prior to the effective CONTENT: date of this Ordinance MAHDI ALUZRI No. 16-O-2700; and for City Manager which a historic assessHEALY ment report had been SUSAN completed prior to the KEENE effective date of this Director of Community Ordinance No. 16-O- Development 2700.

VOTE: C. All other applica- AYES: tions or initiations shall Councilmembers be governed by the pro- Krasne, Bosse, visions of Ordinance Mirisch, and Mayor No. 12-O-2617, as Gold amended by Ordinance NOES: None No. 15-O-2682 and as ABSENT: further amended by this Councilmember Brien Ordinance.

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ACCOUNTING / BOOKKEEPING

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LEGAL SERVICES

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Schools & Instruction

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Computer Consultant

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PETS SERVICES

DO YOU NEED EXTRA HELP

When results matter

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Computer Consultant

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LEGAL SERVICES

CERTIFIED SPECIAL • COMPUTER • EDUCATION TEACHER Repair & Training

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Jobs Wanted

With over 20 years of Gentleman with experience in Estate Excellent References Management, both is seeking Guesthouse here and abroad, I will in exchange for transform your estate into Caretaker / a functional, refined world House maintenance In Beverly Hills, Beverlyclass residence.

Please email Maria at

myestatemanager@aol.com

wood or sourrounding areas.

Contact Paul at 310/289-1217

————— ————— EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER * * * * * * I Am Av a i l a b l e We d ’s & M o n ’s * * * * * * Fluent English, drive, love pets.

Responsible.

C O M PA N I O N

Responsible, Friendly, Caring young woman with car.

DRIVE you to Dr. apps Shopping, Restaurants, Concerts, Theaters Etc...

In emergency case help is available around the corner.

SUZAN 310/272-0571 With Coaching • Home or Office REFERENCES AVAILABLE. 323/394-4146 Experience Available • Installation • Setup for babysitting, private AM SEEKING MARKETING basketball lessons • Software Training HOUSEKEEPING EXECUTIVE & some tutoring.

• Virus & Spyware POSITION

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Call Nick at:

Removal

seeking part time personal assistant job.

Flexible Hours.

Very Experienced.

WITH YOUR DOG? 310/633-1052 BH • Website Design Professional, dependable Fluent English.

For unwanted behavior CALL E. STURM: and able to assist with a With Car. 47 Legal Citizen. correction and hands wide variety of duties.

310/678-2173 Health Please Call: on coaching Contact Carol at & Beauty 323/252-9004 310/277-1153 Call dog whisperer 50 Professional Chris Karl SKIN CARE Services 88 at 310-486-2507

By ANNA ELDERLY for in home consultation Professional CARE Gentleman with Esthetician in West Hollywood Excellent References 45 10 Years Experience. is seeking Schools & Instruction Services Include: Property Management

Sallie’s Spanish Lessons in Beverly Hills

• Facials position for apartment • Micro Dermabrasion building In Beverly Hills, • Chemical Peels Beverlywood or adj. areas.

NEW CLIENTS Contact Paul at 1/2 OFF SPECIAL!

Learn practical vocabulary, 818/414-7151 useful phrases, ability to understand, read, write, SkinCareByAnna@yahoo.com speak simple Spanish.

Course offers a unique 48 powerful visual symbol Fitness method to learn Spanish.

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Elementary, Middle School, Algebra One & Geometry.

One-on-one tutoring

Please call: (310) 734-4756

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CAREGIVER/ TABLE TENNIS COMPANION LESSONS I was with my last client

—————–––– Certified Coach. All Ages.

BH MATH TUTOR Rates start at $45

310/289-1217

Beginners to Advanced.

Studies have shown Table Tennis can help prevent & slow down Alzheimers in patients.

Improves hand & eye coordination.

Film & TV Experience.

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for 22 years. I am responsible, honest and caring with great doctors references. Looking for live-out position up to 5 days/night per week.

Errands & Doctors Appt.

Call 310/990-2528

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NEED HELP?

Full time, live-in Cook / Housekeeper

W E U N D E R S TA N D . . .

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

M AMA’ S H OME C ARE 323/655-2622

ARE YOU A SENIOR AND NEED ASSISTANCE? We can help YOU!

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

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

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 • 323/806-9498

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

After 31 years of dedicated service, our Wonderful Cook is retiring and we are looking for a highly experienced full charge Live in Cook /Housekeeper for Formal Household in Beverly Hills to work 6 days per week with Thursday off.

1. Strong Cooking Skills - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 2. Formal Serving 3. Housekeeping 4. Excellent communication skills must be able to speak and write English, take telephone messages.

5. Running errands, including grocery shopping 6. Must have driver’s license with clean record 7. Must be able to provide excellent references 8. Full background check will be conducted

Private Offices & Workstations

For Rent In The Heart of Beverly Hills

We will consider married couple to share housekeeping, cooking, driving, and handyman responsibilities.

We have 66 Square Ft. Workstations to 260 Square Ft. Offices Available For Immediate Occupancy Reasonably Priced

Please send resume to ayjstaf@aol.com , or fax it to 310-276-3176. We are interviewing immediately.

Full-time occupancy of your own private office and workstations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Personalized/professional telephone answering Professional reception services Mail sorting/delivery Free access to conference rooms Telephone/Internet/WiFi Kitchen/Employee breakroom Fully furnished reception/lobby area Utilities/janitorial service Access to copy, postage meter, and facsimile Access to separate server room for your own private network File room and storage space available

“Quality Care, Personal Touch�

Experienced & Caring Caregivers CNA, CHHA • Live In / Live Out

• Companion Care • Personal Care • Meal Preparation • Errands/Shopping • Screened Professionals

• Light Housekeeping • Medication Reminders • Respite Care • Post-Operative Care • Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care

• 844-770-2273 • • Available 24/7 •

www.TrueCaregiving .com Licensed, Bonded & Insured

American Healthcare Providers

HOMECARE ATTENDANT SPECIALIST COMPETITIVE & VERY REASONABLE RATES! Live In / Live Out 24/7 CNA / HHA Hospice Hospitals Companion 818/395-8308

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JEWISH OWNED AAA RATED

Blessing Hands Home Care Affordable Experienced Caregiver’s/CNA’s 24-Hours • 7 Days/Week 4/8/12+ Hr. Shifts Avail.

We will beet your needs, no matter how speicalized or simple.

Excellent References.

Call For A Free Estimate!

818/746-3904 24-Hrs: 805/558-3517 Owned/Operated by R.N.

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BEVERLY HILLS BEAUTY SALON

On Robertson Blvd.

Has Room For Rent.

Ideal for HAirstylist, Permanent Make-up or Eyelash Extensions.

Licensed/Insured/Bonded Call 310/529-9012 Email:

amehealthpro@ gmail.com

Please contact Renee at 310-274-5847 for more information or to schedule a tour.

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Small complex, B.H.+Westside Area Management/ Maintenance, Leasing Experience a Plus.

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ASSISTANT RESIDENT MANAGER (Couple) IN WEST HOLLYWOOD â&#x20AC;˘ 8491 FOUNTAIN AVE. Landmark 18 Unit Boutique Residential Building adjacent to the new James Hotel. Qualifications include: Leasing, respond to tenants maintenance requests, monitor and supervise all maintenance, process tenants move-ins and move-outs. Keep premises in pristine and immaculate appearance at all times. Patient, outgoing, friendly and professional appearance. Skilled at problem solving. Ideal position for couple working from home.

An amazing opportunity to live in a beautiful historic building. Rent is $4,000. Compensation is $1000 salary per month plus rental bonuses. For more info email: mmoore@christinadevelopment.com

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310/829-2630 Call 323/655-2622 Building has been Or Email: Flexible hours and days. Mon.-Fri. â&#x20AC;˘ 10am-5pm completely remodeled.

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YOUR AD HERE CALL 310.278.1322

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CONDOS FOR SALE

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CONDOS FOR SALE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY TOWERS 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $1,295,000 You won't believe the unobstructed breathtaking views of Century City and LA..

Totally renovated Granite Counters. Stainless Steel Appliances. Huge Living Room Move-In Condition

CENTURY PARK EAST

HOUSES FOR SALE MALIBU BEACH HAMPTON STYLE WEEKEND HOME $3,150,000 Private Beach in Malibu’s most sought after neighborhood, Point Dume.

3100 sqft. home immaculate turnkey condition with the finest high end finishes.

Large gourmet kitchen expands to great family room, pecan hardwood floors, formal living room, formal dining room with fireplace, 4th bedroom with full bath poss. office/den.

Second story has 3 BR including master suite with large walk in closet, patio with outdoor living room. Plus 2 other BR with green belt views, each with private patios, full BA with subway tiles.

Grassy private yard with beautiful mature landscaping.

Includes coveted beach key with deeded beach rights to Little Dume beach. $3,150,000.

Visit www.hamptonsonthepoint.com Call (310) 317-2338 for appointment.

Acreage/ Residental Lots

For Sale Needa Junction 36 Acres

w/ Huge Dual Highway Frontage! (approx 2,400ft.)

Nevada Commercial, 2 BDRM / DEN/ 2 BA "HC" Zoning, $899,000 Gaming, lodging.

South Tower Corner. 2 Jumbo Balconies Location: New Stainless Steel Kitchen, Wood Floors South West Corner Unobstructed City Views, Lower Floor of U.S. Hwy 95 & State Route 140!

1 BDRM / 1 BA Adjacent to $539,000 Santa Rosa Mountains, Renovated High Floor. Manhattan Style In Northern Nevada Views, Wood Floors, Updated Kitchen Water+electric on site.

Luxurious Bathroom, Floor to Ceiling Windows, Recessed Lighting

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Garage/Storage For Rent

SANTA MONICA 427 Montana Ave.

Storage Space Av a i l a b l e for Rent.

Close to Beach .

Please Call: 310/394-7132

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HOUSES FOR LEASE

Faircrest Heights Area • $7,900/Mo.

Victor A. Anker-Owner 4 Bd.+3 Ba. 2,716sf.

818/902-5656 CENTURY PARK EAST 2 Car Gar, 2 Story, Great Opportunity! $525,000 TO $1,169,000 New construction. all

CENTURY TOWERS $545,000 TO $1,348,000

PARK PLACE

405

WANTED TO RENT

$750,000 TO $1,195,000

LE PARC

$1,599,000

CENTURY HILL

$1,095,000 TO $1,795,000

ONE CENTURY

$3,488,000 TO $28,950,000

CENTURY WOODS

$1,699,000 TO $2,599,000

BEL AIR CREST $1,995,000 TO $15,975,000

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

modern amenities, Master suite w/ a retreat & lrg WIC, pro. kitchen stain-

Have available space in your driveway Near South Beverly Dr.?

Local business of 30 years needs employee parking and willing to pay $100 / Month Contact: info@cgk.cc if interested

w/ griddle, oven+micro,

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• THE GROVE AREA • Prime Carthay Circle Top Flr. 2 Bd.+1 Ba. $3,000 Unfurnished $3,600 Furnished Remodeled incld. bath, newer kitchen, hrwd. flrs.

YOUR AD HERE

Bel Air For Sale 2 Story 4 Bd.+2.5 Ba. Spacious living rm.+ den w/ sliding doors to lrg. backyard w/ pool, new

carpet+tile. $2,295,000 LISA SHERMAN • AGENT 310.278.1322 310/724-7000 x-1851

CALL

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

LUXURIOUS CONDO HOMES FOR LEASE

License 00957281

all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

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10269 SANTA MONICA BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

Open Everyday from 11-5pm for Mon. and Thurs. Showings please call 310.926.3884

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES

F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

GREAT MOVE-IN SPECIAL

CENTURY TOWERS

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $6,700/month You won't believe the unobstructed breathtaking views of Century City and LA..

Totally renovated Granite Counters. Stainless Steel Appliances. Huge Living Room Move-In Conditionr

CENTURY PARK EAST

1 BED, 1BATH $3,250MO & $3,400MO Chose from 2 Unobstructed City Views Renovated with newer kitchens Luxurious Baths Jumbo Balconies Carpet & Hardwood

2 BED, 2 BATH, DEN $4,950/MONTH Renovated. City Views Hardwood Floors. Granite Kitchen 2 Jumbo Balconies

3 BED, 2 BATH $5,500/MONTH Renovated. New Kitchen Hardwood Floors 2 Jumbo Balconies

19 luxurious condos... just a few steps from the entrance to the upscale and expanding Century City Shopping and Entertainment Center. These elegant residences were built with incredible attention to detail and feature open floor plans. High-end gourmet kitchens individual washers & dryers, master bathrooms with tubs & showers and, in every case, the finest finishers. Amenities includes; Gym, Bike racks, a city view roof deck and most of all, across from some of the best shopping, eateries and theaters on the west side. conveniently adjacent to Clementines.

FLORA HAKIMI 310-498-4054 mshakimi2003@yahoo.com

PARK PLACE $3,850 to 4,700/mo.

CENTURY TOWERS $3,850 to $6,800/mo.

CENTURY HILL $6,500 to $7,000/mo.

CENTURY CITY Townhouse For Rent 6 STAR HOTEL QUALITY!!!

Century Hills, Gated

2 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath With Chef Kitchen and 3 Parking Spaces Must See - $6,800/mo

Call 310/729-8884

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1212 S. LA JOLLA OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MAR. 13th • 11am-2pm TOP FLOOR DUPLEX

$16,000 to $35,000/mo.

BEL AIR CREST $10,000 to $59,000/mo.

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

Granite Kitchen, Bathroom Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer in the unit, Hardwood Floors, Central A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas Fireplace, Vertical Blinds, 24/7 Digital Surveillance – Controlled Entrance, Assigned parking.

12’ High ceiling. NO PETS

New kitchen with granite counter tops, center island

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and includes all appliances.

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Fireplace, nice backyard and

Call 310/482-8699

329 S. REXFORD DR 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Approx. 1,800 sq.ft.

SPACIOUS, REMOD. 1 BEDROOM + DEN + 1.5 BATHS

Newly remodeled with marble floors, new carpets, new windows. Granite counters, central air/heat, fireplace, wet-bar, laundry facility and 2 car-port parking.

Beverly Hills Schools

for Lease in Wilshire Comstock Hrdwd flrs, new kitchen with washer/dryer

$3,650 mo - min. 1 yr Call 310-273-4600 Ext. 1

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. LARGE DUPLEX 2 BDRMS + 1 BATH + OFFICE + DEN Large living, dining and breakfast room.

Granite countertops with marble floors and all appliances. Hardwood floors, high ceiling, nicely landscaped yard. $2,800/MO. Call 310/908-1919

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236 S. REXFORD DR. Luxurious & Bright 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath with hardwood floors, all appliances including washer/dryer in unit. $2,750/MO. Call 310/926-6088 or 310/409-6014

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435 N. PALM DR. LUXURIOUS SPACIOUS Totally Remodeled 1 Bedroom, 2 Bath PENTHOUSE 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATH with hardwood floors, SPECTACULAR VIEWS new appliances and Near Doheny & Burton Way laundry in the unit.

Front unit with 3 balconies $2,550/Mo. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Call 310/569-9822 Loaded with Amenities

$3,750/MO. Call 310/550-5767 thevillasonthird.com

2397 SQUARE FEET

$9,850 to $14,000/mo.

ONE CENTURY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * 8888 WEST THIRD ST.

One of the Most Complex, Tennis, Pool, Gym, Presigious, Elegant, Beautiful Apt. Bldg.

2400 sq/ft.,

carport pkng. $4,975/MO.

LE PARC

LEASES STARTING AT $4,250/MO.

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3 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATHS

& Calif Room.

Pics: sonand@aol.com Tel: 310/253-9922

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d/w, island, fireplace, office/parlor, Tech Loft

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less appl, 48” built in fridge, 48” 6-burner range

NEED SOME EXTRA $$?

R E A L E S TAT E

————— BEVERLY HILLS • Updated • 2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath 1st floor, hardwood floors, A/C units, patio, covered parking.

Great Location! $2,350/Month

310/948-4725

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 926 S. BEDFORD ST. NEWLY REMODELED LUXURY UNIT LIGHT AND BRIGHT

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH newly remodeled on second floor with A/C and 2 parking.

$2,350/MO. Sam: 310/422-6026

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$3,500/MO. MMACULATE, BEAUTIFUL Call 323/933-7564 BEVERLY HILLS or 310/210-6518

HOUSE ————— withGUEST 1 Bedroom + 1 bath 1017 S. SHERBOURNE Very Private & Spacious + Liv room + kitchenette 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Located in a private back yd. upper unit with breakfast $2,250 mo. including utilities and formal dining room.

Steve Geller Yard, laundry & parking.

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

Coldwell Banker 310/922-2141

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FOR RENT ON WEST HOLLYWOOD BEVERLY HILLS BRENTWOOD WILSHIRE CORRIDOR W E S T W O O D • MIRACLE MILE • MID-WILSHIRE 1380 Midvale Ave. 11640 Kiowa Ave. St. Andrews Pl. Doheny Dr., North 221 S. Doheny Dr. • 615 S. Cochran Ave. 340 S. 10445 Wilshire Blvd.

• • • • • • • • • of Santa Monica • • • • • • • •• • • Single • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath.

Balcony, washer/ dryer, carpet, heat/air, green grassy extended view, 1 car carport, secured bldg. $1,995/Month

2 Bd.+2 Ba. • 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

Newly Updated – The Grand (the only 1 Bd.+1 Ba. 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath apartment left at the Grand) Spacious, hardwood flrs., Single 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Condo • • • • • huge closets, built-in 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath in excellent condition

•••••••• a/c, dishwasher, pool, Balcony, dishwasher, elevator, controlled a/c, heated pool, WiFi, access, laundry elevator controlled facilities. No pets.

424/343-0015 access, on-site laundry, COMPASS GOLD PROP. Great Location! parking.

Close to Marty: 310/293-2205 Brentwood Village, BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Shops & Restaurants.

————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT

STUDIO & 2 BR $1,625 - $2,550 Large Remodeled Units With Lots of Light In Newer Luxury Building

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• 310/826-4889 •

Very Spacious, A/C, balcony, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg.

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

Granite counter tops, custom 310/270-0724 cabinets, ample closet space, ————— BEVERLY HILLS 1 stove, dishwasher, fridge, A/C, Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. Penthouse balcony, secured entry, gated Great Views! parking, gym, laundry, etc... •• • • • • • • ••

8560 W. Olympic Bl.

Call 310/526-1484 —————––––

Balcony, controlled access, parking, WiFi, pool, elevator, 323/937-9126 Large kitchen, Large dining controlled access, onelevator, on-site laundry. room area, Sealed-in Patio, sight laundry, parking. Close to Museums, Close to shopping, The Grove great restaurants Approximately 1900 Sq. ft.

Close to U.C.L.A. & Restaurants. and Metro.

Call 310/550-8006

310/473-1509 —————–––– — ————–––– * HOLLYWOOD * —213/732-9849 ————–––– —————–––– WESTWOOD 1134 N. S A . LOS ANGELES

WESTWOOD

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Central air, pool, elevator, • Free WiFi Access • on-site laundry, ~ 310/476-3824 ~ intercom entry.

BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE 320 N. La Peer Dr.

& Westwood Village.

310/208-5166

————— —————–––– ANTIQUES / JEWELRY 310/478-8616

• WESTWOOD •

Gorgeous Large • 310/246-0290 • ————— 10933 Rochester Ave. W I LCSOHRI RREI D O R WEST L.A. Jr. Executive Studio Apartment CLOSE TO 1343 Carmelina Ave. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10530-10540 In Beverly Hills S H O P S & D I N I N G Bdrm.+1 Bath Spacious a/c, fireplace, Wilshire Bl. or Great Office ————— -• 1Bright Unit • ∞∞∞∞∞∞ Freshly Painted, BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. On-site laundry, pool, controlled access, ∞

New Carpet, With Central Air, Large Walk-in Closet.

Includes All Utilities, Private Entrance, Secured Bldg.+Prkg.

Nonsmoker, No Pets. $1,625/Month 310/247-8929

—————–––– * BEVERLY HILLS * 8725 Clifton Way Newly Remodeled

309 S. Sherbourne Dr. ( • • • ----- • • • )

2 Bdrm. + 1.5 Bath

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laundry fac., prkg.

on-site parking.

Close to transportation.

1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. • 310/442-8265 •

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Good closet space, a/c, WEST L.A. elevator, dishwasher, controlled access. Close 1236 Amhearst Ave.

to Cedars/shops/trans. • Spacious Units •

310/247-8689

^^ —————–––– ^ ^1^Bdrm. +1 Bath ROBERTSON/BURTON WAY

IMMACULATE LARGE SINGLE

• 1 Bdrm. + Den + 2 Bath • w/Full Kitchen + Fridge Lrg. unit. Balcony, Walk-in closet, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, prkg.

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs Guest Editorial by Linda Briskman and Bruce Corwin GIVING RESIDENTS POWER TO MAKE A GREAT CHOICE FOR BEVERLY HILLS Through our decades of civic and philanthropic service to Beverly Hills and as longtime local residents who care deeply about our City, we believe in supporting thoughtfully designed projects that deliver essential long-term benefits while giving residents the opportunity to have their voices heard, respected and acted upon.

That’s why we are proud to be campaign volunteers and proponents of The Beverly Hills Gardens & Open Space Initiative, announced last week. The initiative proposes to amend The Beverly Hilton Revitalization Plan, approved by the City Council in 2008, and subsequently by the voters.

We are already starting to see the fruits of that plan: the glamorous five-star Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is under construction with a scheduled opening in 2017. The Revitalization Plan also included two residential buildings and more than $5 million in local transportation upgrades, including new lanes to ease traffic.

But community members had concerns about some aspects of the plan. Many families of El Rodeo School, along with neighbors living north of Wilshire Boulevard, questioned whether the residential building along Wilshire was too close to the school and did not provide an adequate buffer to the neighborhood.

It is important to be willing to change course when there is the opportunity for a better plan– this being The Beverly Hills Garden & Open Space Initiative, which combines the two residential buildings into one by eliminating the Wilshire Boulevard structure and consolidating the units into a single building at Santa Monica Boulevard and Merv Griffin Way, on the side of the property nearest to Century City.

This would open up the Wilshire side for the creation of beautiful, environmentally sensitive

and expansive new gardens – accessible to the public – providing the buffer that families of El Rodeo School and local neighbors have been seeking for years.

To be sure, The Beverly Hilton Revitalization Plan can move forward as-is, but this initiative provides a rare opportunity to rethink an already-approved project and make it far better. These gardens, 1.7 acres in size, will become a permanent fixture in the City’s landscape, and at a crucially-important gateway at Wilshire Boulevard.

To put it in perspective, the gardens will be more than twice the size of Beverly Cañon Gardens which has become such a valuable gathering space for residents to enjoy next to the Montage Beverly Hills. This new garden will be irrigated by a grey water system to be installed for the residential building and will include 100 types of trees, flowers and plants, a rose garden, walking paths and indoor/outdoor dining reminiscent of New York’s famed Tavern on the Green.

The Beverly Hills Garden & Open Space Initiative retains the benefits of the alreadyapproved plan, from new traffic lanes to improved sidewalks and landscaping for pedestrians, with no additional uses, traffic nor additional square footage.

This is a better plan for Beverly Hills residents. It creates a beautiful garden along Wilshire for all to use and returns the site’s iconic architecture to a position of prominence. This initiative is our chance to get this right and to create a beautiful gateway to our City that will be here for the next 100 years.

Linda J. Briskman is a former mayor of Beverly Hills; Bruce C. Corwin is chairman of Metropolitan Theatres Corp.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Beverly Hills Human Relations Commission strives to promote positive human relations in all aspects of community life. We believe that the examination of challenging issues can be conducted with great civility. Whether the issue be a national or local controversy, we hope every member of our community will join us as we take a stand in support of an environment where respect and responsible actions prevail in every aspect of community life.

Karen Popovich Levyn Human Relations Commission Chair ****** The Beverly Hilton is truly an architectural icon. Designed by Welton Becket (who also had the Capitol Records’ building to his name), The Beverly Hilton’s mid-century, modern exterior and red logo truly make it a showplace–so why we would ever want to hide it behind new construction?

The proposed Beverly Hills Garden & Open Space Initiative is a wonderful improvement to the original plan approved in 2008. By removing the residential building on Wilshire, The Beverly Hilton can be seen and enjoyed by our residents as it was meant to be. The hotel has been a glamorous gem since the Rat Pack era, and it would be a shame to hide it, Martin Geimer ****** Is it possible for anyone in the hierarchy of the City of Beverly Hills to have a reasonable explanation for the 10 day closure of North Crescent Drive, between Burton Way and Santa Monica Boulevard for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party??? This event caused inconvenience to the residents who use that block of Crescent daily, disrupted the already heavy traffic patterns on Santa Monica Boulevard and resulted in a revenue drop to the businesses south of Burton.

There are hundreds of beautiful official venues in this City for such a party, and some not so official ones, that this should never permitted again.

Andrea Shapiro ******

The article in last week’s Courier about transforming “the City’s Wilshire Gateway with idyllic park” is nothing more than a puff piece for the proposal to redo The Beverly Hilton property plan which involved an 18-story building on Santa Monica Boulevard and an 8-story building adjacent to Wilshire, converting that to a 26-story building on Santa Monica. The “news” story refers to the proposed garden area as “The Gateway to Beverly Hills” and closely correlates with a full page ad in the same issue. It is not a gateway to Beverly Hills. The “gateway” on the south side of Wilshire is a gas station which has been there for many, many years. East of the gas station, there will be a development on the Robinson’s-May property. East of that, according to the rendering in the newspaper, there will be a park-like area–hardly a “gateway.”

Although the article does not say so, I presume the Hilton’s owner is planning to dedicate the park land to the City so it can be perpetually maintained as a park and be available to Beverly Hills residents and their children. Otherwise, it is inevitable that company will be back in front of the City Council in a few years, seeking further development and construction on that “park” area.

The idea of a 26-story building in Beverly Hills is abhorrent, and opens the door to every developer wishing to build on commercial property for similar towers. How can the City, if it accepts this tower, possibly reject others?

The only positive aspect of the proposed project is that the 26-story building will blend with the rest of Century City, which is filled with buildings of that height, and greater. It is horrifying that the developer proposes this massive project to the City. He must have a sense it will be reviewed favorably. It is even more horrifying to consider the City might approve it. How sad for Beverly Hills, the ultimate village, which is becoming Century City in every way.

Richard A. Stone Former Mayor of Beverly Hills

While the initiative sounds wonderful, I am somewhat concerned that should this new measure be passed, The City of Beverly Hills will now have to allow other 18 story Condominiums and/or other buildings of similar height to be constructed. Keeping our skyline low and beautiful will no longer be the case.

Seems to me that this idyllic proposal is nothing more than the builders desire to circumvent existing building size limits.

Don Leve ****** With a deep sense of loyalty to El Rodeo School, which our respective children attended many years ago, we feel obligated to speak out in favor of the Beverly Hills Garden & Open Space Initiative. We were concerned about having a residential building adjacent to a school, and give a lot of credit to everyone involved for rethinking the plans and coming up with a solution that has the students’ best interests in mind.

In this update of the approved plan, we have a proposal for a green buffer to The Beverly Hilton property. These children and their families will have access to beautiful gardens and open space to enjoy. And they’ve empowered the voters of Beverly Hills to make the final decision. What a wonderful gift this would be for the City and the families of El Rodeo School.

Ramesh Akhtarzad and Jacob RashJoseph ****** Enough is enough! Putting the issue of The Beverly Hilton matter to the voters on this November’s ballot is the right approach.

We’ve lived across from the hotel for many years. In 2008, Beverly Hills voters passed The Beverly Hilton Revitalization Plan, which approved the construction of two residential buildings, one facing our neighborhood on Wilshire. We are pleased the development team has taken a new look at the plans and come up with a better design. The proposed initiative removes the Wilshire building – pushing development away from my neighborhood and toward Century City.

Construction of only a single residential building will also ease the flow of traffic and reduce the impacts of construction on Wilshire.

And we and our neighbors couldn’t be more excited about the prospect of having green space and gardens just across the street to Ant Taabibi and Joseph Akhtarzad enjoy. ****** The Beatles had a major influence on my hairstyle as a kid in the 1960s. To obtain the perfect “Beatle cut” my mom drove me to a very hip children's hair salon on Robertson in Beverly Hills called Moppets with a magenta and paisley Carnaby Street image inside the shop. Mod London was the hottest trend in 1967. The barber chairs sat atop large toy bass drums and I can recall hearing songs like Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat, with it's poignant harpsichord playing on the sound system along with Baby You're A Rich Man by The Beatles, a fitting B.H.anthem if there ever was one.

My perfect shag haircut went well with my gold sparkle finish drum kit. I was already playing in a band by then, “The Hippie Business” as we were called, with our theme song a reworking of Incense And Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock. Beverly Hills had a song a reworking of Incense And Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock.

Beverly Hills had a famous hair stylist in the ‘60s Gene Shacove who was the main influence for Warren Beatty's film Shampoo where the lawyer played the swinging ladies man who ruled with an iron blow dryer.

Gene's shop was above the discotheque club he owned, The Candy Store on Rodeo Drive. Lots of celebrities like Frank Sinatra hung out there until Frank found that then wife Mia Farrow was there, dancing with his valet George Jacobs, and Frank promptly sent Mia her pink slip. (More on that story in the can’t put down to me Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra by former Sinatra “go to guy” Jacobs.)

In the film Shampoo, Beverly Hills was prominently featured with street scenes on Rodeo and Canon Drive like the famous dinner scene at The Bistro on election eve 1968, when the film was set.

Seems Julie Christie, seated next to Beatty's irascible “George Roundy” character had trouble keeping her silverware on the table.

Jack Warden, Julie's sugar daddy, lived in a B.H. home off Coldwater Canyon and Cherokee Drive and Beatty is seen at the film's end staring off in loneliness as Christie, Beatty's only real hope for love, drives off to marry Warden.

Also a famous scene in Shampoo is where Beatty attempts to get a loan at City National Bank and is rebuffed by an insensitive loan officer. Warren gets hostile when asked about touchy things like credit references and says he has plenty of “heads,” meaning customers, who provide a steady flow of business. After being turned down, Warren topples the trash can in the parking lot behind the bank in frustration.

I often think of this scene when I stop to use the ATM at that City National Bank and check my available balance.

Hal Lifson

The Courier Welcomes “Letters to the Editor” Please remember these guidelines: (1) The shorter the better; (2) Keep to one topic; (3) Do not send letters appearing elsewhere; (4) Include mailing address and phone to verify residency.

Email: myopinion@bhcourier.com; Fax: 310-271-5118; Mail: The Beverly Hills Courier, 499 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills CA 90210

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