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California State Agency Backs BHUSD Experts: ‘No Faults Under Beverly Hills High’

BHUSD Lawyers Want Metro EIR Revoked

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority hit Beverly Hills Unified School District below the belt when it alleged that earthquake faults ran underneath Beverly Hills High School. If that was true, existing buildings could be declared seismically unsafe and new

John Mirisch Ready To Lead As Mayor Of Beverly Hills

Human Relations Commissioner Barbara Linder was honored last week.

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RELAY FOR LIFE: 8-yearold Jenny Cohen finds hope in her battle.

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Joan Rivers reviews Broadway’s Picnic.

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Samuels’ Family gift supports CHLA internship program.

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APPLE BALL HONOREES — Real estate magnate and philanthropist Michael J. Libow heads up the list of honorees for the 2013 BHEF Apple Ball on May 2 at the Beverly Hilton.The honorees were announced at a luncheon Wednesday at BHUSD district headquarters. This year’s theme is “Noche de Playa”. Pictured (from left): Christy Fuhrer, Ellen Poltorak, Minna Kim, Bill Bradbury, Michael J. Libow, Efua Paul, Alyssa Para, Andi Barron. Not pictured: Carter Paysinger and Cindy Reitzenstein. For more information, visit www.bhef.org.

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By Matt Lopez Despite being a fourthgeneration Beverly Hills resident, even John Mirisch likely couldn't have envisioned a day when he would become Mayor of the city he and his parents grew up in.

On Wednesday, Mirisch will be installed as Mayor of Beverly Hills and to add the icing on the cake, he will lead the City into its grand 100th (see ‘MIRISCH,’ page 12)

NEW MAYOR —John Mirisch will be installed as Mayor of Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

Barry Brucker Leaves Beverly Hills Office After Nearly 16 Years

By Marla Schevker After 15-and-a-half years of public service, next week Councilmember Barry Brucker is leaving public office. During his tenure, he has served twice as mayor and as Board of Education president.

Brucker started on the Board of Education in 1997, where he won the election as the first suc(see ‘BRUCKER,’ page 8)

DECATHLON —Pictured (from left): Victor Lee, Heidi Hart, Jenny Chieu (team captain), Adina Babaian (in the back), Joye Yang (in front of Adina), Laurie Wang, Annette Chang, Hal Smith, David Mnitsa and Coach Emily Smith.

Beverly Hills High Decathlon Team Among Nation’s Best Barry and Sue Brucker ENCHANTING ESCAPE — Orient-Express unveiled its first West Coast American property, El Encanto in Santa Barbara this month. Pictured: Filip Boyen, Chief Operating Officer, Orient-Express; Laura McIver, General Manager, El Encanto and Ali Kasikci, Regional Managing Director, North America, Caribbean & Mexico, OrientExpress. For the full story on El Encanto, see Real Estate on page 9.

George Christy, Page 6 The Terrifying Indictment of Stardom; Merle Ginsburg Describes the Rise of the Hollywood Mocktress and the Major Incomes Earned By Appearing at Local and Global Events.

(see ‘LETTER,’ page 29)

(see ‘CGS,’ page 29)

Howard Goldstein To Run In November School Board Election

By Marla Schevker Former Horace Mann PTA President Howard Goldstein confirmed exclusively to The Courier this week his intention to run for Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education during the fall election.

“I firmly believe that quality public education is intimately tied to the continued success of our (see ‘GOLDSTEIN,’ page 12)

Howard Goldstein

By Laura Coleman In any other state, the Beverly Hills High Academic Decathlon team’s score of 53,547.3 at last week’s state competition, the fifth highest score in the nation, would

have been enough to move to nationals. But in California, which has won the last 10 national titles, BHHS’s 5th place win at the state competition (see ‘DECATHLON,’ page 29)

LENA AND PETER —Starring in HBO’s series, Game of Thrones, Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage walked the red carpet during the premiere of the third season in Hollywood.

Janet Gough/Celebrity Photo

Saban, Anderson families fund new $10 million bridge at CHLA. 4

By Matt Lopez The California Geological Survey, the ultimate authority of the state of California responsible for evaluating geological information in the state, last Friday in a letter to the Beverly Hills Unified School District, affirmed that there are no active earthquake faults at or adjacent to Beverly Hills High School.

In a letter obtained by The Courier Hill, Farrer & Burrill, the law firm representing BHUSD, fired a 36-page letter to Metro’s legal counsel demanding it “set aside approval of phases 2 and 3 of the project

Lena plays the cold queen Cersei Lannister, and Peter’s her brother Tyrion. The series is based on George R. R. Martin’s five novels, Song of Fire and Ice. HBO co-president Michael Lombardo describes the series as “beautifully crafted, beautifully acted and very engaging.”

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE 2010 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, AS AMENDED AND ADOPTED BY REFERENCE INTO THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING WOOD ROOF COVERINGS, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH The Ordinance balances the community fire safety needs with the needs of property owners who have expressed various concerns over replacing their non-Class A wood roofs by July 1, 2013. The Ordinance amends the 2010 California Building and Residential Codes, as adopted and amended by the City, and contained in Section 9-1-202 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 9 and Section 9-1-2A01 of Article 2 Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code, as follows: • Extends the non-Class A wood roof replacement date to July 1, 2014 (from July 1, 2013) • Allows an option to apply a fire retardant spray by July 1, 2014 to non-Class A wood roofs in lieu of replacement of such roof • Requires a certified applicator to apply the fire retardant spray • Requires the replacement of non-Class A wood roofs upon the sale or transfer of the property for monetary consideration

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT ON HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION The 2012 Annual Report is a summary of progress made in accomplishing the identified programs in the City’s General Plan Housing Element.

All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter.

Written comments may be submitted, c/o Planning Services, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and should be received prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 26 to be included with the City Council’s agenda packet. Written materials may also be submitted during the public hearing.

Please note that if you challenge the City’s action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the end of the public comment period.

• Defers the roof replacement or application of fire retardant spray if the property owner has demolition, remodel or addition plans in plan check with the City The City has determined that the adoption and implementation of the Ordinance will not have a significant environmental impact because the Ordinance does not authorize new construction and, in fact, imposes greater restrictions on certain development in order to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. The Ordinance is therefore exempt from the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all comments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date.

Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in regards to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact P e t e r N o o n a n , A I C P C E P, S e n i o r P l a n n e r , C o m m u n i t y Development Department, Planning, at 310.285.1127 or pnoonan@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including a copy of the annual report, is available for review in the Community Development Department/Planning Services Section, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact David Yelton in the Beverly Hills Community Development Department at 310.285.1154, or by email at buildingandsafetyinfo@beverlyhills.org.

Copies of the Ordinance, the 2010 California Building Code, the 2010 California Residential Code and the Beverly Hills Municipal Code are on file in the City Clerk’s office and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

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B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S ROP WINNERS—Beverly Hills High School ROP students had a banner showing at the Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Outstanding Student Recognition Competition last week, with all five entrants scoring medals. Pictured (from left): Natalie Gordon, Julia Waldow, Sarah Peskin, Rhong (Eva) Zheng, ROP Counselor Megen Anspach and Sheyna Messiqua.

GEARYS—Hermes showcased its Rallye 24 Collection at an exclusive cocktail party last week amidst the backdrop of Beverly Hills’ Bruce Meyer’s astounding car collection on Beverly Drive. The innovative collection of race car-inspired dinnerware, available at Gearys Beverly Hills, playfully reworks the lines of a race car track. Pictured (from left): Meyer, Hermes Paris VP Olivier Pechou and Gearys CEO Tom Blumenthal.

Courier Photo By Laura Coleman

Beverly Hills High School ROP Students Win Medals At Los Angeles County Competition Updated from www.bhcourier.com

By Laura Coleman The results are in.

All five of the Beverly Hills High Schools students who were selected as finalists in the

annual Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program (LACOROP) Outstanding Student Recognition Competition received medals for their per-

formance on March 6.

“It was a very tough competition this year,” ROP Counselor Megen Anspach said. (see ‘ROP’ page 27)

PENINSULA POOCHES—Last Thursday animal supporters joined together at The Peninsula Beverly Hills for local cosmetic surgeon Davis B. Nguyen’s annual “Makeover for Mutts” gala, which raises funds to benefit the Much Love Animal Rescue. Pictured (from left): Lisa Smith with Fizzy; Marlana Carter with Lyric and Andrew Kole with Bodie; and Courtney Freil with Legend.

Courier Photos by Laura Coleman.

Board of Education Shores Up Design Contract With DLR Group For Work on High School

By Marla Schevker In an effort to further along Measure E plans with Beverly Hills High School, the Board of Education approved a contract

with the DLR Group to great conceptual designs for the high school 4-0 with Boardmember Brian Goldberg absent from the vote.

BHUSD Consultant Tim Buresh encouraged the Board to approve the contract in an (see ‘BHHS’ page 12)

City Of Beverly Hills Prepares To Take Over ESL Program From Beverly Hills School District

By Laura Coleman The City is preparing to take over the final remnant of the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Adult School, incoming Vice Mayor Lili Bosse confirmed to The Courier this week.

BHUSD currently spends $59,000 to continue its ESL program, Chief Administrative Officer Dawnalyn MurakawaLeopard said. That allocation will end this academic year, effectively dismantling the school district-funded English

language program that has served Beverly Hills and the surrounding community for the past six decades.

“It is safe to say that we will be taking it over,” Bosse said. ”I have received many

Infiniti Dealership Plans For Talk With Planning Commission

By Matt Lopez The latest car dealership hoping to set up shop in Beverly Hills will have its first crack at the Beverly Hills Planning Commission at a special 7 p.m. meeting on March 28.

Infiniti will come before the commission seeking a Con-

ditional Use Permit to run vehicle service operations at 9031 Olympic Blvd.

Infiniti is seeking to operate four different sites in Beverly Hills. Aside from the service operations, the dealer sales op(see ‘INFINITI’ page 27)

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE—In a special ceremony Tuesday, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will open a pedestrian bridge over Sunset Boulevard. It will be the only hospital bridge on Route 66 in front of the main campus between Vermont and Hillhurst Avenues. Haim and Cheryl Saban, along with Marion and her husband, the late John E. Anderson, jointly funded the $10 million construction. Pictured (from left): Marion Anderson, Haim and Cheryl Saban.

SWEET CINDY–Cindy is an eightmonth-old, 18-pound Pomimo – a Pomeranian and Eskimo mix pup. She was part of a litter left at a shelter in Lancaster, that was rescued by volunteers from Shelter Hope Pet Shop.

Those interested in giving this playful dog a loving home can contact ShelterHopePetShop.org at 818-4535798.

(see ‘ESL’ page 27)

CPRS AWARD— Beverly Hills resident and Human Relations Commissioner Barbara Linder (left) was presented with the California Parks and Recreation Society’s Champion of the Community award in Sacramento for her work implementing the Greystone Demonstration Garden and her lifelong civic activism. The Greystone Demonstration Garden is a volunteer-run Beverly Hills sustainable garden that benefits the local community. She is pictured with Darin Loughrey, CPRS president.

SOCCER CHAMPS—The Beverly HIlls BU12 (boys under 12) EXTRA soccer team after winning the AYSO Western Region championship. Pictured are (from left): Front row: Isaiah Beenhouwer, Nathan Bauer, Jasper Macht, Mackenzie Morris, Matthew Phelps, Nicholas Loscalzo. Back row: Nicolas Boedeker, Harrison Witmer, Coach Steve Witmer, Leo Sterza, Maclean Witmer, Jack Diamond, Calvin Koo, Jordan Kramer and Coach Michael Sun.

Beverly Hills Board Of Education Extends Contract For District Consultant Tim Buresh

By Marla Schevker The Board of Education approved a “not to exceed” extension for a contract with PrimeSource Consulting at a special board meeting Tuesday

3-1-1 with Boardmember Noah Margo voting “no” and Boardmember Brian Goldberg absent.

According to Superintendent Gary Woods, the BHUSD

has reached the $90,000 not to exceed limit set forth by the original contract and the additional $60,000 towards Prime(see ‘BURESH’ page 27)

Couple Jailed For Cashing In On Unemployment Benefit Scheme

By Matt Lopez Believe it or not, it may just be possible to collect unemployment while sitting in a jail cell.

A man and woman who cashed in on over $20,000 in unemployment benefits for a pair of incarcerated gang members were sentenced to state

prison on Tuesday.

Juan Leonard Garcia, 48, of Pico Rivera and Sandra Muro Jaimez, 46, of Downey each pleaded guilty to making false unemployment insurance claims. Garcia and Jaimez submitted false unemployment insurance claims and cashed in (see ‘UNEMPLOYMENT’ page 27)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AWARDING CREATIVITY—The El Rodeo PTA awarded its reflections winners at its February meeting. Pictured top row (L-R): Michelle Balson and Brooke Balson; bottom row (L-R): Nicole Zokaim, Kristine Fomukong, Sonya Gluckstein, Americo Rossi, Julia Kamara, Leila Gluckstein, Anna Patarkalishvili and Julianna Bryant.

BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | MARCH 22, 2013 Page 5 SHERWOOD PRIZE–The AntiDefamation League held its annual Helene & Joseph Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate luncheon/awards ceremony at Skirball Cultural Center with brothers Larry (left) and Howard Sherwood (right) of Beverly Hills flanking their dad, Joe, at the event the latter co-founded. The prize was created in 1996 to recognize those in the law enforcement community who have gone above and beyond in combating extremism, bigotry and hatred.

Relay For Life: Jenny Cohen Overcomes Aplastic Artists, Musicians Use Art To Push For Autism Awareness Anemia And Now Wants To Help Others

By Matt Lopez For some, a diagnosis of cancer might lead to depression and dark times.

For 8-year-old Horace Mann student Jenny Cohen, her diagnosis of Aplastic Anemia just might have actually changed her life for the better.

The diagnosis and subsequent treatment apparently helped Cohen realize her calling in life: she wants to become a

By Laura Coleman On Saturday night, over 25 artists with autism will come together for “A Spectrum of Music-Art” at Mr. MusicHead Gallery in Hollywood to celebrate the creative component of the developmental disorder that affects one in 88 children. Saturday’s musical reception from 5 to 8 p.m. will highlight the art, which will be on display EMCEE—Beverly Hills resiat the gallery through April 2, which dent Alex Plank will serve as emcee at Saturday night’s “A is World Autism Day.

doctor.

Granted, at age 8 she has plenty of time to find a different path, but she seems pretty set on the medical field and has a tool box full of real-life medical supplies to prove it.

"I really want to become a doctor so I can help kids," Cohen told The Courier.

While undergoing treatment for Aplastic Anemia, a blood dis(see ‘JENNY COHEN’ page 7)

8-year-old Jenny Cohen

(see ‘AUTISM’ page 7)

Hollygrove Pays Tribute To Famous Former Resident Marilyn Monroe At First Annual Norma Jean Gala RISING STAR–10year-old Fernanda Hurtado, who attends Hollygrove’s after school program, stands beside “Love Hands” a photograph she took at Hollygrove that she said are imprints that belong to Marilyn Monroe.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

Spectrum of Music-Art” in Hollywood.

PET HOSPITAL OPENS–VCA West Los Angeles celebrated the opening of its newly constructed 42,000square-foot animal hospital in West Los Angeles last week.

The three-story state-of-theart medical facility is the largest small-animal hospital in the western United States.

Pictured lef: Staff Doctor Lauren Adelman examines Timothy the cat while Veterinary Assistant Lee Duckett watches.

By Laura Coleman The children of Hollygrove were the real stars at Wednesday night’s first annual “Norma Jean Gala” held at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where philanthropists raised over $200,000 to support the child services organization that has been serving the community for over a century.

Although Hollygrove no longer

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

(see ‘MARILYN’ page 8)

31-Year Beverly Hills Resident Gilbert Cutler Dead At Age 92

NOWRUZ—On Sunday, the Farhang Foundation celebrated its 5th annual Nowruz Celebration at LACMA with a full day of exciting activities throughout LACMA's campus, including live performances by traditional Persion dancers, music, storytelling and a traditional Nowruz display known as Haft Sîn.

Courier Photo By Laura Coleman

Gilbert Cutler, a 31-year Beverly Hills’ resident, died last month at age 92.

Born in New York, he graduated from Kings Point’s U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

He served in that branch dur-

ing World War II and was an engineer on an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.

Supervisors OK Antonovich Resolution For Mental Health

UP FOR DEBATE–The Horace Mann Debate Team, BHUSD's only such team, competed at a regional tournament at Pasadena Polytechnic School last Saturday. It was its third competition in the Middle School Public Debate League of Southern California, and the team took home its second medal. Sam Schwartz, grandson of former Courier publisher March Schwartz, earned a speaker’s medal for being the 34th ranked debater out of about 300 debaters at the tournament. Top row (left to right): Laura Nombela, Coach Michael Morrison, Coach David Foldvary; Second row from top: Samantha Boudaie, Evan Pizzurro, Josh Galst, Amit Geffner, Gabe Goldstein; Third row from top: Cathy Lee, Sam Schwartz, Lisa Ji; Bottom row: Yeonju Deborah Yi, Jimin Son, Wesley Wu, Seth Pizzurro.

By Matt Lopez Court-ordered outpatient treatment for the mentally ill homeless population found unanimous support from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors at its meeting last week.

The motion by Supervisor Mike Antonovich directs the

chief executive officer to develop recommendations for both improving and streamlining County services for the mentally ill and homeless. The motion directs the CEO to support five new state bills which streamline the process for the county (see ‘MENTAL HEALTH’ page 7)

U.S. Assistant Attorney Joins New Law Firm

By Matt Lopez L.A.'s newest litigation boutique, Hobart Linzer LLP, has attracted former U.S. Assistant Attorney Joe Akrotirianakis to join its ranks this month. Akrontirianakis, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, brings an unbeaten 26-and-0 trial record to the table in his new venture in trial law. (see ‘ATTORNEY’ page 7)

GEORGE CHRISTY her leading man in the 1954 A Star Is Born, eulogized, “Judy’s great gift was that she could wring tears out of a rock.”

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to sources in event planning, marketing and branding, Jessica Alba and Kate Bosworth each earned $100,000 per public appearance.

Maybe they weren’t paid to attend Chanel shows – they just got to keep 15 grand worth of clothes and bags …

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Playwright Peter Quilter

ocktresses. Who are they?

Jessica Alba, for one, according to Merle Ginsburg, the savvy senior editor at The Hollywood Reporter. A former staffer for WWD, Merle knows her fashion onions.

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ut they were no doubt monetized for attending the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, the opening of the Montblanc concept store in Beijing, the Audi Aspen Holiday party and the Topshop/Topman store opening in L.A.

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n an issue of THR, Merle coined the word, describing The Rise of the Hollywood ‘Mocktress.’ “She graces red carpets and Fashion Week front rows wearing next season’s Dolce, Zac, Marc or Elie … yet she might not have done a projwhere am I at the end of it ect in years, and, if she has, all. Still standing. Center well, you haven’t heard of it. stage, boys. Center stage!’ till, she is a legitimate actress, having starred in a few orking around the clock during her years as an rom-coms, action flicks or horMGM contract player,” con- ror films … today, said actress tinues Jim Farber, “Judy found spends the majority of her time herself under pressure to modeling on arrival lines as maintain her ‘little girl looks.’ opposed to runways … she is As a solution, the studio put the 2013 version of the modelits young star on a regimen of actress, or the mocktress.

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Tracie Bennett rocks the Ahmanson Theatre as Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow, playing through April 21st.

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h, yes, and the infernal booze.

“Whenever I drink water, I feel I’m missing out on something,” sighs Tracie during the first act of Peter Quilter’s wrenching biodrama, set in a posh suite at London’s Ritz Hotel circa 1968.

Directed by Terry Johnson, End Of The Rainbow is in performance at the Ahmanson Theatre through April 21.

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hat is it about you people?” yells Mickey Deans, her manager and anticipated husband (fifth), at her gay pianist Anthony (Michael Cumpsty in a superb performance) about Judy’s legions of gay loyalists. “The more she falls apart, the more you adore her.” To save her from her Page 6 | March 22, 2013

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y God, Mickey,” she cries in the midst of a quarrel.

“You gotta see the whole picture. It’s not this or that.

Everything comes at me at once, and crashes from one thing to another. I can’t control it. Can’t you see that?”

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heck out Merle’s mocktresses on The Hollywood Reporter’s website.

Read about one obscure actress earning $20,000 to $50,000 just “to sit front-row at a fashion show … ” More, much more.

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amphetamines to boost her ut don’t pity her. She energy and control her makes the majority of her weight. Then, to down off income – a very good income – the buzz of the amphetathis way.

Last year, according mines, she began to take barbiturates to help her sleep.

It was a cycle of drug use that would plague Judy for the rest of her life.” A degrading curse of success.

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n incautious overdose” is the description of the coroner’s autopsy. At her funeral in Manhattan, paid for by Frank Sinatra and attended by impresarios, politicos and a galaxy of celebrities, James Mason,

Oona Chaplin

Rose Leslie

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songs (The Man That Got Away, Come Rain Or Come Shine, etc.) at London’s Talk of he Town cabaret, she kicks and screams at her protective stud Mickey (Eric Heger) for more drugs, more anything. During the second act with her bravura histrionics, Tracie metamorphoses into a drug-enslaved goddess gone wild. A tragic outcry of a soul mired in selfdestruction.

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racie Bennett’s searing portrait of a manic Judy Garland at the end of her life (47) is a terrifying indictment of stardom.

End Of The Rainbow draws that final curtain for Judy, who arrived in this world as Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 1922. The play makes no bones about her behind-the-scenes lifestyle of addictions. Can’t-live-without uppers (amphetamines) mixed with barbiturates for sleeping.

demons, Anthony asks Judy to marry him and live a “white marriage” of comfort and peace in his native Scotland. No, thanks.

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lba alone attended about 43 events in 2012 – the old ‘opening of the envelope’ line comes to mind – and for tres chic Diane Kruger, it was 32 events. Kruger is becoming better known for being welldressed than her occasional yet interesting acting choices. No doubt she makes more money that way.”

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n those nights when she was able to keep her demons at bay and her voice resounded with the full power of her immense talent, the cheers broke over her like a wave … she was Judy Garland, a STAR,” assesses Jim Farber in the theater’s program notes.

“As she triumphantly proclaims in End Of The Rainbow: ‘And

Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden attended HBO’s Hollywood premiere of the series’ third season. He was surrounded by the Game’s beauties.

Natalie Dormer

Natalie Tena

Sophia Turner

Emilia Clarke

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MENTAL HEALTH (Continued from page 5)

to create mental health programs and treatment for those who refuse to get help. Antonovich said the approval means that “in addition to expanding the availability of vital mental healthcare treatment through Laura's Law, this action will improve access to other supportive service programs.”

Laura’s Law, passed in 2003, allows counties to provide court-ordered involuntary treatment to those with mental illnesses and a recent history of vio-

ATTORNEY (Continued from page 5)

His expertise lies in financial fraud and corruption.

Akrotirianakis will join co-founders C. Dana Hobart and Kenneth A. Linzer on the firm.

“Frankly it's a non-traditional path out of the U.S. Attorney's office," Akrotirianakis told The Courier. "But I

AUTISM (Continued from page 5)

“I’ve never met a child with autism who doesn’t respond to one domain of the arts,” said Beverly Hills native Keri Bowers, who co-founded the Art of Autism, which is sponsoring the event.

Beverly Hills resident Alex Plank, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and heads up the world’s largest online forum for autism, wrong-

JENNY COHEN (Continued from page 5)

order where the body's bone marrow doesn't make enough blood, her doctors and other organizations would try to provide toys and dolls for Cohen. The only problem was, that wasn't what she wanted. Eventually, everyone got the hint - Cohen wanted medical supplies and as they began being delivered, she would keep them under her pillow as she slept at night. She said she “liked how it felt.”

lence or hospitalization. Since its passage, only Nevada County has fully implemented the law, mostly due to a lack of funding. A pilot program initiated by Antonovich in L.A. County has shown strong results. The program, which seeks to stabilize and reintegrate participants back into the community, has done so with a 78 percent reduction in incarcerations and a 77 percent reduction in hospitalizations. In addition to helping the patients, such reductions cut the cost to the community and taxpayers by nearly 40 percent. was introduced to them and to be honest.. we all clicked together really well.

We have the same views on law... it's a really good all-around fit.”

Akrotirianakis resume includes victories prosecuting cases such as the fraud and corruption trial of a Department of Homeland Security assistant special agent, the investigation into toplevel City officials in Cudahy (the “Cudahy Three.”)

planet.net, said that music was particularly helpful as a way for him to express himself. He will serve as emcee Saturday night.

“People with autism have issues, socially, with communicating, so anything that allows you to communicate in a way that doesn’t involve language or body language…is a way for someone with autism to express themselves.”

Plank told The Courier.

Cohen said her primary doctor, Dr. Stephen Feig of UCLA pediatrics, inspired her to want to become a doctor.

“He always wears a funny tie with Disney characters on it,” Cohen said. “If I become a doctor I will be able to wear funny clothes and also help kids.”

Cohen received her diagnosis in 2007, when she was just two-and-ahalf, but her mother Sara Cohen says her bright, bubbly personality has helped her persevere until she finally went into remission in December 2009.

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I MISSED THE PICNIC IN “PICNIC” William Inge’s

Picnic is a major American play—so major that it earned both the 1953 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle award for Best Play.

Which is why I couldn’t wait to attend Roundabout Theatre’s revival (directed by the much admired young director, Sam Gold) at the American Airlines Theatre.

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also looked forward to seeing two of the cast members in action: the great Ellen Burstyn in her first Broadway appearance in ten years, and Mare Winningham, one of the most truthful of all actresses.

Set in a small Kansas town on the

adjoining backyard porches and lawns shared by Mrs. Flo Owen (Winningham) and her next door neighbor, Mrs. Helen Potts (Burstyn), Picnic unfolds over the course of 24 hours on a steamy Labor Day as everyone prepares for that evening's annual evening picnic.

Winningham’s character, Flo, is

an abandoned wife and mother who supports herself by renting rooms in her house. Hardworking, loving and conservative, she has singlehandedly raised two daughters, 16-year-old, bookish tomboy, Millie (Irma Kronkite),

and Millie's 18-year-old beautyqueen sister, Madge (Maggie Grace).

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As the young lovers, Sebastian

Stan and Maggie Grace successfully locate the reality in a pair of roles that really do seem trapped in the 1950s.

Elizabeth Marvel deliciously runs riot as a desperate, old maid school teacher while Reed Birney, all reserve and quiet dignity, proves the perfect counterpoint.

urstyn’s character, Mrs. Potts, is older and unmarried and devotes her day to caring for her mean-spirited, perpetually ill, unseen mother. In order to cope with her loneliness, she takes in a ut the evening ultimately series of young stud muffins that perform odd jobs for her in return belongs to Mare Winningham and Ellen Burstyn. As the final curtain falls, the for room and board. duo sits side by side silently contemplating what if anything the future holds rouble unwittingly appears when Mrs. Potts’s latest hire, handsome in store for them, and their faces are a master class in acting. and sexy former high-school football star and college dropout, Hal Carter rankly, although Picnic captures (Sebastian Stan), bares his chest as he the sexual repression and sexual awakworks in his benefactor’s garden. ening of the 1950s, and was definitely That’s all it takes to drive at least three of Inge’s repressed, sex-starved women hot stuff in its time, its conceit that women have to be young, pretty and into an emotional frenzy! not too bright in order to succeed, unfortunately gives it nd the smell of a musty when Hal is period piece. forced to leave town also realized or face jail, that it wasn’t Madge has William Inge’s plays to decide that at one time held whether to me captive, but as a run off with charter member of him, an the Turner Classic action that Films fan club, it’s for better or been the movie verworse will sions of those plays change the that left their imprint frighteningly Ellen Burstyn (background), Maggie on my brain. predictable Grace and Sebastian Stan in course of her Roundabout Theatre Company’s Picnic hen I think life.

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cessful write-in candidate in the state of California in 15 years. His love for the BHUSD started when he attended Beverly Vista School and Beverly Hills High School, where he graduated in 1975.

Both of his children also attended Beverly Hills schools.

While on the Board of Education, Brucker made student safety a priority by supporting a D.A.R.E. program within the district and pushing to set up security cameras at the high school.

After seven and a half years on the board, Brucker left in 2005 to join the City Council.

During his time on the council, Brucker was instrumental in the passage of a stringent anti-smoking ordinance that prohibited smoking in outdoor dining areas throughout the City. The move proved to be a model for other

of Come Back, Little Sheba, I envision the great Shirley Booth in the film.

When I think of Bus Stop, I think about the vulnerability of Marilyn Monroe.

And when I think of The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs, the movie’s Eve Arden, Shirley Knight and Angela Lansbury are the ones who come to mind.

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Their dance in the park pavilion as the Labor Day picnic draws to a close has to be one of sensual pieces of film in Hollywood history.

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t’s a stunner, and something Picnic, the play couldn’t pull off onstage. But to tell you the truth it really could have used it.

We are proud that Joan Rivers accepted our invitation to join the Beverly Hills Courier as a columnist six years ago. Her BHC book and theater reviews are keepsakes with her insightful and witty comments.GEORGE CHRISTY ecutive Director Shawn Caracoza.

“Hollygrove provides hope and stabilization.”

Presented by Juicy Couture, and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, Busy Philipps, Diane Ladd and Debby Ryan, with David Burtka serving as the night’s emcee, the gala featured a photography exhibit by the children in Hollygrove’s “Endless Summer” after-school program. cities creating similar ordinances.

Brucker also advocated the greening of Beverly Hills, including solar panels on many City-owned buildings, installing of electric charging stations and increased placement of bike racks.

Brucker announced in October he would not be running for a third term on the City Council. He has previously said he is going to spend more time with his wife, Sue, and with his business, Independent Ink. Brucker is a past president of Concern II Children’s Cancer Foundation, former vice president of the BHEF, served on the board of governors at Century City Hospital and was inducted into the Beverly Hills Hall of Fame in 2012.

Brucker is the president/CEO of Independent Ink, an international manufacturer of digital and security printing inks. Brucker holds many US patents in digital and security printing technologies.

This week, you’ll be able to read several of your favorite Courier columnists (Joan Mangum, Frances Allen, Connie Martinson Talks’ Books, Jerry Cutler on Film) online at www.bhcourier.com

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BEVERLY HILLS FLAIR—Helmed by iconic Beverly Hills hotelier Ali Kasikci, OrientExpress regional managing director for North America, Caribbean and Mexico, El Encanto in Santa Barbara, which opened this month, marks the luxury hotel brand’s first West Coast American property. Among its many thoughtful touches are glass-blown humming bird feeders placed outside its 800-square-foot “Hummingbird Suite.”

Orient-Express Debuts El Encanto, Santa Barbara’s New Luxury Hideaway

By Laura Coleman Nestled on a hilltop bluff overlooking the Channel Islands, El Encanto Santa Barbara offers guests a world-class luxury experience in a tranquil setting with all the amenities one might expect from an Orient-Express hotel.

Helmed by Ali Kasikci, the iconic hotelier who transformed Beverly Hills’ Peninsula and Montage hotels into fivestar destinations, El Encanto’s serene atmosphere promises locals an enchanting retreat just a short drive up the coast.

“El Encanto is an icon on the West Coast,” Orient-Express Hotels CEO John Scott said.

A meticulous restoration of the Mission-style seven-acre property originally developed in 1918, now punctuated by meandering pathways and streams, yielded 92 rooms and suites situated in 32 California-style bungalows – intimate sanctuaries within an architectural gem that has been an integral part of Santa Barbara’s social and cultural heritage for almost a century.

In addition to an infinity-edge swim-

ming pool, fitness center and spa, along with endless delightful touches to individualize the experience such as a superbly curated art collection that reflects the Santa Barbara landscape, exquisitely landscaped gardens offering views of the Pacific Ocean and the historic city, and a restored wishing well, guests can enjoy a glorious afternoon high-tea, designed by Chef Patrice Martineau, former chef at the Savoy in London and the Peninsula Tokyo.

The “Californian Coastal” restaurant, which opens today, incorporates seasonal produce from the region, as well as freshly picked herbs and vegetables from the hotel’s Chef’s Garden. Gastronomic specialties also include El Encanto’s own brand of freshly roasted coffee, wine and home-brewed unpasteurized beer, in addition to handmade cheese produced from the milk of the hotel’s very own Holstein cow, Ellie.

Rates for a Superior Bungalow start from approximately $525 per room per night including tax. For more information visit www.elencanto.com.

Sotheby’s Ranked Regional Leader In Home Sales Price And Volume For 2012

By Laura Coleman In a report released this week by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Sotheby’s International Realty achieved both the highest average sale price in 2012 and the highest increase in sales volume from 2011 to 2012 in L.A. County.

Ranked as one of the top-three residential brokers by sales volume in the county, Sotheby’s saw a year over year sales volume increase of 27 percent and

a 44 percent increase in sales of properties priced more than $5 million.

“The high end market is very dynamic, very robust,” said Frank Symons, Executive Vice President for Sotheby’s Western Region who heads up the Beverly Hills office. “Our office is outpacing the market right now.”

Sotheby’s average sale price was 28 percent higher than the firm with the second highest average sale price.

L’Amande Bakery Leases Former Retail Space; French Fare Planned for Summer

By Laura Coleman Signaling the continuing strength of the Beverly Hills market, L’Amande Bakery & Café snapped up the lease for the Grosvenor Americas owned-property at 9530 S. Santa Monica Blvd. this month.

Following in the footsteps of the incredibly successful Monsieur Marcel, which opened this year on North Canon Drive, L’Amande is similarly hoping to

capture the hearts of the French-adoring Beverly Hills crowd when it opens in July at the former home of Sharper Image and Radio Shack.

“Beverly Hills is back and more exciting than ever,” said RKF President Robert Cohen, who helped broker the 2,019-square-foot lease for the café, which will feature an outdoor patio. “It’s experiencing a great revival.”

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Samuels Family Gift Helps CHLA Advance High School Internship Program M E D I C I N E , H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

The Latino & African-American High School Internship Program (LA-HIP) at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received a generous endowment from longtime hospital supporters and philanthropists, Lori and Theodore R. “Ted” Samuels.

In honor of the gift from the Samuels, the hospital will rename LA-HIP, the Samuels Family Latino & African-American High School Internship Program, which provides internships for minority public highschool students from under-

served areas of L.A. County.

Dr. Brent Polk, chair of the hospital’s pediatrics department and director of the institute, where the program is run, says the Samuels endowment not only nurtures student interest in science and medicine with hands-on experience in the Institute’s labs alongside faculty mentors and academic fellows, but also fosters perseverance and confidence, characteristics that enable students to begin the pursuit of career opportunities in these competitive fields.

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sires to find cures for diseases that have incapacitated family members. We also hope that one day some will join our hospital’s medical and science faculty. The Samuels family’s gift ensures that their hopes can become a reality,” Polk added For six weeks each summer, 16 Latino and AfricanAmerican high school seniors work with scientists from the hospital’s Saban Research Institute.

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The Samuels family internship program also provides SAT prep, college counseling and financial-aid application assistance for the students.

Each year, more than 100 aspiring scientists apply for the 16 positions and the 77 students who have completed the internship are attending college or have graduated, many from the nation’s top-ranked schools.

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The UCLA Telestroke Program, part of the UCLA Stroke Center, provides 24/7 consultation to distant community hospitals. Dr. Latisha Ali, program director, is shown on the video monitor.

UCLA Stroke Center Awarded ‘Comprehensive’ Certification The UCLA Stroke Center has been certified as a comprehensive stroke center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

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When Siblings’ Parenting Styles Collide; One Family, Two Religions Q: Dr. Fran, my brother’s parenting style is different than mine. We each think ours is the “best way.” This gets us into arguments at family celebrations and dinners. I don’t want my issues with my brother to start to impact the kids and their relationships with each other. What can I do? How should I handle it if my brother criticizes my parenting style?

Penelope J. A: Dear Penelope, the reason sibling competition, jealousy and issues can get bigger in adulthood is because the feelings were not acknowledged or dealt with in childhood.

Many parents unintentionally, or intentionally, create an arena of competition between siblings. They either think it can provide gasoline to fuel drive and ambition toward excellence, or one child excels in a particular area while the other excels in another.

Either way, this leaves the children with feelings of never being good enough, disappointment, anger and sadness.

Often, these feelings have no place to go but underground.

The kids grow up and either figure out for themselves a better understanding of their family dynamics, or sit on my therapy couch for a year or two as adults.

It is quite common for adult siblings to have different parenting styles.

Below are my ”Top Tips For How To Handle Sibling Parenting

Styles.”

• Recognize your own unfinished business (unresolved childhood issues). Accept that you are not a bad person for being human and having good and bad feelings.

• Accept that each person’s birthright is to decide how to parent for themselves. No two people will parent the same way.

• Build self-esteem by using words that support and motivate with empathy, rather than criticize.

• If you intuitively sense that your sibling is not as open as you and will be defensive with any discussion about the issues, do not risk confrontation. Too many times I have seen working sibling relationships sour over failed attempts to discuss together.

• Be kind and respectful in all of your communications with the other sibling(s).

• Don’t get caught in powerstruggles or react defensively (explosive anger or denial).

• Do not strive for perfection. Be “good enough.”

• Absolutely, shield your kids from hearing or seeing fights between you and your siblings.

• Equip yourself and your children with coping skills to deal with disappointments. We cannot protect or prevent life’s disappointments. The best we can do is equip ourselves and our children to deal with inevitable letdowns.

• If your sibling criticizes your parenting style simply re

Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions spectfully say, “Yes, we have different styles and value beliefs for our children.”

Q: Dr. Fran, My husband is Jewish and I am Catholic. Before getting married neither one of us was very religious and we agreed to raise our children by exposing them to both religions.

We figured when the kids grow up they will choose how they want to practice. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After surgery and followup treatments my doctors declared that I am in remission.

The medical trauma brought me closer to God. I now feel strongly that I want our children to go to Catholic school, but my husband adamantly forbids it. What advice can you give us for our children?

Deborah L. A. Dear Deborah, you and your husband are facing a serious problem.

Parents with different religions can enrich their children’s lives with exposure and celebration of both cultures, religious practices, and customs.

The situation that can create a wedge between partners is that in which each one has (or develops after marriage) strong orthodox religious beliefs and prac-

tices.

I have treated many families in which after having children, or after suffering a life trauma, one parent becomes intensively, even fanatically, involved in their religion. This can tip the equilibrium in the marital relationship and cause deep confusion in the children about their identities.

When the marital partners respect and love each other there is hope to save the marriage.

You and your husband will likely need to seek out professional guidance from an experienced couples therapists as a clean slate to walk through the process with you in slow-motion.

You will need to ask yourselves tough questions including if/where your family will worship; where the children will attend school; and will the kids be confirmed, baptized, or bar mitzvah’d?

Each question may evoke powerful feelings in you or your husband. View this as a growing opportunity, a learning process that may be painful at times.

If you have the courage and strength to dig deep, you will surely come through more clearly about who you are and what you want for your children and family. Good luck!

Send questions to franwalfish@gmail.com.

Dr. Fran Walfish, Beverly Hills psychotherapist and author of The Self-Aware Parent at www.DrFranWalfish.com.

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frey Saver, the center’s director and a professor of neurology at the UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. “It is a reflection of our team’s sustained, collective commitment to saving the lives of our stroke patients.”

Since its establishment in 1994, the center has been a world leader in researching and implementing new ways to improve stroke survival and recovery.

The UCLA Stroke Center was also an innovator with the establishment, in 2009, of its Telestroke Network Partner Program, which gives emergency departments at community hospitals across California the opportunity for direct, immediate, around-the-clock video consultations with UCLA stroke neurology experts.

Within 15 minutes of being contacted, a neurologist can be interviewing and counseling a patient and family and performing a stroke-specific neurologic exam through a two-way video connection. The UCLA stroke specialist can view any local diagnostic images online as well.

The commission’s certification shows that UCLA has achieved the highest standard of stroke care by ensuring that patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

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Birthday celebration. In an exclusive interview with The Courier, Mirisch spoke about his vision for the City as he takes over as Mayor.

“It’s a time for us all to celebrate our own history and especially the people who made and make our Community so special,” Mirisch said of the centennial. “Local government is not a concept most people associate with ‘fun,’ but I am really hoping we have a lot of fun together as a community celebrating the Centennial.”

While the significance of being Mayor during the Centennial is not lost on Mirisch, there will be plenty of serious work to roll up his sleeves and get done. Perhaps chief among those is the City's ballooning pension obligations, which are now at $106 million.

“Employees need to contribute to their own pensions, which is currently not the case.

In the early 2000’s our City – along with many other cities throughout the state – actually reduced retirement ages and increased pensions both prospectively and retroactively,” Mirisch told The Courier.

“It was very short-sighted and we are now paying the price.

We need to take action to correct the mistakes of the past and align pensions and salaries more closely with the private

sector.”

For Mirisch, the financial particulars aren't all that need to be changed at City Hall.

Mirisch seeks to reform the whole way of thinking, one that he has many times referred to as “treating the residents like an ATM machine.” Mirisch said City staff needs to focus on serving the residents.

“Staff needs to focus on providing the best possible services for our residents and businesses, and on doing so in the most cost-effective way possible. We need to do more with less, and we need to focus on providing the absolute best value-for-money.” Mirisch said.

Mirisch has publicly railed against the utility rate increases in the City, specifically a pair of 7 percent water rate increases voted approved last year.

“I would like to try to get support from the new Council to reverse those increases. We should have never raised the rates to such an extent in the first place.” Mirisch told The Courier.

Mirisch said that as Mayor, residents should expect him to continue defending the BHUSD against Metro’s push to tunnel under BHHS. Mirisch said the CGS’ findings of no fault under BHHS “simply shows the extreme lengths to which Metro went to rig the proceedings. As Metro Chair (Mike) Antonovich suggested, the entire process was like a

professional wrestling match, where you know the outcome even before the wrestlers step in the ring,” “Our Community supports the idea of mass transit, but, like everything, it needs to be done the right way,” Mirisch added. “I plan on introducing another resolution clarifying our position, and then I hope, together with the School Board, we can sit down with Metro and take another crack at getting them to listen and be more responsive.”

Revitalizing the southeast is an issue close to Mirisch’s heart and says he hopes to develop the southeast into an “Arts and Theater district.”

Mirisch said he understands “most residents want to keep two-hour free parking”, adding that the City needed to find a way to reduce its parking fund’s deficit. He also said the City should try to eliminate disabled placard abuse.

On a lighter note, Mirisch, along with councilmember Lili Bosse, will continue the push for a dog park in Beverly Hills.

“I’ve found that things sometimes move very slowly at City Hall.. I don’t know if the stars will align to open a dog park by the end of this year,” Mirisch said. “Hopefully, though, in the not-too-distant future; opening a dog park is something I’ve been hoping we could do since before I got elected four years ago”

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community,” he said. “In order to provide every child with a quality education our School Board must have a clear vision, create infrastructure to support that vision, and be accountable to the public.”

There are two open seats for the November race. President Jake Manaster’s term is up, as is former president Lisa Korbatov’s. Goldstein has resided in Beverly Hills for over 45 years and began with the BHUSD during his childhood, when he attended Beverly Vista School. His wife Juliet, an elementary school teacher for the past 20 years, is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School.

They have two children in the BHUSD, one is a fourth grader at Horace Mann School and the other is an eighth grader, graduating on to Beverly Hills High School.

Goldstein has served as

PTA President, PTA Council Parliamentarian, School Site Council member and School Facilities Committee member.

He is currently the VP for fundraising with the Horace Mann PTA, on the BHUSD’s Citizens Oversight Committee, on the Executive Board of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) and a member of the City of Beverly Hills’ Southeast Task force.

“As a parent and former PTA President I have consistently advocated for our students in ways that increase their educational opportunities.

I have seen time and time again that when our students are given adequate resources they flourish,” Goldstein said. “I have always worked to foster an atmosphere of collaboration between our teachers, parents and community. I will seek to build upon this model of success as a member of the BHUSD governing board.”

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Hunt told The Courier DSA is The contract with the DLR currently working to Group was approved with a streamline and improve” its not to exceed fee of $271,970 construction oversight process. for work scheduled from Jan. “Rather than attempting to 17 until April 30. According to the Conceptual Design Cost Estimate, the DLR Group is currently working on programming and will be moving onto conceptual designing and cost estimating next month with a final presentation scheduled in front of the Board for April 30.

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its luxurious-yet-playful shoes and accessories, has become the most talked about brand since Christian Louboutin dazzled us with his must-have red soles. Charlotte Olympia Dellal launched her London- based shoe brand in January 2008 and quickly became a hit with the coolest fashionistas in Europe ---including Kate Moss and Daphne Guinness.

Her designs became synonymous with classic sophistication, a bit of humor, and of course, her signature gold spider's web on the sole. She gave her creations names like “Dolly, Harlow and Mae West”, all inspired by the bygone era of old-Hollywood glamour.

“Everyone has a favorite era,“ says Charlotte Olympia Dellal, “and mine is the old Hollywood glamour of the forties and fifties.” In fact, Charlotte herself looks like a silver-screen siren, with her blonde side-part, flawless red lips and bombshell body - one could easily imagine her sitting in a leather booth with Frank and Dean sipping a martini.

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SOAR INTO SPRING Get ready to take off in this season’s chicest styles.

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PROFILE Kirat Young India's First Supermodel

By Tawny Sanders

ever made it to supermodel status, there actually was another model from India who blazed a trail down the catwalk during the late ‘70s.

Her name is Kirat Young nee Kirat Bhinder, who, at 19 years of age, due to a chance meeting with Yves Saint Laurent in Paris, immediately became a fashion superstar. Little did she know, during that encounter, she was just the girl Mr. Saint Laurent was looking for to launch his Ballet Russes collection.

The collection was revolutionary for the house of YSL and Kirat, known as his muse, was catapulted into the glamorous world of fashion and a jet set lifestyle. She soon became friends with Jerry Hall and Iman and she modeled well into the ‘80s for every top designer including Chanel, Valentino, and Oscar de la Renta.

Today, the ultra-chic Kirat has homes in Paris and England, and still maintains her jet-set lifestyle by visiting friends in some of the most exotic locations around the world.

She also designs fine jewelry for her company which bears her name. “My business grew organically from a hobby,” she told us during her recent trip to Los Angeles. “I didn’t go to a traditional design school, I went to the school of YSL - he was a true genius and our working relationship lasted twelve years,” she continued.

The bold creations of Kirat Young feature natural pearls, exotic skins, and precious stones, which have attracted the discerning eyes of many well dressed socialites around the world. Annette de la Renta became one of Kirat’s biggest fans, and it was her long time friend Oscar, who encouraged Kirat to start a business - now Kirat’s pieces are sold at Oscar de la Renta boutiques as well as her website.

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FASHIONABLE FĂŠTES ESKANDAR BOUTIQUE PREVIEW OF SPRING COLLECTION Luncheon was held at the Eskandar Boutique on Melrose Ave. to preview the Eskandar Spring Collection.

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FASHIONABLE FĂŠTES STELLA MCCARTNEY SPONSORED EVENT FOR H.E.A.R.T.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS–Celebrating are George Benson, Jimmy Delshad, Lena Olin and William Shatner (Mar. 22); Dani Beck, Ed Gallagher, Marvin Gayle, and Amanda Plummer (Mar. 23); Louis Anderson, Sande Schwartz, and Lara Finn Boyle (Mar. 24); George Schoenstetter, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Michael Glaser, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Jordan Friedberg (Mar 25); Alan Arkin, James Caan, Vicki Lawrence, Leonard Nimoy, Jennifer Grey, Leeza Gibbons, Marcus Allen, Diana Ross and Martin Short (Mar. 26); Michael York, Mariah Carey, and Quentin Tarantino (Mar. 27); Vince Vaughn, Ken Howard, Conchata Ferrell, Dianne Wiest and Joseph Perlmutter (Mar. 28).

ROP (Continued from page 4)

“The medalists were separated by fractions of points.”

Natalie Gordon won Gold for Advanced Film & Video Production, Eva Zheng won Silver for Entrepreneurship/Robotics, Julia Waldow won Silver for

ESL (Continued from page 4)

calls and emails from residents regarding saving this BHUSD program and the City [is exploring] how we can. I feel confident that we will find a way to make it work.”

About three years ago, the state-designated $500,000-peryear categorical funds for adult education changed, prompting the district to cut funding for adult education with the exception of continuing the ESL program for two years.

“We’re not in a position to

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Source Consulting will be used to help the district accelerate Measure E project concepts and designs. These designs are scheduled to go in front of the board before the end of April.

PrimeSource Consulting’s contract is currently set to expire April 30.

Consultant Tim Buresh of PrimeSource Consulting has been playing a more active role in the implementation of Measure E since the departure of Chief Facilities Official Nelson Cayabyab.

Buresh has over 30 years of

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erations will be run at 8825 Wilshire Blvd, the site of the former BMW dealership which has since left the City. Infiniti will also operate further service operations at 9001 Olympic and 9000 Olympic Blvds., will work in conjunction with the project site at 9031 Olympic Blvd.

Of the four locations, 9031 Olympic Blvd. is the only one that needs a CUP to operate.

“The other sites are either grandfathered in, or already

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bi-weekly California Employment Development Department (EDD) for nearly two years. Garcia is the father of Anthony Garcia, a gang member currently serving a 65-to-life prison term

Desktop Publishing, Sheyna Messiqua won Bronze for Psychology & Counseling Principles, and Sarah Peskin won Bronze for Office Occupations/Work Experience.

The students were chosen as finalists out of nearly 40,000 ROP students in L.A. County to

compete at the Los Angeles County Office of Education earlier this month. During the competition students complete a panel interview, demonstrate a work product, complete a job application, and submit a resume to be judged by industry professionals.

take money away from our core mission,” Boardmember Brian Goldberg said. “If I have to make a choice between educating students and educating adults, I’m going to make the same choice every time.”

The decision was met with particular frustration by ESL Teacher Esther Caporale, who received her pink slip from the district on March 13. Caporale, who is paid $39 an hour, has been teaching English classes at BHUSD’s Adult School since 1998.

“I’m the last bowling pin,

I’m the last remaining teacher,” she said. “We’ve taught English here for 60 years and we’ve always served our surrounding communities.”

Elham Zare, a 34-year-old businesswoman from Iran who attends conversation classes taught by Caporale three days a week said the instruction she receives is foundational to her success in America.

“We want to be better future Americans,” she said. “We are the world here, we have students from every country here.”

executive experience with civil and public works projects. He oversaw large design-build and design-bid-build contracts in California through his positions as VP of special projects at the Tutor Perini Corporation, COO of the Los Angeles Unified School District, chief engineer of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, VP of civil projects at Jacobs Engineering and Southern California regional director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

“This is expensive in the sense we have a consultant now consulting with us where we would hope to have an em-

ployee with a consultant jumping in and out to help us with finite issues,” Board President Jake Manaster said.

“We’re trying to wrap up (design concepts for Measure E) by the end of April. The expenditures speak for themselves and the results will speak for themselves as well.”

Margo said he voted against the extension because the CFO position previously had an annual salary of about $180,000 and while the original contract was in line with that, the extension was not.

have vehicle sales or service CUP’s,” City Planner Michele McGrath said, referring to the 8825 Wilshire Blvd. site which was formerly BMW. “Even though 9031 previously had auto use (Cadillac) on the site, there was an intervening use which was a rug store.”

McGrath said the service center would contain 19 service bays, one tire changing area and one tire alignment area. McGrath confirmed that there is no request for an extended hours permit. for murder. From October 2008 to August 2010, Garcia and Jaimez received bi-weekly unemployment checks on behalf of Anthony Garcia. The pair were each sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay full restitution of $22,087.

ASTROLOGY

by Holiday Mathis

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 22). Dance when you’re asked, sing along, and when in doubt, say yes. Responses like these will hold you in good stead, as the year produces many spur-of-the-moment opportunities that are not to be missed. April and May bring new business and financial betterment. Your focus on one relationship makes June special.

Aquarius and Scorpio people adore you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). How will you lull someone into your world?

Good news! Right now, you don’t even have to try. The planets are on your side, so just show up and make your offer.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). By tracking what happened before, you’ll make a good guess as to what’s coming next. You’re excellent at detecting patterns and will use this skill to your advantage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You like complicated people because they have interesting points of view and may add a spark of beauty, intellect or humor to your world. You also know better than get too close.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may feel what’s required of you is unfair. The fact is you are asked to do more because you are capable of more. Others see greatness in you, and want to develop it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The requests made of you may initially seem difficult to fulfill, but instead of protesting or waffling, you’ll show your confidence by just saying yes. You’ll figure it out as you go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your live-and-let-live policy is interrupted by someone who really does seem to need your insight and help. Tread carefully here. An egoless assist could make a huge difference in the life of another.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The difference between a pro and an amateur is the pro won’t use as many words. Excuses, explanations and complaints aren’t a part of that repertoire.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Nothing good will come of forceful tools, attitudes and ways. A warm, soft style will help you stay connected to the people and things that make you feel safe.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Some people think that cheerful, relatable small talk is not intelligent. They’re wrong. We’re all affected by the weather, and talking about it might be the smartest way to build rapport.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Most of us want to avoid high-maintenance people and situations. If you want help, make it easy for others to get involved in what you’re doing. If a task is too involved, it won’t get done.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you find yourself thinking that you can do it later, that's called flinching. Flinching causes people to drop the ball. Use the moment in front of you. Assume you won’t get another chance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Your creativity may get in the way of the logical statement you’re trying to make. Let it interfere. There is a deep and trustworthy intelligence in your imagination.

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construction blocked.

In response, the board decided to challenge the alleged “scientific evidence” with evidence of its own. District experts, led by noted engineer Tim Buresh, considered Metro’s data faulty and its research superficial at best. The only way to get a definitive answer was to dig trenches — very expensive but the “gold standard” in geologic investigations of this kind. Buresh was chief engineer for the multi-billion dollar Alameda Corridor Transportation Project, was an engineer on the Metro Red Line and former chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

“We had no choice,” board member Lisa Korbatov told The Courier at the time. “We could not send kids to school unless we knew the campus was safe.

There was no other choice.

Metro told us there were faults under the high school. We had to find out.”

The Board of Education then hired Leighton Consulting, Inc., to trench, core and evaluate. The trenching and coring showed no active faults underneath the Beverly High campus. Armed with this information, Beverly Hills Unified, joined by the City of Beverly Hills, asked Metro to delay a final decision so that it could consider the new data.

Metro refused. The alleged

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existence of these faults — the West Beverly Hills Lineament and the Santa Monica Fault — formed the sole scientific basis for Metro’s rejection of a Santa Monica Boulevard station and its selection of the corner of Constellation and Avenue of the Stars. This location requires tunneling underneath Beverly High for the Westside Subway Extension.

In response, the Board of Education asked the CGS to review the trenching, coring, sampling and analysis. Now, the state of California confirms Beverly Hills Unified’s position of “no faults”: “The consultants [hired by the Beverly Hills Board of Education] performed a thorough fault investigation program at the subject site and it appears evidence of active faulting related to the west Beverly Hills Lineament or the Santa Monica Fault Zone was not encountered within the limits of this investigation . . . CGS has reviewed the interpretations and much of the original data provided by the consultants and finds that their conclusions are consistent with the available data.”

CGS professionals visited BHHS and observed Leighton’s work.

CGS also observed trenching north of the campus on the 10000 S. Santa Monica Blvd. property.

CGS confirmed fractures and other features identified by Metro “are not related to active

faulting.”

CGS reported, “[Leighton Consulting] conclude there are no active faults along [the campus]. This interpretation appears reasonable based on the data and explanations provided in the referenced reports and no additional information is requested.”

Metro has used the alleged existence of these non-existent faults not only to justify the routing of the tunnels underneath the high school, but also to assert in its budgets that Metro would owe Beverly Hills Unified nearly nothing for taking the land underneath the high school for its campus.

“This confirms our district’s belief that our campus is safe to build out and the MTA was patently wrong in their science and approach,” Board President Jake Manaster told The Courier. “I think any responsible governing body would have to pause and take this information into account.”

“Having attended a lot of MTA meetings, there was a lot of discussion about letting the science prevail,” Manaster added. “It’s pretty clear that the option of Santa Monica that was summarily passed over... needs to be revisited.”

Boardmember Brian Goldberg told The Courier he hopes “with this finally put to rest, and with new MTA leadership and a soon-to-be-elected new Mayor, we can get past personal attacks and misinformation and focus on the science.”

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and initiate further environmental analysis in compliance with CEQ.” The letter, dated March 20, was sent in response to the CGS’ findings.

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last Sunday, means the nine students, will have some welldeserved free time.

“It’s really the best thing I’ve ever done,” BHHS senior Adina Babaian told The Courier. “I love the decathlon. I love the freedom of how we get to study lends to creativity. It’s very-self-motivated.”

Since nabbing the highest score in the competition’s history at the L.A. County Academic Decathlon last month, the nine-member BHHS team spent over 50 hours a week preparing for the state competition, practicing from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily after school, and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

“This is the most work that a lot of people on my team have ever done so far,” team captain Jenny Chieu said. “It’s so exciting that we’ve been able to find this passion for something and then achieve in it.”

This year’s competition, which comprises teams of three “A” students, three “B” students and three “C” students focused on 10 subject areas connected with Russia, including art, eco-

The letter details CGS’ findings of no fault under BHHS and says the letter “present(s) Metro with another opportunity to faithfully follow the scientific evidence and comply with its obligations under NEPA and CEQA.” nomics and history.

At the March 17 awards ceremony in Sacramento, BHHS team members achieved the highest scores in the nation in Science, Literature and History. Chieu’s 22 medals, including 15 gold, is a county record.

The members of the BHHS academic decathlon team also include: Annette Chang, Heidi Hart (who received a gold medal in history and a bronze in art), David Mnitsa (who won four medals), Hal Smith (who received a silver medal in math), Laurie Wang, Joye Yang, and Victor Lee, who won a special scholarship for having the highest combined math-science score in the nation. The team was coached by Dina Yoseph in the fall and Emily Smith in the spring.

In all, 566 students representing 65 high school teams from across the state competed in this year’s California Academic Decathlon. Granada Hills Charter High School, national winner for the past two years, earned first place, and El Camino Real High School took second place, which means they will advance to the national competition to be held in Minnesota.

Page 30 | March 22, 2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE APN: 5555-029-008 Trustee Sale No. 137564131 TRA:0067 REF: AARON, PAUL UNVER Property Address: 1581 N CRESCENT HEIGHTS BLVD, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90046 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 30, 2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On April 11, 2013, at 11:00 am, CAL-WESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 07, 2007, as Inst. No. 20072688342, in book XX, page XX, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: PAUL AARON, AN UNMARRIED MAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA POMONA CALIFORNIA all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1581 N CRESCENT HEIGHTS BLVD WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90046 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $947,304.89. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said

Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714)730-2727 or visit the Internet Web Site W W W. L P S A S A P. C O M using the file number assigned to this case 1375641-31. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (714)730-2727 CALWESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION 525 EAST MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 22004 EL CAJON CA 920229004 Dated: March 08, 2013 CAL-WESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION By: Authorized Signature A4368474 03/22/2013, 03/29/2013, 04/05/2013 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0051120 Doc ID #0001886842942005N Title Order No. 120090435 Investor/Insurer No. 188684294 APN No.

BEVERLY HILLS

P U B L I C N OT I C E S 4383-004-001 / 4383004-027 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/23/2008.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by RICHARD DANIEL THORNE, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 01/23/2008 and recorded 1/31/2008, as Instrument No. 20080186208, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 04/25/2013 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2300 BENEDICT CANYON DR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 902101409. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,131,773.14.

It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this

property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0051120.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

DATED: 09/02/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4371293 03/22/2013, 03/29/2013, 04/05/2013 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013033971 The following is/are doing business as: 607 ALTA PARTNERSHIP 607 N. Alta Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Sam Kreitenberg & Irene Kreitenberg Marital Trust 607 N. Alta Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Sam Kreitenberg & Irene Kreitenberg By-Pass Trust 607 N. Alta Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Harvey Kreitenberg 245 S. Hudson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004; Arthur Kreitenberg 12012 Silver Fox Rd., Los Alimitos, CA 90720; Manny Lee Kreitenberg 11957 Darlington Ave. #102, Los Angeles, CA 90049; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Manny Kreitenberg, Managing Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15,

22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034019 The following is/are doing business as: 1) VIVIANA LEVI WYNNE M.D. 2) BEVERLY HILLS MEDICAL HYPNOSIS.COM 420 S. Beverly Dr. #100-11, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Viviana Levi Wynne M.D. 420 S. Beverly Dr. #100-11, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Viviana Levi Wynne M.D.: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034026 The following is/are doing business as: NICHOLAS/BUDD ARCHITECTS, LLP 7958 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; William R. Nicholas, Jr. 1119 Las Pulgas Place, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; Susan C. Budd 1119 Las Pulgas Place, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: William R. Nicholas, Jr., Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034059 The following is/are doing business as: 1) RADIANCE LIGHT & POWER CO. 2) STRESS MASTERY SYSTEMS 918 N. Havenhurst Dr. #109, West Hollywood, CA 90046; Joyce Kenyon 918 N. Havenhurst Dr. #109, West Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 1994: Joyce Kenyon: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034067 The following is/are doing business as: BRISTOL KID 9543 Kirkside Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Janet E. Kahen, A Married Woman, As Her Sole and Separate Property 9543 Kirkside Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2013: Janet E. Kahan: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034074 The following is/are doing business as: C.C. HIGGINS DESIGN GROUP 1151 S. Orlando Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Beverly Pinnas 1151 S. Orlando Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Natalie Boren 7661 Fountain Ave. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein February 13, 2013: Natalie Boren: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034084 The following is/are doing business as: JACQUE HEEBNER 4792 Park Encino Ln. #101, Encino, CA 91436; ALJMAPB, LLC 4792 Park Encino Ln. #101, Encino, CA 91436; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jacque Heebner, Sole Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034094 The following is/are doing business as: ORACLE TAX SOLUTIONS 137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #655, Los Angeles, CA 90004; Louis A. Bush 137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #655, Los Angeles, CA 90004; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 10, 2013: Louis A. Bush: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013026451 The following is/are doing business as: BEVERLY HILLS PEDIATRICS AFTER HOURS 8530 Wilshire Blvd. #520, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Beverly Hills Pediatrics, Inc. 8530 Wilshire Blvd. #520, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Scott Cohen, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 07,

2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013034114 The following is/are doing business as: COMMON GROUND 137 S. Reeves Dr. #405, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Rachelle Lewis 137 S. Reeves Dr. #405, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein February 01, 2013: Rachelle Lewis: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 20, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013035171 The following is/are doing business as: LA PERFUME NET 433 S. Palm Dr. #2, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Yuvraj Chavan 433 S. Palm Dr. #2, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 15, 2012: Yuvraj Chavan: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 21, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013025369 The following is/are doing business as: SHETRUSTS 455 Genesse Ave. #102, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Laura Katherine Hanson 455 Genesse Ave. #102, Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 14, 2013: Laura Katherine Hanson: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 06, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013023670 The following is/are doing business as: HDP YUMMIES 1716 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Jeanette Puertas 421 S. Wetherly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jeanette Puertas: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 04, 2013; Published: March 01, 08, 15, 22, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013040192 The following is/are doing business as: GIFTS ET AL 632 N. Doheny Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90069; Shari Jacobson 1100 Alta Loma Rd. #707, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Ryan Jacobson 834 Maple, Santa Monica, CA 90405; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ryan Jacobson: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 28, 2013; Published: March 08, 15, 22, 29, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013041300 The following is/are doing business as: RELIABLE SERVICE OF LA COUNTY 264 S. La Cienega Blvd. #1090, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Joseph Vigil 264 S. La Cienega Blvd. #1090, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein March 01, 2013: Joseph Vigil: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 01, 2013; Published: March 08, 15, 22, 29, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013046675 The following is/are doing business as: JHANA APPAREL 110 E. 9th St. #C-457, Los Angeles, CA 90079; Sanam Gholian 10635 Wilshire Blvd. #301, Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Sanam Gholian: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 08, 2013; Published: March 15, 22, 29, April 05, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013049756 The following is/are doing business as: JEWISH SPARK 902 S. Wooster St., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Zabachic, Inc. 902 S. Wooster St., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Frank Perez, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 15, 2013; Published: March 15, 22, 29, April 05, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013048047 The following is/are doing business as: AMBIANCE PROVENCALE 3666 Westwood Blvd. #203, Los Angeles, CA 90034; Evelyne Murana 3666 Westwood Blvd. #203, Los Angeles, CA

90034; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Evelyne Murana: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 11, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013048056 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BEVERLY HILLS CHOCOLATE COMPANY 2) CHOCBITE 3) BH CHOCOLATE COMPANY 4) BEVERLY HILLS CHOCOLATE CO. 5) BEVERLY HILLS CHOCOLATE FACTORY 6) CONCIERGE GENOROSITY COMPANY 7) SWEET DAY LA 8) MADE IN 90210 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1052, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Chocbite LLC 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1052, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Adeline Arjad, Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 11, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051580 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BRUCEL 2) BJ CLAUDE CAHUN 3) BJ PANDA BEAR 256 N. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; B. Binhslee Ly 1561 S. Hauser Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: B. Binhslee Ly: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 14, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051889 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LE CADEAUX @ LA CAMPAGNE 2) LE CADEAU @ LA CAMPAGNE 3) LES CADEAUX @ LA CAMPAGNE 4) LES CADEAUX @ LA TABLE 851 E. 60th St., Los Angeles, CA 90001; Baby Cie, Inc. 9046 W. 24th St., Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Norman Kosser, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 15, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051832 The following is/are doing business as: BAO FOOT SPA 156 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Zarifian Inc. 156 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 2010: Piran Zarifian, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 15, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051833 The following is/are doing business as: WILDER KINGDOM MUSIC 9255 Sunset Blvd. #1040, West Hollywood, Ca 90069; Hallelujah Productions, Inc. 9255 Sunset Blvd. #1040, West Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2001: Don Watson, Business Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 15, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051865 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SHOP IT LA 2) SHOP IT ON EBAY 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Los Angeles ISI, LLC 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein May 2008: El Grabarsky, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 15, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013051512 The following is/are doing business as: DB TIME 8950 W. Olympic Blvd. #98, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; More & More Time, Inc. 8950 W. Olympic Blvd. #98, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Allen Soleymani, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 14, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 05, 12, 2013 LACC N/C ––––––

BEVERLY HILLS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1177625-31 APN: 5530-008-003 TRA: 09970 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx2820 REF: O'connor Jr, Duane IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 03, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 04, 2013, at 9:00am, CalWestern Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded November 22, 2006, as Inst. No. 06 2597509 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Duane Kip O'connor Jr An Unmarried Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7724 Lexington Ave West Hollywood CA 900466213 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $841,818.73. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are

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P U B L I C N OT I C E S risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website HYPERLINK "http://www.rppsales.com" www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1177625-31.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221.

C a l - W e s t e r n R e c o n v e y a n c e Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 27, 2013. (R426786 03/15/13, 03/22/13, 03/29/13) —————————— NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: IRVING PARDO CASE NO. BP139619 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of IRVING PARDO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GAYE HUSTON PARDO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GAYE HUSTON PARDO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of

Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/08/13 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner ROGER FRANKLIN SBN 39621 16000 VENTURA BLVD. STE 908 ENCINO CA 91436 3/15, 3/22, 3/29/13 CNS-2457273# BEVERLY HILLS COURIER —————————— TSG No.: 7520802 TS No.: CA1200249310 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 5529-001-080 Property Address: 1015 NORTH KINGS ROAD #115 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/27/2010.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03/28/2013 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/02/2010, as Instrument No. 20100147691, in book ,

page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California.

Executed by: BOBBY DONALD LEE, AN UNMARRIED MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, C A S H I E R ' S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 5529-001080 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1015 NORTH KINGS ROAD #115, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $419,118.61. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property

by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySear chTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1200249310 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse. First American Title Insurance Company First American Title Insurance Company 3 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707 Date: FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)9390772 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NPP0214183 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 03/08/2013, 03/15/2013, 03/22/2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013 026983 The following is/are doing business as: 1) EXPRESS 2) EXPRESS MEN 818 West 7th Street, Los Angels, CA 90017; Express Fashion Operations, LLC. 1 Express Drive.

Columbus, OH 43230; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein on July 27, 2012: Steven Hutkai, VP/Assistant Treasurer, Express Fashion Operations, LLC.: Statement was filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 7, 2013; Published: March 8, 15, 22, 29 2013 LACC N/C

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013 044545 The following is/are doing business as: COASTAL RANGE 6221 Warner Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90048; Sharon Sindell, 6221 Warner Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s): Sharon Sindell, Owner: Statement was filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 6, 2013; Published: March 22, 29, April 5, 12 2013 LACC N/C

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• 310/246-3889 •

$10,000/MO.

Heated pool, balcony, a/c, elevator controlled WEST L.A. dishwasher, controlled access, on-site laundry, 12333 TeXaS Ave. WILSHIRE access, elevator, parking. Close to 440 ∞∞∞∞∞∞ CORRIDOR ∞ UNFURNISHED laundry room, parking. Brentwood Village, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 10530-10540 310/929-0610 Shops & Restaurants. ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ APT’S/CONDO’S Wilshire Bl. 4 Blks. to Beach. • 310/826-4889 • Granite counters, bal∞ cony, stove, ∞ ∞∞∞∞∞ dishwasher, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • B e v e r l y H i l l s SANTA MONICA = BRENTWOOD = intercom-entry, Luxury Living on-site 8 0 8 4 t h S t . 417 S. Barrington Av. 138 N. Hamilton Dr. with valet, laundry, parking.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • * * ** lush garden 310/207-1869 : : : : : : Kitchenette, microwave, * 2 Bd.+2 Ba. * :::::: surrounding pool, * Controlled access, • 1 Bdrm. * * * W E S T W O O D gym, elevator, etc. laundry facility +1 Bath • Large, Unique & 1380 Midvale Ave. Dishwasher, C LOSE TO C EDARS , Gorgeous. Fireplace, • 2 Bdrm.

• • • • • central air, balcony.

B EVERLY C ENTER , • 1 Bd. Den 1 Ba. R ESTAURANT R OW . balcony, dishwasher, : : : : : : +1 Bath • • • +• +• Call: 310/470-4474 intercom entry,

8725 Clifton Way 170 N. Crescent Dr. BRENTWOOD * * 519 S. Barrington Ave. Newly Remodeled 3200sf. Gourmet kitchen, * * * * *

323/244-9470

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Balcony, dishwasher, • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. a/c, heated pool, WiFi, • 424/744-6342 •

3 Bd.+2 Ba. • $4,400

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1236 Amhearst Ave.

Close to Cedars-Sinai, - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath CENTURY WOOD Beverly Center & BRENTWOOD - - - - 3 BDRM. + 3.5 BATH Trendy Robertson Bl. 11640 Kiowa Ave. • Bright Unit • over 2800 sq. ft.

Granite counterstops, Newly Updated patio, on-site SANTA MONICA 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Feels like a private home. laundry, On-site • CONDO QUALITY •

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

3 Bd, 3.5 Ba New Home

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Beautiful Mediterranean

440 UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

• Jr. Executive 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. • • Spacious • • + 1 B a .

1 B d .

• • • • • • • Dishwasher, a/c, • • PRESTIGIOUS LE PARC wet Rooftop pool, • J r. E xe c u t i v e • bar, controlled access, 2 BDRM. + 2.5 BATH •• • • deck, gym, central air, on-site parking Balcony, controlled elevator, intercom entry, over 2200 sq. ft. & laundry facility. access, a/c, stove, on-sight laundry, parking.

Completely Remodeled 310/820-8584 • Free WiFi Access • elevator, laundry $7,100/MO. facility, parking. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ W E S T L . A .

• 310/247-8689 • BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE 1342 Centinela Ave. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

425

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321 S. Sherbourne Dr.

HOUSES FOR RENT

Remodeled Kitch./Baths, Stainless appl., built-in wine fridge, hrwd. flrs., skylights, fireplace, jacuzzi tub, French doors to new deck & lrg. yard.

440 UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Border of BRENTWOOD B E V E R L Y H I L L S 11730 SUNSET BLVD.

SFR house 2+2+dining+ garage owner occupied Duplex 1+1 $1000 mo to mo, 3+2 + dining Vacant On 9000 SF corner lot, 4 car garage. $895,000 Subject to bankruptcy trustee approval No court Principals only call Irene 310/993-6141 DRE # 00975925

West LA/Rancho Park

BEVERLY HILLS

• 310/864-0319 •

BRENTWOOD

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Very spacious, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. granite counters, • • • • • • • Granite counters, microwave, intercom • Control fireplace, patio, access, controlled access, Fireplace, balcony, entry, on-sight laundry, pool, pool, elevator, parking, laundry facility, parking & WiFi. dishwasher, elevator, laundry facility.

Very close to UCLA subterranean prkg. on-site laundry 310/312-9871 and parking.

Shopping & Dining in Near Whole Foods. & Westwood Village .

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WiFi, central air/heat, Includes:

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

PRIME BRENTWOOD 1000 GRANVILLE AVE.

3 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. Mediterranean Condo O FFERING L ANDSCAPED ROOF GARDEN WITH VIEW OF AMAZING W AT E R F E AT U R E Marble entry, Viking S.S. appl., hrwd. flrs., estate quality finish. Out cove office w/ fireplace, lrg.

2-balconies & stone patio, laundry in unit. $4,695/Month

LUXURIOUS CONDO Prime Beverly Hills 200 N. SWALL DRIVE 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Quiet neighborhood. 1,500 sq. ft.

Pool, jacuzzi, sauna, new modern fitness rm, 24 hour security, valet parking, large balcony, A/C & heating , washer/dryer, side-by-side garage parking w/extra storage. $3,600/MO.

310/435-0490 or 424/288-4465

BRENTWOOD B E V E R L Y H I L L S

BEVERLY HILLS

NORTH OF WILSHIRE 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,795 TOTALLY REMODELED Totally Remodeled,

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,495/MO.

new kitchen w/ granite UPPER 2 BDRM, 2 BATH tops, stainless appli- Stove, A/C, Hi-ceilings, $2,150/MO. ances (ref., stove & new carpets, bright unit. d/w). New carpet, All new kitchen appliances, 1 Parking. Pets OK. V-blinds.

2nd flr. unit, balcony, laundry facility, Special: 1/2 Securtiy prkg, laundry, outside parking in non-smoking deposit OAC. storage. Pet OK. and no pets building.

310/275-5304 Call 310/278-8999

Ask About Move-in special —————–––– —————–––– —————–––– Call ————— 310/826-8819 ***BEVERLY HILLS*** BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. CENTURY CITY ADJ. ————–––– BEVERLY HILLS ADJ BRIGHT & SPACIOUS 1017 S. SHERBOURNE 3 BDRM./DEN + 2 BA. —

Very Private & Spacious $2,850/MO. *BEVERLY HILLS* 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Newly remodeled with all $2,100/MO. upper unit with breakfast new appliances. Elevator, 2 BDRM + 2 BATH and formal dining room.

310/980-3384 pool, laundry facility, Large upper unit facing Yard, laundry & parking. parking in non-smoking, brick courtyard in 10 unit $3,500/MO. building. Near Century BEVERLY HILLS no pets building.

City & Roxbury Park on Call 213/804-3761 Call 310/475-8337 *** DUPLEX *** quiet pretty street.

On South Maple Dr. Hardwood floors, separate LARGE 3 + 2 UPPER SUPERB LOCATION IN P R I M E L O C A T I O N kitchen & dining, stove, BEVERLY HILLS SANTA MONICA d/w. No dogs.

Formal dining, breakfast 3 NEWLY REMODELED 405 /4 SHIRLEY PL. North of Wilshire area, skylight, A/C, Open by calling double garage, No pets. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHS 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 323/653-3350 L ARGE & B EAUTIFUL New kitchen appliances, $3,800/MO. Call 310/785-0543 washer & dryer in unit, Upper front unit. Hardwood floors, secured wood floors, appliances, BEVERLY HILLS building, subterranean patio, front+back yard. ***BEVERLY HILLS*** 7-Blocks to Beach ON MAPLE DRIVE • Large Luxury Apt. • parking, etc. Must See! $2,595/Month SPACIOUS 1 BD + 1 BA 3 Bd.+2 Ba. • $3,750 132 S. Bedford Drive 310/666-8360 APPROX. 1,500 SQ. FT. $3,200/MO. 1,800sf., upper unit.

2 Patios, dining room, Central air, new carpet, Larry 310/456-2622 breakfast nook, brand hrwd. flrs., newer kitch., WESTWOOD new hardwood floors, all appl. prkg. No pets. WEST HOLLYWOOD TOP FRONT 2 BD+DEN granite counter tops, bar, Bedford & Wilshire Lower Spanish Duplex IMMACULATE lots of closet space, 818/985-9773 3 Bedroom, 2 Baths 26’ x 17’ Living room, Elevator access, gated • Quiet 4-Plex • Living room with fire- 17’ x 13’ Den with bar, and secured building place, breakfast room, large blalcony, laundry with parking. BH schools, close to shops and S A N T A M O N I C A dining room, kitchen facility on every floor, restaurants.

N o r t h o f W i l s h i r e with stove, fridge and ELEVATOR, gated, QUIET, $2,000/MO. • CONDO QUALITY • dishwasher, laundry 12 units, no pets. Close to th Wilshire Bl. / Westwood Bl. Call For Appointment 843 4 St. room & hardwood floors.

10966 OHIO AVE. 310/432-3125 Remodeled $3,150/MO. $2,400/MO. 2 Bd. + Den + 2 Ba.

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Call 310/820-0122 or 818/398-7793 New kitchen w/ granite, $3,695/Month

S.S. appl., hrwd.+stone+ tile flrs., french doors, balcony, a/c, lrg. closets, dishwasher, controlled access, elevator, laundry room, parking.

Heated pool/gym/sauna.

Also, 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.

8443 Blackburn Ave. 2 BEDROOMS, 1.5 BATH Lower with hardwood Clean, no-pets, nonsmoking building. Parking.

One lower $1,700 One in rear $1,500 Call 310/429-5063

————–––– ————— — MIRACLE MILE BEVERLY HILLS adj.

Bright Front Unit 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath. $1,650/MO. Newly remodeled with Lots of closet space, A/C. Secured building in beautiful location.

Call 310/652-7829

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Hardwood flrs., tub/stall shower, stove, fridge, laundry facility.

Lower unit. Cats ok.

Charming 6-Unit Bldg. $1,250/Month

760/321-4999

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH 1211 HOLT AVE #5 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,595/MO.

$1,075/MO. Stove, A/C, Fridge & Fridge, stove, parking.

Parking. Special: 1/2 Call 805/379-2000 Securtiy deposit OAC. Call 310/278-8999 Beverly Hills Adj.

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with courtyard pool,

BEVERLY HILLS B E V E R L Y H I L L S 2 BDRM. + 2 BA. A/C, Newly Decorated, laundry facility, gated 1 block from Century City 336 S. Rexford Dr.

2 BD + OFFICE + 2 BA. Large unit over 1600 s.f. with lost of closet space, laundry facility and underground parking. $3,000/MONTH

By Appointment Only Call 310/557-3516

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

RETRO 60’S APTS. B E V E R L Y H I L L S UPPER 1 BDRM, 1BA. ADJACENT New carpet, large deck, $1,895/Month SPACIOUS

Across LACMA

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Call 323/252-5600

UPPER 1 BEDROOM with balcony, carpeted throughout, stove, fridge, laundry, parking No smoking. No pets. $1,425/MO. Call for appointment at 323/653-1892

3 rd & R o b e r t s o n

• SINGLE • Carpets, drapes, mini-blinds, stove, refrigerator.

No pets. $850Month

310/275-0467

We Will File Your —————–––– DBA — — — — — – – – – BEVERLY HILLS 310/247-8547 310/980-3384 for 310/433-1949 4 Blks. to Beach.

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH ————–––– F R E E —————–––– —————–––– — FREE! $1,495/MO. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ RENT!

Washer/dryer incld.

Very good location.

Very Spacious.

pool, 2-prkg., storage. $2,850/Month Contact Debra:

323/898-9241

310/721-7539

Lower unit with fridge, washer/dryer in unit and 2 car parking.

kitchen, huge closets, a/c, central heat, 2-car prkg., laundry facility. Cat OK.

Exceptional Condition!

Call 310/880-7281 323/937-3737

Special: 1/2 Securtiy

For More Information Please Call:

deposit OAC. Call 310/278-8999

all listings are on centurycityliving.com Valet and Guest Parking. Huge Heated Pool, Security Staff, Doorman & Houseman, Switchboard Tennis, Fitness Center Business Center NEW LISTINGS EVERYDAY

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BEVERLY HILLS $2,950/MO. 423 N. PALM DRIVE 2 BED / 1.5 BATHS Hardwood Floors Extra Large Rooms

CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BED / 1 BATH $2,800/MO High Floor. Brand New Renovation Partial Ocean View. New Kitchen Quartz Counter. New Appliances Hardwood Floor. New Luxurious Bath. Extra Quiet Location No Balcony

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2 BED /2 BATHS $3,500/MO High Floor. Renovated 2 Large Balconies. 270 degree views. Hardwood & Granite

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2 BED /2 BATHS $3,600/MO High Floor. Fabulous Renovation. Unobstructed City Views. Hardwood Floors. Open Kitchen. Stone Counters 2 Jumbo Balconies

CENTURY TOWERS

Hardwood Floors, parking, non-smoking Stove, Refrigerator, ~ N EWLY UPDATED ~ building. One cat ok.

Laundry, Storage, New countertops, oak $1,495/MO. Carport. cabinets & dishwasher.

Call 323/823-7870 Hardwood floors, a/c, 818/701-6600 laundry, covered prkg.

818/640-8082 $2,200/Month

Upper 2 Bd. +1 Ba.

ROXBURY DR. BEVERLY HILLS Pico/Robertson Stove, A/C, Hi-ceilings, 1 Block South of Park Bedford/Olympic Remodeled Apt. 1 2 Bd.+2 Ba. $1,850 2 2 Bdrm.+2 / Bath 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO new carpets, bright unit.

3 Bd.+2Ba. • $3,650 R ECENTLY U PDATED , L IGHT & A IRY C O R N E R . $2,150/MO. 2 Bd.+2Ba. • $3,300 remodeled kitchen, Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. New custom built-ins in 1 Parking. Pets OK. 1,400sf., central air, small

*KELEMEN* REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

310.278.1322

2 BDRMS / 3 BATHS $7,850/MO 2,000 Sq. Ft. Ultra-Modern Décor 270 degree unobstructed views Large Living room. Open Kitchen Granite Counters. Huge Master Suite

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ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

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MARCH 23rd & 24th SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:30-3:30

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BEVERLY HILLS Bring us your watches, diamonds, estate jewelry, gold/silver, coins, art, & antiques. We have over 100 combined years of expertise in buying, selling, and appraisals.

WE PAY PREMIUM PRICES! *WE BEAT MOST AUCTION HOUSE PRICES*

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we buy antiques!

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PRICES PAID •••••••••• Antiques - Old Coins Tiffany Items Paintings - Objets d’Art Estate Jewelry: Gold - DiamondsVintage Watches Lalique - Art Glass Fine Porcelains: Meissen - Sevres Marble Statues Bronze Sculptures Clocks - Silver Furniture: French English - American One Item or Entire Estates Purchased For Cash. Prompt & Considerate Response to All Inquiries.

House Calls O.K. ••••••••••

BEVERLY HILLS

AUTOS WANTED

BUY & SELL

BEL AIR ESTATE SALE HUGE COLLECTION! Over 1,000 pcs Costume & Fine Jewelry; 600 Paintings & Etchings, many by Listed Artists; Vienna Bronzes; Ivory, Jade, Satsuma; 300 Paperweights; Sterling; Art Deco & Nouveau; Art Pottery; Crystal; Limoges; Minton, Lalique, Baccarat, Russian Boxes; 200 Vintage MAYPerfume 19-20Bottles; 1920’s Bdr. Suite; Cloisonne; & much, much More!

D I R E C T O R Y

ROYAL MOTORS Paintings Arte Deco Art Nouveau Marble Statues Russian Items

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CAN BUY ONE ITEM OR YOUR ENTIRE HEIRLOOM!

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Call 310/653-2551

Dear Friend, Thank you. For what you may ask, for taking the next 1 minute and 47 seconds to read this letter (Read Fast). I guarantee by the end you will be glad you did.

IT HURTS! If you are anything like the rest of us you hate the high and ever increasing cost of electricity. Doesn’t it hurt to empty your wallet and pay power bills that resemble the national debt?

To try and keep it halfway comfortable in your house, the power bills can be as much as a week’s pay… and that hurts!!

STOP OVER SPENDING! It doesn’t have to be this way. Did you know that hidden in your power usage is a truckload of energy waste? It’s the old inefficient A/C systems that use 30%-70% more power than new High Efficiency models. In a nutshell, the savings in a new comfort system will pay for itself in most cases (especially for systems over 10 years old). THIS MEANS YOU ARE PAYING FOR A NEW SYSTEM BY OVER PAYING ON YOUR POWER BILLS! WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT? Some say, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it!”, but I say, “If it’s costing you too much to repair, maintain and operate, why keep it?” We can help. We have solutions that are easier than you think. First, you could sweat to death… but if that doesn’t sound like fun then call my office and let me send one of my really cool Comfort Advisors to take a look at your home.

They will do some measurements and some numbers and show you what your savings will be. In most case the savings pay for the new system.

“CAN I AFFORD IT?” Absolutely! You will be amazed at how easy it is to own a new comfort system. To help, I have even made some arrangements with our bank to offer some super easy monthly payment plans. Before summer hits (now is the time), I went to my distributors and negotiated to get the lowest possible price available before summer prices kick in, and we even have no interest options for up to 12 months. Regardless of your situation we have a plan that will work for you. One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating has the largest clientele base and our distributors let us squeeze them into some savings that I will pass on to you. It doesn’t get easier than that.

CAN YOU QUALIFY FOR UTILITY REBATES AND TAX CREDITS STILL? Yes you can! Tax incentives are back but for a very limited time only. They are available and apply to anyone who purchases a premier High Efficiency comfort system. In some cities there are also government programs that will help you purchase a new system and give you even more tax credits. Your local utility company is also offering rebates to switch to more efficient equipment. The Comfort Advisor will show you all the rebates and credits that apply to you. So call Jen today and schedule us to stop by.

NO PAIN FOR 10 YEARS! If you act now, I will include a 10-year all parts and labor warranty on your new premier home comfort system for FREE. The system is 100% covered and guaranteed until the year 2023! That means NO repair bills for 10 years! And all maintenances covered for the first year at the minimum.

WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? Electric rates are not getting any lower this summer, in fact in some areas they are increasing, so act now. Due to limited availability of energy efficient air conditioners and the rapidly approaching hot weather, this offer will end soon. Call my office today and schedule your no obligation, no money out of pocket in-home consultation with Jen at 310-806-6540.

BONUS! IF YOU ACT NOW, I WILL THROW IN A FREE HIGH EFFICIENT AIR CLEANER… THANK YOU AGAIN!

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Truly yours hoping for Lower Utility Bills,

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

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From the Publisher CLIF SMITH

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND TEAM Beverly Hills and its school district have been under attack for over two years from the Metropolitan Transit Authority for Metro’s Westside Subway Extension.

To back its route under Beverly Hills High School, Metro concocted a charade–a superficial and professionally suspect “expert” report of the geology under Beverly High and adjacent.

Surprise, surprise–that “report” said there were “active earthquake faults” which meant the “only” safe route was underneath Beverly High. Metro also claimed active faults under Beverly High would preclude remodeling, retaining or reconstructing the campus.

To fight back, BHUSD retained top experts. This was not the “usual course” for a school district. School districts usually go for “cheap” because of worries about community gripes over cost.

But you get what you pay for. Beverly Hills adopted the gold standard in experts and investigation. The district’s

experts concluded there are “no active faults” as alleged by Metro. That was not enough for Metro’s board, which steamrolled the decision without considering the school district’s data. Political contributions clearly outweighed science as Metro “pooh-poohed” the district’s findings.

Now, the California Geological Survey–which is the top geological agency in California and dates to 1860 – has been heard from: the BHUSD’s team is correct, which means Metro is wrong. There are no active earthquake faults underneath Beverly High nor adjacent underneath Santa Monica Boulevard. There is neither “scientific” nor geological reason to tunnel under Beverly High.

Congratulations to our Beverly Hills Unified Board of Education and its team of experts. You did it right. You paid the price to defend our only high school and you are winning – winning based on truth and science, not political payoffs.

THE PARADIGM SHIFT

By Nancy Krasne Everything looks the same, but is it?

Do you remember Haggerty’s, Bonwit Teller, I. Magnin, Blum’s, Robinson’s, Baskin-Robbins, Hamburger Hamlet, et. al? The one thing they have in common is… “they are all gone.” As Beverly Hills residents we have to ask ourselves… why?

The big department stores came originally because our sales tax was lower than Los Angeles. It is once again and they happily provide free parking.

Unfortunately, the paradigm shift has already occurred. People used to go to the stores, try things on, maybe think about the purchase, then buy them and go home. Now they look at the merchandise, check their iPhone ap to see where it is cheaper and buy it from home. That’s “brick and mortar” stores to “brick and click” purchases. No one will deny that Saks, Neiman’s and Bloomingdale’s all have enormous on line presences.

But the final phase of the paradigm shift has come. We have now reached “click and ship.” I purchased an expensive car that way, because the wait time was too long at the Beverly Hills dealership. I never set foot in the other dealership and they just flat bedded the car to my door in 2000 and I handed them a check. We no longer need to leave the comfort of our home if we know what we want. We can go online, find it at the cheapest price, click and then have it shipped to our front door. In the face of this development, is there a way to keep our retail stores viable and attract new and exciting boutiques?

What makes individuals leave their home, even if they don’t want to go anywhere? I think they have no choice when it is time to go to the doctor, dentist, the accountant, the specialist or attorney.

When they want to go out to dinner, lunch and meet friends, they leave the house. Movies can be streamed on to our

flat screen TVs, all sports can be seen via the satellite or cable and we can watch in the comfort of our pajamas.

We want our village to remain the unique variety of stores and boutiques that it is known for worldwide. Westwood Village is supported by UCLA and more than 150,000 people yet it has one empty store front after another. We have the opportunity to prevent this in Beverly Hills and remain an exceptional neighborhood which is a world class destination.

The residents told us, but the City Council didn’t listen. First, we must keep two-hour free parking on all City lots. It is a loss leader that brings people back to our village. It gives them time to dine, go shopping and enjoy the stores and boutiques that exist nowhere else but here in Beverly Hills. The average time people eat and walk around is about 2 to 3-hours, (my estimation) then tire and go home.

Nobody minds paying, if they get something for their money.

The voters saw the problem and voted to make two-hour free parking a permanent fixture in the City, but City Hall became greedy and found a way around the voters. We can collect more from sales tax on big ticket items than we would ever achieve in charging $1 an hour….. Wake up, before we look like Westwood. Take a lesson from Century City, where now even on Friday nights there is ample parking since it started charging for parking in February.

I encourage all of you to make your wishes known to the City Council, the Parking Commission and the City Manager Jeff Kolin.

Nancy Krasne is former mayor of Beverly Hills and soon to be installed as a newlyelected member of the City Council.

Rabbi Jacob Pressman THE GOOD OLD DAYS At the ripe old age of 93 I believe I have earned the right to speak of them as “the good old days.” That they were old is a matter of fact. That they were good is a matter of opinion. It has to be tested against my own experience.

In those good old days very few people had a telephone. We didn’t. Even the fortunate few who did had to share with some other stranger who was my party on the “party line.” This means that when I picked up the phone I might also hear someone’s voice – my party.

If I was lucky my “party” was a pleasant person, and when I heard it I would either say “Excuse me” or else eavesdrop until he/she politely said: “ Get the hell off the phone.” If no one else was on my party line an operator would answer and I would give her the number to get for me.

All this was succeeded by the single party line and the boon of the dial-up innovation.

I had forgotten all this until the first time I visited what was to be the State of Israel. When I picked up the phone there a pleasant answer, “Shalom.”

Once when I asked the operator for the number of a hotel for which we were reserved, she answered: “You won’t like that one. Let me put you in touch with a nicer one.” She did, and it was.

The days of such familiarity are gone now and so is the personal touch. My computer calls your computer and we don’t get to hear a human voice.

Oh for the good old days!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR There were hundreds of cars wandering in and out of streets and alleys during the entire day last Sunday when we held the annual Los Angeles Marathon, which is only for the benefit of the runners and the person who holds the contract to operate it.

The inconvenience that was caused by the race was also being felt by the citizens on the west side of the freeway...I know because because I was out there.

The huge majority of Beverly Hills citizens is entitled to know why we are continuing to be subjected to this annual ridiculous race when no other city in the area is willing to be the host of this yearly event.

I assume if we were offered thousands of dollars to allow it, we would say “never”...so why are we being annually inconvenienced by it now?

Herbert Wallerstein ****** May I take this opportunity to thank The Courier and Lisa Korbatov for their tireless efforts on behalf of the students and residents of Beverly Hills regarding the struggle with the MTA. This week we received the news we have hoped for from the California Geological Survey, the definitive voice, on whether BHUSD has active faults under Beverly Hills High School. The answer is “no.”

This is great news for the safety of our students and staffs and our plans to build out our campus with the Measure E Funds.

Publisher Clif Smith and the entire staff of The Courier staff have been instrumental in ensuring our community was getting the facts about this struggle.

As a result he and The Courier have paid dearly. They have endured revenue cuts from advertisers and weathered personal attacks but always stood shoulder to shoulder with the Board of Education and our students and staff. Thank you.

My colleague and friend Lisa Korbatov has been a tireless advocate on this issue and deserves special recognition and praise for her efforts. As her vice president I saw first hand the personal sacrifices and commitment of her time putting together a remarkable team of experts. She was personally attacked and belittled by supporters of the MTA but she stood tall. When the district did not have funds to pay for trips to Washington, DC or Chicago she paid out of pocket. As board president, I kept Lisa on as the point person for the district so I continued to have a front seat view into the depth of her passion and commitment for the safety of our students and staff, fulfilling her fiduciary role as a Board of Education member to protect the long term interests of our district.

Thank you is not enough to express my appreciation and gratitude to The Courier and Lisa but it is a good start.

Brian Goldberg, PhD Dr. Goldberg is a member and former president of the BHUSD Board of Education

HAPPY PASSOVER!!

Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter

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