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www.bhcourier.com HOMELESS NO MORE— Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women & Children hosted its annual gala, “Homeless... No More” Wednesday at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. The gala honored Kathleen Leavey Kostlan & The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation. All proceeds went to benefit the women and children who stay at GSC, and those who receive services through Good Shepherd’s outreach and drop-in programs. For more information on GSC and the life-changing work it does, visit www.gschomeless.org.

Pictured, left: Archbishop José H. Gomez, Sister Anne Tran and honoree Kathleen Leavey Kostlan. For more photos from Wednesday’s gala, see page 11.

THIS ISSUE

Beloved longtime El Rodeo principal Steve Fisher died this week.

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The Kronish House won the L.A. Conservancy’s Preservation Award.

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Making Easter brunch plans? Find out where to go in Beverly Hills with our Easter guide on page 5.

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David Hyde Pierce, With His Suave Style, Emceed The 24th Annual (And Final) A Night At Sardi’s, Launched

BY Laurie Burrows Grad And Brother James Burrow, At The Beverly Hilton

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Mirisch Installed As Mayor, Calls Beverly Hills ‘Home’

By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills’ new Mayor John Mirisch delivered a speech that was inspirational and evocative, calling to mind images of his childhood growing up in the City and of the future, with a Municipal Autonomous Shuttle System to ferry Metro riders in unmanned vehicles.

The annual installation at the Academy Theater of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored Councilmember Julian Gold for his service as Mayor for the past year and installed John Mirisch as the new mayor

of Beverly Hills. Nancy Krasne was installed as vice mayor.

The council also recognized Councilmember Willie Brien, who is leaving the City for a job in Texas.

Mirisch pledged a more open, transparent and responsive government, explaining that when he was Mayor three years ago, he insisted on the retention of emails through which The Courier has uncovered the events that led to the cutting down of 196 trees on toxic soil on Parcels 12 & 13.

“I believe the buck (see ‘MIRISCH’ page 11)

Federal Judge Wu To Rule Monday On Challenge To Metro

By Laura Coleman Yesterday morning, Federal Judge George H. Wu agreed to a ten-day-continuance for Monday’s scheduled hearing as he prepares to rule regarding the fate of Beverly Hills students.

“The district is cautiously optimistic,” Board of Education President Howard Goldstein informed the Courier.

Judge Wu characterized his 216-page tentative ruling, filed last month in Federal District Court, as a “victory” for Beverly Hills.

Judge Wu is now slated to resume hearing arguments on March 31 before making his ruling. Wu has already agreed to multiple truths presented by the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills

Unified School District that demonstrate why the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) needs to recirculate its approval of the Westside Subway Extension Project.

While listening to oral arguments on Feb. 3, Judge Wu declared that the FTA “acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner” and failed to meet standards defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it approved Metro’s plan to run a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School as part of Metro’s Purple Line extension project.

The upcoming hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 10. (see ‘METRO’ page 18)

Beverly Hills Elder: Terri Frank – 54 Years In Beverly Hills Part 69 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have grown with the Centennial City

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SINCE 1965

By Laura Coleman If walls could talk, Terri Frank’s Beverly Hills home would surely impart quite the tale.

Originally built in 1927, Terri insists that her Beverly Hills home has been trying to communicate since she and her family moved in 54 years ago.

“We have had quite a few visitations and noises,” she said.

“People would leave their parties after pictures would fall, clocks would go around, and many, many visuals.”

Terri and her husband Dr. Alfred L. Frank originally moved into

Terri Frank

City with their four young boys (their fifth son was born here) in order to be close to the schools. In (see ‘TERRI FRANK’ page 19)

TAKING THE OATH– Pictured: John Mirisch, standing with son Vincent (far right), was sworn in for a second term as mayor by Pete Peterson, Pepperdine University’s executive director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership, and a 2014 candidate for California’s secretary of state.

Photo by Victoria Talbot

Rec & Parks Commission Sets Dog Park Funding Recommendations

By Victoria Talbot With an initial kick-off from Councilmember Lili & Jon Bosse’s generous donation of $100,000, the Beverly Hills dog park fundraising campaign has begun.

The City Council budgeted $600,000 for the project, which provided enough money for the complete and safe re-

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mediation of arsenic known to be at the site, and to provide for drainage and irrigation at the park.

But the rest of the park’s funding is going to come from private sources, as a public-private partnership.

Initially set to begin a formal launch at a booth at (see ‘DOG PARK’ page 18)

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY — Sacha Baron Cohen and wife Isla Fisher attended the premiere of The Brothers Grimsby, starring Sacha. The Columbia Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ film screened for a full house at the Regency Village Theatre.

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

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City of Beverly Hills, School District Discuss Future Of JPA

SING FOR SUCCESS —The Beverly Vista Concert Choir, led by music teacher Judith Chan, with the accompanyist Eunjung Kim and the harpist Dr. Ted Nichelson performed last Friday at the Westin Long Beach Hotel. The Beverly Vista Concert Choir was one of the three choirs selected by audition to perform at the 2016 OAKE (Organization of American Kodaly Educators) National Conference at Long Beach. In addition, 37 BHUSD students from Beverly Vista, Hawthorne and El Rodeo were selected to perform with the National Children's Choir and the National Youth Choir. The concert was held in the Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center on March 12.

Outgoing Mayor Julian Gold Reflects On His Year Of Leading Beverly Hills’ City Council

By Laura Coleman In the wake of a rather contentious mayoral year Dr. Mayor Julian Gold persevered through. He said goodbye to longtime Police Chief Dave Snowden, whose departure prompted the City to revamp its conflict of interest and outside employment policies. And he also said goodbye to City Manager Jeff Kolin who was repeatedly chastised for keeping the City Council in the dark.

Director of Community Services Steve Zoet and Deputy City Manager David Lightner also retired during Gold’s tenure as mayor.

Likewise, Gold presided over a City Council that enabled the City to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU ) with Israel; host events for the Special Olympics; and create space for a Dog Park.

Below is the Courier’s exclusive interview with former Beverly Hills Mayor Julian Gold: The Courier: What have

been the hallmarks during your time as mayor?

Julian Gold: There have been many wonderful moments this year. I have especially enjoyed the interaction with the community at the “Meet the Mayor” events and with other communities as the representative of our City. We live in a really great city and being its representative has been a privilege. Two specific events which stand out are the signing of the MOU with the State of Israel and the City’s participation in the Special Olympics.

The Courier: What have been the greatest challenges you’ve encountered?

Gold: On a personal level, the greatest challenge has been time management. Having a full time job and doing the mayor’s work has been challenging but I have been fortunate to have people helping me stay on time and on track. I am impressed that everyone I have worked with this year has gone out of their way to make

started teaching in the district in 1966, called his longtime friend remarkable.

“His entire life was Beverly Hills,” he said. “And he absolutely savored every minute of each and every experience.

He had great instincts. And he was just a wonderful human being.

“He had three great loves: his wife, family and Beverly Hills.”

Fisher served this community for 38 years as an 8th grade history teacher at El Rodeo School, Assistant Principal at Horace Mann School and finally 15 years as Principal of El Rodeo School.

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school renovations.

The liaison meeting included Gold, incoming Mayor John Mirsich, Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent Steve Kessler, Board of Education President Howard Goldstein, Board VP Mel Spitz, and various City and district staff.

In anticipation of the next JPA meeting, Gold asked the district to provide a detailed list of available facilities and how that will shift. He also requested that they decide on the public use of the facilities when no in use by the school or district.

In addition, Gold questioned whose responsibility it would be to maintain the facilities and take care of security.

“The actual leasing may change as the facilities change and what is actually available may change,” he clarified.

Gold underscored the (see ‘JPA’ page 19)

Julian Gold

the job easier and I appreciate that.

The Courier: There have been several leadership changes under your tenure, including a new police chief and city manager. What do you consider the traits of an effective leader?

Gold: We were very fortunate this year to find great new leaders in City Manager Mahdi Aluzri, interim police chief Dominick Rivetti and our new police chief Sandra Spagnoli. I believe that while leaders all bring their own style and skills, (see ‘JULIAN GOLD’ page 19)

Legendary Former El Rodeo Principal Steve Fisher Dies At 74

By Laura Coleman Every so often, a man comes around that changes the lives of others for the greater good–former El Rodeo Principal Steve Fisher, who died Monday at 74 years old, was such a man.

Fisher battled Leukemia for 15 years and died from complications from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Shahla Zand Fisher, his son, Christopher Fisher and daughter Cindy Leong, stepchildren, Susan and Hank Guttman and 5 grandchildren.

Former Beverly Hills Unified School Disrict Superintendent Dick Douglas, who met Fisher when they both

By Laura Coleman On Tuesday morning, school and city officials met together for the first time in two years to discuss the future of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). The four-year contract, which is set to expire in June, allows the City to make use of school district property in exchange for $10 million a year.

At the heart of the agreement is the recognition that both entities derive value.

The meeting was the first of what outgoing Mayor Julian Gold envisioned as a series, the next of which will likely take place in three weeks.

“I would start with the assumption that we’re going to be where we are today,” Gold assured the school district.

Such a promise was vastly different than the tone that pervaded a letter Gold sent the board last September stating it was jeopardizing its with the City as a result of proposed

Steve Fisher

ice planned for April 23 from 1-4 p.m. in The Beverly Hilton’s Beverly Hills Ballroom.

For more information, contact Susie Wallach at El Rodeo School at 310-229-3670.

KID UNITY — Local youth from Kid Unity visited the Beverly Hills Rec and Parks Commission last Thursday as part of the group’s ongoing visits with different community organizations to learn how they do their jobs. Commissioner Robbie Anderson gave the group a briefing on his insights as a commissioner, his life as a resident of Beverly Hills, and gave each child a copy of his book Beverly Hills: The First 100 Years, which they will donate to their school libraries. The kids met with the commissioners to prepare for a presentation they will give before the Parks and Rec Commission on April 26. Pictured, front row (from left): Veran Chiang, Charley Zinn, Guy Marks, Chris Robson and Jonah Manheim. Back row, (from left): Robbie Anderson and Stacy Marks, Co-Director of KidUnity.

Spaghettini & The Dave Koz Lounge Closes, New Concept To Debut This Summer

By Matt Lopez Local dinner and live music hotspot Spaghettini & The Dave Koz Lounge closed its doors Monday, with plans in the works to transform by early summer into an entirely new restaurant and lounge created by the same management team.

Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge opened last year, featuring a tasty Italian menu and guest live music performances by Koz and many of his talented peers in the music industry.

Although nine-time Gram-

my-nominated Koz will remain as a partner, the concept will shift from an entertainment venue to a chef-driven restaurant, helmed by acclaimed chef Scott Howard, who originally moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to run Spaghettini’s kitchen, and will remain on board under the new concept.

In addition to a new cocktail program, the new restaurant and lounge will feature new dining options, a patio, bar and dining room designed

by Spacecraft Design Group.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LOTS O’ LATKES –Students and parents celebrated cultures from around the world Wednesday at El Rodeo with a little of this, and a little of that. Each student carried a “passport” that was “stamped” at each new booth, where they tasted the offerings from different countries.

From left: Frances Bilak, Dorit Abramov, Laura Abramov and Chana Mann celebrate Israel with latkes and applesauce.

Chrysalis Has Wings In Beverly Hills At Chef Curtis Stone’s Maude Restaurant

By Laura Coleman The descent from employment into homelessness isn’t always a straight path. At last count, L.A. County had 44,000 homeless people - around a dozen of whom sleep in Beverly Hills.

At 50 years old, Darrell Stevenson, knows both the epitome of decadence and the pitfalls that await the jobless.

For almost two years now, he has commuted via bus from downtown L.A. to his job at celebrity chef Curtis Stone’s restaurant Maude on South Beverly, which he acquired because he went through job-training at Chrysalis. The 30-year-old organization is dedicated to helping the homeless become selfsufficient through job-training and other resources.

“I get a lot out of my job here,” he said. “I love helping other people.”

Since opening his 22-seat Beverly Hills eatery two years ago–it is known as the hardest reservation to come by–the “reverse farm-to-table” concept where Stone puts California farm produce under a microscope to create a culinary symphony has been booked solid.

Stone will soon open his second restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, Gwen, a meat-centric restaurant in West Hollywood that revolves around a butcher shop, and all members of his dedicated team will have an opportunity to work in both restaurants.

Stevenson said he was particularly enthusiastic about helping Stone open Gwen.

Among those that will work at Maude and Gwen, several employees will hail from their connection to Chrysalis, Stone said. He initially reached out to Chrysalis shortly after opening Maude after attending the nonprofit’s Butterfly Ball.

As a result of Stone’s willingness to give someone a “second chance,” Stevenson was able to translate his skills to become not just a great employee at Maude, but a living advertisement for the program itself.

“He’s turned out to be a fabulous employee,” Stone said. “Darrell’s got the best attitude of anyone I think I’ve ever met. He’s always in a good mood and that sort of culture flows through everyone in the team.”

The Beverly Hills Public Library Presents Inside the Audiobook Studio

By Victoria Talbot Audiobooks are seizing market share with a popularity that has exploded with the digital download. According to the Audiobook Publishers Association, retail sales of audiobooks totaled over $1.47 billion last year, an increase of 13.5-percent compared to 2013. On the production side, the number of audiobook titles published by the major 17 companies in 2014 climbed to a 4.2-percent increase compared to 2013.

Now, audiobook readers are becoming stars in their own right, their voices increasingly associated with characters in best-selling books around the world.

On March 23 at 7 p.m. the Beverly Hills Public Library will host a panel of four highly-acclaimed audiobook readers from Penguin Random House Audio in an hour-long discussion as they reveal what goes into making an audiobook and tales from the studio.

How does a reader interpret inflections? How do they “get into character”, switch characters, and create accents and voice inflections? How many hours of reading can one do before the voice becomes hoarse and the character stale? What is the secret to maintaining intensity?

Kelly Gildea, executive producer at Penguin Random House Audio, will

moderate as panelists Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Hayborne and Steve West discuss the art of the audiobook.

Gildea has worked with authors including John Updike, Stephen King and Anne Rice, and she is a two-time Odyssey Award winner for outstanding audio production.

Two-time Odyssey Award-winner Kirby Heyborne has voiced over 300 books, and was named the “Voice of Choice” by Booklist.

Cassandra Campbell is an actress, director and voice-over artist with over 450 audiobooks to her credit in Italian and English.

Steve West is also an award-winning actor and voice over artist from London, who has performed for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and hosted his own television show for audiences in the United Kingdom from Los Angeles.

Over 26,000 audiobooks were produced last year, and the format shows no signs of slowing as more readers find the convenience of audio on their iPhones and on Bluetooth an irresistible way to make “reading” time more accessible.

The event is free and 2-hour parking is available at the Civic Center parking structure. For more information, visit www.bhpl.org.

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Where To Celebrate Easter In Beverly Hills

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hilton: CIRCA 55 offers a traditional holiday brunch buffet poolside, with an array of food, mixed salads, cheeses, meats, breakfast favorites and a dessert buffet by Executive Pastry Chef Thomas Henzi. Easter Brunch is $81/adult and $30/child.

Brunch buffet includes Prosecco sparkling wine, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Call 310-887-6055.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills: The Belvedere offers a delicious threecourse Easter brunch with a tasty dessert buffet and free-flowing champagne for $135/adult and $65/child 12and-under. Call 310-788-2306. Enjoy afternoon tea at The Living Room.

The Beverly Hills Hotel: Dine at The Polo Lounge, where the hotel offers a two-course menu with dessert buffet from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Grilled jumbo asparagus, brunch offerings like blueberry pancakes, dungeness crab and a leg of lamb, while sipping a brazilian rum mint lime and guava cocktail. There will also be an Easter egg hunt for kids. Price is $150/adult and $55/child.. Call 310-276-2251.

The Beverly Wilshire: THE Blvd offers an Easter appetizer and entree, with an assortment of tasty treats and decadent desserts. Easter brunch with dessert buffet is $65/person, from 11:30 (see ‘BEVERLY HILLS EASTER’ page 18)

Holocaust Survivor Mike Popik To Speak At The Beverly Hills Hotel Tomorrow

By Laura Coleman Starting at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Holocaust survivor Mike Popik will share his story of survival with Beverly Hills Jewish Community Synagogue at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

The event is free and the community is welcome to attend in the hotel’s Sunset Ballroom.

Popik, who works with the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance and has spoken at the Reagan Library in Washington DC on the topic, survived internments at Auschwitz, Mauthhausen, and Gunskirchen concentration camps. His entire family was killed while he was still a teenager.

“It's part of our community efforts

Mike Popik

to keep awareness active about a divisive time in history so that we can keep from repeating acts of hatred towards other human beings,” said Rabbi Yossi Cunin.

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Carolyn Bernstein and Nick Grad with youngsters Lucas and Georgia

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aurie may well be the most beautiful cooker on the planet, having tossed omelets at age five, and ordering frogs legs and snails by age nine at the French restaurants she visited with her parents.

She’s authored bestselling cookbooks and remains a welcome presence on cooking shows.

Laurie Burrows Grad and brother Jim Burrows hosted their 24th (and final) A Night at Sardi’s benefiting Alzheimer’s research at The Beverly Hilton ballroom

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When David Hyde Pierce emcees your event, as he did for the 24th and final night of A Night at Sardi’s, you can’t ask for anything more. Suave and funny and with a galloping pace, David assures one of a success.

As he did for Laurie Burrows Grad, who launched this annual fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s research with her late producer husband Peter Grad, who we lost last year.

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an event of joyous song and dance with casts from popular television shows recreating a favorite musical, this year revived the music from the ever-popular Grease. With the cast from The Big Bang Theory and other loyal supporters carrying on with Page 6 | March 18, 2016

such memorable tunes from Grease as, You’re The One I Want and We Go Together.

More than $30 million

has been tallied from these Sardi’s benefits to enhance Alzheimer’s research, with last week’s sold-out Night at Sardi’s event at The Beverly Hilton ballroom adding more than $1.5 million.

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and director brother Jim Burrows (Cheers and Mary Tyler Moore) are the “issues,” as they say in the U.K., of Abe Burrows, who suffered from Alzheimer’s. Their dad is the late great Broadway playwright and show doctor, who won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, and created those classic musicals that are performed time upon time – How To Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying, Guys And Dolls, etc.

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and son Nicholas Grad and Jim Burrows co-chaired this Night at Sardi’s that honored Keith Carradine, whose family faced the tragedy of Alzheimer’s.

Peter Grad’s memory was acknowledged with the Philanthropy Award.

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ardi’s is that longtime showbiz hangout on West 44th Street in Manhattan’s Theater District. Hundreds of pen-and-ink celebrity caricatures cover the walls, with theatergoers jamming the dining rooms after opening nights when the stars stop by for a libation and supper to read the early reviews.

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he Beverly Hilton ballroom rocked when Kaley Cuoco stripped down to basics as she sang and shimmied to Dance 10: Looks 3 from A Chorus Line, and Big Bang Theory cast members performed. Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunar Nayyar and Melissa Rauch.

As did Peter Gallagher (among those who have performed regularly and whose family experienced Alzheimer’s).

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sides over the FX Network, remembers his parents “looking at each other with stars in their eyes …

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y dad frequently chided mom with naughty sexy innuendoes that embarrassed me. Well, I’d give anything now to hear those randy remarks.”

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pecialists can accurately diagnose the Alzheimer’s disease 90% of the time.

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arning signs include memory loss of events and names ... confusion about time and place … struggling to complete familiar actions such as gettinig dressed or brushing teeth … difficulty finding appropriate words ... completing sentences ... following directions … poor judgments … mood swings.

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Barlow Hospital’s Black & White Gala To Be Held At Vibiana In L.A.’s Historic Core of a hospital,” said gala co-chair Julia van Hees-Aidner, who lives in Beverly Hills. “It’s really an iconic hospital in L.A. because it started as a tuberculosis sanatorium and it’s really quite charming with its little cottages over the hill from Dodger Stadium.”

In fact, before gala co-chair Carrie Brillstein, a Beverly Hills resident, joined Barlow’s board seven years ago and launched a golf tournament fundraiser to honor her husband, the 104-year-old hospital was on few radar screens outside the medical community. Brillstein originally became acquainted with the hospital after her husband, Bernie Brillstein, stricken with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, went through a double-bypass procedure and was transferred to Barlow.

HONOREES–Philanthropists Royce and “His doctor, who we’re honoring, Jennifer Diener are among those being said if there’s ever going to be a way to honored at Barlow’s upcoming gala. get him off the ventilator, we need BarBy Laura Coleman low,” she shared of her experience.

The Barlow Foundation’s 2016 “This is another hidden gem that fundraising gala promises to be quite deserves to be known by the communithe sophisticated affair. The upcoming ty,” said co-chair Jennifer Diener, who “Black & White” soiree, slated for April will be honored along with her hus9th at Vibiana in downtown Los Ange- band Royce. “It was so under the radar les, will honor Royce and Jennifer Di- in the community, we decided we ener, Aaron Kaplan and Dr. Zab needed to raise money and awareness.”

Mosenifar, and features a performance Tickets are $500 per person and

by Grammy Award Winner Steve Tyrell sponsorships start at $5,000. All proand food catered by Redbird. ceeds will benefit Barlow Respiratory “We say it’s L.A.’s best kept secret Hospital.

PALEYFEST–Hollywood’s ultimate TV fan festival hosted by The Paley Center for Media celebrated television’s most acclaimed series with screenings and exclusive conversations at the 33rd PaleyFest Los Angeles. Pictured left: actress Kerry Washington, Executive Producer Betsy Beers and actor Scott Foley arrive at a Paley Fest LA event honoring Scandal at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Photos by Rob Latour for the Paley Center

BEVERLY HILLS STUDENT WINS ART SHOW –Beverly Hills High School junior Sofia Miller raised raised over $10,000 to benefit mental health nonprofits Teen Line and Free Art at Bonhams & Butterfields Auction Gallery by organizing a student art show. Award Winners included: Emma Maisterra, Rasa Barzdukas, Spencer Flores, Alice Petrosova, Brandom Sapp, Izzy Silverman, Rebecca Casey and Keiji Ishida, whose piece called "Since Day One" sold for $1,500. Said Miller: "I am so profoundly grateful for everyone who helped make this possible. I feel proud that the event was able to inspire student artists to foster their passion along with raising money for such an important cause."

Pictured above: overall best in show winner Emma Maisterra, a BHHS student, is pictured with the judges panel (from left): Tom Lawson (Cal Arts), Maisterra, Barbara Drucker (UCLA), Marc Selwyn (Marc Selwyn Fine Arts), and Elena Yu (Hammer).

FABULOUS HAIR– Beverly Hills Royal hairstylist Tina Cassaday launched her Banana Banana Extra-Deep Conditioner for the first time ever in the United States, at Lukaro Salon, 323 N. Beverly Drive. The event included free trichology analyses of individual hair samples, which Cassaday uses to prescribe precise products and results. The entire healthy and innovative product line is coming to the US from England, where Cassaday is a stylist to the Royal family.

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CHLA Researcher Earns $7.1 Million Grant To Develop Cellular Therapy To Treat Digestive System Disorders Dr. Tracy C. Grikscheit of The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles ,(CHLA) has received a $7.1 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Translational Research (CERM) program to develop a cellular therapy for the treatment of nerve disorders Dr. Tracy Grikscheit of the digestive system. These disorders, called enteric neuropathies, include degenerative neuromuscular conditions as well as those caused by a deficient or missing nerve supply to the intestines. Currently, in many cases the only treatment is removing segments of intestine that do not have a properly formed nervous system.

“Our goal is to develop an “off the shelf” cellular therapy to treat enteric neuropathies before patients require surgery or to rescue patients who still have symptoms following surgery,” said Grikscheit, who is also a tenured associate professor of surgery at USC’s Keck School of Medicine.

Working with human induced pluripotent cells (iPS) that have the ability to develop into many human cell types, Grikscheit proposes to generate nerve cells from “superdonor” iPS cell lines that are HLA-matched to a large portion of the population.

This cellular treatment, called Advanced Superdonor Cellular Enteric Neuropathy Therapy (ASCENT), could replace absent or diseased components of the enteric nervous system—the cause of medical conditions such as Hirschsprung disease.

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UCLA Researchers: Zika Linked To Abnormalities, Death New research presents strong evidence that the Zika virus can indeed cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women infected with the virus—with the effects manifesting any time during pregnancy. Some of the abnormalities noted have not been reported in connection with the virus.

In a study published online this month in the New England Journal Of Medicine, researchers at UCLA and at the Fiocruz Institute in Brazil found that clinical and ultrasound data in 29-percent of women who tested positive for the Zika virus revealed associations between infection and “grave outcomes” that included fetal death, placental insufficiency with low to no amniotic fluid, fetal growth restriction and central nervous system damage in the fetus, including potential blindness.

“We have found a strong link between Zika and adverse pregnancy outcomes, which haven’t been documented before,” said study senior author Dr. Karin Nielsen, professor of clinical pediatrics in the division of pediatric infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “We saw problems with the fetus or the pregnancy at eight weeks, 22 weeks, 25 weeks, and we saw problems at 35 weeks.

Even if the fetus isn’t affected, the

virus apppears to damage the placenta, which can lead to f e t a l death.”

Nielsen referred to this link as Zika Virus Congeni- Dr. Karin Nielsen tal Syndrome.

Researchers tested blood and urine from 88 pregnant women who went to the Acute Febrile Illness Clinic at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro between September 2015 and last month with a rash, which is one symptom of Zika infection.

Of the 88 women, 72 tested positive for Zika in the blood, urine or both. Forty-two of the women who tested positive for the virus and all 16 of the women who did not test positive then underwent fetal ultrasounds. The other women who tested positive did not want an ultrasound. The ultrasounds for 12 of those women infected with the Zika virus, or 29 percent, were abnormal; by contrast, the 16 women who were not infected had normal ultrasounds.

Adverse findings in the ultrasounds of women who were infected with Zika virus included fetal death at 36 and 38 weeks gestation, in utero growth restriction with or without microcephaly, calcifications in the brain and poor development of brain structures, abnormal amniotic fluid content or abnormal fetal cerebral, umbilical or placental arterial flow.

To date, eight women have delivered babies that confirmed the findings of their ultrasounds.

Of those, two infants had died in the third trimester of pregnancy. Of the six live births, two were small for gestational age, and a third infant was born with normal weight but with severe microcephaly (an abnormally small head because of no brain development).

Both this infant and one of the small babies had lesions in the eyes which could indicate blindness. A fourth infant was delivered by emergency cesarean section because of no amniotic fluid in the uterus. He had immediate problems because of this, but has recovered and appears to be healthy. Two infants of mothers who had normal ultrasounds have been healthy.

None of the women had any additional risk factors for abnormal pregnancies.

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Beverly Hills Kronish House To Receive LA Conservancy’s Preservation Award

By Victoria Talbot The Los Angeles Conservancy has announced the recipients of the 35th annual Preservation Awards for outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation and Beverly Hills’ Kronish House will be among the recipients.

Each year, since 1982, the conservancy recognizes excellence in historic preservation through a jury of independent experts in architecture, historic preservation and community development.

The Kronish House, designed by Modernist Richard Neutra in 1955, is a 7,000 square foot villa on a flag lot north of Sunset.

In 2011, the home was purchased for the land value at $5.8 million, and the owners applied to cap the sewer in preparation for demolition.

As the only remaining of three Neutra homes constructed in the City, the potential demolition inspired a public outcry after then Associate Publisher of the Courier Marcia Hobbs raised the alarm in the paper and contacted then-City councilmembers including John Mirisch, and preservationists.

Residents had seen too many significant homes fall to the wrecking ball. But after several years of vacancy, the home was dilapidated and had undergone insensitive remodels.

Yet, Hobbs’ and the Conservancy’s efforts led to over 600 letters and emails to stop

the demolition.

The Neutra experience inspired the City of Beverly Hills to create the Cultural Heritage Commission and to give the City an ordinance that delays demolition for 30 days for a home built by a master architect to review for consideration for historic preservation.

Stavros Niarchos Jr., grandson of the Greek shipping tycoon, purchased the house for $12.8 million, and in 2014, the architecture firm Marmol Radziner rehabilitated the historic home, restoring it to its original footprint, adding a

Veterans Transitional Housing on the VA Campus in West LA; the Hotel Normandie in Koreatown; and the Van Dekker House by Rudolph Schindler in Woodland Hills.

The Chairman’s Award will go to the painstakingly restored Clifton’s Cafeteria. Designed by Welton Becket and then-partner Walter Wurdeman, the forest-themed cafeteria is the last of ten Clifton’s, a landmark for 75 years. Sold by founder Clifford Clinton in 2010 to Andrew Meieran, the building had suffered from deferred maintenance and many features had

guesthouse. Even the original Neutra-designed swimming pool remains intact.

Once the home of Jennifer Jones and Norton Simon, this unique home, constructed in the shape of a pinwheel, brought historic preservation to the City of Beverly Hills, now codified to protect such outstanding homes for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.

Project Award recipients this year also include the Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale; the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building by Paul Revere Williams on West Adams; Hollenbeck Terrace in Boyle Heights; the Homeless

been remodeled over. Now, the original façade and features have been uncovered and restored in a project that took four years to complete. It is the largest public cafeteria in the world.

Awards will be presented at the 35th annual luncheon on May 5 in downtown’s Millennium Biltmore Hotel.

The Los Angeles Conservancy, a non-profit membership organization, works through advocacy and education to preserve and revitalize historic architectural and cultural resources.

For more information visit www.laconservancy.org.

Bel-Air Association Elects New Board, Adopts New Bylaws At Special Meeting Last Night

By Matt Lopez A scheduled special meeting of the Bel-Air Association (BAA) went on as planned Thursday evening, despite stall tactics from the organization’s leadership.

Pursuant to the organization’s bylaws, four members have called for the special meeting - with 15 days written notice - took place Thursday at evening at the Bel-Air Country Club.

Just after 6 p.m. at the special meeting, which filled the Bel-Air Country Club's ballroom, 153 members voted in favor of adopting a new set of Bel-Air Association bylaws, which will provide more transparency for residents, and hold developers accountable for work done in the community.

The Association also elected nine new board members.

Additionally, the BAA’s Executive Director Paulette DuBey has been asked to come before the community and speak about her role in the organization.

The special meeting was an attempt by some members of the organization to change the current course of the BAA. The organization has come under fire in recent years by many in the Bel-Air community who feel it has failed to manage development, or assist residents with solving development-related issues.

That meeting led to a hastily-thrown together blog post on the BAA’s official website, which claimed Thursday’s meeting was “not an authorized or legitimate meeting of the Bel-Air Association… any actions or discussions at the… meeting will have no official impact whatsoever on the dayto-day operations, policies or

programs of the Bel-Air Association.”

Adding fuel to the fire about community concerns about the organization’s transparency, that blog was posted without a byline or any signature indicating who wrote it.

To make matters more confusing for Bel-Air residents, the BAA admits right next to the blog posting, in a disclaimer that it includes at the very bottom of its own website, written in all capital letters, that information posted on the blog should be used for “entertainment purposes only” and not be taken seriously.

“THIS BLOG IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NO REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND NO PARTY IS AUTHORIZED TO RELY ON SUCH INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER. IN SHORT, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.” Eric M. George, an attorney representing BAA member Marcia Hobbs, sent a cease and desist letter to BAA Director Bruce Kuyper on Wednesday after it was revealed that Kuyper had contacted prospective members being considered for election to the BAA Board at Thursday’s meeting, threatening “discipline”.

George’s letter said Kuyper’s e-mail, and the BAA’s blog posting disavowing the meeting, are “all too transparent efforts to defeat the exercise

by Association members of their first amendment right to participate in and to seek directorships of a non-profit association… there is no substance or legal merit to your false assertions.”

BABCNC Election Includes First Time Available Open Seats For Bel-Air Residents

By Victoria Talbot The Bel-Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council (BABCNC) is seeking qualified candidates to fill several seats in its June 5 election. Among them,are two seats to represent Bel Air that had historically been filled by Bel-Air Association representatives.

This election is the first time since the neighborhood council was formed that there has been an election for open seats in Bel-Air. The election is part of an effort by Los Angeles decision-makers to provide more democracy by sunsetting HOA entitlements to council seats, said BABCNC board member Dan Love.

Since 2003, the BABCNC has represented neighbor-

hoods, businesses, faith-based institutions, and schools in the hillside area from Laurel Canyon to Sepulveda Boulevard and from Sunset Boulevard to Mulholland Drive. Part of the Neighborhood Council Congress and the Alliance of Neighborhood Councils created by a Los Angeles City Charter in 1999, the councils advise Los Angeles’ mayor, city councilmembers and commissioners. There are over 90 neighborhood councils in the Los Angeles area.

The Bel-Air Association (BAA) had represented the hillside community for over a decade until representatives Ron Hudson and Paulette DuBey ceased to attend meetings.

Since then, by appointment, residents Maureen Levinson and Dan Love have represented Bel-Air, both founding members of BAA’s rival organization, the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance (the Alliance).

“Upon realizing that the Bel-Air district did not have a voice with the Bel-Air/Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council, the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance approached the BABCNC and were advised that the Bel-Air District had no representatives since the BAA withdrew it’s affiliation about 3 years ago—leaving two empty seats on the Board and no voice with the BABCNC, said Levinson.

“I am unsure why the BAA

withdrew from the BABCNC. I heard it was over some petty matter. Dan Love and I began to attend the board meetings as well as the BABCNC’s Planning and Land Use committee meetings.”

To fill the empty seats, the board appointed Love and Levinson.

Asked if the BAA could explain why they withdrew their representatives, spokesman David Gershwin told The Courier that, “BAA members continue to be members in good standing of the BABCNC.” (Editor’s note: this is not an accurate statement, according to records.)

The BABCNC represents residents throughout the hillside region but Howard and

DuBey no longer sit on the board.

Gershwin refused to explain why BAA left, or how the area was being represented during their absence. He said “any resident” of the area could run for election and “thousands” were also members of the BAA. (Editor’s note: the actual count is less than 500 members.)

Gershwin claimed that the two left because the by-laws changed, but sources and documents show that was not the case.

In the Motion to Approve Levinson and Love in 2014 and 2015 the BABCNC states, “Whereas over the past three years BAA has chosen to no longer participate on the (see ‘BABNC’ page 14)

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(MASS) to a ”provide point-topoint, on-demand service to residents and visitors throughout the City,” with a driverless shuttle.

Finally, Mirisch addressed the proposed Townscape project, which is a residential, of-

Mirisch closed with more nostalgic images of Beverly Hills as home, and “Home” will be the theme of his upcoming year as mayor, beginning with a Sing-Along event with Gary Greene and the LA Lawyers Philharmonic next

ultimately has to stop with the Council,” he said, the city manager and City Hall, “exist to serve the residents, not the other way around.” Mirisch, who started the Sunshine Task Force. “I intend to continue to look at ways to make our local government more accessible, more transparent, more ethical, more responsive and more responsible.”

Speaking of the Hilton’s plans to bring a 26-story condominium proposal to the voters, he said, “In my opinion using the initiative process is not the right way to make complex landuse decisions.”

FAMILY AFFAIR – Kevin Krasne escorts his 94-year old grandmother Gerry Mirisch also Holoff as Jim Krasne swears in Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne. pledged again to address the complex issue of fice, retail and hotel complex Thursday at the Academy of funding pensions for municipal that would encompass over Motion Picture Arts and Sciemployees as well as bringing five acres in the City’s Enter- ences at 7:30 p.m. improvements to Southeast tainment District where the Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne Beverly Hills, two signature is- City’s first off-leash dog park is pledged to continue her vigisues that Mirisch has always going to be built. lance in pursuing cutting edge championed.

“Rather than more build- technology and infrastructure The new mayor revealed a ing, I’d like to see us develop a improvements, including surprise initiative to make Bev- green space for people on most groundwater wells to improve erly Hills “take the lead over of the rest of those five acres... the City’s water supply, fiber the next year in paving the way Adding to our collective quali- optic cable, underground utilifor the use of driverless vehi- ty of life, which sometimes, ties and his City-sponsored ulcles in public transportation.” quite frankly, is so much more tra-high speed Internet, “Fiber He proposed a Municipal Au- important than the City’s treas- to the Premises,” to each home tonomous Shuttle System ury.” and business.

Good Shepherd Center’s 2016 “Homeless No More” Gala Photos by Reggie Sully

Father Vincent Lopez and Tom Blumenthal

Margaret and Ronald Preissman

Patti Vericella, Sister Anne Tran, Archbishop José H. Gomez and GSC boardmember Pasquale Vericella

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T Songstress Alexis Gershwin To Bring City, British Stars Honor Shakespeare Anniversary, Press Her Uncles’ ‘Classics’ To The Catalina Conference Heralds BritWeek Event At The Wallis Singer Alexis Gershwin, niece of the famed songwriters George and Ira Gershwin, will present a concert of their “classics,” Gershwin Sings Gershwin, at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22 at the Catalina Bar & Grill, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.

Gershwin eschews refering to her uncles’ music as “standards—”It doesn’t live up to what they are”—preferring to call the songs everyone knows as “classics—romantic music that never dies.”

Choosing from her uncles’ exhaustive repertoire is hard, Gershwin says, so she picked ones “that I fell in love with at first sight; where I was moved by the music and lyrics.”

So the show will include The Man I Love, Embraceable

Alexis Gershwin

You, I’ve Got A Crush On You and more, “plus surprises by other composers I love,” reveals Gershwin.

She’ll also include anecdotes about her weekly dinners at Uncle Ira’s Roxbury Drive home. “I loved going there.”

Tickets are $20, plus dinner or a two-drink minimum. To purchase and for more information, call 323-466-2210 or visit www.catalinaJazzclub.com.

Mayor John Mirisch and Bob Peirce of BritWeek will host a press conference on Thursday, March 24, recognizing the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and the start of the 10th annual BritWeek in Southern California.

Famed Shakespearian scholar Louis Fantasia and British actors Jimmy Akingbola, Joan Van Ark, Neil Dickson, Judy Geeson, Jane Carr, Jack Lowe, Michael York and Lexie Helgerstrom will be on hand to accept a proclamation from Mirisch, declaring “Shakespeare 400 Day” in Beverly Hills.

The actors are members of the cast of Murder, Lust & Madness, to be performed at the Wallis on Saturday, April 23, the opening night of BritWeek10.

“So much of life’s wisdom is found in Shakespeare,” Mayor Mirisch said. “We are forever enriched because he saw the world as ‘this great stage of

Ioan Gruffudd

Joe Spano

fools’ with all its humor, sadness and desire.”

“To paraphrase the Bard himself ‘we come to praise Shakespeare, not to bury him,’” said Fantasia, who is directing the production in the Bram Goldsmith Theatre at The Wallis.

“Even though this is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we are actually celebrating the life and works of the greatest playwright and poet in the English language.”

Narrated by Ioan Gruffudd and Joely Fisher, the show will feature actors including Joe

Spano, Sir Patrick Stewart, Harry Hamlin, Michele Greene and more, in scenes from Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo And Joan Van Ark Juliet, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and more, plus Shakespeare-inspired pieces like the balcony scene from West Story.

“It’s 90 minutes of Shakespeare’s greatest hits,” says Fantasia. “It’s a roller-coaster ride of human emotion. The language and intensity are unmatched in English literature.”

Tickets are $75 and available by visiting http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2491676.

For more information, visit www.britweek.org.

Temple Of The Arts Celebrates ‘Shared KCET To Air World Heritage Of Freedom’ Tonight Premiere Opera The 40Live Tonight

voice City of R e f u g e ’s award-winning gospel choir “Spirit of David” and Stanford University’s Dr. Clarence B. Dr. Clarence B. Jones, former Jones personal counsel, draft speech writer and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will join Rabbi David Baron at 8 p.m. tonight for the Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theater’s (8440 Wilshire Blvd) special Shabbat service celebrating the “Shared Heritage of Freedom.”

Jones joined the team of lawyers defending King in the midst of King’s 1960 tax-fraud trial; the case was resolved in King’s favor in May 1960. Jones and his family relocated to New York to be close to the Harlem office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

The evening will include a screening of the trailer for the soon-to-be-completed docu-

Clarence Jones and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

mentary Shared Legacies, telling the story of the Black Jewish alliance during the early days of the civil rights struggle. Director Dr. Shari Lynne Rogers will attend the service.

Said Rabbi Baron: “We must strengthen the bonds of brotherhood in every generation to preserve the freedoms we cherish for future generations.”

Public TV station KCET will present a live broadcast of the new opera Fallujah, tonight at 8 p.m. The opera, described as the first opera to tackle the Iraq war experience and the bitter battle of Fallujah, is having its world premiere with Long Beach Opera through Sunday, March 20 at the Army National Guard Armory on Seventh St. in Long Beach. (www.longbeachopera.org.)

The opera and broadcast are the result of a unique partnership between Kim Spencer, founder of Link TV and senior programming executive at KCETLink who works with the station to acquire and develop projects; Charlie Annenberg Weingarten, who creates Explore.org documentaries which air on Link TV; and Marine veteran Christian Ellis, who Weingarten met producing the documentary Fish Out of Water, and upon whose war experiences the opera is based.

“The reason I’m passionate about this work and why I want to capture it for live TV is that I found it really moving,” says Spencer, who saw a workshop of the production in Vancouver. “It shows veterans dealing with their demons, with a strong cast from the Long Beach Opera who play Christian’s (Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Houston in Heather Raffo’s libretto) war buddies, and who afterwards provide support.

Tobin Stokes’ “score with poignant melodies” includes orchestrations with electric guitary and the Iraqi oud.

Directed by Emmy winner Ken Shapiro the broadcast, filmed by nine cameras, will also stream simultaneously on KCET.org/Fallujah and LinkTV.org/Fallujah.

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Presents “The Holocaust As History And Warning” On March 21

By Laura Coleman The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum presents “The Holocaust as History and Warning” on Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus in Los Angeles.

The presentation will delve in today’s fears, which are eerily similar to the time of Adolf Hitler.

The evening’s discussion will pull from a new book authored by Dr. Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University. The book, “Black Earth,” offers a provocative perspective on the origins of the Holocaust. Dr. Snyder’s analysis urges guests to learn the lessons of the past—and better under-

stand their own nature—before it’s too late.

“These presentations are essential in furthering Holocaust education with our partners in the community through public programs, panel discussions and traveling exhibitions, among other means,” said Steven Klappholz, the Museum’s director of the Western Regional Office.

“The Holocaust as History and Warning” presentation is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

Individuals interested must register at ushmm.org/events/los-angeles. Contact the Museum’s Western Regional office at 310.556.3222 or email at western@ushmm.org with questions.

TAKE A BOW –Former Beverly Hills High School student Román Zaragoza showcases just where a good education can take you as he performs on stage as part of Native Voices at the Autry Presents: They Don't Talk Back, which runs through this weekend.

Pictured left: Kholan Studi and Román Zaragoza perform on stage. For more information, visit: https://theautry.org/nativevoices/theatre-native-voices.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Theatre 40’s latest production, British playwright R. C. Sherriff’s (Academy Award nomination for the Goodbye Mr. Chips screenplay) mysterydrama A Shred Of Evidence, will play through Sunday, April 17 at the company’s Reuben Cordova Theatre on the BHHS campus, 241 Moreno Dr. Directed by Jules Aaron, the play concerns a successful British engineer,about to be elevated to a major executive post, who may have been in a hitand-run, but was too drunk to remember. Desperate to protect his life and family, he creates an alibi for a crime he may or may not have committed.

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• • • • • The Markaz will present its Salon Algerien, featuring Algeria’s music, food and culture beginning at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19 at The Markaz, Arts Center for the Greater Middle East, 5998 W. Pico Blvd.

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Tickets are $20, including the dinner and 8:30 p.m. program. To RSVP and for more information, call 323-413-2001 or visit www.themarkaz.org/.

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Tickets, $20 in advance, ($30 at the door) are available online at musiccenter.org/sleepless, at the Pavilion box office, 135 N. Grand Ave. or by phone at 213-972-0711.

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WHEREFORE ART THOU–Juliette is an innocent, playful, one year old, seven-pound toy poodle. She was intercepted in the parking lot of the high kill San Bernardino city shelter by one of the rescue volunteers of ShelterHopePetShop.org as she was about to be abandoned by her owners. Those looking for a new love of their life may contact Shelter Hope at 805-379-3538.

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board, even after numerous requests to return to the council to participate in and contribute to council matters; “Whereas during the past few years, the stakeholders living within the territory claimed

by BAA have been without representation on the board to address matters impacting their immediate neighborhood and community; “Whereas the bylaws of the council will soon be amended and designate the territory previously claimed by BAA as a “district” of the council, subject to the public election of one board member by its stakeholders;” Love was appointed on July 23 2014, and Levinson on April 22, 2015.

Gershwin would not respond to the appointments. Instead he continued with a stream of insults to this reporter which characterized the discussion.

Begun two years ago by Ticketmaster founder Fred Rosen and a board of residents, the alliance has actively sought to curtail large-scale excavation activity that has threatened to undermine the safety, infrastructure and peace in the area, as well as unsafe building practices and oversized, dangerous development that threatens the safety of residents and severely tax the water, roads, electrical and general infrastructure of Bel-Air. In a very short time, the group has risen to challenge the Bel-Air Association dominance. Once an automatic membership for all residents, they now have a choice of being represented by people who will fight city hall and engage Building & Safety, or any city department on behalf of residents.

The group has met opposition from the Bel Air Association, which was established in 1942 to encourage development with offices prominently

BEVERLY HILLS located at the East Gate entrance on Bel Air Road. The fledgling development by Alfonzo Bell was founded in 1923 with large residential lots that continue to make this the lowest population densities in the city and the county.

Part of the reason for the low density is the unstable, steep hillsides and the substandard streets that are too narrow for oversized vehicles. Taking advantage of a luxury land boom, developers are eyeing the most undesirable parcels for developing and overdeveloping on parcels which are improved to the peril of the residents.

Gershwin did not answer inquiries about whether the BAA planned to run candidates to oppose Levinson and Love, who are seeking to retain their appointed seats in the election.

Candidate registration began Feb. 21 and closes April 6.

Elections will be held on June 5 at Harvard Westlake Middle School, 700 N. Faring Rd., Los Angeles 90077 from noon – 4 p.m.

Seats up for election include Bel-Air District (2), BelAir Glen District (1), Beverly Park Estates District (1), Franklin Canyon/Coldwater Canyon/Mulholland /Crest District (1), North of Sunset District (1), members-at-large (2).

Interested qualified, individuals should visit the website at www.babcnc.org or Empower LA, https://lacity.quickbase. com /db/bkn82ct2f.

Candidates will hold a meet-and-greet April 27 at American Jewish University (AJU), Rm. 233, 15600 Mulholland Dr. 7-8 p.m.

BABCNC will also have a selection for the Custodians of Open Space (1 seat), Private Schools Grades K-6 (1 seat), Private Schools Grades 7-12 (1 seat) and Faith-Based Organizations (1 seat). Candidate registration for the selection began Feb. 19 and closes March 27.

The selection will be on May 25 at AJU 7-8 p.m.

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Steve Geanakos Named New Beverly Hills High School Varsity Football Coach

UP IN THE AIR – Amanda Block, Beverly Hills High senior pole vaulter, had a strong performance for the Normans at last weekend’s Redondo Nike Track Festival.

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Beverly Hills High School Track Team Has Strong Showing At Redondo Nike Track Festival

By Matt Lopez It’s an atmosphere unlike almost any other at a track meet in California.

With a booming DJ playing music, food stands, Nike apparel stands, the annual Redondo Nike Track Festival is almost more of a concert than a track meet.

But make no mistake, track and field is still the reason to show up, and last weekend’s event once again hosted many of the state’s top track and field teams and individual athletes.

Beverly Hills High School was no exception, making an appearance and flexing its muscle in a variety of track and field events.

Amanda Block came up big once again on the girls side, taking third place in the pole vault, clearing 11-6 in a competitive field of some of the top pole vaulters in Southern California.

Stephanie Archer ran a 5:56.73 in the girls varsity 1,600 meter run.

On the boys side, Jonathan Cohen ran a solid 9:57.25 in the boys varsity 3,200 meter run. Shimon Dubner ran 10:05.16, Jason Cohen ran a 10:15.16 and Mohammed Abikenari ran 10:18.64.

Stanley Wu took third place in his heat of the 300m hurdle, and took fourth in his heat of the 110 hurdles in 16.11.

Raehaan Poonja took fourth place in his heat of the boys 100m in 11:07.

The Normans were back on the track Thursday at Beverly Hills High for an Ocean League dual meet against El Segundo, but results were not available before The Courier’s press time. The Normans will also participate in Saturday’s California Relays at Cerritos College, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Swimming Amy Okada had a stellar showing for the Beverly Hills High girls swimming team last weekend at the Mt. SAC Winterfest Championships at Mt. SAC college.

Okada took third place in the 50yard freestyle and fourth-place in the 100-yard fly. In the 50-yard freestyle, Okada swam a finals time of 23.90 seconds. In the 100 fly, she logged a time of

54.46 seconds.

Baseball After dropping their first three games of the season, the Normans bats have come alive in the past week, winning two straight, beginning with a 6-4 win over Lynwood on March 15 and a 14-0 drubbing of New Roads a day later at La Cienega Park.

The Normans are 2-3 on the young season and return to the diamond today at 3:30 p.m. for a nonleague tilt with St. Margaret’s of San Juan Capistrano. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m. at La Cienega Park.

Softball The Normans softball team is rolling, compiling a 4-1 record after a close 7-6 win over Crossroads on March 15.

That victory came on the heels of a 12-0 rout of Brentwood on March 14.

The Normans’ only loss thus far this season came in a 6-0 decision to St. Monica on March 12.

The Normans aimed to continue their winning ways Thursday in a nonleauge game against Marymount at BHHS. Results were not available before The Courier’s press time.

Boys lacrosse The Normans boys lacrosse team is 2-2 on the season after a 13-5 loss to Downey on Tuesday in a nonleague match.

Kyle Khalili had three goals and Zach Antin had two goals in the losing effort. Ethan Grabel had eight saves.

Next up for the boys lacrosse team is a nonleague match Friday against Hart at 6 p.m. at BHHS. Boys tennis The Normans have lost two of three, but are looking strong against some of the elite competition in Southern California.

Most recently, on March 14, the Normans lost a close nonleague match to host Peninsula, 11-7.

Prior to that, the Normans lost to another Bay League team in Mira Costa in a 14-4 nonleague match on March 8.

BHHS’ last win came on March 1 in an 11-7 nonleague victory over Windward. BHHS swept all nine doubles sets in the victory.

By Matt Lopez Steve Geanakos, a Beverly Hills High School science teacher and assistant football coach, has been named the school’s head varsity football coach, principal Dave Jackson confirmed on Wednesday.

Geanakos replaces Charlie Stansbury, who resigned last week after compiling two wins in three seasons as coach. The Normans have won just six games over the past five seasons, with the absence of permit students and a declining number of players trying out for football contributing to the program’s downfall.

Geanakos, affectionately referred to as “Mr. G” by his students, will look to turn that around. He is in his 28th year teaching and eighth within the Beverly Hills Unified School District. Immediately upon being hired b BHUSD, he began assisting with coaching various sports programs, including the football team, track team and girls basketball.

During his time as a football assistant coach, Geanakos has been freshman offensive coordinator and has coached linebackers and special teams on the varsity squad.

“I think the time was right for me, I’ve known a lot of these kids for a while and they’ve gotten to know me,” Geanakos told The Courier. “I’ve gotten a chance to become acclimated in the community. I know what the program’s

capable of, where it’s been and how to hopefully get it back there.”

After Stansbury resigned, the coaching position – per district policy – was first floated within the district to qualiSteve Geanakos fied, certificated personnel.

Geanakos, who said he also applied for the position in 2013 when Stansbury was hired, threw his name in the hat and was chosen.

Geanakos made no bones about what he feels will be his biggest challenge – getting an adequate number of students to participate in football.

“We need to get to a level of safety where parents feel confident in allowing their kids to play,” Geanakos said.

“The majority of students I talk with, athletes who are not playing football, tell me it is because their parents are concerned with injury.”

Geanakos said he plans to address that with minimal-contact practices, with focus on proper tackling form being done in the wrestling room on mats, not on the football field.

Geanakos’ hire must still be formally approved by the Board of Education at its March 29 meeting.

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At School of Rock they believe the best way to learn music is to play music. The school takes students from the lesson room to the stage, developing both their confidence and musicianship with programs designed for all skill levels, including it Summer Camps.

In the year-round programs, School of Rock teaches guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards & drums and combines weekly private music instruction and group band rehearsals to prepare students to take the stage in front of live audiences in an authentic concert setting.

School of Rock’s immersive method inspires students to be their best. Instructors get them playing music as quickly as possible because they know that is what they want to do. As a result, the school’s students become more interested in the theory of music.

The school delivers an authentic experience using professional equipment, a staff of experience musicians, and performances on real rock stages, at real rock venues in front of real live audiences.

Additionally, summer camps at School of Rock are inspiring, immersive and insanely fun. Days are packed with activities designed to make musicians better—fast—at all skill levels.

Students can start their musical journey, or take their music to the next level with camps and intensives.

There’s something for every musician with camps centered on performance, improvisation, music history, recording, and more.

Camps culminate with a live concert or recording project.

For ages 7-17. There are several School of Rock’s in the area for students and parents to choose from, including West LA and the Fairfax District.

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Los Angeles Proposes First Comprehensive Zoning Code Overhaul in 70 Years

By Victoria Talbot The Los Angeles Department of City Planning is holding forums on the first revision of the City’s entire Zoning Code, a massive project that will update the 1946 manual of 67 pages that has expanded to become a 700-page behemoth of amendments, conditions and overlays.

City fathers could not have imagined that Los Angeles would one day encompass 469 square miles with 3.8 million people, making it the second largest city in America.

From downtown to the hillsides and beaches, the city encompasses a multitude of neighborhoods, each with

unique topography and circumstances that must be addressed to better meet needs of developers and residents.

Over the decades, the code has become unnecessarily complicated and no longer reflects best practices.

The Zoning Code, “has become a document that is no longer fiscally effective or sustainable for property owners trying to build, neighbors trying to figure out what can be built, or the city staff required to review development proposals,” according to the City’s recode.la website.

The project began in 2014 with zoning evaluation and, in 2015, the Downtown Zoning

Code and Web-Based Code were established.

In 2016, the plan is to create a Citywide Zoning Code and finalize the Web-Based Code that will then be adopted in 2017.

The planners are ready to unveil a “sneak peek” of the new Zoning Code at several public forums. An overview presentation will be presented with information stations where stakeholders can ask questions and see details.

Comments from previous forums have been incorporated into the document.

The public forum for the Westside will be held on April 6 at 6 p.m. at the Iman Founda-

tion, 3376 Motor Ave., Los Angeles CA 90034. The public is encouraged to participate and to become informed, as this will affect the future direction of development in the City. On the Westside, with projects like the massive Martin Cadillac village on the horizon, every voice is important.

Other locations include South LA, March 26; South Valley, April 2; East LA, April 16; North Valley, April 20; and Harbor, April 9. A Zoning Advisory Committee meeting will be held April 27, 6-8 p.m. at the Robert Janovici Conference Room, Room 525 City Hall, 200 North Spring Street. The agenda is pending.

METRO

deficient as provided in the Tentative and as indicated at oral argument,” the brief declared. “Plaintiffs further request a declaration that FTA’s actions in approving the FEIS and ROD violated NEPA and Section 4(f) and that, until such violations are remedied, any federal funding awards and any entering into a full-funding agreement for Phase 2 would be unlawful.“ The Beverly Hills Board of Education has been at the forefront of a David-versus-Goliath battle ever since 2011, when Metro unveiled a decades-old map alleging the existence of five active faults running underneath BHHS. Subsequently, the BHUSD and the California Geological Survey (CGS) trenched, using the most up-to

date technology, and discovered that Metro was wrong.

Concurrent with BHUSD’s own investigations, Metro determined that putting a subway station along Santa Monica Boulevard, the “preferred” route planned as part of the $5 billion L.A. County subway expansion project, was not viable due to the discovery of the purported faults. Instead, in 2012, Metro codified in its Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) that the only alternative was to run a subway tunnel under the high school to a Century City portal at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars.

By Metro’s own estimations, that change is costing the agency $200 million more.

Despite investigations by the CGS and others debunking

the existence of active faults under BHHS, the supposed existence of which Metro used to eliminate the Santa Monica Boulevard station option, Metro refused and continues to refuse to reexamine the ostensibly inaccurate report on which it based the decision to run a subway tunnel directly under the high school.

Judge Wu faulted the FTA for failing to take the requisite “hard look” required under NEPA. In addition, he faulted the FTA for condoning an imbalanced approval process.

Last October, the Court of Appeal ruled that it was affirming the trial court’s denial of the BHUSD’s and the City’s challenges to Metro’s FEIR. Judge Wu emphasized that was “a different case.”

guests can enjoy a holiday-inspired à la carte menu, along with regular brunch offerings, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Call 310-860-7990. Holiday-inspired afternoon tea and bites are available at Parq Bar, March 25-27, at $75 per adult, $35 per child. Call 310-860-7800.

Il Cielo: Bring friends and family for the restaurant’s annual Easter Brunch, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a $55 prix fixe menu. Call 310-276-9990.

SIXTY Beverly Hills: Caulfield’s Bar and Dining Room hosts Easter Brunch with a special à la carte brunch menu, Bottomless Mimosa Smash Bar and Bottomless Bloody Mary Hot Sauce Bar, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 310388-6860.

208 Rodeo: Easter Brunch includes Foie Gras French Toast, Crab Benedict, Lamb Roast and Lobster Tail from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 310-275-

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Bouchon: Enjoy an a la carte brunch menu and Easterinspired black board special, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 310-271-9910.

Fleming’s Steakhouse: Dig into a three-course Easter-inspired brunch menu from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $39.95/person and a children’s menu for $18.95/child. Call 310-2788710.

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At the Feb. 3 court hearing, Judge Wu faulted the FTA for failing to adequately disclose the risks connected with tunneling through an area riddled with abandoned oil wells and pockets of potentially explosive methane gas.

In a plaintiff’s joint post-argument supplemental brief, filed March 8, representatives for the BHUSD and the City requested that the Court issue appropriate declaratory relief and have the Record of Decision (ROD) vacated and the Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) redone.

“The Court should declare the FEIS and ROD to be legally

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a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 310-3853901.

Montage Beverly Hills: Scarpetta hosts a festive brunch buffet Easter Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with children’s activities, including an Easter Egg Hunt. Brunch is $110 per adult, $35 per child (ages 512). Call 310-860-7970. Meanwhile, at The Rooftop Grill,

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Woofstock, the event was rained out, but donations continue to come in through the City’s website.

So far, in addition to the $100,000, Bosse has pledged $5,000 for a bench. The Courier and Park and Recreation Chair Frances Bilak have also pledged $5,000 for benches.

An anonymous donor has pledged $25,000 and Tina Sinatra will be donating an undisclosed amount in memory of her father, Frank Sinatra.

Online donations have reached $6,053.

“There needs to be at least $1.1 million for the dog park,” said Marcia Hobbs, promising to help raise the funds, “so that it can encompass more shade, plantings, benches, additional dog water stations, agility equipment, green walls to protect the dogs from injury and hopefully an art piece.”

At a special meeting of the Recreation and Parks Commission Monday, commissioners agreed that recognition for donors will include publication for smaller donations in the Quarterly Community Services Brochure.

Permanent recognition for larger donations will be tiered at levels of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 and up, with recognition prominence correlating with the size of the donation.

Staff is researching several options, including brass paw prints and bones, for example, and investigating the feasibility of placement options in the park.

Recommendations will include streamlining the requirements for a permit to having dogs licensed.

To be licensed, dogs must have a certificate of sterilization (or in special cases, the owners pay higher fees so their dogs can remain intact) and they must be vaccinated for rabies.

The commission has also waived any fee for permits, recognizing that this is a public park funded by a city allocation and hundreds of thousands of dollars from donations.

Trees, they decided, not shade structures, will provide shade, and the commission is recommending there be five to ten trees, depending on the canopy size and shade projections.

The commission’s recommendations will be presented at the April 5 City Council meeting following the installation of John Mirisch as mayor.

With approval, the staff can begin the bid process for construction.

It is anticipated that the park will open in late summer.

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TERRI FRANK (Continued from page 1)

fact, all five boys walked to school at El Rodeo and Beverly Hills High School.

Terri recalled receiving an award once for her boys’ perfect attendance.

“None of them missed a day of school,” she said. And today, all of her sons, Cliff, Robby, Laddy, Jeff, David, have successful careers.

“Everybody knew the brothers five,” Terri recalled.

And then there was their honory “sixth” child, a 75pound Bassett Hound named Max. “Every kid who grew up and went to El Rodeo knew this dog,” she said. And it wasn’t just that the Frank’s home was the first stop for a tightknit group of friends on their way home from school; Max had a clever way of sneaking out of the house and going to local spots.

“He was like a Houdini in getting himself out,” Terri described. “He was notorious for taking off and doing his own thing.”

From crossing Wilshire Boulevard on his own in time to the “click-click” sound that cross walks used to emit and riding the escalator at Robinson’s-May to getting treats at Trader Vic’s inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel to showing up at BHHS and tapping on the door of her sons’ classrooms with his paws, Max was quite the dog.

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effective leadership requires using those skills in the context of the environment in which they are now working. Good leaders learn from their past experiences, good and bad, and use them as they try to build something new.

The Courier: What is the most important issue of the day in Beverly Hills that people need to be aware of?

Gold: We live in this wonderful and comfortable place.

Much of our quality of life comes from the revenue generated by tourists who want to stay, dine and shop here. At the same time, those same tourists create impacts on that quality of life. We need to be mindful of the balance between those two things and work to insure that people still want to visit

JPA

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importance of having more frequent meetings and better communication.

The BHUSD is poised to return to voters in November with a bond measure to complete its comprehensive schools renovation program.

Thus, it is incumbent upon the

With the exception of family dinner, which Terri called “sacrament”, her five sons were given a breadth of freedom from a young age.

Today, she treasures her 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

“Five boys in this house was a big challenge because I was the first house all the kids could walk into,” she recalled.

“We didn’t have keys then.

There was no sense. The kids would lose them.”

Born just on the edge of the Great Depression in New York City, Terri learned early on the importance of independence.

Terri’s father, an NYPD detective who was instrumental in the bootlegging business, received a fair amount of notoriety after arresting Dutch Schultz, a notorious gangster who was virtually untouchable during the mob era. He also showed her the importance of helping fellow mankind.

“He was an interesting man; Mr. Detective himself.

Truly,” she described. “If we were driving and he saw someone being mugged or manhandled, he’d stop the car and go after the guy.”

The youngest of four children, Terri moved to California when she was 16 and lived briefly with her brother who was attending UCLA before moving up north to attend San Francisco Art School.

After graduation Terri returned to L.A. and briefly con-

sidered a career in interior design. She also needed dental work, which is how she met her husband, a rising star in the field of endodontics.

“We met on a week day, started dating and two weeks later we were engaged,” she recalled of the man she remained married to for 56 years until he passed away.

While Dr. Frank built up his prominent dental practice, eventually settling his office in Century City, Terri worked to create a loving home. She became active in the PTA and involved herself in community service and politics.

“Beverly Hills and I go back a long time,” she said. “I remember the houses on Rodeo Drive...and what a big deal it was for the kids to see horses galloping on Rodeo.”

Once Terri’s sons got a little older, she opened up an antique shop in West Hollywood.

Culled from trips to Europe two or three times a year, Terri filled the shop with mostly French provincial antiquities from the 18th century.

Her husband, in turn, after teaching as a professor at USC for almost 40 years, became such a prominent endodontist that he was able to lecture all over the world, affording the two of them the opportunity to adventure all over the world with purpose.

“I stay here because of the memories,” she shared.

Beverly Hills, but we thoughtfully manage the impacts of those visitors.

The Courier: The BHUSD has always been a key component of the City’s success. How important is the JPA to the City and how can the relationship between the City and BHUSD grow even stronger?

Gold: We have started the discussion with the Beverly Hills Unified School District about the JPA. This relationship is important to both the city and the schools. The schools need the money; we need the facilities. Much of the youth sports programs, after school programs and summer camps happen on school grounds. The city does not have sufficient facilities to provide all of the programming our residents desire.

I am optimistic that we will be able to bring this to a mutually beneficial resolution sooner

than later.

The Courier: What drew you to public service and what are your future plans in this arena?

Gold: My involvement within the community started with my daughter and youth sports. I got involved with those organizations and ultimately served on the Little League board. Along the way, I met Willie Brien who asked me to work for his school board campaign. Following that, I applied and was selected for Team Beverly Hills which led me to apply for the Traffic and Parking Commission. Through all of this, I worked on other peoples’ campaigns and on other ballot initiatives. Finally, it was my time to run for election. I have three more years in this term. It is premature to make plans beyond that.

district to provide a list showing what will be taking place with a successful bond measure passage, in the absence of its passage, and timeline for each of those two scenarios.

Goldstein assured the City that at least for next year, nothing would be unavailable that the City now makes use of for programs.

In fact, as a result of the district’s ongoing renovation program, additional assets are likely to become available, such as 80 new parking spaces at Horace Mann that the City can use nights and weekends.

Then next JPA meeting, which is open to the public, is slated to take place in three weeks.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 18). Your efforts to educate yourself on a subject will turn into an entirely new career trajectory.

Because you have a tendency to become captivated by your interests, others will find you captivating as well. You could become a teacher in April. June features luck through markets and festivals.

You'll travel far in August. Leo and Sagittarius adore you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You may feel like you need to go out of your way to explain yourself, but resist. Less is more. You have nothing to prove. Besides, if they don't understand you by now, they might just be the wrong audience for you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). So you're not who you wanted to be?

Excellent -- because who you are is the best person to be. You'll get proof of this in the afternoon, and hopefully it will relax you.

You are enough!

TAURUS (Apr.20-May 20). Boredom can be a positive force. If you were never bored, you wouldn't be half as creative as you are. In order to really feel your boredom, don't rush to fill the void of inactivity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Think ahead to next week. How can you make your life less stressful? It will take some planning, but all the efforts you make today on the matter will be so worthwhile.

Future you will be thanking current you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know what you're doing. You're very aware of the big picture and the minutiae, too, and you're able to zoom in and out at will. Because of this, you'll accomplish what you couldn't when you were being less flexible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're very aware of your most attractive qualities, and you try to lead with them, but it doesn't always work out that way. The ones who you feel very close to will get the real you and love you all the more for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The order you create around you will contribute to an excellent "user experience." This is part of why so many people want to be near you. You're a stabilizing influence.

Tend to those systems. They support the best in you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Slipping into an excellent mood is the first order of business. The small challenge you can easily win -that's the one to start with. It will set you up for bigger and better things.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You'll check quite a lot off your list today. This is a good time to remember that the spirit in which things are done is even more important than what it is that you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While you chew on a hard truth, a white lie is on your lips. This might be the more compassionate thing to say, but just so you know, the truth is going to come out eventually.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your contribution is huge, though it doesn't feel that way to you. You have no idea how much your cooperation matters. In fact, you set the whole tone of a group.

Everything goes better because of you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can't always tell the difference between good luck and bad luck, but today it will be extremely clear. Your stomach will let you know. Delays could be very positive, giving you the chance to connect with someone.

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

Jimmy Delshad

Glenn Close

Peter Bernard

Carl Reiner

Marvin Gayle

Sue Rosenwasser

Lily Collins

Bruce Willis

Kathy Ireland

Holly Hunter

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS–Bruce Willis, Lily Collins, Glenn Close, Sue Rosenwasser, Patrick McGoohan and Ursula Andress (Mar. 19); William Hurt, Peter Bernard, Edoardo Ballerini, Jerry Reed, Holly Hunter, Carl Reiner, Kathy Ireland and Theresa Russell (Mar. 20); Timothy Dalton, Matthew Broderick, Al Freeman Jr. and Gary Oldham (Mar 21); George Benson, Jimmy Delshad, Marvin Gayle, Bob Costas, Matthew Modine, Lena Olin and William Shatner (Mar. 22); Dani Beck, Ed Gallagher, Marvin Gayle, Liam Curtin, and Amanda Plummer (Mar. 23); Louis Anderson and Lara Finn Boyle (Mar. 24);

Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup Joan Mangum It was an uplifting evening. when the Children’s Burn Foundation held its Giving New Hope benefit honored Doug Mancino with its “Spirit of Humanity Award,” along with Sandy and Larry Post with the “Giving New Hope Award.”

Held at The Beverly Hilton, the more than 700 attendees enjoyed cocktails while bidding on mystery boxes and a silent auction which featured a selection of jewelry, fashion, beauty and entertainment, travel and gourmet food packages.

A Bruno Mars video had us dancing our way into the ballroom where we were welcomed by Barbara Pratt, council president of the Children’s Burn Foundation and event co-chairs Kathy Toppino and Tracy Smith. Fritz Coleman, KNBC’s weathercaster and a stand-up comedian in his own right, was one terrific emcee per usual We also enjoyed a musical performance by violinist Daniel Simantob (son of councilmember Minoo Simantob) He was accompanied by pianist John Kevin Hilbert.

Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this evening such a high success, raising nearly $1.5 million. ******

CHILDREN’S BURN FOUNDATION–The Giving New Hope benefit for Children’s Burn Foundation drew a huge crowd to The Beverly Hilton. Top photo (from left): Barbara Pratt, CBF Council president; Kathy Toppino, co-chair; honorees Doug Mancino, Sandy and Larry Post; and Tracy Berliner Smith, co-chair; above photo: Suzanne Kayne and Dr. Richard Merkin; below (from left): Patty Nickoll, Sandi Rosenbaum, Brindell Gottlieb, and Elinor Turner; and Barbara Fodor. Photos by Lee Salem

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Associates-IMC, an auxiliary of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, is hosting “A Morning with Norman Lear” on Sunday, April 3, at Brentwood’s Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel. Pam Atherton will conduct an upfront-and-personal interview with the legendary TV producer, responsible for All In The Family and countless other hits. A few tickets are still available for the brunch, so call 818-774-3375. It’ll be great fun!

With apologies to Cole Porter, “It was just one of those things-just one of those crazy flings.” And so it was as the Palm Springs Art Museum presented its “Once Upon A Time in the Land of Art.” The annual museum gala is consistently one of the three most glamorous events of the Desert’s social calendar. This year guests entered a long passage with lavishly-gowned, gossamer-winged fairy guides providing direction to the museum’s outdoor sculpture garden for early cocktails, music and chit-chat. Then, it was off to the adjacent Annenberg Theater were two major Broadway performers, John Barrowman and Sally Ann Triplett, along with the pop/classical fusion string quartet, Well Strung, provided a captivating performance.

Après the performance, guests made their way – again guided by a bevy of long-legged, gossamer-winged fairies – to the museum’s main atrium where a catered, sit-down dinner was provided for guests of the $750 fairytale themed evening.

The visual surprises didn’t end with dessert or the post-dinner dancing.

When it came time to leave, guests exited the museum’s atrium down a broad, long flight of stairs ART MUSEUM–On hand for the museum upon which a single slipgala were (above): Margie Victor and per, seemingly discarded, Broadway star John Barrowman; (below) laid along the side of the Diane Deshong and Sen. Barbara Boxer. staircase. Obviously left behind by a damsel rushing to make it to her coach before the stroke of midnight at the bottom of which was a waiting white coronation coach and horse. She needn’t have rushed, when we got to the bottom of the stairs, her white, life-size coronation coach and horse were patiently waiting.

The talent and vision to produce an evening like this costs money, far more than received from ticket sales. Fortunately the evening was made possible with Double Platinum sponsors Donna MacMillan, Harold Matzner, JoAnn McGrath, Stacy and Greg Renker.

“It was,” as Cole Porter might say, “great fun.” ****** Here come the gals! No matter what it’s called at present, or for nearly the preceding half-century, the first major event of the ladies golf season is upon us March 312 to April 3.

Founded by Dinah Shore in 1972 and now known as the ANA Inspiration (in recognition of its sponsorship by All Nippon Airways), the tournament has been held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage since its inception and is the second oldest golf tournament continuously held at the same course. The tournament (still called the “Dinah Shore” by long-time Desert residents and tradition-bound golf fans) has two distinguishing features to help make it unique.

First is the traditional winner’s jump, fully clothed, into the body of water known as Poppy’s Pond that surrounds the 18th green. The first jump into the pond was that of legendary Amy Alcott in 1988. Since that time, it has become one of golf’s most memorable traditions, with the winning golfer, her caddie and parents making an exuberant dash into the water.

Second is the influx of ladies by the thousands, from around the world, who want to get an up-close-and-personal look at their favorite golfers as well as attend the numerous (and sometimes raucous) parties that take place off the fairways. Information is at 760-834-8872.

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 • Planwell – C2 Reprographics – www.c2repro.com • FW Dodge McGraw-Hill – www.construction.com • iSQFT – www.isqft.com • Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com 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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 • • • •

Planwell – C2 Reprographics – www.c2repro.com FW Dodge McGraw-Hill – www.construction.com iSQFT – www.isqft.com Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com

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.

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 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, 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 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.

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 pro-

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PUBLIC NOTICES St., Pasadena, CA 91107; posal 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.

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

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 –––––– 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 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016044593 The following is/are doing business as: BRIGHT ENTERPRISES 426 S. Norton Ave. #108, Los Angeles, CA 90020; Laren Bright 426 S. Norton Ave. #108, Los Angeles, CA 90020; Penelope Bright 426 S. Norton Ave. #108, Los Angeles, CA 90020; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Penelope Bright, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 25, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– 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,

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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 –––––– 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 –––––– 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 with the County of Los Angeles: February 23, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016038377 The following is/are doing business as: JOURNEY TO JUSTICE TELEVISION 5419 Hollywood Blvd. #C-125, Hollywood, CA 90027; Peter Thomas Carrillo Sr. 5419 Hollywood Blvd. #C-125, Hollywood, CA 90027; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2016: Peter Thomas Carrillo Sr., Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 18, 2016; Published: March 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016046561 The following is/are doing business as: LOMBARDY PROPERTIES 2080 San Pasqual St., Pasadena, CA 91107; Candace Smith 2080 San Pasqual

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NOTICE OF SALE 2013 THOROUGHBRED, SUMMER CLASSIC BY SUMMER BIRD Pursuant to KRS Chapters 376 and 424, Newtown Station, LLC, will sell at public auction that 2013 Thoroughbred, SUMMER CLASSIC, (SUMMER BIRD/ GLORY BLAZE’13) (“Thoroughbre d”), to satisfy its first lien in the amount of $7,588.57, plus interest and additional expenses incurred from February 26, 2016 until sold, subject to the terms and conditions including, without limitation: (i) at the time of the sale, buyer shall make full payment in cash or certified funds; and (ii) buyer shall take title AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties of any kind being made by Newtown Station. The auction shall take place on Friday March 25, 2016 at 1:00pm at 2300 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511. All inquiries may be made at (859) 227-1453.

–––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016048112 The following is/are doing business as: TESLA OPEN SPACE FUND 14307 Califa St., Van Nuys, CA 91401; Marina Schwabic 14307 Califa St., Van Nuys, CA 91401; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein November 03, 2015: Marina Schwabic, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 29, 2016; Published: March 18, 25, April 01, 08, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016053247 The following is/are doing business as: 1) NIRVANA STREET PICTURES 2) NIRVANA STREET FILMS 3) NIRVANA STREET MEDIA 4415 Ambrose Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90027; Pink Mohawk And A Guitar, Inc. 4415 Ambrose Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90027; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Sven Nilsson, Vice President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 04, 2016; Published: March 18, 25, April 01, 08, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016049547 The following is/are doing business as: B4 LITERACY PROJECT 2102 Century Park Lane #416, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Susan Chodakiewitz 220 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Renee Suchowiecky 2102 Century Park Lane #416, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2016: Susan Chodakiewitz, General Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 01, 2016; Published: March 18, 25, April 01, 08, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016063575 The following is/are doing business as: INSURGE-ENT 8977-1/2 Keith Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069; Insurge-Ent LLC 8977-1/2 Keith Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein March 01, 2016: Rachel Sheedy, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 16, 2016; Published: March 1, 25, April 01, 08, 2016 LACC N/C

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City of Beverly Hills for the purpose of qualifying and enacting The Beverly Hills Garden and Open Space Initiative (the “Initiative”). A statement of the reasons for the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows: In 2008, the Beverly Hills City Council (“City Council”) approved the “Beverly Hilton Specific Plan” (the “Specific Plan”) authorizing the construction of a new 170 room East Luxury Hotel and two residential buildings (an 8-story residential building and an 18-story residential building, with a total of 110 condominiums) on the approximately 8.97-acre area bounded by Wilshire Boulevard to the north, Santa Monica Boulevard to the east and south, and the centerline of Merv Griffin Way to the west (the “Property”).

Several implementing actions—including a General Plan amendment necessary to effectuate the Specific Plan—were approved at the same time.

On November 4, 2008, the registered voters of the City of Beverly Hills approved the General Plan amendment via Measure H, allowing the Specific Plan to be implemented.

The construction of the East Luxury Hotel is underway on the Property and completion is expected in 2017. Construction of the residential buildings has not yet commenced. This Initiative will amend the Specific Plan to eliminate the approved 8-story residential building along Wilshire Boulevard at Merv Griffin Way and consolidate it with the approved 18-story residential building along Santa Monica Boulevard at Merv Griffin Way, resulting in one 26-story residential building. The Initiative will also amend the Specific Plan to provide for the creation of a new garden along Wilshire Boulevard at Merv Griffin Way, increasing the gardens and open space throughout and enhancing the overall aesthetics of the Property and the City. The new gardens and open space created by the Initiative will be open and accessible to the public, hotel guests, event guests, and residents.

T.S. No.: 2014-02451-CA A.P.N.:5808-016-015 Property Address: 5027 Louise Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG ______/s/___________ _____/s/____________ BUOD NG IMPORMASYBruce C. Corwin Linda J. Briskman ON SA DOKUMENTONG The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY purpose and points of the proposed measure: LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG AN INITIATIVE MEASURE TO AMEND THE BEVERLY HILTON SPE- TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU CIFIC PLAN TO COMBINE THE 8 STORY WILSHIRE CONDOMINI- NÀY

UM BUILDING WITH THE 18 STORY SANTA MONICA CONDOMINIUM BUILDING RESULTING IN ONE 26 STORY BUILDING WITH ADDITIONAL HEIGHT AND TO REPLACE THE WILSHIRE BUILDING WITH 1.7 ACRES OF GARDEN OPEN SPACE THAT IS GENERALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUBJECT TO REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS DETERMINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/08/2007.

UNLESS TAKE ACTION TO This initiative concerns the 8.97 acre parcel bounded by Wilshire YOU PROTECT YOUR PROPBoulevard, Merv Griffin Way, and Santa Monica Boulevard. On the ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD property today is The Beverly Hilton Hotel and under construction AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF is the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE In 2008, the City of Beverly Hills approved a "Beverly Hilton NATURE OF THE PROAGAINST Specific Plan" (Original Plan). The Original Plan authorizes two CEEDING residential buildings, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, conference facili- YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. ties, and accessory structures.

Trustor: SALVADOR GARCIA AND EVA N. GARCIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. The Original Plan authorizes two resi- Western Progressive, dential buildings totaling 110 residential units. One is an 8 story LLC building at the Merv Griffin/Wilshire corner. The second is an 18 Recorded 10/13/2006 as No. 06 story building at the Merv Griffin/Santa Monica corner. Together, Instrument 2278801 in book ---, the buildings have 26 stories totaling 297 feet in height. page--- and of Official in the office of The Initiative combines the two residential buildings into one 26 Records the Recorder of Los story, 328 foot building at the Merv Griffin/Santa Monica corner Angeles County, and expands a footprint by approximately 2,500 feet per floor. It California, allows 30 feet above the roof for pool facilities and mechanical Date of Sale: 04/13/2016 equipment. It also reduces a 35 foot setback along Santa Monica at 11:00 AM

If adopted, this initiative would amend that Original Plan. Among other changes, this amended plan (Initiative) would combine two residential buildings into one larger building and create open space.

Boulevard to 20 feet and adds 10 "accessory staff rooms" to the 110 approved residential units. The accessory staff rooms will be Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN no greater than 500 feet and will not have kitchen facilities.

OPEN SPACE. In place of the residential building at the Merv Griffin/Wilshire corner, the Initiative reserves those 1.7 acres for a garden and open space. The space would generally be open to the public during reasonable hours established by the property owner and may to be closed from time to time for events at the property owner's discretion.

CONFERENCE/HOTEL FACILITIES. The Original Plan authorizes a two-story, 29 foot, Conference Center along Wilshire Boulevard.

The Initiative replaces that Center with a one story, 17 foot, "Conference/Hotel Facilities Addition." It moves the hotel pool for the Beverly Hilton to the roof of the addition. Pool amenities may be 18 feet above the roof for a 35 foot total height.

LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 1,822,351.03 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR DESIGN REVIEW. The Original Plan requires the developer to NATIONAL BANK, A obtain design approvals from the City's Architectural CHECK DRAWN BY A Commission. The Initiative limits the Architectural Commission to STATE OR FEDERAL ministerial approvals of any final designs in substantial conform- CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A ity with the design in the Initiative.

STATE OR FEDERAL WATER. To reduce the project's water demands, the Original Plan SAVINGS AND LOAN requires all new buildings to be incorporated into a "graywater ASSOCIATION, A SAVASSOCIATION OR system." The Initiative requires collection of gray water from new INGS SAVINGS BANK SPECIbuildings; but it only requires gray water to be used on gardens FIED IN SECTION 5102 and landscaping.

OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORPublished 03/18/16

IZED TO DO BUSINESS the sale the opening bid may be less than the total IN THIS STATE: debt All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now NOTICE TO PROPERTY held by the trustee in the OWNER: The sale date hereinafter described shown on this notice of property under and pur- sale may be postponed suant to a Deed of Trust one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, described as: trustee, or a court, purMore fully described in suant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. said Deed of Trust.

The law requires that information about trustee A.P.N.: 5808-016-015 sale postponements be The undersigned Trustee made available to you disclaims any liability for and to the public, as a any incorrectness of the courtesy to those not street address or other present at the sale. If you common designation, if wish to learn whether your sale date has been any, shown above. postponed, and, if appliThe sale will be made, cable, the rescheduled but without covenant or time and date for the sale warranty, expressed or of this property, you may implied, regarding title, call (866)-960-8299 or possession, or encum- visit this Internet Web site brances, to pay the http://www.altisource.com remaining principal sum /MortgageServices/Defau of the note(s) secured by ltManagement/TrusteeSe the Deed of Trust. The rvices.aspx using the file total amount of the number assigned to this 2014-02451-CA. unpaid balance of the case obligation secured by the Information about postproperty to be sold and ponements that are very reasonable estimated short in duration or that costs, expenses and occur close in time to the advances at the time of scheduled sale may not the initial publication of immediately be reflected in the telephone informathe Notice of Sale is: tion or on the Internet $ 1,822,351.03.

Web site. The best way If the Trustee is unable to to verify postponement convey title for any rea- information is to attend son, the successful bid- the scheduled sale. der’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the Date: March 8, 2016 return of monies paid to Progressive, the Trustee, and the suc- Western cessful bidder shall have LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary no further recourse.

C/o 30 Corporate Park, The beneficiary of the Suite 450 Deed of Trust has execut- Irvine, CA 92606 Sale ed and delivered to the Automated undersigned a written Information Line: (866) request to commence 960-8299 http://www.altiforeclosure, and the source.com/MortgageSer undersigned caused a vices/DefaultManagemen Notice of Default and t/TrusteeServices.aspx Election to Sell to be For Non-Automated Sale recorded in the county Information, call: (866) where the real property is 240-3530 ____________________ located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL Trustee Sale Assistant BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on WESTERN PROGRESthis property lien, you SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTshould understand that ING AS A DEBT COLthere are risks involved in LECTOR ATTEMPTING bidding at a trustee auc- TO COLLECT A DEBT. INFORMATION tion. You will be bidding ANY on a lien, not on the prop- OBTAINED MAY BE erty itself. Placing the USED FOR THAT PURhighest bid at a trustee POSE. auction does not auto03/18/16, matically entitle you to Published: free and clear ownership 03/25/16, 04/01/16 –––––– of the property. You should also be aware that FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME the lien being auctioned STATEMENT 2016040114 The off may be a junior lien. If following is/are doing business as: you are the highest bid- 1) BEVERLY HILLS ORGANIZER der at the auction, you 2) BEVERLY HILLS CLOSETS are or may be responsi- 242 S. Tower Dr., Beverly Hills, CA ble for paying off all liens 90211; Beverly Hills Organizer, senior to the lien being Inc. 242 S. Tower Dr., Beverly auctioned off, before you Hills, CA 90211; The business is can receive clear title to conducted by: A CORPORAthe property. You are TION, registrant(s) has NOT to transact business encouraged to investigate begun the name(s) listed herein: the existence, priority, under Linda Koopersmith, and size of outstanding President: Statement is filed with liens that may exist on the County of Los Angeles: this property by contact- February 19, 2016; Published: ing the county recorder’s February 26, March 04, 11, 18, office or a title insurance 2016 LACC N/C company, either of which –––––– may charge you a fee for FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME this information. If you STATEMENT 2016040115 The consult either of these following is/are doing business as: resources, you should be BARNES INTERNATIONAL aware that the same REALTY 222 N. Canon Dr. #206, lender may hold more Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Barnes than one mortgage or International Luxury Real deed of trust on this prop- Estate Inc. 222 N. Canon Dr. #206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; erty.

The business is conducted by: A NOTICE OF CORPORATION, registrant(s) TRUSTEE'S SALE Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of

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 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016040111 The following is/are doing business as: 1) 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 –––––– 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 –––––– 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 –––––– 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 INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Teresa Ann 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 –––––– 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 N O T I C E — Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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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.

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LEASES STARTING AT $4,250/MO.

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT

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

Granite counter tops, custom cabinets, ample closet space, stove, dishwasher, fridge, A/C, balcony, secured entry, gated —————–––– parking, gym, laundry, etc...

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Call 310-273-4600 Ext. 1 Loaded with Amenities Granite Kitchen, Bathroom 310/948-4725 Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. in the unit, Hardwood Floors, 3 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATHS 329 S. REXFORD DR 926 S. BEDFORD ST. Central A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas NEWLY REMODELED TOP FLOOR DUPLEX Fireplace, Vertical Blinds, 24/7 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH LUXURY UNIT Approx. 1,800 sq.ft.

2397 SQUARE FEET Digital Surveillance – Controlled LIGHT AND BRIGHT New kitchen with granite Entrance, Assigned parking. Newly remodeled with marble 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH counter tops, center island 12’ High ceiling. NO PETS floors, new carpets, new newly remodeled on second

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$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.

Like new with granite countertops, stainless

and includes all appliances.

Fireplace, nice backyard and SANTA MONICA carport pkng. $4,975/MO. 427 Montana Ave.

Av a i l a b l e for Rent. $1,095,000 TO $1,795,000 Close to Beach .

Please Call: ONE CENTURY 310/394-7132 $3,488,000 TO $28,950,000 $1,699,000 TO $2,599,000

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352 S. MAPLE DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS

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

Call 310/729-8884 Local business of 30 years needs employee parking BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. and willing to pay 1212 S. LA JOLLA $100 / Month OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY Contact: info@cgk.cc MAR. 20th • 12pm-3pm if interested

CENTURY PARK EAST $525,000 TO $1,169,000

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HOUSES FOR LEASE

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windows. Granite counters, floor with A/C and 2 parking. central air/heat, fireplace, $2,350/MO. wet-bar, laundry facility Sam: 310/422-6026 and 2 car-port parking.

Beverly Hills Schools

8560 W. Olympic Bl.

Call 310/526-1484 —————–––– Gorgeous Large Studio Apartment In Beverly Hills or Great Office Freshly Painted, 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

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

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

Yard, laundry & parking.

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

WEST HOLLYWOOD •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• •• Doheny Dr., North •• • •• of Santa Monica • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath.

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

COMPASS GOLD PROP. Marty: 310/293-2205

Old World Charm!

Bright, intercom entry, fridge, stove, laundry fac.

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING. 310/531-3992

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

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Den + 2 Bath •

236 S. REXFORD DR. Quiet 6-Unit Bldg. Lrg. unit. Balcony, Walk-in closet, Luxurious & Bright 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath intercom entry, laundry 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Upper front unit. facility, elevator, prkg. with hardwood floors, all Hardwood floors, a/c • CHARMING & BRIGHT • unit, laundry on appliances including Close to Cedars, premises, 1-parking. washer/dryer in unit. restaurants, shopping Clean & Convenient. $2,750/MO. & transportation.

Cat OK • $1,700/Mo. Call 310/926-6088 323/658-6151 • 310/276-1528 • or 310/409-6014

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One bedroom, one bath gorgeous apartment Amazing location adjacent to the new James Hotel

8491 FOUNTAIN AVENUE W E S T H O L LY W O O D Call 310/741-2156

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• 2 Bd.+2 Ba. 1 BED, 1BATH $3,250MO & $3,400MO • 1 B d . + 1 B a .

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

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

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

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

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

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

BRENTWOOD

FOR RENT ON

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ROBERTSON/BURTON WAY 1343 Carmelina Ave. - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

IMMACULATE LARGE SINGLE

• Bright Unit • On-site laundry, on-site parking.

Close to transportation.

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• Spacious Units •

BEVERLY HILLS Call 323/252-5600 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba.

Penthouse Great Views!

• • BRENTWOOD 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • 11730 SUNSET BLVD. French doors in bdrm. to • NEWLY REMODELED patio overlooking pool

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

310/820-8584

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• GORGEOUS UNITS • ••••••• Central air, Rooftop pool, pool, elevator, deck, central air, on-site laundry, elevator, intercom intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr. entry, on-sight laundry, gym, parking.

• 310/246-0290 • • Free WiFi Access • CLOSE TO S H O P S & D I N I N G ~ 310/476-3824 ~

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120 S. Swall Dr. • BRENTWOOD • 922 S. Barrington Av. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • Fireplace, balcony, • • • • • • •

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•••••••• Balcony, dishwasher,

a/c, heated pool, WiFi, elevator controlled access, on-site laundry, parking. Close to Brentwood Village, to Cedars/shops/trans. Shops & Restaurants.

310/247-8689

• 310/826-4889 •

310/449-1100

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H O L LY W O O D

1769-1775 N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • • • Single • Bachelor

Controlled access, laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

323/851-3790

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1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

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WiFi, a/c, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking, pool.

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Lots of • • Character & Charm!

Glass Fireplace Newly Remodeled.

New hardwood flrs., granite counters, stainless steel appl., alcove fireplace, fridge, laundry facility, gated parking, intercom entry, WiFi and more.

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340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

• • • • • Spacious 1 Bdrm + 1.5 Bath

CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., SHOPPING & 1 BLK. Balcony, controlled TO W ESTWOOD P ARK . access, parking, 1628 Westgate Ave. 310/478-8616 elevator, on-site laundry. ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ Close to shopping, B r i g h t & A i r y.

• WESTWOOD • Dishwasher, great restaurants Intercom entry, on-sight 10933 Rochester Ave. and Metro.

Jr. Executive parking, on-sight 213/732-9849 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • 310/552-8064 • laundry facility.

Spacious a/c, fireplace, Rooftop jacuzzi Close to transportation.

LAFAYETTE PARK pool, controlled access, with panoramic 310/820-1810 274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. laundry fac., prkg. city views.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • Free WiFi Access •

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CULVER CITY Granite counter tops, stainL.A.’S FINEST, MOST LUXURIOUS W E S T W O O D 3830 Vinton Ave. less steel appliances, APT. RENTAL 1380 Midvale Ave. • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • air conditioned, new * * * * * * •

—————–––– Newly Updated 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

Approx. 1,100sf.

Patio, dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking.

C LOSE TO S CHOOL , F REEWAY & T RANSPORTATION .

lush garden * * * * * surrounding pool, • Single 10905 Ohio Ave. gym, elevator, etc. * * * * * ••• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ••• Hrwd. flrs., granite Newly Remodeled • • Great Views Wifi, Bright, controlled counters, dishwasher, Great views, controlled central air, balcony. access, balcony, access, balcony, pool, elevator, • Free WiFi • laundry facility, prkg. Call: 310/470-4474 elevator, lrg. pool, prkg, on-sight laundry.

Close To U.C.L.A. H IKING IN R UNYON 310/477-6856 **CENTURY CITY** C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD Beverly Glen B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

W E S T W O O D •22201 S.Bd.+1 Ba. • 323/467-8172 1409 Midvale Ave.

Very Spacious, A/C, wet bar, dishwasher, • • • • • • • balcony, intercom entry, laundry facility, • •Single• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • on-sight laundry, prkg. elevator, parking.

“The Mission” Single Pool, sauna, • • • • • Close to Cedars-Sinai, Close to shops+dining. • Westwood • WiFi, pool, elevator, intercom entry, Beverly Center, 310/826-0541 elevator, on-site shops, cafes • • • • • controlled access, onlaundry, parking. sight laundry, parking. & transportation. BRENTWOOD • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. All Utilities Paid.

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• WESTWOOD • SANTA MONICA

WILSHIRE CORRIDOR 550 Veteran Ave. 519 S. Barrington Ave. 10445 Wilshire Blvd. • • • • • – The Grand (the only • 2 B d . ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ +2 Ba. 2 Bdrm. + 1.5 Bath apartment left at the Grand) • 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Condo • • • • • Bright unit. in excellent condition Very spacious, Dishwasher, On-site Large kitchen, Large dining granite counters, laundry, parking. room area, Sealed-in Patio, microwave, intercom Close to Approximately 1900 Sq. ft. entry, on-sight launBrentwood Village.

Call 310/550-8006 dry, parking & WiFi. 310/472-8915 close to UCLA WESTWOOD • &Very Westwood Village.

W E S T L . A . •550 Veteran Ave. 310/208-5166 1433 Brockton Ave. • • • • • Spacious • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Bachelor • WILSHIRE Laundry facility, CORRIDOR ••••• parking.

10530-10540 Very spacious, Close to shopping, Wilshire Bl. granite counters, dining & microwave, intercom ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ transportation. entry, on-sight launPlease Call: dry, parking & WiFi. • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • 310/479-0700 Very close to UCLA ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Village.

Luxury Living W E S T L . A . & Westwood 310/208-5166 with valet,

Spacious, hardwood flrs., huge closets, built-in w/Full Kitchen + Fridge a/c, dishwasher, pool, 6ft & 7ft Closet space. elevator, controlled ELEVATOR, laundry rm, • 310/442-8265 • access, laundry gated, quiet, no pets, facilities. No pets.

WEST L.A. 424/343-0015 no smoiking building.

Great Location!

320 S. Clark Dr. 1236 Amhearst Ave.

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Houseman, Staff 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. Engineers, Switchboard, ( • • • ----- • • • ) Security Staff, 2 Bdrm. + 1.5 Bath Switchboard, Saunas, • • • • • • Business Center, Pet 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. PlayLand, Restaurant, Good closet space, a/c, Acres of Flower Gardens elevator, dishwasher, and Grassy Lawns. controlled access. Close For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

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Chose from 2 Unobstructed City Views Renovated with newer kitchens Luxurious Baths Jumbo Balconies Carpet & Hardwood

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2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $6,700/month

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• • • • •

6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury

310/473-1509

hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities.

Easy freeway access 213/382-102 1

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custom cabinets, granite 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath countertops, stone entry, Single pool, health club, spa. Balcony, air conditioning • Free WiFi Access • dishwasher, controlled • Close to UCLA • access bldg., WiFi,

615 S. Cochran Ave.

401 S. HOOVER St.

• Controlled access, • S i n g l e on-sight laundry, • • • • • • • a/c unit, kitchenette. •Control access, pool, • Single •

323/937-9126 pool, on-sight laundry, Close to Museums, dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry gym, parking.

The Grove and parking.

310/477-6885 & Restaurants.

213/385-4751 • 310/864-0319 • Close to U.C.L.A. 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

BEVERLY HILLS

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ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

WANTED

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN ADDITION TO

ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

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by Len Aaron, co-founder of Aaron Brothers $1500 each Limit 3 per client 310/294-0008

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BEVERLY HILLS

Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR For the last four months, Beverly Hills citizens have been outraged by the deflection of the City Council to heed their concerns about the decimation of 196 mature trees which beautified Santa Monica Boulevard for more than 50 years. At first, the council’s action was understandable since the City staff had failed to inform the council that the trees were to be removed. Since then, the councilmembers reaction has been dismaying. Just consider their individual conduct: To former Mayor Julian Gold, it’s just trees–no problem. The health issue has been solved by covering the earth. We will appoint a citizen’s committee to investigate; then we will not appoint a committee; then we will hire an independent investigator but not enable the investigator to have subpoenas issued–or maybe we will. We will not require those subpoenaed to testify under oath because they will take the 5th amendment which means it will be a waste of time and resources. After all, they will tell the truth without the need to be placed under oath.

Councilmember Willie Brien claims to be resigning, but not until he has done his best to block any meaningful investigation. He commended City Attorney Carol Lynch’s Jan. 5 report to the public and the council, the same one all the other councilmembers have faulted, as has its own author (Ms. Lynch).

Dr. Brien attacked fellow residents who dared to take issue with his defense of the developer and the City staff, He defended the developer, not on the grounds of his conduct, but because he is a highly regarded philanthropist and a friend.

Councilmember Nancy Krasne who claimed to be offended by the destruction of the trees and initially supported a thorough investigation by a citizens committee, then dramatically reversed herself (for unstated reasons), and joined Dr. Brien by ignoring the developer’s conduct because he is highly regarded.

Councilmember Lili Bosse said she was shocked that staff had secreted the facts surrounding the decimation of the trees and vowed to attend all citizen committee meetings while they were investigating the clear cutting of the trees, to read all the emails and reports, and to have a thorough investigation by a citizen’s committee. Then she too changed her mind, and four months later is waiting for the yet to be determined process, to play out.

Newly installed Mayor John Mirisch joined Councilmember Bosse, expressing his shock and outrage that the staff had failed the council. He vowed to have a thorough investigation conducted, and to hold those found to be at fault, responsible. Yet four months later, we are still waiting.

We citizens deserve more than delays, deflection, cronyism, cover-ups, and excuses. We look to our new mayor, John Mirisch to do his job, to fulfill his promises, and to make us proud to be citizens of Beverly Hills, a place beyond glamour and a place of principle where we are honored to raise our families.

Louis Lipofsky ****** The “Let the Voters Decide” ad in The Courier looks very nice, but why did the sponsor cut off the condominium tower and only show the first 12 stories of the proposed change they desire? Isn't their new proposal for a 21-story building? It seems to me that a 21-story building might look very different from the rendering they're showing. So why did they choose to show less than 60-percent of the building's height?

Also, while the park looks very nice, who does it benefit? Where are people supposed to park? Other than the hotel, there isn't any convenient parking.

Owners of properties on adjoining streets will demand and should receive restricted parking, which leaves the hotel as the only option, at hotel prices.

Realistically, the only people probably using the park will be hotel guests, which is fine, but don't attempt to sell the proposed change to the plan by packaging it as a park for residents, when that's not its primary, secondary or even tertiary purpose.

This proposal isn't about creating a park for residents. I think it's really about money. After all, it costs a lot less to build one taller building than two smaller ones, plus, they would then have the potential for development of the green space at some future.point.

If the developers of the project wish to modify the existing plan by having voters decide (the same path they chose to follow in 2008), isn't it incumbent upon them to disclose complete and accurate information?

Jay Jacobs ****** The Beverly Hills Post Office is arsenic…toxic if

you will! As a 45-year resident of the City, I've never been treated like a slave to an unworkable and broken system as the post office. All the letters The Courier has printed have pointed out the problems residents are still receiving and tried to fix, all which have been reported and fallen on deaf ears....

Here’s mine for this week: Mail slot in door which is sometimes used. After posting a large message asking that all delivered mail--which usually happens in the dark around 6:30 p.m. or even later-be deposited through the slot ….

When I open my door, catalogs are usually placed on my step, often causing me to slip and when there is wind and rain, the mail is blown all around the area. I pay my own bills instantly so credit companies never receive payments. However, when I receive other people’s mail--some of which are bills-am I supposed to deliver and, if, so, where are they?

When it’s a neighbor receiving my mail, they put in through my slot...after noticing it is not theirs.

I will not go to the Maple Drive facility for anything. The behavior of the employees there is unacceptable and totally explosive. I was a witness to an altercation at the Beverly Drive facility, which has maybe two windows available at 5 p.m. have two windows open which is not nearly enough as this is its busiest time. Customers try to hold their composure but this is a very dangerous situation as tempers have been known to flair.

The residents of Beverly Hills do pay taxes, etc. for some kind of safety and responsibility in our fine City. I do expect courteous and professional behavior from the local branches of the U.S. Postal Service. It appears we are not getting to the correct people at the U.S.P. S. and those we do reach simply don't care...at all!

Perhaps we should contact ABC-TV’s 20/20 or CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes...both of which might love to have a story like this, especially about Beverly Hills— “the garden spot of America!!” Nothing else has worked - I don't want apologies nor any excuses. We are paying and suffering for incompetent services.

The postal employees are being paid and rewarded for this behavior. I've been informed the “proper” offices in our federal government have been notified but they apparently don't care. I’ll take a “yes” or a “no” but will not tolerate being ignored.

As my mother used to say: “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,”...but we are far beyond this!!

Marcia Moussa ****** I know many residents, friends and neighbors are confused after reading about another version of the Beverly Hills expansion and saga in the paper the last few weeks. It seems to be the unfurling of the next expansion of The Beverly Hilton and is very simple.

In 2008, our residents led a hard fought and contentious campaign/referendum to stop the Hilton from building the massive Waldorf Astoria at Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards, one of the busiest corners in Los Angeles County. The grass-roots campaign lost by about 168 votes, many of which were tainted.

The Beverly Hilton got its entitlements and now decides to propose its second version–this time one involving a Hilton-led referendum to get Beverly Hills voters to cast a “yes” vote to building a 26-story tower on Santa Monica Boulevard instead of two buildings on Wilshire. The hotel digs once instead of twice, the residents get full page ads, and lobbyists selling us a garden area on hotel property, telling this is great for us.

What is concerning is Beny Alagem, the owner of The Beverly Hilton, can come back a few years from now to plead he wants to expand his original, older hotel just a little bit and needs his green space in order to do it...version #3.

Again the residents get sold a bill of goods thanks to high paid lobbyists who have no problem using nuance to confuse the citizens of our City.

Once upon a time, Beverly Hills residents would never be bought over an appetizer, glass of wine or goody bags to PTA parents to get them vote a certain way.

Let’s hope our neighbors and friends understand what’s at stake here and what little we have left for our future.

We may not be a village anymore but should hope we have enough pride in our town so that we can treasure some kind of vision for the residents’ quality of life.

Susan Mishler

Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter ****** Beny Alagem’s real reason for proposing the park is to maximize his profits by building one large building.

What is particularly appalling is the deceiving stock picture your article used. As with previous deceits, the rendering he provided cuts off the 26 story proposed condominium building at approximately 10 stories as it would be most shocking to see what the actual height of his 26 story building would be in relation to the existing buildings and Beverly Hills’ wonderful existing scale.

Will he get away with it again? It would be appreciated if you could use the same excellent reporting skills in dealing with this matter as you used regarding the shameful tree removal and its cover-up.

Tom Roberts ****** In 2008, Beverly Hills elected officials and voters approved a plan to allow the construction of the Waldorf-Astoria and two residential buildings on The Beverly Hilton property– an 8-story building along Wilshire and an 18-story one on Santa Monica Boulevard. The approved plan also includes a package of Transportation improvements that would add new traffic lanes, a new traffic signal, improved sidewalks, and landscaping for pedestrians.

The Beverly Hills Garden and Open Space Initiative would remove the residential building on Wilshire, combining two buildings into one. For many of us–including El Rodeo School parents and neighbors in the area–this would be a great relief. In the place of that building would be publicly accessible gardens at the Wilshire gateway to our City. As last week’s op-ed in The Courier noted, these gardens would be more than twice the size of those next to the Montage Beverly Hills. There will be a restaurant modeled after Tavern on the Green in Manhattan’s Central Park. And Beverly Hills residents would get to keep all the road and sidewalk improvements of the original approved plan. What’s not to like.

I hope we get the opportunity again to voice our opinion and help shape the future of our City by having the initiative on the November ballot.

Fred Afari ****** I live in Beverly Hills and manage seven buildings here. Right now we have a huge problem. I have spoken to Inspector Miller in Building and Safety who has been as helpful as he can though the problem is that 416 N. Oakhurst Dr. uses BH 90210 but is only half in Beverly Hills.

They have blocked the alleyway between Doheny/Oakhurst’s cross street Beverly Boulevard countless times and, in these extreme times of water conservation, power washed the building last Saturday. There is now unsafe scaffolding installed that falls down in the wind. They also fill up our trash bins with all their trash. In fact, several buildings that are really in Los Angeles do the same thing so my tenants have nowhere to put their trash which is a health hazard.

I spoke to James in public works who is aware and has helped as much as he can and also explained that we can't have more trash bins because there are only three buildings which should be using them. Construction is also taking place at 137 N. Doheny Dr., also adjacent to Beverly Hills, where they continually block the alley, stopping me and my tenants from getting out of our parking spaces.

So far I have had to call the BHPD 15 times.

The owner of that property is a Mr. Soulimani who lives at 911 N. Rexford Dr. who drives his Mercedes with no plates, continuously parking behind 417 and 417-1/2 N. Doheny Dr., blocking me and our other tenants in. When I ask him to move, he just laughs.I have to resort to calling the police, thereby wasting their valuable time.

He continuously comes around on nights or weekends so there really is nothing I can do but call BHPD to get him moved.

I have written letters and called city of Los Angeles and also called L.A. Councilman Paul Koretz’ office and spoke to Shawn Bayliss. These L.A. inspectors have done nothing, rarely even turning up if they make an appointment. Continuously blocking the alleyway is a safely hazard and I have two tenants who have had strokes and could at anytime need emergency services. I need to make this public knowledge as I don't even see any sign that either of these two properties have the required permits.

Denise Gershon

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